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Lyons Rural Fire Department formed in 1954, and the current fire station was built in 1996, and this past Saturday the Lyons Volunteer Firefighters Association celebrated their 8th annual Chili Cook-off. They broke the record with a total of 102 car entered into the corresponding car show, in addition to ten chili entries and 3 salsa entries. The winning entries are:Peoples Choice Chili 3rd North Santiam School District,

2nd Andrew Ekroth 1st Estella Cruson /Rose Ader of LyonsJudges Choice Chili 3rd Keith Albright of Lyons 2nd Stella Cruson/Rose Ader of Lyons 1st Andrew Ekroth of PortlandPeoples Choice Salsa 3 Aumsville Fire Department 2nd Keith Albright of Lyons 1st Gabriel Voth of LyonsJudges Choice Salsa 3rd Keith Albright of Lyons 2nd Gabriel Voth, Lyons

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By Michelle Gates The North Santiam School District is asking Lyons and Mehama voters to approve a 20 year, $22.8 million bond to improve the existing infrastruc-ture at Mari-Linn, Stayton High and other buildings in the dis-trict in the coming November 6 election. Last week, they hosted a fo-rum at Mari-Linn to answer questions about how that mon-ey would be used and just why it’s needed in the first place. “A few years ago, it became

clear that the economic stimu-lus money would run out,” said Superintendent Andrew Gard-ner. “So we spent two years looking at how our schools could be sustainable.” In addition to looking at a bond measure, the district recently made some radical changes to their system, which resulted in a “fundamental difference from the districts around us,” said Superintendent Gardner. While other districts have significant funding shortfalls and reduced school days, the

Mari-Linn hosts bond measure forum

Request to voters from the North Santiam School District has already been reduced,

thanks to declining interest rates

School district board member Mike Wagner (left foreground) is worried that the bond won’t pass in Linn County. “We don’t do well on bond issues,” said

Wagner, but notes that, “Mari-Linn certainly gets its fair share of the money.” Mark Valentine (standing) is a resident of Lyons and member of the school

board and says, “I’m 100% behind this.”

North Santiam School District retains it’s full school year and no schools are at risk for closure, said Gardner. “We knew that the economic

stimulus money would stop com-ing; that wasn’t a huge surprise to us.” But while the district was making those changes, “It wasn’t a very pleasant

Cruson and Ader take the people’s choice award at

Lyons Fire Chili Cook OffAnnual event raised close to $3400 for community

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Lyons election results could affect city hall staff’s jobs

Letter to the Editor: Recently I was accused by a candidate for City Council of theft of water from a fire hydrant. The amount of water, worth about 23 cents by water district standards, was used for a test to ensure that the citizens of Ly-ons were not being unknowingly exposed to dangerous bacteria and viruses. Asked if he was going to let that old is-sue go so the city can heal, he responded vehemently that he would never let it go. Therein lies the root problem with this years’ election. The candidate is supported by individu-als who have publicly stated they will have revenge at any cost against those that par-

ticipated in the failed Water Board Recall attempt. The candidate continues to hurl accusations, falsehoods and lies at those who disagree with or oppose their views. A new City Council is about to be elected. Reprisal by some of its’ members could be directed against innocent City Hall staff. Staff whose jobs mandate they remain neutral in all political matters. They face potential pay reductions, ben-efits loss and job loss just to satisfy the bruised egos of a few individuals. The Council is held responsible for these decisions. As your elected representatives, they speak for you, just as if you were at that Council table casting the vote. Be sure you can live with the consequences of your actions.

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City of Lyons administrative assistant Tami Owen gave her verbal resignation at the last city council meeting, according to a video of the event. In her resignation letter, dated October 1, Owen states that her resignation was because “harassment....on a weekly basis created a hostile working environment” and that her “morale as an employee has greatly diminished due to the disrespect.” Owen was hired earlier this year to as-sist with current projects one day a week, and also to train as a potential replace-ment Audrey McNerney, the current As-sistant City Manager. Owen was training one day a week to learn the duties that the soon to retire McNerney performed. Owens official resignation letter fol-lows: Dear Mayor Morgan: This letter is in regards to my resignation from City of

Lyons on Tuesday, September 25, 2012. It was not my intent to resign at the Coun-cil Meeting. However, due to the hostile environment at that Council Meeting, the disrespect to the City and Assistant Man-ager, including the allegations against me regarding the elections packets, the lack of respect from certain citizens and Council Member, and the questioning of my integrity from these individuals I was forced to take this action. In addition, the harassment from these same citizens on a weekly basis created a hostile working environment. My morale as an employee has greatly diminished due to all the disrespect. I truly enjoyed working with Mary Mitchell and the City of Lyons, which makes the action I was forced to take all the more disappointing. Sincerely, Tami Owen

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Pictured clockwise:50/50 raffle winner Sherry Gallaway, congratulated by volunteer Byron Brown; one of the classic cars at the event; the bazaar made for a successful shopping day for some; another one of the really cool classic vehicles; Lyons Fire Chief Bob Johnston

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1st Aumsville Fire Department Aumsville fire Dept also won the LRFD challenge award, creating the winning chili, they claim, by hastily throwing it together, then having to go out on a call and leave it unattended. Their reward for the tasty stew was a gold colored fire mans helmet trophy to hang at Aumsville sta-tion. The Fastest Firefighter Award went to Walter Dyer.

Car show awards: People’s Choice Auto 3rd Arlyn Dunn of Lyons 2nd Chris Lintz of Salem 1st Sue Maddy of Salem Drivers Choice Auto 3rd Mark O’Donnel of Albany 2nd Chris Lintz, Salem 1st Sue Maddy of Salem

Winning the 50/50 raffle and taking home $530 was Sherry Galloway, the other $530 goes to the Volunteer Association. In all, the association was able to raise about $3,400 to go towards their ongoing humanitarian efforts. Entrants fees for the contests, the 50/50 raffle and the booth

space for the crafts bazaar all contributed to their success. Each year the volunteer association holds the Chili Cook-off fundraiser to help fund the holiday food boxes and toys they dis-tribute to those in need in the Lyons/Me-hama community each winter. They also keep a supply of comfort needs available for people who may become displaced from their home due to a fire or other ca-lamity. “We try to be the first line of defense in that way. They are here, they are our neighbors and we are here to help,” said Byron Brown, also citing a fire 2 years ago that left a family destitute, when the LRFD was able to help ease the stress. And when these firefighters aren’t volun-teering to go on calls, or training, or fight-ing fires, or helping raise funds for their department, they are volunteering even more. Each year 2-3 firefighters go to the Stair Climb for Leukemia Research fundraising, and these men and women take money out of their own pockets to help even more. The volunteer fireman’s association would like to thank all who came out in support of their local firefighters.

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over coffee in Mill City State Representative Sherrie Sprenger will be holding three Coffee and Conversation events around District 17 next week, includ-ing one at Rosie’s Mountain Coffee House in Mill City. Representative Sprenger is up for re-elec-tion on the coming November 6 ballot. “If you have any questions or concerns you’d like to visit with the Representative about, please plan to attend the event near-est you,” according to the press release. Representative Sprenger will hold three events between October 17-18:• October 17, Covered Bridge Coffee

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Outdoor burning still prohibited due to high

fire danger According to the Oregon Department of Forestry, fire managers throughout Oregon are feeling the heat. Continued hot, dry weather is plaguing the region that could lead to a significant fire from a single spark. A warm east wind event contributed to sev-eral fires across the northwest Wednesday afternoon and evening. Fire crews from the

Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF), for-est protective associations and rural fire de-partments worked overtime to contain grass and brush fires fueled by winds in excess of 20 mph. A Red Flag Warning for high winds and low humidity will continue through Sat-urday for much of western Oregon. ODF and the Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal said that outdoor debris burning re-mains prohibited in most areas throughout the state during this period of high fire dan-ger. Fire weather forecasters are predicting this continued warm and dry spell over the next two weeks. Fire season will remain in effect until significant precipitation occurs where the threat of a fire starting is minimal. Campfires, while only allowed in desig-nated campgrounds, should not be built at all under the current conditions. In addi-tion, motor vehicles are only allowed on improved roads that are free of flammable vegetation.

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Chamber of Commerce works toward Canyon-wide events calendar

The North Santiam Chamber of Commerce is working on gathering all community events in one place on their online calendar, said Executive Director Michelle Gates. The goal of the calendar is to provide a one-stop landing point for visitors and resi-dents to find out what’s going on in the com-munity, regardless of where they live. Currently, the calendar shows local gov-ernment and fire board meetings, arts and recreation events and board meetings for a variety of community groups like the Lions Club and Santiam Canyon Youth and Fami-lies Alliance (SCYFA), among others. “Part of the Chamber’s goal in developing this calendar is to create or revive a commu-

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nity oversight group, where all of our vol-unteer organizations have a place to share what types of projects they’re working on, so that none of our hard working volunteers duplicate each other,” said Gates. The Chamber of Commerce is actively seeking information about when these groups hold their board meetings (or other events) for the online calendar. There are 24 recurring meeting events posted and many other one-time events, said Gates. Events can be submitted online at www.nschamber.org/how-to-post-events or by email to director@nschamber.org. Non-internet users can call 503-897-5000 and leave a detailed phone message with the event name, the date (and if they meet every month, every Wednesday, ect..), what time they meet, the event location (including ad-dress) and a public contact method for the group. Add information, like the group’s mission statement or focus, is also invited. The North Santiam Chamber of Commerce provides the community calendar as a pub-lic service and does not charge for postings. Events can occur anywhere in the North Santiam Canyon, or have a primary audi-ence of those who live or visit the area. All postings must be approved by Chamber staff before going live online. “We’re looking forward to providing a much needed service for all of our Canyon residents and visitors,” said Gates. “Our goal is to bring the community together, re-gardless of where they live.” The online calendar can be found at www.

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Sharlene Trexler of Trexler Farm just an-nounced a special “this month only” trial run of Sunday brunches on October 14, 21 and 28 from 10am-2pm at 20146 Ferry Rd. SE in Stayton (Mehama). Trexler is emphasizing a satisfaction guar-antee on both service and food quality. “We absolutely guarantee you will love our homemade dishes and our personal friendly service” she says. Trexler is backing that up with a no questions asked, money-back promise. Demonstrating the usual Trexler Farm flair, the Sunday brunches are themed to add a fun spin on a traditional brunch event. The themes are Western Round Up, Ships A-hoy Pirates, and The Great Pumpkin, respective-ly. While the dining atmosphere will feature these themes, they also encourage guests to come dressed accordingly. “We are giving Sunday brunches a try this month to see what kind of response we get from the community and to deter-mine whether Sunday brunches would be a worthwhile addition for the long-term,” Sharlene Trexler explains. The Trexler Farm buffet-style brunch will include Sharlene’s homemade signature

dishes, locally produced goods from compa-nies such as Fresh to You Produce & Garden Center and the Sugar & Spice Bakery in Ly-ons. The brunch also includes non-alcoholic beverages and a dessert bar. Reservations are highly recommended. With reservations, brunch prices are $11.95 per adult; $6.95 per child 4 to 10 yrs.; 3 and under are free. Without reservations, brunch will be $14.95 per person at the door. For more information, call 503-859-4488 or e-mail trexlerfarm@wvi.com.

$25 youth grants for school supplies, vision and hearing now open

The Oregon School Boards Association is accepting applications for Brady Fund Grants, said communications director Tricia Yates. The $25 grants go to needy students for school supplies or clothing, or to help pay for vision or hearing services. OSBA asks each school district to desig-nate one person to submit all that district’s applications, up to five per district. The Brady Fund grants go to recipients without regard to race, religion, sex or sta-tion in life and the deadline for submitting grant applications is Oct. 30, 5pm. OSBA will award the grants and send checks to the recipients by Nov. 16. All applications must be submitted on line at 2012 Brady Fund Application.com. Info: Tonya Hammer at 800-578-6722 or tham-mer@osba.org.

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The beautiful Fall con-tinues this week and the colors are at their peak. Some fishing is

pretty good as well. Trout fishing with orange flies works well for catch and release fishing. Steelhead fishing with any type of tackle works well in several places, especially around Pack-saddle and Minto Parks. Silver Salmon fishing can be extra-ordinarily exciting if the fish can be found, and there are numerous locations that the Cohos will hang around. Spoons work well, but it is important to make sure the hooks are strong enough to hold the salmon. Replacing the factory hooks is a good idea. Many of the cottonwood and maple trees are in full color, and the gold leaves are fluttering in the breezes. Vine maple is starting to turn pink, rose, brown, and red. The contrasts are striking. Birds and game animals are frequent this time of year, or perhaps it is because of the moon cycle. Regardless, river trips have much excitement observing the natural order. The thrill of the whitewater is excellent at present river levels. The waves are pretty large in the upper river, and a few whirlpools in the Packsaddle run make for interesting navigation. Experienced boaters can keep passengers dry most of the time above Mill City and almost all the time downstream from Mill City. The runs below Stayton are very mild even in the higher

river flows. Osprey and heron are still active, and the eagles have been scarce last week. The week before, they were chasing each other and put-ting on quite a show. Maybe they will migrate, but there is a chance they will stay around an-other year. North Santiam Watershed Council meets on Thursday, October 11 at 7:00 p.m. at Stayton Community Center. Public is invited. Citizens are encouraged to discuss any water related is-sues they may have concerns about. Steelheaders Salem Chapter meets on Octo-ber 16 at 7:00 p.m. at Keizer Community Cen-ter. Kelly Short will be the program speaker, and he will talk about fishing for Fall Chinook salmon on coastal rivers and bays. The Steel-headers have their Association Banquet on No-vember 10, and more information and tickets are available at the meeting. North Santiam River Guides Association meets on October 24 at 6:00 p.m. at Neufeldt’s Diner in Aumsville. The program has not yet been announced, but several attendees will have had recent trips on the river and will be able to provide current information. Both fishing trips and raft trips on the North Santiam are delightful this time of year. If the weather becomes intolerable, both Oregon and Oregon State have some great football games coming up.

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Marion County detectives have continued their in-vestigation into a burglary ring broken up earlier in the month, near Aumsville on September 13. Detectives have arrested four people in connection with this case and have a quantity of recovered prop-erty that they believe is stolen. The property includes hand and power tools, com-puter equipment, (2) flat bed (dual axle) trailers, cell phones, Nintendo and X-Boxes, leaf blowers, weed eaters, chain saws, air hoses, binoculars, fuel tank, 2-way radios, shop lights, keys and vehicle remote entry fobs, fishing poles, generators, compressors and firearms and others. A public viewing is October 10, 9-11:30am & 1:30-4pm. Info: MCSO Property Room 503-588-5077.

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The dry Indian Summer has extended our hiking days dramatically. With so many choices in the area it may be dif-ficult to choose where to go on a given weekend. This week, in preparation for Hallow-een, we visited Coffin Mountain, named for the shape of the ridge viewed from a distance, not any-thing spooky. But after hiking 1000 vertical feet in 1.4 miles to the occupied fire lookout tower at the top, we could easily call this day hike “A Killer”. Think steep, dry and dusty with spectacular views of the Cascade Mountains from Mt. Hood past the Three Sisters. The entire hike is 2.8 miles round trip and mostly exposed, with a few pass-ings of tree cover. The first ½ mile is a dry scramble rock trail, with steep areas. Bring extra water and a hat for sun pro-tection. You will pass through sweeping open meadows and a small windswept forest. After the halfway point you are treated to dramatic views of the lookout tower perched atop the crags. Please respect the privacy of the lookout staff, as this is their home for the fire sea-

son. If the personnel is not busy, they may have time to answer questions and point out landmarks in the distance. The actual building is not open for visitors, but there are lovely rock outcrops and a helipad fit for a picnic to enjoy. There is no water or

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All of the students at Santiam Ele-mentary grades Kindergarten through 6th grade, have been learning about rhythm this past 2 weeks, thanks to a gen-erous gift from Santiam Hearts to Arts. Visiting first time volunteer instructor Nate Stoll of the Ethos program brought his extensive knowledge of music to our kids, along with a whole lot of bongos, maracas, record-ers and other instruments.

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tion of music and music-based education for youth in under served commu-nities. Last year, the one week rhythm class taught by Ethos was so well re-ceived that Santiam Hearts to Arts invited, and fully funded, the return this year - for a total of eight weeks of music instruction. “I am so pleased to be able to bring Ethos back to our schools this year,” said Renate Medley, cur-rent president of Hearts to Arts. “It’s one of our great-

est goals to give the children of our community the same opportunities in

Top row L to R: Luke Frolov, Grace Lindeman, Gracie Saari, Cody Edwards, Ryan Dodge and Tamara Chaney. Bottom row L to R: Jillian Urban, Principal Gander, Trenton Tinney, Maddie Forste, Lupita Guzman, Bailey Olson and Paige Hanna. Not pictured: Nathan Thummel.

The very first ever September 2012 Santiam Elementary

Students of the Month Santiam Elementary School had their first Tiger of the Month Assembly in their new school last Thursday. Thirteen Tigers, one from each homeroom, were hon-ored with a certificate and the promise of a new Tiger T-shirt when they arrive. Tigers of the Month are awarded by classroom teachers for students who exhibit their best qualities of behavior, and responsibility during the previous month.

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the arts that we had as children.” Ethos volunteers will return for 3 more 2 weeks music sessions throughout the 2012-13 school year.

Santiam Canyon School Board meeting

highlights: October 4 The meeting began with a request from parent An-gie Fencl to the district office to fully disclose and itemize the savings in salaries, from the positions that ended after the current budget was set. Two staff members, Ag teacher Nicole Scholz and Business Manager Steve Nielsen left their positions voluntari-ly, while a third employee secretary Shelly Baugh-man was laid off shortly before the new school year was to begin, due to overstaffing in that department, according to records. The money is being held right now, and not allocat-ed, and the audit won’t be complete until November according to Brian Gander, District Superintendent. An insurance specialist will be visiting Santiam El-ementary playground Oct.18 to evaluate to safety of the equipment currently in use, and the potential of the remaining equipment that is awaiting restoration while in storage. This includes a 16 person swing set, a 8+ foot climbing boulder and a multi-level three slide “giant tinker toy” structure. The newly forming Parent Teacher Group is currently actively seeking ways to assist with the playground restora-tion, and are awaiting district approval to start fun-draising. Dave Plotts, Santiam High Principal, reported that the Humanities annual trip to the Ashland Shake-speare Festival went well, and reminded the audience that the Hall of Fame induction and dinner is coming up November 12. RSVP will be accepted only until October 22. Principal Gander announced the 6th grade outdoor school went well also, and commended the district for giving the children an extended experience, as compared to other schools. The Future Farmers of America (FFA) will be sur-viving, despite the loss of the full (cont’d on page 9)

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Parent Teacher group forming for Mill City schoolsA Parent/Teacher group is forming in the Santiam Canyon School District and all are invited to join and participate. The first meeting

is scheduled for October 10th at 6:30pm at the Santiam Elementary Commons. Currently organizers are looking at completing the playground restoration at the elementary school, and are evaluating the most important needs of the Jr/Sr High. Elementary School

contact: Alicia Corey alicia4350@gmail.com, JR/SR High contact: Nancy Horning 301-904-7217.time Ag teacher. The

board approved the hiring of a .15 employee to hold FFA class-meetings Friday morn-ings for four hours. Several FFA officers attended the meeting in uniform, to plead their case to continue, and to thank the board for their consider-ation. Superintendent Gander stressed the importance of student and parent participa-tion and stated concern that only a few were FFA members were present. It was noted that the students became aware of the pos-

sibility of a part time teacher just the day be-fore and an away volleyball game was also taking place that same night.. “For each of us sitting here tonight, we represent at least ten more students, maybe more. This program is more than impor-tant to us, it helps us shape our lives,” said Braeden Cook, currently a sophomore at Santiam High School. Overall district enrollment is holding steady, and as of last Wednesday, it was down just 7 students over last year. This

number is known to fluctuate throughout the year however. Current students total is 537, as compared to 544 last September and 533 this past June. Special Education stu-dents are up 3 students since June, and Eng-lish Language Development students are up from 9 last spring to 19 this fall. Both SpEd and ELD students bring in a higher revenue annually to the district. The potential to introduce an operating levy was also discussed, Further discussion will continue at the next board meeting.

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The Lady Wolverines Volleyball team is scoring strong, just barely losing to 6th ranked Culver Tuesday night 3-1 games. Game scores were 25-16, 16-25, 22-25, 22-25. The remainder of Santiam girls volleyball games are at home this Thursday, October with Scio; next Tuesday Oct. 16 with Regis (senior recognition night) and then the fol-lowing Thursday, Oct. 18 with East Linn. The girls will be raffling off a full size hand made Santiam blanket at the last home game on the 18th. The Santiam Volleyball Teams cre-ated this tied fleece quilt and are sell-ing tickets raffle tickets now. Buy your tickets NOW from any player or at any game. Tickets are $5 each or 5 for $20 and all proceeds go towards the High School Volleyball Program. THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT!!

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In keeping with a long standing tradition, the Santiam Wolverine Football players sit down each Thursday evening to enjoy a hearty home cooked pre-game meal. This past week the team gathered at Santi-am High School Commons for a feast of 50 pounds of smoked chicken, thanks to Tam-my and Allen Baxter, plus fruit salad pro-vided by the Dupuis family, toasted french bread from Dan Cunderman and dessert and individual treats from Angie Fencl. Afterward Coach Brad Emmert handed out awards, and announced team captains for the upcoming Homecoming game this Friday night: Braydon Mizell, Matt Schroeder, Kyle Michael, and Cody Quinton. “I am extremely

proud of our team and the effort that they have given to put Santiam football on the map,” said Coach Emmert. “Numerous coaches from op-posing teams have commented to us after the games about how hard we play and how we never quit fighting, which is a testament to our team and the mental toughness we are develop-ing.”

Football team gets ready for homecoming

It appears that Monday the entire population of Santiam High School forgot to get dressed for school in the morning....and showed up in their jammies?! We are concluding it could be due to either recent solar flares reported - or it’s Homecoming Week....!

Far left: Hannah

Thompson, Bailey Tank,

and Caro-line Kirsch.

Left: Thomas Sexton, Jose

Salinas, Grant Albrit-ton, Dono-van Grimes and Angel Vasquez.

Homecoming Hijinks

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For Sale $50,000.00 (as is) Old Mobile with Addition 2 Bedrooms, 1 Bath 50’ x 100’ Fenced Lot. Info: Mike or Pam Wright 503-897-3206, 503-871-7141Give the Gift of Life: First Aid/CPR classes at Trexler Farms in Mehama avail-able monthly with minimum enrollment. Pre-registration required. Group and corpo-rate classes also available at your location. American Heart Association Healthcare Provider CPR; meets professional require-ments. Info: Kurt Hueller 503-859-3575 or email kah@wvi.com. For Rent: 2 bed/ 2 bath in Gates. $650/month plus $650 deposit. Water and Gar-bage included. 503-897-3420.For Rent 1 bedroom studio with office, on a year round creek for $600/month plus $600 deposit, in Gates. 503-871-3344.For Rent: Single-wide 1 bed/1 bath in Gates. $500/month plus $500 deposit. Wa-ter and Garbage included. 503-897-3420Farm fresh eggs - Locker Beef & Pork - Certified Boer Goats - Goats for rent. Elkhorn Valley Livestock. Ranch: 503-897-3224 / Cell: 503-269-6823 / Email: elk-hornlivestock@gmail.com. 32325 N. Fork Rd., Lyons, OregonFor Rent/Lease: Beautiful 2300 sq. ft. riverfront home on 1/2 acre,3 bedroom, 2 1/2 bath Lots of room! Located on North Santiam River near North Santiam State Park.$1400/mo. $1500 deposit - One year lease. Furnished at no additional cost. Contact Jennifer Osborn, Arrow Property Management 503-798-8995.Looking for a carpool to Salem from Gates/Mill City area. Need to arrive at Chemeketa Community College, Salem Campus no later than 8:20am on Mondays, Wednesday, and possibly Fridays. Morn-ings ONLY. Please only respond if you are a licensed, insured, safe and reliable driver. Can pay small amount/day. 503-897-2097

Space for rent. Suitable for an office or Salon in Gates. 897-2966 or 897-2161.Gentle, loving dog needs new home. 8 y/o lab/pointer mix with all the best traits of both breeds.

Best in country of with a big yard. This great guy needs a family to call his own. 503-551-7254.Room for rent Shared bath and kitchen. Access to laundry Available. $400/month includes utilities and cable. In Mill City on Spring St. with access to the river. Call Gary Gibson at (503) 877-6982.Handgun Safety Class taught in Mehama by local expert Bob Pedroli. Sunday, October 21. Oregon and Utah/Arizona multi-state certifications available. See our ad on page 14. Info: 503-580-9397.

Judy’s Art Class Every Wed. at Eagle’s Hall in Mill City 10am to 3pm. Cost: $10 a day. For more information call Judy Holman at 503-859-2213.

CITY OF DETROIT, ORNotice of Public Hearing

Pursuant to ORS 221.230(3), the De-troit City Council will hold a Public Hearing Thursday, October 11, 2012, at the Detroit City Hall Council Cham-bers, to determine if an emergency ex-ists sufficient to warrant scheduling an emergency election to refer a revised City Charter to the electorate for deci-sion. The certified mail duly and timely dispatched to Marion County Elections Division notifying the Marion County

Clerk of the action of the City of Detroit in setting the election for the November 2012 general election was not delivered to, or picked up by Marion County, and this error was not discovered until it was too late to place the city election on the November bal-lot.The meeting location is accessible to per-sons with disabilities. If you require special accommodations, please contact Detroit City Hall (503-854-3496).

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Stayton - Donald C. “Don” Nielson died October 3, 2012 at the home of his daugh-ter Connie Nielson, from metastatic prostate cancer. He was 84. Don was born in Forest Grove on Novem-ber 11, 1927 and grew up in Forest Grove and Detroit, Ore-gon, until his family moved to Stayton in 1943. After graduation from Stayton High School, he enlisted in the U. S. Army and served in the Philippines during the post-war reorga-nization. After his discharge in 1947, he met Lu-ella Mary Basl on a blind date. They mar-ried in 1948 and began farming on Fern Ridge, where they raised strawberries, corn, green beans, zucchini, grass seed and their family of nine children. Don served on the boards of Wilco and NORPAC, where he was board chairman for eight years, and he was a past recipient of the Stayton Chamber of Commerce Ag Star of the Year award. Don was a proud father, grandfather and great-grandfather, a part-time logger, an avid elk hunter, a life-long parishioner at Immaculate Conception

Church, and a member of the Knights of Co-lumbus and the Catholic Order of Foresters. Don was preceded in death by his parents James “Bill” and Agnes (Herb) Nielson, his wife of 45 years Luella, his son Jim, his sis-ter Mary Lou Geil, and his beloved canine

companion Bud. He is sur-vived by wife Henri-etta Nielson, Stayton; sons Mike (Lisa) Nielson and Dave (Mary-ann) Nielson of Stayton; d a u g h t e r s Sharon (Den-ny) Barnes, Connie Niel-s o n ,

Kathy (John) Kaczynski and Janis (Paul) Anderson of Stayton , Judy (Glen) Hayden of Salem, and Chris (Mike) Christensen of Albany; broth-ers Tom (Rosie), Ed (Aletha) and Roger Nielson; sister Nancy (Richard) Hart-mann; his aunt Dorothy Nielson; and 16 grandchildren, 4 great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. The family wishes to express their heartfelt thanks for the spiritual and

physical care provided Don by Father Ed of Immaculate Conception Church, Drs. John Strother, David Foster and David Elmgren, physician’s assistant Trina, Dr. John Gurnee and the many kind nurses at First Call Home Health, and nurse John Conner of Willa-mette Valley Hospice. Viewing was Monday at North Santiam Funeral Service. A vigil was held October 8 and Mass of Christian Burial was October 9, both at Immaculate Conception Church in Stayton. Interment was in St. Mary Cem-etery, followed by a luncheon reception at Anthony Hall. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Regis Green and Gold Auction and the tuition assistance programs at Regis High School and St. Mary Catholic School, Stayton.

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Events Coming Soon Santiam Hospital Auxiliary meets Octo-ber 18, 1pm at the hospital. The Auxiliary hold meetings on the third Thursday in the months of January, April, July and October. New members/volunteers welcome. Dues are $10 per year or lifetime membership is $100. Info: Char Bartosz at 503-749-2910.

State Representative Sherrie Sprenger Coffee and Conversation events:• October 17, Covered Bridge Coffee

House, Scio OR at 8:00-9:00 a.m.• October 17, Cedar Shack, Sweet Home,

OR at 10:00-11:00 a.m.• October 18, Rosie’s Mountain Coffee

House, Mill City at 10:00-11:00 a.m.

Social Graces Dog Training begins a 6-week Obedience Class for dogs 6 months and older on Tuesday, October 16, 6:30pm in Stayton at the Divine Dog Boarding facility on Washington Street. Class meets for 6 Tuesdays from 6:30 to 8:00pm. Tuition is $75. (returning students receive 20% class discount!) Verified Vet-erinary vaccines and Pre-Registration are

required. Orientation is provided for new students before class starts. Enrollment 3-8. One-on-One (or two!) lessons are also available. Contact Linda at 503-859-3647.33rd annual Regis Green and Gold auc-tion and raffle October 20, 5pm at Regis High School. Featuring “Swingin’ to the Big Bands” theme. Pre-sale tickets: Ron or Sue Bernt at 503-749-1935. Gift donations: Gay Frank at 503-769-6243. Info: www.regishighschool.net or call 503-769-6243.10am-1pm Free Medicare Counseling October 23, 10am at Santiam Senior Cen-ter, 41818 Kingston Jordan Road, Stayton. Free one on one Medicare counseling by appointment only. Tuesdays only. Allow 1 hour per person. Info: 503-767-2009. Each year, between October 15 and December 7, people with Medicare may add, drop, or change Medicare Prescription Drug Cov-erage (Part D) and/or Medicare Advantage coverage.Small Steps, Big Results Free business class with GROW North Santiam, weekly on Mondays, starting November 5, at Trex-ler Farm Cafe in Mehama from 8am-10am. Open to everyone. RSVP to Allison McK-enzie at 503-871-5188 (or you can also just show up). 20146 Ferry Rd SE, Mehama.Canyon Readers at Trexler Farm in Mehama. Upcoming books include - Nov 8: The Big Burn by Timothy Egan.Din-ner 6pm, discussion at 7pm; meets every second Thursday of the month. Info: Herb Bastuscheck 503-859-2668.

Events This WeekWednesday, October 10

11am-4pm Learn By Doing – Santiam Canyon Grant Workshops Series with Gates Fire District Emergency Sup-port Services. Reservations required. $50-95 per person. Limited to 36 par-

ticipants. Gates Fire Hall on October 10 & 24 and November 7 & 28 from 11am-4pm (includes lunch). Reservations/scholarships:CindyBrunson 541-684-9077x1, cindybrunson@rdiinc.org6:30pm Parent/Teacher group for Santiam Canyon School District All are invited to join and participate; meet at Santiam Elementary Commons to look at completing the playground restoration at the elementary school, and evaluating the most important needs of the Jr/Sr High. Elementary School contact: Alicia Corey alicia4350@gmail.com, JR/SR High con-tact: Nancy Horning 301-904-7217.6:30pm Mill City Lions Club meets at Mt. Edge Cafe. 320 NW Santiam Blvd., Mill City. Info: Sandy Lyness 503 551-2645.6:30 pm Mill City/Gates Recreation As-sociation meets at Mill City City Hall.

Thursday, October 113:30pm Stayton High School Homecom-ing Parade starts in front of the school on W Locust.Candy WILL be thrown! Come out and support your school.4pm Weight Watchers starts a new 13 week session at Santiam Jr/Sr High School library. Weigh-ins at 4pm, meeting at 4:30-5pm. Payments pro-rated from the time of sign up. 13 weeks for $155.35.6pm Santiam High School Volleyball home game vs. Scio High School6:30pm Canyon Readers at Trexler Farm in Mehama. Upcoming books include - Oct 11: Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro. Nov 8: The Big Burn by Timothy Egan.Dinner 6pm, discussion at 7pm; meets every second Thursday of the month. Info: Herb Bastuscheck 503-859-2668.7pm Stayton High School Football Homecoming home game vs. Cascade High School. Homecoming court present-ed at halftime. Adults $5, Stayton High.

Event submissions are printed FREE! The Canyon Weekly cannot guarantee placement; however, priority is given to typed and emailed submissions, and events occurring in the North Santiam Canyon (Lyons/Mehama to Marion Forks). Please

submit your event to: Editor@TheCanyonWeekly.com. See any need for corrections? Please give us a call at 503-990-3037.

Neighborhood Watch gets in the Halloween spirit

The Lyons-Mehama Neighborhood Watch will show their presence on Hal-loween night at the Lyons Post Office parking lot. Anyone interested in learning about the organization and/or volunteering may get information and questions an-swered; and of course, candy as well! Donations of candy or kid-friendly trinkets can be dropped off at the Ly-ons Public Library or the Mehama True Value. For more information, please call 503-859-3152.

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Friday, October 12Ark Animal Care 3rd Annual Spay and Neuter low cost clinic for cats on October 12. Spots available still for neuters: $22, save $41 off regular price, plus discounted vaccine and other services. $10 cash deposit required. Hwy 22 in Mill City, 503-897-6004 for more information.1:30 Rehersal and Auditions for upcom-ing production of Sleeping Beauty. Santiam Auditorium. Call Dave Berrier for more information. 503 390-0100.7pm Regis High School Football home game vs. Kennedy High School7pm Santiam High School Homecoming Football home game vs. Waldport High School. Royalty to be presented at halftime and the amazing Wolverettes will be per-forming. Go Woverines!!!

Saturday, October 139am Detroit Lake Mud Run 1st annual event with 6 miles of mud stomping, stump jumping slippery fun. Live music and feasting follow the run. Brought to you by the Detroit Lake Recreation Area Business Association,and Run Wild Adventures. Preregistrtion $18 at www.runwildadven-tures.com, or $25 on site.9am 4th Annual Jeff Silbernagel Memo-rial 3K & 5K & 8K Fun Run & Walk Saturday, October 13 at John Neal Park in Lyons. All proceeds go to Steve Lulay Jr., who is getting ready to be put on the heart transplant list. Registration 8am, race at 9am. Entry fee is $10 per person and t-shirts are $10 each. info: Crista Miller 503-580-4907.

Sunday, October 1410am-2pm Trexler Farm Sunday Brunch - Hawaiian Luau theme! 20146 Ferry Rd. SE Mehama. Brunch includes buffet breakfast with locally produced goods, non-alcoholic beverages and dessert bar. Reservations encouraged: $11.95/adult with reservation; $6.95/child 4-10 yrs. with reservation; 3 and under free. Or, $14.95/person at the door. Satisfaction guaranteed! 503.859.4488, trexlerfarm@wvi.com

Tuesday, October 16Last day to register to vote in the

November 6 election3:30 Stayton High School Girls Soccer home game vs. Taft High School6pm Santiam High School Volleyball home game vs. Regis High School

Ongoing Weekly Events6am-8am and 3pm-6pm Mill City Baptist

Church before and after school Kids Zone. Trans-portation to and from school provided. 818 Santiam Blvd. 503 536-54146am-6pm Builders: Mill City Christian Church Before & After School Program Ages K-12yrs. 503-897-2716, 251 SW 3rd St. www.millcitychristian-church.org. Mondays4pm-8pm Youth Center for 7th-12th grades. Air Hockey, Ping Pong, Foos Ball. FREE. Mill City Baptist Church.6:30-8pm Zumba in the Canyon SHS commons 265 SW Evergreen St. Mill City 503-949-7621

Tuesdays10am-2pm Quilting Club Canyon Bible Fellowship, Lyons 910-491812pm Meals on Wheels, Senior Meals Fellowship Hall, MC Presbyterian. Meals on Wheels. Ruth:503-897-2204. $3.50 donation recommended.7:30pm Santiam Al-Anon, Mt. View Church, Aumsville

Wednesdays10am-3pm Judy’s Art Class at Mill City Eagles Hall. Oil painting, all levels wel-come. Weekly on Wednesdays. Drop in, open to all. 503-859-22134pm-8pm Youth Center for 7th-12 grades. Air Hockey, Ping Pong, Foos Ball. FREE. Mill City Baptist Church.7pm AA Meeting Santiam Chapel, Lyons.

Thursdays10am-3pm North Santiam Quilters, Gates Church, all levels! 897-210212pm Meals on Wheels, Senior Meals. Fellowship Hall, MC Presbyterian Church. Ruth:503 897-22043:30-5pm Good News Club at Mill City Baptist Church. Kids K-4 grade. Bible stories, singing, games, snack. Free. 815 Santiam Blvd. change ad5:30-8pm Youth Movie Night Ages 10-18 Mill City Christian Church. Kids MUST be picked up by 8:30. Free. Not held on weeks with Friday school.

4-5pm Weight Watchers at Work meets at the SHS library. New members, transfers welcome! Info: Roseanna Juhola 503-897-2368 6pm Bible Study at Living Water Church of God, Sorbin St. Gates.6:30-8pm Zumba in the Canyon Santiam High School commons 503-949-7621

FridaysFree Knife Sharpening Friday at Gene’s Meat Market in Mehama (limit 5 please). At the flashing yellow lightHwy 22.6am-6pm Friday Day Camp at Mill City Christian Church Come all day or part; learning-based; snacks, tutoring & home-work help, games, friends and God. Regis-tration forms at the church or call 503-897-2714. 503-897-2716 251 SW 3rd St, Mill City. www.millcitychristianchurch.org.6am-6pm All Day KidsZone Fun, crafts,games Breakfast, Lunch and snacks. Mill City Baptist Church. 815 NW Santiam Info: 503-536-5414 Brenda 1pm Canyon Senior Center Open Pi-nochle 844 South First St, Mill City 503-897-41767:30-8:30pm Idanha AA at City Hall.

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Date: 09/30/12 Time: 00:04 VEH-STOLEN GATES BRIDGE EAST Caller advising that some-one just stole his corvette. Norcom advised. 740 stopping to advise OSP about vehicle @ Wall St. Date: 09/30/12 Time: 17:51 FIR ST Lyons Caller advising that there is a male in the front of callers residence who is yelling and making noise. He’s screaming at no one and slapping his chest and looking Date: 10/01/12 Time: 0:22 PROWLER *THERE NOW* GREENWAY DR Linn County Caller advised that someone is turning her door knob and tried to open her door. Caller yelled and they stopped. Date: 10/01/12 Time: 6:14 PHONE-HARASSMENT CE-DAR ST Mill City Caller states she is getting phone calls at all hours of the day and night and foul language. Caller is fairly sure it is the girlfriend of her brother Date: 10/01/12 Time: 8:35 DISTB-DOMESTIC GREEN-WAY DR Linn County female will be waiting for contact female wants to speak to deputy about violence in the home. Date: 10/01/12 Time: 9:17 24TH ST Lyons Caller states there are ATV tracks on the property in the past week. Nothing appears to be missing but not sure.Caller will meet deputy at the office. Date: 10/01/12 Time: 10:57 ASST-OUTSIDE AGENCY KINGWOOD AV Mill City Senior Services would like a deputy to go with case manager. Contact caller by phone to make meeting arrangements. Date: 10/01/12 Time: 18:09 DISTB-DOMESTIC ALDER ST Mill City caller reporting that he’s on disability and he and his sister are fighting verbally - she is withholding the caller’s disability

check and his atm card Date: 10/02/12 Time: 15:04 ALDER ST Mill City caller is reporting for the homeowners, who are in his business right now, reporting that the females brother is living with them, and has made verbal threats to both Date: 10/02/12 Time: 20:08 SUSP-VEHICLE KINGSTON-LYONS DR 2 vehs - honda red small pickup both vehs near the driveway at location Date: 10/03/12 Time: 1:16 DISTB-DOMESTIC KING-WOOD AV Mill City male vs female no weap-ons. male is intoxicated. Date: 10/03/12 Time: 14:05 PHONE-HARASSMENT ALDER ST Mill City Caller is home for contact. Advised ongo-ing problem. Dep Church and Wulk have already Date: 10/04/12 Time: 0:58 SUSP-PERSON 5TH ST Ly-ons On 5th near Ferry st or the bridge, there is a male laying on the sidewalk not responding. This appears to be in Marion County and caller was Date: 10/04/12 Time: 1:42 DOG COMPLAINT KINGS-TON-LYONS DR Linn County Caller advising that the neighbors dogs have been barking constantly. He walked over there and one of them is loose, it is a german she-perd. Date: 10/04/12 Time: 12:43 TRESPASS 24TH ST Lyons Caller states that they have seen male and female walking on the nearby property about 20 min. Caller has been having problems with people wan-dering in the area. They were seen Date: 10/04/12

Time: 18:47 SUSP-PERSON FOX VALLEY RD Linn County Pr reporting a male out in front of his house. Has been kicking the road, and talking to himself. w/m/a, blue jeans, blue sweatshirt, tennis shoes. Date: 10/04/12 Time: 21:19 KINGWOOD AV Mill City Male is going into peoples yards and scaring them.He is talking crazy. Date: 10/04/12 Time: 21:53 DISTB-OTHER DOGWOOD ST Lyons Caller said that she went to location to help her daugh-ter get her belongings and the boyfriend got mad and shoved the girlfriend into the residence. Date: 10/05/12 Time: 4:29 ANIMAL - HORSE MAIN ST Lyons Customer came in and said that about a mile up the road (un-known direction) there is a white horse loose in the road. Date: 10/05/12 Time: 7:43 TRESPASS SANTIAM BV Mill City 787 out of foot in the area to see if anyone is camping Date: 10/05/12 Time: 13:01 SUSP-PERSON MAIN ST Ly-ons PR says that he went over to loction and there are people there who say they are with a bank. PR says they are using a drill to get in the back door. There is a dark color PU Date: 10/05/12 Time: 20:17

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SUSP-VEHICLE THOMAS CREEK RD pu truck engine run-ning - 2 male occupants sleeping inside - thomas creek approx 1/2 mile from hwy 226 parked on thomas dr just off thomas creek Date: 10/06/12 Time: 10:40 WELF CHECK HAZEL ST Mill City caller works for a col-lection agency had phone contact Date: 10/06/12 Time: 19:12 Parole/Probation Violator LINN BV Mill City anony female calling from payphone reporting that man is drunk at the bar. She alleges that this is a violation of release agreement Date: 10/06/12 Time: 20:15 PROP-FOUND 7TH AV Mill City caller reporting a 29” bicycle was left in the bushes on her prop-erty - contact caller at location Date: 10/01/12 Time: 9:17 24TH ST Lyons Caller states there are ATV tracks on the property in the past week. Nothing appears to be missing but not sure.

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couple of years,” he said. The district already has a bond from 1996, which taxes voter’s assessed property value at 68 cents per $1,000. That bond is sched-uled to end in 2013. The new bond, starting in 2013, would increase voter’s taxes to $1.17 per $1,000. The average $100,000 homeowner cur-rently spends $68 per year - and if the new bond measure passes, that same homeowner would spend $117 per year, or $9.75 per month. Superintendent Gardner notes that the dol-lar amount is variable, and is based on the number of houses in the district. “It’s all about economies of scale,” said Gardner. “When new homes are built or property val-ues go up, then that rate goes down.” Interest rates also play a part in how much taxpayers would be asked to pay. For example, the bond that passed in 1996 was approved at $1.70 per $1,000, but is now being taxed at only 68 cents per thousand because the district refinanced the money several times as interest rates declined over the past 20 years, said Mary Richards, the district’s executive secretary. In fact, the rate for the November 6 bond measure has already gone down because of

cheaper interest rates, said Rich-ards, It started at $1.26 per $1,000 earlier this year and is now being proposed at $1.17 per $1,000 - and Richards indicated that rate may con-tinue to go down as interest rates fall. The district recognizes that only 30% of homeowners have students in the school system, but notes that 76% of Lyons resi-dents said they wanted to keep Mari-Linn in the community, based on the 2011 Lyons community survey. 58% of those said they would rather see the district upgrade its current facilities versus replacing the buildings - and that’s just what the district would like to do. Inside Mari-Linn, the failing infrastructure has a direct impact on students, said Love Cross, a Lyons resident and PTA member, who is also part of the district’s Long Range Planning Committee. She says the lack of adequate heating is causing problems for students and staff, and told of her experience seeing teachers wear-ing winter clothing during class last year. “These are issues that the children here

have to deal with every day,” said Cross. If the bond passes, Mari-Linn School, built

in the 1940’s, would get a earthquake up-grades, new windows, roof and paint, and would see improvements in their current heating, airflow, electrical and plumbing systems. At Stayton High School, the bond would help with upgrading the auditorium, earth-quake upgrades, science area improvements, replacing portable classrooms, improve heating, airflow, plumbing and electrical systems, and add a new roof and new paint. But district board member Mike Wagner shared his concern that this measure won’t pass, especially in Linn County. “We don’t do well on bond issues,” said Wagner. Similar bond measures have been put to voters four times between 2004 and 2008 and all of them failed, said Superintendent Gardner. The last bond measure failed by less than 400 voters, said Mary Richards, compared to the 8,103 people registered. But they’re hopeful that this time the result will be different. “I can tell you that we have changed voters minds and it’s going to be very close,” said Gardner. “People are telling me that this is far more affordable.”

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School bond would cost about $9.75 a month, officials said

Money would help with infrastructure like heating and earthquake safety at Mari-Linn, Stayton High