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2B ܂ WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2018 ܂ APPEAL TRIBUNE NEWS BRIEFS Dec. 15 puts the ‘ho ho’ in holiday Families looking for Santa Claus and his helpers have two options this Satur day, Dec. 15. First, Silverton Elks Lodge, at 300 High St., is hosting breakfast with Santa from 9 to 11 a.m. The meal is free for children 12and under and $6 for everyone else. Kids can meet Santa and have their picture taken, participate in a cakewalk and more. Call 5038734567 for more informa tion. The annual Celebrate Families holi day festival opens Silverton Community Center to families for crafting fun from 1 to 4 p.m. It’s a Santa workshop, where children make gifts including wreaths, cards and ornaments help from volun teer elves. Sponsored by Silverton Chamber of Commerce and Silverton Together. Call 5038735615 or 5038730405 for more information. First Citizen nominations The Silverton Area Chamber of Com merce is pleased to announce that the 48th Annual First Citizen Banquet will be Feb. 16, 2019, at the Mt. Angel Fes thalle. The banquet is a time to recognize citizens and businesses for their efforts in improving our community in 2018. Nomination forms must be complet ed and returned to the chamber office no later than Friday, Dec. 28. Nomination forms can be found on the front page of the Chamber website, www.silvertonchamber.org, along with a list of previous winners. Borderlands Games in Salem closes after 23 years Jonathan Bach Salem Statesman Journal USA TODAY NETWORK Borderlands Games, a staple for Sa lem gamers for 23 years, closed last month after its owners faced medical and financial issues. They owed $30,000 for the building’s lease, which was poised to default, and approximately $5,000 for employee payroll, according to a November post on the company’s official page. The business, at 546 High St. NE, sold board games, trading card games and comic books. In October, a Borderlands employee filed a complaint with the Oregon Bu reau of Labor and Industries, claiming they hadn’t been paid from Sept. 3 to Oct. 5. A second worker also filed a wage complaint. “We have been working closely with our employees to resolve this,” Camille Jones, one of the owners, told the Statesman Journal. One of the complainants, former em ployee Rafael Valdez, said he worked for the business on and off for 14 years and Borderlands Games in Salem closed after 23 years in November. It sold board games, trading card games and comic books. ANNA REED/STATESMAN JOURNAL has yet to be contacted by owners about the payroll. “Due to the health issues that our family is dealing with personally and with other close family members, fi nances became a major issue, and is the key reason we had to close,” Jones said. “We never intended to cause hardships for anyone.” BOLI spokeswoman Christine Lewis Obituaries Sharon Louise (Bishop) Ellingson SILVERTON - Sharon Louise Bishop Ellingson of Silverton, Oregon died on November 30, 2018, at the age of 79. She was born on February 21, 1939, in San Bernardino, California to Harvey A. Bishop and Arlena E. Cappleman Bishop. In her lifetime she lived in San Bernardino, California and Oregon, in Keizer, Lincoln City, and Silverton. She was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Some of her main hobbies were oil painting, cake decorating, sewing, and reading. Sharon was very talented and could do most anything she put her mind to. She is survived by her husband of 64 years, Jesse Roland Ellingson; sons, Mark Ellingson (Linda), James Ellingson (Dawn), Douglas Ellingson, daughters, Cheryl Nelson (Brent), Dayna Nyberg and Erin Ellingson; 27 grandchildren, 61 great- grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews. Funeral service was held at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 745 W. Main Street, Silverton, Oregon on Sunday, December 8, 2018, at 10:30 a.m. In lieu of flowers the family asks that your make a contribution to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinsons. The website address is: www.mi- chaeljfox.org. Arrangements by Unger Funeral Chapel in Silverton. Football Continued from Page 1B JACOB LUNA Position: Defensive lineman School: Sprague Year: Senior Accomplishments: Firstteam allMountain Valley Conference selec tion. He had 18 tackles, three tackles for a loss and one sack. BEN WILLIS Position: Defensive lineman School: Silverton Year: Senior Accomplishments: Firstteam allMidWil lamette Conference se lection. He had 96 tack Charles (Chuck) Lane Bradshaw STAYTON - February 2, 1945 – November 20, 2018 Charles Lane Brad- shaw passed away at the age of 73 on November 20th 2018 at his home in Stayton, OR. Chuck was born on February 2, 1945 in Silverton, OR to the late Ruth Lenore Rabens and Charles Wil- liam Bradshaw. He grew up in the Silverton Hills until the age of 15 when he moved to Stayton (Coon Hollow), OR and graduated from Stayton Union High School in 1964. Chuck enlisted in the United States Navy in 1965 and served two duties during the Vietnam War aboard the USS Forrestal and the USS Kitty Hawk, RVAH-11, Reconnaissance Attack Squadron (Heavy), Checkertails. He married Rebecca Alexander in Walhalla South Carolina on December 17th 1968. Chuck worked as an Aviation Structural Mechanic for the De- partment of Defense the majority of his life, and also logging. He was a great outdoorsman and enjoyed hunting, fishing, gardening, arts, and was an expert wine maker. Chuck is preceded in death by his wife Becky, son Michael Bradshaw and his parents Ruth and Wil- lard Rabens and C.W. Bradshaw. He is survived by his son Christopher Bradshaw, and granddaugh- ter Justina Bradshaw, and siblings: John Pownall of Seattle, WA, Susan Brown of Salem, OR, Pat Lackner of Lyons, OR, Joe O’Neal of Aberdeen, WA and Caroline King of Salem, OR. A celebration of life will be held at Johnson Fu- neral Home, Salem, OR, Saturday, December 15th , 2018 at 2:00pm. A full military honors Buriel will be Monday, December 17th, 2018, at 12:30pm at Willamette National Cemetary, Portland, OR. Benny Eversole SILVERTON - Benny Eversole, 63, passed away Tuesday, Decem- ber 4. Benny was born in Surprise Arizona, and moved to Silverton with his family in 1963. He worked as a heavy equipment operator, roofer and handyman, and was most recently pit master and handy- man at the Wooden Nickel Pub and Eateries. He was predeceased by his father, Boyd Ever- sole, step father George Holman, mother, Mat- tie Holman, brothers Jack Eversole and Bent- ley Holman, and sister Violet Bartolome. He is survived by his partner Cindy, sisters Phyllis, Pat, Mary and Pam, and several nieces and neph- ews. He will be greatly missed by his family and many friends in the Silverton area. A celebration of life will be held for Benny on Sunday, December 16 at 1:00 PM at the Wooden Nickel Pub and Eatery in Silverton. said that both complaints for compen sation remain under investigation. In social media posts and a Go FundMe campaign, owners Camille and Nate Jones documented the months preceding the shop’s closure. The Joneses opened the business a month after they married in 1995. They celebrated 20 years in 2015. In April, however, medical issues and the loss of a key supplier prompted the family to seek $120,000 on GoFundMe to save the business. “Over the years, we have watched you grow up with us, start families, and become a thriving gaming community,” the GoFundMe campaign stated. “So many of you are now not simply pa trons, but friends and family that we cherish and have deeply touched our lives.” The campaign asked contributors for a lifeline. “We have so many things that we still want to share with you,” it stat ed. The campaign, however, raised only $3,745. On Nov. 22, Nate posted on Facebook that liquidations would begin the fol les, 20 tackles for a loss, 10 sacks and two punt blocks. ALEX HURLBURT Position: Linebacker School: West Salem Year: Senior Accomplishments: Mountain Valley Confer ence Defensive Player of the Year. He had 117 tack les, 21.5 tackles for a loss, three sacks, eight quar terback contacts, one pass broken up, six pass deflections and five fum bles caused. LANDON DAVIS Position: Linebacker School: Sprague Year: Senior Accomplishments: Firstteam allMountain Valley Conference selec tion. He had 57 tackles, 12 tackles for a loss, four sacks, one interception and one fumble recovery. JOSH RAYNAK Position: Linebacker School: South Salem Year: Senior Accomplishments: Firstteam allMountain Valley Conference selec tion. He had 120 tackles, eight tackles for a loss, three forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries. EMOREJ LYNK Position: Linebacker School: Kennedy Year: Junior Accomplishments: Firstteam allTriRiver Conference selection. Helped lead the Trojans to the OSAA Class 2A lowing day. He wrote: “Building Borderlands and our gaming community has been an in credible journey we’re grateful to have had. “It is sad to end it here, this way, but hey what can you do,” he wrote. “Please keep on gaming, have fond memories of us and hopefully things get better for Camille and I soon so we can play with everyone again.” Camille later wrote on the company’s Facebook page that Nov. 23, would be the store’s last day. Camille told the Statesman Journal she and her husband want the shop “re membered as a place of community; a place where people could come and play games with friends, and make new ones; a place where they bring their kids and play old favorites and find new games.” “We saw many kids grow up in our store and then bring in their new fam ilies,” she said. Email jbach@statesmanjour- nal.com, call (503) 399-6714 or follow on Twitter @jonathanmbach. state championship. He had 97 tackles, four inter ceptions, three sacks and a touchdown. STANLEY GREEN Position: Defensive back School: West Salem Year: Senior Accomplishments: Firstteam allMountain Valley Conference selec tion. He had 39 tackles, one tackle for a loss, one sack, six passes broken up, two fumbles caused and one fumble recovery. NIGEL HARRIS Position: Defensive back School: McNary Year: Senior Accomplishments: Firstteam allMountain Valley Conference selec tion. He had 29 tackles, three tackles for a loss, one sack, eight pass breakups and two inter ceptions. JACOB JACKSON Position: Defensive back School: McNary Year: Senior Accomplishments: Firstteam allMountain Valley Conference selec tion. He had 64 tackles, four tackles for a loss, four pass breakups, five interceptions, one fum ble caused and one de fensive touchdown. HUNTER RUNION Position: Defensive back School: Silverton Year: Senior Accomplishments: Firstteam allMidWil lamette Conference se lection. He had 70 tack les, four interceptions, three forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries. All-Mid-Valley football — special teams KYLA GORDON Position: Kicker School: West Salem Year: Senior Accomplishments: Secondteam allMoun tain Valley Conference selection. She made five of seven field goal at tempts, with a long of 30 yards. She also made 39 of 40 extra point at tempts. GANNON BENDIX Position: Punter School: West Salem Year: Senior Accomplishments: Secondteam allMoun tain Valley Conference. He had 46 punts, with an average of 34.46 yards per punt, and a long of 68 yards. All-Mid-Valley football — coach JOE PANUKE School: Kennedy Accomplishments: Coached Kennedy’s foot ball team to the OSAA Class 2A state champion ship. 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