Our Town North: April 1, 2020

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We Salute You!

Throughout the Winter season, the Silverton Foxes put on quite a show. Unfortunately, for some of the groups we will never get to know just how special a Winter season this could have been. Along with Basketball and Dance, our Speech, Solo Music, Robotics, and Skills teams had their state competitions canceled. FFA will at least have a Virtual State Convention, and FBLA is looking at other options as well. The time, energy, and commitment all of our students have invested created an unbelievable, competitive season. We salute all of your efforts.

LL GIRLS BASKETBA

The Foxes were 23-3 overall and 15-1 in the Mid-Willamette Conference. The team had advanced to the Class 5A semifinals when the tournament was halted. The girls have won the league title 5 of the past 6 seasons.

BOYS BASKETB ALL

The Foxes were 25-1 overall and 16-0 in the mid-Willamette Conference. The team had advanced to the Class 5A semifinals when the tournament was halted. The boys have won the league title 4 of the past 6 seasons.

SWIMMING

The Aqua Foxes’ girls squad took third in the Class 5A state meet, the highest finish in school history.

Both the boys and girls teams took second in the district meet.

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WRESTLING

DANCE & DRILL The Foxes were getting ready for the March 20-21 state championships when the season was halted.

Seniors Corinne Berning and Samantha Zurcher already had earned all-state status.

The squad, under first-year coach Jared Wilson, took sixth in the Class 5A state meet, with three athletes – Kaden Kuenzi, Matthew Guenther and Kody Koumentis – finishing second in their weight classes.

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Contents

Something to Think About Compromised immune systems in the era of COVID-19......................... 4 Helping Hands Organizations brace for long haul to post-shutdown economic recovery.......6 Progress report from local hospitals......7 Business Stores navigate supply, staffing, health needs during pandemic........................9 Your Garden............................12 Datebook....................................15 Civics 101 Updates on access to civic programs for Silverton, Mt. Angel.................... 16 Superintendents discuss meeting student needs during closure ........... 16 A Slice of the Pie Tips on keeping your kids curious and learning at home....................... 18 Something for the Soul Spiritual leaders talk about ways of reaching people during crisis............ 19

Passages.................................... 19 Sports & Recreation Coaches cheer winter achievements despite virus-shortened season............20

Marketplace............................. 19 A Grin At The End.........22

On the cover Life in our new reality as businesses adjust their schedules (or close altogether) and healthcare professionals stand at the ready.

PHOTOS BY JANET PATTERSON & JIM KINGHORN

Update

SILVERTON SENIOR CENTER Looks like March came in like a LION and is not going out like a Lamb.... April may be a “Roaring” month as well.

Just as most public events have been canceled, the Silverton Zenith Women’s Club Bunko Night on April 4 – as mentioned in our feature on the club in our March 15 edition – has been canceled. Watch their Facebook page for updates.

With all that is going on the Silverton Senior Center will continue to be closed until further notice and per the Gov. Brown’s recommendations.

The Silverton Senior Center’s Board of Directors and I as Executive Director take this current situation very seriously and want to keep everyone safe and as healthy as possible even if this means postponing special events, annual fundraisers and the day to day programs and classes.

This is not an easy decision to make and it takes its toll on all of us but the well being of the Members and community need to come first and foremost.

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The deadline for placing an ad in the April 15 issue is April 5.

We look forward to seeing you again when this is all over, so PLEASE stay home and stay safe.

We will be in touch via email and social media.

You can also check the message on the front page of our website at silvertonseniorcenter.org, or listen to our outgoing message at 503-873-3093. You can also leave us a message after the beep and we’ll retrieve it.

Try to keep a positive attitude and look at this situation as a little “stay-cation” and take advantage of it... maybe it is time to do some Spring Cleaning, catch up on reading and maybe send a card or two to those you love and are thinking of.

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April 2020 • 3

Something to Think About

The Immunocompromised

By Melissa Wagoner “I hope people remember when they say, ‘It’s only the vulnerable who are at risk,’ that their ‘only’ is our everything,” Sarah Sampson, owner of The Wild Dandelion in Silverton, recently posted on her Facebook page.

That message is no exaggeration. Both of Sampson’s children are considered well within the vulnerable category due to a diagnosis of cystic fibrosis – a rare genetic disorder affecting both the digestive system and the lungs – that they received only weeks after their births.

“Immediately after finding out your child has CF everything changes,” Sampson recalled. “Tons of doctor’s appointments, medical testing, new medicines, chest physical therapy, nebulized medications and extreme fear of germs. The feelings of anxiety are through the roof. The girls have been through far more than most middle-aged people. They both spend hours every day doing treatments to just attempt to slow the progression of this

awful disease. They use a vest that uses pressure and hard shaking to loosen the thick mucus twice a day when healthy (and four times a day when sick). They take an average of 20 pills a day. They see entire teams of doctors every three months, or more often when sick, trying to monitor and slow the damage being done.”

pains about once a week and other heart malfunctions that keep [my wife] Judy and I living each day with gusto. This new virus is particularly lethal for the old and health compromised, so I am pretty much under house arrest and we’ve canceled all the events we usually host, including debates, elections and – sadly enough – The Bachelor finale.”

And all of that was before they were faced with the threat of contracting the coronavirus, which very simply could be fatal.

“The COVID-19 pandemic is terrifying for people that already battle a lung disease,” Sampson said. “We worry about a common cold causing irreversible lung damage and a traumatic hospitalization.

So, something on this level is causing great anxiety.”

The Sampson family is not alone. People across the community, in all age brackets, are living in fear of what contracting the virus would mean for their already unstable health.

“I have a severely damaged heart, heart

Although Ashland acknowledges that his life will most likely be cut short by the health concerns he already faces, the coronavirus pandemic has brought him to a new level of fear – both for himself and for those around him who are similarly immunocompromised.

failure and a host of other heart and cardiovascular issues,” Mike Ashland, the 68-year-old pastor of The Church of the Moment just outside Silverton, said.

“I could die from some simple mistake or someone else’s simple mistake – and there is nowhere on the planet to hide or escape,” he said. “So, before I was probably a two or three [level of fear]. I am now probably a seven (ten being total freak-out).”

“I am extremely compromised and have been for a long time. I have major chest

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At risk families request community members stay home them to remove their daughters from school days prior to the enforced school closures and to put themselves under a complete self-imposed quarantine.

and my sons stay home as much as possible for their own safety and to avoid bringing the virus home to me. Currently my husband is working from home and we aren’t taking any more visitors or scheduling playdates for our sons.”

“We have not left our home and don’t plan to until it is safe for the girls,” she said simply. “We have temporarily closed our business downtown and just pray we are able to protect them with isolation.”

Ultimately, as isolating as self-quarantine can be, all three of these families have come to realize that without it, those within the community who are most vulnerable could risk fatal harm – even two little girls whose whole lives are ahead of them.

But for some – like 41-year-old DaNette Wernette – who received a kidney transplant on Jan. 14, when cases of the coronavirus in China still numbered in the double digits – even staying at home is not protection enough.

“When I leave my house, I must wear a mask and avoid crowds,” Wernette said.

“My sons also wear masks when they are in closed spaces with me (outside of their bedrooms), because they’ve attended germ breeding grounds, a.k.a. schools.”

For Wernette, whose polycystic kidney disease led those organs to almost entirely cease functioning, a kidney transplant was the only option for her survival. And now

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that she has that new kidney – helpfully donated by a coworker – she does not want anything to compromise it.

admitted. “We are even more cognizant

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“We know the coronavirus could easily cause irreversible damage or be a death sentence,” Sampson said. “Saying that out loud made my heart race, palms sweat and my stomach turn. But we’ve all seen that by staying put, which is not too much to ask, it will save lives and slow this monster down. To ‘flatten the curve’ of this pandemic it will take us all complying. I pray others realize they can make a difference and save lives just by staying put. I guarantee you my precious children are worth fighting for.”

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Helping Hands

Shockwaves

By Melissa Wagoner This time may very well be the calm before the storm for many community aid organizations, including both Sheltering Silverton and Silverton Area Community Aid (SACA), as more and more people lose their jobs or are laid off due to closures stemming from the COVID-19 virus outbreak.

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“On Friday we ran a few reports and were trying to figure out what our numbers were like,” SACA’s Executive Director, Sarah DeSantis, said, noting that although overall numbers were currently down from those seen in January and February (historically two of SACA’s busiest months), the number of new families signing up increased significantly.

“We served 14 new households last week alone (as compared to a total of 30 new households in the whole month of January).”

But, while the numbers served are not overwhelming – at least not yet – the amount of donations, especially from local grocery stores has taken a nose-dive.

“Their stocks are dwindling,” DeSantis explained. “The grocery stores don’t have enough to keep up.”

Fortunately, Marion Polk Food Share, from whom SACA gets a significant amount of their foodstuffs, has continued their supply, though to a diminished degree.

“We’re trying to balance enough food for people but make our stocks last,” DeSantis said. “We’re trying to be as generous as possible but trying to make this last as long as possible.”

And that generosity may be stretched

Silverton’s community aid suppliers plan for hard weeks thinner as the federal poverty guidelines for food assistance increases on March 30 – per a previously scheduled mandate – from income eligibility based on 185 percent of the federal poverty level to 300 percent.

“This means we’ll be able to provide food to a lot more people,” DeSantis said, “which is incredibly fortuitous given the current situation (if we can maintain a food supply).”

But that “if” indeed remains to be seen as SACA has been already been forced to forgo all supplies of personal hygiene items – shampoo, soap and toilet paper – due to a lack of donated materials.

“We may have to continue adjusting our guidelines if our food donations continue to decline over the next weeks and months,” DeSantis said. “Even with that, we don’t know how long we’ll be able to sustain our community, because we don’t know how long this will all go on.”

And food isn’t the only resource SACA is concerned about conserving because, although DeSantis predicts an uptick in those seeking assistance in the form of a weekly food supply, she expects to see an even bigger jump in the number of people applying for financial help.

“Once more and more people are not working as much, once people get their bills and can’t pay them anymore, that’s when we’re going to get hit,” she predicted. “It’s going to be – how do we keep up with that?”

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“As much as I hate to ask for money, that’s probably best because we can make money stretch more than other people can,” DeSantis said. “And donations are going to be really critical over the long-haul.”

Monetary donations are also helpful in limiting the germ exposure of SACA’s employees and volunteers, who are handling food donations at an increased rate due to new policies put into place this past week.

“We have moved all food distribution outside,” DeSantis described. “Staff and a small group of volunteers are the only people allowed in the facility to prep food bags/boxes.”

This increased workload on staff has led SACA to cut back on hours and increase the number of workers per shift wherever possible, putting a strain on an already dwindling number of volunteers.

One way will be through monetary donations, which DeSantis said are helpful, not only for those seeking financial assistance but also for the purchase of necessary food items to

“I’ve tried to impress upon staff and volunteers that their safety and well-being is as important as the work we are doing,” DeSantis said. “I understand and fully support any employee or volunteer who isn’t comfortable coming to work at SACA.”

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But they aren’t the only ones deciding to forgo a trip to SACA. DeSantis speculates there may be an entire population of people falling into the category “the most at risk,” who are unable or unwilling to make the journey to pick up groceries or apply for financial help. But for them, DeSantis offers a simple solution.

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“People can authorize a representative to come and pick up food or assistance for them,” she urged. “And, especially people who are not comfortable coming to us, neighbor to neighbor help is great. Or call us and we can talk about different things.”

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Sheltering Silverton

While SACA’s services have been forced to change – from a grocery store style pantry to a food tent outside – for the Sheltering Silverton staff, things have remained relatively stable.

“I haven’t seen a change (yet) in the number of people being seen since the beginning of the pandemic,” Emily Neves, the Data Intake and Resource Center Coordinator and Homeless Advocate at Sheltering Silverton, said, “but I am fully expecting to see an increase in clients in the coming months as we go through economic crisis and people are unable to work.”

And much of that increase, Neves maintains, will be due to a delicate balance many households were already experiencing due to the high cost of living in Silverton, where the median housing price is $350,000 (according to Zillow).

“Housing is so expensive in our area, that many people already live on the fringe of homelessness,” Neves said. “We often see housed individuals come to the resource center needing additional financial help to maintain their housing because of just one unfortunate event, such as a car repair or unexpected health care expense, that limits their ability to afford rent that month.”

Therefore, although the Warming Shelter run by Sheltering Silverton from November through March 17 is now closed for the summer months, employees have continued to meet with their clients through the phone or over the internet in order to keep abreast of any change in need – including that of increased hygiene assistance after the closure of the YMCA’s daily shower program.

“This is an understandable decision that will impact our clients’ ability to take showers regularly” Sarah White, Director of Sheltering Silverton, said.

She added that although showering has been removed as an option for full-body cleanliness, a new hand-hygiene option was added by the City of Silverton who provided a porta-potty and hand-washing station at the Silverton Community Center.

“This is helpful to allow regular hand washing for people who lack access to a bathroom,” White stressed.

To combat their clients’ hunger, on the steps of the Community Center, Silverton

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Surge protection Sheltering has begun providing daily sack lunches at 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.

“We are focused on scaling back the breadth of our services to focus on supporting survival in this time,” White explained.

“We hope to help people get the basic camping supplies they need to live safely, feed themselves, and lay low while the community practices social distancing.

We plan to continue checking in with our clients about safely accessing physical and mental health care. We suspect that domestic violence will increase during this crisis and we are preparing to respond to the need individuals and families will have to find safe shelter or housing to escape those situations.”

In the meantime, White is encouraging community members to come together to help their unhoused and/or hungry neighbors, possibly by stocking Little Free Libraries with shelf-stable snacks, thereby offering both convenience and anonymity to those who desire it.

“I would certainly encourage hand sanitizer use wherever people are having that kind of surface contact,” White suggested. “Helpful food items are peanut butter, tuna, pull top soups, fresh fruit, sandwiches, and other soft, shelf-stable foods. LFL’s in remote neighborhoods would likely not get traffic, but those close to the downtown core would. If we know of anything that is active, we could share that information with our clients.”

But more than anything, White wants to thank the community that has supported – and continues to support – all of Silverton’s aid organizations and to encourage people to, in this barrage of negative news, look to the good.

“More than anything, coronavirus has revealed that across the world, people want to respond to each other with compassion, creative collaboration and problem solving, and a sense of responsibility for our collective wellbeing,” White emphasized. “While this pandemic and its economic fallout will certainly impact our clients and the broader community in ways we’re only just anticipating, it is certainly a beautiful time as well. We are trying to stay focused on that. The outpouring of support for our clients and our team have been heartening.”

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By Steve Ritchie As the number of COVID-19 cases quickly grows in Oregon and throughout the country, government leaders and public health authorities have focused their attention on the readiness of hospitals to deal with an influx of coronavirus patients.

With 43 confirmed cases of COVID19 in Marion County (as of March 25), Our Town contacted our two regional hospitals, Legacy Silverton Medical Center and Santiam Hospital in Stayton, to find out how prepared the facilities are for the ongoing pandemic.

The short answer seems to be it depends on the number of cases that land on their doorstep. As of March 25, 75 people had been hospitalized out of the 266 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Oregon, a rate of approximately 28%. If the number of cases grows exponentially and the hospitalization rate stays around 28% this will be a huge challenge.

However, if the social distancing and stay home measures work, the number of cases could stay relatively low. In that scenario, local hospital administrators are confident they can handle a small surge of patients.

“Any American acute care hospital can take care of a COVID-19 patient, (but) it becomes a problem when you are caring for 30 of them,” said Dr. Steve Vets, Emergency Room Director for Santiam Hospital. “We will never be fully prepared for a disaster of this scale, but we are blessed to have a little period of warning to prepare.”

Dr. Vets said that while he was confident that Santiam Hospital can manage a patient in respiratory failure, a major coronavirus patient influx would exceed the hospital’s resources.

“These patients are very resource intensive and one or two on a normal day is OK, (while) three or four is taxing to our hospital. If you are treating 10+ patients in respiratory failure, we will have a very, very challenging situation. Further, if a patient then progresses to multi-organ failure, it will exceed our capabilities.

“It is likely we will have no place to transfer them. The prognosis in that situation is poor to begin with (and) in a mass event those people will die.”

Oregon Governor Kate Brown has publicly stated that on a statewide basis

Legacy, Santiam hospitals prepare

hospitals do not now have an adequate supply of personal protective equipment (PPE), including surgical masks, gloves, gowns, and Tyvek suits to handle the anticipated increase of COVID19 patients. PPE is critical to keep hospital staff from being exposed to the coronavirus.

“My most limiting factor is staff,” Dr. Vets said. “Any staff illness will have impact. I am concerned about my staff’s safety and how fatigue will affect them.”

Asked about possible PPE shortages at Silverton and other Legacy hospitals, spokesperson Vicky Guinn referred to a March 20 Legacy Health statement which noted that “Legacy Health currently has adequate personal protective equipment at this time to handle its CURRENT patient load. We have been working with suppliers since January to ensure adequate supplies of PPE...

“Given reports of PPE shortages in other areas, Legacy Health is engaging in conservation efforts designed to minimize future shortages, as well as using alternative PPE. One reason for canceling non-emergent medical care is to help preserve PPE.” Dr. Vets said Santiam Hospital PPE supplies are “better then some, but not great.” Santiam Hospital, like Legacy Silverton Medical Center, has also postponed elective surgeries. This will help alleviate a possible future PPE shortage.

Both hospitals have also put restrictions on visitors. Legacy Silverton suspended

routine visits to hospital patients on March 17, and the suspension will last indefinitely. However, the new policy does permit each patient to have one screened and approved visitor during their stay. To be approved, the designated visitor must be at least 16 years of age and in good health. Pediatric and end-of-life patients are permitted two designated visitors.

Guinn added that Legacy is “screening all patients who come to our campus, and that includes the emergency departments.” Those needing emergency care are asked to call ahead to the ER if possible.

Dr. Vets stressed that “the scale of this (coronavirus) is the real problem. The virus is bad, but there are worse. History is full of worse pandemics, small pox to name one. But this is a scale (of a pandemic) that the world has not seen in 100 years... I am deeply concerned.”

But he also sees hope in this crisis and wants people to realize how they can help avoid the worst outcome.

“We are not helpless to this pandemic,” Dr. Vets noted. “Frankly, the public at large will affect the pandemic more though social distancing and hygiene than any hospital. Our collective action will change the course of this pandemic.

Social distance, wash your hands, and, if you get sick, self quarantine.

“We will get though this together.

Americans who lived through the Great Depression, World War II, and the Spanish flu pandemic all faced similar dread at the coming struggle. It will be day by day but it will pass.”

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“Roth’s has always had phenomenal people and I’m so grateful they want to come in and help people get what they need,” Roth said. “Our customers have been patient with us, and we’re doing the very best we can in these unprecedented times.

March 11 was a typical day until news broke, almost simultaneously, that Spring Break was starting a week early and that Disneyland was closed.

“An avalanche of people came in to buy groceries; business tripled,” Michael Roth of Roth’s Fresh Markets said. “They went from buying mostly fresh food to mostly staples. We don’t normally sell a lot of dried beans or huge bags of rice; they bought yeast; they bought flour.

“We’ve had ‘Roth’sToGo!’ for years,” Roth said. “It’s a phenomenal program where you shop online and drive by for it. However, we had to change our service fee. There’s been no charge if you give us six hours; now it’s $5.95 with six hours’ notice and free if you give us 24 hours.”

“We don’t sell much Spam but at this point, until more is actually made, you’re probably not going to find a can of Spam in any grocery store.

Roth thought his idea to put Plexiglas shields at the registers was original and, though that proved untrue, it did solve the problem of distancing for those passing money back and forth.

“We always keep two trucks of toilet paper, along with bottled and gallon water, at our warehouse on the outside chance of a Cascadia earthquake, so I believe we had toilet paper longer than any other store, but eventually all our stock was gone,” said Roth who, as of last week, was waiting for TP along with everybody else.

“We should probably have put a limit on it earlier, but we were under a false sense of security with the two trucks,” Roth said. “Though the governor said grocery stores won’t close, for some it’s an insurance policy.”

When it comes to such items, Roth would “much rather make 400 people a little bit happy than make 100 people

“We’re doing a tremendous amount more cleaning of touchpoints throughout the store,” Roth said. “We’ve been cleaning the credit card terminals so much that they’re failing because of alcohol getting into the keys.

I guess that shows we’re doing our job.”

Traci Hunter, store manager at Silverton’s Hi-School Pharmacy, just doesn’t get the whole toilet paper thing.

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“It was a big shock,” Hunter said. “I can understand bar soap and everything you need to clean but I don’t get the toilet paper thing at all.”

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Just as their Mount Angel store and the other Hi-School Pharmacies around the region, available goods are split between the stores, each receiving its allotment.

Hunter said, “and then when the employee walks forward the customer goes back.

Everything is running smoothly with no big problems.”

“Today I got a freight truck and there was no toilet paper on it, but I did receive 192 pieces of hand sanitizer,” Hunter said. “We were also surprised about the ammo and had to limit that to two boxes per family.”

Customers entering the store will find doors propped open and a register outside in the garden department.

In addition to the usual drive-through pharmacy, Hunter has organized a system for curbside pick-up of orders placed over the phone.

Still, Hunter has no intention of purposefully drawing people to the store.

“Today I made two quarts of paint for a customer and she let me pick out the colors,” Hunter said. “Pretty cool, huh?”

Cash register interactions have been carefully choreographed.

“Because the table between is 36 inches wide, when the customer walks forward to sign on a pin pad, my cashier steps back to their point to maintain a 6-foot distance,”

“People are buying a lot of flowers and soil,” Hunter said. “Everybody loves flowers; they bring you joy and relieve stress.”

“It’s up to them but I don’t want to invite them into it,” Hunter said. “We’ve canceled our next two ads.”

They’ve had no problem keeping enough employees at either the Silverton or Mt. Angel store, where they are firm on six-foot distancing from break room to entrances and insist that workers showing any symptoms stay home.

“There is plenty to do for everyone,” Hunter said. “We’re constantly stocking shelves and

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APRIL 2020

Staying home? Socially distanced? Self quarantined? Kids restless with unplanned staycation? Get out and start a vegetable garden! In a rural area we are not crowded together as apartment dwellers in a city might be, so we can get out and breath the fresh air. Exercising in the yard and garden can keep us healthier than sitting inside. The fresh vegetables will be welcome to our kitchens in late spring and summer. Often they don’t even get to the kitchen, being eaten right in the garden.

Frosty mornings are expected into midApril, but seedlings started indoors can be transplanted on a sunny afternoon with some protective cover. Garden soil can be “pre-warmed” with a plastic covering for a few days before planting. When seedlings get about 3 inches tall they have small root systems that can adapt to cool soil.

Lettuce, radishes, onions, beets, cabbage, broccoli and many other vegetables can survive in early spring gardens. (Warm season veggies like tomatoes and peppers should be planted in mid-May). If hard freeze is expected throw an old sheet or other light cover over the plants at

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her picky son now likes many vegetables since he was involved in growing some with his friends last year. There are videos on YouTube, and fun garden songs performed by the Banana Slug String Band. Search for them on the computer or smart TV. night and uncover them when the cover is thawed. Covers can be left on teepee or make-shift frames over the vegetable beds.

Occasional rain softens the soil enough to pull or hoe weeds and prepare planting beds. Sunny afternoons give us Vitamin D as we tackle the weeds that are flourishing from the mild winter.

Weeding around perennial plants like berries, shrubs and trees will allow spring fertilizer to penetrate to the roots we want to feed. Applying mulch over the bare soil will discourage new weeds from sprouting. Weeds with soil on their roots will make quick compost.

Help the children plan a garden. They can “research” how to grow fruits and vegetables, get some exercise preparing

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the space, and do some problemsolving like “how will we keep the dog from digging up our garden?” There is educational opportunity here that they can use throughout their entire lives.

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Most garden questions right now are “Why are my seedlings growing with long weak stems?” The answer: not enough light. After the green emerges it is seeking light to make energy for growth.

Shine any lights on them for at least ten hours per day. The (postponed) Seed to Supper Class early seedlings are under full-spectrum grow light in a southeast window. They will soon be moved to bigger pots in a plastic shelter, on their way to the garden in a couple of weeks.

Then seeds that need to be started four or fewer weeks before last frost will be started in the window space.

OSU Extension face-face contact is suspended, but their great website is filled with information to help. Specialists are available to answer your questions when you click “Ask an Expert” at http://extension.oregonstate.edu

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OSU Gardener’s April Chores Early April: fertilize lawn; let spring rains carry the fertilizer into the soil.

If your lawn is becoming thin and sickly, consider over-seeding with a mixture of perennial ryegrass and fine fescue.

are a continuing problem, adding generous amounts of organic materials. Give perennial vegetable plants like asparagus a side-dressing of compost or well-decomposed manure.

Spray for apple scab, cherry brown rot, and blossom blight.

Apply commercial fertilizers, manure, or compost to cane, bush (gooseberries, currants, and blueberries) and trailing berries.

Bait for slugs; iron phosphate baits are safe for use around pets. Clean up hiding places for slugs, sow bugs and millipedes.

Cut and remove weeds near the garden to remove sources of plant virus diseases.

Monitor strawberries for spittlebugs and aphids; control if present.

Prune and shape or thin springblooming shrubs and trees after blossoms fade. Prune ornamentals for air circulation and to help prevent fungus diseases.

Check seeds started indoors for ‘damping off.’

Control rose diseases such as black spot and powdery mildew. Remove infected leaves; spray as necessary with registered fungicide. Protect dogwood trees, as they begin growth, against anthracnose diseases by applying a copper fungicide or Daconil. Rake and destroy fallen leaves spring through fall.

Plant broccoli (early broccoli varieties: Green Valiant, Premium Crop, Packman, Rosalind), brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, chard, chives, endive, leeks, lettuce, peas, radishes, rhubarb, rutabagas, spinach, turnips. Use floating row covers to keep insects such as beet leaf miners, cabbage maggot adult flies and carrot rust flies away from susceptible crops; cover transplants to protect against late spring frosts.

Prepare garden soil for spring planting. Create raised beds in areas where cold soils and poor drainage

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datebook Due to the canceling of many events because of COVID-19, this month’s Datebook has a different look. We have compiled a list of organizations along with their contact information so you can stay up to date on meetings, groups and events. Please contact your organization before venturing out to an event or meeting.

City Offices Silverton

Food Banks Mt. Angel

1 - 4 p.m. Wedensdays, 1 - 4 p.m. Friday.

Mission Benedict Food Pantry, 925 S Main.

Scotts Mills 9 - 11 a.m. Tuesdays. Scotts Mills Community Center, 298 Fourth St., Scotts Mills.

Silverton 2 - 5 p.m. Wednesdays, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Third Saturday of month. Silver Creek Fellowship, 822 Industry Way. Phone: 503-873-7353.

Facebook: Mission of Hope. Website: scf.tv

City Hall is closed to the public. City Council meetings are at 6 p.m. the first Monday of the month. Agendas for all city-related meetings are available on the city’s website.

Phone: 503-873-5321 Email: webmaster@silverton.or.us Website: silverton.or.us Facebook: City of Silverton, OR

Silverton Area Community Aid

Mt. Angel

Phone: 503-873-5173 Website: silverfallslibrary.org Facebook: Silver Falls Library District

City Hall is closed to the public. City Council meetings are at 7 p.m. the first Monday of the month. Agendas for all city-related meetings are available on the city’s website.

Phone: 503-845-9291 Website: ci.mt-angel.or.us Facebook: City of Mt. Angel

Scotts Mills City Hall is closed to the public. City Council meetings are held at 7 p.m. the first Wednesday of the month. Agendas are available on the city’s Facebook page.

Phone: 503-873-5435 Website: scottsmill.org Email: clerk@scottsmills.org Facebook: The City of Scotts Mills

School Districts Silver Falls School District

Phone: 503-873-5303 Website: silverfallsschools.org Email: feedback@silverfalls.k12.or.us Facebook: Silver Falls School District

Mt. Angel School District Phone: 503-845-2345 Website: masd91.org Facebook: Mt Angel School District To-go lunches available 10:30 a.m. - noon Monday - Friday at St. Mary’s Public School, 590 E College St., Mt. Angel.

Weekly meal boxes delivered every Monday throughout the extent of the closure. Meal boxes contain breakfast and lunch for each child in the household under the age of 18. To opt-in for weekly meal boxes, call 503-845-2345 or email schmidt_gayle@mtangel.k12.or.us.

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9 a.m. - noon Monday, Thursday, Friday, 4 - 7 p.m. Tuesday. Silverton Community Center, 421 S Water St., Silverton. Phone: 503-873-3446. Facebook: Silverton Area Community Aid - SACA. Website: silvertonareacommunityaid.org

Clubs and Civic Organizations

Wednesday Free Dinner @ First Christian Church

Sack meals and hygiene kits distributed noon - 1 p.m. daily at Silverton Community Center, 421 S Water St. Phone: 971-343-1099 Email: info@shelteringsilverton.org Facebook: Sheltering Silverton

Saturday Lunch @ Trinity Lutheran Church

Sheltering Silverton

Phone: 503-873-5307

Phone: 503-873-2653 Website: trinitysilverton.org Email: trinitysilverton@gmail.com Facebook: Trinity Lutheran

Caring Friends

Citzenship Class

Phone: 503-304-3429

Phone: 503-873-8656 Website: immanuelsilverton.org Facebook: Immanuel Lutheran Church of Silverton, OR

Vigil for Peace

American Legion Post - Silverton Phone: 503-871-8160 Facebook: Silverton Veterans United

Libraries

Silver Falls Library

Mt. Angel Public Library Phone: 503-845-6401 Website: mountangel.ccrls.org Email: library.mountangel@ccrls.org Facebook: Mt. Angel Public Library

Silverton Grange

Silvertones Community Singers

Phone: 503-268-9987 Website: silvertongrange.org Facebook: Silverton Grange #748

Email: tmwolff@ymail.com

Mt. Angel-Silverton Women’s Connection

Silverton Lions Club

Phone: 503-874-1989

Phone: 503-931-1346 Website: silvertonlionsclub.com Facebook: Silverton Lions Club Email: info@SilvertonLions.com

Silverton Rotary Club Phone: 503-932-8550 Website: silvertonrotary.org Facebook: Silverton Rotary (Silverton, OR)

Silverton Farmers Market

Silverton Together

Website: silvertonfarmersmarket.com Facebook: Silverton Farmers Market -OR

Phone: 503-873-0405 Website: silvertontogether.org Email: janh@wavecable.com Facebook: Silverton Together

Kiwanis Club of Silverton

Chamber of Commerce

Phone: 503-510-3525 Website: silvertonkiwanis.org Email: SilvertonKiwanisClub@gmail.com Facebook: Silverton Kiwanis Club

Mount Angel

Phone: 503-845-9291 Website: mtangelchamber.com Email: mtangelchamber@gmail.com Facebook: Mt. Angel Chamber

Silverton Toastmasters

Silverton Phone: 503-873-5615 Website: silvertonchamber.org Email: info@silvertonchamber.org Facebook: Silverton Chamber of Commerce

Senior Centers Silverton

Closed. Meals on Wheels will make regular home deliveries. Hot meal service for pickup at the center is Monday - Friday. To order meals, call 503-873-6906.

Phone: 503-873-3093 Website: silvertonseniorcenter.org Email: staff@silvertonseniorcenter.org Facebook: Silverton Senior Center

Phone: 503-873-6620 Website: fccsilverton.com Facebook: Silverton First Christian Church

Phone: 503-873-4198 Facebook: Silverton Toastmasters

Ancestry Detectives Phone: 503-873-3444 Website: ancestrydetectives.org

Silverton Zenith Women’s Club Phone: 801-414-2875 Facebook: Silverton Zenith Women’s Club

American Legion Post 89 Phone: 503-845-6119 Website: mtangelchamber.com/ legion-post-89

Monday Meal @ Oak Street Church Phone: 503-873-5446 Website: oakstreetsilverton.com

Mt. Angel Closed. Meals on Wheels will continue delivering meals. For Meals on Wheel questions, call Ginger at 503-845-9464.

Phone: 503-845-6998 Email: mtangelcommunity@gmail.com Facebook: Mt. Angel Community & Senior Center

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TOPS @ Silverton United Methodist Church Phone: 503-501-9824

TOPS @ Stardust Village Clubhouse Phone: 503-871-3729

American Red Cross Blood Donation

Many blood drives have been canceled resulting in a shortage of blood in Oregon. To find a drive or donate, visit redcrossblood.org.

Phone: 503-284-1234 Website: redcross.org Facebook: Red Cross Cascades Region

Alcoholics Anonymous

Alcholics Anonymous is offering online and phone meetings.

Online: Meetings are Wednesday, Friday and Sunday at 7 p.m. Download the Zoom app (zoom.us) for free and join from anywhere via phone, tablet or desktop. https://zoom.us/j/6715063144 Meeting ID: 671 506 3144 Phone: AA meeting 2 p.m. every day. Dial 425-436-6360. Access code: 422932.

Additional online and phone meetings are available aa.org.

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Civics 101

Policy change

Cities change access rules because of virus

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online or by phone.

Call 503-873-4546 to schedule a trip.

planning an intercom system.

Silverton and Mount Angel both have changed their policies on public access to municipal buildings in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak and the governor’s social-distancing orders.

Utility billing and court payments: Pay online at www.xpressbillpay.com, mail checks to 306 S. Water St., Silverton, OR 97381 or use the drop box in the City Hall parking lot. Questions?

503-873-5321 (option 1) or email finance@silverton.or.us.

Public Works: Call 503-873-8679 for services such as right-of-way applications, system development charges and traffic concerns. Call 503-991-9795 for afterhours emergencies.

Utility payments: Checks or cash can be placed in the mail slot or in the drop box at the bottom of the stairs. Credit and debit cards go to www.xpressbillpay. com before 7 a.m. or after 4 p.m. Phone payments can be called in to 800-7662350.

City Hall offices in Silverton and Mount Angel were closed to the public through March, with Silverton officials indicating a reassessment will take place at the end of March. The Mount Angel closure is “until further notice,” according to the city website.

No public meetings are scheduled in either community.

Here is a look at new procedures and access issues in the communities, updated through Our Town’s presstime.

Silverton Virtually all city services will be accessible

Building: Inspection scheduling and results and tracking applications can be done at the permit portal, www.silverton. os.us/367/Search-Permit-Records.

Inspections can be reached at 503-874-2208. Permit applications are at the website, can be emailed to permits@silverton.or.us or faxed to 503-873-3210. Payments can go in the drop box or mailed to 306 S. Water St., Silverton, OR 97381. Questions?

503-874-2207.

Silver Trolley: Dispatchers are available 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Adapting to closures

By Brenna Wiegand Since Oregon closed its schools in mid-March due to the spread of the highly infectious coronavirus, local superintendents have been on a wild ride, chasing after ways to maintain their responsibility to the students. Buildings may be closed, but teaching and learning needs to continue.

Mount Angel School District Superintendent Troy Stoops says it’s new territory for everybody. Silver Falls School District Superintendent Paul Peterson says they’re having to “reinvent how we go about our business of teaching and learning.

“One of the more challenging things is trying to make decisions and plans under constantly changing guidance,” Peterson said, “but our bottom line is figuring out the best way to provide some meaningful supplemental learning to all of our students.

“That means we’re going to go out on a limb and try some things; our staff are experimenting with new curriculums and personalized ways of interacting with kids,” Peterson said. He added many of the district’s partners in learning have opened their paid websites for free use.

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Police Department: The non-emergency line (503-873-5326) is available 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. After hours, call 503-873-5326. Listen to the message and then press 1.

Library: The Silver Falls Library was closed thru March. All events have been canceled. Reference desk is available 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday thru Saturday at 503-873-7633 or 503-873-8796.

Mount Angel City Hall: Staff can be reached by knocking on the door, with city officials

Planning, zoning and build permits: Direct questions to Colby Kemp at 503-845-9291.

Court scheduling: The March 18 schedule was postponed to May 20. Call 503-845-9291 with scheduling questions.

Library: All library programs have been canceled, but the library remains open.

Materials can be delivered curbside to your car. Call 503-845-6401 to make the arrangements.

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These are among the many resources and updates found on the district website.

“It’s been a bit challenging and I think it’s probably going to get worse before it gets better,” Stoops said. “We were planning for our teachers to come back March 30-31 to at least get a plan for how we can reach out to kids and provide some supplemental activities for them, but pretty much everybody was staying hunkered down.

“We’re trying to be as electronic as we can,” Stoops added. “We communicate remotely using Zoom and Google; you can load up over 100 people for some planning and interacting.”

While teachers and administrators were already equipped to work remotely, the roles of classified employees pose more of a challenge within the system.

a.m. and noon to pick up breakfast and lunch bags. They’ve served as many as 300 meals a day. Mondays they assemble and distribute food boxes to 140 needy families.

While high school students are more equipped to work from home, K-8 students are all over the map. Roughly 85 percent of Mount Angel’s families have Internet, but it’s hard to know how many have devices conducive to online work.

One of the ways SFSD is looking to provide offline – alongside its online learning supports – is by enlisting its bus service provider, Durham School Services, to help devise a system by which buses can pick up and deliver learning materials as well as deliver meals to kids who simply wait at their normal bus stops.

Currently several classified employees help administer MASD’s robust meal program.

“We really don’t know what we’re planning for,” Stoops said. “We’re not set up to introduce new curriculum or concepts, but teachers are figuring out how they can best provide for kids so they’re able to continue developing skills and participating in helpful activities.

Led by Food Service Director Gayle Schmidt, five days a week anyone ages 0 to 18 can show up between 10:30

“One of our biggest concerns is around the social and emotional health of our kids,” Stoops said. “Some will struggle... We

“The perception will be out there that some are forced to work while others aren’t, but currently the governor says everyone gets paid,” Stoops said.

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want to provide resources for them, too.”

The extreme circumstances have brought about by the coronavirus pandemic have brought out the best in people.

“The IT department has been phenomenal,” Peterson said, “and our school nurses rounded up whatever personal protective equipment we could find in our schools to ship to the hospital.

“Our licensed and classified unions have been such great partners,” he added, “and we received a letter of support from the school board.

“Jennifer Hannan, our Director of Teaching and Learning, has been a regional leader and developed a program to provide supplemental learning materials,” Peterson said. “It is truly a model of excellence and other districts are modeling after it.”

For all of the forward strides, the administrators acknowledge there have been plenty of steps back.

“Every time you try to plan forward in a certain direction, something is sent down that bumps it way down on the priority list,” Stoops said. “I guess the good thing is everybody’s on the same playing field.”

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Thank you, friends and neighbors!

Silverton Health Foundation has been working to raise $2 million to support great new facilities at Legacy Silverton Medical Center.

Thanks to the 150 community members who have generously supported this effort, especially our lead donors: Silverton Health Auxiliary Goschie Farms, Inc. Bob Fessler Family Foundation

Roth Family Fund Silver Falls Anesthesia Andy Ulven

Withers Lumber Co. Metro West Ambulance, Inc. Silverton Health Foundation Board

The hospital improvements include remodeling all 18 birthing suites in the Family Birth Center to give our new moms the best environment possible.

We’re still campaigning!

To join in the effort, please contact Randy Stockdale at 503-873-1790 or rstockda@lhs.org

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A Slice of the Pie

Curiosity time

Creating opportunities for learning in the age of COVID-19

What I’ve learned so far…

Things have changed so rapidly in our world for the past two weeks that I could have written an entirely different parenting column every single day. I also could have given you different advice every day – none of it coming close to encompassing the vastly different playing fields we are all playing on.

Outside activities

Inside activities

• Take a walk, a run or a hike. *

• Maintain a schedule.

(Studies show kids thrive on a schedule, especially during stressful times.)

• Ride a bike or a scooter (or teach someone to do these things). *

• Visit online education platforms for fun ideas.

(Many are offering free access.)

• Take a drive. *

• Play an instrument, learn an instrument online or make instruments and form your own band.

(for those with the space to maintain social distancing)

So, in this column, I’ve decided not to try. I’m not going to be able to meet you all where you are – those who are working from home, those who are still working, those who have become newly unemployed – so I’m not even going to pretend to.

Instead, I’m going to give you a look at my own crazy journey – the one I’m still on – in the hopes that it helps even one of you realize that, no matter what, it’s going to be OK.

Let it go

Those familiar words have begun to ring oh so true to me this week as I realize that the schedule I started out with, the one that was an hour-by-hour sketch of the ideal day – well, it’s not so ideal after all and it’s definitely not fun.

I haven’t let it go entirely, I’m not sure all-out chaos would go well with my perfectionistic brain, but I have released the reins – a lot.

Now, instead of calling out “homework time!” and “lunchtime!” like I’m the timekeeper at a sporting event, I use my schedule as a guideline that keeps the ship from sinking. I look to it for guidance on what has to be done every day – hair brushed, bed made, teeth cleaned – and make sure those things are accomplished before the kids move on to free play.

Learning is going to look a lot different at the Wagoner Academy than it did at their schools.

I came into last week guns blazing when it came to school work. I’ve got to admit, the pressure wasn’t entirely of my own making. The schools were sending an inbox full of emails suggesting this online platform

or that learning resource. And social media was a host of helpful parents and educators posting science projects, art projects and more educational tips.

• Play ball!

• Have a picnic.

It felt great for the first few days. I felt supported. I felt excited. I felt like a part of the team. I lined my kids out – and used up all of my printer ink – printing packets, discussing homework expectations and absolutely freaking them out.

• Take the class outside.

Then I remembered that thing that I truly believe about education, which is: it is in everything. OK, maybe not sitting in front of the television numbly watching episode after episode of My Little Ponies, but it is in cooking, planting a garden, playing with Legos, building a Little Critter land, even sitting and staring out the window.

• Build a fort.

And once I let go of my rigid expectations a little, a fabulous thing happened – nothing.

• Paint messy pictures.

• Hopscotch, marbles, jacks, jump rope (remember all those?)

• Work in the yard or garden. * With parental supervision.

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There is nothing like hearing the words, “I’m bored,” They did not become little renegades from learning. from your children on an endless loop all day long. It’s They already know a whole lot, it turns out. And like nails on a chalkboard to me, and every time I hear it, they actually like learning. So, they didn’t need me to I feel inclined to assign the needy child a task – if only to boss them around, they needed me to allow them to make it stop. choose their own learning path and encourage them But I’ve set out to break the habit – for all of us – by on it. It probably made it a whole lot more fun. Now explaining that boredom is not a bad thing. In fact, it’s they’re reading books of their own choosing for hours productive. Creativity is born of boredom. Great art, at a time, sometimes during “free-play time.” There is amazing science and fabulous music was not born of experimentation in the kitchen. There have been times regimented study – well not entirely – but rather from when the kids have – without being coaxed – picked up Have a home to rent?theCall us! that comes from noodling around. those work packets and done some math. ingenuity

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Wilderness Times

By Melissa Wagoner

Therefore, boredom isn’t boring, it’s exciting! It’s the feeling one gets right before creativity sets up camp. And it’s the perfect time to follow one’s curiosity.

I have no doubt this pep talk will go over like a ton of bricks with nearly every child, at least in the beginning.

Which is why I’m not reaching out to them; I’m reaching out to you. Do not fall into the trap of taskmaster. Tell those kids to do something they have always wanted to do but haven’t had time for because of school, chores and recreational activities. Tell them to follow their curiosity.

Or, maybe just cheerfully ignore them – put in your earbuds and listen to a podcast if needs be – and see what emerges.

What do I want the takeaway from all of this to be?

This time is going to go down in the history books – that is just a given. But it is also going to be recorded in the history of our family. And whereas I do not get a say in how the history books are written, I do get to play a part in how my children remember this time.

I do not want them remembering, when they look back, that it was a time of chaos and fear. Because that could so easily be the case. After all, that is what we are mainly being fed – a daily diet of fear and chaos – and abstaining from passing those feelings on to the rest of the household is difficult.

So, I’m taking a break – not entirely, because I think it is important to stay informed about the situation – but I’m not making the coronavirus the only thing I think about.

Instead I am thinking about the good that is coming out of this difficult situation – the medical staff who are working so hard; the aid workers who are putting plans into place so that when those who have lost their jobs need help, help will be there; and the community members who are helping each other, checking in with their neighbors and following social-distancing mandates to keep one another safe.

These are the news stories I seek out and these are the things I try to focus my conversations on because that is what I want my children to remember – that when the world could have turned difficult and scary, people from around the globe stepped forward to help each other out.

In the midst of a crisis, hope is paramount, according to Leah Stolte-Doerfler, Pastor of the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Silverton. But with the recent closure of churches and other places of worship finding that hope has become, for many, a far more daunting task.

“I was at a meeting in which a wise leader reminded the group that this is a wilderness time,” Stolte-Doerfler said.

“Wildernesses are places apart, hard and harsh spaces.

But because they are such, they are also places where being creative and finding opportunities is essential. That certainly applies to how we will be the church for this moment. We also need to be creative when it comes to self-care and reaching out to friends and neighbors.

Issues pave the way for opportunities.”

And those opportunities, for many congregations, have come to mean embracing technology, even for those who would normally avoid it.

“On March 13, our Bishop asked us to stop meeting after March 15,” Rev. Shana McCauley, Vicar at St. Edward’s Episcopal Church, recalled. “Most Episcopal churches moved their services online but we chose to meet one more time. I invited folks to bring their devices so we could set them up with Zoom, an online meeting platform.”

Since that date, although McCauley has continued to check-in with her congregation members via various socialdistancing platforms she has found them all fundamentally lacking when it comes to connecting with her congregation many of whom need human contact now more than ever.

“I see a lot of friends and colleagues struggling with feeling ill-equipped with the tools and skills needed for this time,” McCauley admitted, “most of us didn’t have courses in making meaningful electronic worship in seminary. That struggle paired with an increased need for pastoral care and not being allowed to offer it the way we usually do has a lot of my friends and colleagues frenetic, over-functioning, and exhausted. There have been a lot of calls for us to be measured in our response and to give ourselves grace in these new times.”

And while she acknowledged that no past struggles have been exactly like the ones currently being faced, there have

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however, been other challenges to both rival and surmount even these.

“Not like this, but still, like this,” McCauley said. “We were created with tools and gifts, and we will rise to meet this challenge, with science, with the internet, by sharing packs of toilet paper and laughing and crying together.

Through community, we learn more about the nature and love of God, of God’s creative energy which surpasses even the best imagination. We will be OK.” A sentiment echoed by Stolte-Doerfler when she added, “While the concerns and restrictions feel enormous in the fray, this chapter had a beginning. Likewise, it will have a middle and an ending. Mindfulness, healthy choices (on behalf of myself and for my neighbor) and a major dose of grace will make a day-to-day difference.”

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Esther Lavelle Crites Fennimore Esther Fennimore, 85, passed away peacefully at her home, with her family by her side on March 20, 2020.

Born in Scotts Mills, Oregon on Oct. 19, 1934, Esther lived her entire life in the Scotts Mills area. Esther is preceded in death by her children Vernon and Roberta.

She is survived by her husband, Dave Fennimore; children David Fennimore and Nikolina (William) Barber; grandchildren Elijah (Dora) Barber, Jamin Barber (Shaya Patterson), Neiman Fennimore, Teata Fennimore, and Christopher Fennimore; and nine great-grandchildren.

Private interment will be held at Holy Rosary Cemetery. Funeral mass will be held at a later time. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to Scotts Mills Community Center. Assisting the family is Unger Funeral Chapel in Silverton.

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Sports & Recreation

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Teams unable to complete season due to virus

Silverton’s boys and girls basketball teams were primed for a fantastic finish as the middle of March approached.

the rest of the tournament, to Thursday being informed that the tournament was canceled indefinitely.

Both squads had advanced to the Class 5A semifinals at Gill Coliseum. The girls were seeded No. 1 and the boys were No. 2. Both had won their quarterfinal matchups by at least 40 points. Highwattage semifinals loomed, with both teams set to face Crater of Central Point.

“I guess the unknown was the hardest thing to take,” said McCarty. “We had a group of young men that cared about each other, played for one another, and was playing their best basketball of the year and were peeking at the right time.

I believe it was four of most talented teams in 5A ever. It would have been a feat for whoever emerged as the state’s best 5A basketball team.”

things were closing or shutting down I was so worried it would get to us, too.

Also in the semis were the Churchill and Wilsonville boys and the La Salle Prep and Wilsonville girls. Both defending champions, the Wilsonville boys and the La Salle girls were there.

“As we talked as a team there was never animosity or frustration with the OSAA. It was more just how thankful we were that we had the season we had and the group we got to enjoy the journey with.”

And then the air came out of the balloon. The Oregon School Activities Association canceled all remaining basketball tournaments because of the coronavirus outbreak.

“The decision caught us all off guard, said boys coach Jamie McCarty. “Our team was focused and locked in on our final goal of the season, which was to win a state title. Timing is everything and I just think it was just where the nation was at this point in time. It moved very quickly from Wednesday night having a packed house at Gill Coliseum, to after the game being informed there would be no fans

“When the girls heard about the season ending they were really distraught,” coach Tal Wold told Our Town. “Lots of tears and hugs. As coaches, we could almost sense it was trending that way. So many

“It was a great final four teams left, all deserving and capable of winning the blue trophy and that certainly includes the Foxes,” Wold said. “We had a great resume with wins over Churchill, South Medford and then only losing once in such a great league. You just never know what will happen in one game, but with our girls, our fan support, I wasn’t going to bet against the Lady Foxes. Although we are not able to finish, we are lucky and grateful for the time we did get, we made it count!”

Both coaches noted huge leaps that took place over the course of the season.

McCarty: “I will probably remember most the improvement of this year’s squad from start to finish. I have never seen a group come so far in a basketball season. They led the state in defense, allowing only 43 points a game and also led the state in offense at 71.5 points a game...

The senior leadership was incredible.”

Wold: “I think the thing I will remember most is the growth from the summer to March not only in terms of basketball, but also in becoming a true team. In the summer we did not win a lot of games, but we kept everything in perspective and had great attitudes and leadership.”

Both squads dominated the all-MidWillamette Conference all-star teams.

Foxes seniors Riley Traeger and Ellie Schmitz as well as junior Truitt Reilly were named to the eight-player first team for the girls. Senior Josslyn Ames and sophomore Paige Traeger received honorable mention.

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For the boys, senior David Gonzales was named player of the year and McCarty was named the top coach. Also on the eight-man first team were Foxes seniors Grant Dunn and Owen Cote.

Sophomore Jordan McCarty made the second team with seniors Nathan Brown and Trysten Wertz and junior Lucas Roth receiving honorable mention.

Some numbers to chew on. In the past six years only Silverton has won both boys and girls 5A titles. The boys, under Steve Roth, did it in 2015. The girls went 28-0 the next season and won the title.

Coach McCarty is 45-1 in league games since taking over the program. He was 16-0 this season. Wold is 80-8 in the past six years, including 15-1 in 2019-20. The girls have won 5 of 6 league titles. The boys have won 4 of 6.

Wold: “I could not be more proud and thankful to be part of this team.”

McCarty: “I’m just so proud of this group and our seniors. (They) will forever leave a legacy for Silverton basketball.”

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Two senior dancers, Corinne Berning and Samantha Zurcher already had been selected to the all-state team.

“My heart is breaking for this team and especially our four senior captains Corinne Berning, Lottie Hamilton, Sarah Littell and Samantha Zurcher,” Magee said.

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A Grin at the End

Age of Confusion

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So here we are, 20% into the 21st century.

How will this era be remembered? The 1960s were called the Age of Aquarius and the Space Age. What will the 2020s be remembered as? The Age of Vision?

Meh, probably not.

How about this: The Age of Confusion.

And that’s not to be confused with the Age of Confucius. As a matter of fact, this is really not the Age of Confucius.

He was a Chinese philosopher who believed in personal and governmental morality and things like kindness, sincerity and justice. That’s so 500 B.C. He is even credited with cooking up a variation of the Golden Rule: Treat others the way you would want to be treated.

What was he thinking? That dude is obviously out to lunch. In the 21st century, there’s a whole new set of rules, and they aren’t golden.

For example, forget about morality, in personal life or politics. We elect people who are, well, what’s a polite way to put it? Let’s just say they are lost souls. Some

of them wouldn’t know morality – or civility – if they tripped over it.

I listen to some of the chatter about personal behavior and politics and sometimes I want to throw up in my mouth. Ugh. And I’m not picking sides here.

Rich, poor, Republicans, Democrats, conservatives, liberals – many have lost their way.

Here’s the interesting thing about the Age of Confusion. Most of the “ladies” and “gentlemen” who would like our votes are no different from the scoundrels that have polluted the earth in times past. Yet, ultimately, someone stood up to them and rejected them and what they stood for. It

might have taken a while, but ultimately they were voted off the island.

by calmly walking up to train tracks and jumping in front of a speeding train.

These days, however, they are revered, if not worshipped. Ugh.

What kind of sick puppy would publish such a thing?

And it’s not a religious thing. It’s a civilization thing. If we can’t behave in a way that is respectful towards one another regardless of religion, nationality, race, sexual orientation – you name it – then we need to learn.

It occurred to me that the video was probably fake. After all, that seems to describe much of the junk on antisocial media. That being the case, it was still stunningly insensitive.

I blame the antisocial media for much of the coarseness inflicted on our society.

Seriously, the crap that Facebook, Twitter, Reddit and other platforms publish makes my stomach crawl. Much of it is factually incorrect, yet it’s not presented as opinion, it’s presented as fact. I’m all about the expression of opinions, but I’m against purposely saying things that are factually incorrect in an effort to incite people.

The other day our 15-year-old exchange student from Japan showed me a YouTube video that was making the rounds among his friends. It purported to show a teenage girl committing suicide

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I think all of this junk that is inflicted on us is a test. It is meant to confuse us, make us accept the unacceptable. We as individuals need to reject it and those who push it into our lives.

I told our exchange student to delete that video. I told him to understand that nothing is so valuable and beautiful as life and that anyone even pretending to take a life in a video like that is just trying to shock us. They must be rejected.

The Age of Confusion is upon us.

We must reject all that it brings with it.

Carl Sampson is a freelance writer and editor. He lives in Stayton.

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