Our Town – Silverton, Mt. Angel & Scotts Mills

Clutch Bowling: Local tech innovator’s program sparks international interest

January 2019 Posted in Other | Comments Off

[caption id="attachment_8900" align="alignright" width="300"] Andrew Zwicker Brenna WiEgand[/caption] By Brenna Wiegand Though he had a bowling scholarship, Andrew Zwicker pursued software engineering which led him right back to bowling. What he’s done since has changed his life and is putting a new ...

50-year span: Senior center broadens programs to serve wide-ranging interests

January 2019 Posted in Other | Comments Off

By Melissa Wagoner “Our goal is to be the hub of all things senior and to be all things social,” Silverton Senior Center Executive Director Dodie Brockamp said. With nearly 1,000 visitors to the Center every year, she has a big ...

Miracle in the mist: A December Sunday at Lone Pine

December 2018 Posted in Community, Other, People | Comments Off

by Robert McGowan There are many spots in the Silverton-Mount Angel area that have colloquial names. All probably have some historical significance. Some represent a community or area like Drakes Crossing or Bethany. Others are more localized like Rocky Four Corners. ...

Classical music: Expanded monthly series starts next month in Silverton

December 2018 Posted in Other | Comments Off

[caption id="attachment_8842" align="alignright" width="225"] The Silverton United Methodist Church will host monthly concerts during First Friday starting in January. Submitted Photo[/caption] By James Day Classical music fans in Silverton will be getting a double treat of First Friday concerts next year. The series ...

Downsizing: Living big in small spaces

November 2018 Posted in Community, Other, People | Comments Off

[caption id="attachment_8737" align="alignleft" width="300"] Becky Gilliam-Madge and Sam Madge in front of their small home in Silverton.[/caption] By Melissa Wagoner Tamara Swanson likes to say she lives big – just in a small space.“It’s very elegant and it doesn’t seem small at ...

Goin’ nuts together: Mount Angel, Silverton partner on festival, shop hop

November 2018 Posted in Community, Food & Drink, Other, People | Comments Off

By Melissa Wagoner After seven years, Mount Angel’s annual Hazelnut Festival was hanging in limbo due to the recent passing of its co-founder Maureen Ernst. “There was some talk about, ‘I don’t know if this is going to happen this year,’” ...

Horses as healers: Day of the Wise Woman – Wisdom of the Horse

September 2018 Posted in Community, News, Other, People | Comments Off

[caption id="attachment_8641" align="alignleft" width="212"] Equus coach Chris Burnett with “Blue.” Val Lemings[/caption] By Nancy Jennings Chris Burnett wants you to find yourself in the heart of a horse. Her one-day event – “Day of the Wise Woman/Wisdom of the Horse” takes place ...

Kory Pranger – Lauren Otton Marriage Announcement

August 2018 Posted in Other | Comments Off

Kory Pranger - Lauren Otton Kory John Pranger and Lauren Lee Otton were married on June 30, 2018 in Canby. Reverend Frank Prantl officiated. The groom is the son of Richard and Lynn Pranger of Gervais, Oregon. The bride is the daughter of ...

Verna’s mission: 100 years filled with good cooking, service

July 2018 Posted in Other | Comments Off

[caption id="attachment_8529" align="alignright" width="230"] Verna Scharbach, centenarian. Melissa Wagoner[/caption] By Melissa Wagoner Verna Scharbach celebrated her 100th trip around the sun on Friday, June 22 surrounded by an estimated 75 family and friends. The gathering was held at Mission Benedict and was ...

Rethinking plastic: Specialists give advice on ways to cutback on use

July 2018 Posted in Other, People, Technology, Your Health | Comments Off

By Melissa Wagoner As an archeologist for the State of Oregon, Nancy Nelson has spent a lot of time studying what past generations have left behind, the layer of discarded objects – bones, pottery, leather and metal – that tell the ...

Passion for nutrition: Experience leads to dietary health focus

June 2018 Posted in Other | Comments Off

[caption id="attachment_8469" align="alignleft" width="247"] Gabbi Smith, Nutritional Therapy Practicioner[/caption] By Melissa Wagoner In high school Gabbi Smith was continually sick. On her blog (gabbintp.com) she describes sleeping with a bucket beside her bed as a precaution for the crippling nausea that plagued ...

New Habitat for Humanity home dedicated

May 2018 Posted in Other, People | Comments Off

On May 16, Silverton grew by a family of two: Kim Betker and her 11-year-old son received the keys to a new home built over the past year by Habitat for Humanity. Kim herself put 500 hours of labor into ...

Shine on: Rest in peace Rick, Linda… and welcome home to the Borbons

May 2018 Posted in Other | Comments Off

Many years ago, a young man was singing the Bee Gees hit, To Love Somebody to his classmates at the old Silverton High School. The crooner, not used to large audiences outside of the cat listening outside his shower, forgot ...

Natural remedies: Seasonal allergies may require a year-long plan

May 2018 Posted in Other | Comments Off

By Melissa Wagoner There is more to treating seasonal allergies than simply popping a pill after the onslaught of symptoms has already begun, according to the three acupuncturists and experts in Eastern Asian medicine at White Oak Wellness in Silverton. “In Chinese ...

Contract talks: Silverton Legacy, nurses’ union negotiating

May 2018 Posted in Other | Comments Off

By Peggy Savage Local nurses on the Oregon Nurses Association (ONA) bargaining team at Silverton Medical Center and administrators with Legacy Health have made significant progress towards reaching a new contract agreement for the hospital nurses during collaborative contract negotiation meetings ...

Stay-at-home dads: Joys of raising children aren’t just for moms

May 2018 Posted in Community, Other | Comments Off

By Melissa Wagoner Househusband, stay-at-home dad, work-from-home father – all of these terms describe a trend in parenting showing up wherever young children are found. Fathers are strapping on baby carriers and diaper bags and getting down to the daily business of ...

Home-grown power: Sustainable energy comes to Silverton

April 2018 Posted in Community, Other | Comments Off

By Melissa Wagoner In the early part of 2018 a 12-acre solar farm began sending enough energy into the Portland General Electric grid to power 350 homes. This farm, on the west end of Pine Street in Silverton, is a movement ...

End of the line: Council votes to demolish Eugene Field School

April 2018 Posted in Community, Other | Comments Off

[caption id="attachment_8285" align="alignright" width="300"] The Dollar General store on North Second Street is likely to open by early summer. James Day[/caption] By Paula Mabry and James Day The Silverton City Council has directed staff to proceed with plans for the demolition of ...

Citizen action: How-to class presented at library

March 2018 Posted in Community, News, Other | Comments Off

By Melissa Wagoner “The beginning of all knowledge is the ability to think critically,” Donna Cohen, creator and facilitator of adult civics workshops said. “Evaluating whether information is accurate and complete enough to make a decision is the basis for all ...

Building an industry: John’s Waterproofing embraces growth, legacy

March 2018 Posted in Other | Comments Off

By Peggy Savage Back in 1974, John Lombardi and his wife Mavis pioneered the home waterproofing industry in the Pacific Northwest armed with a bucket, a brush, a chisel and a product called Xypex. “Our first job was a leaking basement in ...

Community recipe: Glockenspiel Restaurant named 2017 Business of the Year

March 2018 Posted in Other | Comments Off

[caption id="attachment_8223" align="alignright" width="300"] Kelsi Weeks, manager of the Glockenspiel Restaurant. Brenna Wiegand[/caption] By Brenna Wiegand Glockenspiel Restaurant has been named 2017 Business of the Year by the Mount Angel Chamber of Commerce. The restaurant is owned by Mary and Mike Grant, Henri ...

Package deal: Stephen and Connie Miller receive Distinguished Service Award

March 2018 Posted in Other | Comments Off

[caption id="attachment_8219" align="alignleft" width="225"] Connie and Stephen Miller. Melissa Wagoner[/caption] By Melissa Wagoner Stephen Miller is quick to make it known that he and Connie, his wife of over 51 years, come as a package – but really that’s obvious. They finish ...

Walkout: Silverton students plan participation in national anti-gun violence event

February 2018 Posted in Other | Comments Off

By Peggy Savage In the wake of the Feb. 14 mass shooting at a Parkland, Florida high school, a group of Silverton High School students are organizing a walkout to protest gun violence in schools and the lack of change ...

Mentoring youth: Sue Roessler receives Distinguished Service Award

January 2018 Posted in Other | Comments Off

[caption id="attachment_8147" align="alignright" width="204"] 2017 Distinguished Service Award recipient Sue Roessler.[/caption] By Melissa Wagoner Thirty three years ago Sue Roessler wasn’t too sure about moving from her hometown of Salem to tiny Silverton, but her husband Craig, who was principal of Silverton ...

A bloomin’ gift: County offers plan to forgive Oregon Garden debt

January 2018 Posted in Other | Comments Off

By Paula Mabry The Oregon Garden Foundation and the City of Silverton have been offered a fiscal bouquet of debt forgiveness by Marion County. Think of it as a retroactive $6.1 million tourism grant out of Oregon Lottery funds. The proposal, if ...

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