2A Wednesday, September 27, 2017 Appeal Tribune Silverton’s Town Square Park builds a pole for peace Silverton’s Town Square Park has joined more than 130 locations in CHRISTENA BROOKS SPECIAL TO THE APPEAL TRIBUNE The support you need to find quality SENIOR LIVING SOLUTIONS A Place for Mom has helped over one million families find senior living solutions that meet their unique needs. There’s no cost to you! CALL (855) 864-4711 ! We’re paid by our partner communities OR-0000394345 DISH DEALS!! 190 Channels 49 . 99 Now only ... $ /mo. for 24 months ADD HIGH-SPEED INTERNET 14 . 95 $ /mo. Switch to DISH and Get a FREE Echo Dot “Alexa, go to HGTV.” Control your TV hands-free with DISH Hopper + Amazon Alexa LIMITED TIME! Mention offer code FreeEchoDot where available Requires internet-connected Hopper® or Wally® and Echo, Echo Dot or Amazon Tap device. 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The words, “May Peace Pre- vail on Earth,” are promi- nently displayed in Eng- lish, Spanish, German, Russian, Norwegian, French Japanese and Chi- nese. “We talked about the languages that people in this community know,” said Rotary President Cindy Jones. “We tried to pick languages that we’ve heard over the years … we hope we didn’t leave any out.” Rotary International’s District 5100 challenged clubs in northern Oregon and southwestern Wash- ington to install 100 peace poles, and now there are already more than 130, Jones said. Some commu- nities have more than one. Installing a “peace pole” is another way to promote worldwide har- mony, which Rotary mem- bers try to achieve “one small step at a time,” Jones said, through ef- forts such as the organiza- tion’s famous exchange student program, college scholarships, and a nearly Silverton's newly installed peace pole. CHRISTENA BROOKS / SPECIAL TO THE APPEAL TRIBUNE 40-year-old polio vaccina- tion outreach. “We are an interna- tional community, and we strive for peace one per- son at a time,” she said. With the help of a cor- porate donor, the cost of the pole to Silverton Ro- tary was less than $200. The Peace Pole’s loca- tion corresponds to the site of an ongoing vigil by Silverton People of Peace and is also within throw- ing distance of the city’s brand new Fallen Heroes Memorial, which com- memorates Silverton- raised veterans who died in our nation’s wars. Silverton Mayor Kyle Palmer said he received one citizen inquiry about whether sitting a peace pole and war memorial so close together could cause conflict. No, he said, explaining, “I have to believe that – re- ality non-withstanding – each of us would prefer a world free of war where peace is the rule rather than the exception. “I think it’s an impor- tant community state- ment, especially during these times, that the citi- zens of Silverton value peace and security in our world,” Palmer added. Town Square Park seemed a natural location for the pole because the land is publicly owned, visible and the site of 15 years of regular vigils by Silverton People for Peace. The group, which meets there on the last Monday of every month, has no official connection to the project, but its members were happy to see the pole go up. “We’re delighted that Rotary did this,” said longtime member Rose Hope. “Our group is about solving problems non-vio- lently – and in particular on the national level – by diplomacy.” Silverton Rotary Club meets every Monday over the lunch hour, noon to 1 p.m., at Legacy Silverton Medical Center. 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The application will be reviewed following the criteria found in SDC section 4.4.400. All interested persons and the general public will be given an opportunity to be heard relative to the application either by submitting material in writing to City Hall or providing oral testimony at the Public Hearing. Failure of an issue to be raised in a hearing, in person or by letter, or failure to provide enough detail to afford the decision maker an opportunity to respond precludes appeal to LUBA based on that issue. Additional information and/or review of this application, including all documents and evidence submitted, may be obtained at Silverton City Hall, 306 South Water Street, or by telephoning Jason Gottgetreu at (503) 874-2212. Copies of the staff report will be available seven (7) days prior to the public hearing and are available for review at no cost at City Hall, a copy can be provided on request at a reasonable cost. Silverton Appeal September 27, 2017 PUBLIC NOTICES POLICY Public Notices are published by the Statesman Journal and available online at w w w .S ta te s m a n J o u r n a l.c o m . The Statesman Journal lobby is open Monday - Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. You can reach them by phone at 503-399-6789. In order to receive a quote for a public notice you must e-mail your copy to SJLegals@StatesmanJournal.com , and our Legal Clerk will return a proposal with cost, publication date(s), and a preview of the ad. LEGAL/PUBLIC NOTICE DEADLINES All Legals Deadline @ 1:00 p.m. on all days listed below: ***All Deadlines are subject to change when there is a Holiday. The Silverton Appeal Tribune is a one day a week (Wednesday) only publication • Wednesday publication deadlines the Wednesday prior LEGAL/PUBLIC NOTICE RATES Silverton Appeal Tribune: • Wednesdays only - $12.15/per inch/per time • Online Fee - $21.00 per time • Affidavit Fee - $10.00 per Affidavit requested Housed inside the his- toric Gardner House Cafe and Bed and Breakfast on N. Third Ave. in Stayton is the Joseph Phillip Loftus Jr. Mobile Museum. A micro space mu- seum, it was established in 2015 and is stocked with original NASA artifacts collected by Gardner House owner James Luf- tus’s father, Joseph, who had a 47-year career with NASA. Joseph envisioned the Mobile Museum Exhi- bition Platform, which provides a hands-on, user- friendly learning experi- ence. To further this vision, JPLMuseum.org is spon- soring a visit from NASA’s Dr. Norman Chaf- fee Oct. 11-19 to provide a unique educational oppor- tunity. He will be speaking at the Stayton Public Li- Rape Continued from Page 1A cutors failed to meet the required burden of proof, Marion County Judge Da- vid Leith acquitted Gerig of the three charges. Board members said Gerig's conduct was de- rogatory to the standards of nursing. They also al- leged he failed to main- tain professional bound- aries and acted outside his scope as a registered nurse. His nursing license is now expired, according to the board's database. Four months after he was acquitted, Gerig was arrested again on rape charges involving a dif- ferent woman. A probable cause state- ment filed in Marion County stated the follow- ing: The victim was attend- ing the same birthday par- ty as Gerig. She told po- lice she did not know Ge- rig, but he kept making advances toward her. She told him she wasn't interested, had a boy- friend and wanted him to leave her alone. She fell asleep on the couch and awoke to Gerig touching her. She pushed him away, and her friend told him to get off the couch. She awoke later in the morning to Gerig pulling down her pants and hav- ing sex with her. She pushed Gerig away, scrambled off the couch, went outside and later contacted police. Silverton investigators called a witness who gave brary at 7 p.m. on Fri- day, Oct. 13, and at Re- gis High School at 8:45 a.m. on Dr. Norman Wednes- Chaffe day, Oct. 18. James is currently work- ing with other schools in the Stayton and Silverton area to schedule more speaking engagements. Chaffee began his ca- reer in 1962 as an aero- space engineer. He worked in senior engi- neering management at the NASA Manned Space- craft Center/Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center un- til 1996. During that time, he was involved with the Mercury, Gemini, Apollo and Lunar/Mars pro- grams. He also happened to work with, and become good friends with, Joseph Luftus. Chaffee has over 20 awards and medals from the Manned Spacecraft Center, the Johnson Space Center, the American In- stitute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and NASA. Even with all his expe- rience and expertise, he stresses that his presenta- tions are not chalkboards covered in equations. “My talks are not a uni- versity classroom lec- ture,” Chaffee said. “I am going to recount my ca- reer experiences, talk about the engineering challenges my era faced and how we solved them, and share stories about in- teresting things that hap- pened to me along the way. I will demonstrate some principles, like Newton's Laws, using the Apollo 100 lb. thruster that I will bring with me, and will talk about the suite of pyrotechnics de- vices used on the Saturn V launch vehicle and will display a NASA Standard Pyrotechnic Initiator. If I am able to borrow it, I will also bring an astronauts EVA glove from the Apol- lo era to use when I talk about space robotics.” Chaffee’s visit is part of the Rural Schools Edu- cation Initiative devel- oped by James. “We bring artifacts and expertise into schools to teach and excite stu- dents,” he said. “Right now, we are just in small Oregon schools but we hope to expand na- tionwide eventually. Our aim is to search out the next generation of engi- neers and grow new astro- nauts.” The JPL Museum is lo- cated in the Gardner House Cafe' at 633 N. Third Ave., Stayton. Hours are 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday. For more infor- mation, call 503-602-9128. Gerig a ride home after the incident. The witness had asked Gerig if the vic- tim had wanted to have sex. Gerig said "not exact- ly," but said he knew she wanted it. The victim told police she never gave Gerig per- mission to touch her. He was taken to Mar- ion County jail and held without bail. Gerig's defense attor- ney requested that bail se- curity be set. Prosecutor Katie Suver argued that Gerig was a danger to his victim and to the commu- nity. In an opinion letter, Marion County Judge Lindsay Partridge wrote that the court believed Gerig posed a threat to the community if released. "Certainly, Judge Leith's observations on the record in announcing defendant's acquittal ref- erenced (Gerig's) willing- ness to prey upon a vul- nerable woman and mis- represent his training and experience to satisfy his own desires," Partridge said. Gerig's acquittal did not negate the manipula- tive way he obtained con- sent. "Further troubling to this court, is that less than five months later (Gerig) put himself in a similar situation of taking advan- tage of another vulnera- ble woman to satify his sexual desires," Partridge said. He denied the de- fense's motion to set bail security. Following a two-day trial, Gerig was convicted of rape and sexual abuse. 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