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2B Wednesday, December 20, 2017 Appeal Tribune St. Joseph Oregon firefighters help Shelter battle California blaze sustained by organizations Prior Vincient, Richard Hagedorn, Fr. Philip, and Sr. Dorothy Jean at a transfer ceremony on Dec. 6 marking Queen of Angels Monastery, the Benedictine Sisters of Mt. Angel and Catholic Community Services joining forces to sustain St. Joseph Shelter. PHOTO COURTESY NATHANIEL SCHWAB / CATHOLIC COMMUNITY SERVICES A celebration earlier this month marked a partner- ship to sustain St. Joseph Shelter and there are local ties involved with the transfer. Queen of Angels Monastery in Mt. Angel, the Bene- dictine Sisters of Mt. Angel and Catholic Community Services of the Mid-Willamette Valley and Central Coast have joined forces to sustain St. Joseph Shelter, Mission Benedict and Casa Adele. The occasion was marked by a celebration and transfer ceremony Dec. 6 at the Monastery Chapel. "We consider it a solemn responsibility, an honor and a joy to serve this community," president of the CCS Foundation Board Lynda Harrington said in a re- lease. The Benedictine Sisters of Mt. Angel established St. Joseph Shelter in 1988. The shelter and its compan- ion programs, Mission Benedict and Casa Adele, pro- vide meals, housing, clothing, advocacy, referrals and emergency assistance. The Benedictine Sisters reached out to Catholic Community Services to assume responsibility for the shelter in July. "Our deepest desire is for the ministry to continue," pastoral administrator of Queen of Angels Monastery Sr. Jane Hibbard said. "There is no better partner than CCS." The celebration included a tour of the shelter, the transfer ceremony and a reception and dinner in the Sisters’ dining hall. Catholic Community Services can be reached at 503-390-2600 or online at www.ccswv.org. 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The Thomas Fire, now the fourth largest fire in Cali- fornia history, has grown by about 12,000 acres in three days with the help of powerful Santa Ana winds, said Rich Hoover, a public information officer with the Ore- gon State Fire Marshal. "Strike teams are still dealing with the winds and er- ratic fire behavior," Hoover said. "The other fires they were working on are pretty well-contained, but we're going to need every fire crew available on the Thomas Fire." A Cal Fire engineer died Thursday morning while battling the fire in the steep hills outside Fillmore. He was with the San Diego unit, according to the Califor- nia Department of Forestry. California fire officials requested Oregon assis- tance through a state-to-state mutual aid system on Tuesday, Dec. 5, after a blaze started in the Sepulveda Pass following the Little Mountain Fire in San Bernar- dino County. The cost of suppression efforts, which in- volves more than 8,000 firefighters battling the 379 square-mile-fire, is approaching $75 million. Roughly 300 Oregon fire personnel and 75 engines deployed to California to assist with fire suppression efforts. The Oregon Department of Forestry also has deployed 60 people and 25 engines to assist with the wildfire suppression efforts. The Marion County strike team is comprised of 21 personnel from six fire agencies including Salem Fire, Keizer Fire, Marion County Fire District #1, Silverton Fire, Woodburn Fire and Stayton Fire. Keizer Fire District officials, who responded along with the Marion County strike team, hit the ground at 7 a.m. Wednesday after 24 hours of rest, said Captain Aaron Pittis. Firefighters work 24-hour shifts followed by 24 hours of rest, but some of the Oregon crews are joining volunteer clean-up efforts in the devastated communi- ties during their downtime. On rest days, Pittis said firefighters are supposed to sleep, refuel fire engines and prepare for the next day on the fire line. However, some Oregon firefighters are volunteer- ing to help residents feed livestock and distribute goods to evacuees — just as Oregon crews did when they responded to fires ravaging Napa and Sonoma counties in California in October. Keizer Fire Marshal Anne Marie Storms said "in sit- uations like these, there is always a lot to be done." For Salem Fire Captain Larry Dean, rest days in- Members of the Keizer Fire District and Marion County strike team have been in California since Dec. 5 as part of a state-to-state mutal-aid system. clude strolling along the coastline just a short walk from the Ventura County Fairgrounds, which has been home to the Marion County strike team for a few days. After getting roughly two hours of sleep in one of the bunk beds lining a semitrailer-turned-firefighter dormitory at the fairgrounds, Dean walks up and down the beach and talks to his wife on the phone. "We just pretend like we're both there in Oregon and it's a regular day," Dean said. He has been with Salem Fire for 30 years. His wife is an emergency dispatcher and understands the hectic nature of working for a public safety agency. But it's still challenging. "The big one is just the physical distance between us," Dean said. Contract chefs maintain a sense of normalcy, whip- ping up breakfast staples for firefighters including ba- con, eggs, pancakes, sausage and breakfast burritos. A nearby salad bar offers fresh fruit and yogurt. Two nights ago, a woman even brought Dean and his three Salem firefighters cups of Starbucks coffee at 11 p.m. But Wednesday they were uprooted, deploying to Montecito in Santa Barbara County. The seaside town had been evacuated along with Summerland, Carpinte- ria and Fillmore. The streets of an upscale Montecito neighborhood were empty except for his colleagues and a mobile command center, Dean said. He could see fire on a rid- geline of the Santa Ynez mountains about a mile from the million dollar homes they're assigned to protect. 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ANNA REED/STATESMAN JOURNAL OBITUARIES Theodore ‘Ted’ Pallister Jr. OR-0000394456 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. Aug. 8, 1957 — Dec. 10, 2017 Theodore “Ted” Pallister Jr. was born on Aug. 8, 1957, to Theodore R. Pallister Sr. and Diane J. Pallister in Glendale, California. Ted attended school in Bur- bank, California, until the family moved to Silverton in the summer of 1969. He later graduated from Silverton High School in 1975. Ted worked in construction for over 20 years. He lat- er worked for the Silver Falls School District for 15 years before retiring in the summer of 2017. Ted is survived by his wife Kathy; daughter Andrea; son Jason; step-son Eric Brown; step-daughter Stacy (Shawn) Penrose; grandchildren Libby, Ivan and Lai- ney Penrose; as well as his mother Diane; brothers Tom (Lori), Tim and Terry (Kim); and sister Debi. A memorial service was held Wednesday, Dec. 13 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Silverton. Memorial contributions may be made to the Willam- ette Valley Humane Society or a favorite charity. The family would like to express their thanks to the Providence Benedictine Hospice for their warm and compassionate care. Arrangements are by Unger Funeral Chapel, Silver- ton. 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 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Wishing happy holidays Happy holidays to the owners and staff at Mt. Angel Drug and Hi-School Pharmacy in Silverton who deliver to Mt. Angel Towers five days a week. It could be aspi- rin or live-saving meds. May you continue to be our neighbor and friend. You are special. Betty Lou Wellman