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S ERVING THE S ILVERTON A REA S INCE 1880 50 C ENTS ● A U NIQUE E DITION OF THE S TATESMAN J OURNAL V OL . 136, N O . 20 W EDNESDAY , M AY 3, 2017 SILVERTONAPPEAL.COM Silverton, Mt. Angel get seismic grants Fire districts are among 47 emergency services facilities receiving the funding JUSTIN MUCH STAYTON MAIL Both Silverton and Mt. Angel fire dis- tricts were among the recipients of seis- mic grants issued in late April by the committee overseeing Oregon’s Seismic Rehabilitation Grant Program. The committee announced that 47 emergency services facilities statewide would be receiving the funds in addition to 100 schools, grants aimed at construc- tion projects deemed critical to enable the facilities to withstand serious dam- age in the event of a major earthquake. In an announcement issued by Gov. Kate Brown’s Office, Press Secretary Bryan Hockaday noted that the biparti- san effort to invest in these facility up- grades stems in part from the realization that Oregon’s risk for a Cascadia Sub- duction Zone earthquake is significant, and these construction projects are proactive measures against catastroph- ic consequences to community pre- paredness. The local piece of the pie was just shy of $800k: Mt. Angel Fire District-Fire Station $60,000; Silverton Fire District- Main Station $736,875. Silverton Fire Chief Bill Miles called the announcement “very good news,” while Mt. Angel Chief Jim Trierweiler echoed that thought, but added “Mt An- See GRANTS, Page 2A SILVERTON FIRE DISTRICT Both Silverton and Mt. Angel fire districts were among the recipients of seismic grants issued in late April by the committee overseeing Oregon’s Seismic Rehabilitation Grant Program. Schools slated for seismic upgrades They’ll get millions in state grant funds NATALIE PATE STATESMAN JOURNAL DETROIT LAKE LEVEL HIGHEST SINCE 2009 Officials optimistic for recreation season ZACH URNESS STATESMAN JOURNAL Detroit Lake reached its highest water level since 2009 last week and hit what’s considered its “full” water level for the first time in two years. A system of heavy rain — follow- ing what’s been one of the wettest seasons on record — pushed the res- ervoir to 1,565.29 feet on Wednesday. That’s the highest mark since May 4, 2009, when the reservoir’s eleva- tion hit 1,566.64 feet. It was also the first time the reservoir reached the level considered “full” for summer, 1,563.5 feet, since 2014. The past two years, historic drought and limited spring rain kept the reservoir’s level lower than nor- mal, impacting tourism and recrea- tion. PHOTOS BY ANNA REED / STATESMAN JOURNAL Above: Docks float at the Detroit Lake Marina in Detroit on Saturday. Main: Detroit Lake as seen from the N. Santiam Highway bridge in Detroit. See LAKE, Page 3A Schools across Oregon will receive millions of dollars to make seismic up- grades. The committee overseeing Oregon’s Seismic Rehabilitation Grant Program announced last Friday that 100 schools and 47 emergency services facilities will receive $153.6 million in state grant funds, according to a press release. The program provides funding for construction work on schools and other critical public buildings to better pre- pare the structures to withstand a ma- jor earthquake. “Ensuring every community in the state, particularly in rural regions, has safe community gathering places and emergency response infrastructure will be key to Oregon’s recovery from a significant seismic event,” Governor Brown said in a statement. “While this may seem to be a daunting task, we’re making steady progress, through a con- certed and coordinated effort by com- munities, individuals, businesses, and as a state, toward building more resil- ient Oregon.” This is the second round of funding released through the program this bi- ennium, according to the release. Schools throughout Oregon received $50 million for 41 retrofit projects last April, the first phase of $205 million in program funding established in this bi- ennium’s budget. Before Friday’s awards, the pro- gram has made 118 awards totaling $108 million. “In the last year, we have more than tripled Oregon’s investment in the seis- mic safety of our schools,” Senate President Peter Courtney, D-Salem, said in a statement. “It’s taken 15 years to get here ... We can’t lose our momen- tum.” State Senator Ted Ferrioli, R-John Day, said many people have become complacent and “grown tone-deaf” af- ter hearing about “The Big One” for so many years. “But our emergency planners are telling us ‘It’s real, and it’s coming!’” he said in a statement. “Communities need See SCHOOLS, Page 2A Silverton schools stave off rain damage JUSTIN MUCH STAYTON MAIL It’s been a wet spring for sure, but when the skies opened up over Sil- verton on Monday, April 24, this season’s persis- tent precipitation moved from mere inconvenience to a borderline crisis situ- ation at a couple of local schools. Silver Falls School Dis- trict was spurred into alert mode at both Silver- ton Middle School and Mark Twain Elementary School as the cloud burst consequences ultimately streamed into some school facilities and left lakeside playground fea- tures immediately around the campuses. District Superinten- dent Andy Bellando said both schools incurred high water. “The very heavy rain- fall lasted for about 20 minutes and was one of the heaviest and longest soakings I’ve ever seen in this area,” Bellando said. At Silverton Middle, the flooding occurred in front of the school on Schlador St. where an overloaded city drain contributed to the over- flow. “That flooding did not result in water en- try into the school at that location,” Bellan- Silverr ton B usiiness of t he Y ear 2 016 Giving blood doesn’t require much time. About an hour should do it. You can help save up to three lives in about an hour. The need is ongoing but the supply is not. Please give blood today. 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