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Cadel Terlecki, 7, of Silverton, jumps onto one of the rides. Before the kids could enjoy the fun,
volunteers worked behind the scenes to lay the groundwork for the festivities.
A closer look at the mosaic design in the remodeled fountain. Silverton residents spruced up
the town in a show of civic sprit for Homer Davenport Days.
Legion
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Jennifer said volun-
teering is a key compo-
nent to a community such
as Silverton; the catalyst
differentiating a vibrant
town from lackluster one.
“What makes Silverton
great is community in-
volvement,”
Jennifer
said. “We want to keep
this community great. We
want to encourage people
to pitch in and help out, in-
spire and create enthusi-
asm for the next genera-
tion.”
The ASAP organizers
also expressed signs of
civic promise evinced by
area youth: Natalie Mull-
er, a Silverton High
School senior has provid-
ed stellar aid within the
program, and Scotts Mills
seventh grader Sophia
Borgstahl, who earned
statewide recognition for
the Oregon Mayors Asso-
ciation for her recent civ-
ic-minded essay.
Learn more about
ASAP by contacting Josh
Burgeson,
joshburge-
son@gmail.com or call
(503) 580-1794. You can
also visit “After School
Activities Program” on
Facebook, or ask about it
at Immanuel Lutheran
Church, 303 N. Church St.,
Silverton, 97381.
Comic City, USA
SPECIAL TO THE STAYTON MAIL
Country singer Ben Rue will be performing for a home crowd Thursday night, Aug. 18, at
Vanderbeck Valley Farms, helping Silverton's After School Activities Program.
Another active Silver-
ton resident looking be-
yond the immediate Hom-
er weekend horizon was
Gus Frederick.
Scurrying
between
tasks to touch up details
with the weekend festival,
Gus stopped by to relay
information about the
next, related, feature on
the slate: Comic City, USA
.
This Oregon Historical
Society
exploration
delves into the rich comic
history within the state’s
borders, of which Homer
Davenport is no small
Next chat
What: Creekside Chat
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Where: Silver Creek Coffee House, 111 Water St., Silverton
When: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 17 (First and third
Wednesdays)
Questions and information: Contact Justin Much,
jmuch@StatesmanJournal.com; 503-769-6338, cell
503-508-8157
part.
OHS describes the ex-
hibit:
“Oregon is known glob-
ally for its impact on the
comics industry, with
many artists, writers, and
designers living, working,
and discovering their in-
spiration here. From Ore-
gon’s earliest cartoon art-
ists to people working in
Gus Frederick promotes Comic City, USA, in downtown
Silverton. Its opening celebration takes place Aug. 14.
the industry today, this
exhibition highlights thir-
teen Oregon comic art-
ists, writers, and cartoon-
ists including: Homer Da-
venport, Jack Ohman,
Carl Barks, Basil Wolver-
ton, Mike Richardson, Jan
Eliot, John Callahan, Bill
Plympton, Joe Sacco, Col-
leen Coover, Anina Ben-
nett, Paul Guinan, and
Alex Schomburg.
Comic City’s opening
celebration is scheduled
from 12 to 4 p.m. Sunday,
Aug. 14, at OHS, 1200 SW
Park Ave., Portland, while
the ongoing exhibit runs
from Aug. 12 through Jan.
31, 2017. Visit ohs.org or
contact 503-222-1741, or-
hist@ohs.org.
School
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McKeown said. “It’s not
just a rental. We want to
server the school. We
know they’ve been in exis-
tence
for
decades.
They’re starting over, and
they need to get on their
feet.”
In fact, Silverton Four-
square hasn’t charged the
school any rent yet, as the
school’s founding families
rapidly clean and upgrade
the building to house stu-
dents this fall. Its desks,
library books, and many
supplies came from Sil-
verton Christian School’s
shuttered
K-8
class-
rooms.
Silverton
Friends
Church promised to give
80 percent of last spring’s
“Mayfair” auction pro-
ceeds Silver Falls Chris-
tian School this month,
which will help begin the
year, Runion said. Up to
this point, start-up ex-
penses have come from
$700 donated via Go-
FundMe, Runion’s family,
and those of the other
board members: Josie
Cardwell, Keith Baldwin
and Jolene Ferschweiler.
No less sacrificial is
Penny
Girrard,
who
taught at Silverton Chris-
tian School for 18 years
and has agreed to teach at
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(From left) Jamie Runion, board chair, Penny Garrard, teacher, and Jolene Ferschweiler, board
member, tour a classroom while Dusty Ferschweiler hangs a white board at the new school.
the new school with the
help of aide Dean Baker.
Together the longtime
friends have spent the
summer organizing the
new school, and buying
supplies, without pay so
far.
“We are blessed to
have a licensed teacher
who has the calling to
teach at our school – she’s
the first person I asked to
teach here,” said Runion.
“Penny makes sure she
know what each child
needs, and she makes sure
they know what their po-
tential is.”
Tuition at Silver Falls
Christian School is un-
changed from last year’s
rates at Silverton Chris-
tian School: $1,875 for kin-
dergarten and $3,600 for
grades 1-8. More detailed
information is online at
www.silverfallschristian-
school.com or by phone at
Silverton Foursquare at
503-873-3991.
The new school’s board
members and staff will
host an open house on
Wednesday, Aug. 17, from
6:30 to 8:30 p.m. They
have done scant advertis-
ing so far: “We don’t want
to overwhelm our re-
sources,” Runion said.
As the lone certified
teacher, Garrard is find-
ing creative ways to in-
struct kindergartners to
middle-schoolers. She’s
taught all grades and sub-
jects over the years, so
she’s already planning the
“one room schoolhouse
talk” she’ll have with her
students.
She’s lined out her cur-
ricula – private school
standbys such as A Beka
Book, Accelerated Chris-
tian Education and Saxon
Math – and is excited to
have each student to work
as his or her own pace on
Chromebook computers
too.
“There’s a reason small
classrooms work better,”
she said. “And I get to
teach from a godly per-
spective.”
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tion and sales the state-
wide measure allows. Mt.
Angel’s council voted in
December to put the ques-
tion to the community in
the next election.
“This type of a decision
belongs with the voters as
it is definitely a topic and
activity that impacts the
entire community,” said
Mayor Andy Otte “I do not
think marijuana sales is
something that fits into
the fabric and traditional
values of Mt. Angel.”
Even Mt. Angel voters
who plan to vote “no” on
marijuana businesses in
town may want to vote
“yes” on the tax in case
the ban doesn’t pass, said
interim City Manager
Mike Healy.
“If the voters do not ap-
prove the ban on marijua-
na sales and there is not a
measure on the ballot this
November for approving
a tax, the city will be un-
able to collect any reve-
nue or have the opportuni-
ty to refer such a tax until
November of 2018,” he
said.
In discussion August 1,
councilors worried that
voters will be confused by
the presence of two seem-
ingly conflicting measure
on the ballot. However, if
the ban passes, the 3 per-
cent tax won’t go into ef-
fect, Healy said.
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