Our Town North: July 1, 2018

Helping Hands

Something To Celebrate

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Contents

JULY

Something to Think About The basics of community building..........4

Civics 101 Commission OKs small shelter codes ......6

July 4: CLOSED for the holiday

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Distracted driving penalties increase.....7 The problem with plastics.....................8

Something to Celebrate

Board Meeting

July 10 at 5:30 pm Public Welcome!

100th anniversary for hospital............10

Free Summer Concert Series

Business

10

New doctor joins Township.................13

Datebook............................... 14

100 years of health care at Silverton’s hospital.

Passages................................ 17

Sports & Recreation

Something Fun

Joys of paddle boarding..................... 24

Keeping up with Bernice at 104.......... 18

Sports league changes ahead............ 25

Helping Hands Paws for Love aids young readers........19

Marketplace.......................25 A Grin At The End..........23

Silverton Reservoir trail improved ......20

On the cover Problem-solving plastics.

Something to Do Festival time at Fischer Mill Park........ 22

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Something to Think About

Cohesion

Silvertonians learn to build a stronger community at conference

By Melissa Wagoner When describing herself, Kate Pattison uses the word “neighborhoodian” – a term she coined because of her extreme passion for the place and people who compose the community around her.

“I take it as a very literal – ‘love your neighbors,’” she declared. “I need to live in the front yard.”

Pattison and her husband John moved to Silverton eight years ago because of the tight-knit community and the built environment they found.

“Built environment is where you develop a neighborhood and develop a downtown core. Whether there are sidewalks, wide curves – all of these things matter and affect whether people drive or walk. It’s places versus non-places.”

In Silverton, the Pattisons saw a vibrant built environment, one that had been around since the founding of the town.

The business of joining the community and helping to develop it further was still

of utmost interest to them. Then, in the spring of 2010, they stumbled upon a conference in Seattle called Inhabit, which changed everything.

“It’s all about the faith community being rooted in their local community and weaving a connection,” Pattison explained.

“The whole idea is to go back to your place and take a posture of listening and get to know your neighbors.”

The Pattisons were so inspired by that first conference that they have continued to attend. John went on to write the book, Slow Church: Cultivating Community in the Patient Way of Jesus partly in response to what he has learned over the years and Kate became a member of the Parish Collective – the group that organizes the Inhabit conferences. But what the couple really longed for was to share the conference with others from their own community and thus inspire a neighborhoodian movement.

“All these years I’ve been bugging people to come,” Pattison laughed.

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This past April she got her wish. She was joined by 12 fellow Silvertonians who were able to see first-hand what keeps the Pattisons coming back year after year.

“I realized all these other people care about their place as much as I do,” attendee John Friedrick – Pastor at Oak Street Church in Silverton – said.

Although the conference largely consists of individuals hailing from metropolitan areas, the Silverton group still found much that applied to their own corner of the map. One topic was affordable housing – an issue the Pattisons have had personal experience with and one they solved by moving in with two other families.

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Oak Street Church 502 Oak St., Silverton “Being a family who has very intentionally sought out living in Silverton for life – one of the things that makes it affordable is co-housing,” Pattison explained.

This kind of out-of-the-box problem solving and networking – referred to by Friedrick as “the creative imaginative” – was among the many themes of the conference. Friedrick explained that countless solutions – like co-housing – can appear, on the surface, as the answer to an economic problem but it solves more than money issues. It also creates connection within the community.

“We want all this space between us and our neighbors,” fellow attendee Hilary Dumitrescu said. “When we’re forced

to live in proximity there’s a level of awareness that’s produced. People should live like this all the time.”

Creating a cohesive community was the overarching theme of the Inhabit Conference, and Friedrick learned the best way to begin is to banish fear.

“There’s a lot of fear of our neighbors,” he explained. “We lock our door – that’s the built environment. You don’t have to see your neighbors.”

Dumitrescu learned a good antidote is to nurture a culture of storytelling.

“Taking the time to talk to your neighbors and hear their stories,” she said. “You can’t hate someone if you know their story – their real story.”

Dumitrescu thinks part of the fear in her own community may come from the number of newcomers moving in.

“But I think it can grow with intention.

We’re Silverton, that’s what we do.”

Dumitrescu suggested that viewing growth

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as a necessary part of creating a healthy community and a way of keeping the cost of housing affordable for all residents may help alleviate the fear of growth.

“People shy away from 60 units per acre,” she said, “but that supports buses.

80 units supports jobs. 30 units per acre lessens infrastructure.” Instead of limiting new residences, Dumitrescu suggested supporting the economy through higher wages that mirror the rising cost of housing.

Paul Mathae – another attendee and the owner of New Creations Sign – agreed, adding supporting budding entrepreneurs would also benefit the economy.

“The presenter said, ‘We don’t need more soup kitchens, we need to start thinking creatively on some practical ways of how to empower people,” he said.

Mathae immediately thought of the local churches, which sit – mostly unutilized – the majority of the week.

“That’s not good stewardship,” he said.

“Would there be somebody who’s always

wanted to start a dance studio? Could we empower people?”

Armed with a new way of looking at the built spaces around them the Inhabit attendees are ready to take creative imaginative action – especially Pattison, who has spent the past eight years doing what she was tasked at that first conference to do – observe and listen.

“I’m about ready to explode now because I’m ready to go,” she declared. “I finally think I can take steps forward.”

Pattison’s goal is to help the community come together in support of the schools, to begin developing the underutilized spaces and to help the local economy flourish.

“There are people in every part of this community who care about this place – the people, the land, the food, the economy,” she said.

Dumitrescu agreed. “I just feel like we have such a wealth here in terms of community and love and charm and sweetness and if we come together with intention we can do something great.”

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Civics 101

Homeless housing

Planning commission recommends new code to council

By James Day

project, with three speaking against and one person giving neutral testimony. At the first Planning Commission hearing on the matter on May 8, six people testified in favor of the code change, with three opposed and two providing neutral comments.

A possible path to placing small unit transitional housing for the homeless on church properties in Silverton is now in the hands of the City Council.

The Silverton Planning Commission strongly backed new development code language on June 12. The council will consider the recommendation at its July 2 meeting.

A standing-room-only crowd of 60 people was on hand at the Silverton Community Center for the five-hour, ten-minute session, although by the time it concluded at 12:10 a.m. less than 15 people were there, most of them applauding when the 5-1 vote was taken.

Chair Clay Flowers and commissioners Gus Frederick, Chris Mayou, Tasha Huebner and Rich Piaskowski voted to recommend that the City Council consider the new code language. Morry Jones cast the lone “no” vote.

Vice-chair Jeff DeSantis was not present.

Many of the comments Tuesday night called for compassion.

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The commission was not considering a shelter proposal, only the development code language that would be required for one to go forward. The drive for the code challenge stems from a proposal by St Edward’s Episcopal Church to place small housing units on its property on West Center Street. Representatives of

the church were on hand to update their proposal during the public testimony period, which lasted just short of two hours. A key change that they offered was to place the units at the rear of the property rather than in the parking lot, thereby offering more privacy.

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“Silverton is a welcoming and supporting town,” said former city councilor Scott Walker. “This is a modest proposal with safeguards built in. To say no to this… that’s not the Silverton that I know that helps people out.”

Opponents expressed concerns about safety, suggesting public property such as the Police Department would be a more appropriate site. Fears that the transitional housing might become permanent were also presented.

Commissioners sorted through and tweaked a lengthy set of code standards prepared by city staff before proceeding to the vote.

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Council elections Nov. 6 “I started off like Morry,” Flowers said during the discussion. “I wasn’t sure that we were doing the right thing putting this in the code. But I think we have ways to manage the risk. I think we should move forward and try.”

In other items before the commission: • The proposed subdivision on North James Street will have to wait for the July 9 Planning Commission meeting to be resolved. Because of a dispute regarding traffic analysis and the impact of the project upon nearby intersections a request from the applicant for a continuance was granted.

The plan calls for subdividing 9.5 acres east of James and north of Jefferson into 40 lots for single-family homes and duplexes.

• The commission recommended approval of an annexation for a South Water Street property. If supported by the City Council the annexation would allow Rose-Ellen Hope to hook up to the city sewer system while building an addition onto her home.

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Civics 101

Rethinking plastic

By Melissa Wagoner As an archeologist for the State of Oregon, Nancy Nelson has spent a lot of time studying what past generations have left behind, the layer of discarded objects – bones, pottery, leather and metal – that tell the story of that era. What has recently become a growing concern to her is the story currently being created.

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Purchase less new items by borrowing and sharing, posting requests for second-hand items online and supporting local thrift stores and resale shops.

Buy in bulk.

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“Our generation is going to have an archeological stratum that doesn’t break down,” she said.

Look for alternatives that use less/no packaging or packaged in biodegradable plant-based material.

The reason: plastic.

Carry reusable containers for leftovers.

“Plastics have kind of gone along with being lazy,” she stated but then quickly revised. “None of this comes from a place of being judgmental of the ways we are forced to live. I still have these plastic glasses because that is what I can afford.”

Utilize reusable cups and straws for takeaway drinks; reusable water bottles; cloth grocery bags, produce bags and snack pouches and sealable beeswax coated cloths to keep foods fresh.

Nelson’s study of human history and her childhood spent on the beaches of Florence, Oregon, have given her a unique perspective on the problem of plastics and their effect on the environment. In response, she recently started a plastic-free online market – Peace Seed Organic, based out of Oregon City – as a way of offering consumers an alternative to commonly purchased disposable plastic items.

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“The concept of Peace Seed Organic is zero waste,” she explained. “The products that we sell are all really high quality products.”

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Her dream is to one day open an entire grocery store devoid of plastic and where consumers know items are organic and made in America without having to read a label. Until then she is building her online marketplace and offering information about waste reduction whenever she can.

“It kind of goes beyond just plastics – it’s kind of looking at what you’re putting in the garbage, looking in your cupboards and the tools you use,” she said. “It almost requires you to go back 75 years and think – how did people live without plastics?”

One way previous generations made due without the use of

Use mason jars for leftovers and packed lunches.

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“Have a look at what you throw away and recycle over a week and figure out what types of plastic are the biggest part

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“Recycling is a distant third to reducing and reusing as far as positive environmental impacts,” she explained. “Even though recycling some plastics was an option before, it was still not a very good one – environmentally speaking.

Recycling it is energy-intensive and the quality of the plastic is downgraded (and often not recyclable a second time) – when you do so it will still be eventually destined for disposal anyway.”

Instead, Myers-Shenai suggests determining which plastics make up the bulk of the waste stream and researching alternatives.

“Packaging is by far the biggest generator of plastic waste that was previously accepted for recycling here but is now not,” she said. “Scrutinize your purchases and ask yourself if there is another way to get the item without all the packaging.”

Shenai-Myers suggested consumers pick one place to start – conceding that major change can be difficult.

“Don’t try to do everything all at once or you’ll just get burned out and throw up your hands,” she cautioned.

“Find one small way to adapt your routine in a more earth friendly way, and when that change becomes an every-day habit then look for the next thing. It is also important to realize that there are positive changes happening behind the scenes to (make) sustainable changes society-wide.”

Nelson agreed with this sentiment adding, “We want it to be inviting and positive. That’s how cultural change occurs – in really small increments.”

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Something to Celebrate

Silverton legacy

Hospital celebrates 100 years of service to the community

By Brenna Wiegand

By the late 1930s the facility was literally creaking and groaning under everincreasing demands. As they started raising money to add a wing, the sudden death of Rebecca Stevens Mount led to her son, an Oregon City physician, offering the spacious family home on a beautiful parcel on West Hill to the Silverton Hospital Association. They purchased it in July 1936 for $3,000; and though the property remains at the core of Silverton’s hospital complex, every

As settlers to Silverton Country blazed their way through untouched timber, medical pioneers worked through uncharted waters to provide the best possible care to these and all of its people.

Silverton Hospital, now Legacy Silverton Medical Center, celebrates its 100-year anniversary July 18. Hospital President Sarah Fronza said the spirit that got us here differs little from what it will take to navigate the next century.

After operating out of his private residence for four years, “mill doctor” Clarence Keene was one of the first community members to invest in the property still occupied by Silverton’s hospital.

“It was 267 community members who bought 1,000 shares in Silverton Hospital 100 years ago, and I think about how much of that community spirit is still true today,” Fronza said. “We have over 300 volunteers that make it possible to provide such personal care.”

Though earlier attempts to form a hospital in Silverton fizzled out, the advent of its robust timber industry and the resultant accidents made it a necessity.

In fact, it was Silverton Lumber Co,, founded in 1906, and Silver Falls Timber Co., started in 1914, that hired 36-yearold Clarence Keene, M.D., as “mill doctor” that same year.

The timber company’s ability to lay miles and miles of track from Southern Pacific Railroad into virgin forests above the Abiqua brought a massive influx of men and families seeking work in the woods or at the mill.

Horrific accidents, gruesome injuries and

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The house purchased in 1918, known as the Water Street Hospital, served the community until 1937 when the community purchased the land where Legacy Silverton Medical Center now exists.

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death were frequent occurrences among these largely inexperienced workers.

“Old Pills and Iodine” was excited about the new challenge but needed a place to treat his patients locally. He purchased a large home on East Hill to serve as both mill hospital and home for the Keene family and graciously made the facility available to any doctor who needed it.

After four years the place couldn’t handle the patient load and Dr. Keene was among the first to invest in a public hospital through the newly formed

Silverton Hospital Association.

The association purchased a large residence at 1103 N. Water St., and there the hospital was in operation from 1918-1937. As at the Keene home, surgical patients were transported up and down a flight of stairs by stretcher for better natural daylight and where remedies of the day – turpentine compresses, whiskey and a vast array of enemas – could be carried out in greater comfort.

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Preparing for a new century

Celebration plans

Donations to the Campus Enhancement (Project) may be sent to: Silverton Health Foundation, 342 Fairview St., Silverton, OR 97381. For information, call Randy Stockdale, 503-873-1790

This summer Legacy Silverton Medical Center will hold many events to celebrate the hospital’s 100-year anniversary.

One of the first is its participation in this year’s Homer Davenport Community Festival. In addition to having its own couch in the Davenport races, the hospital will give away 100 passes to the pool and 100 bike helmets, fitted by specialists.

ensuing decade ushered in dramatic additions and improvements.

The 1940s and ‘50s saw construction of a new maternity wing, a medical-surgical wing, a kitchen-dining facility and the establishment of the Silverton Hospital Auxiliary, which remains an integral source of support to the hospital.

By 1974 a new wing to house a lab, X-ray and business offices was completed and during the ‘80s respiratory, mammography and ultrasound technologies came to town. Soon after, an emergency room, and by the 1990s a $1 million campaign for an all-new facility was well under way.

Most of us weren’t around at Silverton Hospital’s inception, but it’s possible that the crowning jewel in a century of medical pioneering was the 2001 opening of its $12 million Silverton Family Birth Center. This has become a destination for expectant moms well outside the Silverton area.

Today Legacy Silverton has clinics in Woodburn, Keizer and Mount Angel and

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Dr. Olwyn Davies, who has practiced medicine more than 60 years, will be Grand Marshal of the festival parade.

Legacy Silverton Medical Center today.

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a multitude of relationships with private doctors and clinics.

call away and that doesn’t happen without a Legacy affiliation.”

“We couldn’t do this without our independent providers,” Fronza said. “We are this very tightknit family of providers that have come together to provide health care for our communities.”

Legacy Health has also pledged to match the $1 million Silverton Health Foundation is raising for its Campus Enhancement Project.

Silverton Hospital became part of the Legacy Health organization in 2016.

“I think the last couple years people have wondered if it’s going to be different with Legacy,” Fronza said, “…and different isn’t always bad… It gives us an incredible team of specialists up North just a phone

Foundation Director Randy Stockdale said the project includes new emergency and imaging facilities, a rooftop helipad and an outpatient clinic with underground parking.

“It’s the staff that gave the hospital its reputation; it wasn’t because it had all the bright and shinies,” Stockdale said.

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“Moving forward we’re going to have facilities that may not be equal to the staff but a lot closer.”

The foundation has raised nearly $300,000 since launching its campaign in May. Though plans are only in a conceptual stage, Fronza expects they’ll break ground in three years.

“We were started with small gifts and those are very, very important to us,” Stockdale said. “That’s always going to be the main thing about us because we are a very small, rural hospital. Its more about doing it together.”

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Distracted driving penalties increase July 1 It’s news you need to share with every member of your household – and remember when tempted to touch your phone when behind the wheel – beginning July 1, distracted driving penalties in Oregon will start adding up.

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Distracted driving is already exacting a high price – with fatalities and serious injuries occurring regularly in crashes where a driver is distracted – and now the cost for the driver may go even higher.

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From 2012-2016 in Oregon, there were 10,814 crashes involving a distracted driver, resulting in 70 fatalities and 16,503 injuries.

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Second offense, or first offense, if it contributed to a crash: Class A violation, with a fine up to $2,500.

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“Distracted driving is an epidemic in Oregon, and the consequences can be deadly,” said Troy E. Costales, Transportation Safety Division administrator. “Everyone using the transportation system – drivers, bicyclists and pedestrians alike – should put away the distractions when traveling to help eliminate these tragedies.”

This year, in unofficial numbers, Oregon has had 172 fatalities, up 17.8% from the same time last year. While we don’t yet know the factors that contributed to these crashes, anecdotal information indicates many of these involved vehicles traveling out of their lane – and that can be the result of drivers being distracted.

“Distractions occur in many ways and Oregon’s law stresses the need to put your electronic devices aside,” Costales said. “What a driver must do is commit to keeping ‘hands on the wheel, mind on the road.’”

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Oregon’s Distracted Driving law went into effect. Here are the basics: If you are under 18, you can’t use anything while driving, even hands-free.

Drivers are not allowed to use any phone function that requires holding or touching.

Hands-free or built in devices are allowed under the law.

Cell phone mounts that cradle your phone on your dash are considered a hands-free device and functions that use a single touch or swipe to activate or deactivate the device or a function of the device are acceptable.

Navigation Apps, Music Apps can only be used if you keep both hands on the wheel.

Just standing still in traffic, stopping at a red light or a stop sign isn’t enough: your car must be parked safely.

Calling 911 in case of an emergency is only OK if no one else can initiate the call.

The law includes cell phones, tablets, kindles, laptops, GPS units, mobile music players or any electronic device.

Exemptions include those making medical emergency calls, truck and bus drivers following federal rules, twoway radio use by school drivers and utility drivers during the scope of their employment, police, fire, ambulance, and emergency vehicle operators during the scope of their employment and ham radio operators.

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Direct primary care doctor joins Silverton team

By Melissa Wagoner Dr. Tomas Gigena is stepping into a new career that taps into his Argentinian roots.

“I grew up in a small town like Silverton,” Tomas said. In that town the doctor not only visited patients’ homes, he knew the name of every family member – even the pets.

That level of care and attention inspired the young Gigena – who later attended Cordoba University – but it hasn’t always been easy to achieve given the requirements of today’s healthcare system.

“There’s a tremendous amount of burdened doctors and frustrated doctors,” Gigena said.

Although Gigena – who has spent the past eight years employed at Silverton Health in Woodburn – was happy in his work, he wasn’t entirely fulfilled.

“They treated me very nice. It’s just – in the hospitals you’re pretty restricted.”

One of the limitations Gigena chaffed against was his inability to practice integrative medicine, which he studied during his residency in Cleveland, Ohio.

“Integrative medicine is more the natural root cause approach with the complement of conventional medicine,” he said. “Conventional medicine is more a controlling of symptoms.”

Some of the holistic approaches Gigena is trained to use include nutrition, stress management and the use of infrared to help patients detoxify, oxygenate and heal.

“It’s my passion,” Gigena confessed. “I can finally become the physician that I dreamed to be at one time.”

Gigena’s journey into the DPC realm began during his friendship with Dr. Rob Rosborough – the founder of Township Health DPC in Silverton.

“I saw him so happy,” Gigena laughed.

“He told me about this DPC wonderful model. It is made for me – and specifically my patients.”

Gigena began looking into the DPC model in September when he attended an annual conference of practitioners in Orlando. It was love at first sight and in May he moved into Rosborough’s newly expanded office.

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building my practice,” Gigena said. “I have a deal with my wife – it’s this or become a fishing guide.”

“We’re the fastest growing primary care practice in the country,” Rosborough said.

“I think what’s happening nationally with the [insurance] mandate going away next year – there’s going to be a real need.”

A third of Rosborough’s patients are already uninsured, he said, but with DPC that is a non-issue because all in-office procedures – including wellness care, acute care, chronic disease management and procedures like laceration repair – are included under one monthly fee.

The model – with rates of $70 per adult, $10 per child and $160 per family – works because of the low material cost of primary care and no insurance billing.

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“The cost of primary care is time and education of patients,” Gigena said. “The material is relatively inexpensive.”

“There’s lots of money being made by insurance companies,” Rosborough added.

“You cut out the middle man and it saves so much money.”

But money isn’t the only reason the two think DPC is the best way to practice – for them, time is the real savings.

“The greatest gift we have to give is time,” Rosborough said. “Before we were only able to focus on one or two symptoms.”

“I was talking more to my computer,” Gigena agreed. “It was always a frustration between time and access.”

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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 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 members, $4 non-members. Repeats Wednesdays, Fridays.

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

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

Also, 4 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays.

Holistic Nutrition, 11 a.m., Silverton

Senior Center. $10 members, $12 nonmembers. Signups needed.

Acupressure Self-Care, 11 a.m., Silverton Senior Center. $10 members, $12 nonmembers. Signups needed.

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

Lego Lab, 4:15 p.m., Mount Angel Public

Friday

Serenity Al-Anon Meeting, 5:30 p.m.,

Seventh Day Adventist Church, 1159 Oak St., Silverton. Ann, 503-873-4198

Library. All ages. Free.

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

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

Public Library. Stories, singing. Toddlers with caregivers. Free.

Indoor Playtime, 11:00 a.m., Mount Angel Public Library. Toddlers with caregivers.

Free.

Baby Bird Storytime, 11 a.m., Silver Falls Library. Age 0 – 36 months. Free.

Water Wednesdays, 1 – 3 p.m., Mount

Angel Public Library. Water activities in courtyard. Free. 10 and under.

Bingo, 1 p.m., Silverton Senior Center. $1.50 per card. Two for $2. Non-members pay $1 extra to play.

Open Art Studio, 1 p.m., Silverton Senior

Center. Bring art project to work on. Free.

Silverchips Woodcarving Sessions, 1 –

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.

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

Recovery at Noon, Noon – 1 p.m., Third

AA Meetings, 8 p.m., Scotts Mills

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

Thursday

and High streets, Silverton. Every day except Sunday. 503-873-1320

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

Reservations: 503-874-6006

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

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

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

Repeats Thursdays. $5 members, $6 nonmembers.

Tai Chi, 9:00 a.m. & 5 p.m., Silverton

Senior Center. Repeats Thursday. $3 members, $4 non-members.

Mt. Angel Food Bank, 9:30 – 11:30 a.m., Mt. Angel Community Center, 195 E Charles St. Repeats Wednesday, Friday.

503-845-6998

Crafty Kids, 3 – 9 p.m., Silver Falls Library.

Create arts, crafts projects. Age 5 – 11.

Free.

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

Church, 402 N First St., Silverton. Free; donations accepted. 503-873-6620 Community Center, 298 Fourth St. Repeats Saturdays. David, 503-383-8327

Kiwanis Club of Silverton, 7 a.m., Main St. Bistro, 201 E Main St., Silverton.

503-510-3525.

Mt. Angel Wochenmarkt, East Charles

Street. German farmer’s market, activities for children, local musicians. 503-951-9361

Baby Bird Storytime, 11 a.m., Silver Falls Library. Age 0 – 36 months. Free.

Family History Class, 1 p.m., Silverton Senior Center. Members free, non-members $2.

Take Off Pounds Sensibly, 6 p.m., Silverton United Methodist Church, 203 W Main St. Dave, 503-501-9824

Compassionate Presence Sangha, 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

Overeaters Anonymous, 7 – 8 p.m., St.

Edward’s Episcopal Church, 211 W Center St., Silverton. Discuss tips, support those with eating problems. 503-551-3671

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Silverton Toastmasters, 7:30 a.m.,

Silverton Women Connect, 8:45am., Main Street Bistro, 201 E. Main St., Silverton.

Networking group for personal, business growth with like-minded women. Val Lemings, 503-877-8381

Sunday, July 1 Brush Creek Players Perform

2 p.m., Brush Creek Playhouse, 11535 NE Silverton Road, Silverton. The Golden Harp that Saved Silverton. Adults $10. Seniors, children under 12 $8. Tickets at door or Books-N-Time, 210 N Water St., Ste. B, Silverton. Repeats 7 p.m. July 6, 7; 2 p.m.

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

Monday, July 2

Silvertones Community Singers, 10 a.m.,

11 a.m., Silverton Senior Center. Learn about Gastroesophageal reflux disease, choices in treatment. $10 members, $12 non-members. 50 and older. 503-873-3093

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

Sand Art

Stardust Village Club House, 1418 Pine St., Silverton. Sandy, 503-871-3729 United Methodist Church, 203 Main St., Silverton. Tomi, 503-873-2033 Falls Library. Ages 0 – 5. Free.

Saturday Silverton Farmers Market, 9 a.m. –

1 p.m., Town Square Park, Main Street, Silverton. 503-873-5615

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

Family Game Day, 11 a.m. – 5

p.m., Silver Falls Library. All ages. Free; caregiver must attend with children 0 – 5.

Saturday Lunch, Noon –

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

Sunday Silverton Spiritual Life Community,

10:30 a.m., Silverton Grange, 201 Division St. New thought services.

Free Summer Lunch

Oregon kids and teens (ages 1 – 18) get free summer meals at the following locations. Adult lunches can be purchased for $1.50. summerfoodoregon.org Coolidge McClaine Park, 300 Coolidge St., Silverton. 12 – 12:30 p.m. Monday – Friday. June 18 – Aug. 24. Mark Twain Elementary, 425 N Church St., Silverton.

11 – 11:30 a.m. Monday – Friday. June 18 – Aug. 24. Scotts Mills Elementary, 805 First St. 11 – 11:30 a.m. Monday – Friday.

June 18 – Aug. 24. Silverton High, 1456 Pine St. Breakfast 7:30 – 8 a.m. Monday – Thurs. Lunch 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Monday – Friday. July 23 – Aug. 16. St. Mary’s Public Elementary, 590 E College St., Mt. Angel. Breakfast 7:30 – 8:30 a.m.

Monday – Friday. Lunch 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Monday – Friday. June 18 – Aug. 17.

GERD Education

3:30 p.m., Mount Angel Public Library.

All ages. Free. 503-845-6401

Tuesday, July 3 July 3rd Celebration

9 a.m., The Oregon Garden, 879 Main St., Silverton. Day-long event features family activities, live music, fireworks, food vendors.

Admission between 9 a.m.

– 6 p.m. is $12 adults, $10 seniors, $9 students 12 – 17, $6 children 5 – 11, free for children 4 and under, Oregon Garden members, Silverton residents. After 6 p.m., admission is free with suggested donation of $5. Onsite parking is $5 after 6 p.m. Refreshments available from vendors. Fireworks at 10 p.m. No pets. For complete listing of events, visit oregongarden.org

Caregiver Connection

2 – 3:30 p.m., Legacy Silverton Health, 342 Fairview St. For family caregivers, unpaid family caregivers. Free. Suzy, 503-304-3429

The Compassionate 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

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

Silverton Garden Club

7 p.m., Silverton Senior Center. Open to public. Free. 503-873-3093

Wednesday, July 4 Independence Day Mt. Angel Fourth of July

11 a.m., downtown Mt. Angel. Parade. 8:30 p.m. JFK High. Food, beverages for sale.

Fireworks around 10 p.m. at Kennedy High.

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Thursday, July 5 Throwback Movie Thursday

1 p.m., Mount Angel Public Library.

Pollyanna (PG). Popcorn. Free. All ages.

503-845-6401

Silverton Scribes

7 – 8:30 p.m., Silver Falls Library. Informal writer’s group to share, critique writing projects. Repeats July 19. 503-873-8796

Scotts Mills City Council

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

Silverton Lions Club

7 p.m., Legacy Silverton Health, 342 Fairview St. Open to everyone interested in service to community. Repeats July 19.

503-873-7119

Friday, July 6 Summer Concert Series

1 p.m., Silverton Senior Center. Piano music, sing-along with Aunt Kate. Bring lunch or order, suggested donation $3, from Meals-on-Wheels by calling 503873-6906. Repeats July 13, 20, 27.

Painting Class

Monday, July 9

Silverton Mural Society

Concerts in the Park

6:30 p.m., Old Mill Park, Silverton. Today: Keizer Big Band. July 23: Sycobillies. July 30: Silverton Friends of Music Big Band. Bring chair, picnic supper. Free. 503-873-5615

Tuesday, July 10 RiteAid Wellness Ambassador

1 p.m., Silverton Senior Center. Visit with RiteAid wellness ambassador. Free. 50 amd older. 503-873-3093

Painted Rocks

2:30 p.m., Silver Falls Library. Paint rocks.

Free. Age 5 – 12. 503-873-7633

Mt. Angel Summer Reading

3:30 p.m., Mount Angel Public Library.

Today: Mo Phillips, comedy. July 17: Creature Teachers. July 24: Angel Ocasio, juggling. July 31: KC Puppetree. Free. All ages. 503-845-6401

Rock Painting for Adults

6:30 – 7:30 p.m., Silver Falls Library. Adult rock painting with Ann Altman. Supplies provided. Free. 503-873-8796

Silverton Planning Commission

1 p.m., Silverton Senior Center. Learn to paint with Moises. $10 members, $12 non-members. 503-873-3093

7 p.m., Silverton Community Center, 421 S Water St. Open to public. 503-874-2207

Lunaria Art Show Reception

Gardening Workshop

7 – 9 p.m, Lunaria Gallery, 113 N Water St., Silverton. Artists reception for “Home is Where the HeART is.” Features 11 artists. Loft features pastels by Deborah Alysoun. Show thru July 29, 11-5 daily

First Friday in Silverton

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

Saturday, July 7 Community Pancake Breakfast

8 a.m., Silverton Senior Center. Benefits Silverton Senior Center. $6 adults, $5 members, $4 veterans, $3 children under 12. Free for children under 5. Open to public. 503-873-3093

St. Benedict Festival

Noon – 4 p.m., Mount Angel Abbey, 1 Abbey Dr., St. Benedict. Meet monks, join for midday prayer, Vespers. Enjoy picnic, local wines, monk-brewed beers. Play games. Explore Abbey. $50 per person, 21 and older. Tickets at mountangelabbey. org/sbf-ticket-form. Benefits Abbey library, guesthouse, monastery.

Physique Explored

2 – 4 p.m., Borland Art Gallery, 303 Coolidge St., Silverton. Artists’ reception for July’s exhibit featuring art depicting human form in any medium. Barbara, 801-414-3875

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

Wednesday, July 11 2 p.m., Silverton Senior Center. Gardening with Dale Small. Free. 503-873-3093

Midsummer Market

5 – 8 p.m., Stamen & Pistil, 206 S Water St., Silverton. Live music, coffee, games. Farmers market with fresh produce, sushi, meats, eggs. Hosted by Stamen & Pistil, Silverton Coffee Station, Silverton Food Co-op.

Thursday, July 12 Back to the Farm!

Noon, United Silverton Methodist Church, 203 Main St. Carla Phillips shares “A Return to Real Food with Raw Milk.” Speaker is Lynne Franz . Luncheon, $6.50. Reservations, Cathy 503-999-2291, due July 11.

Presented by Mt. Angel-Silverton Women’s Connection, Stonecroft Ministries.

Rock Painting

3:30 p.m., Mt. Angel Public Library. Create painted rocks. Teens, adults. Free.

503-845-6401

Singles Dine Out Club

6 p.m., Mt. Angel Sausage Company, 105 S Garfield St. Order off menu, pay independently. 503-873-3093

Silver Falls Reading Performer

7 p.m., Silver Falls Library. Today: Angel Ocasio, comedy. July 19: Rich Glauber, musician. July 26: The Creature Teachers (Coolidge McClaine Park).

Historic Silver Falls Day

10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Silver Falls State Park.

Antique cars, horse-drawn carriage rides, horse logging demos, storytelling, oldfashioned games, carriage rides, live music, historical displays. Miniature canoe race to celebrate Al Faussett’s 1928 canoe trip over the South Falls. For detailed event schedule, visit silverfallsstatepark. wordpress.com. $5 parking fee. Repeats July 15. 503-874-0201

SUN Concert Movies in the Garden

7 p.m., The Oregon Garden, 879 Main St. Today: NeverEnding Story (PG). July 19: Sleepless in Seattle (PG). July 26: Footloose (PG). $4 adults, $3 ages 12 – 17, $2 ages 5 – 11. Children 4 and under free.

Season pass $15. Well-behaved pets on leash welcome. Beer, wine, concessions available for purchase. Movies start at dusk. Oregongarden.org

Friday, July 13 Friday Movie Matinee

3 p.m., Mount Angel Public Library. A Wrinkle in Time (PG). Popcorn. All ages.

Free. 503-845-6401

Art in the Garden

6:30 – 9 p.m., The Oregon Garden, 879 Main St. Artists’ reception for Art in the Garden, featuring nine outdoor art installations by local artists. Admission $25; $20 Garden members. Tickets include artist talks, live music, light appetizers, wine tasting. Pieces may be viewed through Sept. 30 with paid admission. oregongarden.org

2 p.m., Silver Falls Library. Performance by Silverton Ukulele Network. Free. Open to public. 503-873-8796

Tuesday, July 17 Alzheimer’s Support Group

2 p.m., Silverton Senior Center. For spouses, family members. Free. 50 and older.

503-873-3093

Music Collage

2:30 p.m., Silver Falls Library. Create art with Ann Altman. Age 13 – 18. Free.

503-873-7633

Prayer of the Heart

3:30 p.m., Queen of Angels Monastery, 840 S Main St., Mt. Angel. Contemplative prayer group. Open to public.

Pizza in the Park

6 – 8 p.m., Scotts Mill City Park. Pizza, salad, beverages, games. Suggested donation $5 pizza; $1 drinks. proceeds benefit park maintenance. Open to all. 503-873-5435

Silver Falls Library Book Club

Saturday, July 14

7 p.m., Silver Falls Library. Book discussion group for adults. A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles. Open to all. Free.

503-873-9796

Ride to Defeat ALS

American Legion Post 7

6 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Mt. Angel. Riders compete in 75-mile, 50-mile, 25-mile, 3-mile or 62-mile ride. Finish line festivities include entertainment, complimentary massages, lunch, demonstrations. Preregistration, $35; $20 for 3-mile. Registration, $45, (3-mile $30), for cyclists is available day-of, but all participants ages 11 and up are responsible for meeting $150 fundraising goal by day of event. 800-681-9851 ext.

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Sisters Quilt Show

6:45 a.m., Silverton Senior Center. Attend Sisters Quilt Show. $35 members, $37 non-members. Signup by calling 503-873-3093.

Lumberjack Breakfast

9 – 10 a.m., South Falls Lodge Theater, Silver Falls State Park. Hotcakes, bacon, coffee, orange juice. $5 suggested donation. Benefits educational programs at Silver Falls State Park. 503-874-0201

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

Wednesday, July 18 Pints & Purls

6 – 8 p.m., Seven Brides Brewing, 990 N First, 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.

Mark Kroos Performs

6:30 p.m., Silver Falls Library. Mark Kroos plays two guitar necks at the same time. All ages. Free. 503-973-8796

Thursday, July 19 Advanced Planning Workshop

2:30 p.m., Silverton Senior Center. Free.

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3:30 p.m., Mt. Angel Public Library. See what designs are hidden in rock. Teens.

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Friday, July 20 Grief Support Group

1 p.m., Silverton Senior Center. Healing Hearts provided by Bristol Hospice. Free.

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3 p.m., Mt. Angel Public Library.

Black Panther. Teens. Free. 503-845-6401

Saturday, July 21 Free Pancake Breakfast

7 – 9:15 a.m., Marquam United Methodist Church, 36975 Highway 213, Mt. Angel.

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Canterbury Renaissance Faire

10 a.m. – 6 p.m., Whitewind Far, 6118 Mt. Angel Hwy. Adults $14/day, $24/weekend.

Seniors 60 and older, children 6 - 12 $11/ day, $20 weekend. Under 5 free. Repeats July 22, 28, 29. canterburyfaire.com

Garden Zen Market Place

10 a.m. – 7 p.m., Old Mill Park, Silverton.

Shop garden delights, art. Vendor applications at thewhiteoakgallery@ gmail.com.

Monthly Dream Group

10 a.m. – noon, Queen of Angels Monastery, 840 S Main St., Mt. Angel. Learn how listening to dreams help show God’s presence in awakened life. Presenter Peggy McGurn, PhD. $20. RSVP: 503-845-6141

Journal Making

1 – 3 p.m., Silverton Senior Center. All supplies provided. $42. 50 and older. 503873-3093

Fischers Mill Music Fest

2 – 9 p.m., Old Mill Park, Silverton. Enjoy live bluegrass, rock, folk music. All ages. $5 suggested donation. Food, beer, wine, soft drink available from local vendors.

Tuesday, July 24 Painted Rocks

2:30 p.m., Silver Falls Library. Paint rocks.

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Wednesday, July 25 Abbey Bach Festival

5:15 p.m., Mount Angel Abbey, 1 Abbey Dr., St. Benedict. Three-day classical music festival. Picnic supper. $55/night, $125/three nights. mtangelabbey.org

Thursday, July 26 Crafty Thursday

3:30 p.m., Mt. Angel Public Library. Bring craft from home to work on with other crafters. Free. Teens, adults.

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5 – 7 p.m., GeerCrest Farm, 12390 NE Sunnyview Road, Salem.

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7 p.m., Silverton Senior Center. Bunco, snacks, prizes. Tickets $10, limited number.

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3 p.m., Mt. Angel Public Library. Video games, life-sized games, board games.

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Saturday, July 28 Wellness Weekend

Silverton Senior Center. Wellness Weekend with Tsipora’s Wings. $10 members, $12 non-members. $25 for all weekend. 541207-2557, tsiporawings.com

Sing-A-Long

1 – 4 p.m., Silver Falls Library. Join in a Sound of Music sing-a-long. Open to all.

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Sunday, July 29 Scotts Mills Pancake Breakfast

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

Monday, July 30 Blood Drive

9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Silverton Elks Lodge, 300 High St. To schedule donation, contact Marissa Wyckoff at marisa.wyckoff@ redcross.org, 503-779-1264.

Tuesday, July 31 Music Collage

2:30 p.m., Silver Falls Library. Create art with Ann Altman. Age 5 – 12. Free.

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Teen drowns in pond near Silverton

April Dawn Bonnie

A 14-year-old Canyonview Camp Junior Counselor drowned June 20 while swimming in the camp pond.

Feb 25, 1984 – June 12, 2018 On the afternoon of June 12, 2018 April Dawn Bonnie passed away at her home in Portland, Oregon after losing her battle with a known heart condition. She was 34 years old.

Deputies from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office and fire personnel with the Silverton Fire District were called to Canyonview at 7:55 p.m. Camp personnel reported a swimmer had disappeared underwater and could not be located.

April was born in Payson, Arizona on Feb. 25, 1984.

When deputies and fire personnel arrived on the scene they found lifeguards and camp counselors searching the approximate two-acre pond for the missing swimmer. A short time later the body of Naomi Rudolph of Keizer was located and pulled from the water.

April loved spending time with her family and friends.

She was very active in mentoring those that needed a smile and kind words. She loved art, music and most of all her son. Her smile, laughter, kindness and love of life was always overflowing and will be missed.

Naomi had been working at the camp in the 13000 block of Finlay Road NE near Silverton and was using her off time to swim.

She is survived by: her son, Jack Thomas Bonnie of Silverton; mother, Robin Bonnie of Silverton, father, Thomas Bonnie of Silverton, sister, Krystal Sprauer of Silverton and husband Bryan, children: Preston, Paige and June; sister, Melissa Loe of Silverton and husband Travis, children: Wyatt and Easton; her step-father Rodney Danskin of Silverton, step-sister, Nicole Meuret of Scio and husband Richard; step-brother, Patrick Danskin of Ketchikan, Alaska, and wife Amanda, children: Alex and Evelyn.

From their investigation deputies believe the teen was swimming when she began to struggle and called for help. Lifeguards could not get to her before she submerged and disappeared.

Marion County reminds swimmers water can be dangerous and recommends swimming safety tips created by safekidsoregon.org. http://www. safekidsoregon.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/ swimming_safety_tips2_0.pdf

A Celebration of Life was held on June 30 at Silver Creek Fellowship Church. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to oxfordhouse.org.

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104 years young

By Nancy Jennings Bernice Gruchalla owns a hearing aid, but never uses it. “I’m saving it for later,” she said, smiling. She has no need for a cane, wheelchair or walker, either. The 104 1/2-year-old Mount Angel Towers resident wears a skirt every day, hardly misses a casino trip and recites poetry often at the Towers’ “Happy Hour.”

According to Betty Lou Wellman, who has lived there for four-and-a-half years, it didn’t take long for the vibrant centenarian to break the ice with residents when she joined them in February. “She came by my table and said, ‘I want you to know I’m 104 and three months.’”

Bernice will turn 105 on Dec. 21.

Growing up with three sisters on a farm in North Dakota, she did more than her share of farm work. Those physically demanding chores made such an impact, it narrowed down her choices in a future mate. She knew exactly who she didn’t want: “I was not going to marry a farmer.

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River Valley when I married him. No more farming for me – he wore a suit,” she said.

while playing blackjack, Bernice met the man sitting next to her. They talked for over an hour and found out they had more than a love of card games in common.

At 24, she and George got married on May 10, 1938. They were married for 67 ½ years until his passing. They had five children, but lost one daughter, Gayle Eileen, as an infant.

Bernice has outlived two children, who were both Oregon State University graduates. “I lost our eldest son (Gene) when he was 51, and another son (Phil) when he was 67.” Her daughter, Mary, lives in Arizona, and her son, Bob (“a Portland State graduate”), lives in nearby Mulino. She has 12 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and one great-greatgrandchild, with another due in August.

Having witnessed so many decades of generations within her family, and having lived through so much technological advancement, which was her favorite?

“When we got a Model A with windows in it,” she answered without hesitation.

“We had no electricity or running water

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and used outdoor toilets. We didn’t have any luxuries of city life,” she said.

She remembers happily memorizing the Gettysburg Address in the fifth grade.

Those sharp recall skills still serve her – and her audience – well at their weekly social hour at the Towers. “I can recite a lot of poetry, but I wish I could remember names of people,” she admitted.

While on a casino bus trip two years ago,

“Now they come down and get me and we go to the casino,” she said. Is “lady luck” most often on her side? “I win enough so I could cover all my losses.”

Her favorite slot machine game is “Jackpot Party.” When she isn’t having fun and socializing, Bernice greets every new day as a gift.

Rising at 6 a.m. each day, she attends Mass at 8 a.m. Her advice for a happy and long life is simple.

“I think attitude is very important. Some people are unhappy and dwell on their problems. You’ve got to accept the plans God gives us. A lot of people can’t.

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Paws for Love helps young readers build their skills

By Nancy Jennings

Storkel is quick to describe the differences between a “service/assistance” dog with a “therapy” dog – and stresses the definitions are not interchangeable.

Her white work van reads: “Paws For Love Therapy Dogs, Inc.: Teaching You to Safely Share Your Pet with Others.”

Patty Storkel, 65, has been director of the Salem-based organization since 1999.

A member of the Silver Falls Kennel Club, she hopes others will share even more of their pets – with the help of local supporters. “We desperately need sponsors and a board member or two from Silverton,” she hinted, adding that more volunteers are always needed.

“We’ve been involved with library therapy dogs for 10 years now.”

Silverton resident Anne Spalding and her four-year-old Belgian Tervuren, “Vuelie,” are presently volunteers at the “Reading to Dogs” program at the Mount Angel Library. They have been for two years.

Nancy Ferrell and “Maggie,” her 11-year-old Old English Sheepdog, also volunteered there for three years. (They have recently retired from the program.)

“A service dog is trained specifically for you to assist you in activities of daily living or perhaps a veteran who has PostTraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

These dogs can take up to three years to train. A therapy dog is somebody’s pet that is well-behaved and trained to accompany its owner on visits to nursing homes, libraries or hospitals. Generally, these dogs can be trained in two years.”

Cats and mini horses also have been certified.

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Both dogs were certified through Storkel’s program.

The bonding activity of reading books to the dogs brings joy to children, who have fun while boosting their confidence and improving communication skills. Each child has an allotted 10-minute time slot.

She added the dogs must be at least a year old, already have basic obedience training – and stresses they go to a class rather than get trained at home. “I’m looking for dogs rock solid in the basics. The dogs then need to pass the American Kennel Club (AKC) test and get a certificate.”

Generally, any breed or mix is acceptable.

“What we look for are dogs that are

very people oriented,” Storkel said.

How well does the owner and the dog communicate? Can the owner recognize their dog’s body language? Is their dog fearful? Can they back them off an intimidating stimulus?”

Ten scenarios are part of the testing process, including the dog being around wheelchairs, walking devices (walkers or canes) and navigating through crowds.

Storkel has a specific need for men or children over the age of 10 to help with scenario practice sessions. Some can load and unload “props” onto trucks, and others can become “actors” in scenarios.

She said it can take up to two hours to stage a “mini” nursing home.

For information on the Paws For Love Therapy Dogs, contact Storkel at 503871-5200, email lietrim@hotmail.com or visit the website PFLTherapydogs.org.

To read to “Vuelie,” register by calling the Mount Angel Library at 503-845-6401.

The “Read to Dogs” program is available once a month on Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.

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By Brenna Wiegand Ethan Frederick, 15, started thinking about his Eagle Scout project when he was 12.

Eagle Scout is the highest achievement attainable in the Boy Scouts of America program. The endeavor culminates with executing a large service project that benefits the community.

Frederick recently completed the walkway at Silverton Reservoir.

“I was working at the Lions Club’s Free Fish Day a few years ago and saw all these people swimming between the docks where it’s not allowed,” Frederick said. “Now there’s a safe area to swim and it’s a lot easier to launch canoes and kayaks.”

It started with rocks, rocks, and more rocks. A housing project on Steelhammer Road unearthed large boulders Frederick was able to store at Silverton City Shops the past two years. The volunteers he enlisted logged about 560 hours which

Eagle Scout organizes shoreline walkway at Silverton Reservoir

included moving 155 tons of boulders, 34 tons of gravel, 1.5 tons of sand, 85 tons of fill material and 2.7 tons of retaining wall blocks.

“With all the brush you couldn’t even tell what the hillside looked like right to the water,” he said. “The city didn’t want us to carve into the bank so about half the walkway is over the water.

“I ran into problems and I fixed them; I learned how to improvise,” Frederick said. “The Eagle Scout project is all about applying what you’ve learned in a way that helps out your community. My grandfather was an Eagle Scout back in the ‘40s in Pennsylvania and for his project he planted a 40-acre forest in a reclaimed slag area.”

Scoutmaster Steve Potter started the local Boy Scout troop in 1988 when his sons were ready and since 1991 has led the senior troop. Under his guidance 41 boys earned the Eagle Scout rank.

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Potter calls his work with scouting a “habit.” His other habits, in addition to a full-time job, include leadership roles in Silverton Lions Club, his church and ski patrol. The whole Frederick family is grateful for him.

“Mr. Potter’s done a lot for scouting,” Ethan said. “We go on a backpacking trip and he outpaces us – it’s amazing.”

Potter said that for a bunch of boys this walkway was a major construction project.

Other troop members have checked smoke detectors for seniors, cleaned and painted at the Methodist church and improved the recreational area at Robert Frost Elementary, to name a recent few.

“What they do is not as important as the fact that they do it,” Potter said. “The real aim is providing challenges for them to solve – and learning to ask for help is part

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For his project Frederick raised $1,205; it ended up costing about $1,218.

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Ethan’s parents Gus and Julie Frederick have watched him develop through scouting and especially in this comprehensive Eagle Scout undertaking.

At times it’s hard to believe he’s just 15.

“We’re proud of all the work he put into this and how he’s been doing in Scouts in general,” his father said. “This is something that’s going to have an impact on the community – and it will benefit the troop to have a 15-year-old leader present over the next few years; most Eagle Scouts are turning 18 and then they’re gone.”

Frederick’s Eagle Scout project was to build a water-access point and path at Silverton Reservoir.

“I had to take $13 out of my pocket, but if I actually had to rent or buy everything it would be $10,000,” Frederick said.

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Fischer’s Mill Music Festival joined by Zen Garden market event

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Saturday, July 21 events in Silverton’s Old Mill Park (behind Silver Falls Library)

The second annual Fischer’s Mill Music Festival kicks off on Saturday, July 21, 1 to 9 p.m. Seven bands will take the stage in Silverton’s Old Mill Park, located behind Silver Falls Library.

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Co-organizers Victor Madge and Corey Christensen are excited for the community to gather at the earthen amphitheater and enjoy day-long music.

An eclectic mix of local and regional musicians from Silverton, Mount Angel, Eugene and Portland will perform in one-hour sets, including: Goshwood, The Crying Eyes, Prineville, Beggars Canyon, The Filthy Skillets, Nick Champeau, Reckoned With and The Rock Band Academy. While the event is free, there is a $5 suggested donation.

“We want to keep the music light and ‘family friendly,’” Christensen said, describing the styles as Country/ Gospel, Americana, Dark Bluegrass and Folk Rock.

Each man acknowledges the other’s contribution to getting the music festival off the ground and into the community for its second year.

“If it wasn’t for Corey’s company, ‘Soundstream,’ and his contacts, it probably never would have happened,” Madge said.

of materials, Madge made his vision a reality – and the community amphitheater was born.

“We teach music here (at Soundstream) and have a couple of recitals per year, from students ages five through 99,” Christensen said. “Eventually, I’d like to use the amphitheater in August during the week for summer camps and have lessons on the lawn.”

The festival’s second year will be complemented with the advent of another new event.

Zen Garden Marketplace 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.

Outdoor home and garden artisans and vendors Food for sale, beer provided by Silver Falls Brewery

“If Victor hadn’t flattened out the ground outside and made a stage, this wouldn’t have happened. It was very serendipitous,” Christensen said.

As to Madge’s involvement in the transformation, the architect recalled walking through the “ideal spot” for a performance stage during his many strolls on the path.

“I would be walking out there for years thinking ‘this is such a beautiful venue, but there’s no space to set up a band.’” With help from volunteers and some donations

The first Zen Garden Marketplace will be open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. The outdoor home/garden marketplace will partner with the Fischer’s Mill Music Festival giving shoppers an opportunity to browse vendor booths while enjoying tunes from the festival.

Assorted food carts, and craft beer from Silver Falls Brewery Ale House, will be available on site, too.

Marketplace coordinator Lori McLaughlin, former owner of the White Oak Gallery, is hoping for a turnout of at least 15 vendors. Otems will include jewelry, garments and indoor/outdoor art pieces to decorate yards and gardens.

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Having been involved with art for 30 years, McLaughlin currently teaches classes at Chemeketa Community College. “I’ve taught all levels: children, middle school, high school and college.”

“Now that the gallery is closed, I still want to be involved in creating something for the vendors,” she said, adding that some of her own “Raku” art pieces will be for sale.

The very old Japanese art form consists of combining earth’s basic elements.

“You start with rich glazes that you paint onto your vessel. Then you fire up the kiln, pull them out when they’re red-hot and drop them into a trash can with either newspaper or sawdust. It’s an oxidation process.

When you remove the oxygen, the glaze comes alive with different colors and textures,” she explained. “Art is wonderfully therapeutic because it touches people, both those who create it and buy it,” she said.

McLaughlin would like to see the Zen Garden Marketplace to become an annual summer event. “My hope is that each year it grows stronger and has more depth and dimension. It’s under the wonderful canopy of leaves and branches of the park.”

The members of Trinity Lutheran Church, Mount Angel, invite the community to the installation of their new pastor, David LaFore, on Sunday, July 8, 4 p.m. with supper following.

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Sports & Recreation

The floating life

Stand up paddle boarding offers breezy benefits

By Melissa Wagoner Five years ago Patty Jansen went on vacation to Florida and came back with more than souvenirs – she got herself hooked on stand up paddle boarding. “[I] really liked it,” she said. “It gives you a different perspective then sitting low above the water in a kayak.”

Jansen – who works as a registered nurse in an emergency room – has always been active.

“I love the outdoors and enjoy hiking, kayaking and paddle boarding and just being out in nature.”

Tod Woodward – owner of Woodward Surf Company in Salem– has also enjoyed an active life.

“I grew up surfing and have always had a strong passion for the water and being in it or on it,” he said. “[But] the older I have gotten – I have turned to the more relaxing ride of a paddle board versus a lean mean shredding machine surfboard.”

For Woodward – who is the father of five – one of the greatest aspects of paddle boarding is its accessibility to people of all ages. Jansen agrees.

“I enjoy going out with my grandkids as well as with friends or just alone especially on a quiet early morning,” she said. “It’s easier than you might think.”

Jansen also favors the paddle board over other watercrafts because of its versatility.

“I love the fact that you can stand or sit or kneel, or use the board as a swim platform,” she said. “Much easier to get back on a board than into a sit-in kayak.”

Some paddle boarding experts find the craft so easy to balance they attend yoga classes on the water and in recent years the hobby has gained in popularity.

Woodward Surf Company joined the trend and has offered classes in a rock quarry pond and indoors at the Courthouse Athletic Club.

“It has been a fun experience and it continues to grow,” Woodward said. “We are always looking for the next outdoor location and would love to hear from people about how we can put on an event near them so they can experience it, too.”

Although purchasing the equipment needed to take up stand up paddle boarding can be expensive – Woodward

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a basic board, life jacket and extras like a dry bag – renting is a great option and can be done for either the short or long term. It is also a great way to try out the various types of boards.

“I think it is a good idea to try paddle boarding first by renting and feel out the stability and general feel of how a paddle board responds in the water,” Woodward advised. “There are so many different shapes and sizes that serve different purposes in riding on the water. Longer, pointier boards are used for a touring-type experience. More rounded, shorter boards are used for all-around purposes – this could be used for tricks and turning while in the water.”

Transportation is another major factor in choosing a board, with those who have vehicle racks normally opting for a rigid board and those without utilizing the inflatable option.

“I purchased an inflatable board after renting one,” Jansen said. “I was amazed at how sturdy it was. I also like the ease

needed, it just deflates and fits in a duffel.”

Although Jansen has paddle boarded around the state – on both the Willamette and Columbia rivers, as well as on Estacada, Detroit, Lytle and Olallie lakes – both she and Woodward recommend beginners try out the Silverton Reservoir.

“It is a great still water body to take your time and feel out the board and it’s large enough to not feel crowded out on the water,” Woodward explained.

They also both strongly recommend beginners attend safety courses – some of

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“[T]hey give you great tips on techniques, transporting equipment and great places to play,” Jansen explained.

Beginners or novices, renters or owners, both Jansen and Woodward think there is something about stand up paddling for almost everyone.

“It is a great excuse to get out on the water and is the most relaxing and peaceful way to unwind from the grind of a work week,” Woodward explained.

Jansen agreed adding, “If you’ve wondered – give it a try.”

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Football changes

New leagues, new structure for Class 5A

Silverton High remains a Class 5A team.

And the school will continue to play in the Mid-Willamette Conference for all sports other than football.

But football is changing, both locally and statewide. The Oregon School Activities Association has developed a three-league plan for Class 5A (there were four a year ago). Also, teams that normally would be in Class 6A were allowed to play down into 5A for football. Only six schools chose to take this approach, with one of them, McKay of Salem, being slotted into a 10-team Special District 3, which includes Silverton.

Silverton and McKay will be joined by Central, Corvallis, Crescent Valley, Dallas, Lebanon, North Salem, South Albany and West Albany in the football league, with the MidWillamette Conference for all other sports including all of the above schools except McKay. There was even more change elsewhere, particularly in terms of the size of the leagues. Special District 1 has 14 schools, including Colton Meyer 6A members Benson, Cleveland, Forest Grove and Wilson and extends from Scappoose in the northwest to Pendleton in Eastern Oregon. Special District 2, 12 teams strong, includes 6A South Eugene and extends from Redmond to Ashland.

Class 5A still will have a 16-team playoff structure, with six teams qualifying in District 1 and five apiece in District 2 and District 3.

The new larger league (last year’s MWC had just eight schools) means that the Foxes will not play any non-league games.

The team, in its second year under coach Josh Craig, opens Aug. 31 with a home game vs. Central.

Things are changing for Kennedy in Class 2A as well. The Trojans will play in Special District 2 with some new running mates. Only Santiam remains from last year’s five-team Tri-River Conference (also involved were Central Linn, St. Paul and Regis). The new district also includes Chemawa, Colton, Culver, Gervais and Sheridan. The top two teams in the district advance to the 16-team playoff

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with a continental breakfast served until 11 a.m. The 75-mile ride has a rolling start from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m., with the metric century and 50-miler starting between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. The 25-miler starts at 9:30 a.m. and the 3-miler at 11 a.m. bracket, with four at-large spots also available statewide.

Meyer honored: Silverton’s Colton Meyer was named pitcher of the year by coaches in the Mid-Willamette Conference. Meyer, who also starred at wide receiver for the Foxes’ football team, beat out Jaret Stewart of Dallas and Ethan Krupp of Crescent Valley for the honor. Meyer plans to play college baseball at Linfield.

Joining Meyer on the first team for Silverton was outfielder Hunter Reunion, while shortstop Owen Bischoff received honorable mention.

Kennedy awards: The Class 2A state champion Kennedy softball team dominated the 2A-1A SUBMITTED PHOTO all-state team. Walt Simmons was named coach of the year, with pitcher Tressa Riedman, catcher Abby Frey, shortstop Hannah Arritola and first baseman Molly Jaeger earning first team slots. Outfielder Ellie Cantu was a second team choice.

Meanwhile, the Kennedy baseball team, which advanced to the 2A-1A semifinals, placed outfielder Brady Traeger on the all-state second team and outfielder Bruce Beyer and infielder Sam Grosjacques on the third team.

Benefit bike ride: Mount Angel will host a Ride to Defeat ALS on July 14. The event features five events, a 75-miler, a metric century (62 miles), a 50-miler, a 25-miler and a 3-mile family ride.

Participants over the age of 11 are required to fundraise at least $150 to participate. Race fees for the family ride are $20 ($30 on race day) and $35 ($45 on race day) for the four longer rides.

Rest stops are every 12 to 25 miles and will feature port-a-potties, snacks, water, support gear and mechanical assistance.

Lunch, wine and beer will be served at the finish line from noon to 4:30 p.m.

Bowling: Silverton’s Madi Burton is headed to the Junior Gold Championships, which run July 14-21 in Dallas, Texas. Burton earned her spot by finishing in first place in her division at the state championships. Five other Oregonians qualified, with more than 2,000 bowlers participating. The top six boys and girls will compete international as Team USA. Place your ad in Marketplace 503-845-9499

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A Grin at the End

Yooper genes...

I could have told you that mom’s family hadn’t come from Finland, they would have come from somewhere else. Timbuktu, perhaps.

Who am I? Now there’s a question for the ages.

You’d think that after all of these years, the answer would be obvious. A look in the mirror would reveal all there is to know.

Or maybe they wouldn’t have come from anywhere and were Native Americans. Did they have janitors?

That’s why an email I received recently made me think.

It was from one of those DNA screening outfits, the kind that tells people like me what their genetic heritage is.

They do it from a sample of spit. The kit was a gift, so I figured I’d find out if I was related to some exotic nationality. Maybe my great-great grandparents were from Africa, China or Mongolia.

Alas, I’m not special. I’m just me.

The email said I was 48.1 percent Finnish, 24.7 percent British and Irish, 7.2 percent Swedish, 3.2 percent French and German, 15.5 percent “broadly northwestern European,” 0.1 percent “broadly southern European” and 1.1 percent “broadly northern European.”

In canine terms, I’m a mutt, a Heinz 57, a shake-andbake, the genetic equivalent of a smorgasbord.

Which is fine by me. I knew my mom’s parents came from Finland in the early 1900s and lived in the metropolis of Felch Mountain, Mich., on the Upper Peninsula. In other words, I’m half Yooper. Anyone from

the Midwest knows what that means. A Yooper is the human equivalent of a punchline in nearly every joke you hear in Wisconsin, where I went to school for a year.

My dad’s side of the family goes back to England, but the trail ends on the East Coast. A gentleman who assured me that he knew all about such things told me once there was a guy named Samson on the Mayflower. The family name has alternately been spelled with or without a “P” over the years. That was before spell-check.

If he was right, my ancestor was probably the Mayflower’s janitor. He certainly wasn’t the captain, since my family is best known for getting seasick.

So what does that all mean? In essence, I guess all it means is everyone has to come from somewhere. If my

I guess I’m just not impressed by this whole “find your roots” deal. I suppose it’s interesting for some folks who want to track down long-lost relatives, but I’m not like that. About all I got out of this exercise in DNA detective work is that my mother was right when she told me her parents were from Finland. They died before I was born, so I just had to take her word for it.

I find that in nearly all instances, labels just confuse people. I don’t really care for labels. The only label my wife uses is that she’s an Estrogen American.

When someone asks what my heritage is, I suppose I could say I’m a Finnish-English-Irish-Swedish-FrenchGerman-European-American.

Or, better yet, I could say I’m just a plain old American.

No other labels need apply.

Carl Sampson is a freelance editor and writer.

He lives in Stayton.

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