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Appeal Tribune Wednesday, February 22, 2017 3A Locals aid displaced Oroville residents LAUREN E HERNANDEZ STATESMAN JOURNAL As residents near the Oroville dam were fleeing from their homes in North- ern California, two Mid-Willamette Val- ley men hopped in an emergency re- sponse vehicle and drove 10 hours to help. Mike Williams, of Silverton, and Don Wiese, of Dallas, are volunteers with the American Red Cross Cascades Region and deployed as part of a 16-person group to provide services to evacuees staying in shelters. “It’s bad enough that we have peo- ple’s lives that are disrupted and are in need, but if the dam breaks, we’re going to see catastrophic events,” Williams said. Williams, who initially became a Red Cross Cascades volunteer to aid with Hurricane Matthew in October, said he received an email asking if he was avail- able to deploy again; he was on the road as soon as he could get behind the wheel with Wiese. Monique Dugaw, regional director of communications & marketing of Amer- ican Red Cross Cascades Region, said the volunteers are providing shelter, food and mental health services to roughly 4,800 evacuees in four differ- ent shelters outside of the danger area. Responders from Portland, Dallas, Medford, Silverton, Bend, Wood Vil- lage, Salem and Newberg, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington, will staff these shelters. “There are about 2,100 square miles potentially within this flood zone, so we have to keep those shelters about 150 miles from that area to be out of the dan- ger area,” Dugaw said. Dugaw said the response to this COURTESY OF AMERICAN RED CROSS CASCADES REGION Mike Williams, right, and Don Wiese of Dallas respond to the Oroville Dam incident as emergency response vehicle operators. event is unique because Red Cross is re- sponding to a disaster that has not yet occurred — but the potential dangers born from Oroville dam’s eroding emer- gency spillway require preparation. Dugaw said she couldn’t recall the last time Red Cross assisted with a di- saster relief that displaced nearly 200,000 people, but said one of her vol- unteers compared the community uprooting similar to Hurricane Katrina. “This incident not only evacuates people from their homes, but also from the place they call their home,” Dugaw said, referring to the distance needed to travel away from the danger zone. Red Cross volunteers are tentatively scheduled for 10 days, but that timeline may extend in the event of major flood- ing. “If the rains don’t happen, we could be out of here early, but if things get worse, they can be asking for people to stay longer,” Williams said. Tuesday afternoon, the Butte County Sheriff’s Office announced the evacua- tion order was lifted, telling people they had the choice to return to their homes. Invest in something that matters to you Much Continued from Page 1A for them.” Locally, the popularity almost pales compared to reports planners have heard elsewhere. “There are other places in the nation that have four different danc- es that they spread out,” Brent said of one accom- modation option. The dance, which in- vites grade-8 and younger girls along with their fa- thers, adds a few periph- eral features, such as face painting and a chocolate fountain, to polish its ap- peal. Games, desserts – Willamette Valley Pie, Company is among the lo- cal sponsors – hors d’oeuvres, formal photos and a photo booth to boot are all part of the deal. Brent said the Silver- ton High School Interact Club is among the active hosts. The lowdown for any- one interested in attend- ing: Cost is $30 per couple and $10 for each addition- al daughter. Proceeds benefit the local Rotary scholarship program. Tickets are available at www.SilvertonDDD.com, and you can contact Brent at 503-580-9546 to learn more. » Another celebration emerging toward the tail end of spring is currently under planning stages for Trinity Lutheran Church, located at 500 N. 2nd St. This year is the 125th for the church. Norm English stopped into Silver Creek Wednes- day where he and Jim Squires often kick over ideas, including ongoing steps in preserving and improving Silverton’s fine murals. Between mu- ral thoughts, Norm added a few thoughts about Trin- ity Lutheran where he is a parishioner. Norm said the church has seen several incarna- tions during its 125 years: the original built in 1893; a In the event that conditions change, a future evacuation is not out of the realm of possibility. An evacuation warning is still in effect for the area. Residents should still be prepared to evacuate if needed. Dugaw said the Red Cross is arming itself with supplies that could shelter people for a three-week period includ- ing cots, blankets and food supplies. This stockpile will come in handy in the event the dam’s condition worsens. In the meantime, Williams, who is trained to operate an emergency re- sponse vehicle, is helping in any way that is required of him. On Tuesday, that meant picking up dozens of hot lasagna and pizzas from Sam’s Club and deliver- ing lunch to two shelter locations, in- cluding a shelter at the California State Fairgrounds in Sacramento. Williams was in the Marine Corps for 22 years and a volunteer firefighter for Drakes Crossing Fire District for the last 27 years, and said he wanted to con- tinue giving back to people in need. “People who can deploy into an emer- gency environment create calm where there is chaos,” Williams said. He said despite the looming danger of the damaged dam, there is an under- lying calm to the organized, busy envi- ronment. He noticed some people lounging on the grass in the sunny weather. Williams said volunteers are still ar- riving and Red Cross crews are in the process of establishing work schedules for the coming days. “It’s very rapidly unfolding and the future is uncertain so we can’t tell what the needs are going to be,” Dugaw said. “It’s evolving every day and we’ll con- tinue to assess those needs on a daily ba- sis.” Tax-free municipal bond % 3.377 TRI-CNTY MET TRANSN DIST ORE lets you invest close to home. That means you can watch civic progress and still enjoy the tax-free income from a quality bond. Yield to Call Callable on: 09/01/2026 @ $100.00 Final Maturity: 09/01/2036 Call or visit your local Edward Jones fi nancial advisor today. www.edwardjones.com Member SIPC JUSTIN MUCH/APPEAL TRIBUNE Elisha Nightingale oversees Live Local Marketplace adjacent to Silver Creek Coffee House. The market opened the first weekend of February with 20 vendors. The downtown Silverton venue is geared toward vending local wares. LOCAL ADVISORS Salem Area larger version in 1919 as membership grew and a major remodeling in 1971. “The congregation it- self was born out of an in- flux of Norwegians to the area,” Norm said. Highlights included in the milestone celebration are a historic room dedi- cated to the church’s saga, featuring some items used over the years. The colorful stained-glass windows are a part of that history and an ongoing feature of the church. Additionally, Trinity Lutheran is putting to- gether a mailing list of people who may be inter- ested or would like to know more about the com- ing landmark celebration. Contact the church at 503- 873-2635 or visit www.trinitysilverton.org. » A review of what’s new in Silverton wouldn’t be complete without an update on Live Local Mar- ketplace, which opened the first week in February on Water Street adjacent to Silver Creek Coffee House. It currently has 20 ven- dors and is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, but proprietors Josh and Eli- sha Nightingale antici- pate opening 7-days a week sometime this spring. Conditions surround- ing the celebrated open- ing provided every oppor- tunity for an inauspicious beginning as stormy rains ruled the skies, but not the day. “I thought we’d get maybe 25 the way the weather was that day,” Elisha said, noting that she is the more conserva- tive of the Nightingale es- timators. “I thought we’d get, maybe, 100,” Josh said. “But it (the turnout) was insane…it was a cool atmosphere, a really cool vibe.” The turnout actually exceeded Josh’s expecta- tions several fold. 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He picked apart language in the bill that speaks to the definition of “marijua- na paraphernalia,” which included an item “marketed to be used for, or that is designed” to plant, cultivate or grow weed. “I understand this is not the intent of the bill, but if you think about it, it would impact almost every business in Ore- gon,” he said. “Greenhouses: This would fall under this rule for the purpose of planting. So this impacts all agricultural businesses.” rons to Water St. The market, which fea- tures wares of local folks within the Silverton vicin- ity, germinated in some open space fertilized by an idea. “We had this space available sitting against a red wall and we wondered ‘what can we do with it?’” Josh said. Now it’s doing. Elisha said the 20 local vendors are set up in what feels like one, a “fluid and cohe- sive” market rather than separate booths. 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