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2A Wednesday, January 18, 2017 Appeal Tribune Snow Continued from Page 1A MOLLY J. SMITH/STATESMAN JOURNAL Linn County Sheriff’s Deputy Josh Rue and a group of volunteers from the Sheriff’s Search and Rescue team check in with homeowners in Idanha on Thursday, Jan. 12. issues and those kind of things,” said Detroit May- or Jim Trett. Detroit has accumulat- ed more than a foot of snow over the past week and Trett said the city’s sole plow contractor could not keep up with the incessant snowfall. “We have limited re- sources for plowing so he was just feeling over- whelmed,” Trett said. As Larsen supervised his teenage crew sloshing through the snow and cre- ating pathways, he com- pared the conditions to a series of storms that pum- meled the region nine years ago. “I was actually up here in 2008 when they had heavy snow levels here and it was similar to how it is here today,” Larsen said. Idanha and Detroit were buried by roughly 12 feet of snow over a two month period in January and February of 2008. Three dozen National Guard soldiers, inmate crews and engineers were sent to the cities to help remove snow and help residents, according to the 2011 Marion County Natural Hazards Mitiga- tion Plan. While snow removal was one of the primary reasons for volunteers and Marion County Public Works crews to make the trek into Santiam Canyon, the county initially re- ceived information that low water pressure was causing issues for resi- dents. “They are having trou- ble keeping up with all the breaks because of the freezing weather,” said Jim Thompson, safety specialist for Marion County Public Works. “The water lines are breaking and they can’t tell where.” Marion County Sher- iff’s Office deployed dep- uty-supervised inmate work crews to clear snow and ice that blocks access for emergency crews to assess structures, fire hy- drants and water melters, according to a statement released by Marion Coun- ty Thursday. Search and Rescue vol- unteers also assisted Idanha’s Public Works crews with clearing snow at the city’s water treat- ment center to restore wa- ter pressure to normal levels. Members of both the Marion and Linn County Sheriff’s Offices and the Community Emergency Response Team, or CERT, were also on site checking on residents. The search and rescue team spent most of the day traveling house to house by foot to assess roofs with heavy snow loads and helped clear walkways for residents needing to venture into town. “First responders, pub- lic works officials and community members are all working together to help our community deal with the effects of this snow storm,” said Marion County Sheriff Jason My- ers. “This is a great exam- ple of the teamwork and collaboration that exists between county agencies and communities.” Thompson said Marion County Public Works crews will be on site at least until Friday, but that timeline may be extended through the weekend de- pending on how much pro- gress is made clearing roadways. P.O. Box 13009 Salem, OR 97309 Address Missed Delivery? P.O. Box 13009 Salem, OR 97309 Camping Continued from Page 1A base of Mount Jefferson saw a ma- jor increase in crowds beginning in 2014. One problem was people ar- riving, discovering all the designat- ed campsites were taken and mak- ing camp on the park’s ecologically sensitive meadows. “The vegetation up there has an incredibly short growing season,” said Brad Peterson, wilderness trails manager for Willamette Na- tional Forest. “Once it’s crushed, it can do extensive damage.” By requiring that backpackers purchase a $6 permit in advance — and see online if any campsites were available — it was hoped few- er people would camp on environ- mentally sensitive meadows. It didn’t work out that way. The number of people camping on the fragile meadows actually in- creased last summer, instead of de- clining as officials had hoped, Pe- terson said. “Our staff observed an increase in camping outside designated sites,” he said. “(People) were also less successful in selecting appro- priate campsites.” It’s not clear what caused the in- crease. The past summer was the most crowded outdoor recreation season in Oregon’s history, the Statesman Journal has reported. So more people visiting already-popu- lar Jefferson Park and spilling into the meadows wouldn’t be shocking. However, Peterson believes the increase might have been caused by a few factors. First, many people were sur- prised by the new permit require- ment at Jefferson Park, despite multiple signs and outreach pro- grams, Peterson said. At the same time, detailed infor- mation about the permit system — at trailheads and online — alerted visitors to a little-known fact: while backpackers did need a permit for designated sites, the Forest Service still allows dispersed camping in Jefferson Park, as long as they’re 250 feet away from the lakes. That means people without a per- mit could legally camp in many places — including the meadows. “In the past, the public could have been operating under the as- sumption that camping was allowed only in designated sites,” Peterson said. Peterson said land managers would take a hard look at the permit system. “It is possible that there may be some changes in the coming year,” he said. One option the Forest Service could consider is a “limited entry system,” that would cap the number of people allowed to enter Jefferson Park. Limited entry systems are in place at Pamelia Lake and Hunt’s Cove, in the Mount Jefferson Wil- derness, and Obsidian Trail, in the Three Sisters Wilderness. Installing that type of system at Jefferson Park requires an environ- mental impact assessment, Peter- son said, but might be part of a fu- ture solution. Zach Urness has been an out- doors writer, photographer and videographer in Oregon for eight years. He is the author of the book “Hiking Southern Oregon” and can be reached at zurness@States manJournal.com or (503) 399-6801. Find him on Twitter at @ZachsO- Routdoors. Phone 503-873-8385 Continued from Page 1A Marquam, where there’s little be- sides a small store and a church. Its popularity with Salem, Silverton, Mt. Angel and various Marion County ranchers kept the restau- rant alive for over 100 years. Now, under new ownership, that popular- ity has no sign of slowing. “Stop on by, we’re likely to be swamped,” Valera said. The MarKum Inn is open from 4 p.m. to close Tuesday through Sat- urday at 36903 S. Highway 213. For more information, call 503-829-6006 or visit markuminn.com. 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Mass for Holy Rosary Mission at Crooked Finger is at 10:00 a.m. Confession: 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. on Saturday “loving God… loving others” Pastor Bob Henry Silverton Christian School 229 Eureka Ave. • 873-5131 silvertonfriends@frontier.com Adult Sunday School at 9:00 am Sunday Worship Service: 10:45 am Full Nursery Care • Youth Group meets Thursday 7:00 pm ()%' ' "" # ##"#$ $)') "+')%$ www.stpaulsilverton.com !-((# )*'- "&# *$-%'$ $(( # %%$$(&.%" %"--(#&# SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST COMMUNITY CHURCH Pastor Jose Galvez Saturday Services Sabbath School 9:30-10:30 am Worship Service 10:50 am 1159 Oak Street 873-8568 Inviting All to a Friendly Bible-Based Church Trinity Lutheran Church, ELCA Pastor Carl Hansen 500 N 2nd Street Silverton, OR 97381 (503) 873-2635 Sunday, Worship 11am www.trinitysilverton.org trinitysilverton@gmail.com