SILVERTONAPPEAL.COM ❚ WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2018 ❚ 3A Librarian Continued from Page 1A mid-20s, when she packed her belong- ings into a Volkswagen Rabbit and drove across the country from her hometown of Bloomington, Ind., to Fort Klamath, a tiny town near Crater Lake. She drove west, armed with a copy of “The Mists of Avalon” on cassette tape and a plan help care for her fiancé’s ail- ing relative for a year. “In Kansas, my car wouldn’t stay in fourth gear anymore, so I tied the pas- senger-side seatbelt around the gear- shift,” she recalled, shaking her head. That trip wasn’t Davis’ first adven- ture either. Growing up with two sisters and a brother, she sought learning and new experiences from early childhood. Al- though neither of her parents went col- lege, she and her siblings absorbed much of the vibrant artistic culture Indi- ana University brought to their home- town. After high school, Davis enrolled in the university, moved onto campus and reveled in her role as “ambassador” for her home state, taking friends on trips outside the city limits. She and her hus- band still love the outdoors, regularly taking camping trips in their Volks- wagen Eurovan. Church Continued from Page 1A "We consider any exposure to the dry chemical ingredients as hazardous to our health -- and it tastes nasty," Gram- busch said. The church contracted Summit Cleaning and Restoration, whose work- ers were wearing protective air masks Wednesday as they labored inside and out at the church. By midday, they had piled up a mound of church carpeting outside, one piece of the process in re- storing the building back to a healthy environment. Damages to the building are estimat- ed to be more than $50,000, according to Jonathan Russell, assistant to the president for multimedia communica- tions for the Oregon Conference of Sev- enth-day Adventists. “It’s not good,” Church Pastor Jose Series Continued from Page 1A internationally about how to survive trauma. Much of her work has been with com- munities after catastrophes such as mass shootings and fatal storms, but she’s also spoken to groups as diverse as zookeepers, schoolteachers, pilots and small-practice doctors, according to her website. She wrote her book and founded the Trauma Stewardship Institute after she herself suffered from what she wit- nessed while working in a homeless shelter, as a community organizer, and with the survivors of child abuse, do- mestic violence, sexual assault and nat- ural disasters. Ten years into her career, van Der- noot Lipski said she experienced, “what can best be described as a near-psy- chotic break,” which she realized was a result of “witnessing and being inti- mately involved with trauma while lack- ing insight into how to sustain (myself) amidst such conditions.” Out of that realization grew her re- search into and theories about how to keep trauma from leading to, among other things, exhaustion, depleted mo- A voracious reader who consumed everything from classic literature to ex- perimental works by authors such as Anthony Burgess, Albert Camus and Ken Kesey, Davis focused her attention on the arts, graduating college with a bachelor’s degree in studio art. A trip to Budapest in 1987, before the fall of communism in Eastern Europe, captured her interest. So, when the Berlin Wall fell in 1989, she secured grant money to travel to Europe and photograph the great old cities of Iron Curtain countries as they opened to the West. Five years later, in 1995, she was tak- ing a leap again, driving cross-country to try life in Oregon. In 1996, she landed her first job with Klamath County Library, operating the Story Van, where she visited 60 daycare centers, many of them in-home, to pro- vide free story times for kids. The li- brary’s service area is 6,000 square miles, it has 12 branches, and it current- ly has 56 employees. Davis moved on to operate the Klam- ath County’s “honor shelves,” free ex- changes in small communities and then to manage branch staff. She promoted to adult and reference services, became supervising librarian and then a deputy director. She landed the library’s directorship the same year she earned her master’s degree in library science. As director, she spearheaded a re- model of Klamath’s South Suburban Branch and added windows to the main library’s second floor. She made sure each branch received attention each year, carefully saving and waiting for the right time to do projects to avoid debt, Johnston said. Someone with mature fiscal planning skills was important to the five board members who hired Davis. Library funding was in trouble when Marlys (Swalboski) started,” said Board President Wayne Suggs. “Through careful planning and bud- geting of funds over the years, she, in working with board members, strength- ened library funding and has put us in an enviable position among other Ore- gon libraries.” Last year, the board selected Davis from among 25 applicants – five of whom interviewed in person – largely because of her experience and tenure in Klamath Falls. They were also impressed by her unique knowledge of Oregon law and practice, Suggs said. Now Davis is in “listen and observe mode,” she said, absorbing the details of Silver Falls’ operations. She’s delighted the library has its own special taxing district, governed by board members with specific interest in library services. In Klamath County, commissioners were responsible for overseeing library services in addition to other county business. She’s also pleased with the way Che- meketa Cooperative Regional Library Service connects and enriches libraries in Marion, Polk and Yamhill counties. With a $1.2 million annual budget, Silver Falls Library runs with a staff of 16 employees and a cadre of volunteers. In 2017, 20 steady volunteers contrib- uted 915 hours of labor to library ser- vices, according to the State Library of Oregon. Now Davis said she’s mulling how best to increase library programming and visibility while continuing to offer great service to dedicated patrons. The tools she needs to get the job done – a sound budget, trained staff and func- tional facility – are all in place. That’s a fact she remembers nearly every time she sits down at her desk. There in the corner, by her coffee maker is a stick, a piece of wood probably left over from construction. Covered in pen- ciled measurements, it was used prop- erly shelve books. A phone call by Davis to the retired director revealed why it’s still in the of- fice. Swalboski used it to give the over- head light a good thump whenever it started rattling, and, like so many other things, she was good enough to leave it behind for her successor. Galvez said. The pastor said church staff and some parishioners discovered the mess when they came into work Feb. 10. It looked like a disaster area. Galvez pointed to a window on the backside of the building that had been broken out, presumably to gain entry. In addition to the hazardous fire extin- guisher chemicals, he said the vandals left graffiti, including lewd and anti- Christian messages and a swastika. "We're saddened that this would happen in the Silverton community,” said Dan Linrud, Oregon Conference president. “Yet we are thankful that the damage wasn't worse. I'm amazed at how God can use these difficult circumstances to bring people closer together. "We look forward, as part of the Sil- verton community, to forging positive relationships that are beneficial to all who live in and love this community." Galvez, who also serves as the pastor of Stayton Seventh-day Adventist Church, said his parishioners have had to go elsewhere to worship while work at the church takes place. There is no clear estimate on when it will be finished. Russell said the Silverton church cur- rently has an attendance of around 70 people each weekend. “Some (Silverton church members) have gone to Stayton, and some have gone to other churches in the area,” Gal- vez said. Randy Blom, a church deacon and se- curity officer agreed. "I feel a special bond because my par- ents and our relatives helped build the church. I’ve been going here since 1960s,” Blom said. "It’s sad that people would come to my church to destroy it. "But I’ve always believed: The church isn’t bricks and mortar," he added. "The church is the people. So we’ve been kind of disbanded. I’ve been going to church every Sabbath for years. Seeing those people has been a constant for me. It’s hard not to see them each week right now. "I hope this will make our church family stronger as we get back together." Galvez said churches in east Salem, Keizer and other mid valley communi- ties have reached out. “All the other churches have been very supportive, which is good because we are a sisterhood,” he said, but stressed that the Silverton members want to be whole again soon." “We are hoping that we can rent a church somewhere,” he said. “Because this (clean up) could be four weeks, six weeks or eight weeks (from comple- tion). We just don’t know how long the work will take. “This is where our church is, and it would be good to have our group back together.” rale, addiction, cynicism, anger, guilt and fear. She told audiences at a TEDx Talk in 2015, “We remind ourselves, with every- thing that is out of our control every sin- gle day, one of the things that remains in our control at any given time is your ability to bring your exquisite quality of presence to what you are doing and who you are being.” A Keizer Police Department school resource officer (SRO) is the second speaker, set to talk on Wednesday, Feb. 28, at 6:30 p.m. at Silverton Community Center. Sponsored by Silverton Together, his talk is titled, “Youth and Technology: Are Our Children at Risk?” It will show parents some of the ways children and teens are using social media, teach how to better monitor and protect the tech- savvy child, and explain parents’ legal rights. Silver Falls’ own Jennifer Hannan, di- rector of teaching and learning, will give the third lecture – on anxiety in school- aged children – on Thursday, March 8, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., in the high school auditorium. A mother of four children and educator with a master’s degree in counseling, Hannan worked as a school counselor, behavior special- ist and principal before taking her cur- rent administrative job. Her perspective on student anxiety comes from her practical experiences, she said. Studies show that somewhere be- tween 25 and 38 percent of school-aged children nationwide have anxiety disor- ders, Hannan said. She’ll talk about the categories of anxiety, what’s happening physiologi- cally when someone’s experiencing an anxiety cycle, and how to know when normal anxiety rises to a level needing intervention. “Everyone has anxiety,” she said. “But how do you know when you’re on this level that’s abnormal, that you’re looking at an anxiety disorder?” Kristilyn Woolner, Willamette ESD suicide prevention consultant, will be the fourth and final presenter. The date and time of her talk will be announced later, district staff said. Woolner trains staff members at schools throughout Marion, Polk and Yamhill counties. Earlier this year, she was in Silverton, training staff in the QPR – Question, Persuade, Respond – approach to suicide prevention. At her upcoming public talk, she’ll teach those same techniques in a one- to-two-hour session. “QPR is a best-practice model, re- search and evidence-based,” Woolner said. “It teaches basic awareness … how to recognize the signs that someone’s Your friendly local dentist . . . jmuch@StatesmanJournal.com or cell 503-508-8157 or follow at twit- ter.com/justinmuch Books on anxiety Recommended by presenter Jenni- fer Hannan For children: “From Worrier to Warrior: A Guide to Conquering Your Fears” “What to do when you Worry Too Much: A Kid’s Guide to Overcoming Anxiety” For teens: “My Anxious Mind: A Teen’s Guide to Managing Anxiety and Panic” For Parents: “Growing Up Brave: Expert Strate- gies for Helping Your Child Over- come Fear, Stress, and Anxiety” considering suicide, how to ask ques- tions, and what to do.” Those interested in more information about Silverton’s four lectures can call the district office at 503-873-5303 or log on to http://silverfalls- schools.org/2018/02/20/upcoming- parent-children-support-program/. 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