Our Town North: Nov. 1, 2021

Business

Update

Roth’s Fresh Markets purchased in historic deal – Page 4

Vol. 18 No. 21

Mount Angel rallies to support burned out businesses – Page 18

COMMUNITY NEWS Serving Mt. Angel, Silverton, and Scotts Mills

November 2021

Bringing back the barn quilt – Page 12

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Roth’s sold to Canadian company..........4

In the Oct. 15 article on Legacy staff departures over the COVID-19 vaccination mandate, Robin Hyslop’s reported comments on her objection to the vaccines was incomplete.

She has read that aborted fetal cell lines were either used in the development, or present in, the vaccines, which she strongly objects to on moral and religious grounds.

Her opposition would include any vaccine – for any purpose – so developed.

Civics 101 Eureka development clears hurdle......... 6

Briefs........................................ 7 Helping Hands Gordon House receives grant.................8

Arts & Entertainment Silverton in ‘They Made It Happen’........ 10 Two artists create barn quilts..............12

Datebook............................14 Update Congressman visits Habitat project..... 16 Mt. Angel raises fire recovery funds......18

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Sports & Recreation Foxes fend off West Albany.................24

A Grin At The End...........26 Marketplace....................27

Passages..............................20 Something for the Soul Prayers for the dead...........................19

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Adeline Schmitz (in the act of painting) and Jeff Marshall (creator of the cardinal patchwork) are local artists who have brought back the American heritage art of barn quilts.

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November

Six foot distancing and masks are required for all Senior Center activities.

Masks may be removed when actively eating or drinking, or when addressing a group.

The Silverton Senior Center will be closed November 11 for Veterans Day and November 25 for the Thanksgiving Holiday

This Month Life Tending Skills workshop with life coach Richard Orr. 1pm Thursdays November 4 and 18, free. Six participants only. Reserve at 503-873-3093.

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Potluck and Movie: 6pm, Wednesday, November 10. Movie “Hugo” at 6:30pm Bring a dish to share, plates and utensils provided

Movie & Theater Social Club: Mondays, 6pm. Trivia game. Family friendly.

11/1: “I am Because We Are” 11/22: “Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer” 11/8: “The Great Gatsby” 11/29: “Joyful Noise” 11/15: “Fried Green Tomatoes” Snacks available for purchase

Exercise, Dance, Movement

Exercise classes at Total Body Health Club, 1099 N 1st Street Classes limited for safe distancing. Reservations required at 503-874-4013.

50+ Fitness: 10am first and third Thursdays, free

Third session $5, normally 10am on 4th Thursdays, 2nd Thursday in November only

Yoga: Restorative: 10:15am Tuesdays. Vinyasa: 5:30pm Thursdays, free Tai Chi: 8am Thursdays, free (Need to be a TBHC gym member with entry fob) Zumba: 5:30pm Wednesdays, free Cycling: 5:30pm Tuesdays, free

Dance classes with Silver City Squares at Waldo Hills Community Club On Cascade Hwy 4 miles south of the Senior Center. Call 503-873-5241.

Lessons: 7pm Tuesdays, $3.50. Monthly dance: 7pm second Fridays, $6 Simple Qigong set to music. Senior Center: 9:30am Tuesdays/Thursdays, $6 Taekwondo at Senior Center: 7pm Tuesdays/Thursdays. Call 503-873-3663.

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Garden Club: First Tuesdays, 6:30pm at the Center.

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Roth’s Fresh Markets sold

By James Day Maybe it was the white shirts and green bow ties. Or the way Roth’s always seemed to be involved in community affairs and causes. Or the tradition of an employee, often a student or teenager, always ferrying your groceries to your car.

Or maybe you ran into Orville Roth himself in the produce section or bagging and he gave you one of his patented arm squeezes.

Roth’s always has been a bit different, which always has been a key part of its charm.

Now, for customers in the Silverton and Stayton areas, as well as the employees, the big questions are: will the charm survive? What will the stores look like and feel like in the future?

Roth’s officials and those of the new owner, the Pattison Food Group of Vancouver, British Columbia, noted in

The Roth’s market in Silverton. The nine-store group, which also includes a Stayton store, is being sold to a Canadian company.

the Oct. 13 sales announcement that the plan is for business as usual.

our company and as I have built a

“This is a very exciting time for

several months, I am confident the values

relationship with this group over the past

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and culture at the Pattison Food Group are well aligned to ours at Roth’s,” said Michael Roth in a press release addressed

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Canadian company pledges no change in local operations to company vendors.

2013 at the age of 79.

“I have visited many of their very successful Save-On-Foods stores, PFG’s largest banner, in British Columbia and I can assure you they are world class grocers. Their success has been built on their commitment to their employees, their customers, and their communities for more than 100 years.

“We will continue to focus on customer service and having the best fresh offerings in every market we serve,” Jennings said in a second press release from Roth’s. “I’ve developed a strong relationship with the folks at the Pattison Food Group, and I am confident that our culture, values and priorities are well aligned.”

“It’s going to be business as usual at each of our stores. Our current leadership and office team will remain in place to operate Roth’s Fresh Markets under our same name with our continued successful focus on ‘Fresh.’”

Roth, who has spent more than 41 years with the company, retired Oct. 26, with company general manager and long-time employee Tim Jennings taking over as president.

Roth is the son of Orville Roth, who founded the company in 1962 with Herman Jochimsen. Orville Roth, who became the sole owner in 1973, died in

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Pattison Food group officials echoed the sentiments of the Roth’s executives.

“We are extremely excited to welcome Roth’s Fresh Markets to the family of companies at the Pattison Food Group,” said Darrell Jones, president of the Pattison Food Group. “Roth’s legacy of a customer-focused shopping experience with the best fresh offerings in the market is something all Pattison Food Group companies share, and we are just so thrilled to have these fine folks join our team.”

No sales terms were revealed in the announcement, with Michael Roth noting that the transaction is expected to close in the next few weeks after “certain regulatory approvals” are finalized.

Pattison Food Group companies, according to the Roth’s news releases, include Save-On-Foods, Western Canada’s largest grocery retailer; BuyLow Foods; Quality Foods; Choices Markets; and more than a dozen other retail food, drug and specialty banners.

With nearly 300 retail locations and a wholesale division, the Pattison Food Group employs more than 30,000 people. Pattison Food Group is owned

by The Jim Pattison Group, which has been in business for over 60 years, employs more than 51,000 people

worldwide across a portfolio of operating divisions spanning the automotive, advertising, media, agricultural equipment, food and beverage, entertainment, exporting, financial, real estate, and periodical distribution industries with annual sales of $12.7 billion.

Michael Roth said that Roth’s reputation for “giving back to the community” will continue to be a priority.

“Like Roth’s,” he said, “every company in the Pattison Food Group shares a culture that values philanthropy and being an active member of every community served – which was something that was very important to me.”

In conjunction with his retirement announcement Roth said he will be dividing a $1 million donation among Silverton Area Community Aid, The Oregon Garden and the Salem Foundation.

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Nov. 4 and Saturday, Dec. 13, between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. for recycling.

“IF I WERE MAYOR” STUDENT CONTEST Share your creative ideas about what you UTILITY BILL RATES determined from usage will begin in November. Since the City does not would do as mayor. Local winners are entered have a way to account for the amount of waste- into the state contest for a chance to win a water you discharge, the City has come up with prize worth $500! Contest deadline is March 18, 2022. More information will be distributed a fair way to charge for wastewater system use. The assumption for wastewater use is that through Silver Falls School District; and on the City of Silverton website. during the winter billing months of November

City Schedule City Council Meeting Monday, Nov. 1, 6 - 10 p.m. at Silverton High School Library

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City Hall Offices Closed – Veterans Day Wednesday, Nov. 11

City Council Work Session Planning Monday, Nov. 15, 6 - 10:00 Commission Meeting p.m. at Silverton High School Tuesay, Nov. 9, 7 - 9 p.m. at Library Silverton High School Library

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Environmental Management Committee Meeting Wednesday, Nov. 17, 3 - 5 p.m.

Homeless/Housing Task Force Meeting Wednesday, Nov. 24, 6 - 8 p.m.

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Civics 101

Subdivision OK’d

Council overrules earlier denial of Eureka Avenue project

By James Day A planned 22-lot subdivision near the Oregon Garden is closer to reality after the Silverton City Council voted 6-1 to approve the plan.

The council action on Oct. 4 overturned a decision to reject the plan on July 13 from the city’s Planning Commission. The council heard the developer’s appeal at its Sept. 13 meeting, then held a public hearing, deliberated and voted on Oct. 4.

The final order in the case was signed Oct. 19, which started a 21-day clock for possible appeals to the state Land Use Board of Appeals.

The developer, Charles Weathers of Orreo LLC in Salem, wants to divide the 5.15-acre parcel in the 600 block of Eureka Avenue into 22 lots, ranging in size from 6,345 square feet to 18,949 square feet.

The Planning Commission rejected the plan because of its lack of a tree inventory, its possible impact on transportation safety on Eureka, the fact that it contains lots smaller than the 7,000-square-foot standard and a lack of information on housing types that will be used.

A look at the property on Eureka Avenue in Silverton that a developer wants to subdivide into 22 lots. Absent appeals to the state, the project will go forward. JAMES DAY

The final order the councilors approved attached 38 conditions to the project, including 14 that relate to road and sidewalk infrastructure and four that concern

trees. Among the tree requirements was one that seeks to preserve trees that would be in the rear and side yard setbacks of the individual lots.

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Trust hosts free community Thanksgiving The Elizabeth Hoke Memorial Trust will provide a free community Thanksgiving dinner Nov. 25, 1 – 3 p.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 303 N. Church St., Silverton. Due to COVID-19 precautions, it will be a drive through event.

Elizabeth was born on Sept. 12, 1999 in Silverton and spent her entire life living on her family’s farm. She was a member of St. Paul’s Catholic Church. Elizabeth graduated Valedictorian from Silverton High School in June 2017. She was killed in an automobile accident by a speeding,

drunk driver while on her way to her first week of college at Western Oregon University. She planned to study biology.

The trust honors the legacy and memory of Elizabeth Hoke by providing scholarships and grants for the people and causes that Elizabeth cared most about. Its mission is to fulfill the needs of teachers and assist teachers, families and communities. It works with community leaders to identify the greatest needs and offer swift and direct response.

For more information visit ehoketrust.org.

Tree of Giving children’s registration opens Registration is opening for the Silverton Zenith Woman’s Club Tree of Giving program.

Parents or legal guardians wishing to sign up for children’s holiday gifts can register at the Silverton Community Center, 421 S. Water St., on following dates: Nov. 2 or 8, 4 – 6 p.m.; Nov. 4, 6 - 8 p.m.; Nov.

Inspired by dance, grandchildren, the garden, and books, featured artist Kara Pilcher was motivated to try to capture an image with paint, usually watercolors.

The result has been a stack of “starts”, some which have been patiently waiting for years.

The show will be on view from

Eligibility Requirements: Must live in Silverton/Scotts Mills or have children in Silver Falls School District with no holiday programs and have financial need.

Each child can only be registered once.

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Nov. 3 through 28, with a First Friday artist meet and greet on Nov. 5 from 7 - 9 p.m.

The always fun Member Holiday Gift Show features gifts, cards and decorations will be featured in the Loft Gallery for the months of November and December.

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FREE SHOWERS We pride ourselves on our commitment to serve our community.

Although the pool is closed, we have continued to serve our community through our shower program. The shower program is a partnership with SACA, Silverton Together, the City of Silverton, and Silver Falls YMCA, that allows us to offer FREE showers to our community.

Throughout the month of September, we were able to offer 50 showers!

We as an organization are so blessed to serve our community by filling this need! If you or anyone you know needs a warm shower – please have them contact us at 503-873-6456. Usually our shower hours are 10 a.m. - 1 p.m., however, arrangements can be made for work or school conflicts. Please give us a call with any questions!

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Lunaria presents new show ‘Inspired’ Through the month of November, Lunaria Gallery in Silverton features Kara Pilcher on the main floor, plus the annual Member Holiday Gift Show will be held in the upstairs Loft Gallery.

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This month we would like to highlight two very special volunteers in our organization!

Jamie McCarty and Tal Wold, together these two run our competitive basketball teams!

What got you involved with the Y? Jamie: It was just an awesome way to partner with the community youth sports hub to provide a competitive avenue for our boys and girls basketball players in Silverton.

Tal: We were looking for a group who would partner with us that shared our values in working with young people. The Y’s 5 core values are caring, honesty, respect, inclusion, and responsibility; all traits the Lady Foxes program finds valuable and important. I think it is a natural connection for the Y and our program to work together to help the youth in our community feel included, valued, and supported.

What is your favorite part about working with the Y? Jamie: The Y is a community forum that provides opportunities for our youth. It is a terrific organization that offers opportunities year around to our families. Our student athletes need a variety of options to stay active, healthy, and improve fundamentals in all sports. The Y provides this opportunity for our kids. It is great to partner with the Y because I believe in the mission and the vision of the organization.

Tal: The Y has really been supportive in all we do. Helping promote via email and ads for our camps and clinics. This summer we had 113 girls attend our camp and the Y was super helpful in that. The Y wants to see young people get involved and they are always willing to help!

What are you most excited to see with season?

Jamie: I’m really excited for a competitive environment where our kids will get the opportunity to start to play other schools within the region.

Eventually, all of their hard work and effort will pay off, and they can make a Freshman, JV, or Varsity team at the high school level.

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Tal: Playing basketball is such a great way to learn about competing, teamwork, discipline, and being unselfish; skills that any sport utilizes.

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Last month the Oregon Cultural Trust awarded the Gordon House Conservancy a grant of $13,325 toward ongoing preservation of the Frank Lloyd Wright designed home.

“Sitting vacant for a few years, the house had fallen into disrepair,” Val Van Alstyne, General Director, Gordon House Conservancy said. “When the other couple bought the property, they wanted to get a permit to tear down the Gordon House and build their own dream home in the same spot.”

The money goes a long way toward funding the stabilization of a sagging 20-foot beam spanning its living room, thereby preserving the home’s structural integrity and protecting the Conservancy’s mission of educating the public about the only house in Oregon designed by the renowned architect.

In 1957, Evelyn and Ed Gordon commissioned Frank Lloyd Wright to design a home for them on their farmland near Wilsonville, now the site of Charbonneau.

One of the last of Wright’s Usonian homes, the Gordon House was based on Wright’s design for a modern home commissioned by Life magazine in 1938.

It was situated to take advantage of views of the adjacent Willamette River on the northwest side and Mt. Hood to the east.

However, the construction bid came in way over budget and the Gordons were unable to commence building until 1964.

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The couple enjoyed their dream house for the next 30 years. After the Gordons passed away, the Wright house and its fertile 22 acres were placed on the market.

That was 1997. It took until 2000 to

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The Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy in Chicago and others got wind of the situation and made attempts toward purchasing the historic structure, to no avail. Finally, they struck a deal that allowed the owners to donate the house as a tax write-off.

The Oregon Garden and City of Silverton had property below the Garden that lent itself well to the architectural treasure. However, they only had 105 days to remove it.

Donations poured in, and they completed the massive undertaking just five days shy of the deadline.

“Not all of it was salvageable, so they moved what they could and rebuilt the rest on site,” Van Alstyne said.

“Everything was here in 2001 and by 2002 they opened the museum.”

Since then, the Gordon House has become a cultural center for Silverton and beyond. It is a frequent venue for meetings, concerts, parties, weddings and the like.

When Van Alstyne, with a degree in

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Grant funds will be used to stabilize a beam in the living room and rebuild an accessibility ramp.

Grant boosts needed Gordon House upkeep Donate, join, visit, volunteer Gordon House Conservancy 869 W Main St. P.O. Box 1207 Silverton, OR 97381 Hours: Nov. 25-March 1, Friday-Sunday during tours March 1-Nov. 25: WednesdaySunday during guided tours at noon, 1 p.m. and 2 p.m.

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museum studies, learned of the house’s existence, she moved here from Denver where she had helped move and preserve a museum. She bided her time until a position became available.

“Seeing that the Gordon House was saved and relocated struck a chord with me,” she said. “It’s pretty amazing to be a part of it and to get to work here every day with the Gordons’ home office as my own.”

The Conservancy is soliciting donations to complete the living room project, its

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full cost estimated at $20,000. In addition to grants and donations, the museum always welcomes new members, visitors and volunteers.

An Oregon Community Foundation grant is funding the Gordon House’s “Accessibility for All” undertaking which includes the rebuilding of their accessibility ramp and walking path and translating its handouts, brochures, and signage into several languages, including Braille.

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Private donations are funding the restructuring of an existing garden into one in memory of Elsa Coleman who was a major fund raiser from the beginning.

The Oregon Cultural Trust marked its 20th anniversary by announcing a recordsetting $3,254,441 in grant awards to 140 cultural organizations across the state, bringing the cumulative total of Cultural Trust grants to more than $36 million since its founding in 2001.

“In its first 20 years the Cultural Trust has proven itself as a stable source of funding for Oregon’s arts, heritage and humanities community,” Niki Price, Cultural Trust Board Chair said. “Thanks to the Oregonians who participate in the cultural tax credit we have raised more than $74 million in support of culture statewide. It is gratifying to announce our largest pool of grants ever as we celebrate this important milestone.”

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Arts & Entertainment

Unsung heroes

Author writes stories of Silverton’s first 100 years

By Melissa Wagoner

Book Signing for They Made It Happen!

by Norman English

Norman English didn’t set out to become a writer. But when he retired from a career as a Field Officer working for Workman’s Comp of Oregon 13 years ago, writing found him.

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“I’ve always liked the process of writing,” English said.

Recalling, “The first thing I printed was – we had a family reunion 20 years ago and leading up to it I thought, I want to write a book about family history. It was 100 pages or so and I really enjoyed that.”

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In fact, he liked it so much that he decided to publish something for the world at large and, in order to motivate himself, he put it on his bucket list.

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“I thought the chances were pretty slim,” English laughed. Recalling that, had it not been for the option to self-publish, he might have never gotten it done.

died and his ashes have been unclaimed.”

But he did. And his first book, an autobiography, Remembering… In Plain English, came out in January 2019, igniting a fire in English to keep going.

“I gravitate to historical books,” English, a longtime member of the Silverton Country Historical Society, said. “And I got this notion in my head about Silverton – especially the early years.”

A third generation Silvertonian whose great grandfather migrated from the Midwest in the 1860s, English began researching the history of the town and finding, to his amazement, that there wasn’t a lot written down.

“I thought, this is overdue,” English recalled.

And so he spent the next 18 months researching, culling and eventually compiling 80 individual stories about the historical characters who helped build the town he loves.

“This community didn’t just happen,” English said.

“There were a lot of people who worked pretty hard to get us where we are today… I think sometimes people forget that.”

Which is why he thinks this newest book, They Made It Happen!, is so important.

“My main hope – and the impetus for my writing this –

That story, as well as a host of others, enthralled English, making the decision of when to stop writing difficult.

“You want to include everybody who needs to be included,” English said. “But all I could do was start with the ones I know and work from there.”

Norman English with his book about Silverton.

is that there’s something of a historic nature that people can grab on to,” English said. The book chronicles the lives of little-known characters like the man known as “Old Ying,” an immigrant who fled China in the late 1800s.

“There was an uprising in China and some of his family were killed,” English said. “Old Ying went into hiding for several days and then pretended to be dead.”

Upon his subsequent escape to the United States, Ying initially got a job building for the railway before eventually ending up, through an unknown twist of fate, in Silverton, living in a shack near the Gallon House Bridge.

Sadly, his story does not have a happy ending.

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And that is what he did, beginning with his great grandfather and grandfather, English worked his way through the years, telling the stories of Homer Davenport’s father, the three Silverton policemen who lost their lives in the line of duty, and the many military veterans whose names are now on the wall of the War Memorial in Town Square Park, which English helped build.

“There’s really been nothing else that honors these individuals,” English explained.

Now there is. And it’s available to anyone who would like a copy at the Silverton Senior Center, the Silverton Country Museum or Books N Time on Water Street for $18.95.

“If I sell out of this book I’ll be delighted because it shows that someone has an interest,” English said.

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By Melissa Wagoner When quarantine boredom came knocking during the spring of 2020, Adeline Schmitz and Jeff Marshall did something they never imagined they would do – they picked up paintbrushes and began to paint – barn quilts.

Typically seen on barns, sheds, garages and even chicken coops – these large, wooden boards painted with brightly colored, often geometric designs have an estimated 300-year history on the east coast of the United States, especially among the Pennsylvania Dutch.

“If a guy built a barn and they would let him, he would leave his mark to get more business,” Marshall said of one of the original uses for these enormous callingcards. “Then, during the Civil War, the barn quilts were how you knew you were on the right road.”

Eventually replaced by paid advertisements in the form of billboards, it seemed barn quilts were destined to fade into obscurity. But then, during the

A pandemic hobby revives an old tradition “That’s the fun part,” Marshall said, motioning toward his workbench, which is lined with bottles of paint in every hue. “And I usually try to talk them into the next bigger size – not to upsell – but the problem with the smaller ones is the details get lost.”

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“A lot of people do it because it looks pretty,” Schmitz – who began painting at the behest of her stepfather – said of today’s quilts which generally have less to do with navigation or advertisement and more to do with aesthetics.

“The first time I gridded off the board,” Marshall said. Describing his initial method for achieving the straight lines and half square triangles used in most designs. “But now I just find the points and connect the points.

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Marshall agrees.

Along with changes in technique, the size and quality of his brushes and the type of paint he uses, the construction of the boards has altered as well.

“It’s the color,” he said. “They want a splash of color.”

But it’s more than a splash. Both Marshall and Schmitz use an array of vivid colors on each of their designs, allowing customers a say in what they like best.

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said, showing off a new, unique style of quilt he has developed using beautiful, hardwood boards that show through the paint, becoming part of the design.

gifts during Christmas and an alpaca farm – I’m doing their logo,” she said pointing to a less traditional, more complicated square she designed for Alpacas on the Horizon in Scotts Mills.

But it’s no easy task. A four foot by fourfoot quilt taking upwards of 20 hours to complete.

Marshall, too, has had no shortage of interest. Starting out with a booth at the Oregon Crafters Market, he has since expanded to the Stayton Farmers Market and Creative Corner on Main Street in Silverton as well.

“I like going back and forth between them,” Schmitz said of her method, which allows her to work for several hours at a time, painting whichever project is dry. Adding, “It’s really nice because it’s flexible.”

“I’ve done some shows and I’ve gotten some custom orders,” he confirmed, opening a binder in which dozens of possible quilt patterns are on display.

Adding, “I do originals as well.”

A student at the University of San Francisco, Schmitz began painting when she returned to her parents’ home in Scotts Mills in 2020, but has continued to create during school breaks ever since.

“I’m doing seven right now,” Schmitz said, standing amidst boards of all sizes outside her family’s barn this past July.

“Then I have a really long winter break, so I’ll probably do a couple of them this winter.”

Jeff Marshall painting in his Silverton workshop and one of his colorful barn quilts.

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And that is where he gets the most joy.

While the patterns he finds online – largely traditional quilt patterns – are challenging the first time around, it is the unusual requests that bring out the true artist in him.

“You create something and the joy it brings… that’s real special,” he said.

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Mt. Angel Public Library, 290 Charles St. Silveton High, 1456 Pine St., Silverton.

Silverton Senior Center, 115 Westfield, 503-873-3093. Age 50 and older.

Silver Creek Fellowship, 822 NE Industrial Way, Silverton.

Weekly Events Monday

SACA Food Pantry, 9 a.m. - noon, SACA, 421 S Water St., Silverton.

Repeats Thursdays. 503-873-3446, silvertonareacommunityaid.org Mt. Angel Community & Senior Center Store, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., 195 E Charles St. Repeats Tuesday - Saturday. Volunteers needed. 503-845-6998 Mt. Angel Food Pantry, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m., Mt. Angel Community Center, 195 E Charles St. Repeats Wed. 503-845-6998 Bridge, 11 a.m., Silverton Senior Center.

50 and older. 503-873-3093 Silverton Senior Meals, 11:30 a.m.

Delivery only. $3 donation suggested.

Monday - Friday. For delivery, call Carol, 503-873-6906.

Mt. Angel Senior Meals, 11:30 a.m.

Delivery only. $3 donation suggested.

Repeats Thursdays. For delivery, call Ginger, 503-845-9464.

Free Dinner, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m., Oak Street Church, 502 Oak St., Silverton. Pickup only. Open to all. 503-873-5446

Tuesday

Silver Angel Foot Clinic, Silverton Senior Center. 50 and older. Repeats Wednesdays. Call for appt., 503-873-3093 Scotts Mills Food Boxes, 9 - 11 a.m., Scotts Mills Community Center, 298 Fourth St. Residents in Scotts Mills/Butte Creek/Monitor rural areas welcome. Food donations welcome. Niki, 503-873-5059 Community Helpers Family Storytime, 10:30 a.m., Zoom. Join librarian and a special guest for storytime, accompanying backpack. Age 2 - 6.

Recordings posted at mtangelreads. readsquared.com. 503-845-6401 Pinochle, noon - 4 p.m., Silverton Senior Center. 50 and older. Repeats Fridays, 503-873-3093 SACA Food Pantry, 4 - 7 p.m., SACA, 421 S Water St., Silverton. 503-873-3446, silvertonareacommunityaid.org Serenity Al-Anon Meeting, 5:30 p.m.

Zoom. Repeats 10 a.m. Sat. For Zoom link, call Barbara K, 503-269-0952.

Wednesday

Knit Wits, 10 a.m. - noon, Silverton Senior Center. 50 and older. 503-873-3093 Mission Benedict Food Pantry, 1 - 4 p.m., St. Joseph Shelter, 925 S Main St., Mt. Angel. Repeats Friday. 503-845-2468

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Open Art Studio, 1 - 4 p.m., Silverton Senior Center. 50 and older. 503-873-3093 Line Dancing, 1 - 2 p.m., Silver Creek Fellowship. No registration required. Free; donations accepted for instructor. Open to all. Sheila, 503-409-4498 Silver Chips Woodcarving Sessions, 1 - 4 p.m., Silverton Arts Association, 303 Coolidge St., Silverton. $2 a week. All skill levels. 503-873-4512.

Mission of Hope Food Pantry, 2 - 4 p.m., Silver Creek Fellowship. 503-873-7353 Daniel Plan Journey Video Series, 6:30 - 8 p.m., Silver Creek Fellowship Church.

In-person or online at scf.tv/daniel.plan.

Free. Open to public. Sheila, 503-409-4498

Thursday

Free Coffee, 7 - 9 a.m., Scotts Mills Community Center, 298 Fourth St. Yoga Class, 10 a.m., Silver Creek Fellowship.

Open to all. Sheila, 503-409-4498 Bingo, 10 a.m., Silverton Senior Center. $1 per card, $2 for three cards. 50 and older.

503-873-3093 Mediation & Shared Dialog, 7 - 8:30 p.m.

All spiritual traditions welcome. Invitation for virtual gathering: compassionatepresence@ yahoo.com. 971-218-6641

Friday

Toastmaster Club, 7:30 a.m., Zoom.

Increase your listening skills, speaking, thinking, evaluating. Zoom link: tmcommunicators@gmail.com.

Chicken Foot Dominoes, 1 - 3 p.m., Silverton Senior Center. 50 and older.

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Saturday

After-Season Indoor Market, 10 a.m. 12:30 p.m., Silverton Friends Church, 229 Eureka Ave. Local produce, eggs, meats, artisan crafts. Free admission. Every Saturday beginning Oct. 16 except Holiday weekends. silvertonfarmersmarket.com Saturday Free Lunch, noon - 1:30 p.m., Trinity Lutheran Church, 500 N Second St., Silverton. Pickup only. 503-939-3459 Silverton Country Historical Museum, 1 - 4 p.m., 428 S Water St., Silverton. Free admission. Repeats Sundays. 503-873-7070

Monday, Nov. 1

Friday, Nov. 5

6 p.m., Silverton Senior Center. Watch Raising Malawi. After-movie trivia games, prizes. Family friendly. Snacks for purchase. 503-873-3093

10 a.m. Zoom. ODA ag channel maintenance details. Target audience is growers and farmers looking to learn more about resources, OSU Extension programming/projects, educational events focused on small farms. Register at marionswcd.net. 503-391-9927

Movie and Theater Social Club

Silverton City Council

7 p.m., Silverton High. 6 p.m. Executive Session. Open to public. Agenda available. 503-873-5321, silverton.or.us

Mt. Angel City Council

7 p.m., Mount Angel Public Library. Open to public. Agenda available. 503-8459291, ci.mt-angel.or.us

Tuesday, Nov. 2 Collage Making

Mt. Angel Public Library. STEAM activity packets for grade K-6 available for pickup.

Today: Create a collage using leaves. Nov. 16: Make your own zip line. Free. While supplies last. 503-845-6401

Take & Make Packets

Mt. Angel Public Library. Make a reusable beeswax food wrap. For grades 5-12.

Free. While supplies last. 503-845-6401.

Caregiver Connection

2 - 3:30 p.m. Zoom. For family caregivers and/or unpaid family caregivers. Free.

To register, contact Suzy, 503-304-3429, suzy.deeds@nwsds.org

Tree of Giving Registration

4 - 6 p.m., Silverton Community Center, 421 S Water St. Parents/legal guardians can sign up for children’s holiday gifts.

Requirements: must live in Silverton/ Scotts Mill or have children in Silver Falls School District. Repeats 6 - 8 p.m. Nov. 4, 10 a.m. - noon Nov. 5, 4 - 6 p.m. Nov. 8, 10 a.m. - non Nov. 9 and 10 a.m. - noon Nov. 10. Silverton Together, 503-873-0405

Wednesday, Nov. 3 Virtual Trivia Night

7 p.m. Zoom. Test your knowledge on a variety of topics. Zoom invite at www. silverfallslibrary.com or call 503-873-8796.

Scotts Mills City Council

7 p.m., Scotts Mills City Hall, 265 Fourth St. Agenda available. Open to public. 503873-5435, scottsmills.org

Notices

Thursday, Nov. 4

Tickets for Mt. Angel American Legion’s Turkey Drawing are available at Tiny’s in Mt. Angel. $500 cash prize. $20 each; only 100 sold. Drawing Nov. 11. 503-845-6119

1 p.m., Silverton Senior Center. 50 and older. Presented by life coach Richard Orr. Class limited to six people. 503-873-3093

Turkey Drawing

Silverton-Mt. Angel Shop Hop

The Silverton - Mt. Angel Shop Hop starts Nov. 26. Collect a minimum number of stamps from participating businesses and enter the Grand Prize drawing.

Passports available at Silverton Chamber of Commerce, 426 S. Water St.

Life Tending Skills Workshop

Galactic Quest

5 p.m., Mt. Angel Public Library. Night of games, STEM challenges, prizes with 4-H. Pizza dinner provided.

Space is limited so all youth are encouraged to register by calling 503-845-6401 or emailing library@ci.mt-angel. or.us.

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6 - 9 p.m., The Galarage Art Gallery, 406 Silver St., Silverton. New artwork featuring Portland-based multidisciplinary artist Alley Pezanoski-Browne. Free entry. Art for purchase. 503-890-9960

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7 – 9 p.m. Explore the historic downtown, have dinner, shop, browse galleries, boutiques. 503-873-5615, silvertonchamber.org

Lunaria Gallery First Friday

7 - 9 p.m., Lunaria Gallery, 113 N Water St., Silverton. Meet the artists of the November showing. Main Floor Gallery features ``Inspired’’ by Kara Pilcher. Loft Gallery features a Holiday Gift Show. Show runs 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Tuesday - Sunday through Nov. 28. 503-873-7734, lunariagallery.com

Saturday, Nov. 6

Silverton Grange Holiday Bazaar

10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Silverton Grange, 201 Division St. Unique selection of handmade and homemade gifts from local artisans, bakers, crafters and makers. Masks required. Repeats 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Nov. 7.

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Historical Society Book Signing

1 - 4 p.m., Silverton Country Museum, 428 S Water St. Debut of new book by Norm English, They Made it Happen, a selection of biographical sketches of Silverton’s noteworthy characters from its first 100 years. Gus Frederick will sign copies of his three books, available for purchase at the museum. 503-873-7070

Firefighter Spaghetti Feed

4 - 7:30 p.m., Silverton Fire Department, 819 Railway Ave. Drive through and pick up a spaghetti dinner while dropping off a new, unwrapped toy to mark the start of the 2021 Food & Toy Drive. Dinner is $10; $2 off with the donation of four cans of food. Cash, cards, Venmo accepted.

Share the Harvest

5 -7 p.m., Immanuel Lutheran Church, 303 N Church St., Silverton. A meal of soup and bread, silent auction of hand-turned pottery and live music. $5 individuals, $15 families. All proceeds help local children fight food insecurity. Sponsored by After School Activities Program, Friends Helping Friends and AT Risk Kids.

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Puzzle Exchange

Saturday, Nov. 13

Monday, Nov. 8

9 a.m. - 1 p.m., Silverton City Shops, 830 McClaine St. Silverton residents can drop off bagged leaves for free. Leaves must be dumped into bins and bags disposed of. Repeats Dec. 4. 503-874-2206

1 - 3 p.m., Mt. Angel Mercantile B&B, 495 E College St. New and used puzzles. Bring a puzzle and exchange it for a new-toyou one. Every first Sunday. Email: mary@maryfranklin.net.

Children’s Book Week

Mt. Angel Public Library. Every child who checks out a book will get a sticker and a craft. 503-845-6401

November Storywalk

Mt. Angel Public Library, 290 Charles St. Take a short walk around town and read the book My Heart Fills With Happiness/ Mi Corazon se llena de algeria by Monique Gray Smith. Starts at the library´s front door. Free. 503-845-6401

Mt. Angel School District Board

6:30 p.m. Zoom. Open to public. Agenda available. Zoom link at masd91.org.

503-845-2345

Silver Falls School District Board

7 p.m., Zoom. Agenda available. Open to public. For login details: 503-873-5303, silverfallsschools.org

Tuesday, Nov. 9 Red Cross Blood Drive

8 a.m. - 2 p.m., Silverton High.

Appointments need. Register at redcrossblood.org.

Ancestry Detectives

10 a.m. Zoom. Kathy Valdez shows the Blurb book she created for a family tree.

Zoom information: contact David Stewart at ancestrydetectives353@gmail.com.

Virtual Music & Trivia

3 p.m. Zoom. Geared for older adults, Music and Trivia, Broadway Edition, revisits showbiz´s greatest showstoppers.

Presented by music therapist, Ben Pernick. Register for Zoom invite at www. silverfallslibrary.com or call 503-873-8796.

Silverton Planning Commission

7 p.m., Silverton High. Open to public.

Agenda available. 503-874-2207, silverton.us.or

Wednesday, Nov. 10 Sci-Fi @ Fantasy Book Club

7 p.m. Zoom. This month’s selection is All Our Wrong Todays by Elan Mastai.

Register for Zoom invite at www. silverfallslibrary.com or call 503-873-8796.

Thursday, Nov. 11 Veterans Day Silverton Zenith Women’s Club

7 p.m. Members come together to discuss ways to fund, implement projects to benefit the Silverton community.

Social starts at 6:30 p.m. Call Barbara for location, information, 801-414-3875

Leaf Recycling

Monday, Nov. 15

Silverton City Council Work Session

7 p.m., Silverton High. Open to public.

503-873-5321, silverton.or.us

Tuesday, Nov. 16 Food for Fines

Mt. Angel Public Library. For every nonperishable food item donated, $1 waived from overdue fines. Donated food will be given to Mt. Angel Senior Center and St. Joseph´s Shelter. 503-845-6401

Silver Fall Library Book Club

7 p.m. Zoom. This month´s selection is The Cold Millions by Jess Walter.

Discussion leader is Joe Blowers.

Everyone welcome. Register for Zoom invite at www.silverfallslibrary.com or call 503-873-8796.

Thursday, Nov. 18 Book Discussion Group

1 p.m., Mt. Angel Public Library. Gather to discuss The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett. Copies available at the library.

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Thursday, Nov. 25 Thanksgiving Day Friday, Nov. 26 Native American Heritage Day Silverton Christmas Market

5 p.m., The Oregon Garden, 879 W Main St., Silverton. Stroll along paths draped in more than 1 million lights.

Explore the authentic German Christmas Market for gifts from artisans vendors.

Visit Frosty and Santa. Enjoy music and a local brew in the Biergarten. Cozy up to a wood-burning fire pit or take a ride down the snowless tubing hill. Through Jan. 9, 2022.

Entry Monday - Wednesday is $15 adults, $5 age 6 - 12, $12 Silverton residents with proof of residence. Entry Thursday Sunday is $18 adults, $5 age 6 - 12, $15 Silverton residents with proof of residence. Children age 5 and under are always free. Proceeds from the market benefit local nonprofits. silvertonchristmasmarket.com

Sunday, Nov. 28 First Day of Hanukkah Monday, Nov. 29 Vigil for Peace

2:30 - 3:30 p.m., Towne Square Park, Silverton. Silverton People for Peace gather to advocate for peace, social justice issues on all levels of society including a focus on issues of current concern. Open to all. 503-873-5307 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

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Writer’s Group

7 p.m. Zoom. Writers share what they are working on and listen in to see what others are writing. Register for Zoom invite at www.silverfallslibrary.com or call 503-873-8796.

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Mt. Angel Planning Commission

7 p.m., Mt. Angel Public Library. Open to public. Agenda available. 503-845-9291

Friday, Nov. 19 Red Cross Blood Drive

10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Silverton Elks Lodge, 300 High St. Appointments needed by visiting redcrossblood.org.

Saturday, Nov. 20 Community Breakfast

7:30 - 9:30 a.m., Marquam United Methodist Church, 36971 Highway 213, Mt. Angel. All welcome. Free.

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Scotts Mills Holiday Bazaar

10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Scotts Mill Grange, 299 Fourth St. Find gifts for the season.

Refreshments include hot chili, dessert.

Santa and Sarah Claus visit from 1 - 3 p.m.

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By James Day In those corny old black-and-white movies a bunch of kids (Mickey Rooney usually was involved) would at some point declare “Let’s put on a show!”

Great energy would be expended and odds overcome as the spunky kids saved the day.

In Mount Angel, it’s a bit different. It’s more like “Let’s put on a festival!” Because that’s what Mount Angel does best, that’s what Mount Angel did.

A crowd of 700 poured into the Festhalle on extremely short notice on Oct. 23 to feast, listen to music and raise money, $50,000 as it turns out, for the four business that burned in the Oct. 9 fire.

The early-morning blaze wiped out a highly visible swath of commercial property along the railroad tracks that separate the Old Mt. Angel Highway and Highway 214.

Destroyed in the fire were Hiddenbed of Oregon, the Blackbird Granary Antiques & Collectibles, KP’s Harvest Time Products and Wood Pellet Products.

“When we first got together,” said Scott Stokley, a Mt. Angel Chamber of Commerce board member and owner of Touch of Bavaria, “we talked about this happening to business owners. Well, WE’RE business owners, too. What can we do?”

One of the first ideas was to use the Festhalle in some way, Stokley said.

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“We can do something.

Let’s get some local bands and beer and food and maybe a raffle. We weren’t thinking anything bigger.”

• Gwen Groomes, Becky Teigen, Julie Smith and their families coordinated and ran the silent auction • The Kennedy High football and leadership teams helped wherever things were needed.

Then, Stokley’s daughter Lauren designed a flier and posted it on Facebook.

It went viral as they say.

“Immediately, immediately The Mt. Angel community and its neighbors have rallied in support of the businesses affected by the Oct. 9 downtown fire. JAMES DAY people started calling,” Scott said, “and stopping • 3Rivers Crossing, Roman and the Long by the shop to make a donation.”

Haul, and the Syco Billy string band, donated their time, talent and equipment.

They started with a jar on the counter, but the thing “morphed,” Stokley said, and eventually he cleaned out the whole front of his store to hold silent auction items.

“It was just overwhelming,” Stokley. “The community support and the caring in the community… it’s just huge.”

Ultimately, the spirit spread and assistance came from throughout the region – Silverton, Stayton, Sublimity, Monitor, Woodburn, Donald. Stoller Vineyards in Yamhill County got involved because they know the Blackbird Granary folks.

“Normally in a fundraiser you have to solicit,” Stokley said. “That was not the case here. People came running. It was amazing.”

Here’s a list, although Stokley said he is sure he might have missed someone: • Oktoberfest donated the use of the building.

• Zest Catering and a few individual donors contributed food.

• Mt. Angel Meat Co. and Mt. Angel Sausage Co. donated the meat for the spaghetti dinner.

• Roth’s chipped in with garlic bread.

• The Glockenspiel Restaurant & Pub donated dessert.

• Chic Skape donated and served coffee • Yes Graphics donated all printed materials, including tickets.

• The Mt. Angel Community Foundation stepped in to coordinate the financial end.

• Sue Sprauer coordinated all of the kitchen help.

• Tiny’s Tavern donated all of the beer.

• Stoller Vineyards, Paradis Vineyards, and Stephanie and Dylan Wells donated wine.

• Gary and Kelly Grassman headed up a cleanup crew and donated all of the plates and utensils.

• Brother Charles gave the blessing with Anne Bruner coordinating his participation.

• Selling tickets were Bochsler Hardware, Chic Skape, Tiny’s, Bierhaur, Mt. Angel Mercantile, and Touch of Bavaria.

Other updates The cause of the fire remains undetermined, said Mt. Angel Fire public information officer John Rossi, and likely will remain so. The state fire marshal is leading the investigation.

“Everyone asks me if it was arson,” Rossi said, “and it’s always been no, right from the get-go.”

The businesses involved still are looking for place to restart. Hiddenbed is seeking a place to rent to store equipment, tools, furniture and other items. Email keith@ hiddenbedoforegon.com.

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Starting with All Souls Day, Nov. 2, through the First Sunday of Advent, Nov. 28, the Sisters will include in their prayers a remembrance of the deceased: community members, loved ones, friends, alumni and oblates. They also welcome requests to pray for the deceased friends and loved ones of others.

Anyone can make a request by emailing benedictinefoundation@gmail.com or by calling 503-845-2556 and submitting the names to be included in the chapel’s prayer basket.

November also marks the return of monthly in-person workshops at Queen of Angels Monastery and the Shalom Prayer Center after a prolonged COVID19 caused hiatus. Vaccination, masks and social distancing are required for all those attending retreats and workshops in person.

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Dorothea ‘Eileen’ Lalicker

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Eileen Lalicker, 98, longtime Silverton, Oregon resident passed away on Oct. 10, 2021.

She was born on May 31, 1923 in Hazelton, Kansas to Frank and Bessie (McMullin) Page, the oldest of five.

William Mercer Harris IV, of Keizer, Oregon, died from pneumonia complications on Sept. 15 at 8:40 p.m. at his nephew’s home in Silverton, Oregon.

May 31, 1923 – Oct. 10, 2021

She graduated from Medicine Lodge High School in 1941.

During her junior year, she met John Lalicker, and they were married on Aug. 3, 1943. John preceded her in death, on May 21, 2021.

In the summer of 1949, John and Eileen, drove their 1937 Packard to Silverton. In 1952, they leased the meat market at the CO-OP Frozen Food Plant on Water Street, naming it Budget Market. There, they cut and wrapped farm stock and wild game, until closing in 1972. After closing the store, Eileen became the town “Avon Lady” from 1972 until 2018, retiring at 95-years-old.

Eileen loved singing, and was involved with Silverton United Methodist Church choir for over 68 years.

Eileen is survived by her daughter Kay Klaus, of Keizer, Oregon and her son and daughter-in-law Bob and Betty Lalicker of Spokane, Washington. She is also survived by four grandchildren: Lisa Friesen of Silverton, Kevin (June) Shimp of Molalla, Oregon, Cheryl (Kody) Miller of Tri-Cities, Washington and Joel (Dorothy) Lalicker of Fenton, Missouri; 13 great-grandchildren and five great-great grandchildren; brothers Nelson (Frances) Page of Eugene, Oregon, Gordon Page of Vancouver, Washington and sister Rosalie Smith-Monson of Salem, Oregon. She was preceded in death by her sister Naomi Webb, great granddaughter Paige Shimp and son-in-law Bob Klaus.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Silverton United Methodist Church or the American Heart Association. A memorial was held on Oct. 16. The family would like to thank Willamette Hospice and the staff at Mount Angel Towers for the care they gave both Eileen and John.

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April 16, 1925 – Sept. 15, 2021

William was born in Georgeton, D.C., April 16, 1925 to Olive Ruth Martin Harris (1890-1964) and William Oscar Harris (1896-1991).

He enlisted in the United States Army Air Corps at 17, receiving his Silver Pilot Wings in 1944 at Freemen Field, Seymour, Indiana. He received a bachelor’s degrees in horticulture and chemistry from the University of Maryland with a minor in animal husbandry, a math degree from Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and an engineering degree from the University of Wyoming in1963.

His immediate surviving family includes his children, Mary Kathryn Harris Dixon, David Mercer Harris, and Judith Anne Harris Hiller as well as 15 grandchildren and more than 45 great grandchildren.

An intimate military honors service was held on Oct. 4 at Willamette National Cemetery, with family and a few friends in attendance.

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William is predeceased by his wife, Mary Ida Ferry Harris (1926-2016). They were married on Nov. 17, 1944. After his wife’s death, Bill moved to Eagleton, then moved to an independent living facility in Mount Angel, Oregon then to Keizer, Oregon in June of 2021.

William was recalled in 1950 to join the United States Air Force, during the Korean War and served in the Viet Nam War as Commander of the Jolly Green Giants Helicopter Rescue Squadron operating out of Da Nang Air Base, 1971-72. He retired from USAF in 1980.

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Raymond Louis Rom

May 27, 1931 – Oct. 8, 2021

Raymond Louis Rom was born on May 27, 1931 in Musselshell, Montana to Frank and Lucille Rom. He died surrounded by family on Oct. 8, 2021.

Ray grew up in Roundup, Montana. Growing up he developed a passion for big band and jazz music, starting his own band, The Red Hots, while in high school. He fought in the Korean War following high school and then attended the University of Montana, majoring in music where he met his wife, Donna.

They were married on June 7, 1956, and moved to Iowa City while he received his Masters in Music at Iowa University.

After several music teaching positions, he eventually ended up in Silverton, Oregon as the high school band director in 1962.

Ray and Donna three daughters together.

Ray taught band and orchestra in the Silverton school district for 26 years and had a huge impact on many young students. He loved playing jazz. Many weekends you could find him playing,

especially in Portland and Salem, including his own Ray Rom’s Little Big Band and the Art Abrams Swing Band. He also played in bands for several famous singers when they came to town, including Pat Boone, Bob Hope and Aretha Franklin.

After his retirement from teaching in 1988, he met his second wife, Nancy. They were married Sept. 4, 1992 and lived in Keizer, Oregon for the remainder of his years. He continued to play jazz in nightclubs, bars, and concerts until he was 85.

He will always be remembered for his love of jazz music and his sense of humor.

He is survived by his wife Nancy, daughters Debbie Carter, Brenda (Rick) Geiger, and Renee (Mark) Hunter; stepdaughter Pat Norman, stepsons Jerry (Julie) Norman and Edward Norman; 18 grandchildren and 15 greatgrandchildren; and sister Nan (Bob) Koehnke and her family. No service is currently planned but you can leave memories and condolences at legacy.com.

Kenneth Clair Robinson May 28, 1935 – Sept. 25, 2021 Kenneth Clair Robinson of Silverton, Oregon, died peacefully and without pain from kidney failure at home surrounded by his loving wife and two children.

Kenneth was born in Mansfield, Ohio on May 25, 1935 to Ethel Eloise Bond Robinson (1915-1990) and John Clair Robinson (19111978). An only child, Kenneth moved many times during his childhood with his parents, back and forth between Ohio, Florida, and California.

After high school in Orlando, Florida in 1953, Kenneth enlisted in the Air Force in 1955 and was later deployed to Iceland where he worked in radio communications.

After his honorable discharge from the Air Force in 1959, Kenneth worked for RCA, as a private contractor with NASA. He spent three years on Grand Turk managing the communications center that tracked early satellites and nascent space flight.

Kenneth even met Astronaut John Glenn and his crew on a splashdown in 1962.

In a transfer to Pretoria, South Africa, he met Susara Susanna Buys and they were married in 1965. By 1972, the couple and their two children had settled on a small Christmas Tree farm in Silverton Hills above Drakes Crossing. They named the farm Kaya Entabeni – Zulu for “Home on the Mountain.”

Kenneth also completed his Associates degree in Business Administration at Chemeketa Community College. He and Susanna left their beloved Kaya Entabeni in 2009 to move into Silverton.

Kenneth is survived by his wife Susara Susanna; his daughter; Elmarie Robinson Parker and husband Scott Parker; his son, Stephen Robinson; and grandson Blake Robinson. He is also survived by extended family in Ohio and South Africa and many friends in South Africa and across the United States.

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He joined older brother, Robert (Bud) Jr. By the time David was in second grade the family had moved to the Silverton, Oregon area to be close to extended family.

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Jennie accompanied her husband through medical school in Kansas City and two years of medical training in Wichita, Kansas. The couple then moved to Taiwan with their three young children (Tim, Jerilee, and Mark) for three years of medical mission work. Upon the family’s return to the United States, Virgil began medical practice in Mount Angel, Oregon.

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Jan. 19, 1936 – Sept. 13, 2021

Jennie Lee Peters was born to John and Irma Schmidt on Jan. 19, 1936 in Goessel, Kansas. She died suddenly at home from an apparent heart attack on Sept. 13, 2021.

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David is survived by his wife of 66 years, Marjorie, their three children and spouses: Kay (Jim) Brandon of Salem, John (Patti) of McMinnville and Scott (Linda) of Boardman; their grandchildren: Rob (Kiran Dhanji) Kemper of Chesapeake, Virginia, Jim Kemper of Salem, Andrew Morse of Texas, Kristy (Aaron Hodge) Kemper- Hodge of Salem, Cynthia Kahler of Florida, Dan Kemper of McMinnville, Thomas Way of Boardman, Terra (Brandon Peura) Kemper of Chiloquin, Karen Morse of Seattle, Washington, Geri (Brandon) Kemper-Seeley of Washington, DC, and Jake Kemper of McMinnville; their great-grandchildren: Narayan and Priya Kemper of Chesapeake, Bodhi KemperSeeley of Washington, DC, Briar Peura of Chiloquin and Kylee, Isaiah and Landon Way of Boardman. He is also survived by many nieces and nephews.

Through it all, Jennie was a faithful supporter of her husband and family, and she went on to teach release-time Bible classes in Mount Angel for 20 years.

Survivors include her husband of 64 years, Virgil, and children: Tim (Sarah), Jerilee (Michael) Avery, Mark (Barbara), Dawna, and Janna; and grandchildren: Faith, Jonathan, and Benjamin Avery, Matthew, Rachel, Isaac and Katie Peters. She is also survived by her sister Donna (Irwin) Koehn, her brother Stan (Mildred) Schmidt, and her brother-in-law Homer Andres. She was preceded in death by her parents John and Irma Schmidt, her sister Betty (Schmidt) Andres, and her grandson Luke Peters.

Visitation was held at Unger Funeral Home in Mount Angel on Sept. 24. Her burial was at Zion Mennonite Church in Hubbard, Oregon on Sept. 25.

In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to: Mennonite Central Committee, P.O. Box 500, Akron, Pennsylvania 117501-9989. Assisting the family is Unger Funeral Chapel – Mount Angel.

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Feb. 10, 1973 – Aug. 19, 2021 Wendi Lucarellie was born in Mission Viejo, California eight minutes after her twin sister, Aimee.

June 24, 1940 – Sept. 18, 2021

Donna Jo (DeGuire) Antonson, of Silverton, Oregon, passed away at home on Sept. 18, 2021 of natural causes.

She was born on June 24, 1940 to Donald and Josephine Sawyer. When Donna was six-years-old, Josephine married Elbert DeGuire, who later adopted her.

After graduating from Silverton High School in 1958, she attended dental technician school in San Francisco, California. After graduation, she moved back to Silverton where she married Jack Nusbaum on Oct. 1, 1960. They had three children, Jeffrey, Todd and Debbie.

Thomas William Scott Thomas William (Bill) Scott, passed away peacefully on Oct. 18, 2021, under the care of hospice at Mount Angel Towers Health Center.

Bill was born on Dec. 7, 1932 in Greeley, Nebraska. The family moved to a farm in Mount Angel, Oregon when Bill was a young boy. He was the oldest of 13 brothers and sisters.

Later in life, Bill married Lois Ann Clark and they shared 50 years of marriage. They raised a family of one daughter and three sons, on a farm along the banks of Abiqua Creek which they were very proud of.

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Wendi’s life was far too short and she is missed by all who loved her. Her family are grateful for the years God entrusted her to us. She remains forever in their hearts.

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She leaves behind her children, Alexandria Lucarellie, Connor Lucarellie and Erynne Symmons; her mother, Alice Shawhan (Ken); sisters, Kelli Rhoden, Holly Simpson (Tom), Aimee Harmon – her twin, and Katie Giesbrecht (Ben); as well as, David Simmons and Jim O’Linger; her aunt, Marsha Gorter (Pete); and nieces, Jessica Richardson, Lilian and Adelaide Giesbrecht; nephew, Justin Simpson; first and second cousins; and Ruth Hargreaves.

Her childhood was spent in California where she attended Mission Hills Christian School and was then homeschooled through high school. She was an ‘A’ student. She later moved to Silverton, Oregon and attended beauty college, becoming a hair stylist for many years. She eventually moved to Salem, Oregon. Her children were always her top priority. She enjoyed collecting fairies, stitching embroidery and cooking. She loved celebrating and decorating with her children for the holidays.

July 3, 1935 – Oct. 22, 2021

In 1983, while working at Silverton High School as a teacher’s aide, Donna married Jack Antonson, high school teacher and athletic director.

After they retired, they spent their time at their home in Silverton enjoying their families and traveling to sunny beaches.

She is survived by her husband Jack; children, Jeffrey, Mark, Dori, Todd and Debbie; nine grandchildren and three great grandchildren.

Private services were held. Assisting the family is Unger Funeral Chapel.

Dec. 7, 1932 – Oct. 18, 2021 Lois, and daughter, Rhonda McPherson, mother, and father, three brothers and one sister.

Bill is survived by his sons, Randy (Cathie) Scott, Randy Clark, and Ronald (Diane) Scott; five grandchildren and six great grandchildren.

Services were held at Unger Funeral Chapel in Silverton, on Oct. 27 with burial at Valley View Cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorials can be made to a charity of your choice.

The family would like to thank the caring staff at Mount Angel Towers Health Center and Willamette Valley Hospice.

Arrangements by Unger Funeral Chapel.

She was born, on the sidewalk, in Yuma, Arizona, on July 3, 1935 to John F. and Fay Cox Ham. She passed from this life on Oct. 22, 2021 in Silverton.

Those who knew her will tell you that Carolyn was one of the most selfless people around. She was a loving and dedicated wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend.

Carolyn was the office manager at the Silverton AppealTribune, starting in the early 1970s and retired after 35 years. In 2003 Carolyn was recognized with the Lifetime Achievement Award for the town of Silverton. She helped found Our Town in 2004. In retirement, she volunteered her time at Silverton Hospital and Silverton Elks Lodge #2210. She enjoyed spending time with family, and most recently found a new love of trailer camping.

Carolyn was preceded in death by her husband, Keith Berg.

She is survived by her three children, John (Judy) Duer, Alan (Kendra) Duer and Pam Richardson. She also is survived by her nine grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; as well as her best friend, Chuck DeGuire, and his family, and many other friends and extended family.

May she rest in eternal peace.

There will be a short service at Silverton First Christian Church on Nov. 6, 2021 at 11:30 a.m. A Celebration of Life immediately following at the Silverton Elks Lodge.

In Memory Of …

Shirley Kuenzi Doris Smith Dorothea Lalicker Karel Birdsall Carol Ilg Martin Schroeder Maurice Leach Sharon Mares-Hudichia David Kemper James Roth Thomas W. Scott Virgil R. Lawrence Antonio Colin Cornejo Chris Cardenas

Sept. 29, 1937 — Oct. 10, 2021 March 30, 1931 — Oct. 10, 2021 March 31, 1923 — Oct. 10, 2021 April 13, 1917 — Oct. 11, 2021 May 28, 1957 — Oct. 13, 2021 March 2, 1937 — Oct. 14, 2021 Sept. 15, 1949 — Oct. 15, 2021 March 14, 1953 — Oct. 15, 2021 Sept. 23, 1935 — Oct. 16, 2021 April 8, 1949 — Oct. 17, 2021 Dec. 7, 1932 — Oct. 18, 2021 Feb. 11, 1924 — Oct. 19, 2021 Dec. 1, 1937 — Oct. 19, 2021 Jan. 7, 1987 — Oct. 20, 2021

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Sports & Recreation

Champs again!

When the football schedules come out you always circle the Silverton-West Albany match-up. The past 8 times the two teams have played, including Friday night’s 28-21 Foxes win at McGinnis Field, either a league title has been on the line or the game has been in the playoffs.

The two schools are 4-4 in those eight contests, with Silverton holding a 144-140 edge in points. The Foxes won the league title in 2018, the Bulldogs in 2019, with COVID wiping out the 2020 race.

Foxes hold off West Albany in instant classic

run by Keegan Walter.

The Bulldogs, however returned the ensuing kickoff for a touchdown and added another score on a brilliant 33-yard catch by freshman receiver Tyler Hart-McNally with 1:12 left for a 28-21 score.

Kennedy, meanwhile, continued its emphatic run through Class 2A’s Special District 2 (Tri-River Conference). The Trojans, ranked No. 2, were 5-0 in league play heading into their finale with Salem Academy. JFK has outscored league foes 222-34, an average margin of 41-7.

But the Foxes came out on fire after intermission, scoring twice in the first seven minutes on a Marissa Johnston Senior QB Riley Cantu penalty kick and a Yesenia has been solid throughout, Gaspar rebound. The poised despite battling a thumb Raiders, however, tacked on injury, but it should be noted two more goals to emerge the most of the team’s other victorious. Silverton took on offensive playmakers, Elijah Corvallis earlier this week Traeger, Owen Bruner, Luke with second place on the line.

Beyer, William Schaecher The top four teams in the and Isaac Berning, are league automatically qualify JFK Football Coach underclassmen. And the for the playoffs.

Panuke. defense has been a brick wall. Joe JAMES DAY

Silverton fans went into SHS Football Coach The Foxes moved into the Josh Craig. JAMES DAY shock moments later when No. 1 spot in the Class 5A Gavin Miller picked up a Foxes fumble rankings and clinched the 2021 title for “I am happy with our growth and nearly took it to the house. A the Special District 3 (Mid-Willamette and development,” Trojans coach touchdown-saving tackle stopped him Conference) title with the Oct. 22 Joe Panuke said. “Our guys are at the 38 and West Albany advanced to continuing to work hard and strive to victory. Silverton closes the regular the 19 before running out of time. get better every week.” season with a Senior Night contest against Lebanon after Our Town’s “That was a bit of a scary Kennedy’s lone loss was a presstime. The playoffs start Nov. 5. ending for sure,” Foxes coach 34-28 home defeat Sept.

Josh Craig told Our Town.

24 vs. No. 1 Heppner. The Silverton-West Albany version 8.0 “We played real well for 3.5 Trojans and Mustangs marked the fourth consecutive matchhave been battling for 2A quarters. West Albany... they up in which the victor won by 7 points supremacy in recent years. just did not give up.” or less. But Friday night’s contest, Heppner downed JFK in played in rain-free low-50s weather Two-way senior lineman the 2015 and 2019 state title with a just-past-full moon slipping in Orie Schaffers agreed. games and the Trojans took and out of the clouds, didn’t start out out Heppner in the first “This was one of the toughest that way.

Orie Schaffers. round on the way to its teams we’ve played,” said JAMES DAY 2018 title.

Silverton led 21-7 at halftime and the 6-4, 280-pound Schaffers. was on top 28-7 with seven minutes “They put up a fight, but we won it…

Soccer: The Silverton girls squad fell left after a scintillating 63-yard TD and I think we should have won it.” just short in a bid for a league title, with

Why Go to Salem for Framing?

Crescent Valley, the 5A state champion in 2018, 2019, taking a 4-2 win Oct. 21 at McGinnis Field. Both teams came in undefeated in league, but the Raiders dominated the first half, leading 2-0.

The Silverton boys, meanwhile, were 4-1-3 in league play and also in line for a potential playoff spot. The Foxes, ranked 7th in Class 5A hosted Corvallis in the regular season finale.

The girls playoffs start Nov. 2, with the boys getting underway the next day.

Volleyball: Silverton was 12-3 in the Mid-Willamette Conference, tied for second with Crescent Valley, heading into the final week. The Foxes already have clinched a spot in the Class 5A playoffs, which started Oct. 30.

Quarterfinals are Nov. 2, with the final four set for Nov. 5-6 at Liberty High in Hillsboro.

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A Grin at the End

Algorithm monster

Pushing us to the edge on purpose

For six hours last month we were all safe.

Safe from misinformation, safe from ads targeted at us. Safe from posts that were only there because someone paid for them.

Then there’s the money. It turns out that if you have a lot of money, Facebook will let you say anything. Need to tilt an election?

Facebook will even send people to your office to help. All it takes is money.

Facebook and Instagram were offline.

How this happened is anyone’s guess.

Facebook said the “configuration” got out of whack. That is IT talk for “I don’t know.” Someone at headquarters probably hit the wrong button.

But it was a time to celebrate the absence of abuses Facebook imposes on our nation and nations around the world. It was a time when, if someone wanted to say something, they could pick up a phone or send an email or – the horror! – write a letter. We were free from the cock fights that “social media” such as Facebook and Instagram have created.

Last month was also notable for a series of stories that ran in the Wall Street Journal and for a hearing held on Capitol Hill. What those stories and that hearing revealed was how Facebook writes algorithms that amp up conflict between

us. It electronically pokes us with a stick that makes us want to attack those who disagree with us.

That, in my mind, is morally and ethically bankrupt. Humankind has been around for many millennia without Facebook. By fits and starts, we have figured out how to get along. Barring that, we have figured out that we have to get along. This planet is just too small for pettiness such as Facebook.

What those stories and the congressional hearings also showed was that Facebook invariably put profits before people. They specifically look for ways to get Facebook users fired up and threw more “red meat” at them in a way that fed the fury.

I’m not naive. I went to high school right outside Philadelphia, where the political truism “Money talks and BS walks” was invented. I know that money will get you a lot of things in this world. But I didn’t know it bought you freedom of speech.

While others are stuck posting photos of their grandchildren and pithy sayings about this and that, Facebook opens its portals to the rich.

Further, Facebook cannot by law be held “responsible for anything it publishes.”

That is astonishing, and Congress should strike down that law immediately.

Here’s how it works – for Facebook – and doesn’t work for you.

In mass media such as television, radio and newspapers – remember them? – the owners are held responsible for anything

that is broadcast or printed. Under libel law, if someone suffers harm because of a factually incorrect article, he or she could seek a correction or retraction and compensation. A narrow group of people who are public figures – politicians, for example – had to not only prove that an article was wrong but that the publisher knew it was wrong.

Facebook and social media get a pass on the nation’s libel laws. A Facebook post can say just about anything, and the victim cannot do anything about it. I just saw a post this morning that claimed World War III was starting. If you’re reading this column, that post was wrong.

Facebook is a deal with the devil and has allowed public discourse to mutate into its ugliest version.

And that’s why I think Facebook should be held to the same standards as any other publishers and be held accountable for the crapola it publishes.

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