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The Canyon WeeklyDecember 26, 2012 Volume 3, Issue 52
News and Life - For Our Side of the Mountain!Serving the communities of Lyons, Mehama, Elkhorn, Mill City, Gates,
Niagra, Detroit, Breitenbush, Idanha and Marion Forks
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Just this past Fall the Lyons Rural Fire Protection District approached the voters asking for a bond mea-sure to help pay for expenses. Their fire equipment was outdated to the point that it jeopardized the
safety of their volunteers, and for the third time the bond measure failed. That fact didn’t go unnoticed by the good people of Freres Lumber Company.
Two weeks ago we reported in The Canyon Weekly that stock at the local food bank in Mill City was almost non-existent. Today we are very happy to report, thanks to amazingly generous support by donors and lots of hard work by volunteers, the shelves are full once again and over 108 Christmas boxes packed full of Turkey dinner with all the fixings were distributed just in time for the holidays. “The response was amaz-ing,” said pastor Bruce Sex-ton of the Mill City Presby-terian Church. “Not only did we stock the shelves, we had several substantial monetary donations. Our finances are right back up where they were last year at this time.” Workers at Slayden Con-struction of Stayton heard about the need through The
Canyon Weekly and knew they had to do something about it. Together the em-ployees gathered a $2,500 donation and the company matched that, for a total of $5,000. If that weren’t enough, they also gave vouchers for 15 turkeys. Power Chevrolet in Stayton had been collecting canned and dried goods in barrels at their store and chose the Mill City Food Bank to donate over 800 pounds of food to, plus they threw in another $1,500 for good measure. And the generosity and goodwill kept flowing. Peo-ple from all over the canyon heeded the call to love their neighbor. One individual dropped off $400 in food, and another filled up the drop box at US Bank. More peo-ple came in with sacks full, w h a t e v e r
Freres Lumber donates $100,000 to Lyons Fire
In appreciation for their recent fire responses, Freres Foundation gives the volunteer department a hand up
Pastor: Mill City food bank receives $8,000 in food and donations in two weeks
Santiam FFA and local elementary students hold successful food drives, while residents and businesses respond with enormous generosity to
our story about the empty food bank shelves
Students with Santiam FFA’s Food for All program helped bring in nearly 1,000 pounds of apples, oranges, squash, onions, potatoes, pears
and parsnips - to name a few - for the Mill City food bank.
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Capone has been a long term resident of GoodFellas Bully Breed Rescue in Mill City. He’s up for adoption, but also needs surgery on a cruciate ligament. The cost for his surgery will be around $2,000 Goodfellas Rescue is asking for help with donations for his sur-gery. Capone came to them at 6 weeks old and has been riddled with health issues ever since. He is a big, happy American Bulldog and is now 2.5 years old. Yes, he has been waiting that long for his own home. He is a goofy boy and GoodFellas loves him very much. Because of his activity level and other health concerns such as hip dysplasia, they want him to get the surgery that will serve him best. ALL donations that are made will be utilized in an amazing way,
with any extra funds going to our Spay and Neuter Program SnipPit, so that we can help owners of Pit type dogs get their pets spayed and neutered. Every donation counts. Credit card donations can be made via phone: 503-393-7462, online at www.good-fellasrescue.org or checks to GoodFellas Rescue at PO Box 969 Mill City Oregon 97360. The rescue’s mission: “Rescue, Re-habilitate, Re-train, Re-home, while provid-ing community outreach and education.”
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Freres has been in business in some form since 1922 mak-ing high quality wood products and cur-rently employs almost 400 people in the North Santiam Canyon with family wage jobs. On July 28th of 2011 the company suffered a major fire. Dust had ac-cumulated in fuel silos and ignited a fire that burned over 1000 feet of conveyors and sent flames high into the air, and just this past March another fire occurred at the 14th St. site in Ly-ons with significantly lesser damage. On both occasions, the volunteers of the Lyons Rural Fire Protection District re-sponded quickly and efficiently. “They did a marvelous job. The fire
last July was a very difficult one to fight. They brought in 12 engines and 60 fire-fighters from neighboring districts and
saved our operation,” said Rob Freres. “We’re thankful for their services provid-ed us. Those two fires could have been devas-tating to our company, to our employees and to our community.” On December 21, the Freres Foundation presented a check for $100,000 to the Lyons Rural Fire Protection District to help them
purchase some much needed equipment. A sincere thank you to the Freres Foun-dation for their ongoing support of the people of the North Santiam Canyon and the Lyons RFPD.
Freres Foundation: “We’re thankful for
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North Santiam Watershed Council Improving the health of the watershed in partnership with interested landowners.Detroit Feral Cat Project organized by Shari Flanders, accepts cat food donationsYouth Benefit Golf Tournament All proceeds benefit various Santiam Can-yon youth programs and scholarships.Fences for Fido Builds fences for local, statewide canines who are chained because their owners cannot afford a fence.Mill City/Gates Recreation Association Community athletic/sports group serving Mill City, Gates, Detroit, and Idanha.Hearts to Arts/Canyon Arts Festival Non-profit group supporting arts and arts education through festivals and instruction. Canyon Gleaners Gleaning food for local seniors, low-income,and disabled patrons.Joseph’s Storehouse of Hope Food bank for Lyons/Mehama/Detroit/Idanha areas.Mill City Moose Lodge Scholarships, school supplies and community support.Mill City Fourth of July Committee Annual Mill City Fourth of July events at Kimmel Park and beyond.Switchback Computer Cafe Student run internet cafe in Mill City.
All Dressed Up Provides free dresses and accessories to local students for prom.GROW EDC Free business coaching.North Santiam Chamber of Commerce Works to promote the canyon economy.DLRABA Promoting business and events in the Detroit Lake area.Gates Neighborhood Watch Keeping the Gates community safe, and organizing pro-grams like coloring & lighting contests Mill City Eagles Lodge Scholarships, school supplies, community support. Mill City Lions Club Supports local youth scholarships and community causes.Santiam Community Chorus Performers who highlight many local events.GoodFellas Bully breed dog rescue.Canyon Senior Center Supporting seniors in the Santiam Canyon. North Santiam Historical Society Maintaining the history of the Santiam Canyon with museum and other efforts.Lyons Garden Club Gardening events and celebrate local gardening culture. Canyon Crisis Center Helping with emergency assistance.Mill City Gates Senior Meals/Meals on Wheels Providing meals to local low-
income and disabled.MC/Gates Comm Assistance Center Helping locals with emergency assistance.Lyons-Mehama Neighborhood Watch Keeping the Lyons-Mehama areas safe.Cub Scouts Providing activities and learn-ing opportunities for local boys.Girls Scouts Providing activities and learn-ing opportunities for local girls.Santiam Canyon Youth and Families Al-liance Book programs for local youths.Santiam Memorial Auxillary Scholar-ships for medically oriented higher learning Local fire departments like these:• Lyons Rural Fire Protection District• Stayton Fire District (Mehama)• Mill City Rural Fire Protection District• Gates Rural Fire Protection District• Idanha/Detroit Fire Protection DistrictLocal libraries like these:• Lyons Library & Mill City LibraryLocal schools like these:• Mari-Linn School, Santiam High School and Santiam Elementary (ASB donations or specific opportunities available).
Local non-profit cemeteries:• Fox Valley Cemetery in Lyons• Kingwood Cemetery in Gates
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Your end of year giving: How to keep it local Fundraisers abound this time of year, and there’s a few out there that could make you wonder where your money is actually go-ing. You might not know just how much of your hard earned $5, or $500, is going to help someone who needs it, and how much is going to pay for administration and CEOs. According to the December 2012 issue of the Charity Rating Guide & Watchdog Re-port, as reported by the American Institute of Philanthropy, there’s a few people out there who are making lots of money off of your donation. For example:• Gref Bontrager, COO of the American Cancer Society makes $913,126.00,
• Steven E. Sanderson, President/CEO of the Wildlife Conservation Society makes $870,642.00, and
• Larry Hausner, CEO of the American Dia-
betes Association made $707,729 in 2012. Well, maybe that’s a reasonable salary, but how do you know that any of your donated money will ever see it’s way back into your home and our community? While there are a pleth-ora of multi-million dol-lar non-profit groups out there who are completely worthy of your donation, there’s also a plethora of non-profit groups oper-ating on a shoe string budget right here in the canyon. And they all have one thing in common - the funds that they receive go to-ward helping the people and places that you live next door to every day.
And none of them have a CEO that makes anywhere near the six figure mark.
So as you consider your annual gift giving, or if you simply need a end of year tax deduction, you might take a moment to check out some of the groups that are working hard to make our commu-nity a better place. Here’s a list of just a few of them. For complete contact information, visit
our website at www.thecanyonweekly.com, or check your local listings. Note: A few of these organizations require mem-bership fees, volunteer time or serve residents out-side of the canyon. Please verify how your funds
Did you know?Larry Hausner, CEO of the
American Diabetes Association made $707,729.00 in 2012.
Well, maybe that’s a reasonable salary, but how
do you know that any of your donated money will ever see it’s
way back into your home - and our community?
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ProWrestling Tournament & Fundraiser at Mari-Linn School
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Mari-Linn Outdoor School, 8th Grade Promotion and ASB activities like DaVinci Girls, class � eld trips and
other celebrations for Mari-Linn students. Come start
your New Year with a rockin’ good time on the � rst Saturday in January!
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they could spare. Students at Mill City Middle School held a contest of “which class could contrib-ute the most food.” They had a system of categorizing food “points” by the nutritional val-ue. For instance a jar of peanut butter was worth more that a can of mandarin oranges. The kids made a huge effort and were able to donate over 1600 pounds of food. Santiam Jr/Sr High’s an-nual Slam Dunk Hunger night brought in another 450 pounds, with patrons of basketball giving canned foods instead of paying the regular admission fee. And another drive at the Jr/Sr High netted 23 Christmas boxes full, plus another 300 pounds donated to the food bank. In the meantime, students of Santiam’s FFA chapter partici-pated in a program called Food for All that was created by their advisor Kirk Hutchinson. On December 10th, the students vis-ited farms directly where they gathered up fresh fruits and veg-gies by the bushel full. They then hauled their take back to Mill City where they packaged it all up. In all, they brought to the table 4,000 pounds of apples, oranges, squash, onions, potatoes, pears and parsnips - to name a few - to make into Christmas boxes that they distributed in the commu-nity. They still had another 1000
Students at Santiam Elementary help sort the piles of canned and dry goods
collected at their school.School programs at Santiam Elementary and Santiam High help solve food bank shortage
Santiam FFA students got first hand, hands on experience bringing food to the tables of local families this Christmas.
On December 10 they participated in a program called Food for All where they collected fresh fruits and vegetables directly from farms all around Oregon, and then hauled it all back to the Mill City where they packaged it all up to give out
as Christmas baskets.
pounds left over, so they donated that directly to the food bank. All in all, Pastor Sexton estimates that over $8,000 in food and monetary donations were garnered in the two weeks before distribution day on December 21. “Many thanks to all who contributed! God Bless us everyone!” The food bank is open Tues 10-12am and Thurs 6-8pm. If you are in need of some assistance, call any church in area and they can help you get set up with food supplies. If you would like to donate please stop by the food bank during operation hours, or you can drop off at the Mill City US Bank. Cash donations can be sent to: Community Assistance Center, PO Box 1006, Mill City, OR, 97360.
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ProWrestling Tournament & Fundraiser at Mari-Linn School
Sponsored by:
Join the fun! � e Salem based professional wrestling
team from West Coast Wrestling Connection is
coming to give us a show & help us raise funds for
Mari-Linn Outdoor School, 8th Grade Promotion and ASB activities like DaVinci Girls, class � eld trips and
other celebrations for Mari-Linn students. Come start
your New Year with a rockin’ good time on the � rst Saturday in January!
Saturday, January 5 6:00pm-8:00pm
Mari-Linn School Gym Tickets available at
Mari-Linn School or Mehama True Value
Your Country Kitchen
Micah & Je� Keto
Connecting the Santiam Canyon for business and community growthwww.nschamber.org [email protected] 503.897.5000
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A team of volunteer judges set out in a van on the night of December 15 to find the most beautiful lit homes in the Gates rural and city area, said organizer Sandra Rupert. This annual event, hosted by the Gates Neighborhood Watch was possible
thanks to generous donations from Mountain Edge Cafe, Napa Auto Parts, Mill City Pharmacy, The Canyon Weekly, Oak Park Motel, Canyon Espresso and Gates Post Office. Thanks to all who decorated their outside areas, and a special thanks to our judges who travelled from Lyons, Turner and Salem - Brenda Harris, Stacey Groah, and Micah Glass. The Canyon
Weekly would like to thank Sandra Rupert for her enthusiastic and ongoing Christ-mas activities around the Gates Community. Photo by Charla Raven.
This year’s Lighting Contest winners are: Religious - Mike and Sharon Stair; Beary Cute - Bruce Brumstead; Let it Snow - Michel and Carole Ann Boniface; Ol’ Fashion - Bill and Sheila Librande; Awesome - Don and Jackie Courtney; Novelty - Traci Archer; Whimsical - Callie Anderson and Stacy Blair; Christmas
Postcard - Dennis and Denise Schiles; Story Book - Tim and Karen Widmer; Traditional - Marie and Lisa Richards; Nostalgi c- Anthony and Gara Adams.
Giovanni’s Mountain PizzaWishes Everyone aHappy New Year!
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HELP WANTED: Part time housekeeper for Lodge at Detroit Lake. $9/ hour. Also taking applications for cafe help. Cafe to open mid-December. Call Michelle or Lad-die at 503-854-3344, or come in in person.For Sale New Price $40,000 single wide older manufactured home on a 50 x 100 foot lot in Mill City. 2 bedrooms with a built on addition. Ready to move in today. 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 [email protected].
Judy’s Art Class Every Wed. at Eagle’s Hall in Mill City 10am to 3pm. Cost: $10 a day. Judy Holman 503-859-2213.For Rent: Single-wide 1 bed/1 bath in Gates. $500/month plus $500 deposit. Water and Gar-
bage included. 503-897-3420House for Rent. 2 bedroom get-away on the river in Gates. $735/month plus de-posit. Ref. required. Call 503-897-2242.WANTED I’m a logging History and researcher buying old logging hand tools: crosscut saw filing tools, undercutters, falling axes, kerosene hook-bottles, old woodworking tools, or any unusual /related items. Call Mark 503 364-5856. Please leave a mssg if no answer. 1xcr1.30
Space for rent. Suitable for an office or Salon in Gates. 897-2966 or 897-2161.
Handgun Safety Class with local experts Bob and Shane Pedroli. Range classes are ongoing. Also scheduling classes for Dec. 8 & Dec. 22 (select classes avail in Oregon, Utah and Arizona - call for info). Oregon
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For Sale: Entire collection of Anheuser Busch Holiday Beer Steins, 32 in all. Buy one or buy them all! Prices range from $15 to $120. All in excellent condition. Makes great Gifts for the beer lover in your life! 503-897-7272
Dueter Kid Comfort III child carrier/backpack. Excellent pack for getting out on the trails with your little one. Adjust-able seat comfortably carries child up to 3-4 years old. Plenty of storage space for food, gear etc. Consistently rated highest for comfort and safety. Carried our kiddos on 16-20 mile hikes, and survived! Paid $280--asking $75, they carry their own packs now. 503-990-3037
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AccountingCanyon Bookkeeping [email protected]. (503)859-4652.Auto RepairClassic Auto and Tire Center (503)897-2256Antiques/ResaleLyons Timbertown Resale. Home accessories, gifts, more. 1313 Main St. Lyons. 503-859-4054; 503-507-1326. Facebook. ButchersGene’s Meat Market www.genesmeatmarket.com (503)859-2252.ConstructionHueller Construction Inc. CCB #114169 www.huelleconstruc-tion.com (503)859-3575.Firearm InstructionOld West Enforcement Profes-sionals. RA#178791947~ BCI# 1102466 [email protected] (503)580-9397
Health and WellnessSantiam Healing Arts Reconnective, energetic healing for all. Special Canyon pricing. Colleen Samuel (503) 897-3357Chiropractic Physicians Clinic (503)859-2181Mill City Dental (503)897-2353Mill City Pharmacy (503)897-2331Santiam Vision Source (503)769-3441Heating and CoolingFocus Heating and Construc-tion, Inc. CCB#168985. www.focusheatnadair.com (503)428-2591Lyons Heating and Cooling Inc. CCB#96400 www.lyonsheat-ing.net (503)859-2325LandscapingSiegmund Landscape, Excavation and Supply (503)769-6291
Locksmith Gabriel Smith licensed lock-smith: lock repair, keys, parts. OCLS #5373, CCB #189441 [email protected] (541)519-2410LodgingCurt’s Place in Gates. [email protected] (503)897-6126Outdoor RecreationKayak the Santiam, ACA Certi-fied www.kayakthesantiam.com (503) 569-1229.Pets/Vet & TrainingSocial Graces Dog Training [email protected] (503)859-3647Ark Animal Care [email protected] (503)897-6004Santiam Healing Arts Reconnective healing for your horses and pets. Special Canyon pricing. Colleen Samuel. (503) 897-3357
PsychotherapyGregory J. Johanson, .Div, Ph.D., NCC Director, Grace Counselling Center. (503)897-4830. [email protected] RepairSantiam RV Service(503)394-2348Signs & GraphicsWhite Water Signs and Graphics. (503)804-3613 www.whitewatersigns.com.Wood Products-retailHardwood Components, Inc. hardwoodcomponents.com (503)859-2144Kelly Lumber Sales www.kellylumbersales.com (503)897-2363WeddingsWeddings Your Way All seasons, indoors or out, all denominations. Colleen Samuel (503) 897-3357.
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Santiam High School will be hosting a Christmas basketball tournament over the holidays, on Decem-ber 28-29. The four team tour-nament will feature both the girls and boys varsity teams from Portland Chris-tian, Salem Academy, North Douglas, and host Santiam. This is a fundraiser for both the girls and boys teams so regular passes (senior citizen, district, and season passes will not be honored). Cost is $5 per day
for adults, and $3 for students. Games start at 3pm on Friday and 2pm on Sat-urday at the SHS gym in Mill City. See sched-ule for specific times. Come out and watch some great action be-fore the teams begin league play in January!
STAND participants McKenzie Reeser and Gab-by Almandarez met with students from Central Linn High School last month to keep their focus of remaining alcohol free. This group meets once a month at a Linn County high school to plan cam-paigns and skits and advertisement to discourage underage drinking. Statistics show that in the last 10 years underage students drinking is the minor-ity not the majority. Recently there was a donation drive and a special thank you to the following businesses who donated: Rosie’s Coffee House, Kelly Lumber, Sportsman,Sierra Restaurant and the Mill City Pharmacy.
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Santiam High Christmas B-ball Tourney on Dec 28-29
Coming Soon Small Steps, Big Results Free business class with GROW North Santiam, monthly on the first Monday 8am at Trexler Farm Cafe in Mehama. (Jan 7 & Feb 4)Open to everyone. RSVP to Allison McKenzie at 503-871-5188 (or you can also just show up). 20146 Ferry Rd SE, Mehama.
North Santiam Chamber of Commerce Greeters Busi-ness Networking January 8, 8:30am-10am at Living Water Church of God in Gates. Guests welcome. 503-897-5000, www.nschamber.org
Canyon Readers at Trexler Farm in Mehama. Upcoming books include - Jan 10: Breaking Blue by Timothy Egan, Feb. 14: Wild by Cheryl Strayed, Mar. 14: Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand. Dinner 6pm, discussion at 7pm; meets every second Thursday of the month. Info: Herb Bastus-check 503-859-2668.
A City’s Center: Rethinking Downtown hosted by the North Santiam Chamber of Commerce and Oregon Humanities. Wed, January 16, 6:30-7:30pm at Mill City City Hall. Nan Laurence, a senior planner for the City of Eugene, will explore the changing character of downtown activi-ties, urban forms, and public spaces and lead participants in a conversation about how downtowns can represent a community’s ideals & aspirations. Free, public invited.
Zero Season Concert/Fundraiser at Mari-Linn School January 18, 7-9pm at 641 5th St, Lyons. Adults $5, students K-8 $3, pre-K are free. Pop-corn and soda available for purchase. All proceeds benefit Mari-Linn Out-door School. Info: Berta Bodi 503-507-8259.
Santiam Valley Grange Flea Market January 19 at 1140 E 5th St Lyons. Free admission free park-ing. Lunch available. For more info call 503-859-2708 or 503-859-3445
Events This WeekThursday, December 27
6:30pm Mill City Lions Club meets at Mt. Edge Cafe, 320 NW Santiam Blvd, Mill City. Info: Sandy Lyness 503-551-2645. No meetings in July or August
Friday, December 28Santiam Basketball Tourney- see sched-ule on page 7.
Saturday, December 29Santiam Basketball Tourney- see sched-ule on page 7.
Monday, December 315pm St. Catherine’s Catholic Mission New Year’s Eve Mass at First and Ivy in Mill City. Info: 503-385-5241.
8pm Mill City Eagles New Years Eve Party “Live Music” from Ray Hanna, Jerry Wescott and friends. Come dance to live, local music and bring a “finger food” to snack on. Prize raffle during the festivities. Let’s ring in 2013 together!
Tuesday, January 1Happy New Year!
10am North Santiam First Day Hike at North Santiam State Recreation Area. Meet at the Group Picnic Shelter. An easy, 1.25-mile hike next to
the North Santiam River and through the forest. Info: www.oregonstateparks.org/events.php
Wednesday, January 27pm Fourth of July Committee meets at Mill City City Hall. Community members interested in the celebration or volunteers wanting to contribute to the planning pro-cess are all welcome to attend.7pm Post 159 of the American Legion (Mill City/Gates) meets the first Wednes-day of every month at the Senior Center, 844 SW 1st St in Mill City. All eligible vet-erans are welcome to sit in and/or join us.
Thursday, January 3North Santiam Historical Society meets. Info: Frances Thomas at 503-897-2816.6:30-7:30pm Santiam Canyon School District (Mill City, Gates) meets at the district office.
Saturday, January 59:30am Santiam Hearts to Arts meets at Mill City City Hall. All interested wel-come. Info: 502-897-2949.6-8pm Professional Wrestling Event & Fundraiser at Mari-Linn School in Ly-ons with West Coast Wrestling Proceeds go to Mari-Linn ASB, Outdoor School and 8th grade Promotion. $5 gen admis-sion, $10 front row, $7 second row tickets sold at Mehama True Value 11267 Grove Street, Mehama 503-859-2257. Ques-tions? North Santiam Chamber of Com-merce: www.nschamber,org, [email protected] or 503-897-5000.
Ongoing Weekly Events6am-8am and 3pm-6pm Mill City Baptist Church before and after school Kids Zone. Transportation to and from school provided. 818 Santiam Blvd. 503 536-54146am-6pm Builders: Mill City Christian
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Church Before & After School Program Ages K-12yrs. 503-897-2716, 251 SW 3rd St. www.millcitychristianchurch.org.
Mondays4pm-8pm Youth Center for 7th-12th grades. Air Hockey, Ping Pong, Foos Ball. FREE. Mill City Baptist Church.6-7pm Santiam Canyon AA support group meets at Mill City Christian Church, 233 SW Third Ave. Info: Chaplain John Olivera 503-910-8164.6:30-8pm Zumba in the Canyon SHS commons 265 SW Evergreen St. Mill City 503-949-76217-8:30pm Santiam Community Chorus rehearses every Monday evening at Mill City Christian Church in Mill City. All are welcome, sopranos needed. Info: Jo Ann Hebing 503-859-3426
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! 897-2102
12pm 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, sing-ing, 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 & homework help, games, friends and God. Registration forms at the church or call 503-897-2714. 503-897-2716 251 SW 3rd St, Mill City. www.millci-tychristianchurch.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
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Date: 12/17/12 Time: 20:53 DOG COMPLAINT ALDER ST Mill City There is a large black dog that gets left out all time and no food or water. Caller was on a 911 only phone Date: 12/17/12 Time: 21:11 Trf Citz Compl KINGWOOD AV two vehicles speeding all over town, caller says they nearly hit his wife The brown one had yel-low clearance lights, PU, older Date: 12/18/12 Time: 6:25 VEH-REPO IRONWOOD CT Vehicle is already recovered Own-ers voluntarily gave up vehicle Date: 12/18/12 Time: 11:43 PROP-FOUND SANTIAM POINTE LOOP Caller states she found an upside down red kayak with a life jacket in it. Caller contacted the City of Mill City and they advised her to call us and bring the kayak down to Date: 12/18/12 Time: 15:26 VEH-ABANDONED THOMAS CREEK RD Vehicle has windows broken out and is at the very end of Thomas Creek, near the gate. Date: 12/18/12 Time: 19:05 DISTB-OTHER 1ST AV Mill City 4 vehicles and lots of people yelling. Caller said she cannot tell if they are physically fighting or exactly how many people are there. Date: 12/18/12 Time: 19:22 JUV-COMPLAINT IVY ST Mill City Caller said that there were 3 male juveniles throwing snowballs and one hit callers car. No damage. Juveniles headed down Juniper from 1st. Date: 12/19/12 Time: 7:10 ASST-OUTSIDE AGENCY LYONS MILL CITY DR 3rd alarm barn fire. Fire is requesting roads shut down. Road department
on scene on the east side of fire. 787 will be going to Cedar Mill for traffic and 714 at Fox Valley Date: 12/19/12 Time: 8:48 THEFT-RPT1ST AV Mill City PR has a theft from last week to report. Date: 12/20/12 Time: 10:59 SUSP-VEHICLE THOMAS DR PR says that prop owner is in jail. PR says there is a white pu was there yesterday and took a chain saw and is back today. Date: 12/20/12 Time: 11:55 TRESPASS 6TH ST Lyons happened yesterday at 1900. homeless man in the area came to the house and asked the caller’s wife for money and wouldn’t leave when asked to. Date: 12/20/12 Time: 11:57 SUSP-CIRCUMSTANCES BIRCH ST Lyons Contact caller regarding vacant home on Birch which now has a light on. There has been trouble with home in the past. Date: 12/20/12 Time: 13:21 FRAUD GROVE ST Mill City Caller is owner of this property. Her tennant was approached by a person 5 days ago and told the house was in foreclosure. Caller would like phone contact Date: 12/20/12 Time: 14:42
SEARCH HANNA BRIDGE Caller reporting subjects left last night to go up Snow Peak around 1800 last night and were due back no later than 11 Date: 12/20/12 Time: 16:27 FIRE ARMS COMPL MAIN ST Lyons PR says that she heard maybe 4 shots about 5 mins ago. Poss coming from Ash st. Date: 12/22/12 Time: 12:38 TRAFF-DUII COLE SCHOOL RD Just a few minutes ago the vehicle described took out a few mailboxes on Stayton-Scio and turned onto Cole School heading south. Vehicle was weaving all over the road. Date: 12/22/12 Time: 14:23
VEH-STOLEN TREE FARM RD Caller reporting male subj, stole his trailer and when he confronted him about it, man threat-ened him and tried to attack him with a wrench. Date: 12/22/12 Time: 15:52 ASST-OUTSIDE AGENCY 5TH ST Lyons Lyons fire is arriv-
ing on scene at location. There is a female who has dementia who fell out of bed about 12 hrs ago and has been on the floor ever since. She has not eaten Date: 12/22/12 Time: 22:15 CRIM MISCHIEF ST AV Mill City Caller advising that as she crossed the bridge and around the corner by the Eagles that someone threw something at her car. It sounded like and explosion on her window
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National Apology Day The time has arrived when the big city news media ought to openly apolo-gize for stirring up world-wide fear and panic with all those stories about the
end of the world happening on 12/21/2012 . Af-ter that they ought to start a movement to get Congress to establish a new holiday known as “National Apology Day.” The purpose would be to encourage all Americans to calm down and apologize for all the times they have offended each other during the year. The logic is basic: If we can find the time to offend people day after day, it seems we can set aside a special time to rethink our ways and apologize for our inconsiderate and obnoxious behavior like when we say “Merry Christmas” or “May we have a moment of silence please.” One example of how we offend each other is hard to believe. In the 1970’s Stanford’s Board of Directors officially changed the identity of their plural mascot “Indians” to the singular mascot “Cardinal.” This was necessary because some people were offended that a famous uni-versity had disparaged the noble image of Na-tive Americans by associating it with that of a lowly and insignificant mascot. It should be noted that Stanford clearly empha-sized that the new mascot “Cardinal” referred to a specific color rather than a specific bird. As an observer living in Oregon where Ducks and Beavers are honored with mascot status by two
great Universities, I have concluded that Stan-ford’s decision to go for the color rather than the bird was made out of fear that their decision might in some way offend influential and overly sensitive members of the Audubon Society. Imagine how a festival during National Apol-ogy Day in Palo Alto would cleanse prevailing attitudes between all of the offended parties. We would see Native Americans, bird lovers, facul-ty, and students mingling together. After the key-note speech, the Indians would offer a ceremoni-al apology for being offended by Stanford’s use of the “Indian” mascot. The bird lovers would apologize for intimidating the university into us-ing the color “cardinal” rather than the bird. And the students would join the faculty with heart felt apologies for attempting the impossible by try-ing to make everybody happy! The grand finale would be unforgettable. Ev-eryone would form a circle, hold hands, and apologize to each other for not having the slight-est idea what to do next! There is one apology that I would like to see. This would require a Joint Session of Congress where all Senators and Representatives would simultaneously apologize to America for mak-ing far more promises than they could possibly keep! When that day arrives, I’ll look to the stars above and apologize for my inability to resist another opportunity to tell the entire world that Congress knew from the beginning they could never keep their promises in the first place. Duh?
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The Gates fire department, under their supporting foundation Gates Fire District Emergency Services Support (GFDESS), is seeking $6,000 in funding for some new technology for the fire crew, said GFDESS Board member Don Hoover. Most of the funds will be sought from the Siletz Tribal Charitable Con-tribution Fund and they will be used to purchase a new hardware and soft-ware package for the fire department, both of which are needed to help facili-tate communications and data tracking for the de-partment volunteers. If the grant is awarded, a new laptop will be pur-chased for use in the appa-ratus bay, making it easier and more efficient for vol-unteer firefighters to record information about service calls, as well as help with inventory control, provide updates from the fire marshall and distribute general information for the firefighters. “Right now, the volunteers have to hand write a lot of our information and that takes time,” said Don Hoover. “This new technology will help us maximize that time.” Funding for a new electronic tablet is also being sought as part of the grant, which will be used to help the volunteer firefighters keep up to date with real time information as they respond to emer-
gencies. It could also provide them with hazardous materials location maps, said Hoover, who said that their current radio system is “kinda sketchy”.
The grant writ-ing process for this new technology was facilitated by classes organized by GFDESS in October and November of this year. GFDESS Board member Don Hoover attended the class with Carol Swan-son, and success-fully completed their grant request under the class series, with help from Gates Fire Chief Gary Swanson.
“I thought it was a very focused class,” said Hoover. “It was great to see the broad spectrum of organizations and how their grant writing efforts were really tied into the format of the class.” The class was organized through a part-nership between GFDESS, Doris J. Wip-per Fund of The Oregon Community Foundation, The Ford Family Founda-tion and the non-profit Rural Develop-ment Initiatives. The technology grant for the fire de-partment is currently under review with the Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund.
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GFDESS Board seeks $6,000 for laptop and tablet to keep volunteers updated with real time information
Board member Don Hoover talks with Anita Leach at the grant class organized by GFDESS. That’s Gates Fire Chief Gary Swanson in the background.
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