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Helping Hands

Sheltering Silverton readjusts......4 Knitters Raised by Wolves donates to sheltering cause...................... 5

Why Go to Salem for Framing?

Something to Think About

Oktoberfest on schedule, despite concerns over COVID.........6

Small Town Service. Small Town Prices.

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Sheltering Silverton regroups following founder’s accident

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When Sarah White created, and later became the director of, Sheltering Silverton – a resource center advocating for those who are homeless or in danger of becoming homeless – she already knew that someday she would leave the dayto-day operations for a more advisory position.

That doesn’t mean it’s easy, and with colder weather only weeks away, Sheltering Silverton’s job is about to get exponentially harder.

“We are going to provide winter shelter in the healthiest way possible,” Dumitrescu hedged, noting that, with the pandemic continuing and a permanent warming shelter space still out of reach, the prospect of once again offering hotel vouchers to those needing emergency shelter is the best they can confidently offer.

“We had been working on an exit strategy that was going to take a year,” Hilary Dumitrescu, vice president of the organization’s board, said of the long-term plan she and White established.

Then, on the evening of June 29, all of that changed in an instant. White, who had offered her co-worker Joseph Schmaus a ride home from work, was involved in a head-on collision that very nearly took both their lives.

“We’re just so grateful she’s alive because it was a terrible accident,” Trish Ambrose said. She has volunteered for Sheltering Silverton alongside her husband Rob for the past three years.

“But it’s going to be a recovery for her as well as for Joseph.”

With significant internal injuries and an ankle bone so pulverized her recovery has taken place via wheelchair, it wasn’t long before White realized resigning from her post would be the best decision for her personally and for the organization.

“Yesterday I formally resigned from my job as Director of Sheltering Silverton,” White wrote in a Facebook post on July 21, following those words up in an interview with Our Town by saying, “This was an obvious and necessary decision in the wake of a car accident that nearly killed my co-worker, Joseph and me. It is clear that I must remain focused on my own healing and cannot keep up with the demands of this work, especially as homelessness is increasing across the state.

“I am sad to leave the work I love so much, but look forward to the opportunity this provides for other community members to get to know my houseless friends.

“To my clients, I will miss working with you daily and I am forever changed by your beautiful souls.”

As difficult as White’s resignation was for her personally, it has been equally challenging for the staff of Sheltering Silverton, who effectively lost two coworkers in one day.

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Rob and Trish Ambrose, along with newly hired Hannah Paysinger make up Sheltering Silverton’s case management team.

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“Sheltering Silverton went through what a lot of our clients go through,” Dumitrescu said. She noted that the loss of White came directly on the heels of another loss – that of the organization’s temporary home in a former tractor supply warehouse. That forced the organiation into its current, much smaller space, in the basement of the Silverton Community Center.

“We lost our place and we went through an accident that left us with trauma and bills,” Dumitrescu said. “But the difference is, we have support so we were able to bounce back. If we didn’t have that, we would have closed.”

Instead, what was formerly a team of volunteers, quickly reconfigured, stepping in to fill the roles left by White and Schmaus.

“It takes three of us to replace Sarah,” Trish said. Describing the way in which she, Rob and newly hired staff member Hannah Paysinger have jointly taken over the role of case manager in order to continue seamlessly serving clients.

“I can’t say we’ve [replaced her] but we’re doing our best.”

Dumitrescu, too, has taken on a new position – that of interim executive director – until the role can be permanently filled.

While no one is willing to go so far as to say that the changes have been for the better, it does appear, for the most part, to be business as usual. And that, according to Rob, has everything to do with White.

“Sarah did a phenomenal job of getting this all started and making relationships,” he said.

In fact, in the past two months Sheltering Silverton has provided aid to 62 clients – people who have never contacted the organization before – obtaining temporary shelter for several of them. That’s no mean feat in a place where the cost of housing is prohibitive.

“So many people are getting Social Security and it’s around $700,” Rob said of one of the most common barriers to obtaining permanent housing. “All of the subsidized housing has huge waiting lists, usually for years.”

But housing is far from the only issue. In fact, acting as a resource center, Sheltering Silverton staff spend an enormous amount of time helping clients fill out paperwork – for identification, veteran’s benefits, medical benefits and more. They also connect clients with other public assistance institutions like SACA. These services have had some success in keeping the state’s growing homelessness issue at bay.

“I look at Portland and its incompetence,” Dumitrescu put forth, speculating that an area that size would be better served by numerous, community-based resource services, similar to Sheltering Silverton.

“What we do here is what we consider the most competent answer,” Dumitrescu said.

“Local solutions are always better. It’s a slight mindset change but it makes all the

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“Our vision for the future is to have year-around emergency shelter that has multiple rooms,” she said. For the past year Sheltering Silverton hasbeen seeking a building, knowing that with the number of crises affecting Oregonians in 2020, the number in need is bound to rise.

“The issues are multiplying,” Trish said, “with the fire, the economy, COVID and the moratorium being lifted on evictions, most of our clients are new, which is really sobering.”

Which is why the ability for Sheltering Silverton to act quickly is of the utmost importance, as many of the issues they see compound over time.

“There are so many people sitting so close to the edge over $1,000,” Dumitrescu said in a previous interview. “$1,000 would make a huge difference.”

Which is where monetary contributions from the community are key.

“Direct financial giving allows us to pay rent, pay car insurance, cover emergency hotel stays for people leaving bad situations or struggling with a medical situation,” White pointed out.

And that is what Sheltering Silverton plans to continue doing, no matter who is at the helm.

“Sarah is our Michael Jordan but the game is still being played,” Rob said.

White agrees.

“I am so excited about Sheltering Silverton’s future now, really more than ever,” she said. “I believe in our people – our staff, volunteers, our donors and community partners, and our clients. They are going to keep our organization moving forward with integrity and with kindness.”

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By Melissa Wagoner When Celia Stapleton named her knitting group Knitters Raised by Wolves, she had one thing in mind.

“The point is, children that were raised by wolves are feral – and we’re not nice ladies,” Stapleton laughed. Noting that the group isn’t a quiet bunch – at least not entirely. They knit, they crochet, they tat, they embroider and more than anything else they talk and laugh.

“The stories that they tell are something else,” member Vivienne Frankel agreed.

But recently, the group has taken on a whole new pastime – raising money for Sheltering Silverton, a resource center advocating for those who are, or are in danger of becoming, homeless in the Silverton area.

“During the ice storm and the fires, I kept thinking, what if I was homeless?”

Stapleton said of the impetus for the idea.

“I just can’t stand the thought of people being homeless.”

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And so, with the help of her friends, she began stockpiling an inventory of handmade items – stuffed animals decked out with knitted clothes, infant headbands, booties and blankets, aprons and even a full-sized quilt.

however, because as the group nervously gathered outside the offices of Sheltering Silverton on Sept. 1, all smiles, with a check which they presented to acting Executive Director Hilary Dumitrescu and the rest of the staff.

“One thing about crafters is we love to make stuff and then we end up with too much,” member Julie Gritton said.

“Community dollars allow us to act quickly to provide shelter in a way that big-city, big-government agencies can’t,” Dumitrescu said of the importance contributions like these have in the organization.

No longer an issue, the members’ stockpiles instead became a real asset with the group establishing a booth at the Silverton Farmers Market, all proceeds going to Sheltering Silverton.

“We had a presale in the group and we raised $350 just buying each other’s stuff,” Frankel laughed. “And then we’ve also gotten so many donations.”

Raw supplies, like fleece and yarn; finished items, like aprons, stuffed rabbits and even jewelry came rolling in. And then there were the monetary donations from those in the community that just wanted to help.

“Sheltering does so much more than just find houses,” Frankel pointed out.

“They help you go in the direction you want,” Stapleton agreed.

Which is how, between July 24 and Aug. 21, the knitters were able to raise over $1,500 for the cause.

“I went on vacation and I spent the whole road trip knitting and crocheting,” Gritton recalled. “That’s my sacrifice for the group – now I have tennis elbow!”

It all appeared to be worth the hardship,

“Community dollars allow us to be nimble and respond to the unique needs of our community quickly and precisely, without bureaucracy. Building a more competent community is at the heart of the work we do.”

The same might be said for the Knitters Raised by Wolves, which, despite a hodge-podge of talents, personalities, backgrounds and ages, banded together for a cause bigger than themselves.

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Oktoberfest 2021

By Melissa Wagoner There have been a lot of sleepless nights for Oktoberfest board members since the COVID numbers began climbing in midJuly because, by then, planning for Mount Angel’s annual festival was well underway and organizers – having spent hundreds of hours and thousands of dollars in planning – were loath to pull the plug.

“We thought long and hard when we were looking at it in June,” Monica Bochsler, director of public relations and marketing for the festival, said.

Recalling that, at that time, things were really looking up. COVID case numbers were down, vaccination rates were up, restrictions were loosening and the word “over” had begun to tentatively make its way into the lexicon.

“Governor Brown said when we reached 70 percent the Pendleton Round-Up was good to ‘Let ‘er buck’ So, we thought we were in,” Bochsler continued.

And that’s still technically true. Even though COVID numbers started to rise again this summer’s large annual events have not been canceled.

“I went to the Oregon State Fair and the crowds were gigantic,” Peter Schmidt, vice president of venues, said. “The vendors I talked to said they had a smashing weekend.

It made me feel confident that we’ll have a successful event.”

That is most likely true. Having missed annual traditions, like Oktoberfest, completely for more than a year, many people are itching to get out and socialize.

In fact, if the number of visitors to the event’s webpage is any indicator – and according to Bochsler it generally is – then this year should be as well-attended as ever.

“Overwhelmingly it’s been a pretty positive reception,” Bochsler, who keeps tabs on the social media response, said.

But that doesn’t mean there hasn’t been some push-back from those who think the festival should have been canceled for 2021.

“We respect the fact that people see COVID from different angles…”

Bochsler said. “But we’re looking at the ability for Oktoberfest to survive.”

That’s because property taxes alone amount to $60,000 annually and, with Oktoberfest organized solely by volunteers, they were not eligible for

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Planning a big festival during the age of COVID-19

“We really do respect other people’s opinions on this – we’re not doing it lightly or flippantly.”

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Oktoberfest director of Public Relations and Marketing PPP loans or other forms of government assistance.

“Oktoberfest, Inc. has expenses that must be met each year regardless of whether we hold a festival,” Bochsler confirmed in a press release posted on the festival’s website. “Think of things like property taxes, insurance, basic utilities…”

And they’re not alone. Nonprofits such as schools, sports teams and volunteer organizations throughout the Willamette Valley also rely on Oktoberfest as a main source of revenue.

“If they’re not able to get that income this year they may not survive as well,” Bochsler stated. She pointed out that in 2019 an estimated $750,000 in income was earned by the 50 organizations who participated.

“These are the things we have had to weigh,” she said.

So, with these thoughts in mind, organizers moved forward with planning but it has gone anything but smoothly.

“This year has been fascinating,” Bochsler said. “The biggest surprise was the supply chain issues.”

“We’ve been having to make some lastminute changes because we’re realizing we’re not going to get some of the products we’re used to having,” Schmidt said, naming a string of German beers that are either unavailable or stuck on a cargo ship in the middle of the ocean alongside this year’s commemorative steins.

“I’ve never seen anything like it,” Schmidt said. “And this is my seventh year doing this job.”

And they’re not the only ones having trouble.

“The food booths are having issues getting supplies, too,” Bochsler noted.

“And they can’t get volunteers…”

The familiar Oktoberfest venues will be up and running for the 2021 festival, some with new attractions and activities. JIM KINGHORN

Entertainment, too, has been challenging, with the current border closures affecting bands hailing from Germany and Canada.

“And even the Klaberheads will be unable to attend because of travel,” Bochsler said.

“But Mollie B is back. She’ll be in the Weingarten and that’ll be fun. And we’ll have the Z Musikmakers.”

There will be a few other changes. The shuttle, normally ferrying visitors to and from the Mount Angel Abbey, will not be running this year, nor will the athletes who generally participate in the annual five and 10-kilometer road race.

“The race director backed out,” Bochsler explained. “But it will return.”

And there will be some additions this year as well.

“This year we have new food booths, new beers, [the Kids Polka Party with] the Astorgas – that’s going to be fun – and a train that’s also going to be fun,” Bochsler said specifying Holy Trinity School as a new food booth, a German hefeweizen as the newest beer and a model train – large enough to ride on – as the newest attraction.

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“And people are already saying, ‘What are we going to be doing next year?’”

Which is a testament to the dedication of the Oktoberfest board, which has already put in hundreds of hours of service toward this year’s event.

“It’s a second job, that’s for sure,” Schmidt confirmed.

It’s also a tradition, one that has been taking place for the past 56 years.

“So many people are ready to be together again,” Bochsler pointed out, invoking this year’s motto, which is “The Joy of Being Together Again”.

“Everybody loved, a couple of years ago, when it was ‘The Joy of Getting Together,’” Bochsler recalled. And so, when the topic of a new motto came up, she didn’t offer anyone a choice because it just seemed to fit – at least in her opinion.

But she knows not everyone agrees.

“I have no doubt there are people out there saying, ‘What are they doing?’”

Bochsler admitted. And she understands.

“We really do respect other people’s opinions on this – we’re not doing it

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‘I’m working on ways of making our servers more comfortable. If they want barriers, we’ll have them.’

“We’re encouraging them to visit Mt. Angel Sausage Company and do their own at home,” she said.

lightly or flippantly.”

In fact, Bochsler is already bracing for a year in which attendance is much less than the estimated average of 350,000 to 400,000 attendees the festival is used to.

And she is not trying to convince anyone who is not comfortable with the risks that are inherent in a festival with crowds to attend.

“I’m working on ways of making our servers more comfortable,” Schmidt said.

Adding, “If they want barriers, we’ll have them. And we have a lot of hand sanitizer that will be available… a lot.”

“A lot of people are saying, is there any way you can do a to-go option,” she said of the many requests she has received for an at-home Oktoberfest package similar to the one offered last year. While a prepaid package is not on the table this year, Bochsler does hope those who are not comfortable attending in-person will find a

In the meantime, the board will continue to anxiously monitor city, state and federal guidelines as well as the COVID metrics.

“We’re praying the COVID numbers go down,” Bochsler said when she met with Our Town on Aug. 31 – a mere 15 days before the festival.

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Kids Polka Party

Beloved O’fest entertainer adds new event for 2021

By Melissa Wagoner

Kids Polka Party with the Astorgas

“The Mount Angel Oktoberfest has always been a family-friendly, multi-generational festival,” Tecie Zollner Astorga said.

A polka sing-along, dance part, balloons, bubbles and more!

And she should know, a member of the popular Oktoberfest band, Z Musikmakers, she has performed on stage alongside her family since she was a small child.

Biergarten at Oktoberfest. Free to those under 21

“I’ve been a part of Z Musikmakers since I could walk,” Astorga confirmed, “singing on stage with my sisters while my dad played accordion and my mom played the piano. This will be my 33rd year entertaining at Mount Angel Oktoberfest.”

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It will also be her first year as the lead in her own project, the “Kids Polka Party with the Astorgas,” which she and her husband, Ed, created in honor of their mixedheritage family’s love of music.

“My family is German, while Ed’s family is Mexican,” Astorga explained. “Our music is always multicultural, bringing in Spanish and German lyrics that you will hear when we perform.”

It is also family-friendly, created with children ages two to 12 in mind, but open to all.

“Entry is free for those under 21 years of age. Tickets are

Created for ages two to 12, but all ages and abilities welcome.

Sunday, Sept. 19 from 2:45 to 3:30 p.m.

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required for entry to the Biergarten for 21 and over…”

Astorga continued. Specifying, “All abilities welcome.”

Kicking off with sing-along songs performed by the Astorgas, including classic songs from The Sound of Music as well as an original tune called The Happy Wanderer, the event will conclude with a polka dance party, balloons, bubbles and fun.

“We want to celebrate the ‘Joy of Being Together Again’ with you!” Astorga said of her hopes for the success of this inaugural event, which will – despite the lighthearted theme – necessarily follow essential COVID protocols as well.

It’s going to be a great time, Astorga assured. Pointing out, “Kids know how to have fun more than anybody else. With lively music, bubbles and balloons, it is bound to be a great time!”

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Held in the Biergarten – a large, well-ventilated building with openings on two sides – the Astorgas plan to encourage participants to utilize the entire dance floor.

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Arts & Entertainment

Paper master

Borland Gallery features scissor artist, author Jim Bornzin

By Brenna Wiegand Silverton Arts Association is featuring the work of local artist Jim Bornzin, whose show, “Amazing Scissorcuts,” runs Sept.

10-26 at the Borland Gallery.

Bornzin became fascinated with the German art form of scissor cutting in high school after observing his cousin’s grandfather, Hans Bittner of Chicago, cutting an intricate design on paper using a small pair of scissors.

The well-known silhouette artist and commercial illustrator explained to Bornzin that scherenschnitte is an OldWorld art that began as silhouettes and evolved into detailed scenes.

A couple years later Bornzin picked up some scissors and became absorbed in the art form, though he had little time to devote to it then.

Jim married Carmen Stevens in 1966 and served as an ordained Lutheran parish pastor for 50 years. Besides being a husband, father and man of the cloth, Bornzin enjoyed exploring various art forms, including painting, novel-writing and poetry. In fact, he delivered a few sermons in verse alone.

Though he only had time for one or two cuttings a year, living in Oregon and Washington the past 50 years made mountains, lakes, deer and birds among his favorite subjects.

Bornzin retired in 2003 and eventually made his way to Silverton, where he

Jim Bornzin cut this design from individual sheets of colored paper. SUBMITTED IMAGES

and then decided to try the seminary for a year where I got hooked on the study of history and theology,” he said. “I wasn’t sure about becoming a pastor, but my classmates encouraged me, saying ‘you’re a caring person; please continue’ so I did.” designed and built the hexagon-shaped home that is perched atop the hill overlooking Coolidge McClaine Park.

“The design was carried out by David Leiken,” Bornzin said. “He did a beautiful job in construction and even allowed me to work on site.”

Bornzin studied engineering as a young man and seriously considered architecture as a career but since Northwestern University lacked a school of architecture, he completed a degree in science engineering.

“I worked as an engineering draftsman for many summers in high school and college

Nowadays he has more time to pursue the intricate and time-consuming art form in which large pieces can take up to two weeks to complete. Each one is cut from a single sheet of black paper though Bornzin sometimes cuts a second color as underlay to add depth or color, as in his “Swallowtail on Pink & White” scissorcut.

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Bornzin enjoys the camaraderie and mutual encouragement that being a member of the Silverton Arts Association provides. He has shown at a couple of galleries; mostly in churches, and his works include some biblical scenes.

With a certain degree of suspense in “hoping the whole thing doesn’t fall apart when I’m cutting around the trees,” scissor cutting requires a great deal of concentration that the artist finds cathartic.

“It helps to block out all the other things on my mind, creating a space and time somewhat away from everything else,” he said.

Bornzin has written three novels with a common theme that is the bedrock of Bornzin’s own Christian faith.

Terror at Trinity is the shocking story of two traumatic incidents that shake the tranquil atmosphere of church life.

“Despite tragedy and terror, God is at work behind the scenes, stitching together a community of forgiveness and faith,

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A Slice of the Pie

A little messy, but...

Getting kids into the kitchen well worth the effort

Sarah DeSantis has been cooking with her son, Oliver, since he was a toddler.

artistry, and patience… so many lessons on patience (both my own and my kids’).”

“I grew up with home cooked meals and want my kids to learn to cook and eat in the same way,” DeSantis said when asked what inspired her to teach such a young child to cook.

“It’s also something I enjoy doing.

So, to be able to include my kids in the cooking and baking process gives us more time together.”

It’s not easy, finding the time and fortitude to teach kids to cook, but it is important, according to Zelma Cannon, who taught Home Economics at Silverton High School for over 30 years.

Because, although it was originally just DeSantis and Oliver in the kitchen, the lessons have recently expanded, with younger brother, Linden – two and a half – helping to fill pots, add simple ingredients and give things a stir.

“He wants to be a part of the action in the kitchen, too, but he has a much shorter attention span,” DeSantis said.

Keeping track of two young helpers can make dinnertime hectic though, as DeSantis readily admits, but to her mind the skills the boys are learning are so valuable it’s worth the extra hassle.

“They’re always going to need to eat, and I want them to know how to make things from scratch, rather than out of the box,” DeSantis said. “Cooking also offers so many opportunities to learn about science, math, reading,

“Cooking is a way to bond with kids that isn’t competitive,” Cannon said. “And if you put a happy face on it, it can be whatever you want it to be. We just need to let go of the perfectionism and remember, mistakes are OK.” DeSantis’ son, Oliver, agrees, noting that part of the fun of learning to cook has been found in experimentation.

“I like to use a recipe with instructions and I like to make up my own,” he said.

And DeSantis is onboard, even allowing her son to try his hand at making an entire, largely experimental meal.

“One night, I had just walked in the house from work. Oliver was in the kitchen, and, in jest, I asked, ‘Who’s making dinner?’” DeSantis recalled. “He promptly replied, ‘Me!’ and set straight to gathering his ingredients.”

Sarah DeSantis’ son Oliver making himself a meal.

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Bananas, black olives, hot dog buns, soy milk and hot dogs – all of his favorite things – joined each other on the kitchen counter. Then Oliver set to work, creating what he referred to as a “salad.”

“I wanted to intervene, but I decided to let him do his thing,” DeSantis said. “He needed help opening the can of olives, but he did everything else on his own: he cut the banana into slices and added them to the bowl, added

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some olives, and topped it off with soy milk. He gave it a good mix and then dished up four bowls of ‘salad’…”

Upon tasting his creation, Oliver was the first to admit it wasn’t quite what he had expected.

“I didn’t like the way it tasted,” he admitted. “I think I put too much olives and too much banana and too much milk in there and that’s why it didn’t taste very good.”

But in his view, delicious or not, the meal was a success because he learned something and he got his dad – who doesn’t like olives – to try some.

Which is another reason teaching children to cook is important – it encourages them to try new things.

“Kids eat better when they make it themselves,” Cannon – who, although she is retired, is still teaching kids to cook once a week at Silverton Christian Preschool – said.

Noting that, although many of the three to five-year-olds she now works with look askance at the ingredients, they are almost always willing to give the food they make a try – even if they still don’t like the results.

“One day we did deviled eggs,” Cannon recalled. “And this kid took a bite and said, ‘Teacher Zelma, are you sure we got these right?’ I just love that they’re so dang honest!”

Cannon also likes the pride the children take in the food they make.

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“I’ve always been a strong believer in self-esteem,” she noted. “That’s what potlucks are all about, showing off your stuff.”

Involving kids in the cleanup is also a good way of introducing them to the complete process of meal preparation, from beginning to end.

“I usually start by asking Oliver to help me gather the ingredients and tools we’ll need,” DeSantis said of her own teaching methods. “If we’re following a recipe, we sometimes take turns with each step. Some things are harder for him to do, but I try to let him give it a go and then ask for help.”

DeSantis is also slowly adding in new and more challenging lessons as she sees that Oliver is ready.

“I really enjoy having the kids in the kitchen with me… most of the time,” DeSantis smiled. “There are times, though, when I’m in a rush to get a meal on the table and [Oliver] asks to help. I know having a learning helper is going to slow the process, so that stresses me out a little.

But I don’t want to squash his will to learn and help, so I take a deep breath and carry on. It’s those times when my own patience is tested; I’m working on letting go of some control in the kitchen.”

It’s a hard job, but worth it, Cannon acknowledged.

Getting Kids in the Kitchen: • Involve them in meal prep early on – Let them pick the vegetable. Discuss the food groups. Walk them through what you’re doing as you cook.

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Farmer’s Notebook

Briefs

Giving thanks

Lunaria exhibits Oregon Ag Prayer Breakfast takes root celebrate elegance and agriculture Oregon Ag Prayer Breakfast

By Melissa Wagoner Say the word, “thanksgiving” and many images come to mind – turkey, football and pumpkin pie among them. But look the word up in the dictionary and you’ll find less about food, sports or history and more about the acknowledgement of goodness, “the act of giving thanks” and “a prayer expressing gratitude.” Those terms which could also be used to describe the upcoming Oregon Ag Prayer Breakfast.

Tuesday, Sept. 21, 8 a.m.

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“This is a harkening back to when we stopped to reflect on really all we do have,” Oregon hazelnut grower Tim Aman said.

The gathering will take place Sept. 21 at 8 a.m. near Tangent.

With a difficult year of wind, ice and drought behind him, Aman knows first-hand the stress those in agricultural have been under. Which is why, when approached by Robert Smucker, a manufacturer of agricultural equipment, with a proposal to create an event to bring farmers together to give thanks for the year’s harvest, he couldn’t say no.

“It’s easy to focus on the problems in the world but there’s so much to be grateful for.”

“It’s a good time to remember, we can complain or we can pray,” Aman said. He

noted that there will be 10 farmers, each from a different area of agriculture, praying for the bountiful harvest of a particular crop.

“I’ll pray for farmers that raise hazelnuts,” Aman said.

Seating will be offered both inside an open-air tent as well as outside in the field.

Organizers are taking the COVID protocols seriously, even offering live broadcasting via FM radio and Facebook.

“It gives everyone an option,” Aman said.

And although the event will specifically reference the Christian faith, “We’ll welcome anybody who wants to come.”

Everyone is touched by the success or failure of farmers. “When there’s no food, nothing else matters,” Aman said. “And a lot of people are gardeners, so they can appreciate…it’s a miracle.”

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Will Silverton High senior quarterback Jordan McCarty explode for nearly 400 yards of total offense every Friday? Who knows, but it should be a fun ride.

By Melissa Wagoner

Fast start Openers show promise Waiting game Hope for a match McCarty threw for 322 yards and one touchdown and scrambled for 66 more yards and two more scores on Sept. 3 as the Foxes thrashed Class 6A Grant of Portland 41-7 in their opener at McGinnis Field. Silverton, no. 4 in Class 5A, took on Tualatin, No. 4 in 6A, after Our Town presstime.

The 6-1, 180-pound McCarty led the Foxes on drives of 85, 65, 84, 80, 86 and 50 yards in the first three quarters as Silverton raced out to a 41-0 lead. McCarty did not play in the fourth quarter. The Foxes ran up 525 yards of total offense and recorded 8 plays of 20 yards or more.

“It was a good first win for our guys,” McCarty said. “We’ve got some dudes that love to play football.”

Senior wideouts Vandon Fessler (7 catches for 189) and Austin Ratliff (3 for 100 and a score) plagued the Grant secondary throughout, while running back Jackson Pfeifer slashed and juked his way to 73 yards and 3 TDs on just 11 carries.

“I’m proud of the way my guys played,” McCarty said. “We have a lot of fast receivers and a line that can hold its blocks.”

The offensive line of Elijah Roper, Caelan Beatty, Sam Clements, Orrie Schaffers and Sam Schaffers did not allow McCarty to be sacked and consistently opened holes for Pfeifer and the other backs.

The defense was solid, too, holding the Generals to 95 yards and just 4 first downs.

Grant missed a field goal on its only serious drive of the game. The visitors scored on a fumble return.

Kennedy received similarly strong quarterback play as the Trojans, ranked No. 2 in Class 2A, opened with a 34-6 win at Gaston.

Riley Cantu, who took over for the injured Dylan Kleinschmit and went 5-0 as a starter in the spring season, passed for 124 yards and a score and led the Trojans on the ground with 53 yards and a TD. Cantu, like McCarty, had a lot of help vs. the Greyhounds.

Owen Bruner rushed for 48 yards and a TD and caught 3 of Cantu’s passes for 58 more yards, including a 14-yarder for the game’s first score.

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Yard signs are pretty common but the one in Glen Hammer’s yard isn’t. It reads: “I need a kidney. Can you help?”

Elijah Traeger ran for 33 yards and 2 TDs. Bruner and Traeger also intercepted a pass apiece to help spark the defense, which shut out the hosts until the final period..

“I thought as a team we really improved from the jamboree,” Kennedy coach Joe Panuke said. “Our blocking and tackling was much improved and we played much better team defense. Gaston is a good football team, I won’t be surprised if they win their league and be a playoff team.”

Kennedy, ranked No. 2 in Class 2A, played Santiam Christian, No. 3 in Class 3A, after Our Town presstime.

Soccer: The Silverton boys are 2-0-1 in non-league and currently hold down the No. 1 ranking in Class 5A. The Foxes’ lone blemish is a 3-3 tie at No. 3 Wilsonville.

Silverton begins Mid-Willamette Conference play Sept. 28 vs. West Albany.

The league currently boasts three top 5 teams, the top-ranked Foxes, No. 4 Corvallis and No. 5 North Salem.

The Silverton girls are 1-1-1, with the win against Mountain View. The Lady Foxes, ranked 13th in 5A, also open league play Sept. 28 vs. West Albany.

Kennedy, meanwhile, which in its first season of a boys soccer cooperative with Salem Academy, is 1-0, with a 5-2 victory against Willamette Valley Christian. The squad is playing in the Class 3A-2A-1A Special District 2, along with Taft, Blanchet Catholic, Western Christian, Delphian, Dayton, Yamhill Carlton, Gervais and Perrydale.

Volleyball: Silverton is off to a 3-1 start in Mid-Willamette Conference play, one game behind 4-0 West Albany. The Foxes’ only loss was to West Albany on Sept. 7. The MWC has three teams in the Class 5A top 10. West is No. 2, Crescent Valley (2-1) is fifth and the Foxes are eighth.

Kennedy, mean while, is 1-1 in the TriRiver Conference and 1-3 overall. The Trojans started 0-3 before getting on the winning track Sept, 9 with a 3-2 win vs.

Colton.

It’s blunt and to the point because Hammer – at 72 and suffering from late-stage polycystic kidney disease – can’t afford to beat around the bush.

“I have masses of cysts on my kidneys,” Hammer said of the disease which interrupts the flow of blood, decreasing kidney function and eventually leading to failure.

It’s grim diagnoses and one Hammer has lived with for nearly 50 years.

“In the early 70s I had an episode where I was passing blood,” Hammer, who was then living in Seattle, recalled. “Luckily the University of Washington did a bunch of imaging…and they knew it was genetic so my whole family went into the hospital and they determined it was from my dad’s side.

But he’s asymptomatic.”

Hammer has lead an incredibly healthy lifestyle that helped him avoid many of the other diseases typically associated with PKD, such as heart disease and diabetes.

“I’m a lifetime bicyclist,” Hammer said.

“And I’m a vegetarian. Basically, I’m just an old hippy.”

The régime served him well, forestalling the need for dialysis – a blood purifying treatment – until well into his 60s.

“For five years I was dialyzing at home,” Hammer said of the early days. “I was managing all of my dialysis at night. But then my peritoneal cavity broke down.”

Now Hammer travels to Salem three times a week for four-hour treatments. It’s been an arduous process.

“I’ve had internal bleeding, fatigue and multiple hospital visits in the last year,” Hammer said.

His only hope – a new kidney.

“People who have gotten kidneys, they call it a life-changing experience,” Hammer said.

He has been registered with Oregon Health and Science University’s transplant program for the past six years.

Receiving a second chance at the retired life he had planned – one full of biking trips and trips around the world with friends – is something he almost cannot imagine.

“I want to get a kidney and feel like I’m on the upswing and get back on the bicycle,”

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That dream has been truncated by his medical needs and the pandemic, which made isolating at home necessary.

“That medical stuff I needed to be involved with became really a problem,” he said. “My association with OHSU meant that as soon as vaccinations were allowed, I got one,” he added, however, he still limits his exposure by allowing only his caregiver, Chelsea Rubeck, inside the house and moving his weekly coffee circle to his backyard.

“He’s surrounded by great people,” Rubeck said. “It’s a real testament.”

Several of those friends have attempted to donate a kidney to Hammer, but unfortunately, one by one each was denied because of preexisting conditions.

Those haven’t been the only false alarms.

“I’ve been called four times,” Hammer said of the calls from OHSU, which come with a 90-minute heads-up telling him to grab his bags and head for Portland.

“On all four occasions there was some reason why it wasn’t a good match,” Hammer said.

Which is where the yard signs come in.

“OHSU has a program called [The Big Ask:] The Big Give,” Hammer said. That, along with the Erase the Wait program, helps match those in need with a donor.

“Already there’s reason to be hopeful,” Hammer said, listing four phone calls he received from Silvertonians who saw the sign, but each was also denied.

“Each of the people had serious medical conditions of their own,” he explained. “But they were still willing to look into it.”

Now, Hammer is attempting to reach out further than his neighborhood, hopeful that more potential donors will come forward to be matched, if not with him, then with another PKD patient.

“I hope that us doing this creates some energy for other people who may be waiting,” he said. “I’m really optimistic.”

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Donald Leroy Olson

Jean Elaine Fennimore

Donald (Don) Leroy Olson was born on a farm in Long Prairie, Minnesota on May 20, 1931, to Paul and Agnes Olson.

He passed away at age 90 in Silverton, Oregon, Aug. 22, 2021.

Jean Elaine Fennimore passed away Aug. 24, 2021 in Mount Angel.

May 20, 1931 – Aug. 22, 2021

After graduating from Sequoia High School in Long Prairie in 1949, Don left the farm and joined the U.S. Navy training as an aviation electrician in Jacksonville, Florida. He was soon transferred to the West Coast where he met Betty Jean Ruth in San Jose, California. Don was honorably discharged from the U.S. Navy in 1952 and married the love of his life, Betty, Oct. 30, 1953.

Don started a career at NASA Ames Research Center, Moffet Field, California in 1955 where he worked 33 years, retiring as Chief Telescope Operator and supervisor on board the Kuiper Airborne Observatory. Don and Betty started their retirement years in Silverton beginning in 1988.

Don is survived by his wife of 67 years,

June 19, 1934 – Aug. 24, 2021 She was born to Lester and Edna Dowe in Brooks, Oregon on June 19, 1934. On June 19, 1954, she married Edgar J. Fennimore, and together they built and maintained a beautiful family and relationship that lasted over six decades. She enjoyed traveling, playing cards with friends, slot machines and mostly spending time with her family.

Betty; son, Scot (Catherine); son, Marc (Pamela); and daughter, Jody (Larry) Fredrickson. He was blessed with three grandchildren, Paul, Eric and Christa, and one great-granddaughter, Marigold.

A celebration of Don’s life will be held at 2 p.m. Sept. 18 at Silverton First Baptist Church. Private inurnment was held at Willamette National with military honors. Arrangements with Unger Funeral Chapel – Silverton.

Jean is preceded in death by her parents, her husband; brothers, Gerald, Timothy, and Dennis; baby granddaughter, Barbara Jean; and daughter-in-law, Juanita. She is survived by her children, Michael (Judy) of Aloha, Patrick of Silverton, Melodee (Dan) Corgan of Salem, and Ted of Salem; her brothers, Ron and Kim; sisters, Betty and Judy; 19 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren.

A graveside service was held Sept. 2 at Calvary Cemetery in Mount Angel. In lieu of flowers please consider donations

to St. Mary’s Catholic Church of Mount Angel or any charity of your choice.

Arrangements by Unger Funeral Chapel – Silverton, Oregon.

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Geneva Wilkey Betty Dietrich Donald Olson Louise Legard Lou Ann J. Maass Jean Fennimore Joseph Schwab Jerry M. Clark Kirk Stone Lawrence Hill

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Jean Vargo-Smith passed away peacefully on Aug. 17 at the age of 72 in Woodburn, Oregon. She was born on Aug. 12, 1949 to Mortimer and Lila Collis in Stockton, California.

On Aug. 14, 2021, Shawn Heath Lafollette passed away peacefully. His immediate family was at his bedside in Salem Hospital. Shawn was 50 when he lost his lengthy battle with health issues.

Aug. 12, 1949 – Aug. 17, 2021

March 28, 1971 – Aug. 14, 2021

Shawn began his life on March 28, 1971, at Salem General Hospital. His family lived in the Waldo Hills area, just outside of Silverton. He was very curious and inquisitive about everything as a little boy.

Shawn played summer ball for three years, and he loved family camping trips.

Some of Jean’s hobbies included gardening and painting rocks. Jean enjoyed being a pre-school teacher at Benedictine Nursing Center.

Jean is survived by her husband of 10 1/2 years, Ronnie William Smith of Woodburn Oregon; her children, Isobel, Michael and Brian; mother, Lila; sister, Pam; and two grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her father Mortimer.

A Rosary was held on Aug. 27 followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at St. Mary Catholic Church. The rite of committal

followed immediately thereafter at Calvary Cemetery. Assisting the family is Unger Funeral Chapel – Mt. Angel.

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During his high school years, his interest turned to cars. At the same time, Shawn worked for Howard Hatteberg at his gas station on Water Street in Silverton, pumping gas and visiting with customers.

After graduation in 1989, Shawn began working for various car dealerships throughout the valley and earned his mechanic certifications along the way. He became a certified ASE mechanic and excelled at that trade throughout his career.

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In 1994, Shawn married Christina Donaldson. They had one child, Mercades Ann. She was stillborn.

Through much sadness and grief Shawn and Chrissy later divorced. He never married again.

Shawn was preceded in death by his baby girl, Mercades Ann Lafollette; nephew, Levi Spuhler; and his grandparents.

He is survived by his parents, Darrell and Julie (Sybrandt) LaFollette; sister, Carmen (Tim) Spuhler; and brother, Robert Lafollette; nephew, Travis (Charleen) Spuhler, and their children Adelaide and Truman. He also leaves behind many loving aunts, uncles, cousins and good friends.

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Oktoberfest, school, life and COVID

It is so difficult being a writer, even one throwing out unsolicited opinions just once a month. There is a natural flow of subjects that occur annually, starting with New Year’s resolutions and ending with taking the tree down as Santa heads to the tropics for a well-earned rest.

There is Valentine’s Day, Easter, Tax Day, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, and on and on. They are always good for a column or two. But now, it’s different. Things have changed, become a bit disorienting, and always seems to have a caveat or asterisk.

I was craving scones, marionberry shakes, and corn dogs as the Oregon State Fair opened a few weeks ago. Then I read that most fair goers wore masks to buy a ticket, and the face coverings never came out again once they passed the entrance gate. Kind of put a damper on things. Will it become a COVID super spreader event? Coughing on my corn dog? No problem!

Labor Day. Ahhh. A weekend at the beach.

Cooler weather. Clam Chowder. Saltwater Taffy. Food prices through the roof. Packed

crowds everywhere. Few masks. A Devil May Care attitude was the demeanor of the day. I get that. We are champing at the bit for normalcy. Desperate for routine. But there is that Delta variant, wreaking havoc wherever it lands.

School starting. Excited kids. Facebook flooded with adorable littles and bigs with new backpacks, “First Day” pictures, and the hint of fall and footballs in the air. My heart hurts for the kids, and what they have been through in the last 19 months. They missed so much, picked up a little online, but longed for the routine and excitement school brings – games, assemblies, dances, clubs, new friends, old friends, and all the things that make these formative years fun,

painful, chaotic, hilarious, and maddening.

Then finally, back to five days a week, in class, in person, YES! Back to normal.

Oops. *Wear your mask. Keep six feet apart. Wash your hands.” Your parents hate masks. Your parents love masks. Your parents want you in school. Your parents want you online.

Your teacher isn’t vaccinated. Your principal and classroom assistant are. The bus driver has a mask. The office manager doesn’t. No easy answers. Definitely an asterisk to this fall ritual with an ugly political overlay.

My fear: we go back to online because 40% of Oregonians are not vaccinated, many say they never will be, those who are vaccinated can still get it and spread it, and over 80% of those hospitalized, in intensive care, and dying of COVID, are unvaccinated. And we talk about a booster shot when the poor countries have yet to been offered a first. No easy answers.

Next up? Oktoberfest. My favorite (in moderation) – Spaten Optimator, nectar of the beer Gods. Butte Creek School apple cake with that magnificent butter

sauce. Corn on the cob so fresh you want to slap it. Sausage in tonnage, Berliners by the basket, and cabbage rolls to practically inhale. Chicken Dances, Lederhosen and Dirndls, and everyone is German and into the polka for four days. Oh, and beer. Lots of beer and wine.

Asterisk? You got it. 350,000 people piling into an adorable little Bavarian village for four days. Masks falling by the wayside.

Social distancing measured in inches, not six feet. Fun, music, dancing, imbibing, and eating. Pent up demand for fun and frolicking. Cancel it for a second year?

Nope. Although that may make sense, because the odds of it becoming a COVID Catastrophe are pretty good. Open it up full bore and let the COVID Cards fall where they may? Many say yes. Many say no.

Organizers say “Wear your mask.” “Prost.

Zum Wohl!” “Cheers! To Your Health!”

Yes, to your health. We all want that.

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