Our Town Santiam: September 01, 2018

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Farmer’s Notebook

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Growers prepare for hazelnut tsunami – Page 6

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Contents

JAMES DAY

20 Something to Think About

Back to School

Detroit Lake debacle continues.............4

Freshman Academy sets stage.............15

Farmer’s Notebook

Something to Do

Hazelnut Growers of Oregon’s unveils

River Fusion 22 – Take Two.................17

state-of-the-art facility...........................6

Boy & Girl Next Door

Civics 101

ORCA students prepare for future........18

Aumsville recalled councilors reflect......8

Sports & Recreation

Something Fun

Football, fall sports lace up................ 20

Return of the giant monster trucks......10

Marketplace.......................21

Datebook................................. 12

A Grin At The End..........22

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Something to Think About

Battle escalates

Marion County moves to intervene in Detroit Lake plan

By James Day The ongoing process aimed at improving fish passage and temperature control at Detroit Lake has led to a new line in the sand being drawn.

The Marion County Board of Commissioners voted 2-0 on Aug. 8 to have the county counsel intervene in the lawsuit the Northwest Environmental Defense Center has filed against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

The Corps is working to help solve the fish and temperature issues identified by federal fish and wildlife officials in a 2008 “biological opinion.” The lawsuits followed because the Northwest Environmental Defense Center and other groups felt the Corps was not moving fast enough.

And the commissioners – as well as the city of Salem, which also has intervened – don’t want the Corps to move at all because of the project’s economic impacts in the Santiam Canyon and on downstream water supply and agricultural concerns.

“No action, that’s the option I prefer,” veteran Commissioner Sam Brentano told Our Town. Brentano, a Sublimity resident, was joined in the vote by Kevin Cameron. Janet Carlson was not present, but Jolene Kelly, the county’s public information officer said Carlson supports the action.

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The board of commissioners vote came two days after Brentano participated in a public outreach session at the Stayton Community Center that was attended by approximately 75 people. Sessions also were held Aug. 22 at the Gates Fire Hall and Aug. 23 at the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife in Salem.

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the Corps’ Aug. 6 Stayton presentation by Jeff Ament, the project manager and Kelly Janes, an environmental resource specialist. Their briefing, which included 23 slides, took nearly an hour, and focused largely on alternatives that have been taken off the table.

“I am on the county commission and you are not listening.

You are plowing ahead and not paying enough attention to human needs. We will throw everything at you if you don’t factor in the needs of the region. I don’t want to sound like I’m threatening you… but that’s what it is.”

Brentano also said that it was unlikely that action by the commissioners will have much impact and said that the federal delegation – Rep. Kurt Schrader and Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley – “needs to be involved. They’ve only been monitoring so far.”

While answering the hypothetical question of “what other options have you guys considered?” the big question for those in the Santiam Canyon – and downstream – is will the lake be drawn down and for how long?

Ament, who has been working on the project since the 2008 federal biological opinion, said that the Corps was “caught in the middle. We’re already being sued because we ‘aren’t going fast enough.’

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Audience members chafed a bit at the length of the presentation and the fact that workshop organizers had not planned for an open question-and-answer session, which had been the process during outreach sessions during the winter. Instead, the Corps had set up tables at the rear of the room with experts standing by to talk about specific issues the project has raised.

“I’d like to think we are showing we are listening to what concerns there are. We’re still working on it.”

As an example of the Corps’ willingness to listen, Ament cited efforts to find alternatives to the Mongold day-use area of Detroit Lake State Park for construction staging because of the recreational impact for lake users.

“We are trying to meet the needs and minimize the impacts,” Ament sued, “and we already are being sued” by environmental groups.

“Are you telling us what you are doing or listening?” asked one audience member.

Janes said the Corps is doing both.

During an Our Town interview after the board’s decision to intervene, Brentano continued to express his frustration over the meeting.

Then, the audience member asked if residents can have an impact, say, by calling their Marion County commissioner.

“The whole process was so disappointing,” he said, adding that “we’re not going to let the Corps of Engineers push this down our throats.”

Whereupon Brentano, who has served on the Board of Commissioners since 2003, stood up and said:

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Key elements of the Corps’ plan to date include erecting a tower that will remix the lake water to moderate the temperatures and building a fish collector barge the size of a football field to help move the fish.

Key questions that remain to be answered are whether to erect the tower in dry or wet conditions, with a higher lake level making the work riskier and costlier… and how many years the lake must be dry for the construction project. Current estimates are either one or two years.

The Corps plans to issue an environmental impact statement in the spring of 2019, with more public outreach planned. Construction could begin in 2021 on the temperature control phase of the project. The second phase, targeting downstream fish passage, would be built in the 2025-28 range.

The approximate cost of the project is $100 million to $250 million, said Tom Conning, public affairs specialist for the Crops’ Portland District. No funding sources have been revealed.

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Farmer’s Notebook

Nut tsunami

By James Day Hazelnuts. Millions of hazelnuts, perhaps billions and trillions of hazelnuts. The math gets daunting and you run out of fingers and toes.

“By the beginning of October it will be all hands on deck,” said Jason Costa, plant manager for the Hazelnut Growers of Oregon. “It’s going to be a tsunami of nuts.”

On a nice flat piece of ground amid the lush farm fields of Donald in north Marion County a 120,000-square-foot expression of confidence in the state’s hazelnut industry is getting ready to reel in, sort, shell, weigh, steam, slice, dice, box and ship out as a player in a vast international market.

“It was built for the future, definitely,” said Tim Aman, a long-time Hazelnut Growers of Oregon member whose family planted its first trees in the Mount Angel area in 1968. “The new plant will open doors for new growers coming in.”

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Hazelnut growers open new, state-of-the-art processing facility In a Nutshell Hazelnuts are grown on 67,000 acres in Oregon, spread among 800 farm families.

Marion County leads the state in hazelnut acreage with more than 11,000 acres. Yamhill County has over 10,000, Washington, Clackamas, Lane, Polk and Linn counties are all above 3,000.

Oregon produces 99 percent of the U.S. hazelnut crop.

The economic impact of the hazelnut industry in Oregon is more than $250 million per year.

In an Aug. 15 ceremony, Hazelnut Growers of Oregon CEO Tim Ramsey, Customer Care Manager Debbie Hitchcock, Mark Nonnenmacher from Northwest Farm Credit Services, Operations Manager Jason Costa, Grower Relations Manager Tim Aman, VP Sales & Marketing Patrick Gabrish, Donald Mayor Rick Olmstead, and COO Randy Moore cut the ribbon for a state-of-the-art 120,000 sq. ft. hazelnut processing facility.

by the time the processing for this year’s crop is completed at the end of October.

And association officials are projecting 96,000 tons by 2025.

marketing for the Hazelnut Growers of Oregon. “If anything we want more nuts to come through here.”

“We’re pressing to develop more products that use hazelnuts,” said Patrick Gabrish, senior vice president of sales and

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Processing plant capabilities The new processing facility can: Receive 160,000 lbs. of nuts per hours Steam pasteurize 10,000 lbs. of nuts per hour Slice/dice more than 5,000 lbs. per hour

ceilings, massive conveyors, elevators and bins. Storage areas the size of airplane hangars, cooled to 55 degrees, that can handle thousands of the field boxes chock full of more than 2,000 pounds of nuts.

A state-of-the-art steam pasteurization unit, one of the few pieces of equipment that made the move from Cornelius.

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For the association it’s all about finding new ways to serve its customers. China, a huge market for hazelnuts, prefers to receive its nuts in the shell. Done… there’s an in-shell processing area.

Roast more more than 3,000 lbs. per hour Store 2.7 million lbs. of nuts in each of its four silos Source: Hazelnut Growers of Oregon of the facility in Cornelius (Washington County) that the Donald plant is replacing. The silos have giant spiral attachments running down the middle, which prevents the nuts from getting damaged upon entering the silo.

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Size also matters. The facility can produce six different sizes of nuts.

“We can manipulate the process to get the right size for our customers,” Costa said. “We dry it, we roast it and we package it. We can make butter, we can dice it and slice it. This is the most modern technology in the country. We get everything at the right temperature and the right texture and dial in to what

our customers want. Older technology didn’t give you as much control.

“It’s kind of like coffee. If you want a dark roast we can do that. Medium roast? We can do that, too.”

The facility, which Gabrish said cost more than $20 million, was paid for by members of the association, which was founded 34 years ago. Most of the crop that the plant will process in the coming years will be grown by members, but the facility will process the crops of nonassociation farmers.

Most of the facility is heavily automated, but the tour guides also take us through a tiny room (for a 120,000-square-foot factory) where the final inspections take place. Four conveyor belts are monitored by human inspectors, trained and certified by the Oregon Department of Agriculture.

“That’s the final quality check,” Costa said. “They inspect the nuts, look for defects, make sure they are the right size.

Then it goes out and we package it.”

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Oregon is the leading hazelnut grower in the United States, producing 99 percent of the country’s crop. Worldwide hazelnut territories are confined to land close to the 45th parallel. Other players are Italy, Turkey, Azerbaijan and the Republic of Georgia, according to Gabrish.

Aman, the Mount Angel farmer, has more than 220 acres in hazelnuts. He and his brothers Tom and Kevin farm 75 of the acres and lease the rest. They used to grow ryegrass seed, sugar beet seed and dried flowers. About 80 acres of their holdings are not yet nut-bearing, a process which takes four years.

Aman also is a hazelnut promoter and mentor, with a hazelnut nursery of 120,000 trees. He also tries to be “an information conduit to the industry.”

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By Mary Owen The recall of three Aumsville city councilors over a $12 monthly public safety fee has been met with mixed feelings.

“Last year, the city council and city manager decided to create a police safety fee to be added to the water bill so we could fund a sixth officer, and have money in reserve to hire a seventh officer to get full police coverage,” said Kevin Crawford, who was recalled with councilors Trina Lee and Lorie Walters. “Surveys we took indicated that our citizens wanted 24/7 police coverage. Even with seven officers, we can just cover basics and no more.”

According to Walters, with sick leave, vacation and mandatory training, there were occasional gaps in coverage. Additionally, increasing costs for benefits and PERS not adequately budgeted for could cause the loss of the sixth officer, hired after three local robberies and a shooting in Turner that officers responded to, if additional sources of income had not been found.

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an ordinance in an odd number year, and city voters not topping 40 percent in recent elections, Crawford said the city council after much deliberation decided not to wait until an even year to fund the extra officer.

“We did what we thought was best for the community,” he said. “We tried to make this as fair and equitable as possible. We kept it down to $12 a month and language was left in with the option to give money back or reduce it if it was found there was enough.” The council held two public meetings before voting in the ordinance.

“We tried to tailor the ordinance to concerns people brought up before voting it through,” Crawford said. “We spent many hours giving this a lot of thought.”

In the city’s July newsletter, Lee assured residents that the city council sought public input longer than required, and that the majority of citizens were in favor of the fee.

Nevertheless, the council’s decision not to take it to public vote was met with an outcry.

“There are quite a few members of the

community that felt that the city council did not do their due diligence in informing the community about a potential fee,” said Derek Clevenger, who initiated the recall in January. “Although the city did follow the regulations laid out by the city charter, they simply did the bare minimum. Given that Aumsville has a large population of low and fixed income families, many people felt that the bare minimum was not enough.”

Clevenger worried that people who couldn’t afford the fee would have their water and sewer services shut off. He also believes that recent increases to the Aumsville police department have been excessive, leading many community members to “feel that the city has not been the best steward of our tax dollars in regards to the police fund.”

Clevenger alleged many in the community felt they were “talked down to” and that the council was not interested in their concerns.

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“There has also been discussion about forming a nonprofit or some sort of other fund to help ensure that families don’t lose vital services due to poor policy-making decisions on the part of the city council.”

Crawford said even with this police issue resolved, he would not run again.

“I’m just a guy in my community who wanted to make a positive difference in people’s lives,” he said. “It was never my intent to harm anybody. We all felt that we did the right thing. The actions we took were for the safety of our community.”

Crawford said the city lost “two pillars of the community” with the recall of Lee and Walters. Walters said she believes city councilors did their best with the information at hand, and that making sure the city remained safe was their mandate.

The three councilor seats are now open, and to date, nine people have applied for the positions, according to city clerk Colleen Rogers. Clevenger has decided to run for mayor in the Nov. 6 election.

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Something Fun

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Monster trucks, entertainment descends on Sublimity Harvest Festival

By Mary Owen Monster trucks are coming to the 46th annual Sublimity Harvest Festival this month.

“There are always new trucks, tractors and ATVs in each of the pulls, and this year we have a couple of new ones – Brandon and Jake Gallie driving Wicked Strong and Tmaxx driven by David Tucker ,” promoter Scott Ingalls said. “We also have Eric Swanson driving Obsessed, Darron Basl in Tantrum, and Dillen Finley, King Krunch.”

Presented by Power Chevrolet, the festival takes place Sept. 7-9 at the Sublimity Harvest Festival Grounds, complete with food booths and commercial vendors.

“Favorites are always the monster trucks and the modified tractors and trucks with their multi-engines and lots of noise,” Ingalls said. “There are always after-race autograph parties on the tracks with the monster trucks and modified vehicles. The highlight each night and on Sunday afternoon is always the monster truck shows.”

Ingalls said the event grows in attendance each year with near standing-room-only on Saturday night, but a set of new bleachers will provide more seating room.

Gates open at 5 p.m. on Friday, with light entertainment and live music by Showdown, a high-energy, honky-tonk band playing classic gold numbers with just a hint of southern rock and blues.

The pulling competition begins at 7 p.m. followed by the ever-popular monster trucks. Pull events include ATVs, horse, tractor and truck. Friday’s events are sponsored by Sunbelt Rentals.

Saturday’s action begins with the 40th annual Sublimity Harvest Festival Road Run and Walk at 9 a.m. at Sublimity Elementary School followed by the parade, starting at 11 a.m. at Sublimity Middle School. Gates at the festival grounds open at noon and light entertainment for all ages runs until 6 p.m. The Scotty Dan Band will be on stage 3 to 6 p.m. and the pulling competition begins at 1 p.m. followed by monster trucks.

Entertainment in the Coors Light Tent will be for ages 21 and older only from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. with live music by the Kelsey Bales Band. Saturday’s events are sponsored

by Peterson CAT. Sunday kicks off with the annual Santiam Hospital Auxiliary Harvest Festival breakfast, featuring pancakes, eggs, sausage, coffee, milk and juice. Cost is $6 for adults, $5 for seniors 60+, $4 for kids 5-10, and free for kids 4 and under. The breakfast is 7 a.m. to noon at the Sublimity Fire Hall. Proceeds help fund the Auxiliary Medical Scholarship Program and purchase needed items for the hospital. For information, call 503-749-2910.

Sunday’s entertainment will be provided by Tony Lundervold in the Coors Light Entertainment Tent.

Also on the schedule are ATV pulls, 10 a.m.; horse pulls, 11 a.m.; tractor pulls, 1 p.m.; and ending with monster

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trucks at 3 p.m. The festival closes at 6 p.m. Sunday’s event sponsor is Papé Machinery. A full list of sponsors can be found on the Harvest Festival website.

Opening times for the KidZone, complete with a variety of inflatable slides and obstacle courses, are 5 p.m.

Friday, noon Saturday and 10 a.m. Sunday. Kids can have fun in the water attractions and with the KidZone zip line. Tickets are $1 each. KidZone sponsors are Stettler Supply Co. and Emery & Sons Construction Group.

All events are general admission, and tickets are: Friday, $15 for adults, $8 for seniors, and $5 for children 6-12; Saturday, $20 for adults, $10 for seniors, and $5 for children 6-12; and Sunday, $12 for adults, $5 for seniors, and $5 for children 6-12. Children 5 and under are free.

“Kids can come in the Coors Light Entertainment Tent on Sunday afternoon to see all the folks participating in Cause Day,” Ingalls said. “This is another opportunity of local nonprofits to showcase their cause and share their story.”

Advanced tickets are available until Sept. 6 at Wilco farm stores. Military discounts are available at the gate.

Parking is $5 per vehicle. Shuttle service to and from the festival grounds will be available at the Sublimity Fire Hall and the Wilco/Safeway and Roth’s parking lots in Stayton. Shuttles will arrive at the festival on the halfhour and depart 50 minutes past the hour every hour until the final shuttle leaves the Festival grounds at 12:50 p.m. Friday, 1:10 a.m. Sunday morning, and 6:50 p.m.

Sunday evening. A full schedule is on the website.

For information, call 503-769-3579, visit www. sublimityharvestfestival.com, or follow along on Facebook for up-to-date information.

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More September fun Detroit Lake hosts two events this month: the annual Cruz-In at the Lake and Cascading Rivers Killer Fang Ride.

The Cruz-In runs 7 a.m. to noon on Sept. 15. It is geared for all who love classic cars, motorcycles or boats from the ‘30s to the ‘ 70s and beyond.

“Proud owners carefully transport their prized pieces of history to Main Street in Detroit and visit with classic enthusiasts,” according to the organizer, Detroit Lake Recreational Area Business Association.

A auto registration fee of $25 includes a free T-shirt.

Prizes are awarded in multiple categories.

Celebrating the recently designated Cascading Rivers Bikeway, a two-day, 144-mile round trip Killer Fang Ride starts in Estacada, travels through the Mt. Hood and Willamette National Forests to Detroit on Sept. 29-30. The ride is named after the famous Killer Fang Class IV rapids of the Clackamas River along the route.

This is a supported ride which includes gear transportation, rest stops, refreshments, technical support and overnight accommodations with meals.

Presented by the Estacada Development Association, the ride is limited to 50 riders. To register online, visit www.bikereg.com/cascadingrivers-ride.

For information on either event, or to register for the Cruz-In, visit www.detroitlakeoregon.org.

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Chester Bridges Memorial Community Center, 555 Main St., Aumsville Stayton Community Center, 400 W Virginia St. Stayton Public Library, 515 N First Ave.

Weekly Events Monday

Pickleball, 9 - 11 a.m., Sublimity Courts.

Repeats Monday - Friday. 503-769-4047 Motion Monday, 10:15 a.m. Stayton Public Library. Music, dance for little ones. Free. 503-769-3313 Senior Meals, 11:30 a.m., Stayton Community Center. Age 60 and older.

Repeats Wednesday, Friday. Donations accepted. Reservations requested by calling Ginger, 503-769-7995 Yoga, 1:30 - 3 p.m., Brown House Event Center, 425 N First Ave., Stayton. Yoga on DVD with leader Wendy Stone. $20/ year. 503-769-8860 AA Meetings, 7 p.m. New Life Foursquare Church, 1090 First St., Stayton. Repeats Thursdays.

Santiam Canyon Community Chorus, 7 p.m., Canyon Art Center, 280 NE Santiam Blvd., Mill City. New members welcome. JoAnn, 503-859-3426

Tuesday

Story Time, 10:15 a.m. Stayton Public Library. Repeats at 3:30 p.m. Starts Sept.

11. 503-769-3313 Senior Meals, noon. First Presbyterian Church, 236 Broadway, Mill City. Lunch for those 60 and older. Suggested donation of $3.50. Volunteers are needed. Repeats Thursdays.

503-897-2204 Al-Anon Meeting, 7:30 p.m. Mt. View Wesleyan Church, 111 Main St., Aumsville.

Wednesday

Stayton Rotary Lunch, Noon. Santiam Golf Club, 8724 Golf Club Road, Sublimity. 503-769-7307 AA Meeting, 6 p.m. Women only, Riverview Community Bank, 112 Main St., Aumsville.

AA Meeting, 7 p.m., Gates Community Church of Christ, 40070 Gates School Road.

Stayton Lions Club

Thursday

7 p.m., Stayton Community Center.

Open to public. Agenda available.

503-769-3425

Sublimity Quilters, 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. St. Boniface Catholic Church, 375 SE Church St., Sublimity. 503-580-0498 Thumpin’ Thursday, 10:15 a.m.

Stayton Public Library. Music, dance.

Free. 503-769-3313

Friday

Narcotics Anonymous, 7 - 8:30 p.m.

Foothills Church, 975 Fern Ridge Road, Stayton. 503-990-0861 Al-Anon Meeting, 7 p.m., New Life Foursquare Church, 1090 First St., Stayton.

Saturday

Saturday Open House, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Canyon Art Center, 280 NE Santiam Hwy., Mill City. Open arts and crafts session. Free; donations welcome.

503-897-6397

Sunday

AA Meeting, 6 p.m. Chester Bridges Memorial Community Center.

503-399-0599

Stayton Farmer’s Market

10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Marketplace at the Grove, 351 N Third Ave., Stayton.

Locally grown food, handcrafted items.

Free admission.

Monday, Sept. 3 Labor Day Tuesday, Sept. 4

7 p.m., Stayton Odd Fellows Lodge, 122 N Third Ave. $20 plays all games. Cash prizes. Open to public. Repeats Sept. 18.

Stayton City Council

Wednesday, Sept. 5 Chamber Greeters in Sublimity

8 a.m., Sublimity Insurance, 100 SW Sublimity Blvd. Networking event. Open to members, new businesses interested in learning about Stayton Sublimity Chamber of Commerce. 503-769-3464

Homeschool Day at The Garden

10 a.m. - 2 p.m., The Oregon Garden, 879 W Main St., Silverton. Homeschool students age 5 - 12 enjoy day of outdoor learning. $9 adults, $4 students. Lunch not provided. Preregistration not required. Rikki Heath, 503-799-4792, oregongarden.org

Red Hat Strutters

Noon, Ixtapa Mexican Restaurant, 111 W Locust St., Stayton. New members, guests welcome. RSVP to Alice Halse, 503-767-3032; Evelyn Miller, 503-769-9135.

4 - 6 p.m., Cascade Medical Clinic, 1375 N 10th Ave., Ste. B, Stayton. $10 cash; first-come first-served. Middle school, high school students. Forms must be filled out by parents, guardian before examination. Forms are available at osaa.org.

Thursday, Sept. 6 Alzheimer’s Support Group

8 - 10 a.m., Moxieberry Cafe, 429 N Stayton/Sublimity Chamber Third Ave., Stayton. For Greeters, 8 a.m. Network building entrepreneurs, nonprofits event for local business, non-profit to celebrate successes, professionals. Coffee, light clarify priorities, map refreshments served. out action plan. All Location varies each welcome. Free. Presented week. For location, call

by Grow EDC. Allison, 503503-769-3464.

871-5188, growsantiam.org Tai Chi, 10:15 a.m., St. Boniface Museum Santiam Senior 9 a.m. – noon, St. Boniface Center, 41818 Community Archives Kingston-Jordan and Museum, 371 Main Road, Stayton. Led by © LIGHTWISE / 123RF.COM St., Sublimity. Free.

Wendy Stone. Repeats Appointments for other times Fridays. 50 and older. 503-767-2009 by calling Charlene, 503-508-0312

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Sports Physicals

Saturday, Sept. 1

Small Steps, Big Results

Noon, Covered Bridge Cafe, 510 N Third Ave., Stayton. Repeats Sept. 18. Glenn, 503-769-9010, nsantiamfs@wvi.com

10 a.m., Maurice’s Bistro, 390 SE Church St., Sublimity. Open to all. 503-769-3499

Coloring Group

5:30 p.m., Stayton Public Library.

Evening of coloring, relaxation.

Supplies provided. Free; no registration necessary. Age 12 - adult. 503-769-3313

Needlecraft Group

5:30 p.m., Stayton Public Library. Bring knitting, crochet, needlepoint, quilting for evening of chatting, crafting. Free; no registration necessary. Adults.

503-769-3313

Aumsville Planning Commission

6:30 p.m., Chester Bridges Memorial Community Center. Open to the public.

Agenda available. 503-749-2030

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Friday, Sept. 7 Sublimity Harvest Festival

4 p.m., Sublimity Harvest Festival Grounds, 11880 SE Sublimity Road. Truck, tractor, monster truck competition. Food booths, vendors, Kid-Zone, Entertainment Tent, live, music. Repeats Sept. 8 - 9. Parking $5.

Children 5 and under free. Complete list of events, daily admission, at sublimityharvestfestival. com

Santiam Valley Grange

7:30 p.m., Santiam Valley Grange, 1140 Fifth St., Lyons. 6:30 p.m. potluck

Saturday, Sept. 8 Harvest Festival Fun Run

9 a.m., Sublimity School, 431 ER N TRAV SHELDO E. Main St. 10K, 5K, 3K. $10 pre-register; $15 day-of race.

Children 12 and under free.

Benefits Sublimimity PTC. Register at sublimityharvestfest.com or 8 a.m. day of.

Second Saturday Market

9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Aumsville City Hall, 595 Main St. Seasonal produce, yard art, home decor, more. Door prizes. Vendor applications at aumsville.us. 503-749-2030

Canyon Senior Center Bingo

10 a.m. - 1 p.m., Canyon Senior Center, 844 SW First Ave., Mill City. Play bingo for donated prizes. To donate a prize, contact Mike Long, mikelong@ybgolf.com.

Repeats Sept. 29. 502-897-4176

Harvest Festival Parade

11 a.m. Starts at Sublimity School, winds through town down Center Street.

Sunday, Sept. 9 Harvest Breakfast

7 a.m. - noon, Sublimity Fire Station, 115 N Parker St. All-you-can-eat pancakes, eggs, sausage, drinks. Adults $6, seniors 60 and older $5, children 5 - 10 $4. Children 4 and under free. Benefits Santiam Hospital Auxiliary scholarships. 503-769-3381

Monday, Sept. 10 Daughters of American Revolution

10 a.m., Stayton Fire Station, 1988 W Ida St. Meeting of Abigail Scott Duniway Chapter, followed by guest speaker Diane Parrot presenting a salute to women in the military. Refreshments served. Linda, 503-769-5951

Art Club

3:30 - 4:30 p.m., Stayton Public Library.

Monthly art club for ages 5 and older.

Participation limited. Previous participants need to sign up again by calling Casle, 503-769-3313.

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Sublimity City Council

7 p.m., Sublimity City Hall, 245 NW Johnson. Open to public. Agenda available. 503-769-5475

Aumsville City Council

7 p.m., Chester Bridges Memorial Community Center. Open to public. 503-749-2030

Lyons Fire District Board

7 p.m., Lyons Fire Station, 1114 Main St. Open to public. 503-859-2410

Stayton Fire District

7 p.m.,. Marion Fire Station, 5898 Stayton Road, Turner. Agenda available. Open to public. 503-769-2601

Lyons Library Board

Saturday, Sept. 15

Lyons Garden Club

Noon, 848 Fifth St., Lyons. Learn about starting a winter garden. Potluck, bring dish to share. Hostess is Diane Hyde, 503-859-2517

Caregiver Connection

1 - 2:30 p.m., Stayton Public Library. Free educational support group for unpaid family caregivers caring for a loved one 60 years of age or older, or caring for a person living with dementia. This month’s topic is fall prevention. Julie, 503-304-3432

Marian Estates Auxiliary Bingo

Tuesday, Sept. 11

Thursday, Sept. 13

Santiam Historical Society

6 p.m., Stayton Public Library. Dr. David Lewis presents program on Native American history, heritage in mid-Willamette Valley. Open to public.

Refreshments. 503-743-2639

Mill City Council

6:30 p.m., Mill City City Hall, 444 S First Ave. Open to public. 503-897-2302

Cascade School Board

7 p.m., Cascade District Office, 10226 SE Marion Road, Turner. Open to public.

Agenda available. 503-749-8010

VFW Meeting

N. Santiam Service Integration Team

9 a.m., Santiam Center, 11656 SE Sublimity Road #200, Sublimity. Effort between local social service, civic, nonprofit, churches seeking to provide resources for individuals, families in local communities. Melissa, 503-769-9319, mbaurer@santiamhospital.org

DIY Craftshop

5:30 p.m., Stayton Public Library. Make journal using threaded binding. Sixth 12th grade. Free. Register at library or by calling 503-769-3313.

North Santiam Watershed Council

6 p.m., Stayton Community Center. Open to public. 503-930-8202

Aumsville Fire District

6 p.m., Aumsville Fire Station, 490 Church St. Open to public. 503-749-2894

7 p.m., Stayton Fire Station, 1988 W Ida St. Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5638.

All eligible veterans can join. Repeats Sept. 25. Hank Porter, 503-769-5792

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Stayton Parks and Rec Board

Friday, Sept. 14

7 p.m., Stayton Public Library. Agenda available. Open to public. 503-769-3425

Wednesday, Sept. 12 Chamber Greeters at Camp Taloali

8 a.m., Camp Taloali, 15934 SE North Santiam Hwy., Stayton. Networking event. Open to members, new businesses interested in learning about Stayton Sublimity Chamber of Commerce.

503-769-3464

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6 p.m., Brown House Event Center, 425 N First Ave., Stayton. Monthly board meeting. Open to public.

Regis Alumni Game

KYAC Concert Series

7 p.m., Trexler Farm, 20146 SE Ferry Road, Stayton. Steve Spurgin performs. $20 at staytonevents.com; $25 at door if available.

Sunday, Sept. 16 Detroit Lake Cruz-In

Vintage Car Cruise In

Santiam Canyon School Board

7 p.m., Lyons Public Library, 279 Eighth St. 503-859-2366

7:30 a.m., Covered Bridge Cafe, 510 N Third Ave., Stayton. Meet, eat with Marion County commissioners. Open to public.

503-588-5212

5 - 7 p.m., Santiam Valley Grange, 1140 Fifth St., Lyons. Turkey, dressing, potatoes, gravy, rolls, green beans, dessert. $9; $4 age 6 and under. 503-859-2161

10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Detroit Lake. Classic cars, motorcycles, boats from ‘30s to present.

Prizes awarded. Detroitlakeoregon.org

2 – 4 p.m., Maurice’s Bistro, 390 SE Church St., Sublimity. $5 per packet.

Open to public. 503-769-3499 6:30 p.m., Santiam Elementary School, 450 SW Evergreen, Mill City. Open to public. Agenda available. 503-897-2321

Commissioner’s Breakfast

Turkey Dinner

10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Brown House Event Center, 425 N First Ave., Stayton.

Celebrating first responders. Quilt drawing. 50/50 drawing. Spud Bus on site. No registration fee; $5 suggested donation. 503-769-8860, cmbrownhouse@gmail.com

Monday, Sept. 17 Friends of the Library

11 a.m, Stayton Public Library. Open to public. 503-769-3313

Red Cross Blood Drive

1 - 6 p.m., Foothills Church, 975 Fern Ridge Road, Stayton. For an appointment visit redcrossblood.org and click on “find a drive.” Walk-ins welcome.

Stayton City Council

7 p.m., Stayton Community Center. Open to public. Agenda available. 503-769-3425

Tuesday, Sept. 18 Cascade Service Integration Team

9 a.m., Turner Christian Church, 7871 SE Marion Road, Turner. Effort between local social service, civic, nonprofit, churches seeking to provide resources for individuals, families in local communities.

Melissa, 503-769-9319, mbaurer@ santiamhospital.org

Wednesday, Sept. 19

4 p.m., Regis High. Free barbecue dinner, 4 - 7 p.m. Corn hole tournament, 5 p.m., $20.

Football game, 7 p.m., free entry for Regis alumni who attend barbecue. Spouses, families welcome. Prize for best dressed in Regis spirit gear. RSVP: https://share. regisstmary.org/eforms/alumniday-rsvp-and-corn-hole-registration/10/

Chamber Greeters at FOL Bookstore

8 a.m., Stayton FOL Used Bookstore, 351 N Third Ave., Stayton. Networking event. Open to members, new businesses interested in learning about Stayton Sublimity Chamber of Commerce. 503769-3464

Rice Krispie Fun

4 p.m., Stayton Public Library.

Make rice krispie treats with fun add-ins. Free. Register at library or by calling 503-769-3313.

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SHS Booster Club

7 p.m., Stayton High. New members welcome. 503-769-2171

Thursday, Sept. 20 River Fusion 22

Explore full menu of outdoor activities of North Santiam River Country along Highway 22. Camp, hike, float. Celebrate outdoors in Cascade foothills along the river at Camp Taloali, 15934 SE North Santiam Hwy., Stayton. Pick up “22 To Do Along Highway 22” guide at Stayton Sublimity Chamber of Commerce. Visit facebook.com/RiverFusion22.

Young Professionals Meet-Up

8:30 a.m., Trexler Farm, 20164 SE Ferry Road, Stayton. Young Professionals is open to business people throughout the canyon under 40. Sponsored by GROWEDC. For more information, call 503-871-5188.

Rock the Blocks!

3 - 4:30 p.m., Stayton Public Library. Kids of all ages build with Legos, Duplos.

Children under 6 must be accompanied by adult. Free. 503-769-3313

NSSD Board

6 p.m., District Office, 1155 N First Ave., Stayton. Board meeting for North Santiam School District. Open to public.

Agenda available. 503-769-6924

Aumsville Planning Commission

6:30 p.m., Chester Bridges Memorial Community Center. Open to the public.

Agenda available. 503-749-2030

Friday, Sept. 21 Friday Nite Fusion

5 - 8 p.m., downtown Stayton. Food, shopping, music. Revitalize Downtown Stayton information booth. Free admission. A River Fusion 22 event. downtownstayton.org, 503-957-0096

Saturday, Sept. 22 Un-murder Mystery Golf

9 a.m., Santiam Golf Course, 8724 Golf Club Road, Aumsville. Golfers search for clues on the course to enter for prizes.

Four-person scramble format. $60 per person; includes cart, one drink ticket.

Food trucks. Sponsored by Santiam Hospital, a River Fusion 22 event.

Fourth Saturday Maker’s Market

10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Macleay Grange, 8312 Macleay Road, Salem. Indoor farmers market, baked goods, handmade crafts made by local vendors. Free admission.

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Portland Lesbian Choir Concert

6:30 p.m., United Methodist Church, 1450 SE Fern Ridge Road, Stayton. Portland Lesbian Choir performs Come Together: In Times Like These with Santiam Canyon Community Chorus. Cookies, water for sale. $15 VIP seating, $12 general admission. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.

Tickets at staytonevents.com.

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Mill City Council

6:30 p.m., Mill City City Hall, 444 S First Ave. Open to public. Agenda available.

503-897-2302

Lyons City Council

6:30 p.m., Lyons City Hall, 449 Fifth St. Open to public. Agenda available.

503-859-2167

Wednesday, Sept. 26 Chamber Greeters

8 a.m., Santiam Hospital 1401 N 10th Ave., Stayton. Networking event. Open to members, new businesses interested in learning about Stayton Sublimity Chamber of Commerce. 503-769-3464

Tea Time for Book Lovers

5:30 p.m., Stayton Public Library. Book discussion group for adults. This month’s selection is “Swing Time” by Zadie Smith.

Free; no registration necessary.

503-769-3313

Monday, Sept. 24 Red Cross Blood Drive

12:30 - 5:30 p.m., St. Boniface Catholic Church, 375 SE Church St., Sublimity.

For an appointment visit redcrossblood. org and click on “find a drive.” Walk-ins welcome.

Marion Estates Auxiliary

2 p.m., Sloper Cafe, 590 SE Conifer Circle, Sublimity. 503-769-8900

Random Readers

3:30 p.m., Stayton Public Library. Youth book club for more advanced readers of chapter books. Discussion, activity, snacks. 503-769-3313

Aumsville City Council

We Deliver! Call to Schedule 503-769-6291

7 p.m., Chester Bridges Memorial Community Center. Open to public.

Agenda available. 503-749-2030

Stayton Planning Commission

7 p.m., Stayton Community Center. Open to the public. Agenda available.

503-769-3425

Sublimity Planning Commission

7 p.m., Sublimity City Hall, 245 NW Johnson St. Open to public. Agenda available. 503-769-5475

Tuesday, Sept. 25 Santiam Canyon Integration Team

Visit us at 21393 N. Santiam Hwy, Stayton Or online at www.siegmundlandscape.com

10:30 a.m., Gates Fire Hall, 101 E Sorbin Ave. Collaborative effort between local social service, civic, nonprofit, churches seeking to provide resources for individuals, families in local communities.

Melissa, 503-769-9319, mbaurer@ santiamhospital.org

Thursday, Sept. 27 Toy Breakers

4 p.m., Stayton Public Library. Use tools to deconstruct broken toys. Toys provided or bring your own. Next month, build something new with the parts. Free. Grade 2 - 5. 503-769-3313

Stayton History Presentation

7 p.m., Stayton Public Library. Learn Stayton’s history includes history of Martha Brown. Free. 503-769-3313

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Back to School

Jump start

ODOT urges safe driving as kids go back to school

Academy engages new batch of freshmen

Get back in the swing of school safety by being rested and putting away all distractions – including your phone. ODOT’s Transportation Safety Division offers a variety of items you can order or download and print, including the popular Oregonian Crossing material, featuring Bigfoot and the reminder that “all intersections are crosswalks” whether marked or not.

ODOT’s Traffic Roadway Section has a complete Guide to School Area Safety with an overview of laws regarding crosswalks and school zones, information about school safety in rural areas and more: www.oregon.gov/ODOT/Engineering/Docs_ TrafficEng/Guide_to_School_Area_Safety.pdf For information: Shelley M. Snow, Communications, 503-986-3438 or 503-881-5362

Stayton High School Principal Alan Kirby, left, in a team-building exercise with incoming freshmen at the new Freshman Academy. SUBMITTED PHOTO

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Incoming Stayton High students recently caught a taste of high school life by participating in Freshman Academy.

“This whole program is to help students prepare to make the transition to 9th grade,” said Alan Kirby, principal of Stayton High School. “The two-week experience focused on confidence, leadership skills, working as a team, and academic skills. They were able to go on several field trips and to get to know several staff members through this process.

“Around 22 students participated, and we have seen them grow in confidence and ability to work together,” Kirby added.

“It has been a fun time of growth for them, to try some new things and to put themselves in new situations.”

The intent is to allow incoming freshmen to come into SHS knowing more about the school, having staff connections, understanding important habits for

success, and generally getting a “jump start” towards their freshman year, Kirby said.

“All of the studies show that 9th grade is a key year towards graduation success,” he said, “and we are putting efforts into these students to help them to get going on the right foot.”

Wendi Nyquist, who handles dropout prevention for SHS, will monitor freshman student grades and check in on students throughout the school year, Kirby said.

“Many of the students in this academy will also be in a class called ‘Freshman Focus,’ where they will continue to have accountability towards academics and behavior, learning good habits, and working together,” Kirby said.

“Randy Nyquist, who teaches Freshman Academy, also teaches the focus class.

Students also can be called weekly by teachers during ‘Eagle Time’ to make up assignments and to get extra help.”

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School supplies donation successful North Santiam School District students will go back to school with new backpacks, thanks to Mari-Linn PTA and Service Integration Team members at a Back to School event held on Aug. 17.

“We are estimating over 500 backpacks with supplies were given to NSSD students,” said Melissa Baurer, Service Integration/Community Liaison coordinator. “Dinner was serviced for everyone! The Mt. Angel Police Department was there with a bike rodeo and their fleet. Smoky the Bear was there along with officers of the Linn County Sheriff. Breaking the Chain was there along with bouncy houses!”

Additionally, the Mari-Linn nurse offered car seat checks, Santiam Hospital provided immunizations, United Way distributed dental kits, and several hair stylists donated haircuts.

NSSD teacher Erin Holm guides students through Spencer’s Hole on the North Santiam River.

“The clothing giveaway was put on

by Foothills church and For the Love

of Josh,” Baurer said. “Family Building Blocks, PH Tech, DHS, United Way and other were all there for outreach.

There was a ton more, too!”

One mom posted on Facebook, “Thank you to all. Things are very tight for our family right now. We were able to get boots and jeans that fit, which cut our stress level way down.”

She and other participants enjoyed the booths, “great hamburgers,” and thanked the volunteers who assisted at the event.

Donors included: Mari-Linn PTA, Freres Lumber, Santiam Service Integration, PH Tech, Mid-Willamette Valley Community Action Agency, Stayton United Methodist, Mehama Community Church and Foothills Church.

“And The Salvation Army donated watermelons,” Baurer said. “There were multiple volunteers and in-kind donations.”

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By Mary Owen River Fusion 22 will again celebrate the best of the regions outdoor recreation fun and small town charm.

Launched last year during the Great American Eclipse, River Fusion 22 is the North Santiam River Country’s signature regional outdoor recreation festival.

This year, the event moves to the fall, Sept. 20-23.

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“Our concept this year is to provide a wide sampling of activities that will give folks a sense of the depth of outdoor recreation opportunities here plus a unique combination of entertainment, all in one weekend,” said Allison McKenzie, executive director of GROW-EDC, the organization coordinating the festival and the larger tourism initiative aimed at raising the profile of this area between Salem and Bend.

“Locals know that North Santiam River Country is gorgeous, but for visitors who have never strayed off of Highway 22 to check out the river, forests and small towns, this weekend will be a real treat.

Even those who live here forget what lies around the next corner, so we hope that this weekend menu of activities inspires our locals to get out and about, too.”

River Fusion 22 is part of a regional tourism initiative that grew out of the Economic Vitality Summit in 2015 and GROW’s rural tourism training with Travel Oregon in 2016, “all pointed toward our effort to become an outdoor

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recreation destination in our own right, not simply a gateway to somewhere else,” McKenzie said.

“We’re excited for this second year of the festival and are grateful for the many partners who have stepped up to dazzle our visitors and wow our locals with a diversity of activities all through the weekend,” she added. “We’ve arranged the schedule so you and your friends or family can do it all if you want to!”

Several weekend activities are centered at Camp Taloali, including a specially-priced rafting trip offered by eNRG Kayaking on Saturday morning, demonstrations

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Second River Fusion 22 unites communities Together” concert with the Portland Lesbian Choir at the United Methodist Church in Stayton on Saturday evening; a whitewater rafting trip offered by Mill City-based eNRG Kayaking on Sunday; the Jordan Chicken Run car show, fly-in and BBQ on Sunday afternoon, and a special photo Facebook contest in Detroit centered on their famous Detroit Rocks that will be hidden in the area over the weekend.

Tours of covered bridges near Scio, like Hoffman Bridge, will be part of River Fusion 22.

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radio show performance of “Westward the Women” by Aumsville Community Theatre on Friday. Camp Taloali is also offering lodging and camping opportunities for the long weekend and a $10 Adventure Pass for those who want to dig deeper into the outdoor recreation available at the camp, including archery, biking, challenge course, fishing, swimming pool, disc golf and much more.

Weekend events include Stayton’s “Friday Nite Fusion Downtown” with food and shopping; Santiam Memorial Hospital’s Un-Murder Mystery Golf Tournament at Santiam Golf Course on Saturday morning; a special “Come

“Other activities include covered bridge tours in Scio and multiple opportunities to get out in the woods on our national forest trails and in our parks, like Fishermen’s Bend in Mill City along the North Santiam River and Silver Falls State Park, arguably the best place in the state to take in multiple waterfalls on one simple hike, including one you can walk behind,” McKenzie said.

In its inaugural year River Fusion 22 won 2017 Festival of the Year (budget under $150,000) from Oregon Festivals & Events Association and won Travel Salem’s “Most Oregon Part of Oregon” 2017 Most Inspired Award.

“Many partners are involved in planning this festival as it moves to the fall, and we’re excited about this opportunity to showcase our area to visitors and to locals who may not often get a chance to sample so much outdoor recreation fun in one weekend,” McKenzie said.

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The Boy Next Door

Charting his course

ORCA student reflects on Naval summer session

By Mary Owen

I decided that the military was where I felt called to be.”

An Oregon Connections Academy student from Lyons spent the first part of his summer at a seminar at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis.

ORCA’s outreach manager, Laura Dillon, said Kincaid’s family tree extends into several branches of the military.

Garett Kincaid, a junior at the state’s virtual public charter school, was accepted to attend the Naval Academy Summer Session, one of approximately 2,500 applicants selected out of more than 8,000 who submitted applications.

“When I received the e-mail from the U.S. Naval Academy regarding the fact that my application had been accepted, I was absolutely speechless,” said the 17-year-old.

Kincaid is the student body vice-president at ORCA, and is the First in Command and co-founder of his school’s Military Career Information Club. His other accolades includes being named ORCA Student of the Year by the North Santiam Chamber of Commerce, volunteering at Horses of Hope equine therapy program by assisting clients with physical and

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intellectual disabilities, and being very “outdoorsy” by hunting, hiking and fishing.

“I have a very long family history in the military,” Kincaid said. “Going back as far

as 15th-century Scotland, my family has fought for what they believed in and to defend their country, and I hope to do the same. Also, I have always had a respect for the military, and as a former member of the Young Marines youth organization,

“His great-grandfather was a pilot, and his grandfather served in the Air Force as a military police officer during WWII,” Dillon said.

“An uncle served in the Navy, and another uncle is currently a colonel in the US Marine Corps (USMC). Two of Garrett’s cousins are also servicemen in the USMC. A third cousin, presently a midshipman attending the USNA, had a particular impact on Garrett and his interest in the Navy.”

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“After speaking with my cousin about the academy, I started doing some of my own research,” Kincaid said. “I wanted to see what the USNA has to offer, and if I have what it takes. Seminar candidates are put through nearly the exact same training that the midshipmen go through for a week.

There’s the obvious amount of physical training during these days, as well as several education modules that are similar to USNA classes.”

Kincaid participated in such activities as aerospace flight testing, meteorology, seamanship and navigation, microcomputer design, oceanography, naval architecture, martial arts, yard patrol craft cruise, and ethics and character development. He returned home with an eye toward a military career.

“The summer seminar was an incredible yet tiring experience,” he said. “I felt that I got a lot out of this encounter. There were a lot of challenges, but there was so much that strengthened my resolve to apply to the Naval Academy.”

Kincaid credited his squad, Echo Company, Platoon 2, Squad 3 for motivating him through “plenty of tough times in PT and other events at NASS.” The experience gave him an in-depth look and better understanding of the various Navy careers, he said.

“The YP Craft Cruise started giving me ideas about surface warfare,” Kinkaid said. “The Introduction to Martial Arts demonstrated the fighting skill needed by members of the military to fight and win wars, while the ship-handling simulation showed me an even deeper understanding of surface warfare.

“My ships and ocean structures course gave me a good picture of Naval engineering, and the damage control workshop offered a view of yet another side of the Navy – everyone on board is trained to stop damage on a naval vessel,” he added.

“Lastly, the aeronautical engineering class also presented a career that interests me, letting me explore further into the wide field that is the United States Navy.”

Kincaid said his dream goal is to attend the U.S. Naval Academy following graduation.

“However, this is a very prestigious military academy, and very competitive,” he said.

“Therefore, I have set up contingency plans should the USNA not work out.

Throughout the United States, colleges have ROTC – Reserve Officer Training Corps – programs for the various branches of the military. NROTCs – Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps – would be my second choice, but even that could go south. If either of those two options doesn’t work out, I will simply enlist in the Navy. Either way, the Navy is where I see my future taking place.”

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“Mikayla is a dedicated daughter who helps her parents run their small business, and an animal lover who cares for several horses, goats, chickens, Miss Teen Oregon International, dogs and cats on her Mikayla Wood. SUBMITTED PHOTO family’s farm,” said Laura Dillon, ORCA outreach manager.

Wood said she met girls from across the world, “all with amazing platforms Wood also writes her own blog and truly trying to make a difference.” created a program to demonstrate that kindness and compassion are the “The fact this was my first pageant, best prevention against bullies, which I learned a lot and one thing that really was presented to students at Scio shined through, is that the pageant Middle School. isn’t all about stereotypical beauty,” Wood said. “Through interview and “It’s been weighing on my heart to platform focus it’s really about getting reach out to as many students as to know the contestants for who they possible and let them know they are are and the work they are doing to not alone, that what they go through better their communities.” is not the end,” she said. “There is help and there are things they can do.

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Gridiron season opens The fall high school sports season is underway, with the first football games taking place Friday, Aug. 31 and teams in cross country, soccer and volleyball are also getting started.

Here is a look at the football prospects and “what’s new” for the fall from Santiam Canyon-area schools:

Cascade Tim Ganfield, who coached softball for 14 years for the Cougars, is the new athletic director. Ganfield, who is in his 20th year at Cascade, replaces Heidi Hermansen, who left to become the principal at Central Linn in Halsey.

“Right now my goal is to just learn all the systems and help the coaches be able to do their job,” Ganfield told Our Town.

Cascade also is bringing back youth sports and parents and athletes can view the offerings at www.cascadeyouthsports.com.

On the gridiron, fourth-year coach Brandon Bennett has 18 players back who started at least five games in 2017.

Bennett, a former standout offensive lineman at Willamette University, has lots of beef in the trenches, including two-way star Macoy Christman, Trystin Teal and Jacob Schultz. Kyle McAlister moves from the line to linebacker and “brings an excitement/do it the right way mentality,” Bennett told Our Town.

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New faces in high school athletic programs In addition to the Woodburn change, North Marion and Yamhill-Carlton have left the district and were replaced by Sisters and Sweet Home.

to quarterback, with Jake Whisman and Devon Privratsky set for the ball-carrying and pass-catching roles.

“Our toughest opponent will be Cascade,” said Bennett, whose squad tied with North Marion for last year’s Oregon West Conference title. “We know we have the pieces to be great. It is the coaches’ and the kids’ jobs to demonstrate that on game day.”

Stayton The Eagles have a new girls soccer coach, Devin Holmes, and Michelle Vollmuller and Jacalyn Reddy are set to run the cheer program. A new baseball hitting facility has been added, with plans for a similar softball facility in the works.

Redistricting presented Stayton – and other squads in the Oregon West – with kind of a skewed format this season.

Woodburn will play football in a sixteam Special District 2 but joins the seven-school Oregon West for all other sports, which “creates some challenges incorporating byes in the schedule,” said Eagles athletic director Darren Shryock.

Randy Nyquist is in his second year leading Stayton football. The Eagles finished 4-5 overall and 3-2 in the Oregon West a year ago.

Santiam Clint Forste is the new athletic director, replacing David Plotts, who ran the sports programs from his principal slot before retiring at the end of the last school year.

Carl Rupp, the defensive coordinator for last year’s Wolverines squad which finished 11-2 and advanced to the Class 2A championship game before falling to Monroe/Triangle Lake 36-22, takes over as head coach. Rupp replaces Dustin McGee, who took a position in Tennessee after leading Santiam for three campaigns.

Rupp will be counting on veterans Trevor Whitmire, Dustin Keys, Connor Forste, Quinten Cook and Colin Thurston to lead the way. Adding depth will be 6-2, 260-pound lineman Garret Wallen, a transfer from Scio, and skillful sophomore Gabe Lanham.

Santiam will be playing in Special District 2, with only Kennedy carrying over from its Tri-River Conference opponents.

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Also in the league are Chemawa, Colton, Culver, Gervais and Sheridan.

“I expect the top of our league to be highly competitive,” Rupp told Our Town, “but we believe we’re squarely in the mix.”

Regis The Rams won the Class 2A title in 2016 but lost a lot of veterans from that squad and were just 1-8 a year ago. Coach Kyle McGrath will be counting on five seniors, quarterback Kirkland Scott, wide receiver Zach Morey, linemen Wyatt Koenig and Jonathan Webb and defensive back Glavin King to lead the way.

McGrath has nine starters returning on offense and eight on defense from the young team of a year ago, with some promising freshmen and Blanchet transfer Bryce Campbell also ready to contribute.

Regis will play in Special District 3 along with Tri-River holdover Central Linn and newcomers Creswell, Jefferson, defending 2A champion Monroe and Oakland.

“I think the Rams are in the toughest conference in 2A, again,” McGrath said.

“It will be a tough task, but our goal is to take the league. Our kids are also excited about the new challenges and the new places to travel to.”

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I like noise. I should clarify that statement. I like most noise.

But then I would hear something else. The old-timers would talk about how you could hear the corn growing.

On a hot, humid day in late summer, the corn stalks would burst upward, crackling as they grew an inch or two a day. I would stand there, surrounded by an inestimable number of acres of corn sprawling in all directions, all of it racing skyward in anticipation of the fall harvest. To me, it was the sound of a miracle, of life shifted into fast-forward.

As a guy who has lived and worked in big and small cities – and places where there are no cities at all – the sounds of people are, to me at least, comforting. Silence is something that I usually avoid, unless I’m writing, when I need to concentrate. Otherwise, I like noise.

As a parent, silence was always worrisome to me. When the kids were little, the quieter it was in the house, the more I worried. Was someone hurt? Were the kids getting into something they shouldn’t? For a parent, silence is the equivalent of a police siren.

No cars, no kids, no airplanes. Just my wife and I standing silent, surrounded by Mother Nature.

I like the sounds of people, cars and all things emblematic of civilization. I find being around people comforting.

As we were heading up the hillside, I noticed something.

It was quiet. I don’t mean “city” quiet, when the sound of traffic briefly subsides. I mean quiet-quiet.

No sounds. Nothing.

When we lived on a small farm in Minnesota, I was training to run a marathon. Don’t ask me why. I just decided that I needed to do it. Farm country in that part of state is divided by roads into square miles of corn and soybeans. I would plot my routes based on how many miles east, then north, then west, then south I would run.

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As I sat there, I was comforted by that impromptu symphony of life.

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Saturday, Sept. 22nd, 9:00am Be a Health Detective and Win Prizes • Santiam Golf Club: 8724 Golf Club Road (exit #12 from Hwy. 22)

• Golfers search for clues on the course to enter for prizes

• $60 per person: includes cart and 1 drink ticket

• 9:00am start – registration begins at 7:30am

• Food trucks on site for lunch (no outside coolers allowed)

• 4 person scramble format, 18 holes

A River Fusion 22 Event. Like us at facebook.com/RiverFusion22 REGISTRATION FORM

Mail form with your check or money order for the total amount of $60 per person and make payable to: Santiam Hospital, 1401 N. Tenth Ave., Stayton, OR 97383

Name:____________________________________________________________________Email: ________________________________________________________Phone:________________________________

Name:____________________________________________________________________Email: ________________________________________________________Phone:________________________________

Name:____________________________________________________________________Email: ________________________________________________________Phone:________________________________

Name:____________________________________________________________________Email: ________________________________________________________Phone:________________________________

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