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Standing room only
By James Day
A standing-room-only crowd of about 70 people gathered at City Hall on March 3 for an open house on city plans for redeveloping a block of Main Street and creating a park at the south end of the City Hall lot.
The city plans to use Urban Renewal Agency funds and system development charges to rework the block of Main Street between Water and First Street. Funding sources have not yet been identified for the downtown plaza park. No timelines for completion of either project are available.
Mayor Jason Freilinger opened the event with brief remarks, then turned things over to consultants from MacKay Sposito (Jason Irving) and First Forty Feet (Jason Groff), with Groff moderating a free-wheeling 70-minute discussion on the two projects.
Here are some key questions that were posed during the session:
Why use Main Street? Because the city has control over that block. The Oregon Department of Transportation controls Water, First and Oak streets.
Why not include the A Street property north of City Hall in the discussion?
That parcel, likely the future site of some sort of transit hub with bus stops, EV charging stations and bike racks, will be discussed later.
Will Main Street be closed to vehicles?
Maybe, maybe not. A wide range of possible configurations for the block are being considered, including diagonal parking and wider sidewalks.
Will parking be part of the mix at the downtown plaza park?
Parking is not off the table necessarily, but there are strong political winds blowing against it. During the open house when the 35 spaces were suggested one audience member shouted out “hell no!”
A second open house on the design of Main Street and the park is tentatively scheduled for Monday, April 7. The City Council will discuss the projects at its Wednesday,
May 7 meeting. To participate in a five-minute survey on the projects go to https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ H8QT8RX/.
Meanwhile, the City Council met on Wednesday, March 5, and participated in an exercise many others in town already had tackled – survey questions on the ongoing effort to update the city’s comprehensive plan, the first such effort in approximately 20 years. Community Development Director Jason Gottgetreu moderated the discussion and asked the questions.
Q. What aspects of Silverton do you want to protect? Among the answers were the tree canopy, downtown, maintain Silver Creek, historical resources and green spaces. Councilor Kyle Palmer suggested the city develop to the north “otherwise traffic will be a problem.”
Q. Why do you live here?
Councilors April Newton and Elvi Cuellar Sutton were born here. Mayor Freilinger was, too, but said as a teen he was “anxious to get out of here” and he moved to Portland. He came back after deciding Silverton is “not really a small town because of things like arts and culture. It has a small town feel, everything I was looking for.” Newton also moved back later, when she was in her 30s.
Councilor Eric Hammond came here to put his kids in the schools. Councilor Marie Traeger came for a job teaching in the schools.
Q. What is your vision for the future?
Sutton: “My biggest worry is public safety. I also worry we will grow too much too fast.”
Newton said she was worried about losing the small-town businesses here.
Q. What about Silverton makes you proud?
Freilinger and Palmer noted the involvement of volunteers in Silverton service clubs. Palmer added that it takes three minutes to drive across town instead of the 30 seconds it used to, “but I still don’t think traffic is as bad as people say it is.”
Newton: “I want neighborhoods to be walkable and be better connected.”
Freilinger: “We don’t want Walmart but that means people have to go somewhere else to shop.”
Q. What would your ideal Silverton 2050 look like?
Traeger: “We would get caught up on infrastructure.”
Freilinger: “More trails and walking spaces and sports fields.”
Hammond: “I worry about mortgaging the future. I like the town the way it is now. It will be bigger and different, but will it have the same heart?”
Sutton: “A teen shelter for the homeless.”
Newton: “It would be nice in 2050 not to see a need for a teen shelter.”
Councilors also unanimously passed a set of goals for the 2025-26 fiscal year. There were a total of 21 goals in eight categories.
The meeting was the first to be held on a Wednesday. Effective with the meeting of March 5, council meetings have moved from Mondays. City officials said they wanted to avoid the Monday holidays that sometimes interrupt the meeting flow and also thought Wednesdays would make it easier to get the staff report ready for public review.
Community members look at wall posters on March 3 at an open house that sought feedback from residents on proposals to redevelop one block of Main Street and build a park at the south end of the former Eugene Field School site. JAMES DAY
On the ballot Chemeketa facilities bond returns
By James Day
Chemeketa Community College will return to the voters in May for a facilities bond identical to the one that failed in November.
Measure 24-507 failed by a 56.7% to 43.3% margin.
The college is based in Salem but has a satellite campus in McMinnville and education centers in Dallas, Brooks and Woodburn. The board is asking voters to approve a bond May 20 that would raise $140 million for improvements. The bond would replace an expiring 2008 bond using the same rate of 27 cents per $1,000 of assessed property value. It would keep the tax structure consistent.
For a home valued at $400,000, the property owner would pay $108 per year, or about 30 cents per day. The Chemeketa board placed the measure on the ballot via a unanimous vote on Feb. 19.
Marie Hulett, Chemeketa’s executive director of institutional advancement, said that college officials thought that voters in November did not understand that the bond
did not represent a tax increase. Instead, she noted, the same rate property owners were paying for the 2008 bond would just carry over to the new one.
A strategic challenge for the college was when to put the measure back on the ballot. Conventional electoral wisdom is that the more money measures there are on the same ballot the greater the chance that one or more will fail.
The big money measure on the May 20 ballot is a livability levy that will ask Salem residents to pay $0.98 per thousand on a levy that aims to raise $14 million for services such as libraries, parks, recreation and the Center 50+.
Voters elsewhere in the Chemeketa district also have money measures on the May ballot, including Polk County (fairgrounds), Stayton (library) and McMinnville (library, parks and a recreation center).
The Chemeketa district includes all of Marion and Polk counties, most of Yamhill County and a sliver of Linn County in the Santiam Canyon.
“There is no good time to go out for a bond,” Hulett said, when asked about the timing for this one. “I don’t think you’ll ever find the perfect election. Someone else always has one as well.”
The key initiatives of the bond are:
• Increase capacity in health care, the trades, and emergency services.
• Reconfigure the Brooks Center to expand programming for health care and emergency services.
• Renovate Building 33 on the Salem campus and create a new trades center for apprenticeship programs (plumbing, HVAC and sheet metal).
• Renovate Building 7. The 1981-built gymnasium would be modernized for health/wellness programming and reconfigured with the assistance of federal matching funds to serve as a disaster resource site.
• Modernize classrooms to keep pace with technological and academic best practices.
• Improve the parking lots across
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Chemeketa’s campuses/centers.
• Introduce a new science lab at the Woodburn Center, to allow students to complete associate degrees locally.
• Create spaces to support student engagement on the Salem Campus using Building 2 and the athletic fields.
There is more information on bond plan specifics at yesforchemeketa.com.
Something to Think About
Caring for elders Planning ahead – and discussing options – is key
By Melissa Wagoner
When it comes to caring for an aging loved one, Kari Berit – author of the book, The Unexpected Caregiver – thinks, often, the caregiver is underprepared.
“We don’t want to see our parents go away,” she said. “We don’t ever want to think they’ll need help,” and so we avoid having the necessary conversations and making the necessary plans.
But the truth is, 10,000 baby boomers turn 65 every day, according to AARP.
“We have a lot of older adults and not enough young people to care for them,” Berit pointed out.
And so, chances are, everyone will be either personally responsible for providing a loved one’s daily care or else part of the decision-making process surrounding a loved one’s care. Knowing what you are prepared to offer and how you will offer it ahead of time – according to Berit – can make all the difference.
“Not everyone can change their mom or dad’s diaper,” she pointed out. “And I think that’s so fair. Just know your limit. And have these conversations. Would you be willing to…? Because some of us are equipped to care for our parents and other people cannot. And that’s OK. We’re all made differently.”
But it’s best not to leave those decisions
until the last minute.
“Look at resources,” Berit said, suggesting a senior center, library or medical centers as good places to begin. “Start educating yourself so when your parents need help you have something in your back pocket... It’s like training for a new job.”
And it is one that could happen at a moment’s notice. That’s why Berit believes it is important to have a conversation with your aging loved one now – whether they want to or not.
“Because if you are the point person you will be making some difficult decisions,” she said. “And while you can’t force someone to talk about it…” it’s important to try. And keep trying.
“It’s not a one-and-done conversation,” she said. “Sometimes the best way to have the conversation is in the car.”
Start off by saying, “Neither of us want to have this conversation but it would be really helpful for me,” she suggested. Then ask focused questions about the person’s wishes including advanced medical directives – which should be recorded.
“I do a lot of work with advanced directives,” Berit said. “And we need to raise awareness.”
Having a loved one’s wishes assembled ahead of time not only ensures that person gets the treatment he or she
wants, but it cuts down on stress and can preserve delicate family relationships.
“Your family is your family,” Berit said. “They will maintain those roles.”
And that can be difficult when it comes to making medical or continued care decisions as a group.
“You’ve got to look at your relationship with your parent,” Berit said, as well as resources, skill sets and abilities. “Because maybe something is your brother’s job.”
Then, if full-time care for your loved one does become your responsibility, it’s smart to have a plan in place for how you will cope with the burden.
“People are caring to the point of neglecting their own mental health,” Berit said.
Which is why she wrote The Unexpected Caregiver in which she urges carers to utilize the SANE method:
Supported
“Ask, who is that trusted friend you can call when you need someone to listen,” Berit said. “It’s important for caregivers to talk to each other because it takes a village.”
Appreciated
“Appreciate the situation you’re in…” she added. “And that what you’re doing is enough.”
This can be difficult, she acknowledged. But physically listing all of the tasks you are taking on and then verbally saying the words, “I am doing enough,” can help.
Not Guilty
“This is the hardest,” Berit said. “Because you will make mistakes. You’re not trained. And even if you are trained, you’re working with your family…”
Berit urges those caring for a parent to remember that they are not their parent’s parent.
“We’re always their children,” Berit said. “We may have to take hold of some issues but we’re always their child. They will do things we don’t agree with but, as long as they are safe, we have to [relinquish power] and remember how you would want to be treated.”
Energized
“Only then can you feel energized to do things like take walks,” Berit said.
Caregiving is hard, she said, but with a little forethought it can be made easier. That is why Berit is so committed to getting the message of The Unexpected Caregiver out to the world, giving lectures like the one she gave at the Foursquare Church in Stayton last fall.
“I’ve been doing this for 37 years,” she said. “And I get people who say, ‘I wish I heard this 20 years ago.’”
Oktoberfest reveals strong numbers from 2024 festival
The weather was excellent, there was a new building to show off and the numbers were almost off the charts.
That was the gist of the report of the Oktoberfest Board of Directors to members and shareholders during the Jan. 21 annual meeting at the Festhalle.
The 2024 Oktoberfest, which ran from Sept. 12-15, brought in $1,875,103 in income, with the festival spending $1,839,076, according to a report delivered by Treasurer Kyle Beyer. Positive trends in the numbers also were noted by Board President Bill Bischoff in his report, including a record $136,001 in donations that moved from the festival back to community organizations. That brings the festival’s donations to date in Okotbrfest’s 59 years to $3.9 million.
The biggest infrastructure improvement for 2024 was the new wooden shed next to the Weingarten. The 7,800-square-foot building replaced a rented tent and the new asphalt floor made the area ADA-accessible for the first time. The shed was used for overflow seating
for Weingarten patrons and provided better access to the portable restrooms.
The building, which is being used for storage in the offseason, worked perfectly, with Weingarten revenues outshining others by a wide margin. The Weingarten brought in $352,442, compared to $285,647 at the Biergarten and $241,685 at the Alpinegarten, according to Beyer’s report.
“The daily entertainment has always drawn a large crowd and many people purchase their tickets there due to its central location,” Beyer told Our Town. “Beer and wine sales are usually very good there.”
The building cost $170,000, but festival organizers saved nearly $50,000 via discounts and donations involving local companies and individuals. The building was paid for via Oktoberfest reserves and no loan was taken out.
Although pleased with the financial success of the
2024 festival Beyer also told Our Town “the expenses are also important as some of them continue to go up more each year.”
Beyer noted the Kinderland, which operated Friday through Sunday cost $37K, garbage expenses are $12K, portable restroom expenses are $75K, and festival rentals, which includes light towers, tents, forklifts and tractors for people movers are $40K. Security ($188K) and entertainment ($178K) are the biggest expenses. The popularity of the Mount Angel Festhalle continues to produce rental income for the Festival throughout the year, with 2024 yielding $138,450.
Oktoberfest, which has no paid employees and is an all-volunteer organization, will celebrate its 60th season Sept. 11-14, 2025. It continues to provide halfprice passes to Mount Angel residents as “a thank you to the community,” Beyer said.
– James Day
Silverton 50+ Center
Jan Holowati tackles revitalization
By Melissa Wagoner
Jan Holowati’s goal has long been to join the board of directors for the Silverton 50+ Center.
“Dodie [Brockamp, the previous executive director,] and I had worked together for a long time. We were involved in a lot of the same projects,” Holowati said, referring to the overlap between the work she did as Program Director for Silverton Together for nearly 30 years and the work Brockamp did for what was then the Silverton Senior Center for the last 12 years.
2010 – to 50 in 2019.
“We’re really pushing the 50+…” Holowati said.
Which is why the organization’s mission statement also received a renovation. It now describes the center as “the place where residents of Silverton and surrounding communities, aged 50+, can come for social, educational, and recreational opportunities in a safe and inclusive environment.”
“We want to keep the mission alive,” Holowati explained.
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“Dodie asked me [to join the board] before and I said, ‘When I retire, I’ll consider making the Senior Center my priority.’”
But while her retirement took place in June 2022, it took more than two years for Holowati – who was dedicated to completely transferring all of Silverton Together’s numerous community events to other entities first – to make good on her promise.
“Then I said, ‘Yes, I’ll be on the board, but I don’t want a position,’” she said, recalling her initial appointment, which took place in 2024.
Then the acting treasurer resigned.
“I was already treasurer of the Zenith Club, so I said no,” Holowati remembered. “Then our president resigned so it was, ‘We need you to take it on.’”
Finally persuaded to take the lead Holowati, accepted the nomination and became a part of a nearly total board overhaul.
“Right now, there are five women on the board,” she said. “But only one has been on 10 years. The rest are new members.”
Inspired to use her past experiences to bring the board up to speed, Holowati has begun working through an extensive list of updates, including a name change that finally addresses the decrease in the required membership age from 65 –when the organization was founded in
To do that, according to Holowati, the board needs additional training on how to preside.
“They’ve always had problems with the board interfering and wanting to be in control,” Holowati said.
She and the center’s director, Simone Stewart, have provided training on topics such as how a nonprofit is organized and the duties of a governing board.
“Before the next board meeting, we need to find out what committees do we have and what committees do we need? And then appoint one board member to each committee.”
The board is also working on updating the Senior 50+ Center’s bi-laws, policies and procedures.
“The last time someone looked at them was 2017,” Holowati pointed out. “We’ve already updated eight or nine.”
After the organizational work, she hopes to develop a more robust fundraising campaign.
“That’s one of the big things,” she said, “because our membership doesn’t even pay for the utilities. We have to figure out ways to raise money to cover this.”
It’s a lot to accomplish but Holowati is confident that she and fellow board members Frances McCarry, Susan Downey, Tammie Sakai and Connie Barkley are up to the task.
“They’re doing a great job,” Holowati said. “But we’re all learning.”
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Gifted at gifting The Neighborhood finds groove in Silverton
By Melissa Wagoner
When Monica and Dave Miller decided to open The Neighborhood, a gift shop at 301 E. Main St. in Silverton, they knew they wanted it to be more than just a store.
“I’m a strong believer in ‘you get what you give,’” Monica said. “And we wanted to keep the smiles coming and going. If you don’t come in with one, leave with one.”
It’s with that philosophy in mind that Monica has personally curated each item in the store, ensuring that all the products in The Neighborhood were made in the United States – many by women and some by local crafts people – and that they would all make a great gift.
“I like to give gifts and think of that unique thing,” Monica said, listing her current best sellers as anything from the LazyOne brand, earrings from the Silver Forest company in Vermont and the creatively packaged Canned Critters.
“I call them my canimals,” Monica said. “Back when I started [at Silverton’s Whimsy] in 2017 it was Beanie Boos. Currently it’s Squishmallows, but I wanted to find something made in the US. These are from an Indigenous woman in Oklahoma.”
And they have been flying off the shelves since The Neighborhood’s opening day on Nov. 1.
“It’s been great,” Monica said. “Not one day has gone by when I’ve been stressed.”
It’s a feeling she hopes to extend to her customers through the store’s uncluttered atmosphere – which welcomes both
stroller and wheelchair users – and the comfortable seating she has scattered throughout the store.
“Unless you’re at a restaurant, [downtown] doesn’t have a slow-down space,” Monica explained. “So, we’re giving that slow-down space. We have a father and son that come here just to play chess.”
And there are countless musicians stopping by to play the piano displayed by the front door.
“We have a lot of amazing talent,” Monica said. “And I always bring them one of the old-fashioned candy sticks. I want them to know they’re appreciated.”
It’s how she wants everyone to feel when they step in the door.
“We’re creating an experience and a moment. That’s really important to us,” she said. “Because we like to reward kindness with kindness.”
Getting ‘hooked’ Strengthening handicraft skills in Silverton
By Melissa Wagoner
Makayla Jackson thinks everyone should know at least one handicraft.
“I think it’s good to have something to do with your hands,” Jackson – a selfproclaimed artisan of “all the things” –said. “It’s calming. I suffer from anxiety, and it has helped me immensely.”
Initially taught to crochet by her grandmother at the age of eight, Jackson has since taught herself to knit, embroider, shuttle tat and nalbind, mostly from internet tutorials.
“I’m just like, I mastered this, what’s next,” Jackson explained. “It’s good to always try something.”
It’s that propensity for exploration that led her to open Hooked in a Flash, a business that offers instructional courses in all the crafts she has mastered,
“I will be teaching group [knitting and crochet] classes at the Silverton 50+ Center,” Jackson said. “Then at Apples and Oranges I will be running classes through [Laurie Carter].”
She will also be holding private lessons for students of all ages, by appointment, at Curbside Kitchen and Silver Falls Library. She is adept at instructing both young children and left-hand dominant individuals.
“I can teach anything from beginning to advanced,” Jackson said. “And I can definitely teach you.”
Skilled at making everything from sweaters to socks – which are her favorite knitted item – Jackson has become widely known for the crocheted toys she began selling in 2008.
“When my husband and I were in school I wanted to make a little money, so I started to crochet animals,” Jackson said, recalling that holiday season when, to her surprise, she sold over 750 crocheted toys.
“I was like, I need to slow this down!”
But then her daughter was born and Jackson decided to go back to making toys from home.
Hooked in a Flash
Offering lessons to all ages in knitting, crocheting, embroidery, shuttle tatting and nalbinding as well as knitted and crocheted item repair. All lessons are $20 per hour, supplies not provided.
Public Classes
• Silverton 50+ Center crochet class on the second Wednesday of the month 12 to 1 p.m.
• Silverton 50+ Center knitting class on the third Wednesday of every month 12 to 1 p.m.
Private Classes
• Offered at The Curbside Kitchen or Silver Falls Library. Visit Hooked in a Flash on Facebook to make an appointment.
And while Jackson is still selling her own patterns and creations on platforms like Etsy, her new passion is teaching others to do the same.
“I want to see everyone doing it,” she said, adding, “If I work myself out of a job, I would be so happy.”
Monica and Dave Miller, owners of The Neighborhood in Silverton. MELISSA WAGONER
Makayla Jackson, owner of Hooked in a Flash, with a handicraft creation.
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A bit of home Baking brings back Turkish roots
By Melissa Wagoner
When Gökçen Bucholtz moved from Izmir, Turkey to Olympia, Washington with her new husband, Gary, in 2008 she experienced homesickness on a level she hadn’t expected.
“During that time Gary was in the Air Force and was a police officer working nights,” Gökçen, who barely spoke English, said. Adding, “And I had a full life in Turkey. I was a salsa dancer; I was going to university, and I had a big family. I came here and I crashed like a plane.”
Missing home, Gökçen turned to the one thing that could bring her comfort – Turkish food.
“I started baking whenever I missed home,” she recalled. “I made baklava.”
Intrigued, she began playing with a recipe for a Turkish bread similar to a bagel or soft pretzel, called gevrek, that she hoped, if she succeeded, might take her baking to the next level.
“They’re staples everyone loves, sold on the streets of Turkey,” Gökçen said. “So, I found this recipe and when I made them, I was like, oh my… this is it… I think I’m starting a bakery.”
And so, on Dec. 4, Gökçen opened Izmirli Bakery and began selling Turkish treats like tuzlu kurabiye –a savory cookie – her favorite chocolate and tapioca puddings and of course traditional baklava with the help of a domestic kitchen license and Facebook Marketplace.
But it wasn’t easy because, although she had spent time in the kitchen with her mother from the age of eight or nine, Gökçen never ventured beyond the basics of cooking. Then she began practicing in her own home.
“I started baking and baking,” she said. “And every time I craved something Turkish; I got better.”
Then Gary got a job with Facebook in 2017 and the couple – along with their oldest daughter, Olivia –moved to California.
“We would throw parties, and I started baking cakes,” Gökçen remembered. “We Turks love hosting… having people over and sharing cakes and cookies.”
It’s a hobby Gökçen continued, even as the family moved once again, this time to Silverton in 2020 to be close to Gary’s family. The difference was, she also began cultivating an online following.
“Every time I bake something… I share on social media…” Gökçen said. “People started commenting, ‘I would buy this dessert from you.’”
“I want people to taste actual baklava,” she said of this most popular item, which she makes using traditional pistachios. “Most people [in the US] use walnuts because they’re cheaper… But I want people to experience mine… it’s so good.”
While Gökçen is mostly sticking to her Turkish roots when it comes to the items she sells, she is willing to branch out, most recently creating a signature carrot cake that has been extremely popular and a cheesecake served at The Noble Fox in Silverton.
“Every time I have slow days I add to my menu,” she said. “I love it.”
And while, for now, Gökçen is relying on word of mouth or social media for her sales, a brick-and-mortar bakery might be in her future.
“Probably someday I’ll open my own place…” she confirmed. “But I want to stick with Turkish because we already have amazing bakers in town.”
To see the week’s menu or purchase pastries check out Izmirli Bakery on Facebook.
Gökçen Bucholtz, owner of Izmirli Bakery, posing with the cheesecake she supplies to the Noble Fox in Silverton.
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Print debut Mount Angel alumna writes YA novel
By Melissa Wagoner
Growing up in Mount Angel, English was Erin Batt’s favorite subject.
“I was an avid reader, I would devour books in just a couple days and always carried a book around with me everywhere I went,” Batt said.
And she loved to write as well.
“I began poetry writing when I was in middle school, around age 11,” Batt recalled. “In grade six I had a brilliant and caring teacher (Theresa Morrissey) who really helped foster my confidence.”
Then at Kennedy High – thanks to the influence of another supportive teacher, Mrs. Bolin – Batt began honing her skills as a fiction writer, eventually drafting a spooky short story that got her teacher’s praise and encouragement.
“I truly think that was where my love of fiction writing was sparked and the flames were fanned,” Batt said. “Poetry was something I continued as an emotional outlet, but lingering in the recesses waiting to overtake my love of poetry was fiction writing and with every short story I ventured to write it became more and more of a priority.”
young adult readers and challenge their perceptions of a world bound by fate and acceptance.”
Written over a period of 30 days, thanks to Batt’s involvement in National Novel Writing Month which takes place online every November – Death Stamp was then painstakingly edited over a three-year period before Batt began to hopefully submit it to publishers.
Death Stamp Book Release & Signing Event
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And eventually it led to the publication of her first young adult novel, Death Stamp, which follows two teenagers through a dystopian world where babies are already marked by the limited days they have left to live.
“It is a gripping tale of hope, resilience, and the struggle for freedom in the face of oppression,” Batt said of the novel, which was released through Barnes & Noble and Amazon on Jan. 30.
“It delves into relatable themes of identity, injustice, and the value of life no matter how limited it may feel. The novel offers a compelling narrative that will captivate
“Most agents take weeks to acknowledge receipt of a manuscript and representation request, one top agent had an auto reply stating she takes about a year…” Batt recalled. “I was braced for the long haul…”
But to her surprise the independent publishing house, Olympia Publishers, reached out with an offer within just two weeks.
“To say I was stunned… would be an understatement,” Batt said. “I don’t think I believed it at first.”
Now, with the book finally hitting the shelves, she is excited to see how readers will receive it.
“I feel like I have been gatekeeping it for ages,” she said. “I am so protective and borderline feral about not letting anyone I know read what I write until it is as close to perfect as I can take it. Even my older teenage children haven’t yet read a single page of this story until now… I cannot wait to hear what people think.”
The entire process has been a dream come true for Batt, who still can’t believe that a book with her name on it will be on shelves of stores like Books N Time in Silverton –one of her favorite bookstores. She will be holding a signing event there on Saturday, March 29, 5 to 7 p.m.
“I keep having to pinch myself…” Batt admitted, “this is really happening.”
Erin Batt. SUBMITTED PHOTO
Passages
William Edward Cordill April 12, 1946 – Jan. 16, 2025
William ‘Bill’ Cordill was born in Oregon City, Oregon to Alvin and Betty Cordill on April 12, 1946. He was the middle of three boys. He graduated from Molalla High School in 1964.
Bill attended Mt. Angel College and enlisted in the U.S. Naval Reserve where he was trained as an electrician’s mate. In 1967, with the escalation of the Viet Nam War, Bill was assigned active duty aboard the destroyer, USS Jouett in the Gulf of Tonkin.
Department for which he volunteered his time for 20 years and in 1989 was recognized as “JCFD Firefighter of the Year.”
In 1996 Bill was recognized as “Citizen of the Year” by the Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce.
Bochsler
Alma Marie Bochsler was born on July 3, 1928, in Peola, Washington to Theresa and Bernard Wolf. She died on March 5, 2025, in a very caring house in Woodburn, Oregon.
Alma married Charles (Chuck) Bochsler on Jan. 15, 1949; they shared 59 years of life together. She enjoyed living on the farm, sharing her life with Chuck, and raising her 12 children.
Upon returning to the States, Bill used the GI Bill to graduate from the Oregon College of Education, earn a Master’s Degree in Special Education, and obtain Administrative Certification from Portland State University.
Bill married Elisabeth Jean Manning (Betty Jean) of Salem on March 22, 1969, and the couple moved to Madras, Oregon to start Bill’s career in teaching. He spent 29 years with Jefferson County School District serving as a teacher, vice-principal, athletic director, principal and head of district support services. A highlight of his career was overseeing the construction of the current Jefferson County Middle School.
Bill was very active in the Madras community and would lend a hand whenever asked. He especially enjoyed being part of the Jefferson County Fire
In 2007, Bill and Betty Jean moved to Silverton, Oregon to be closer to both their families. As a devoted Catholic, he remained active with St. Paul’s Catholic community in Silverton and lent a hand in activities such as Mount Angel Oktoberfest for as long as his health allowed.
Bill’s four grandchildren quickly became his pride and passion, and he enjoyed being active in their education and activities: Claire Cordill, Tyler Cordill, Caleb Novotny, and Haley Novotny.
Bill is survived by his wife of 56 years, Betty Jean; sons, Steve (Christanja Hagler) and Jeff (Kara); daughter, Betsy (Ryan) Novotny; and his brother, Lester Cordill. Bill was preceded in death by his parents and his older brother, Raymond Cordill.
Bill ultimately passed away from cancer on Jan. 16, 2025. He was 78. Services were held on Jan. 23, 2025 at St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Silverton beginning with a Rosary, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial. Arrangements by Unger Funeral Chapel.
Lois Ann Thompson Sept. 13, 1935 – Feb. 18, 2025
Lois Ann Hansen Thompson, age 89, passed away peacefully at her home in Monitor, Oregon.
Lois was the second of three children born to Charlotte and Clarence Hansen at their family farm in Monitor. She graduated from Woodburn High School in 1953 and married Sherwood Thompson, of Woodburn, Oregon on March 20, 1953. After serving in the Army in Korea, Sherwood moved with Lois to Woodburn where they would live until 1961. They purchased the acreage across the lane from the Hansen Farm and built a modest house for their growing family. Lois a busy mother of seven, also found time to volunteer with 4-H, teach Sunday School, and later worked in a restaurant and a small grocery store in Woodburn.
Lois was a very creative person. She loved flowers and grew and dried many to be
sold for others’ enjoyment. She was a talented artist painting in oil and acrylic. She found inspiration from photographs she took on trips and outings.
With her own children grown, she always found time to care for her grandchildren and then her great grandchildren. They filled her house and heart with happiness.
Lois is survived by her husband, Sherwood; her sister, Wilma Sydnam; her seven children, Scott (Elva), Becky Bloedorn, Debi (Joe) Sichley, Doug (Annette),Curt (Mona), Julie (John), and Darren (Cari); and many loving grand and great grandchildren.
A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, March 15 at St. Edward’s Episcopal Church 211 W. Center St. Silverton, Oregon from 1 - 5 p.m.
She kept the cellar stocked full of her canned food. The family loved her boysenberry pies, bread and butter pickles, and ketchup made from her well-tended garden and from the farm’s variety of berry fields. Alma was strong in her faith and parish. She loved reading, too. At the local library she was one of their most frequent patrons; they scouted books for their most voracious reader.
Alma was preceded in death by her husband, Chuck, who was the love of her life; two of her daughters, Frances (Keith) Bosch and Judy (Dennis) Bleakney; and grandson, Craig Bosch. Alma is survived by daughters, Alice Gamroth of Silverton, Barbara (Steve) Winn of Keizer, Patricia (Carl) Sessums of Springfield, and Betty (Jeff) Wall of Mount Angel; sons, Vincent (Diana) of Rock Springs, Wyoming; Harold (Eileen) of Olympia, Washington; Gordon (Tania) of Mount Angel; Wayne (Monica) of Mount Angel; David (Kimberley) of Reno, Nevada; and Charles (Denise) of Mount Angel; 33 grandchildren; and 47 great-grandchildren. Alma was the next to youngest of six siblings and the last of her siblings to pass on.
The family wants to thank the following for their loving care: Anne Kimani, of Oasis Residential Care Home; and Willamette Vital Health Hospice.
The Rosary was held at 10:30 a.m. and the Funeral Mass followed at 11 a.m. on Thursday, March 13 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Mount Angel. If you would like to contribute in memory of Alma Bochsler, you may send to St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 575 E. College St., Mount Angel, Oregon 97362, or to the Mt. Angel Public Library Endowment Fund, 290 E. Charles St., Mount Angel, OR 97362. Arrangements by Unger Funeral Chapel.
In Memory Of
Jack R. Bigej Oct. 1, 1941 Feb. 26, 2025
Peter Weinacht Feb. 2, 1945 March 2, 2025
Sports &
Wrestling champion
With one round left in the final match of his high school wrestling career, Silverton’s Bo Zurcher was on the ropes. The 165pound senior trailed top seed Ryland Walters of Crater 3-1.
Zurcher, the No. 2 seed, started that third round in the bottom position but pulled off an escape to cut the score to 3-2. Then Walters was penalized a point for stalling, tying the match. Finally, with just six seconds left Zurcher pulled out of a Walters headlock and took him down for two points and a 5-3 victory after which he leaped into the arms of coach Jared Wilson
Foxes’ Zurcher wins thriller at state meet
“The last-second takedown gave us all a heart attack,” Wilson told Our Town. “But it was so cool to witness. And by far the most entertaining state finals match of the day. He has worked so hard for that moment and to see it come to fruition was amazing.”
Zurcher’s state title helped the Foxes earn 58.5 points in the Class 5A meet, good for 12th place.
“It was just go, go, go, don’t hold anything back,” Zurcher told Our Town of his third period strategy. “This being my last match in high school I knew I had to give it everything I had.”
Zurcher began wrestling in elementary school but took it up a notch when he, along with pal Brash Henderson, joined Salem Elite, coached by former Foxes coach Santos Cantu
Cantu emphasized writing down your goals and taping them to your bed so you have to look at them every day. A state championship loomed larger than anything else for Zurcher’s senior year, which he had decided would be his final year of wrestling.
“I’ve done a lot of wrestling my whole life and I want to get a new chapter started,” said Zurcher, who plans to attend Chemeketa Community College and study fire science, with hopes of becoming a wildland firefighter.
Zurcher’s Silverton career included two district titles, and he placed three times at state. Pal Henderson also had a phenomenal high school career. Henderson, who won a state title at 285 a year ago, dropped down to 215 this season to try to dethrone defending champion Jackson Doman of Canby. Doman triumphed 5-0, but Henderson left the state tournament with a third, a second, a state title and a second in his four years. And he was perfect at districts, winning all four years, which Wilson believes is a school record.
“He embraced that challenge and didn’t take the easy path,” Wilson said. “We came up short, but I couldn’t be prouder of him and all that he has accomplished. Arguably one of the most successful athletes in SHS history. To watch him grow as an athlete and person has been a lot of fun.”
Also participating for the Foxes at state were freshman Gavin Koster (106), Caleb Davis (113) and Damien Rael (285).
Meanwhile, Kennedy finished tied for 19th with 18 points in the Class 2A-1A meet. Leading the way for the Trojans was freshman Bohden Sowa, who took fourth place at 126 pounds. Sowa, is the first freshman in JFK history to place at state, said Trojans coach Dewey Enos Julio Reyes
Hernandez, the team’s first three-time state qualifier, went 1-2 at 126 pounds. Also wrestling but not placing were junior Creo Walker (190), junior Allan Salazar (113) and senior Daniel Lopez Sanchez (215).
“We had a wonderful tournament overall,” Enos said. “We have a promising future that awaits for next season. With three returning state qualifiers and a returning state placer, the future of Kennedy wrestling is looking bright.”
Volleyball: Silverton’s boys team, which took second in the Class 5A-4A state tournament last May, is participating in a prestigious 32-team national tournament in Austin, Texas. The Foxes, coached by Benson Short, will play in a March 28 pool with teams from California, Arizona and Utah. The event runs March 28-30, including a skills season with Team USA players on March 30. Each Silverton player was required to fund-raise $1,000 for travel, lodging and tournament expenses.
At presstime the program still had not quite reached its tournament fundraising goal. Those who want to assist should go to https://or-silverfalls-lite.intouchreceipting. com/SHS-BVB/. A total of 70 schools are now playing boys volleyball in Oregon and scores and schedules will be on the OSAA website. Silverton will play in Special District 5, which also includes Cascade, McKay, McNary, South Salem, Sprague, West Salem and a cooperative team that includes players from Santiam Christian, West Albany and South Albany. The Foxes open Tuesday, March 18 with a 7 p.m. match with Clackamas.
“Wrestling has long been a male-dominated sport, and the success of myself and my teammates challenges those old stereotypes. Our achievements show that women can excel in wrestling, just as we can in any field, and it’s time for the community to recognize and celebrate these breakthroughs.” – McKayla Bonham
By James Day
Sometimes it’s not about winning state titles and cutting down the nets. Sometimes you have to look a little deeper and see what is bubbling up. The counter-current flowing deeper in the river.
Then an email hits your in-box. It is from McKayla Bonham, a senior wrestler at Silverton. It includes the paragraph quoted above. And a lot more. Bonham had just come back from the state tournament, where she finished second at 120 pounds in the Class 6A-5A girls competition, the highest finish ever by a Foxes girls wrestler. Bonham ended her career with a third, a first and a second at districts and a fourth, fifth and second at state.
When Bonham was a freshman she joined the team in response to a bet. There was no OSAA wrestling. Now there are girls teams and girls championships. Sayler Graham (130) and Nova Graham (135) also wrestled at state this season for the Foxes. Sometimes just getting there is a victory. Bonham on the Graham sisters: “Their achievements are nothing short of remarkable, especially given their limited experience in the sport. This speaks volumes about their dedication, hard work, and the growing strength of women in wrestling.”
Ah, hard work. During a January practice I visited the wrestling room. The music was loud, the ceiling low, the sweat quotient high and a good chunk of the mat space was occupied by the 11 girls on the squad. Jared Wilson is the head coach. The girls refer to him as
Spring Sports
“the hard guy.” Focusing largely on the girls is assistant coach Ericson Moore, “the soft guy.” Bonham is “the drill sergeant.”
Earlier this month I met with eight of the girls for a photo shoot and interview. On hand were Bonham, the Graham sisters, Daniela Azpeitia, Leilani McElfresh, Kallie Wilson, Sofie Baldridge and Mahayla Stearns. All had stories to tell.
Nova Graham: I love this program. It’s life changing. And it made me a harder worker.
Sayler Graham: When you work really hard at something, you’ll get it.
Baldridge: If you want to succeed in wrestling, you can’t do it halfway. It’s physical and these girls are out there every day pushing me to be better.
Leilani McElfresh: Working with the girls and the boys made me change. You have to stop whining about things and get after it. I’m so grateful for that.
Wilson about the girls: “We still have a lot of work to do. But you can see steady progress every year. Numbers are increasing at the high school level. The number of girls participating in our youth club and youth summer wrestling clinic continue to increase.”
And on Bonham? “That is difficult to put into words. McKayla Bonham is the winningest girl wrestler of all time at SHS. I cannot thank her enough for what she has done for girls wrestling in Silverton. She is such a wonderful example of grit, work ethic, and determination. She has inspired us all!”
Joe
Dana Giegerich
Practice for baseball, softball, track and field, tennis and golf are underway. The first official OSAA-sanctioned practices took place March 3. The first contest date is Monday, March 17.
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Memory Lane
By Melissa Wagoner
This fall, when I visited my grandmother, she took me for a drive around the county where I grew up, showing me places she remembered from her own childhood and reacquainting me with places I remembered from my own. It was a beautiful day, and it was just the two of us, perfect for slow reminiscences without disruption.
The first place she took me was to see the house where she grew up. Not far off the beaten path, it was nevertheless new to me. A tiny structure, no longer inhabited, with farmland still surrounding it.
“That’s the porch we sat on for a picture,” she said, slowing the car. “And this is the way we walked to school.”
Her eyes traveled the fall’s golden
Life, time, happiness and grief
grass seeing her memories spread over what remained, four kids – three boys and one girl – making their way to school, meeting up with kids from the neighboring farm, planning the day ahead, never imagining that one day all of it, including the old school house, would be a distant memory.
Listening to my grandmother that day I felt a deep sense of understanding because I too have seen the past rise up before my eyes –new houses obscured by the image of an empty field, a little girl riding her bike down the back street between
home and school.
It’s a kind of nostalgia that sometimes takes my breath away, sometimes fills me with grief. The latter happened when we drove the newly paved streets of the development built not long after my great-grandmother’s death.
“I’m so glad they didn’t build this until she was gone,” my grandmother said quietly, looking toward the tiny yellow house where strangers now lived and where the view – no longer a field of grazing horses and the mountains beyond – is now a neighborhood of cookie cutter houses.
It hurts to see the past ripped apart that way, whether it’s sudden (a house rising out of the dirt, a tree crashing down, a barn burning to the ground) or slow (time passing so
quietly I don’t notice it’s happening). But it’s something I think about often now that my oldest daughter is in her second year of high school, my middle daughter not far behind and my little one… not so little anymore. Because already there are images that only I can see (the crib that once stood in the corner, the toddler on a balance bike and the ghost of a young mother walking her daughters to school, a baby strapped to her back) they visit me at odd times, reminding me that time is fleeting, not something we can hold on to.
Instead, I try to live every day with my eyes wide open, enjoying my children as they grow into beautiful adults in this place we now call home. And who knows, perhaps one day I will be the grandmother steering the car down memory lane, happy to have someone sitting beside me.
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