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SILVERTONAPPEAL.COM ܂ WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2018 ܂ 3B Museum Audit Continued from Page 1A Continued from Page 1A ing. The lease agreement makes the city responsible for the building’s ex- terior and the historical society re- sponsible for its interior. The society has also verbally committed to spending up to $20,000 in repairs. “It’s been wonderful to have what we’ve collected here so we can work toward organizing and categorizing information,” Predeek said. Although the historical society only has a small annual operating budget – less than $5,000 last year – it already has in the bank a $30,000 donation toward the Saalfeld House project, Predeek told members at an Oct. 9 meeting at St. Mary’s Public School. Repairs to the house could climb higher than that, depending on the price tag contractors attach to the floor/foundation-reinforcement and other things. Marion County requires the floor of an office building to sup- port heavier usage than that of a resi- dence. Now the historical society is wait- ing to hear back from contractors about the cost of pouring additional footings, inserting beams and any other necessary improvements. Even without a full-fledged mu- seum, the society has been busy since its formation seven years ago. Volun- teers have digitized and organized photographs and documents started a DVD library, and begun compiling oral histories. With a presence online at www.mtangelhistory.org, they reg- ularly serve local residents and visi- tors inquiring about family history. At last week’s meeting, Predeek shared some of the latest finds: a pho- to album from Gary Epping about the city’s Flax Festival and Mt. Angel Weaving Guild, new information about the catastrophic fires at Mount Angel Abbey in the 1890s and 1926, and pottery recovered from an old ho- tel near the train station. The evening meeting’s rapt audi- ence viewed and commented on a se- ries of photographs projected on a big screen in the grade school’s cafeteria. “I love anything to do with history,” said Nancy Bochsler, society vice president. “It’s fascinating detective work, connecting everything togeth- er.” She, Predeek and the rest of the board – treasurer Sue Tapia, secre- tary Angie Brenden and at-large members Mary Ellen Butsch, Stan Schoenfeld and Ann Ebner – were unanimously voted in to serve anoth- er year. “By being involved with the his- torical society, I’ve been able to find photos of my aunts and uncles – they’re gone now – and see them when they were young,” Brenden said. “I wanted to go back and find my family history, and I’ve discovered much Mt. Angel’s history along the way.” views during the human resources in- vestigation into Namitz’s case. “It became apparent at that time this was not a one-time issue,” Straw testified. “It’s a cultural issue affecting multiple employees.” Wildfire Continued from Page 1A calling it ‘summer,’ — instead, they just call it ‘fire season,’” said Natalie Weber, information officer for the Oregon De- partment of Forestry in Southwest Oregon. Southern Oregon devastated by wildfire The most expensive wildfires were in southwest Oregon, where a mid- July lightning storm ignited 160 wildfires during a historically hot and dry summer. From those starts, eight major wild- fires and multi-fire complexes emerged into long-term events, blan- keting the region in toxic smoke for months. The calamity strained tensions in a region that saw major wildfires in 2017 and has seen hazardous air quality three of the last four years. “It’s the first time I’ve heard a lot of talk from people saying they want to leave,” said Oregon Rep. Carl Wilson (R-Grants Pass). “They’re talking about selling and moving on. To me, it indicates that we’ve reached some kind of critical mass.” The biggest conflagration was the combination Klondike and Taylor Creek fires, which burned together west of Grants Pass. Combined, they torched 220,000 acres and cost $128 million. Oregon’s most expensive complex was the Miles Fire, which included 19 different blazes near Shady Cove. The fire’s cost as of Oct. 9 was $95.8 mil- lion, according to NWCC. The Garner Complex, even at just 8,886 acres, cost $43.7 million due to its proximity to Wimer and Interstate 5. “I urge you to do the right thing: In- vestigate these allegations and take the appropriate actions,” she said. Also present was Mersadee Lulay, Namitz’s sister. Lulay said her sister was at work Wednesday but had asked her to share at the meeting via text message. “‘I want you to tell them I’m not going to stop fighting for my rights to a safe workplace. I want this to be my home again,’” Lulay said, reading from a phone. “‘I will not be quiet about the acts of discrimination here at all of Marion County. Not just in my case, but others that are battling this attack against them,’” Lulay said, speaking for her sis- ter. Email jbach@statesmanjournal. com, call (503) 399-6714 or follow on Twitter @jonathanmbach. go out quicker than timber fires. The Boxcar Fire, another early season brush fire that briefly shut down U.S. Highway 97 and brought evacuations to Maupin, burned 100,200 acres and cost $3.2 million. U.S. Forest Service could use for fire- fighting starting in 2020. Previously, the Forest Service was re- quired to pay for firefighting costs out of its own budget, raiding money it wanted to use on measures that limited future fires — a process called “fire borrowing.” “I am proud to have worked on sever- al steps to deal with wildfires in a com- prehensive way, including making sure the Forest Service addressed hazardous fuels backlog in the woods and ending the deeply flawed practice of fire bor- rowing that forced federal agencies to steal from fire prevention,” said Oregon Senator Ron Wyden, who championed the fix for years. “While those steps and others mark significant gains, these wildfire costs in Oregon show clearly that much more work remains to be done.” Zach Urness has been an outdoors writer, photographer and videographer in Oregon for 11 years. He is the author of the book “Best Hikes with Kids: Oregon” and “Hiking Southern Oregon.” He can be reached at zurness@StatesmanJour- nal.com or (503) 399-6801. Find him on Twitter at @ZachsORoutdoors. Terwilliger Fire burns iconic hot springs Despite a major wildfire season statewide, northwest Oregon didn’t see major activity until the arrival of the Terwilliger Fire in August. The fire sprung up near popular Ter- willger Hot Springs east of Eugene, nearly trapping 20 people. The fire eventually grew to both sides of Cougar Reservoir and reached more than 11,000 acres. It has cost $40 million to fight, according to records and torched the hot springs area, which re- mains closed. The fire’s cause remains under investigation. Relief in sight for wildfires costs To pay for the increasing cost of wild- fires, Congress passed a measure in March that would set aside $1 billion the Medicare Event-Friday Oct 19th 11:00AM Medicare 101 Comparing 2019 Carrier Benefi ts Atrio • Healthnet • UHC • Moda Eastern Oregon wildfires bring death, devastation Location: Silverton Senior Center The early season brought a number of destructive grassfires to Eastern Oregon, led by the 78,425-acre Substa- tion Fire east of The Dalles. The fire killed Wasco County resi- dent John Ruby, who died trying to save a neighboring property from burning, officials said. Substation briefly became the na- tion’s top priority and cost $9.7 million — a smaller amount because grassfires RSVP appreciated at info@olearyhealth.com A sales person will be present with information and applications. 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