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By Melissa Wagoner Long before the flames of the Labor Day 2020 wildfires were extinguished, Ward Frederick knew he had to do something to help those who had lost everything to the flames.

“Besides being a Realtor and doing business up there, I have a restaurant background and am in the wholesale food business,” Frederick – a principal broker with John L Scott Realty and the owner of a Mission Foods Distributorship – said. His background provided the impetus for the seven-day-a-week, threemeal-a-day field kitchen he eventually set up deep in the Santiam Canyon.

“Most of the victims were from further up the canyon but had to come down to get whatever relief was available,” Frederick recalled. “I thought if we could get something operational closer to them, where the need was… maybe it could be a one-stop-shop of relief effort up there, right where it was needed.”

But the effort would require supplies,

equipment and, more than anything else, volunteers. And so, for these Frederick turned first to the Silverton Lions Club – of which he is a member – in the hopes of borrowing the equipment the club stores for its annual Harvest Breakfast as well as the manpower of the organization’s 28 members.

and a significant portion of Oregon still on fire. Frederick couldn’t get anyone to take his calls. Roads finally re-opened on Sept.

18, when the back roads finally reopened.

“I said, what do you guys think about – if I can put together a tent and supplies and get materials donated – what do you think about bringing all of our equipment up there… and see if we can get the Elks Lodge’s Oktoberfest booth as well.”

“Ward said, we’re looking for the person to say, ‘yes,’” Pastor Michael Stair – a member of the Gates community for the last 30 years – said of that first, surprising conversation, during which Frederick laid out his plans.

Because not only is Frederick a Lion, he’s also an Elk. That came in handy in coming days.

kitchen even had a chance to get out.

“It was pretty amazing, the number of people from the Lions Club and the Elks… it was just incredible,” Frank Bartruff, Exalted Leader of the Silverton Elks Lodge, said. He personally volunteered more than 12 hours a day almost every day for the duration of the relief effort.

“So, we got up there and much to my delight and surprise we found that the Gates Community Church of Christ had not been burned down,” Frederick said.

“They (the volunteers) came out of the woodwork and you were like – where are these people coming from?” he recalled.

It turns out they came from everywhere, as far away as Kansas and as close as the canyon itself and numbered more than 1,035 at final tally. They put in over 12,400 hours during a two-month period and served more than 25,000 meals all thanks to the generous donations of money and supplies.

Stair’s answer was a resounding, “yes.”

“I figured between the two groups we had enough volunteers and money,” he said.

“So, I posed it to the Lions first and they said ‘yes’ and then to the Elks and they said, ‘We’re in.’”

“That was on Friday and we were operational on Sunday,” Frederick said.

Volunteers worked speedily to set up both the booth and a large tent. “We were up there even before the Red Cross. The trees around the church building were still smoldering… We were quick.”

The two groups needed a site on which to set up shop, the problem was the roads were still closed, evacuation orders still in place

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“Fortunately, there were lots of people that didn’t know how to help or where to help and we gave them an opportunity,” Frederick said.

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Silverton Lions Club presented with awards for Santiam Canyon fire service residents were often difficult to hear, like the woman Bartruff recalls flashing him a set of keys before saying, “I still have my keys. I just don’t have a house.”

For eight weeks evacuees visited the kitchen alongside firefighters, first responders, aid volunteers and eventually utility workers as the difficult recovery work began.

“We were serving 500 to 600 meals every day,” Frederick said of the kitchen’s initial, break-neck pace.

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Ostrom, a member of the Lions Club for the past 15 years. Evacuated from her home because of the fire, Ostrom found herself in a hotel room spending fruitless hours scrolling the internet, sick with worry.

Then she heard about the field kitchen and jumped at the chance to volunteer.

the people was a healing thing,” she said.

“I honestly think I got more out of it than I gave.”

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A principal volunteer from the beginning, Ostrom recalls witnessing the first few survivors returning to the site of what had once been their home.

But in November, as the weather began to worsen and recovery work started to slow, those numbers declined, prompting organizers to schedule one last celebratory meal, an early Thanksgiving dinner to be held on Nov. 21 in gratitude to volunteers, aid workers and the Santiam community itself.

“We served over 500 people on the final hurrah,” Frederick recalled. “A lot of that was the community coming to say thank you.”

But it was the volunteers themselves that felt they should give thanks.

This year, on Nov. 4, Lions from across the state met to honor those who started it all, beginning with the Silverton Lions Club – who received both the Excellence Award, the organization’s fourth highest honor, and the Service from the Heart Pin – as well as Frederick himself, who was presented a Certificate of Appreciation by Lynn Coon, the District Governor.

“It’s kind of a validation of a lot of work,” Frederick said.

But Pastor Stair had another take.

“It was not just the food but the example to our community of kindness and service,” he said in a speech he gave during the ceremony. “Saying thank you does not cover our gratitude.”

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“It was a wonderful thing for everybody to do this but I think we got just as much out of it as everyone else,” Bartruff said, confirming that, though it’s been almost a year since the kitchen closed, the memory of those eight weeks is still vivid in the hearts and minds of everyone involved.

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She was selected for a place in the newly published book edited and published by Chicken Soup for the Soul’s editor-in-chief, Amy Newmark. The volume features 101 stories of cats and the many ways they’ve changed the lives of their owners.

“Cats are amazing,” Hues said of her own experience, which began with her now famous cat, Smokey.

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Hues wrote in the short story where she chronicled the experience of owning a cat who was more than just a pet. “God blessed us with an amazing, loving, protective cat…”

Originally from Portland, Hues and her husband, Ron, have lived in Mount Angel for more than 30 years where she enjoyed a successful career as an art teacher at Kennedy High School until a cancer diagnosis forced her to retire.

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“I was going to treatment in Salem every week and I was driving home and I said, ‘Lord, I can’t keep doing this. I’m going to have to retire,’” she recalled of the fateful day when she realized her teaching career was coming to an end.

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Chicken Soup for the Soul features local author Hues has followed Without a Doubt with further mysteries, Eden Lake: Not Quite Paradise, and this year’s Nellie’s Quest: An Unexpected Deliverance.

While writing comes much easier to her now, Hues still pushes herself every day to try new things, first becoming the winner of the Cascade Writing Contest for a devotional she penned and now a published essayist with the Chicken Soup for the Soul banner – something she hopes to continue.

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“That first one took me the longest,” Hues said. She went on to write two more novels in the same genre. “I was learning the craft.”

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“I have submitted two more to “Chicken Soup for the Soul”, she said. “One was on grief – I wrote the story of my last few hours with my mom – and one was about humor.”

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Not so fast Recently, Dixon Bledsoe intimated that any reason to not get the COVID vaccine(s) is “misinformation.” The following are possible reasons not only of why someone might be hesitant to take the vaccines, but why someone might question “approved” sources.

The Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System is the data capture method critical in cases where vaccines are still in their Phase 4 trial stage, as some of the COVID vaccines are. Society at large is participating this final trial. The deaths reported after receiving COVID vaccines in 2021 is greater than the deaths reported from all vaccines COMBINED over the last 30 years. Not only studies, but healthcare “whistleblowers” also attest to the fact that most (90% to 99%) of injuries from vaccines go unreported.

I agree with Mr. Bledsoe that it’s mostly about the bottom-line – but not just for drug companies. Mainstream media receives much of their revenue from drug companies: I wonder if it would hurt the media’s bottom-line if they featured healthcare whistleblowers who encouraged “hesitancy”

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Drug companies also dump millions into our medical schools, sponsoring even the development of textbooks. How likely are these textbooks to teach anything that might hurt their sponsors’ bottom-line?

Furthermore, the biopharmaceutical industry provides 75% of the FDA’s Drug Review budget. Yes, drug companies pay 75% of the wages of the very people who review their products as a supposedly “disinterested” party.

Dr. Michael Yeadon, a former Pfizer VP, said that in his view, the COVID vaccines are not even necessary because, “There are at least four or five safe and effective medicines [to treat COVID] and their presence has been suppressed and hidden from the public.”

The vaccines are not only being questioned

in areas of the medical community. Public health data in the UK reveals that there were less COVID deaths in the summer of 2020 without the vaccines than there were this summer WITH the vaccines. Additionally, the CDC does not make the claim that the vaccines “stop the spread.” Hence, the idea that the unvaccinated are the greatest risk to society is nonsensical.

The U.S. Civil Rights act prohibits discrimination based on medical condition, that could include vaccination status. The Constitution further states that citizens have a “right to be secure in their persons…” Is an employee secure in their person if they are coerced into taking a drug, upon penalty of termination, for which there is no long-term data, and which includes death as a possible side effect? All for a virus that for most has a 99%+ survival rate? It is not only illegal but, I would opine, immoral.

But you be the judge. Investigate everything I said. Don’t let Snopes do your factchecking for you: DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH. In the end, your health does not belong to the media, it does not belong

to your neighbor, it does not belong to the government or your employer, and dare I say it does not belong even to your doctor. It belongs to YOU. EDITOR’S NOTE: According to the Center for Disease Control website as of Nov. 8, 2021, 534,081,335 doses of COVID-19 vaccine had been administered in the US and its territories. Reports of adverse effects to the VAERS program have not necessarily been verified for a connection to a vaccine. The CDC website also states: “• COVID-19 vaccines were developed using science that has been around for decades.

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“• COVID 19-vaccines are effective at preventing severe illness from COVID-19 and limiting the spread of the virus.

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Silverton-area residents who have gotten used to detours around the Silverton Road bridge project are going to have to hang in there for another two months.

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Marion County officials originally hoped to open the bridge over the Little Pudding River between 60th Avenue and 64th Place by next week. However, utility issues and other “unforeseen delays” have changed that timeline to Jan. 31, said Steven Preszler, the project manager for the county.

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Silverton Road remains closed to through traffic at Howell Prairie Road at the east end and Cordon Road on the west side. Motorists can continue to use the two main detours established by the county, Sunnyview Road and Hazelgreen Road.

Preszler also noted that once the bridge re-opens additional work will be required to conclude the project.

“The soil at the approaches of the bridge is expected to consolidate and settle due to the added weight of the fill,” he told Our Town. “Most of that settlement should be complete after four months. Once that time has passed, the contractor will come back and construct the final lift

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The road will be open during the final work, Preszler said, with intermittent lane closures between 9 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. for approximately one month.

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of the season against McKay in the first round of the playoffs on Nov. 5. He juked, shifted, slashed and pounded his way for 180 yards on 26 carries and scored the final four Silverton TDs in the 42-7 victory against McKay. He was not stopped for negative yardage on Alex Briseno JAMES DAY any of his 26 carries.

During fall camp fifth-year coach Josh Craig suggested it might be a “running back by committee” sort of approach, involving Jackson Pfeifer, Keegan Walter, James Toland and Alex Briseno.

Then Pfeifer hurt his foot. Toland and Walter also were vital to the defensive effort as linebackers. That left Briseno, an unheralded 5-9, 150-pound junior, to assume the heavy lifting.

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Ball-carrier keeps Foxes offense balanced player of the year, two-way senior standout Orie Schaffers was picked lineman of the year and senior linebacker Walter shared defensive player of the year honors with Tyler Seiber of South Albany.

McCarty was named first team at QB. Fessler and Ratliff also were first-team offensive choices.

Schaffers was joined on the first-team O-line by senior teammate Sam Willis.

First-team defensive choices include Schaffers, Willis, Walter, Toland and DBs Fessler and Ratliff. The 2nd-team offense included lineman Sam Clements and Briseno. The 2nd-team defense included lineman Jermain Ifenuk, linebacker Carlos Recendiz and DB McCarty. Foxes earning honorable mention were DB David Russell, RB Pfeifer and OL Elijah Roper.

Kennedy, ranked second in Class 2A, also is in the quarterfinals. The Special District 2 (Tri-River Conference) champions (9-1) advanced with a 38-0 thumping of Nestucca on Nov. 5. The Trojans faced Gaston on Nov. 13 after Our Town’s presstime.

Boys Soccer: The Foxes finished 8-3-5 and advanced to the 5A quarterfinals for a second time under coach Marty Limbird. Along the way Silverton defeated Woodburn, a seven-time state champion, for the first time in school history. The Foxes were eliminated 1-0 by top-ranked LaSalle Prep.

Defender Solomon Moore of the Foxes was named first-team all-Mid-Willamette.

Midfielder Dominic Doyle was named to

the second team, while midfielder Carlos Flores and defender Victor Cortes earned honorable mention.

Girls Soccer: The Foxes took third in the MWC and finished 6-6-1 overall, falling in the first round of the 5A playoffs against No. 3 North Eugene. Midfielder Marissa Johnston and defender Natasha Fink were named to the all-conference first team. Defender C.J. Shepard and midfielder Yesenia Gaspar and forward Allie Schwarzinger were named to the second team, while defender Elise Doyle, defender Trillian Hawley and defender Jade Snook earned honorable mention.

Cross Country: The Kennedy girls took fifth in Class 3A-2A-1A team competition at the OSAA state championships Nov. 6 at Lane Community College in Eugene.

The Trojans were led by freshman Rachel Kintz, who finished 24th in 21:53.5. Also scoring for Kennedy were Nora Breeden (31st, 22:43.4), Kylee Rodriguez (50th, 24:31.1), Alyse Williams (52nd, 24:37.3) and Aleks Eyles (55th, 24:42.5).

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Silverton, meanwhile, sent both teams to state, with the boys finishing 12th and the girls finishing 13th. Top finisher for the boys was Carter Gauvin (37th, 17:52.0) and the girls were led by Alisha Larkin (56th, 22:37.5).

Volleyball: Silverton finished 16-6 and one match short of the state’s final four in Class 5A. The Foxes won their playoff opener against Redmond before falling in the quarterfinals to C.V.

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March 8, 1927 – Oct. 31, 2021

Viola Kollen, age 94 of Mount Angel, Oregon passed away peacefully on Oct. 31, 2021 at Salem Hospital. Viola was born on March 8, 1927 in Pierz, Minnesota to Leo and Loretta Duerr. She was the oldest of 8 children.

Ruby H. Mattison passed away on Oct. 29, 2021 of cancer. She was born on April 12, 1927 in North Dakota.

She moved with her parents, Knute and Lila Peterson, and her eight siblings to Hubbard, Oregon in the 1930s. In May of 1946, she married Victor Mattison, who preceded her in death.

Viola worked for 28 years at the Mount Angel Abbey Press. From there, she worked at Wilco Farmers for ten years. After she retired, she volunteered at St. Mary’s Catholic Church. Viola was devoted to her Catholic faith, was a member of St. Ann’s Altar Society and attended daily Mass at Mount Angel Towers while she lived there.

Viola is survived by her son, David (Betty) of Brookings; brother, Abbot Gregory Duerr at Mount Angel Abbey; sister, Sharon (Dale) Kadell of Wilsonville and sister, Barbara (John) Nibler of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada; as well as three grandchildren, three great grandchildren and one great great grandson, born hours before her death. She was preceded in death by her parents; son, Dennis Kollen; sisters, Erna Kasper, Esther Messer, Dorine Nissen and Dolores Duerr.

Viola was devoted to her family and loved spending time with them. She willingly sacrificed her time and energy to her family. One of the highlights of her life was a sixweek trip to Ireland to visit her son and his wife. Viola enjoyed writing poems, which were always treasured by her family. She also had a love for dogs, especially her son’s dog, Emma.

Services were held under the direction of Unger Funeral Chapel. Recitation of the Rosary was at 10:30 a.m. with Mass that followed at 11:00 a.m. on Nov. 4 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Mount Angel. Interment is at Calvary Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Mount Angel Abbey, One Abbey Dr., St. Benedict, OR 97373.

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Carolyn Berg Carolyn Herman Jack Conner Ruby Mattison Dr. Olwyn Davies Robert Franz Jeffery Hande Viola Kollen Callie Jacobsen Kenneth Kuehn Rachel Everts

No public service will be held. The burial will take place at Belle Passe cemetery in Woodburn, Oregon.

A celebration of life gathering will be held for her in the summer of 2022, details to follow.

She is survived by her four children: Dennis (Mary) Tucson, Arizona; Larry

July 3, 1956 – Oct. 29, 2021

Jeff Hande was born in Salem, on July 3, 1956. His parents were John Carleton “Jack” Hande and Donna Mae (Brandt) Hande. Jeff passed away Oct. 29, 2021 at the age of 65.

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Jeff is survived by his dad, Jack; his stepmother, Kay; brother, Dan (Debbby); sister, Jan Blair (Stephen); sister-in-law, Jennifer; stepbrothers, Brian, Richard and Larry; stepsisters, Darla and Michelle, and numerous cousins, nephews, nieces and aunts.

Jeff was handicapped physically and mentally, but there was no limit to his outgoing, jovial, loving sweet personality.

He had limited ability to express himself with words, but when you got to know him, communication was much improved.

He is preceded in death by his mother, Donna; stepmother, Mary; brothers, Steve and Larry; aunt, Jane; uncle, Larry Barnard, and may other aunts and uncles.

He lived in Salem, Brownsville, and Silverton, Oregon. Most of his life he was cared for in institutions. He was resident of Fairview Training Center until it downsized. He was then cared for in a group home for many years by the Catholic Community Services Paragon Program.

July 3, 1935 — Oct. 22, 2021 Dec. 25, 1949 — Oct. 24, 2021 Dec. 24, 1935 — Oct. 29, 2021 April 12, 1927 — Oct. 29, 2021 May 1, 1929 — Oct. 29, 2021 May 31, 1933 — Oct. 30, 2021 July 3, 1956 — Oct. 30, 2021 March 8, 1927 — Oct. 31, 2021 July 5, 1937 — Oct. 31, 2021 July 28, 1947 — Nov. 3, 2021 Dec. 3, 1942 — Nov. 5, 2021

The family wishes to thank the care givers of the Catholic Community Services Paragon program for the sincere caring help given to Jeff and many others.

Contributions to the Paragon Program in remembrance of Jeff would be much appreciated.

His family loved him dearly, and he participated in many family gatherings.

He especially enjoyed his birthdays and Christmas. His care givers really cared about him. He was part of a large

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She loved camping, fishing, family gatherings, neighbors, and friends.

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Callie Ann Jacobsen Callie Ann Jacobsen died peacefully in her home on Oct. 31, 2021 in Silverton, Oregon.

She was 84.

Callie was born on July 5, 1937 in Silverton to parents John and Wilda Jacobsen. She had a long-time career in Office Administration, retiring in 2000.

Callie was a sweet, spunky, outgoing and an adventurous lady. She enjoyed a wide range of activities including rafting, hunting, dancing, traveling, painting, and going to her ranch in Eastern Oregon.

Most of all she loved spending time with her family and friends.

Callie is survived by her longtime companion, Larry Totland; son, Jon

James Alvin Roth Jim Roth was born to Alvin and Elizabeth Roth on April 8, 1949 in Silverton, Oregon. He passed away in the early morning hours on Oct. 17, 2021 at the age of 72.

He went to elementary school at Silver Crest and attended Silverton Union High School where he participated in football, baseball and wrestling – where he finished his senior season as a state finalist.

Jim received his Bachelor’s degree from Pacific University in 1972 where he wrestled, played football and golf. He received his Master’s in Education from Lewis and Clark University in 1977.

He taught at Sherman County High School and Lebanon High School before getting the opportunity to return to Silverton as a PE

July 5, 1937 – Oct. 31, 2021 Watts and his wife Carol; son, Donald Watts and his wife Gina; and her son-in-law, Tim Adams.

She is also survived by her sister, Carol “Sue” and her husband Hal Fitzky; and her sister, Jonna and her husband Doug Brady.

Callie, more lovingly referred to as Nan or Nan Tan; had seven grandkids and 14 great-grandchildren.

She is preceded in death by her parents and her daughter Terra Lee Adams.

At her request, Callie’s ashes will be spread in a private ceremony. In lieu of flowers, please plant a tree in honor of Callie or donate to the Oregon Cancer Society. Assisting the family is Unger Funeral Chapel – Silverton.

Thank you, fire fighters, for risking your lives to save our town. Scott and Kristi Stokley and company, thank you for organizing the fundraiser, ‘From the Ashes We Rise,’ for the small businesses directly affected by the fire. With the help of the proceeds, we’re able continue the retail side of our business and take orders by phone and online. We’ll also be able to open a new showroom in downtown Mount Angel early next year.

We may have lost most everything, but the fire made way for an outburst of love and charity that was bigger than the fire. The support of countless people in this amazing community will continue to be a source of strength and inspiration for us.

April 8, 1949 – Oct. 17, 2021 and Health Teacher. At Silverton, Jim coached football and wrestling.

Later, Jim worked for Contel and the Salem school district.

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Jim started the Silverton Mat Club in 1976 and was part of a group that brought Boys & Girls Club football to Silverton. During retirement, Jim worked on his farm and enjoyed time with his grandkids.

Jim is survived by his beloved wife of 54 years, Celeste; his children, Jamie (Sarah) and Jodi (Eric); his grandchildren, Emma and Hayden; his siblings, Vicki Cronin, Don (Diane), Dan (Tammy) and Becky (Chuck) Ramage; and many nieces and nephews and friends.

A funeral service was held Oct. 29 at St. Paul’s Church.

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Exceptional experiment By the time this edition of Our Town is published, Veteran’s Day 2021 will be a thing of the past. Perhaps you bought the 9,000 thread count California King sheets at the “Massive Veteran’s Day Bedding Sale,” where they pretend to care about those who serve and served. Maybe you drove around town with your American Flag waving proudly from the bed of your F-150 or took your Pops to get free pie at the local café. Sure, I am a few days late, but my mind has been on vets a lot these days, and patriotism.

I appreciate people who are patriotic. I truly love this country. As United States Air Force Viet Nam-era veteran and kin to many veterans, it was a privilege to serve. My father was on Guadalcanal during World War II. Brutal fighting, at 17 years old. Truly one of the “Greatest Generation.” But why am I in a funk?

I guess it boils down to the cherrypicking some people do when displaying their uber-patriotism. What I love about this country is the good we have done in the world, the generosity we have shared,

Veterans, flags and corn bread stuffing that “insurrectionists” were really just “tourists,” and that Baker City and Ontario need to become part of Idaho.

the heroism our people have displayed, and the diversity of our population. The amazing human beings and gifts we have offered the world, in entertainment, sports, medicine, science, Nobel Peace prizes, and the aforementioned Greatest Generation which helped stave off the Axis of Evil. But I don’t get to just revel in the good and pretend we are surrounded by rainbows and unicorns.

I don’t believe we get to be called “Patriotic” if we just subscribe to the concept of American “Exceptionalism,” revise history to just promote the sugar-cube version, and want to break up our democracy, our 245-year-old grand experiment, because we disagree

Ted Cruz envisions a day when Texas, where much of my heritage is, might secede from the United States if the government does not behave perfectly. My America is a beautiful place, warts and all. But we need to admit that the awardwinning lemon-merengue pie is both awesome and tart. That our history is both miraculous – having helped nearly rid the world of polio (even the Taliban is now getting ready to immunize their people) – and stained. Winston Churchill said, “Those that fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.”

Let’s make the magic of America happen again. My biggest fear these days, along with a changing climate, the virus, and the huge chasm between those that have and those who want, is this: how do we get the “horse” of civility back in the barn? Can we promote good deeds while telling the truth of failures, since people who “learn from failures seldom repeat them.”

Can we keep this experiment, one of the greatest this world has even seen, together?

Can a Capitalistic society also provide a safety net for all its citizens while honoring and respecting ingenuity, hard work, and the human spirit? I ask these questions because I don’t know the answers. I just hope we pull it off. And for those who fly the flag, whether tattered and torn in your pickup truck blowing in the rain and wind or flying above the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier with an honor guard offering respect and a haunting rendition of “Taps” – please remember what it stands for – 245 years of blood, sweat, tears, and joy. The best of what humanity has to offer, the worst, and everything in between. This Thanksgiving, that is what I am thankful for – what we’ve done, where we have been, and how good we can be. Let’s get that back.

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#T2659 BRING YOUR HAMMER 3 BR, 1.5 BA 1408 sqft Call Michael at ext. 314 $295,000 (WVMLS#775990)

#T2696 SINGLE LEVEL HOME 3 BR, 2.5 BA 1868 sqft Call Meredith at ext. 324, Ryan at ext. 322 $439,800 (WVMLS#783044)

#T2700 MANY UPDATES 4 BR, 2 BA 2403 sqft Call Meredith at ext. 324, Ryan at ext. 322 $496,600 (WVMLS#784361)

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

COUNTRY/ACREAGE #T2693 FARM HOUSE & ACREAGE 3 BR, 2 BA 1344 sqft 36.14 Acres Call Chuck at ext. 325 $949,900 (WVMLS#782311) #T2697 BACK TO NATURE 3 BR, 1 BA 1080 sqft 9.47 Acres Call Michael at ext. 314 $350,000 (WVMLS#783389)

(WVMLS#780616)

Michael Schmidt Principal Broker GRI 873-3545 ext. 314

Sarah Graves Office Manager 873-3545 ext. 300

#T2694 BRING YOUR IDEAS $209,000 Bring your ideas to this small, private acreage on the outskirts of Silverton (under 2.5 miles from town). Currently has 20x40 shop with concrete floor, electricity, natural spring, existing concrete dam for pond and Brush Creek runs through the property. Prior septic plan expired. Buyer to do due diligence with county regarding useability and septic approval. Call Whitney at ext. 320, Mike at ext. 312 (WVMLS#780380)

SALEM/KEIZER

#T2646 HWY 213 .30 Acres. Molalla.

Call Meredith at ext. 324, Ryan at ext.

322 $149,500 (WVMLS#773635)

#T2688 SINGLE LEVEL HOME 3 BR, 2 BA 1406 sqft. Salem. Call Meredith at ext. 324, Ryan at ext. 322 $343,700

#T2694 BRING YOUR IDEAS 1.6 Acres Call Whitney at ext. 320, Mike at ext. 312 $209,000 (WVMLS#783206)

(WVMLS#780642)

MOLALLA

(WVMLS#782028)

#T2646 HWY 213 .30 Acres Call Meredith at ext. 324, Ryan at ext. 322 $149,500 (WVMLS#773635)

#T2690 AMAZING HOUSE ON CORNER LOT 4 BR, 2.5 BA 1805 sqft.

Salem. Call Becky at ext. 313 $405,000 #T2699 CHARMING HOME 3 BR, 2 BA 1412 sqft Call Becky at ext. 313 $365,000 (WVMLS#782028) Rentals available in Silverton and Surrounding Areas. For Rental info call Micha at 503-873-1425 or check our website.

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