Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Appeal tribune. (Silverton, Or.) 1999-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 3, 2018)
2B ܂ WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2018 ܂ APPEAL TRIBUNE Meet the first 5 Salem Storytellers Abby Luschei Salem Statesman Journal USA TODAY NETWORK Change comes in many forms, whether it’s ending a relationship, mov- ing to a new city, dramatically changing a haircut or deleting someone’s number. These kinds of new beginnings — the choices, discoveries and accidents that change our lives — are the topic of the first Salem Storytellers Project event at IKE Box on Tuesday, Oct. 23. The Storytellers Project was founded by Megan Finnerty at The Arizona Re- public, part of the USA Today Network, in 2011. As part of the national project, the Statesman Journal will facilitate four live storytelling events spanning over the next year. Each event will feature four to six first-person stories told by people from the Willamette Valley. At the first event, five people will share their stories of new beginnings. In their own words, meet the tellers: Don Witten Hey, Salem! My name is Don Witten. I retired from teaching English at McMinnville High School in 2013. Nowadays, I spend the spring, summer, and fall with my wife, Jody, on our Perrydale farm, but in Don Witten the winter I am the head girls basketball coach at Oakland High School. My interests include gardening, writing, playing a bad guitar and my newly-ac- quired obsession, surfing. My story reaches back to the ancient times of my youth, in all of its awkward, humorous and painful glory, but it also stretches into my long career as a teach- er. Many times, what seems like some of our most grievous lessons turn out to be our greatest if we have the grace and good fortune to see things in the right light. I am looking forward to telling this tale, one that has served me well for all these years. Gregg Peterson STATESMAN JOURNAL FILE assistant for the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts at Willamette University after having taught high school English since 2005. My new beginning is a Tamara tale about living authen- Neeley tically and finding the courage and confidence to do so despite an upbringing that had me pointed in a very different direction. I sent a text message more than sev- en years ago that continues to have rip- ples today. What a ride it has been! Thank you for allowing me to share just a small part of that journey with you. Kris Rieck Gregg Peterson Kris Rieck Hello, Salem! My name is Gregg Peterson, and I’ve lived in Salem since 1993. I’m a single dad and have been a restaurant owner for the past 20 years. 23 years ago, I had a new beginning, and the words I will share are the ones that changed my life. Tamara Neeley Hi, Salem! My name is Tamara Neeley, and I am an Oregonian through and through. I moved back in the summer of 2017 after 16 long years away while in Washington and Utah. It is so good to be home! I am currently the executive support Hi everyone, My name is Kris Rieck, and I moved to Salem from Portland in 2007 when I fell in love with my partner. The story that I am sharing is a very personal one about my experiences with gender identities during my life- time — who I am, how I see myself and how others see me in terms of gender. Gender roles, values, expectations and powers have all been changing sig- nificantly in my lifetime, impacting my sense of self. It’s been an interesting journey. I work as a Licensed Professional Counselor here in Salem, and I also en- joy gardening and being an artist. PUBLIC POLICY NOTICES Public Notices are published by the Statesman Journal and available online at w w w .S ta te s m a n J o u r n a l.c o m . The Statesman Journal lobby is open Monday - Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. You can reach them by phone at 503-399-6789. In order to receive a quote for a public notice you must e-mail your copy to SJLegals@StatesmanJournal.com , and our Legal Clerk will return a proposal with cost, publication date(s), and a preview of the ad. LEGAL/PUBLIC NOTICE DEADLINES All Legals Deadline @ 1:00 p.m. on all days listed below: ***All Deadlines are subject to change when there is a Holiday. LEGAL/PUBLIC NOTICE RATES Silverton Appeal Tribune: • Wednesdays only - $12.15/per inch/per time • Online Fee - $21.00 per time • Affidavit Fee - $10.00 per Affidavit requested Connor Radnovich Salem Statesman Journal USA TODAY NETWORK The Oregon Legisla- ture is considering allo- cating more than $1.2 mil- lion to better prepare state agencies for algal toxin contaminations in LOW COST CREMATION & BURIAL Simple Cremation $595 NO Hidden Costs TUALATIN SALEM 8970 SW Tualatin Sherwood Rd 412 Lancaster Drive NE (503) 885-7800 (503) 581-6265 TIGARD PORTLAND 12995 SW Pacifi c Hwy 832 NE Broadway (503) 783-6869 (503) 783-3393 MILWAUKIE EASTSIDE 17064 SE McLoughlin Blvd 1433 SE 122nd Ave (503) 653-7076 (503) 783-6865 Privately owned cremation facility. A Family Owned Oregon Business. OR-SAL0008503-13 Hello, all. My name is Natalie Pate. I’ve lived in Salem on and off since 2011 and Natalie have worked as the edu- Pate cation reporter for the Statesman Journal since 2015. I am also a coach for the Salem Storytellers Project and beyond excited to tell at our first event. The story I will share is about a time I saw someone in desperate need, and I didn’t do much to help. The self-reflec- tion that came after made me re-think who I am as a person and how I wanted to change my actions moving forward. I hope the stories you hear at our event offer you a deeper sense of com- munity, support and connection in our Oregon home. Abby Luschei is the entertainment re- porter for the Statesman Journal and lead coordinator for the Salem Storytell- ers Project; she can be reached at alus- chei@statesmanjournal.com or 503- 399-6747. Follow her on Twitter @abby- luschei or facebook.com/luscheiabby. Interested in telling a story at an up- coming Salem Storytellers Project event? Submit a story here: storytellersproject.com/salem/speak. Learn more about the project here. Staff, funding boosts urged for algal toxins in water The Silverton Appeal Tribune is a one day a week (Wednesday) only publication • Wednesday publication deadlines the Wednesday prior Natalie Pate www.ANewTradition.com response to Salem’s drinking water crisis this year. Lawmakers recom- mended the Oregon Health Authority receive $160,000 for one perma- nent position and one temporary position to better staff the state’s drinking water program; the Department of Agri- culture receive $750,000 for laboratory equipment and one temporary posi- tion; and the Department of Environmental Quality receive $380,0000 for four positions needed to continue cyanotoxin test- ing for 94 facilities in the state. “We were asked in the wake of the Salem water situation to identify things that we could do to be better prepared for similar circumstances going forward,” OHA Di- rector Pat Allen said. “We will have continuing emerging kinds of issues that will need to be re- sponded to.” Lawmakers were back in Salem for three days of hearings and meetings last week, the first official assembly since the Salem water crisis began May 25. It was that date Salem Public Works staff be- came aware of cyanotox- ins in the drinking water above EPA health adviso- ry levels for vulnerable populations. At potential risk were young children, pets, pregnant or nursing mothers, and people with kidney or liver disease or impaired immune sys- tems. The first drinking wa- ter advisory was issued May 29, then lifted on June 2 after tests showed lower cyanotoxin levels for several consecutive days. A second advisory was placed June 6 after cyanotoxins once again spiked above safe levels for vulnerable popula- tions. It lasted until July 3. The response to the crisis was plagued by public relations failures, miscommunications among state agencies and a general lack of under- standing about the dan- gers of cyanotoxins or what an appropriate re- sponse should look like. State lawmakers asked agency leaders to evalu- ate how they could better respond to similar crises in the future. Algal toxins in drinking water is an emerging problem na- tionwide with ongoing studies as to the cause. The Joint Interim Sub- committee on Human Services also recom- mended sending $123,000 to the Oregon Military Department to reimburse the costs asso- ciated with activating the Oregon National Guard. The Guard was in Salem assisting with water dis- tribution and other tasks during both advisories. A separate request for $50,000 was deferred to the 2019 legislative ses- sion. It would create a po- sition responsible for co- ordinating drinking water resources among agen- cies at the city, county and state levels. Lawmakers elected to revisit the request next year as part of OMD’s larger budget request for the 2019-2021 biennium. “We recognize that these kinds of issues could come up pretty much anywhere in the state,” said Sen. Elizabeth Steiner Hayward, D-Bea- verton. Contact the reporter at cradnovich@statesman- journal.com or 503-399- 6864, or follow him on Twitter at @CDRadnov- ich
