WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 2018 ܂ SILVERTONAPPEAL.COM PART OF THE USA TODAY NETWORK Volunteering keeps Keizer girl 100-year-old strong drowns at Silverton camp Incident is first drowning death of summer in Marion County Bill Poehler Salem Statesman Journal USA TODAY NETWORK A 14-year-old Keizer girl died from drowning at a camp near Silverton June 20, the Marion County Sheriff ’s Office said. Naomi Rudolph had been working as a junior camp counselor at Canyonview Camp on Finlay Road. Off work, she was swimming in the camp's two-acre pond. An investigation by the Marion County Sheriff ’s Office and fire personnel from the Silverton Fire Dis- trict stated that Rudolph began to struggle while swimming and lifeguards could not reach her before she submerged and disappeared. Shortly after, her body was located and pulled from the water. Canyonview is a Christian camp founded in 1953 as Bible Teaching Inc. by Ernie and Fern Campbell. It is the first drowning death in the summer sea- son of 2018 in Marion County. Contact reporter Bill Poehler at bpoehler@States- manJournal.com or Twitter.com/bpoehler Mt. Angel adds new farmers market day Christena Brooks Special to Salem Statesman Journal USA TODAY NETWORK Verna Scharach has been volunteering at Mission Bendict in Mt. Angel for about 35 years. She turned 100-years-old on June 24. PHOTOS BY BILL POEHLER/STATESMAN JOURNAL Mt. Angel resident ‘not going to quit’ helping out Mission Benedict Bill Poehler Salem Statesman Journal USA TODAY NETWORK MT. ANGEL – At an age when most people have even ordinary tasks done by others, Verna Scharbach is still doing for others. A lifelong Mt. Angel resident and great-great- grandmother has been volunteering with Mission Benedict for 30 years. That she turns 100 years old on June 24 won’t pre- vent her from volunteering at the food bank twice a week. “I’m going to do this until I drop dead,” Scharbach said. “I’m not going to quit. My driver’s license is good until I’m 102.” Mission Benedict essentially started in Schar- bach’s garage. The sisters from the Benedictine Sisters of Mt. An- Verna Scharbach blows out candles celebrating her 100th birthday on June 22. “I’m going to do this until I drop dead.” “Many hands make light work,” goes the old ad- age, and it held true last Thursday at Mt. Angel’s new farmers market, inside the Shanigan family’s food booth. Led by matriarch Kari Shanigan, the seven-mem- ber family had spent the previous day picking berries and baking goodies for sale. German Bienenstich (bee sting) cake, chocolate chip cookies and raspber- ry parfait were among the offerings. “We love farmers markets,” Shanigan said, smiling at her husband and five children inside the tent deco- rated with the blue-and-white Bavarian flag. “It’s great to see how the kids can be a part of something that is real and fun.” Named to fit the town’s Teutonic roots, Mt. Angel Wochenmarkt is brand-new and scheduled to oper- ate every Thursday this summer, from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., through the end of September. It’s a stone’s throw from the public library on a permanently closed stub of road at the end of Charles and Church streets. “We didn’t want to do Saturdays because we want to be available for the same vendors who do the Sil- verton market or others,” said Mt. Angel City Man- ager Amber Mathiesen. “This summer our goal is to establish a base of vendors who will come back next season.” “We are hoping to get farmers who have extra pro- duce and who want another venue for selling,” said member Leah Duda. “Here we can get produce right to people, help local businesses, and cut out the mid- Verna Scharbach, Mission Benedict volunteer See MARKET, Page 2A See VOLUNTEER, Page 2A Travel delays near Silver Falls park David Davis Salem Statesman Journal USA TODAY NETWORK Travel for summer visits to Silver Falls State Park may take a little longer during July. Paving work is set to begin July 6 on Highway 214, according to the Oregon Department of Transporta- tion. Flaggers will be directing traffic with pilot cars guiding drivers past crews working on the section of Hwy 214 between Highway 22 and Silver Falls State Park, milepost 15 to 21. The work will add a two-inch overlay of asphalt, striping and material to the road's shoulder. It will A section of Highway 214 between Highway 22 and Silver Falls State Park will see paving work in July. PHOTO COURTESY OF GOOGLE take place from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Fri- day with up to 20 minute delays, according to officials. The project is expected to be complete by July 25. Online at SilvertonAppeal.com Vol. 137, No. 27 News updates: ܂ Breaking news ܂ Get updates from the Silverton area Photos: ܂ Photo galleries Serving the Silverton Area Since 1880 A Unique Edition of the Statesman Journal 50 cents ©2018 Printed on recycled paper