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S ERVING THE S ILVERTON A REA S INCE 1880 50 C ENTS Ԃ A U NIQUE E DITION OF THE S TATESMAN J OURNAL V OL . 135, N O . 49 W EDNESDAY , N OVEMBER 23, 2016 SILVERTONAPPEAL.COM Students to join solar eclipse study CHRISTENA BROOKS SPECIAL TO THE STATESMAN JOURNAL Next summer’s total solar eclipse just got a lot more real for students in the Sil- ver Falls School District. Silverton High School is one of a hand- ful of high schools that will participate in a nationwide science project with NASA on the day of the eclipse, Aug. 21, 2017. Students will design, build and launch a high altitude balloon that will gather da- ta and film the eclipse from 90,000 feet above the earth. For local students, it’s a case of being in the right place at the right time. The narrow “path of totality” – where a full eclipse can be viewed – travels right over Silverton on its way to the East Coast. “It was 1918 the last time a total solar eclipse traveled coast to coast in the U.S.,” said Silverton High astronomy teacher Creighton Helms. “There are as- tronomers who spent their whole ca- reers studying this kind of event and never got to see it.” Now, without leaving home, Silverton students can do more than watch. Work- ing from an altitude three times higher than jets fly, cameras and other equip- ment attached to the balloon will docu- ment the journey of the moon’s shadow across the state as it temporarily blots out the sun. “NASA wasn’t even around when this last occurred,” Helms said. “The data that’s going to be collected is new data for them.” Live-streamed footage from teams placed along the eclipse’s path of totality from Oregon to South Carolina will be stitched together by NASA to create a one-of-a-kind film of the event. The teams, most of them made up of univer- sity students, will also collect atmos- phere data, Helms said. That’s where the fun begins for a K-12 school district such as Silver Falls, said high school science teachers Clarissa Bay and Emily Perttu. They’ve been tasked with involving the district’s younger students, and the best way they know how is to create a science contest. “We’re asking our outlying schools to See ECLIPSE, Page 3A AP This March 9 photo shows a total solar eclipse in Belitung, Indonesia. Hotel rooms already are going fast in Wyoming and other states along the path of next years solar eclipse. CREEKSIDE CHAT A passion for hospitality New Silver Falls Lodge GM seems to be a perfect fit JUSTIN MUCH Word from Silver Falls Lodge & Confer- ence Center is that the new general manager of the premises is a per- fect fit. Adrienne Blomgren transitioned into that role on Nov. 1, and it appears to suit her like a profes- sionally tailored outfit. It’s no sur- prise, given that the aesthetically in- clined Silverton resident spent a fair piece of the last decade enriching her appreciation for the park and it’s envi- rons. Nicolle Owings, outside sales manager for Silver Falls Lodge & Con- ference Center, gave us a glimpse in advance of this transition several weeks ago during the Creekside Chat’s east Willamette Valley counter- part, Canyon Views in Stayton. She followed up with an update for the Wednesday, Nov. 16, Creekside Chat held at Silver Creek Coffee House. Last month in Stayton Nicolle shared a number of insights about the lodge’s offerings and a bit about Adri- enne’s pending appointment. This week she shared a little more insight into the new GM. She noted that Adrienne has al- ways been passionate about creating wonderful guest experiences. Even as a child she was constantly rein- venting spaces, experimenting with art and visual elements, and planning events for her friends and family. Adrienne attended Central Wash- ington University, initially as a mar- keting student before fine tuning her studies toward graphic design to coin- cide with her bailiwick. She graduat- ed from the Art Institute of Seattle and took a management position for a large international retailer that mapped out an ensuing 17 years im- bued with marketing, visual design, merchandising, sales and administra- tion. She concomitantly operated a bou- tique design business, with which she exercised her creative skills while also planning social and professional events. Nicolle said about seven years ago SPECIAL TO THE APPEAL TRIBUNE Adrienne Blomgren will take over as Silver Falls Lodge & Conference Center’s new general manager. See MUCH, Page 2A FBYC grateful for $5,000 grant JUSTIN MUCH STAYTON MAIL Area agricultural wholesale supplier Wilbur-Ellis recently pro- vided Mt. Angel’s Fr. Bernard Youth Center with a $5,000 grant, the center announced last week. Center officials said the grant will pay for necessary property re- pairs and upgrades. “We are so fortunate to have great community partners to help us achieve our goals,” said Don Ro- bison, the center’s executive direc- tor. “This gift will allow us to estab- lish a fund for the maintenance, re- pairs and upgrading of our outdoor spaces.” Robinson applauded Wilbur-El- lis as a consistent supporter of lo- cal youth oriented programs, in- cluding FBYC. “I started working here 9 years ago this November, and Wilbur-El- lis has been assisting us for most of that time,” Robison said. “They have provided us with lawn fertil- izers for our sports fields and front lawns as well as products to help us manage a wooded bluff and a ‘Liv- ing Waters Feature.’” The center serves as a retreat for youth and young adults that has hosted more than 20,000 visitors since its January 2006 opening. “We are on pace to more than double that number in the current decade,” Robison said, “and we can do more.” Top 3 Selling Agents for October 1 $445,000 2 See FBYC, Page 2A $212,900 Online at SilvertonAppeal.com NEWS UPDATES PHOTOS » Breaking news » Get updates from the Silverton area » Photo galleries 3 INSIDE Briefs......................................3A Classifieds..............................3B Life..........................................4A Obituaries.............................2A Police logs.............................3A Sports......................................1B ©2016 $550,000 Expansive Custom Home! 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