2A ❚ WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2019 ❚ APPEAL TRIBUNE
BRIEFS
Coats for Kids drive collecting
winter clothes this month in
Silverton
Silverton community members and
businesses are participating in the an-
nual Coats for Kids Drive going on now
through Wednesday, Oct. 23.
The drive seeks the donation of new
or gently used coats, jackets, sweat-
shirts, hoodies, hats, scarves and mit-
tens for the youth of the community.
Items of all sizes are needed, as many
teens wear adult sizes, organizers said,
pointing out coats for boys are especially
needed as they tend to be more scarcely
donated.
Area businesses, churches, class-
rooms, organizations and individuals
are encourages to participate. Organiz-
ers say over 35 groups have participated
in this event every year since it began in
2002.
Items may be dropped off any Tues-
day or Thursday from 9 a.m. to noon at
the Community Services Clothing Cen-
ter located behind Silverton Community
Seventh-day Adventist Church, 1159 Oak
St.
Silverton Together will also serve as a
drop off location from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Monday through Friday, at the Commu-
nity Center located at 421 S Water St.
Past drives have yielded approxi-
mately 600 coats that are distributed to
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ting feedback on the proposal.”
The public can comment on the plan
from Wednesday until Nov. 25. Public
comments can be sent to: Willamette-
RecFeeComments@usda.gov.
Multiple backpackers said charging
both per person, and per night, was too
much.
“I believe that there should be a fam-
ily fee rather than charging families as if
you had four separate adults,” said long-
time hiker Gordon Banks.
Weinheimer pointed out that Ore-
gon’s current permit system — for Ob-
sidian Trail and Pamelia Lake — only re-
quires paying for one group permit at a
flat price per night.
“You just pay per night for the permit
which encompasses up to 12 people.
That makes more sense to me,” she said.
Overall, the concern was that locals
would be unable to go on their normal
those in need, according to a release.
Volunteers at the Community Services
Clothing Center will distribute the coats
from 9 a.m. to noon Thursday, Nov. 7.
There are 40 total locations accepting
donations for the “Coats for Kids Drive.”
For a full list, go to www.silvertontogeth-
er.org.
For more information, contact Jan
Holowati with Silverton Together at
503-873-0405.
Habitat for Humanity set for Oct.
19
North Willamette Valley Habitat for
Humanity is hosting its biggest fund-
raiser of the year on Oct. 19.
Tickets are available for the Framing
the Future Dinner and Auction, set for 5
p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, at Mt. Angel Fes-
thalle, 500 Wilco Hwy. NE.
Cost is $50 per person or $400 per ta-
ble of eight.
The event will feature a silent auction
and live auction, program and a buffet-
style dinner from Zest Catering.
The fundraiser helps North Willam-
ette Valley Habitat for Humanity assist
local families in accessing affordable
housing.
For more information or to purchase
tickets,
go
to
nwvhabitat.org/
events/2019-framing-future-dinner-
auction.
backpacking trips.
“In my perception, our area isn’t as
iconic or as busy as a place like Glacier,
but maybe that’s all relative,” Sulak
said. “What makes a place like Glacier
more worth protecting with expensive
permits, or on the contrary, what makes
the Three Sisters ‘less worth it?’ I don’t
know, but as a local, it’s hard to swallow
that a lot of other locals simply can’t af-
ford to go there anymore.”
Peterson said the Forest Service is
leaving all options on the table. If
enough people comment about the high
cost of backpacking trips — or are look-
ing for a family discount — the agency
will consider it.
“This is the time to let us know what
you think,” he said.
Others said they were OK with the
proposed fees.
“I believe they are fair prices,” said
wilderness photographer Jeff Green.
“The wilderness areas will see reduced
human impact and improve user experi-
ences. I’m all for it. And quite honestly, if
it’s not somebody else’s idea of enjoying
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hundreds of other non-permit areas in
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Forest Service officials also said they
planned on “partnering with nonprofit
organizations to make fee-free permits
available to anyone deterred from visit-
ing because of the cost,” Deschutes Na-
tional Forest spokeswoman Jean Nel-
son-Dean said.
Either way, the days of $5 buying
backpackers weeks of wilderness bliss
is likely coming to an end in the vast wil-
derness between the Three Sisters and
Mount Jefferson.
Campfire ban, PCT hikers, hunting
exemptions
In addition to the permit system, offi-
cials made a few other changes in place
for 2020.
- Thru-hikers traveling more than
500 miles on the Pacific Crest Trail will
be allowed to camp in PCT corridor —
within a quarter mile of the trail. How-
ever, PCT hikers will be prohibited from
camping in a few areas, including Jeffer-
son Park and Obsidian Limited Entry
Area.
- All campfires will be banned above
5,700 feet in the three wilderness areas.
- The trailhead for Broken Top will be
pulled back to Road 370, tacking on an
extra 1.3 miles of hiking.
- Hunters with a High Cascade deer
or elk rifle season hunting tag will be ex-
empt from the permit requirement.
Those with a general archery deer hunt-
ing license will also be exempt from the
day-use permit.
Zach Urness has been an outdoors re-
porter, photographer and videographer
in Oregon for 11 years. Urness is the au-
thor of “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.
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