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Appeal Tribune Wednesday, August 3, 2016 3A Lake Continued from Page 1A Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, agricultural in- terests, Bonneville Power Administration, U.S. Fish and Wildlife, city and county governments and, of course, recreationists. “These low-water years make it difficult,” Helms said. For example, a guide- line used regarding fish habitat is the Willamette BiOp. That guide cites the Willamette Basin’s his- torical natural prevalence of salmon, steelhead, trout, etc., but declining populations of those fish coinciding with the re- gion’s increased human populations. The Willamette BiOp cites: “Our Willamette Valley Project dams provide tre- mendous flood risk man- agement, power genera- tion, water quality im- provement, irrigation, fish and wildlife habitat and recreation benefits to the region. “However, they also block access to signifi- cant amounts of high- quality fish spawning and rearing habitat, and pre- vent movement of sedi- ment and large wood. They have also degraded downstream habitat by al- tering seasonal flows and water temperature pat- terns that are important for fish. Hatchery fish produced to mitigate the loss of their wild cousins have also had a negative effect on the genetic di- versity and productivity of wild fish in the basin.” Helms stressed that the first and primary con- cern with regard to De- troit Lake is flood control. Following that are a host of other concerns, such as fish and wildlife habitat, agriculture irrigation, hy- dro power, and recrea- tion. It also supplies muni- cipal drinking water downstream. Helms said the diffi- culty falls in finding a way DANIELLE PETERSON / STATESMAN JOURNAL, AP Low-water levels at the marina at Detroit Lake on July 18 in Detroit. The reservoir east of Salem is projected to drop to 1,544 feet above sea level by July 23, marking the lake’s third-lowest level on that date since 2000. to balance all these inter- ests when making deci- sions. To that end, the Gates meeting was help- ful. “It was a good opportu- nity for us to talk to some of the folks who might not have otherwise heard or understood all the things we look at,” she said. “The folks there were pretty engaged.” Understanding is help- ful; cultivating ideas is a tougher task. “The meeting drew lots of folks; most have boats and or houses in Detroit,” said Dave White, presi- dent of Federal Lakes Recreation Committee Detroit Lake. White said the Corps gave a presentation that helped delineate the chal- lenges of which Helms spoke. “(We) heard a good briefing from the Corps,” White said. “Most had not heard the briefing before. Most just wanted the wa- ter flows cut down so the lake would stay fuller much longer. Some want- ed the rule curve for De- troit Lake redone to get a new curve in their favor.” White acknowledged that representatives pre- sent and the Corps point- ed out that a new study on the situation may not go in the direction boaters and recreation proponents would desire. Other ideas might prove more feasible. “What did get atten- tion, was a way to let the marinas operate longer in low-water years, was dig- ging out under the mari- nas,” White said. “They will look for funding to do this.” Of course, what would be most helpful is also out of everyone’s hands. “Bottom line, if we don’t get the rains in spring time to fill the lake, then we are in trouble,” White said. “Snow packs have about 10 percent ef- fect on the lake filling; rainfall does the rest.” jmuch@Statesman Journal.com or 503-769- 6338, cell 503-508-8157 or follow at twitter.com/just inmuch DANIELLE PETERSON / STATESMAN JOURNAL Rianna Riegelmann, 7, of Silverton, marches with law enforcement officers on Thursday. Survivor Continued from Page 1A Rianna become an honor- ary member of his basic class. The recruits enthusias- tically tackled the pro- ject, working to plan a full day of activities for the family. It took months to plan the project, Bechdolt said, adding that academy leaders love seeing Essayist Continued from Page 1A have her in our communi- ty setting a great example for us all.” Scotts Mills School Principal Kristin Jorgen- son said plans are to rec- ognize Sophia locally. “It is very exciting and we plan to make a very big deal out of it when school starts as well as recognize her at an upcoming com- munity celebration if it works out,” Kristin said. Sophia’s essay was sub- mitted via the Scotts Mills Mayor Paul Brakeman and the city council after the panel judged entries. “Our teachers at Scotts recruits serve and build positive relationships with the public. “We really try to en- courage community in- volvement,” he said. Rianna began the day with an ambulance ride from the Silverton fire station. Metro West Ambu- lance medics helped her act as a medic to a gigan- tic teddy bear “patient.” After her family arrived at the academy, the class helped Rianna and Noah gear up in police vests, hats, radios and hand- cuffs. Salem fire brought a ladder truck and Life Flight flew in to give tours. After lunch and a grad- uation ceremony, during which police awarded Rianna a completion cer- tificate for police train- ing, Salem police’s SWAT team and police dog unit stopped by in an armored rescue vehicle. Rianna said her favor- ite part of the day was joining the recruits in po- lice car chase on the acad- emy’s track. Noah drove a Washing- ton County Sheriff’s re- connaissance robot, and SWAT members helped the children call out and toss flash grenades. Rianna was reluctant at first, but after big brother stepped up and threw one, she decided to join in. Lori and Peter watched as the pair covered their ears and shrieked in de- light after the boom and flash of light. Mills Elementary prepare our students well,” Scotts Mills City Councilor Dick Bielenberg said. “Judging their contest entries is al- ways difficult. Many stu- dents score within a point of each other even when the scores of all judges are tabulated. “I wish we could for- ward several of the en- tries from our students to the next level of competi- tion. I am sure that they would all place very well in the finals.” OMA officials said 25 communities statewide participated in its con- tests this year, which in- cluded posters, essays and videos. As a first-place winner, Sophia will receive a new Apple iPad Air 2 tablet. Other first-prize winners included: » Poster – Joey Mor- ton, 5th grader from Scap- poose; » Digital Media – Lau- ren Monkewicz from Lake Oswego. Second-place prize winners in this year’s statewide contest, each receiving a new Amazon Fire HD8, were: » Poster – Doyeon Kim, 5th grader from Scouters Mountain Elementary in Happy Valley; » Essay – Emma Sta- nek, 6th grader from Ea- gle Point Middle School; and » Digital Media – Jacob Adams, 10th grader from North Bend High School. The 2016 contest’s first-place prizes were sponsored Facebook, while second-place prizes were sponsored by Port- land law firm Bullard Law. About the Oregon Mayors Association Founded in 1972, the Oregon Mayors Associa- tion (OMA) is a voluntary association of persons who hold the office of mayor. OMA is recog- nized as an affiliate or- ganization in cooperation with the League of Oregon Cities. Over two-thirds of Oregon’s mayors are ac- tive members of the OMA. jmuch@Statesman Journal.com or 503-769- 6338, cell 503-508-8157 or follow at twitter.com/jus tinmuch SWAT team members gave the children high- fives as Lori snapped a photo. Rianna is recovering and still frequents the hospital, but the family time at the academy was a chance to have a day of fun. “It’s been an amazing day,” Lori said. Email wmwood wort@statesmanjour nal.com, call 503-399-6884 or follow on Twitter @wmwoodworth www.edwardjones.com Member SIPC LOCAL ADVISORS Salem Area Keizer Area Surrounding Area Vin Searles Jeff Davis Sheryl Resner Bridgette Justis FINANCIAL ADVISOR FINANCIAL ADVISOR FINANCIAL ADVISOR FINANCIAL ADVISOR South | 503-363-0445 Liberty | 503-581-8580 Keizer | 503-304-8641 Sublimity | 503-769-3180 Michael Wooters Garry Falor Mario Montiel Tim Yount FINANCIAL ADVISOR FINANCIAL ADVISOR FINANCIAL ADVISOR FINANCIAL ADVISOR South | 503-362-5439 West | 503-588-5426 Keizer | 503-393-8166 Silverton | 503-873-2454 OREGON STATE POLICE Derek Gilbert Chip Hutchings Walt Walker FINANCIAL ADVISOR FINANCIAL ADVISOR Commercial | 503-362-9699 Lancaster | 503-585-4689 FINANCIAL ADVISOR Stayton | 503-769-4902 Caitlin Davis Tim Sparks FINANCIAL ADVISOR FINANCIAL ADVISOR West | 503-585-1464 Commercial | 503-363-0445 Crash Continued from Page 1A about four hours while OSP investigated the crash. They were assisted by Clackamas County Sher- iff’s office, Silverton Fire Department, Monitor Fire Department, Molalla Fire Department and the Oregon Department of Transportation. OR-0000378186 Two people died and three were taken to Oregon Health Services University after a crash Thursday near Scotts Mills.