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Ready for business: Family reopens store at Silver Crest

August 2011 Posted in Business | Comments Off

By Brenna Wiegand It’s the last chance for groceries before you hit Silver Falls and can save campers or locals an hour-long round trip to town for a gallon of milk. About two years ago, Marty and Mar’cia Schrock and their four ...

Slow summer: Warm weather crops lag two weeks to a full month behind

August 2011 Posted in Business, News | Comments Off

By P. Milliren While a heat wave is striking most of the southern and eastern United States and burning up crops, Oregon has now had it’s second consecutive cold wet spring and summer, much to the dismay of many home gardeners ...

Empty-pocket blues: Summer work proves hard to find for teens

July 2011 Posted in Business | Comments Off

By Omie Drawhorn Alyssa Fain was hoping she’d find a job this summer. The 17-year-old Silverton High School graduate will be attending college in the fall and needs to make money for school. She also recently got her license and is saving ...

Choose Silverton: A new campaign promotes local business

July 2011 Posted in Business | Comments Off

By Dixon Bledsoe The Silverton Chamber of Commerce is leading a charge where great service, value, sense of community, economic vitality, livelihood and sustainability rule. “Choose Silverton to Shop.Dine.Play ™” is the theme. “This is not a campaign to guilt-trip people into using ...

The gardener’s Garden: Garden resort owner dirk Winter cultivates partnerships to grow The Oregon Garden

July 2011 Posted in Business, News | Comments Off

By Brenna Wiegand “To me, gardeners are people who care enough not to let plants die or put a garden in stress,” Dirk Winter said, “and who don’t go on vacation until they know their plants will be OK.” The Oregon Garden ...

Downtown developments: Sausage company gets national spotlight

July 2011 Posted in Business | Comments Off

By Don Murtha Changes are in the works for downtown Mount Angel. While one business expands and two plan for new developments, another is closing its doors. Mt. Angel Sausage Co. expands Known for “brats and brew,” the Mount Angel Sausage Co. has ...

A hospital legacy: Bill Winter retires, Rick Cagen promoted

June 2011 Posted in Business, News | Comments Off

By Kristine Thomas To have an understanding of William Winter’s dedication to the Silverton Hospital Network for 20 years, start at the beginning. Under Winter’s leadership, the once struggling community hospital has grown into a successful independent network with nine clinics in ...

Adventure awaits: Ziplines, paintball part of outdoor attraction

June 2011 Posted in Business | Comments Off

By Jay Shenai It’s an offer that’s difficult to refuse: guaranteed gold in every pan. But for prospectors who make their way to Camp Dakota’s Lucky Strike Mine, anyone willing to stake a $5 “claim” can score treasures of all sorts, including ...

Woodcraft: Ancient art shapes livelihood for Silverton man

June 2011 Posted in Arts, Culture & History, Business | Comments Off

By Brenna Wiegand The phrase “Everything old is new again” is truly apropos of Jason Wood. Casting about for a new profession, Wood stumbled upon a niche market where he could apply his existing skills, talents and passions in a new way. Until ...

Ever evolving: More changes as Oregon Garden celebrates 10th anniversary

May 2011 Posted in Business | Comments Off

By Brenna Wiegand Since April Purdy set foot on Oregon Garden soil nearly a dozen years ago she has witnessed key elements in its evolution. The plants and trees have matured. Individual gardens have transformed into lush masterpieces that for years ...

Nuns take on Goldman Sachs: Excessive compensation challenged

May 2011 Posted in Business, News | Comments Off

By Mary Owen A resolution filed recently with Goldman Sachs by a group of Catholic nuns has business Internet sites buzzing. The Benedictine Sisters of Mount Angel are one of four orders challenging the investment banking and securities firm of excessively compensating ...

At your service: New Silver Creek Coffee House owners eager to please

May 2011 Posted in Business | Comments Off

By Kathy Cook Hunter Star and Greg Hart danced around one another in careful teamwork behind the counter at Silver Creek Coffee House. Owners of the espresso shop since January, the couple has made some changes and have planned additional ones. A major ...

Game plans: Three new businesses share their strategy for success

May 2011 Posted in Arts, Culture & History, Business, Other | Comments Off

By Dixon Bledsoe Take a stroll in downtown Silverton and you’ll discover once empty storefronts have transformed into businesses.  Our Town features three newcomers this issue, and three in the next. The Mercantile To make it as a business in a small town, ...

Problem solver: Amy White’s creativity brings joy to others

April 2011 Posted in Business, People | Comments Off

By Kristine Thomas A bride’s request for ocean blue flowers might cause other florists to scream in protest - “There isn’t a flower that color.” Not Amy White, owner of 3 Stems. Give her an apparently impossible problem and Amy shifts into trouble-shooting ...

End of an era: Cooley’s last show

April 2011 Posted in Business, People | 3 Comments »

By Brenna Wiegand Heralding spring, thousands of green iris blades emerged at Cooley’s Gardens; barely in time to bid their patriarch farewell. Richard C. Ernst, president, manager and hybridizer of the major bearded iris growing operation, passed away unexpectedly March 2, 2011, ...

Indoor market: Entrepreneur opens venue for farmers, makers, collectors

March 2011 Posted in Business, Other | Comments Off

By Brenna Wiegand Silverton Tuesday Market Tuesdays, 4:30-7:30 p.m. year round Silverton Grange Hall, 201 Division St. NE (Water and Division streets), Silverton Contact: www.silvertonmarket.com; 503-877-3526; manager@silvertonmarket.com On any given Tuesday afternoon, a unique collection of people begins arriving at the old Silverton Grange Hall. Back and forth, from ...

Business: Pepsi pitches in for park

February 2011 Posted in Business | Comments Off

By Don Murtha According to the old jingle, Pepsi Cola “hits the spot,” and Pepsi hit the spot with the Mount Angel Chamber of Commerce, which awarded the local plant the Business of the Year award. “We were totally surprised,” said Al ...

Surreal surprise: Pomegranate chosen Business of the Year

February 2011 Posted in Business, People | Comments Off

By Brenna Wiegand Suzie Couraud was sitting in her shop when she received probably one of the most surreal surprises of her life. “I’d just gotten back from a couple weeks in London and was experiencing jet lag,” Couraud said. “I was ...

Serving up community: Kurt and Summer Barnes turn a setback into a fresh start

January 2011 Posted in Business | Comments Off

By Dixon Bledsoe Watch Kurt Barnes make a sandwich and there’s no indication he feels like his right hand is in boiling water. Smiling and gregarious, he goes about his tasks at Gear-Up Espresso coffee shop with ease and professionalism. In 2009 Barnes’ ...

Gathering Spot: Family-friendly restaurant to feature local, seasonal food

December 2010 Posted in Business, Other | Comments Off

By Rachel Bucci On a Friday afternoon in December, saws buzzed and hammers rung out at The Gathering Spot in downtown Silverton. A worker guided a saw across a stainless steel countertop in a haze of sparks, trimming the soon-to-be espresso bar. ...

One of a kind: Lunaria offers art connection

December 2010 Posted in Arts, Culture & History, Business | Comments Off

By Brenna Wiegand Many people think of art as expensive and dismiss the idea that they could own some of their own. Lunaria Gallery is out to disprove that – right in the middle of the holiday gift-buying season. “We are featuring ...

Tapalamaho Hazelnuts: Economic downturn spawns new company

November 2010 Posted in Business | Comments Off

By P. Milliren Bob Aman was let go from his job at Hewlett-Packard due to the economy, but instead of complaining about it, he counts it a blessing. “I consider this as a great opportunity and a new direction to set forth ...

Service sells: Business owners share success strategy

November 2010 Posted in Business | Comments Off

By Rachel Bucci With the economy chugging along, Suzie Couraud, owner of Silverton’s downtown boutique Pomegranate, said the biggest difference she notices in her customers is they are not spending as readily as they once did. That’s not to say that ...

Resort display features local businesses

November 2010 Posted in Business | Comments Off

When Pomegranate owner Suzie Couraud was asked to decorate the Oregon Garden Resort lobby, she pounced on the opportunity to bring wider exposure to her business. When she toured the facility, she envisioned instead an opportunity to showcase a variety of ...

Got ideas? City of Silverton seeks citizen input on jobs, industry

November 2010 Posted in Business, Community | Comments Off

By Brenna Wiegand Express your views on development Express your views on development To participate in the survey go to the city of Silverton Web site, www.silverton.or.us, and click on the link to ‘Economic Development Survey.’ For information, contact the city of Silverton Community Development Department at city ...