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Fire near Silverton kills 2
MARION COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
A fire southeast of Silverton killed two and injured two others early Thursday morning.
Man, 22, still in critical condition,
injured 7-year-old boy recovering
Whitney M Woodworth
and Conner Williams
Appeal Tribune
After a deadly fire claimed the lives
of his wife and her son, Antonio Reyes,
age 22, remains in critical but stable
condition in Legacy Emanuel Medical
Center as of Sunday.
Sheriff’s deputies responded to the
family’s mobile home just before 5 a.m.
Thursday to find portions burned to the
ground. Inside the home, at the 2600
block of Silver Falls Drive SE near Sil-
verton, they discovered two people
dead and two people in need of medical
treatment.
Dora Maria Esteban, age 26, and her
son James Reyes, age 1, were killed in
the fire. Reyes’ son, 7-year-old Juan Es-
teban, was taken to Salem Hospital but
is no longer there, according to media
relations official from the hospital.
The investigation into the cause of
the fire is currently ongoing. However,
officials report that early evidence in-
dicates the fire could have been caused
by an electrical appliance.
Neighbors identified Juan Esteban
Reyes as a bright student at Silver
Crest Elementary School in Silverton.
The family was originally from Gua-
temala but had lived in the Silverton
area for about seven years, neighbor
Roxanne DeSantis said. DeSantis reg-
ularly babysat for the family and had
just spoken to them the night before.
“We are all so shocked,” she said.
“They were good people.”
DeSantis said she had spoken to a
faculty member at Silver Crest Ele-
mentary School, who said the school
was putting together plans to gather
clothes, household goods and other
items for the surviving family mem-
bers.
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New wall pays tribute to veterans Mixed opinions
abound about
local businesses
Sheldon Traver
Special to the Appeal Tribune
Special to the Appeal Tribune
SPECIAL TO THE APPEAL TRIBUNE
The wall includes four panels with the emblems of the U.S. Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air
Force with photos of the residents who served in those branches.
them and getting to know
them and knew we had to
do something.”
With help from com-
munity members and lo-
cal businesses, the trib-
ute wall became a reality.
Detroit Lake not
contaminated by
550-gallon spill
Tracy Loew
Appeal Tribune
No contamination has
been detected in streams
leading to Detroit Lake af-
ter a 550-gallon diesel
spill above the reservoir,
which provides drinking
water for Salem and other
communities.
The spill came from a
generator for an AT&T
communications tower lo-
cated on Hall Ridge in the
Willamette National For-
TO LEARN MORE
Sheldon Traver
est.
The company reported
the spill – caused by a mal-
functioning fuel system –
on Feb. 11.
It was initially report-
ed at 450 gallons.
“We’ve had a lot of sur-
face water sampling at
some unnamed tributar-
ies that flow into Detroit
Lake,” said Geoff Brown,
state on-scene coordina-
tor for the Oregon Depart-
See SPILL, Page 2A
There are four panels
with the emblems of the
U.S. Army, Navy, Marine
Corps and Air Force with
photos of the residents
who served in those
branches. The glass
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case’s back wall features
Marone’s retirement flag,
which was flown over the
Oregon Capitol Building,
and his Marine Corps uni-
See VETERANS, Page 3A
Even before Rite-Aid
moved into its new loca-
tion at the intersection of
Westfield and C streets
and Silverton Road, ru-
mors were flying about
the location.
Some were certain a
dollar type store had al-
ready signed a lease and
others said it would be Bi-
Mart. There were also
stories about how the city
had already denied appli-
cations from prospective
businesses, particularly
large chain stores.
As
Silverton
has
grown during the past
two decades, so have the
types of people within it.
Many want to keep the
city and its businesses in-
tentionally small for fear
of losing its character.
Business and residential
construction applications are
public record. Find out who
has applied in the city by
calling Silverton Planning at
503-874-2207. Jason Gott-
getreu can also answer
questions by email at jgott-
getreu@silverton.or.us.
Others want to see more
shopping options within
the city.
“The city should care
what businesses go in to
this town because it does
change the town,” said Ti-
na Crow. “I sure hope
Dollar Tree doesn’t come
to Silverton. We don’t
need cheap stuff from
China. The town should
be supporting local small
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At Davenport Place in
Silverton, stories abound
with about residents’ mil-
itary service and the his-
tory they have to share.
On March 25, a new
tribute wall was dedicat-
ed to these veterans rec-
ognizing what they did
for and continue to offer
to others. Family and
community
members
came to the Davenport
Place for the official un-
veiling.
The tribute wall was
born of a desire to recog-
nize the men and women
who served. Community
Relations Manager Bill
Marone retired from the
Marine Corps Oct. 31 af-
ter serving for 24 years.
This was his first civilian
job and he said the stories
the veterans shared reso-
nated with him.
“These communities
are filled with WWII and
Korean era veterans,” he
said. “I started talking to
