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2A Wednesday, October 18, 2017 Appeal Tribune Walks Continued from Page 1A by. He could barely turn from one side to the other in his first year. But as he grew, his par- ents and older sister dis- covered his complexities. Music, for one, enthralled and soothed him. So they have every mu- sical toy you can think of — a baby Einstein discov- ery table, activity cubes, maracas, anything that can be used as a drum. He lives in Aumsville with his parents, Dave and Aubrie Shewey, and 8- year-old sister Hailey, in a modest, soft-yellow ranch. Joey's daily rou- tine involves three care- givers. The first takes him to the pool or library for a morning activity. The next works with him at school in Salem. And a third handles his feeding tube and watches him in the evening. As he's progressed with therapy, Aubrie said you can see the concentra- tion on his face. When he steps to the side to avoid his toys on the ground, or perhaps one of the fam- ily's furry members, she said you can see his mind race before stepping out. "Joey has forced us to look at life differently," Aubrie said. "We're learn- ing from him as much as he is learning from us." ** * When Hilary first met Joey in the PT Northwest office, she saw a young boy with goggles fastened to his face, a boy who wraps his fingers tightly around those he mingles with. He was learning to pull himself up at a table. As she sat in the wait- ing room, she waved at Joey. "I remember feeling broken and unable to think coming to (physical therapy), yet Joey was a little spark, like a light," she said. "I couldn’t help (but) smile at him, hoping he understood I saw him and thought he was so spe- cial." Though Joey can't speak, he finds other ways to communicate, even if only by making eye con- tact or offering a smile. Over the next eight months, Hilary and Joey grew as friends. Hilary didn't know how old he was, what his last name was or his background, but she didn't care. To her, he was Joey, a young boy in the midst of progress, just like her. "Initially he wasn’t very mobile, yet over time he became more and more active and engaged," Hil- ary said. "I was very much blessed by being able to watch him stand, take steps, cruise with his Invest in something that matters to you Tax-free municipal bond % 3.335 Callable on: 06/15/2027 @ $100.00 Final Maturity: 06/15/2038 Call or visit your local Edward Jones fi nancial advisor today. www.edwardjones.com Member SIPC LOCAL ADVISORS Salem Area Vin Searles Jeff Davis Keizer Area Surrounding Area Sheryl Resner Bridgette Justis FINANCIAL ADVISOR FINANCIAL ADVISOR FINANCIAL ADVISOR FINANCIAL ADVISOR Mission | 503-363-0445 Liberty | 503-581-8580 Keizer | 503-304-8641 Sublimity | 503-769-3180 Michael Wooters Garry Falor Mario Montiel Bush's Pasture Park in Sa- lem in May. And though it's chaotic, the race has been a rite of passage for thousands of students over the last 35 years. Before Joey's race, Hilary saw him and one of his caretakers, Victoria Gidenko, with other par- ticipants warming up on the south infield. Joey and Gidenko took off excitedly at the start of the race. But nearing the first turn, his parents said Joey began to lose en- ergy. Though he was the last to finish, Joey powered through the 300-meter race. When he tossed his walker aside, the crowd erupted into cheers. A tearful cluster of hugs and high-fives greeted him at the finish line. "He's so resilient," Hil- ary said. "From the mo- ment he walked across the finish line, I couldn't wait for my next ... appoint- ment." ** * Two weeks after the race, Hilary returned to physical therapy. Waiting in the lobby, she looked up to see Joey walk into the room. His walker was no- where in sight. "Where's Joey's walk- er?" Hilary asked his care- giver. 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She said the special needs race is important for kids like Joey, not just because it's fun and ac- tive, but because it pro- vides children who may not have typical lives with the opportunity to enjoy an activity alongside their peers. ** * The atmosphere at Awesome 3000 race is loud and electric. Nearly 3,000 kids from the Salem-Keizer area and their families crowd McCulloch Stadium near Tim Yount FINANCIAL ADVISOR FINANCIAL ADVISOR FINANCIAL ADVISOR FINANCIAL ADVISOR South | 503-362-5439 West | 503-588-5426 Keizer | 503-393-8166 Silverton | 503-873-2454 Caitlin Davis Chip Hutchings Walt Walker FINANCIAL ADVISOR FINANCIAL ADVISOR West | 503-585-1464 Lancaster | 503-585-4689 FINANCIAL ADVISOR Stayton | 503-769-4902 Tim Sparks Kelly Denney FINANCIAL ADVISOR Commercial | 503-370-6159 FINANCIAL ADVISOR Dallas | 503-623-2146 * Yield effective 10/10/2017, subject to availability. 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"When I looked up at the large screen and they showed the picture of him crossing the finish line, I gasped with tears be- ideas and also reach out to hear from the experts. At the county level, that based approach to poli- tics. On the job, PubMed is his go-to source for mak- ing wellness-related deci- sions. As a politician, he likes to bring in expert testimony and learn what other cities and counties are doing to solve prob- lems. Second, he wants Mar- ion County to utilize the college students – espe- cially graduate students – studying at institutions here. He wants the county to participate in more sci- entific studies, and stu- dents to tackle real-world problems in their courses of study. “We’re not extending a hand to students, and they’re not coming to us,” he said. “I’ve taught col- lege for over 10 years, and I think the relationship between students and the community is essential for success.” Environmental sus- tainability is part of Plum- mer’s platform, he said, because “it’s the right thing to do.” He’s a life- long promoter of bikes and other “active trans- portation” as a key to per- sonal wellness and pollu- tion reduction. He also supports mass transit and services such as Uber and Lyft to limit the number of cars on the roads. Marion County can be earth-friendly by operat- ing its buildings and ser- vices efficiently and of- fering tax credits to resi- dents who take energy ef- ficient measures such as installing solar panels at their homes and business- es, he said. Homelessness and af- OR-0000394410 “Your friendly local dentist” ENTER FOR OUR MONTHLY KINDLE DRAWING AT EACH APPOINTM ENT New Patients & Emergencies Welcome! Cosmetic Implant Bridges/Partials Extractions Crowns/Fillings Root Canals Michael Kim, DDS 410 OAK ST, SILVERTON, OR, 97381 OR-SAL0007083-01 Joey Shewey, from left, and caregiver Victoria Gidenko stand with Hilary Brik-Morrisat a SKEF luncheon. Shewey and Brik-Morris became friends when they shared appointment times for physical therapy. MOLLY J. SMITH/STATESMAN JOURNAL 503-873-3530 KIMSILVERTONORDENTIST.COM WE ACCEPT MOST INSURANCE means working with every department ... and hearing directly from the employees.” MATT PLUMMER, DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE IN THE RUNNING FOR MARION COUNTY COMMISSIONER fordable housing are two related areas of concern and interest for him. Early next year, Plum- mer plans to launch a “lis- tening tour” to learn what residents want from their county. At this point, his real expertise, he said, is in knowing what, exactly, each county department does, as he’s worked so closely with all of them for the last two-and-half years. “I won’t claim to know everything, but I will claim to take the time and effort to talk to the people who do,” he said. Denyc Boles, 48, a Re- publican, is familiar with Marion County opera- tions because she served on the budget committee that prepared the $412 million budget for this year. She supports the county’s tradition of “liv- ing within its means” and its “careful and sustain- able budgeting,” she said. “In today’s economy, voters want that. Voters want to know their tax dol- lars are being spent in the right places,” she said. But she would like to expand the county’s part- nerships with other gov- ernment agencies, busi- nesses and nonprofits to work on problems she sees every day. Currently Salem Health’s government af- fairs specialist, she hears regularly from hospital staff about patients who come to the emergency department because they “have no one” or are “fall- ing through the cracks” in the area’s social service network. For example, it’s not uncommon for 10-12 peo- ple with addiction prob- lems to be sleeping off the effects of drugs or alcohol at the hospital on any giv- en day, she said. The emergency department is also a catchall for psychi- atric patients. This reality and her growing aware- ness of teen suicide have convinced her to push for cooperative treatment fa- cilities and/or services. “We live in a part of the world that offers so much, but too many people are falling through the cracks,” she said. “The county is in a unique posi- tion to lead and build the partnerships needed to address these difficult and complicated issues.” Over her 20-year politi- cal career – seven months of which were as a state legislator in 2014 – she’s heard from many people seeking help. In the past, she served on staff for Rep. Kevin Cameron and worked on a variety of campaigns, including for- mer Silverton lawmaker, Vic Gilliam’s. As a short-term mem- ber of the House, she ac- complished the unlikely task of sponsoring a bill – and seeing it pass – that raised the penalties for video voyeurism. She built a coalition to write the bill after hearing about a young woman in Keizer who was secretly videotaped in her bed- room and bathroom. “My strength is bring- ing people together,” she said. “My desire is to pick up issues and work on solving them.” Growing up in Salem, Boles was surrounded by strong, educated female relatives who taught her that civic engagement is a norm. She attended Sprague High School and then earned a bachelor’s degree from Seattle Pa- cause that was such a spe- cial accomplishment and now everyone could see it, too," Hilary said. To her surprise, Joey — dressed in a dapper vest and bowtie — walked on stage with Gidenko's help. Lee waved Hilary up, where Joey presented her with a clear, crystalline award. She rubbed his back, beaming back at him. "I'm sure he touched my heart more than I touched his," she said. Contact Natalie Pate at npate@StatesmanJour- nal.com, 503-399-6745, or follow her on Twitter @Nataliempate or on Facebook at www.Face- book.com/nataliepate- journalist cific University and a master’s in public policy from Regent University. “When I was young, I never expected to stay in Marion County,” she said. “And now, here I am, and I have a lot of institutional knowledge that’s come from being engaged my whole life.” She and her husband’s three children are nearly grown now, and she lives in the house where she grew up. She believes in limited government because, she said, individuals and non- government organiza- tions do best at providing “warm and fuzzy” com- munity services. Person- ally, she’s offered her home as a quasi-safe house for teenagers and volunteered with Young Life and Boys and Girls Clubs. “Government does some things really well, and they do other things not so well,” she said. If she’s elected as com- missioner, Boles said she’ll focus on strong in- frastructure and services to support family wage job growth, businesses and agriculture. More information about Matt Plummer is on Facebook at “Matt Plum- mer, Candidate for Mar- ion County Commission,” while more information about Denyc Boles is on- line at www.vote4boles.com. P.O. Box 13009 Salem, OR 97309 Address P.O. Box 13009 Salem, OR 97309 Phone 503-873-8385 Fax 503-399-6706 Email sanews@salem.gannett.com Web site www.SilvertonAppeal.com Staff President Ryan Kedzierski 503-399-6648 rkedzierski@gannett.com Advertising Terri McArthur 503-399-6630 tmcarthur@Salem.gannett.com Deadlines News: 4 p.m. Thursday Letters: 4 p.m. Thursday Obituaries: 11 a.m. Friday Display Advertising: 4 p.m. Wednesday Legals: 3 p.m. Wednesday Classifieds: 4 p.m. Friday News Tips The Appeal Tribune encourages suggestions for local stories. 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