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The Canyon Weekly
December 26, 2014
Volume 5, Issue 51
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Santiam School District Christmas Program On December 18th, the students at Santiam Canyon School District entertained family and friends at their annual Christmas Program. Pictured top left: Kindergartners from Santiam Elementary sang Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer, and to melted our hearts at the same time. Pictured above: The Santiam Junior/Senior High music students made us dance in
our seats. Pictured left: Miss Hannigan (aka Paige Hanna) frightened us back into our seats with a sneak peak of the Santiam Jr. High production of Annie, which will debut this February at the Santiam High Auditorium. According to those who caught the previews, this show will be amazing....with student acrobats and impassioned acting.
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Mrs. Josephine Reid receives flowers from students at Santiam Elementary in recognition of ongoing support for the Santiam Canyon School District. Mrs. Reid is known for her ongoing philanthropic efforts in the North Santiam Canyon.
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Correction: Some of you received a paper in the mail last week that erroneously named the Gates Postmaster as Sandra Cooper. The Gates Postmaster is named Sandra Rupert….and Rupert is spelled with just one “P”. Our apologies to both the Sandras!
Santiam boys win Culver tourney The Santiam Varsity Boys Basketball team took top spot in the Culver Tournament last Friday. They played their first against Crook County and won by 18 points, which moved them into the championship playoff game on Saturday against Culver. They held them to 7 points in the first
quarter and 0 points in the second quarter with a strong defense and won, again by 18 points. Riley Nicot and Peyton White were named all tournament players for Santiam. The next home game for the Santiam Wolverines is scheduled for January 9th at 8pm at the SJSH Gym in Mill City.
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Christmas food boxes help those in need The Mill City/Gates Ministerial Association once thank you goes out to everyone again organized the annual Christmas food boxes who helped with Christmas Food and presents for local people in need. “A huge Boxes and Presents,” said Kara Stair, the daughter of Mike Stair, who is the pastor at Gates Community Church. “Whether you gave food, money, presents, or time you were a part of a big blessing to our community. Thank you for your selflessness and generous hearts.” Thanks to the following: Mill City Presbyterian Church, Gates Community Church, Mill City First Christian Church, St. Catherine's Catholic Church and Mill City Baptist Church.
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Loran “Dale” Emery August 26, 1916 - December 15, 2014
Loran "Dale" Emery was born to George & Lulu (Benjamin) Emery on August 26, 1916, in Beresford, South Dakota. He died at home on Monday, December 15, 2014. Growing up on a farm in the South Dakota plains during both the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression, Dale's childhood was far from easy. His family constantly struggled to make ends meet and often had to rely upon the kindness of others. When Dale was seven, his father suffered a debilitating injury and was no longer able to work, so Dale and his brothers were forced to take over all the farm duties. Dale was able to go to school until the eighth grade, but then took a fouryear hiatus while he ran the farm. In a time where education was a luxury many farmers couldn't afford, and he was already older than the other students, he insisted on attending high school with his sister, despite his father's protests. While in school, he still took care of all of the family's livestock and also worked for the WPA so his family wouldn't starve. The next year, he won the contract for the local school bus route and made his own horse-drawn bus. After graduating high school in 1937, with virtually no job prospects on the horizon, Dale agreed to drive three single women to their new home in Oregon. He took a bus to Junction City and enlisted the help of a family friend to find work. He finally found a few farm jobs. In March of 1938, Dale met Helen "Betty" Giddings at a party where he was singing and she was playing piano. She had a car and graciously offered him a ride home. He once wrote, "From that point on, nothing else seemed to be of any significance. I knew at once she was what I had been looking for my whole life." Dale married "Betts," as he affectionately called her, on July 9, 1939. They built a life together centered around family, friends and shared hobbies. As a couple, they played bridge and danced, and grew deep roots in the Stayton community. They were well-known 4
Obituary as huge supporters of Stayton High School athletics, starting when their children were in school, and continuing until Betty's final years. They had season tickets to the SalemKeizer Volcanoes for 13 years. They also had season tickets to the Salem Concert Band. Trivia buffs, they never missed an episode of Jeopardy or Wheel of Fortune. For the better part of a century, Dale and his Betts were inseparable. Before starting his own business, Dale worked in the shipyards during World War II, worked for a construction company, and then eventually worked on
the Detroit Dam project, which brought his family to Stayton. He worked for his brother developing memorial parks for several years after that. When the City of Stayton chose to require residents on his street to pay for curbs and sidewalks, Dale decided to save some money and pour his own. His neighbors were so impressed with his work that they asked him to do theirs as well. And without Dale even realizing it, Emery & Sons Construction was born, when Dale was 51 years old. It started as Dale alone, then grew to his children and future son-in-law, then slowly but surely kept growing until it had nearly 200 employees. Dale continued working until he turned 90, at which point he retired and sold the company. People who worked for Dale know that while he wasn’t always the easiest man to work for, he took great pride in taking care of his employees and providing quality workmanship. His dedication to perfection is what earned his company its stellar reputation and success.
The community will remember Dale for his generous spirit and philanthropy, doing things like buying all the canned food at the Stayton High Booster Auction, and then donating it to the food bank so he could help two organizations at once. A two-fer, he’d have called it. Friends will remember how music played a huge role in Dale’s life. It was how he met the love of his life, and it was how he kept himself going after she passed. He was a born performer. Dale joined the Oregon Old Time Fiddlers Association at 90 and spent hours practicing his music or jamming with friends. His family will never forget Sunday morning hotcakes, a tradition for more than 70 years. They’ll remember his love of animals, his awesome apple pies, how he wasn’t afraid to speak his mind, his endless array of silly stories, songs and poems, and the fact that he didn’t hesitate to grant second chances. He wasn’t afraid to show emotion, but unquestionably shed many more tears from laughter in this life than sadness. And he always kept the cookie jar full. Dale is survived by his sister, Clista Gray, sons, Clay (Kim) Emery and Larry (Nancy) Emery, daughter, Darlene (Rich) Manning, 10 grandchildren, 23 great grandchildren, and five great-great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Betty (19212012), parents, George (1880-1963) and Lulu (1879-1972), stepmother Marie (1890-1976), brother, Clayton (1909-1976), stepbrother, Norman (1911-2006), and sisters, Guida (1914-1999), Vylo (1920-2014), and Ilah Jean (1929-1999). The family would like to thank Leslie Ward, Karen Schaefer, and Santiam Hospital staff for their hard work and excellent care. We are eternally grateful. To honor Dale's memory, his family has planned a Celebration of Life for Sunday, December 28, 1:00 p.m., at the Stayton High School Gymnasium. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Willamette Humane Society or Stayton High School athletics. Arrangements by North Santiam Funeral Service.
Local Business Directory Autobody & Paint
•Canyon Auto Rebody 21916 Ferry Rd. SE, Mehama 503-859-3247 www.canyonautorebody.com
Auto Repair
•Mike’s Auto Repair and Diesel: Small engines & motorcycles at 27860 N. Hwy 22, Mill City. 503 897-6061
Antiques/Resale
•Odds and Ends Antiques and Collectables at 11227 Grove St., S.E. Mehama 503-859-2688 •Lyons Timbertown Resale: Home accessories, gifts, more. 1313 Main St. Lyons. 503-859-4054; 503-983-5277 Facebook
Business Development
•GROW EDC: Free & confidential business & non-profit consulting. Info@ growsantiam.org 503-871-5188
Clothing Resale Boutique
•Santiam Treasures Resale Clothing Boutique 228 Broadway St, Mill City 301-904-7217
Computer Services
•WidmerWeb Design 503-569-1229
Construction
•Hueller Construction Inc. CCB #114169 www.huellerconstruction.com 503-859-3575 Facebook
Firewood
•Camp Firewood at Hardwood Components at 20573 Hwy 22 in Mehama 503-859-2144
Health and Wellness
•Chiropractic Physicians Clinic and Wellness Center 11247 Grove St., Mehama 503-859-2181 •Mill City Dental 548 First St., Mill City. Evening appts every Wednesday. 503897-2353 •Mill City Pharmacy 218 S.W. Broadway, Mill City 503-897-2331 •Santiam Medical Clinic 280 S. 1st Ave. Mill City 503-897-4100
In-Home Hair Care
•Hair Care: Licensed in home hair care for those house bound. Also foster homes, and assisted living care facilities. Janc@wvi.com or 503-269-3022
Heating and Cooling
•Focus Heating and Construction, Inc. (503) 428-2591 focusheatingandcooling.com
Golf Courses
•Elkhorn Valley Golf Course 32295 North Fork Rd SE, Lyons (503) 897-3368 www.elkhorngolf.com
Groceries
•Mountain High Grocery and Gifts 220 D St. Detroit 503-854-3696 •Detroit Market and Supplies 100 Detroit Ave. N. 503-854-3767 Facebook
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•Mill City Market Place 829 1st Ave. Mill City www.millcitymarketplace.com 503-897-2006 Facebook
•J and S Deli & Pub 100 SE Juniper St., Mill City (503) 897-2997 Facebook •Mountain Edge Cafe 320 N.W. Santiam Blvd., Mill City 503-897-2741 Landscaping •Poppa Al’s Famous Hamburgers 198 •Siegmund Landscape, Excavation N.E. Santiam Blvd. Mill City and Supply Call today for all of your (503)897-2223 landscaping supplies. 503-769-6291 •Rosie’s Mountain Coffee House 647 Lodging N.E. Santiam Blvd., Mill City 503-897•Curt’s Place Rental Suite in Gates 2378 www.rosiesscones.com Facebook www.curtsplace.net 503-897-6126 •Oak Park Motel 112 E. Central St. Gates, •Sierra Restaurant and Market 302 N. Affordable pricing and clean rooms. 503- Santiam Hwy, Gates 503-897-2210 897-3420 www.oak-park-motel.com Restaurants: Lyons/Mehama •Elkhorn Valley Inn B&B 33016 North •Trexler Farms 20146 Ferry Rd. SE, Fork Road S.E., Lyons 503-897-3033 Mehama 503-859-4488 www.elkhornvalleyinn.com Facebook www.trexlerfarm.com Facebook •Lodge at Detroit Lake Restaurants: Detroit/Idanha 175 Detroit Ave, Detroit 503-854-3344 •Korner Post Restaurant 100 Detroit www.lodgeatdetroitlake.com Avenue, Detroit 503-854-3735 •All Seasons Motel 130 Breitenbush •The Cedars Restaurant and Lounge 200 Road, Detroit 503-854-3421 N. Detroit Ave, Detroit 503-854-3636 www.allseasonsmotel.net •Sandy’s Lakeside Coffee 1487 N. Santiam Hwy, Idanha Marinas •Idanha Grill and Store 183 Hwy 22, •Detroit Lake Marina 115 Breitenbush Idanha 503-854-3354 Road, Detroit 503-854-3423 www.idanhagrill.com Facebook www.detroitlakemarina.com •Kane’s Marina 530 Clester Rd., Detroit RV Repair 503-854-3362 Facebook •Santiam RV Service Free propane systems and safety checks! 303 NE 4th Meat Processing Ave. Scio, OR 503-394-2348 •Gene’s Meat Market 21991 Fern Ridge Road SE, Mehama 503 859-2252 Signs & Graphics Mini-Mart •White Water Signs and Graphics Professional signs for your event or •River’s Run Deli~Fuel~Groceries business. Located in Gates, OR. 503-804105 Breitenbush Rd, Detroit 3613 www.whitewatersigns.com (503) 854-3039
Mole and Gopher Removal
•LandCare: Learn more at www.land-care.com 503-897-5200
Outdoor Excursions
•Kayak the Santiam 503-569-1229 www.kayakthesantiam.com www.enrgkayaking.com •North Santiam River Trips with Bill Sanderson 503-897-3301 www.nsrtrips.com •The Oregon Experience: Fishing, rafting drift-boating. 503-897-3291 www.oregon-experience.com
Pets and Animal Care
•Ark Animal Care Veterinary Services arkanimalcare@wavecable.com 503-8976004 Find us on Facebook!
Psychotherapy
•Gregory J. Johanson, M .Div, Ph.D., NCC Director, Grace Counselling Center. 503897-4830 greg@gregjohanson.net
Real Estate
•Green Mountain Real Estate 280 NE Santiam Blvd, Mill City www. GreenMtRealEstate.com 503-897-4500
Restaurants: Mill City/Gates
•Giovanni’s Mountain Pizza 146 N.W. Santiam Blvd., Mill City 503-897-2614
Security
•Independent Security Solutions Business and Residential CCB#202956 503-580-3299 or Facebook
Sporting Goods/Liquor Store
•Santiam Sports Center 250 NW 9th Ave. Mill City (503) 897-2881
Supplies
•Kelly Lumber Company 757 Hwy 22 East, Mill City (503)897-2363 •Mehama True Value 11267 Grove St. Mehama 503-859-2257 ww3.truevalue. com/mehamatruevalue
Taverns/Bars
•Red Barn Bar and Grill 916 Main St., Lyons. 503-859-2826 Facebook •Trio Tavern and Food 815 SW Linn Blvd. Mill City 503-897-3380 Facebook
Towing
•STR Santiam Towing and Recovery 1-877-859-5757 www.strtowing.com
St. Catherine of Siena
New Year’s Eve Mass December 31 at 5pm
(in addition to our regular services)
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North Santiam Canyon Events Event submissions are printed FREE! The Canyon Weekly cannot guarantee placement; however, priority is given to emailed submissions, and events occurring in the North Santiam Canyon (Lyons/Mehama to Marion Forks). Submit your event to: Editor@TheCanyonWeekly.com.
Coming Soon! Oregon Parks and Recreation Department Guided Hikes on New Year’s Day Two local parks will host a hike: • North Santiam State Recreation Area, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.--meet at North Santiam picnic shelter • Silver Falls State Park, 10-11 a.m.--meet on porch of South Falls Lodge Many of the First Day Hikes will be interpretive presentations focusing on local wildlife, plant species, geology, or history. OPRD will waive the day-use parking fees on Jan. 1. Participants are reminded to dress in layers, wear sturdy shoes, and bring along water as well as a camera and/or binoculars. Info: www.oregonstateparks.org. This year, OPRD is asking participants to share photos of their First Day Hike via social media by using the hashtag #ORfirstdayhikes for Twitter and Instagram or tagging “Oregon State Parksâ€? on Facebook. Images can also be emailed to beth.wilson@oregon.gov.
Motion Monday January 5, 10:15am10:45am, Stayton Public Library E.G. Siegmund Room, 515 N First Avenue, Stayton. Music, dance and fun for little ones. All ages welcome to join the fun. Free, no registration necessary. Santiam High School Girls Basketball, 5:30pm, Boys Basketball, 7pm on January 6th at St. Paul High School. Santiam Hospital Birth Center Tour January 6th at 6pm at 1401 N 10th Avenue, Stayton. Tour our Birth Center and spacious, private patient rooms complete with available tubs for laboring in warm water. Learn about all the labor and birth options available. Family Birth Staff will be on hand to answer your questions. No reservations required. For more information on Santiam Hospital Birth Center 503-769-2175.
Weekly Events
The Canyon Senior Center is open from 10am-2pm (Mon-Thurs) and 10am-4pm (Friday). 844 South 1st Ave, Mill City. School resumes for the Santiam Canyon Lyons Library is located at 279 8th St. School District. and the North Santiam Hours: Tue/Thu 1pm-6:30pm, Fridays 15 pm, and Sat: 10am-3:30pm, Sun-Mon-: School District on January 5th. Closed. Info: 503-8592366 2015 Santiam Grad Night Committee presents: Mill City Library is located at 250 SW 2nd Ave. Hours: 10-12/1:303:30pm on Tues-Fri. Sat Thursday, January 29, 2015, 7:00p.m. 10-12. Closed Sun & Santiam High School Gym; 2nd & Evergreen, Mill City Mon. Info: 503-897-4143. Event includes concessions. North Santiam Watershed Council All proceeds benefit the 2015 Graduating Seniors Grad Night Party. meetings are held at the Stayton Community Advance Gate Admission Prices: Center at 400 West Adult $8 $9 Virginia Street on the 2nd Thursday of every month Student (7-12) $6 $7 except July/August at Child (K-6) $4 $5 7pm. 503- 930-8202 or 5 and Under FREE!!!! www.northsantiam.org. Join the Canyon Gleaners. Learn more about how low-income families can participate $50 Sponsorship— — Two Free Passes to Event & VIP seating Sponsorship in a local food sharing/ $100 Sponsorship— Sponsorship—Family Pass (4 passes) & VIP seating gathering program. For $150 Sponsorship— Sponsorship—Family Pass, 2 concession credits per pass & VIP seating more info call 503-897All sponsors will be recognized at event as well as in local newspapers and social media. 4031. Mill City/Gates AmeriThank you, For additional information can Legion Auxiliary Unit Class of 2015 & Grad Night Committee Contact: Stacie Cook or Angie Fencl 159 Meetings are held the
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Mondays
7pm Santiam Canyon Community Chorus rehearses at the Canyon Arts Center on Hwy 22. Contact Herb Bastuscheck, 503-859-2668 for info.
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. Newcomers welcome.
Wednesdays
7pm AA Meeting at Gates Community Church of Christ 7pm Youth Bible Study 9th grade-age 25 at Baptist Home Fellowship. Bible study and snacks. 1095 SW 1st Ave., Mill City. 7:30pm AA Meeting at Idanha City Hall.
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at Mill City Baptist. Offered at two convenient times. Contact Brenda Cole for info 503-536-5414. Childcare available with advance notice. 10am-3pm North Santiam Quilters, Gates Church, all levels! 503-897-2102. 12pm Meals on Wheels, Senior Meals. MC Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall. Ruth: 503-897-2204 12-4:30pm Food Distribution Day at Canyon Gleaners in Mill City. 5:30-8pm Youth Night Ages 10-18 Mill City Christian Church. Kids MUST be picked up by 8:15. Free. 12pm Meals on Wheels, Senior Meals. MC Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall. Ruth: 503-897-2204 12-4:30pm Food Distribution Day at Canyon Gleaners in Mill City. 5:30-8pm Youth Night Ages 10-18 Mill City Christian Church. Kids MUST be picked up by 8:15. Free. 6pm Bible Study at Living Water Church
of God, Sorbin St. Gates. 7-9pm Bingo with the Idanha Detroit Fire Dept, every other Thursday at the Detroit City Hall meeting room.
Fridays
Ted Buck, Pastor 360-904-3055
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1pm Canyon Senior Center Pinochle 844 S First St. Mill City 503 897-4176.
Mill City
Sundays
11am Gates Community Church of Christ 32 week series The Story at 40070 Gates School Road. The Story takes the Bible, puts it in chronological order, and reads like a novel. Info: 503-897-3210. 4-6pm Youth Group at Mehama Community Church 11336 Morris St. Grades 6-12; games, music and bible studies. Info: 503-859-2849 or Facebook. 7pm Youth Group 7th grade-age 25 at Baptist Home Fellowship. Bible study and snacks. 1095 SW 1st Ave., Mill City
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Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus..... On Sept. 21, 1897, The New York Sun published what was to become the most widely read letter to a newspaper. It was sent by 8-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon, who lived with her parents in Manhattan. Below is the full text of that letter and the reply by Sun editorial writer Francis Pharcellus Church.
Dear Editor, I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. Papa says, “If you see it in The Sun, it’s so.” Please tell me the truth, is there a Santa Claus? Virginia O’Hanlon 115 W. 95th St. Dear Virginia, your little friends are wrong. They have been affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age. They do not believe except they see. They think that nothing can be which is not comprehensible by their little minds. All minds, Virginia, whether they be men’s or children’s, are little. In this great universe of ours man is a mere insect, an ant, in his intellect, as compared with the boundless world about him, as measured by the intelligence capable of grasping the whole truth and • knowledge. • Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. He • exists as certainly as • love and generosity and devotion exist, ! Call Now and you know that
they abound and give to your life its highest beauty and joy. Alas! How dreary would be the world if there were no Santa Claus! It would be as dreary as if there were no Virginias. There would be no childlike faith then, no poetry, no romance to make tolerable this existence. We should have no enjoyment, except in sense and sight. The eternal light with which childhood fills the world would be extinguished. Not believe in Santa Claus! You might as well not believe in fairies! You might get your papa to hire men to watch in all the chimneys on Christmas Eve to catch Santa Claus, but even if they did not see Santa Claus coming down, what would
that prove? Nobody sees Santa Claus, but that is no sign that there is no Santa Claus. The most real things in the world are those that neither children nor men can see. Did you ever see fairies dancing on the lawn? Of course not, but that’s no proof that they are not there. Nobody can conceive or imagine all the wonders there are unseen and unseeable in the world. You tear apart the baby’s rattle and see what makes the noise inside, but there is a veil covering the unseen world which not the strongest man, nor even the united strength of all the strongest men that ever lived, could tear apart. Only faith, fancy, poetry, love, romance can push aside that curtain and view and picture the supernal beauty and glory beyond. Is it all real? Ah, VirPrivate Lessons ginia, in all this world there is Taught in Mill City nothing else real and abiding. by Professional Musician No Santa Claus! Thank God he lives and he lives forever. Tom Cole A thousand years from now, of Stoddard and Cole Virginia, nay 10 times 10 Music/Comedy Duo thousand years from now, he will continue to make glad the heart of childhood.
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