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Contents Something Fun Summer tips to entertain kids.................4 Civics 101 Grievance settled, retirement withdrawn..5 Looking Back Volunteers restore Camp Silver Falls........6 Helping Hands St. Edwards breaks ground on homeless transition housing ..................................7 Briefs..............................................8

Something to Celebrate Silverton students win state Protective Services competition...............................9 The Boys Next Door Morales brothers show determination ....10 Sports & Recreation Trojans take 4th all-sports trophy..........12 Marketplace...........................13 People Out Loud...................14 On the Cover

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Something Fun

Time for play

Parenting coaches offer summer tips for enjoying the break

By Melissa Wagoner

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Summer in Oregon is fantastic for so many reasons but one of the biggest can be the additional time many parents get to spend connecting with their children once the schools have closed. But that time can also feel overwhelming with so many hours to fill and kids who – let’s face it – don’t always get along.

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“I loved summer with my kids,” Meg Feicht said, a mother of two grown children, Kyle, 35, and Emily, 22, as well as a teacher at Silverton Christian Preschool in Silverton and parenting educator for Silverton Together.

“They both say, ‘We had so much fun in the summer.’”

As a single mother Feicht has first-hand knowledge of the difficulty inherent in making the most of summer vacation.

Parental work schedules can shrink free-time and tight budgets can make vacations all but impossible. But Feicht insists that summer fun doesn’t need to be expensive and it doesn’t need to be hard work because at the end of the day it’s really all about spending time together and enjoying some time outside.

“They’ve been indoors for nine months,” Feicht said. “And kids today tend to have too much screen time. It’s refreshing and nurturing and it’s about science and exploring. Make it simple; it doesn’t have to be any big entertainment.”

To inspire outdoor recreation, Feicht recommends turning the house inside out during the summer months – cooking outside, serving meals alfresco and bringing indoor toys into the yard as a way to breathe new life into them.

“Bring lots of imaginative play outside,” she said. “We loved making areas where dinosaurs can go – dirt, rocks – it opens up another part of their brain. When you take it outside and build with dirt, rocks and mud it’s a whole different side of that same toy.”

Even doing chores can be a fun, summertime activity when the whole family gets involved, Feicht notes.

“If you go out with them that’ll make all the difference,” she suggests. “Wash the car. Wash the dog. Water the garden.

Pick berries by hand, have them make the jam with you. Up the baking and cooking – they’re learning math and science and food science.”

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And for those parents who want to leave home but don’t have time or can’t afford an expensive trip, she recommends a staycation.

“Take advantage of the things around you,” she said. “With my kids we did a bunch of nature walks. We picked up sticks, moss and rocks. Take day trips a little way away – Eugene, Corvallis, Vancouver. Discover what’s in those towns. We discovered a lot of places.”

Most of all however, Feicht recommends not overthinking or over-planning summertime.

“So often we plan way too much,” she admitted. “Loosen things up a bit.

Let them have free time to entertain themselves. Allow them to make some decisions. We really need kids to make their own entertainment.”

But no matter what the plan – easygoing free-time or highly scheduled fun – summer is also a time when difficult family dynamics can rear their ugly heads. Siblings and parents suddenly thrust together for months on end can make getting along a challenge and put stress on a parent’s normally functional discipline routine. But summer can also bring families closer, according to Summer Sheldon – another parenting educator for Silverton Together.

“I would really encourage them to use the time to build connection,” she said. “And schedule into your day special times.”

“Special time,” Sheldon explains, is a tool of the “Parenting by Connection” curriculum that she uses in her teaching.

“It’s five to ten minutes a day,” she explains. “It’s named and kids can ask for it.”

Another important way to ensure that children and parents get the most out of summer months is to limit screen-time for both – a point upon which Feicht and Sheldon adamantly agree.

“Try and put your phones away and be focused – try to be eyeball to eyeball,” Feicht said. “Because research is showing we’re losing our kids because our heads are down. We’re losing precious hours and we’re losing them now. Even though it’s hard to hear, we’ve got to do something.”

Sheldon agrees, adding that detoxing from the addiction to screens can take around three days.

“And then, all of a sudden, their brains start working,” she said. “And they can start playing again.”

But sometimes, despite best parental efforts, discipline issues arise and for these Sheldon suggests empowering kids to come up with their own solutions as much as possible.

Time out of the schedule to play a silly game, cuddle or just sit and talk, “special time” is based on the needs of each individual child at any given time.

“One of my favorite phrases is, ‘How can I help?’” she said. “And instead of focusing backward on the problem, empower them to look forward.”

“Sometimes it’s things I wouldn’t normally do,” Sheldon laughed remembering a day when her daughter – six year-old Vienna – requested that she pretend to be a pillow.

And when issues of sibling rivalry occur, Sheldon recommends allowing children to work out their own problems with unbiased adult oversite.

“But you get to do that thing that you do with an infant – adore them – and they get to do what they do. It’s so creative.”

Although “special time” takes only a few minutes, Sheldon said the benefits for both the child and parent can last the entire day.

“If you do ‘special time’ their cortisol levels go down,” she said. “By building connection kids’ bodies can settle down and they can think and play.”

As important as the bond between children and parents is, so too, is the connection between parents and for that Feicht suggested taking advantage of returning college students to plan more date-nights out.

“This is the time to get babysitters and go on a date,” she recommends. “You’re so much a better parent if you get some time with your spouse.”

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“Instead of lecturing or interfering with sibling rivalry, remain neutral and positive,” she said. “Focus on the fixing instead of forensically teasing it all apart.”

And after the fight is over, it’s important to give kids the time to just be together and play.

“It heals so much for kids to just play together,” Sheldon said.

Although summer will never be perfect – as Feicht laughingly admitted hers rarely were – they can be a great time for both parents and kids to let their hair down a bit.

“Focus on actually playing – like hide and seek games and plain old roughhousing,” Sheldon said. “Just play. And move toward laughter. We really need more laughter. There’s so much we’re asking of our kids all the time, for us to delight in them is so powerful.”

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By Brenna Wiegand Grievances filed in February 2018 by Silver Falls Education Association on behalf of a Silverton High School English teacher were resolved as of the school board’s June 10 meeting.

The matter surfaced in September 2017 when the grading protocol for the college English course Writing 121/122, taught

by Ben Hynes-Stone and colleague Travis Woodside, was brought into question by SHS assistant curriculum principal Johnnie Ferro.

Kids were getting F’s. Meant to motivate and provide accurate feedback, Ferro said the grading system was drawing numerous complaints from emotionally distressed students and parents.

Initial stabs at modifying the grading system or at least improving communication with parents soon resulted in confusion and dismay on the part of the educators while the district dug deeper into the program and its teachers. A string of events – over the course of nearly two years – included an

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In its February 2018 grievance the association alleged that district administration violated six articles of the collective bargaining agreement, multiple policies and TSPC regulations, none of which were found to be true by a third party arbitrator.

However, the district was found guilty of violating Article 3 (G) of the contract by “engaging in a pattern of retaliation and reprisal against the grievant for filing and processing grievances which was reflected, to some extent, in his employee evaluation.”

As a remedy Hynes-Stone’s 2017-2018 evaluation will be expunged from his personnel file.

“In essence it’s going to be like (the evaluation) never happened,” Willamette Education Service District Attorney Lisa Freiley told the board June 10.

“There were very few facts that were

in dispute,” Freiley said. “It is what the intention of those facts were; we had a different answer than the association did.

“There were meetings, there were conversations; there were things that were said; there were actions that were taken; it was the why those actions were taken that became the subject of this,” Freiley said.

“We will implement the arbitrator’s award and make sure things have been closed… and it’s all in an effort to hit a restart button and continue building positive relationships with the association.”

In addition, Freitag said the district intended to provide further training with staff as to the appropriate roles and responsibilities of all parties concerned.

In other business, Board Chair Tom Hughes reported on Superintendent Andy Bellando’s annual evaluation in which he earned an average 3.4 out of 4 marks in the ten areas of his job. Bellando had also proposed a new contract in which he would retire and come back on an annual contract in anticipation of the new Public Employment Retirement System (PERS)

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Looking Back

Hands that preserve

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By Melissa Wagoner

Although many of the volunteers have never done work of this type of work before, HistoriCorps is committed to ensuring a job for every skill-level.

Preserving historic structures isn’t a job just anyone can – or should – do, according to Ryan Prochaska a Historic Preservation Professional. The expertise, equipment and time needed are something few contractors possess. But with the help of HistoriCorps – a non-profit dedicated to maintaining historic structures for public use across the United States – now anyone can help preserve the nation’s most treasured structures.

“We’re here to preserve as much of the historic fabric of the structure as possible,” Prochaska said of the HistoriCorps mission. “We respect a lot of the material for its connection to the past. It challenges us to match the quality because they really did have the time and materials.”

Employed as a historical preservationist for the past 25 years, Prochaska began working for HistoriCorps seasonally three years ago as a Project Supervisor.

“I get to work on some projects I wouldn’t work on otherwise,” he said. “And I get to travel and work in the woods and meet amazing people.”

The ability to travel inexpensively to some of the most beautiful places in the country is what attracts most volunteers.

“Living in national parks is unbelievable,” Sarah Mees – who volunteered for seven weeks last year before becoming a crew leader said. “You get to see a side of the park that no one else gets to see.”

The projects themselves – which are located on public land in national parks, state parks and even in cities – are varied to include any historic structure that is of public benefit and deemed historically significant. But as diverse as the projects are, the volunteers who work on them are even more so.

“The job is rewarding but the people are fascinating,” volunteer Brian Brogie said. “They come from everywhere. And the energy of the young people I’ve

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But it’s not all work and no play on the HistoriCorps sites. Volunteers generally camp together and meals are communal affairs provided by the staff.

“Our goal is to get the job done and have a great time doing it,” Prochaska enthused.

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Brogie – a native of Tucson, Arizona – came across the HistoriCorps’ website several years ago while on a search for national parks to visit. Curious, he called his friend, Cara Kopowski of Bend, Oregon, and asked her to join him on a trip. Now, with several volunteer jobs under their belts, Brogie and Kopowski are working at Camp Silver Creek – located in Silver Falls State Park – helping to restore the dining hall.

“Besides getting to do something productive, we learn skills too and get to meet great people,” Kopowski explained as she glazed the building’s old windows, readying them for installation.

For this particular project, Prochaska, a crew leader and eight volunteers are not only restoring the hall’s windows but also replacing doors, wall shingles and hand rails.

“A lot of this is log work, so that means a fair amount of manual labor,” Prochaska noted. “It’s using what’s becoming lost arts of traditional hand skills.”

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And during off hours – in the evenings or on Saturdays – there is time to explore the area around the job site, which is a primary perk.

“We like just exploring – just seeing everything,” longtime volunteer, Mark Wierzba, said. “It gives you history and everything.”

Wierzba and his wife, Joan, – who are currently based out of Canada – have been volunteering with HistoriCorps since the group’s first project in 2009.

But they are not the only repeat volunteers on the Camp Silver Creek Project.

“This is my eighth or ninth,” Jim Lorenz said. “But this is the closest project I’ve been involved in.”

A resident of Salem, he is joined by fellow Salemite, Vic Lippert, who – as a member of the Camp Silver Creek Alumni Association – was happy to lend a hand.

“To preserve all this is in the hearts of a lot of people,” he said.

Whether travelling from afar or volunteering from a nearby city, HistoriCorps makes it easy for volunteers to see new places and help save old ones, according to Mees who said, “There’s no reason not to volunteer. If you don’t like it, you can go home. But I love it.”

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Helping Hands

Space to transition

St. Edward’s breaks ground for tiny shelter homes

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Gloria’s path to homelessness began last December – on her birthday – when the woman who employed her as a live-in caregiver had a stroke. By Christmas she found herself living in her van with two dogs. And by Jan. 4 she was sleeping under the Marion Street Bridge in Salem with nothing but her dog and the clothes on her back.

“I felt like a refugee,” she said in a speech given on June 9 at the groundbreaking ceremony for the St. Edward’s Cottages in Silverton. “I came to Silverton and that’s when I felt human again.”

Gloria’s story is not entirely unique, according to Sarah White – Manager of Sheltering Silverton – who estimates 20 women within the Silverton Community are currently without homes.

“They come into our resource center for food and services,” she explained. “Unfortunately we get new folks all the time – and these are Silverton people.”

This high number of unhoused women was the impetus, in 2017, for 13 women who came together to discuss the possibility of building a complex of tiny transitional homes.

“We at St. Edward’s had been talking about it since 2016,” Shana McCauley – Vicar at St. Edward’s – said. “I met this group and it got really dynamic and came together.”

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The housing complex – which will include four eight foot by nine foot tiny homes, each with a heater, a bed, storage space and a desk – will have access to an especially designed space within the church where there will be a bathroom and refrigerator. Residents will also have weekly access to the main kitchen.

“It’s going to be like dorm living,” White explained.

Although the cottages are not estimated to be complete until September 2019, organizers are already formulating the application process that will take place in order to find the most appropriate tenants for the complex.

“A lot of programs either choose people by their

vulnerability or who’s going to be the most successful at transitioning,” White observed. “We’re looking at both.

And we have a support team of peer support, alcohol recovery, legal advisors and more.”

This team will be of the utmost importance to the program’s success because tenants will only be housed for a maximum of 18 months within the cottages and organizers are hopeful that time will actually be far less.

“Some women will get stable enough to get jobs and move out individually,” White predicted. “Some women will require support to get on disability. It’s such a diverse group of people with diverse needs. But you can’t make progress if you’re focused on surviving.”

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July 3 celebration set to dazzle The Oregon Garden Foundation will host its annual Silverton Day Celebration presented by Roth’s Fresh Markets on July 3 at The Oregon Garden. Festivities include a fireworks show, live music by The Flextones and 3Rivers Crossing, family activities and great food from local vendors, along with beer and wine.

The celebration kicks off at 5 p.m., with food and drink vendors and family activities, including a bounce house, face painting and balloon animals.

Some activities will have an additional charge. At 10 p.m., the fireworks show begins. Following the show, the live entertainment continues until 11 p.m.

For the entire event schedule and list of activities, visit the garden’s website.

The July 3rd fireworks display and celebration is free to all attendees after 5 p.m., with a suggested $5 donation to help offset the cost of the fireworks.

Silverton residents also receive free Garden admission (with proof of residency) all day, starting at 9 a.m., in

celebration of Silverton Day. Onsite parking is $5 after 3:30 p.m. and free shuttles will also pick up at various parking lots in town. More information on parking can be found online.

The Oregon Garden Resort will also host a July 3rd BBQ starting at 5 p.m.

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Something to Celebrate

First responders shine

Silverton students win pair of state titles

By James Day

Other Silverton High participants in the state competition included:

Silverton High continues to excel in just its second year of participation in Protective Services competitions.

• Seniors Sydney Bersin, Autumn Hurst and Amber Ross took second in crime scene investigation.

Silverton repeated as state champions in firefighting and also won a state championship in career pathway in March at Camp Withycombe in Clackamas.

• Senior Carson Brock was third in firefighting.

• Nino-Gomez was third in criminal justice.

The SkillsUSA-sponsored competition also hosts a national event, with four Silverton students scheduled to participate June 24-28 in Louisville, Kentucky.

• Freshman Luke Bryant was fifth in first aid and CPR. • Weathers was sixth in firefighting.

Silverton senior Easton Peoples was the state firefighting champion, while seniors Magaly Nino-Gomez, Samira Weathers and junior Zach Stutzman were state champions in career pathway.

All four advanced to the national competition in Louisville, along with Brennan Raynor, the 2018 high school firefighting state champ who was fifth at nationals a year ago.

Four Silverton state champions from the SkillsUSA conference at Camp Withycombe in Clackamas.

From left are Zach Stutzman, Magaly Nino-Gomez, Samira Weathers and Easton Peoples.

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Raynor, a freshman at Chemeketa Community College, is learning the

professional ropes as a “sleeper” with the Silverton Fire District.

Kirsten Barnes, the school’s protective services instructor also noted that eight current and former participants in the program already are responding to emergencies with the Silverton Fire District.

They include Brock, Weathers, seniors Kyle Drescher and Weathers as well as Chemeketa freshmen Raynor, John Seeber, Kyra Snook and Mercedes Sosa.

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The Boys Next Door

Motivated to succeed

Morales brothers flourish with hard work

By Melissa Wagoner

“It’s crazy for me to think of his working in the field that young – that hard life,” Luis said sadly.

While other sixth graders were just trying to make it through middle school, Luis Morales was already planning for college. And not just getting into college, but getting into college and having it paid for through a Gates Millennium Scholarship, an award he learned about while attending 4-H summer camp.

Unable to attend school past the second grade level, both Ramiro and his wife Ofeila, have set about ensuring that each of their six children would have the opportunity to earn a high school diploma.

“They said, ‘We just want you to finish high school at least,’” Eduardo remembered. “They just trusted us and didn’t get mad.”

During the camp, a motivational speaker, who happened to be a Gates Millennium Scholar, regaled the campers with stories of full college funding, which – awarded to low-income, minority students whose GPA, leadership qualities and writing abilities set them apart – would pay for a recipient’s college degree up to the doctorate level.

Luis was intrigued – and not just by the award – but by the speaker, who had once been a kid, just like him.

“I think it was just the fact that he was also Latino and the fact that he was able to do that,” Luis said. “He said, ‘I’ve been trying since I was in middle school,’ and I was like, ‘I’m in middle school!’”

That encounter ignited a flame in Luis, who, in the beginning kept his goal private. Then one day he let his mom in on the secret and she, in turn, offered some sage advice.

Although the Morales’ goal was merely to see their children graduate high school, Eduardo, Luis and their older sister, Juana – who recently received a master’s degree in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from Seattle Pacific University – have gone above and beyond those expectations.

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“My mom was like, ‘I’m proud of you but if you don’t get it, don’t beat yourself up,’” he said, noting that the scholarship, which, at the time, accepted 52,000 applicants, only provided funding for 1,000 of them.

With these facts in mind, Luis was shocked when, during his senior year at Silverton High School, he received an award letter in his mailbox.

“I told my mom and she screamed,” he recalled. “It was a very memorable moment.”

That scholarship – which has made it possible for Luis to spend the past three years attending the University of Oregon, working toward a degree in Human Physiology with the goal of one day becoming a dentist – has had the unexpected benefit of also providing motivation for Luis’s younger brother, Eduardo, to earn similar accolades.

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“It motivated me,” Eduardo said. “I was motivated about my brother and following those footsteps.”

Eduardo – who, like Luis, graduated as a valedictorian of his class – recently received a Ford Foundation Scholarship. “[It] pays for 90 percent of undergrad and 80 percent of master’s, if I choose to do that,” Eduardo explained.

“I’m going to the University of Oregon as well, to study accounting. I’m a numbers guy and the environment for accounting was a lot better for me.”

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Although Eduardo is quick to name Luis as his biggest motivation to succeed, both boys name their parents as their real mentors – particularly their father, Ramiro.

“He’s just the nicest person ever,” Luis said. “He’s really motivational. It’s crazy to see him wake up every morning with a smile on his face. He has the greatest heart ever.”

An immigrant from Oaxaca, Mexico, Ramiro lost his mother when he was very young – an event which would eventually force him to leave school at the age of nine and find work in the tomato fields.

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“My parents just showed their love whether we do these things or not,” Eduardo said of his parents reaction to their children’s accomplishments.

While both brothers agree that much of their success stems from strong family support, both acknowledge that attending Silverton High School contributed to their educational achievements.

“I just had some impactful teachers that checked up on me,” Eduardo said. “Like my math teacher, Miss Candee, she’s definitely a great person.”

“Having that support system at school is super, super helpful,” Luis agreed. “No matter what background you have, being able to find the resources and communicating with counselors and teachers, really branching out and trying to be involved in school – through that you gain so much knowledge about higher education.”

But communication isn’t always easy, Eduardo acknowledged. And, for students who – like the Morales brothers – are the children of immigrants and who may not be fluent English language speakers it can feel all but impossible.

“It means reaching out and asking questions,” Eduardo said, “especially first generations when their parents don’t know. They think it’s embarrassing or stressful but it’s OK to ask for help because if you don’t get the help it adds to the pile of stress. And it’s OK to ask friends – it’s all right because friends are meaningful. And the school staff really cares – it’s not that you’re taking things away, they’re happy to help.”

And for Luis – now dealing with college stresses of his own, miles away in Eugene – falling back on the support of his family, especially his mother, has been invaluable.

“When I’m stressed out and I get a text from her saying, ‘I really love you and I’m so proud,’ and it’s like – OK, let’s get it together and study.”

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Nostalgic store caters to sweet tooth

By Nancy Jennings

have added a lot of great products… and will continue to honor requests. This is your candy store.”

Michelle White wants everybody to feel like a kid in a candy store inside of Candy Babel. Her Silverton candy store – officially opened in February – offers a wide variety of domestic and international bulk candies to “pick and mix.”

In addition to gummies, sours, chocolates, and black licorice she offers vegan chocolate, sugar-free, gluten-free, and Keto-friendly treats. Chocolate-covered pretzel rods, flavored kettle corn (Silverton’s “Olde Tyme” brand) and cotton candy are also available.

Countries represented include: Indonesia, Spain, Russia, Germany, Japan, China, Korea, Thailand, Canada, Australia, Turkey, Venezuela, Mexico, USA and the United Kingdom.

“I’m steering clear of candy you can get just about anywhere,” White said. “My favorites are the German ‘Kinder Bueno’ chocolate bar and Russian ‘Roshen’ candies. They are divine.”

The Silverton resident and mother of two sons, Gabriel, eight, and Robbie, seven – White, 47, purchased the Portland-based business with the unusual name in October 2018. She’s quick to explain its roots.

“The original owner is Jewish and ‘Babel’ is a Biblical term. It symbolizes a general mixing or jumbling of things – so everybody can come in and mix their candy however they like,” she explained, adding that “candy buffets” are common occurrences in Jewish customs.

Such arrangements are becoming more popular now

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at both children and adult parties – including wedding receptions, baby showers, graduations, birthdays and anniversaries.

“When the store moved from Portland, the audience changed. I continually inquired with the local customers about what products they would like to have. If you have come to the store in the past and not seen what you want, you should give us another try,” White said. “We

“People can come in and make their own small gifts and favors inside the store. We have more packaging materials available now.” Hosting small children’s parties at her store is high on her list, as is providing catering services for outside gatherings. “Customers can always rent the glassware and utensils needed to serve their guests.” And then, there are her pinatas. “I’ve partnered with the best pinata maker in the area to stock them in the store. They’re fun for any occasion, and I can put together custom orders and deliver them.”

Not to be left out, even canine friends can enjoy allnatural gourmet treats, including those with dietary restrictions. “Some dogs need grain-free or wheat-free options,” she said.

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Sports & Recreation

Kennedy rules state

Trojans claim 4th all-sports trophy in a row

Kennedy clinched its fourth consecutive OSAA Cup on May 31, a memorable day in Trojans history when the baseball and softball teams both competed for state title.

Many fans, parents and students attended both events. Kennedy lost both games, but with both squads going undefeated in league play and finishing 50-8 overall, well, it’s hard to view this season as anything other than a raging success for the teams and veteran coaches Kevin Moffatt (baseball) and Walt Simmons (softball).

The OSAA Cup is awarded to the best overall athletic program in the association’s six classes. The points system includes academics and sportsmanship in addition to sports success.

Couple the baseball and softball with an earlier state championship in football, strong seasons in cross country and track and field and final site participation in volleyball, girls basketball and boys basketball and you wind up with reporters asking Moffatt, also the athletic director, how he accounts for all of this success.

“We have good athletes and good youth programs,” Moffatt said. “We’ve got a lot of parents helping out and community involvement. Our kids do a good job academically and out in the community.

Even if we didn’t have pretty good teams it still would be fun to coach these kids.”

Baseball: KEIZER – The Trojans lost 10-5 in nine innings to Umpqua Valley Christian/Melrose Christian at Volcanoes Stadium, but staged a stirring comeback to force extra innings.

The Monarchs jumped out to a 3-0 lead and led 5-1 going to the bottom of the 5th. But Kennedy kept chipping away.

A two-out rally in the bottom of the

The Kennedy High baseball team and its coaches are shown with the trophy at Volcanoes Stadium on May 31 after finishing runner-up in Class 2A-1A baseball. SUBMITTED PHOTO

and junior Beyer, will be back next season.

inning produced a pair of runs on Demetre Marseille’s triple and Bruce Beyer’s single.

The Trojans took advantage of a pair of Monarchs errors and Marseille’s double to tie the game in the bottom of the seventh.

Umpqua Valley, however, tacked on five runs in the top of the ninth to victory.

“That was a tough one,” Moffatt said. “We didn’t start off like we had hoped. I’m proud of the way they battled, though.”

Shortstop Sam Grosjacques scored 3 times for the Trojans, while Beyer, who was named player of the game for Kennedy, finished 3 for 4.

And all three Trojans pitchers, sophomores Dylan Kleinschmit and Brady Traeger

Kennedy dominated the Special District 2 all-star squad. Moffatt was named coach of the year, although he said he would have preferred to have scored another run in the seventh inning against UVC. Grosjacques was named player of the year, with pitcher Kleinschmit, second baseman Angel De La Rosa and outfielders Beyer and Traeger joining him on the first team.

First baseman Rocco Carley, third baseman Marseille and outfielder Cole Boen were second-teamers, while utility player Josh Valladares and designated hitter Cameron Biegel received honorable mention.

Grosjacques and Beyer repeated their first team nods on the all-Class 2A team. Traeger was a second-teamer, with Kleinschmit and De La Rosa on the third team.

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meanwhile, ran into a buzzsaw of a North Douglas team that Kennedy had dispatched in the quarterfinals a year ago.

The game started at 5:30 and the score was 7-0 before most of the baseball participants had filed into impressive Jane Sanders Stadium, and Warriors junior righthander Nicki Derrick was on her way to a 16-strikeout performance in the 15-6 win.

But the Trojans kept battling, scoring two runs apiece in the fourth, fifth and sixth innings, including a booming triple to center field by Ellie Cantu. Leadoff hitter Lydia Berning was named player of the game for Kennedy after going 2 for 3 with 2 RBIs and a walk.

“We’d seen her before,” said Kennedy coach Walt Simmons of Derrick, “and we knew it was going to be tough getting hits off of her. Defensively we didn’t respond very well and didn’t finish enough plays.”

This was the first loss of the season for Kennedy to a Class 2A team. Three of the losses came against Dayton or Clatskanie, the two teams that wound up playing for the Class 3A title.

Simmons sent out five sophomores, three juniors and a freshman, Berning, and made it back to the state title game.

Simmons was named district coach of the year, catcher Emily Cuff player of the year and junior right-hander Grace Schaecher was pitcher of the year.

Also on the first team were infielder Kelsey Kleinschmit and outfielders Berning, Cantu and Rylie Newton. Infielders Hailey Arritola and Elise Suing were placed on the second team, while first baseman

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Shooting: The Silverton trap shooting program is in its second year as a club sport, and the Foxes have almost tripled their roster, from ten shooters to 27.

Silverton will send its entire squad to the state competition June 22 in Hillsboro.

The top shooter so far this season is senior Cameron Phillips, who is averaging 23.2 out of 25 targets. Phillips, who participated in nationals a year ago will be part of a full squad of five Foxes shooting at nationals this season.

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Running: More than 150 runners participated June 1 in the Silver Falls Challenge trail runs at Silver Falls State Park. Josh Zielinski, 36, of Salem won the 6-mile in 38:45.6. Sophia Patterson, 23, of Salem ran 45:16.3 to finish sixth overall and tops among women. Bruce Hamilton, 54, of Sherwood was the 3.5-mile winner in 25:27.9. Bozeman, Montana runner Linda Kneeland ran 33:55.6 to finish first among females. She was fifth overall.

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Joe attended St. Paul’s parochial school, where he kept the nuns on their toes, and then attended Silverton High School. He joined the U.S. Army, serving in Korea for two years and was honorably discharged in January 1955. He returned to his family farm and married Myrna Steinberger on January, 15, 1955, at St. Paul Catholic Church in Silverton and together they celebrated 62 years of marriage.

He was a proud husband, father and provider for his family. Joe worked for years on his family farm, at Valley Farmers co-op (now Wilco) and at Great Western Seed Co. in Albany, where he remained for 31 years.

Beginning as a truck driver, he retired in 1994 as the warehouse manager.

Together, Joe and Myrna lived on their farm in Victor Point for 59 years, raising livestock and trees.

In his most recent years of retirement, he and Myrna opened a U-cut Christmas tree farm on their property. A labor of love, Joe’s large garden and green house was a source of pride for him. Forever a great team, they worked side-by-side tirelessly until her passing in October 2017.

Joe loved his children, grandchildren and now great-granddaughters. He could be found starting water fights, teaching blackjack, playing board games and loudly hollering on the sidelines of games. He was a great sport and spent many hours dressing up with his granddaughters where he served a mean cup of tea at their tea parties. Most recently, he enjoyed spending time with his seven great-granddaughters.

He loved to joke and tease with those close to him, including elaborate pranks on Myrna especially around April Fools. Joe and Myrna enjoyed regular coffee dates and pinochle parties with their friends. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and camping with friends and family. He served on the local school board and was a lifelong member of St. Paul’s Catholic Church, spending many years as an usher.

He will be greatly missed by many. He is preceded in death by his wife, Myrna, their baby daughter, his parents, Karl and Josephine Hess, and his sister, Theresa Maurer. He is survived by his son, Steve and Jeanne Hess of Molalla and daughter, Cindy and Jan Hupp of Silverton. He leaves behind seven siblings: Marty Wilgus, Charlie Hess, Arlys Zauner, Deloris Piller, Diane Nichols, Jim Steinberger and Sherry Parks. Joe had five grandchildren, Molly and Wade Marcum of Corvallis, Kelsey Hupp and Nick Arnold of Silverton, Jamie and Travis Smith of Salem, Ethan and Bri Hupp of Silverton and Trent Hess of Molalla. He leaves behind seven great-granddaughters and numerous nieces, nephews, friends and neighbors.

A rosary and mass was held at St. Paul’s Catholic Church on Saturday, June 1. Donations can be made to Sublimity Fire District, Station #52 or St. Paul’s Catholic Church.

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People Out Loud

In a blink . . .

Diapers to diplomas

My wife, Lisa, and I went out to eat recently and talked with a nice couple.

Turns out we had met before – their son knows my wife from her years in education, and I coached the little tyke in T-ball and basketball. He’s 24 now.

I love the pictures proud parents post on social media, showing their progeny at their first day of school in kindergarten next to one of their last as they graduate from high school. The transformation is amazing, but the speed of time is difficult to understand.

With graduations from high school and college taking place this month across the country, along with promotions from junior high to high school, my mind wanders back because I know so many of these kids, and it is hard to comprehend how my little Blueberries (softball girls) are now the proud parents of more little Blueberries. The kids who found dandelions more fascinating than fly balls are now chasing their littles around the park, watching them try out for Center Stage’s production through the Missoula

eye to ensure they are following “Orville Etiquette.”

Children’s Theater next week, and getting ready for their role as a tree in the ballet they’ve been working on since September, with a very somber face.

One moment our children are kindergartners, “matriculating” to first grade. About two hours later they are receiving a math award at the 8th grade promotion to high school. When we turn around from putting in a load of dishes, they are sitting up in a cute convertible driving around the track with a Homecoming Princess. After a long weekend, our “kid” is dunking basketballs, cracking up audiences in the high school “One Acts”, and working as a courtesy clerk at Roth’s as Darin keeps a sharp

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With a blink of an eye, you are helping them fill out FAFSA because they are not quite sure what “Adjusted Gross Income” is, and they are off to nursing school, getting certified in welding as Boeing looks on, ready to pounce on those students for those in-demand jobs, and they are pilots, working toward commercial certification for the day they can say, “On the left side of the jet you can see the Grand Canyon” over an audio system no one can understand. I know two of them. One was drinking a beer at Eric Druliner’s brewery (yes, the pilot was off-duty, silly), talking to me as if I wasn’t going to report his underage drinking to his parents. But then I recalled he is about 24 and married, and the proud owner of a new home.

For those new parents, you can’t slow the clock down. Enjoy your children now, revel in their every move and milestone, and raise them to be kind. Raise them to know when to work, and when to play. Get silly with them, because as my

Be there for them. Not as a guest lecturer staying in their home, hovering like a helicopter, or bribing colleges to accept them, but as a parent or caretaker who listens to them, understands them, and loves them regardless of the things that children do that annoy us. Before you know it, the little red wagon in the garage will be rusted and dusted with cob-webs, and you will cherish the moment you hear the door open and they pop in for an unscheduled visit with six of their “best friends” on Spring break.

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SIL BROKERS ARE LICENSED IN OREGON

TOWN

SILVERTON HUBBARD Kirsten Barnes Broker 503.873.3545 ext 326

Micha Christman

Marcia Branstetter Broker, GRI 873-3545 ext. 318

873-1425

Becky Craig Broker 873-3545 ext. 313

Michael Schmidt Principal Broker GRI 873-3545 ext. 314

Meredith Wertz Broker, GRI 873-3545 ext. 324

TOWN Chuck White

Ryan Wertz Broker 873-3545 ext. 322

Broker 873-3545 ext. 325

SILVERTON COUNTRY HUBBARD

Christina Williamson Broker 873-3545 ext. 315

Mason Branstetter Principal Broker, GRI 873-3545 ext. 303

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IN TOWN NEW HOME CONSTRUCTION

COUNTRY/ACREAGE

COMM

TOWN STAYTON/SUBLIMITY

COUNTRY LAND/ACREAGE #T2545 WELL CARED FOR $360,000

Well cared for single level home in a great Silverton neighborhood. This 3BR, 2 BA home features an open concept with vaulted ceilings, island and plenty of room for cooking and baking.

Large master bedroom looks into backyard and features a walk-in closet, 9’ ceilings in bedrooms, landscaped, backyard fenced. New heating and cooling system in 2018.Call Kirsten at ext. 326.

(WVMLS# 748648)

SILVERTON

NEW-#T2546 GREAT TOWNEHOUSE 2 BR, 2 BA 1309 sqft Call Becky at ext. 313 $269,900 (WVMLS#749500)

HUBBARD

#T2524-1930’s HOME 3 BR, 2 BA 2167 sqft Call Chuck at ext. 325 or Mason at ext. 303 $359,900 (WVMLS#743464)

TOWN

PENDING-#T2530 ABIQUA HEIGHTS 3 BR, 2 BA 1840 sqft Call Michael at ext. 314 $429,950 (WVMLS#744672)

COUNTRY

SOLD-#T2532 OPEN BRIGHT HOME 4 BR, 2.5 BA 2492 sqft Call Michael at ext.

314 $485,000 (WVMLS#745101)

#T2531 HAS IT ALL $677,000

5 bedroom, 3 bath, with potential for 2 masters 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)

#T2545 WELL CARED FOR IN SILVERTON 3 BR, 2 BA 1625 sqft Call Kirsten at ext. 326 $360,000 (WVMLS#748648)

SILVERTON

HUBBARD

#T2494 BUILDABLE LOT LOT#3 2.01 Acres Well Installed. Call Michael at ext. 314 $170,000 (WVMLS#737118)

TOWN

COUNTRY

#T2495 VIEWS OF SILVERTON LOT#1 3.042 Acres Buildable. Well Installed Call Michael at ext. 314 $210,000 (WVMLS#743882)

#T2526 GREAT TOWNEHOUSE $269,900

#T2538 READY TO BUILD $84,900

BARELAND

Ready to build your dream home, shovel ready, GreatIN Townhome. comfy houseCONSTRUCTION has all the TOWN This NEW HOME COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL power, telephone, gas, ready to hook up to city amenities with less upkeep and at an affordable water and sewer. Bring your own builder or have price. Nice covered patio looks onto the backyard.

FOR LEASE/COMMERCIAL Steve Herr Construction build your next home.

Deck off of master Bedroom. Walking path along Ask about what plans we have available. Large lot house. New water heater. Well maintained Call for with mature trees. Close to downtown. Call Mereappointment today. Call Becky at ext. 313.

(WVMLS# 749500) dith at ext. 324 or Ryan at ext. 322. (WVMLS# 747134)

COUNTRY/ACREAGE

FOR RENT TOWNWOODBURN KEIZER BARELAND/LOTS STAYTON/SUBLIMITY TOWN LAND/ACREAGE AUMSVILLE/TURNER SILVERTON WOODBURN

COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL HUBBARD FOR LEASE/COMMERCIAL SILVERTON FOR RENT #T2538 READY TO BUILD .34 Acres OTHER COMMUNITIES TOWN KEIZER Call Meredith at ext. 324, Ryan at ext.

322

WOODBURN TOWN HUBBARD TOWN COUNTRY AUMSVILLE/TURNER TOWN WOODBURN

BARELAND/LOTS $84,900 (WVMLS#747134) #T2494 BUILDABLE LOT #3 2.01 Acres.

Well Installed. Call Michael at ext. 314 $170,000 (WVMLS#737118) #T2495 VIEWS OF SILVERTON #1 3.042 Acres Builable. Well Installed. Call Michael at ext. 314 $210,000 (WVMLS#743882)

COUNTRY

IN TOWN NEW

Newly remodeledCOUNTRY/ACREAGE home! 3 bedroom

OTHER COMMUNITIES

IN TOWN NEW HOME CONSTRUCTION #T2541 SPECIAL HOME IN SALEM STAYTON/SUBLIMITY 3 BR, 2 BA 1384 sqft Call Chuck at ext.

325 COUNTRY/ACREAGE #T2508 ONE OF A KIND 3 BR, 3 BA 3070 IN TOWN NEW HOME CONSTRUCTION IN TOWN NEW HOME CONSTRUCTION throughout. This home is beautiful $309,900 (WVMLS#747401) #T2531 HAS IT ALL 5 BR, 3.5 BA and full of character! Located near sqft 12.12 Acres Call Michael at ext. 314 COUNTRY/ACREAGE COUNTRY/ACREAGE 3449 sqft 1.59 Acres Call Meredith at ext. to town, library and city parks. You $899,000 (WVMLS#739813) 324, Ryan at ext. 322 $677,000 (WVMLS#744778) PENDING-#T2544 ON SILVER CREEK 2 STAYTON/SUBLIMITY don’t want to miss the opportunity to SOLD-#T2540 VALLEY VIEWS IN #T2534 NEAT AS A PIN 3 BR, 1 BA COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL live in this one. No pets/No smoking.

BR, 2 BA 1472 sqft 7.22 Acres Call MereTURNER 3 BR, 2.5 BA 2399 sqft Call MerSTAYTON/SUBLIMITY 1040 sqftSTAYTON/SUBLIMITY Call Chuck at ext. 325 $271,000 dith at ext.

324, Ryan at ext. 322 $524,400 1 year lease.

Call 503-873-1425 for edith at ext. 324, Ryan at ext. 322 $397,800 FOR LEASE/COMMERCIAL

LAND/ACREAGE

LAND/ACREAGE

(WVMLS#745940)

LAND/ACREAGE (WVMLS#748008) LAND/ACREAGE (WVMLS#747503)

#T2536 AFFORDABLE LIVING 3 BR, 2 BA 1558 sqft Call Chuck at ext. 325 $249,950 (WVMLS#746441)

FOR RENT TOWNWOODBURN KEIZER

more information.

COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL BARELAND/LOTS Other rentals available. Call

TOWN COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL FOR LEASE/COMMERCIAL for more information.

FOR RENT503.873.1425

#T2542 HUGE LOT IN TOWN 4BR, 2 BA FORat ext.

LEASE/COMMERCIAL 2158 sqft Call Michael 314 $590,000

TOWNWOODBURN AUMSVILLE/TU KEIZER FOR RENT FOR LEASE/COMMERCIAL FOR RENT WOODBURN BARELAND/LOTS LIKE US ON FACEBOOK! TOWNWOODBURN TOWNWOODBURN KEIZER KEIZER TOWN www.silvertonrealty.com BARELAND/LOTS BARELAND/LOTS AUMSVILLE/TURNER TOWN TOWN WOODBURN

(WVMLS#747752)

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