WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 2016
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Old dental office to be torched in practice burn
JUSTIN MUCH
STAYTON MAIL
Drivers heading north
or south through Stayton
on Cascade Highway or
crossing east-west at Fern
Ridge and Shaff roads
nexus may see activity at
a vacant building in the
coming weeks. On Satur-
day, June 4, they will like-
ly see smoke, and maybe
even a blazing structure
fire. Stayton Fire District
will be holding a practice
burn on the former dental
office, one of the more
visible sites the depart-
ment has practiced on in
recent years. This will
mark
Stayton
Fire’s
fourth live fire of the year,
as firefighters have prac-
ticed at sites on High and
Hollister streets, and an-
other rural one on Cole
School Road. Ultimately,
that northeast corner of
Cascade Highway/Fern
Ridge Road will house
Maps Credit Union, which
plans to complete con-
struction of a new facility
in 2017. But first, Stayton
Fire will work on clearing
that site and getting some
practice in the process.
“We’ve been doing
some drills there al-
ready,” said Jay Alley,
Stayton’s assistant fire
chief. “This weekend
there will be some
recruits from the recruit
academy, so people will be
seeing some activity
there.”
Alley said the depart-
ment averages about two
live burns annually, but
this year there has been a
surplus of opportunities.
He stresses that this type
of training is unparal-
leled, affording a scenario
for
raising
ladders,
stretching hoses, and
searching for survivors in
a simulated smoky envi-
ronment; firefighters ac-
tually battle a real blaze.
“The live fire training
provides the most realis-
tic training in a building
we can give to our fire-
fighters,” Alley said.
“Even though it is a train-
ing burn, it is still fire and
JUSTIN MUCH/STAYTON MAIL
Stayton Fire District will be holding a practice burn on a
former dental office at the intersection of First
Avenue/Cascade Highway and Fern Ridge Road.
can be dangerous.”
Meanwhile, Maps gets
a demolition job, of sorts,
while providing a venue
for the firefighters to
practice.
“We’re glad we can
give Stayton’s firefight-
ers an opportunity to
practice their life-saving
skills,” said Shane Saun-
ders, Maps’ vice presi-
dent of development. “We
look forward to being a
part of the Stayton com-
munity.”
Stayton Fire District
and the Stayton Police will
be working on a strategy
to ensure the June 4 prac-
tice goes smoothly and
with minimal inconve-
nience or interruptions.
In addition to being at a
busy intersection locally,
the fire will be visible to
motorists on Highway 22.
“People are going to
see it; it’s pretty visible
right there,” Alley said.
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Triple Crown set at equine therapy stable
JUSTIN MUCH
STAYTON MAIL
Horses of Hope will
host its second “Triple
Crown Party & Auction”
fundraising event in
three years, 2 to 5 p.m.
Saturday, June 4, 2895
Cloverdale Drive SE, Tur-
ner.
The non-profit former-
ly known as Adaptive Rid-
ing Institute held a Triple
Crown in 2014, had a hia-
tus last year but plans to
host the event annually
going forward.
The
fundraiser’s
schedule and menu in-
clude:
trolley
rides;
hearty hors d’oeuvres
and delectable desserts
from Acme Café and Wild
Pear; wine, compliments
ASHLEY SMITH/STATESMAN JOURNAL
A lamb named Tootsie greets a visitor during the 78th
Annual Marion County Lamb & Wool Show and the Annual
Turner Celebration last year.
A feathered
addition to Lamb
& Wool Show
JUSTIN MUCH
STAYTON MAIL
Have you ever heard
of herding ducks?
It’s a thing, and report-
edly a fairly popular one
these past couple of dec-
ades overseas in Europe
and points elsewhere. It’s
also an exhibition that
will be featured for the
first time in Turner on
Saturday.
The 79th Annual Mar-
ion County Lamb & Wool
Show takes place from 9
a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Satur-
day, June 4, at Turner Ele-
mentary School, 7800
School Street.
Yes, duck herding
demonstrations will be
part of the show.
Lamb & Wool Show or-
ganizer Jula Galvin said
there will be two duck-
herding demonstrations
using trained sheep dogs
at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Plenty more is also on
the plate, including craft
vendors, food vendors,
wool/fiber classes, a local
spinning club and a quilt-
ers group. Plans are to
start the day with chil-
dren’s activities – Most
Beautiful Lamb, Young
Herdsman and young
market lamb classes. Of
course, the stellar local
4-H and FFA clubs will
have a presence through-
out the show.
There is also a silent
auction benefiting schol-
ars.
“Our small silent auc-
tion raises funds for local
high school graduates,”
Galvin said. “This year
the recipients are: Olivia
Fogo, Ciara Galvin and
Kirsten Snyder, all from
Cascade High School.”
For early risers and
whetted appetites, the
Masonic Lodge is hosting
a breakfast from 6 to 10
a.m., then the event’s pa-
rade begins at 11 a.m.
While the duck herd-
ing is new, one of this
year’s most venerable,
tried-and-true honorees
will be the parade’s
Grand Marshal, Carl
Schifferer.
Galvin said Schifferer
has been active in the
community for decades,
having served on the Clo-
verdale School Board,
the Cascade FFA Adviso-
ry Committee and the
Oregon Cherry Growers
as well as NORPAC.
“The Schifferer fam-
ily attended the inaugu-
ral lamb show in 1937 and
participated for many
years by showing lambs,
wool, wool handiwork
and flowers,” Galvin
said.
While Schifferer, 90,
hails from a pioneering
Cloverdale/Turner fam-
ily, the Grand Marshal
gig is a new foray for
him, though his wife,
Gerda (2008), and broth-
er, Robert (2000), have
been held the honor in the
past.
The 2016 Grand Mar-
shal is also a rich source
of local history.
Recent
correspon-
dence from the Schiffer-
er family noted that Carl
remembers that the first
Lamb Show was held be-
tween the Masonic Hall
and the railroad tracks,
encompassing an area
covered with small oak
trees. He also remem-
bers the show being held
where the Turner City
Park is now located.
“Carl has the greatest
respect and admiration
for his ancestors, and is
devoted to the memories
of the pioneers who set-
tled in the Cloverdale and
Turner
communities,”
the correspondence not-
ed. “He honors the dedi-
cation and hard work of
the founders of the Lamb
Show, including Louis
Hennies, Ronald Hogg,
the Aherns brothers, Ed-
die and Henry, the Gath
brothers, Ben Newell,
Ben and Karl Wipper and
many others who had the
vision to begin this spe-
cial community event.”
It’s tough to imagine if
those founders envision-
ing duck herding as a
part of it, but Carl will
witness it.
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ANNA REED / STATESMAN JOURNAL
Edwards Babcock III, 1, of Albany, looks at Jasmo, a miniature
therapy horse, at the Horses of Hope Oregon open house in
Turner.
of Willamette Valley
Vineyards; mint juleps in
the “Preakness Lounge;”
photo booth; live music;
video horse racing; live
and silent auction.
Cost is $75 per person;
$600 for a table of 8.
Founded in 1988, Hors-
es of Hope provides
equine therapy for chil-
dren and adults with a
wide range of physical,
emotional or behavioral
challenges. The thera-
peutic process has been
portrayed as a successful
via the use of natural
movement and empathy
of horses.
For information about
the event, contact Susan
at
susan@classacte-
vents.net or call 503-371-
8904. For information
about Horses of Hope or
the therapy process, call
503-743-3890 or visit hor
sesofhopeoregon.org.