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lem was the cost of getting rid of that.
“And we had an asbestos problem, so
we had to get a grant to take care of that
before we could actually tear the build-
ing down.”
Numerous times over the years, peo-
ple have inquired about purchasing the
property for other purposes.
Former mayor Shari Flanders was
resolute in the town’s vision that the site
would become a city park – even if the
funding wasn’t in place.
Detroit Flats – which is owned by the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and man-
aged by the U.S. Forest Service – is the
only free public access to Detroit Lake
within the city limits.
Because it is free, the Forest Service
hasn’t been able to use fees to maintain
and improve the site.
“That site has evolved over the years
with different levels of development
and reconfiguration of facilities in
there,” said Suzanne Cable, a recreation
staff officer for the U.S. Forest Service.
“Partly because it’s free, it’s been
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Oregon produces is what the contest is
all about, said the foundation’s execu-
tive director, Jessica Jansen.
“The calendar contest is a great pro-
ject for teachers and students,” she
said.
“It gives them an opportunity to
teach and discuss the bounty and
beauty of Oregon agriculture and incor-
porate art into their classrooms.”
For the 2018-19 calendar, students
chose to create vegetables, apples,
salmon, timber, cherries, beef cattle,
blueberries, Christmas trees and hay.
The cover art features blackberries
drawn by Sonia Seligman, of Hillsboro.
"We want students to have some un-
derstanding of Oregon agriculture and
know what’s grown in this state,” said
Danielle Meyersick, education pro-
grams coordinator.
“It’s really neat to see the winning
students’ comments about why they
drew what they drew.”
She noted that Oregon produces
more than 220 different kinds of com-
modities.
At Sunday’s reception, winning stu-
minimally developed, unlike some of
our other sites where we do charge a
fee.”
Putting together the money for a park
project – and doing it across different
government agencies – was the chal-
lenge.
When Dani Pavoni was the Detroit
Ranger, she partnered with the city to
create a plan to create the new park at
the old school site, improve the current
Detroit Flats site and connect the two
with a half mile of trails.
“With Dani’s leadership, applying for
the Federal Lands Access Program
Grant from the Federal Highways Ad-
ministration is really what provided the
bulk of the funding,” Cable said.
The jump start to the program came
in the form of the $2 million grant from
the Federal Lands Access Program. The
city then received a grant of $429,000
from the Oregon State Parks Depart-
ment.
Detroit added money from its tran-
sient occupancy tax, the Detroit Lake
Recreation Area Business Association
gave money, the Can Can Club (a civic
organization that raises money by recy-
cling cans and bottles) donated more
than $10,000 and private companies
dents were invited to take the stage and
explain their artwork. Their teachers
could also attend and tell how they’ve
used Oregon Agriculture in the Class-
room resources to bolster their day-to-
day instruction.
Cindy Ziesemer, Sara’s teacher, reg-
ularly borrows books from the founda-
tion’s lending library at Oregon State
University in Corvallis. Each year, the
foundation also sends volunteers to
read and conduct agriculture-themed
activities in classrooms around the
state.
Last year, 847 volunteers read the
book “Apples to Oregon” to 19,034 stu-
dents in 34 counties, Meyersick said.
“I drove to the Agriculture in the
Classroom library at OSU this summer
and spent a half-day with the talented
and patient intern … pulling and per-
sonally vetting rigorous, relevant ag-
science-related titles to purchase for
our school library,” Ziesemer said.
A grant from the Elizabeth Ashley
Hoke Memorial Trust meant that she
was able to buy – rather than just bor-
row – 100 new books for the students at
her school.
To learn more about Oregon Agricul-
ture in the Classroom or view this
year’s calendar winners, log on to
https://oregonaitc.org/
A vicinity map of the Detroit Flats and city park along with trails that is being
constructed. BILL POEHLER/STATESMAN JOURNAL
such as Siegmund Excavation & Con-
struction donated services.
“It’s really been a collaborative ef-
fort,” said Debby Ruyle, a city councilor
and parks commissioner.
“Everybody wants to see the day park
stay as a free site and upgraded because
it really is a nice place and needs to be
upgraded. Everybody was like, what can
we do to help?”
Both sites will have dozens of paved
parking spots, picnic tables, public
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