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2A Wednesday, July 13, 2016 Appeal Tribune THE WEEK AHEAD JULY 13 Lunaria Gallery: “Life Sized” featuring small scale carved wood sculptures by Deb- orah Unger and jewelry by Alex Chaney. Gallery hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, 113 N Water St., Silverton. Free. 503-873-7734, Lunariagallery.com. THROUGH JULY 31 Borland Gallery: Artwork displayed. Gal- lery hours: 8 a.m. to noon Mondays, Tues- days, Thursdays and Fridays; 9 a.m. to noon Wednesdays; noon to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, 303 Coolidge St., Silverton. Free. 503-363-9310, Silvertonarts.org. THROUGH JULY 29 White Oak Gallery: “Eden and After” paintings and poetry of Robin Humelbaugh and Colette Tennant. Gallery hours: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesdays-Sundays, 216 E Main St., Silverton. Free. 503-399-9193, Thewhite- oak.info. THURSDAY Movies in the Garden — “Snatch”: Pre- sented by Willamette Valley Pie Company. Doors open at 7 p.m. Movie will start at dusk. Food and beverages will be available for purchase, Oregon Garden, 879 W Main St., Silverton. $4; $3 ages 12 to 17; $2 ages 5 to 11; $2 members; free ages 4 and younger. 503-874-8100, Oregongarden.org. SATURDAY Saturday Lunches: Noon to 1:30 p.m., Trinity Lutheran Church, 500 N Second St., Silverton. Free. (503) 873-2635. Silvertongues Toastmasters: Develop speaking skills by organizing your thoughts, thinking on your feet and building confi- dence and leadership skills in a friendly and supportive environment. Guests invited, 7:30 to 8:30 a.m., Silverton Community Seventh- Day Adventist Church, 1159 Oak St., Silver- ton. 503-873-4198. Art in the Garden: Features pieces from ten artists, with four of those pieces being built specifically for The Oregon Garden. All pieces are available for sale, 6:30 to 10 p.m. Featured artists will give talks about their installations and inspiration, while guests enjoy live music and wine tasting during an opening reception between 6:30 and 8 p.m., Oregon Garden, 879 W Main St, Silverton. $20; $5 members in advance; $25; $10 mem- bers at the door. 503-874-8100, Oregongar- den.org. Address P.O. Box 13009 Salem, OR 97309 JULY 21 FRIDAY ESTABLISHED 1880 Previously the Silverton Appeal Tribune & Mt. Angel News Movies in the Garden - The Sandlot: Outdoor screening of The Sandlot (PG), presented by Willamette Valley Pie Compa- ny. Food and beverages available for pur- chase. Happy hour from 7 to 8 p.m. Movie starts at dusk, 7 to 11:30 p.m., Oregon Gar- den, 879 W Main St, Silverton. $4; $3 ages 12 to 17; $2 ages 5 to 11; $2 members; free ages 4 and younger. 503-874-8100, www.Ore- gongarden.org/events/movies-in-the-garden/ JULY 23, 24, 30 AND 31 Canterbury Renaissance Faire: 1500s era English marketplace, royal court, period demos, four stages of continual entertain- ment, Kids fairy land, great shopping with merchant craftsmen, tavern, food, and more, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Jousting from noon and 4 p.m. each day, 6118 Mount Angel Highway NE, Silverton. $14;$11 ages 60 and older and 6 to 12; free ages 5 and younger. 503-873- 3273, Canterburyfaire.com. Phone 503-873-8385 Fax 503-399-6706 Email sanews@salem.gannett.com Web site www.SilvertonAppeal.com CHRISTENA BROOKS SPECIAL TO THE APPEAL TRIBUNE Breathing new life into the old high school is the Silver Falls School Dis- trict’s top priority this summer, as the building will re-open as a 6th-8th- grade middle school this fall. “We are still on sched- ule to start school on time,” said Superinten- dent Andy Bellando. “But I have no doubt we’ll have to problem-solve once the school’s open.” 2KG Contractors of Portland is retrofitting the newer portions of the old high school on Schla- dor Street – additions from the 1950s, 60s and 70s – while sealing off the original brick building from 1939 that fails cur- rent safety standards. The result will be Sil- verton Middle School, Missed Delivery? 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Send letters to the editor and news releases to sanews@salem.gannett.com. SPECIAL TO THE APPEAL TRIBUNE The Silver Falls School District is busy converting the old high school into a new middle school. home to about 450 stu- dents who, in the past, would’ve attended 7th-8th-grade at Mark Twain Middle School or 6th-grade at Robert Frost School. At Silverton Middle School, the work list calls for re-plumbing nearly everything, re-wiring and installing fire suppres- sion sprinklers, adding HVAC systems, and bringing the facility into ADA compliance, among other things. The budget is tight, at best. After voters reject- ed a $24.9 million bond measure in 2014 adver- tised to fully fund the pro- ject, the school board se- cured financing for one- tenth that amount. The district’s $2.5 mil- lion loan is from Columbia Bank and will be paid back over 13 years, Bel- lando said. Project over- ages – already at 9 percent in July – will come out of the district’s capital pro- jects fund, he said. “This is not the ideal situation,” he said. “But it’s the solution that allows us to address the highest See SCHOOL, Page 4A Construction will delay drivers on Highway 214 APPEAL TRIBUNE For 70 years, Beldon Home Solutions has consistently pushed the boundaries on what a home improvement company should be. The country’s #1 recommended gutter Lifetime no-clog guarantee 20 year paint finish guarantee A chip seal project for the 4-mile section of High- way 214 between Silver- ton and Mount Angel is planned for the week of July 18-22. A contractor working for the Oregon Department of Transpor- tation will do the work. The work is during the daytime from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. each day start- ing Monday, July 18. Vari- able message signs are being posted to warn trav- elers of the scheduled work, including the dates and times. 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Many schools have no CTE classes at all and others just don’t have enough room for all the students who want to take them. For instance, we had 150 kids wanting my class last year. We only had room for about 65 but took on over 80. There’s unmet need like this all across Oregon. This is why I’m sup- porting Initiative Petition 65. With stable, adequate funding, Silverton could expand and bring its CTE offerings into the 21st century, like schools in other states have done. High school students else- where take classes with ti- tle like “medical interven- tions,” “disaster re- sponse,” “ship naviga- tion,” “forensic psychology,” and others that relate directly to good-paying jobs. CTE teaches kids basic skills like using tools, problem-solving and how to work as part of a team. We teach them about what an employer expects and how to do a job interview. The experience awakens them to possibilities for skilled jobs that they won’t necessarily learn about via a “college-only” path. We’re talking about jobs that pay living wages. The truth is, we’re try- ing to put 100 percent of kids into college when less than half of jobs re- quire a college degree. In fact, only about 38 per- cent of jobs require a col- lege degree and that num- ber is expected to stay constant. For those who don’t see themselves going to col- lege right away, high school is their best chance at getting prepared for real life. Yet most Oregon students don’t have ac- cess to these classes. One student told me, “I didn’t have much to look forward to. Now I see a good life laid out in front of me and the reason is I took your class.” Numer- ous kids have said they come to school because of my class. It’s important to know that the money for IP65 is on top of what schools al- ready get through the state school fund. It’s an increase of about 3.3 per- cent. I feel it’s my job is to prepare these kids to sur- vive after high school and the best way for me to do that is give them opportu- nities to build job skills. You can learn more about the measure at www.ip65.org. Let’s do what works: This November, vote “yes” for hands-on learn- ing for our high schools. Butch Stetson is an uto shop teacher (CTE) at Sil- verton High School.