Our Town Life: Nov. 15, 2018

Arts & Entertainment

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Reviving Silverton traditions of The Old Oak Tree – Page 6

Saturday Farmers Market moves indoors – Page 4

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Contents

November 2018 We will be CLOSED Thanksgiving Nov. 22 & 23

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6 Business

Shop Hop expands..................10

Something Fun

Passages...........................11

FFA brings home the gold.........5

The Forum.........................11

Arts & Entertainment

Sports & Recreation

Farmers take market inside........4

Talking Oak takes root................6 Man About Town...............8 Something to Do

Million lights at The Garden....10

Lopez claims state title...........12 Marketplace....................13 People Out Loud.............14 On the Cover

This year the lights in the holiday displays at The Oregon Garden hit the million mark.

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Paula Mabry Editor & Publisher

Elyse McGowan-Kidd Graphic Artist

Jim Kinghorn Advertising Director

Steve Beckner Custom Design

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Day Trip to Pittock Mansion & Oregon Culinary Institute for lunch Nov. 26 8:30 am- 3pm Transportation is $35 for members & $37 for nonmembers Lunch is included & Admission to Pittock Mansion is an additional $10-14

Christmas Craft Bazaar at the Silverton Senior Center Dec.1 10 am – 5 pm Hand Made Gift Items, Jewelry, Crocheted & Knitted Scarves, Hats, Blankets, Quilts, Fabric Cell Phone Purses, Home Baked Goodies, Wood Art Pieces, Gently Used Treasures and much more

Special THANKS to all those supported the Silverton Senior Center by stopping & shopping at the Holiday Bazaar & Craft Sale during the Christmas in Historic Downtown Silverton on Nov. 2 & 3, AND the wonderful Bakers & Volunteers who contributed and assisted with the Bake Sale: Kathy Hunter, Lorraine Kittinger, Darylee Chandler, Nellie Graves, Dixie Springer, Connie Barkley, Beverly Ferguson, Betty Conner, Marge Kemper

Trip to Festival of Lights at the Grotto Dec. 3 1:30 pm $20 for members & $22 for nonmembers for transportation and food is on your own & admission to Grotto is extra There will be stopping & shopping at Clackamas Town Center too!

The Silverton Senior Center is a wonderful space to rent for Special Occasions, Holiday Affairs, Family Get-Togethers, Celebrations and Milestone Events. Call 503-873-3093 or swing by at 115 Westfield St. Another fabulous place for Holiday Shopping is at the Silverton Senior Center’s THRIFT SHOP where one can find that special treasure or gently used unique gifts. Pop in for the “Shop Hop” ~the annual fun event sponsored by the Silverton Chamber of Commerce~ Open: Sun. 11am - 4 pm; Tue.-Sat. 10 am – 5 pm.

‘Tis the Season for GIVING & RENEWING ~ Annual Giving Campaign and Membership Renewals are about to begin. Information coming in the Direct Mail and/or Email form What are you THANKFUL for? ~ At the Silverton Senior Center there is a Tree of Thanks on the bulletin board with paper leaves in fall colors that are available for everyone to write on and then add the paper leaf to the Tree for what they are THANKFUL for…stop by and add a THANKFUL leaf to the Tree and read what others are THANKFUL for! Happy Holidays from the Silverton Senior Center!

Be sure to LIKE the SILVERTON SENIOR Silverton Senior Center CENTER’S THRIFT SHOP on Facebook, 207 High St. where monthly Open Tues – Sat 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. and Sun 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. events are listed and be sure * = FREE for members, $2 for nonmembers 50+. to check out our website

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Bringing it inside

Winter Market keeps farmers connected to customers MELISSA WAGONER

By Melissa Wagoner “Sometimes ‘feeding your neighbors’ is a metaphorical concept, and sometimes it’s literally the best thing you can do,” Hilary Dumitrescu said when asked about the new partnership between the Silverton Friends Church’s and the new Winter Market.

Dumitrescu went on to explain that two of the basic Quaker testimonies, which her church follows, are community and stewardship of the earth.

“By fostering community interaction and providing a place for our farmers to sell their sustainably-farmed products, we are demonstrating our faith in a tangible way,” she added.

“It is truly joyful to host our farmer neighbors and the community at large.”

The extension of the Farmers Market into this off-season Winter Market is not actually new. Over the past few years a handful of market vendors have been puttting on a weekly After Market inside Dan Lliteras’ Silver Falls Bread Co.

indoor winter market, and customers were asking us about it, too.”

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“It was great going in there – a little room, smelling like bread, with eggs, and vegetables, and pottery, and everyone coming in from the rain and talking, getting coffee next door at Gear Up,” market co-manager Alyssa Burge said.

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“But there wasn’t enough space for everyone, and definitely not enough space for Dan to continue baking on

Saturdays. So we started dreaming of doing a real, full-on,

A search for a new, bigger space quickly turned up at the Friends Church – which offered space in the large parish hall. The first market began on Oct. 27.

“The Winter Market had a successful first weekend with 13 vendors and a good flow of customers,” market board president and owner of Gardenripe Bill Schiedler said.

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Road trip “Customer traffic was good and there were many comments from customers along the lines of being pleased to have a continuation of the regular market.”

The Winter Market will be open Saturdays 10 a.m. to noon until Dec. 15, reopening Feb. 3 - April 27. Many vendors will be offering gift items as well as foods to allow customers to serve locally grown Thanksgiving or Christmas meals.

“There is a nice selection of produce available still including leafy greens, tomatoes, peppers, carrots, beets, etcetera,” Schiedler said. “Also available are already harvested and stored items including onions, potatoes, elephant garlic and winter squash.”

But the best part of the market isn’t something for sale, according to Burge, it is catching up with friends and neighbors – a lesson she learned eight years ago when she worked as a vendor, alongside Schiedler.

“I loved the Silverton market, and talking to everyone in line, and seeing how loyal everyone was to shopping at the market – we would see the same people every week, buying a full week’s supply of groceries, and Bill would talk to everyone about their own gardens, their families, what they were cooking. It was wonderful,” she said. “My husband and I sometimes feel like the farmers market is our closest thing to church – we get to see everyone we know, doing something we believe in.”

FFA brings home gold from Indianapolis

By James Day The Silverton High FFA program sent 15 students to a national competition Oct. 24-27 in Indianapolis.

A Silverton team of Byron Kuenzi, Jerome Kuenzi, Collin Standley and Kyle Drescher finished 12th and achieved gold status in the agricultural technology and mechanical systems event.

Individually, Byron Kuenzi was 13th (gold status), while Jerome Kuenzi and Standley earned silver (top 50) and Drescher was a bronze winner (top 100).

The students participated in a series of activities, including machinery/ equipment systems, electrical skills, compact equipment skills, structural skills, environmental and natural resources skills and a team activity.

This is the first Silverton team to achieve gold status in at least 13 years, said Scott Towery, ag teacher

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and FFA adviser. The school has had numerous silver team awards and individual golds, Towery said.

“Not to take away from a silver placing team, which is also a great accomplishment,” Towery said, “but we are very proud to achieve a gold team status.”

The Silverton team advanced to nationals with their performance

at a state event. Also traveling to Indianapolis were: Hailey Towery, Grace McCarthy, Ellie Hanson, Amanda Stadeli, Serayah Rolden, Carliegh McFall, Isabelle Hames, Madison Parks, Kuenzi Wiese, Emma Laugle and Abbie Hoke. The students participated in convention sessions, a career show, tours and workshops.

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Rooted in creativity

By Melissa Wagoner The Old Oak tree – once a gathering place for Native Americans and a landmark for early settlers of Silverton – is being given a spiritual rebirth by the new Talking Oak Studios, an art space and gallery set to open on Main Street in Silverton in December. “[It’s] where early settlers of Silverton gathered to swap stories and debate current issues of the day,” owners Carole DeMar and Jeffrey Michael Tinkham, wrote in a recent press release. “Talking Oak Studios is dedicated to reviving the community spirit that naturally flourished beneath the boughs of this stately giant.”

Both DeMar and Tinkham are certified in the practice of creative arts and their studio will be a combined effort of their artistic strengths.

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“My background is art therapy, psychology and art,” DeMar said. “I’m very interested in working with youth and, then again, pulling that kid out of adults too. [Michael] is a published author. He’s going to be offering writing groups.”

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The space, which is currently an almost empty slate – but for the large mural of an oak tree DeMar has painted on the main wall – will eventually house a stage, flexible creative workspaces and even a writer’s nook.

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“We want it to be a safe and supportive space,” DeMar explained. “It’s a great place for people who want to build their creative confidence.”

Although Talking Oak Studios will offer art classes, taught by both DeMar and

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Tinkham, they also plan to reach out to other organizations in the community – the school district and the senior center among them – in order to establish partnerships.

“It’ll be intergenerational,” DeMar promised. “We’ll have family events.

I want to have times when mom or dad can come in and learn how to do art with their kids at home. I’d like to have some parent training because they’re not offering it enough in school. I want to talk with the high school to have teens work with retired people and kind of build those bridges as well.”

DeMar, an artist throughout her life, views art as an important way to build relationships and community, something she believes is even more important in the society of today.

“The world is too dialed in and we want a place where people can come together,” she said.

The couple – who have dreamed of opening this studio since they met, more than 20 years ago – are excited to finally be making the leap in Silverton, where they moved to be near their son three

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Man About Town

Shouldn’t be this hard With all the great fall weather we’ve been having it doesn’t seem possible that it’s almost Christmas...The Oregon Garden will be lit by a new record 1 million lights, Silverton and Mt. Angel shoppers will be Shop Hopping for the record $1000 prize, and The Man’s favorite, the tree in Towne Square park will be lit. As if all this wasn’t enough to melt your heart of coal, a new addition to the tree lighting this year is the Children’s Lantern Parade. There will be a Lantern Workshop prior to the lighting where you can purchase or build your own Dec.7, 3 -6 p.m. in the pavilion in Coolidge McClaine Park. Call 503-8735615 for details....See, you feel warmer and fuzzier already.

So sad to see the recent closing of the Seven Brides Taproom. Following Portland taproom giants like Portland Brewing, Alameda, Bridgeport and even Widmer have either closed or limited operations, all citing the “challenges” of the restaurant business. The Man still recalls the smiles on the boys’ faces after the very first bottling session ten years ago in the back of what was then Curtis Almquist’s

But then again, I’m not that bright . . . of summer Saturdays, is moving all your favorite artisans and vendors indoors at the Silverton Friends Church at 229 Eureka. The indoor market will be open 10 a.m. – noon, thru Dec. 15 and then February through the end of April...

photography studio... Seven Brides beer will be for sale at the usual outlets for awhile but it’s a shame we won’t be able to enjoy a cold one sitting around the fire on their patio anymore.

Well, the frost is on the pumpkin and the hay is in the barn... so it must be time for the Mt. Angel- Silverton Hazelnut Fest and German Holiday Market. The festival of the filbert will be held Dec. 1 - 2 at Mt. Angel’s Festhalle featuring arts and crafts, Oregon wineries and breweries, and of course, the ever popular Hazelnut Run known as a “Run for your Nuts” 5K....

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After several months of new equipment installation and a long trip through contractor hell, Obed and Angelina Lopez are happy to announce Water Mountain Restaurant is back open for your dining pleasure... And as if you needed another reason to support this family-run business, even though they have been out of commission for a while, the Lopez family is still offering the community their annual Free Thanksgiving Dinner, this year Nov. 19. Call 503-873-6089 to reserve your spot From time to time, no matter how mellow The Man tries to be, something comes along that really bugs him... and if it bugs him, he’s gonna do his best to make sure it bugs you as well. Today’s “How did this get so complicated” topic? Light bulbs...

Not all that long ago when your lamp

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Something to Do

Shop Hop-ing $1,000+ in prizes Million lights Garden to shine Grab your passport inside this edition of Our Town and get ready to Shop Hop for a chance to win more than $1,000 in gift certificates. The Silverton and Mt. Angel chambers of commerce are banding together, expanding this year’s Shop Hop, to 42 prizes, including the grand prize.

Visit participating stores in Silverton and Mt. Angel between Nov. 23 and Dec. 11 to have your passport stamped. Collect a minimum of 32 stamps from the more than 40 businesses listed on the passport, and enter it in the prize drawing The rules are simple: one entry per person, must be present in the business to receive a stamp, and must be 16 or older to participate. Fill out the contact information section, collect your stamps and drop off entries at the Silverton Area Chamber of Commerce, 426 S. Water St. by 5 p.m.

Dec. 11. The drawings will be held Dec. 12.

In Mt. Angel stop by: Mt. Angel Autobody, Old Stone Coffee & Collectibles, Mt. Angel Drug, Glockenspiel Restaurant, Bochsler Hardware, Sin-able Sweets, Mt. Angel Senior Center, Mt. Angel Mercantile, Hattie’s Sweet Shop, LuLaRoe, Mt. Angel Sausage, and Touch of Bavaria.

The Silverton locations include: Silverton Coffee Station, Stamen & Pistil, Fall Line, Willamette Valley Bank, Abiqua Animal Clinic, Silverton Subway, Postal Connections, Apples to Oranges, Shayla Lynn Jewelry, The Home Place Restaurant, 3 Ten Water Restaurant, Napa Auto Parts,

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Hazelnut Fest Dec. 1 -2 The Mt. Angel and Silverton chambers of commerce are joining forces to go a little nutty, staging the seventh annual celebration of the Hazelnut Fest and German Holiday Market Dec. 1 - 2 at the Mt. Angel Festhalle, 500 Wilco Hwy. NE. Doors open 10 a.m. both days.

Admission is free.

On Saturday, the Hazelnut Run begins at 9 a.m. at the Festhalle.

Race information is available at racenorthwest.com. Then at 5 p.m. when the Fest closes for the day, there’s a two block family stroll with Santa to the Tree of Trades for its first holiday lighting. Sunday the Fest ends at 4 p.m. For more information visit hazelnutfest.com.

Savvy Interiors, Silver Creek Animal Clinic, Books-N-Time, Mill Town Pub, Whimsy etc. Boutique / The Chocolate Box, The Lucky Leaf, Finds That Shine, Silverton Art & Frame, Astonishing Adventures, The Old Oak Oven, Somewhere in Time Resale & Collectables, Alpacas at Marquam Hill Ranch, Oregon Garden, Silverton Senior Center Thrift Shop, Betwixt & Between, Wilco and Mac’s Place.

You also can collect a stamp for a special drawing, or pick up a passport, at the Mt. Angel-Silverton Hazelnut Festival Dec.1-2.

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A dazzling display of one million lights will illuminate the seventh annual Christmas in the Garden at The Oregon Garden. This year features an added 250,000 lights in the Rediscovery Forest, an expanded ice skating rink, a holiday concert by The Trail Band and new vendors joining the Christmas market.

skating rink is available for rent on the Mondays and Tuesdays when Christmas at the Garden is closed.

Christmas in the Garden, presented by POWER Kia, is based on a traditional German Christmas Market. The market will be open 5 to 9 p.m., Wednesday Sunday, Nov. 23 - Dec. 16, then daily Dec. 17 - 23 and 26 - 31.

For adults 21 and older are invited to visit the warm and cozy Biergarten, presented

by Stella Artois, featuring music, food and drink (including cocktails, beer and glühwein) or head to the Fireside Lounge at the Oregon Garden Resort for live music and a roaring fire nightly.

The winter wonderland decorated with beautiful and interactive light displays – the perfect place photos with Santa – offers spots to sit next to warm fires, enjoy a traditional glühwein (hot spiced wine), hot cocoa or other beverages, and try German foods, and other options.

Carolers, choirs and acoustic guitarists will provide holiday music. On Saturday, Dec. 2 the “Holidays with The Trail Band,” concert will be in the J. Frank Schmidt Jr. Pavilion. Tickets, which include admission to Christmas in the Garden, are $35 adults, $25 10 or younger.

Families or friends can reserve a Christmas Cabana for an evening, for a covered place to gather together for food, drinks and holiday merriment.

Ice skaters and thrill seekers will find plenty to do. The ice skating rink will be open, plus the adventurous can zoom down the snowless tubing hill. The ice

Frosty’s Family Room returns, offering a warm space in the Oregon Garden Resort, where families can gather for food and activities.

The Biergarten and Frosty’s Family Room are for rent on select nights.

Christmas in the Garden tickets are available online and at the door. Prepurchasing is recommended as popular nights can sell out. Prices range from $5 to $15 per person, depending upon the date.

Children 10 and under are free and do not require a ticket. Parking is $5; reserved parking is available for an additional fee and must be purchased in advance. Free parking is off-site at locations around Silverton with free shuttles.

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Jazzercise benefits SACA Silverton Jazzercise will hold its 29th Thanksgiving benefit for Silverton Area Community Aid this year.

Thursday, Nov. 22, 9 a.m. all fitness levels are invited to join in an hourlong aerobic and muscle toning session at the Silverton Community Center, 421 S. Water St. Admission is $5 or three food items. Proceeds go to the SACA food bank.

“This class has become a real community tradition. The energy in the Community Center gym is always phenomenal. It’s a great way to do something good for the community while being thankful for healthy bodies,” Andi Morgan, Silverton Jazzercise instructor, said.

Donors have pledged additional contributions based on the number who attend. “We need as many participants as possible to really take advantage of these donors’ generosity.” Others have pledged to match the day’s cash receipts.

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Aug. 27, 1929 – Nov. 3, 2018

Never before have I sent a letter to the editor, but the true kindess and caring showed to us when our RV broke down just below the Reinhart Farm has us left with a grateful heart at the true kindness and caring from strangers in the town of Silverton.

Thank you, Silverton

Arlene L. Bergerson Arlene (Gottschalk) Bergerson was born in Stuart, Nebraska on Aug. 27, 1929. She was the oldest of four siblings who preceded her in death.

Her mother passed and at 15 Arlene became the mother figure to not only her three siblings,Louise, Lorraine and Ivan, but many generations. She had an open heart for any child.

She moved to Oregon at the age of 17, and met her spouse of 62 years in March 1949. LaVern “Bergie” Arlene Bergerson Bergerson walked into Fish’s Bakery on Water Street in Silverton. After that, Bergie would take his little sister for doughnuts just so he could see Arlene. Her time at the bakery led to a passion for baking cakes – wedding, anniversary, any special occasion.

Arlene and Bergie waited to get married until January 1950 so they could celebrate their 50th anniversary in the year 2000. Together, they built their lifelong home in 1953. This was were Arlene stayed until she passed. The couple had two children, Richard and Sheila.

Arlene worked at the Birds Eye cannery (General Foods) in Woodburn and retired after 34 years as a quality control supervisor.

She lived to see five generations in her family. Survivors include children Rick Bergerson, wife Lorraine; Shelly Aljets, husband Joe, and eight grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandsons.

When on our maiden voyage in our “new” used RV, we became stranded in the middle of the road, within 20 minutes Jan and Cindy pulled over and towed us up to the next level spot off the road. The Reinhart Farm.

Truly stranded and facing [a] $750 bill to tow home.

Thankfully, Abram is very mechanical and between his father and himself devised what it may be. Ignition module. Well, the kind Don and Norma welcomed us to stay at their property and take us back to town the next morning to get the part. Just beware of the elk herd running in the night.

So we settled in for a star filled night looking out over the valley below. Beautiful. Stunning. And those elk did run – amazing, around our RV, a site we will never forgt. Just like the dear hearts of Don and Norma and the helpful men at the Napa.

After the part was purchased, the RV [was] fixed in ten minutes. We are forever grateful for Silverton and genuinely caring of its town.

Lisa and Abram Olson

Graveside services were held Nov. 10 at Valley View Cemetery, followed by a gathering at Arlene and Bergie’s favorite place, Chan’s in Silverton.

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Lopez wins state title Alejandra Lopez of Kennedy closed her senior cross country season in style, winning the Class 3A-2A-1A state championship Nov. 3 at Lane Community College.

Lopez ran 19:02 on the 5,000-meter course to edge runner-up McKenzi Hoyt of Burns by 8 seconds while finishing her career with four top 10 finishes (she was eighth as a freshman, fifth as a Alejandra Lopez sophomore and junior).

Lopez told Our Town that the key to the victory was following her race plan. Because she does not have the closing speed of some other runners her goal was to set the pace.

She took the lead during the second mile and coach Steve Ritchie told Our Town “she was able to open up about a 30-meter gap on the other (leaders) and held that through the finish. The big thing we wanted was to not have it come down to a sprint in the last 150 meters and she carries that strategy out perfectly with patience, poise and grit.”

Lopez said it was a goal to win state her senior season. “I thought it was possible,” she said, adding that she had no idea it might be possible when she started running.

For three years she ran with JFK standout Kaylin Cantu who graduated last year.

“We were friends and we worked together well,” Lopez said. “She really helped me and I was able to pace myself with her. This year I was kind of running on my own.”

Lopez is the first Trojans runner to win a state title in cross country since Deanna Schiedler, who won back to back titles

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in 1981 and 1982. She hopes to run at Southern Oregon University.

Lopez, who won the district meet Oct. 24 while setting a meet record in the process, helped the Trojans finish seventh as a team at state. Also scoring for Kennedy were freshman Aleksandra Eyles (43rd, 22:13), sophomore Cassie Traeger (44th, 22:20), senior Clarissa Traeger (58th, 23:29), junior Whitney Lopez (65th, 24:18).

Also participating were junior Mikayla Schaecher (67th, 24:26) and senior Claire Seller (79th , 26:30).

The Kennedy boys squad, led by junior Luke Hall, took sixth as a team in Class 2A-1A. Hall ran 18:08 to finish 32nd.

Also scoring for the Trojans were freshman Korbin Wedding (36th, 18:20), sophomore Gianni Velazquez (38th, 18:28), junior Nick Riedman (43rd, 18:41) and senior Micah Parker (46th, 18:43). Also participating were sophomore Jose Salazar (64th, 19:17) and sophomore Michael Savage (74th, 21:01).

Silverton, meanwhile, finished eighth in Class 5A boys. Haile Stutzman, the Mid-Willamette Conference district champion, was sixth overall in 16:10, 40 seconds behind champion Evan Holland of Ashland. Also scoring for the Foxes were sophomore Miles Decker (23rd, 17:02), junior Jonathan Hansen (49th, 17:37), junior Jadon Mansur (54th,17:46) and sophomore Charles Petrik (56th, 17:47). Also competing for the Foxes were sophomore Trevor Ortega (58th , 17:47) and freshman Carter Gauvin (63rd,17:53).

Football: Kennedy is in the Class 2A semifinals after rallying for seven consecutive wins that followed an 0-2 Special District 2 start.

against Special District 3 foe West Albany.

It was the second meeting between the Foxes and Bulldogs in 15 days. Silverton won 17-14 on Oct. 26 at Memorial Stadium in Albany to knot up the district standings and earn the league’s’ top ranking for the Class 5A playoffs.

One of those early losses was a 44-7 road defeat against Sheridan. Nov. 9 the visiting Trojans turned the tables, dominating the Spartans 27-6. Kennedy has outscored its opponents 274-40 during the winning streak.

The Trojans will take on either Lost River or Neah-Kah-Nie in the semifinals.

Kennedy coach Joe Panuke told Our Town that the key to the streak was a new defensive scheme. “But the biggest thing is we are playing much more physical and tackling better,” he said.

The Trojans, who finished 4-2 in Special District 2, scored well on the district allstar squad, led by Nick Suing, who was named lineman of the year. Suing was a first-teamer on both offense and defense.

Emorej Lynk, meanwhile, was first team on offense at running back, first team defense at linebacker and also was named the second-team punter. Other Kennedy honorees: DB-RB-PK Bruce Beyer: First team defense, honorable mention offense, second team place-kicker; WR Rocco Carley: First team offense; DB-QB Angel DeLaRosa: Second team defense, honorable mention offense; OL Cole Boen: Second team offense; OL Camryn Biegel: Second team offense; DL Bryce Vandervoort: Second team defense; TE/ LB Brady Traeger: Honorable mention offense and defense.

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The rematch was just as intense, with the Bulldogs clinching the win on an 18-yard TD pass with 2:28 left. It was the second consecutive quarterfinal loss for Silverton, which fell 46-42 at Mountain View in 2017.

“We came this close two years in a row,” Foxes coach Josh Craig said. “It was a great season, and I couldn’t ask for a better group of guys to coach. This hurts. I want to get back with these guys and keep battling.”

“We had several chances to score, but we couldn’t put it through,” said Nathan Kuenzi, the junior running back who pounded away at the stout Bulldogs’ defense for 76 yards on 23 carries. “As a team I think we accomplished a lot, and I look up to all of our seniors. They’re crazy good guys. I wish I could play another season with them. They’re like brothers to me.”

The Foxes’ season led to a series of honors in the all-district all-star squad selected by league coaches. Josh Craig, in his second year in charge, shared coach of the year honors with Brian Mehl of West Albany.

Foxes defensive coordinator Matt Craig shared assistant coach of the year honors with Cole Pouliot of West Albany.

Ben Willis of the Foxes turned in a trifecta, named first team on the offensive line and the defensive line and was a second-team choice as place-kicker. Here is a look at the other Silverton honors: QB Levi Nielsen: First team offense; LB Owen Magill: First team defense; DB/KR Hunter Runion:

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First team defense, honorable mention kick returner; RB Hayden Roth: Second team offense; WR Grant Buchheit: Second team offense; OL Spencer VonFlue: Second team offense; OL/DL Tashaun Treat: Second team offense, honorable mention defense; TE Zachary MacBean: Second team offense; DL Jacob Adrian: Second team defense; DB/WR Riley Kramer: Second team defense, honorable mention offense; RB Nathan Kuenzi: Honorable mention offense; OL Jackson Clements: Honorable mention offense; WR/DB Isaac Magana: Honorable mention offense, honorable mention defense; LB Logan Fergus: Honorable mention defense.

Volleyball: Kennedy turned in a 28-3 season and wound up fifth in the state.

The Trojans, who took the No. 1 seed into the Class 2A tournament in Redmond, were upset in the semifinals by eventual champion Portland Christian in five sets (16-14 in the fifth). Central Linn downed Kennedy in four sets for third place.

Kennedy had defeated Portland Christian in four sets on Sept. 27, but Trojans coach Laura Beyer told Our Town the Royals “played very well, much better than when we played them at midseason. Their defense was much improved and their two main hitters both played very well.”

Kennedy senior outside hitter Hallie Sprauer was a unanimous first-team, alltournament selection, while junior middle blocker Sophia Carley also was named to the first team. Sophomore libero Hailey Arritola earned a second team slot.

Sprauer and middle blocker/outside hitter Kalyssa Kleinschmit are the lone seniors. “(They) had outstanding seasons and were both very strong leaders that were

instrumental in leading our team to success,” Beyer said.

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Silverton, meanwhile, finished 13-11 in its first year under coach Kate Trimble. The Foxes fell one match short of the Class 5A state tournament, falling in five sets to Wilsonville in the round of 16.

Soccer: Both Silverton soccer squads made runs to the Class 5A quarterfinals before being eliminated on the same day at the same time in the same town.

The Foxes boys squad, in its second year under coach Derek McElfresh, took the No. 6 seed into the playoffs and blanked Springfield 3-0 before falling 5-1 Nov. 3 in the quarterfinals at South Albany.

The team finished 11-3-1. Midfielder Owen Bischoff, who scored twice against Springfield, also scored the lone goal against South Albany on a penalty kick.

“It’s tough to walk away from this one,” Bischoff, one of eight senior starters, said.

“We had a season we could be proud of.

They played quicker than us. I’ll give them that. I don’t think the score reflected how we played, and we have every right to hold our heads high.” Other senior starters for Silverton were goalkeeper Carsen Koch; defenders Gerardo Cortes, Cruz Lopez and Isaac Doyle; midfielder Isaac Vargas; and forwards Anthony Fleshman and Maximillian Linn.

The girls squad, which had the No. 11 seed, fell 3-2 at West Albany in the quarterfinals.

It was the second one-goal loss against the Bulldogs, who downed coach Gary Cameron’s squad 2-1 during the MidWillamette Conference season. Silverton advanced to the quarters with a 1-0 win at Ridgeview of Redmond. The Foxes finished this season 7-6-1.

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503-873-0430 GLOCKENSPIEL RESTAURANT THANKSGIVING We will be open from 11am-6pm on Thursday, Nov. 22. A limited menu will be served, it will include all of the traditional sides and a choice of salmon, prime rib, or turkey. Adults $30, Children $12. Please make reservations, 503-845-6222 USED TREASURES SALE Lutheran Trinity Church 500 N 2nd St. Silverton. Nov. 16 and 17, 9 a.m.

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9 a.m. - 3 p.m. St. Louis Hall, 14013 Manning Rd., Gervais (3 miles West of Gervais). Handmade items, great craft gifts, baked goods, cutting boards & wood products, greeting cards, fresh produce, “tag sale” and more. Soup and dessert served all day. Contact info: Rose, 503-390-7776 HOLIDAY BAZAAR Marian Estates Auxiliary, Maurice’s Bistro, 390 Church St, Sublimity, OR 97485. Saturday, Nov. 3, 9 a.m. to 4

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Count your blessings A traditionalist by nature, I am not one to treat Thanksgiving like a quick bus stop in a sleepy, one-horse town enroute to the Big City green and red lights. Don’t get me wrong. I love Christmas and look forward to watching my first Christmas movie with my daughter, Briana, on Black Friday – a tradition for probably 20 years. It generally starts with The Muppet Christmas Carol.

But you will not see my large footprints in any store Thanksgiving Day. I despise the retail effort to accelerate the overt Christmas commercialism at the expense of thanks and family gatherings. This year offers us a longer shopping season, so let the chaos begin Black Friday.

Missing a second piece of pecan pie while my brother regales me with tales of his fishing exploits is not going to happen if I choose to search for a $10 Insta-Pot. Thanksgiving is a special day. It is a time to count our blessings, say thanks for the many gifts in our lives, and to spend time with family and friends. It is a time of reconciliation. Who doesn’t get a bit

And avoid the stores Thanksgiving Day so many things. Better health, a wonderful family who individually have worked hard and achieved success.

misty-eyed watching the Hallmark movie when the prodigal son walks in right when ol’ Boompa is carving up the bird or Sis declares she is cancer-free when the pumpkin pie is served?

Most studies show that the top times for family reconciliation are the holidays and funerals. I am not ready to declare the death of Thanksgiving so that we can rush to the hype of Christmas.

If you choose to camp out in front of a big box door that opens Thanksgiving morning to save on a new TV, have at it. Consider saying a hurried “Thanks” for the fact that you have money to buy it and a family to enjoy it.

This Thanksgiving season, I am grateful for

My world changed – and dramatically for the better – when Miss Lucy entered our lives Dec. 19, 2016. My granddaughter is one happy kid, in a perpetual good mood, and has a personality that is funny, engaging and witty. While sitting high on a remote hill last month, waiting for an elk that never showed, I said a prayer of thanks for Lucy.

She means so much to us.

My son is situated at Seattle Pacific University as a grad student. He has an “A” so far in graduate-level statistics. My first test score in stats during grad school was a 10. Fortunately, the apple landed from the tree. We are so proud of the man he has become, and how kind he turned out to be.

He also happens to be hilarious and comes alive when Lucy enters the room. She loves her Uncle Big Bird.

Our daughter, Briana, is a wonderful human being, always on the hunt to help make someone’s life better. A loving mother

who has spent countless hours giving Lucy a plethora of experiences which will shape her life in a positive way. With her husband, Ethan, a paramedic/firefighter, this pediatric nurse has a precious family that gives us joy daily.

And my wife, Lisa, who gives major pieces of her heart daily to ensure that little readers are ready for middle school and success beyond. A one-person dynamo school librarian in a traditional two-person job, she goes way beyond what is asked so that little ones appreciate and cling to the gifts that reading brings – imagination, creativity, escape, humor, and as a vehicle to succeed someday. 38 years with that big heart at my side is a genuine blessing.

I am thankful to have an incredible business partner, Lisa Santana, and a group of people I treasure seeing each day at work, and friends that overlook my many foibles.

I say thanks to you, too, who take the time to read my monthly musings.

Enjoy Thanksgiving Nov. 22 in a way that is meaningful to you.

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FOR LEASE/COMMERCIAL FOR RENT OTHER COMMUNITIE TOWNWOODBURN KEIZER BARELAND/LOTS Rentals available in TOWN Silverton and

AUMSVILLE/TURNER Surrounding Areas.

503-873-1425 or see them on our website

www.silvertonrealty.com OTHER COMMUNITIES IN TOWN NEW HOME CONSTRUCTION

303 Oak Streetourtownlive.com • Silverton • www.silvertonrealty.com COUNTRY/ACREAGE

503.873.3545 • 1-800-863-3545

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PENDING-#T2483 EQUESTRIAN PROPERTY 4 BR, 3.5 BA 3718 sqft.21.72 Acres Call Michael at ext. 314 $699,900 (WVMLS#734486)

16 • November 2018

Classic older home within city limits and lots of potential. Bring this home and acreage back to the gem it has always been! 4 bedroom, 2 bath, with additional den or 5th bedroom, home within the city on over an acre. Shop/garage/pole building that has room for all your hobbies, lots of storage.

Call Meredith at ext. 324 or Ryan at ext. 322.

#T2492 COUNTRY HOME $749,950

COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL

STAYTON/SUBLIMITY

SOLD-#T2511 PREMIERE NEIGHBORHOOD 3 BR, 2 BA 1723 sqft Call Michael at ext. 314 $389,900 (WVMLS#740215)

HUBBARD LAND/ACREAGE Country Home near Silverton & Mt. Angel! Check

#T2480 CLASSIC OLDER HOME $374,900

PENDING#T2483 SCOTTS MILLS EQUESTRIAN SOLD-#T2502 BREATHTAKING VIEWS 4 BR, PROPERTY 4 BR, 3.5 BA 3718 sqft.21.72 Acres 2 BA 1944 sqft 5.00 Acres Call Becky at ext. 313 Call Michael at ext. 314 $699,900 (WVMLS#734486) $450,000 (WVMLS#738150) SOLD-#T2501 Mt. ANGEL- GREAT STARTER IN TOWN NEW #T2493 FIRST TIME ONHOME MARKETCONSTRUCTION 4 BR, 1.5 BA HOME 2 BR, 1 BA 912 sqft Call Meredith at ext.

2937 sqft 3.778 Acres Call Michael at ext. 314 324, Ryan at ext. 322 $216,300 (WVMLS#738181) $465,000 (WVMLS#737114) #A2457 MOLALLA -HWY 213 FRONTAGE #T2494 BUILDABLE LOT LOT#3 2.01 Acres Call .30 Acres Call Meredith at ext. 324, Ryan at ext.

Michael at ext. 314 $170,000 (WVMLS#737118) 322 $99,900 (WVMLS#729177) NEWT2514 VALLEY VIEWS 3 BR, 2.5 BA 2399 NEW-TURNER-#T2514 VALLEY VIEWS sqft 2.01 Acres. Turner. Call Meredith at ext. 324, 3 BR, 2.5 BA 2399 sqft 2.01 Acres Call Meredith at Ryan at ext. 322 $429,900 (WVMLS#741131) ext. 324, Ryan at ext. 322 $429,900 (WVMLS#741131)

COUNTRY/ACREAGE

#T2510 SILVERTON CHARACTER 4 BR, 3 BA 3794 sqft Call Meredith at ext. 324, Ryan at ext. 322 $455,000 (WVMLS#739790)

STAYTON/SUBLIMITY

#T2493 FIRST TIME ON MARKET $465,000

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