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PAGE A6, KEIZERTIMES, JANUARY 8, 2021 CRISIS: ‘The [COVID] fears come in waves’ (Continued from Page A1) Keizertimes reporter Lauren Murphy is casting a spotlight on some of our local fi rst responders in a continuing series. If you would like to suggest someone for this series (EMT/paramedics, fi refi ghters, police offi cers, nurses, etc.), email reporter@keizertimes.com. O FFICER T RAVIS R ICKETTS Travis Ricketts has been with the Keizer Police De- partment (KPD) for six years, but before he put on the uni- form he was a mechanic. When asked why he be- came a police offi cer he sim- ply said two words, “9/11.” He was already a reserve offi - cer for Keizer, but after 9/11 he made the move to a full time offi cer in Beaverton. He came back to KPD because it is a smaller de- partment, there were more opportunities and because of family. “To come back and help my community, the com- munity that my parents live in. And at the time my sister was living here. It was easier for me instead of being an hour away,” Ricketts said. The community was in need of offi cers, so he applied to work in his hometown. Keizer is biggest small town he could think of, Ricketts added. Despite seeing highly un- usual situations everyday, Ricketts seems unfazed by the chaos. “I will tell people stories and they’ll think those are weird, but I don’t. I’ve been kind of numb to everything I don’t think I have any weird stories,” Ricketts said. “[But] there are a lot of naked peo- ple on the job, I’ve noticed Ofc. Travis Ricketts that. I’d say that seems to be kind of a thing.” Because of his time as a reserve offi cer he was de- sensitized to the unexpected things offi cers are called to handle. Through this year of sick- ness, anti-police protests and fi res, Ricketts has continued to do his job because the community is in need. “It always goes back to the small community I grew up in. I remember what it was like when I was a kid and so it makes me want to contin- ue to make this community a safe community for people to live in,” Ricketts said. He said it has been a joy to serve his community and looks forward to (hopefully) better circumstances for ev- eryone in 2021. The call center is still fi elding about 1,500 calls a day. The funding assuredly kept many families from col- lapsing into homelessness, but for those living unsheltered, the visibility of homelessness has changed during the pan- demic. When camping and sidewalk sleeping bans swept through city councils just be- fore the pandemic, the effect was to push the population further from where services are available in downtown Sa- lem and into tent cities under overpasses, alongside major thoroughfares and popping up with increasing frequency on a seemingly daily basis. While a point-in-time count won’t take place until this month, Hamilton is sure the numbers have grown. “We’ve seen a lot of peo- ple whose housing was al- ready tenuous, maybe they were couch-surfi ng, and end up on the streets. When the wildfi res happened in the Santiam Canyon, we also ab- sorbed a lot of the homeless population that was living there,” Hamilton said. Hamilton is unsure of how the increased visibility will impact the local communi- ties. The circumstances can invoke greater empathy, anger or simply frustration. “Everyone has a take on how visibility impacts home- lessness. Typically, concerns stem from humanitarian, eco- nomic or environmental im- pacts of homelessness. As an organization, we haven’t ar- rived fi rmly at one interpre- tation over another because we try to understand them all,” Hamilton said. The Salem-Keizer ar- ea’s homeless population has fared better than expected during the COVID-19 pan- demic with relatively minor outbreaks when they do oc- cur, but concern is growing again. “The [COVID] fears come in waves, but we’ve been lucky,” Hamilton said. “The primary threat is that almost everyone living un- sheltered has a compromised immune system and medical fragility.” A positive aspect of what’s occurred is that more peo- ple are living in “rudimen- tary” shelters – rather than entirely unsheltered – than ever before, she said. When ARCHES and other organi- zations had to reduce capac- ity at shelters and warming centers, it began passing out more tents and tarps, along with sleeping bags, to make up for some of the losses. While homelessness pre- vention efforts were a success, it's also an example of how a shifting mission continues to allow a certain segment of the area’s homeless popula- tion to continue without the aid needed. It’s not uncom- mon to hear that a homeless person needs to simply “pull themselves up by the boot- straps,” but some homeless residents never had boots to begin with. They were born into extreme poverty or sim- ply suffered unthinkable acts that led to PTSD and an in- ability to make a way out or up. While program funders are often eager to establish programs for other forms of PTSD, such as veterans or File ARCHES Program Manager Ashley Hamilton and Ken Hough- ton, an outreach specialist, speak with a homeless resident in 2018. teen runaways, the chron- ically homeless remain at the bottom of the funding pool. “The issue is we are never prioritizing that investment, and then something new comes in and they fall further behind in line,” Hamilton said. “It’s a huge investment because for those individuals that have lived on the streets for 10, 20 or 30 years, they often need housing, mental health care, physical health care and substance abuse treatment. The costs are astro- nomical compared to helping pay someone’s rent, but we haven’t rounded the corner as a community to prioritize those needs.” Hamilton said much of the current rise in the homeless population can be attribut- ed to situational factors like the loss of income, exacer- bated rent burdens or loss of the space an individual once inhabited on a semi-regular basis. Despite all the challeng- es of the past 10 months, ARCHES has continued to assist homeless populations in ways that defy expectation. The organization provid- ed more than 150 house- holds 12-week stays in ho- tels to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, opened the area’s fi rst permanent supportive housing unit in partnership with the Salem Housing Au- thority, opened a veteran’s transitional home with the fi rst beds dedicated to female veterans between Vancouver, Wash., and Eugene, increased outreach personnel to the point where major encamp- ments are being visited once a week and in a wider geo- graphic area, opened its day center where clients can get a hot meal, wash clothes and take showers, and is planning to reinstate its mobile shower program by February. “We have done so many great things, but we’re mind- ful that we operate through a humanitarian lens. There is still so much suffering. I know it’s what drives me every day and I’m sure it's the same for many of our employees. We’re still losing lives and we're still seeing some of the worst depths of the human experi- ence,” Hamilton said. MHS Font Club hosting virtual brunch, monkey-spatula parade The McNary High School Font Club is hosting a virtual brunch on Monday, Jan. 11 at 10:18 a.m. Attendees must RSVP to McNary teacher Paul Shuirman by emailing shuirman_ paul@salkeiz.k12.or.us to receive a link to the brunch. If possible, use a Salem-Keizer school email account. The brunch will feature various club members performing all things from juggling to magic. There will be a Monkey-Spatula Parade in which attendees can bring a monkey and/or spatula to participate. public notices NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed personal representative of the Estate of James P. Farthing, Marion County Circuit Court Case No. 20PB08615. All persons having claims against the estate are required to present them, with vouchers attached, to the undersigned personal representative at P.O. Box 350, Sublimity, OR 97385, within four months after the date of fi rst publication of this notice, or the claims may be baned. All persons whose rights may be affected by the proceedings may obtain additional information from the records of the court, the personal representative, or the attorneys for the personal representative. Dated and fi rst published: January 1, 2021. Irene Farthing Personal Representative Milan E. Castillo Attorney for Personal Representative P.O. Box 350 Sublimity, OR 97385 Phone: (503) 769-8089 1/1, 1/8, 1/15 PUBLISHED SUMMONS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR MARION COUNTY Juvenile Department Case No. 20JU04603 PUBLISHED SUMMONS In the Matter of ELIZABETH RAY PYATT A Child. TO: Jeremy Eldon Pyatt IN THE NAME OF THE STATE OF OREGON: A petition has been fi led asking the court to terminate your parental rights to the above-named child for the purpose of placing the child for adoption. YOU ARE REQUIRED TO PERSONALLY APPEAR BEFORE the Marion County Juvenile Court at 2970 Center Street NE, Salem, OR 97301, on the following hearings: Prelim / Initial Appearance Hearing, on the 25th day of January, 2021, at 9:45 a.m. to admit or deny the allegations of the petition and to personally appear at any subsequent court-ordered hearing. YOU MUST APPEAR PERSONALLY IN THE COURTROOM ON THE DATE AND AT THE TIME LISTED ABOVE. AN ATTORNEY MAY NOT ATTEND THE HEARING IN YOUR PLACE. THEREFORE, YOU MUST APPEAR EVEN IF YOUR ATTORNEY ALSO APPEARS. This summons is published pursuant to the order of the circuit court judge of the above-entitled court, dated December 21, 2020. The order directs that this summons be published once each week for three consecutive weeks, making three publications in all, in a published newspaper of general circulation in Marion County, Oregon and Deschutes County, Oregon. Date of fi rst publication: December 25, 2020 Date of last publication: January 8, 2021 NOTICE READ THESE PAPERS CAREFULLY IF YOU DO NOT APPEAR PERSONALLY BEFORE THE COURT OR DO NOT APPEAR AT ANY SUBSEQUENT COURT- ORDERED HEARING, the court may proceed in your absence without further notice and TERMINATE YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS to the above-named child either ON THE DATE SPECIFIED IN THIS SUMMONS OR ON A FUTURE DATE, and may make such orders and take such action as authorized by law. RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS (1) YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO BE REPRESENTED BY AN ATTORNEY IN THIS MATTER. If you are currently represented by an attorney, CONTACT YOUR ATTORNEY IMMEDIATELY UPON RECEIVING THIS NOTICE. Your previous attorney may not be representing you in this matter. IF YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO HIRE AN ATTORNEY and you meet the state’s fi nancial guidelines, you are entitled to have an attorney appointed for you at state expense. TO REQUEST APPOINTMENT OF AN ATTORNEY TO REPRESENT YOU AT STATE EXPENSE, YOU MUST IMMEDIATELY CONTACT the Marion Juvenile Department at 2970 Center Street NE, Salem, OR 97301, phone number (503) 588-5291, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. for further information. IF YOU WISH TO HIRE AN ATTORNEY, please retain one as soon as possible and have the attorney present at the above hearing. If you need help fi nding an attorney, you may call the Oregon State Bar’s Lawyer Referral Service at (503) 684-3763 or toll free in Oregon at (800) 452-7636. IF YOU ARE REPRESENTED BY AN ATTORNEY, IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO MAINTAIN CONTACT WITH YOUR ATTORNEY AND TO KEEP YOUR ATTORNEY ADVISED OF YOUR WHEREABOUTS. (2) If you contest the petition, the court will schedule a hearing on the allegations of the petition and order you to appear personally and may schedule other hearings related to the petition and order you to appear personally. IF YOU ARE ORDERED TO APPEAR, YOU MUST APPEAR PERSONALLY IN THE COURTROOM, UNLESS THE COURT HAS GRANTED YOU AN EXCEPTION IN ADVANCE UNDER ORS 419B.918 TO APPEAR BY OTHER MEANS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, TELEPHONIC OR OTHER ELECTRONIC MEANS. AN ATTORNEY MAY NOT ATTEND THE HEARING(S) IN YOUR PLACE. PETITIONER’S ATTORNEY Alisa Larson-Xu, #165935 Assistant Attorney General Department of Justice 1162 Court Street NE Salem, OR 97301-4096 Phone: (503) 934-4400 ISSUED this 22nd day of December, 2020. s/ Alisa Larson-Xu Alisa Larson-Xu, #165935 Assistant Attorney General Of Attorneys for Petitioner 12/25, 1/1, 1/8 NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS In the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon for the County of Marion In the Matter of the Estate of Wendell L. Foote, Deceased No. 20PB08762 - Probate NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the estate of the above-named decedent. All persons having claims against the estate are required to present such claims within four months after the date of fi rst publication of this notice to Pioneer Trust Bank, N.A., Attn: Steve Spencer, CTFA, PO Box 2305, Salem, OR 97308, or the claims may be barred. All persons whose rights may be affected by the proceeding may obtain additional information from the records of the court, the Personal Representative, or the attorneys for the Personal Representative. Dated and fi rst published January 8, 2021. \s\Pioneer Trust Bank, N.A. Personal Representative Heltzel Williams PC Deborah R. Lush, OSB #023732 P. O. Box 1048 Salem, Oregon 97308-1048 Attorneys for Personal Representative 1/8, 1/15, 1/22 NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS Estate of Maria Victoria Magaña, Notice to Interested Persons (Case no. 20PB09076. In the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon for the County of Marion, Probate Department. In the Matter of the Estate of Maria Victoria Magaña, Deceased). Notice is hereby given that Marco Saucedo has been appointed personal representative. All persons having claims against the estate are required to present them, with vouchers attached, to the personal representative in care of his attorney, Elin Severson, at: Severson Law, 1500 NW Bethany Blvd., Suite 200, Beaverton, OR 97006, within four months after the date of fi rst publication of this notice, or the claims may be barred. All persons whose rights may be affected by the proceedings may obtain additional information from the records of the Court, the personal representative, or the attorney for the personal representative. Dated and fi rst published on January 8, 2021. Marco Saucedo, Personal Representative. Elin Severson, OSB #134824, Severson Law, Attorney for Personal Representative, 1500 NW Bethany Blvd., Suite 200, Beaverton, OR 97006. 1/8, 1/15, 1/22 SUMMONS SUPERIOR COURT OF ARIZONA MOHAVE COUNTY Debora L Cass Plaintiff Case Number: CV-2020-00624 SUMMONS AND Wilfrido Barajas Defendant(s) AND Mohave County Treasurer WARNING: This is an offi cial document from the court. It affects your rights. Read this document carefully. If you do not understand it, contact a lawyer for help. FROM THE STATE OF ARIZONA TO: Wilfrido Barajas, Defendant(s), AND Mohave County Treasurer 1. A lawsuit has been fi led against you. A copy of the lawsuit and other court papers are served on you with this Summons. 2. If you do not want a judgment or order taken against you without your input, you must fi le an “Answer’’ or a “Response” in writing with the Court, and pay the fi ling fee. If you do not fi le an “Answer” or “Response” the other party may be given the relief requested in his or her Petition or Complaint. To fi le your “Answer” or Response” take, or send, the “Answer” or “Response” to the Offi ce of the Clerk of the Superior Court, 401 East Spring Street, Kingman, AZ 86401 (P.O. Box 7000, Kingman, AZ 86402- 7000) or the Offi ce of the Clerk of the Superior Court, 2225 Trane Road, Bullhead City, AZ 86442, or Offi ce of the Clerk of the Superior Court, 2001 College Drive, Lake Havasu City, AZ 86404. Mail a copy of your “Answer” or “Response” to the other party at the address listed on the top of this Summons. 3. If you were served within the State of Arizona, your “Response” or “Answer” must be fi led within TWENTY (20) CALENDAR DAYS, starting the day after you were served. If you were served outside the State of Arizona, your “Response” must be fi led within THIRTY (30) CALENDAR DAYS, starting the day after you were served. Service by Publication is complete (30) days after the date of the fi rst publication. 4. You can get a copy of the court papers fi led in this case from the Petitioner at the address at the top of this paper or from the Clerk of the Superior Court at the address listed in Paragraph 2 above. 5. Requests for reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities must be made to the offi ce of the judge or commissioner assigned to the case, at least (3) three days before your scheduled court date. SIGNED AND SEALED this date: 7/21/2020 VIRLYNN TINNELL, Clerk of the Superior Court By: T. Ansbro Deputy Clerk 12/18, 12/25, 1/1, 1/8
