1 Melissa Saner has lived all her life in the North Santiam Canyon. The oldest of four children, Melissa was raised in Idanha and graduated from Santiam High in 2002 where she played basketball and developed her love for the outdoors. Camping, fishing, snowboarding, swimming...Melissa does it all, said her mother Zola. Just 3 1/2 months ago, Melissa gave birth to a baby girl, Madilyn Marie Mellinger. Two months later, she was admitted to OHSU with severe heart failure. Currently she in on full life support and sedated while she awaits a heart transplant. She is number two on the list for transplant recipi-ents. Melissa is just 28 years old. Her father, Estel Saner, and her fiance, Matthew Mellinger, stay steadfast by her side in Portland as her mother Zola and grandmother Jesse San-er, all of Idanha, prepare a trailer they will make camp in at the hospital while awaiting Melissas recovery. Meanwhile friends Joanna and Tim Lehman have been helping care for Madilyn. We really want the baby to have as much time with her mom as possible, said Grandma Zola. As the family travels back and forth and misses out on work days, they are surviving, but the fi-nancial toll in gas expenses and preparing the trailer has been tough. They estimate it costs about $40 each time they make the (cont. pg 12)

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(Pictured above Tyson Sloan, Mike Payseno, & Aaron White 2002) Over 100 people showed up Friday for Veterans Day Breakfast at the Santiam High School Commons, vet-erans and their spouses representing every war, conflict and peace time since WWII. The meal was proudly served up by members of the National Honor Society, and hosted by the school district. Of those joining were three lifelong buddies, Tyson Sloan, Aaron White and Mike Payseno. In November of 2001, just weeks after 9/11, these three seniors at Santiam, who grew up together, played football, bas-ketball and baseball together, signed on the line and joined the Marines, together. They graduated in Spring of 2002, and were off to boot camp. (cont. page 12)

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The gym was full of love, sweat, and muscle strains this weekend at the 25th Annual Santiam Canyon Alumni Tournament. This year, about 90 past students and faculty - representing class-es from 1974-2011- returned to their old stomp-ing grounds to get together with old friends, play some sports and get stomped. Even today, many of them are still sore and recovering from the games this weekend. The tournament is not only a fun reunion, it also raises funds for the basketball teams at Santiam High School. This year the the Volleyball Team that won the the tournament was from the classes of 95-98. The players on that team were Roxie Eslick, Gina Frank, Stacy Biddle, Anna Hart, Alicia Co-rey, Jennifer Lunsford, Spring Aerni, and Krista Schade. In Basketball the championship team was from the classes of 89-97. On that team were Mike Carey, Rick Smart, Chuck Larimer, Tobin Han-sen, Jed Henness, Nick Plotts, Carlos Garcia and Spike Aerni. n now Principal at Santiam. Pictured below: Debbie Guerin Brandon, class of 81, after day 2 of the Alumni Tourney- broken glasses, ice pack on knee, and just sitting down with vertigo and nausea she blamed on a hot flash. Several people in the crowd were saying how they thought our team was quite funny, its not what we were going for but well take what we can get. I have not laughed this hard in a long time, said teammate Debbie Hirons Fawcett.

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Community forum focuses on long-range planning for Mari-Linn School

Despite rumors, Mari-Linn School isnt going anywhere, said Mark Valen-tine, a member of the long range plan-ning team for the North Santiam School District. Every year, the district hears the same questions - residents concerned that Mari-Linn will close due to budget cuts and consolidating students into Stayton schools. We are totally committed to a K-8, said Valentine. In fact, the district is looking at long range planning for Mari-Linn, seeing the school as a hub of the community. Part of that planning includes holding community forums, like the one held November 8. There, local residents were asked what they wanted to see from the school: what theyre doing well, what they can do better and what local resi-dents want from the community school. Several attendees wanted to see more

summer and after school activities for both students and the public as a whole, like expanded use of the schools com-puter labs. Others wanted more communication about how parents can help support ac-tivities - and some wanted transparency in how the money from the last bond measure was spent. The feedback from residents at the community forum will be taken into ac-count in a 15-20 year plan for the dis-trict, which uses population models and accounts for decreased funding as more baby boomers retire. For more info about the long range planning, visit http://nsantiam.orvsd.org/content/long-range-planning. The next meeting is scheduled for Dec 14, 2011 at 7pm at the North Santiam School Dist office.

One person was killed and four oth-ers were sent to the hospital last Friday afternoon after a two vehicle, head-on, traffic collision on Hwy 22E, two miles east of Stayton. Driver Zana Kuest, 38 of Hillsboro, was headed west on Hwy 22 when she crossed over the center line and into oncoming traffic. She struck a white Chevy Suburban head-on. Kuest had

to be extricated and was taken by Life-Flight to Salem hospital where she was pronounced deceased. Aumsville residents Gerald Capps, 71, and his passenger, Sandra Valerie Capps, 69, suffered non-life threaten-ing injuries. Two juveniles riding with the de-ceased driver were injured. All the oc-cupants were wearing seat belts. There are indications that the deceased driver may have suffered a medical emergency prior to collision. The Lyons Fire Departments assisted other agencies at the scene.

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National Night OutPoinsettias will be available at Gates Post Office Nov 25th 10am-5pm and Nov 26th 9:30am-12:30pm until they are sold out. Three sizes are available with prices ranging from $5.50-$15. Proceeds to help fund Gates National Night Out in August.

Santiam Memorial Hospital Auxiliary to benefit scholarships

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Since new owners LaDean and Harry Caducoy bought Poppa Als on Hwy 22, theyve found inspiration in the wall - and the community - around them. Its been fun, Im loving it. said LaDean Caducoy. Part of that comes from the generations of signatures on the restaurant walls. The other part comes from the freedom to break the hamburger chain and expand into the homestyle menu category: including one very, very large piece of chicken fried steak happiness. Poppa Als calls it the Canyons Big-gest Chicken Fried Steak Dinner. Oth-ers simply call it The CBC. Either way, the 11oz gravy covered hunk of happiness barely fits on a dinner plate, then it gets surrounded by veges and a biscuit. And its ready in just 5 minutes. The CDC is enough for a two-person meal, although LaDean recom-mends coming when youre really hun-gry - because you wont want to share.

Were very adamant about maintain-ing our standards of good food, said LaDean. Served daily after 4pm, the whole din-ner costs just $8.50, with a free drink. Poppa Als restaurant is also work-ing on adding other homestyle dinner options like pulled pork sandwiches, meatloaf, fried chicken and sloppy joes ranging from $6.50-$8.50 a plate. Stop in daily 10am-8pm at 198 N. Santiam Blvd., Mill City (on Hwy 22). Phone-in orders to 503-897-2223.

Chamber of Commerce seeks awards night

nominations The North Santiam Chamber is getting ready for the 2012 award season and wants to know who you think should be recognized for their outstanding ser-vice to our community. Categories are: Non-Profit of the Year: Do you know a non-profit organization that has af-fected your life? Were looking for outstanding community servers who are both based in the Santiam Can-yon and who give back to the Santiam Canyon.

Business of the Year: Prior winners of this category include Kelly Lum-ber and Rosies Coffee House, both who have shown a history of excel-lent products and community involve-ment. Who do you think should be this years winner?

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Awards will be presented at a fun, community-oriented event on the eve-ning of April 25, 2012 filled with local entertainers and youth showcases. To nominate: Send us a paragraph or two about why youve nominated a per-son or group for an award. Please be specific in their activities and include full name and contact info (phone or email) for both you and your nominee. Send to: North Santiam Chamber of Commerce PO Box 222, Mill City OR 97360 or email director@NSChamber.org. Thanks for helping us make this awards night a true reflection of our outstanding community!

Local student wins top 4 national FFA award Oscar Guzman, a recent alumni from Santiam High School, travelled to Indi-ana mid-October as one of four finalists chosen nationally by the Future Farm-ers of America in the Environmental Science and Natural Resources - pro-

ficincy program. When the Santiam Canyon School District received a grant to employ stu-dents with the Oregon Youth Conserva-tion Corps, Oscar knew it was right for him. He had the opportunity to work alongside the state parks and rangers on projects that benefited forestry, fisheries and other environmental stewardship projects. Guzman is supported by his parents Armando and Veronica and his FFA ad-visor Nichole Scholz. Not only was Oscar recognized for be-ing top 4 in the nation. In the end he received a $500 award and won the all-expense paid trip to Costa Rica.

Donations needed for Girl Scout food drive

Those Girl Scouts are at it again - just in time for the holidays, doing their part to make sure the food stores are full for the winter months. This Saturday, Nov 19 from10am to 1pm, you can find them next to Mill City Fire Hall collecting food and do-nations for our local food bank. Please come by and support our girls in their quest for giving.

Accused Mill City City Hall arsonist

remains out on bail The pretrial hearing for the arson of Mill City City Hall involving Joy Cro-nin, former Mill City finance clerk, has been reset again at the request of her attorney. The next scheduled pre-trial date is set for December 19th at Linn County Courthouse in Albany. Cronin remains free on bail.

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Disco Groove!party for reading Over 140 Gates Elementary students, from 1st-4th grade, got their Disco-Groove-On last Wednesday as part of the school districts Book-It reading incen-tive program. Kids are rewarded for meeting their weekly and monthly reading goals with fun monthly activities. To earn this, kids must also keep a log of their efforts, so parents please make sure to help them keep track of each time you sit down and read. Pictured: Mrs. Grenbremer, one of the first grade teachers, was spinning the discs. Inset: Dedicated readers dancin the mambo line!

1400 students from around Oregon, in-cluding 12 from Santiam High School, gathered at the Oregon Association of Student Councils (OASC) Fall Confer-ence in Seaside last weekend. Guest speakers were Josh Tripp and Tyler Presnell sharing their growth through personal tragic experiences that helped to change their own lives and the lives of young people. Here are a some quotes from a few of our local Leadership group about the ex-perience: Fall conference changed how I think about Leadership and the kids in our school. The speakers showed us how important it is to be involved with other people in your school & that you never know what is going on in their life, said Hannah Thompson, Freshman Class President. I want to bring back a (positive atti-tude) and fresh ideas to the students of Santiam. Make everyone feel more wel-comed, said JJ Halemeier, Senior Class President. It was amazing. I was very impressed

with all of it. It was a great experience for me. Some-thing I want to bring to San-tiam is to have more spirit and more assemblies, said Allison Allbritton, Senior Class Vice President. I was inspired by the whole Fall Conference. I had an amazing time and was really inspired by the speakers. I loved how hard their past was - and they went up in front of us with the courage to tell us their tragedy and what had happened to them. The best part was realizing how great of

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MCGRA Football Awards Dinner The Mill City Gates Recreation Asso-ciation (MCGRA) held its annual fam-ily appreciation Awards Dinner for the 5th-6th grade football players Nov 9 at Santiam High School. The team went 5-2 this season. Their only losses were by a touchdown. They capped off the year with a win under the lights against Mt. Angel 25-16 on Nov 5. This year, eighteen 5th graders and ten 6th graders participated. Individual awards included: Best De-fensive Lineman: Jordan Lanham; Best Offensive Lineman: Colton Big Red Craigmyle; Timex Award (Keeps a Lickin and Keeps on Tickin): Ori-on Shackles Craigmyle; Most Im-proved: Ian Syverson; Tough Award: Trevor Whitmire; Best Defense: Josh

Gumby Fawcett & Sean Princess Horning; Best Offense: Jonah Sweet-ness Downey; That Guy Award: Levi Snowman Nielsen. A huge thanks to all the volunteer coaches who dedicated so much of their time to helping keep our kids active and teaching them the intricacies of team sport: (pictured below in no particular order)Head Coach - Ted Johnson (Big thanks to Ted! Hes been doing this for over 20 years!) Assistant Coaches: Clint Forste, Jamey Fawcett, Jeremy Downey, Brad Mitchell, Dan Cunderman and Steve Nielsen. Also, a very special thanks to: Claudia Delacruz - Game Manager (Balls, Kicking Tees, Towels, etc.) and to Jill Sarri and Aniesi Mitchell for your never ending support.

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NOTICE OF VACANCY 2011-2012 SCHOOL YEAR: Open October 24, 2011; POSITION: High School Assistant Basketball Coach. Qualifications: Van trained and approved. Prior coaching experience desirable. Good working relationship with students and staff. ASEP Certified. Open Until Filled. Employment to begin: 2011-2012 Season. In District applicants need to submit a letter of application with quali-fications to the District Office, along with a resume and a personal letter of interest which addresses specific qualifications. Fingerprinting will be scheduled upon acceptance of position. Fees associated with the criminal check and fingerprint-ing process will be paid by the employee.SEND TO: Santiam Canyon School Dis-trict, PO Box 197,Mill City, OR 97360 (503) 897-2321

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River level below Detroit has dropped a little, and will continue for another week or so. Heavy rain would change that. Until then, we know where the fish are and where they will be going as the river increases and decreases. The Packsaddle run will be good for steel-head fishing and excellent for boating at the present level. Since the river has been too high for best (dry) boating, it will be de-lightful to do trips in the upper section. Coho (silver salmon) are now legal to keep in all river sections below Detroit. Many are chrome bright and very sporting. Last week, friends in my boat caught one that was 39 inches and weighed 15-20lbs. The coho will strike many different lures, and ours took a little Cleo. Pixie lures and Steelies are also good. Green Pirate and Blue Pirate plugs are good, but sometimes they prefer spoons or jigs or bait. Since the coho originated in the North Santiam from the old Mehama Hatchery on Stout Creek, many of the adults return there. Some continue all the way up to Big Cliff Dam, and there are many drifts that probably have good numbers of fish. Many of the migrating adult steelhead and salmon (coho) stayed in the lower North Santiam system for quite a while before coming up into the upper and middle river sections. Now they are moving upstream. Santiam River Trips provides both fishing and scenic trips year around on the North Santiam. Call or email for more info.

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Coming SoonLyons Library Food For Fines Novem-ber 15-26. Owe library fines? $1 waived for each can/box of food donated. $10 max per person, at the Lyons Library. 503-859-2366More Sales, More Money, More Profits: Making the Most of What You Already Have hosted by GROW North Santiam. Topics include: Learn how to leverage your resources to greatest advantage, Get feedback & help with your sales strategy & materials, Learn ways to make your marketing dollars go farther and Connect with other business owners & learn what works. Pre-registration required. Info: Al-lison at 503-871-5188. Gates Fire Hall, 140 E Sorbin St, Gates. More classes on Dec 1, Dec 8, 8-10am

Aumsville Community Center. Main St. Nov 29, Dec 6 at 6-8:30pm.

North Santiam Chamber of Com-merce Greeters Networking Do you have a business or customers in the Santiam Canyon? Join us a out monthly networking events to make community connections and promote your product or service. Free, guests welcome. Info: 503-897-5000, www.NSChamber.org or director@nschamber.com. December 6, 8:30-9:30am at Mill City Christian Church 251 3rd St., Mill City.

January 6, 2012 at 8:30-9:30am at Poppa Als Famous Hamburgers 198 NW Santiam Boulevard, MIll City.

Canyon Readers at Trexler Farm in Me-hama. This group has about 6-10 people of all ages in a comfortable group discus-sion format. Come tell us your impression of the book! Dinner served by Sharlene Trexler, who opens her restaurant just for the event. Some readers come early for a wonderful dinner and some come just for

the discussion. Upcoming books include - Dec 8: Pearl of China by Anchee Min. Jan 12: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot. Feb 9: Monte Walsh by Jack Schaeffer (authors first novel was made in to movie). Dinner 6:30pm, discussion at 7pm every second Thursday of the month. Info: Herb Bas-tuscheck 503-859-2668.

Events This WeekWednesday, November 16

4pm Girls Middle School Basketballat MCMS6-8:30pm More Sales, More Money, More Profits: Making the Most of What You Already Have hosted by GROW North Santiam. Topics include: Learn how to leverage your resources to greatest advantage, Get feedback & help with your sales strategy & materi-als, Learn ways to make your marketing dollars go farther and Connect with other business owners & learn what works. Aumsville Community Center. Main St. Nov 15, Nov 29, Dec 6 at 6-8:30pm (Tuesday evenings). Pre-registration re-quired. Info: Allison at 503-871-5188.

Thursday November 178-10am More Sales, More Money, More Profits: Making the Most of What You Already Have hosted by GROW NorthSantiam at Gates Fire Hall, 140 E SorbinSt, Gates. See above calendar event for more info. More classes on Dec 1, Dec 8, 8-10am (Thursday mornings). Pre-regis-tration required. Info: 503-871-5188.4pm Girls Basketball at MCMS.7pm Gates City Council meets at Gates City Hall

7-8pm North Santiam School Dist (Lyons) board meeting at Sublimi-

ty Elementary School, 431 E Main Street.7-9pm North Sanitam Watershed Council meeting at Stayton Comm Cen-ter, 400 W Virginia St. Agenda: Stream monitoring to measure restoration on tributaries including Stout Creek and Valentine Creek, plus project partnership proposal by OSU graduate student on so-cial monitoring with landowners partner-ing on stream restoration projects. Free, open to everyone.

Friday, November 189am Mill City Planning Commission meets at Mill City Fire Hall6:30 Drama Dinner Theater at SantiamAuditorium. Dinner at 8, Dead by 9.$15 for dinner and show. Prizes awardedfor Super Sleuths. Call 897-2311 forreservations, tickets avail at door also.

Saturday, November 199am-1pm Quick-Start Business Plan with GROW North Santiam. Do you dread writing a business plan? Do you think it would be helpful to have one? Get the basics mapped out in one fun & painless morning! at Trexler Farm (Ferry Road, just off of Hwy 22 one mile west of Mehama). Pre-registration required. Allison at 503-871-5188.9am-3pm Friends of Lyons Library Book Sale at 279 8th St. Fill canvas bag $5-hardbacks $1 each, paperbacks .50 or 5/$1. Info: 503-859-31529am-3pm Canyon Crafters Holiday Bazaar at Mari-Linn School. Proceeds benefit school programs. 8x10 space avail for $35. Info: 503-859-2154Mill City Eagles Lodge Holiday Bazaar with bake sale and craft table at Santiam High School. Info: 503-897-31009am-3pm International Club Holiday Bazaar in the Santiam High Schoolcommons. Cost for a table is $10.00.Entrance is free. Pictures with Santa,music, hot cider and more. Info: 503-897-2311 ext. 240.9am-3pm Santiam Valley Grange FleaMarket to raise funds for building opera-tions. 1140 E. 5th St Lyons. 30 tables indoors. Lunch available. 503-859-2708.10am Detroit Lake Recreation Area Business Association (DLRABA) will meet at the Cedars Restaurant to discuss: the re-organization of the Detroit/Idanha

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Fire Dept. with Gates Fire Chief Gary Swanson; 2012 Fishing Derby; 2012 Fire-works Over the Lake and more.5pm-midnight Mill City Fre Dept An-nual Firefighters Benefit Proceeds go toward 4th of July fireworks and needed equipment. Hourly raffle (8pm start), bingo (5pm), kids games (5-9pm). Win-ning raffle numbers will be posted on the front door of the fire hall and published in The Canyon Weekly. Anyone not present will be contacted by the Volunteers. Info: 503-897-2390.

Sunday, November 2010am Mill City Christian Church Presents gospel singer Brenda Homar. Free concert by Christian radio, TV and Nashville recording artist Brenda Homar, who sings at Church Services, nursing homes, camp meetings, retreats, wed-dings, funerals, and festival and anyplace God calls her to bring His message. Mill City Christian Church 251 SW 3rd St.

Monday, November 21No School!

5:30pm Idanha/Detroit Fire Board meets at Detroit meeting room

Free Medi-care Coun-seling at

Santiam Senior Center, 41818 Kingston - Jordan Rd. SE, Stayton. Private individ-ual counseling by SHIBA. Free appoint-ments: 503-767-2009.

Tuesday, November 22No School!

Wrestling meet: Mill City Middle School at Cascade.6-7pm Lyons City Council meets city hall6pm Mill City City Council meets at Mill City Middle School library6:30pm Detroit Planning Commission meets at Detroit meeting room.

Ongoing Weekly EventsMondays

4pm-8pm Youth Center for 7th-12th grades. Air Hockey, Ping Pong, ect. FREE. Mill City Baptist Church.6:30-8pm Zumba in the Canyon with Nicole Miller 1 hr. cardio, 30 mins. abs & glutes (bring your mat) $5/session. Santiam High School commons 265 SW Evergreen St. Mill City 503-949-76217-8:30pm Santiam Community Chorus resumes at Mill City Christian Church. All voices Welcome! Join us in prepara-tion for the holiday season. Info: Jo Ann at 503 859-3426

Tuesdays10am-2pm Quilting Club Canyon Bible Fellowship 446 Cedar, Lyons 910-4918

12pm Senior Meals Fellowship Hall, Mill City Presbyterian Church. Meals on Wheels avail. Ruth:503 897-22041pm Bingo Mill City Eagles Lodge, new mem-bers welcome. 503 897-31007:30pm Santiam Al-Anon for family and friends of alcoholics, open meeting, Mt.

View Church, AumsvilleWednesdays

10am-3pm Judys Art Class at Mill City Eagles Hall. Oil painting, all levels welcome. Weekly on Wednesdays. Drop in, open to all. 503 859-22137pm Wii Bowling Mill City Eagles Lodge. New members always welcome. 503 897-31007pm. AA Mtg Santiam Chapel, Lyons.7:30-8:30pm Idanha AA at City Hall

Thursdays12pm Senior Meals. Fellowship Hall, Mill City Presbyterian Church. FREE503 897-2204.3:30 After School Story Time at the Ly-ons Library. 279 8th St. 503 859-2366.5:30-9:00 pm Teen Movie Night Ages 10-18 Mill City Christian Church, Mill City. All kids MUST be picked up at 9:00 pm. Free. 503-602-874210am-3pm North Santiam Quilters, Gates Church, all levels! 897-21024pm-8pm Youth Center for 7th-12 grades. Air Hockey, Ping Pong, Foos Ball. FREE. Mill City Baptist Church.6:30-8pm Zumba in the Canyon with Nicole Miller 1 hr. cardio, 30 mins. abs & glutes (bring your mat) $5/session. Santiam High School commons 265 SW Evergreen St. Mill City 503-949-7621

FridaysFree Knife Sharpening Fridays at Genes Meat Market from 3pm-6pm (lim-it 5, please). At the flashing yellow light on Hwy 22 in Mehama. 503-859-2252.First Friday Free Soup at Genes Meat Market. Stop by from 4-6pm for a bowl of fresh made, warm yummy goodness. First Friday of each month at the flashing yellow light on Hwy 22 in Mehama. 503-859-2252.10am-12pm Kid Zone Fun, crafts and a FREE sack lunch. Mill City Baptist Church. 140 N. 1st. St (503) 536-54141pm Canyon Senior Center Open Pinochle 844 South First St, Mill City 503-897-41767:30-8:30pm Idanha AA at City Hall

Gates Community Church of Christ

..reaching the canyon for Christ.Mike Stair, MinisterSunday School 9:45am

Worship 11am

40070 Gates School Rd(503)897-3210

gates.community@yahoo.com

Tue-16oz Flvrd Latte$2Thur-Double Punch

Hwy 22 & Gates Hill Rd 503.897.6031

Mon-Thurs 5:30a-4pFri 5:30a-5pSat-Sun 6:30a-5p

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(cont. from front) from Idanha, plus parking. Their plan is to stay in the trailer as long as it takes, cooking meals and being stay-ing together. Local organizations are working on establishing a fund at U.S.Bank in Mill City to help offset the familys burden. Do-nations can be directed there under the name of Melissa Saner. Its so difficult to ask for help, said Zola who stresses that any unused funds will be donated back to the OHSU transplant programs to help other families in need. We just want to give back. Were so thankful she has a chance at life.

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Two were deployed, one served state-side, they all came home

(Cont. from front) Aaron White served two tours in Operation Iraqi Freedom and was in the Marine Corps for a total of four years and three months. He left the military on November 11th 2006 and came back home. He was married this last August to another life long friend, Nicole, and they now make their home in Mill City, and Aaron works for the Army Corp of Engineers as an electrical apprentice at the Fos-ter Dam. Tyson Sloan served in the Marines for 4 years also, and came back home in 2006. He was married to his long time sweetheart, Lindsay on May 8th, 2008, on May 10th he was recalled. I spent the first 6 months of my marriage in Iraq! remembers Tyson, who also makes his home in Mill City with Lindsay and Eva, 3 and Jackson,1. He too works for the Army Corp of Engineers doing maintenance at Detroit Dam. When asked why return to Mill City? Its just home to me, he said. I couldnt get a hold of Mike, and was warned he was a very busy guy. So I wrote his mom, his wife and his Aunt. Some of the perks of living all your life in a small town is knowing your neighbors. Heres what his wife, April had to say: The way I was told is his senior year of high school he was just going to ride along

with Aaron and Tyson to sup-port them signing up, but he ended up joining as well. He was based out of Camp Pend-leton, CA for the whole four years active duty where he was in the communications field. He never got deployed during ac-tive duty. We met in 6th grade when I moved here...He always had a little crush on me! Af-ter he went into the Marines we started to talk on the phone ... then he came home on sick leave. We ended up confess-ing that we liked each other and started to date. He got re-called a year later to go to Ra-madi, Iraq staying for a year. In March he came back and in April he proposed. We bought our house here in Mill City on 09/09/09, got married 08/07/10 in our backyard and had Quin-ton Michael David Payseno 6/1/11. Mike now goes to West-ern and plans to get a degree to become a teacher while he works at Best buy. Each of these young men braved the world, in a time of unrest, served their country, and returned home to start their families. And best of all- Were all still friends, says Tyson. Weve had many good mem-ories, I dont know that I can pin down the best one, adds Aaron. The Veterans Break-fast was great. Its a really nice thing that the high school hosts each year. We really appreciate it.

Were so thankful she has a chance at life.