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Power in prevention: Local fire stories spur smoke alarm volunteers

By Kristine Thomas Seniors Curt Southern and Tessa Oster are in the same personal finance class at Silverton High School. What they also have in common is the experience of hearing a parent yell the “the house is on fire” and having to evacuate quickly. Curt’s family home on Mill Street was destroyed in a November fire. Tessa’s home on […]

Above and beyond: Red Cross honors SHS teacher Kirsten Barnes

By Kristine Thomas When Silverton High School teacher Kirsten Barnes signed up to volunteer for the American Red Cross in 2010, she thought she would be helping in Silverton if there was an emergency or disaster. A social studies teacher, Barnes said her church, Silver Creek Fellowship, is a Red Cross Shelter site. “I thought if something happened, I would […]