The Canyon Weekly

Apri l 20 , 2011 Volume 2 , Issue 16

News and life ~for our side of the mountain!

Serving the communit ies o f Lyons, Mehama, Elkhorn, Mil l City ,

Gates , Niagra, Detroit , Idanha, Breitenbush & Marion Forks

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Santiam High School Students Awarded Full University Scholarships

Iris Tichenor

Iris aspires to study health (possibly sports medicine) and can‟t quite believe her college is paid for.

“It hasn‟t quite sunk in yet,” said Iris. ”I‟m just so excited! My mom cried when I told her.” In addition to being an excellent student and involved a multitude of extracurricular activities, Iris works part time as a home care assistant in the Santiam Canyon, loves to travel and ride bike.

Brooke Thompson

Brooke plans to major in business and maybe sees dental school on the horizon. “I‟m ecstatic. I‟m

really looking forward to school at the U of O,” said Thompson, who can list a page worth of clubs, activ-ities, and sports she is involved with. In her spare time she works at Poppa Al‟s in Mill City. Both girls also toured Europe together last year with the International Club.

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Two well deserving young ladies were awarded the prestigious Quinn Scholarship last week. “We called them into the office to let them know the morning after they were chosen,” said Amy Jensen, high school guidance counselor. “Nobody wants to wait around to find out this sort of information. This is too important, too exciting.” The Quinn scholarship, around since 1997, has given 23 Santiam High School graduates the oppor-tunity to attend the University of Oregon, Eugene full time for four years at no cost to the students. A committee of seven faculty and community members interviewed a

total of five senior applicants in spring. The students were chosen not only for their academic achieve-ments, but also their community involvement, volunteer efforts and extracurricular school activities. “This is an amazing opportunity, one most of us never had,” said Jen-sen. “It‟s a true gift.” The Quinn Scholarship was named after William L. Quinn who man-aged a lumber mill office in Mill City in the 1930‟s. The fund was financed by his stepson Stanford Smith, who in gratitude for his own gift of a U of O education from Quinn, decided to honor his stepfa-ther with this recognition.

An introduction to the 2011 Quinn Scholarship Recipients

Tuesday was a beautiful day for Detroit residents at

Kanes Marina (left to right): Don Warden, Dane Loveberg,

Jeremiah Hartwell and Wayne Briley.

Visitors Flock to Detroit Lake

Businesses welcome the coming summer season

Detroit area businesses were filled over the week-

end as summer-like sun drew boaters and travelers

to the lake. “Business is great for having snow on

Thursday, then rain. People are in really good spir-

its,” said Shauna Edwards of River‟s Run Café.

“People are ready to get out.”

Both Kanes Marina and Detroit Lake Marina put

their docks were out—and were a welcome sight

for local fisherman.

“Any day fishing is better than a good day at

work,” said Mike from Salem, who caught a couple

of 6” trout on the maiden voyage of his new boat.

His brother Will from Washington, agreed. “The

fish finder said there‟s plenty of big trout!”

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Relay for Life Sporting Clay Fun Shoot By Heidi Fobert

Local participants of Relay for Life, Team Freres (representing Freres Lumber Company) held their second annual Sporting Clay Fun Shoot and Tournament April 16 at Cedar Mills Road to raise money for the American Cancer Society. “We think Relay for Life is a great program,” said Ted Freres, the company president. “We‟re just happy to put on a fun shoot...and we‟re glad to have a lot of local support.” Many local and non-local participants enjoyed the sporting clay course, Crazy Quail and BBQ despite the wet weather. Entry was $10 for 25 shots. 100% of the proceeds benefit the American Cancer Society. Special thanks to the many volunteers and sponsors—including Gene‟s Meat Market, Freres Lumber Company, Relay for Life, North Santiam Paving Co., NW Target Inc., Kettle Chips, Best Pots, Franz and Pepsi.

The local Wolverine Varsity baseball

team played Western Menonite April 18,

with a winning score of 4-1. Pictured above: First baseman Sean McConnel

makes an all-star grab to get the runner out at first. The next Varsity baseball

game will be at SHS April 22, 4:30pm against Scio Loggers.

Husband and wife Chaz and

Tia Melson of Mill City

emptied a few shells and

helped raise funds for the

American Cancer Society.

Locker Beef & Pork

Packs, Ham, Bacon,

Sausages, Beef &

Turkey Jerky,

Summer Sausages,

Smoked Hams and

Turkeys, Custom

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Track & Field Meet of Champions

New School Record Set

Five Santiam High School students

met the qualifying standards to compete

in the annual event held last weekend at

Willamette University.

JJ Halemeier, Brook Thompson,

Brittney Thompson and Brianne Frieden

competed in the 4 person 100 meter

(4x100) relay. Jacob Strickland threw

discus.

JJ Halemeier also competed in the

pole vault with a personal best and new

school record of nine feet. She exceed-

ed the old record by an entire foot.

Santiam Varsity

Wins 4-1

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Mock Chalk Walk Contest at the CAF Canyon Art’s Festival’s answer to: “What if it rains?”

A local twist to the traditional sidewalk art contest will be introduced at this year‟s Canyon Art Festival at Santiam High on April 30. Teams of up to 4 people will be given a pre-painted 4X4 foot chalk board on the floor and a box of chalk pastels (you can bring more chalks, no other medi-ums, please. Use of stencils & measuring tools OK.) Each team will have 4 hours to complete their drawings. Cash prizes will be awarded to the top three entries: 1st $75, 2nd $50, 3rd $25. There is a $20 entrance fee per team. You must pre-register. 503-897-2949 or canyonartsfestival.com.

Free Health Screening Available April 30th in Mill City

The Mill City Lions Club is working with the Oregon Lions Sight and Hearing

Foundation to provide programs that positively impact quality of life in the

community through FREE health screenings.

April 30, 10am to 5pm the Mobil Health Screening Unit will offer visual acui-

ty, hearing, blood pressure, diabetes and glaucoma screenings at the Canyon

Arts Festival in Mill City. (Diabetes testing requires a three-hour fast prior to

test.) The van will be located on Evergreen Street in front of the high school

baseball field.

The MHSU program is a joint project of the 188 Lions, Lioness and Auxiliary

Clubs in Oregon and the Oregon Lions Sight and Hearing Foundation, a non-

profit organization formed by the Lions and dedicated to serve Lions Clubs by

supporting their efforts in humanitarian assistance. Last year the MHSU trucks

travelled 24,915 miles in the state of Oregon providing free health screenings to

27,540 residents. Among those screened, 10,030 potential health problems were

identified.

Special Appearance by SuperHero Dog & Anti-Kryptonite Laser Powered Frisbee

at the Canyon Arts Festival In the mid 90‟s, dog exhibitionist JD met a disc dog entertainer who introduced

him to the sport of canine flying disc. It wasn‟t long before he was hooked on

both the competition of canine disc and its amazing way of providing crowd

pleasing entertainment. They‟ll be here at the Canyon Arts Festival, date and

time still to be determined.

K9 Kings Entertainment has pleased

millions of people around the United

States and has shared with people his

special and diverse team of dogs. Also

joining his team this year is Josh

Motzkus and his team of three flying

dogs. The K9 Kings Flying Dog Show

features the LARGEST meet greet and

pet area, the FASTEST frisbee dog in

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Santiam Valley Dance Beginning Jazz & Ballet

Rumba~Foxtrot~Cha Cha

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Waltz and Aerobics too!

All Ages At the Lyons Grange Hall

Call for schedule:

Instructor Tegan Willits 503.383.4359

Mill City Christian Church gets new name, location

Formerly Mill City First Christian

Church, the 80 year old landmark vot-

ed to drop the „First‟ to better identify

with it‟s history and vision.

They‟ve also been working on raising

funds to build a new church at their

new location on Kingwood Ave, Mill

City.

“We‟re a non-denominational Chris-

tian church,” said Pastor Brian Byers.

“In the bible, churches were named for

their location. It makes sense that

we‟re Mill City Christian Church. Us-

ing the word „first‟ in our name indi-

cates a denominational tie—something

we haven‟t had for 40 years.”

The church is in the process of rais-

ing funds to build at their new loca-

tion. The next fundraiser will be an

auction at the Gates Fire Hall on June

4, which will be catered by Isreal Mar-

tinez (of Sierra Mexican Restaurant in

Gates) and the culinary students at his

school. It will be the first outside

group to use the Gates Fire Hall.

Mill City Christian Church has al-

ready raised $150,000 for the project

and interested persons can see a scale

model at the church. Visit

www.millcitychristianchurch.org for

more info.

J & H Real Estate

gets new sign Formerly Smith & Jungwirth Real

Estate in Mehama, the new sign is part

of the ongoing renovations and im-

provements being made by owner

Jesse O‟Dell.

The im-

provements

will comple-

ment the re-

opening of J

& H Varie-

ty—a local

source for

collectibles

like decora-

tive knives,

Harley Davidson models and a pletho-

ra of other “varieties” located adjacent

to the real estate office.

Mom & Me Tea Party coming this Mother’s Day

Sponsored by Mary Puffpaff and the

Santiam Valley Grange, this first an-

nual event was created to honor a tra-

dition started eight years ago.

“My mom started having tea parties

with my daughter when she was little,”

said Lyons resident Jessi Tabler. “We

like tea parties—it‟s fun to dress up

and wear fancy hats. And it‟s a good

thing for the community kids to do.”

Mom & Me Tea Party will be held on

May 7, 2pm. Cost is $7.50 for two,

$2.50 each addtl party member. Gen-

tlemen welcome, too! Prizes for the

best: young ladies hat, matching hats,

best overall hat. Plus raffle, crafts &

door prizes. Info/tickets: 859-2161.

Santiam Valley Grange holds flea

market The Santiam Valley Grange in Lyons

held their spring flea market April 16.

Locals filled the hall to shop for new

Sisters Jessi Tabler (left) and Amy Shield

(right) show off the raffle prizes—including a

full length mirror perfect for a tea queen.

Lyons resident Herm Clark laughs with

Nannette Smith of the Mill City based Nan’s

Chainsaw Carvings at the flea market.

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Walk- ins Welcome

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and many from right here at home.

“It‟s fun,” said Lyons resident Herm

Clark. “And the food is what I like,

especially the biscuits and gravy.”

Three dollar hamburgers and one dol-

lar pie was also on the menu. The San-

tiam Valley Grange flea market events

serve as fundraisers to maintain and

improve the building.

Nuts & Bolts Society goes wine

tasting

Sixteen members of the Nuts & Bolts

Society, the fundraising group for the

Mill City Canyon Life Museum, con-

ducted their “annual meeting” April 16

on a bus—in between wine tasting,

lunch and desert at three different

West Salem wineries.

First, the group stopped at Bethel

Heights Winery for lunch, then they

were off to Fire Steel Cellars for wine

and cheese, followed by John Winery

for desert. They capped it all off with a

stop at Willamette Valley Cheese Co.

The Society played Bingo on the

drive, and of course included a hand

for driver David—who won. The event

is one of three that the Nuts & Bolts

Society organizes, the fundraising

group that replaced the book sale this

year. To join, call Liz Cutler at 503-

897-5069.

Yard sale fundrais-er raises $1600 for

youth campers Thanks to the community members

who shopped—and donated their re-

salable goods—$1600.00 was raised to

help send 40 local Young Life/

Wyldlife campers to the Washington

Family Ranch this summer.

“We felt like that was phenomenal,”

said organizer Ruth Lemke. 12-15 vol-

unteers spent April 15-16 setting up,

selling and taking down the yard sale

held at Santiam High School com-

mons.

Young Life, a Christian youth group

serves up to 40 high school age kids a

week. Wyldlife, the middle school

counterpart, serves up to 100 kids at

their monthly meetings.

The group was restarted in 1996 and

all members are volunteer. Donations

are still needed: Santiam Canyon

Young Life/Wyldlife 211 SW King-

wood Mill City 97360.

“I just want to say thank you to the

community for the support that they

give Young Life/Wyldlife,” said

Lemke. “ This camp is unlike any

camping experience that I ever experi-

enced. The things to do, the food and

accommodations—kids are pampered

and the message is brought to them in

a way that

they hear

it. They

really lis-

ten and

come away

changed

people.”

Above: Nuts & Bolts Society

members happily wave good-bye to Mill City.

Inset: Bus driver David-the only member of the

group who refrained from the wine tasting.

Shoppers helping the cause: Marcelle Herman

(left) and Bea Longfellow (right).

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Mill City Pharmacy Randy and Kathy Mickey, Proprietors

218 SW Broadway in Mill City (503) 897-2331

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Select Market Easter Coloring Con-

test Stop by Mill City Select Market

(by the post office) for a coloring page.

Winners selected by random drawing

on April 23.

Canyon Gleaners Easter Bake Sale

April 21-22, 10am-3pm at Mill City

US Bank on Hwy 22.

Mill City Presbyterian Church Good

Friday Service April 22, 7pm 236 SW

Broadway 503-897-2291

Santiam Medical Easter Tulip Sale

April 22-23, 9am-3pm Help Raise

funds for medically oriented scholar-

ships. $5 for 10 tulips; box of 20

bunches for $100. Pre-orders: 503-897-

4808.

Camp Taloali Lions Club Free East-

er Egg Hunt and Chili Hot Dog

Lunch April 23, 11:30am-3pm 15934

N Santiam Hwy. Easter egg hunt, in-

door/outdoor activities, climbing tower

and disc golf. Free, donations accepted,

proceeds fund children‟s summer camp

program. 971-239-8153 or taloali.org.

First Annual Lyons/Mehama Com-

munity Easter Breakfast April 24,

9:30 am. Free. Eggs, sausage, pan-

cakes. Under the big tent on Cedar St.

Service at 10:30am. Sponsored by Can-

yon Baptist Church, Santiam Chapel

and Mehama Community Church. Info:

503-889-2849

Community Sunrise Service April 24,

7am at Fairview Cemetery on King-

wood Ave, Gates

Mill City Baptist Church Easter Ser-

vice & Breakfast April 24, Breakfast

8:30am. 11am Easter Service. 140 N

First 503-897-2200

Mill City Christian Church Easter

Service April 24, 10am. 251 SW 3rd

503-897-2716.

Gates Fire Dept Annual Community

Easter Egg Hunt with the Easter Bun-

ny! Sunday, April 24,1pm at Gates Ele-

mentary School. Six age groups from 0

-12 years. Donations accepted.

Santiam Grange Annual Easter Egg

Hunt April 24, 1pm at the Grange Hall

in Lyons. Free, all ages. Bring your

own basket. Games

& prizes for kids

and adults, too!

It’s a Santiam Canyon Easter!

Volunteers Needed for 10th Annual Local Wildlife Habitat Restoration Project

The USFS and organizers hope to attract up to 75 volunteers to assist with var-

ious tasks including the removal of noxious weeds, fertilization, pruning, and

litter collection. This project is part of a long-term effort to create and enhance

forage conditions for big game species, such as elk, deer and bear that inhabit

the Breitenbush River corridor and surrounding areas.

Volunteers should meet at 8:00am at the Fox Creek group site located 11 miles

north of Detroit, Oregon on Forest Service Road 46. Please bring leather or rub-

ber work boots, rain gear, gloves, and tools (such as loppers) that can be used to

trim brush. Volunteers will receive a free dinner on the evening of April 30th,

thanks to the Capitol Chapter of the Oregon Hunters Association. Contact Rick

Breckel (503) 949-7309 by April 29 to pre-register for the dinner. Free camping

for volunteers at Fox Creek group site. Past partners include the Korner Post

Restaurant and other local Detroit businesses.

Country At Heart Gift Shop 343 5th St. Lyons

Open Thurs.-Sat. 10:00-4:00

Shop now, shop local for all your Easter needs!

Flowers, Baskets, Candles & More!

Easter Basket Drawing! Refreshments!

503-859-4566

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Email to: [email protected] Mail to: PO Box 721 Lyons OR

97358 OR drop at Kelly Lumber Sales in Mill City or True Value Hardware in

Mehama. Include a photo (non-returnable) and we‟ll print that, too! Deadline is

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Don’t forget to order your

Easter pies!

Quiche, muffins & scones for

brunch! Please order 48 hours in advance. Lyons, OR

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FUNDRAISING AUCTION AND

BOBS BURGER’S DINNER

Saturday April 23rd. 6 P.M.

Auction Starts at 7 P.M.

All proceeds will go to help Madison Mitch-

ell, age 6. Madison was diagnosed with Type

1 Diabetes at 15 months.

Please help us in our fund raising efforts for

Madison and her family. They are a local

family that is in need of some help from

their family, friends, and neighbors.

Bobs Burger‟s will be $1.00 each, Cup of

fries for $.50. Thank you to everyone who

has helped us make this happen!

Justin Merrill at (503) 507-5758.

Front row left to

right:

Roslyn Smith,

Daelynn Aerni,

Savanna Fields,

Paul Forbes, Jr., &

Kylee Baughman.

Back row left to right:

Arlo Benolken,

Riley Carter,

Levi Nielsen,

Keyaira Carter,

and Jada Lutz.

Mill City Middle School Feb/March Students of the Month Top row (left to right): Caitlan Fuller, Shantal Velazquez, Kelsey Clark, Krissy Weitman, Jesus

Vazquez. Middle row (left to right): Becca Bright, Christian Syverson, Andres Velazquez, Taylor

Hicks, Katelyn Larsen. Right: Makayla Larsen.

Gates Elementary School March Students of the Month

River Report April 20, 2011

503-897-3301

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Local lamb available. All natural pas-

ture & grass fed. Chops, shanks,

roasts, ground and more. Misty Moun-

tain Farms 503-859-3575

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FOR RENT Space next to Gates Post

Office, used to be a beauty salon. Call

503-897-2966 or 503-897-2161 for

more information.

Keyboardist Needed for 5pm Satur-

day evening church services. St. Cath-

erine‟s of Sienna in Mill City. Fee ne-

gotiable. Email lharrington

@wbcable.net or call (503) 897-3432

Dance Lessons! Now offering ball-

room, Latin, aerobics, ballet and jazz

in Lyons! Ages 3+. Call Tegan for

more information. 503-383-4359

Help Wanted Santiam Canyon School

District is accepting applications for a

High School Assistant Cook. This

position is open until April 28th. Addi-

tional information is available at the

District Office, 150 SW Evergreen,

Mill City or call Nichole at 503-897-

2321.

Rideshare Work 8:00-5:00 M-F in Stayton off of

Rogue Ave. Willing to leave Gates at

what ever time it takes to make car-

pooling work. Non-smoker and would

prefer the same. Evenings after 6:00 at

503-897-3582, leave message.

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Deadline: Saturday noon for the fol-lowing Wednesday publication.

Submit your ad to: [email protected]

Drop Box Locations:

Mehama Mill City

Kelly Lumber Sales & Hardware Too

“Kelly Lumber has the best prices on

pressure treated lumber.” Noal Hardman, Lyons

Open 8-5 Monday-

Friday 9-3 Saturday (503)897-2363

Rent a Rug Doctor Today

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The North Santiam was so high and muddy

last week that few people were fishing or

even running the river. Numerous trips were

cancelled or delayed because of the poor riv-

er and weather conditions. We still have 101

inches of snow at Little Meadows (4000 feet

elevation just South of Detroit Lake). Detroit

Lake will receive a lot of snowmelt, and the

river coming out of Detroit will be high

while all this recent snow melts away. The

Army Engineers guess it will be at least a

week before river levels get back to anything

near normal. Detroit Lake was only six feet

lower than summer high level last week.

Lake elevation is 1,557 feet, and is scheduled

to rise up to 1,563.5 feet by May first.

So far, 61 Chinook have swum upstream

from Willamette Falls at Oregon City along

with 1,301 summer steelhead and 6,214 win-

ter steelhead. Those are good numbers, and

we will apparently have good fishing for the

Spring, Summer, and Fall.

North Santiam River Guides Association

organized a clean up work party at Camp

Taloali last Saturday. High water debris and

invasive species vegetation were pulled.

Thanks to Bob Lusk, Paul Carr, Gary Ryan,

Dave Mischell, Tyson Ferrell, and Glen

Tadina. The next river cleanup is at Minto

Park with fishing demos and barbecue lunch.

A steady downpour April 16 washed

away the hopes for a great grand

opening at K & R Plants on Hwy 22

in Gates.

“It got pretty soggy here,” said pro-

prietor Kathy Hicks. “I hear it‟s go-

ing to be sunny this coming up week-

end, so we‟ll try again.” Kathy will

be offering refreshments and a free

plant with each purchase. Stop by

for locally grown plants for your

garden! Diane Hyde of Lyons admires

the evergreens.

Grand Opening at

K&R Plants Postponed

Try our Homemade Hamburger Rolls!

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Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program—help for COPD,

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In-Home Sleep Studies—help for sleep apnea and other

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Across

1. A shotgun does this.

3. This lady knows her crosswords.

7. It's finally dry enough! Come see a game!

8. They're ferocious, and they're a non-profit

that does free health screenings.

12. You could buy this Easter meal from

Rosie's or perhaps Sugar and Spice.

14. Soon to be littering parks and lawns eve-

rywhere.

17. The University where the Meet of the

Champions took place.

18. Around the track, around the bases, and

in my stocking.

20. Our new ride share column can help you

save a little.

21. This is picking up now that the lake is

full and the sun is out.

Down

2. Poppa Al's is famous for these.

4. They like hiding in the lake.

5. K9

6. Foxtrot, swing and more at Santiam Val-

ley Dance.

9. 101 inches of this at Little Meadows.

10. Use this to draw on your fake side walk

at the Canyon Arts Festival

11. OK, it's happening April 30th, and we

call it the Canyon Arts...(This is the easy

one.)

13. A "crazy" game to play when you skeet

shoot

15. JJ set two this week, personal & school.

16. Happens every morning, but this week-

end's is exceptionally special.

19. William's my name, sending kids to

college is my game.

21. This is the guy who will be littering

your yards and parks this Sunday.

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20. Donations are needed of good

quality, resalable items including

clothing. Drop donations at Mari-

Linn Elementary or contact Andy

Rasmussen at 503-859-2154.

Group Dog Obedience and Social

Skills Class Cost is $75 for 6

weeks. Classes start May 4, 6pm

(Wednesdays), location TBA. Ap-

propriate dogs include family and

community friendly non-aggressive

canines who are receiving recom-

mended vaccines and veterinary

care. Limited enrollment, pre-

registration required. Linda Grace

at 503.859.3647 Social Graces Dog

Training.

Detroit Feral Cat Trapping &

Spay/Neuter on May 5-6, surgery

on May 7

Detroit City Wide Clean-Up May

7, 8:30am-4pm corner of Forest

Ave & Detroit Ave S. $15-20 per

pick-up load of metal, yard debris

& trash/garbage. Other rates for

other materials. Contact Detroit

City Hall for info.

Mom & Me Tea Party May 7,

2pm at Santiam Valley Grange,

Lyons. $7.50 for two, $2.50 each

addtl party member. Gentlemen

welcome! Prizes for the best:

young ladies hat, matching hats,

best overall hat. Plus raffle, crafts

& door prizes. Info and tickets:

503-859-2161

Mill City Eagles Lodge Mother’s

Day Breakfast with Terry & Tom.

May 7, 8-11am. 640 SW Broad-

way, MC 897-3100 New members

always welcome.

North Santiam School District

Jahn Hoover Perfectly Balanced

Hair Cuts With Jahn the first hair cut is always

FREE!

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The Hair Konnection Hwy 22 & 5th

Individuals, Couples, Groups Helping You Create Tools for Positive Change

Local office: 503.897.3390

A Quantum Approach to Counseling

~Certified Advanced Energy Practitioners~ Marybeth Carden & Scott Johnson

“Clear your Energy, Clear your path”

Coming Soon! Community Supported Agriculture Pro-

gram from Fresh to You Produce starts June

3. Twenty week summer “produce club” that

supplies Stayton grown seasonal produce

delivered to Mehama or Salem. Cost: $500

($25 per week), payment options avail. 503-

769-9682or www.ftyp.com

Movie Night for Kids “Getaway for Par-

ents” at Canyon Baptist Church in Lyons.

Ages 3-12. Every other Friday night 6-9pm.

503-859-2627, April 29—Milo & Otis

Bunco Fundraiser for Rare Disease April

30, 1pm Bunco party in honor of Johan

Wood Weishaar. Find a cure for the rare

childhood genetic disease Sanfilippo. Bunco,

refreshments and silent auction. $25 per per-

son. RSVP to [email protected] or 503-

767-8869. Visit www. JonahsJustBegun.org.

Mill City Community Garden Work Party April 30, 9am. We‟re spreading a dump truck

full of compost!

Canyon Arts Festival at Santiam High

School April 29-30. Two day arts and enter-

tainment event for the entire family. Musi-

cians, artists, dancers, performers of all

types! Want to participate? Want to Volun-

teer? Call: 503.897.2949 www.canyonarts

festival.com

Habitat for Humanity Mill City Build

House Blessing April 30, 9am. Habitat for

Humanity of the Mid-Willamette Valley will

have a House Blessing Ceremony at 1040

SW 4th Street in Mill City. Enjoy refresh-

ments, meet the family and provide your well

wishes for their new home. Info: Doug 541-

401-3003.

Rebekah’s 51st Annual Plant Sale May 6-7

at Liberty Fellowship Church (on Hwy 22

next to Circle K) from 9am to 5pm. Proceeds

benefit the community in the form of school

supplies, scholarships, and donations to Girl

Scouts, Boy Scouts, 4-H groups, Mill City

Skate Park, The Lions Club, United Pilgrim-

age Youth Program and more.

Save your gas and support your local com-

munity! Beautiful hanging baskets and Mar-

tha Washington plants - and a raffle for hand-

made jewelry and a beautiful patio planter.

Tickets are $1 each or 6 for $5. New mem-

bers are always welcome. Info: Secretary

Roxane Emerson 503-897-3254.

Mari-Linn Outdoor School Rummage Sale

Fundraiser May 7, 9am-3pm. Help cover

the cost of 24 students who will spend five

days in Central Oregon at the OMSI Han-

cock Field Station. Students will learn geolo-

gy, paleontology and ecosystems at a world

renowned fossil and geologic site May 16-

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Community Engagement Meeting May

11, 5:30-8pm at Stayton High School

Cafeteria. Summary of four Community

Engagement Meetings held in March.

Info: 503-769-6924.

Lyons Garden Club Meeting May 11,

9:30am. No host lunch and road trip to

Egan Gardens in Salem and Schreiner's

Iris Gardens in Keizer; celebrate their

61st anniversary with lunch at the Glock-

enspiel Restaurant in Mt. Angel. Info:

Diane 503-394-2197 or Jean 503-859-

2563. New members & visitors are al-

ways welcome. Meetings: 2nd Wednes-

day of each month (no meetings in July/

August) Dues:$5.00 per year.

Detroit Lake Fishing Derby May 13-15,

$15 entry. Prizes and fun!

www.DetroitLakeOregon.com

Santiam Canyon Awards Night May

14, 6:30 p.m. at SHS auditorium. $8/

person; children 12 and under free. De-

tails to come, please save the date and

plan to join us for "Celebration" night to

honor noteworthy locals!

Local Events

Wednesday, April 20 6:30pm DLABRA meeting at the US

Forestry building in Detroit.

Thursday, April 21 9am-2pm Canyon Senior Center Veter-

ans Outreach Center 844 South First St,

Mill City 897-4176

4:30pm Santiam JV baseball home

game vs. Kennedy

5:30pm North Santiam Chamber of

Commerce Business After Hours Thursday, April 21, 5:30 p.m. at Trexler

Farm Cafe, Mehama. $5 members, $7

non-members. 503-897-5000.

6:30pm Dog Obedience and Social

Skills Group Class at Mari-Linn School

Gym. Cost $75/6 weeks. Classes held

weekly on Thursday. Limited enrollment,

pre-register to 503.859.3647 Social Grac-

es Dog Training.

7pm Gates City Council Meeting

7pm North Santiam School Dist Board

Meeting (Mari-Linn) at District Office

1155 N 3rd Ave, Stayton 503-769-6924

Friday, April 22 8am Mari-Linn Coffee with the Princi-

pal 503-859-2154

12:15pm Free Swim Friday at Stayton

Pool. Pick up at Santiam High School.

4:30pm Santiam HS Varsity baseball

home game vs. Scio

5pm-8pm Dorenbecher’s Carnival at

Santiam HS gym

6-7:30pm Mill City Eagles Lodge

Fish Dinner or Burgers & fries. 640

SW Broadway, MC 897-3100 New

members always welcome.

Saturday, April 23 SLAMMS Habitat for Humanity

Mini-Blitz Build all day. looking for

volunteers. No experience necessary

just come join the fun! Doug 541-401-

3003. 4th & Kingwood, Mill City

9am Monument Peak 15K Trail Run

Starts at Santiam Horse Camp off

Christmas Tree Rd, Gates. $20 entry.

Dogs welcome, no strollers please.

Prizes awarded. Register at Run-

WildAdventures.com

11am-2pm Joseph's Storehouse of

Hope Food Distribution Day at Mari-

Linn School, Lyons. Now serving over

150 households! Volunteers welcome!

6pm Madison Mitchell Fundraising

Auction and Burger Dinner at Mill

City Eagles Lodge. Featuring: Bob‟s

One Dollar Burgers & Half Dollar

Fries. Auction Donations needed. Jus-

tin Merrill (503) 507-5758

8am-11pm Santiam HS Junior/

Senior Prom at Silver Falls Vineyard

Sunday, April 24

Happy Easter—see our

Easter Calendar,

center page

Tuesday, April 26 9am Mill City Municipal Court

4pm MCMS Track meet hosting

Blanchet, St Mary‟s & Jefferson

4pm MCMS baseball home game vs.

Blanchet

6pm Lyons City Council Meeting

6pm Mill City City Council Meeting

6:30pm Detroit Planning Commis.

Wednesday, April 27 Clackamas Water Park Reward

Trip for Mari-Linn middle school stu-

dents with no discipline referrals.

5:30-8pm North Santiam School Dis-

trict Community Engagement Meet-

ing at Stayton High School Cafeteria.

Summary of four Community Engage-

ment Meetings held in March. Next

meeting May 11, 5:30-8pm. Info: 503-

769-6924.

6:30pm Mill City Lyons Club at

Mountain Edge Café

Weekly Events Mondays 4pm-8pm Youth Center for 7th-12 grades.

Air Hockey, Ping Pong, ect. FREE. Mill

City Baptist Church.

6-7:30pm Eagles Lodge Taco Night New

members welcome. 897-3100

7pm Community Chorus, First Christian

Church, 254 SW 3rd St. Mill City. Nonde-

nominational. All levels welcome. 859-3426

Tuesdays 10am-2pm Quilting Club Canyon Baptist

Church 446 Cedar St, Lyons 503-910-4918

12pm Senior Meals Fellowship Hall, Mill

City Presbyterian Church. Meals on Wheels

avail. Ruth:503 897-2204

1pm Eagles Lodge Bingo Open to everyone.

New members welcome. Mill City 897-3100

Wednesdays 10am-3pm Judy’s Art Class Mill City Ea-

gles Lodge $10. 503-859-2213

7pm. AA Meeting Santiam Chapel, Lyons.

7:30-8:30pm Idanha AA at City Hall

Thursdays 12pm Senior Meals. Fellowship Hall, MC

Presbyterian Church, 897-2204

10am-3pm North Santiam Quilters, Gates

Church, all levels! 897-2102

4pm-8pm Youth Center for 7th-12 grades.

Air Hockey, Ping Pong, Foos Ball. FREE.

Mill City Baptist Church.

7pm Teen Movie Night Ages 10-18 First

Christian Church, Mill City. Free 503-602-

8742

Fridays Free Knife Sharpening Fridays Ease your

at-home cooking style with better tools. Stop

by Gene‟s Meat Market on Fridays from 3pm

-6pm; it‟s free for everyone from hunters to

housewives. Located at the flashing yellow

light on Hwy 22 in Mehama. 503-859-2252.

10am-12pm Kid Zone Fun, crafts and a

FREE sack lunch. Mill City Baptist Church.

140 N. 1st. St (503) 536-5414

1pm Canyon Senior Center Open Pinochle 844 South First St, Mill City 503-897-4176

7:30-8:30pm Idanha AA Mtg at City Hall

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Local Speak

In this segment, we ask local residents a topic ques-

tion. Answers are not representative of the view of The Canyon Weekly.

What are you going to do

when the sun comes out?

“Hopefully get out and ride my

horses.” Sheri Girod, Mill City

“I‟ve got a bunch of strawberries that

I‟d like to plant.” Sarah Benton, Gates

“Goin‟ to the lake!” Bo Cotton, Mill City

“Take a hike in the woods with my

husband, my kids and my dog.” Karen Widmer, Gates

Local residents Margie Cooper and

Steve Concaid were served a full plate

April 15 at Mountain Edge Café in

Mill City. The restaurant famously

known for their breakfast and lunch

started Prime Rib Night in response to

local requests. The weekend dinners

are becoming a monthly habit; check

back with The Canyon Weekly or call

Mountain Edge Café at 503-897-2741

for upcoming dates.

Stayton

• Fresh to You Produce

• Deb‟s Attic

Lyons/Mehama

• Mehama True Value

Hardware

• Gene‟s Meat Market

• Lyons Corner Market

• Lyons Market

• Timbertown Resale

Mill City

• Broadway Video

• Mill City Market Place

• Mill City Pharmacy

• Santiam Sportsman Cen-

ter

• Santiam Gas

• Mt Edge Café

• Rosie‟s Coffee House

• Giovanni‟s Pizza

• Poppa Als‟ Famous Ham-

burgers

• Kelly Lumber Sales

Gates

• Sierra Grocery

• Sierra Mexican Restaurant

• Gates Post Office

• Canyon Espresso

Detroit, Idanha &

Marion Forks

• Mountain High Grocery

• River‟s Run Cafe

• Idanha Store

• Marion Forks Restaurant

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