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APPEAL TRIBUNE
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 2017
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NIKKI PAXTON / SPECIAL TO THE STATESMAN JOURNAL
While Aug. 21’s eclipse is something to see, it is not safe to look at the sun unaided. Instead, make your own eclipse viewer. To use your viewer, stand outside with your back toward the sun.
Look in the bottom hole in your box lid, and position your box so that the sunlight is coming through the foil hole and is centered on the white paper inside. During the eclipse, you will be able
to see a dark circle (the moon) move to cover the bright light circle.
Keeping a safe eye on the eclipse
NIKKI PAXTON
SPECIAL TO THE STATESMAN JOURNAL
Have you heard? There is a solar
eclipse coming Aug. 21. While it is defi-
nitely something to see, it is not safe to
look at the sun. Making an eclipse view-
er is super simple and will allow you to
see the moon as it moves to cover the
sun.
DIY Eclipse Viewer
Instructions
Materials
Cut a strip of white paper that will fit on the
bottom inside of your cereal box. Tape or glue
this piece of paper down inside of your box. It
will act as your viewing screen for the eclipse.
Cereal Box
White Paper
Aluminum Foil
Scissors
Tape
Colored paper and glue (optional)
Cut the two short topside flaps out of the
cereal box. Cut 2 or 3 inches off either side of
the center of the remaining flaps, and tape
them in the center.
Tape a piece of aluminum foil on one side of
your lid. Poke a small round hole in the center
of the foil.
You can stop here if you like. Your viewer is
Festival
To use your viewer, stand outside with your
back toward the sun. Look in the bottom hole
in your box lid, and position your box so that
the sunlight is coming through the foil hole
and is centered on the white paper inside.
During the eclipse, you will be able to see a
dark circle (the moon) move to cover the
bright light circle. We are lucky, in Salem we
will experience some totality. This won’t
happen again for a while, so be prepared so
you don’t miss out!
Silverton area
businesses adjust
hours on eclipse day
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shops, a make and wear costume station,
collaborative sculptures, and face paint-
ing to the hands-on art projects.”
Given the anticipation of enlarged,
eclipse-driven visitation numbers, this
may well be an opportune time for many
of those added features.
Silverton Arts Association is also
partnering with the Oregon Garden and
Silverton Chamber of Commerce to ac-
commodate visitors with shuttle ser-
vices around town. Hopes are this will
relieve what many predict to be a con-
gestive nightmare bunched about the
path of totality -- often illustrated as a di-
agonal sash across a map of the U.S. --
which drapes directly over the area, in-
cluding Silverton.
“It may be good to mention that due to
the eclipse weekend and the influx of
people to the area we have added park-
ing sites and the shuttle service is pro-
vided by the Oregon Garden,” Mallory
emphasized. “The parking and shuttle
stops can be found on our website: Sil-
vertonarts.org and are being updated
frequently.”
A couple of noted parking areas to
catch shuttles are the Silver Falls Dis-
trict Office at 612 Schlador St., and the
Forest River Manufacturing grounds at
1204 Mill St. Shuttles are scheduled to
run from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. In addition to
the park and Oregon Garden, shuttle
stops include Robert Frost Elementary
School, 201 Westfield St. and Citizen
Bank downtown, 100 S. Second St.
The shuttle service may also facili-
tate visitation to other Silverton fea-
tures that Mallory and her fellow SFAF
Committee members -- Bob Foster, For-
completely functional. But the eclipse isn’t
until August, so you’ve got time to decorate
your box.
DANIELLE PETERSON / STATESMAN JOURNAL
Artist Gary L McGuire of Woodburn sits across from his booth, which features wood art,
during the 16th annual Silverton Fine Arts Festival on Aug. 20, 2016.
rest Freed, Carole DeMar, Gary Wat-
kins, Mackenzie Stevens, Jan Prowse
and Meghan McIntire – would like to see
people take in.
One salient one is an informal walk-
ing tour of the Silverton’s collection of
murals, sampling the town’s history por-
trayed within those illustrations; stroll-
ing through the Oregon Gardens’ 80
acres of lush verdure is another.
Of course, downtown Silverton’s
shops and scenic creek-side setting can
be treats in and of themselves.
The festival committee also lined up
entertainment to compliment the park’s
visual backdrop. Saturday’s slate in-
cludes successively: folk dancing Cher-
ry City Cloggers; classic 60s, 70s, and
80s music from Highwater Johnny; toe-
tapping acoustical and Western music
from Next of Kin; more acoustical de-
lights from Thom Dudley; five-piece
rock cover band Thunder Road.
The Cloggers return for an encore at
17th Annual Silverton Fine
Arts Festival
When: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 19; 10
a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 20
Where: Silverton’s Coolidge-McClaine Park
What: 90-plus fine artists, art activities, food
booths and entertainment
Notable: SFAF takes place the weekend of
the Great American Eclipse. SAA organizers
said the group plans to partner with Oregon
Garden and the Silverton Chamber of
Commerce to offer free shuttles around town
to accommodate an anticipated influx of
visitors.
Web: www.silvertonarts.org
midday Sunday, followed by Michael
Husser & the Adventures Band, Edge
and Department of R&B.
Information provided by the Silver-
ton Chamber of Commerce.
Alpacas at Marquam Hill Ranch:
Friday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday 10
a.m. to 8 p.m.; Sunday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
and Monday 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Books-N-Time: Closed until 11 a.m.
Citizens Bank: Closed until 11 a.m.
City parking meters: Parking times
enforced.
Chemeketa Community College:
Closed all day.
Creekside Grill: Open at 10:30 a.m.
Edward Jones: Tim Yount: Closed all
day.
Frank Lloyd Wright Gordon House:
Closed for tours August 18 - 20. Tours
are full for Aug. 21. To add your name to
the waiting list, call 503-874-6006.
Gear Up Espresso: Friday 6 a.m. to 5
p.m.; Saturday 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Sunday 7
a.m. to 2 p.m. and Monday 6 a.m. to 5
p.m.
Holland Collision: – Closed all day
Friday and Monday.
Lunaria Gallery: Open at 11 a.m.
Maps Credit Union: Closed all day.
SACA: Closed all day.
Seven Brides Brewing: Open all
weekend including Monday.
Silverton Beverage: Open
Silverton Hospital Gift Shop: Closed
until 1 p.m.
Somewhere in Time: Closed until 1
p.m.
The Next Treasure: Open
Whimsy Etc.: Closed until 11 a.m.
Willamette Valley Bank: Closed un-
til 1 p.m.