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Book explores mom’s emotional bond
ANNETTE UTZ
SPECIAL TO THE APPEAL TRIBUNE
Lindsey Atwell is 37, single, living on
her own in Silverton and works part-time
at Analene Waterman’s State Farm of-
fice.
Seems like a very typical situation but
if you ask Lindsey, she will say, “I work
full-time, two hours a day.”
Lindsey is a special needs adult and it
took a lot of work for both her and her
family to get to this point.
Lindsey’s mother, Linda Atwell of Sil-
verton, has long kept a blog about her ex-
periences raising Lindsey.
Linda has produced a memoir, “Lov-
ing Lindsey - Raising a Daughter with
Special Needs” (She Writes Press, Sept.
26, 2017). The book is a portrayal of moth-
er-daughter relationships, making mis-
takes, successes and balancing the de-
sires to protect your child and to let her
find her own path.
“This started out as a very long story,
ranging from the time Lindsey was born
to present,” Linda said. “But there are so
many books on the early years. You
know, getting a different child than was
expected and the violins come out and
how wonderful it is. Well, for me the
symphony never showed up. so this just
covers her adult years, from age 18 to her
thirties, touching upon events that led up
to this. I think discovering these chal-
lenges as they developed rather than
right from birth was even more difficult
because we weren’t prepared.
“When she was first born, we thought
we had a perfectly healthy baby and we
were so grateful for that,” she said.
“Then she had a grand mal seizure at six
months old and started developing trem-
ors. When she a little girl, she had trouble
making friends and was argumentative.
Finally, we convinced OHSU to run some
See BOND, Page 2A
CPR training kicks in,
man saves wife’s life
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The relationship between Lindsey (left) and
Linda Atwell is examined in Atwell’s new
book, “Loving Lindsey.”
Creekside chat
School
supply drive,
a community
charity picnic
JUSTIN MUCH
As the morning rolled
toward mid-day in Sil-
verton on Wednesday,
Aug. 16, threads of the
coming weekend’s bus-
tle were already palpa-
ble.
Silver Creek Coffee House co-owner
Elisha Nightingale and her hired help
were busy behind the counter brewing
up favorite beverages, while she and
her husband Josh were both anticipat-
ing the coming weekend.
“We’re already starting to feel the
traffic picking up,” Elisha said while ic-
ing up some tea.
Minutes earlier and around the cor-
ner Lori Lee McLaughlin was opening
up White Oak Gallery with similar
thoughts brewing. Local artists were
bracing for an extra busy weekend as
Silverton’s Fine Arts Festival was coin-
cidentally coinciding with the eclipse
rush.
“We’re actually looking forward to
the eclipse as much as we are the festi-
val,” Lori said. The hoisted an eclipse-
themed t-shirt, a design she created
earlier; the original painted work was
purchased by Silverton City Manager
Christy Wurster.
Meanwhile, other established activ-
ities that traditionally enrich Silverton
were unfolding as planned.
Silverton Together Program Coordi-
nator Jan Holowati stopped into the
COURTESY OF THE MCINNES FAMILY
See MUCH, Page 3A
Stacey and Brad McInnes, during Stacey’s recovery in the hospital.
Workplace preparedness came to rescue at home
Want to learn CPR?
CHRISTENA BROOKS
SPECIAL TO THE APPEAL TRIBUNE
The second day of the “great snow-
storm” of 2016 seemed perfect to new
Silverton resident Stacey McInnes.
Snow blanketed the Willamette Val-
ley, closing schools and workplaces.
She celebrated by sipping cocoa,
snapping photos and taking a brisk
evening walk around the lake near
her home.
And then, just after 10 p.m., her
heart stopped.
The athletic 50-year-old wife,
mother and grandmother had just
suffered sudden cardiac arrest at
home, a scenario with a less-than-10-
percent survival rate. Clinically, she
died.
The best way for the general public to get
CPR training is to take a class from the
American Red Cross. To find one in your
area, log on to www.RedCross.org. Classes
usually cost about $100. They’re offered in
the Salem area every few days. There are
no upcoming classes in Silverton, but
anyone interested in coordinating one
locally can call 1-800-733-2767.
Stacey’s life didn’t end, though, be-
cause her husband, Brad, was by her
side, and he has 10 years of CPR train-
ing.
Within 15 seconds of her collapse,
“her face just changed from pink to
gray,” Brad said. He began perform-
ing CPR.
“I always thought I’d be doing CPR
in some disaster, like an earthquake,”
he said. “But I found out that you’re
most likely to do it on a family mem-
ber.”
Responsible for emergency pre-
paredness at his workplace, Portfolio
Financial Servicing Co., in Milwau-
kee, Brad coordinates CPR classes
for employees, and, has faithfully re-
newed his own certification every
two years for the last decade.
So, on Dec. 15, while his mind re-
peated the words, “She can’t die,” his
training kicked in. He found Stacey’s
sternum with his fingers, stacked his
See CPR, Page 2A
Management changes at dog shelter
COOPER GREEN
STATESMAN JOURNAL
Unstable leadership and un-
clear direction at the Marion Coun-
ty Dog Shelter has divided staff
and the volunteers they depend on,
resulting in the director’s firing
earlier this summer.
“I’ve managed a local business
for 12 years ... and I had to get along
with people and I had to treat them
with respect. And that doesn’t hap-
pen at Marion County Dog Shel-
ter,” said Brian Schachtsick, who
volunteered at the shelter for eight
years until he was let go in May.
Although the shelter’s practices
have significantly improved on pa-
per -- its rate of euthanasia has
dropped from 39 percent to 9 per-
cent in the last decade -- communi-
cation issues within the building
have made it a frustrating place to
work for volunteers. The unpaid
staff does necessary work, such as
exercising dogs and administra-
tive tasks, that paid employees
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don’t have time for.
“Without us, the dogs wouldn’t
get walked,” said Heather Dahl,
who volunteered five days a week
for five months in the last year, be-
fore moving to southern Oregon.
The Marion County Dog Shelter
serves as a last stop for dogs in the
area, focusing more directly on
stray and problematic dogs than
counterparts like the Willamette
Humane Society. It’s tax-payer
See SHELTER, Page 2A
INSIDE
Canyon views .......................3B
Life in the Valley.................4A
Obituaries.............................3A
Sports......................................1B
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Printed on recycled paper
JUSTIN MUCH | APPEAL TRIBUNE
Silverton Together Program Coordinator Jan
Holowati shows the flyer advertising
Silverton’s 25th Annual Community Picnic,
which takes place from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday,
Aug. 25, at Coolidge-McClaine Park.