Homeless camping
By James Day
The City of Silverton continues to discuss efforts to find a camping site that homeless individuals could use on evenings when Sheltering Silverton facilities are full.
At the Dec. 2 City Council meeting, councilors discussed using property adjacent to the Public Works compound driveway on McClaine Street. In previous meetings councilors have discussed the former ad-hock dog park site on A Street, property next to the Silverton Senior Center and the current dog park, and city park property off of Ike Mooney Road as options. The Ike Mooney site appears to no longer be under consideration.
No timetable was available regarding when the council will make a decision. The city has been encouraged by its legal advisers to establish rules for camping as a result of recent legal decisions and case law.
Councilors appeared to be split on the use of the Public Works property for the camping site. April Newton and Eric Hammond expressed strong concerns about
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the plan, with Mayor Jason Freilinger and Councilors Jess Miller and Matt Gaitan favoring the proposal. Elvi Cuellar Sutton was absent from the Dec. 2 meeting and Marie Traeger did not offer an opinion.
Newton and Hammond think the site is too close to the Sheltering Silverton operation. Miller said he is confident the Silverton Police Department can handle any security issues stemming from the camping site. Freilinger said “I think this is the best location. It’s better for safety and access to services. We’re running out of options. If someone has a better [idea] they should present it.”
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Staying active is one of the most important ways of keeping good physical and mental health during the winter. While the weather outside may be chilly, our wellness program provides exercise classes tailored to seniors, like gentle stretching, chair yoga, and low-impact aerobics. These activities help keep joints flexible, strengthen balance, and boost mood, letting you fully enjoy the season.
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Two Sheltering Silverton officials, operations director Megan Smith and board member John Friedrick, spoke during the public comment portion of the meeting. Smith asked a series of questions on traffic, safety and the rules on eligibility and enforcement at the camp.
Friedrick thanked the councilors “for not rushing the process” while also expressing concerns about safety, saying that at some point a violent person will be removed from the shelter and wind up in the camping site. “This will happen,” he said.
The issue is likely to come up again at the Dec. 16 council meeting, but it’s not clear when an ordinance will be put to a vote.
In other highlights of the meeting: City Manager: Councilors voted unanimously as part of its consent agenda to approve a new one-year contract with City Manager Cory Misley. The consent agenda is a list of items that do not require lengthy discussion and usually are approved with one motion. Misley, who began his service Oct. 16, 2023, will receive approximately a
$9,000 raise. He took the job at $147,000. The new contract, retroactive to Oct. 16, 2024, will be for $155,820 annually.
Parking: Councilors unanimously approved an ordinance that calls for removal of the city’s parking meters and the implementation of a three-hour parking limit in the downtown area. Earlier this year the city experimented for four months with a four-hour limit. The move does not prevent the city from instituting paid parking in the future, but the current meters are obsolete and in some cases interfere with foot traffic. The city-owned Lewis lot experienced a decline in permit sales during the pilot program. The ordinance does not address the future of the lot.
Water Line: Councilors unanimously approved a contract that will call for spending approximately $300,000 on a new water line that will provide upgraded water service to both the Sheltering Silverton operation and the city’s Public Works compound.
The property adjacent to the Silverton Public Works compound is being considered for a camping site. COURTESY CITY OF SILVERTON
Step-by-step Rooftop solar planning funded Nominations open for First Citizen
By James Day
The Silver Falls Public Library has received a grant that will give a boost to a proposed to add solar panels to the building’s roof.
The library was awarded a $44,000 planning grant by the Oregon Department of Energy. The grant, one of 34 worth a total of $18 million that was issued by the ODOE’s Community Renewable Energy Program, is aimed at helping the library plan the project. Further funds would be necessary in a construction grant to complete the project.
“The purpose of a planning grant is to ready the recipient, whenever possible, for application to the construction grant at the next funding cycle,” library director
Christy Davis told Our Town. “For planning grants, ODOE gives grantees [six months] to complete… a feasibility study and to do so with community input.
“ODOE needs to know precisely how much energy the project would provide and what the offset of power costs would be,” Davis said.
The library’s electrical power bill fluctuates between $1,100 and $1,500 per month, Davis said, noting that Portland General Electric rate hikes are likely ahead. A rough analysis performed for the library notes the operation could have 90% to 95% of its energy needs met by solar, with the possibility that battery storage could bring that number to 100% and beyond.
“The [battery storage] idea would be that during a power outage or emergency that some aspects of the library could continue to operate as an aid to the community,”
Davis said, adding that the grant requires communications and involvement from the community.
Next steps for library officials are to send out a request for proposals from companies that might be interested in working on planning for the solar project. Davis said the goal is to have a contract for the planning work in place by mid to late January and have planning completed by April.
The ODE said in a press release that it received 75 applications for the grants
from tribes, public bodies, and consumerowned utilities. Awards were chosen on a competitive basis with the help of a grant application evaluation committee, which included community-based organizations, renewable energy advocates, industry leaders, and technical experts from across the state. Committee members considered project feasibility and strength, equity, cost savings, economic development and other features.
“We were pleased to see previous planning grant awardees return to request construction funding to make their projects a reality. That’s one thing that makes this program so valuable and unique – it can support important community projects from start to finish,” said Janine Benner, ODOE director.
The grant program was part of a bill passed by the Oregon Legislature in 2021 to support projects outside Portland city limits. ODOE awarded a first round of $12 million in grants in 2022, a second round in 2023, and expects to make at least one more round of funding available in 2025.
Rivers, Creeks, and Woodlands for the Long-Term!
The Willamette River Preservation Trust is a 501c3 non-profit land trust that works with willing landowners to voluntarily protect properties to help sustain the natural world.
We work in the mid to northern Willamette Valley and are located in Scotts Mills. Whether a creekside property of 20 acres, or a 200 acre oak covered hillside, our trust is working to protect the places that matter to fish, wildlife and people for the long-term.
Mark your calendars for the 2025 First Citizen Awards Gala on Saturday, Jan. 25 at 6 p.m. at the Mount Angel Festhalle.
Nominations are open to honor someone that deserves special recognition in five key awards:
• First Citizen
• Distinguished Service
• Lifetime Achievement
• Outstanding Group or Organization, and,
• Business of the Year.
The more information you can provide to the committee on why the person or group should be recognized the better.
Submissions due by Friday, Dec. 20. For more info, go to silvertonchamber.org or call 503-873-5615.
Our work can also help local communities by creating access to nature. We can purchase property, or receive donated property that owners seek to protect. In time we will also offer conservation easements.
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Open passage Hazelgreen Bridge reopens, but spring lane closures expected
By James Day
The new bridge over the Pudding River at the intersection of Hazelgreen Road and Torvend Road is once again open for traffic.
Marion County has been working on a $6.8 million replacement project that shut down the bridge as well as Torvend Road from mid-May until Friday, Dec. 6.
Marion County officials said the 1969 timber bridge was starting to decay, had inadequate width, barrier rails and approach rails and was expensive to maintain because of its timber construction and the impact of vehicle traffic.
Crews were expected to get Torvend ready to open at the end of July and Hazelgreen by Halloween but ran into snags, Erin Burt, a communications coordinator with Marion County Public Works, told Our Town
“Causes of the delay included a change to rebar placement in the bridge bents, the bridge beam camber (arch) being different after the beams were brought to the site than as modeled in design, and a significant amount of additional subgrade stabilization needed due to soft soils on the site,” Burt said.
Another piece yet to be completed is the final top asphalt layer on the bridge section itself. The work cannot be completed now because of the cold weather. Burt notws that crews will have to return in the spring, although no dates were available.
Other remaining activities, Burt said, include final
lift paving, striping, seeding and planting, fence installation and possibly additional erosion control efforts. Temporary asphalt ramps are in place to allow the public to use the road during the winter.
Once the asphalt work begins in 2025 the project will alternate lane closures and use flaggers. No
detours will be required. The speed limit through the corridor will be 45 mph.
The $6.8 million project cost was broken down as follows: Marion County contributed $1.8 million and the federal government approximately $5 million.
Traffic flows west on Hazelgreen over the new bridge at the Pudding River about four miles from Silverton. The bridge is open, although some final pieces of the construction puzzle will send full completion of the project into next spring. JAMES DAY
Fifth grader wins award for digital art
By Melissa Wagoner
When John de los Reyes – a fifthgrade student at Sacred Heart Catholic School in Gervais – learned his computer-generated art piece had won first place in the Catholic Daughters of the Americas’ National Education Contest he was so excited he began to shake.
“I was also very happy,” he said.
Inspired by the year’s theme, “how my love shines for others,” John’s graphic features the images that appear in his mind when he thinks of his Catholic faith – “a chalice with a host over it, a cross, and a white dove.”
Additionally, in accordance with the theme, a figure in each corner depicts a different act of love.
“The acts of love were praying for someone, serving at the altar, helping someone who is hurt, and sharing a book with someone,” John listed.
Awarded first place in both the school-wide and state-wide competitions, his artwork qualified for the national competition this past summer where it was awarded a first place ribbon and $100.
“After my school mass, a representative from the Catholic Daughters of the Americas announced I had won first place and gave me my award in front of the whole school, my family and some parishioners of Sacred Heart Church,” John said. “I was super excited…”
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John de los Reyes, a fifth grade student at Sacred Heart Catholic School in Gervais was presented first place in the Catholic Daughters of the Americas’ National Education Contest.
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Something to Think About
La futura Language learning specialists continue spirit of Colegio Cesar Chavez
By Melissa Wagoner
William Holman had been working as the Mt. Angel School District’s English Language Development Program Teacher for more than a year before he learned that the first accredited four-year Chicano/Latino college in the United States – Colegio Cesar Chavez – was opened right there, in Mount Angel, in 1973.
“I wish there was still a college or university,” Holman said. And he’s not alone. Cofounder, Jose Romero, dreams of reopening the Colegio.
“There’s talk about a Colegio 2.0, which could be anything from a school to an institute,” Romero said. Adding, “That would make a difference.”
While educational opportunities have come a long way from the mid-1970s and early 1980s – the duration of the Colegio – there are still challenges.
“The barriers that existed then, some of them are still around,” Romero said. “We still have a high dropout rate. We have migrant kids that move from one state or district to another and interrupt their progress. And then they must work as well.”
These challenges are faced by many of the students in the Mt. Angel district, which has a demographic breakdown of more than 48 percent Hispanic/Latino and 30 percent English language learners (ELL).
“And we have a lot of parents who only speak Spanish and may not read or write at all,” MASD Special Services Director Erica Gordon added. “Plus, we’re a high poverty district,” with 48 percent of the students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunches.
While these statistics might seem like they would hold the district back – especially one with a population of only around 628 students and a staff of just over 50 – that is not the case.
“Because we’re small we can sometimes craft what we offer to the kids,” Holman said, describing the district’s use of annual language assessments that both enables staff to determine the specific educational requirements of each student and provide targeted learning.
“We look at, what is the skill they need most?” Gordon said. “And then we give that to the teachers.”
It’s an approach that has changed a lot since Gordon joined the district 11 years ago.
“Our program has really grown,” she said. “When I started, there was one ELL specialist in the district. Now there are six.”
And the demographic of teachers has changed as well. Now nearly all the general education teachers in the elementary school are English second language certified and at the middle school 50 percent of the staff are Spanish speaking.
“I think it makes a big difference for the staff to speak the same language and look the way the students do…” Holman said. “And I think our district does a good job of
maintaining the conversation about ELL.”
And offering creative options to fit their students’ goals.
“It can be a complicated process when students move in from other countries,” Holman said, describing both the complexity of tracking down transcripts from places where the government and the education system are in a shambles and the dedication it takes to get those students – whose educational experiences may have been fragmented – caught up enough to graduate on time.
“It takes really motivated kids,” he said. “But we have a lot of them.”
And a lot of motivated families to back them up as well.
“Most of our families don’t come from a life of privilege,” Gordon said. “But most of them want something better…”
It’s a goal she is seeing achieved more often. Now an estimated one quarter of the students whose parents are seasonal workers take on that role themselves after graduation, versus three quarters of the students with the same background following in their parents’ footsteps 11 years ago.
“Many of our students are doing Willamette Career Academy,” Holman said, referring to the Salem-based career and technical education program that allows students to work toward job certifications while still attending high school.
“We have some ELL students there because there is an opportunity to get a leg up by doing that.”
Also utilized, is the High School Equivalency Program (HEP) for seasonal workers that both Chemeketa Community College and Oregon State University provide.
“It’s six weeks and you stay on campus,” Gordon said. “Which is difficult because a lot of our students have to work. But they get you from nothing to your GED.”
In fact, it’s a program that is reminiscent of the one the Colegio Cesar Chavez pioneered 51 years ago, which kicked off the school’s success.
“[The founders] realized that the people were migrant workers and didn’t have access to a GED…” Alicia Avila – a documentary-maker currently working on a project about the Colegio with Oregon Public Broadcasting –said. She described the many ways the Colegio was able to meet that educational need through creative programming like “El Colegio sin paredes,” or “The College Without Walls,” which enabled students to study after hours and from home.
“This really speaks to the importance of visibility and representation,” Avila said. Without those two tenets in place, the Colegio would not have succeeded.
It’s a story Avila thinks is worth telling.
“I hope it inspires young people to keep the fight going,” she said. “I know that’s what Jose and [fellow founder] Sonny [Montes] wanted. I hope young people are inspired to continue the fight for equality and visibility.”
And that’s Holman’s hope as well. It’s why he and the team at MASD work so hard to make sure every ELL student feels seen.
“The focus is very much on those students,” Holman confirmed. “They don’t get swept under the rug.”
This is the third in a series exploring the history of the Colegio Cesar Chavez, its legacy and its influence on the future of education in Oregon.
The team that serves the English language learners in the Mt. Angel School District: Erica Gordon, Rachel Hill, William Holman and Marcie Schnegelberger. COURTESY ERICA GORDON
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Funding Grant aids Canyonview facility upgrades
By James Day
Canyonview Camp has received a $268,000 grant from the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust that is helping the camp upgrade its facilities.
The camp, which is located about five miles south of Silverton on Finlay Road Northeast, is using the grant money and $290,000 in fundraising to complete a wide range of projects, Scott Fameli, executive director of Canyonview Ministries told Our Town
“We were very excited and blessed by being awarded the $268,000 for some much-needed improvements and repairs,” Fameli said. “The intended use was multi-fold. We had an outdated hood and fire suppression system in the kitchen that posed some health and safety issues that have now been replaced with grant funds.
“Additionally, during the ice storm a couple years back an enormous tree fell across a bath house and two cabins, destroying the cabins and making the bath house unusable. We were able to build two beautiful new cabins that combined sleep 24 guests and are repairing the bath house with grant funds. The remainder of the grant funds are slotted to add additional accommodations.”
Canyonview’s fundraising campaign enabled Canyonview, Fameli said, “to complete our entire septic system replacement project that was 20 years in the planning. We
now have 11 new septic tanks with a modern pump and mainline system that will not only serve our current needs but allow us to continue expanding our capacity into the future.”
The Canyonview grant was part of a total of $24,852,500 that the trust issued in 82 grants throughout the Pacific Northwest (Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana and Alaska) as part of its spring 2024 grants report. A total of 25 grants worth $7.2 million went to Oregon nonprofits.
The M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust is a private, nonprofit foundation that has invested more than $1.4 billion in nonprofits serving the Pacific Northwest since 1975. For details, visit murdocktrust.org/.
Two new cabins that Canyonview Camp are part of a facilities upgrade paid for by camp fundraising and a grant from the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust. SUBMITTED PHOTO
Justice delayed Lawsuit reveals suspect in Travis Juetten murder
By Stephen Floyd
The family of a Silverton-area man killed during a home invasion in 2021 has sued Marion County, claiming the suspect was improperly allowed to remain on probation prior to the murder.
On Dec. 2, the survivors of Travis Richard Juetten sued the county in Marion County Circuit Court for $3.4 million, alleging suspected killer Cody Michael Ray, of Salem, should have been in prison at the time.
The lawsuit marks the first time Ray was identified in court records as the alleged killer. He died of suicide in 2021 before he could be charged.
Juetten, 26, was stabbed to death Aug. 13, 2021, after confronting an unknown assailant in his home near the intersection of Howell Prairie Road NE and Hazelgreen Road NE.
The suit claims, in the six weeks prior to the killing, Ray was allowed to repeatedly violate the terms of a zero-tolerance probation sentence for threatening two people with a gun in early 2021.
As of press time, Marion County had yet to be served with notice of the suit.
County spokesperson Jon Heynen told Our Town Dec. 4 the county “does not comment on ongoing litigation before completing our internal review.”
Intruder in the dark
According to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO), Juetten and wife Jamilyn Juetten were attacked in their bed around 3 a.m. by an unknown intruder. Travis Juetten died at the scene while his wife was hospitalized with serious injuries.
In his obituary, Travis Juetten was described as an avid athlete, outdoorsman, gamer, world traveler and student of history. The couple were planning to fly out for two weeks in Hawaii the day of the attack.
A GoFundMe page for Jamilyn Juetten (gofund.me/681f24bf) said she had been stabbed 19 times, and by the end of 2022 had undergone six surgeries.
According to the lawsuit, Jamilyn Juetten told authorities she did not recognize the suspected killer and described him as “big and tall.” Detectives collected blood samples from the scene, among other evidence, but were unable to identify a suspect in the weeks after the attack.
A break in the case came after Ray, 30, killed himself Sept. 28, 2021, following weeks of substance abuse and deteriorating mental health, the suit alleged.
A related tort claim letter from plaintiffs to the county dated July 18 went into greater detail about the incident. The letter said Ray “stabbed two family members, claiming they were being held hostage, and then shot and killed himself.”
A blood sample from Ray’s remains matched DNA collected from the crime scene. Ray also matched Jamilyn Juetten’s description of the suspect, as he was 6'5" and 270 lbs.
Police were also able to match a vehicle witnesses saw at the scene of the crime to a vehicle associated with Ray, according to the suit.
The suit said the family of Travis Juetten learned of Ray’s association with the case during a meeting with law enforcement April 30, 2024. During this meeting
detectives said Ray was considered their primary suspect, while the Marion County District Attorneys Office said they would have sought an indictment against Ray if he were still alive.
The suit maintains authorities identified Ray as the primary suspect by late 2021 or early 2022. Authorities delayed informing the family until this year because the case remained open and they wanted to “preserve the integrity of the investigation,” said the suit.
Multiple last chances
After learning Ray was the suspected killer, Juetten’s family learned Ray was on probation at the time of the killing and had allegedly committed multiple probation violations during the weeks before the attack.
According to court records, Ray pleaded guilty June 29, 2021, in Marion County Circuit Court to menacing and unlawful use of a weapon. He had been arrested that February after pointing a gun at two people at a motel in Salem, said the suit. He was sentenced to 30 days in jail, 120 hours of community service and three years of zero-tolerance probation. This meant any violation would result in revocation of his probation, and if revoked Ray would be sentenced to two years in prison.
The sentence was a “downward dispositional departure,” meaning the judge imposed a lighter sentence than normal in the interest of providing the defendant access to treatment opportunities. Ray’s probation required that he undergo a substance abuse evaluation and to abstain from controlled substances including alcohol and marijuana, in addition to normal restrictions.
In a probation evaluation report dated March 23, 2021, Ray admitted to using marijuana daily, using alcohol and cocaine regularly, and had a history of using methamphetamine and heroin.
According to court records, Ray allegedly violated his probation multiple times starting less than a month after he was sentenced.
On July 17, 2021, he was cited for suspended driving in Yamhill County in violation of the condition that Ray obey all laws while on probation.
On July 19, 2021, Ray allegedly reported to his probation officer he had recently consumed alcohol and marijuana, according to the lawsuit. Again on Aug. 5, 2021, he allegedly admitted to consuming marijuana.
Ray also allegedly failed to attend a mental health evaluation on Aug. 6, 2021, violating the provision that he comply with such an evaluation as directed by his probation officer. His PO ordered the evaluation Aug. 2, 2021, after Ray said he felt his mental health was failing and he may need psychiatric medication.
The Juettens were attacked a week after Ray failed to show up for the evaluation.
Lax court response
According to court records, there were no warrants issued nor motions to revoke probation filed in response to any of the alleged violations identified in the suit.
The first report of a violation was filed with the court by the Salem Police Department (SPD) Sept. 9, 2021, after Ray was the subject of an unrelated domestic violence investigation.
On Aug. 28, 2021, he allegedly entered his family’s home around 2:30 a.m. and tore the door off his father’s bedroom, believing his father was holding Ray’s ex-girlfriend hostage. When police responded, Ray surrendered without incident.
Police observed Ray’s face was swollen and bloody and said they could not identify the cause of these injuries.
They also observed Ray may have been experiencing a mental health crisis including auditory and visual hallucinations.
Ray’s family reported he had been missing for two days beforehand, and he told police he had consumed alcohol and cocaine two days prior.
Ray was placed under arrest due to the zero-tolerance terms of his probation. Prosecutors filed a motion along with SPD’s report for Ray to show cause why his probation should not be revoked.
Ray was scheduled to appear in court Oct. 5, 2021, to be arraigned on the probation violation. By this time he was deceased and did not attend, however the court was unaware and a warrant was issued for Ray’s arrest.
The case remained active until after prosecutors filed a motion to dismiss Jan. 28, 2022. The motion did not mention Ray’s death and only said dismissing the case was in “the interest of justice.”
Plaintiffs claim the actions and inactions which kept Ray on the streets in light of his zero-tolerance probation constituted negligence on the part of Marion County and directly contributed to Juetten’s death.
The July 18 tort letter informed the county of the plaintiffs’ intent to seek damages for alleged wrongful death and negligence. The lawsuit set damages at $400,000 for burial expenses and other financial losses, and $3 million for the victims’ pain and suffering and the family’s loss of companionship.
A search for answers
Prior to learning of Ray’s alleged role in the homicide, Juetten’s family had undertaken significant efforts to find the killer, including in June of 2022 when they announced a $50,000 reward for
suspect information. Their pleas for assistance were covered by local media as well as larger outlets such as The New York Post and London-based The Independent.
The family thought they had discovered a lead after four University of Idaho students were similarly stabbed to death in a home invasion Nov. 13, 2022, in Moscow, Idaho. On Nov. 24, 2022, The Independent quoted Juetten’s mother, Myra Juetten, saying they hoped the killer would finally come to light.
“If law enforcement can work together and solve both cases that would be the best Christmas present ever,” she said.
The following day the Moscow Police Department said they had ruled out any connection between the two stabbings.
Idaho authorities later identified Pullman, Washington, resident Bryan Christopher Kohberger, 30, as the suspect in these latter homicides. Kohberger was arrested Dec. 30, 2022, and is scheduled to stand trial for murder in August of 2025.
Bonnie
Linnell
Longtime Silverton resident Eldon Wilgus passed away on Nov. 7, 2024. He was 94 years old. He was born on Nov. 14, 1929 in Liberal, Kansas to Emmet and Vera Wilgus.
He married Martha (Marty) Hess in the winter of 1949 in Silverton, Oregon. Together they had two children and enjoyed nearly 72 years of marriage.
birding in Arizona. Eldon was a fabulous story teller and loved a good, practical joke. He had an exceptional memory and his recall for specific details was remarkable.
Eldon was at one time a farmer, logger, owner of Salem Aviation and Woodburn Yamaha and constructed homes and logging roads. He was a Cessna dealer and had his pilot’s license for many years which gave him and others many extraordinary adventures. He enjoyed hunting, card playing, camping and snow
Eldon is survived by daughter, Patty Hurst; son, Dan Wilgus (Rosie); grandchildren, Patrick Hurst, Kelly Johnston, Amber Myers (Travis), Rebecca Arriaga, Holly Bochsler (Chris), Daniel Allen, Joel Wilgus (Brandi); and 16 great grandchildren. Eldon is predeceased by his grandson, Ryan Johnston.
The family would like to offer a special thanks to the caring team at Davenport House in Silverton. Private family services will take place at a later date.
Neville Sevald Johansen June 9, 1925 – Nov.
Neville Sevald Johansen was born June 9, 1925 in Silverton, Oregon to parents Adolph and Laura Johansen. They were life-long members of Trinity Lutheran Church in Silverton.
“Nev” peacefully passed away Nov. 12, 2024 surrounded by family.
He served in the Navy from June 8, 1943 to July 13, 1945 when he was Honorably Discharged by Reason: Approved Medical Discharge for Rheumatic Fever.
After serving in the Navy, Nev attended the University of Oregon and graduated with a Bachelor of Business Degree.
He became a CPA and met his wife, Marjorie June Hawkins while auditing in Pendleton, Oregon.
Marjorie and Nev settled in Salem,
Dec. 6, 1929 – Nov. 7, 2024
Bonnie Linnell of Mount Angel, Oregon passed away on Nov. 7, 2024, in Silverton. She was 94 years old.
Bonnie was born near Clayton, Kansas, in 1929, the seventh of eight children born to Joe and Hulda Hughes. Her family moved to Salem, Oregon during the World War II when she was 14, and she graduated from Salem High School.
She will be remembered for her kindness, generosity, faith, and her love and devotion for her family.
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Oregon where Nev worked as a CPA / Auditor for the state of Oregon and pursued his many interests including gardening, camping, fishing, traveling and spending time with family and friends.
He was devoted to serving his faith. Nev was known for his sweet character and will be missed by all who knew and loved him.
Neville was preceded in death by his wife, Marjorie; parents, Adolph and Laura Johansen; brothers, Lloyd Johansen, Jentoft (Johnny) Johansen and Clarence (Joe) Johansen.
Services were held on Nov. 22, 2024 at Trinity Lutheran Church. Arrangements by Unger Funeral Chapel.
Contributions can be to Trinity Lutheran Church in Silverton.
She married Daryl Linnell in 1951. She and Daryl built their own home in northeast Salem and later moved to their five-acre “farm” in the Central Howell area in the 1960s to raise their family. Bonnie returned to Salem in 2000 until moving to Mount Angel Towers in 2021.
She was a longtime member of the Middle Grove Evangelical Church, and later the Labish Center Community Church.
Dean Bleakney was born the second child to Lewis “Earl” and Nancy Bleakney. Raised in the Silverton Hills, he enjoyed the farm life close to his immediate family that included his two sisters, Leann and Joann; maternal grandparents, Willard and Martha Benson; and his paternal grandfather, Jaye Bleakney. Dean was born developmentally disabled and had a hard life, growing up in the 1970s when public awareness of disabilities was not as compassionate as it is today.
Dean enjoyed watching TV westerns, with Bonanza and any John Wayne movie being his favorites. He was not capable of speaking many words, yet his family could tell what movie he was quoting from his gestures, pantomiming the actors. He and Grandma Martha would “play”
She is survived by her son, Daryl Jr. (Tina) of Bend, Oregon; Regina Bochsler (Bernie) of Silverton, Oregon; eight grandchildren; and 10 greatgrandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband, Daryl; son, Joe; daughterin-law, Peggy; her parents and all of her siblings.
Services and internment were at Restlawn Cemetery in Salem on Nov. 19. The family wishes to thank the staff of Davenport Place and Serenity Hospice for their loving care for her during the last weeks of her life. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Union Gospel Mission.
Aug. 24, 1965 – Nov. 25, 2024
poker and drink “whiskey” (really apple juice.) His entire life he continued to ask for “whiskey” and those unfamiliar with the beverage secret would give his family quizzical looks!
Dean lived in a group home in Salem with his long-time housemate, Johnny. He and Johnny previously lived at the Fairview Training Center, the large campus facility for developmentally disabled people that was closed in the 1990s. When Fairview closed, Johnny and Dean lived in houses managed by Partnerships in Community Living. He enjoyed loving care by a team of kind and protective caregivers.
Dean was predeceased by his parents and grandparents. His sisters, Leann and Joann, miss him, as do Johnny and his wonderful caregivers. Leann and Joann want to thank PCL for the years they took good care of Dean and gave him a happy life with van rides, time watching football and westerns, trips to the fair and favorite foods as treats, including pancakes and pizza.
For those who may wish to offer a remembrance of Dean and those like him, his family suggests donations to Partnerships in Community Living. Social service organizations like this one need community support. More information about PCL can be found at the website: PCLpartnership.org. Arrangements by Unger Funeral Chapel.
‘Dean’ Bleakney
Lila Helga Billups
Lila Helga Billups passed away on Nov. 16, 2024, in Silverton, Oregon. She was born on Dec. 31, 1939, in Bottineau, North Dalota to Lee and Helga (Skjervem) Penn.
Dec. 31, 1939 – Nov. 16, 2024
Lila moved to Silverton with parents and siblings at a young age. After high school, she enlisted in the U.S. Air Force.
She is survived by her two children and one stepson, seven grandchildren, and
Joshua Allen Morris
It is with great sadness and a heavy heart, that the family announces the passing of Joshua A. Morris. Josh passed away on Oct. 21, 2024 at the age of 43. In his last days he was surrounded by his family, friends and his girlfriend to show their love and give him comfort and peace.
12 great-grandchildren. She is dearly missed.
A memorial service will be held at the Silverton Elks Lodge on Sunday, Dec. 15 at 11 a.m. Anyone who knew Lila is welcome to attend.
There will also be a graveside service on Monday, Dec. 16 at 11 a.m. at Bethany Pioneer Cemetery in Silverton, Oregon. Arrangements by Unger Funeral Chapel.
April 21, 1981 – Oct. 21, 2024
Joshua (Josh) was born on April 21, 1981 in Medford, Oregon to Sharon Wood (York) and Kenneth Morris. He spent his last 10 years with his girlfriend Stacy Trupka. He is survived by his mother, Sharon Wood; father, Kenneth Morris; brother,
Craig York; sister, Jaimie Morris; sister-in-law, Kathy York; nephews, Gavin and Jeremy York; and niece, Bailey Thompson. He is preceded in death by his grandmother, Myrtle York; and grandfather, Lawrence York Jr.
Joshua attended Silverton High School and enjoyed assisting the elderly, nature and walks on the beach, helping his friends out, and hanging with the kiddos. He will be forever loved and missed.
A Celebration of Life service was held Dec. 8 at Silverton Elks Lodge.
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In Memory Of
Lila Billups Dec. 31, 1939 Nov. 16, 2024
Esther Kaplan July 3, 1945 Nov. 17, 2024
Phillip Pimental July 27, 1941 Nov. 17, 2024
Peggy “Marie” Heath Poole May 1, 1950 — Nov. 20, 2024
Jerry Bacon March 3, 1943 — Nov. 21, 2024
Lewis Bleakney Aug. 24, 1965 — Nov. 25, 2024
Richard Rue Dec. 28, 1955 Nov. 27, 2024
Tony Ilg Dec. 20, 1932 — Nov. 1, 2024
Matt Mathews Feb. 21, 1976 — Dec. 1, 2024
Silverton High’s girls basketball team opened defense of its Class 5A state championship with a hard-fought 47-39 win against Class 6A McMinnville on Tuesday, Dec. 10.
The host Foxes, with a new banner noting the 2024 title on the wall, started slowly, then took over with its running game and a clawing, ball-hawking defense. Silverton trailed 7-0 early but tied the game 21-21 at the half and scored the first six points of the third quarter to take the lead for good.
three-pointer to cut it to 27-24, but Wertz and the Foxes turned on the afterburners. Wertz hit three consecutive fast break layups on feeds from Hayashida, Mansur and Craig and when Mansur added a layup moments later it was a 35-24 game and the Grizzlies were reeling.
“There are a lot of things we still have to work on,” said third-year coach Alyssa Ogle. “We have a lot of new people and everyone who played tonight contributed. And they responded to a little adversity. I told them to go out and play fast the first four minutes of the third period and they did.”
The Foxes, who trailed 17-11 before rallying for that halftime tie, took a 23-21 lead on a layup by Marley Wertz on a feed from newcomer Hadley Craig, a transfer from Central. Grace Hayashida added a layup on a feed from Allie Mansur for 25-21 and moments later Craig hit a 15-footer for a 27-21 lead. McMinnville standout Macie Arzner, who is headed to play at the University of Pittsburgh next season, drilled a
A bank shot by Arzner put the visitors within six at 35-29 with 1:04 left in the third but less than a half minute later Arzner had to leave with a foot injury after landing awkwardly while battling with Mansur for a loose ball. The Foxes led 38-31 at the quarter and were never seriously threatened in the final eight minutes.
Ogle is 46-10 overall, 33-3 in the Mid-Willamette Conference and finished fourth and first in her two 5A tournaments. Gone are player of the year Kyleigh Brown, now at Portland State, plus seniors Olivia Boyd and Justina Semerikov, but the Foxes have a nice blend of still youthful talent with sophomore Wertz and junior Mansur joining seniors Craig, Brooklyn Pfeifer and Hayashida in Tuesday’s starting lineup. Juniors Susie Efimov, Maggie Davisson and Gemma Mulick also will get a lot of playing time amid Ogle’s free-flowing substitution scheme.
Wertz scored 16 points, all on drives to the basket. Mansur added 10, with Craig scoring seven, Hayashida
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six and Pfeifer five. Arzner had 16 in less than three quarters for McMinnville, 22-4 a year ago and the No. 3 seed in the 6A playoffs.
Ogle described the 5-10 Craig as “an awesome kid. She wants to be coached and be part of what we are doing here. We’re just going to keep grinding. It’s not about any one of us. It’s about all of us.”
The Foxes have six more non-league games, including a three-day tournament at Grant in Portland before opening defense of their Mid-Willamette Conference title on Jan. 3 against visiting Dallas.
Boys Basketball: The Foxes are hosting an eight-team tournament Friday, Dec. 20 through Sunday, Dec. 22. Each team is guaranteed three games, with the championship game set for 3:15 p.m. Sunday.
The field is an impressive one, with Class 6A teams Liberty of Hillsboro, North Medford and South Medford plus an out-of-state entrant, Skyview of Vancouver, Washington.
Play opens at 3 p.m. Friday, Dec. 20, with Skyview vs. Liberty; South Medford and Caldera of Bend play at 4:45; North Eugene takes on North Medford at 6:30 and the host Foxes tangle with Summit of Bend at 8:15. Consolation bracket play starts at 1:45 p.m. on Saturday,
Dec. 21, with the semifinals at 5:15 and 7 p.m. Sunday’s four-game slate begins at 10 a.m.
Football Auction: The Silverton football program is teaming up with the Silver Fox Foundation on an online-only auction and fundraiser. It’s simple. Go to tinyurl.com/shsfootballauction (full link: https://event.auctria.com/849e438e-e8bd-4e53-828b66ad7f922ee4/) and click on auction to bid on an item or to make a donation. The goal is to raise $7,500 for the program, with the money set to be spent on senior gifts as well as new helmets, shoulder pads, team meals, awards, and Hudl payments. The drive ends Dec. 22. Auction items include a rib dinner with Coach Dan Lever and his family, a bass fishing outing with the coach, the use of five players to work on your backyard project and ¼ of a Coleman Ranch steer.
Class 3A Football All-stars: Kennedy, which finished 7-3 and took third in Class 3A’s Special District 1, landed 14 slots on the district all-star team selected by league coaches. Maverick Maynard was a two-way first-teamer on the offensive and defensive lines, while linebacker Jaden Traeger also made the first-team defense. Josiah Martinez was named the top place-kicker. The second-team offense included
running backs Traeger and Tivickson Este, wide receiver Colby Rich and lineman Creo Walker. The second-team defense features Trojans Jamal Pericho (DL) and Rich at defensive back. Receiving honorable mention were QB Brody Panuke, RB Jaydon Estrada, WR Stephen Handran and DB Rylee Walker
Alumni Watch: Linfield University was upset 28-18 by Mary Hardin-Baylor of Belton, Texas, on Dec. 7 at Maxwell Field in McMinnville. The loss ended the Wildcats’ 10-2 season one game short of the NCAA Division III quarterfinals. Former Silverton standout Jackson Pfeifer finished third on the squad in rushing (66 carries for 309 yards and 1 TD) and fifth in receiving (36 catches for 353 yards and 2 TDs).
Meanwhile, Portland State is 3-4, with freshman Kyleigh Brown, the former Foxes standout, already making strong contributions. Brown, a 5-8 guard, is fourth on the team in scoring at 9.3 points per game. Brown is second in rebounds with 31 while playing 25.7 minutes per game, fourth on the squad. Brown and her former Foxes teammate Justina Semerikov were on hand for Silverton’s opener against McMinnville.
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Decorating for Christmas From the heart
When I was a kid, the thing I coveted most was an ornament on my great grandmother’s Christmas tree. Handmade of blue yarn, it’s meant to be a doll I think… or maybe a wingless angel? Either way, there isn’t much to her, not even a face, and yet I loved her most.
I can’t explain my affection other than to think that, because she was almost certainly the most drab, un-Christmasy thing on the tree, she drew my eye. And I can only wonder what my great grandmother thought when, as an adolescent, I anxiously asked if she would consider passing her down to me someday.
She probably thought I was kidding, and yet, 30 years later there sits the yarn doll, nestled among the branches of my very own tree. But she’s not as eye-catching now, surrounded by a sea of woebegone creatures – a popsicle snowman with his googly eyes haphazardly glued to his knees, a heart made from a cardboard beverage case dangling from a string pulled from the couch, a favorite
ornament chewed to bits by our dog. It’s the tree of misfit ornaments, all of them loved by my children and I for reasons only we can understand.
It’s a predilection I come by honestly. Growing up, I was allowed my own miniature Christmas tree. Harvested during the same snowy expedition as the larger family one, it was placed in the corner of my room. Then I, harbinger of Christmas chaos, smothered it with a mishmash of items I created at school, many of which I still have.
And even our family tree was nothing fancy. Initially a combination of reused tinsel and nylon thread-covered balls that were in a constant state of unravel,
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our ornament collection slowly grew by a handful of items every year in the same way my tree does now – a memento here, a souvenir there – many of them actually quite pretty, with the exception of one.
To this day I am not entirely sure how it happened, only that the perpetrator was an unlikely one (my dad) who, up until that point, had had little to do with decorating for Christmas apart from
setting up the tree. Perhaps he was simply feeling the Christmas spirit, but one night he decided to add his own handmade decor – one of my mom’s homemade biscuits, tied with a bit of hemp, hung prominently for all the world to see.
We all had a good laugh, especially my dad. But the joke was on him because, to his surprise, when we decorated the tree the next year… there was the biscuit. And the next year. And the next. Like some kind of Christmas miracle that biscuit survived my entire childhood, never growing mold, never crumbling, confusing every guest who walked in the door.
And I think of it still when I look at my own little woebegone tree, covered in “decorations” that only we can love. Because, as unsightly as some of them are, they are what’s best about us – our creativity, our travels and our memories. So, you can have your Martha Stewartinspired, color-coordinated tree. Mine suits me just fine, yarn dollies, biscuits and all.
The next generation of ornament connossieurs (from 2012).
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HISTORIC BRIDGE AVAILABLE FOR RELOCATION
The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) and Marion County are planning to replace the historic and nearly 100-year-old Butte Creek Bridge (No. 06207A) located in Scotts Mills, Oregon. The bridge is eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places, concurred with by the Oregon State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), as part of ODOT’s due diligence for this bridge replacement project.
The bridge is a steel Warren-style pony truss constructed circa 1925 which was moved to its current location in 1951. The truss is 90 feet long and 19.7 feet wide, and is constructed of riveted steel girders. Two roughly 25-foot approach spans were constructed during installation in 1951 and are primarily composed of reinforced, board-formed concrete. The Butte Creek Bridge is historically significant for its association with the history of Oregon’s highway system and the history of Scotts Mills, as it was moved to its current site in the mid-20th Century in order to replace a deteriorating wooden covered bridge.
The Butte Creek Bridge is also significant for design and engineering merit.
ODOT is offering the Butte Creek Bridge for sale or donation to any government agency or private entity that demonstrates a willingness to accept title for, preserve the historic integrity of, and assume the financial responsibility for continued maintenance of the structure.
If you are interested in acquiring this bridge, please respond with a letter of interest by Jan. 5, 2025. For more information regarding letter of interest requirements, please contact: Donna Hinze at ODOT (donna.l.hinze@odot.oregon.gov, 503-302-5748) or Steven Preszler at Marion County (spreszler@co.marion.or.us, 503-365-3157)
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