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The Canyon Weekly January 26, 2011 Volume 2, Issue 4

News and life ~for our side of the mountain!

(See Back Page for Details)

Salem’s Kroc Center Theater

Presents “Sarah Plain and Tall”

at Santiam Auditorium

Detroit’s 7th Annual Cowboy Thanksgiving Close to 200 locals gath-

ered this past Dec 22 at

Kevin & Pam Hills barn in

Detroit to celebrate the 7th

Annual Cowboy Thanks-

giving.

Several bands performed,

including Idanha locals Neil & Friends, while

guests feasted on seven turkeys and a 90lb

roasted pig. The event helps honor the Mon-

tana cowboy who spends this time of year

pulling calves in twenty degree weather.

―There are just tons of good

people around here,‖ said local

organizer Maverick. ―It’s a

time to be thankful for the great

place we live.‖

Clockwise from top: Todd’s Brother per-

formed; the 90 lb. pig gets roasted; Maverick

& Willard; the welcome

sign painted by the hosts.

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Search Continues For Lori Blaylock

Editors Note: The Blaylocks mentioned in this

article are not related to the Blaylocks who

reside in the Santiam Canyon.

Search and rescue personnel from

surrounding counties met at Santiam

Flats Campground in Idanha this past

Dec 20 in an effort to find the missing

body of Bend resident Lori Blaylock.

Two days later, local boaters and

kayakers scouted the area of the upper

North Santiam River known as Bruno

Mountain Run in another attempt to

find the missing woman.

Blaylock was last seen approx. ten

river miles upstream of the Santiam

Flats Campground last Dec 11 by

passing kayakers, who notified local

authorities. However, searchers were

unable to reach her due to log jams

and rising water.

Lori Blaylock has been missing since

last October. Officials have arrested

her husband Steven Blaylock, who is

in custody at the Deschutes County

Jail in Bend on a probable cause affi-

davit, which accuses him of murder,

second-degree domestic assault, and

tampering with evidence.

Items of clothing that are believed to

belong to Lori Blaylock were found in

Idanha on Nov 12.

After extensive searching, neither the

sheriff’s department nor the local boat-

ers and kayakers were able to find

Blaylock. Local boaters and hikers in

the area are asked to keep their eyes

open for the missing woman.

(top) The DRL River Gypsies of Albany

Cataraft Club and (bottom) kayakers from

Eugene and Gates boated the river this

past Dec 22.

Neither group

saw any sign

Lori

Blaylock.

Search and rescue from several counties organized at Santiam Flats Campground to locate

Lori Blaylock (inset).

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School District Holds Tax Option

Levy Meeting

The Santiam Canyon School District hosted a community involvement meeting to discuss the feasibility of a property tax to fund new programs and building maintenance for San-tiam High School, Mill City Middle School and Gates Ele-mentary School. The school district proposed three options for May 2011 bal-lot ranging from 25-75 cent tax per $1,000 of assessed property value. Feedback from local residents was mixed and included ques-tions about exactly how the funds would be used, with some residents requesting complete transparency some asking to leave intentional vagueness to allow the funds to be used on unforeseen projects. The need for a well rounded art and music program to help draw young families was voiced repeatedly. Others in attendance felt it should be a priority to focus attention on maintenance needs like a new roof or new buses to transport kids. Residents were given prefer-ence surveys at the meeting and can continue to provide feed-back at www.santiam.k12.or.us. Next discussion will be Feb 3, 6:30pm at the district office. Info 503-897-2321.

Local Speak In this segment, we ask local residents

their opinion on a topic subject. Opinions are not representative of the

views of The Canyon Weekly.

If you could talk to any person in

history, who would it be and why?

“Leonardo da Vinci because I want to know who Mona Lisa was...was it a self-portrait, or was she somebody’s mis-tress or wife?”

Carla Heath, Lyons

“Jesus because I think he’s awesome and I would just like to talk to him.”

Dawn Plotts, Mill City

“Amelia Earhart because I want to know what happened to her.”

Erin Loppnow, Lyons

“Elvis Presley because he wrote some great songs.”

Kevin Hills, Detroit

“John F Kennedy because he was one of our true lead-ers… it would be nice to get advice from somebody who knew what was going on.”

Gabe Smith, Mill City

“My mother and grandmother (now passed) because I have questions that I was too young & self focused to ask.”

Marybeth Carden, Gates

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Local residents and travellers

have made this a favorite spot

for homemade breakfast and

lunch—and owners Dale &

Mary Kirsch have made

Mountain Edge Cafe a place to

celebrate the foundations of

Mill City.

The recently re-opened res-

taurant features family style

dining, as well as offers guests

a chance to see what life was

like before modern technology,

in a gallery style display of

historical logging photography

and artifacts.

Traditional eats like the Wol-

verine Burger (bacon & cheese

with fries, $7.95) pair nicely

with traditional life in the San-

tiam Canyon. Located on Hwy

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days a week and also sched-

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Members of the Kirsch family enjoy lunch at Mountain Edge Cafe this past Dec 23.

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Gospel Sing at

Living Water This past Jan 21 brought open

-mic gospel singers, and a few

famous faces, to Living Water

Church of God in Gates. While the open-mic has

been a monthly event for eight years, the church

has invited a series of professional musicians to

complement the talented house singers for the first

time. This event hosted the Arena Family (bottom

right) and was attended by familiar local faces,

like performers Ernie Sims, Don Hurst and

Shawn Carpenter. The

next event is scheduled

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Tigers of the Month—December Clockwise from top: Breanna Duncan, Wyatt Goffin, Shania Borregard, Brooke Baney, Kyllie

Sappington, Randall Klagge, Jackson Klagge, Ashley Thompson, Johnathan Carle.

Mill City Middle

School recognized

these students this

past Jan 4 for ex-

emplifying what it

means to be a

Tiger.

Lions Club Sweethearts Dinner Mill City Lions Club presents the

Sweethearts Dinner this coming Febru-

ary 12, 2011 at 6pm in the Santiam

High School Commons. Proceeds from

the event will help fund the club’s Col-

lege Scholarship Fund, which funds

four $750 student honorees from the

local membership and community.

The Lions Club will also present their

Community Service Award, which is

given to the person who has shown the

best ideals and practices of community

service as shown by Rod Winn.

Baked lasagna, salad, french bread,

vegetable and cheese cake are on the

menu this year, with a local homemade

dessert auction to follow (Tim Kirch,

auctioneer). Patrons also receive raffle

tickets for a chance to win a Valentine

gift basket. Tickets-$25 per couple,

$13-singles (limited amt). Tickets are

going fast, so patrons are being en-

couraged to call Sandy Lyness 897-

2142 or Dan Lemke 503-897-3014.

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Girls Santiam Wolverines

vs Kennedy Trojans

The Wolverine ladies played an excellent

game this past Jan 21, making the first

scoring point of the evening and continu-

ing to lead against the Trojans with a ten

point win. The final score was 30-20 (Wolverines). Their next game is at Regis

High School against the Rams on Jan 28, 6pm, followed by a home game

against East Linn Christian Academy Eagles on Feb 1, 6pm.

It was a close game for the Varsity Wolver-

ine gentlemen this past Jan 21 against the

Kennedy Trojans, with a final score of 39-44

(Trojans). Their next game is at Regis High

School against the Rams on Jan 28, 6pm,

followed by a home game against East Linn

Christian Academy Eagles on Feb 1, 6pm.

Boys Santiam Wolverines

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Who is The Canyon Weekly? We often get asked this question and finally decided—

what the heck, let’s answer it.

Despite having quadrupled our publication size since our initial planning stages in Oct 2010, The Canyon Weekly is produced by a staff of three:

(plus a few local contributors, we thank you!)

The ultimate goal of The Canyon Weekly is to promote, grow and enhance the Santiam Canyon because we love to live here.

Started by Karen Widmer and Michelle Gates, this weekly publication takes a snapshot of the real life that happens around us every day. We celebrate the charities and organizations that help our world go round and appreciate our

advertisers who make The Canyon Weekly possible. We’re dedicated to serving our community—and we’re working with sweat on our brows

to keep our readers informed.

Karen Widmer (Publisher, Editor, Advertising Sales & De-

sign, Layout, Story Generator, Delivery, Housekeeper, Cook) is a

life long resident of the Santiam Canyon and Regis-

tered Nurse at Silverton Hospital. Karen is passionate

about community, the Canyon, and health. She,

along with husband, Tim Widmer, a teacher at Mari-

Linn (Webmaster, Designer, Tech Support) enjoy hiking the

trails and kayaking the nearby rivers and are involved

in numerous local non-profits including: Cascade

Foothills Saturday

Faire, Santiam

Hearts to Arts,

and the Mill City

Skate Park Com-

mittee. They also

have a total of

four children

ranging in age

from 28 to 3 1/2.

Michelle Gates (Staff Writer, Editor, Layout,

Photographer, Ad Design & Sales, Delivery) is the

former owner of Sunshine Produce in Mill

City & Mehama. She graduated from the

University of Oregon-Bend Campus where

she worked as a beat reporter for two

years. Her freelance works include several

local magazines, including Bend Living

and Willamette Woman.

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SEEKING GRANT

REQUESTS FOR

YOUTH CAUSES This summer’s tenth annual

Youth Benefit Golf Tourna-

ment (YBGT) at the Elkhorn

Valley Golf Course was a

smashing success, and the pro-

ceeds generated at this fund-

raising event will go directly to

the youth in the greater Can-

yon area. The eligible commu-

nities include Stayton, Sublim-

ity, Lyons, Mehama, Elkhorn,

Mill City, Gates, Detroit and

Idanha.

Representatives of youth or-

ganizations and others wishing

to support youth activities

should send four copies of

their requests for funds and a

description of how the funds

would be used to: Youth Bene-

fit Golf Tournament c/o Mike

Long PO Box 107 Mill City,

OR 97360.

The deadline for submission

of applications is March 31,

2011. All requests for funding

assistance should state the

amount of funding requested

and a description of how the

project will help the Canyon

Youth. Examples of past pro-

jects funded include local li-

braries, the Missoula Chil-

dren’s Theater program, sports

programs, recreation associa-

tions, drug and alcohol-free

grad night celebrations, and

the like.

For further information, con-

tact Mike Long at

503.897.4902.

Zumba Class Review By Leslie Lewis

Editors Note: This is a review of a free demonstration class this past Jan 13.

As my daughter and I walked into the room the air was filled with anticipation. About 50 women from up and down the canyon were there, needing to get their bodies moving, their heart rate elevated—and willing to sweat like an man to do so. As Nicole Miller put the music on, the room was filled with motion. A sense of joy pervaded as we watched and tried to mimic Nicole’s bounce, hop and undulations. I don’t think there was a single person in the room who was self conscious. After an hour, most of us were asking where to sign up—I know my daughter and I were.

Mari-Linn

School Band

Performance Music students drew a crowd

to the Mari-Linn School cafe-

teria this past Jan 17 at the re-

scheduled winter band perfor-

mance.

Fifth graders in beginning

band performed several songs, including ―Good King Wencelaus‖, an original

song composed by music teacher Steve Dalrymple. Sixth and seventh graders in

advanced band performed several scores including the audience favorite

―California Dreaming.‖

―Music helps kids like nothing else does,‖ said Dalrymple. ―Music itself is

worth doing because it helps them express their emotions…a need that’s not

often met.‖ The next music event at Mari-Linn School will be in March, where

students will perform songs composed by each classroom.

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River Report January 26, 2011

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Because Detroit Lake trapped

all that rainfall and snow a cou-

ple of weeks ago, that extra wa-

ter is still running downstream

and the river flow at Mehama

has been bankful most of the

time this year.

Fish and game have to live

somewhere during the rainy sea-

son, and they often hang around

the sides of the river, where the

current is slowest. We find them

in shallow places below gravel

bar islands and in places that are

often above river level during

normal flows.

River flow is scheduled to start

reducing slowly on January 27,

and the amount of the reduction

is related to the amount of rain-

fall that we have before then. As

soon as Detroit has lower water,

the river flow will decrease.

Every year, the Engineers start

to let Detroit fill up starting the

first of February. We have low-

er river volume than normal

during that process. Since we

are still in the rainy season, fluc-

tuations often happen.

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Volunteers Needed

For The 3rd Annual Canyon

Arts Festival Mill City explodes for this

fun event that will be held at

the high school/middle school

complex. Perks include a free

poster from last years event as

well as community fame. Prep-

arations continue throughout

the year and a variety of jobs

needs to be filled. We empha-

size the FUN! The event will

be held on April 30—contact

John & Onna McCormick 503-

897-3283 or 503-897-2949.

Regis Placement Exam for incoming freshmen is

scheduled for Friday, Febru-

ary 25 at the Regis Student

Center at 1:00 p.m. and Sat-

urday, February 26 at Regis

High School at 9 a.m. Call

(503) 769-2159 to schedule.

Local Events Wednesday, January 26:

Relay for Life Kick Off Luau

Party. 6:30-8pm. Regis High

School Student Center, Stay-

ton. Alisha, 503.302.4356

Thursday, January 27:

Story time Lyons Library

Pre-school 10am,

After school 3:30pm

Santiam Wrestling at

Nestucca, 5pm

Friday, January 28:

Free Swimming for 5th –12

grades. Chaperoned bus trip

from Santiam H.S. Commons

departs:12:15, returns: 2:45

(503)897-2321

High School Basketball at

Regis. Games start at 4pm.

Monday, January 31:

Boys Basketball, Mill City

Middle School. 4pm

Tuesday February 1:

Mill City Community Gar-

dens registration opens.

Call Susan Chamberlain at

503.949.5965 for info.

Chamber Greeters 8:30 am

hosted by Santiam Hearts to

Arts and the Canyon Arts

Festival at Trexler Farm

20146 Ferry Rd. SE,

Mehama.

Mill City 4th of July Com-

mittee 6pm, Mill City City

Hall, 228 SW Broadway.

New Volunteers Welcome!

Lyons City Council Planning

Commission, 6pm ,Lyons

City Hall.

Wednesday February 2:

American Legion Auxiliary

7pm Pappa Al’s, Hwy 22

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American Legion 7pm,

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Weekly Events Mondays: Community Cho-

rus, 7pm. First Christian

Church ,254 SW 3rd St. Mill

City. Nondenominational. All

levels of experience welcome.

859-3426

Thursdays, 7pm Teen Movie

Night First Christian Church,

Mill City. 503-602-8742

Tuesday, 10am-2pm Quilting

Club (Quilt, Quilt, Quilt) Canyon Baptist Church 446

Cedar St, Lyons 503-910-4918

Tuesday and Thursday 12

noon: Senior Meals. Fellow-

ship Hall Mill City Presbyteri-

an Church. Ruth Higgs, 503

897-2204 donation suggested.

Fridays, 1pm Open Pinochle,

The Canyon Senior Cen-

ter ,Mill City.

Fridays 10am–12pm: Kid

Zone for 1st thru 6th grade.

Mill City Baptist Church. Free

Sack Lunch!

Mon & Thurs 4pm-8pm:

Youth Center for 7th thru

12th grades. Mill City Baptist

Church. 503-536-5414

Wednesdays 7pm. Alcoholics

Anonymous Santiam Chapel,

Lyons.

Wednesdays & Fridays 7:30-

8:30pm Idanha Alcoholics

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Weekly deadline for submissions: Sundays at noon.

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Sarah Plain and Tall

In partnership with Kroc Commu-

nity Center Theater in Salem and

the Santiam Canyon School Dis-

trict, Santiam Hearts to Arts is

proud to present ―Sarah Plain and

Tall‖, a live theater performance

directed by David Barrier and based

on the youth novel by Patricia

MacLachlan.

Set in the late 1800’s, this play

brings to life the heartwarming sto-

ry of a Kansas farmer who places an

ad in the newspapers seeking a

wife. He receives a letter from a Sa-

rah Wheaton of Maine who says she

will visit the family for a month to

see how things work out: "I will

come by train. I will wear a yellow

bonnet. I am plain and tall."

The story unfolds in a fascinat-

ing flashback on that first tumultu-

ous month when Sarah and the Wit-

tings came to know one another and

learned a few things about them-

selves as well. The joys and chal-

lenges of everyday life are richly

depicted in this classic that the New

York Times called "an exquisite,

sometimes painfully touching tale."

The School Library Journal said the

book "is filled with wisdom and

gentle humor…a tender story about

the fragile beginnings of a family

relationship on its way to perma-

nence."

―Our goal is to bring good theater

to communities that don’t have ac-

cess otherwise,‖ said David Barrier,

the play director. ―This is the very

first outreach program for the Kroc

theater, and we hope to become a

regular feature in Mill City every

two months.‖

Free copies of this well loved

book, ―Sarah Plain and Tall‖ have

also been distributed to the Lyons

Library and the Mari-Linn, Mill

City and Gates Schools.

In this special one night perfor-

mance, February 9th at 7 pm,

you’ll be treated to the same show,

actors and sets as you’d see in Sa-

lem and you’ll get a terrific discount

price. General Admission price is

only $6.00 for adults, and children

with their parents are free. Tickets

will be available at the door, but

reservations are highly recommend-

ed in anticipation of a full house.

Call Caroline Gillaspy (503)897-

2311 ext. 240 for info.