2A Wednesday, November 8, 2017 Appeal Tribune
Suspect sought after gun seizure, meth bust
LAUREN HERNANDEZ
SALEM STATESMAN JOURNAL
USA TODAY NETWORK
Marion County Sheriff's deputies seized metham-
phetamine, firearms and cash following a yearlong in-
vestigation of a Gates resident Oct. 31.
Deputies served a search warrant in the 100 block of
Oak Street around 7:45 a.m. after investigating Timo-
thy Grover Points, 58.
Members of the sheriff's office SWAT team found
more than 40 grams of methamphetamine, more than
$4,000 in cash and four firearms in the home.
Deputies arrested Shannon Jennings, 37, and Debbie
Cassidy, 37, for possession of methamphetamine.The
pair was taken to Marion County Jail.
Points wasn't at the residence at the time of the
search. His whereabouts are unknown.
He is wanted on charges of methamphetamine pos-
Bobbie
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and possibly actors for minor roles – is slated for
spring. The movie’s release is tentatively planned for
the holiday season of 2018.
“I think it’s a great story,” said Chris Schwab, mu-
seum volunteer. “Anything that puts the spotlight on
Silverton and gives it the favorable light it deserves is
just great.”
“Steve wants to film downtown and use period
pieces and old farmhouses … it’s a really great idea,”
said museum curator Judy Lowery.
Bobbie’s story is amazing in itself, but Lundquist’s
screenplay pans out to explore a broader view of the
Roaring 1920s, the challenges facing local farmers, the
relationship between Bobbie’s owners, and the concept
of unconditional love.
Lundquist said he plans to take some creative license
to explain events but to stick to all the facts he can gath-
er. Like the blockbuster “Homeward Bound,” based on
Traeger
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priorities and develop maturity and character growth
among young athletes and students.
He believed the greatest impact coaches had on ath-
letes throughout the decades was on character-build-
ing, so why not make that the focus?
“Somewhere along the line, we stopped telling the
kids stories. That was a main way we passed along
these virtues. I found once they are familiarized, they
find they are using virtues,” Traeger said during an in-
terview with the Statesman Journal in 2014. “It’s about
making good choices. It really boils down to our hu-
manity. Kids need this.”
Even when he was done with coaching, Traeger, a
devout Catholic who graduated from Kennedy in 1975
and Willamette University in 1979, continued his work
with the Virtue First Foundation and spreading his
message of developing all-around growth.
He gave speeches and had “virtue of the week” in-
ternet broadcasts and mass emails that would circu-
late with personal stories or messages, as well as
quotes from historical figures, such as Nelson Mande-
la and Abraham Lincoln.
His messages had themes, such as integrity, humil-
ity, and generosity.
In addition to heading up the Virtue First Founda-
tion and coaching football, Traeger had many other
jobs throughout his life, including working in the fam-
ily business — Traeger Grills — and serving as Mount
Angel’s mayor.
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session, delivery of methamphetamine, being a felon in
possession of a firearm and being a felon in possession
of a restricted weapon.
Anyone with information regarding Points' where-
abouts should call 503-588-5032 or submit an anony-
mous
tip
via
Facebook
at
www.facebook.com/MCSOInTheKnow. He is de-
scribed as being a white male adult who is roughly 5' 9"
tall, 235 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes.
Points was convicted of possessing methamphet-
amine in 2012. In 2006, he was convicted of delivery of
methamphetamine, possessing a prohibited firearm or
silencer and manufacturing or delivering a controlled
substance.
He was living at the same Gates residence at the
time of his prior convictions.
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Deputies with the Marion County Sheriff's Office SWAT Team
seized more than 40 grams of meth, $4000 in cash and
firearms at a residence in the 100 block of Oak Street in Gates
on Oct. 31. COURTESY OF MARION COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
the novel “The Incredible Journey,” the movie’s audi-
ence will hear Bobbie’s and other animals’ voices
throughout.
The movie introduces Frank and Elizabeth Brazier,
wealthy transplants from Indiana who buy a Silverton
farm along Abiqua Creek, and their working dog, Bob-
bie, so named because of his “bobbed” tail.
The Braziers sell Bobbie – for the reported sum of
$5, a high price in the 1920s – to the buyers of their farm
when they leave to start a café in town. Clearly still at-
tached, Bobbie does his job on the farm but regularly
walks to town to visit his original masters.
“Frank Brazier had a good reputation in town,”
Lundquist said. “He would give you the shirt off his
back … everybody liked him.”
The Braziers end up taking Bobbie on a 1923 road
trip to visit their hometown in Indiana. The dog rides
atop the luggage and on the running board of their Over-
land Red Bird touring car, often jumping off to explore
as they slowly drive east.
When three dogs at an Indiana gas station chase Bob-
bie off, the Braziers aren’t worried at first. They figure
he’ll take care of himself and find his way back to them
as usual. He doesn’t, though, and when they come back
through town a month later, no one’s seen him still.
What they don’t know is that Bobbie is already head-
ed to Oregon. The film follows him through the vast
American West until, six months later, much to the fam-
ily’s surprise, he appears in downtown Silverton. He’s
scrawny, his coat is matted, and his nails are worn, but
it’s him, and everyone is overjoyed.
One happy detail is the fact that Bobbie “took a wife”
and sired sixteen puppies after his return, Lundquist
said. Only 2 1/2 years old, Bobbie lived to be just six. He
died in 1927, crowds turned out for his funeral, and the
famous Hollywood canine Rin Tin Tin even laid a
wreath at his grave.
“By the time Bobbie died, his story was all over the
world,” Lundquist said.
A decade later, another collie, the fictional Lassie,
met the world in 1938 in a short story in “The Saturday
Evening Post,” then in a 1940 novel and finally on the big
screen in the 1943 MGM film, “Lassie Come Home.” It
was followed by a TV show so popular and long-running
as to become a true American icon.
For Silverton residents, there’s something satisfy-
ing about Bobbie’s original, true story getting its
chance – too – to be shared with a big audience.
Traeger also was an author. His books included
“Fruit for the Spirit, Meat for the Grill,” “Voices of Vir-
tue: Inspiring Stories of Character,” and “Character:
One Virtue at a Time.”
The Virtue First Foundation "really became the mis-
sion of his life,” said St. Paul principal, athletic director
and football coach Tony Smith, who coached with
Traeger at Silverton High School and was a longtime
friend.
“I think the No. 1 thing that sticks out to me about
him is the unbelievable unselfishness. Bar none, the
most unselfish person I’ve ever met, or been around, or
worked with in my life. Just so giving.”
After years of coaching together at Silverton, Smith
moved on to St. Paul, and Traeger moved on to Kenne-
dy, in 2006. But the two coaches remained close
friends.
“He’d been sick for the past five years, but anytime
I talked to him, he was always just very positive,”
Smith said. “He was a religious man, but it wasn’t just
that. He was always in a positive state of mind through
that whole deal.”
Although Traeger always kept his primary focus on
the big picture as a coach, that doesn’t mean he wasn’t
good at X's and O’s.
Traeger was a defensive-minded coach, and one
season that stands out during his time leading the Ken-
nedy football program was 2009.
That season, the Trojans started 0-3, including
losses to Heppner and Knappa. But Traeger and his
staff made adjustments throughout the season, and in
the state playoffs, Kennedy beat Heppner and Knappa
on its way to the Class 2A state championship game.
The Trojans faced unbeaten Scio for the state title
that year, and although they lost, they held Scio to 14
points in a 14-7 loss. In fact, Kennedy held Scio to 28
total points in two games that season, and even though
they were both losses, it showed how good Traeger and
his staff were as defensive strategists — Scio aver-
aged 43 points per game.
Even in defeat, Traeger was proud of his team that
season. For Traeger, it was never about the destination,
always the journey.
“I think it’s awesome for the players to have this joy.
It’s not just the game, but everything that goes along
with it. Those are the extras that they get to put into the
memory basket,” Traeger said in a 2009 interview with
the Statesman Journal. “Great journey, and that’s all it
was this year, a great journey.”
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Dollar General
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Additionally, the first 100 adult shoppers at the store
received a $10 Dollar General gift card and the first
200 shoppers received a Dollar General tote bag with
complimentary product samples.
“It’s a big deal,” Jefferson’s Interim City Adminis-
trator Greg Ellis said, referring to the store as ‘Jef-
ferson’s Target.’
“Dollar General is a very positive thing for the
community. I can see the concern about (the impact
on) locally-owned businesses but I believe that com-
petition is a good thing for both merchants and the
public. It keeps prices down and affords shoppers
more options, drawing them into the area.
“There was a soft opening a couple of weeks ago
and a lot of people are excited. They like the prices and
they like the variety.”
Regarding the newest store, Dan Nieser, Dollar
General’s senior vice president of real estate and
store development, said, “Dollar General is commit-
ted to delivering a pleasant shopping experience that
includes a convenient location, a wide assortment of
merchandise and great prices on quality products. We
hope our area customers will enjoy shopping at Dollar
General’s new location.”
As of August this year, Dollar General had 14,000
stores in 44 states.
That number will increase incrementally in Ore-
gon as locations are projected to open in Aumsville by
the end of this year, Gervais and Dayton early next
year and in Independence and Silverton in the spring
of 2018.
A self-described “small-box discount retailer,” the
stores are uniform in design and operation, offering a
variety of national name brands and private brands of
food, housewares, seasonal items, cleaning supplies,
basic apparel and health/beauty products. While not
strictly a one-dollar outlet, the majority of products
sold are priced above $1 with approximately 25% of
products priced at $1 or less.
The company is focusing on smaller Mid-Valley
towns with 2016 populations ranging from 1,899 in Mill
City to 10,002 in Silverton [Sources include U.S. Cen-
sus Bureau].
“When choosing store locations, meeting custom-
ers’ needs is Dollar General’s top priority, company
spokesperson Angela Petkovic said. “The company
looks for places where we can offer customers an easy
and convenient shopping choice. We know conve-
nience is a major factor in our customers' shopping
decisions as we generally serve customers within a
three- to five-mile radius or 10-minute drive. We also
take demographic trends, competitive factors, traffic
patterns and community concerns into considera-
tion.”
Silverton Mayor Kyle Palmer is enthusiastic about
the new addition at 1095 N. 2nd St. but also notes some
differing opinions within the community.
“(The company) bought the property quite a while
ago and it took some time to go through all the proc-
esses and get the necessary approvals,” he said. “In
the meantime, Dollar Tree came in. People seem con-
fused between the two stores because of the similarity
in name.
“The community is split right now. Some think we
are growing too fast and others are excited to see
more options. There is also an aversion among many
to chain or corporate-owned businesses. I think over
time, people will look at it as a viable commercial enti-
ty and see it as a nice addition to our town.”
For more information about the Dollar General, in-
cluding jobs, visit www.dollargeneral.com.
Shooting
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mously found the fatal shooting was justified.
Lorence was also one of the deputies on the scene
when Bolster was shot. He and Gibson pulled over Bol-
ster and drew their side arms. According to court rec-
ords, Bolster refused to leave his car. He told the depu-
ties he would not go to jail and began rummaging
through his vehicle. Gibson fired two shots, striking
Bolster in the head.
For questions, comments and news tips, email re-
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