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Appeal Tribune Wednesday, May 17, 2017 3A Marion County Dairy Women crown princess and ambassador for ’17 JUSTIN MUCH STAYTON MAIL Marion County Dairy Women announced that Donata Doornebal was crowned as the group’s 2017 princess/ambassa- dor during a May 2 cere- mony held at Red Lion Inn in Salem. The daughter of Joe and Astrid Doornebal of Scio, Donata works as a tax preparer in Salem. Marion County Dairy Women spokeswoman Betty Bielenberg said Do- nata was raised on her family’s 200-cow organic dairy farm where she was home-schooled and had number of farm tasks, in- cluding feeding calves and mowing pastures. The new ambassador is also a violinist with the Sa- lem Youth Symphony and Gas tax Continued from Page 1A enacted local fuel taxes over the last 30 years to address deteriorating streets and skyrocketing repair costs. Silverton residents al- ready pay taxes to the state and federal govern- ments every time they buy fuel. For example, on every gallon of gas sold here, the U.S. govern- ment collects about 18 cents and the State of Oregon 30 cents. But, like other cities, Silverton doesn’t receive enough revenue from these taxes to substan- tially help with local street maintenance. Even with a fairly new $5-per-month “street fee” on customers’ water bills, the city is sitting on a project backlog that in- active in music through Immanuel Reformed Church. She plans to at- tend Chemeketa Commu- nity College and study for- eign languages and busi- ness accounting. Betty said as part of the ceremony, Donata deliv- ered an entertaining speech titled “No Farms. No Food!” She also pre- sented a TV commercial about cheese and an- swered questions. She was formally crowned by Oregon Dairy Princess Kiara Single who present- ed the tiara that Donata will wear while represent- ing the county’s dairy families. She will also compete for the Oregon Dairy Princess/Ambassador in January. “Donata did an excel- lent job and will be a very cludes everything from small repair jobs to ma- jor overhauls on roads that have deteriorated too far to repair. “Our roads are an in- vestment,” Palmer said. “We know this tax will hurt a little, but we have to protect our investment or it will hurt a lot more in the future.” He said he hopes Sil- verton residents will see a fuel tax the way he does — as one of a limited number of ways to gather revenue from those pass- ing through. But Ann Soentpiet, who owns and operates Silverton’s TNT Market and 76 Station, said she’ll vote against any local fuel tax because it will cost her local customers more too. After 10 years in business here, she’s gotten to know her clien- tele, and it’s mostly lo- cals, not visitors, she said. fine representative of our county dairy industry,” Betty said. Betty added that Dona- ta will receive scholar- ships from Marion Coun- ty Dairy Women, Wood- burn Livestock Ex- change, Cascade Dairy Service, VandeBurgt & Co., Ernst Irrigation, Bu- chanan Cellars/Valley Feed, Ag West Supply, All West/ Select Sires, CHS Nutrition, Purina Nutri- tion and Oak Lea Mixers. The 2016 Marion Coun- ty Dairy Princess/Ambas- sador Emma Coleman, of St. Paul, received the $2,500 college scholarship awarded by Marion Coun- ty Dairy Women. Emma is a freshman at Cal Poly. To schedule an activity with Donata, contact her advisor, Jessie DeJager at 503-588-9092. “I’d say that less than 10 percent of our custom- ers are from out of town,” she said. “Most of them are from here, and I’d hate to pass along a tax to them.” Even a small price dif- ference can convince drivers to buy gas else- where. She’s known peo- ple who will drive miles to save a few cents per gallon. In the case of the proposed tax, the differ- ence on a 20-gallon fill-up would be 40 cents, but some customers will “ab- solutely” make their choice based on some- thing like that, she said. Neither Mt. Angel nor Salem levy local fuel tax- es, while voters in Stay- ton decided on a 3-cent- per-gallon fuel tax in the May 16 election. For his part, Palmer said he notices many visi- tors coming to Silverton on their way to Silver Falls State Park and the MARION COUNTY DAIRY WOMEN Marion County Dairy Princess and Ambassador for 2017 Donata Doornebal of Scio is crowned by 2017 Oregon Dairy Princess and Ambassador Kiara Single. Oregon Garden, or sim- ply passing through. “Not only are we tour- ist destination, but we sit at the convergence of state and county high- ways so there’s a lot of traffic that takes a toll on our roads,” he said. The fuel tax’s proposal in Silverton next month is the first step in a long process. If it’s approved by the council, the city is then required to publish a notice “allowing for a challenge” from the pub- lic before it’s added to the November ballot, said City Manager Christy Wurster. “Councilors have been looking for ways to make the necessary improve- ments to our streets with- out placing all of the bur- den on our local resi- dents,” she said. “We want to be able to main- tain a quality of roads that our residents de- serve.” Lawsuit filed vs. Corrections Dept. STATESMAN JOURNAL Inmates at four Ore- gon prisons were fed “green meat and moldy, spoiled food” and bait fish marked “not for hu- man consumption,” ac- cording to a class action lawsuit filed against Ore- gon Department of Cor- rections officials. The complaint, which was filed May 9 in U.S. District Court in Port- land, listed current and former inmates as plain- tiffs. It alleges the un- safe, unsanitary and ne- glectful behavior took place in the kitchens of the Oregon State Peni- tentiary, Coffee Creek Correctional Facility, Two Rivers Correctional Institution and Columbia River Correction Institu- tion. Combined, the four prisons house about 6,000 inmates — almost 40 per- cent of the state’s prison population. Oregon Department of Corrections spokes- woman Betty Bernt said it is the department’s pol- icy to not to comment on matters of pending litiga- tion. The inmates named in the complaint said they were given two options: Eat the “putrid food” or starve. One former inmate, Bridgette Lewis, said she witnessed spoiled food being prepared and served to her fellow in- mates when she worked in Coffee Creek’s kitch- en. She handled boxes of bait fish marked “not fit for human consumption” and watched as the fish was ground up and served on a plate that reeked and tasted horri- ble, according to the com- plaint. When she complained to prison officials, she was allegedly ordered to keep serving the substan- dard food. Inmates also reported seeing green and gray spotted meats, sour milk, wilted lettuce, moldy bread and rotten chick- en. After eating, the in- mates reported regularly feeling nausea, pain and intestinal distress. The complaint also al- leges that before state health inspections, offi- cials would direct inmate workers to remove the unfit and spoiled food and put it in mobile re- frigerator trucks. After the inspection, they were allegedly ordered to re- turn the food back to the kitchen. The complaint said the actions of the named de- fendants, which includes DOC Director Colette Pe- ters, acting deputy direc- tor Brian Belleque and OSP superintendent Brandon Kelly, were out- rageous, showed deliber- ate indifference and al- lowed ongoing, long- term pain, suffering, likely illness and malnu- trition. By providing spoiled and substandard food to inmates, officials treated them as “though they Michael Kim DDS “Your friendly local dentist” New Patients & Emergencies Welcome Cosmetic Implant Bridges/Partials Extractions Crowns/Fillings Root Canals ENTER FOR OUR MONTHLY KINDLE DRAWING AT EACH APPOINTMENT WE ACCEPT MOST INSURANCE were farm animals,” ac- cording to the complaint. The lawsuit alleges these prison conditions violated inmates’ consti- tutional rights. The former inmates, represented by Portland lawyer Leonard Berman, are seeking damages. For questions, com- ments and news tips, email reporter Whitney Woodworth at wmwood wort@statesmanjournal. com, call 503-399-6884 or follow on Twitter @wmwoodworth. Virginia Ann Ascherl Betty Gutierrez Dec. 15, 1932 — May 9, 2017 Virginia Ascherl, 84, died May 9 with her family at her home in Sub- limity. She was born in Glen Ullin, North Dakota, and moved to the Mt. An- gel/Silverton area when she was 14. Virginia married George Ascherl on Oct. 17, 1959, in Mt. Angel, and they were married 58 years. She enjoyed doing arts and crafts and having fun with family and friends. Virginia is survived by her husband George of Sublimity; children Amy Ascherl and Dawn Nelson of Elmira, Richard Asch- erl of Lincoln City and Tom Ascherl of Seattle, Washington; brothers Ted (Mary) Geck of Stayton and Larry (Linda) Geck of Jefferson; sisters Eunice (Larry) Beyer of Molalla, Vangie (Fred) Ripp of Sublimity, Maxine (Walt) Beyer of Salem and Betty Young of Stayton; three grandchildren; and two grand dogs. A celebration of life will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday, May 21, 2017, at Maurice’s Bistro at Marian Estates in Sublim- ity. All are welcome to cel- ebrate the life of this amazing lady. Serving the family, North Santiam Funeral Service, Stayton. Jan. 11, 1937 — May 3, 2017 Betty Gutierrez, 80, passed away in Salem. She was born on Jan. 11, 1937, to Jesse and Dolores Heard in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She was one of three children. Betty married Jose Gu- tierrez in 1952. Together they had seven children. They moved to California for five years before mov- ing to the Willamette Val- ley to farm. They settled in the Silverton/ Mt. angel area. Betty was an amazing homemaker that loved to shop and enjoyed nature’s beauty. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Betty will be greatly missed by her family and friends. Betty is survived by her children: Carlos Gu- tierrez of Scio, Robert Gu- tierrez of Aumsville, Ber- tha (George) Ortiz of Sil- verton, Lucy Garza of Sil- verton, Dolores Gutierrez of Waldport, Martha Arndt of Mill City and Re- becca Gutierrez of Salem; 18 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren; and her brother, Lefas Santil- lianes, of Albuquerque, New Mexico. A private family ser- vice will take place at a later date at Calvary Catholic Cemetery in Mt. Angel. Assisting the family with arrangement is Un- ger Funeral Chapel, Mt. Angel. IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH Church Directory WHITNEY M WOODWORTH OBITUARIES 303 N. Church Street Silverton, OR 97381 Phone: (503) 873-8656 Pastor Leah Stolte-Doerfl er Sunday School 9:15 a.m. Service time 10:30 a.m. Nursery Available Trinity Lutheran Church, ELCA Free Saturday Lunches 500 N 2nd Street Silverton, OR 97381 (503) 873-2635 Sunday, Worship 11am www.trinitysilverton.org trinitysilverton@gmail.com ST. MARY’S CHURCH Pastor: Fr. Philip Waibel 575 E. College St. 503-845-2296 Weekday Mass 6:50 a.m. Saturday Vigil Mass 5:30 p.m. Sunday masses 7:30 a.m., 10 a.m., and 12:30 p.m. (Spanish Mass) at St. Mary Parish. Mass for Holy Rosary Mission at Crooked Finger is at 10:00 a.m. Confession: 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. on Saturday 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 Silverton Friends Church “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 410 Oak St, Silverton, OR, 97381 503-873-3530 kimsilvertonordentist.com OR-0000391219