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SILVERTONAPPEAL.COM ܂ WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 2018 ܂ 3B LETTERS ‘Discouraging’ experience with The Oregon Garden I never thought an experience at The Oregon Garden would be frustrating, disheartening or discouraging. Howev- er, we finally reached that moment on our last visit. They have made it virtually impossible for members to enter the garden unless they drive. This defeats the purpose of exercise while relishing the elegance of the garden. The forefathers, Oregon Association of Nurserymen of 1940, surely would have shown their dis- pleasure with this rule. Recently, my husband I walked to the garden from downtown Silverton early in the morning. As we approached one of the en- trances, an employee kindly told us that Inspire we could not enter at that point due to the service trucks and a workshop. We understood. He said we could enter at another gate, which we had observed was locked. He found none of the gates open and he did not have a key. Since January of this year, a sign has been posted near the workshops that pedes- trians should not enter due to it being unsafe. The only alternative at this point was to turn around and miss this opportunity of a stroll through the garden. It was so disappointing. I wrote the Oregon Garden’s general manager in July 2013, when they had changed the entrance from the base to the top of the hill. If we wanted to enter early in the day, we had to walk on the road to the Oregon Garden Resort. We then had to pick up a card at the front desk for the gate and then had to re- turn it before walking down the road again. I had suggested then that they could place a gate similar to the one at the resort where members, volunteers or employees could enter. We were told the garden was consider- ing an alternative entry at the Pavilion gated area. It has been five years, and there is no gate placed at the lower level. I wrote in September 2013 with an idea of creating a path next to the road lead- ing to the visitor’s center or resort much like ones in the Lewis & Clark Garden or Rediscovery Forest. I re- ceived no response. When they placed a “Do Not Enter” sign for pedestrians near the road in January, I wrote one more letter asking how we can reach the entrance to the garden via a walk- ing path. To this date, no response has been given. We have been members since the Gar- den opened and were initially volun- teers. We have treasured the fact that we have this brilliant botanical garden at our back door. Under the member- ship benefits on their website, it states “free admission to The Oregon Garden for a full year, from sunrise to sunset daily.” However, no access is available for walkers. I have suggested reason- able possibilities, but to no avail. When there are meetings, weddings and events, the lower gate is opened. Why is it not possible for members to be given the same consideration? My hus- band and I have reached the point in letting our membership lapse. Patricia Mullane Silverton She can be contacted at pamul- lane@aol.com others.” tled and did track (in high school). If I was in that spot I don’t know if I’d even think about that stuff,” Baker said. “His mindset and mentality is just incredi- ble.” And that positive attitude can be contagious. It's hard not to feel uplifted in his presence. ics. These days he motors around in his wheelchair or on his hands, and the prosthetic legs are collecting dust in the garage. He is certainly comfortable in his own skin as a husband, father, athlete and motivational speaker. But what if McCallister had avoided that semi 25 years ago? “Me and Jen have talked about it and if that did not happen I wouldn’t be the person I am today. I wouldn't be as moti- vated," he said. “I wouldn’t be as successful because every single day I had to do something hard.” ghorowitz@StatesmanJournal.com or Twitter.com/ghorowitz Reuniting with Owen Baker Continued from Page 1B a motivational speaker was a natural fit. He’s spoken at elementary schools, church meetings, youth camps and to business groups. “I started telling my story when I was a kid,” said McCallister, who has an edu- cation degree from Western Oregon University. “I speak wherever people want me to.” His website – riseupwithkacey.com – includes a video of McCallister compet- ing and contact information to schedule speaking engagements. He recently completed a book about his life tenta- tively titled “Rise Up”. McCallister races because he is “al- ways pushing for a challenge,” and his inspirational story helps people. “I would be happy if my life was just here (at home), hanging out with my family, working hard, making that my life. But it’s not,” McCallister said. “I have a higher purpose and that’s to help Park Continued from Page 1B entrance on the left. Lewis Creek is open from 10 a.m. to dusk during the summer recreation sea- son from May through September. There is a $5 day-use fee, which will increase to $7 starting July 1. The big appeal is a roped-off swim- ming beach and picnic areas. And there’s even a three-day July 9 through 11 water polo tournament held by TruW- est Oregon Open Water. Check it out at http://www.wvwp.org/open-water- tournament/. After a dip at Lewis Creek, you can keep going west on North River Road and just past the road over Foster Dam, He recently reunited with Willamina High School student Owen Baker, who is paralyzed from the waist down follow- ing a one-vehicle accident in October. McCallister met Baker when he was teaching eighth-grade general science at Willamina Middle School and Baker was one of his students. When McCal- lister learned of Baker’s accident he vis- ited him in the hospital and within a few months, following extensive rehabilita- tion, set him up with a racing chair. Baker competed at the OSAA state track and field championships in May at Hayward Field in Eugene and won a state title in the mixed shot put para- athlete division, and was third in the mixed 1,500-meter event. “He did great this year,” McCallister said. “Every time I saw him he was bet- ter and stronger than he was a before.” Baker was inspired by McCallister long before his accident. “For me a double amputee, he wres- Positive role model McCallister doesn’t claim to be a su- per hero and there are challenges every day, but he continues to push the enve- lope to "let people know what they can do." McCallister utilized prosthetic legs through high school, but never in athlet- you can stop and take a self-guided tour at South Santiam Fish Hatchery operat- ed by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. 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