A Grin at the End: Unlike Reagan, I’ll never be called ‘The Great Communicator’

September 2010 Posted in Columnists | No Comments »

By Carl Sampson I’ve just about had it with this whole hooked-in, wired-up Internet and cell phone thing. To me, it’s more like a hung-up and stressed-out thing. I’m going back to the good old days. By that, I mean the days when ...

Something for the Soul: School days – Dear old golden rule days

September 2010 Posted in Columnists | No Comments »

By Winnie Bolton Summer is ending. Fall is approaching and so, as a past teacher, my thoughts usually turn to school starting. When first arriving in Mount Angel 22 years ago, I volunteered at St. Mary’s Elementary School to assist second graders ...

The Old Curmudgeon: Fundraisers and fun in Silverton, Mt. Angel

August 2010 Posted in Columnists | No Comments »

By Vern Holmquist Well, it appears the donations are still flowing in and all of the fundraising events for Mount Angel’s new Community Building have been well attended. This is proof that it is a very popular project. I will never ...

Man About Town: Reliable me – A trusted newsman

August 2010 Posted in Columnists | No Comments »

By Jim Kinghorn As reported in my esteemed column last month, Mario Montiel opened his new Edward Jones office in Silverton. Of course, life moves pretty fast and Mario got an unexpected opportunity to take over an established office in Keizer, ...

A Grin at the End: No shiftless teens at our house

July 2010 Posted in Columnists | No Comments »

By Carl Sampson The clutch is the Rodney Dangerfield of auto parts. No one really wants one, unless it is attached to a means of transportation. Teenagers — mine in particular — hold a high level of contempt for clutches. In my ...

The Old Curmudgeon: A few thoughts on fine brews and thank yous

July 2010 Posted in Columnists | No Comments »

By Vern Holmquist The Bierhaus, even a Swede like myself knows that translates to a place to relax, have a cool one and enjoy the surroundings. I am impressed. Frankly I did not what to expect, this is as nice as ...

The Man About Town: Those are some ugly…

July 2010 Posted in Columnists | No Comments »

By Jim Kinghorn Yes, we have finally reached the dog days of summer and speaking of dogs, pack your pooch to Silver Gardens Care Home on July 16 and check out its first dog show. Call Dodie Brockamp at 503-873-5362 for ...

A Grin at the End: Margarita suits me better than Bob

July 2010 Posted in Columnists | No Comments »

By Carl Sampson I have a new nickname. It’s Bob. That’s what I do every time I go snorkeling, which averages out to every 23 years. That was the last time my wife, Patti, and I had gone bobbing — I mean, snorkeling. Actually, there ...

Something for the Soul: Thinking back – When life throws you a curve

July 2010 Posted in Columnists | No Comments »

By Winnie Bolton Last month brought back graduation ceremony memories, some of which were our grandchildren’s that my late husband, Tom, and I were able to attend. One particular memory was of the plane trip, a sadly funny one, and then the ...

The Old Curmudgeon: Musings on life in Mount Angel

June 2010 Posted in Columnists, Other | No Comments »

By Vern Holmquist Well, it is that time of the month again and here I sit in front of this intimidating machine with not much to say. Of course, there is always the weather to write about and what weather we have ...

The Man About Town: Do you feel that breeze?

June 2010 Posted in Columnists | No Comments »

By Jim Kinghorn Local agents Rosie (The Realtor) Wilgus and Terry (The Terminator?) Williams will star in an upcoming edition of HGTV’s,  My First Place.  The show follows first-time homebuyers through the process of buying a home of their own and ...

Passages: Father’s Day – Now I understand

June 2010 Posted in Columnists, Other | No Comments »

By Rosi Green I come from the far too common “broken family,” although I never defined it as that while growing up. Mom and Dad had a surprising and early start to parenting and things ended up as they would.  I ...

Something for the Soul: Talking with God – Conversation begins with introspection, ends with insight

June 2010 Posted in Columnists | No Comments »

By Winnie Bolton My monthly columns fall under the heading “Something for the Soul,” which I take pretty seriously but hopefully not without a sense of humor when appropriate. But this column will probably be one of my most intimate ones because ...

A Grin at the End: Life’s pivotal point was 25 years ago

May 2010 Posted in Columnists | No Comments »

By Carl Sampson Where were you exactly 25 years ago? I know where I was. I was quivering at the altar of the Cathedral of the Nativity in Juneau, Alaska. Walking up the aisle toward me was the Most Wonderful Woman in ...

The Old Curmudgeon: Wow! what a ride – Scootin’ on my scooter

May 2010 Posted in Columnists | No Comments »

By Vern Holmquist Rejoice! Our new city administrator Susan Muir has arrived, settled in, is getting acquainted and has obviously been well-received by the staff she will be working with. Susan is eager to get to work for Mount Angel. She is ...

Man About Town: I love a parade – Hey, was that Al Capone?

May 2010 Posted in Columnists | No Comments »

By Jim Kinghorn Hey, all of you duffers, former central Oregon golf pro Dick Mason has opened a small pro shop inside of Mayberry’s on North Water Street. He has a nice selection of clothing, accessories, balls and I bet he ...

A Grin at the End: Yard sales rank up there with other seasonal sports

May 2010 Posted in Columnists | No Comments »

By Carl Sampson They say baseball is America’s pastime, and I don’t doubt it. But another uniquely American passion is certainly in the same ballpark with baseball: garage sales. I know, many of you are rolling your eyes. Garage sales aren’t sporting ...

Something for the Soul: Toughest job

May 2010 Posted in Columnists | No Comments »

By Winnie Bolton No other human activity demands as much hard work as raising children. The single most important predicator of how you will parent is how you were parented as a child. Your parents’ behavior and actions or inactions have formed the ...

Man About Town: Nooooo, honey – Your hair looks good that way …

April 2010 Posted in Columnists | No Comments »

By Jim Kinghorn You cuss, I cuss, we all cuss for asparagus… Hey, I know that was lame but you try to come up with some witty repartee using “Spargelzeit.” Anyway, come celebrate asparagus season in Germany with Mary Grant and ...

The Forum: Some day… starts today

April 2010 Posted in Columnists, Other | No Comments »

By Kristine Thomas I meant to ask my Uncle Frank more about our family history. I thought there would be time but there wasn’t. My uncle, Frank J. Hoffert Jr., died of a heart attack on March 24. Whenever I saw ...

The Old Curmudgeon: A town treasure

April 2010 Posted in Columnists, Other | No Comments »

By Vern Holmquist You may not have considered it,  but one of our best tourist attractions is the Mount Angel Senior Center. During Oktoberfest, it is so crowded one can hardly work his way through it at times. It would be hard ...

A Grin at the End: Addiction covers bedside table, endangers cat

April 2010 Posted in Columnists | No Comments »

By Carl Sampson I have a problem and I don’t know there’s anything I can do about it. I have an overwhelming addiction. And, no, Tiger Woods and I don’t have the same problem, although I bet he wishes he had mine instead ...

Something for the Soul: What a quandry

March 2010 Posted in Columnists | No Comments »

By Winnie Bolton Words, words, what do they mean? Even when we put them into sentences trying to express our thoughts, they don’t always say what we intend, hard as we try. Then we you’ve got it right, clear to understand, someone ...

The Old Curmudgeon: ‘Do Re Mi’ dance puts smiles in the hearts of all

March 2010 Posted in Columnists | No Comments »

By Vern Holmquist My friend Jerry Lauzon touted the value of the beer mugs we received with the $10 admission ticket to our very successful Wurstfest celebration. Admittedly these are handsome mugs, especially when filled, but the real value was the ...

Man About Town: Those your legs? – Or are you riding a chicken?

March 2010 Posted in Columnists | No Comments »

By Jim Kinghorn Denny Stoll, chairman of the Oregon Garden Foundation reports that the City of Silverton has donated one of the used Silver Trolley buses to the foundation. The vehicle will be used to shuttle garden and resort guests to ...
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