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The cold and persistent rain
soaked through the jackets and
sweaters of about 15 volunteers
and seemingly to their bones as
theyhuddledaroundtheheadlights
of a GMCYukon.
They were the only source of
light Tuesday night in the darkness
of a West Salem apartment com-
plex on Eighth Street NW.
Inside the warm homes were
families cookingdinner. Just out on
the driveway, pastor Craig Oviatt
commanded his small army of hel-
pers from a trailer full of Thanks-
giving food boxes.
Just earlierthat afternoon, more
than 70 volunteers packed the box-
es with turkey, potatoes, apples,
peanut butter, rice, noodles, garlic,
potato chips, apple juice, cookies
and canned corn, green beans and
fruit.
The boxes were prepared for 60
families in the Edgewater district
the annual project is just one of
many of Salem Dream Center, an
outreach ministry of West Salem
Foursquare Church.
Groups of four or five volun-
teers, their shoulders hunched
against the rain, weaved through
buildings as they carried or
wheeled the boxes on hand trucks.
Oviatt knocks on a door, and a
mancracks it open, thelights blind-
ing in the darkness.
Volunteers from
West Salem
Foursquare Church
deliver
Thanksgiving
meals to families.
DANIELLE PETERSON /
STATESMAN JOURNAL
Food, hope for families
Sherry Poitra and her granddaughters, Lilyana, 7, and Serenitii, 5, receive a delivery from West Salem Foursquare Church on Tuesday,
2012. Volunteers from the church delivered Thanksgiving meals to families in West Salem. DANIELLE PETERSON / STATESMAN JOURNAL
Group delivers
holiday meals in
West Salem
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EDITORIAL
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Because of a news assis-
tants error, a list of restau-
rants open on Thanksgiving
Day that ran on Page 1C
Wednesday needs to be cor-
rected. Covered Bridge Cafe
and Marco Polo Global Res-
taurant are not open today.
I once smoked pot with
Russell Means.
Im not proud of that.
And if youre wondering
what that has to do with
Thanksgiving, hang on. First,
heres my story.
Means, who died last month
at age 72, was a member of the
Oglala Sioux Tribe and a leader
in the American Indian Move-
ment, and later an actor. His
activism brought him to Lin-
field College to speak in the
mid-1970s.
It was a turbulent era.
Means had been involved in
the 1969 occupation of Alca-
traz, the Thanksgiving Day
1970 seizure of the Mayflower
II ship in Boston, and the vio-
lent 71-day occupation of
Wounded Knee, S.D.
That evening, I was inter-
viewing Means for the Linfield
student newspaper. Nearly 40
years later, I remember no
details of what he said and few
of the setting.
Conducting an interview in
a group setting is awkward,
and this was no exception. As I
recall, we were sitting on a
dormitory floor with a bunch
of students, and someone
passed around a marijuana
joint or pipe. When it came to
me, I tried to demur. I wasnt
into illegal substances.
Ah, peer pressure.
Russell Means, or maybe
the student leaders, goaded
me. I tried a puff or two when
the marijuana circled back to
me. (It would be one of the two
times that I succumbed to peer
pressure and briefly tried pot.)
By the third time the joint
or pipe came around the room,
I had gotten my act together. I
declined the pot, saying some-
thing to the effect that I was
there to interview Means and
needed to focus on that.
Even as a student journalist
I recognized my role was as
the interviewer and disinter-
ested observer, not a partici-
pant. Besides, marijuana was
illegal.
To some readers, my aver-
sion to illegal substances will
label me as a prude, a square
or maybe, in todays vernac-
ular, a n00b. Certainly a puri-
tan.
Thats OK. Ive been called
worse.
But among the things for
which Im grateful on this
Thanksgiving Day are the
values instilled by my parents.
I rebelled throughout my
Dick Hughes
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smoked
pot with
Russell
Means
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LOTTERY
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deadlines, lottery results were
not available at press time.
Go to
www.oregonlottery.org/
winners/ for results.
If youre not interested in
cooking a Thanksgiving meal
or would like to mingle with
community members while
eating on Thanksgiving, here
are some restaurants that are
open today.
Cedar Plank Buffet at Spir-
it Mountain Casino: Tradi-
tional holiday buffet, 7 to 10
a.m. for breakfast; 10 a.m. to 9
p.m. for dinner, 27100 Salmon
River Highway, Grand Ronde.
$19.95, $11.95 ages 5 to10, $4.50
ages 1 to 4. (503) 879-2350,
www.spiritmountain.com.
Garden View Restaurant
at theOregonGardenResort:
Buffet with traditional
Thanksgiving fare as well as
breakfast options, 10 a.m. to 3
p.m., 895WMainSt., Silverton.
$12 to $25. Reservations re-
quired. (503) 874-2500.
Glockenspiel Restaurant:
11 a.m. to close, 190 E Charles
St., Mt. Angel. $14.95, $8.95
ages 12 and younger. (503)
845-6222,www.glockenspiel
restaurant.net.
Home Town Buffet: Tradi-
tional holiday buffet with tur-
key and ham, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.,
636 Lancaster Drive NE. (503)
585-8015.
Lakeview Restaurant: Tra-
ditional buffet, 11a.m. to3p.m.,
6250 Creekside Drive SE.
$24.95, $8.95 ages 5 to 12. Res-
ervations required. (503) 363-
4653.
Legends at Spirit Moun-
tain Casino: Turkey, prime rib
andham, 11a.m. to 4 p.m. lunch
and 5 to 9 p.m. dinner, 27100
Salmon River Highway, Grand
Ronde. $16 to $23. (503) 879-
2350, www.spiritmoun
tain.com.
McNary Restaurant and
Lounge: Traditional Thanks-
giving buffet, 11:30 a.m. to 5
p.m., 155 McNary Estates
Drive N, Keizer. $24.75, $10.75
Restaurants open on Thanksgiving
See RESTAURANTS, Page 4C
Government offices:
closed
Salemlibrary: closed
Mail, home delivery:
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Garbage: closed (one day
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GRANTS PASS The
last building block of the
Obama administrations
strategy unveiled
Wednesday to keep the
northern spotted owl
from extinction nearly
doubles the amount of
Northwest national forest
land dedicated to protect-
ing the bird by the Bush
administration four years
ago.
Still, conservation
groups that went to court
to force the overhaul said
key gaps remain, such as
an exemption for private
forest lands and most
state forests.
The full critical habitat
plan will not be published
until next week, but the
U.S. FishandWildlife Ser-
viceannouncedthat 9mil-
lion acres of federal for-
ests in Oregon, Washing-
ton and Northern Califor-
nia will come under its
provisions.
The amount is down
from nearly 14 million
acres proposed last Feb-
ruarybut still exceeds the
5.3millionacres proposed
in 2008.
After a directive last
February from the White
House, officials revised
the latest plan to make
roomfor thinningandlog-
ging inside critical habi-
tat toreducethedanger of
wildfire and improve the
health of forests.
Noah Greenwald of the
Center for Biological Di-
versity said it appeared
the critical habitat plan,
and the previously adopt-
ed owl recovery strategy
were in line with the
Northwest Forest Plan
adopted in 1994 to protect
owls and salmon.
Theowl has continued
to decline since its protec-
tion under the Endan-
gered Species Act, he
said. Part of the reason
for that is the loss of habi-
tat on private and state
lands.
The federal govern-
ment has been trying to
balance logging and fish
and wildlife habitat since
the late 1980s.
The designation of the
spotted owl as a threat-
ened species in 1990 trig-
gered a 90 percent cut-
back in logging on nation-
al forests in the north-
west, and similar
reductions spread around
the nation.
Even so, the spotted
owl has seen a 40 percent
decline during the past 25
years, Fish and Wildlife
officials said
The Bush administra-
tion tried to undue protec-
tions for the owls and oth-
er species to allow more
logging, but theeffort was
turned back in court.
The timber industry
reserved detailed com-
ment on the latest propos-
al until it can look at the
full plan.
American Forest Re-
source Council President
TomPartinsaidhewanted
toseehowmuchof theowl
habitat remained from
the draft last February.
He urged Fish and Wild-
life to get moving on ef-
forts to control the inva-
sion of the barred owl, an
East Coast cousin that has
been pushing the spotted
owl out of its territories.
Owl habitat to grow
The Obama Administrations overhaul of the strategy for
saving northern spotted owls has been completed, and it
nearly doubles the amount of forest designated as habitat
critical to the owls survival . AP
Obama plan to nearly double land for bird
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Associated Press
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growing up, yet I also found
there were lines I couldnt
cross despite the enticing
temptations on the other side.
Im grateful for a college
education that exposed me to
speakers and experiences that
challenged my thinking and
tested my values. Today I ap-
preciate living and working in
a political town thats also a
college town, where I can take
in controversial speakers and
attend events that confront my
convictions.
As for Russell Means, I
dont condone the violent pro-
tests with which he was some-
times associated. Yet, neither
do I believe that people with
legitimate grievances should
wait quietly and be content
with gradual change. Peaceful
but persistent activism and
agitation are still essential in
our society.
Centuries after the Indians
and Pilgrims gathered for
Thanksgiving, Americas indig-
enous people are often still
treated like forgotten people.
They suffer from lack of edu-
cation and employment oppor-
tunities, as well as significant
health obstacles.
Yes, there has been pro-
gress in our treatment of
American Indians. But not
enough.
That too is a legacy of
Thanksgiving.
Dick Hughes, whose assigned role
today is to keep the dog out of the
kitchen, is editorial page editor of
the Statesman Journal. Contact
him at dhughes@Statesman
Journal.com; P.O. Box 13009,
Salem, OR 97309; or (503)
399-6727. Read his blog at
StatesmanJournal.com/
DickHughes or follow him on
Facebook or at
twitter.com/DickHughes
Hughes
Continued from Page 1C
Wehavesomefoodforyou?
Oviatt says. Comida?
The man lets the group into
the small apartment, smiling.
The volunteers carrying boxes
and a baking pan make a beeline
tothediningroomtable, flanked
by the rest, basking in the brief
minute of refuge from the out-
doors.
Awoman, seeingthe boxes of
food, lets out a cry of joy mixed
with laughter, her hands cover-
ing her mouth. Theres an obvi-
ous language barrier between
the family and the volunteers,
but that reaction says it all.
Before the delivery began on
Tuesday, Oviatt recalled stories
of previous years when he went
into homes where pantries were
completely empty, and how
mothers and grandmothers
broke down in tears at the sight
of the food.
Thats why we do it, you
know? he said.
Backat thetrailer, theteamis
coordinatingtheirnext delivery.
Felipe Sanches, stands at the
opening, quietly trying to catch
the eyes of someone wholl lis-
ten.
Oviatt sees him, and puts his
armaround him.
You were supposed to go to
work! he exclaims.
Apparently, Sanches planned
to skip work so he wouldnt miss
the food delivery. Oviatt told
himabsolutely not. Hed deliver
the food to his home.
Oviatt knows that 90 percent
of the children he serves
through Salem Dream Center
eat one meal a day when theyre
not in school. He keeps that in
mind when planning the food
boxes. Theyre meant to feed a
family of five for a week.
Thedifficultyis hecant doas
much as he would like. In the
trailer on Tuesday was $5,000
worth of food.
Its not that easy to come up
with $5,000 anymore, he said.
Every year, neighborhood
children and adults not on the
list would approach the trailer
wonderingiftheydget food, too.
He told his volunteers this year
to direct those folks to him. Hed
be the guy with the bad news,
and if possible, theyll get one of
the extra turkeys they packed.
Most importantly, Oviatt
wants people to know they mat-
ter. He is generous with his
handshakes, hugs andblessings.
He hoped to infect his volun-
teers with a similar attitude.
This is not a task, he told
them. Were not delivering
food. Were delivering hope.
syoo@StatesmanJournal.com,
(503) 399-6673 or followat
Twitter.com/syoo.
Zach Tresch hands a box to Tabitha Schulke as volunteers from West Salem Foursquare Church deliver
Thanksgiving meals to families in West Salem on Tuesday. DANIELLE PETERSON / STATESMAN JOURNAL
Food
Continued from Page 1C
ages 12 and younger. Res-
ervations recommended.
(503) 990-7550.
Ram Restaurant and
Brewery: Regular menu
items with holiday spe-
cials, 11 a.m. to close, 515
12th St. SE. Regular menu
prices. (503) 363-1904.
Rudys at Salem Golf
Club: Traditional turkey
dinner plates, 11 a.m. to 6
p.m., 2025 Golf Club Road
S. $21.95 to $26.95. (503)
399-0449.
Sizzler: Thanksgiving
menu items, 11 a.m. to 7
p.m., 1151LancasterDrive
NE. $12.99, $10.99 ages 60
andolder, $6.99 ages 9 and
younger. (503) 581-8658.
Willamette Valley
Grill: Traditional buffet,
11a.m. to 6 p.m., 3301Mar-
ket St. NE. $22, $20 sen-
iors, $9 ages 6 to 12. (503)
370-7997, www.willa met-
tevalleygrill.net.
Restaurants
Continued from Page 1C
HILLSBOROThe fam-
ily of an 18-year-old man
shot and killed by sher-
iffs deputies has settled a
lawsuit against Washing-
ton County for $2.6 mil-
lion.
The family and county
announced the settlement
with a joint statement,
and county commission-
ers quickly approved the
deal on Tuesday, The Ore-
gonian reported.
In September 2006,
deputies responded to a
911 call from the mother
of Lukus Glenn, who said
he was drunk, armed with
a knife and threatening
suicide.
Deputies said he was
holding the knife at his
neck and refused to drop
it. Deputies hit him with
beanbag rounds and then
opened fire when he
moved toward his par-
ents home.
The statement from
thefamilyandcountysaid
the sheriffs office has
taken steps to improve its
crisis response.
If Sheriffs deputies
were to respond today to
an incident involving cir-
cumstances similar to
those presented by Lukus
Glenn, the Sheriffs Of-
fice would anticipate a
different outcome, it
said.
County settles suit over teens death
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