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No. 6 on a list of eight
specific Oregon Shipping
Group projects is to “en-
hance shortline railroad
capabilities, especially in
regard to the following:
Portland and Western Rail
Line; Coos Bay Rail Link;
and a possible Albany and
Eastern Railroad link to
the Willamette Valley
Railroad.”
Mannix, a Salem busi-
ness lawyer, told the Stay-
ton council that after ship-
ping in the Port of Port-
land was compromised,
Oregon Shipping Group
formed to advocate and
develop a vision for im-
proving the state’s ship-
ping capabilities for im-
ports and exports.
“In that context, espe-
cially because of our agri-
cultural economy, our
farmers need to be able to
ship
their
product
(throughout the) United
States and to the rest of
the world,” he said.
In looking at Oregon’s
shipping infrastructure,
Mannix said a part of the
process was examining 24
short-line railroads to see
how they could be better
utilized in the quest to for-
tify overall shipping.
He added that rail-
roads can help serve as an
alternative to roads and a
less-expensive and envi-
ronmentally sensitive al-
ternative for moving
freight, the latter realized
by using less fuel and pro-
ducing fewer carbon
emissions.
Mannix also expressed
a vision of extending the
Willamette Valley Rail-
road south of Stayton
where it could potentially
connect with the Albany
Eastern rail, “creating
more of a circuit for rail-
road capability.”
The line did connect to
the south more than a half
century ago, crossing the
North Santiam River
south of West Stayton.
It also connected in Sa-
lem via the down defunct
Geer spur that forked on
rural State Street just
west of Howell Prairie
Road.
Currently, the line’s
only connection with the
valley’s Union Pacific
mainline is in Woodburn.
Harrington said he and
Mannix also plan to meet
with civic leaders in
Woodburn and Aumsville
to discuss the railway.
Other entities with an in-
terest include Oregon De-
partment of Transporta-
tion.
“It was in meetings
with ODOT rail division
representatives that (Ore-
gon Shipping Group)
learned about the capabil-
ities of the Willamette
Valley Railway and needs
for rehabilitation of por-
tions of that rail line,”
Harrington said. “(We)
understand ODOT to be
supportive of rehabilitat-
ing and enhancing the ca-
pabilities of the Willam-
ette Valley Railway.
“ODOT has some con-
ceptual plans for making
such a connection,” Har-
rington said of the south
link to Albany Eastern. “I
do not recall discussing
the connection through
West Stayton…but we be-
lieve all ideas should be on
the table at this point and
welcome further discus-
sion.”
Other railroads Ore-
gon Shipping Group has
examined include the
Coos Bay Rail that links
that coastal inlet to the
Willamette Valley, and the
Portland and Western
Railroad, which services
much of the west side of
the valley, including Inde-
pendence, Corvallis and
McMinnville, and also
runs to Astoria.
The bottom line is forti-
fying Oregon’s infra-
structure for trade is a
boon to the economy; for-
tifying the railways is a
significant part of that.
“Most
businesses
which ship large quanti-
ties of goods by truck
would potentially be able
to take advantage of a re-
stored Willamette Valley
Railway service,” Har-
rington said. “Marion
County is planning on con-
ducting an analysis of the
Willamette Valley Rail-
way as to the economic
benefits it could provide
should it be restored.
“I believe the goal is to
begin that study in July
and to wrap it up before
the end of this year. Good
rail connections are a pos-
itive factor for businesses
and industries looking for
new locations with rail ac-
cess.”
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JOHN F. KENNEDY HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES
Graduation ceremonies
were at 2 p.m. June 10
at Kennedy High
School.
Graduates: 53
Valedictorians: Gabri-
ela Cortes Cortes,
Alyssa Eklund, Rebecca
Pranger, Jack Suing,
Brett Traeger, David
Wright
Salutatorians: Noe
Jines Garcia, Bishop
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Skyler Bizon
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Jena Clausen
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Gabriela Cortés Cortés
Anna Crowe
Dylan Groot
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Norma Pedraza
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Christopher Lopez
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Yesenia Morales Vaz-
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David Wright
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Jose Ortega Roldan
Christian Sánchez
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Jordan Garza
Noe Jines Garcia
Erik Patino
Davi Soto Trujillo
Freddie Diaz
Maria Maldonado
Emily Martinez
SILVERTON HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES
Graduation ceremonies
were at 7 p.m. June 8
at Silverton High
School.
Koby Howell
Wade Luthi
Jeslyn Pool
Hailey Smisek
Taylor Hudson
Liam Mahoney
Maria Quesada
Kiara Snook
Carmen Ilisoi
Nicholas Mancuso
Brooke Quinton
Michael Snyder
Graduates: 318
Cody Jensen
Mauricio Ramirez
Rosendo Sosa Chavez
Valedictorians: Dar-
ren Buckley, Alexandria
Cross, Leah Doeden,
Aiden Edsinga, Julie
Golan, Marcus Hem-
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Mannion, Desiree Sinn,
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Connor Jensen
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wichit
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Stephanie Soto-Banue-
los
Christian Jones
Taylor Jones
Amy Jordan
Juan Joya
Halsey Kaatz
Melody Kazel
Caitlin Keating
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McLaughlin, Brice
Shippen
Ryon Keller
Makenna Kent
Adam Kester
Jerica Abram
Shon Ackermann
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Mckenzie Bailey
Erica Barth
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Gerald Beard
Sarah Beatty
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Jacob Brady
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Ellie Bright
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Fernando Guerrero
Anfisa Burkoff
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Nathan Butsch
Alisa Drew
Garrett Hagler
Nathaniel Capener
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Austin Hailey
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Connor Duerst
Marisa Hall
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Andrew Dummer
Kelsey Hancock
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Riley Dunagan
Jonathan Hansen
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Morgan Dunn
Adam Harle
Afanasy Chernishoff
Reece Eastlick
Tyler Harrington
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