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2A ܂ WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 2018 ܂ APPEAL TRIBUNE Measures Tree Continued from Page 1A Continued from Page 1A Petition 1, also turned in enough signa- tures to likely be placed on the ballot. It could take several weeks for state elections officials to certify there are enough valid signatures collected. Two other tax-related measures turned in signatures and enough of those were found valid, placing them definitively on the ballot, said Deb Roy- al, of the Oregon Secretary of State's Office. Those opposed to repealing Ore- gon's sanctuary state status said they were prepared to campaign hard against the measure, should enough signatures qualify. "Oregon's existing 'sanctuary' law has been protecting Oregonians from unfair racial profiling for more than 30 years," said Andrea Williams, executive director of Causa Oregon. "No Oregonian, including those who may be undocumented immigrants, should have to live in fear that doing basic things like going to work or school or reporting a crime to police could re- sult in harassment or their families be- ing torn apart." The anti-abortion measure would prohibit the state from paying for in- surance that covers abortion except in limited circumstances, such as to pro- tect the life of the mother. Meanwhile, Gov. Kate Brown, a Democrat, struck a deal with union and business officials to keep a tax-related initiative off the November ballot that would require large, publicly held cor- porations to reveal more about their operations in Oregon and how much they pay in state and local taxes, ac- cording to a report by Oregon Public Broadcasting. The proposed measure had been supported by unions but major corpo- rations based in Oregon said it would hurt business. In exchange, some major corporate figures agreed to join labor officials in cial state tree. "They're the trees that grow best in our area," Schmidgall said. "Both of those trees are so quintessential Ore- gon." Perhaps the biggest challenge will be finding the perfect tree close to a road, allowing access for a semi-truck and cranes when it's time cut it down. Approximately 135 miles of forest road in the Sweet Home Ranger District are "suitable for passenger cars," which narrows the search prospects. "It is doubtful we would select a tree off a forest road that needs a lot of work or is 4x4 only, as we don’t want to do any road maintenance to cut down one tree," Schmidgall said. Other contributing factors that could rule out a tree include it being lo- cated next to a spotted owl nest or sen- sitive plants. Forest service employees have their sights set on a few areas. The Santiam Pass is one. It crosses the Cascade Range south of Mount Jefferson and north of the Three Sisters and offers easy access to Highway 20, which goes through Sweet Home. A celebration will be held in the small logging town after the tree is cut in November and before its 3,000-mile journey to Washington, D.C. The plan is to follow a reverse path of the Oregon Trail, where people are expected to cheer the tree's arrival along the way. A different national forest has been chosen each year since 1970 to provide what has become known as "The Peo- ple's Tree." The last time it came from Oregon was 2002, a 70-foot Doug fir from Umpqua National Forest. Oregon also will provide 75 smaller companion trees to decorate govern- ment buildings and other public spaces. The state is responsible for dec- orating them, too. Oregonians will contribute 10,000 homemade ornaments, 3,500 for the big tree and 6,500 for the smaller trees. The big ones need to be 9 to 12 inches in size, weatherproof, and durable to withstand snow, rain, and ice. The small ones need to be 4 to 6 inches in size. All of the ornaments must be light- weight, reflective and colorful. No logos are allowed. It is OK to include name, school, organization, and location in Oregon on the back of an ornament. Anyone can make an ornament as long as it reflects Oregon's cultural heri- tage, historical events or people, and natural resources. Suggested themes include Smokey Bear, Home Sweet Home, Willamette National Forest, coastal scenes, the Oregon Trail, the great outdoors, nature art, and recy- cling. At last count, 500 large ornaments have been completed so far and 1,500 small ones. Boxes of homemade ornaments have been submitted by various com- munity groups, including churches and scouts. They can be dropped off at any Willamette National Forest Service of- fice or mailed to the Sweet Home Rang- er District, 4431 Highway 20, Sweet Home, OR 97386, no later than Oct. 1. The Willamette National Forest Ser- vice and its partners have been staffing ornament-making booths at various lo- cal events. Later this summer they'll have a booth at the Oregon State Fair from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 25 through Sept. 1 in Salem. For more information, a schedule of decorating events and templates to download, visit www.capitolchrist- mastree.com. Another way the Sweet Home Rang- er District is generating excitement about the Capitol Christmas Tree pro- ject is by staging an ornament hunt with help from the Willamette Valley Visitors Association. In May, 200 collectible glass orna- ments — 50 in each district in the Wil- lamette National Forest — were hidden along non-wilderness trails. Each one gives the finder a chance to win more than 120 prizes, everything from everything from restaurant gift cards to a McKenzie River raft trip. By entering a code online, the finder also is entered for the grand prize: a trip for two to Washington, D.C., to attend the U.S. Capitol tree lighting and festivities in early December. About one-third of the collectible or- naments have been found so far along trails located outside of designated wil- derness areas. They're made of green glass, which is sure to blend in the for- est. It might be easier to spot the at- tached red string and white tag. “Some we made pretty tricky to find," Schmidgall said. "Others are pret- ty easy." “Forward This” highlights the peo- ple, places, and organizations of the Mid-Willamette Valley. Contact Capi Lynn at clynn@StatesmanJournal.com or 503-399-6710, or follow her the rest of the week on Twitter @CapiLynn and Facebook @CapiLynnSJ. Address: P.O. Box 13009, Salem, OR 97309 To Place an Ad Phone: 503-399-6773 Classifieds: call 503-399-6789 Retail: call 503-399-6602 Legal: call 503-399-6789 Homeless Continued from Page 1A "While we knew it from the Coordi- nated Entry assessment data, it is still a startling high number to see in the PIT data," she said. Salem Housing Authority uses PIT count data to help develop and evalu- ate homeless programs and services and make decisions about future af- fordable housing projects. The design of the Homeless Rental Assistance Program (HRAP), which is administered by Salem Housing Au- thority and funded primarily by the city, was selected because it was deemed best suited to address the needs of the chronically homeless pop- ulation. HUD defines a chronically homeless individual as someone with a disabling condition who has been continuously homeless for a year or more or has had at least four episodes of homelessness in the past three years. "They're the most vulnerable and cost the community most of its re- sources," said Jones, whose agency helps vet HRAP clients. "They're the ones going to the hospital. They're the ones going to jail. They're ones ODOT has to clean up after." To date, HRAP has housed 65 chron- ically homeless individuals in Salem with a 95 percent retention rate, 10 per- centage points better than the national rate, according to Jones. "The model is working," he said. "We just need to stay the course." Rapid re-housing continues to be an important local tool in serving the homeless. It provides short-term rental Richard LaMountain, Jim Ludwick and David Olen Cross with Oregonians for Immigration Reform collect the final signatures for their initiative, Petition 22, on July 6. MOLLY J. SMITH/STATESMAN JOURNAL opposing two tax measures sought by other business interests. Those measures would exempt gro- ceries from new taxes on sales and re- quire a three-fifths legislative vote for bills raising revenue, OPB reported. The grocery measure, Initiative Pet- ition 37, had already qualified for the ballot before Friday. Brown had also wanted to reach a deal on the proposed measure to re- quire a supermajority for revenue-rais- ing bills — Initiative Petition 31 — but did not get it. That measure also qualified for the ballot Friday, Royal said. Brown has been trying to avoid a showdown between labor and business interests like the one that unfolded in 2016 over a corporate tax measure. Most initiative sponsors try to deliv- er at least several thousand signatures more than the 88,184 required to qual- ify for the ballot, to compensate for any that end up disqualified. The deadline for turning in signa- tures to the secretary of state's office was 5 p.m. Friday. assistance and services, helping peo- ple increase self-sufficiency and stay housed. Research shows rapid re-housing puts people in a better position to ad- dress other challenges that may have led to their homelessness, such as ob- taining employment or addressing substance abuse issues. Since last July, Jones said, the Com- munity Action Agency program ARCH- ES has helped house 300 households with more than 650 individuals. Local programs are making an im- pact on the homeless crisis, but the hope is that a more accurate PIT count like the one in 2018 will open the door for more funding. Jones' team begins planning this month for the next count in January 2019. One focus will be on the unsheltered rate, the percent of homeless sleeping in cars or camping outside as opposed to a shelter. It was 6 percent lower in Marion and Polk counties than for all of Oregon, which Jones said has the third- highest unsheltered rate in the country at 57 percent. Better survey efforts in rural areas such as Falls City, northern Polk Coun- ty, the canyon between Stayton and Detroit, and the triangle between Sil- verton, Mt. Angel and Woodburn could have made up the difference. "Most people describe the homeless problem as fundamentally unsolvable, and it’s never going to all go away," Jones said. "But we can dramatically reduce it through smart and targeted resources." clynn@StatesmanJournal.com, 503-399-6710, or follow on Twitter @CapiLynn and Facebook @CapiL- ynnSJ. Fax: 503-399-6706 Email: sanews@salem.gannett.com Web site: www.SilvertonAppeal.com Staff News Director Don Currie 503-399-6655 dcurrie@statesmanjournal.com Advertising Terri McArthur 503-399-6630 tmcarthur@Salem.gannett.com Deadlines News: 4 p.m. Thursday Letters: 4 p.m. Thursday Obituaries: 11 a.m. Friday Display Advertising: 4 p.m. Wednesday Legals: 3 p.m. Wednesday Classifieds: 4 p.m. Friday News Tips The Appeal Tribune encourages suggestions for local stories. Email the newsroom, submit letters to the editor and send announcements to sanews@salem.gannett.com or call 503-399-6773. Missed Delivery? 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