Our Town North: September 15, 2019

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Civics 101

Mount Angel City Manager departs......................................4

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Habitat for Humanity builds house in Mount Angel...............4 Something to Do

Preparedness Fair Sept. 21.........5

Paula Litchfield’s artwork for her sister Lisa Lowell’s fantasy series of books.

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Business

Silver Grille closes its doors.........6 Something Fun

History as a creative project.........7 Your Health

Nutrition focused on the gut ......8 Arts & Entertainment

Man About Town.............11 Sports & Recreation

Cross country off and running....12 Passages...........................13 Marketplace....................13 People Out Loud.............14 On the Cover

Silverton author creates a world of magic..........................9

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All proceeds benefit the SSCenter. Thank you for continuing generous donations and your support our mission.

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Civics 101

Change in the air

Mount Angel City Manager departs

By Melissa Wagoner Mount Angel city government has experienced a recent upheaval with two of its leaders taking their leave within 30 days of each other.

First, Mayor Andrew Otte resigned on Aug. 5 following a change in residence which left him outside the city limits Then, Sept. 4, City Manager Amber Mathiesen, in the position since October 2016, left via a mutual separation agreement with the city for reasons which were undisclosed.

“The City Council and the city manager mutually agreed to go our separate ways,” Mayor Kelly Grassman – formally elected to take over Otte’s role on Sept.

3 – stated. “We’re going to be having an interim city manager and we’ll be conducting a search.”

The search will be piloted by City Councilors Pete Wall, Ray Eder and Matthew Donohue, whose goal it is to fill the spot by mid-October.

In the meantime, Mayor Grassman and Councilor Wall are working alongside city staff to fulfill the city manager’s duties.

“We have a really good staff,” Grassman said. “They have their stuff down. I have

North Willamette Valley Habitat for Humanity supporters and community members gathered for a Habitat home dedication on Aug. 24 in Mount Angel.

SUBMITTED PHOTO Amber Mathiesen left her position on Sept. 4.

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a lot of confidence in them.”

As for the future, Grassman is unconcerned about the recent departures.

“It’s not unusual,” she commented.

“That’s why there are interim managers.

This kind of thing happens.”

And as for the future, Grassman is eager to take the reins as mayor, fulfilling Otte’s term which expires on Dec. 31, 2020.

“I’m excited to be the mayor,” she said.

“I’m looking forward to what we can accomplish moving ahead.”

Habitat dedicates home Single mother Jessica Bomar and her children Abby, Chance and Cash, received the keys to their Habitat for Humanity home in Mount Angel on Aug. 24 during a dedication ceremony attended by more than 50 people.

Family, friends and North Willamette Valley Habitat for Humanity donors and volunteers were there to celebrate with the Bomar family and to see the completed home for the first time.

Like all Habitat partner families, Jessica had a hand in building her home. She was there every step of the way and completed hundreds of hours of “sweat equity” as part of the partnership.

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Something to Do

You never know...

By Melissa Wagoner LaRay Harmon remembers the worst storm in Oregon history as one of the scariest days of his life.

“Every tree was broken,” LaRay remembered. “Just snapped in half.”

Known as the “Columbus Day Storm” or the “Big Blow,” the storm was actually a typhoon that formed off the coast of Oregon, smashing into the state on Oct. 12, 1962 with 127 mile an hour winds, destroying some 50,000 houses. Rare in both its strength and devastation, it is nonetheless just one of many such emergencies to befall Oregon and its citizens.

“Later, when St. Helens went off – we weren’t expecting that,” LaRay mused. “You never know what disaster is going to strike.”

Emergency Preparedness Fair returns to Silverton

Silverton Preparedness Fair Saturday, Sept. 21 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints parking lot 745 W. Main St., Silverton Silverton evacuation routes Map Your Neighborhood program Red Cross blood drive SACA information Fire extinguisher demonstration Disaster preparation for seniors, HAM Radio information Child ID kits Dutch oven cooking Water sanitation and storage Food dehydration and preservation A free event for all ages.

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And disasters don’t always come in the form of weather, according to Sharron Green. They can also be earthquakes, floods and even economic downturn.

“We should be prepared really even for the loss of a job,” Linda advised. “It’s good to be prepared with food and water.”

Green, along with LaRay, his wife Linda and several other Silvertonians, is working on the second annual Silverton Preparedness Fair set for the parking lot of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sept. 21.

Beyond information about those most basic necessities – which will be provided by water storage and sanitation booths and food dehydration and freeze drying demonstrations – the fair will also provide education about 72-hour emergency kits, evacuation routes and a Map Your Neighborhood program.

“The economy goes up and down,” Green noted, admitting that there have been times when she was forced to rely on her own emergency supplies during periods of financial hardship.

Vendors and activities at he 2018 Emergency Preparedness Fair in Silverton.

“Meet with your neighbors and find out what resources you have,” LaRay said.

“Then you know who has a generator or

extra fuel.”

An entirely free event, the fair will also provide hotdogs, chips and water to attendees as well as tickets for a drawing to be held every half hour.

“All the prizes have something to do with emergency preparedness,” LaRay explained.

There will also be activities for children including a fire truck and fire extinguisher demonstration by the Silverton Fire Department.

“We also have child ID kits from the Masonic Lodge,” Linda mentioned.

“We want people to be prepared.”

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Briefs

Workshop on fire protection for home, property offered Wildfires over the past few years may make landowners and residents nervous during fire season. There are effective practices for minimizing risks and impacts of fire on your home or property.

To learn more about how to prepare your home and property for wildfire, a two-part workshop for landowners and home owners will be held Saturday, Oct. 5 at the Natural Resource Education Center at The Oregon Garden in Silverton.

Presentations and discussions will cover: For Your Home: 9 - 11 a.m.

• Best practices and materials for fire resistant home construction and remodeling; • Fire-wise practices for creating defensible space near buildings; • Community wildfire protection planning; and, • Making a plan for your family to escape in the case of wildfire.

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• Thinning, pruning and groundcover management practices to reduce fire hazards; • Sources of assistance for assessing risk, planning and implementing fuels reduction and other treatments to reduce hazards; and, • Sources of financial assistance and cost-sharing opportunities for fuels reduction.

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Business

End of an era

Silver Grille closes its doors

By Melissa Wagoner The Silver Grille in Silverton closed its doors after 23 years of service on Sept. 1.

“There [were] a ton of reasons,” Chef and owner Jeff Nizlek said when asked why he and his wife and business partner, Naomi, decided to put the restaurant on the market. “[I]t is a big commitment and we are getting older.”

Also cited was the need to focus on other commitments, chief among them, the couple’s grandchildren. “[A]ll grandparents should understand this,” he said.

A cornerstone of the local food movement in Silverton, Jeff purchased the Silver Grille – which was originally opened in 1996 by Kim Reierson and Donna Mattson – as a way of fulfilling his dream of owning a restaurant with a menu based solely on farm-fresh products. To that end, he and Naomi have grown much of the produce they served – grapes, apples, pears and herbs – on their quarter acre farm and sourced the rest from as many local producers as possible.

Jeff and Naomi Nizlek during their last week at Silver Grille.

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And it is one of the things about owning the Silver Grille Jeff will miss most.

“It is hard to express my gratitude at having been able to do something that I love for so long,” Jeff wrote in a recent Facebook post, “but we have too many demands outside of the restaurant and we feel it is better to remember it as such a good thing.”

“The best part is that I met and married my wife, and that she loved me enough to run a restaurant with me for 18 and a half years,” Jeff said fondly. “There really is no way we could have made it this far if it hadn’t been a team effort and a solid partnership.”

Although the Nizleks will be leaving the Silver Grille behind, they will remain in Silverton, the town they both think of as home.

Looking forward to a future with fewer commitments, the Nizleks are taking a moment to look back one last time and to thank the many customers and employees who have made the past years a success.

“We have no plans to move,” Jeff said. “And I don’t plan to stop cooking. We have developed a lot of great friendships with people in Silverton and the surrounding area and we would like to put more balance into our lives.”

Married not long after the purchase of the restaurant, Jeff and Naomi have run the business together – he in the kitchen and she in the front of the house – ever since.

“We would like to thank everyone who has come in over the years and have kept us going with such support and generosity,” Jeff said. “In addition, we would like to thank all of the amazing employees we have had over the years, and especially to Marcus Lucht, our pastry chef for the last nine and a half years.”

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Something Fun

History beyond the textbook

Research, creativity prove fun

By Melissa Wagoner

Oregon History Day in brief

History class can be a lot more fun than just reading from a textbook – according to Emily Allen, the fifth through eighth grade Social Studies instructor at Butte Creek Elementary. It can be exciting, interactive and above all, interesting, especially if it is taught with the help of Oregon History Day, a program developed by the Oregon Historical Society.

“History Day is a fun program that encourages students to become historians and critical thinkers by developing research, analysis, presentation and social skills,” www.ohs.org/education/ oregon-history-day.

• Students in grades 6-12

“Essentially it’s like a science fair but it’s for history,” Allen explained.

• Research papers, exhibits, documentaries, plays, and websites

A part of a national program which has been around for decades, according to Allen, Oregon History Day is designed for students in grades six through 12.

Provided with a list of possible topics within the state mandated curriculum for their grade, participating students choose a subject that interests them. Then, either working solo or in groups of three or fewer, they conduct extensive research on their chosen topic over three months, ultimately creating one of five presentation types – a website, a documentary, an original play, an essay or an exhibit – each with its own extensive, Oregon History Day mandated, list of criteria.

“Last year was my first year here and my first year doing it,” Allen said. “It was a blast.”

Although wary about the project initially – “They were petrified,” Allen admitted – nearly all of Allen’s students said the project was the highlight of the year.

“They’re passionate about it,” Allen described. “It really got the kids to take ownership of their work. And seeing them be so proud of themselves in the end – that was actually kind of cool.”

Beyond the in-depth knowledge her students gain about their chosen historical topic, the program also teaches students to meet deadlines, write a complex research

• State contest: April 27, 2020 at the Oregon Episcopal School in Portland year is Breaking Barriers,” she said. “We spent about three months working on the project.”

Butte Creek students with their project presentation for last year’s Oregon History Day. COURTESY EMILY ALLEN

paper and conduct in-depth examination of a topic using many different sources – something Allen thinks is especially important for this generation of students.

“Because they are consuming so much more information than past generations and they don’t know how to filter it out and seek real information,” she explained. “We spent time talking about fake news.”

With the school year only just begun, Allen already has the year’s Oregon History Day curriculum in place, preparing to begin after the winter break.

“Last year [the theme] was Triumph and Tragedy, this

Once the projects were complete, Allen held a community night at Butte Creek, allowing friends and family to view the final presentations as well as allowing interested students to compete for a spot at the state level.

“I’m excited to see what the kids that went to state pass on to the kids this year,” she said of the six students who attended the competition held at the Oregon Episcopal School in Portland. “We had a really cool website done on the Cambodian genocide – they took fourth place – and a couple of them did the American soldiers’ history and brought in their own family history.”

As well as being excited about making the Oregon History Day program an annual part of her students’ curriculum, she is also hopeful that more Oregon schools will take part.

“I think a district competition would be great,” she suggested.

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Your Health

Gut reaction

Nutritional therapist puts digestion at center of good health

By Nancy Jennings

do more, so I went back to school. I went to the Nutritional Therapy Association up in Washington – an online school – and then I completed another online program through the ‘Restorative Wellness Solutions.’ That program looked at more of the functional testing that can be done for clients, like gastrointestinal... and food/chemical sensitivities... and looking at the health of the adrenals through other various testing methods,” she explained.

Along with the popularity of consuming more probiotics in our diets, the quest to get and maintain a “healthy gut” can be a challenging feat. Sublimity resident Megan Templeman wants to help clients succeed and achieve ongoing optimal health.

Templeman, 34, a certified functional and holistic nutritional therapist for women, specializes in chronic health problems such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), fatigue, headaches, bloating, constipation, skin conditions and autoimmune issues.

With client sessions conducted online or via the phone, she targets various digestive issues and food sensitivities to help reduce stress and inflammation in the body.

“The lab interprets the results, but I create an individualized protocol based on those results and I go over them with my clients, answer questions – and offer supplemental recommendations,” Templeman explained.

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Born and raised in Bend, and raised in Tigard, Templeman attended Central Oregon Community College for two years and earned her Associate’s Degree.

Then she transferred to Oregon State University in Corvallis, graduating with a Bachelor’s Degree in Human Development and Family Sciences.

“I worked for a medical office for almost eight years and decided that I wanted to

After conducting an initial interview, she decides if testing is the right option for a client.

“Not everyone [has] digestive symptoms, but that doesn’t mean their gut is fully healthy. You still want to test the gut because it’s so important to the rest of the health of the body,” she said, adding that gluten, dairy and sugar are the three most common offenders to rule out.

She and her husband, Austin Basl, moved from Bend to Sublimity last November.

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“I went to a ‘TED Talk’ in Bend. They had a big sign that said ‘Bend.’ So I looked up at it and was thinking ‘OK, I live in Bend – and my thought is to be ‘flexible’ with your health.” And, voila, “Bend Your Nutrition” was born.

Templeman is quick to admit she indulges in sweets and other goodies (about 10 percent of the time) just like anybody else.

“I’m not a purist and I’m going to be human at times – especially at birthday parties, weddings and holidays,” she said.

“I’m going to be the healthiest person I can be, but I live by a ‘90/10’ rule.”

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Arts & Entertainment

Moral fiction

By Nancy Jennings

Silverton author explores her own worlds of wonder

Talismans, Ley Lines and Life Giver.

Six other books have been accepted for publication.

Silverton is known for its majestic waterfalls and extensive artistic community. Among those artists is author Lisa Lowell. She was raised in a large family of creative, imaginative types.

Her maternal grandmother wrote for a newspaper and her paternal grandmother wrote poems.

holding my book and said, ‘I need this signed, Mrs. Lowell.’ That was the first time the kids recognized I was really an author,” she smiled.

While her latest book, Life Giver, was released this year, the first book of her “Wise Ones” series was penned when she was just 16. Being a shy teen, Lowell lived vicariously through the characters she created who would tackle life’s roadblocks – and become victorious.

Lowell, 51, found her love of writing instilled by both grandmothers when she was the tender age of five. She recalls pounding out the “sticking keys” of one grandmother’s vintage pre-electric typewriter to write a poem. Raised with four siblings, and several foster siblings, the creative flow in their house knew no bounds.

Lowell said writers can be classified into two camps, depending on how they process their storytelling. “‘Pantsers’ fly by the seat of their pants,’ and ‘Plotters,’ must have everything planned out with Post-It notes. I’m more of a ‘Pantser’ because I have a protagonist with a character flaw, and I want them to change when they get to the end. I know what the end is – and I want them to become a better person when they reach it,” she explained.

She placed herself (along with her own insecurities) into the characters, and would ask: “What would turn her into a queen worthy of living in a palace and being powerful? I needed magic in order to do that… so fantasy came naturally that way,” she explained. “I needed to expose my character to different scary things in the world.”

“Everybody in my family creates.

My mom used to line the halls with paper, so we wouldn’t scribble on the walls,” she said. “Art was by nature, the family. But words to me were a lot more expressive than colors.”

All Lowell’s storytelling contains a prevailing theme of “moral fiction,” wherein the characters are accountable and use magic only for good causes. “It’s clean enough for a kid to read. It’s rated ‘PG’ at most. In the stories, you can’t take on the magic until you’re an adult – and can do it on your own choice.” Some characters even refuse the “burden of using magic.”

Her younger sister, Paula Litchfield, illustrates her books – which are classified in the Adult Sci-Fi/Fantasy genre.

Lowell, a third-generation Oregonian, and her husband, Pat, have lived in Silverton for 15 years, and have three grown children. She said she does most of her writing during the summertime, when she gets time away from being a teacher at Molalla River Middle School. She has three published books:

Her books can be enjoyed as a series or a standalone read.

Away from her writing, she teaches English, English as a Second Language (ESL), and Sign Language. Last year, she was thrilled to offer her first

Her advice for aspiring writers?

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“Sci-Fi/Fantasy” writing class due to the principal’s request for the teachers to select an elective class. Her choice was not only easy, it provided her students a platform to practice creative writing and develop confidence.

“The year I got published in 2016, my principal walked into my classroom

“Write constantly… it should be like breathing to you. Generating ideas for your characters are the most difficult piece of writing. If you can’t come up with ideas for yourself, how are you going to come up with ideas for them?” she said. “I think of them as living people.”

Then comes the time to share what you’ve written with others, who can provide honest, constructive feedback.

“I recommend you read your story aloud to someone or a ‘beta reader,’ a person who loves the genre (and you) but are willing to say ‘uh, uh. You lost me here.

I’m confused.’”

Lowell’s next book signing event will be the Columbia Gorge Book Festival on Oct. 5 in The Dalles.

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Family Matters

Time lost counts

Schools get help tackling student chronic absenteeism

By Steve Ritchie Former JFK principal Sean Aker has a simple message to convey in his new job: Every Day Matters.

It sounds like it could be a catchy slogan to sell Gatorade or Nike workout gear, but it’s a far more important message directed to students from kindergarten through high school and their parents.

Aker now works at the Willamette Educational Service District as a Regional Coordinator for Reducing Chronic Absenteeism in area schools. His mission, which he pursues with an evangelical fervor, is to increase awareness of the importance of regular, consistent school attendance and help schools build capacity and develop effective strategies to combat chronic absenteeism.

Chronic absenteeism is defined by the State of Oregon as missing 10 percent or more of school days. That amounts to approximately 18 days absent during the school year, or two days a month. That may not sound like a lot, but Aker noted that a student consistently missing 10 percent of school days from kindergarten through eighth grade will have missed the equivalent of a full year of school time before entering high school.

“If the student misses time in the classroom that’s a day they can never get back,” Aker said. “(Studies show) that if you are missing two days or more in the first month of the school year, that is probably going to be the pattern for the year. And if you have chronic absenteeism in elementary school, that is likely going to be the pattern throughout your school years.”

The problem of chronic absenteeism has been recognized by state legislators and policy makers. In 2016 House Bill 4022 became law in an effort to address the problem statewide.

“It requires the state to put some funding toward reducing chronic absenteeism,” Aker said.

Initially, about $6.7 million was allocated by the state for the 2017-2019 budget cycle. A slice of those funds went to the 30 schools with the highest rate of absenteeism. Another slice of the funding pie went to assist the next 60 schools through support services through the regional Economic Service Districts, and that is where Aker and other regional

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Educators from 29 regional schools participated in a two-day training program.

coordinators come in.

According to Department of Education statistics, chronic absenteeism is higher in kindergarten and first grade, but drops in grades two to six. However, it starts to rise again in middle school and continues at problematic levels in high school.

The average student missed 12.5 days in the last school year, but those who are chronically absent often miss far more.

Aker is just entering his second year in the job, but is excited about some of the early success several schools have had.

While each school can chart its own path in determining how to improve attendance, the overall approach utilizes the same framework.

Building awareness of the impact of being absent is the first step. Studies show that it takes three days for students to “catch up” on work from one day of being absent. Parents and students often don’t realize how quickly they can fall behind academically from even a short illness, a week-long family vacation, or a series of appointments during school time. Not to mention missed class time for sports or other extracurricular activities.

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look at it like that. It’s not the same to simply do the reading or the worksheets if you miss out on that ‘deep dive.’ You can’t replicate that.”

Schools are encouraged to develop a communication plan to increase understanding of how attendance affects school and future life. This often includes a “nudge letter,” sent to parents to alert them to their son or daughter’s attendance issues. Aker also encourages direct contact with parents to build stronger relationships between school and home.

“It is important not to point fingers or issue blame,” Aker said. “What we need to do is open communication and build relationships. Chronic absenteeism can be a symptom of other problems. We need to get to know people and figure out how to help.”

Aker says even if students work hard to make up homework assignments they missed, they are still missing something.

A second component is building capacity in the school to address attendance issues, whether that is dealing with a group of students who need assistance, eliminating bullying or simply creating a more welcoming school environment. Aker works with school “teams” of designated staff members to collect and review attendance data, and devise strategies to improve it, especially for those who are missing school regularly.

“When you engage with other people who are learning the same thing,” he said, “your learning is enhanced by the group interactions. So when you are not in class for that discussion with your peers, you lose that opportunity and you’ll never get it back... I just think that people don’t

The third key component is intervention, which can take a variety of approaches.

One successful pilot program was in the North Santiam School District. The “Pledge to Attend” program focused on securing commitments from students whose attendance was less than stellar.

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Aker said the approach was very basic, but had some surprising results.

“Show up for school for 20 (straight) days and win great prizes and enjoy a pizza party was our pitch,” Aker said. Sixtyseven students participated in the Pledge program over three phases of 20 days each. Parents were informed, and students got rewards and [prize drawing] tickets throughout. By the end of the year, twothirds of the high absence group had become regular attendees.

North Santiam School District Superintendent Andy Gardner praised the Pledge to Attend initiative and believes the effort to improve attendance is money well spent.

“Sean obviously brought a lot of personal enthusiasm and worked really hard in the district,” Gardner said. “We always work on our attendance data and our rate (of attendance) is always in the 90 percentile so there’s a lot of comfort there, but when we began to look at the number of kids who missed two days or more a month it really allowed us to focus on individual students.

“We saw some really cool results. The Pledge to Attend program paid great dividends. For those kids to know that people are rooting for them to just be there (in school) is very powerful. Those kids were able to improve their rate of attendance and it gave them a feeling of accomplishment... The challenge now is to take Sean’s methods into our everyday working culture so it just becomes what we do moving forward.”

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Sports & Recreation

Runners get going

Cross country previews for Kennedy, Silverton

Kennedy and Silverton both should have strong cross country programs this year after a 2018 season in which three of the four squads placed at state.

Kennedy’s boys were sixth at the Class 2A-1A meet a year ago, with the girls seventh in the Class 3A-2A-1A meet.

Silverton’s boys were eighth in Class 5A. Veteran Kennedy coach Steve Ritchie reports one of his better turnouts, 11 girls and nine boys, with Nick Riedman, Korbin Wedding (who is out with an injury for the early part of the season) and Jose Salazar the top returning boys.

Aleks Eyles, Cassie Traeger, Whitney Lopez and Mikayla Schaecher return for the girls squad.

Key newcomers for the Trojans include Jesus Cortes and Jesus Espinosa among the boys as well as girls runners Catherine Butsch, Reese Hall, Haley Kline, Yessenia Salazar and Kylee Rodriguez.

District handicapping is a little challenging given that there are 31 schools in the girls district and 23 in the boys district, but Ritchie thinks East Linn Christian should be the boys favorite, with Neah-Kah-Nie a good bet among the girls.

Silverton coach Erik Cross reports he has 76 athletes on the roster, including 42 boys and 34 girls. The boys return Trevor Ortega, Miles Decker, Jadon Mansur, Carter Gauvin and Jon Hansen from the state qualifying team from last year. Colin Allen, Zach Kuenzi, Nick Zitzelberger and Andrew Fronza will all see time running at the varsity level for the boys, Cross said.

The girls are very young with just senior Justice McBride-Steiger returning to the top seven so far. Cross said as many as 15 girls might wind up competing for

the varsity this season, including Josslyn Ames, Cherise White, Abby Espinavarro, Jasmine Carlin, Anne Hurley, Alisha Larkin, Sophia McElroy, Kayden Eberle, Talus Miller, Hannah Bashor and Rebecca Noordam.

As testimony to the strengths of the two programs it should be noted that five alums are participating in college, Silverton’s Maddie Fuhrman (Oregon State), Jori Paradis (Concordia of California) and Haile Stutzman (Huntington of Indiana) and Kennedy’s Kaylin Cantu (Western Oregon) and Alejandra Lopez (Southern Oregon).

Football: Week one was a success for the Silverton High football program. The Foxes blanked Central 50-0 and held the Panthers to 133 yards of total offense. The score was 20-0 before Central collected a first down.

The Foxes rang up 376 yards, with both quarterbacks, junior Aaron Rieskamp and sophomore Jordan McCarty, hitting 2 of 3 passes, including a long one apiece to senior wide receiver Grant Buchheit, who caught two passes for 114 yards.

Senior running back Hayden Roth rumbled for 109 yards and three touchdowns on just seven carries. The offensive line of seniors Tashaun Treat, Tanner Ellsworth, Spencer Von Flue, Jackson Clements and soph Orie Schaffers dominated the line of scrimmage and the Foxes finished with

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230 yards rushing.

The Foxes took on Special District 3 foe South Albany Sept. 13 at McGinnis Field, after Our Town’s presstime.

Kennedy, meanwhile, fell 22-0 in its opener at Rainier. The game pitted the defending Class 2A (JFK) and Class 3A against each other. The Trojans hosted 0-1 Regis in a nonleague game on Sept. 13.

OSAA Cup: For the fourth consecutive September Kennedy has started school with a trophy presentation. On Sept 3 Kris Welch of the OSAA presented the Trojans their fourth consecutive OSAA Cup at an all-school assembly. The Cup goes to the school in each of the OSAA’s six classifications that turns in the best athletics, academic and sportsmanship performance during the preceding school year.

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Silverton, meanwhile, already has started Mid-Willamette Conference action. The Foxes are 0-2 overall and 0-1 in league.

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Barbara Lou Crawford LeDoux Dec. 11, 1925 – Aug. 12, 2019

Born Dece. 11, 1925 in English and American Carthage, Missouri, Barbara history. She belonged Lou was the second of five to the Daughters of the children of Sidney and Isabell American Revolution, Crawford. The family moved Colonial Dames, and to a farm in Mansfield, Ohio Order of the Magna and during the next 15 years Carta. She was a Barbara floated on the river founding member of the and learned to shoot. She Scotts Mills Historical also read everything she could Society and wrote a book find and earned the top score with friend Ed Couey Barbara LeDoux in a state high school exam. on the history of this The family returned to Missouri in 1941 area. For over 50 years she was the best where Barbara graduated from Crane genealogical resource for family High School at age 16. She was in the and friends. first class of the U.S. Cadet Nursing Corp Robert LeDoux died in April 1979 and at Drury College.

Barbara missed him every day. Barbara With the beginning of World War II, died Aug. 12, 2019 after an extended Barbara worked as a nurse in a German/ illness. She is survived by sons Robert Italian internment camp in Stockton, (Marianne), Thierry James (Marilyn), California. While in Stockton, she met Andre (Denise), and daughters Barbara the love of her life, Robert LeDoux and (Clark) Sherwood, Tudy (Steve) Rogers, they were married in 1946. Barbara was Angela (Lee) Brenden, Elizabeth, told she shouldn’t have children due to Michele Sakurai (Neil Williams), and some medical problems. Over the next 12 D’Arcy (Chris) Stuckey. She also has 15 years she had nine healthy babies who all grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, survive her. and one great-great grandchild.

Throughout her life, Barbara was passionate about history especially

Garth Joseph King Garth Joseph King died on Aug. 29, 2019.

He was born in Springfield, Illinois on May 30, 1959.

Garth had a colorful life and anyone who knew him could tell these tales.

He loved his children, fishing, the Seahawks, his beard, writing poetry and a good campfire.

He will be missed by all who knew him,

Barbara was interred at Holy Rosary Cemetery next to her husband, Robert.

May 30, 1959 – Aug. 29, 2019 especially his infectious, great laugh.

Garth is survived by his children, Walker and Becky King, his dad, Garth Monroe King, and his seven siblings.

He was preceded in death by wife Sandy and his mother Mercedes Ann King.

A Celebration of Life Service will be held at Miller Cemetery in Silverton on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019 at 11 a.m.

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The village gives back By the time this column is published, the Oktoberfest will be winding down on Sunday. So many memories, such good times, and the intake of about 4.2 billion calories. But fall is upon us, and soon the holidays, with events every weekend.

We all have our “Bavarian” rituals, from German Sausage on a bun with ‘kraut to that spectacular apple butter cake at the Butte Creek School booth. The handdipped-in-chocolate hazelnut ice cream bars from the Drake’s Crossing Fire Department are “manna from heaven,” and the Spaten “Optimator” is a veritable “nectar of the Gods.”

At an event that the Munich newspaper has called the best Oktoberfest in the World outside of Munich, good times, good friends, and good food and drink rule. And oh, the music. Oom Pah Pah. But what a Herculean undertaking by thousands of volunteers, all with

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the simple purposes of giving us an “authentic experience” in Bavarian culture, an opportunity to hide for just a little bit from a rather chaotic world, and to help those in need. Literally 350,000 revelers pile into a town one/hundredth that size, looking for beer, sausage, human interaction, and escape.

I wonder a lot, at events like this, do the beneficiaries ever think about the people who volunteer their time, energy, money, and passion to ensure a truly good time would be had by all? Or do they just think about how many tokens they will need at the Biergarten? This

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Considering the quiet hands behind O’fest is simply a call for us to say “thanks” to the soccer mom making your fish taco, the first responder making your hazelnut hand-dipped ice cream, and the Booster Club parent hawking sausages so kids can play Little League baseball and the debate team can make it to the St. Louis competition. Not just thanks for the great food, cold beer, homemade fudge, and German memorabilia, but for giving up four days so we can have the time of our lives.

But everywhere we go, it is the same type of people. The Homer Davenport Community Festival, Woodburn Tulip Festival, the Silverton Fine Arts Festival, the Pet Parade, Silverton Area Community Aid (SACA) Wine Auction, and Judy’s Party. Good people working hard to raise money for charity and noble causes, giving up their easy chair and a rousing episode of Wheel of Fortune so that less fortunate people

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Think of the people who stay after the event is over who put away chairs, pick up the trash you left because the nearest garbage can was almost eight feet away.

Consider the crossing guard, almost always a young person considering a career in law enforcement trying to make sure both vehicles and partygoers have equal access to safe passage. Give pause and thanks to the person selling tokens, tickets, and toffee – they are volunteers who have given their time so you can eat well, dance in the streets, drink good beer and wine, and so that high school clubs can get new soccer nets, tubas, and take educationally rewarding field trips.

And be nice. Please. Better yet, be nice to people who serve you, then volunteer your own time to serve and walk a mile in benevolent shoes. It does wonders for your community and for your soul.

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#T2549 GREAT LOCATION $327,000

Great location in the historic town of Mt. Angel.

Wonderfully maintained and updated home with living room and family room space, plus large bonus room upstairs! Eat in kitchen and dining area. Over-sized utility room, Newer roof and new paint inside and out. Fireplace in the living room, plus ready for wood stove in family room. Lots of room for everyone! Call Meredith at ext. 324 or Ryan at ext. 322. (WVMLS# 750591)

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#T2546 GREAT TOWNEHOUSE 2 BR, 2.5 BA 1309 sqft Call Becky at ext. 313 $265,900 (WVMLS#749500)

#T2566 READY FOR YOUR HORSES $530,000 Park like setting. A beautiful 1917 house that has been well cared for with some updates to keep with original feel. There is room for all your toys at this one! 1.5 acres fenced and hot wired. 3 stall barn with hay loft. Garden boxes, fruit trees and plenty of grassed yard space to watch movies on the projection screen on the barn. Conveniently located between Salem and Silverton for the small town country feel with the perks of the city! Call Becky at ext. 313. (WVMLS# 754179)

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#T2564 SILVERTON’S PARK TERRACE

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$491,500 NEW TO THE MARKET! In Silverton’s NEW TO THE MARKET IN SILVERTON! Great COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL Park Terrace! 4BR 3BA, built in 1992. A two story condition on this 3 BR, 2.BA, 1412sqft home with one bdrm on the main level. Big .24 acre built in 2014. Open floor plan with covered FORpatio.

LEASE/COMMERCIAL corner lot. Many quality features. An open great Located in a newer subdivision, north Silverton. room, gas fireplace, den, A/C, central vac, quartz Great Rm w/ fireplace. Scrapped flooring, granite counter tops, double convection oven built-in, counter tops, vaulted ceiling in large master suite, IN TOWN N radiant heat tile bathroom floor, & family room that A/C, laundry room, landscaped w/ sprinkler sysCOUNTRY/ACREAGE opens onto wonderful deck. Whole yard sprinkler tem, are just a few of the features of this home. system. Call Michael at ext. 314 or Chuck at ext.

Webb Lake Phase 2. Commons area and lake 325. (WVMLS# 754168) access. Call Michael at ext. 314. (WVMLS# 753124)

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#T2538 READY TO BUILD .34 Acres Call Meredith at ext. 324, Ryan at ext. 322 $79,900 (WVMLS#747134)

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#T2541 SPECIAL HOME IN SALEM 3 OTHER COMMUNITIES STAY BR, 2 BA 1384 sqft Call Chuck at ext. 325 HUBBARD $297,500 (WVMLS#747401) COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL SOLD-#T2547 WONDERFULLY UPDATED SOLD-#T2524-1930’s HOME 3 BR, 2 BA #T2558 READY FOR NEW CONSTRUC4 BR, 2 BA 1778 sqft Call Meredith at ext.

TOWN FOR LEASE/COMMERCIAL 2167 sqft Call Chuck at ext. 325 or Mason TION 1.70 Acres Call Michael at ext. 314 324, Ryan at ext. 322 $348,900 (WVMLS#750583) COM at ext. 303 $359,900 (WVMLS#743464) $165,000 (WVMLS#753167) (WVMLS#754168) #T2553 GREAT KEIZER LOCATION COUNTRY BARELAND/LOTS SOLD-#T2531 HAS IT ALL 5 BR, 3.5 BA F 3 BR, 2 BA 1647 sqft Call Meredith at ext.

3449 sqft 1.59 Acres Call Meredith at ext.

324, Ryan at ext. 322 $334,800 (WVMLS#751917) 324, Ryan at ext. 322 $637,000 (WVMLS#744778) SOLD-#T2550 WONDERFUL SUBDIVISION IN TOWN NEW #T2561 GREAT LOCATION IN SALEM 3 BARELAN SOLD-#T2508 ONE OF A KIND 3 BR, 3 BA 3 BR, 2.5 BA 2854 sqft Call Meredith at ext.

COUNTRY/ACREAGE #T2551 COMMERCIAL BUILDING 1952 BR, 1 BA 1185 sqft Call Meredith at ext. 324, 3070 sqft 12.12 Acres Call Michael at ext.

324, Ryan at ext. 322 $447,800 (WVMLS#750531) sqft Call Meredith at ext. 324, Ryan at ext.

Ryan at ext. 322 $248,000 (WVMLS#753557) 314 $899,000 (WVMLS#739813) 322 $286,000 (WVMLS#751145) #T2549 GREAT LOCATION 3 BR, 2.5 BA NEW-#T2565 CLOSE TO EVERYTHING 3 IN TOWN NEW HOME CONSTRUCTION IN TOWN NEW HOME CONSTRUCTION STAYTON/SUBLIMITY #T2548 SOUTH ABIQUA AREAGE 3 BR, 2323 sqft Call Meredith at ext. 324, Ryan at SOLD-#T2554 SINGLE LEVEL TOWNBR, 2 BA 978 sqft Call Becky at ext. 313 or COUNTRY/ACREAGE COUNTRY/ACREAGE LAND/ACREAGE 2 BA 1251 sqft 2.07 Acres Call Chuck at ext. ext. 322 $329,000 (WVMLS#750591) HOME 2 BR, 2 BA 1234 sqft Call Chuck at Christina at ext.

315 $225,000 (WVMLS#754111) OTHER COMMUN 325 $359,900 (WVMLS#750423) IN NEW-#T2566 TOWN NEW READY HOME FOR CONSTRUCTION ext. 325 $259,900 (WVMLS#752038) #T2557 EQUESTRIAN/HOBBY YOUR #T2557 EQUESTRIAN/HOBBY PROPPROPERTY 4 BR,COUNTRY/ACREAGE 2 BA 2028 sqft Call HORSES 3COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL BR, 2 BA 1740 sqft Call Becky #T2555 SILVERTON INVESTMENT 2 ERTY 4 BR, 2 BA 2028 sqft Call at ext.

313 $530,000 (WVMLS#754179) STAYTON/SUBLIMITY STAYTON/SUBLIMITY Michael at ext.

314 $504,700 (WVMLS#752324) Units, 4 BR, 3 BA 2096 sqft Call Michael at FOR LEASE/COMMERCIAL FOR RENT Michael at ext.

314 $504,700 (WVMLS#752324) ext. 314 $385,000 (WVMLS#752402)

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NEW-#T2563 SILVERTON MOBILE ESTATES 2 BR, 1 BA 742 sqft Call Becky at ext. 313 $27,000 (WVMLS#753750) NEW-#T2564 SILVERTON’S PARK TERRACE 4 BR, 3 BA 2780 sqft Call Michael at ext. 314 or Chuck at ext. 325 $491,500

#T2559 NEW TO THE MARKET $328,900

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#A2556 WONDERFULLY UPDATED 2 BR, 2 BA 1332 sqft Call Meredith at ext. 324, Ryan at ext. 322 $333,000 (WVMLS#72114) COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL

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#T2559 NEW TO THE MARKET 3 BR, FOR LEASE/COMMERCIAL 2 BA 1412 sqft Call Michael at ext. 314 $328,900 (WVMLS#753124)

#T2560 WONDERFULLY KEPT HOME 3 TOWN BR, 3 BA 2074 sqft Call Meredith at ext. 324, AUMSVILLE/TU Ryan at ext. 322 $362 ,600 (WVMLS#753223)

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