TCW Dec. 19, 2012

The Canyon Weekly December 19, 2012

Volume 3, Issue 51

News and Life - For Our Side of the Mountain!

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It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas...

Ezra Downey should have a Merry Christmas thanks to Santa, who told Ezra that he was on the “nice” list this year. Mom Meghan Downey said “he was doing a little happy dance.” Ezra’s wish? A pet hamster.

The Santiam Community Chorus performed at the first annual Mill City Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony last Saturday See page 16 for more about this festive event.

And the weather was so delightful...

It was a winter wonderland at Mick Evans home on the North Fork, where he recorded 8” of snow by Tuesday morning. That’s his dog Vinny out front. A little lower down, Lyons recorded about 3” of snow, which delayed Mari-Linn School by two hours - an appreciated snow break for the local kids, including youngsters Addison and Spencer Reynolds (right) who just “had to get in a little snow action before school this morning,” said mom Nikki Reynolds.

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Local profile: Councilor Justin Merrill keeps up his family history of service Justin Merrill is a current Mill City City Councilor, Mill City Street Commissioner and works for the Mill City Fire Dept.

He states: “My family first came to the Santiam Canyon area in the early 1900’s. My Great Grandfather operated a butcher shop in the current Gleaners building and ran the ferry between Lyons and Mehama before the bridge was built.

He also worked in the timber industry and was a volunteer firefighter and Fire Chief here in Mill City for many years.

My other Grandparents moved to Mill City in 1967 and my Grandfather taught grade school for seven years.

My father is a past Council member and Mayor of Mill City and my mother is a local business owner. My son will be the fourth generation of graduates from Santiam High School.

I was born in Salem, Oregon in 1975 and my family moved to La Grande in 1976 where we lived for 13 years.

In 1988 we returned to Mill City. I graduated from SHS in 1993, working at Giovanni’s Mountain Pizza throughout high school and Frank Lumber Co. the summer before beginning at Chemeketa Community College.

In 1997, I moved to Dallas with my wife and started a family. In 2002, I was in a car accident and am now a quadriplegic.

My family then moved back to Mill City. Since moving back I have been President and officer of the Eagles Lodge, helped at the Senior Center with their reading program for children, been a Scout Leader for the Boy Scouts and helped coach T-ball. Currently I work for the Mill City Rural Fire District as ________________ the Office Administrator.”

The preceding was reprinted with permission from the October 2012 issue of The Mill City Messenger, a publication produced by the City of Mill City. View the original newsletter at http://www. ci.mill-city.or.us/documents/newsletters.

A glowing review for Santiam High Quinn Scholarship recipient: Iris Tichenor Santiam High School graduate and 2011 Quinn Scholarship recipient Iris Tichenor received a glowing letter from one of her college teachers last week.

The letter read “Dear Iris: I hope you are well.

I worked in Mill City today. I spent several hours with Jean McDowell both at her home and at the Mountain Edge Cafe. She is so proud of you!!!! I also met Mary Kirsch, the Head of the Mill City Scholarship Committee. I told them how much I respect you and how well you are doing in your studies at the University of Oregon. She told me how proud the whole town is of you. I thoroughly enjoyed meeting some of your ‘ecological model’.”

The letter was written by Tichenor’s professor, Dr. Daniel Close, a Family and Human Services teacher at the University of Oregon. Tichenor is 2

enrolled in his class Issues and Problems with Children and Families this term.

In 2011, Tichenor was awarded the Quinn Scholarship, which is a full, four year scholarship from Santiam High School. She was chosen for her academic achievements, community involvement, volunteer efforts and extracurricular school activities. At the time of the award, Tichenor said she wanted to study health or sports medicine.

The Quinn Scholarship was named after William L. Quinn, who managed a lumber mill office in Mill City in the 1930’s. The fund was financed by his stepson Stanford Smith, who in gratitude for his own gift of a University of Oregon education from Quinn, decided to honor his stepfather with this recognition.

Pictured right: Iris Tichenor at a University of Oregon Ducks game earlier this year.

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American Christmas: Bluegrass at Rosie’s

Saturday afternoon travellers stopping in at Rosie’s Mountain Coffee house in Mill City got a sweet treat of a surprise.

When opening the door of the cozy little eatery they were greeted by a bevy of Bluegrass. Old timey Christmas carols filled the air with a three piece band and a lovely lady duet, while the comfortable crowd joined in the sing along.

Hosting and highlighting the event was Beth Chatleain, singing in duet with another

Mill City local Debbie Olivera.

Beth and her daughter Sarah have been serving up coffee and goodies at Rosies for over 10 years now and their scones have become famous the world over.

This musical event was just the frosting on the cake. With any luck, us locals will

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be able to say that their annual Christmas Bluegrass sing along is the place to be each December.

Detroit Snowmobile Club Christmas Potluck

Members of the North Santiam Snowmobile Club got together last Saturday night at one of their locally famous potlucks, all in the name of celebrating the holiday season and spreading the good cheer with friends.

The club has members from around the state, as well as quite a few Detroit residents, and gathers several times a year for various rides and social events. Last weekend’s event not only brought members together with a feast, it brought forth a few laughs during the white elephant gift exchange.

The gifts ranged from cookie jars to the ever popular bottles of holiday cheer.

“You’d think we were a bunch of alcoholics,” joked Keith Munn, the club

President. While the alcohol was stolen from one person to the next, one gift stayed in the opener’s hands - a box of trash bags, which was opened by Rich Pranger. It appears that no one wanted to steal that valuable gift.

Upcoming events for the North Santiam Snowmobile Club include a New Years ride on the evening of December 31 and a Progessive dinner next October - which includes a donation of prime rib from the Hills boys.

The club also maintains the McCoy snow shelter and has built over 50 snowmobile trails, with plans to add another 40 this year, said Board Member Terry Bonnett. Info: visit http://www.santiamsnowmobileclub.org.

The white elephant gift exchange had at least one victim - Rich Pranger (right front) who opened a lovely box of garbage bags. Snowmobile Club President Keith Munn (left) shared in the joke.

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Most people will do other things during the holiday weeks ahead, and the few river people will have solitude and will be able to appreciate the river corridor in an unusual setting. If you simply must get away from it all, I can get a trip scheduled for you on the lower or middle river sections. We do have some good meetings coming up and we can make plans for trips when the weather is better.

A couple of our very old river friends passed on recently, and there is a memorial service for Roger Moreland at Golden’s Mortuary on December 18 from 2 to 4 p.m. Maynard Drawson’s memorial service is also at Golden’s on December 20 at 1:00 p.m..

Steelheaders Salem Chapter meets again on January 15. North Santiam River Guides will not meet in December, and their January

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We asked: If you could build a snowman, that looks like anyone in the history of the world, who would it be and why would you want them on your front lawn?

Bo Cotton: Theodore Roosevelt.

Ken Cartwright: Barack Obama... It’s the only way he’d ever come to my house for dinner...We’re having carrots...

JP Carey: I know I’m going a little above one but I would have one of Bing Crosby and Bob Hope... the best comedy duo of all time.... ever.

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For people who are considering fishing and/ or running the North Santiam next year, three vacation rental homes are available. Two are a mile below Packsaddle and another is a mile below the Gates bridge. All have river frontage. If you inquire, I can provide details.

There is some interest in doing a habitat improvement project at the mouth of Stout Creek. It is shallow there, and fish have a difficult time getting into Stout Creek from the main North Santiam. Some of the upstream migrant fish go up the Little North Fork instead. A project there could improve spawning a lot. Much wonderful work has already been done with tree planting at the mouth.

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Arey Podrabsky: How to live to be nearly 100 “I feel so good! I spread out like a gingerbread man this morning and I didn’t have a pain in my body!”

At 98 years old, Arey Podrabsky of Mill City looks pretty darn good, like a man several decades less. His smile and contagious laughter emit health and vitality.

So what’s the secret? “Stay away from all women,” Arey laughs, they are too exhausting!”

Arey jokes and laughs as much as he speaks. “I was born in Mill City in 1898, Ok Maybe I’m stretching it a bit!” Arey was born in Mill City on June 4, 1914 to Czech immigrants Mary and Joseph Podrabsky.

He grew up and went all the way through high school here, and lived most of his live right here in the North Santiam Canyon.

He started his career as a reporter for the local paper while still a high school student, and worked his way up eventually writing for the Oregon Journal. He taught himself languages and lays claim to efficiency to Spanish, French and Czech, in addition to English and held so many different jobs

over the years he has a hard time recalling them all. He stayed busy building homes, being a brick mason and cement finisher and even had his own saw mill for a while.

And he keeps on going.

“I have decided to live to be 105,” says Arey, “When I was 35 years old I decided I’d never take a doctor prescribed drug, and now I’m always afraid I’m not going to die, I feel so good.”

“As a young man I became acquainted with the writings of John Tilden, a naturalist doctor who had a clinic in Denver, until the powerful drug interests kicked him out.

I read all his writings and decided I wanted to be a naturalist. My wife and I followed his teachings thoroughly.”

Arey married Irene Palan and together they raised 3 children. “We followed Dr. Tilden’s teachings that you are not only what you eat, but the combination of food is important as well. We did not each meat and starchy foods at the same time. Meat requires an acid base to digest, while starches require an alkaline base. When combined in the stomach the food can digest only partially at best, the re-

sulting mess is toxic in the gut.”

Arey reports he more or less maintained that diet throughout the years, and says, “it was very hard to do!”

I ask Arey to give us a simple example, a glimpse into “ What do you eat for breakfast,” I ask.

“Years ago the newspapers were full of write ups against the eating of eggs, saying they’ll clog your arteries. Eggs have all the necessary vitamins and minerals to produce life, so they can’t be bad for us. Every morning I have 2 eggs fried in olive oil and 2 cups of coffee, and my ticker doesn’t even have a murmur,” he replies, tapping his chest.

He admits to smoking cigarettes “like a chimney” for a short while, but quit coldturkey after reading all about their potential health detriments. And he reports he’s “never had the luxury” of being hospitalized.

Arey visits Giovanni’s Pizza several times a week to drink coffee, chat with the staff and indulge in an occasional Fat Roman Delight pizza.

“But Arey,” I ask, “isn’t that pizza is full of meat and starch?”

“Yes, and I hate that! But they are so good.” he admits.

We’ll be catching up with this inspirational nonagenarian again in the new year to learn more about his path to longevity.

More health advice for the ages, from ages past....

The North Santiam Historical Society has plans for the sturdy brick building on the east end of Wall St. in Mill City. It was originally the train depot and Wells Fargo office from 1886-1928. It later held a Post Office amongst many other things, and is known now as the Old Bank Building. The plan is for it to become an expansion of the Canyon Life Museum house just next door.

Restoration teams have been peeling off sheets of lathe and plaster walls and ceilings, three layers now, in attempts to get to

down to the original structure. What they have found are layers of local history, giving us a peek at decades past.

“We’ve found recruiting posters for World War I, and a letter from the IRS saying to pay your taxes, or we’re coming after you,” said Francis Thomas. Now they are getting down to the bones and preparing to put things back together. “It’s really amazing in there, there are 30 foot beams, and clear fir without a knot in it,” said Mrs. Thomas.

The following pearl of wisdom was found

tacked to the west wall. It is one of several messages/articles/notices that have recently been retrieved from what was the Post Office bulletin board. It dates from 1910-1918 with 1910 being the oldest item found and 1918 being when the Post Office moved upstairs.

“To Improve Your Health---Eat less, breathe more, talk less, think more, ride less, walk more, clothe less, bathe more, worry less, work more, waste less, give more, preach less practice more. J.R. Gregg” 5

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Giovanni’s Mountain Pizza Historical Society holds Christmas Event The North Santiam Historical Society hosted its annual Christmas event on December 6 at the Gates Fire Hall. After the usual business portion of the meeting concluded, the members enjoyed the musical performances of the Silver Sounds quartet and the Santiam Canyon Community Chorus. Unfortunately, the accompanist, Jerry Bull, was involved in an auto accident and, though uninjured, he couldn’t get to the Fire Hall in time. So, in the true spirit of “the show must go on” the Chorus sang a cappella to an appreciative audience.

A big thanks to First Book volunteers I want to like to thank Sandra Cooper, Susanne Heller, Janeta Huckeby, and James Wright for donating their time Sunday afternoon to wrap First Books for the Giving Tree. You all are amazing and I appreciate your help so very much.

Thanks also to George and Yvonne Zimmerman and the Canyon Senior Center for including First Books at Breakfast with Santa and sponsoring Senior Read.

Caroline Gillaspy and the students who helped with the Give Away thank you so much. First Book was able to give away over 100 books on Saturday and 144 were wrapped for the Giving Tree on Sunday.

First Book is possible because of do-

nations from Frank Family Foundation, Marion County, The Mill City Lions Club, Santiam Hearts To Arts, SCYFA, the Youth Benefit Golf Tournament, and the Santiam Canyon School District.

Faithful volunteers Kathy, Cassie, Jackson and Randall Klagge have volunteered countless hours labeling books and moving books time and time again. I also owe a huge thank you to Ken, Korey and Katelynn Kindred for their many years of help and support with First Books.

Together we have given over 4000 books to children in Mill City. Thank you, Kathy Kindred, First Book Board Member

Mill City Fire to recycle holiday trees, benefits the food bank

The Mill City Volunteer Firemen will again pickup your used Christmas Tree this year. They will be out January 5, 9am.

The firemen ask that you donate at least 4 cans of food when your tree is picked up.

All food will be donated to the local food bank for community members in need.

Please call the fire hall 503-897-2390, if there is no answer leave your name and number and someone will return your call and get the information needed to get your tree. Please keep in mind that the firemen will pick up trees everywhere in the Mill City Fire District, not just the city limits.

This is your chance to help the Fire Department help the Food Bank!

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Join the fun! The 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 field trips and other celebrations for MariLinn students. Come start your New Year with a rockin’ good time on the first Saturday in January!

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St. Mary students place in local essay contest First place winner Natalie Caudel moves on to national contest - and potential $10,000 college savings bond Each November the Santiam Valley Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post #5638 sponsors the Patriot’s Pen youth essay competition. The submitted essays are all original articles, a product of the contestant’s own thinking. This year the contestants were asked to use the theme “Who were the founding fathers?” and “What would you tell them?” using 300 to 400 words. The St. Mary school winners include eighth grade Natalie Caudel of Stayton who won first place, eighth grade Ethan Lulay of Stayton who won second place and seventh grade Eric Reynolds of Aumsville who won third place.

The essays were submitted and judged in November by six Santiam Valley VFW Post judges, all local post members, including one retired school principal and retired English teacher. “I love seeing the children compete for money that will go toward education,” says local VFW member George Stein. “I want all the kids from our schools to do well.”

All area middle school students are eligible to participate, including home-schooled

children. This year, 63 St. Mary students from 6th, 7th and 8th grades participated. The school’s first place contestant will receive $50, second place $25 and third place a U.S. flag and certificate.

Each school’s top three contestants will attend the local VFW post’s meeting on December 11 at the Stayton Fire Hall.

St. Mary language arts teacher Mary Barrett said, “I wanted our students to participate to help them become more reflective about the blessings we take for granted. This project seemed particularly valuable considering this was an elecEssay winners (left to right): Natalie Caudel who tion year.” won 1st place, Ethan Lulay who won 2nd place and Eric Reynolds who won 3rd place out of all This month, the first place winparticipating St. Mary students. ners of every school will compete savings bonds toward college; first place in a district-wide contest. From there all the district winners will compete at receives $10,000. the state level. The state champion will win Info: Patriot’s Pen, contact Santiam Valley an all-expense paid trip for them and fam- Post VFW representative George Stein at ily to Washington D.C. to compete on a na- 503.949.2290. For St. Mary, contact Princitional level. National winners are awarded pal Rick Schindler at 503-769-2718.

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Sign ups still open for MCGRA wrestling program Mason Lindemann takes the win over Trent Fox during the MCGRA exhibition match during last week’s wrestling meet at Santiam Jr/Sr High.

Mill City/Gates Recreation Association wrestling for grades K-2 is still open! If your child is interested in participating, sign up ASAP! Wrestling will go through January. Cost is reduced to $20 due to the partial season remaining. Registration forms at Mill City City Hall.

Go to www.thecanyonweekly.com to view videos of the wrestling action!

Gates Coloring Contest celebrates 12 years For 12 years now, Sandra and Duff Rupert, owners of Creekside Rentals in Gates, have been spreading the message of Christmas to the children of the Canyon.

Each year, Sandra hands out holiday pictures to color for the annual Christmas Coloring Contest, and each year all the entrants win a bag packed full of goodies. Any child from preschool age to third grade are invited to enter.

“I really want to make sure that Christ stays in Christmas,” says Sandra, who fills the bags with toys and puzzles that reflect scenes from the Nativity, plus crayons and pencils and notebooks full of paper.

This year she handed out 26 bags in all....all funded from her own pocket. “It just makes me feel so good to give the kids something creative to do in their quiet time. It brings me joy to see them so happy.”

Pictured left: Alyana Barrazza age 8, Liseli Barraza age 6, and Annabel Barraza age 2 were among the 26 children who competed in the annual coloring contest. Photo by Charla Raven.

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Social Graces Dog Training socialgracesdogtraining@ gmail.com (503)859-3647 Ark Animal Care arkanimalcare@wavecable.com (503)897-6004 Santiam Healing Arts Reconnective healing for your horses and pets. Special Canyon pricing. Colleen Samuel. (503) 897-3357

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Wood Products-retail Hardwood Components, Inc. hardwoodcomponents.com (503)859-2144 Kelly Lumber Sales www.kellylumbersales.com (503)897-2363

Weddings Weddings Your Way All seasons, indoors or out, all denominations. Colleen Samuel (503) 897-3357.

VOLUNTEERS WANTED The Mill City Fire Department is seeking people to serve on the Board of Directors.

The Board meets on the 2nd Monday of each month at 7pm at the fire hall. All interested people should contact the fire hall, Monday thru Friday 8am -5pm. 503-897-2390.

Leo Howard Farmen

Obituaries

Oct. 12, 1915 – Dec. 13, 2012

L. Howard was born to Oliver and Golda Farmen in Laurel, Montana. He moved to Mill City/Gates area in 1923.

He attended Mill City and Gates schools 1-12, graduating from Gates High School in 1935. He attended U.S. Armament School in Salem after which he was employed at Boeing Aircraft in Seattle, Washington.

He also spent time in the logging industry in the Santiam Canyon. He was drafted to serve in WWII in the U.S. Air Force in Sept. 1942, serving in the African & European areas, after being injured in France he returned home in Sept. 1945.

He received a Purple Heart.

Howard was married to Alice Talley in Mill City on Dec. 16, 1945. He was employed in logging for a short time, worked on the M.C. Manufacturing Co. railroad before working on Detroit dam for its entire construction. He then was employed by Mill City School District for 26 years where he retired as a Supt. of maintenance.

Many years were spent traveling, cruising becoming his favorite, and artifact hunting in the high desert areas of western states.

He was a past member of Mill City Fire Dept, Mill City Council, and served as first Municipal Judge and Recorder when Mill City was incorporated in 2004. In 1995, he and Alice moved to Stayton, living there for 9 years before moving to Marian Estates in Sublimity in 2004.

In 2004, he was inducted in Santiam Canyon School District Canyon Hall of Fame.

He is survived by his wife, Alice, son, Michael Farmen (Chermaine Hebert) grandsons, Scott and Aaron ( Maria) Farmen of Stayton; brothers, Fred of Albany, Darrell Farmen of Alaska, and many nieces and nephews.

Memorial graveside with military honors will be held on Sat. Dec. 22nd at 1:00pm at Fairview Cemetery in Gates, OR. Online condolences may be made to Weddle-Funeral.com

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Jack Smith July 11, 1950 – December 10, 2012

Jack was born in Norfolk, Virginia on July 11, 1950. He passed away on Monday the 10th. He was 62 yrs. of age. He was the son of Herman & Virginia Smith.

Jack graduated from Granby High School in Norfolk, Virginia and served two tours in the Navy during the Vietnam Era. He lived in Virginia for 25 years before moving to Oregon 37 years ago, having lived 27 years in the Santiam Canyon. He was a business owner, Entrepreneur who married Stacy Johnston, she preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by

his father, Herman.

Jack is survived by his mother, Virginia Pozek; brother, Douglas Smith; daughters, Shannon Dyer and Sarah Smith; sons, Johnnie Smith and Christopher Smith; son-in law, Kevin Moore; daughter in law, Jennifer Moberg; 7 grandsons, including, Maxwell Ethan Moore, Aaron Moore, Kobe Dyer, Kevin Moore Jr. and Wyatt Kadin; and his cat “Earl”.

A “Celebration of Jack!!” was held on December 15 at the Fraternal Order of Eagles Lodge in Mill City.

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Coming Soon Canyon Gleaners Annual Christmas Tree Sale. No Tree is more than $10. This fundraiser is to help us feed our members.

St. Catherine’s Catholic Mission New Year’s Eve Mass will be held on December 31, 5pm. Located at First and Ivy in Mill City. Info: 503-385-5241.

Mill City Eagles New Years Eve Party December 31, 8pm “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!

Professional Wrestling Event & Fundraiser at Mari-Linn School in Lyons with West Coast Wrestling December 5, 6-8pm. Proceeds go to Mari-Linn ASB, Outdoor School and 8th grade Promotion. $5 gen admission, $10 front row, $7 second row tickets sold at Mehama True Value 11267 Grove Street, Mehama 503-8592257. Questions? North Santiam Chamber of Commerce: www.nschamber,org, director@nschamber.org or 503-897-5000.

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 Business Networking January 8, 8:30am-10am at Living Water Church of God in Gates. Guests welcome. 503-8975000, 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 Bastuscheck 503859-2668.

A City’s Center: Rethinking Downtown hosted

by the North Santiam Chamber of Commerce and Oregon Humanities. Wed, January 16, 6:307:30pm at Mill City City Hall.

Nan Laurence, a senior planner for the City of Eugene, will explore the changing character of downtown activities, urban forms, and public spaces and lead participants in a conversation about how downtowns can represent a community’s ideals & aspirations. Free, public invited.

Calls for the Mill City Fire Department 12/5-----11:31----------SE Fairview-----------------------------------Misc 12/7-----03:20----------SE Douglas-----------------------------------Misc 12/10-----08:36---------NW Alder------------------------------------Medical 12/13-----12:31-----------NE Alder------------------------------------Misc 12/13-----13:26-------------S. 1st Ave---------------------------------Misc 12/13----21:30--------------NW Santiam Blvd----------------------Medical 12/14-----17:50-----------SW Parkside Drive----------------------Medical 12/14------20:15--------------SW Spring St.------------------------Medical 12/14------20:45------------NW Santiam Blvd---------------------Misc

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. Popcorn and soda available for purchase. All proceeds benefit Mari-Linn Outdoor School. Info: Berta Bodi 503-507-8259.

Thursday, December 20

for their families on these two days in the library. Open before and after school and by appointment.

5:30pm Christmas dinner for youth ages 10-18 with special musical presentation by local bluegrass artists. Door prizes. FREE. Mill City Christian Church, 251 SW. 3rd St. 503-897-2716.

6pm North Santiam School Board Special Session (Mari-Linn & Stayton schools) at 1155 N Third Avenue, Stayton.

7pm North Santiam School Board meeting (Mari-Linn & Stayton schools) at 1155 N Third Avenue, Stayton.

7pm Gates City Council meets at Gates City Hall

Mari-Linn School Holiday Store December 20-21. Students will be able to shop

Friday, December 21

Santiam Valley Grange Flea Market January 19 at 1140 E 5th St Lyons. Free admission free parking. Lunch available.

For more info call 503-859-2708 or 503859-3445

Events This Week

Mari-Linn School Holiday Store December 2021. Students will be able to shop for their families on these two days in the library. Open before and after school and by appointment.

Saturday, December 22 5-7pm Joseph’s Storehouse of Hope Christ-

mas Dinner and Play Community Christmas Dinner for JSOH Guests; turkey with all the trimmings and a short Christmas play. Free, RSVP required at participating churches. Info: jsoh.food.bank@gmail. com or via facebook: Joseph’s Storehouse of Hope. 503-859-2849.

Monday, December 24 6:30-8pm Santiam Canyon Together meets at Santiam Elementary School 7pm St. Catherine’s Catholic Mission Christmas Eve Mass Located at First and Ivy in Mill City. Info: 503-385-5241.

Tuesday, December 25 Merry Christmas!

Thursday, 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.

Fri-Sat, December 28-29 Santiam Basketball Tourney- times tba

Canyon Espresso

Evergreen St. Mill City 503949-7621 7-8:30pm Santiam Community 5:30a-4p Chorus rehearses every Monday Mon-Thurs Chili dog and 16 oz Fri 5:30a-5p evening at Mill City Christian latte 5.95 Sat-Sun 6:30a-5p Church in Mill City. All are Hwy 22 & Gates Hill Rd 503.897.6031 welcome, sopranos needed. Info: Jo Ann Hebing 503-859-3426

Tuesdays

10am-2pm Quilting Club Canyon Bible Fellowship, Lyons 910-4918 12pm 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

Wednesdays

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10am-3pm Judy’s Art Class at 4-5pm Weight Watchers at Work meets Mill City Eagles Hall. Oil painting, all levtransfers Canyon Weekly.indd 1 at the SHS library. New members,6/20/2012 11:35:58 AM els welcome. Weekly on Wednesdays. Drop welcome! Info: Roseanna Juhola 503-897in, open to all. 503-859-2213 2368 4pm-8pm Youth Center for 7th-12 grades. 6pm Bible Study at Living Water Church Air Hockey, Ping Pong, Foos Ball. FREE. of God, Sorbin St. Gates.

Mill City Baptist Church.

6:30-8pm Zumba in the Canyon Santiam 7pm AA Meeting Santiam Chapel, Lyons.

High School commons 503-949-7621

Thursdays

Ongoing Weekly Events

Fridays

10am-3pm North Santiam Quilters, Gates Free Knife Sharpening Friday at Gene’s Meat Market in Mehama (limit 5 please). At 6am-8am and 3pm-6pm Mill City Baptist Church, all levels! 897-2102 12pm Meals on Wheels, Senior the flashing yellow lightHwy 22.

Church before and after school Kids Meals. Fellowship Hall, MC Presbyterian 6am-6pm Friday Day Camp at Mill City Zone. Transportation to and from school Church.

Ruth:503 897-2204 Christian Church Come all day or part; provided. 818 Santiam Blvd. 503 536-5414 3:30-5pm Good News Club at Mill City learning-based; snacks, tutoring & home6am-6pm Builders: Mill City Christian Baptist Church. Kids K-4 grade. Bible work help, games, friends and God. RegisChurch Before & After School Program stories, singing, games, snack. Free. 815 tration forms at the church or call 503-897Ages K-12yrs. 503-897-2716, 251 SW 3rd Santiam Blvd. change ad 2714. 503-897-2716 251 SW 3rd St, Mill St. www.millcitychristianchurch.org.

5:30-8pm Youth Movie Night Ages 10-18 City. www.millcitychristianchurch.org.

Mill City Christian Church. Kids MUST be 6am-6pm All Day KidsZone Fun, Mondays picked up by 8:30. Free. Not held on weeks crafts,games Breakfast, Lunch and snacks.

4pm-8pm Youth Center for 7th-12th with Friday school. grades. Air Hockey, Ping Pong, Foos Ball.

Mill City Baptist Church. 815 NW Santiam FREE. Mill City Info: 503-536-5414 Brenda Baptist Church.

Caroll Hueller 1pm Canyon Senior Center hiropractic hysicians linic 6-7pm Santiam Open Pinochle 844 South LMT Lic 7441 Canyon AA supFirst St, Mill City 503897& Wellness Center port group meets at 4176 Mill City Christian 7:30-8:30pm Idanha AA at Church, 233 SW 11247 Grove St, Dennis Burlison, D.C. City Hall.

Third Ave. Info: Mehama Caroll Hueller, LMT Lic 7441 Sundays Chaplain John OliTessa Moore, LMT Lic 13017 (503)859-2181 6:30pm Youth Group at vera 503-910-8164.

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Man arrested for Mill City robbery

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Press Release - Linn County Sheriff Tim Mueller reports his deputies have arrested a man for a home robbery that occurred at 789 NE Alder St in Mill City.

On December 13 at 12:23 pm, Linn County 911 dispatch received a report of a residential burglary in progress. The 70 year old homeSubscribe today at www.TheCanyonWeekly.com owner arrived home to find the front door to his house had been forced Just send your check or money order for $15 or $38 for our open. He then went inside and found paper version with the following form - and we’ll send the suspect going through his peryour news the way you want it. sonal items. When confronted, the suspect knocked the homeowner to Your Name:_________________________________________ the ground and sprayed him with Phone: ____________________________________________ pepper spray. The suspect then ran Your Address:________________________________________ outside and the homeowner, who only suffered a minor abrasion to his Your Email:__________________________________ forehead in the attack, was able to Mail to: The Canyon Weekly PO Box 721 Lyons, OR 97358 or Drop pursue the suspect on foot towards at: Kelly Lumber Sales, Mehama True Value or Gates Post Office the river but lost sight of him. The suspect was described as a thin white male about 30 to 40 years old, Mill City Laundromat. approximately 5’07” to 5’08”, wearing a blue coat and blue hat.

Byrum Wade Woodin, age 49, a transient from Salem, was arrested During the search of the area by Linn County Deputies, Marion without incident and lodged in the Linn County Jail. He is charged County Deputies and a U.S. Forrest Service K-9 unit; a Mill City with Robbery I, Theft I, Burglary I, Assault III, Felon in Possession volunteer firefighter who had heard the description of the suspect of a Firearm, Criminal Mischief over the scanner notified deputies he had observed a man who II, Unlawful Use of Mace and an matched the description in the area of NW Alder and 6th Street. unrelated Linn County warrant Deputies responded to the area and located the suspect as he was for failure to appear on a Driving attempting to wash off pepper spray residue in the bathroom of the While Suspended charge.

Gates Community Church of Christ “..reaching the canyon for Christ.”

Mike Stair, Minister Sunday School 9:45am Worship 11am 40070 Gates School Rd (503)897-3210

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Reality Check with G. R. Vince Johnson

Opinion

Escapee From Paradise?

Note: If this Reality Check sounds familiar, it might be because it is based on one I wrote a few years ago. It’s one of my favorites because it has a message worth repeating.

He was wearing a top hat, tuxedo and patent leather shoes. He was also skipping along Highway 22 and giddy with joy. He claimed he had just escaped from Paradise. He was dancing along the highway giggling and mumbling about the scads and scads of wonderful litter scattered everywhere just waiting for someone to put it a yellow plastic bag. Then he started jabbering a joyous story that I’ve been pondering ever since.

“You won’t believe it, but I just escaped from Paradise! When I first got there I was thrilled and excited. I was in that place everybody dreams about. But after a month or so I was so miserable I realized I had to escape! The whole deal is a scam.

“Everything is too easy in Paradise. I won the lottery every time I bought a ticket. After I won several trillion dollars I bought an incinerator for ten billion and burned the rest. And guess what?

There wasn’t any smoke! In Paradise the air is clean and clear all the time!

“I always wanted to go for the power kick so I decided to try politics. Try a run for Governor! Maybe go whole hog and run for President!

But they told me there aren’t any politicians in

Paradise! No politicians in Paradise? Just think about that a moment. Why no politicians in Paradise? Who needs politicians when everything is already free!

“The trouble with paradise is that you never have the thrill of achieving anything. There is no excitement in passing your fist driving test because you don’t need any kind of license in Paradise. There is no way to feel proud for getting a promotion because in Paradise nobody needs to have a job. There is no sense of accomplishment in a place where there is no need to accomplish anything. Feelings of pride, fulfillment, elation, and all of those pleasant emotions you experience when you reach a goal or accomplish a difficult task do not exist in Paradise.

“In the real world challenges are everywhere.

People volunteer to do things, like picking up litter along the highway. There is no genuine joy in paradise because all of the challenges and rewards of life are in the real world. Just listen to the news on prime time TV. The real world is a magnificent mess! Just think of how great you feel each time you people solve a problem.

Feelings like that do not exist in Paradise. You and everyone on this planet are living in the only real paradise in the universe and you don’t even know it!”

Was this “escapee” from paradise kidding?

Or was he using my imagination to deliver a message?

Contact Vince Johnson at vjadtrak@wvi.com.

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Cultural trust donates to local causes

In 2012, the Oregon Cultural Trust awarded over $1.5 million in grants to arts, heritage and humanities non-profits across the state.

Some of those funds went to local organizations including The north Santiam Historical Society-Canyon Life Museum, Santiam hearts to Arts, Opal Creek Ancient Forest Center and KUMZ 88.5 FM community Radio.

The Cultural Trust can only make these pivotal grants because of voluntary donations from Oregonians who appreciate that culture makes Oregon’s communities vibrant and strong.

There are now two weeks left in 2012 to donate to Oregon’s cultural non-profits, and take advantage of a unique tax credit when a matching gift to the Cultural Trust is made. Gifts must be made by December 31, 2012 to qualify for this credit in tax year 2012.

The Cultural Trust supports Oregon projects that cannot be outsourced. Members of local museums and historical societies, donors to college foundations, theaters, dance companies, and preservation projects can tally their 2012 contributions to these organizations, including the tax deductible portion of membership dues, and match the total with a gift to the Trust.

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The Trust receives over 80% of its contributions in the last three weeks of the year, so the more money contributed, the more grant funding the Trust can award across Oregon. At 10 years old, the Trust has built a $17million permanent fund for culture; it will continue to grow that fund for the future.

Mill City’s first annual tree lighting ceremony With the help of many local businesses and Santiam Above: John Headrick -President of Hearts Canyon residents, Mill City’s first annual tree lighting to Arts, and JoAnn Hebing-Director of ceremony was a great success. The new city hall was Canyon Community Chorus decked out for the ceremony, and was packed with locals, delicious food , hot drinks, and lots of holiday treats. Everyone came together as a community to put together a great ceremony. The festivities were kicked off with the lighting of the huge Christmas tree, then everyone gathered in the new city hall and listened to and sang Christmas Carols with the Santiam Canyon Community Chorus.

Check out The Canyon Weekly’s web page for the winner of the door prizes courtesy of Mark Hebing Pottery.

Thanks to all listed below!

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Mill City Volunteer Fire Department Mill City Market Place Mill City Gleaners Poppa Al’s Rosie’s Mountain Coffee House Santiam Canyon Community Chorus Sierra Mexican Restaurant Trio Tavern White Peak Tree Trimming

Top: White Peak Tree Trimming company from Gates offered up a helping hand to get the lights to the top of the tree at City Hall in Mill City. Below: Mill City City Councilor Thorin Thacker and his wife Alicia came to the first annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony last Saturday.