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Contents

March 2019

Something to Celebrate

Mount Angel Abbey receives Distinguished Service Award........4

Daylight Savings March 10

Chamberl President’s Award goes to Oktoberfest...........................6

SILVERTON SENIOR CENTER

American Legion Post #89 receives Special Service award...7

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Nick Suing named Junior First Citizen.......................................8 2018 Business of the Year homors go to Tiny’s Tavern.....................9 Something to Do

She Shines event expands .......10 Christopher Wicks sets Queen Elizabeth I’s final days to verse...10 Passages...........................11

MELISSA WAGONER

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Man About Town.............13 Helping Hands

Wednesday Community Dinner serves 200,000th meal..............13

Sports & Recreation

Marketplace....................13

Basketball teams wrapup.........12

People Out Loud..............14

On the Cover Mt. Angel American Legion Post #89 will receive the Mt. Angel Chamber of Commerce’s Special Service Award on March 18. MARTHA KOSEL

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Mount Angel Abbey

Chamber salutes 137 years of Distinguished Service

By Brenna Wiegand Mount Angel Chamber of Commerce will honor Mount Angel Abbey with its 2018 Distinguished Service award at this year’s First Citizens Banquet. The Abbey has been entrenched in its surrounding community since 1882, co-settlers with the townspeople.

“It’s a beautiful idea; we are all very touched by it,” Abbot Jeremy Driscoll said. “It’s a lovely honor because it acknowledges the long history between the town and the monastery, which is so much a part of everything.

“One of the reasons I really appreciate receiving it is that as abbot it’s one of my desires to freshen and strengthen our relationship with the community; we’re just very grateful; this is a good sign of the friendship and the bonds that unite us,” Driscoll said.

Mount Angel Abbey’s pastoral grounds, home to 55 Benedictine monks, contain a 120-student seminary, open church services, a guest house and a library with a collection of 4,000 rare books that include a Bible manuscript dated 1280, a German translation printed in 1476 and microfilm of local newspapers from 1921 to 1973, providing genealogical information for those tracing Oregon family roots.

Most recently, the monks opened Benedictine Brewery on the hillside below the Abbey proper where Father Martin Grassel’s passion for home brew has become another way for the monastery to reach out – and create a new revenue stream to support the Abbey’s ministries.

“I think that brewery is going to put Mount Angel, Oregon, on the map,” First Citizen Selection Committee

Abbot Jeremy Driscoll, above right, conducted the church service at last year’s Saint Benedict Festival. Nearly 1,000 people visited the Abbey in early July for an afternoon of prayer, music and a buffet picnic lunch with the monks.

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Member John Gooley said. “Their beer is the first one that sells out at Oktoberfest since we started carrying it three years ago. Word is getting out.”

The bulk of the brewery was constructed from 100-year-old trees those first German monks had the foresight to plant for their Benedictine descendants. Last November, those descendants formed the backbone of a 100-member crew that, with dozens of community members, raised the structure’s frame in a day.

“The monks have never been afraid to work,” Gooley said.

“There’s no question the brewery’s going to be good for the town; we’ve already

had a lot more company there than we expected and that has been gratifying,” Driscoll said. “People come there that wouldn’t come to the monastery; some don’t even know there is a monastery but then discover it afterward.”

An even grander undertaking than the brewery is an extensive renovation of the Abbey’s 60-year-old guest house, just getting its final touches.

“We’ve completely renewed the interior of the existing building and, down the side of the hill, added a large dining room, a new entrance/reception area, eight new rooms and a second conference room that allows us to receive two groups at Have a home Call us! once; something we to wererent? never able to do

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“These are all ways we reach out to people and we’re very happy for that, but I think our strongest influence in the town has been through the ways in which our priests serve in various settings,” Driscoll said. “Usually in a town this size, at best you might have one priest at the parish church, but we also have priests serving at Mount Angel Towers, Benedictine Nursing Center and for the Benedictine Sisters at Queen of Angels Monastery, also in Mount Angel.”

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award is recognition, not only of that priestly service, but of the educational element that has been going on since our founding. JFK High School started out as a work of the Benedictine Sisters and the Abbey to do the high school education for boys and girls. Before that the sisters ran Mount Angel Academy and we ran Mount Angel Preparatory School that educated a lot of the men in this area.”

to St. Mary Missionaries of the Holy Spirit and a Carmelite monastery.

It’s the way monasteries are supposed to work, the abbot said.

“It is a unique situation; Archbishop Vlazny used to call Mount Angel ‘Catholic Central’ because there’s such a concentration of religious and Catholic institutions in town that it was like nowhere else in the archdiocese,” Fr. Philip Waibel, St. Mary Catholic Church parish priest said. “It’s hard to find a concentration quite like that anywhere else.”

“In the Middle Ages, monasteries became centers of culture and learning and people were glad to live near a monastery; we’re glad when people know about us and can profit from a friendship with us,” Driscoll said. “It’s all part of the great friendship we have with the town, but this award was good for us to receive because we just sort of get used to what we do and this feels like the community taking the time to remind us that they don’t take us for granted and that is very nice.”

Waibel came to the Abbey seminary high school at 16 and never left. He later worked at the seminary – now a college – for several years before being assigned to Mount Angel’s St. Mary Catholic Church in 2002. In a given year he presides at 20-25 weddings, 35-40 funerals, more than 100 baptisms and is among the Abbey representatives who show up at local events, including Oktoberfest’s opening ceremonies, to offer prayers and blessings, a common occurrence in this Catholic town of some 3,500 souls.

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“Mount Angel Abbey has enjoyed a wonderful relationship with the surrounding people and has been involved in their lives in so many ways,” Waibel said. “From the standpoint of education; of ministry; of service; it’s really a wonderful relationship and it has been just a joy to do the work and the service for this community.”

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Culture of volunteerism

Oktoberfest receives President’s Award

By Daniele Keating Mt. Angel Chamber of Commerce Past President Pete Wall selected Oktoberfest to receive the 2018 President’s Award for its tremendous community accomplishments and charitable contributions.

Inaugurated in 2014, the President’s Award recognizes those who do a great service to the community or the Chamber. This year is the first time an organization has been selected for the award.

Oktoberfest, Inc. is a not-for-profit corporation run by an all-volunteer board of directors. Since its inception in 1966, it has given more than $3.4 million in grants and donations to non-profit organizations, causes and charities located in Mount Angel and the surrounding area.

“They give away a lot of money and have for a long time,” said Wall, who formerly served on the Oktoberfest Board of Directors and has served as the Chamber’s official Oktoberfest liaison.

“They have created a sense of volunteerism that I have never seen anywhere, ever,” Wall added.

Wall explained that the festival relies on thousands of volunteers every year and that the spirit of volunteerism has been carried forward to other events and activities through the community.

Members of the Oktoberfest Board of Directors – seen here toasting at the 2018 festival – will accept the 2018 Chamber President’s Award.

“The kids – as they grow up – they start volunteering. It’s created a culture of volunteerism that is amazing,” said Wall.

A lot goes on behind the scenes of the festival; planning and coordinating efforts go on all year.

The elected board of 19 volunteers manages the volunteer-led festival that draws on average more than 350,000 people over the course of four days. More than 50 not-for-profit food vendors participate, many of which make the majority of their annual revenue during the event. Last year, participating vendors grossed more than $750,000 in combined revenue.

The festival board also decides on which organizations that apply for financial assistance will be supported. Last year, the organization donated more than $116,000 to 45 different non-profits in 10 different cities. Oktoberfest has paid for equipment for the fire department, purchased computers for schools and financed the bleachers built at Kennedy High School, just to name some of the contributions.

Oktoberfest also has a history of meeting other’s needs beyond the community’s own. In 1975, the board permitted the then-beer hall to serve as a temporary shelter for nearly 170 orphans and adults evacuated from South Vietnam following

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“Oktoberfest is a source of community pride,” stated Wall matter-of-factly.

“There are a lot of small towns, but pretty much everyone knows where Mount Angel is because of the festival.”

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Post #89

Mt. Angel American Legion presented with Special Service award

By Melissa Wagoner Although the Mt. Angel American Legion Post #89 was founded back in 1934, many of the 26 names on the original charter and the 28 names on the memorial, dedicated to those who made the ultimate sacrifice for their nation, are family names – still familiar to those living in Mt. Angel today, according to Jeff Leighty, a Legion member. And the same holds true for the names of those 62 men and women who are current members of the Legion as well.

“They are loved ones and neighbors,” he said. “They are business owners, first responders and civic leaders.

They are veterans.”

Because the members of the Legion make up such a large segment of the Mt. Angel population, and because they are, almost without exception, members of many volunteer groups and charities, the Mt. Angel Legion is receiving a Special Service Award from the Mt. Angel Chamber of Commerce.

“We’re really community oriented – more than most,” Legion member Martha Kosel said.

Some of the services the Legion provides to the community include: the placing of the American flag throughout town during holidays and at each veteran’s gravesite on Memorial Day; providing a color guard for veterans’ memorial services, parades and celebrations and the sponsorship of scholarships.

“We’re just a great bunch of [people],” Legion Commander Joe Borschowa said.

“Everybody helps and works together.”

The American Legion, whose members are made up of veterans who served during designated war-times, will celebrate its 100th birthday this month.

“We’re a home-away-from-home for veterans no matter what the branch is,” Kosel described. “You have a warrior friend in the Legion.”

That sense of community and comradery are the main reason many veterans joined.

“In 1946 being a veteran was pretty popular so I followed the crowd,” Dick Maley, a World War II veteran related.

But other members have a different and slightly more somber reason for getting involved.

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A brief history of the American Legion and Mt. Angel Post #89 On Nov. 11, 1918 (now known at Veterans Day), the US State Department issued the statement, “The armistice has been signed,”marking the formal end of the Great War hostilities.

Many troops remained in Europe into 1919 awaiting orders to rotate home.

A group of officers, with the support of General Pershing and Lt. Col. Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., met in France, ultimately leading to the Paris Caucus meeting of March 15-17, 1919, which eventually led to the formation of the American Legion.

The purpose of the Paris Caucus was to plan an association of Great War Veterans. The Legion was chartered by the U.S. Congress on Sept. 16, 1919 as a patriotic Veterans organization, focusing on service to Veterans, service members, and communities.

“I joined in memory of the former veterans that I served with,” 86-year-old Bob Sticha, a US Air Force veteran who served during the Korean War said. “We all pledged our life to bring back the liberty that we fought for. It was a great honor.”

Much like Sticha, the men and women of the Mt. Angel Legion take pride in the

Paris Post #1 was formed on Dec. 13, 1919, with most of its members being members of the American Expeditionary Forces. Post #1 has been in continuous operation since its inception, except for 1941 – 1945 because of German occupation.

There are more then 13,000 American Legion posts worldwide. The posts are organized into 55 departments, one for each state, along with the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, France, Mexico, and the Philippines.

Mt. Angel Post #89 was chartered August, 1934, with 26 members. A Salem architect designed the building in 1935. It was built by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) about 1936, and formally dedicated about 1938.

Construction of the building was about services they have provided – and continue to provide – for their country.

Leighty may have put it best in his nomination letter when he wrote, “The awards of our members, past and present, are too many to list. Military awards for service and for valor since World War I have been bestowed upon every member

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to begin, or had started, when it was said that Works Progress Administration (WPA) projects can only be on government entity properties.

The property was owned by the Mount Angel Abbey. The Abbey sold the footprint of the building plus five feet to Marion County for $10. Thereafter building was owned by the Post, the property by Marion County.

In 1985 the county, following a property review, essentially quit claimed the property to the American Legion. But, the American Legion itself does not own property, the individual Posts own the property, buildings and associated improvements. In 1986 Marion County amended the transaction record to read American Legion Mt. Angel Post #89.

-- Jim Kosel of our organization. Many come home after serving to become valued and influential citizens of Mt. Angel. Some have also received special recognition in the past from the Mt. Angel Chamber of Commerce. The men and women of Post 89 represent every branch of the Armed Services. All are proud to have served. All continue to serve their community.”

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Junior First Citizen

Nick Suing honored for involvement, leadership

By Steve Ritchie

part of FBLA, Habitat for Humanity, National Honor Society and HOSA. He wants to see his peers get involved.

Oktoberfest is what really opened Nick Suing’s eyes to the value of community service. Helping out year after year at the festival with family and friends gave him a keen insight into volunteering – how combining hard work with fun can be an effective and powerful thing.

“I guess the fun aspect of it makes you want to be involved,” Suing said. “Working in the dough boy booth, cleaning up the streets at 5:30 in the morning, wiping off tables, taking out garbage... just the atmosphere of the town makes you want to be involved. Having fun with your friends and taking care of stuff is the driving factor.”

A senior at John F. Kennedy High School, Suing was selected as the Mount Angel Chamber of Commerce Junior First Citizen for 2018 for his extensive list of community activities, as well as his leadership skills at school.

Suing has been class vice president all four years of high school, and has served

“I really like to encourage people to be involved,” Suing said. “It might be (attending) games, or cheerleading, or FFA. I’m just really positive and encourage people that if they’re not busy they might as well find something to do. Getting involved in clubs or sports and finding your own niche.”

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as FFA Chapter President for the past two years. He has helped to grow the FFA program, which was formally re-established three years ago, and has benefited from his involvement.

Suing is also an accomplished three-sport athlete. He was captain of the JFK football team, which captured the first state title in that sport in school history last fall.

“We’re showing the FFA is not just for future farmers, but it’s an organization where you can learn about so many things like public speaking. There’s just so many avenues you can go.”

“After our first two losses in league to Sheridan and Santiam, each game and each practice after that we just built upon what we could improve, finishing out plays and finishing out quarters, finishing out a complete game and working hard.

I definitely enjoyed the ride through the playoffs. I feel like after each win we grew as a team together.”

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Suing was also captain of the Kennedy boys basketball team that brought home a fourth-place trophy from the state tournament. As a junior he turned out for track and field for the first time, and qualified in the shot put for the state meet, where he placed seventh after improving more than eight feet in the event during the season.

Suing loves the small town feel of Mount Angel, and says he will likely gravitate to small town life after college.

“It’s cool to see the community come together and work together,” he said. “You see the benefits of community service through different events like Oktoberfest – how the town comes together. It’s definitely taught me how important (community service) is. No matter what size of community you’re in, it’s effective if you are involved in the community.”

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Tiny’s Tavern 2018 Business of the Year

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“We have 21 year-olds right up to 85-year-olds,” Purdy stated. “And we’re open 365 days a year. We even open on Christmas because some of our customers’ birthdays are on Christmas.”

Tiny’s Tavern in Mount Angel is not just a bar – it’s a part of the community, according to owner Robert Purdy.

“We try to help out all the community from the Community Center to the Chamber,” he noted, “donations, flower baskets, school donations and we sponsor a sports team for Oktoberfest.”

All of this generosity has earned Tiny’s Tavern the 2018 Business of the Year award from the Mt. Angel Chamber of Commerce. The award will be presented March 18 during a banquet at the Festhalle.

“Tiny’s Tavern deserves to be Business of the Year,” the anonymous nominator wrote. “Tiny’s has always been the gathering spot for local farmers and businessmen in the community since the day it opened up. Even when a stranger comes in they feel welcome.”

In business for 77 years, Tiny’s Tavern – originally named “Al’s Place” – was opened by Al Weldy the year after Prohibition was lifted. The name was changed to Tiny’s in honor of the next owner, a Mt. Angel Police Chief who – legend has it – was large in stature, earning him the ironic nickname “Tiny.”

Because of its long history, Tiny’s is full of stories. The back bar was reportedly imported by boat from Europe

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That dedication to customers is part of the reason Tiny’s has made a point of helping the community wherever a need arises.

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“Tiny’s, over the years, has helped with the local Mt. Angel Legion’s Turkey Shoot,” the nominator wrote.

“They have donated prizes and discounted products and volunteered to pour the beer using their own license to save the Legion money.

and the massive collection of beer taps that covers the circumference of the bar is allegedly one of the largest collections around. It is also steeped in traditions.

“This past year they donated $500 to the Mt. Angel Community Foundation for their year-end appeal for a new range and a new water softener.”

“Friday nights we have peanuts on the floor,” Purdy said. “Sundays are Truth Hour – it’s when a lot of the farmers come in. And there’s a tradition that with all the weddings they always kidnap the bride and bring her to Tiny’s for a drink.”

The list of entities that have benefited from the tavern’s generosity goes on and on but when asked how he feels about winning the award, Purdy humbly defers to the bar’s manager, Cheryl Cook, who has been with Tiny’s Tavern for over 25 years.

One of the oldest businesses in Mount Angel, Tiny’s is a gathering place for the whole community – young and old alike.

“It’s just a great meeting place where everybody knows everybody,” she answered. “And they’re great people to work for too.”

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Something to Do

She Shines 2.0

By Melissa Wagoner The annual She Shines Empowerment and Wellness Event has an inter-generational component this year. Now a two-day conference, the second day of the nondenominational event is entirely dedicated to young girls aged 10 to 16.

“These girls are really facing so much at their age,” presenter and health coach Amy Gigena said. “We have a speaker that’s going to talk with the girls about coping skills.”

The overarching theme of the day will be “building a tribe,” according to Gigena, with the girls meeting several local women who will act as role models, imparting knowledge on various subjects throughout the day. Topics will include nutrition, physical changes during puberty, maintaining a healthy self-image and dealing with social issues – such as bullying.

Conference for women, girls expands for second year

She Shines Empowerment & Wellness Event Canyonview, Silverton Saturday, May 4, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

• Ages 17 and up • Ticket price: $60 (lunch included) Sunday, May, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

• Ages 10 to 16 • Ticket price: $40 (lunch included) • Mother/daughter tickets: $85 For ticket information go to: www.facebook.com/pg/ sheshinesevent or Believing in Birth, 502 N. First St., Silverton have a voice is a big goal.”

“Especially in today’s age, with social media, they’re growing up with comparison – somebody’s always judging you,” presenter and psychiatrist Audry Van Houweling said.

The girls’ event will take place on Sunday, May 5, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., on the heels of the women’s conference on Saturday, May 4 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

And coordinators are encouraging mothers and daughters to purchase tickets together.

“When I meet with my teenage clients, anxiety is probably the biggest thing and then it’s depression. Empowering girls to

“As a mother, if you’re having this moment on Saturday and then your daughter is having a moment on Sunday, you have

Elizabethan tale

By James Day Silverton playwright, poet and musician Christopher Wicks will explore the final days of Queen Elizabeth I in Death Comes for Her Majesty, a new one-act play to be presented March 24 in the Mount Angel Abbey Library auditorium.

Wicks will be honoring Elizabeth on the 416th anniversary of her death, which came March 24, 1603.

“I have always found Elizabeth an impressive figure and a touchstone for my own sense of English heritage,” Wicks said. “Elizabeth was a highly educated and shrewd woman, a skilled speaker and writer in both poetry and prose and sincerely concerned with the intellectual controversies of the era.

“A close look at the period shows an alarming mixture of religious, political

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the potential for really having a family change,” presenter and midwife, Lindsay Kinman, said. “You have the ability to meet your daughter where she’s at.”

New play covers legendary queen’s final days had written the first line of text, in iambic pentameter, I knew that I wanted to continue with a cycle of sonnets.”

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Elizabeth, played by Elizabeth Keyser, receives a series of seven visitors during the play. Wicks will play one of them, with the other actors including Aage Nielsen, Steven Slemenda, Efrain DiazHorna, Carrie Caster, Benjamin Seeber and Father Teresio Caldwell.

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Mount Angel Abbey Library Auditorium Admission: Free and personal motives among almost all players on the scene. It is easier to judge them but more honest to admit how their sins resemble ours.”

Wicks said he wrote the play “in a threeday flurry” in May 2018. The text consists entirely of 49 sonnets, each of which uses a Petrarchan rhyming scheme.

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Wicks, who describes himself as a “nearcompulsive sonneteer,” said he had “considered blank verse or alternating sonnets and other forms, or passages in form and free sections, but as soon as I

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The costumes are by Poppy Shell, about whom Wicks said he “has been very helpful in putting together an approach to costumes which is neither purist nor drab, which will engage the eyes and without bankrupting my budget.”

Nielsen and Marjory Lange will provide a musical prologue for the play, with Nielsen on doucaine and Lange on viola, playing a pair of English folk songs composed by Wicks.

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Passages

Edward ‘Ed’ Eugene McKenzie

Maurice ‘Mo’ Timothy Stadeli

July 11, 1947 – Feb. 20, 2019

April 11, 1957 – Feb. 24, 2019

Edward Eugene McKenzie was born in Ada, Oklahoma and grew up in Sapulpa, Oklahoma.

After high school, he served in the Oklahoma National Guard, drove a beverage truck, and worked for Safeway Warehouse in Tulsa. He married his wife Karen in 1970 and in 1975 they moved to Oregon.

Maurice “Mo” Timothy Stadeli, 61, passed away after a short battle with cancer on Feb. 24, 2019, surrounded by his wife, family and some of his brothers and sisters in the Salem Fire Dept. and Woodburn Ambulance.

Ed ministered for 23 years in Oregon, pastoring for The Church of God of Prophecy in Glide, Prineville and North Salem. He directed summer youth camps at Silver Creek Falls and traveled in missions to Ukraine, China, and Russia. He was privileged to visit 15 countries around the world, with many more stops on his bucket list.

He was passionate about history and studying his family heritage in Tennessee. He often frequented classic car shows in the area. Ed enjoyed flying kites at the beach.

He never tired of the beauty of Oregon or the local scenery. He also enjoyed sharing his historical home in Silverton with others. However, the thing Ed loved most was serving people.

For over 20 years Ed and Karen owned and operated the Natural Health Center in Silverton, Oregon.

He managed the shop, which included greeting people, answering calls, ordering products, scheduling appointments, and keeping everything looking nice.

Getting to know the people of Silverton and surrounding communities was his delight. He would talk with customers, offer encouraging words, biblical wisdom, and friendship whenever needed. Customers would return seeking Ed’s smile and advice. He was a compassionate, generous man and his loving and caring spirit made everyone feel they were important. Ed’s main goal was to love and serve God and to share that with others.

Edward is survived by his wife Karen of Silverton, daughter Tricia (Jason) Treadwell, granddaughters Grace and Faith Treadwell, and sister Gayla (Lyal) Shoff of Salem. Ed and Karen also had two special God-sent daughters that came later in life, Regina (Chad) Goins with grandchildren Danielle (Thiago), Aubrie, Nicole, Hosanna, Christianne of Brazil, Jesse (Irecia) and greatgrandchildren Bear and Marley; Angela (Ken) Hatch and grandchildren Dustin and Cameron Hatch. He also was Grandpa to the Greg Ditman children.

His body was laid to rest on March 1 at Miller Cemetery on Highway 213 near Silverton. A memorial service was held on March 2 at Church on the Hill in Turner, Oregon. There will be a special time of remembrance at the Natural Health Center March 21, 6:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome to join in this time to honor his life and share memories.

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He was born on April 11, 1957, to Paul and Florence (Hari) Stadeli in Silverton; he was one of three children.

Mo was raised in the Silverton area, graduating from Silverton High School. After high school, Mo worked with his dad in family-owned business, R Stadeli and Sons Well Drilling. He continued his education graduating from Chemeketa Community College as a firefighter/paramedic. He met Tina McCarty in 1983, through mutual family and friends. In 1985, they got married and raised their children together.

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Mo served many communities as a paramedic for over 40 years. He volunteered with Silverton Fire Dept. from the late ‘70s to the early ‘90s. Most recently he worked as a firefighter/paramedic with the Salem Fire Dept. serving the Salem community for over 25 years; he was also a paramedic with the Woodburn Ambulance and the St. Paul Fire Dept.

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Mo was a member of the Patriot Guard Riders and enjoyed participating in the Harley motorcycle groups from the church. He liked going to Oregon Coast, spending time with his family and loved his grandchildren.

Mo is survived by his wife of 33 years, Tina Stadeli of Silverton, children: Jeremy (Sarah) McCarty of Tillamook; Tony (Brandy) McCarty of Jefferson; and Anjel (Jason) Stadeli of Silverton; grandchildren: Krystal McCarty, Taylor Lanier, Shane McCarty, Auria McCarty, Lexi McCarty, David McCarty and Connor McCarty; his mother, Florence Stadeli of Silverton; brother, Don (Mary) Stadeli of Silverton; and sister, Sue Schwaubauer of Woodburn. He was preceded in death by his father, Paul Stadeli.

A memorial service was held on March 9, 2019 at The Oregon Garden. Assisting the family is Unger Funeral Chapel in Silverton.

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Sports & Recreation

Hoops wrapup

Area squads shine at state tournaments

It was another banner year for basketball at Silverton and Kennedy. All four teams made it to state and three of the four squads brought home a trophy.

Here’s how it looked: The Silverton boys took third in the Class 5A event at Gill Coliseum, moving up one slot from a year ago when the Foxes finished fourth. Silverton defeated Crater 57-39 in its opener, lost to eventual champion Wilsonville 50-45 in the semifinals, then came back to down Willamette 60-41 in the game for third place.

“I thought we played three really well played games in the tournament,” coach Jamie McCarty told Our Town. “We held the leading scorer in the tournament (Crater’s Nate Bittle) to 17 points on 17 attempts which was outstanding. We played a really well-played game against Wilsonville as well. A few things go a little different and it would have been a different outcome.

“The boys rallied back and fought through all of the emotions of losing the hope of a state championship and showed their true character and played a flawless game beating a really good Willamette team for third place by almost 20 points.

One of our main goals and the reason we got there was to be the best defensive team in the state. We were able to finish #1 in the state in the final stats of the state tournament by more than 4 points.”

Silverton allowed opponents to score just 43.3 points per game in the tournament.

Wilsonville was second at 47.7. Also, the 50 points Wilsonville scored against Silverton in the semifinals represents their lowest total of the season.

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Foxes senior post Levi Nielsen was named second team all-tournament.

He was fourth in the tournament in rebounds with 24 and fifth in field goal percentage (11 for 19, 57.9 percent).

The Foxes are 50-5 overall in the past two seasons and 29-1 in the MidWillamette Conference.

The Kennedy girls squad, which was seeking a second consecutive Class 2A

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title, wound up third in Pendleton. The Trojans, who entered the tournament as the top seed, downed Central Linn 39-31 in the quarterfinals but were upset 41-35 in overtime by No. 4 Coquille in the semifinals. Kennedy came back to defeat Enterprise 49-31 in the game for third place to finish 28-2.

Trojans junior Sophia Carley was a first-team all-tournament pick, while sophomore Hailey Arritola earned a second-team slot. Carley was third in the tournament in rebounds with 26.

The Kennedy boys, meanwhile, finished fourth at Pendleton for the second consecutive year. The Trojans, who earned an at-large berth in the tournament after falling to Santiam in the Tri-River playoffs, lost their opener 72-42 to top-seeded Columbia Christian of Portland. But just like a year ago the Trojans rallied to win two in a row, downing Oakland 55-44 and then getting revenge against Santiam, 39-28, in the game for fourth place.

“I thought we played tough over there in Pendleton,” coach Karl Schmidtman told Our Town. “I think we were a little surprised with the athleticism of Columbia Christian in our first game.

They kind of got us on our heels in that first half. I liked how we responded to close out that game and then carried that momentum into our consolation bracket games. Bringing home another 4th place trophy is something we are proud of.”

Trojans senior post Rocco Carley was named second-team all-tournament. The 6-6 Carley was third in the tourney in rebounds with 29.

The Silverton girls, meanwhile, went 0-2 in the Class 5A tournament, a bit of a surprise given that the Foxes took home trophies the previous four years, winning the state title in 2016.

The Foxes lost 57-46 to eventual champion La Salle Prep in the quarterfinals, then lost in the elimination round to Mid-Willamette Conference foe Crescent Valley, 49-45.

Distance runner Alejandra Lopez of Kennedy High is shown signing her letter-ofintent to compete in college at Southern Oregon University in Ashland.

Silverton’s Dustin Meyer, left, with younger brother Colton after Dustin’s Pacific squad locked horns with Colton’s Linfield team in a Northwest Conference baseball series.

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“It’s odd going two and out because it almost feels like a failure,” Foxes coach Tal Wold told Our Town. “However, with time and looking at the big picture we had an incredible year. To win 20 games, make it to the final eight, those are accomplishments to be proud of. We went 12-19 last summer, so we were not sure how we would do, so 21-5 is pretty good. More than winning and losing though, it was one of the most fun and easy groups to work with. Great kids!”

Meyer reunion: Silverton’s Dustin Meyer, a senior infielder at Pacific University in Forest Grove, got a chance to square off with his younger brother Colton earlier this month. Dustin’s Boxers captured a three-game series from Colton’s Linfield squad, with Dustin belting his first homer of the season in the Sunday game. Dustin, who has started all 18 games, is hitting .182 and is second on the squad in stolen bases (5) and 4th in runs scored (10). The Boxers are 12-6 overall and 6-3 in the Northwest Conference. Colton, a freshman pitcher, is 1-2 with a 4.07 earned run average for Linfield. He is second on the squad in strikeouts (30) and innings pitched (24). Pacific won the series, but Colton did strike out his older brother during Saturday’s contest.

The Foxes had just one senior on the roster, Jori Paradis, and will return four starters, Truitt Reilly, Riley Traeger, Ellie Schmitz and Josslyn Ames.

“We will have a good group,” Wold said.

“If we want to be great we will need to have some girls make a commitment to improve their individual skills in the offseason. We have the right girls with great heart and work ethic.”

Signings: Kennedy High standout distance runner Alejandra Lopez has signed to compete in college at Southern Oregon University in Ashland. Lopez, who won the Class 3A-2A-1A cross country championship last fall, also is a standout in the 1,500 and 3,000 during track and field. She finished second in both events at last spring’s Class 2A state meet. Lopez ranks No. 2 all-time in Kennedy cross country at 5,000 meters and is second in school history in the 1,500 and 3,000 as well.

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Running: More than 325 runners and walkers participated in the 5-kilometer run/walk and 10K run on March 2 in Mount Angel as part of the Volksfest celebration. Donald Jay, 33, of Redmond was the 5K winner in 19:02.5. Deanna O’Neil, 54, of Canby was fourth overall in 19:04.0 and was the first female finisher.

Ben Harvey, 17, of Clackamas captured the 10K in 37:08.3. Sophia Patterson, 23, of Salem was 9th in 43:23.1 and was the top female finisher.

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Is that the moon?

200,000 meals served

Spring is about to spring and The Man’s thoughts turn to sunshine, warmer days and what the heck is going on in local businesses... So-o-o-o-o, here we go... Ratchet Brewing of Salem is adding a second location – in Silverton, where Seven Brides used to be, Candy Babel is going in where Silverton Jewelry was, and The Peoples Taphouse still isn’t open. The former O’Brien’s Cafe building and Bazaar Americana both have been awarded facade enhancement grants, Lunaria has remodeled, Savvy Interiors and Stop and Go opened on Main Street. The Furniture Place moved out and Video Game Wizards shut down to focus on their Molalla store. Côté Chiropractic added Dr. Jennifer Martin, DC to the practice, Jonathan Hamm moved Audio Hearing to the former location of Dr. Alan Carter’s office and Gear Up is slowly making progress toward re-opening. Paul Brakeman, former chef at Angels Table, The Glockenspiel and Seven Brides is now servin’ up the grub at Silver Falls Brewing after Casey Craig, formerly of Seven Brides, Gather and Silver Falls Brewery moved his Loco Ono BBQ to the former Figaro’s Pizza location. In Mt. Angel, progress continues on the new retreat center up at the abbey –projected opening is in April, Paradis Vineyards has opened a tasting room on Charles Street, Benedictine Brewery is going strong and Hanson Vineyards has their seasonal tasting room open on weekends... and you thought nothing was going on...

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ODOT is looking at a new proposal for the impending traffic congestionpalooza when the Little Pudding River bridge-replacement closes Silverton Road between Howell Prairie and Cordon Road. The new proposal closes the road to the daily 8,500 vehicles from April – November of 2020 instead of June 2019 – January 2020. Either way, established detours and temporary traffic signals are still planned to ease what is sure to be a period of “enjoyable” commutes for many area residents...

So-o-o-o there you are, fit as a (old

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Next thing you know you’re racking up frequent flyer miles in a wide assortment of doctors’ offices, taking pain killers by the bucketload and getting way too acquainted with the joys of daytime television. As the weeks pass, your frustration grows... The insurance company on the other hand seems quite content to issue an evermore-powerful list of not-so-enjoyable drugs apparently hoping if they can put you off long enough you’ll either die, give up, or (best case scenario) forget who they are. Unfortunately for them, your protesting continues, and you eventually end up having “emergency” back surgery. The drugs are now even more important to dull the pain but they also dull your senses, leaving you wandering the hospital in your gown unaware (and not really caring) that your “buns of steel” are on display for all to see. You also find out that those nifty clay heating pads will quickly become your best friend... but if left in the microwave too long, will indeed, explode. Recovery continues and the trap door they carved into your back heals enough to send you to physical therapy where the motto seems to be “if you didn’t hurt before, you will now,” which they accomplish by folding you up like a pretzel, rolling around on big bouncy balls like you’re in some kind of adult day care. and making you do various and sundry “exercises” (always with the implied inference that if Mr. Girly Man had been doing these before he wouldn’t be in this situation, now would he)... Has any of this ever happened to you? I’m asking for a friend...

Community dinner reaches milestone

Feb. 20 was a special evening. Silverton’s First Christian Church served its 200,000th meal at their Wednesday Community Dinner. With the dining area decorated with seven white starshaped balloons, the momentous occasion took place close to 5:30 p.m. while the chicken pot pie was being served.

“The place was packed. While we were eating and chatting, we experienced the lights in the dining area flashing off and on. So, we were all wondering ‘is this an electrical storm going on outside?’” one dinner guest recounted. ”Then we noticed several of the servers at the serving line banging on large metal pot covers with large metal ladles. Pastor Steve Knox was standing at the guest line as people came inside. He was joyful – and began to tell us that this person right next to him was the 200,000th meal served. He also joked that this special guest’s ‘picture would be on the cover of People magazine.’

Everybody had a good laugh.”

Pastor Knox was thrilled being a part of the experience. He explained that the dinner plates are carefully stacked and counted in groups of 50 – and have been since the Community Dinner officially began in November 2008.

“This deserved taking a moment,” he said.

“This was not a plain white plate. It was a special one that had its own special design on the edges. We had balloons with ‘200,000’ written on them spread around the room tied to cans of food. That was a nice touch.”

Cherry Hoffman, whom Pastor Knox humorously referred to as the event’s dinner plate “statistician,” said the total for that night surpassed expectations.

“Our final count was 200,300 meals,” she said. “We had 98 to go to reach 200,000 – and we ended up serving 398.”

The person who enjoyed the chicken pot pie – and some raucous celebratory attention – from that “200,000th” designated plate wishes to remain anonymous.

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Aspire higher

Let graciousness and civility be your guide

Two of my favorite words regarding social media decorum are “Graciousness” and “Civility.” For those who use social media, especially Facebook, are unfamiliar with those words and do not have access to a dictionary, here are their definitions, courtesy of the Oxford Dictionary: Graciousness – excellence of manners or social conduct. good manners, courtesy – a courteous manner. Suaveness, suavity, blandness, smoothness – the quality of being bland and gracious or ingratiating in manner. Ungraciousness – an offensive lack of good manners.

Civility – Formal politeness and courtesy in behavior or speech. “I hope we can treat each other with civility and respect.”

I once sat on a plane with a young man from the south. We were talking about societal woes, and he remarked, “What we have lost is our sense of graciousness.”

That was 40 years ago. His words are timely now, too.

Part of the culprit is social media. People seem to hide behind what they believe is

want no stinkin’ socialists here.” Wish the President success in his second North Korea summit, and you get, “He’s going to kill us all by starting a nuclear war!”

a cloak of invisibility because they are not sitting in front of the “offender.” Yet their name is attached, so off goes the cloak.

It seems we are moving into a day where hair triggers snap with the slightest perceived slight. Remark that you dislike President Trump and you immediately become a “snowflake” or, even more offensive, a “libtard.”

Mention you think “The Wall” may be an effective tool in curbing illegal immigration, and many in the social media world brand you a “racist”.

Do you believe single payer/universal healthcare is a viable approach to solving our runaway health care crisis? “We don’t

My goal is not to persuade you to roll over and play dead when someone says something you don’t like, but envision this.

If someone next to you in the restaurant orders the Boeuf Bourguignon and pronounces if “Boof Borgignon” your social filters probably kick in and you continue eating your Coquille St. Jacques without commentary. Good for you. That is what is supposed to happen when one practices the art of graciousness.

Mea culpa. I will snap on rare occasion when someone says something utterly silly on Facebook. One woman recently said that getting the measles is not serious, just an inconvenience. Another said there are just a few cases in the U.S. now so “What’s the big deal. No one has died.” Food for thought - the World Health Organization says 110,000 died of measles-related complications worldwide in 2017. This highly-contagious disease was almost totally

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eradicated in the U.S. Vaccines work, are cost-effective, and have few side effects.

Advil probably has more. But some people do not believe this. “Big Pharma and government are in bed together.” “Measles vaccines cause autism!” (totally de-bunked).

If you can walk away, good call. If you can say, “What is driving this issue for you that makes you so passionate about it?” is gracious and civil. There is an adage, “If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all.” Old adages become so because they usually hold some truths.

It is hard to not respond when someone says, “There is a lot of good to be said about White Nationalism….” No, there isn’t. A friend posted an article on Facebook that implored us to talk nicely, respond civilly, and keep it respectful. Another responded, “Not when they make racist, anti-Semitic, misogynistic, violent remarks.” I get the point. It is hard, but confrontation is useless. I don’t know of a single person who has had a metamorphosis because of something someone said on Facebook.

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#T2532 OPEN BRIGHT HOME $485,000

Open Bright Home in Silverton’s Abiqua Heights!

This 4BR 2BA home was built in 2002 and in excellent condition. A one level rancher with upstairs bonus or 4th bedroom. This home was built with many quality features. This home also features; an open great room w/ gas fireplace, den, high efficiency furnace, A/C, central vac, TV wired every room, Master suite with walk-in closet. Call Michael at ext. 314. (WVMLS# 745101)

##T2531 HAS IT ALL $689,500

5 bedroom, 3 bath, with potential for 2 masters bedrooms. Upstairs home office, Open layout, with family room with woodstove, plus living room, formal dining room and eat in kitchen. Large expanding decks. Custom built shop with upstairs separate living quarters with kitchen, full bath & w/d facilities. Well maintained property, fully fenced backyard. Short distance to town! Come view today! Call Meredith at ext. 324 or Ryan at ext. 322. (WVMLS# 744778)

#T2526 CUSTOM BUILT HOME $648,500

Custom built NW home on quiet cul-de-sac. Great rooms, utility room and huge daylight basement under garage. Custom cherry wood cabinets.

Crowned molding and hand scraped cherry wood floors on main. Custom large bathrooms with jacuzzi tubs. 4+ garage with extra large room plus extra kitchen. Custom media room, rec room, possible dual living in daylight basement. Call Karen at ext. 312. (WVMLS# 7743376)

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Two story 1930’s Home on East Hill. 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, LR w/gas fireplace, formal dining w/original light fixtures, open kitchen w/sun room, unfinished basement, and large double garage with second story storage. Large .31 acre lot; pond; aviary; stone BBQ; Fenced with large trees. Bring your energy and ideas to make this home shine again. Call for appointment today. Call Chuck at ext. 325 or Mason at ext. 303. (WVMLS# 743464)

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SOLD-#T2492 COUNTRY HOME 4 BR, 3 SOLD-#T2492 COUNTRY HOME 4 BR, 3 NEW#T2508 ONE OF A KIND 3 BR, 3 BA BA. 2674 sqft 18.27 Acres Call Chuck at ext. BA 2674 sqft 18.27 Acres Call Chuck at ext.

3070 sqft 12.12 Acres Call Michael at ext.

2.5 BA 2399 sqft 2.01 Acres Call Meredith IN TOWN NEW H 325 $729,950 (WVMLS#743335) 325 $729,950 (WVMLS#743335) 314 $899,000 (WVMLS#739813) at ext. 324, Ryan at ext. 322 $399,800 COUNTRY/ACREAGE SOLD-#T2493 FIRST TIME ON MARKET SOLD-#T2493 FIRST TIME ON MARKET (WVMLS#741131) 4 BR, 1.5 BA 2937 sqft 3.778 Acres Call Mi4 BR, 1.5 BA 2937 sqft 3.778 Acres Call MiSOLD-#T2521 GREAT NEIGHBORHOOD chael at ext. 314 $465,000 (WVMLS#737114) chael at ext. 314 $465,000 (WVMLS#737114) ALBANY-3 BR, 2.5 BA 1758 sqft Call Mere#T2489 SALEM CLASSIC 1950s 3 BR, IN TOWN NEW #T2520 HAS IT ALL 5 BR, 3 BA 3488 sqft dith at ext.

324,HOME Ryan atCONSTRUCTION ext. 322 $293,700 IN TOWN NEW HO #T2494 BUILDABLE LOT #3 2.01Acres Call STAYTON/SUBLIMITY 2.5 BA 2224 sqft Call Chuck at ext. 325 Call Meredith at ext. 324, Ryan at ext. 322 COUNTRY/ACREAGE (WVMLS#743207) COUNTRY/ACREAGE Michael at ext. 314 $170,000 (WVMLS#737118) $359,950 (WVMLS#734911) $635,900 (WVMLS#743078) LAND/ACREAGE #T2514 VALLEY VIEWS 3 BR, 2.5 BA 2399 #T2522 NEW CONSTRUCTIONSOLD-#T2518 CLOSE FREEWAY sqft 2.01 Acres. Turner. Call Meredith at ext.

4 BR, 2.5 BA 2250 sqft Call Meredith at ext.

3 BR, 2 BA 1221 sqft Call Kirsten 324, Ryan at ext. 322 $399,800 (WVMLS#741131) ACCESS STAYTON/SUBLIMITY STAYTON/SUBLIMITY 324, Ryan at ext. 322 $458,990 (WVMLS#743330) at ext. 326 $275,000 (WVMLS#741861) COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL #T2515 LOVELY PRIVATE SETTING 3 #T2524-1930’s HOME 3 BR, 2 BA 2167 sqft Rentals available in Silverton and BR, 2 BA 2163 sqft 5.94 Acres Call Karen Call Chuck at ext. 325 or Mason at ext. 303 #T2523 1950’s CHARACTER LEASE/COMMERCIAL SurroundingFOR Areas.

For more info NEW HOME CONSTRUCTION at IN ext.TOWN 312 or Michael at ext. 314 $460,000 $368,390 (WVMLS#743464) SALEM-3 BR, 2 BA 1204 sqft Call Merecall Micha at 503-873-1425 or see (WVMLS#741348) COUNTRY/ACREAGE #T2529 GREAT LOCATION 4 BR, 2 BA dith at ext. 324, Ryan at ext. 322 $237,600 BARELAND/LOTS COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL 1848 sqft 2.02 Acres Call Meredith at ext. #T2529 GREAT LOCATION 4 BR, 2 BA them on our website (WVMLS#743197) 324, Ryan at ext. 322 $398,900 (WVMLS#744123) 1848 sqft 2.02 Acres Call Meredith at ext.

FORBUILT LEASE/COMMERCIAL HOME 5 BR, FOR LEASE/COMMERCIAL www.silvertonrealty.com 324, Ryan at ext. 322 $398,900 (WVMLS#744123) #T2526 CUSTOM #T2530 ABIQUA HEIGHTS STAYTON/SUBLIMITY AUMSVILLE/TU 4.5 BA 5144 sqft Call Karen at ext.

312 3 BR, 2 BA 1840 sqft Call Michael at ext. #T2495 VIEWS OF SILVERTON LOT#1 $648,500 (WVMLS#743376) 314 $429,950 (WVMLS#744672) 3.042 Acres Call Michael at ext. 314 BARELAND/LOTS BARELAND/LOTS NEW-#T2532 OPEN BRIGHT HOME 4 BR, $210,000 (WVMLS#743882) 2.5 BA 2492 sqft Call Michael at ext. 314 $485,000 (WVMLS#745101) NEW-#T2531COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL HAS IT ALL 5 BR, 3.5 BA OTHER COMMUNITIE 3449 sqft 1.59 Acres Call Meredith at ext.

FOR LEASE/COMMERCIAL 324, Ryan at ext. 322 $689,500 (WVMLS#744778)

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