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Homer Davenport Community Festival official program

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

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Contents

Something to Celebrate First Citizen – Glen Damewood..............4

SILVERTON AREA SENIORS, INC.

Lifetime Achievement – Chuck White....6

What to do in August

Distinguished Service (Group) –

At the Silverton Senior Center, 115 Westfield Street

We All Dine in Silverton........................8

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Distinguished Service (Individual) – Sarah DeSantis...................................10

Datebook...............................12 Briefs........................................15 Business ‘The Washerwoman’ turns back the clock with vintage service...........................18

Passages................................ 20

Movie and Potluck

“The Princess Bride” Wednesday, August 18, 6-8 pm Bring something yummy to share. Plates and utensils provided.

A Grin At The End...........26 On the cover

This banjo belongs to 2020 First Citizen recipient Glen Damewood, who will perform with Syco Billy’s String Band at the Homer Davenport Community Festival on Sunday, Aug. 8. More activities and line-ups can be found in the official Homer program inside.

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Track & field, wrestling highlights...... 24

CORRECTION In the July 15 edition of Our Town, we misprinted the phone number of The Curbside Kitchen. It is 503-871-2387. We regret the error.

Around town Silverton Together Community Picnic Celebrating Families Friday, August 27 at 5:00 pm Music, free food, kids’ games, Bingo, information and resource tables Free family portraits by Portrait Express Pool open from 7-8 pm for free family swimming Homer Davenport Community Festival - Coolidge McClaine Park - August 6-8 Silverton Art Festival: Coolidge McClaine Park - August 20-21 Oregon Crafters Market - downtown Silverton - every Saturday and Sunday Celebration of Life for Duane Dahlum: Sunday, August 8 from 1-4 pm, upstairs at Main Street Bistro

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Something to Celebrate

A unique tune

Glen Damewood honored with First Citizen Award

By Melissa Wagoner

community assistance programs. And then, Damewood stepped up his game big time, serving over 400 meals to PGE line workers in the aftermath of last February’s ice storm and over 600 meals to firefighters during the Santiam Canyon wildfires in 2020.

Glen Damewood is a well-known, longtime restaurateur. The owner of Mac’s Place, which he opened with a partner in 1980, as well as two Wooden Nickel restaurants – one in Silverton and one in Sublimity – Damewood’s is a familiar face to many.

“[I]f anyone needs help he’s always the first person to offer,” Damewood’s daughter and Wooden Nickel Catering Manager Adrienne Rappleyea said when asked to describe her father’s community service efforts.

On top of that, there’s his band, the Syco Billy’s String Band. Damewood initially created it as a way to bring music to his son, Brian, and his grandsons, Branden and Brad, after Brian was diagnosed with ALS. The band has played throughout Silverton since its creation in 2015.

Joy Christine Ewing, manager of the Oregon Crafters Market – another, more recent, Damewood venture – agrees.

But what fewer people know is that there is yet another side to Damewood – the philanthropy side.

“[H]e’s probably one of the most deeply caring men I’ve ever worked for or with,” she said, upon learning of Damewood’s award. “He really is a pretty great guy... does not like the attention of these kinds of things.”

“Glen has been a community supporter for many years,” Darby Hector, who nominated Damewood for the Silverton Chamber of Commerce’s 2020 First Citizen Award, wrote in her nomination.

“He was a wonderful contributor to the Silverton Mayor’s Ball for many years, donating food and beverages; he helped with food donation to the SACA Community Benefit (which later became the Gala); he stepped up in a big way for the Oregon Garden when it was beginning – he donated for and furnished the kitchen at the Pavilion. He also supported the Oregon Garden with concert revenue.”

Indeed, Damewood echoed those sentiments when asked how it felt to receive recognition.

First Citizen Glen Damewood performing with Syco Billy’s String Band.

And these actions are just part of the list. Throughout the years Damewood has supported the Homer Davenport Community Festival by donating the trolley, organized entertainment and

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“I don’t like awards,” he said. Adding that, had he known he had been nominated, he would have suggested the honor be given to someone else.

“It wasn’t just me,” he said, recognizing the many other individuals and businesses who also came to the community’s aid during the recent pandemic, ice storm and fires.

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Peace Dove aims to fly again – but needs help “We’re in the food business, so we just did what we could. But the way the whole community stood up together… it’s been amazing.”

A graduate of Silverton High School, Damewood, 71, has worked hard to get where he is today, learning the restaurant and catering businesses from the inside out while raising two children and enjoying a successful music career.

But things haven’t always been easy, Damewood’s businesses have weathered numerous dips in the economy – including the most recent COVID shutdowns. But through it all Damewood has persevered, even going so far as to open the Crafter’s Market – an entirely new concept in Silverton – in the midst of a pandemic.

“Next year the stage will be for the choir and the Choralaires,” Damewood said of his intention to support up and coming musicians through the use of the Rong Stage – a centerpiece of the market.

The ideas don’t stop there. Damewood plans to set aside one booth each week designated for school fundraisers. That’s in addition to his support of the Silver Fox Foundation – a nonprofit raising money for SHS sports.

“Glen has done so much – small donations and big endeavors – throughout the years,” Hector continued in her letter. “He is generous and believes/helps our community in so many ways. We believe he is deserving of this award.”

While Damewood professes a dislike for accolades, he is also grateful – though not as much on his own behalf as on the behalf of his numerous employees, many of whom have worked with him for years.

“Basically, anything good that happens, it’s all because of the people that work with me,” he said.

Neither the pandemic, the aftermath of cataclysmic wildfires and a devastating ice storm, or the hottest day in Silverton history have stopped monthly peace vigils by Silverton People For Peace (SPFP).

And after last summer’s cancellation of the Homer Davenport Community Festival parade, SPFP is now eager to resume flying its giant “Peace Dove” in this year’s parade.

But the dove needs a flight crew.

After the prolonged isolation and social distancing of the pandemic, entry organizers hope enough people are comfortable returning to something as visible as being in a parade.

“When we first entered the parade in 2003, being in the public eye was a big step for many people. Folks got used to it, enjoyed it immensely, but now everyone has had very limited social interaction for well over a year,” said SPFP spokesman Robert

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Sisk noted SPFP’s entry is open to anyone who shares the passion for peace on all levels of society.

The dove has been a parade mainstay for years, garnering several ribbons with as many as 45 people carrying the dove, signs and flags.

One year the entry was the only one displaying the Stars and Stripes.

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Lifetime Achievement

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Chuck White received the Judy Schmidt Lifetime Achievement Award at Silverton’s 50th annual First Citizens Banquet July 31.

In 1990 White joined “the dark side,” going into administration and becoming Silver Falls School District’s Director of Personnel and Curriculum for the next 15 years, where he is grateful to have worked under Superintendent Craig Roessler.

He also owns the White Christmas Tree Farm at his family’s property on Abiqua Creek, where they host families to pick out trees to celebrate the holiday season.

Born and raised in northern California, White came to Silverton shortly after his 1972 graduation from Willamette University in Salem.

“I can’t think of being in a better situation,” White said. Their skills and knowledge were a good mix and they had fruitful idea-sharing interactions, such as how to attract – and keep – topnotch teachers.

“I’ve always enjoyed doing things and being involved and I guess another characteristic of mine is that I don’t say ‘no’ very well,” White said. “I can’t say enough about [my wife] Sara’s support over the years, because it also takes a team effort at home.”

Looking back, Chuck has always been active in the community both as an educator and as a community volunteer.

He has served on the Silverton Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors for many years where he is a past president.

He is a founding member and secretary of the Silver Fox Foundation, created largely through White’s observations as the high school’s head football coach, and an active member and music minister at St. Paul’s Catholic Church. He serves as president of the Silver Falls Family YMCA Leadership Council and is a board member of the Family YMCA of Marion

With all the attorneys and politicians, including a judge, on his mother’s side of the family, White always figured he would go to law school.

“However, by the time I finished school I decided I would rather have fun and keep coaching and working with kids,” he said.

“It was the right choice.”

A four-sport athlete in high school, White played football and baseball at Willamette University.

After that, he coached football, basketball and baseball and taught social studies classes at Silverton High School for 18 years. It was there he met his wife, Sara.

“She was the art teacher downstairs; I was the social studies teacher upstairs,” he said.

White and Roessler navigated the 1996 legislature’s mandate that all 10 school districts in the Silverton area, outlying schools and town schools, be unified into one larger district under one school board.

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White said that knowing so many of the families and having a mutual respect and trust between them helped with a process that could get emotional at times.

“Each school had its own community and its own center of life and real pride in their elementary school, and you didn’t want to lose that,” White said, “so we formed site councils at each school and kept their budgeting process site-based so that financially they had control over how best to spend their dollars.”

White’s most recent involvement is as a board member of Providence Benedictine Nursing Center in Mount Angel.

“They play such an important role in our community, but they aren’t often recognized; people don’t even realize the type of care they provide,” he said.

“Chuck has given of himself to so many causes and groups for so many years,” one reads. “He is a role model of lifetime achievement and a perfect example of community involvement.”

Another: “Chuck’s consistent, ongoing dedication to our community reflects his heart for service; he’s a true ‘lifetime of achievement’ person, topped by one of the kindest hearts I know.”

White, a Realtor since 1978, has been active in the Realtors Association at both the regional and state levels and in 2005 joined Silverton Realty as a managing broker. A couple years ago he decided to step back and give others a turn.

you need to pass the baton before you get outside the lane,” White said. “From an ego standpoint you like to think you’re going to perform and produce at the same level throughout all the years but realistically we do slow down and may not process quite as quickly.

“Maybe it’s from my athletic experiences, but my thought has always been to go out when you’re on top of the game and not wait until those skills diminish,” he said.

“There’s also the possibility at that point that people start pushing you out, and you don’t want that to be the case.”

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White likes the way his life has gone thus far and is starting to look forward to the days when farm chores are his main occupation.

great wife and four wonderful kids with nine grandkids. I think it’s so important that you spend the time you need to with your kids as they’re growing up and it has been rewarding to see them doing the same thing with their kids and just how well they’ve done and continue to do overall.”

The little farm on the Abiqua was a good place to raise kids and now for grandkids to visit. They still like to run around through the rows of trees playing tag or hide and seek.

“Sara and I are blessed to have our little piece of heaven here,” he said. “Sara loves to work in the yard and my world is out there in the trees.”

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“Eventually I can see myself going out to the ‘man shed,’ as Sara calls it; going out to work on my trees and being more than happy just accomplishing the tasks I set out for the day.

Judy Schmidt’s name was attached to the Lifetime Achievement Award after her sudden death in 2014. Another beacon of community involvement, Schmidt’s contributions remain evident in many ways, including the skate park, a pet project of hers during her time on Silverton City Council.

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Something to Celebrate

Not just eating – it’s dining

By Melissa Wagoner Joel Autry can’t stand to see good food go to waste. And so, when his restaurant, the Silverton Wine Bar, began generating what could have been a heap of wasted food due to the operating restrictions handed down in the winter months of 2020 – he knew he had to come up with a plan.

“When I was still operating the Wine Bar and they let us open for takeout there was always leftover food because I had to be prepared,” Autry said.

That’s when he remembered that it wasn’t just restaurants being restricted due to COVID-19. Community meals – like those held at various churches throughout Silverton, including the Silverton First Christian Church, where Autry volunteered with longtime friend and Wednesday Night Dinner founder Cherry Arbuckle Hoffman – had been shut down as well.

“Joel called me and said, ‘I know you well enough to know you’ve got to be

doing something,’” Arbuckle Hoffman, a chaplain for the past 15 years, recalled in an interview with Our Town not long after the two reconnected.

Autry was right. Through the church, Arbuckle Hoffman had been helping organize the distribution of food boxes, but Autry thought they could do better.

“I said, ‘I’m in,’” Arbuckle Hoffman remembered. Adding, “That first week I delivered seven or eight boxes.”

Since then, We All Dine in Silverton – as the grassroots effort has come to be known – has delivered hundreds of meals with the help of an ever-revolving team of volunteer chefs and delivery persons.

“This week we did 90 dinners,” Autry said. The group prepares food for people in need of a hot, nutritious and tasty meal delivered directly to homes as well as to Silverton’s homeless resource center.

“That’s really been Cherry,” Autry said of the team’s methods for amassing each week’s list of recipients – which is everchanging. “She’s connected that way.

We’ve also got fliers up at Roth’s and the community centers and we get referrals; someone will call and mention that someone’s in need.”

We All Dine in Silverton For info about We All Dine in Silverton search on Facebook or Immanuel Lutheran Church 303 N. Church St., Silverton, Monday and Tuesday at 10 a.m.

There are no criteria when requesting a meal. No forms to be filled out. No financial need must be established.

“We just feed them,” Autry said simply.

“He’s a huge-hearted man,” volunteer Mary Coleman pointed out. “We are so lucky to have him in our community. The meals are offered to ‘anyone in our community needing a boost’. Those are Cherry’s words. ‘Needy’ has many definitions.”

And that sentiment, above all else, is what has kept both Arbuckle Hoffman and Autry going strong nearly a year after putting the first handful of meals together.

“Who knew how this would turn out?”

Autry laughed, recalling the early days when the number of volunteers was restricted by the size of the Wine Bar’s kitchen.

Now, Autry welcomes as many volunteers as show up every Monday and Tuesday at 10 a.m. in the kitchen of the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Silverton. The crew fluctuates between three and five volunteers – with 10 regulars who come when they can. They get right down to business, cooking meals ranging from teriyaki beef stir-fried with ramen to split pea soup and ham over rice.

“I want to make sure that when people eat the food, that there’s some effort that went into making it,” Autry emphasized. “I’ve seen soup kitchens where the attitude is ‘at least they have something to eat’.”

That way of thinking is decidedly not what Autry is all about.

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Grass roots community meal team honored by chamber for service by a group “I’m trying to preserve or elevate someone’s dignity who’s having a hard moment,” he described.

Donna Mattson agreed. “Joel’s creation is not just a ‘soup kitchen.’ Joel spends time creating meals to feature and enhance donations, he spends time driving, shopping and prepping… cooking and portioning, storing and delivering food to those in need.”

“Joel believes that every person deserves to eat a hot, nourishing meal, preferably made from scratch with healthy ingredients,” Coleman added. “Hence, the name ‘We All Dine in Silverton’. Not ‘eat’ but ‘dine.’

Subtle difference.”

There is more to the process of cooking nearly 100 meals each week than what takes place in the kitchen. First, there’s the need for funding.

Thus far his efforts have proven successful, recently earning recognition by the Silverton Chamber of Commerce for Distinguished Service by a Group for 2020.

“Joel and his group have dedicated themselves to providing healthy meals for those in need in Silverton,” nominator Darby Hector, wrote in her letter to the Chamber. “Food insecurity is a definite problem and this group is working hard to help provide healthy meals to whoever needs help.”

These are sentiments the group’s volunteers share as well.

“They do a lot of work no one else was

“The funding happens organically,” Autry said. Thus far they have avoided applying for nonprofit status due to the costly, timeconsuming nature of the process.

“People just give us money or food. Jim at the Mt. Angel Sausage Company has been very generous. It’s always been true about this community; that people are very generous.”

We All Dine in Silverton co-founder Joel Autry.

Co-founder Cherry Arbuckle Hoffman.

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willing or able to do during the pandemic,” volunteer Vivienne Frankel said. “So many sick and shut-in families were served by them.”

“Many in our area experiencing hard times are fortunate to have Joel Autry thinking and working on their behalf through We All Dine in Silverton,” fellow volunteer

“Whether you volunteer one day or one hour, it all counts,” Autry said. “It’s all part of the intangible thing that is this effort – and it’s an important effort.”

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Something to Celebrate

Believing in the mission

By Melissa Wagoner It’s not every day that the employees of an organization recognize their boss for her distinguished service. But as the Silverton Chamber of Commerce began accepting nominations for the Community Awards for 2020, the staff at Silverton Area Community Aid (SACA) did precisely that, nominating their director, Sarah DeSantis, for the Distinguished Service Award.

“We know when COVID-19 hit many people in this town stepped up to keep things moving, we believe Sarah was one of these people,” SACA’s fourperson administrative team wrote in their collective nomination letter.

“It was a crazy year,” Patti Waters, SACA’s Program Director, said of the 12 months that started out with a pandemic and ended with wildfires and an ice storm, “two of us were working from home (for six months) so she had to do our jobs, most or our volunteers at the time were older adults and had to stop coming to help out, so Sarah had

to recruit and train new people. She was very flexible about getting food out to the public. We went from once-a-month shopping to once a week to now any time a person needs food they can come. She is empathetic, caring, and considerate of her neighbors. We assist people with rent, utilities, gas, propane, and prescription vouchers. SACA, under the direction of Sarah, helped with families involved in the fires, and then with the ice storm all with the same grace, respect, and consideration she shows everyone.”

Joining SACA for the first time as a volunteer in 2015, when she was pregnant with her first child, newly unemployed and looking for work, DeSantis was instantly smitten with the organization’s goals.

“I believe in the mission that no one should be hungry and that everyone should have good quality food,” DeSantis said. The more she learned about the inner workings of the organization, the more she found to like.

“On top of that… staff and volunteers connect with community members in

DeSantis’ Distinguished Service award a really profound way through case management and working closely with clients that have other needs than just food, providing assistance for utilities and gas vouchers for them to get to appointments, helping with basic needs and being a source of support.”

After her tenure as a volunteer, DeSantis joined the board and then, after one year more, decided to make SACA her career.

“I thought this would be a great opportunity to work for an organization that I care about,” DeSantis recalled.

“I hadn’t had a job in the community since high school and it seemed like a good fit.”

Raised in Silverton, DeSantis developed her love of community service by watching her mom, Sherry Hoefel, volunteer, first as a member of the Silver Fox Foundation and later as a board member of SACA as well. “[She] has stepped up in a variety of ways,” DeSantis said. “Really she should be getting this award instead of me.”

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“If asked, Sarah would probably say that the reason SACA keeps running is because of the wonderful donors who believe in the mission of SACA,” they wrote.

Which was indeed a portion of the answer she gave when asked how it feels to receive the recognition.

“I am grateful,” she began. “But I’m almost embarrassed by it because I feel

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By Brenna Wiegand

“Ultimately, any good that we’ve been able to do in this community is all thanks to our clients,” Satern said. “Our business has grown and continues to grow because so many people in this community want to work with someone locally and put their trust in us to take care of their needs. The least we can do is give back to the community that continually supports us and makes our business possible.

The Satern Agency – Country Financial was recently named Business of the Year by the Silverton Area Chamber of Commerce.

Owner Brent Satern grew up with a love and respect for Silverton. As he got older, he wanted to find a career in Silverton in which he could serve people and be his own boss with the freedom to always put his family first.

Satern joined Country Financial, an insurance and financial planning company, in 2008, fresh out of George Fox University where he played basketball and majored in business management with a minor in youth ministry.

He married his high school sweetheart, Kelly Milliron, and they now have three little ones: Avery, 8; Jack, 6; and Cam, 2.

“My goal from day 1 was to get to a point where I could start my own branch, take care of our clients and serve our community,” Satern said.

The pieces all fell into place and in 2013 he opened his own branch on West Main Street.

“Until last year it was just me and my mom Debbie,” he said. “She has worked in the insurance world for years, and thankfully when I started my business she came aboard. She has been a godsend.”

Satern now has two full-time and two part-time employees.

Early on, they started looking for ways to show appreciation for their clients,

“We’re humbled by the recognition which, if anything, just makes us want to do more for the town,” Satern said.

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such as renting out the Palace Theatre and having free movie nights.

The last couple of years he has looked for ways to serve the community at large.

“It started with little things for teachers,” he said. “My wife was a teacher and I know a lot of teachers and I just wanted to make sure they knew how appreciated they were.

“When COVID hit, we tried to step things up because people and businesses were going through really hard times.”

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Whether providing days where teachers could show their ID badges for free coffee at shops around town, free drinks at Silver Falls Brewery or discounts at Loco Ono Barbecue, the events served the dual purpose of bolstering local businesses, many of whom were struggling through the pandemic.

“During COVID our business was still running normally but a lot of people and businesses were hurting, and I think the responsibility that we have as a local business is to serve where we can,” he said.

“Brent and his office have been the epitome of community supporter and partner for years,” one nominator wrote.

“His efforts to support local businesses by purchasing services and goods is such a powerful statement as to his love of Silverton and his desire to maintain and support the businesses that call Silverton home.”

A nominator also wrote: “Whether offering coffee or a cold brew to local educators, feeding healthcare workers, offering ice cream to locals during the summer months or contributing to the fire department to help purchase new air monitors, Brent’s contributions did more than advertise his business.

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SACA Food Pantry, 9 a.m. - noon,

SACA, 421 S Water St., Silverton.

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Mt. Angel Community & Senior Center Store, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., 195 E Charles St.

Monday - Saturday. 503-845-6998 Mt. Angel Food Pantry, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m., Mt. Angel Community Center, 195 Charles St. Repeats Wednesday. 503-845-6998 Bridge, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m., Silverton Senior Center, 115 Westfield. All players welcome. 50 and older. 503-873-3093 Silverton Senior Meals, 11:30 a.m.

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Monday - Friday. Carol, 503-873-6906.

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Delivery only. $3 donation suggested.

Repeats Thursdays. Ginger, 503-845-9464.

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

Tuesday

Scotts Mills Food Boxes, 9 - 11 a.m.,

Scotts Mills Community Center, 298 Fourth St. For residents in Scotts Mills/ Butte Creek/Monitor rural areas.

Donations welcome. Niki, 503-873-5059

Community Helpers Family Storytime,

10:30 a.m., Mt. Angel Public Library, 290 Church St. Join librarian, special guest for storytime, accompanying backpack. Age 2 - 6. Recordings posted at mtangelreads. readsquared.com. 503-845-6401 Pinochle, noon - 4 p.m., Silverton Senior Center, 115 Westfield. 50 and older.

Repeats Fridays, 503-873-3093 SACA Food Pantry, 4 - 7 p.m., SACA, 421 S Water St., Silverton. 503-873-3446, silvertonareacommunityaid.org Serenity Al-Anon Meeting, 5:30 p.m.

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Wednesday

Mission Benedict Food Pantry, 1 - 4 p.m.,

St. Joseph Shelter, 925 S Main St., Mt. Angel. Repeats Friday. 503-845-2468 Carding Making with Irveta, 1 - 3 p.m., Silverton Senior Center, 115 Westfield. $5. Only 4-5 participants per class. 50 and older. RSVP: 503-873-3093 Mission of Hope Food Pantry, 2 - 4 p.m., Silver Creek Fellowship, 822 Industry Way, Silverton. 503-873-7353

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Mediation & Shared Dialog, 7 - 8:30 p.m. All spiritual traditions welcome. For invitation to virtual gather: compassionatepresence@ yahoo.com. 971-218-6641

Saturday

Silverton Farmers Market, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., United Methodist Church, 203 Main St, Silverton. 503-873-5615 Oregon Crafters Market, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m., 215 N Water St., Silverton. Repeats Sunday noon - 5 p.m. oregoncraftersmarket.com Saturday Free Lunch, noon - 1:30 p.m., Trinity Lutheran Church, 500 N Second St., Silverton. Pickup only. 503-939-3459

Silverton Country Historical Society,

1 - 4 p.m., 428 S Water St., Silverton. Free admission. Repeats Sundays. 503-873-7070

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Silverton Free Summer Meals No-cost breakfast, lunch for children 1 - 18 Monday - Friday through Aug. 26.

Noon - 12:30 p.m., Silverton High, 1456 Pine St.; 11 - 11:30 a.m., Mark Twain Ball Field, 425 N Church St.; Noon - 12:30 p.m., Coolidge McClaine Park, 300 Coolidge St.; 11 - 11:30 a.m., Scotts Mills Elementary, 801 First St.

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Community Conversation

6:30 p.m., Mt. Angel Public Library, 290 Church St. The library is creating a strategic plan and needs the public´s input. Refreshments provided. Jackie, 503-845-6401, jmills@ci.mt-angel.or.us

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

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Home Davenport Community Festival

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6:30 - 8:30 p.m., Old Mill Park, Silverton.

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7 p.m., Mt. Angel Public Library, 290 Charles St. Open to public. 503-845-9291

7 - 9 p.m., Lunaria Gallery, 113 N Water St., Silverton. Jewels and Blooms by Chelsea Goin and Diane Trevett on Main Floor; Jay Harris, Pam Serra-Wenz and Bill Shumway in Loft. 503-873-7734, lunariagallery.com

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Tuesday, Aug. 10 2 p.m., Virtual. Live snakes, lizards and turtles. Call Mt. Angel Public Library, 502845-6401, for online information.

State Forest Management Plan

2 - 5 p.m., Virtual. Update on the Western State Forest Management Plan and regional Implementation Plan Project, the Habitat Conservation Plan and National Environmental Policy Act process. Open to all. RVSP: oregon.gov/odf/aboutodf

Silverton Planning Commission

7 p.m., Silverton High, 1456 Pine St. Open to public. 503-873-5321, silverton.or.us

Wednesday, Aug. 11 Emergency Alert Test

11:20 a.m., Nationwide. FEMA conducts nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System and Wireless Emergency Alerts. Oneminute test includes radio and television broadcasters, cable systems, satellite radio, television providers, wireline video providers, and a short emergency message to any WEA-enabled mobile device.

Thursday, Aug. 12 Red Cross Blood Drive

1:30 - 7 p.m., Immanuel Lutheran Church, 303 N Church St., Silverton. Appointments needed by visiting redcrossblood.org.

Teens Bringing Cheer

4 p.m., Mt. Angel Public Library, 290 Church St. Teens explore art while projects. Drink, snacks provided. Free. Repeats Aug. 26.

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Friday, Aug. 13

Summer Antique Faire

5 - 8 p.m., Union Hill Grange, 15755 SE Grange Road, Sublimity. Food, beer/wine, music. $10 early buying tonight. Repeats 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Aug. 14 with $3 entry fee.

Under 18 free. Held by Molly Mo´s. Diane, 503-510-0820

Sunday, Aug. 15 Mt. Angel Historical Society

1 - 4 p.m., Saalfeld House, 195 E College St., Mt. Angel. Open house to recognize donors, meet board members, check out the house, learn about future plans.

503-370-0057, mtangelhistory.org

5 - 7 p.m., Marquam United Methodist Church, 36971 Hwy. 213, Mt. Angel. Free barbecue. Public safety representatives on hand. All welcome. 503-829-5061

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Art Under the Tree

3 - 4 p.m., Bush’s Pasture Park, 600 Mission St., Salem. Free concert by Oregon Spirit Chorus, guest quartets and ensembles. Bring a blanket, snacks. info@ oregonspirit.org

2 p.m., Mt. Angel Public Library, 290 Church St. Teens, adults art session of flower pot decorating. All supplies provided. Free. 503-845-6401

Monday, Aug. 16

6 - 8 p.m., Silverton Senior Center, 115 Westfield. Watch The Princess Bride.

Bring food to share. Plates and utensils provided. 50 and older. 502-873-3093

Urban Renewal Agency

6 p.m., Silverton Community Center, 421 S Water St. Open to public. 503-873-5321, silverton.or.us

Tuesday, Aug. 17 Red Cross Blood Drive

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

Summer Reading Program Finale

2 p.m., Mt. Angel Public Library, 290 Church St. Meet Caesar, the World’s Most Huggable Llama. Enjoy games, activities, and Sno-Cones. 503-845-6401

Wednesday, Aug. 18 United Healthcare Q&A

1 - 3 p.m., Silverton Senior Center, 115 Westfield. Speak with United Healthcare representative Bethany Morris. 50 and older. 503-873-3093

Movie & Potluck

A Time to Shine – ASAP Benefit

6:30 - 9:00 p.m., Gallon House Farms, 7263 Gallon House Rd., Silverton. Music, dinner, silent aution. Tickets: $50, 21+. asapsilverton.org

Thursday, Aug. 19 Book Discussion for Adults

1 p.m., Mt. Angel Public Library, 290 Church St. Discuss The Yellow Bird Sings

by Jennifer Rosner. 503-845-6401

Saturday, Aug. 21 City-wide Garage Sale

All day, Mt. Angel. Treasures await throughout Mt. Angel. Get your address listed on shopper guide at Mt. Angel City Hall. Listing is free for residents, $5 for business. Deadline to submit is 4 p.m.

Aug. 18. 503-845-9291

Friday, Aug. 27

Free Community Breakfast

7:30 - 9:30 a.m., Marquam United Methodist Church, 36971 Hwy. 213, Mt. Angel. All welcome. 503-829-5061

Silverton Art Festival

10 a.m. - 7 p.m., Coolidge McClaine Park, Silverton. Artists, food vendors, musicians. Demos, activities for children and adults. Free admission.

Repeats 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Aug. 22. 503873-2480, silvertonarts.org

Monday, Aug. 23 Kindergarten Jump Start

Hope Blooms Virtual Gala

7 p.m., Virtual. Drawings, auctions packages to benefit Silverton Area Community Aid. For viewing instructions, visit @SACAauction on Facebook or call 503-873-3446

Fr. Bernard Youth Center Chicken BBQ

5:30 - 7:00 p.m. 980 S. Main St., Mt. Angel.

Celebrating reopening. Tickets: $20. fbyc.info, 503-845-5441

Silverton Food Co-op

1 - 6 p.m., Mt. Angel Fire District, 300 Monroe St. Appointments needed by visiting redcrossblood.org.

Thursday, Aug. 26

5 - 8 p.m., Coolidge McClaine Park, Silverton. Food, children’s games, Bingo, music. Information and resource tables by Silverton Together. Pool open 7 - 8 p.m. for free family swimming. Free portraits by Portrait Express. All ages, families welcome.

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Sunday, Aug. 29

8:30 - 11:30 a.m., Mark Twain and Robert Frost Elementary, Silverton.

For all incoming kindergarteners.

To register, call Heidi Eberle or Alex Johnson at 503-873-5303.

Red Cross Blood Drive

Community Picnic

4 - 6 p.m., Geercrest Farm, 12390 NE Sunnyview Road, Salem. Silverton Food Co-op annual owner meeting.

Complimentary beverages, live music.

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Monday, Aug. 30 Vigil for Peace

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

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As a benefit for ASAP, Roth’s Fresh Market presents “A Time to Shine,” on Wednesday, Aug. 18 at Gallon House Farms, 7263 Gallon House Road, Silverton from 6:30 to 9 p.m.

The event includes dinner and a silent auction, featuring a weekend at a condo in Lincoln City, a dinner for eight prepared by chef Joel Autry, and a 1931 Pontiac in driving condition (not restored). Music will be by Joe Stoddard who has performed with Keith Urban and The Beach Boys.

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“A lot of people were like, ‘I can’t deal with [laundry] right now,’” Kate said. Now, The Washerwoman means they won’t have to.

And Kate thinks it makes a great gift idea as well. “[I]t seems to me people always want to find a way to help each other but don’t necessarily know how,” Kate proposed, “Using our service would be an excellent gift to give someone that is adding an addition to the family, having surgery, struggling in some way, a way to give thanks or a just because.”

Exciting News to Share New Faces

First, we have a new sports coordinator! Please help us in welcoming Sarah Thurston. Sarah is passionate about sports and has a background in sports administration. She is so excited to be a part of our SF team! With questions about sports please either contact 503-873-0205 or email Sarah, sthurston@theyonline.org.

Program Registrations

Fall sports registrations are now open! This year we are excited to help our community get active again! This year we are offering several sports opportunities: 1. Middle School Cross Country: This fun opportunity is for grades 6th-8th. Participants will practice Monday-Friday and compete in meets.

2. Flag Football grades 1st 6th: These teams will practice one to two days a week, with games on Saturdays. Teams are combined 1st/2nd grade, 3rd/4th grade, 5th/6th grade and will compete against other teams in our association from both Salem and Independence.

3. Volleyball grades 3rd-6th: These teams will practice one to two days a week, with games on Saturdays. Teams will travel to both Salem and Independence for games.

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4. Micro Soccer ages 3-5: Held on Saturday mornings at 9am and 10 a.m. only!

5. We are excited to partner together with Butte Creek and Scotts Mills to offer after school care! The program will be offered at Butte Creek. For more information, please contact ffisher@theyonline.org.

6. We will once again be offering childcare at St Mary’s in Mt. Angel! Please reach out to ffisher@theyonline.org for more information regarding registrations for the upcoming year.

Volunteer of the Year Award This year our volunteer of the year award goes to Addie Carstensen. Addie was fundamental in bringing kickball to our community and promoting physical activity for our middle schoolers during the pandemic. With her help we were able to get 5 full teams up and running when no other sports opportunities were available. Thank you for all your work, Addie!

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Benjamin Greiner

Passages Jan. 28, 1954 – June 29, 2021 Benjamin Lawrence Greiner, 67, lost his battle with cancer on June 29, 2021, in Raymond, Washington, his home of six years. He was born Jan. 28, 1954, to Francis and Shirley (Wurdinger) Greiner in Silverton, Oregon. Through the years, he also lived in Olympia, Washington (1986-1991) and Forks, Washington (1991-2015) prior to retiring in Raymond.

In his teens, Ben was a projectionist for the local movie theater before going to work with his father at a local saw mill. Ben graduated from Gervais High School in 1972, and served in the U.S. Army from 1973 to 1975. After his military service ended, he returned to work in the saw mill in a variety of positions, eventually training to become a stacker operator, a job he truly loved going to every day of his 30 years as an operator.

In 1975, Ben married Jeanette Bashaw in Silverton, Oregon. In 1992, he married Joann Bradshaw in Shelton, Washington; she passed away in 1994.

In 1995, he married Jeanne Machado in Forks, Washington, and they had just celebrated 26 loving years together in April.

Ben was a loving husband, father and grandfather. He was a man of honesty and integrity, and had a robust sense of humor and infectious laugh. He was also a wonderful storyteller, a bit of a prankster, and perpetually ready to tell or retell a corny joke.

He enjoyed hunting, fishing, gardening, raising horses and chickens, traveling, and spending time with his family. He spent many years playing Santa’s helper, making countless children very happy.

Ben is survived by his wife, Jeanne Greiner of Raymond; sons,Andrew Greiner of Onalaska, Washington, and Joshua (Bridget) Greiner of Cosmopolis, Washington; daughter, Eileen (John) Selleck of Centralia, Washington; seven grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; sisters, Dorothy (Dave) Thompson, Chris (John) Remacle, Celie (Bernard) Kimlinger, Charlotte (Tom) Pritchard, Lilly (Chuck) Eder, Kathy (Roger) Sperle, Marie (Ken) Schacher, Ruth Greiner; and brothers, Michael Greiner (Stacey Warren), and Patrick (Barbara) Greiner. He was preceded in death by his parents; younger sister, Janice; and second wife, Joann.

A Celebration of Life was held July 31, 2021 at the Hoquiam Grand Central Event Center in Hoquiam, Washington. Memorial donations may be made to Disabled American Veterans (DAV) or the Wounded Warrior Project.

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Kimball Porter Vickery Dec. 22, 1942 – June 21, 2021 Kimball Porter Vickery passed away on June 21 at his home in Mount Angel, Oregon. He was born on Dec. 22, 1942, in San Francisco, California, to Eleanor and Theodore Vickery.

K-9 support for a numerous small departments in both Oregon and Washington.

He majored in Accounting in college, but upon moving to Yuma, Arizona, joined the Highway Patrol. On June 7, 1970, he married Victoria Hanner in Arcadia, California.

They moved to Coos Bay, Oregon, where he joined the police department and became a dog handler. Their son Kenneth was born during that time.

They then moved to Mount Angel, Oregon. He worked for the Woodburn Police Department, and then accepted the job as Police Chief in Mount Angel. During his time as Chief, in maintaining the training of his own dog, he trained a number of dogs for

Upon retirement, he began to work for Portland Metro as an EMT and also helped with security work at various Metro venues. He taught classes for DPSST, giving armed and unarmed security training. As a member of St. Michael’s Anglican Church in Wilsonville, he also participated in a jail ministry at the Clackamas County Jail.

He is survived by his wife; son Kenneth and his wife Judy; his grandsons Kieran, age five, and Aidan, age two; and his nephew Fletcher and his wife, Abby.

In lieu of flowers or if you wish to make a donation in honor of Kimball, the family suggests donating to a local animal shelter. Assisting the family is Unger Funeral Chapel – Mount Angel.

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Linda Darlene (Huddleston) Stokem April 19, 1941 – July 15, 2021 Born on April 19, 1941, to Edgar and Nellie Huddleston in Silverton, Linda Darlene Stokem died at Salem Hospital on July 15, 2021.

A graduate of Silverton High School, her first marriage was to Telvin (Bart) Hanson.

They had two children: Susan Simmons (Jeff) and Alan (Lisa), and four granddaughters: Madison, Abigail, Ellie and Katie.

Linda is also survived by her brother, David (Terisa), and sister Debra Huddleston. Her brother, Larry, predeceased her. Linda lived in Salem with her current husband, Ron Stokem.

Linda was known for her upbeat and positive attitude, and her crocheting. She enjoyed finding fun restaurants, going for rides to the beach and on country roads, and planning her school reunions.

Silverton Hospital received hundreds of baby sweaters, hats and blankets made by Linda. She also made hats for chemo patients.

Linda was a great organizer, and held positions at State Farm, Eugene Field School as secretary, and as a dental billing specialist at First Pacific.

A memorial service as held at First Presbyterian Church in Woodburn on July 31.

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Something Fun

Homer Days returns

By Melissa Wagoner Affectionately known as “Homer Days,” the Homer Davenport Community Festival – held the first Friday through Sunday in August (the sixth through eighth this year) – is absolutely unique.

An offshoot of the Silverton Arts Association’s, Family Festival of the Arts, held for the first time in 1980, the Homer Days festival is the only celebration in Oregon dedicated to a political cartoonist and journalist – Homer Davenport.

“Clues to this tradition can be gleaned from Davenport’s own autobiography – still in print – regarding his early years in this town,” local historian Gus Frederick

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Aug. 6 - 8 Coolidge McClaine Park, Silverton www.homerdavenport.com Homer program insert in Our Town said. “His stories about the individuals of the time, and how they all worked together to build and maintain the town remind me of our current community and its characters.”

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“Ironically, the annual International Cartoon Contest was unaffected last year, since it relies on submitted cartoons which are then duplicated and sent to the three judges,” Frederick confirmed. “In fact, the Cartoon Contest was the 2020 Homer Days. We actually received more entries in 2020 than the year before. The only change was that one had to view them online as opposed to the gallery setup we usually do in the Community Center.”

All the other festival events this year are held outdoors, largely in spacious

Coolidge McClaine Park. “[F]rom a structural standpoint we are of course figuring in social distancing protocols,” Frederick said. “Probably scaled down from past festivals.”

But still a whole lot of fun, with the parade through downtown Silverton scheduled for Aug. 7 at 10 a.m., the Davenport Races – highly competitive teams racing actual davenports down a blocked off city street – held on Aug. 8 and a host of booths filling the park all three days.

“The venue… is large and easy to access, for young and old alike,” Frederick noted.

Adding, “something for everyone.”

Auto club fundraises for scholarship

By Melissa Wagoner From the outside the Silverton Flywheels might appear to be just your average car club, with muscle cars and hot rods shined up and displayed in all their glory at every show. But the club – which is one of the oldest in Silverton, having been established way back in 1961– has always been about much more than cars.

“The club’s purpose was to promote safety,” members wrote in a historical account, which lists the promotion of highway courtesy, aiding citizens in distress, contributing to overall community wellbeing and respecting traffic laws as primary member duties.

And it’s no wonder because the brainchild of the Flywheels just happened to be the then Silverton Police Chief himself, Vic Grossnickle, who was searching for a way to discourage illegal street racing while still allowing car enthusiasts the opportunity to gather.

A lot has changed in the 60 years since the Flywheels’ inception. But what hasn’t changed is the groundwork of community upon which the club is built. Which is why, when beloved member Jon Dunn died in a motorcycle accident in 1998, members sought a way to not only honor their friend but to contribute to the community as well.

“We decided to start handing out a scholarship in his name,” club president Rand Breitbach said of the establishment of the first of three scholarships the club now provides each spring to Silverton High School seniors.

“We started in 2000 and we’ve given $43,000 up to this year,” Breitbach said.

And they’ve kept the criteria simple: students must be enrolled in SHS’s Auto and Mechanical Technology Department.

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“We don’t look at GPA,” Breitbach explained. “We look at, ‘do you want to go to school?’”

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That schooling doesn’t have to be for automotive related jobs.

Old Mill Park, Silverton. Saturday, Aug. 7.

Silent auction 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oral auction 1 p.m.

“We’ve had nurses, firemen, mechanics, sales,” Breitbach said of the careers past recipients have gone on to hold. “One of them even works at a Ford dealership in Hawaii.”

During the Homer Davenport Community Festival.

Auctioning automotive and beer-themed items to fund the annual Jon Dunn and Wes Oster Memorial Scholarships.

Interested seniors need only fill out the application when it opens through the high school in early spring to have an excellent chance at receiving between $500 and $1,000.

“This year we only had two candidates,” Breitbach stated.

“So, if you fill out the application you have a 90 percent chance of getting something.”

“Now’s the time,” Breitbach said. Urging those interested in supporting the scholarship effort to attend one or both of these events. “If you’re looking for something for your garage, man cave, whatever, come on down. We’ll have beer mirrors, neon signs – those are really sought after – paintings. We’re trying to stick mainly with the automotive and beer theme.”

Currently, with the recipients already chosen for the 2021 year, the Flywheel Club is in fundraising mode, preparing for both silent and oral auctions during their upcoming Homer Davenport show held in Old Mill Park, across from the Silverton Pool.

The suggested retail price for most items is between $15 and $30 with whatever doesn’t receive a bid in the silent auction during the morning hours of Saturday, Aug. 7, being presented in the oral auction at 1 p.m. that same day.

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Track standout Emma Beyer of Kennedy put on a terrific show May 22 at the Class 2A state track and field championships at Union High School. Beyer, a senior, won the triple jump with a personal best 33-3, took third in the 100 (13.26), fourth in the 200 (28.01) and ran the anchor leg on the Trojans’ 4x100 relay squad which took fifth in 54.33. Assisting on the short relay were Alyse Williams, Haley Kline and Kylee Rodriguez.

Williams, Cassie Traeger, Kline and Rodriquez, meanwhile, took second in the 4x400 relay in 4:31.58 to help Kennedy score 33 points, good for sixth overall.

The Kennedy boys squad had two placers and scored 8 points. Freshman Jeremiah Traeger was fourth in the 110 hurdles in 18.45 and Ruben Ramirez was sixth in the javelin with a throw of 138-4.

Wrestling: Senior Camryn Biegel became the first state placer in the fouryear history of the sport at Kennedy.

Biegel, who also won the district title, finished fourth at 220 pounds in the Class 2A-1A meet June 25-26 at Sweet Home.

Emma Bayer leads Kennedy at state meet Kennedy teams finished 71-13 in the COVID year, led by the 16-0 showings by volleyball and softball, 18-1 by baseball and 5-1 by football.

Biegel advanced to the semifinals before falling to the third place match, where he was defeated by Tom Riley of Coquille.

The Trojans finished with 39 points and took 11th in the team race. Also scoring for Kennedy were Kira Boitano (106), Daniel Beltran (126), Lucas Bischoff (160), Thomas Bischoff (182), Cole Boen (195) and Briggs Snell (285).

Girls hoops: Kennedy rallied from a second-place league finish behind Gervais to take third place in the Class 2A tournament. The Trojans defeated Union and Bandon before falling to Salem Academy in the semifinals. Kennedy then won the third place game, 57-33, against Central Linn. The Trojans were 10-4 in their first year under coach Tony Miller.

Fall sports: The leaves are starting to drop from my neighbor’s catalpa tree.

So, it almost must be fall. Here we go.

The first official practice date for the fall sports of football, soccer, volleyball and cross country is Aug. 16. First contest date for all but football is Aug. 26. The first football Friday is Sept. 3. Silverton hosts Class 6A Grant and Kennedy will visit Gaston.

Hoops camps: Silverton coach Tal Wold is hosting a shooting clinic for girl players getting set to enter sixth through eighth grades.

The clinic runs from 1 to 3 p.m. on Aug. 4 and 5 in the Pine Street gym.

Running: The annual Homer Classic races return at 9 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 8. On tap are a 2-mile run/walk and an 8K run that includes a pass through the Gallon House Bridge. For more information and a registration form, go to https://runsignup.com/Race/OR/ Silverton/HomerClassic. The registration deadline is 10 p.m. Aug 7, with packet pickup available on race day.

Wold, who will be aided by his assistant coaches and players, said that there will be contests and games but that the majority of the time will be spent on shooting fundamentals.

“This clinic is geared toward the girls who love playing but could use some help shooting and expanding the distance they can shoot from effectively,” Wold said.

Correction: In my earlier column on state 5A wrestling I failed to note that Jacob Moore of Silverton took fifth at 126 pounds, thrashing his Pendleton foe 16-5 in the match for fifth.

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A Grin at the End

What you leave out

... but don’t take out the soul

The key to good writing is what you leave out.

Too often, writing makes its way into the public circus without the benefit of editing, and it’s painful. The basic points may be there but they are crowded by half-baked thoughts and fictionalized versions of reality. Add a dash of ignorance about history – or science or math or politics – and the writer is often his, or her, own worst enemy.

That’s when a writer loses the battle for the heart and mind of the reader.

In 46 years as a writer and editor, I have also found that something else is missing from most writing. You could call it soul.

For a writer, it’s not just what you say. It’s how you say it. So much writing comes off as a recitation of events. What is said, and why, are lost.

A good editor can fix grammar, spelling and syntax, but cannot add soul.

I was listening to a country song this morning: Joshua Ray Walker’s Voices. It’s

haunting, reflective, jarring, pleading. It’s words, but more. By the end of it, I had to remember to breathe.

It’s got soul.

So much of what is written these days is, to be polite, piffle. With social media, quantity has overtaken quality, of writing and of thought. It really is time to shut down Facebook, Twitter and all that other crap. They are enemies of us all.

They are the Dumpsters of writing, filled with a slurry of made-up and selfaggrandizing posts that are embarrassing to the writers and to the readers. They are pitiful examples of non-thought and non-writing.

We can do better. We can write for good.

We can make thoughtful observations.

And I don’t only want to read stuff I agree with. I want to read well-written and thoughtful, fact-based points of view.

I want to be inspired, challenged, pushed.

horrible reality. Here’s is a small part of it.

I also find writing is the best way to think things through. The best part: I can go back and edit my thoughts, change my mind – and cut things that I really didn’t mean.

yet, my love of country comes over me like

“Sarah, my love for you is deathless.

It seems to bind me with mighty cables, that nothing but Omnipotence can break; and

a strong wind, and bears me irresistibly on with all those chains, to the battlefield…

It’s that last part, the cutting, that is most important. We’ve all read books that needed editing. They were too long, and the plot was lost in meandering prose.

The writer needed a good editor, and a “delete” button.

“But, O Sarah, if the dead can come back to

But it’s soul that is also missing from so much writing, the sense of humanity over which the writer has total control.

shall be my spirit passing by. Sarah, do not

You’ve probably read the letter Civil War soldier Sullivan Ballou wrote to his wife, Sarah, the week before he died on the battlefield. It is famous, not only because of that war but because it injected humanity into the discussion of its

this earth, and flit unseen around those they

loved, I shall always be near you….If the soft breeze fans your cheek, it shall be my breath;

or the cool air cools your throbbing temples, it mourn me dear; think I am gone, and wait for me, for we shall meet again.”

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