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THE CHARBONNEAU VILLAGER 15
May 2020
Mothers
Q  From Page 14
“My mom always made time for us, all
seven of us kids. I remember playing
board games, competitively, and if you
won, it was fair and square using her
rules. She always laughed and loved
people, a lesson I am still trying to em-
ulate.”
— Cathy Loffink
COURTESY PHOTO: CATHY LOFFINK
“I have many wonderful memories
of sharing experiences with my mom,
JoAnna Sawyer, but some of my fond-
est memories were when she was the
dance team coach for my Hillsboro
High School dance team. I was on the
team all three years and we got to
spend a ton of time together and I
know many other girls looked to her as
their second mom. I’ve always been
proud of her. She is woman of many
talents!”
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— Shawna Harris
“As a nurse, my mom was always
helpful, caring and loving to everyone.
Her strength showed as she raised six
of us essentially by herself while work-
ing. I believe I am the woman I am to-
day because of her compassion and
work ethic. I strive every day to be like
her.”
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— Lynda Huber
COURTESY PHOTO: LYNDA HUBER
“My mother raised six children
while working full-time. I learned to
appreciate that when I had my own
TWO children. My mother’s motto is,
‘Do things while you can.’ She loves to
travel and never turns down an invita-
tion for a vacation or day trip. She has
been to all 50 states and many coun-
tries on four continents. I developed
my love of travel and the outdoors
from her. In 2017, she and I took a river
cruise from Paris to Normandy. She
said, ‘We’ll always have Paris!’ LOL!”
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Fire
marshal:
Sprinklers
can make
difference
Two apartment
buildings that
burned recently
didn’t have systems
By COREY BUCHANAN
The Spokesman
Two Wilsonville apart-
ment buildings that went
ablaze in the span of nine
days this month had one
key feature in common: nei-
ther had fire sprinkler sys-
tems.
The two fires ignited at
apartment complexes in Wil-
sonville destroyed two units
and damaged a few others. In
total, about a couple dozen
people were forced to flee
their homes because of the
fires.
According to Tualatin Val-
ley Fire and Rescue Fire Mar-
shal Steve Forster, a working
sprinkler system can make a
big difference.
“Where we do have a sprin-
kler system, for the most part,
we see considerably less both
fire damage and water dam-
age,” Forster said. “Generally
speaking, the sprinkler sys-
tem suppresses or fully extin-
guishes the fire.”
In 1997, the Oregon Build-
ing Codes Division mandated
that developers implement
fire sprinkler systems, which
emit water onto the source of
a blaze in the interior of a
home, when constructing
apartment buildings.
However, the two apart-
ments that sufffered fires in
Wilsonville — Bridge Creek
Apartments on Southwest
Rose Lane and Boulder Creek
Apartments on Southwest
Ashland Drive — were built in
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PMG PHOTO/JAIME VALDEZ
The Summers family poses in front of their home on Southwest Orchard Drive in Wilsonville. Pictured from left; Maverick, 13, eighth grader at Wood Middle School; Leia, 8, third
grader at Boones Ferry Primary; Jeremy, father; and Skyla, 16, junior at Wilsonville High School.
HALLOWEEN T
By COREY BUCHANAN
The Spokesman
Holiday inspires Morey’s Landing family
members to transform their home
By COREY BUCHANAN
The Spokesman
PMG PHOTOS: COREY BUCHANAN
Greg finds Sylvia at a park and takes her home, which creates problems in his relationship with Kate.
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As a newfound empty nester,
WilsonvilleSTAGE Director Aar-
on Morrow can relate to the prob-
lems the characters in the upcom-
ing production of “Sylvia” face as
they transition to a new phase in
their life.
Morrow hopes audiences will find
their own connections — and maybe
laugh a little as well.
“They’ll laugh a lot and maybe cry
a little, but they’ll walk away feeling
like they have gone through a story
they find entertaining and compel-
ling,” Morrow said.
After tackling a bombastic farce of
Shakespearean proportions earlier
this year, the Wilsonville theater
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WHERE: 30597
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From empty nest
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Theater troupe
to perform ‘Sylvia,’
a romantic
comedy
company is venturing into another
comedic genre for its upcoming show
— romantic comedy.
Performances will take place at
7:30 p.m. Oct. 25 and 2:30 p.m. and 7:30
p.m. Oct. 26 at Charbonneau Country
Club and at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 2-3 and
Nov. 8-10 and 2:30 p.m. Nov. 3 and
Nov. 10 at the Wilsonville Public Li-
brary. Ticket prices range from $15-
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wilsonvillestage.org.
“Sylvia” centers around two char-
acters — Jeff and Kate — whose chil-
dren recently transitioned to adult-
hood. Throughout the show, the char-
acters wrestle with aspirations they
previously had left unspoken — Greg
wanted to switch careers and Kate
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WHAT:
Wilsonville
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“Sylvia”
WHEN: Oct. 25-
Nov. 10
WHERE:
Charbonneau
Country Club
and Wilsonville
Public Library
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wilsonvillestage.
org
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IF YOU GO
hroughout October — when it is covered with
tombstones, skulls, pumpkins, spiders and webs
— Jeremy and Michelle Summers’ home in the
Morey’s Landing neighborhood of Wilsonville
transforms from an unassuming single-family residence
into a menacing spectacle.
Then, when the sun goes down on Halloween night, a
UFO enters the equation and music blares — it’s one of the
spookiest parties in town.
“The house is alive on Halloween night,” Jeremy said.
“And you can see it on the faces of everybody that comes up
to this house.”
The Summers’ home is known around the neighborhood
as the “Halloween House” because they pull out all the
stops to make it a fun occasion for the youth of Wilsonville
and their parents.
“We start hearing the hooting and hollering of the cars
passing by because Halloween is coming. Our house kind of
brings the ‘Oh, Halloween is here.’ That’s kind of neat,” Jer-
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