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Something to Think About

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Contents Something to Talk About

Historic buildings in Mount Angel destroyed in terrifying blaze.........4 Something to Think About

Unvaccinated Legacy staff leave their jobs behind................6 A Piece of the Pie

Anthology of local hauntings...........8 Business

The Noble Fox opens in Silverton...11 Arts & Entertainment

Live arts return – slowly................12 Helping Hands

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Looking to rebuild Community regroups after destructive downtown fire

By James Day Mount Angel is in recovery mode this week as the community reels from a devastating weekend fire that destroyed historic structures and four businesses.

The fire, which was called in just before 1 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 9, wiped out a highly visible swath of commercial property along the railroad tracks that separate the Mt. Angel Highway and Highway 214.

Destroyed in the fire were Hidden Bed of Oregon, the Blackbird Granary Antiques & Curiosities, KP Harvest Time Products and Wood Pellet Products.

The massive multistory sheet metal grain silo of the “old Wilco building,” which dates to 1948, according to the Mt. Angel Historical Society although other structures on the corner date to 1900, was reduced to a pile of twisted debris.

Chunks of metal and charred embers the size of mesquite chunks for barbecuing littered the ground on either side of the fire scene, testimony to how close the fire came to spreading to homes and other businesses.

Approximately 120 firefighters and 35 pieces of apparatus from a wide swath of mid-valley jurisdictions fought the blaze, said Mt. Angel Fire Public Information Officer John Rossi. Ten water tankers

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shuttled back and forth between the fire scene and Silverton and more than 1 million gallons of water were sprayed on the fire, said Chief Jim Trierweiler.

“I like to think we were good more often than lucky,” Trierweiler wrote in a Facebook post to the community. “But in that fire we were both. As bad as this fire was, it could have been a lot worse. The ember cast that landed all over downtown was thousands and thousands of more fire starting potential. Each of those that landed on roof tops, gutters, along foundations could have started another fire. We had crews patrolling those areas, climbing on roof tops looking for any new starts. That’s where some luck came in.”

Buildings as far away as the post office were doused to keep them from igniting.

“We’re lucky we have such a good mutual aid relationship with everybody,” said Rossi, who noted assistance from Silverton, Hubbard, Marion County, Woodburn, St. Paul and the Chemeketa Community College firefighting program.

And the 120 firefighters were bolstered by medics, area police officers and deputies, Mt. Angel Public Works and the Oregon Department of Transportation.

And they were energizd by deliveries of food from Roth’s, Safeway and Burger Time.

“Everybody gives you food and asks ‘what else can we do?’,” Rossi said. “That’s the great thing about Mount Angel.”

Mount Angel and the surrounding community also started donating money to help folks rebuild. As of press deadline more than $10,000 has been raised toward the $20,000 goal of a campaign to assist the Blackbird Granary. To participate go to www.gofundme.com/f/ blackbird-granary-antiquesand-curiosities-fire.

“I want to send out a huge thanks to those who have donated and shared this fundraiser,” said Laura Bramwell, who organized the antiques mall campaign on behalf of owner Tammy Davis.

“The Davis family feel so incredibly grateful for the outpouring of love they’ve felt since this tragedy first unfolded.”

The north wall of the antique mall still stood after the blaze, with areas of the old dock close to being intact. That’s a far cry from the rest of the businesses, which pretty much burned or melted almost to ground level. The Blackbird is a total loss, Bramwell said, with only a few items from the dock area that are salvageable.

“Though the building may be gone, the memories and relationships forged within will remain,” Bramwell said.

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Keith Cobb of Hidden Bed has notified the business community that he already is on the lookout for space with which to restart his business.

“Certainly, it was a shock to us,” Cobb wrote.

“We actually watched as the fire spread from the tall tower to the three other buildings surrounding it, including ours.

But we are looking towards a better future for Hidden Bed of Oregon. The business is in our minds and hearts – the building is only incidental.

“We will rebuild.”

“We will be looking for a temporary space big enough for an office, show room, and storage while we search out a more permanent site,” Cobb said.

Cobb can be reached at 503-336-4064 or keith@hiddenbedoforegon.com.

The cause of the fire remains undetermined, said Rossi, although he told Our Town at presstime that the ongoing investigation has concluded that the fire started in the grain elevator.

There were no injuries reported beyond a firefighter stepping on some nails.

Our Town staffer Janet Patterson contributed to this report

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The “old Wilco building” as it was known, has stood in downtown Mount Angel as a prominent and historic landmark. In the early 1900s Nicholas Schmaltz opened Schmaltz and Sons, a general warehouse providing supplies to the surrounding farming community.

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The original warehouse was housed in the Blackbird Granary Antiques & Curiosities building. Schmaltz remodeled the original warehouse multiple times throughout the 1920s by building an office addition, loading dock and additional warehouse space.

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For many of us, encountering a true hero in our day-to-day life is a rare and standalone experience and one that is impressed firmly into one’s heart.

This past Saturday, amidst the smoke and flames of the historic Mount Angel blaze, over 120 heroes fought with all they had not only to save the buildings, businesses, and livelihoods of the affected parties, but to preserve the welfare of the town itself.

At approximately 1:15 that morning, my family and I arrived on the scene of the already-raging inferno and watched for the next three hours as the flames spread to two other buildings, and finally our very own business, Hiddenbed of Oregon LLC. We could do nothing but look on with hope and trust that the firefighters would preserve whatever could be saved of the four

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buildings as well as the rest of the town.

As it became clear that our building would not be spared, one of the firefighters approached us and asked us what he could do for us. Because of him, we still have our records, our files, and our product designs. He personally went into the burning building to assess how they could be saved and had every available hose in that area directed towards our office. When we sifted through the rubble later that morning, our hearts were flooded with joy to find nearly every object of importance in our office salvageable. Without such an act of bravery, we would have come out on the other side of this disaster very differently. But for our own encounter with a hero, our business is alive and moving towards an even brighter future.

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Unintended consequences

By Melissa Wagoner When Robin Hyslop left her shoes on the sidewalk in front of Legacy Silverton on Sept. 30, she left behind a lot more than a pair of worn-out sneakers – she left behind a 33-year career as a Certified Nursing Assistant, coworkers she’s come to think of as family and trust in a system she feels has failed her.

“My life has altered greatly going forward,” she said. “And unfortunately, I’ve lost trust in the people who I thought I could trust – not local people but higher up, especially the government who are continuing to give these vaccines when they know they’re not safe.”

While Hyslop went on here to cite several personal anecdotes to support the assertion, the Center for Disease Control’s website refutes the claim, stating, “To date, the systems in place to monitor the safety of these vaccines,” which number over 396 million doses between Dec. 14, 2020 and Oct. 4, 2021, “have found only two serious types of health problems after vaccination, both of which are rare. These are anaphylaxis and thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome (TTS) after vaccination with J&J/Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine.”

The website goes on to explain, “Anaphylaxis can occur after any vaccination,” which is why, after receiving a COVID-19 shot, recipients are asked to wait a minimum of 15 minutes for observation. “If this occurs, vaccination providers have medicines available to effectively and immediately treat the reaction.”

And in the case of TTS, these complications are even more rare, “occurring at a rate of about seven per one million vaccinated women between 18 and 49 years old,” who opted to receive the J&J/Janssen Vaccine, and in women 50 years and older or men of any ages, almost never.

Prior to the pandemic, studies like these might have convinced Hyslop, who was previously pro-vaccine. She opted to receive not only the recommended vaccinations for someone working in healthcare but the yearly flu shot as well.

But when it came time to get a COVID19 vaccine she balked.

“Initially I had a wait-and-see feeling because it had not gone through the proper safety checks,” she said. Prior to

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Vaccine mandate ends some careers

Aug. 23 the shot offered, the PfizerBioNTech vaccine, only had emergency approval from the FDA. She was concerned it had not gone through the appropriate testing.

When word of a possible vaccination mandate reached her, wait-and-see became a dive into researching both the benefits and possible side effects of the vaccines.

“I didn’t just take somebody’s word for it,” she said of the quest that ended in a conviction that, not only is she vehemently opposed to receiving a COVID-19 vaccine, but future vaccines as well.

Despite the vaccine having regular FDA approval since late August, she has developed a new distrust of the science behind vaccines.

Beyond safety protocols, she encountered personal dilemmas concerning use of fetal stem cells in the development of some vaccines.

Though she readily admits to the knowledge that the COVID-19 vaccines do not actually contain any of these cells, vaccine development still proved a challenge to her Christian faith.

That prompted her to file for a religious exemption in response to Legacy Health’s vaccination mandate requiring all doctors, nurses, staff, students, volunteers and vendors be fully vaccinated against COVID19 by Oct. 18.

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and infection prevention who reviewed hundreds of requests for both medical and religious exemptions.

Legacy did not supply the number that were denied, but did comment that as of Oct. 5, 700 of its 14,000 employees were on medical leave for not meeting the vaccination requirements. It said 90 were in the process of complying.

One of those 90 is Jane (not her real name), who is currently using her vacation time as she awaits the required number of post-shot days to pass to be considered “fully vaccinated.”

“I was forced to get the vaccine or I would lose my job, which I’m not happy about,” Jane said.

But it’s not just the mandate itself she feels is unfair.

“This requirement is the right thing to do, and it will meet the mandates established

by Oregon Gov. Kate Brown and Washington Gov. Jay Inslee,” the Legacy notification said.

“They put me on a one month leave because I’m not fully vaccinated by the Oct. 18 date, which I feel is really punitive because all of the people who got their vaccine in March were able to continue working.”

Hyslop’s exemption was denied.

“The religious exemption I applied for wasn’t light,” she said of both the application process and its subsequent review by Legacy’s Exception Work Group. “They took our names off them and then a team evaluated us as to how sincere we were.”

That team, according to the Legacy Health website, was made up of experts in spiritual care, ethics, primary care

Unable to procure a medical exemption – despite a condition she worried might cause her to suffer a negative reaction to the vaccine – Jane felt she had to accept the risk, as the needs of her family and her commitment to the nursing vocation made leaving her job impossible.

“I prayed about it a lot and I really felt at peace when I went in to do it,” she said. “I

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felt that God would protect me no matter what my decision would be. But I’m really scared for our community hospital and healthcare in general. I think we’re going down a deep hole that we’re not going to get out of.”

That hole, Jane described, “is a disservice to our patients, our community and the world as a whole because it’s not improving healthcare…

“I feel that this whole thing has basically taken the wind out of my sails as a nurse.

It’s taken the desire I’ve always had to help people, which is sad because I love my profession. I see that not only in myself but the people around me in healthcare.

They’re depressed. It’s affecting everybody, whether you’re vaccinated or not.”

A fully vaccinated nurse describes the situation this way: “The outcome to these harsh decisions by Legacy will not just hit the nurses, their livelihood, their families and their future, but will hit the community.”

She was among the first wave of healthcare workers to receive the vaccine but still very much sympathizes with her unvaccinated coworkers’ plight. “The loyalty that those that have served for decades is no longer there. My heart breaks for our community.”

In the wake of the Sept. 30 departures, Legacy Health has announced a myriad of system-wide “temporary service consolidations,” including that of computed tomography, mammography, and ultrasound at Legacy Silverton, a reduction of “surgeries that are not urgent or emergent” and a move toward “finding efficiencies, offering incentives, and prioritizing staff resources” in areas

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Former hospital employees and their families on Sept. 30 in front of Legacy Silverton.

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deemed “greatest need.”

as she joins the ranks of the vaccinated.

Legacy Health maintains that it is the health of the patients that is the ultimate goal.

“I don’t love working for a company that doesn’t stand for their employees. They pick and choose who they want to stand for and that’s discrimination,” she asserted.

“At Legacy Health, the safety and care of our patients and our staff is our top priority,” Public and Community Relations Representative Kristin Whitney said. “All of our 14,000 caregivers have worked tirelessly to care for our patients and the community throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. For all of our health care workers, we cannot express our gratitude enough. Their contributions and sacrifices are too many to be measured.

We are deeply grateful for their service and their contributions to Legacy.”

That’s not how Hyslop sees it.

“We were heroes and now we’re zeros,” she said, “just thrown away.”

Her fully vaccinated former co-worker elaborated, “It seems Legacy has deemed their employees to just be a number, regardless of what it will do for the general public. Seems very contradictory of what they are trying to do by being so harsh on a mandate that is gray, that can allow for exceptions.”

To Legacy Health, however, the mandate leaves little room for confusion as to the ultimate goal.

“The vaccination requirement worked,” the statement on its website proclaims.

“As of Oct. 5, the vaccination rate among our 14,000 employees has increased from 85 percent to 95 percent as about 1,400 more employees have started or completed a vaccine series since we announced the vaccine requirement on Aug. 4.”

It’s not something Jane is celebrating, even

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Her already fully vaccinated coworker added, “Many that are pro-vaccine will argue that is what they are wanting, and that is why they feel the mandate is needed. But where is our compassion for those that see differently…? They want what is best for everyone. But… my heart says, what gives me the right to take that away from those that see different than me? I will not judge them, as I don’t want to be judged for my actions. I have worked along these nurses for years, committed to this community, working toward better outcomes for our patients. Those unvaccinated nurses have their views, too.

Vaccination isn’t a ‘one size fits all.’

“I had pride in being a part of the Silverton Hospital family. Now, I feel as though the big guys, the corporation, is tearing our family apart.”

It’s a sentiment Hyslop echoed.

She worries other, similar vaccination mandates will follow, causing others to lose their vocation in the same way she lost hers.

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Who you gonna call?

Ghostbusters or a plumber?

I recently learned something rather astounding – if you ask for ghost stories, prepare for an onslaught. Houses, storefronts, restaurants, nursing homes – and apparently nearly every school in area – all come with a ghost story or two attached. And many of them took place in… bathrooms?

Which prompts the question – why bathrooms? Because – and I don’t want to come off as a naysayer here – many ghosts appear to be infatuated with flushing toilets. Is it something to do with ease of use? The satisfying sound? Or is it simply old and leaky pipes?

Full disclosure: I have never seen a ghost.

Perhaps I am not particularly open to paranormal experiences, but I cannot help but ask – could many haunts be merely the symptom of a house in need of repair?

But I’ll admit that not everything in the world can be explained. And many of these stories – each and every one from someone who truly believes that what they said is true – might prove just that.

Either way, you decide.

She went on to describe the “friendly ghost” who generally made her presence known by flushing toilets.

Mac’s Place “Well, my experience was very odd,” Airen Del La Cruz said. Her haunting experiences happened while working as a waitress at Mac’s in Silverton. “[W]hen I would go in to use the bathroom… I would always hear someone in the stall next to me… Didn’t think much of it. But one day I decided to look under the stall next to me… and there was nobody there!”

Mark Twain Middle School “Matilda was her name,” Charlotte Schiermeister-Strunk, then a secretary at Mark Twain Middle School, said.

flushing – answer to Lesire’s call, the overhead light blinked – just once.

“The first time I heard her I was in the school copy room making copies for new teachers… when I heard the toilets flush…

I shouted, ‘Who’s there?’ No answer. So, I went in. No one was there… Then I remembered someone had told me about Matilda, and I figured it was her.”

Schiermeister-Strunk offered a brave, “Hi Matilda, I’m Char, the new secretary, and it’s nice to meet you.” From then on, she was greeted with a flush.

Lynette Lesire, also a secretary at Mark Twain, had a similar experience.

“Maybe it was her,” Lesire speculated.

“The incident didn’t cause me to worry or be frightened, but I didn’t forget it.”

The Queen of Angels Monastery Kathy Carty was working in the monastery when she had her experience.

“I was standing in the doorway of the charting room talking to one of the sisters when all the sudden a pager flew off the shelf and hit the door of a supply cupboard, splattering all over the floor,” she recalled. “It hit so hard the batteries came out.”

“A key had been issued to me to get in the school and I did so just after dark one evening on a weekend,” she began. “I was alone and walking toward the office area when I heard the toilet flushing in the girls’ restroom. So, I called out asking if anyone was there.”

Laughing, Carty said, “The natives are restless tonight,” and chalked it up to the fact that the building – which Carty claims is listed on a “most haunted house list” – is known to have spirits.

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apartment on North Water Street in Silverton – above what was then known as “Fishes Bakery” – a woman dressed in a long gown, with her hair pulled up, visited her as she sat resting on the couch.

“I’m sitting there unable to make a move as she slowly walked to me,” Sundet recalled. “The whole scene was like something out of a movie, like this isn’t real, yet it was real.”

and that’s the apartment she lived in…”

“I’ve never forgotten,” Sundet said. “It still seems like yesterday.”

Silverton Art and Frame For Molly Moreland, owner of Silverton Art and Frame, ghosts have always been a part of her life.

“In the Catholic faith, in which I was raised, we have holy days in which we honor the dead…” she explained.

Nearing the place where Sundet sat – immobile – the woman bent her head, as though inspecting something, and then, apparently satisfied, left through the locked door.

So, it came as no surprise when, upon purchasing her store, she discovered she was not alone in the basement workshop.

A few months later Sundet was working at Bodies, a hamburgers and shakes place, on Halloween night. She continued, “It was a quiet night with few customers so one of the girls suggested we tell some ghost stories...”

Sundet told her story, describing the look and dress of the woman she’d seen. When she finished her coworker told her, “You just described my grandmother perfectly,

“I had the sense that someone was watching me, in a curious way…”

Moreland began. “I sensed a kind soul, and sent a kind greeting.”

That was in 2017. Since then, Moreland has taken note of numerous incidences when, upon needing a specific frame or a special color of matboard, the item required simply appears in an unusual but easy to spot location.

“I have come to appreciate the ways he watches out for me and the people who come into my shop,” Moreland said.

But it wasn’t until two years ago, when a mother and daughter came into the shop, that Moreland really understood who the spirit might be. “[T]he daughter turned to me and said, ‘Do you know you have a spirit present in your basement?’” Moreland said. She confirmed that she did know. The woman told her, “It’s a male presence. He cares about this place. He likes the sound of your voice, when you’re talking down there.”

Known to “think out loud” while working, Moreland was unsurprised.

Instead, she said she felt, “Grateful.

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“I pulled head first into my parking space up against the wall,” she said of the first sighting, in the lot behind her store. “I opened my driver door, turned to get my purse and someone walked from in front of my car to beside my door. They shut my door to get past me.”

All Renee saw was a yellow dress, then the figure disappeared.

“There was absolutely no space for her to walk in front of my car,” Bianchi recalled.

Then, two weeks later, she saw the woman again, this time in the back of the store.

“My dog obviously saw her, but did not react,” she remembered. “Then she just disappeared.”

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don’t believe in ghosts. I just know this happened.”

“She’s always by the window,” Wellesley began. Describing a little girl with long black hair, pale skin and no eyes.

Home, sweet home Before Lacy Wellesley moved into her parents’ house, she spoke with a little girl who had lived there and who warned her that the place was haunted. It didn’t take long before she agreed.

“It started out with lights flickering and disembodied voices,” Wellesley recalled.

“Soon it was footsteps and quick little wisps of something faintly white going through rooms and wall.”

Kids playing jacks in the hallway. A man in a tall hat she refers to as “the doctor” who likes to lie in bed next to house guests. Disembodied voices that “sing” in her ears. These are the hauntings Wellesley and her family have endured.

It’s the house’s most recent “resident,” known to the family as “Thursday,” that is her least favorite.

“She is a little disturbing,” Wellesley admitted. “My house is full… At times it can be a little spooky. But I love where I live. You always wonder… if these walls could talk… I don’t ever wonder that here.”

Providence Benedictine Nursing Center Della Gerkman was working at the Benedictine Nursing Center one evening when she noticed a non-mobile resident’s call light on. Concerned, she went to check in and discovered the patient huddled in fear under a blanket.

“I asked what was the matter and they said that ‘he’ was back,” Gerkman recalled. “I was confused because I’ve never seen this behavior from them before.”

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The first time Ellen Williams-Morrison realized the Mount Angel pub she and her husband, Eulace, owned was haunted she was sitting at her desk in the office.

The Red Bench Lynn Lewin was working at The Red Bench one morning, finishing the dusting before the crowd, when from the back of the store floated a beautiful, petite young woman with cropped black hair and a long white dress.

“She looked over at me and I wasn’t frightened,” Lewin, who has seen many such spirits throughout her 74 years, said.

“Then she floated up to the front of the store and disappeared.”

Having heard that the space housing The Red Bench was once a live theater, Lewin theorizes that the woman may have once been part of the cast.

“She was so beautiful, just absolutely gorgeous,” Lewin said.

“I kept feeling like something or someone was going by the door,” WilliamsMorrison recalled. “It was constant. All the time I was seeing it. Then I caught a glimpse of what looked like a child.”

That sighting marked the first of many for Williams-Morrison, her husband, staff and even customers.

Later, mop buckets rolled down hallways.

Kitchen knives swayed in their rack.

Eventually Williams-Morrison and her husband sold the bar, planning to retire, but three weeks later Eulace passed away.

“But he’s still here,” Williams-Morrison said. “I know he’s still here. There’s never been a bigger non-believer than me. It goes against my religious training that when you die you go, you don’t stay here – but obviously you do.”

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dinners for weddings and events.” He moved to Silverton with his wife and two young children in 2019.

When Jeramie Mykisen and his step-father Jeffrey Tinkham learned that the Silverton Wine Bar was for sale they instantly jumped at the chance to make it their own.

Enthusiastic about incorporating as many locally sourced ingredients into his dishes as possible, Banas is establishing connections with local farmers and distributors in order to keep his dishes fresh and vibrant.

“It was just too good to pass up,” Mykisen said.

The previous beverage director for McMenamins and the author of the recipe book, Quintessential Cocktails, Mykisen knows a thing or two about how to make a bar a success. And the space, located in the center of downtown Silverton on the corner of Water and West Main streets, with balcony seating overlooking Silver Creek, was just begging him to work his magic.

“I think it will be really fun to create an atmosphere that nobody’s ever seen in Silverton,” he said. Mykisen described the vision for the new restaurant, The Noble Fox, as part upscale bar, part late-night cocktail lounge and part family-friendly restaurant, with all three combining on weekend mornings to create a unique brunch scene.

“The place screams brunch,” Mykisen explained, motioning to the newly renovated space, which centers around two key pieces of décor – an enormous crystal chandelier purchased from Mother’s Bistro in Portland and a Belgian apothecary set dating from the late 1800s.

Banas is also partnering with Mykisen to curate wines and other locally-sourced beverages like beer and cider that will pair well with the food.

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“It’s as beautiful during the day as it is at night,” he said.

Offering a menu chock full of creative twists on old classics – including a bananas foster French toast with vanilla ice cream – as well as a line of espresso drinks, mimosas and eventually a “chic Bloody Mary bar,” Mykisen and Chef Andrew Banas plan to offer something to please the palate of just about anyone who enters.

“I grew up cooking,” Banas said. “My family owned a bed and breakfast so by the time I was 15 I was streamlining

“Part of the goal is to make it approachable...” Mykisen said. “We’ll have heavy hitters and crowd favorites and keep the price point low for families.”

Opening for service seven days a week in mid-October, with seating inside the restaurant, on the balcony and along the sidewalk, Mykisen and Tinkham hope The Noble Fox will quickly become a Silverton institution where everyone will feel welcome.

“We’re all about Silverton – we love this town,” Tinkham said.

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By Melissa Wagoner When the COVID-19 pandemic began, in the spring of 2020, the students at Silverton Ballet and Performing Arts Company were weeks away from the annual spring recital.

The culmination of months – if not years – of practice and hard work, it was never really an option to cancel the show. Instead, studio owner Paula Magee got creative, moving the performance to her own backyard and breaking it up into smaller groups.

“It took four full days to get through every class, but the kids were so excited,” she recalled.

Then, in June 2021 – with the pandemic somewhat under control – Magee’s students returned to the stage, holding that year’s recital in Silverton High School’s auditorium for a very limited crowd. “[W]e were able to be in the theater, still one class at a time, socially distanced, with limited audience,” Magee said, describing the many health and safety protocols still needed to make the performance

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possible. While at the same time adding, “It was just so amazing to be back in the theater again, on an actual stage.”

“We had hoped to restart our schedule this fall but with the rise of the Delta variant we decided to hold off a bit,” Wood said.

She’s not alone in feeling that way. In the past five months artists across the country have rejoiced as, little by little, live art has returned.

“We plan to open our 2022 season with our annual children’s show – but we haven’t made a final decision on whether that will be late February/early March (as it normally would) or a bit later in the spring.”

It’s still tenuous as COVID numbers remain high. Few – including the Brush Creek Players, organizers of community theater held in the Brush Creek Playhouse – are willing to plan too far into the future.

“The Brush Creek Players are in good shape and ready to return to the stage when we are confident that both casts and audiences will both be safe and feel safe staging shows and attending performances,” board member Michael Wood said when asked about this year’s schedule.

It’s an understandable position. Forced to cancel the last week of performances in March 2020 – a show the cast had been rehearsing since early January – the players are nervous when it comes to committing to another big show.

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Also cautiously planning for the future is Graystone Lounge owner Joshua EchoHawk. “[W]e are hesitant to move into it too quickly,” Echo-Hawk said. He and his wife, Paige, purchased Graystone Lounge only weeks before the pandemic started.

“We can’t create a situation that isn’t following common sense during this current situation.”

Also utilizing a wait-and-see approach is the Missoula Children’s Theater.

“Silverton is the longest standing sponsor of the Missoula Children’s Theatre in the world,” community liaison Don Kelley said of Silverton’s relationship with the organization. Before COVID hit there had been 38 annual shows.

Instead, Echo-Hawk has begun hosting single performers in his other venture, the Irish Pub, for “Piano Bar Saturday”. “[Y]ou can hear folks singing along all the way out on the street,” he said. “It’s been a terrific response – and we know it’s because people want to enjoy love music in public again.”

“It broke my heart to not be able to schedule for our kids for the last two years,” he added.

Fortunately, MCT generally visits in late spring, nearly eight months away, providing Kelley with some hope that this year will be different.

It not just music, theater and dance. Other arts are also seeing a resurgence of interest.

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Right now, with schools finally back in session, many kids are spending more time outside for recess, PE and lunch, prompting teachers to send home reminders saying, “Don’t let your children forget their coats.”

“We ask for jackets, sweatshirts and hoodies, too, because that’s what most kids wear,” Holowati explained. “Except in January and February when you have to wear a ski coat.”

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“It’s just something we’ve always thought is important,” Jan Holowati, Silverton Together Program Cooridnator said. The nonprofit organization started the annual drive more than 15 years ago.

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“I saw firsthand what performing meant to our students. They have all had so much ripped away from them these past 18 months. The pride they had in their accomplishments, and the joy they felt performing for a few family members was palpable,” Magee said.

“You want your kids to be warm… and they grow so fast,” she added.

Donations can be dropped off at more than 30 locations in and around Silverton including businesses, churches, community organizations and schools from now through Oct. 20. The drive is about more than just coats, it is, in fact, a cold weather clothing drive for new or gently used hats,

“In a time of such uncertainty, it was a little slice of normalcy for all of us; parents, teachers and dancers alike,” she added.

Distributed on Oct. 28 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Seventh-day Adventist Church’s Clothing Closet, the donated items tend to go fast.

“We get between 600 and 800 kids’ coats and they’re gone in a matter of a week or two,” Holowati confirmed. “So obviously there’s a need.”

Which is why she urges anyone who is in the position to donate to do so – even if that means cleaning out a closet in search of gently used, no longer worn clothes.

“I’ve lived here 30 years,” Holowati began, going on to describe the many years of successful Coats for Kids Drives she’s seen.

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Beloved husband, father, and grandfather Donald Lee Corsetti passed away at the age of 74 on Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021.

Donald was born May 9, 1947 in Eureka, California to Alfredo and Frances Corsetti. Donald graduated in Eureka from St. Bernard’s Academy in 1965.

After high school graduation, Donald attended Mount Angel College in Mount Angel, Oregon and graduated in 1969 with a Master’s Degree in Arts.

It was at Mt. Angel College that he met the love of his life, Mary Bauer. Donald and Mary were married in 1969 in San Francisco, California. They moved to Mount Angel and then soon relocated to Silverton, Oregon in 1971. Donald and Mary have lived in the same house in Silverton since that time where they raised their four children. Donald worked as a counselor at McLaren School for the Boys for 30 years in Woodburn, Oregon where he retired in 1999.

Donald was an avid researcher of genealogy and loved exploring history. He was also a fantastic artist in both woodworking and drawing. Donald was an extremely active parishioner at St. Paul’s Catholic Church since 1971.

Donald is survived by his true love of 52 years, Mary Corsetti.

Donald is also survived by his four children, Todd (Bridget) Corsetti, Talitha (Kimiko) Bandy, Shane (Melissa) Corsetti, and Katrien (Brant) Stai. Donald was adored by his ten grandchildren who lovingly called him Papa: Olivia Corsetti, Quinn Corsetti, Billie Corsetti, Solomon Bandy, Amarei Bandy, Cailin Dittler, Cicely Corsetti, Jack Stai, Grace Stai, and Dean Stai. Donald is also survived by his sister Nancy (Johnny) Lilly.

Phyllis Kay Burk, born Sept. 10, 1933 in Brooklyn New York, died Sept.

19, 2021 in Silverton, Oregon at the age of 88.

She was preceded in death by her husband Oliver Wendell Burk and sons Terry and David. She is survived by son, Steven (Cindy) Burk of Silverton; son, Mark (Lisa) Burk of Silverton; daughter, Lorraine (Rick) Bergerson of Henderson, Nevada; daughter, Joanne (Stuart) Hartley of Silverton; son, Glenn (Joni) Burk of Beaverton, Oregon; along with 25 grandchildren and 48 great grandchildren.

Phyllis had many friends, from her church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, T.O.P.S., volunteering at Silverton Hospital and the Silverton Hills community. She loved serving people in whatever they needed. Her favorite thing was getting together with as many families and friends as possible, enjoying a great meal, laughter and story telling.

Phyllis spent most of her early years in Southern California. After starting their family in California, the couple moved

There was a small graveside service held with family on Oct. 1, with a celebration of life to be held at a later date.

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April 19, 1929 – Oct. 1, 2021 Laura Gooley, 92, of Mount Angel, Oregon passed away peacefully on Oct. 1, 2021 in her sleep at Mount Angel Towers where she had resided for many years.

Oct. 24, 1935 – Sept. 20, 2021 met her second husband, Arnold Zollner. They married in 1992 and shared 13 years together until his passing in 2005.

Laura Davidson was born on April, 19, 1929 in St. Paul, Oregon to Edward and Eleanor (Kirk) Davidson. She was the fifth of seven children. She studied Home Economics at Marylhurst College.

Laura married Arthur Gooley of Mount Angel, on Nov. 17, 1951. They had five children. Laura and Art enjoyed 32 years before his passing in 1983 from cancer.

Laura worked 30 years at US Bank, retiring in 1991. She volunteered at Providence Benedictine Nursing Center was also a member of St. Ann’s Altar Society. She enjoyed playing pinochle which is how she

Laura is survived by her children, John (Diane) of Mount Angel, Bob (Karen) of Salem, Oregon, Janice (Rex) Anderson of Salem, and Tim of Mount Angel. She is also survived by 10 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren and son-in-law Gary Schonbachler. She was preceded in death by husbands Arthur and Arnold, her parents, six siblings, her daughter Donna Schonbachler, daughter-in-law Suzanne, grandson Matthew Anderson and great granddaughter Finley Brackinreed.

Services were held on Oct. 6 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, directed by Unger Funeral Chapel. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Mount Angel Abbey.

Charles Noel Gardner was born Oct. 24, 1935 to Gaylord and Evelyn (Gilman) Gardner in Belen, New Mexico. He passed away on Sept. 20, 2021, after having a massive stroke.

Noel and his four siblings grew up on a farm in Cortez, Colorado. Noel dedicated his life to the service of God. He went to a number of colleges and universities through the years, earning two Masters Degrees (Wheaton College and Northeastern State University). He spent his adult life as a teacher in primarily Christian schools. He was a principal and taught at Markoma Bible Academy in Tahlequah, Oklahoma for 15 years, after which he and his wife, Eleanor, and their three sons moved to the Los Angeles area where he taught at Whittier Christian School for 20 years, retiring in 2000. He remained an avid reader and life-long learner.

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Wherever he lived he made a lovely yard with many flowers. He played the piano and organ for various churches through the years.

Noel is survived by his second wife, Darlene Roth of Mount Angel, Oregon; son, Douglas (Alisa) of Orange, California; son, Timothy (Kerry) of Gilbert, Arizona; son, David (Sandra) of Simpsonville, South Carolina; seven grandchildren and one great-grandson; four sisters, one brother and a large extended family.

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Volleyball standouts The Silverton High volleyball squad is locked in a three-way battle for the MidWillamette Valley Conference title – and state bragging rights as well.

At Our Town’s presstime the Foxes were 11-4 overall, 9-2 in league and ranked No. 3 in Class 5A. League foes West Albany (17-3, 11-0) and Crescent Valley (12-3, 8-2) are ranked No. 1 and No. 2, respectively.

“We’ve battled some fierce competition this season and our league has some of the best,” coach Kate O’Connor told Our Town. “This entire team brings the strength of flexibility, grit, tenacity, on top of being strong athletes.”

Senior libero Lilly Horner already has broken the school record for career digs, Rowan Reilly has been strong on offense and defense and junior middle blocker Olivia Rosborough “has a very powerful swing,” O’Connor said.

Sophomore setter Alexis Haury is “one of the best in the state,” O’Connor said, with juniors Lindsey Schmidt and Taylor

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Westfall moving into the starting lineup after playing on the JV team a year ago.

On Oct. 7 the squad received the Class 5A OSAA/Les Schwab Tires “team of the month” award before the Foxes’ 3-0 home win vs. Lebanon. The honor covers excellence in the classroom, effort on the court, sportsmanship and work in the community.

Soccer: A goal for the ages and a historic win have the Silverton soccer program in the thick of the fight for the Mid-Willamette Conference title.

Solomon Moore The Foxes used a JAMES DAY majestic 35-yard blast of a goal from senior defender Solomon Moore and a heroic defensive effort to down Woodburn 1-0 on Oct. 5.

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Football: The Silverton and Kennedy football teams appear to be marching toward possible league titles. At Our Town’s presstime the Foxes were 5-1 overall, 4-0 in the Special District 3 and ranked 4th in Class 5A. Silverton, which faced Corvallis on Oct. 15 after Our Town’s presstime, has a showdown with No. 2 West Albany (6-0, 4-0) on Oct. 22 at McGinnis Field.

Silverton senior Carter Gauvin, meanwhile, is ranked 11th in the Class 5A Mid-Willamette Conference with a 16:46.2 time. Sophomore Lauren Ortega (21:34.4) is 25th among girls. The Foxes run in their district meet Oct. 30 at Seven Oaks Middle School in Lebanon.

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The win against Woodburn, which has won seven state titles and been runner-up four times, was the first in Silverton boys soccer history.

Cross Country: Kennedy and Silverton runners are gearing up for district competition as well as the state meet.

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in league, with tough matchups ahead against North Salem and Corvallis, both 4-0. Corvallis is 4th, North is 5th and the Foxes are 6th in the latest OSAA rankings.

Freshman Rachel Kintz of Kennedy is ranked 6th in Class 3A/2A/1A with a 5K time of 21:16.7. Teammate Nora Breeden is 10th at 22:23.0. Trojans sophomore Jeremiah Traeger is ranked 15th in Class 2A/1A boys with a 19:32.4 clocking.

Kennedy participates in the district meet Oct. 28 at Cheadle Lake Park in Lebanon.

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Skate Park update

Groundbreaking held for expansion

By James Day Backers of the expansion of the Judy Schmidt Memorial Skate Park held a groundbreaking Sept. 11 for the next phase of the project.

Actually breaking ground given the dry summer proved to be a challenge, so organizer Sue Roessler said she “had to bring Jason Franz. potting soil to layer on top so we could at least ‘move some earth.’”

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Silverton Mayor Kyle Palmer was on hand and noted that it was always the dream of Skate Park founder Jason Franz to add some “beginner components to help even the youngest skaters find their way into the park.”

New features planned, Roessler said, include a memorial to Franz, a bench, a small extension wall, a ditch feature, a small roller and a flat rail.

A community fundraising effort put together more than $50,000 to expand the park, with Dreamland Skateparks of Lincoln City hoping to start the build this fall and finish

by Dec. 30.

Palmer added that in the coming months the City Council “will address the possibility of installing lights at the skate park, adding valuable access to the facility during our winter months.”

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People Out Loud

Unequivocal

You have a choice on vaccinations, your employer does too

Social Media is rife with misinformation, especially in the chaos of COVID.

devoured. Statistically, which door seems prudent?

Lazy people use it as their “research.”

VAERS is the “Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System”, a reporting system co-managed by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). People grab stats at random from VAERS and then perpetuate inaccurate data to anyone who will listen.

On masks – do they work perfectly? No. Are they annoying? Indubitably. Do they help? Without a doubt.

The truth is this – VAERS collects data and does not necessarily verify its validity.

One claim made is that “There have been more deaths from COVID-19 vaccines than deaths from the actual virus.” SNOPES, the well-known and independent fact-checking site, rates that as 100% false, yet there are still idiots pushing that nonsense.

According to a recent American Medical Association survey, nearly all U.S. doctors – over 96% – are vaccinated against COVID19. Why do you suppose that is?

CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH, says the surge in hospitalizations and deaths related to COVID-19 makes it the “pandemic of the unvaccinated.”

From the AMA site, “In July, the AMA and nearly 60 other organizations representing physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and other health professionals signed a joint letter calling for all health care and long-term care employers to require their employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19.”

Dr. Anthony Fauci is one of the most recognized experts in the world on infectious

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diseases. He believes in the vaccine, social distancing, the efficacy of handwashing, and wearing masks. He has worked across Democratic and Republican administrations.

What is his motive for making up stuff?

What is the AMA’s motive for pushing vaccines? What is the CDC’s Dr. Walensky’s motive for pushing masks, social distancing, and vaccines? The greater good. Duh. Sure, Moderna, Pfizer, and Johnson and Johnson have motives – profit and great branding. Who would not want to be the pharmaceutical company that came up with a solid solution to a world-wide pandemic?

I am OK with them making a profit if the vaccines work. The data says they do. No, they are not 100% effective. Yes, you can still get and spread COVID. Yes, you could have a hospital stay. But your chances of surviving COVID with a vaccine is much better.

The impact of COVID on vaccinated people has been proven to be less debilitating. Think of it this way: the sign says you have a 10% chance of being eaten by a rabid Bengal Tiger if you choose Door A. Door B gives you a 90% chance of being

In simple terms for those who do not like actual research but love colorful car analogies? You race your crimson Lamborghini down the Bonneville Salt Flats. Nothing in the way. 250 MPH. Sweet. Now bring in fog. Bring in speed bumps. Bring in the old produce truck that invariably shows up on TV during a highspeed car chase, unintentionally blocking the police’s pursuit of a bad guy. Do these barriers slow down your Lamborghini? Not to be repetitive, but “Duh.” Masks help slow down the spread, say good people who are much smarter than most of us in research and science and have no other motive except the public’s best interest. I am ALL for the greater good. Like wearing a seatbelt and not smoking in a car full of soccer kids.

Another fact, for those who say the vaccines were just whipped together in a couple of hours – experts across the planet have been looking at SARS-CoV issues for about 20 years.

According to an article from the National Institute of Health (NIH), a “Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) outbreak caused by a “Novel coronavirus” emerged in China in late 2002. Given the magnitude of suffering COVID-19 was and is bringing,

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and the speed with which it was doing so, why is it surprising that the best medical and scientific minds in the world quickly ganged up on it to stop or at least slow it down?

Then assessed those vaccines millions of times. And finally went from “Emergency” to “Full” FDA approval, in record time?

I am unapologetically in favor of masking, social distancing, handwashing until my hands look like a Shar Pei’s face, and vaccines, until people I trust say it is no longer necessary. Am I fearful? No. Cautious. I am hardly a “Sheep.’

To those who say, “If you are so afraid, stay home!” I say, “You, the unvaccinated, are the most risk to society. YOU stay home, so the 95-year-old can enjoy perhaps his last Oktoberfest without some unvaccinated, unmasked food handler coughing in his face while handling him his cabbage roll.

Finally, mandated vaccines for certain professions? Let me say unequivocally, you have the right to decide to get the vaccine.

Free country. Your choice.

Likewise, your employer has the right to make vaccines a condition of continued employment, like the ones you took to get the job in the first place. You have your patients, the most vulnerable people in society, to be concerned about, and your peers. God Bless all front-line workers in hospitals, care facilities, schools, law enforcement, fire protection, and others who fought this beast over the last 22 months.

A special thanks to those who stay on the job when we need them most.

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