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Contents

FEBRUARY • 2019

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Closed: Feb. 18: President’s Day Feb. 14:Valentine’s Day

SILVERTON SENIOR CENTER JAMES DAY

Something to Celebrate First Citizens: Kevin & Stacy Palmer..........4

Civics 101 Eugene Field demolition underway........ 13

Lifetime Achievement: Elmer Valkenaar....5

The Forum................................ 14

Distinguished Service: Sarah White..........6

Food & Drink Melt-in-your-mouth steak stir fry........... 15

Business of the Year: Bledsoe Santana Realty Team.................7 Future First Citizen: Alyssa Khieu.............8 Datebook.................................. 10

Sports & Recreation SHS basketball in good standing........... 16 Marketplace......................... 17 A Grin at the End............... 18 On the Cover

Meet the recipients of the 2018 Silverton Chamber of Commerce’s First Citizen Awards.

PHOTOS BY JIM KINGHORN & BRENNA WIEGAND

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Something to Celebrate

First Citizens

Stacy and Kevin Palmer team up, help out

By Melissa Wagoner

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This time of year, Stacy Palmer – Executive Director of the Silverton Chamber of Commerce – can often be found, balloons in hand, making her way around town, congratulating the winners of the annual First Citizen Awards. But this year when Stacy made her customary call to Mayor Kyle Palmer asking who would be the lucky recipients, she received an unusual answer.

“I asked him, ‘Do we have winners?’ and he said, “People in the group are sick so we have to reschedule,’” she laughed remembering the ruse the mayor set up to keep her from discovering that both she and husband, Kevin Palmer, were in fact on this year’s list.

Luckily, the evasion worked and the surprise came off.

“It was my first day back from vacation,” Stacy recalled.

“And my staff person – who happens to be my mom – said, ‘Hey, I’m going to come in early.’ Then about ten people showed up in my office with balloons.”

Although initially startled by all of the attention, Stacy was also grateful for the distraction.

“It was a month out from when my dad had passed and I was in a funky mood,” she explained. “And all those people showed up and it’s like – that’s what’s so great about this place.”

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to naturally and it is also the way they have chosen to raise their children – Jake, 27 and Kelsey 29.

“We grew up here, so we just do our part,” Kevin explained.

“My mom was the first First Citizen. And then my brother (the mayor) was the First Citizen three years ago.”

Kevin and Stacy Palmer 2018 First Citizens award recipients.

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Lifelong residents, Stacy and Kevin have extensive family ties in Silverton and have spent much of their careers and free time volunteering throughout the community.

“Our jobs kind of put us in it,” Kevin, principal of Butte Creek Elementary, pointed out.

“Through my work I’m on a ton of groups,” Stacy said.

“Transportation Advisory, Urban Renewal... Over the years it seems like, if there’s a committee, I’m on it.”

Volunteering as a family is something the Palmers come

And although the couple has separate interests – Kevin tends to volunteer with organizations having to do with kids and sports such as the Y and Stacy’s interests tend to be more civic – they can often be seen volunteering as a team, putting up Christmas lights at Town Square Park in winter and flower baskets throughout town in spring.

“I work on his stuff and he helps out with my stuff,” Stacy said. “We have little touches all over town. It’s kind of fun to look back and see all the stuff we’ve done.”

Although grateful for the recognition, they agree that it is certainly not why they volunteer. “It’s just what you do for your community,” Stacy said. “Everybody pitches in.”

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Lifetime Achievement

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worked as a Care Van driver, staffed the gift shop and espresso stand, often with his wife Lolita, conducted school tours, and served as Silverton Hospital Auxiliary President from 2007-09. Seiler said he was also an honorary member of the hospital’s “bedpan brigade” in the annual Homer Davenport parade.

Every town could use a dedicated civic leader and tireless volunteer like the late Judy Schmidt.

Or like Elmer Valkenaar.

Known as “Elmo” or “St. Elmo” to the community, Valkenaar will receive the Judy Schmidt Lifetime Achievement Award for 2018 at the Silverton Chamber of Commerce First Citizen Banquet Feb. 16.

St. Elmo, who turned 89 on Jan. 25, resembles Schmidt in many important regards. He has been involved in many activities, organizations and volunteer roles in Silverton over decades. He is known and liked by just about everyone in town. And he has a special place in his heart for children and young people.

The two were also good friends.

“They had a special friendship, and he was always willing to help her out with any miscellaneous project or fundraiser,” said Kay Seiler, who worked with Schmidt and was her successor as

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St. Elmo confirms this description, saying, “I knew Judy quite well.

Everybody loved her. This (award) makes me feel kind of special.”

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“That’s why he was everyone’s favorite,” Bledsoe said. “He was a teacher who would talk to you like you were an adult and show you that level of respect.”

The moniker of St. Elmo came from his teaching days at Mount Angel Abbey’s Seminary High School in the early 1970s, continued on page 8

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On one occasion, Bledsoe said, the concert choir class at the high school knew they were going to have a substitute teacher and decided to skip out. When St. Elmo showed up as the sub, however, he put a quick stop to that plan with his characteristic salty language, telling the 70 students to “Sit your *** down and start singing! This is choir isn’t it?”

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St. Elmo’s popularity at Silverton High School reached mythic proportions over the years. He was a substitute teacher for all classes, coached track and basketball, started the soccer program, and was the public address announcer for many sporting events. The entire student body threw St. Elmo a huge surprise party at school to mark his 80th birthday.

Briana Bledsoe, 2009 SHS graduate, said, “I don’t think there was a single high school student that did not love him.

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“He’s a great guy and lots of fun,” Seiler said. “Just always willing to help. He was involved in the ping pong ball fundraiser – he put on a bathing suit and waded into the creek to get the balls. To sell the chances he would always wear his hat with the ping pong balls on it that he made. You couldn’t say no to him.”

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Distinguished service

By Brenna Wiegand Though greatly honored, Sarah White is a little embarrassed at recieving Silverton’s Distinguished Service award for 2018.

“I’m really grateful; I feel it is a collective work and a collective award and I just happen to be the person whose name is on it,” White said.

White was part of a core group that formed Silverton Sheltering Services last April. The nonprofit collaborates with other agencies in a concerted effort to address Silverton’s growing homeless issue.

“We’re trying to meet people’s basic physical needs first,” White said. “Once they’ve been able to get food and coffee and a place to sit where they don’t feel like people are watching them or that someone’s going to come and ask them to move along, we find out their goals and help them make a plan.

“We have limited services; we’re really just resource navigators for folks and we have

Sarah White sees those served as brothers, sisters

phones and computers and access to a really supportive community,” she said.

White gets a lot of well-meaning advice and pressure from folks to maintain clear boundaries in her work but she sees things differently.

Facebook has proven very effective in connecting need with people’s goodwill.

“We throw out a need and it is met within 24 hours almost every time,” White said. “The other day a gal needed interview clothes to follow up on a job she’d applied for. I went on my personal Facebook account and the next morning when I came into the office we had gathered a big bag of clothes, new makeup and hair products and she was all ready to go meet with the person and now has an interview.”

A grant provided funds for a warming shelter at Oak Street Church that is open every night from Thanksgiving through February. Over the past year and a half they’ve hosted 55 local people at the shelter and connected 20 people to safe and stable housing.

“Sarah is tireless in her effort to help families and individuals find shelter, food, showers, laundry service, child care…”

“My approach to doing all of this work is that these are neighbors and brothers and sisters and I don’t focus on having those clear boundaries,” White said. “I don’t see any difference between the people we’re helping and the people doing the work. I think it is really important in everything you do to carry with you the awareness that we all have our challenges and our heartbreaks and traumas and barriers to living a happy life. Then there’s a lot more equity in your work; it’s not something you’re doing for people; it’s something you’re doing with and alongside them.”

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one nominator said. “She provides case management so people get what they need most. In August alone she found housing for 10 people.”

Another nominator says she is better for having known White.

“I am awed by her selfless willingness to give her time, her treasure, her love and heart to anyone who needs it.”

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Bledsoe was named North Willamette Association of Realtors Realtor of the Year in 2013; Santana received the same award in 2017.

Being Realtors provides Dixon Bledsoe and Lisa Santana a unique approach to community service that enables them to not only join forces with existing projects but to blaze their own paths in that arena.

“The impact of this business on the community has been huge,” said one of their fans. “Dixon and Lisa are both community superstars.”

“When we work with families, we get inside information on what families look for or are doing in the area and what is happening in the schools,” Bledsoe said. “When we work with veterans, we find out who they are, what they have done, and find new ways to honor them. When we work with seniors we find out about and understand their issues, get involved with the Senior Center, and help them find solutions to their challenges, such as ‘aging in place’ homes, reverse mortgages, 1031 exchanges and estate planning by getting them to the professionals.”

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Santana and Bledsoe each have 17 years in the industry and both have worked with local and larger international firms but came to believe their industry is about relationships and struck out to make a business built on that foundation.

“Our success is that we focus on people, we listen well, we put them first, train our agents to be exceptional and follow a couple of cardinal rules,” Bledsoe said. “Ethics matter, our customers deserve at least our best every day and community service is a privilege.”

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install custom benches for pedestrians and veterans, one for each branch of the Armed Services. Bledsoe was Silverton’s First Citizen in 2012. While Dixon’s a devoted Rotary member and past president, Santana is the current Silverton Kiwanis Club President.

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“There aren’t enough kind works to say about B&ST Realty and Lisa and Dixon,” wrote a nominator. “We admire their continued involvement in and service to the community and their sincere integrity.”

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Future First Citizen “Her commitment to quietly helping others was obvious,” Mayor Kyle Palmer said in announcing Alyssa Khieu as the Future First Citizen for 2018 from Silverton High School. He went on to praise the “amazing group of students” nominated this year.

As Future First Citizen Alyssa will receive the Jack Berger Memorial Scholarship.

The daughter of Van and Lydia Khieu, she came to Silverton in time to attend Robert Frost for one year, then Mark Twain Middle School, and in June will graduate from Silverton High.

Many of her community activities revolve around her participation in ASB, the leadership class at the high school.

“I decided to be involved with ASB because I had taken Leadership class in middle school and really enjoyed it. Darby Hector was my teacher and really inspired me to be involved within the community,” Alyssa said.

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helped me improve my ‘soft skills’, like communication, teamwork, and having a positive attitude. But even more, being able to give back to my community has been the best part of ASB.”

everything is really admirable. In ASB, she put a focus on Servant Leadership, which really stuck with me.

“Instead of focusing on yourself, putting the focus on others to lift others up is something that I really believe in,” Alyssa added.

Her ASB projects have included working with the Tree of Giving fundraiser with Zenith Women’s Club to buy gifts for students who may not otherwise receive Christmas gifts.

Amongst her other activities, Alyssa has been a member of the tennis team for three years – and was named Most Inspirational for 2018. She has also worked on the Red Cross Club blood drive for two years, which ties into her plans for the future.

“This year, we (the ASB) raised over $6,000 and bought gifts for over 100 students!” she explained.

Alyssa’s also in her third year of working with the Mr. SHS fundraiser that benefits Medical Teams International, this year as co-chair.

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“In the past two years alone we’ve raised almost $70,000. It’s amazing how willing to give the Silverton community is,” she said.

“Mrs. Hector is one of the most thoughtful, kindest people I know. She always goes above and beyond and makes everyone feel accepted. Mrs. Hector really showed me, especially by example, how essential it was to be involved,” Alyssa explained.

She says her inspiration and willingness to be active in community campaigns mirrors the examples of her mentors and teachers.

“Mrs. Bashor is also a huge inspiration,” she added. “She is the most positive person I know... Seeing the passion she brings into

Valkenaar continued from page 5 according to his son, Eric.

NICHOLA J. BELLERIVE February 19, 1950-January 4, 2018

Nichola Bellerive, 68, passed away on January 4, 2018 from a two year battle with cancer. She was born in Bethany, Missouri on Feb 19, 1950 to Mildred and Wilbur Crabtree.

She is preceded in death by her parents and two eldest sisters, Rita Burr and Brenda Balfour. Her surviving siblings include Beverly Davis, Carolyn (Bill) Morey, Donald Crabtree, Marlena Shepherd, and Michael Crabtree. Her children include Carrie (DJ) Sword-Hartz, Sherry Schulze, and C. Jason (Chrystal Cardiff Liskey) Bellerive. Nicola has seven grandchildren Alexis Bailey, Zachary Moore, Zachary Schulze, Elijah Moore, Madeline Schulze, Olive Liskey, and Noah Bellerive. She also had two great grandchildren Silas Moore and Paige Bailey.

Niki moved to Silverton, Oregon in 1980 and fell in love with the town. She loved to garden which aided her as she worked most of her career as a research assistant at Sun Seeds in Brooks. She taught her children the value of hard work and enjoyed vacationing in Lahaina, Maui. She was known to offer assistance to all and was happiest when she was helping others.

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“He was the only non-Catholic who worked there at that time. Dad was a math teacher plus a coach of soccer, basketball and track. Since all the priests up there were named after saints, the name St. Elmo came from one of the priests who used to joke around with him.

“He’s always been really funny,” Eric Valkenaar said. “Really smart, really unassuming and really funny. I remember him dressing in a woman’s one piece bathing suit at the dunk tank one time.

He’s just really unabashed and didn’t care what people might think. He enjoyed making people laugh.”

Valkenaar grew up in Morton Grove, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. He graduated from Michigan State University with a degree in electrical engineering, and then served in the Air Force for about 10 years, he said, working in radar repair. After leaving the military, he went to work for General Dynamics in Southern California. 1970 he brought his family to Silverton and never left.

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“One thing I would really like to do in the future is to serve in Cambodia. My dad is a refugee from the Khmer Rouge Genocide, and I’d love to have the opportunity be able to give back to my global community.

Within the medical field, serving abroad is so feasible.

“Through being involved with Mr. SHS, I’ve seen the truly amazing work that organizations, like Medical Teams International, are doing in places like Cambodia.”

Mount Angel Towers, St. Elmo is still charming and his blue eyes are as bright as ever. He said he is humbled by this “amazing” honor.

One of his last volunteer roles was working at the public greeter desk at the entrance of Silverton Hospital. Seiler said one day St. Elmo put a handmade sign on the desk. It read “Hugs are free.”

White continued from page 6 Joseph Schmaus takes the night watch at the warming shelter and works closely with White.

“Sarah has a really big heart and keeps a calm presence that speaks volumes to people in high-stress situations,” he said.

“She is an incredible motivator and knows how the system works so she’s able to be an effective case manager.”

“I struggle to think of anyone who has contributed so much to the community and to a population that is so vulnerable,” said a nominator. “She is a Silverton treasure.”

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$495,000 Commercial Shop + House! 1/2 acre Commercial Lot ~ 36x60 shop + 2bd/1ba 900 SF w/office ~ Hubbard Nick Ayhan •503-3141651• MLS#738136

$645,000 Impressive Architecture!

5bd/5ba ~ 5200 SF ~ 10.53 Acres Valerie Boen & Dean Oster •503-871-1667• MLS#742049

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$475,000 Res/ Comm in Central Woodburn!

4bd/2.5ba ~ 2756 SF ~ 1.14 Acres Joe & Dana Giegerich •503-931-7824• MLS#739309

$349,000 NEW LISTING! 3bd/2ba ~ 1400 SF ~ .14 ac ~ Keizer Nick Ayhan •503-314-1651• MLS#743570

LAND AND LOTS

$339,000 PRICE REDUCED! 4bd/2ba ~ 1920 SF ~ .18 ac ~ Mt Angel Korinna Barcroft •503-8511283• MLS#740377

$585,000 Abiqua Valley Views!

3bd/1ba ~ 2040 SF ~ 78.71 Acres + Bonus Build Site! ~ Scotts Mills Donna Paradis •503-851-0998• MLS#740065

$699,000 Fairytail Farm! 4bd/1.5ba ~ 2108 SF ~ 24.38 Acres Joe & Dana Giegerich •503-931-7824• MLS#733127

$319,000 Desirable Neighborhood!

4bd/2.5ba ~ 1477 SF ~ .13 ac ~ Mt Angel Rosie Wilgus •503-409-8779• MLS#741249

$122K-$124K Sweet Subdivision!

14 lots! Pioneer Village Phase 4 ~ .16 ac - .12 ac ~ Silverton Robin Kuhn •503-930-1896• MLS#740832/740834- 740845/740990 $46,000 Build Your Retreat! .18 acres near lake & shopping ~ Detroit Korinna Barcroft •503-851-1283• MLS#736782

$430,000 NEW LISTING! 25.45 Acres farmland ~ Great Location! ~ Molalla Donna Paradis •503-8510998• MLS#743617

$1,100,000 Fantastic Farm!

4bd/1.5ba ~ 2160 SF ~ 80.44 Acres ~ Aumsville Joe & Dana Giegerich •503-931-7824• MLS#738089

$565,000 Radical Renovation!

4bd/3ba ~ 2280 SF ~ 3.51 Acres + Acc. Unit! ~ Molalla Donna Paradis •503-851-0998• MLS#742949

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$700,000 NEW LISTING! 48.3 Ag Acres ~ High Yield Well! ~ Salem Joe & Dana Giegerich •503-931-7824• MLS#743289

$1,229,000 Gorgeous Estate!

4bd/3ba ~ 4599 SF ~ 16.45 Acres ~ Salem Joe & Dana Giegerich •503-9317824• MLS#740220

$915,000 Vineyard View! 4bd/3.5ba ~ 4890 SF ~ 2 Acres Robin Kuhn •503-9301896• MLS#740939

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datebook Frequent Addresses Mount Angel Public Library, 290 Charles St., 503-845-6401 Silver Falls Library, 410 S Water St., 503-873-7633 Silverton Community Center, 421 S Water St. Silverton Senior Center, 115 Westfield, 503-873-3093. Age 50 and older.

Weekly Events Monday Craft Store, Mt. Angel Community &

Senior Center, 195 E Charles St. Open 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday - Friday, 11 a.m. 3 p.m. Saturdays. 503-845-6998

Stay Fit Exercise Class, 9:30 a.m.,

Silverton Senior Center. $3 mem., $4 nonmembers. Repeats Wednesdays, Fridays.

Compassionate Presence Sangha,

Roundtable on Jesus, 3 p.m., Live Local Coffee Shop, 111 N Water St., Silverton.

Open roundtable about who Jesus is to attendees. Coffee provided.

Serenity Al-Anon Meeting, 5:30 p.m., Silverton Assembly of God Church, 437 N James St. 503-269-0952

Wednesday Silverton Business Group, 8 a.m., Silverton Inn & Suites, 310 N Water St. Sponsored by Silverton Chamber of Commerce. Free.

503-873-5615

Center. $5 members, $6 non-members.

Dynamic Aging Exercise, 10:30 a.m.,

Public Library, 290 Charles St. Toddlers with caregivers. Free. 503-845-6401 Silverton Senior Center. $7 members, $8 non-members.

Chickadees Storytime, 12:30 p.m., Silver

Falls Library. Age 3 - 5. Free. Caregivers must attend.

Bingo, 1 p.m., Silverton Senior Center. $1.50/

Silverton Coffee Club, Third and High.

Every day. 503-873-1320

card, $2/two cards.

Gordon House Tours, Noon, 1, 2 p.m.

1 - 4 p.m., Silverton Arts Assoc., 303 Coolidge St. $2. All levels. 503-873-2480

T, TH, Fri., Sat., Sun. Frank Lloyd Wright Gordon House, 869 W Main St., Silverton.

Reservations: 503-874-6006 Poker, Silverton Senior Center.

Monday Meal, 5:30 - 7 p.m., Oak Street

Friday

Silverton Women Connect,

Senior Meal Site, 11:30 a.m., Mt. Angel

Recovery at Noon, Noon - 1 p.m.,

AA Meetings, 8 p.m., Scotts Mills

Edward’s Episcopal Church, 211 W Center St., Silverton. Discuss tips, support those with eating problems. All welcome.

503-551-3671

Simple Qigong, 10:30 a.m., Silverton Senior Indoor Playtime, 11:00 a.m., Mount Angel

Community & Senior Center, 195 E Charles St. Pre-order meals a week ahead by calling 503-845-9464. Repeats Thursdays. Meals-on-Wheels delivered Monday - Friday.

Overeaters Anonymous, 7 - 8 p.m., St.

Toddler Storytime, 10:30 a.m., Mount Angel

Yoga with Tracy, 9:30 a.m., Silverton

Senior Center. $8 members, $10 nonmembers. Repeats Wednesdays, Fridays.

Falls Library. All ages. Free; caregiver must attend with children 0 - 5.

Silverton Toastmasters, 7:30 a.m., Mount

Public Library, 290 Charles St. Toddlers with caregivers. Free. 503-845-6401

Silverchips Woodcarving Sessions,

STEAM LaB, 3:30 p.m., Silver Falls Library.

Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math: Learning and Building. Age 5 - 11.

Free.

Angel Festhalle, 500 NE Wilco Hwy. Ann, 503-873-4198 8:45am., Main Street Bistro, 201 E. Main St., Silverton. Networking & mastermind group for personal, business growth. Val Lemings, 503-877-8381

Take Off Pounds Sensibly, 9:15 a.m.,

Stardust Village Clubhouse, 1418 Pine St., Silverton. Sandy, 503-871-3729

Silvertones Community Singers, 10 a.m., United

Methodist Church, 203 Main St., Silverton.

Open to anyone who loves to sing. Tomi, 503-873-2033

Appy Hour, 11 a.m., Mount Angel

Public Library. 290 Charles St. Technical assistance for devices, apps. Call 503-8456401 for 1-on-1 appointment. Free. All ages. 503-845-6401

Church, 502 Oak St., Silverton. All welcome. Free; donations accepted. John, 503-873-5446

Advance Tai Chi, 5 p.m., Silverton Senior

Line Dancing, 2:30 p.m., Silverton Senior

Church, 402 N First St., Silverton. Free; donations accepted. Volunteers needed.

503-873-6620

Duplo Day, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Silver

Daniel Plan Journey Video Series, 6:30 - 8

Senior Center. Free homemade lunch; donations accepted. Pre-register, 503-873-3093

Center. $3 members, $5 non-members.

Ukulele Song Circle, 3:30 p.m., Silverton Senior Center, 115 Westfield. 50 and older. 503-873-3093.

Tuesday Zumba, 8 a.m., Silverton Senior Center.

$4 members, $6 non-members. Repeats Thursdays.

Center.

Free Dinner, 5 - 7 p.m., First Christian

Falls Library. Ages 0 - 5 with caregiver.

p.m., Silver Creek Fellowship Church, 822 NE Industrial Way, Silverton. Free. Open to public. Sheila, 503-409-4498

Thursday Kiwanis Club of Silverton, 7 a.m., Main St.

Clubb Massage, 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.,

Bistro, 201 E Main St. 503-510-3525.

Tai Chi, 9 a.m. & 5 p.m., Silverton Senior

Library. Age 0 - 36 months. Free. Caregivers must attend. Repeats Fridays.

Silverton Senior Center. Repeats Thursdays. Appts: 503-873-3093

Baby Birds Storytime, 11 a.m., Silver Falls

Center. $3 members, $4 non-members.

Repeats Thursdays.

Yoga With Robin, 5:30 p.m., Silverton Senior

Mt. Angel Food Bank, 9:30 - 11:30 a.m.,

Take Off Pounds Sensibly, 6 p.m., Silverton

Mt. Angel Community Center, 195 E Charles St. Repeats Wednesday, Thursday.

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United Methodist Church, 203 W Main St. Dave, 503-501-9824

Family Game Day, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., Silver

7 - 8:30 p.m., Borland Gallery, 303 Coolidge St., Silverton. Mindful meditation, shared dialog. All spiritual traditions. Free. Newcomers arrive 20 minutes early. 971-218-6641

Lunch & Learn Series, noon, Silverton

Saturday After-Season Indoor Market, 10 a.m.

- noon, Silverton Friends Church, 229 Eureka Ave. Local produce, eggs, meats, artisan crafts. Free admission.

AARP Tax Services, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.,

Silverton Senior Center. Walk-ins only.

Free.

Citizenship Class, 10 a.m. - noon,

Immanuel Lutheran Church, 303 N Church St., Silverton. 503-873-8656

Serenity Al-Anon Meeting, 10 a.m., Silverton Assembly of God Church, 437 N James St. 503-269-0952

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Saturday Lunch, Noon - 1:30 p.m., Trinity Lutheran Church, 500 N Second St., Silverton. Free. 503-873-2635

Community Center, 298 Fourth St. David, 503-383-8327

Friday, Feb. 1 Teen Movie 3:30 p.m., Mt. Angel Public Library.

The Hate U Give (PG-13). Under 13 not allowed without a parent. Free.

503-845-6401

First Friday in Silverton 7 - 9 p.m. Explore the historic downtown, have dinner, shop, browse galleries, boutiques. 503873-5615

Lunaria First Friday 7 - 9 p.m., Lunaria Gallery, 113 N Water St., Silverton. Artists reception for The Romance Between Color and Form by Judith Frohreich, Helen Nute Wiens. Loft exhibit features The Sounds of the Earth Are Like Music by Deborah R. Denno.

503-873-7734

Saturday, Feb. 2 Groundhog Day Monday, Feb. 4 Yoga with Robin 5:30 p.m., Silverton Senior Center. 50 and older. Call 503-873-3093 for cost.

Silverton City Council 7 p.m., Silverton Community Center.

Open to public. Agenda available.

503-873-5321

Mt. Angel City Council 7 p.m., Mt. Angel Public Library.

Open to public. Agenda available.

503-845-9291

Tuesday, Feb. 5 Free Blood Pressure Checks 10:30 a.m., Silverton Senior Center.

Free blood pressure checks by Legacy Silverton Health. 50 and older.

503-873-3093

Chinese New Year 3:30 p.m., Mt. Angel Public Library. Ring in Year of the Pig with crafts to celebrate new zodiac. Age 6 - 12. Free. 503-845-6401

The Caring Friends 6:30 p.m., Silverton Senior Center.

The Compassionate Friends provides comfort, hope, support to parents who lost a child. Carol Williams, 503-873-6944

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Scotts Mills Neighborhood Watch 7 p.m., Scotts Mill Community Center, 298 Fourth St. Potluck at 6:30 p.m. Open to public. Smnwcp.org

Caregiver Connection 2 - 3:30 p.m., Legacy Silverton Medical Center, 342 Fairview St. For family caregivers and/or unpaid family caregivers. This month: caregiver resources, equipment, supplies. Free.

Suzy, 503-304-3429

Silverton Garden Club 7 p.m., Silverton Senior Center. Carl Heinke talks about tool sharpening.

Guests welcome. Refreshments served.

Stephanie, 503-803-0801

Mt. Angel American Legion 7 p.m., Legion Hall, 740 E College St. All veterans welcome. 503-845-6119

Wednesday, Feb. 6 Storytime with Chief 10:30 a.m., Mt. Angel Public Library.

Storytime with Mt. Angel Police Chief Mark Daniel. All ages. Free. 503-845-6401

Actors/Improv Group 7 - 8:30 p.m., Silver Falls Library.

Improvisational games. No experience required. Open to adults, high school students. Repeats Feb. 20. 503-873-8796

Thursday, Feb. 7 Ancestry Class 6:30 p.m., Silverton Senior Center. Learn how to trace family roots. 50 and older.

Free. 503-873-3093

Silverton Scribes 7 - 8:30 p.m., Silver Falls Library. Informal writer’s group to share, critique writing projects. Repeats Feb. 21. 503-873-8796

Scotts Mills City Council 7 p.m., Scotts Mills City Hall, 265 Fourth St. Open to public. 503-873-5435

Mother Son Fun Night 5 - 8 p.m., Silverton Middle School, 714 Schlador St. Night out for mothers and sons 8th grade and younger, hosted by Bethany Charter School.

Laser tag, western events, music, chili, rootbeer floats. $30 mother/son. Each additional son $10. Tickets at eventbrite. com under mothersonfunnight2019. bethanycharterschoolboosters@gmail.com

New Beginnings Dinner Auction 5 p.m., Festhalle, 500 NE Wilco Hwy., Mt. Angel. Silent auction, no-host cocktail hour, dinner, dessert, oral auction. Tickets $20. Benefits Silver Falls Christian School.

Silverfallschristianschool.com, 503-873-3991

Sunday, Feb. 10 Paint ‘n’ Party 2 p.m., Silverton Senior Center. Sweetheart Glasses. $35. Pre-register at paintpartyor. com. 503-873-3093

Cabin Fever NW Benefit Concert 3 p.m., St. Mary Church, 575 E College St., Mt. Angel. Cabin Fever NW performs. Tickets $15 adults, $10 seniors, $35 families. Benefits Mt. Angel Senior Center and food bank, Mealson-Wheels. Tickets at Mt. Angel Community Center, Bochsler Hardware, at church on day of concert. Robin, 503-569-2555

Monday, Feb. 11 Life Line Screenings 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., Silverton Senior Center.

Seniors can get screened for potential health problems. Wellness package is $149, $139 with senior center discount. Register at lifelinescreening.com/communitycircle or call 503-653-6441.

Mt. Angel School District 6:30 p.m., District Office, 730 E Marquam St., Mt. Angel. Open to public. 503-845-2345

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Silverton Lions Club

7 p.m., Silverton Community Center. Agenda available. Open to public. 503-873-5303

7 p.m., Legacy Silverton Medical Center, 342 Fairview St. Repeats Feb. 21.

Tuesday, Feb. 12

Saturday, Feb. 9

Ancestry Detectives 10 a.m., Silver Falls Library. David Stewart presents review of basic DNA test available, how to use data in genealogical research.

Open to public. Free. ancestrydetectives.org

Silverton Grange in Transition 10 a.m. - noon, Silverton Grange, 201 Division St. Silverton historian Gus Frederick shares how granges started and remain active in rural communities. Free.

Open to public. 503-269-9987

Second Saturday Maker’s Market 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Macleay Grange, 8312 Macleay Road, Salem. Indoor farmers market, baked goods, handmade crafts.

Free admission. 503-873-3593

Open Quilting Time 1 p.m., Silverton Senior Center. Bring quilting projects to work on. Free. 50 and older. 503-873-3093

Pop-up Cards 1 p.m., Mt. Angel Public Library. Make pop-up card. Age 6 - 12. Free. 503-845-6401

LEGO Lab 3 p.m., Mt. Angel Public Library. Build original creation out of LEGOs to display in library. All ages. Free. 503-845-6401

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Love & Logic Parenting Series

Saturday, Feb. 16

6:30 p.m., Silverton Community Center.

Five-week session on practical parenting approaches, add ideas to parent toolbox.

Child care provided. To register or for information, contact Silverton Together, 503-873-0405, jahnh@wavecable.com.

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

Free breakfast. Open to all. 503-829-5061

Silverton Planning Commission 7 p.m., Silverton Community Center.

Open to public. 503-874-2207

Wednesday, Feb. 13 Mt. Angel Library Advisory Board 6:30 p.m., Mt. Angel Public Library. Open to public. 503-845-6401

Silverton Mural Society 7 p.m., Silverton Mobile Estates Clubhouse, 1307 S Water St. Open to public. Norm, 503-874-8101

Thursday, Feb. 14 Valentine’s Day Healthy Hearts!

Noon, First Baptist Church, 229 Westfield St., Silverton. Nurse Donna Thomas shares benefits of healthy eating. Reva Maulding presents Changes through Life’s Journey. Tea party, $10 per person.

Reservations necessary, call Cathy, 503-9992291. Presented

by Mt. Angel - Silverton Women’s Connection.

Writer’s Workshop 2 p.m., Silverton Senior Center. Writer’s workshop for seniors 50 and older. Free.

503-873-3093

Crafty Thursday 3:30 p.m., Mt. Angel Public Library. Bring a craft item from home to work on. Teens, adults. Free. 503-845-6401

Singles Dine Out Club 6 p.m., Main Street Bistro, 201A E Main St., Silverton. Meet others. Dutch treat.

503-873-3093

GFWC Zenith Women’s Club 7 p.m., Silverton Senior Center. Members discuss ways to fund, implement projects benefiting Silverton Community. Social at 6:30 p.m. Barbara, 801-414-3975

Friday, Feb. 15 Bob Ross Painting Party 3:30 p.m., Mt. Angel Public Library. Follow a Bob Ross video. Materials provided.

Teens, adults. Registration required: 503845-6401.

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Free Community Breakfast

February Book Talk 9:30 a.m., Queen of Angels Monastery, 840 S Main St., Mt. Angel. Tim Nelson, Linda Jensen lead talk on A Gentleman in Moscow

by Amor Towles. Free. Open to public.

503-845-6141

First Citizen Banquet 6 p.m., Festhalle, 500 Wilco Hwy., Mt. Angel. Honoring Silverton residents, businesses. Dinner provided by Wooden Nickel. Tickets $40. Reserve spot by calling 503-873-5615

Sunday, Feb. 17 Taizé Prayer 7 p.m., Benedictine Sisters’ Queen of Angels Chapel, 840 S Main St., Mt. Angel.

Open to public. 503-845-6773

Monday, Feb. 18 President’s Day Tuesday, Feb. 19 Alzheimer’s Support Group 2 p.m., Silverton Senior Center.

Alzheimer’s support for spouses, loved ones.

50 and older. Free. 503873-3093

Contemplative Prayer Group 3:30 p.m., Benedictine Sisters’ Queen of Angels Chapel, 840 S Main St., Mt. Angel.

All welcome. Free. 503-991-9299

Waterdrop Competition 3:30 p.m., Mt. Angel Public Library. See how different liquired sit on a penny. Age 6 - 12. Free. 503-845-6401

MSWCD Annual Meeting 5:30 - 8:30 p.m., Macleay Conference & Retreat Center, 2887 SE 74th Ave., Salem. Annual Marion Soil and Water Conservation District report, awards presentation, musical entertainment, dinner. $10. Open to public. RSVP by Feb. 4 at marionswcd.net, 503-391-9927

Silver Falls Library Book Club 7 - 8:30 p.m., Silver Falls Library. This month is Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate. All welcome. 503-897-8796

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datebook American Legion Post 7 7 p.m., Silverton Elk Lodge, 300 High St. All veterans welcome. 503-871-8160

Wednesday, Feb. 20 Grief Support Group 2 p.m., Silverton Senior Center. Grief support group provided by Providence Benedictine Home Services. 50 and older.

Free. 503-873-3093

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Monthly Dream Group

Tuesday, Feb. 26

1 p.m., Silverton Senior Center. Traveling information with Collette Travels. Free.

10 a.m. - noon, Queen of Angels Monastery, 840 S Main St., Mt. Angel.

Discuss dreams in group setting.

Presenter is Peggy McGurn, PhD. $20.

RSVP: 503-991-9299

Catapult Test 3:30 p.m., Mt. Angel Public Library. Make catapult, see how far you can launch item.

Age 6 - 12. Free. 503-845-6401

Sunday, Feb. 24

6:30 p.m., Silverton Grange, 201 Division St. Open to public. 503-269-9987

Friday, Feb. 22 Friday Movie 3:30 p.m., Mt. Angel Public Library. ScoobyDoo! & the Curse of the 13th Ghost (PG). All ages. Free. 503-845-6401

The Pirate’s Paradise

6 - 8 p.m., Main Street Bistro, 201 E Main St., Silverton. Meet other knitters, crocheters for an evening of pints and some purls. Hosted by KIS Designs.

Everyone welcome. Contact Kisdesigns on Facebook for information.

7 p.m., Brush Creek Playhouse, 11535 NE Silverton Road, Silverton. Tickets $10 adults, $8 students, seniors. Tickets at Books-NTime, 210 N Water St., Ste. B., Silverton; or at door. Repeats 7 p.m. Feb. 23, March 1, 2, 8, 9; 2 p.m. Feb. 23, 24, March 2, 3, 9, 10. brushcreekplayhouse.com

Wellness Wednesday

Saturday, Feb. 23

6 p.m., Live Local Conference Center, 109 Water St., Silverton. Three health coaches. $10. 503-269-9433

Thursday, Feb. 21 Book Discussion for Adults 1 p.m., Mt. Angel Public Library. This month’s selection is Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson. Free. 503-845-6401

Workshop for Horse Owners 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Clackamas County Event Center, 694 NE Fourth Ave., Canby. Learn non-toxic ways to control mud, manure, pests. Find out how to compost horse manure, see different bin designs, get offsite options for dealing with stall waste. $10 registration fee includes lunch. Register at conservationdistrict.org or by email at lkilders@conservationdistrict.org

Scotts Mills Pancake Breakfast

Silverton Grange Meeting

7 a.m. - noon, Scotts Mills Community Center, 298 Fourth St. $6. 503-874-9575

Thursday, Feb. 28

Silverton Senior Center Breakfast

3:30 p.m., Mt. Angel Public Library. Create decorative boxes out of folded paper.

Teens, adults. Free. 503-845-6401

8 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Silverton Senior Center.

Pancake breakfast. $5. Children under 7 free. Open to public. 503-873-3093

Monday, Feb. 25 Medicare Information 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., Silverton Senior Center.

Free Medicare information with Lance Kamstra. 50 and older. Free.

503-873-3093

Vigil for Peace 5 - 6:30 p.m., Towne Square Park, Silverton. Silverton People for Peace gather holding signs pleading for peace, end of wars. Open to all. 503-580-8893

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Civics 101

History-making

Demo underway at Eugene Field

By James Day The old Eugene Field Elementary School in downtown Silverton is coming down.

Crews have been working on the building in recent days, with completion scheduled for mid-February, Public Works Director Petra Schuetz told Our Town. The school was closed at the end of the 2015-16 school year.

The budget for the project is just under $1 million, with the goal remaining to put a new police station on the site by the 2022-23 fiscal year and possibly a new City Hall five years after that. The current police/City Hall building a few blocks away on Water Street was built in 1925 and is not seismically safe.

City Manager Christy Wurster told Our Town that “city staff is currently researching funding possibilities for development of the 3.46-acre site.”

Also, Wurster said, project consultants are working on a site design to present to the City Council at a date still to be determined.

Crews continue demolition and salvage work at the site of Eugene Field School. The city plans to build a new police station on the site.

Schuetz said that the demolition project will not affect the large trees on the property, the sidewalks and the horse hitch at the southwest corner.

In addition, project crews will be recycling

lumber, front face sconces and pillars, some radiators and bubbler drinking foundations, the solid columns under the outdoor play structure, the “signing wall” above the stage and exterior mural rubble.

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Schuetz said that “the primary contributing factor to salvaging additional material was the prohibitive volume of asbestos and lead throughout the building.”

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I read the article about Silvertowne with great interest because that is my home. I would like to thank Our Town for shining a light on our situation here. While it did touch on some of the concerns, there is more to the story and I feel compelled to present a broader picture.

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We do feel fortunate to have such lovely apartments. Most of the apartments are subsidized by Marion County Housing and by Rural Development/USDA. The company that owns the complex is Integrated Services Living, ( I.S. Living), in Salem who also owns and manages other apartments for elderly and disabled people.

All over our nation the poor and elderly are being forsaken by the society they helped create. Low income housing is being grabbed by unknown shell companies, backed by billionaires, who don’t see housing as “home” but rather another resource to be exploited for the highest price possible. Poor people are being evicted or priced out of their homes.

And the homeless population grows.

This is the truth…. we need the whole story…. we need to see to it that all our citizens are protected and empowered to be the best they can be.

This is Silverton, not Mayberry, and we are a strong and compassionate community! We care if anyone in our community is being mistreated.

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What needs to be added to the story is that for years hazardous conditions, such as inadequate outdoor lighting and buckled sidewalks have existed here. Several elders have fallen and injured themselves. Other problems, such a flooding in one laundry room and no hot water in the other, have been neglected. One bedridden resident could not get his broken front door fixed for over a year Eviction notices have been numerous and often unwarranted, leaving residents feeling insecure. One man was expected to sign an illegal document before he could remain

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Adding to the story in his apartment. A woman had to notify Fair Housing of Oregon before I.S. Living would take action to protect her. As unbelievable and cruel as this sounds, I.S. Living sent an eviction notice to a woman who was in a rehabilitation center. Rural Development prevented that eviction.

These conditions became intolerable, so we created a Tenant Association.

At our first meeting 19 residents attended. People were almost shouting about I.S. Living’s threats and intimidation tactics and their failure to make needed repairs. Several people had firsthand experience being threatened by the CEO who was quoted as saying “if you don’t like it here just leave.” Of course, this begs the question “Leave and go where?”

If you are elderly and poor you don’t have options.

The Tenant Association asked for a meeting with the Board of Directors on two separate occasions. Both requests were ignored. In an email the CEO said “that isn’t going to happen”. So we took our concerns to the City of Silverton. They told us our concerns were City Code Violations and stepped in immediately to protect Silvertowne residents.

Currently, because of the intervention by the City of Silverton and the support of Fair Housing of Oregon, the residents feel more secure.

However, in this day and age, when elders can be discounted, ignored or even abused, we need to remember that old people used to be teachers and business owners and writers, and nurses and city officials and social workers.

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Cubed steak is that cut of beef characterized by its square-shaped indentations, used to tenderize the meat. And although I love a good chicken-fried steak now and again, my freezer is often full of this particular cut long after the rest of the beef is gone. But a recent quest for a solution to this dilemma has turned up a marinade, which I have adapted to a stir-fry, that promises an end to the too much cubed steak problem forever. It’s melt-in-your mouth good and will keep even kids coming back for more.

Mix together soy sauce, sugar, juice, oil, onions and garlic in shallow pan. Marinate the meat in the sauce – covered and in the refrigerator – overnight or up to two days.

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Foxes in first

Both Silverton hoop squads riding high

The Silverton boys and girls basketball team have hit the halfway point in the league season with identical 7-1 records.

The girls squad is ranked second in Class 5A and shares the MidWillamette Conference league lead with Lebanon. The Foxes’ boys team is ranked fourth in the state and is alone in first place, one game ahead of South Albany and Corvallis.

The Silverton girls scored a big win Jan. 22, using a 12-4 run down the stretch to win 55-48 at Crescent Valley, dropping the Raiders to 6-2 in league play. Ellie Schmitz led the Foxes with 21 points.

“It was a great first half of the league season (and) there are a lot of games to be played against some great competition,” Foxes girls coach Tal Wold told Our Town. “We have been defending pretty well, which has been important because we have had some stretches where scoring is a challenge.

I know it is cliché to say, but our margin of error is so thin and our league is so good, that going forward, we have to keep focusing on that day. We are not in a position to waste a day or not give our all to a league opponent.”

Silverton’s lone league loss was Jan. 4 at Lebanon. The Foxes and the 6th-ranked Warriors battle again Feb. 5 in Silverton.

“We are where we want to be at this time,” Foxes boys coach Jamie McCarty told Our Town. “We are in

control of our own destiny. We have to continue to get better defensively and rebounding. That will come with championship-level practices and a focus on giving full effort in everything we do. Great teams don’t just show up on game night. They get what they deserve, and this squad is really understanding the level of hard work it takes to be a championship level team.”

Silverton’s lone league loss was an 87-81 overtime defeat at Corvallis on Jan. 11 in which guard David Gonzales lit up the gym with 35 points, including six 3-pointers..

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The defending Class 2A Kennedy girls are ranked No. 1 and are a perfect 11-0 in the Tri-River Conference. The Trojans have a 3.5-game lead ahead of No. 14 Gervais after taking out the Bulldogs 53-40 on Jan. 26.

The Kennedy boys are ranked 8th in Class 2A and are 7-3 in the Tri-River.

Top-ranked Western Christian is a perfect 10-0, with No. 6 Sheridan second at 8-2. The Tri-River only receives two automatic playoff berths, but Kennedy’s ranking puts the Trojans in good shape for one of the four at-large bids should the Trojans not overtake Sheridan. Kennedy, which won 63-44 at Sheridan on Jan. 14, closes the regular season at home against the Spartans on Feb. 5.

Trojans coach Karl Schmidtman told Our Town he liked the way his team finished in the first game against Sheridan.

“We had great ball-handling and movement without the ball and were able to continually get high percentage shots while getting stops at the other end,” he said. “We hope this is something we can build on through the rest of league play.”

Swimming: The AquaFoxes girls squad is 9-1 in dual meets and the boys are 8-2 as the program gears up for the Feb. 8-9 Mid-Willamette Conference district meet at Osborn Aquatic Center in Corvallis.

“I like how we are coming together for the district meet,” said coach Lucky Rogers, whose boys and girls teams have taken second the past two seasons at districts.

As an indicator of the squad’s depth Silverton’s boys squad won the Jan. 12 Molalla Invitational without winning any of the 11 events. The girls were second, also without event-winners.

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Silverton under Rogers traditionally shines in the relay races and this year is no exception. The girls 200 medley and 200 free foursomes are tops in the district, with the 400 free in second.

The boys are second in the 200 free and fourth in the medley.

Top individuals and relay performers include Marie Tolmachoff, Maggie Kelley, Maddie Broyhill and Samantha Zurcher for the girls and Blake Doerfler, David Reeves III, Emmett Bell, Kolton Howell, Carson Brighton, Cole Runion and Tristan Allen among the boys.

The Foxes and the rest of Oregon’s teams will have a new venue for the state meet, which usually is held at Mount Hood Community College in Gresham. The college’s 50-meter pool was damaged recently during the installation of a dome, and the meet, which is Feb. 15-16, has been moved to the Tualatin Hills Aquatic Center in Beaverton. It is expected that the meet will move back to Mount Hood next season.

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Recent improvements for bicyclists in Silverton include new bike parking in the downtown core, bike lane improvements on streets, and collaboration with bike friendly merchants. Several road improvements are underway that will make it safer for students to ride bikes to school.

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Put your life in order

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I like big lists and I cannot lie.

manageable tasks. Other things I have to do later are temporarily shoved aside so I can concentrate on the single job at hand.

Or something like that. With apologies to rapper Sir Mix-a-Lot, I really do like keeping lists, reading lists, and following lists. I’m one of those guys who will sit down with the new telephone book – a really big list – and go through it to see how many names I recognize.

I sometimes wish that other folks would make lists, too.

Just think, if members of Congress would make a list of things to do – Item No. 1: Balance the federal budget – maybe they would make some progress.

But I especially use lists. Lists, it turns out, keep me out of trouble.

Every night, before I go home from work, I make a list.

On it is everything that I have to do the next day. It can be something not very important like “get a haircut.” Or it can be a series of projects I’m working on. Everything goes on the list.

The next morning, I review the list and set priorities, starting with those that have to be done first. If it looks like other projects and activities are going to take up the day, that haircut may have to wait.

More importantly, I don’t have to worry about forgetting something. All of the important things are on the list, so I can concentrate on what I’m doing and not worry about the other stuff.

But the good part is when I finish a project or activity. I

As it stands, they are still arguing about issues they argued about last year, two years ago and a decade ago.

As Yogi Berra used to say, “It’s like deja vu all over again.”

get to cross it off the list. That’s the payoff. Psychologists who analyzed what happens to the human brain when a task is crossed off a list found that you get a small dose of dopamine, a chemical that makes you feel good.

I’m not exaggerating. I wrote an editorial for a daily newspaper in 1980 poking fun at members of Congress who wanted to balance the budget. Since then, the budget has been balanced two or three years, in the 1990s. This year, the budget was $779 billion in the red with no hope of stanching the red ink in sight.

I’ll admit it: I’m a dopamine fiend.

I used to just wing it. I kept a mental checklist of things that needed to be done and when. The problem with that was the list grew exponentially. I not only would be thinking about what I had to do today, but tomorrow, next week, next year and beyond.

A list may not help in the case of Congress, whose members seem to operate in a parallel universe.

I’d get bummed out just thinking about everything I had to do.

But it wouldn’t hurt.

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