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1 The Canyon Weekly February 20, 2013 Volume 4, Issue 8 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 75 cents Your purchase helps us keep your news fresh and local. anks for helping us grow the Santiam Canyon! Check us out online for free in full color! www.eCanyonWeekly.com Lyons volunteer firefighters raise $900 (and counting) for leukemia & lymphoma Press release - Linn County Sheriff Tim Mueller reports on February 14 a drug related search warrant was executed at 876 SE 3rd Avenue, Mill City, as a result of an investigation by Linn County Sheriff’s detectives. Detectives, assisted by the Linn Regional Swat Team executed the search warrant at 8:55 a.m. yes- terday. Two adults and four juveniles were located in the residence at the time the search warrant was served. All people located in the residence lived there with the exception of one juvenile who was visiting. Detectives seized dealer amounts of methamphet- amine, digital scales, packaging material, two fire- arms, methamphetamine and marijuana drug para- phernalia, and stolen property. Kami Lou Weaver, 42, was arrested for Unlawful Delivery of Methamphetamine, Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine, Child Neglect I, and Endan- gering the Welfare of a Minor. Fundraiser for Hearts to Arts this Saturday-Join Chris Corrado for some Clowning Around! see page 3 Keith James Rupert, 23, was arrested for Unlawful Delivery of Methamphetamine, Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Child Neglect I, and Endangering the Welfare of a Minor. The Department of Human Ser- vices was called to the scene and placed the three juveniles, (two four year olds and a 14 year old) who lived at the residence into protective custody. The Depart- ment of Human Services released the fourth juvenile, age 14, to fam- ily friends. Santiam girls basketball closes in on state tournament Two arrested in Mill City on drug charges The Santiam Lady Wolverine basket- ball team is moving right along and advancing to a state qualifying game after winning their second Tri-River Conference League playoff game against Kennedy last Saturday with an impressive score of 56-39. This was a welcome victory after a disappointing loss on Valentine’s Day to Western Mennonite 42-47. On Sat- urday, February 23 at 6pm, the 9th ranking Santiam will face off 8th rank- ing Pilot Rock at Blue Mountain Com- munity College in Pendleton. The winner of the game will advance to the state tournament in Pendleton, with the first game on February 28 at 6:30pm. Go Lady Wolverines!! Every year, the Leukemia & Lympho- ma Society holds the Scott Firefighter Stairclimb to raise money for cancer research. This year, they’ll welcome three volunteer firefighters from Ly- ons, who will be joining firefighters from around the country in climbing 69 flights of stairs at the Columbia Center in Seattle on March 10. And they’ll all do it in full gear, because “It pales in comparison to what blood cancer patients must go through,” according to the event web- site. Three volunteer firefighters from Ly- ons have raised $900 for the cause: James Grover raised $500, Josh Liddle raised $150 and Byron Brown raised $250. And that number is still grow- ing, as Byron Brown continues toward his goal of $500. Brown has been participating in the event for the past three years. “I’ve been working very hard this year to make sure that I am as prepared as I can be for this year’s climb,” said Brown. He’ll be facing nearly 800 ver- tical feet in full uniform. “I hope that you can help me in my fight to come up with a cure for leukemia and lym- phoma. I will not let you down.” To donate directly, Google search the Scott Firefighter Stairclimb, click “Do- nate” and search for Byron Brown’s name. All donations are tax deductible. The local firemen have also arranged for a pizza fundraiser through Papa Murphy’s Pizza in Stayton. Just men- tion the cause on February 21, and the team will be present to thank you from 4pm-7pm that night, with 20% of the purchase price going to the cause.

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The Canyon WeeklyFebruary 20, 2013 Volume 4, Issue 8

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

75 centsYour purchase helps us keep your news fresh and local. Thanks for helping us

grow the Santiam Canyon!

Check us out online for free in full color!www.TheCanyonWeekly.com

Lyons volunteer firefighters raise $900 (and counting) for leukemia & lymphoma

Press release - Linn County Sheriff Tim Mueller reports on February 14 a drug related search warrant was executed at 876 SE 3rd Avenue, Mill City, as a result of an investigation by Linn County Sheriff’s detectives. Detectives, assisted by the Linn Regional Swat Team executed the search warrant at 8:55 a.m. yes-terday. Two adults and four juveniles were located in the residence at the time the search warrant was served. All people located in the residence lived there with the exception of one juvenile who was visiting. Detectives seized dealer amounts of methamphet-amine, digital scales, packaging material, two fire-arms, methamphetamine and marijuana drug para-phernalia, and stolen property. Kami Lou Weaver, 42, was arrested for Unlawful Delivery of Methamphetamine, Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine, Child Neglect I, and Endan-gering the Welfare of a Minor.

Fundraiser for Hearts to Arts this Saturday-Join Chris Corrado for some Clowning Around! see page 3

Keith James Rupert, 23, was arrested for Unlawful Delivery of Methamphetamine, Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Child Neglect I, and Endangering the Welfare of a Minor. The Department of Human Ser-vices was called to the scene and placed the three juveniles, (two four year olds and a 14 year old) who lived at the residence into protective custody. The Depart-ment of Human Services released the fourth juvenile, age 14, to fam-ily friends.

Santiam girls basketball closes in on state tournament

Two arrested in Mill City on drug charges

The Santiam Lady Wolverine basket-ball team is moving right along and advancing to a state qualifying game after winning their second Tri-River Conference League playoff game against Kennedy last Saturday with an impressive score of 56-39. This was a welcome victory after a disappointing loss on Valentine’s Day

to Western Mennonite 42-47. On Sat-urday, February 23 at 6pm, the 9th ranking Santiam will face off 8th rank-ing Pilot Rock at Blue Mountain Com-munity College in Pendleton. The winner of the game will advance to the state tournament in Pendleton, with the first game on February 28 at 6:30pm. Go Lady Wolverines!!

Every year, the Leukemia & Lympho-ma Society holds the Scott Firefighter Stairclimb to raise money for cancer research. This year, they’ll welcome three volunteer firefighters from Ly-ons, who will be joining firefighters from around the country in climbing 69 flights of stairs at the Columbia Center in Seattle on March 10. And they’ll all do it in full gear, because “It pales in comparison to what blood cancer patients must go through,” according to the event web-site. Three volunteer firefighters from Ly-ons have raised $900 for the cause: James Grover raised $500, Josh Liddle raised $150 and Byron Brown raised $250. And that number is still grow-ing, as Byron Brown continues toward his goal of $500.

Brown has been participating in the event for the past three years. “I’ve been working very hard this year to make sure that I am as prepared as I can be for this year’s climb,” said Brown. He’ll be facing nearly 800 ver-tical feet in full uniform. “I hope that you can help me in my fight to come up with a cure for leukemia and lym-phoma. I will not let you down.” To donate directly, Google search the Scott Firefighter Stairclimb, click “Do-nate” and search for Byron Brown’s name. All donations are tax deductible. The local firemen have also arranged for a pizza fundraiser through Papa Murphy’s Pizza in Stayton. Just men-tion the cause on February 21, and the team will be present to thank you from 4pm-7pm that night, with 20% of the purchase price going to the cause.

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The Canyon WeeklyPO Box 721 Lyons, OR [email protected]

503-990-3037The Canyon Weekly is published weekly each

Wednesday by Karen Widmer/ The Canyon Weekly 160 N. 1st St, Mill City, Or, 97360 P.O. Box 721

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StaffKaren WidmerOwner, Editor, Publisher, Billing, Subscriptions, Advertising Sales, Photography, Reporter [email protected] 503-990-3037Michelle GatesAssistant Editor, Copy Editor, Pagination, Layout and Design, Lyons/Mehama Circulation, Advertising Design [email protected] 503-510-4396 (pls leave message)

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The Canyon Weekly received a letter from Mill City resident Mike Long to Mill City City Coun-cilor, Scott Baughman. Mr. Long expresses deep

concerns about noted budget discrepancies.

Dear Councilor Baughman: I have serious concerns about the sta-tus of the City of Mill City General Fa-cilities Fund. During the 2.12.13 council meeting the City Recorder in response to councilor Thacker’s inquiry stated that although two of the line items were over budget that the entire fund was o.k. Dur-ing that same meeting the mayor stated that the city had the money and that the city recorder had done a wonderful job managing the budget. A review of the General Ledger Rev-enue Analysis and Expenses vs. Budget report distributed at the 2.12.13 meeting indicates that the above statements are not correct. According to the expense portion of that report the city has spent $317,329.83 of the general facilities fund for this fiscal year (see page 22). Looking at the revenue portion of that report you will see that the city has received only $222,337.27 in the general facilities fund. At this point in the fiscal year the city has spent nearly $95,000.00 ($94,992.56) more money than is in the fund!! How

does the city plan to close this gap? Ac-cording to the budgeted data included in the revenue portion of this report the city expected to receive $145,000.00 in grant income but only has received $49,387.00. During the city hall update portions of the last 3 council meetings I have not heard any mention of any pending grant funds expected. This same report has the city expecting $129,000.00 in insurance pay-ment but only receiving $78,340.27 to date. The response to citizen Ann Carey’s question about the receipt of additional funds from the insurance settlement - the city recorder and the mayor’s response in-dicated more wishful thinking than actual hard evidence of the possibility of receiv-ing additional funds. Based on the past history I do not feel satisfied that the city will balance this fund (during the last fiscal year the city overspent in the general facilities fund by $125,000.00 which they balanced by raiding the housing rehab fund). I have contacted you since other than councilor Thacker, you appear to be the only other member of council that is con-cerned about the spending of our taxpay-ers dollars.

C. Michael Long, Mill City

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Canyon Weekly. Letters to the Editor may be edited for space or profanity. Send your letter to [email protected] with your name and town.

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Thanks to the generous support of Poppa Al’s Famous Hamburgers of Mill City, the Canyon Senior Center will be hosting a spaghetti lunch twice each month on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays. The first lunch is scheduled for Wednes-day February 27 at noon and will feature

spaghetti; garlic bread and coleslaw. Come enjoy good company over a hearty meal at the Canyon Senior Center, 844 South 1st Ave, Mill City. Suggested donation is $3.00 per person for non-se-nior center members and $2.00 for center members.

Canyon Senior Center, Poppa Al’s partner for ongoing spaghetti lunch

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Santiam Hearts to Arts along with The Santiam District School Parent Teacher Or-ganization is excited to announce they are combining forces to help Santiam Elemen-tary School raise money to restore the play-ground and bring art to our community! This week the all the students at Santiam Elementary have received their invitations to submit their best illustrations depicting why they love living in the North Santiam Canyon, anything from sports and outdoor activity to family life and the beautiful scen-ery. All students are encouraged to partici-pate and all drawings will be displayed at this year’s Canyon Arts Festival, May 25th. A panel of judges will be choosing several of the works of art to be depicted in a large mural that will be overseen and coordinated by local professional artists. Members of the community and business will be invited to purchase a section of the mural to claim as their own, in a large paint by number fashion. Sections will range in price with sections priced from $25 up to one large one that will sell for $5000. Febru-ary 28th 2013 is the dead-line for entries, and the winners will be announced the first week of March.

The actual painting of the mural will begin in May with the official unveiling at the Canyon Arts Fes-tival. This effort is all in thanks to the hard work and brainchild of Nancy Horning, who writes her senti-ments, “I am a hopeless romantic and I love the happy endings. They make me feel good inside. I should be banned from watching any heartwarm-ing movie because I believe those types of things can truly happen. It’s a Wonderful Life and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington are two of my all-time favorite movies. These two movies all though they are in black and white and from another era mes-sage is still as strong today as they were back then. The schools here in Mill City are like the

old Bailey building and loan. So many of us have gone through and used it. Let’s help save it by pitching in what we can. Are we going to let Mr. Potter, that grumpy old banker, continue on his road or are we as a community going to pitch in with our nickel and dimes and save the place?” This is to be the first in a series of artwork that will be displayed throughout the com-munity with Nancy’s Horning’s visionary

efforts. The official rules will be sent home with all chil-dren this week, so check their back-packs, get them started drawing and good luck to all!

Fundraising is the gentle art of teach-

ing the joy of giving.- Hank Rosso

The Stayton/Sublimity Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce the first annual Discover Local Business Expo, March 15, 2013, 1-7pm at Stayton Middle School, 1021 Shaff Rd. Explore the local treasures the Santiam Canyon has to offer! This new event gives area residents and visitors a chance to become more informed about what is available lo-cally. Local shopping is becoming more of a trend as people place more value on the economic vitality of their communi-ties. The Expo features business, products and services from Aumsville to Detroit. One can of food to benefit the Stayton Area Food Bank gets you free admission to see 100 vendors displaying goods and demonstrating services and door prize drawings throughout the day totaling more than $2000, plus a flat screen TV give away! Or follow the golden path Treasure Hunt to be eli-gible to win the grand cash prize. Info: Stayton/Sublimity Chamber of Commerce’s website at www.staytonsublimitychamber.org or call 503-769-3464. Members of the North Santiam Chamber of Commerce are also invited to join at discounted pricing.

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Don’t miss Clowning Around with Chris Corrado this Saturday night at 7pm for a chance to both help support the arts in the canyon and get a few giggles in, too. Chris Corrado, a seasoned circus performer, will be teaching a se-ries of Circus Arts Classes to local school age kids throughout the day on Saturday, in balloon twisting, clown skits and juggling. Then that evening, as the students have honed in on their skills, Corrado will take them to the stage for an evening performance of Clowning Around fun! The tickets for this fundraising event for Santiam Hearts to Arts

are $10 each with all proceeds go-ing directly back into bringing arts into the community such as Ethos in the School (an in school music program provided for free to all Santiam Elementary Students), Missoula Children’s Theater and the Canyon Arts Festival. Each child that participates in the workshop get a free ticket to give away too! Tickets are on sale now at U.S. Bank in Mill City, Santiam Elementary, Mill City Pharmacy and through the Santiam Interna-tional Club members. Come join the show! 7pm Satruday at Santiam Audi-torium.

Local business expo planned for mid-March

Clowning show helps raise funds for the Arts

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By Denise Ruttan Have moles or gophers attacked your yard or garden? Maybe you sympa-thize with Bill Murray’s travails in the movie, “Caddyshack.” But Chip Bubl, a horticulturist with the OSU Extension Service, has a soft spot for moles. “I’ve caught a few moles by the tail (with traps),” Bubl said. “Because I admire them, I put them in a bucket and take them to a canyon area on my property and re-lease them.” Moles leave a trail of destruction in the Santiam Canyon, but how much do you really know about them? By understanding them, you can bet-ter control them or, who knows, you might even start to like them. Moles are not rodents, they are in-sectivores, a type of carnivore that feeds primarily on insects, earth-worms and grubs. They like to tunnel, and their tunnel system “is like the aisle of a grocery store for feeding on earthworms and insects,” said Bubl. Moles cause the biggest damage to vegetable gardens because their tun-nel system is indiscriminate. Their runways excessively aerate plant roots, causing plants not to soak up water as well. Then there’s the voles, also known as meadow mice, who use the mole runways to feed on plants. Moles often get blamed for plant damage caused by voles. You can tell you have a mole on your hands if the mounds in your yard or garden take on a volcanic, rounded shape, Bubl pointed out. Gopher mounds, on the other hand, are flatter on top and shaped like a crescent with a distinctive plug in the center.

Moles are extremely territorial and protective of their tunnels, which give them access to food. Moles breed once a year and from February to May moles scout for mates; after the female mates, she boots out the male. The mother digs a cavity the size of a small volleyball in one of her tunnels. She pads it with fresh green material that becomes hot compost, providing a toasty blanket for her babies when she leaves the nest. Females give birth to one to five babies. “After 36 days, it’s tough love in the mole world,” Bubl said. “She kicks them out.” To control moles, Bubl suggests the following: Build raised beds and layer the bot-tom with welded wire for a barrier to route moles. Persistent tilling of the garden can sometimes repel moles from the area. When using drip irrigation, under-stand that it attracts moles right next to your plant row by leaving moist soil for earthworms, one of the mole’s favorite snacks. Traps are a good control method. The scissor-jaw trap is recom-mended. With a probe or iron rod, locate a tunnel in which moles are the most active to place the trap. Exercise extreme cau-tion and read and follow all label directions if you choose chemical bait be-cause you are handling a toxic substance. View the OSU Exten-sion guide “Control-ling Moles” at http://bit.ly/14T7ciP

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Are you yearning for Spring to arrive? Do you look longingly out at your garden beds, imagining them full of fresh health green veggies and vibrantly hued flowers of every color? We do too! Come join us next Thursday, February 28th from 4-7pm as Fresh to You Produce and Garden Center presents SpringFest in their annual wel-come to Spring celebration. This year you can enjoy complimentary food and wine tasting, along with learning more about incorporating edible fruit and nut producing plants and trees into your landscape. And...there will be door prizes too! Fresh to You Produce and Garden Center, 41639 Stayton Scio Rd, Stayton just over the bridge from the DMV. Info: 503-769-9682.

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The 3rd annual Seed Exchange will be held at the Marion-Polk Food Share building at 1660 Salem In-dustrial Dr. NE Salem on Saturday, March 2nd, from 10am-12pm. No seeds? No problem. Seeds available for all. Bring seeds to share, meet local gardeners & seed savers. Ev-eryone takes home seeds! For more information, call 503-581-3855 x329 or [email protected]. This event is hosted by Marion-Polk Food Share’s Community Gardens Program

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Fishermen’s Bend Campground, during the off season, is loved by many from hik-ers taking in the beauty and quiet majesty of the trees and animals to the fishermen who love the river and the challenge of catching that “big one”. Fishermen’s Bend is a lot of things to a lot of people- but there are those who think a public park means it’s “theirs” and whereas while the people help to create public parks, there are those who would believe they can do anything they feel like in those parks, which brings me to writing this article.

Fishermen’s Bend has a mission state-ment: “It is our mission to provide visi-tors with the best recreation experience possible, providing for their safety and welfare within the parameters of Federal regulations and the guidelines of the Sa-lem District, Bureau of Land Manage-ment (BLM).” That statement says a lot about how we think here at the park. It means we put recreation at our forefront but within the safety and welfare of our guests and all this is under our leadership of the BLM. In the last few years, we have had sev-eral issues within the park. Many of these have cost YOU the taxpayers many thou-sands of dollars while others have the potential to cost not only the taxpayers money, but even someone’s life. As an example, last year we had that surprise spring snowfall of 14” and we promptly shut the gates to the park and posted closed. Some may ask why we would close the park as it is public. Those who know me know the last thing I want to do is close the park, but safety pre-vails and in this case we had a dangerous condition. After the storm we had many electric lines down. Some were live for awhile and we treat all lines, dead or alive, as dangerous. The power company opened the gate and left a orange pylon and a closed sign in front of the entrance to show every-one “do not enter”. But someone decided to drive around the pylon into the park, just as the power company cut the power line and the power pole fell within yards

of the driver. Needless to say, the power company stationed someone at the en-trance until the job was done. This is an example of the dangers at the parks during the off season. You will see orange warning signs and pylons around the park that mean some heavy work is near, such as tree falling. Others have gone to the point of tearing out our gates with their trucks and tak-ing the front gate apart so they don’t have to walk to their truck at the launch-ramp (in this case, there were 5 sets of hosts in the park that would have helped them get in). We close the park at night for the safety and welfare of our guests, hosts and equipment. The most recent issue to come up is walking the dogs without a leash during the off season. Off the record, I own two well behaved dogs that love to run around the park during the off season, it’s their freedom time and they think it’s “their” park. That said, the park is not owned by any individual but is to be shared by all. We have not enforced the leash law at Fishermen’s Bend during the off season, until now. This winter we had a very large overly friendly dog run at an unsuspect-ing walker with a small dog. The walker was so scared that she grabbed her dog and ran into the river then falling in, to get away from the dog. Remember the mission statement “pro-viding safety and welfare”. So even though my dogs, or anyone else’s by that matter, do not like it, we now have to en-force the dog leash for everyone all year. It’s interesting how everyone seems to have their idea of what is fun in the woods. For many its to get away from the noise and stress of the city, and to some it’s to get away from reality, drink beer and listen to music. One persons idea of recreation does fit all others. This has al-ways been the debate among recreation planners and will continue to be. Our park, like others, has to make cer-tain decisions that do not agree with us. Our idea of recreation is toward family values, children playing in a safe envi-ronment, quiet time at night and dogs on leashes. If that’s your idea of fun, then Fishermen’s Bend is the place to visit.

Fishermen’s Bend to enforce leash laws after woman ends up in river during stroll with pup

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Mill City Gates Recreation Association (MCGRA) is taking registrations for spring sports; applications are due March 1, 2013. MCGRA is a volunteer run, non-profit sports groups serving the upper North Santiam Canyon. Upcoming sports programs include T-Ball for 4yr-K (co-ed, $40), Coach Pitch for 1st-2nd graders (co-ed, $40),

Softball for 3rd-4th & 5th-6th graders (girls, $50), Baseball for 3rd-4th & 5th-6th graders (boys, $50) and Baseball for 7th-8th graders (boys, $75). Dis-counts are available based on the number of family members applying: for 2 children, take $10 off, for 3 children, take $15 off and for 4 children, take $20 off of the season fees. There is a $5 late fee for all registrations submitted after the March 1st dead-line. Registrations and fees may be dropped off at Santiam Elementary (450 SW Evergreen St. PO Box 198 Mill City, OR 97360) or Mill City City Hall (444 S 1st Avenue, 503-897-2302.)

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By Roseanna Juhola On Wednesday, January 16, Mr. Wm. Mickelberry, of the Greater Albany Rota-ry & Albany Rotary Clubs, presented 3rd graders at Santiam Elementary School with their own dictionaries. Annually, these two groups combine forces to raise funds to buy and deliver a student level dictionary to every 3rd grade student in

Linn County. Mr. Mickelberry shared the motto, “Look it Up” with the students, en-couraging them to be independent learn-ers and to want to know and use language better. He even uses the same dictionary he got when he was a student in college! Mrs. Plotts and Mrs. Sexton and all the third grade students are enjoying using the new dictionaries.

Rotary club donates dictionaries to Santiam third grade students

MCGRA sign ups close March 1

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DAY 1 Santiam Softball has a season ahead of them but are short on a few es-sential items, namely jersey, softball bats and balls, and catchers equip-ment. So far 13 girls have signed up to play, and their first game is March 11th, yet they have only 7 jerseys and 1 regulation bat. “I am really

excited to be coaching this team,” said Coach Tia Melson, who also is an alumni Santiam player, but she’s finding the $150 budget more than challenging to work with as a typi-cal regulation bat can cost upwards of $100. So Coach Melson is hold-ing a Partylite Candle fundraiser in

The Santiam Canyon School District Parent Teacher Orga-nization would like to invite the public to attend the SCSD Vision Quest February 20th at 6pm, at Gates Fire hall. There will be openings in the upcoming school board elec-tions. The PTO would like to offer the com-munity the opportunity to share their vision for the community and dis-cuss the school board positions. There will be guest speakers from local associations and school boards. It will be open to all. Please come, talk, listen and be better informed about these positions.

The 2012-13 Santiam Wolverine wrestling team. Left to right: Mike Dayton, Jose Salinas, Cody Quinton, Chris Smith, Coach Kerry Crowston,

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Softball team seeks equipment, coach holds candle fundraiser

hope to raise some of the needed funds. In the meantime, the team is looking for spon-sors and donations to help them get started. Anyone interested in becoming a sponsor or donating cash or equip-ment to the Santiam High Softball team can contact Coach Melson at 503-507-1686.

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Coming Soon Adult Computer Class - Managing Your Digital Photos March 1, 10:30am, Stayton Public Library. Learn what you can do and how you can to do it with digital photos. RSVP to 503-769-3313.

Lyons Garden Club Meeting March 13, 1pm at the Lyons Fire Department. Host-esses: Barbara Rice, Nina Leffler and Fran Ward. The program will feature Ellen Egan from Egan Gardens in Salem with news on the newest plants and planting ideas, plants may be available for purchase. Info: Betty Garrison 503-859-4604; Jean Evett 503-859-2563, Diane Stockmar 503-394-2197.

Canyon Readers at Trexler Farm in Me-hama. Upcoming books include - Mar. 14: The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom. April 11: The Ape House by Sara Gruen.May 9: Lazy B by Sandra Day O’Connor. June 13: Fool by Christopher Moore. Din-ner 6pm, discussion at 7pm; meets every second Thursday of the month. Info: Herb Bastuscheck 503-859-2668.

Stoddard and Cole Benefit Concert for GoodFellas Pet Rescue March 23, 7pm at Santiam High School Auditorium in Mill City. Music and Comedy, a great show for a great cause! Tickets $10 - or get VIP tickets for $25 each, includes: concert

badge, reserved premium seating section, meet and greet with performers after the show (orders of 4 or more VIP tickets receive a signed CD). Sponsored by Frank Lumber Co., Inc., Lakeside Assisted Liv-ing and Nature’s Pet Salem.

Gates Fire Hall Spring Fundraising Concert “Music in Bloom” April 19-20 at the Gates Fire Hall, featuring music from popular Broadway shows like Fiddler on the Roof, West Side Story, Camelot and Chorus Line. General admission tickets are $18, reserve seats $22. Tickets on sale prior to the concert. Info: 503-897-3454.

Mari-Linn Professional Wrestling Fundraiser returns for another fun event on May 4, 6-8pm, with West Coast Wres-tling Connection. Proceeds will benefit the Mari-Linn PTA and to ASB for community events such as BBQ, breakfast events and luncheons. Sponsors welcome! Info: 503-859-2154 or 503-510-4396.

Events This WeekWednesday February 20

6:00pm Santiam Canyon School ditrict PTO will hold a Vision Quest at Gates Firehall to discuss school board open-ings and the future of our schools. Thursday, February 21

3-7pm Free Senior Tax Help - AARP Tax-Aide Program Stayton Public Library 515 N First Avenue. 7pm North Santiam School Board meeting (Lyons/Mehama) This Regular Session of the School Board will be held at Stayton Middle School, 1021 Shaff Road.6-8 pm Detroit Ranger Station “GROW on the Road” free business workshop for entre-preneurs. info: All-sion 503 871-5188.

Friday, Feb 226:30pm Talent Gone Wild! at Mari-Linn School student talent show 641 Fifth Street,

Lyons. Come and experience a showcase of entertainment acts as Mari-Linn students perform dancing, singing, acting, musical instrument solos and much more as they go Wild over talent! Free admission.

Saturday, February 239am Clean up Day at North Santiam State Park with Steelheader’s Salem Chapter and North Santiam River Guides Association to clean up trails, picnicking and camping areas. Meet at the park. Info: Bill Sanderson, NS River Trips at 503-897-3301 or visit www.nsrtrips.com5-7pm Spaghetti Dinner at Santiam Val-ley Grange Hall 1140 5th St., Lyons with spaghetti, garlic bread, salad, desert, punch and coffee. Play starts at 7pm. Cost: $5.50, kids under 5 are free. Proceeds support Grange Hall operations. 503-859-2161.6pm Mill City Eagles Lodge Crab Feed and Dinner, with raffle and auction, on Tickets are on sale now: $20 for a whole crab, $10 for a half crab and $10 for chick-en. This annual event supports local chari-ties, and this year’s recipient is the Santiam Canyon Senior Meals Program. Prices for dinner includes baked beans, cole slaw, clam chowder and garlic bread. One din-ner ticket will be drawn for a cash prize of $100.00. Auction items: 1 Ton Packsaddle Brand Premium Pellets, Lacrosse McCor-mick Wireless Weather Station, Southern Textiles Queen Sheet Set- Ivory, Beaver Blanket, Platinum Crown 40 Piece Din-nerware Set, Outdoor Camp Table, His-toric Brick Dated 1912 from Oregon State Hospital w/DVD of “One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest”, selected fine wines.

6pm at Blue Mountian Community Col-lege in Pendelton. Santiam vs Pilot Rock.GOOD LUCK LADY WOLVERINES!!!

7pm Clowning Around with Chris Cor-rado -Fundraiser for Santiam Hearts to Arts at Santiam Auditorium, 265 SW Ever-green Street, Mill City. show starts at 7pm and tickets are $10. see page 3 for more details. www.heartstoarts.org

Tuesday, February 266:30pm Lyons City Council meets at City Hall, 449 5th Street, Lyons.

Thursday, February 284-7pm Springfest at Fresh to You Pro-duce and Garden Center Get excited for

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

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Marty Lou Hornback died on February 4 2013, while vacationing in Arizona with her husband Ron Hornback. Marty had a sud-den heart attack and died. She did not suffer, but slipped away to her Heavenly Father, whom she had served faithfully throughout her life. Marty was happily married for almost 47 years. She had 2 daughters, and 8 grandchil-dren, and 3 great grandchildren. Marty loved all people and enjoyed life. She had a terrific sense of humor and a contagious smile that happily displayed her love of Jesus. Marty loved to share her faith and blessings with everyone. She volunteered at Goodwill and the Salva-tion Army as a child. As an adult she worked for many years at Safeway in Stayton as a checker and a Front End Man-ager. She worked for Marion County Facilities Management team for many years; she retired

in February of 2011. Marty and her hus-band Ron built and co-owned Rusty Wheel Trailer Manufacturing in Scio, Oregon from 1989 to 2011. She enjoyed serving on social committee at Foothills church in Stayton where she was a member. She was a Re-bekah, a Scio Buckaroo, a Brownies Troop Leader, Sunshine Committee member, a Bi-ble Study Fellowship Leader, and recently joined the Mill City Garden Club. Marty is survived by her husband Ron-ald Hornback of Scio Oregon. Daughter Whende & Son in law Anthony Thomas of Mill City Oregon & their 3 children; Tegan

& husband Daniel Willett & daughter Macy Lou ( Marty’s Namesake) of Salem, Teryn & Austin Thomas of Mill City. Katrina & husband Alan Clouse & their 2 sons. Chris-tian & Benjamin Baker, step-son Christo-pher Stafford of Keizer, and 2 step- daugh-ters; Victoria Baker & son Tayton of Casper Wyoming, and Shelby Baker & daughter Ava of Salem. Marty is also survived by Sis-ter & brother in law Katherine & Reverend Cannon Samir J. Habiby of Swanzey New Hampshire & brother & Sister in law Rich-ard & Sydney Ganitch of Irvine Ca. Marty was a blessing to all who knew her

and a recent comment she posted on her Face-book wall represents her love for all : “ It is my deepest desire for ev-eryone I know to have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ”. A celebration of life was held February 16 at Foothills Church in Stayton, Or

Spring with new plants for Spring color, specialty food and wine tasting, edible land-scape and garden plants. Fun Door Prizes! 41639 Stayton-Scio Rd, Stayton. 503-769-9682 or www.ftyp.com

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 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 503-910-8164.7-8:30pm 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 rec-ommended.4pm “Weight Watchers at Work” at Santiam High School Library.7:30pm Santiam Al-Anon, Mt. View Church, Aumsville

Wednesdays9am & 6pm Downward Dog Yoga Old FireHall on Grove St., Mehama10am-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 8:15. Free. Not held on weeks

with Friday school.6pm Bible Study at Living Water Church of God, Sorbin St. Gates.

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, food. 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 503897-41767:30-8:30pm Idanha AA at City Hall.

Saturday & Sunday6:30pm Youth Group Sunday at Mill City Baptist Church 7th grade to 24 years. 815 NW Santiam Blvd. Sunday.9am Saturday Downward Dog Yoga at the Old FireHall in Mehama on Grove Street.

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ObituaryMarty Lou HornbackFebruary 1, 1947 - February 4, 2013

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Date: 02/10/13 Time: 13:22 DISTB-NOISE Mill City caller reporting loud music - heavy bass coming from manufactured home caller is sick and cannot leave to speak with them Date: 02/10/13 Time: 16:54 DISTB-DOMESTIC Mill City Caller has a dispute with her mother who lives at location caller wants to pick up her mail and other personal items caller has been thrown out of location and her mother won’t... Date: 02/10/13 Time: 19:56 THEFT-RPT Mill City caller states that jewelry is missing caller would not cooperate, just screaming at 787 caller would not answer any questions Date: 02/11/13 Time: 7:00 ASST-PERSON LINN CO SO S&R POSSE CAMP Open gate for individuals who lost a horse near the camp. Date: 02/11/13 Time: 11:34 THREATS Linn County Caller advised that she has been trying to get some stolen prop-erty back and that the suspect has threatened to take out a “hit” on the caller. Date: 02/11/13 Time: 22:41 TRAFF-DUII Linn County 1 vehicle roll over, no further ve-hicle information

Date: 02/13/13 Time: 11:25 CRIM MISCHIEF Lyons PR says that someone keyed his truck. Date: 02/13/13 Time: 11:50 BURGLARY *IN PROGRESS* Mill City wife called our caller and said that someone was in the shop rummaging around the wife let the dog out and suspect is prob-ably gone Date: 02/13/13 Time: 14:30 SUSP-PERSON Mill City male-hispanic has been park-ing near the playground comes around 1030 and stays til about noon. an employee approached him and he ran away on foot. Date: 02/13/13 Time: 16:25 DISTB-NOISE Mill City caller hears music - loud bass - behind caller’s address no need to contact caller - just stop the noise Date: 02/13/13 Time: 22:31 FIRE ARMS COMPL Lyons Caller heard gunshots aprox 5 ago. In the east of callers location. Date: 02/14/13 Time: 9:40 SEX OFFENSE Linn County 754 flagged down with info. Somone is sending pornagraphic pictures to the Pr’s childs phone Date: 02/14/13 Time: 10:29 ELDER ABUSE Linn County caller’s mother in law and her grand mother in law live at loca-

tion vict contacted caller this morning to report her Date: 02/14/13 Time: 12:48 IDENTITY THEFT Linn County 2 charges of 193.66 each on her mastercard - she doesn’t know these charges Date: 02/14/13 Time: 16:47 SUSP-CIRCUMSTANCES Mill City caller reporting that 2 people are at her door knocking - she does not know them and will not open the door she has asked them to go away and they keep knocking Date: 02/14/13 Time: 23:02 FIRE ARMS COMPL Linn County Caller is reporting that she has been hearing shots since 2030 tonight. last shot was heard about 5 ago. Unk where they are com-ing from. States they are close.Date: 02/15/13 Time: 4:38 DISTB-DOMESTIC Mill City thit the caller right now I am lis-tening to the caller right now and he is verbally abusing her Date: 02/15/13 Time: 19:44 TRESPASS *IN PROGRESS* Linn County Caller owns a tree farm next to location and he said that 2 subjects got out of a vehicle that is parked at the gate (unknown description) and went behind the gate with... Date: 02/15/13 Time: 21:37 FIRE ARMS COMPL Linn County Caller said that she was just woke up by someone shoot-

ing a firearm. She has heard about 12 shots. Caller does not want ... Date: 02/16/13 Time: 11:42 SUSP-PERSON Linn County Out w/male. Date: 02/16/13 Time: 12:16 THEFT-RPT Mill City Caller reporting that a guy stole her stereo. Caller requesting phone contact. Date: 02/16/13 Time: 12:57 INTOX SUBJ Mill City Caller wants to rept his vehicle as stolen. Caller wanted to rept his vehicle stolen on Friday, because his wife has the vehicle. He says she stole it since his. Date: 02/16/13 Time: 16:21 SUICIDAL-SUBJECT Mill City Using ProQA Medical is a foster kid and doesnt want to go back to the location caller is translating to medics. Date: 02/16/13 Time: 18:23 VEH-RECOVERED Linn County Caller states that there has been people on the property that be-longs to his neighbor. They have vehicles in there that caller said they have been taking apart and Date: 02/16/13 Time: 21:01 FIRE ARMS COMPL Linn County Caller requesting a deputy contact her as well as contact the neighbours. Date: 02/16/13 Time: 23:25 MENTAL-OTHER Mill City Caller reporting it sounds like someone is yelling.

Linn County Sheriff’s Office Police Log: Feb 10 to Feb 16

503-897-2716 251 SW 3rd St, Mill

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Christian Church

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Gates Community Church of Christ“..reaching

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Calling all Ford Family Foundation alumni for an “Alumni Celebration” on March 5. Anyone who has participated in the Ford Institute Leader-ship Program in the Gates/Mill City area, and has not already been con-tacted via email or telephone, please call Yvette Rhodes with the Ford In-stitute at 541-957-5574.

Ford Family Foundation holds alumni celebration March 5

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Small Business for sale or lease, currently flower and gift shop with dog grooming. Great walk in opportunity. Please call Judy at 503-897-3051.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, 503-871-7141

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. Wa-ter and Garbage included. 503-897-3420

Handgun Safety Class with local experts Bob and Shane Pedroli. Range classes are ongoing. Oregon and Utah/Arizona multi-state certifications available. Info 503-580-9397, [email protected]

A call for Artists and Crafts-People for the 2013 Canyon Arts Festival to be held Saturday, May 25th at the Santiam Elemen-tary School grounds. Art Gallery partici-pants will have three 4’X4’ display panels provided per $10 entrance fee. For more information call Paul Mosby at 503-897-3918. Crafts booth are a 10’ x 10’ space, with a $10 entrance fee for more informa-tion call Joyce at 503-897-3116Give 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 Health-care Provider CPR; meets professional requirements. Info: Kurt Hueller 503-859-3575 or email [email protected].

Ibanez Electric Guitar RG220 - Silver with hard case. Fast neck for speed playing. Excellent condition. $200. 503-569-1229

For Rent Cozy, 1 bedrm unit above garage w/river view in Gates Small kitchen, bathw/shower, shared laundry. Includes cable,water,garbage. 550 sq ft. NO PETS, non-smoking in unit. $500/month. 503-804-3613.

Found Dog: Black and white with some brown markings, long hair appears to be border collie mix female. Well mannered. Found on Kingwood near post office in Mill City. No microchip. Please call 503-991-9387.

House for rent in Mill City: 3 bedroom, 2 bath, garage, fenced yard. $900/month, garbage included. $600 deposit. Pets nego-tiable. Call 503-877-0395.RENTED

Multi-Family Garage and Estate SaleFurniture, Housewares, Electronics,

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Correction: In last week’s article “SCSD board votes to search for a

new superintendent” it stated that that decision was preempted by a move

from board member Arnie White that the board consider hiring Dr. Gander in a permanent superintendent posi-tion, while seeking other leadership

for the principal position. Correction: Mr. White moved that Brian Gander be considered for a one year contract

as superintendent, while seeking other leadership for the principal position.

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The North Santiam is running lower than last month but higher than it should be be-cause Detroit Lake is not filling up according to schedule. Either more snowmelt and rain needs to flow into Detroit Lake, or outflow from the lake needs to be reduced in order to meet the release schedule. It is probable that we will get heavy rains and/or snow soon and the problem will self-correct. Since the river is lower than last month, conditions are better for river runners and anglers. All sections are very good for scenic trips and several drifts are particularly fishy. The river forecast is for the present level to continue for a week and a half and will change when rains come. Some new Spring growth is noticeable. Buds are growing, and there is some new color to the river banks. The leaves are most-ly gone, so the visibility is great. River color and clar-ity is very good. Weather is variable. North Santiam River Guides Association will meet on February 27 at 6:00 p.m. at Neufeldt’s Diner in

Aumsville. The “Take a vet fish-ing” program is or-ganized by Roy Brand with SOVAH: Serv-ing Our Veterans At Home. Steelheaders are helping organize the trips to help our troops reduce stress and return to normal life in the States (whatever normal is?). North Santiam State Park has a couple of miles of hiking trails that are a little over-

grown and need some maintenance. Bob Lusk (503-859-2880) has been organizing a clean up with the park management for April 13. Both Steelheaders and River Guides will participate and members are encouraged to bring tools for clearing the trails. It is pos-sible for members to have a picnic and fish-ing clinic after the work is done. Many new

fish will be swimming through the park waters at this time. Anglers on the North Santiam are fortunate that our steelhead will hit many different lures and baits. Diving and wiggling plugs, flies,

and bait with diver combinations all work well. The best success strategy is to get a good bait in front of a fish. With this cold water, they will not move far to take baits, but they do jump and fight like crazy after being hooked.

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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. ConstructionHueller Construction Inc. CCB #114169 www.huelleconstruc-tion.com (503)859-3575.Firearm InstructionOld West Enforcement Profes-sionals. NRA#178791947~ BCI# 1102466 [email protected] (503)580-9397Health 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)897-2353Heating 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)769-6291Locksmith Gabriel Smith licensed lock-smith: lock repair, keys, parts.

OCLS #5373 [email protected] 541-519-2410LodgingCurt’s Place in Gates. [email protected] (503)897-6126Pets/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) 897-3357PsychotherapyGregory J. Johanson, M .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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