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On the Cover Patty and Mike Kloft and their eight-year-old son John.

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Fun run for John

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“We took him to his normal Physician’s Assistant, Brianna Brooks in Silverton,” John’s parents, Mike and Patty Kloft, wrote in a recent press release chronicling the family’s journey.

“She sent us for more tests because John’s symptoms seemed a little odd.”

The tests, came back showing the serious diagnosis of stage four kidney disease.

“His right kidney is about half the size it should be,” Mike described. “And his

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Undeterred, the Klofts scheduled the procedure for the end of January 2021 anxiously awaiting the day, even as they began to watch John’s energy slowly fade.

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“The hospital is at 95 percent of capacity,” Mike said, recounting the explanation they received from the Stanford Medical Center, where the surgery was set to take place.

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It’s lucky she did. To everyone’s surprise, John’s appendix looked great. His kidneys, however, did not.

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That lack of capacity, while having little effect on the pediatric unit, has had a dire impact on the recovery unit where Patty would be lodged, making the surgery far too dangerous.

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Fortunately, Patty is an exact match.

“If Patty can get vaccinated or should the COVID numbers drop, they will get them right in,” Mike said.

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When seven-year-old John Kloft told his parents he had pain in his side in May of 2020 they assumed he had appendicitis.

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They’re hoping others will head outside participating in the “Fun Run for John’s Journey,” a virtual event created with the help of Children’s Organ Transplant Association in honor of their son.

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Piper’s wish

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she ate, laughed, danced and we soaked up every second. This is what I want her to remember about her childhood.

I prayed she would replace the memories of me holding her down for blood work and procedure with these moments of blissful childhood.”

Seven-year-old Piper Sampson’s dearest wish was to be a princess, a wish her parents, Sarah and Derek, desperately wanted to make come true.

And so, this spring they enlisted the help of a special organization – Make-A-Wish Oregon, a nonprofit whose sole purpose is the granting of wishes for children with critical illnesses – to make their little girl’s dreams come true. And, because Piper and her older sister, Ginger, were both born with cystic fibrosis, they qualified for the program.

The Sampsons, whose daughters are particularly susceptible to COVID-19, arrived back in Silverton on March 6.

The y went into quarantine several days later. The trip has become a sustaining memory.

“This disease affects every organ in the body but the most detrimental damage is usually to the lungs and pancreas,” Sarah said of the disease her children have spent the entirety of their young lives fighting.

“An imbalance of salt in the body causes extremely thick mucus in the lungs and creates a breeding ground for bacteria to grow and colonize, causing irreversible lung damage. This is a progressive disease that continues to do permanent damage.

Trying to slow the damage is a full-time job of chest physical therapy, nebulizer treatments, prescriptions, doctor’s appointments and hospitalizations.

They have been through so much in their short lives.”

This past winter was no exception.

“I emailed Make-A-Wish after the month of December [2019] was consumed by sickness and treatments,” Sarah said.

“The anticipation of Christmas and her birthday brought disappointment with an illness that had a heavy hold on her.”

Sarah thought a special experience might be just what Piper needed. But as to what that experience would be, she left that

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entirely up to her daughter to decide.

“Make-A-Wish sent her a packet in the mail for her to start to think about her wishes and dreams,” Sarah recalled. “She drew pictures and talked about what would make her happy. We wanted this to be all her dream and didn’t sway her in any one direction. She decided on Disney World by herself. It was a perfect match for her.”

On March 3, 2020, the entire Sampson family took to the air on their way to Orlando, Florida, where they spent three days immersed in all things Disney.

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But her lessons weren’t all elemental and concrete. Many had to do with the social effects of space, including the built world’s impact on topics such as homelessness.

“It was something that is recognized as an issue that the built community can help fix,” Feicht said of the treatment the topic received in her university courses.

Feicht recognized this possibility as well, and so, using her senior year Comprehensive Project as a catalyst she created the blueprints for an innovative facility focused on both preventing homelessness as well as providing healthcare and resources to the unhoused.

“My project was called, ‘Hope Beyond Homelessness,’” Feicht said of the design.

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“You come in at floor one [forest and coast], possibly in crisis, really needing immediate help,” Feicht said. “But as you move up you move more into the preventative needs [mountain and sky].

You’re building the foundation and then moving into maybe getting out of chronic houselessness.”

“But you want people to look you into the eyes when they are talking to you,” she acknowledged.

Which is why, when designing the Hope Beyond Homelessness center, Feicht’s primary focus was on the people who would one day inhabit the space, beginning with the location of a pointperson on each floor.

Largely theoretical and with no planned use beyond Feicht’s completion of the university’s graduate requirements, the Hope Beyond Homelessness design would have languished on Feicht’s computer indefinitely. Fortunately, an unexpected request this past spring by fellow SHS alum and Salem Architects International Association (AIA) Director Daniel Roth gave the plans a whole new purpose.

“I arranged the space to make that point-person emphasized,” Feicht said.

“Relationships and human connections come first. The space is rooted in the users.”

“[AIA] does a People’s Choice Awards at the end of the year,” Feicht said of the annual Young Architects competition.

Roth encouraged her to enter. “They call it student/emerging professional. And I won.

The needs for privacy, medical access and crisis triage also played into the building’s design, which Feicht tied together using the natural elements of the forest, coast, mountains and sky.

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By Melissa Wagoner On Jan. 1, 2021 Matt-Alex Raney released his first album, If We’re Being Honest – 13 tracks inspired by classic country and written by Raney himself.

“I’ve never been much for talking and communicating,” 17-year-old Raney confessed, “Music really helps me put all those ideas and feelings into words and music. I can express everything I think and feel through that rather than talking.”

Produced with the help of Soundstream, a music studio located in downtown Silverton, If We’re Being Honest is the record that almost didn’t happen. In fact, Raney’s entire music career was very nearly extinguished before it even got off the ground.

“My dad forced me,” Raney said when asked how he got his start in music. “And it was the best thing that I ever hated.”

Starting out on both the guitar and piano at the age of 12, Raney didn’t find anything about music that he connected with.

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After that initial breakthrough, Raney began taking a serious interest in his music, not only learning songs but writing them himself.

Then he met Corey Christensen, Soundstream’s founder, and decided to give music one last chance.

“I had three teachers before Corey and they taught me scales but I was never interested in any of it,” Raney recalled.

“When I got to Corey my dad said, ‘I want him to be able to play a song by the end of the hour,’ and Corey said, ‘OK,’ and by the end of the hour I could play Red River Valley.”

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Tom Petty and Don Williams – introduced to him by his father. The contemporary writing style of Eric Church played a part, too. Raney’s favorite musicians are all storytellers just like him.

“I always wonder what some random person who is listening thinks because when I hear it, I think about what I was thinking when I wrote it,” Raney said.

“I hated it with a passion,” Raney confirmed, “more so the piano.”

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“It was the summer I turned 14 I started writing,” Raney said. “Usually, I have a guitar on my lap and a pencil in my hand and then I just let whatever happens happen. The more I think about it the worse it gets, so I try not to think about it at all. I just let my hand do its thing and hope for the best.”

After three years and hours of hard work in the studio, If We’re Being Honest is a collection whose very title gives a sneak peek into the fabric of the album.

“I want my music to kind of tell the story of me – what I think and feel about everything,” Raney said. “And I want to be as honest as possible. So, that’s why I named the album, If We’re Being Honest.”

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Christensen, music instructor turned producer, could not be prouder of his student. Matt-Alex has come a long way from the kid who was so ready to call it quits.

“It’s been fun and interesting,” Christensen said. “He’s been a great friend and a great student. I’m really excited for him.”

While there will be no music release party for the album – which will be available on all major streaming platforms as well as on www.cdbaby.com – the experience has still been a good one for Raney. He is already at work on what he hopes will be album number two.

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Jan. 4 Wilco delivered a $75,000 year-end donation to the Santiam Canyon Wildfire Relief Fund to go towards the relief and rebuilding of the Santiam Canyon. The donation is a combination of direct employee and customer donations, along with unused employee vacation time being converted to give to the local non-profit.

Portland activist Cameron Whitten will give the keynote address at the 18th Annual Silverton King Observance on Monday, Jan. 18 at 6 p.m. via Zoom. Whitten’s address, “The Power of Resilience” is presented by the Silverton Grange and Silverton People For Peace.

Wilco’s donation pushes the SCWRF over $2.7 million raised, of its $5 million goal. This donation adds to the $25,000 gift that Wilco also sent the Red Cross in September when the immediate need to help families in the affected towns was at a crisis point.

“Our hope with any cash donation is that it offers immediate relief to those who need it the most.

The September wildfires in Oregon added to a historic year of upheaval and we want to be part of the rebuilding, growth and renewal of our rural communities,” said TJ Colson, Vice President Wilco Store Operations. “One positive that came out of the tragic fires was seeing our employees, customers and vendors all rally together to help community members and their animals in a time of real need,” he added.

Vendors, like Purina and Nature’s Bedding Products, along with hundreds of Wilco employees stepped up to give of their time, money and products. Wilco is headquartered in Mount Angel.

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The Silverton Zenith Woman’s Club thanks the community of Silverton for all the help they received for their 2020 Tree of Giving project. Together we were able to make Christmas a little brighter for 254 children in the Silver Falls School District. We wish to particularly thank:

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Whitten founded racial nonprofit Brown Hope to support communities of color. When Portland Black Lives Matter protests overlapped with the coronavirus pandemic in late spring of 2020, Whitten and Salomé Chimuku co-founded Black Resilience Fund, originally hoping to raise $5,000 to aid local African Americans hit hard by the health and economic impacts of the pandemic.

Instead, the initiative raised $1.5 million – and it’s still growing.

Whitten’s King Observance program will include readings and songs. This virtual event is free and open to the public. Zoom early registration is currently available at silvertongrange.org.

For more information contact 971-343-2713 or silvertongrange@gmail.com.

Silverton Together for help with screening families; Hi-School Pharmacy, Immanuel Lutheran Church, St. Paul’s Catholic Church, Silver Creek Fellowship and Wilco for displaying the trees and accepting/storing individual gifts; Mount Angel Oktoberfest Committee for their generous donation; Silverton Fire Dept. and Les Schwab for their toy drive; Silverton High School students for the gifts they purchased; Oregon Federation of Women’s Clubs for the books they donated; Silverton Elks for delivering donated toys and all the members of the community who generously donated money and purchased gifts for entire families and individual children.

If we have missed anyone, we apologize in advance.

Blessings on all and have a great new year!

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Alice Sichley Oct. 6, 1926 – Jan. 2, 2021

June 3, 1943 – Dec. 2, 2020

Jamea B. French, age 77, died on Dec. 2 at her home in Silverton. Jamea died peacefully with her loving husband of 55 years by her side. She lost her five year battle with dementia.

Alice Sichley, 94, of Mount Angel, left her family and home on Jan. 2, 2021. She was born on Oct. 6, 1926 to Severin and Nellie Lyonais in Williston, North Dakota. She was the fourth of five children.

Jamea was born June 3, 1943 in Portland, Oregon to James F. and Harriet B. Turner. She grew up in Corvallis where she was part of an experimental group of gifted and talented students. After high school, she entered Oregon State University and obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in General Science.

In 1965 she married Larry R. French and then worked at the university for several years before moving to Madison, Wisconsin where her husband entered a Doctoral program. Jamea again worked at the University, starting at the bottom and rising quickly to the position of Departmental Secretary, a position she also held at OSU. Jamea’s husband completed his degree and was offered a position at the University of Wisconsin. The couple bought a house, and had a son, Bryson James French.

In addition to the rigors of motherhood, Jamea continued her interest in the natural world by taking classes to become a guide at a local natural area. Jamea and her husband began to miss the natural beauty and geographic diversity of their native state. Finally after more than a ten year absence, the couple returned to Oregon to raise their son and pursue new careers.

Jamea had strong ties to the Silverton area. She was the granddaughter of Dr. R. E. Kleinsorge who started in a horse and buggy and practiced in Silverton for 60 years.

Jamea had been visiting Silverton and the Kleinsorge house for most of her life, but in 1981 her family moved into the house and began to build a new life.

Jamea was quick to smile at strangers and made friends easily. She expanded her circle with people from all walks of life. All were of equal importance. Jamea loved to walk outdoors and was frequently observed on city streets and nearby country roads walking briskly and chatting to walking partners. Dogs along her walk routes anticipated her visits.

Jamea loved to travel to places of great natural beauty and visited most of the national parks on the west coast. Jamea and her husband were avid birdwatchers and annual spring visits to birding hotspots all over the USA and Canada yielded a lifetime North American bird list of over 500 species.

Jamea had strong interest in the art and history of Native American populations.

She visited cultural and historic sites as well as museums all over the West. She visited and studied most of the ancient ruins and cliff dwellings of the desert Southwest.

Jamea’s favorite destination was Hawaii. More than a dozen trips were made to observe the rapidly declining populations of native forest birds on all of the islands, volcanic eruptions on the Big Island, rock art of the ancient Hawaiians, reef fish, and just to bask in the natural beauty of the islands. Jamea loved good food and drink.

An important part of every trip and adventure was searching for the best restaurant and brewpub in the area. Sharing good food and drink with family and friends was an important part of her life.

For the first 72 years of her life, Jamea lived the American dream. Intelligence hard work, perseverance, and thrift were rewarded with a loving family, a multitude of friends, a comfortable lifestyle and personal fulfillment. However the part where “they lived happily ever after” was cut far, far too short. We will miss her.

Jamea is survived by her husband, Larry French of Silverton; son, Bryson J. French (Jamie) of Sisters; grandchildren, Cody James French and Makenzie Marie French of Sisters; sister, Elizabeth Parkins (Ron) of Carmel Valley, California; and brother-inlaw Guy French (Beverly) of Healdsburg, California. A celebration of Jamea’s life will be held post pandemic. Please RSVP Larry French to insure an invitation. Memorial contributions can be sent to Silverton Area Community Aid (SACA).

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In the mid 1930s during the Depression, the family lost their farm. Life was hard with winter blizzards, summer droughts and dust storms. Nothing grew and swarms of grasshoppers ate anything that was left. There was no electricity or plumbing and they walked daily to their well to get water. Her family then moved to her uncle’s farm in Fairview, Montana and worked there until her father found other work.

Having little to almost nothing, she never complained and found happiness with her family in the simplest of things. The family moved again, leasing a farm near Dor, Montana. After several moves in that area, her family moved to Portland, Oregon in the early 1940s where jobs were plentiful during World War II. She and her sister Annette finished school and graduated from Madeline Catholic High in June 1945. As teenage girls they found life in the city fun and exciting with many opportunities.

Soon after graduating, Alice went to a convent in Everett, Washington to study to be a nun but then had a different calling and came home a year later. She got a job as a file clerk for Dunn & Bradstreet.

Alice met Carl (Dean) Sichley in December 1944, and they became friends.

Sometime after returning home from Everett Dean came to see her and soon afterwards they began to date. They enjoyed music, dancing and skating.

She and her sister Annette both became engaged so the couples decided on a double wedding and married on Jan. 24, 1948 in Kalispel, Montana. The happy couples returned to Portland.

Alice became a full-time, loving mother, bearing nine children. She and Dean remained in Portland raising the family, but were looking to move south and out of the city.

In January 1967, her husband of 19 years, Dean, died in a fatal accident, aged 44.

She moved the family to Mount Angel later that year with the help of her parents and her strong but simple faith in God. Her parents soon moved to Mount Angel

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also and assisted her with raising the children. The youngest child was over a year old.

Later in life when the family was grown, Alice was a caregiver to families with elderly in need. She worked in the infirmary for the Benedictine Sisters. She also worked as a care aide at the home for the mentally challenged in Mount Angel.

She volunteered visiting the sick and those with no family at the Benedictine Nursing Center, bringing music to share with them. She was a member of St. Mary’s Parish since 1967.

Alice always loved seeing her grandchildren, great grandchildren and great-great grandchildren.

She enjoyed gardening, especially her flowers. She loved music and liked to dance. Her sister Annette shared that love and they would go to the Oktoberfest every year for Polka music and dance.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Carl (Dean) Sichley; son, Vincent Sichley; four grandchildren and one great grandchild; parents, Severin and Nellie Lyonais; sisters, Annette Murphy, Helen Barnhart; brothers John Lyonais and Johnny Lyonais.

She is survived by daughters: Therese Kalberer (Tony), Molalla; Bernadette Hamberger (Lance), Mount Angel; Anna McClung (Rick), Yachats; Helen Fetsch (Rick), Scotts Mills; sons: Tony Sichley (Chris), Mount Angel; Joe Sichley (Debi), Silverton; Mike Sichley (Roxanne), Portland; Pat Sichley, Mount Angel; 25 grandchildren, 44 great grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren.

A funeral mass will be held at 11 a.m.

Jan. 15, at St. Mary Catholic Church. Fr. Ralph Recker, OSB will officiate. Mass will be livestreamed (www.stmarymtangel. org). Unger Funeral Chapel, Mount Angel, handled the arrangements.

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Teodoro Parra Teodoro “Ted” Parra passed unexpectedly Monday, Dec. 28, at 62 years old.

He grew up in Mount Angel, graduated from Kennedy High School as an acclaimed athlete. His BS degree was from Portland State University.

He loved music, dance and making things grow. What will be missed by all who knew him is his genuine smile, his laughter and kind, nurturing spirit.

He leaves behind, his beloved wife and

Marcia Carol Ushimaru Sept. 18, 1958 – Dec. 28, 2020 best friend, Debrah, his sons Gabe, Caleb and Zackary, his siblings Teo Parra, Jose Parra, Rigo and Julie Parra, Gloria and Margaret Sanchez and Olga Parra.

A multitude of nieces, nephews, cousins, aunts, uncles, stepchildren, sister-in-law will miss his presence and always hold him in their hearts.

Visitation was held on Jan. 5 at Unger Funeral Chapel – Mount Angel. A private service will be held at a later date.

Submissions welcomed: Our Town appreciates the opportuity to share life’s Passages with our readers. If there is a birth, engagement, wedding, anniversary, college graduation or obituary of a local resident you’d like to share, please send it to ourtown.life@mtangelpub.com or mail it to Editor, Our Town, P.O. Box 927, Mount Angel, OR 97362, or drop it by our office at 401 Oak St., Silverton any weekday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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When Marcy was in college, her friends pooled their funds out of limited college student budgets to buy the Shepherd Boy for her birthday. She was beyond touched by this generous and thoughtful gift. To her, it symbolized more than friendship. The statue became her touchstone by reflecting the love of God, steadfast friendships, and a guardian of her journey through life. The statue followed her to the convent and back, across the country (twice), and finally to its place in Mount Angel.

Marcy was born on Jan. 22, 1954, in Pasadena, California. She was the oldest of four children. She passed away suddenly and unexpectedly in a traffic accident on Dec. 28, 2020, in Silverton, Oregon.

The ripples of Marcy’s journey through life will be present immemorial; you’ll see them at her service, in the eyes of her family, her friends new and old, and in the world beyond: neighbors, her communities of watercolor artists and developmentally disabled friends, stray and orphaned animals, and truly, anyone facing life’s challenges. In her honor, be kind to one another. That’s her hope for us, for all of us, both human and animal. We are all those ripples; she’ll live on in the stories we tell about her in years to come, and as we live that legacy of kindness.

A memorial service was held on Friday, Jan. 8, 2021 at Unger Funeral Chapel, 229 Mill St. in Silverton. She will be interred at Calvary Cemetery in her new hometown of Mount Angel, with a view of Mt. Hood and beautiful sunrises.

She loved people. There is not a stranger in her life. They are simply her future friends. She also loved animals, and above all else, she loved elephants. She was extremely passionate about saving elephants in Africa from illegal poaching, and she made many trips to Africa to see elephants in their natural environment. In lieu of flowers, we ask that you visit the following two elephant sanctuaries and choose one to honor her legacy. The Elephant Sanctuary (Tennessee) at www.elephants.com or The Sheldrick Wildlife Trust (Kenya) at www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org.

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During the terrible wildfires that hit our area this year, Mount Angel was in a Level 2 evacuation zone. We had to pack what we would need for one week in our car and be prepared to evacuate at a moment’s notice. The smoke from the fire got to be so severe that we evacuated in search of clearer air towards Portland. In addition to our daily necessities, Marcy grabbed a few of her paintings, which she was planning on giving away as Christmas gifts later in the year, and her Lladro Shepherd Boy!

Marcy is survived by her sister Jennifer, brother Richard, niece Elizabeth, nephew Steven, and husband, Kenji. She is also survived and being missed by her uncle Bruce, aunt Linda, aunt Carol, and many cousins. Marcy was predeceased by her parents Judson and Elizabeth James, her sister Barbara, and her nephew Jonathan.

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By Melissa Wagoner

By mid-May it was estimated that around 396,000 Oregonians had applied for unemployment since the coronavirus pandemic began in midMarch – almost 10 percent of the state’s population.

Already a mind-boggling number, unemployment statistics still do not take into account the thousands of others who have experienced a reduction in pay or who are directly affected by the job loss of a spouse, parent or other family member. Taking those factors into account would mean the number of people whose finances have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 economic crisis is much, much higher.

Stanley Martin Muhr Nov. 10, 1950 – Jan. 6, 2021 Stanley Martin Muhr, 70, of Woodburn, Oregon, died peacefully on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021.

Stanley was the first child born to Raymond Leroy Muhr and Miriam Joy (Miller) Muhr in Bridgeport, Nebraska, on Nov. 10, 1950, and moved to Newberg, Oregon, in grade school, graduating from Newberg High School in 1969. Stanley married LaVern Ellis Roy at Talent Friends Church in Talent, Aug. 26, 1972. They started a family in Newberg, moving to Hillsboro before the birth of their third child. They later lived in Idaho and Washington before returning to Oregon in 2010.

“During the coronavirus pandemic, our health concerns for ourselves and loved ones have been at the top of our minds,” Brynie Robinson, a financial advisor with Edward Jones in Silverton, observed. “But financial worries have been there too.”

Stanley worked as the Newberg School District facilities and grounds manager before taking a job as warehouse manager for FARMCRAFT. It was in this job that Stanley designed and built a small-scale fertilizer mixing plant and later convinced the company to invest in a mainframe computer, bringing two of his long-time loves together: agriculture and electronics. Stanley went on to co-found Ag-Chem, to start Pacific Chemical, and he briefly owned and operated A Green Thumb, Beaver Orchards, and The Farm & Garden Center (Woodland, Washington). Stanley was an ag consultant, a hobby farmer, and an entrepreneur. But what he loved most were backyard barbecues and big family gatherings.

“At the end of March and the beginning of April it was busy with incoming calls,” Charisa Henckel, a fellow financial advisor, acknowledged.

With membership currently at Silverton Friends Church, Stanley first attended West Chehalem Friends Church in elementary school and has been active in the Society of Friends ever since, serving for many years as clerk of the meeting at Hillsboro Friends Church and later at Silverton Friends Church. Known for his financial acumen, persistence, optimism, and an ability to bring people together, Stanley also served on the board of Twin Rocks Friends Camp as well as on the Board of Stewards for Northwest Yearly Meeting of Friends Church. He most recently served on the Finance Committee of Sierra-Cascades Yearly Meeting of Friends.

Stanley is preceded in death by his wife, LaVern, and his father, Raymond.

Stanley is survived by his mother, Miriam Muhr; his five children – Eric Muhr, Portland; Adam and Rhonda Muhr, Camas, Washington; Christina Muhr, Talent; Donald Muhr, Woodburn; and Bethany Muhr, Scio; his four siblings, Sue Hammons, Vancouver, Washington; Steve and Willow Muhr, Dayton; Marcia and Dwayne Astleford, McMinnville; Mike and Mintha Muhr, Keizer; and his four grandchildren.

Memorial gifts can be made in Stanley’s name to Barclay Press (barclaypress.com) and Silverton Friends Church (silvertonfriends.org).

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Of paramount concern at that time were worries over the fate of the stock market.

“Some people were worried and saying, ‘What can I do?’ and then there were people who were saying, ‘What can I buy?’” Henckel said.

As strange as that may sound to those whose finances have taken a turn for the worse, it was actually a good time to purchase stocks.

“When you go shopping, do you like to buy things at full-price or on sale?”

Timothy Yount, who joined Edward Jones in 1990, asked. “We shouldn’t fear the volatility, we should take advantage of it.”

Henckel agreed, noting that, for those with experience, the ups and downs in the market are less fraught.

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“Some people have been here before,” Henckel observed. “They look at the statement and they say, ‘It’s OK, I’ve been here before.’ Then other people look at their statement and say, ‘What can I do?’”

Which, Henckel pointed out, is precisely when a trusted advisor can be helpful.

“I want my clients to have a partner and somebody they can depend on amidst all the chaos and the news,” Henckel said.

Long-term investing, she often reminds her clients, is precisely that – long-term.

“We don’t want you to make decisions for the long-term on the short term,” she cautioned.

Short-term decisions can have serious long-term repercussions, especially when it comes to retirement savings.

“If we’re tapping into long-term investments, how do we replenish those?” Yount asked. “...Focus on life expectancy. First it’s preparing for retirement and then it’s living in retirement.”

But in worrying times such as these, stress and other emotions can have a negative influence on financial planning.

Henckel stresses the importance of confering with clients, one-on-one to establish the goals that are unique to each individual or family.

“One of the things that’s really important is your personal comfort with risk,” she said. “I have that conversation right from the very beginning. I don’t want them to ever feel uncomfortable.

If you have a short-term goal you need to be more conservative. If you have a long-term goal you have more time to recover from those ups and downs.”

For the many who are already in the midst of a financial crisis and who fear it’s too late to seek advice, Daniel Hailey, who works with Yount in downtown Silverton,said it’s never too late.

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• Have separate spousal discretionary accounts.

• Label various savings pools for short-term goals – holidays, vacations, remodels, etc.

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• Interview financial advisors to find one who is a good fit for you and understands your goals.

“How many people don’t have somebody who’s looking out for their future?” he asked.

He believes finding an advisor who can help plan for the future – no matter the state of the present – is one of the best decisions you can make.

“If there’s someone who has never met with a financial advisor before, it’s a great thing,” Henckel added.

For the many people who need help getting back on track and creating a budget – or for those who have realized the value of an emergency fund – a financial advisor can help with those tasks as well.

“One aspect has been quite clear – the importance of an emergency fund,” Robinson said. He added that he has not seen the current level of commitment to saving for a rainy day since the recession of 2008.

detailed system he shares with each client.

“Most people have the opportunity for increased communication with their spouse about budgeting and systems that I would say are maybe outdated and need an upgrade.”

Now is a good time, he ventured, to reconfigure those systems – starting with establishing two checking accounts, one for fixed expenses and one for variables.

“That right there helped us differentiate how much we need to get paid and what we have left over to live off of,” Robinson explained.

“What’s nice is if you set this up automatically, the only thing you’re budgeting is your variable expenses.”

This separation of funds also makes saving easier by establishing just how much a client has available to save each month for long-term items such as vacations, remodels or holidays, as well as for emergencies.

“I’m a big fan of having savings at the bank but also having a separate savings at another institution,” Robinson said.

These, too, should be set up as an automatic withdrawal, he recommends.

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Helping clients find a way to build such a fund is one of the aspects of financial advising about which Robinson is most dedicated.

For the thousands of people who have recently become unemployed, experienced a pay reduction or who are just getting back to work after a period of unemployment, each advisor acknowledged that though there is no one answer to getting back to “normal” financially, you have to start somewhere. Meeting with a financial advisor can help set the plan.

“I got to learn from experience about how important it is that couples work together on budgeting,” Robinson said, citing his own journey of discovery as the impetus for the creation of the

“I tell my clients there are no stupid questions,” Henckel said. “I want to be their partner, someone who’ll listen, and someone who will help them through these times.”

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A salve for uncertain times 2020 was as bad a year as we have had in my lifetime. But it did bring us Ellie Grace, a remarkable baby, my second granddaughter, and a joyous personality if ever there was one. Closing in on nine months of age, she was welcomed into this world on April 26 by her big sister Lucy, age four, and two loving parents, both in the business of helping people in their most crucial hour of need – a firefighter/ paramedic and a pediatric triage nurse.

This girl has a smile that could light up a PDX runway. I get ugly looks when I call her “pudge muffin,” but those rolls that could conceal an entire blueberry bagel are adorable and the moniker is formed out of pure love. In truth, she is easy to “chew” on and especially likes a good ol’ “Bronx Cheer” to the belly!

My most favorite people in the world are babies and kids. I just love them and spend so many hours trying to make them laugh, shushing them, empowering them, and, quite selfishly, using them to soothe my soul in a chaotic world. They are innocent, so hungry to learn, and their

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yet to figure out that others in the room, including a four-year-old experiencing an infant interloper in what was once her regal realm, have needs, too.

mannerisms make me melt. Ellie’s belly laughs are dreary day game-changers.

It is a tough row to hoe trying to mesh their capabilities with our understanding of how the world works and why doing the right thing is what society expects of us. They do not get that crying in the middle of the night to nurse or get a diaper change might get the desired attention but that sleep for tired parents is precious. They do not yet comprehend that tipping over a sippy cup of water is not really a playful thing but one more mess to clean up along with the 237 apricot “Puffs” scattered about and ground into the carpet. They have no sense of political correctness and have

Ellie does not miss a trick. Now that she eats little bites of big people food, she likes to employ this guttural grunt to make it known that she wants some.

It has literally offered us hours of family entertainment during stay-at-home time.

She is cuddly, demanding, observant, good-natured, and, in answer to her parent’s dream, discovering that sleeping through the night means new energy to party hearty the next day with more rested, engaging parents.

What I hope for both Lucy and Ellie is a beautiful world full of wonder, unconditional love, patience, an opportunity to learn, and to grow into strong, empowered women. I hope they suffer heartache so they can appreciate love. That they learn to fight for what they believe in, whether it is the truth about unicorns or that the earth is precious and worthy of respect and saving. I want

them to get knocked down so that they get back up swinging, hopefully for the greater good. My own kids know what is important to me is the simple fact that it is not getting knocked down that matters. It is what you do when you get up.

I want them to be kind and ferocious.

Loving and discerning. Gentle and a force to be reckoned with. Those traits are not mutually exclusive. To appreciate what they have been given and what they have earned. To look up from the dinner table and see the beautiful sign on the wall that says, “If you have more than you need, build a longer table, not a higher fence.”

What is certain is this – the challenges we face in 2021 and beyond are scary, unsettling, and at times, seemingly insurmountable. The chaos of the first two weeks already suggests that it will get harder before it gets easier.

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Kirsten Barnes Broker 873-3545 ext. 326

Becky Craig Principal Broker, GRI 873-3545 ext. 313

Marcia Branstetter Broker, GRI 873-3545 ext. 318

Sarah Graves Office Manager 873-3545 ext. 300

Micha Christman Office Manager 873-1425

Michael Schmidt Principal Broker GRI 873-3545 ext. 314

Whitney Ulven Broker 503-873-3545 ext. 320

Mike Ulven Broker 503-873-3545 ext. 312

Chuck White Broker 873-3545 ext. 325

Meredith Wertz Broker, GRI 873-3545 ext. 324

Ryan Wertz Broker, GRI 873-3545 ext. 322

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

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Sheila Sitzman Broker 873-3545 ext. 302

RENTALS

#T2633 BEAUTIFUL HOUSE $440,000 Beautiful house conveniently located just outside of downtown Silverton. Bright and open floor plan with large entry. Kitchen pantry and extra storage through-out. Office desk area off of kitchen. Large utility room. Great master upstairs. Slider opens up to back covered deck overlooking large fenced yard. Back lot with street entry.

Quick access to Oregon Gardens, downtown, grocery stores, and parks.

So many great features. Call Becky at ext. 313 (WVMLS#771314)

SILVERTON

#T2636 CUSTOM BUILT $679,000 This well maintained, Custom Built Home sits on 1.76 acres just minutes from charming downtown Silverton on a Private Paved Lane.

Enjoy morning coffee sitting on your wrap around porch and quiet evenings BBQing on the secluded patio.

The kitchen is a chef’s delight, cabinets galore, tons of storage. Oversized garage, Roof installed 4/20 w/ warranty, Water filtration system.

Call Sheila at ext. 302 (WVMLS#771557)

SILVERTON

#T2637 CLASSIC CRAFTSMAN $439,900 Family Home w/Classic Crafts-

man Style... Join the Webb Lake lifestyle w/fishing & hiking trails on the edge of Silverton. Features include 3 bedrooms; 2 baths; separate living room w/gas fireplace and stain window accent; & a great room w/combined kitchen, dining, & family living spaces; all on one level. Master bath includes tile accents, soaking tub, shower, & walk-in closet. Double car garage has access off private alley at rear of home.

Patio area outside located off family room.

Easy to show. Call Chuck at ext 325 or Becky at ext. 313 (WVMLS#771660)

BARELAND/LOTS

SOLD! – #T2622 GREAT STARTER

#T2637 CLASSIC CRAFTSMAN 3 BR, 2

BA 1864 sqft Call Chuck at ext. 325 or Becky at ext. 313 $439,900 (WVMLS#771660)

#T2611 11.68 ACRES 11.68 Acres.

Silverton. Call Chuck at ext. 325 $625,000 (WVMLS#766171)

SOLD! – #T2628 SINGLE LEVEL

#T2636 CUSTOM BUILT 3 BR, 2 BA 1736 sqft Call Sheila at ext. 302

#T2615 CREEK FRONTAGE .37 Acres.

Silverton. Call Michael at ext. 314 $215,000

HOME 3 BR, 1 BA 1342 sqft Call Chuck at ext. 325 $319,900 (WVMLS#768886) HOME 3 BR, 1 BA 1344 sqft Call Meredith at ext. 324, Ryan at ext. 322 $319,700 (WVMLS#770498)

SOLD! – #T2631 CLASSIC RANCH

3 BR, 2 BA 1551 sqft Call Chuck at ext.

325 $389,900 (WVMLS#770942) #T2633 BEAUTIFUL HOUSE 4 BR, 3 BA 2652 sqft Call Becky at ext. 313 $440,000 (WVMLS#770942)

$679,000 (WVMLS#771557)

2 level commercial building in Mt. Angel. Amazing centralized location. 4625 sq ft. Truck bay for easy loading and unloading. Kitchen area, 2 restrooms. 1 enclosed office space on the main level with 2 extra office spaces upstairs. $2500/mo. Tenant pays all utilities. Call for Micha or Sarah at 503-873-1425 more information.

(WVMLS#767651)

COUNTRY/ACREAGE

MOUNT ANGEL

#T2611 11.68 ACRES Call Chuck at ext.

325 $625,000 (WVMLS#766171)

SOLD! – #T2630 RANCH STYLE HOME 3 BR, 2 BA 1614 sqft Call Chuck at ext.

325 $398,000 (WVMLS#770941)

Rentals available in

Silverton and Surrounding Areas. For Rental info call Micha or Sarah at

503-873-1425 or check BROKERS ARE LICENSED IN OREGON

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