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Appeal Tribune Wednesday, December 21, 2016 3A OBITUARIES Kathleen M. Smith March 7, 1942 — Dec. 9, 2016 Kathleen M. Smith of Silverton passed away on Friday, Dec. 9. She was 74. Kathleen (also known as Kathy) was born in Sil- verton on March 7, 1942, to Harold and Lois Toft. She graduated from Silverton Union High School in 1960. Kathleen worked many years as a school bus driv- er (and then bus company manager) in the Silverton area. She was also a writer, reader, Girl Scout leader, cat lover, and genealogist. Kathleen is survived by her four chil- dren — Kris Dahl (John) Mitchell, Eric (Tamara) Dahl, Julie Smith (Alan Yoder) and Keturah (Zach) Pliska. She is also survived by 11 grandchildren: Jarrod Kwok, Pedram Ahrar, Jasmine Ahrar, Olivia Dahl, Benjamin Dahl, Laura Dahl, Liza Dahl, Dane Yoder, Rhys Yoder, Gra- ham Pliska, and Eli Pliska; by her sister, Loretta (Raymond) Kaser; and by her foster brother, Larry Rickard. The family wishes to extend their gratitude to Kathleen’s caregivers, Wen- dy Franklin and Sheila Graisbery, for their loving care of Kathleen. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Girl Scouts of Oregon and SW Washington, GirlScout- sOSW.org. Condolences may be left in Kathleen’s online guestbook at Unger- FuneralChapel.com. A memorial service was held Dec. 18 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Silverton. Leonard J. Kelley, Sr. March 26, 1925 — Dec. 11, 2016 Leonard J. Kelley, Sr., passed away Dec. 11, 2016. He lived in Silverton, near many family and friends. Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, to Edward and Theresa (Potter) Kelley, he moved to Oregon with his wife Eloise Eva Tracey in 1977. He worked hard his whole life. Over the years, Kelley owned and managed a range of small business- es, including grocery stores, gas sta- tions, and real estate. He served proudly in the Navy during World War II. His life goal was to build a strong and loving family — which he lived to see. He is survived by his seven sons and their families: Leonard “Pete” Jr. (An- nie), Donald (Theresa), Philip (Helen), Gary (Joann), Tim (April), Robert (Pat) and Daniel (Eileen). Survivors also in- clude 22 grandchildren and 24 great- grandchildren, Sherry Kelley, John and Jean Rago, Shirley and John Williams, and others he included in his family. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife Eloise, his parents, his siblings, and Auntie Ann Graham. Leonard was a former mayor of Woodburn, an avid fan of Salem-Keizer Volcanoes and Chicago Cubs, and a mem- ber of St. Paul Catholic Church of Silver- ton. He enjoyed telling a good story and a shot of Bushmills with his family and friends. Funeral mass was held Dec. 17 at St. Paul Catholic Church of Silverton. In lieu of flowers, please send any donations to the Victory Academy (for children with autism) at VictoryAcademy.org or Vic- tory Academy, P.O. Box 428, Tualatin OR, 97062. Arrangements with Unger Funeral Chapel. Obituary Policy Free obituaries run on a space-avail- able, first-come, first-serve basis, and are subject to editing. Maximum length is 250 words. Photos may be submitted, but are not guaranteed to be published. Paid obituaries are handled by adver- tising and are also subject to editing. Deadline for obituaries is 11 a.m. Fri- day for publication the following Wednesday. To submit: email sanews@salem.gan- nett.com, fax 503-399-6706 or call 503- 399-6794. Motor Voter tally celebrated with hazelnuts WHITNEY M. WOODWORTH STATESMAN JOURNAL Accompanied by 270,000 hazelnuts, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown and Secretary of State Jeanne Atkins highlighted the triumphs of the state’s first year of auto- matic voter registration. Bags holding about a thousand pounds of hazelnuts represented the 270,000 voters registered since January 2016, when Oregon enacted the program. “Each one of them represents a new voter,” Atkins said. “Like hazelnuts, this program is uniquely Oregon. Unlike ha- zelnuts, automatic voter registration can grow and expand anywhere in America.” More than 97,000 ballots were cast by people registered through the landmark “Motor Voter” program — a turnout of nearly 40 percent. Statewide, 80.3 per- cent of registered voters cast ballots in the November election, one of the high- est rates in the country. “I am so absolutely proud that Oregon values expanding voter access,” Brown said. “We know our government is made stronger and better when we have more perspective at the table. Democracy is like a muscle. It gets stronger with use.” Brown thanked the Secretary of Sta- tes’s office and staff around the state for helping Oregon embody the idea that all voices matter. “Certainly our hard work couldn’t have come at a more important time in both Oregon’s and our nation’s history,” Brown said. Following a hard-fought, difficult election, the country is watching as a new administration takes shape in Wash- ington, D.C. Brown said Oregonians will not backtrack on civil or human rights for all of its residents. The first step toward protecting those ideals is making sure all eligible voters have the chance to participate, she add- ed. An average of 13,000 people are added to the voter rolls each month, Atkins said. She expects that trend to continue for the next several years, but added there is more work to do with reaching people who do not use the DMV, as well as making the voting system easier to un- derstand and ensuring ballots are less in- timidating. Oregon was the first state in the coun- try to implement a system of automatic voter registration. “At a time when states across the country having been rolling back access to democracy, we will continue to in- crease access to the ballot,” Atkins said. “This is an unarguable good.” Email wmwoodwort@statesmanjour- nal.com, call 503-399-6884 or follow on Twitter @wmwoodworth ANNA REED / STATESMAN JOURNAL Gov. Kate Brown with 270,000 hazelnuts, each representing a voter who has registered since January, when Oregon enacted an automatic registration program. Some tiny water utilities have big problems TRACY LOEW STATESMAN JOURNAL Thousands of people across Oregon may be drinking water with high levels of lead and not know it. A USA TODAY NETWORK investiga- tion found that tiny water utilities – those that serve 3,300 customers or fewer – aren’t subject to the same federal regu- lations as larger ones. Unlike large utilities, small utilities don’t have to treat water to prevent lead contamination until after lead is detect- ed, the investigation found. And, across the country, small utili- ties that skip safety tests or fail to treat water after lead is found often aren’t forced to comply with the law, the inves- tigation found. In Oregon, 277 small water systems serving a total of 66,765 people were cited for failing to properly test for lead at least once during the past six years, data compiled by USA TODAY shows. That’s 11 percent of the population served by tiny utilities statewide. In Marion County, the small water systems include the cities of Turner and Aurora; Mount Angel Abbey; the utility serving Illahe Golf Club Estates; and NORPAC Foods Inc. in Brooks. During the same six-year period, 56 small water systems in Oregon had at least one test showing excessive levels of lead. Seventeen of those systems were cited multiple times. Those systems served 18,609 people or 3 percent of tiny utility customers. Locally, they include Mount Angel Abbey; Chemeketa Community Col- lege’s Viticulture Center; and Valley In- quiry Charter School, which has been us- ing only bottled water for months. Kari Salis, technical manager in Ore- gon’s Drinking Water Services Program, said it’s true that small water system managers may not have the expertise to carefully follow every step of the regula- tions. As a result, they may have more monitoring and reporting violations. “The larger systems understand the rules more and follow the protocol more specifically,” she said. But Oregon doesn’t bend the rules for small systems, Salis said. “We certainly feel like we do apply the rules consistently,” she said. “When we do feel it’s a water quality issue, they have to follow the same steps as anyone else,” The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimates that 10 to 20 percent of a person’s potential exposure to lead CRIME LOG SILVERTON POLICE DEPARTMENT Dec. 11 Received calls from Dec. 5 to 11. Burglary, 10:43 a.m., 200 N Water St. Dec. 7 Motor vehicle crash, 8:45 p.m., S Water St. and Central St. Motor vehicle crash, 3:54 a.m., 1000 N First St. Motor vehicle crash, 5:27 a.m., 700 McClaine St. Happy Holidays From Michael Kim DDS comes from drinking water. Exposure to lead can cause health problems ranging from stomach dis- tress to brain damage. Children are espe- cially susceptible because their bodies absorb metals at higher rates than adults. There is no safe level of lead, and ex- perts say health effects can occur at lev- els as low as 5 parts per billion in drink- ing water. tloew@statesmanjournal.com, 503- 399-6779 or follow at Twitter.com/ Tracy_Loew www.legacyhealth.org Getting a daily dose of independence How our nurses are helping kids in school Gavin Wernette, 10, is an active boy with Type 1 diabetes, testing his blood sugars and injecting himself several times a day. “It’s not easy,” Gavin says. However, he receives daily help from a Legacy Silverton Medical Center nurse who works at local schools. “She makes me feel happy and has helped me become more independent,” Gavin says. Placing nurses in schools is just one of the ways we partner with others to build a stronger, healthier community for all. 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