City officials have suggested that due to issues with litter and camping the Stayton/Sublimity park-and-ride lot at Hwy. 22 be closed. ODOT is considering how to address the problems.
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Homecoming McCarty returns to Stayton High
By James Day
Jamie McCarty is back in Stayton, and he couldn’t be happier.
McCarty, 51, who started his career in education in the North Santiam School District, has taken over as principal of Stayton High School. McCarty was a teacher, coach, athletic director and administrator in the North Santiam district through 2007 before moving, professionally that is, to the Silver Falls School District for a series of principal slots and an impressive side gig as Silverton High’s boys basketball coach.
“For the last five years I’ve been thinking about coming back to the district and finishing what I started,”
McCarty told Our Town in a July interview at his new office. McCarty served his final day as principal at Robert Frost Elementary in Silverton on June 24 and began at Stayton later that same day.
THE McCARTY FILE
Who: Jamie McCarty
What: Principal, Stayton
High
Age: 51
Hometown: North Bend
Residence: Stayton
College: Bachelor’s in PE/health from Western Oregon; Master’s in Administration/Supervision from Portland State
Family: Wife Heidi, daughter Brooke, sons Jordan and Elijah
State Farm, Bloomington, IL
“I’ve led a school of every kind except a high school,” McCarty said. “How cool is that? It’s a great challenge that I am really looking forward to. I want to make the community proud and I want to make it the best place on earth.”
This is McCarty’s 28th year in education and he said that “for 27 years I have loved to come to work. I love being around kids, I love leading a staff and having an impact.”
McCarty said his key goals at Stayton are that “the culture and climate should make students feel when they are coming through our doors that they want to be the best in the state. People have to want to be here, you have to get the community involved and you have to be fully transparent. You and your staff have to be a unified team, working together for a common vision.”
Early in his career McCarty said he thought he would be a basketball coach for the next 30 years and even harbored ambitions of coaching in college at the Division I level.
Hobbies: Golf and spending time with his extended family, particularly at their cabin near Reedsport
Fun facts: In his first five years as boys basketball coach at Silverton, McCarty went 69-1 in MidWillamette Conference play, won five league titles and his teams finished fourth, third and second in the Class 5A state tournament. His 2007 Stayton boys team took second in Class 4A.
But then he got married, they had kids, and “it’s really hard to be a D1 coach. You travel all over and sleep on the floor. My No. 1 job was to be a dad and a husband. And I never really liked to move from where I’m at anyway.” McCarty lives in Stayton near Pioneer Park and remained there even while working in Silverton. His favorite vacation spot is at a rustic cabin on Tenmile Lake near Reedsport that is reachable only by boat. The cabin has been in the family for 50 years.
By Stephen Floyd
Plaintiff attorneys in a wildfire lawsuit against PacifiCorp have highlighted the company’s alleged misconduct in their response to PacifiCorp’s appeal of jury awards in the case.
In a formal response filed Aug. 22 to an appeal of James et al vs. PacifiCorp, plaintiff attorneys said the company failed to prepare for and react to an historic windstorm over Labor Day 2020.
They said PacifiCorp was given years of warning from state regulators about trees too close to live power lines, and days of warning about red flag conditions, and failed to appropriately respond to either.
And after the fires, plaintiffs said PacifiCorp engaged in a coverup by destroying or withholding evidence of its actions and inactions, which resulted in evidentiary sanctions in the lower court.
The filing said PacifiCorp is attempting to “rewrite the law and the facts” of the case in its appeal and attempting to
“evade responsibility” and “delay justice.”
“It has already been nearly five years since PacifiCorp’s fires destroyed plaintiffs’ property and the delay will be even longer for other class members who are still awaiting trials to have their damages determined,” said the filing.
Initial liability
PacifiCorp was found liable by a Portland jury in 2023 for causing the Santiam, Echo Mountain Complex, South Obenchain and 242 fires. PacifiCorp continues to deny wrongdoing.
Damages proceedings are under way in Multnomah County Circuit Court and so far $466 million has been awarded to 90 plaintiffs. More than 2,000 claims remain pending and damages trials are scheduled through March of 2028.
PacifiCorp appealed the initial verdict Jan. 4, 2024, with the Oregon Court of Appeals, and has amended its appeal as new verdicts have been reached in subsequent damages trials. It filed an
opening brief April 1, claiming its due process rights were violated by the lower court. PacifiCorp claims, among other arguments, the definition of the class was overbroad, that jurors received improper instructions, and that noneconomic damages were improperly awarded.
ODF fire report
The company also cited a report by the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) which concluded the Beachie Creek fire caused the widespread damage in the Santiam Canyon, not powerline fires. PacifiCorp claims the report exonerates the company of liability to canyon plaintiffs. The report has been criticized as incomplete and implausible by plaintiff counsel and two men who led the teams of firefighters who responded to the fire.
In the Aug. 22 filing, plaintiff counsel argued the 2023 jury heard evidence of fire activity in the Santiam Fire and PacifiCorp had an opportunity to challenge this evidence. Plaintiff attorneys said the jury still found PacifiCorp liable;
this decision legally supersedes any determination by ODF.
Noneconomic damages
Plaintiff attorneys also challenged PacifiCorp’s argument that nonecomonic damages have been inappropriately applied in the case. The company argues that a state law defining economic damages for wildfires never mentions noneconomic damages and therefore such damages are not allowed.
Plaintiff attorneys said this is a misreading of the law because it was only meant to define economic damages and was not meant to limit or define noneconomic damages. They said the lower court has already rejected PacifiCorp’s argument on these grounds and asked the appeals court to do the same.
Out of the $466 million awarded so far, $318 million have been noneconomic damages for emotional and psychological harm.
Rural health care Salinas visits Aumsville to discuss challenges ahead
By James Day
U.S. Rep. Andrea Salinas visited Aumsville on July 31, getting a tour and a tutorial on the challenges of health care in rural Oregon.
The visit started with a brief tour of the Aumsville Medical Clinic, one of three off-campus clinics operated by Santiam Hospital & Clinics. The hospital’s other two off-campus clinics are in Mill City and Sublimity. In total, the hospital operates six rural health clinics and six specialty clinics.
Maggie Hudson, CEO and president of Santiam Hospital & Clinics, briefed the congresswoman on the Aumsville operation, noting that an “expansion is really what we need here. We’re very crowded now. There is great need and even more demand out there. We’re also suffering in terms of primary and specialty care. The shortage of providers really affects rural communities.”
Hanging over the entire health care discussion was HR1, the tax and spending bill promoted by President Donald Trump and passed by Congress on July 3. While many of its provisions don’t take effect until 2027, Salinas was out on the road trying to get a sense of how all of the likely changes – including cuts in Medicare, Medicaid and
nutrition and food stamp programs – will affect those in rural Oregon.
Hudson told Salinas that 65 percent of the patients the Aumsville clinic serves are on Medicare or Medicaid.
“We’re kind of getting hit on all sides here,” Hudson said.
Salinas added that “80 percent of the people on Medicaid are working and the 20 percent who aren’t working are students, the disabled or are taking care of family members.”
By this point, Salinas and Hudson were seated at a table in the shade outside the clinic. They talked quickly, and bounced their way through topic after topic.
Hudson: “We’re dealing a lot with rising administrative costs, employee burnout and loss of staff. We’re at a tipping point with health care in this country.”
Salinas: “And we were just holding the line before. What do you replace it with? How do you get providers to come to rural communities?”
Hudson: “With HR1 people will lose benefits and some will not have coverage. Rural hospitals are our first line of defense.
It feels like we are falling farther behind.”
Salinas: “We’re all going to be affected by this. Premium increases, higher deductibles. I’m not sure what it’s going to look like. We need to figure out health care in America.
Oregon has been a good model.”
The conversation closed with a discussion of Santiam’s case management work with families recovering from the 2020 wildfires.
Hudson: “It was kind of a safety net. We started with $5 million in Santiam Canyon Wildfire Relief Funds. And we figured out as case managers that we didn’t have to fix everything and that we are good at infrastructure support. We walked them through the agencies.”
Salinas: “HR1 will be harmful for rural communities like the Canyon that still have not recovered.”
$5M grant Funding means new ambulance facility for Santiam Hospital
By James Day
Santiam Hospital & Clinics will use a state grant of nearly $5 million to construct a new ambulance facility for the hospital in Sublimity.
State Sen. Fred Girod (Republican, Stayton), shepherded the $4,759,310 grant through the Legislature to the hospital’s Foundation.
Eric Pritchard, executive director of the foundation, told Our Town that the grant will pay for the entire project, with no matching funds or other resources required.
“We are grateful to Sen. Girod and the Oregon Legislature for recognizing this vital infrastructure to the Santiam Canyon for the safety, the sustainability and the preparation for any event that might occur in the future,” said Pritchard in a statement issued by the foundation. “The hospital is committed to maintaining ambulance readiness for our Santiam Canyon community. We know that when you need us, we need to be there.”
The facility, which will be built on hospital property on Church Street that also houses the Sublimity Medical Clinic, will improve response times and provide quicker access to points along Highway 22, foundation officials said. The ambulance facility will serve as the home base for the
Santiam Hospital & Clinics Ambulance Department. The new building will include areas for staff quarters, training areas and covered storage for their fleet of ambulances.
Pritchard said that the new facility will replace “makeshift quarters in a house Santiam Hospital & Clinics owns on our campus. Our ambulances currently remain outside in all the elements of the weather.”
The new facility also will give the ambulance department an opportunity to grow should the service need arise, Pritchard said.
Danny Freitag, director of ambulance services at Santiam Hospital & Clinics, said the new facility will give his operation a huge boost.
“For years, we have operated in less-than-ideal conditions, making the most of limited space while continuing to deliver high-quality, compassionate care,” Freitag said in the press release. “This new facility is more than just a building. It’s a long-overdue recognition of the incredible people who make our department what it is. We are incredibly grateful for this opportunity and what it represents for the future of Santiam Hospital’s ambulance department and for the people who are at the heart of it every day.”
The ambulance department responds to more than 3,200 service calls annually, foundation officials said, providing initial 9-1-1 ambulance coverage for an area of 160 square miles in Marion and Linn counties. It serves Aumsville, Marion, Scio, Shaw, Stayton, and Sublimity while conducting emergency and non-emergency transfers to Santiam Hospital.
In addition to the primary coverage area, the department responds to emergencies along 15 miles of the Highway 22 corridor as well as transfer requests. Pritchard said that plans “already have been prepared” for the new facility.
“We will need to go through the normal permitting process and take the project out to bid,” he said. “We expect to have the new facility open in 2026.”
An artist’s rendering of the planned Santam Hospital & Clinics ambulance facility in Sublimity. SANTIAM HOSPITAL & CLINICS
U.S. Rep. Andrea Salinas, third from left, at Santiam Hospital’s Aumsville Medical Clinic. Joining her were hospital officials , from left, Melissa Baurer, executive director of community development; Maggie Hudson, CEO and president; Cassondra Posvar, executive director of revenue & reimbursement; Abbie Proctor, primary care operations manager; and Eric Pritchard, executive director of the hospital foundation. JAMES DAY
Levy goes to voters
Stayton pool, parks costs up, proposed levy rises too
By Stephen Floyd
The City of Stayton has put a parks and pool levy on the November ballot at more than twice the current levy rate due to rising operational costs, which has prompted concern from some officials.
Measure No. 24-515 will appear on the Nov. 4 Special Election ballot and would impose property taxes of $1.10 per $1,000 of assessed value for five years starting July of 2026. This rate is 120% higher than the current levy of $0.50 per $1,000 of assessed value, approved by voters in 2021. The city said costs have risen since 2021 related to personnel, equipment and materials.
According to the city, parks and pool operations cost $858,100 during the prior fiscal year. The current levy covered $378,000 of this, while $136,000 was supported by user fees and $344,100 was subsidized by the general fund.
When the Stayton City Council voted to place the measure on the ballot during its regular meeting Aug. 4, they were split due to the rate increase and other concerns. They initially voted down the proposal in a 3-2 decision that
included a tie-breaking no-vote by Mayor Brian Quigley. Quigley said residents “are pretty strapped as it is” with multiple demands on their pocketbooks. He said he was uncomfortable asking voters for such a significant tax increase just to sustain current operations and without offering any new services.
The council has considered re-opening Wilderness Park with increased levy funds, but has yet to finalize an agreement to do so with the Marion Soil and Water Conservation District.
After the proposal was rejected, Councilor Ken Carey, who voted against it, said he believes voters should be allowed to make an informed decision about whether or not the increase is too high. He said he was willing to change his vote on this basis and the council voted unanimously to reconsider the issue.
During the second vote, Carey joined those in favor and the proposal passed 3-1. Councilor Jordan Ohrt remained opposed due to the rate increase and uncertainties about Wilderness Park.
ODOT considers closure of Hwy. 22 park-and ride lot Luke Bauer resigns, council seat
now open
The Stayton City Council is seeking to fill an open seat after the resignation of former Councilor Luke Bauer. Applications are due Sept. 30.
Bauer, a local contractor and business owner, was appointed to fill a council vacancy Jan. 6. He had come in third in a race for two council seats during the November 2024 election.
His resignation was announced by Mayor Brian Quigley during the council’s July 21 meeting.
According to city code, the mayor is empowered to fill a council vacancy. The appointment must be ratified by the council. An appointee would serve through 2026.
Residents interested in the position must be legally eligible to hold public office in Stayton. Letters of interest can be sent to citygovernment@staytonoregon. gov or 362 N. Third Ave., Stayton, OR 97383.
– Stephen Floyd
By James Day
The Oregon Department of Transportation is considering closing the park-and-ride lot on the Cascade Highway at Highway 22 amid concerns raised by the City of Stayton.
The city sent a letter to ODOT about the facility, which is on ODOT property between Stayton and Sublimity. Concerns listed include litter, overnight RV camping and loitering.
“I’ve gotten calls about it,” said Stayton City Manager Julia Hadjuk, “and Sublimity has as well.”
Marion County officials hosted a May 27 Town Hall to hear from residents about the issue. ODOT officials also participated but emphasized that no final decision has been reached.
Stayton has discussed the issue at two council meetings, including the July 21 session in which councilors agreed to have Hajduk draft a letter which indicated the city has “no opposition” should the lot be closed.
The lot includes a Cherriots bus stop, which would have to be relocated. Councilor Jordan Ohrt said that such a move could be an opportunity to find ways to improve bus service in town.
Multiple councilors as well as Mayor Brian Quigley and Hajduk said they had done drive-bys at the property. It’s used by commuters as well as some outdoors enthusiasts who meet there before fishing or hiking outings.
Quigley and Ohrt also both noted that it is unfortunate that the lot is the first thing that people see when they come into Stayton.
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Frequent Address
Santiam Senior Center 41818 Kingston-Jordan Road, Stayton Stayton Community Center, 400 W Virginia St.
Stayton Public Library, 515 N First Ave. Weekly Events
Monday
Stayton Community Food Bank, 9 a.m. - noon, 1210 Wilco Road. Repeats Monday - Friday. 503-769-4088
Santiam Senior Center, 10 a.m.4 p.m. Monday-Friday. Seniors 50 and older. Daily, weekly, monthly events. 503-767-2009, santiamseniorcenter.com
Senior Meals, 11:30 a.m. Delivery only. Age 60 and older. Serves Stayton, Sublimity, Aumsville, Lyons, Marion, Mehama. Repeats Wednesday, Friday. $3 donation suggested. For delivery, call Ginger, 503-769-7995.
Bingo, 1 - 3:30 p.m., Santiam Senior Center. Cards $.05-.10 per game. Bring a can or box of non-perishable food for Stayton Food Bank, get a free card. Seniors 50+. Free. Repeats Thursday. 503-767-2009
Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., New Life Foursquare Church, 1090 N First Ave., Stayton. Repeats Thursday and Friday.
Family Storytime, 10:30 a.m., Stayton Public Library. Explore early literacy through songs and rhythms, stories and rhyme. All ages welcome. Free. 503-769-3313
Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Calvary Lutheran Church, 198 SE Fern Ridge Road, Stayton. Use side entrance to church.
Wednesday
Stayton/Sublimity Chamber Business Network, 8:15 a.m. Networkbuilding event for local businesses, non-profit professionals. Location varies each week. For location, call 503-769-3464.
St. Boniface Archives and Museum, 9 a.m. - noon, 370 Main St., Sublimity. Learn about Sublimity; family history. Free. 503-508-0312
Intermediate Tai Chi, 10:15 - 11 a.m., Santiam Senior Center. Seniors 50+. Free for members. Repeats Friday. 503-767-2009
Toddler Storytime: Stay & Play, 10:30 a.m., Stayton Public Library. Explore early learning and literacy together with your infant or toddle, then stay for different activities and stations for play. Older siblings welcome. Free. 503-769-3313
Beginner Tai Chi, 11:15 a.m. - noon, Santiam Senior Center. Seniors 50+. Free for members. Repeats Friday. 503-767-2009
Stayton Area Rotary, noon, Santiam Golf Club, 8724 Golf Club Road, Aumsville. Guests welcome. 503-508-9431, staytonarearotary.org
Cascade Country Quilters, 12:30 p.m., Santiam Senior Center. 50+. 503-767-2009
Beginner Line Dancing, 12:30 - 1:30 p.m., Santiam Senior Center. Seniors 50+. Free for members. Repeats Friday. 503-767-2009
Pinochle, 1 p.m., Santiam Senior Center. Single deck. Seniors 50+. Free for members. 503-767-2009
Beginner Line Dancing, 1:45 - 2:45 p.m., Santiam Senior Center. Seniors 50+. Free for members. Repeats Friday. 503-767-2009
Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 - 7:15 p.m., Calvary Lutheran Church, 198 SE Fern Ridge Road, Stayton. Use side entrance to church.
Thursday
Sublimity Quilters, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., St. Boniface Catholic Church, 375 SE Church St., Sublimity. Make quilts for local community donations and charities. Everything provided. New members welcome.
Point Man Ministries, 6 p.m., Canyon Bible Fellowship, 446 Cedar St., Lyons. Veterans support organization. 503-859-2627.
North Fork Farmers Market, 4 - 7 p.m., North Fork Station, Highway 22, Lyons. Browse homemade and handcrafted items. Free admission. Vendors wanted; $30 per market. Email lulabirdsweets@gmail.com for an application.
Saturday
Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 a.m., All Good Things Cafe, 190 Main St., Aumsville.
Alcoholics Anonymous, 10 a.m., New Life Foursquare Church, 1090 N First Ave., Stayton.
Aumsville Historical Society, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m., Aumsville Historical Museum, 599 Main St. Not open holiday weekends. Ted Shepard, 503-749-2744
Revival Youth Hangout, 5 - 6:30 p.m., New Hope Community Church, 657 N Second Ave., Stayton. Follow “Revival_ Heartbeat” on Instagram and Tiktok. revivalheartbeat@gmail.com
Sunday
Community Lampstand, 5 -7 p.m., Brown House Event Center, 425 N First Ave., Stayton. Learn how the Bible inspired the works of the Founding Fathers in the creation of the United States and its founding documents. Free. Diannah, 503-881-6147
5 p.m., Sublimity Harvest Festival Grounds, 11880 SE Sublimity Road. Truck, tractor, monster truck competition. Food booths, vendors, Kid-Zone, Entertainment Tent, live music. Repeats Sept. 6-7. For complete list of events, daily admission, see sublimityharvestfestival.com
Saturday, Sept. 6
Harvest Festival Fun Run
9 a.m., Church Park, 375 E Main St., Sublimity. 5K & 3K run/walk on asphalt road surface. $20/ person. Age 12 and under free. Proceeds benefit Cascade View Christian School’s Outdoor School Program. Register at sublimityharvestfest.com.
Aumsville Saturday Market
Monday, Sept. 1
Labor Day
Tuesday, Sept. 2
Stayton Lions Club
Noon, Covered Bridge Cafe, 510 N Third Ave., Stayton. Club and new members are welcome. Repeats Sept. 16. staytonlionsclub.org
Stayton Parks and Rec Board
6 p.m., Stayton Planning Building, 311 N Third Ave. Agenda available. Open to public. 503-769-3425
Stayton City Council
7 p.m., Stayton Community Center. Open to public. Agenda available. 503-769-3425, staytonoregon.gov
Wednesday, Sept. 3
Aumsville Senior Social Circle
10 a.m. - noon, Riverview Bank, 112 Main St., Aumsville. Join Aumsville’s senior community for a morning of cards, dice and conversation. Feel free to bring your own games. Free. Sponsored by Aumsville Exchange Club. Repeats Sept. 17.
Home School Day
10 a.m. - 2 p.m., The Oregon Garden, 879 W Main St., Silverton. Home school students aged 5 to 12 can experience a day of outdoor learning. Hands-on, self-paced learning stations throughout the Garden. Pre-registration not required. Adults $14, $10 for students aged 12 - 17, $7 for children aged 5 - 11. Jenna Mendenhall, 503-880-5411, mendenhall@ofri.org
10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Porter-Boone Park, 1105 Main St., Aumsville. Fresh produce, specialty food, baked goods, flowers, gardening and more. Free admission. Repeats Sept. 27. 503-749-2030
Harvest Festival Parade
11 a.m., Sublimity. Parade starts at Stayton Elementary on NE Starr Street, travels west to N Center Street to SE Church Street. sublimityharvestfest.com
Sunday, Sept. 7
Harvest Breakfast
7 a.m. - noon, Sublimity Fire Station, 115 N Parker St. Eggs, pancakes, sausage and beverage. $10 adults. $7 children 5 - 10. Free children 4 & under. $8 seniors 60+. All proceeds and donations are used for Santiam Hospital Auxiliary scholarship program and medical supplies for various hospital departments.
Monday, Sept. 8
Daughters of American Revolution
10 a.m., Stayton United Methodist Church, 1450 Fern Ridge Road. DAR and America’s 250th year celebration. Open to all. 503-508-8246
Sublimity City Council
6 p.m., Sublimity City Hall, 245 NW Johnson. Open to public. Agenda available. 503-769-5475, cityofsublimity.org
Stayton Fire District Board
6 p.m.,. Stayton Fire Station, 1988 W Ida St. Agenda available. Open to public. 503-769-2601, staytonfire.org
Aumsville City Council
7 p.m., Chester Bridges Memorial Community Center, 555 Main St., Aumsville. Open to public. Agenda available. 503-749-2030, aumsville.us
Lyons Fire District Board
7 p.m., Lyons Fire Station, 1114 Main St. Agenda available. Open to public. 503-859-2410, lyonsrfd.org
Cascade School Board
7 p.m., Cascade District Office, 10226 SE Marion Road, Turner. Open to public. Agenda available. 503-749-8010, cascade.k12.or.us
Tuesday, Sept. 9
Ancestry Detectives
10 a.m. - noon, Silver Falls Library. Join fellow family history explorers finding new cousins, aunts, uncles and grandparents. All welcome. Free. ancestrydetectives.org
Wednesday, Sept. 10
Wheels of Change
Noon, Santiam Hospital, 1401 N 10th Ave., Stayton. Learn skills to live well, whether your goal is prevention or improving your ability to manage chronic conditions. Light lunch provided. Free. Register: CHW@ santiamhospital.org, 503-769-9319
RDS Board Meeting
5 p.m., Beauchamp Building, 278 E High St., Stayton. Revitalize Downtown Stayton monthly meeting. Open to public. 503-767-2317, downtownstayton.org
Thursday, Sept. 11
Patriot Day
Mount Angel Oktoberfest Opens 11 a.m. Mt. Angel. Food, crafts, music, dancing, car shows, free children’s area. Repeats through Sept. 14. For a complete list of events, visit oktoberfest.org.
Aumsville Food Pantry
Noon - 4 p.m., Bethel Baptist Church, 645 Cleveland St., Aumsville. Open to people in need of food items. Repeats Sept. 25. 503-749-2128
Santiam Heritage Foundation
6 p.m., Brown House Event Center, 425 N First Ave., Stayton. Board of trustees’ meeting. Open to public. 503-769-8860
Aumsville Fire District
6:30 p.m., Aumsville Fire Station, 490 Church St. Agenda available. Open to public. 503-749-2894, aumsvillefire.org
Lyons Library Board
7 p.m., Lyons Public Library, 279 Eighth St. 503-859-2366
Saturday, Sept. 13
Fall Doll Show & Sale
10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Linn County Expo Center, 3700 E Knox Butte Dr., Albany. Wagon Wheel Doller’s annual doll show. Dolls, bears, books, toys, miniatures. $7/ person. Children 10 and under are free. Pre-sale 9 - 10 a.m. with $10 admission. Food available. Verni, 541-979-2097, wagonwheelcollers@gmail.com
6 - 9 p.m., Silver Falls Brewery, 207 Jersey St., Silverton. Silverton High School’s class of 2000 25th reunion. $10/person. Shana Christensen, 503-949-1900, sfclassof2000silverto@gmail.com
Sunday, Sept. 14
Brown House Tour
Noon - 2 p.m., Brown House Event Center, 425 N First Ave., Stayton. Tour the historic Charles and Martha Brown House. $5/ person. Children under 18 are free. For a special reserved guided tour, call 503-769-8860.
Monday, Sept. 15
Stayton Friends of the Library
11 a.m., Stayton Public Library. New members welcome. 503-932-2733. Red Cross Blood Drive
1 - 6 p.m., Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 1077 N Sixth Ave., Stayton. For appointments visit redcrossblood.org or call 800-733-3767.
Stayton City Council
7 p.m., Stayton Community Center. Open to public. Agenda available. 503-769-3425, staytonoregon.gov
Santiam Masonic Meeting
7 p.m., Santiam Lodge #25, 122 N Third Ave., Stayton. All Masons are welcome. New members encouraged to drop by. “Santiam Lodge #25” on Facebook.
Tuesday, Sept. 16
Alzheimer’s Education
1 - 2:15 p.m., Santiam Hospital, 1401 N 10th Ave., Stayton. Responding to dementia-related behaviors, presented by Alzheimer’s Association. Free. Register: 800-272-3900
Build It! LEGOS
3:30 - 4:30 p.m., Stayton Public Library. Release your inner builder. Repeats through Sept. 19. Free. All ages. 503-769-3313
American Legion Post #58
6 - 7:30 p.m., Weddle Funeral Service, 1777 N Third Ave., Stayton. All veterans and all branches of service are welcome. Post #58 will pay first year’s dues for all who join. 503-508-2827
North Santiam Watershed Council
Wednesday, Sept. 17
Stayton Library Board
6 p.m., Stayton Public Library. Open to public. Agenda available. 503-769-3313
Thursday, Sept. 18
Stayton Public Arts Commission
6 p.m., Stayton Public Works Building, 311 N Third Ave. Help plan and organize local art events. Open to public. Jennifer Siciliano, 503-769-2998, JSiciliano@ staytonoregon.gov. NSSD Board
6 p.m., District Office, 1155 N First Ave., Stayton OR TBA. Board meeting for North Santiam School District. Open to public. Agenda available. 503-769-6924, nsantiam.k12.or.us
Saturday, Sept. 20
Bethel Clothing Closet
9 a.m. - noon, Bethel Baptist Church, 645 Cleveland St., Aumsville. Clothing from newborn to 2x. Free. 503-749-2128
Flea Market
9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Santiam Valley Grange, 1140 Fifth St., Lyons. Hamburger lunch available with potato salad, deviled eggs, dessert, coffee, pop. Free admission. Table available. 503-859-2161
7 p.m., Chester Bridges Memorial Community Center, 555 Main St., Aumsville. Open to public. Agenda available. 503-749-2030, aumsville.us
Tuesday, Sept. 23
Lyons City Council
6:30 p.m., Lyons City Hall, 449 Fifth St. Open to public. Agenda available. 503-859-2167, cityoflyons.org
6 p.m. Zoom. Open to public. For Zoom link information, call 503-930-8202 or email council@northsantiam.org.
Thursday, Sept. 25
Red Cross Blood Drive
Noon - 5 p.m., Sublimity Fire Station, 115 NW Parker St. For appointments visit redcrossblood.org or call 800-733-3767.
Spotlight Theatre Presents
7 p.m., The Spotlight, 383 N Third Ave., Stayton. Agatha Christie’s “Murder on the Orient Express,” directed by Shannon Rempel. Tickets $15/general admission, $12/seniors & college students, $10/teens ages 14-17, $8/youth ages 4-13. Show repeats Sept. 26-28 and Oct. 2-5. Tickets at spotlightct.com
Friday, Sept. 26
Regis Alumni Day
5 - 7 p.m., Regis High, 550 W Regis St., Stayton. Catch up with old friends, enjoy a barbecue and join in a friendly game of cornhole. All alumni attendees get free admission to the Homecoming football game. 503-769-2159, regisstmary.org
Paint & Sip
6 p.m., Stayton Public Library. Information evening of freestyle painting and seasonal non-alcoholic beverages after hours at the library. Supplies provided. Free. 503-769-3313
Saturday, Sept. 27
Santiam Canyon River Run
9:30 a.m., Snow Peak Brewing, 280 E Water St., Stayton. 10K run, 5K & 3K run/ walk. $45/person. Finishers receive a commemorative pint glass with a coupon for soda or beer from Snow Peak. Checkin begins at 8 a.m. Benefits Santiam Hospital & Clinics Foundation. Register at shcfoundation/event/santiam-canyonriver-run.
Sunday, Sept. 28
Jordan Chicken Dinner
10:30 a.m. - 3 p.m., Our Lady of Lourdes, 39043 Jordan Road, Scio. Chicken dinner, cruise-in, fly-in, and drawings. $20/adults. $5/ages 6-12. Children 5 and under are free. Only 2,000 dinner tickets available. Order by calling the church at 503-3942347. More info at lourdesjordan.com.
Wednesday, Sept. 24
Book Discussion Club
4 p.m., Stayton Public Library. Bring a book of your choice to talk about and pick up the book for next month. Tea, treats provided. Free. 503-769-3313
Monday, Sept. 29
Sublimity Planning Commission
7 p.m., Sublimity City Hall, 245 NW Johnson St. Open to public. Agenda available. 503-769-5475, cityofsubllmity.org
Stayton Planning Commission
7 p.m., Stayton Community Center. Open to the public. Agenda available. 503-769-3425, staytonoregon.gov
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How Can We Know We Will Go to Heaven?
This month’s article was written by my friend, Randy Alcorn. You can contact him at www.epm.org
Arecent poll indicated that for every American who believes he or she is going to hell, there are 120 who believe they're going to heaven. The truth is that according to the Bible we don’t automatically get to go to heaven. In fact, hell is our default destination (Matthew 7:13-14). Unless our sin problem is solved, we can't enter heaven. That's the bad news. But once that’s straight in our minds, we’re ready to hear the good news concerning Jesus Christ.
ONLY TWO OPTIONS
There are only two possible destinations when we die: heaven or hell. Can we really know in advance where we'll go? The Apostle John, one of the writers of the Bible, tells us we can know.
“I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life” (1 John 5:13).We can know for sure that we'll go to heaven when we die. But how?
It’s a matter of how we deal with the problem of our sin. To sin means to fall short of God’s holy standards—to be less than God intended for us. Sin is what ended paradise in the Garden of Eden. And all of us, just like Adam and Eve, are sinners. “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23). Sin separates us from having a relationship with God (Isaiah 59:2) and it deceives us into thinking that wrong is right
and that right is wrong (Proverbs 14:12). Sin is terrible, but God has provided a solution: “For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Romans 6:23).
Jesus Christ, the Son of God, has loved us in a very specific way. He left the riches of heaven to become a man and rescue us from our sin.
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16). He came to identify Himself with us in our humanity and our weakness, but He did so without being tainted by sin, selfdeception, or any moral failings (Hebrews 4:15-16).
Jesus died on the cross as the only One good enough to pay the penalty our sins demanded: “For our sake He [God] made Him [Jesus] to be sin who knew no sin, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God” (2 Corinthians 5:21). But then, in
victory over death, God raised Jesus from the grave, defeating the consequences of sin (1 Corinthians 15:3-4, 54-57). When Christ died on the cross for us, He said, “It is finished” (John 19:30). In those times “It nished” was commonly written across certificates of debt when they were paid. It meant “Paid in full.” Christ died so that our debt of sin could once and for all time be marked “Paid in full.”
THE CRITICAL DECISION
It is only when our sins are dealt with by faith in Christ that we can enter heaven. We cannot pay our own way. Jesus said, “No one comes to the Father except through me” (John 14:6). “There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved” (Acts 4:12).
Because of Jesus’ death on the cross on our behalf, God now freely offers us forgiveness. But to be forgiven, we must recognize and repent of our sins. Forgiveness is not automatic. It’s conditioned upon our confession: “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9).
Christ offers this free gift of forgiveness, salvation, and eternal life to everyone. But we must come to Christ empty-handed. We can take no credit for salvation.
“For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast” (Ephesians 2:8-9).
By Randy Alcorn
So, this gift cannot be earned or achieved. It’s dependent solely on Christ’s generous sacrifice for us.
NOW IS THE TIME FOR YOU TO GET RIGHT WITH GOD.
Confess your sinfulness and accept Christ’s sacrifice for you. Ask God to forgive you for Jesus’ sake. Put your faith in Him alone.
If you understand what God has done for you, you may want to express it in words like these: “Dear Lord, I confess that I do not measure up to Your perfect standard. Thank You for sending Jesus to die for my sins. I now place my trust in Him alone as my Savior. Thank You for saving me.”
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Four years for knife attack
An Aumsville man has been sentenced to almost four years in prison after pleading guilty to attacking a woman with a knife during a domestic assault in February. Daniel John Nelson, 33, pled guilty Aug. 13 in Marion County Circuit Court to unlawful use of a weapon, strangulation and fourth-degree assault. He was sentenced to 45 months in prison. As part of a plea agreement prosecutors dropped a charge of seconddegree assault, which carried a minimum of 70 months in prison.
Nelson was arrested Feb. 14 for offenses occurring Feb. 4. In his plea agreement he admitted to attacking the victim with a knife, impeding her breathing with his hands and causing minor injuries. The incident occurred in front of a minor child, according to court records. He was separately sentenced to 150 days in jail for a probation violation in another case involving the same victim, to be served alongside his prison sentence. He pled guilty Dec. 19, 2024, to reckless endangerment after threatening her with a gun and was sentenced to a year of probation. His arrest for the knife threat was a violation of this sentence.
Plea deal for child porn
A Stayton man is facing more than a decade in prison after
pleading guilty to possessing child pornography. The defense is asking for a lesser sentence of probation and therapy. Frederick Neil Cusimano, 23, pleaded guilty July 14 in Marion County Circuit Court to four counts of first-degree encouraging child sex abuse and two counts of encouraging sexual assault of an animal.
According to a plea agreement filed that day, prosecutors are prepared to argue for 10 years and 11 months in prison during sentencing Sept. 15 before Judge Lindsay Partridge. The defense is prepared to argue for five years of probation to include sex offender therapy, and the forfeiture of all electronic devices in Cusimano’s possession. He remains released on bail while sentencing is pending and may not have contact with minors or any internet access except for legal aid.
He was charged July 29, 2024, with offenses occurring that April and May. According to court records, he downloaded multiple media files depicting sexual acts involving children.
Arrest for bat assault
A Stayton man is facing a felony charge for allegedly threatening a man with a baseball bat and later contacting the victim in spite of court orders. Kermet Nelson Bodda, 65, was charged Aug. 22 in Marion County Circuit Court with unlawful use of a weapon and contempt of court for an
incident on July 26.
According to the Stayton Police Department, Bodda and the other man were arguing and throwing objects at each other when Bodda allegedly began chasing the other man with a baseball bat. Bodda was booked and released from the Marion County Jail with orders to possess no weapons and to have no contact with the victim or his residence. Bodda allegedly returned to the residence later that day and was arrested a second time. He was released from jail again with the same conditions. If convicted, Bodda faces up to five years in prison. He is due in court Sept. 30 for arraignment.
Janice Davis death ruled accidental
A Stayton woman who went missing in July and was later found dead in the woods near her home died accidentally, according to authorities. Janice Christine Davis, 58, was reported missing July 16 and was last seen on foot “disoriented and confused,” said police. She was known to walk the paths near her house and on July 21 police announced they had found her deceased in a wooded area far from the established paths. The Marion County District Attorney’s Office confirmed the cause of death was “probable fall and drowning” and Davis’s passing was ruled accidental.
-- Stephen Floyd
Virginia Marie Basl
Virginia Marie Basl, 89, passed away on Aug. 19, 2025 in Stayton, Oregon. She was born to Leo and Maurina (Linenberger) Miller on July 18, 1936 in Salem, Oregon.
Virginia married James Basl in April of 1956 and together they raised eight children. Virginia was a homemaker and loved being outdoors, gardening and tending to her flower beds. She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband, James Basl, and two children, Juanita Conaway and Elaine Tinney; two brothers and five sisters. She is survived by her children, Beverly Dulley, Joe Basl, Eileen Turek, Marvin Basl, Donna Lue Hunt, Yvonne Amstutz; 16 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren.
Diana Dorothea Callsen
Donald Edward Washburn
May 21, 1958 – Aug. 15, 2025
Recitation of Rosary wias be held at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church on Aug. 27, followed by Mass of Christian Burial. Interment was at St. Boniface Cemetery. Serving the family, North Santiam Funeral Service, Stayton.
Daily Mass: Monday-Friday, 8:15 am, Saturday, 8:00 am
Diana Dorothea Callsen passed away on July 31, 2025, in Portland, Oregon. She was born Sept. 18, 1943 in McCloud, California. Diana married Charles Callsen in Mount Shasta, California on Nov. 30, 1968.
She worked as a beautician and then as a teacher’s aide. Diana was a faithful member of St. Mary’s in Shaw, Oregon. Her hobbies included her love for spending time with her grandsons, following grandson Garrett’s basketball games, working on the property, keeping busy with mowing and weeding.
Diana was an animal lover, mostly dogs, and a very proud grandmother. Her parents preceded her in death. She is survived by her husband, Charley Callsen; her son, Cory, and his wife, Debbie; her grandchildren, Collin and Garrett; and her brother, Bill Cottini.
Contributions in her honor can be made to Doernbecher’s Children’s Hospital. Serving the family, North Santiam Funeral Service, Stayton.
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On Aug. 15, 2025 Donald (Donnie) Edward Washburn passed away at the age of 67 in Stayton, Oregon. He was born to Donald and Mary Lou (Runions) Washburn on May 21, 1958 in Salem, Oregon.
Donald worked for Norpac for over 12 years. His hobbies included his love for tinkering.
Donald is preceded in death by his parents.
He is survived by his children: Heather (Warren) Silbernagel, Doug (Chelsea) Washburn and Katlynn (Trent) Hardin; sisters, Vicky Goedhart and Kathy Williams; and six grandchildren. Serving the family, North Santiam Funeral Service, Stayton.
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Fall potpourri Voltin on comeback trail, Eagles get new AD
Tyler Voltin is close to being all the way back. The former Regis High of Stayton three-sport standout worked his way into the starting right guard spot at Oregon State University last fall and performed well as the Beavers rushed for a total of 598 yards in convincing wins vs. Idaho State and San Diego State.
However, Voltin injured his right knee in the San Diego State game and did not play the rest of the season. He had surgery on his medial collateral ligament last September and followed that with anterior cruciate ligament surgery in October. He has been rehabbing ever since and while not cleared for full pads in practice, he is with the team daily and hopes to be ready for action later this season.
Voltin, a 6-4, 379-pound redshirt senior, said the rehab and treatment regimen imposed by the OSU staff has gone “pretty smooth and I haven’t had any setbacks. We’re progressively loading more activity onto the knee and I feel really good about it.”
“He sets really good standards,” Voltin said of “Coach Cav,” adding “we are going to be a tough and physical offensive line.”
The 2025 season will be the second and final one for the Beavers in their state of conference limbo after the Pac-12 blew up. The new Pac12 is scheduled to start next season, with the Beavers and Washington State welcoming Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, San Diego State, Utah State, and Texas State into the conference for football and Gonzaga for other sports.
cross country at McNary High in Keizer. He is currently finishing his master’s in educational leadership from the University of Oregon.
“The interview committee was very impressed with David’s skills, talents, abilities and experience,” North Santiam School District
Superintendent Lee Loving told Our Town. “David has big shoes to fill, but we look forward to him joining the Stayton High School administrative team in our district’s work to positively impact every student’s life by helping each student grow and become future-ready.”
Cascade: Athletic Director James Rise has left the high school to take a job as principal at Pratum and Central Howell schools in the Silver Falls School District. Rise previously served as AD at Silverton High before joining Cascade in 2022. Superintendent Darin Drill told Our Town that Shane Hedrick, the Cougars’ football coach, will serve as interim athletic director for this school year and that the district plans to hire a permanent replacement for the 2026-27 school year.
Voltin said he is “very optimistic” about the prospects for the Beavers, 5-7 a year ago, who opened their season Aug. 30 with a home game vs. California. “This could be a very good year,” he said.
Voltin also praised the work of “new” offensive line coach Mike Cavanaugh, a long-time OSU fixture, who is back with the O-line for the first time since a 2005-14 run in the job.
Voltin, meanwhile, expects to graduate next term with a degree in kinesiology. He hopes to have a career in sports and business, but has not yet nailed down what that will look like.
Stayton: David Holcomb has taken over as athletic director at Stayton High. Holcomb, who replaces Darren Shryock, has served for the past two years as the district’s teaching and learning coordinator. A Salem Academy and Corban University graduate, Holcomb coached football, track and field and
“I am excited about the possibilities that lie before us,” Holcomb told Our Town “We are in a great spot with our coaching staff – there isn’t a school around us that I would want to swap coaching staffs with. We have tremendous kids who want to improve every day, both in the classroom and through competition. Our facilities are top-notch, and we are proud of them as a community.
“I look forward to supporting all students, teachers, and coaches at Stayton. I am excited to develop strong partnerships with our teachers, coaches, boosters, and community members to provide our kids with opportunities that will prepare them for success beyond high school. Go Eagles!”
Running: The Santiam Hospital & Clinics Foundation is hosting the first Santiam Canyon River Run on Saturday, Sept. 27. A 3K run-walk, a 5K run-walk and a 10K run are on the docket, with races starting and finishing at Snow Peak Brewing, 280 East Water in Stayton. All three courses include stretches along the North Santiam River. Check in is at 8 a.m., with races starting at 9:30 a.m. Race registration costs $45 and is available at https://runsignup.com/Race/OR/Stayton/ SantiamCanyonRiverRun/. Proceeds go to the hospital foundation.
For more information call 503-769-2175, ext 1273 or email shcfoundationinfo@ santiamhospital.org.
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AI Artificial Ignorance invades everything internet
You may have noticed that AI – I call it artificial ignorance – has popped up nearly everywhere on the internet. Social media, chat bots and other clever little diversions. They are aimed at drawing your attention away from anything important. Stories are fake, photos are fake and “people” are fake. It’s as though reality has been replaced not by individuals’ imaginations but by computers that string together prompts in an effort to create piffle.
Actually, piffle is too kind a word. Something with four letters might be more appropriate.
In other words, AI is the purest form of garbage. No one checks it, no one questions it and no one seems to care. Yet social media companies sell gullible advertisers billions of dollars worth of ads that are targeted at the public.
Last year alone, Meta, which brings you Facebook and Instagram among other social media platforms, made
a little over $62 billion, mainly from advertising. Google, which owns YouTube, raked in a net income of about $100 billion last year.
Just imagine if Meta and YouTube did something worthwhile!
Let’s take a look at YouTube, which appears to publish more AI garbage than anyone. There’s one video in which an orca jumps in the back of a boat. A sure giveaway is there is no information about it. No time, place, date – nothing. Just fake stuff. Also, if that had actually happened, legitimate news sources would likely have covered it, using real reporters and photographers.
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Other “things” on YouTube are photos of movie stars grabbed off the internet accompanied by an AI voice reading poorly written AI narratives. Again, there is no attribution for the photos or the writing. I suppose no one would admit to being involved in it.
YouTubers and denizens of other websites have always relied on lowest common denominators to get clicks, but now they don’t even bother to copy video from other websites. They plug in some prompts like “tornado,” “trailer park” and “flying cow” and viola –there’s the perfect clip that will attract thousands of clicks from the artificially ignorant audience.
Then there are fake movie trailers. Several for “Top Gun III” promise a reprise of Tom Cruise’s blockbusters. It might be interesting if it weren’t fake.
So what does this all add up to? Nothing. You see nothing real, and you learn nothing.
It’s meant to occupy the terminally bored with photos and videos that aren’t real.
We are told that AI will help scientists find new solutions for the world’s problems. Diseases will be cured. And AI will be used to make people smarter with a minimum of effort.
So far, though, AI is just a crutch for lazy students who resist the thought of doing their own work and prefer to try to cheat their way through school. It’s also used by members of the public who are too lazy to read a book.
Communist rabble-rouser Karl Marx once said that religion is the “opium of the masses.” If he only knew.
AI has taken over that role.
Carl Sampson is a freelance writer and editor. He lives in Stayton.
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