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2A Wednesday, September 20, 2017 Appeal Tribune Dollar Tree opens in Silverton CHRISTENA BROOKS SPECIAL TO THE APPEAL TRIBUNE Dollar Tree quietly opened its doors in Silverton on Sept. 14, following with a public ribbon-cutting ceremony the next day. The Virginia-based Dollar Tree Inc., chose for its new store the vacated space at Silverton Plaza most recently occupied by Rite Aid Pharmacy. Of the 10,000 square feet of space, about 8,000 square feet is dedicated to retail sales, said manager Heather Thompson. Dollar Tree’s address is 333 Westfield Street, Suite A. It’s open daily, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and can be reached by phone at 503-873-0212. Correction A story on page 1A of the Sept. 13 edition of the Appeal Tribune needs to be corrected. Hattie Brat- zel Kremen was Marion County's first female dis- trict attorney. Invest in something that matters to you Tax-free municipal bond % 3.08 SALEM ORE lets you invest close to home. 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In Silverton, the Tourism Promotion Committee takes a portion of the collected money and recommends grant approvals and/or denials to the Council, based on whether proposed projects contribute to tourism in town. The Silverton Mural Society requested the $6,000 to combine with a $6,000 sponsor match and pay for tou- chups, ultraviolet-light protection, and in the case of the “Old Oak Tree” mural on Main and First Streets, crack-patching. One of Silverton's many murals, which visitors can admire as a part of a walking tour. BROOKE JACKSON-GLIDDEN / STATESMAN JOURNAL FILE Trail Continued from Page 1A Fire. Ignited by a lightning strike in early August, the fire near Devil's Peak has spread within 1 3/4 miles of the hot springs and cab- ins. To protect the area, fire teams looked for the best place to build a fire break, or buffer, between the fires and Breitenbush. Grady McMahan , dis- trict ranger for the Forest Service in Detroit, said the team looked at multi- ple options along Devil’s Ridge, but found the ter- rain too steep and danger- ous. Eventually, they set- tled on a line that included two miles of the Emerald Forest Trail, part of the Spotted Owl Trail system, a popular hiking trail that traversed old-growth for- est. “The fire was coming closer every day, and with the right wind event, the fire could have been right there in a day or two,” McMahan said. “We didn’t feel like that was a risk worth taking.” McMahan got approval for the plan from officials at Breitenbush Hot Springs. Fire teams went through two miles of the trail and cut old-growth snags, smaller trees and old-growth yew trees. They created a 50- to 70- foot gap designed to halt or slow a fire if it spread toward Breitenbush. Fire officials are con- sidering back-burning along the trail, likely us- ing a "drip torch" to burn off flammable vegetation and fuels. It's unclear whether that will be nec- essary given rainy incom- ing weather, fire officials Pictures of the Emerald Forest Loop that was cut to protect the Breitenbush area. PHOTO BY MICHAEL DONNELLY said. “It’s not fun to have to do these things, but we're living with the distinct possibility that the fire could be on us in no time,” said Peter Moore, busi- ness director at Breiten- bush Hot Springs. “They were playing the odds the best they could … and we supported it.” But a number of resi- dents with cabins at Brei- tenbush are not happy with the decision. They said the move was unnec- essary and damaged an area of rich biological di- versity in a premature ef- fort to stop a fire that like- ly won't arrive. Along with the stumps, the critics point to a loss of spotted owl nesting habi- tat in the old-growth snags. And, they said, even if the fire swept to- ward Breitenbush, the fire break might not have stopped the blaze. “My big concern is that there is no evidence that such a fire break in old- growth ever works as in- tended,” Donnelly said. “If a fire can jump the Co- lumbia River, that seri- ously questions the effica- cy of carving fire breaks through ancient forests sans any ecological con- sulting.” McMahan said fire breaks won't stop every fire, but they often do work. He cited a fire break north of Pamelia Lake that's stopped the Whitewater Fire from en- tering the popular recrea- tion area in the Mount Jef- ferson Wilderness. "You have to have the right weather, and put it in the right place, but they do work," McMahan said. Woody Jackson, anoth- er cabin owner at Breiten- bush, said a better fire break would have been an old access road behind the cabins. It would have put his cabin at greater risk, but he would have accept- ed that risk rather than impacting the old-growth ecosystem around the Emerald Forest Trail sys- tem. “When I bought a sum- mer home it was with the expectation that it may eventually burn,” Jack- son said. “Protection of property is a low consid- eration, while protecting viable habitats have more importance to me. “The tragedy is that now that a fire line has been cut within a spotted owl habitat, it will always be an open canopy putting the owls at risk, and the next time there’s a threat from fire they’ll want to use the Emerald Forest Trail again.” The Emerald Forest Loop holds a special place in the history of the Brei- Church Directory IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH 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 Phone 503-873-8385 Free Saturday Lunches Sunday, Worship 11am www.trinitysilverton.org trinitysilverton@gmail.com Fax ST. MARY’S CHURCH 503-399-6706 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. 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The forest around Breitenbush was sched- uled to be logged during the height of Oregon’s Forest Wars in 1986 and ’89. The timber sale spurred mass protests that gained national atten- tion and was eventually stopped by a lawsuit filed by members of the Brei- tenbush community, in- cluding Donnelly. “Volunteers built the trail network and have maintained it for 33 years," Donnelly said. "We estimate around 20,000 hikers per year.” McMahan said he went along the trail with fire teams and sought ways to limit damage to the yew trees and the forest over- all. But that wasn't always possible, he said. “It's true that before, it was a forest that didn’t show any presence of man except the trail, and now there are stumps,” McMa- han said. “That’s disap- pointing to everyone, in- cluding me. “But, I felt like we had to do it.” Donnelly said he be- lieves water pumps around the cabins and clearing brush were enough. “I don't question at all whether it was done in good faith,” he said. “However, we do want an investigation into what al- ternatives were consid- ered." Both McMahan and Donnelly said they'll look at ways to bring some res- toration to the trail once the fires are out. Moore said time would heal the scars. "Yes, it's ugly now," he said. "But give it three years. This is Oregon. It will grow back." Note: This is the Forest Ser- vice's hierarchy of impor- tance in terms of what to protect during wildfires: 1) Safety of firefight- ers and public 2) Private property and structures (such as cab- ins) 3) Western timber val- ues, including private timber lands 4) Forest resources, such as old-growth forest Zach Urness has been an outdoors writer, pho- tographer and videogra- pher in Oregon for nine years. He is the author of the book “Hiking South- ern Oregon” and can be reached at zur- ness@StatesmanJour- nal.com or (503) 399-6801. Find him on Twitter at @ZachsORoutdoors. Published every Wednesday by the Statesman Journal, P.O. Box 13009, Salem, OR 97309. USPS 469-860, Postmaster: Send address changes to Appeal Tribune, P.O. Box 13009, Salem, OR 97309. PERIODICALS POSTAGE PAID: Salem, OR and additional offices. Send letters to the editor and news releases to sanews@salem.gannett.com. Lewis Continued from Page 1A billion-dollar transporta- tion package, which pro- vides a substantial alloca- tion of funding for several transportation projects in House District 18. The representative served on the Veterans and Emergency Pre- paredness Committee, Economic Development and Trade Committee, and Joint Committee on Ways and Means Subcom- mittee on Natural Re- sources. House District 18 in- cludes Silverton, Molalla, Mt. Angel, Hubbard, Au- rora, Scotts Mill, Donald, and Colton.