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Glory bound: Music ministry

August 2010 Posted in Arts, Culture & History | No Comments »

By Mary Owen Dirt Road to Glory Music Service 7:30 p.m. Sundays through August Silverton United Methodist Church 503-873-6517 A local music ministry is making strides at melding people’s lives with God’s grace and glory. “It’s about creating a setting for folks to nurture their faith through ...

Fine arts fun: Wood sculptors among craftsmen carving out a niche at 10th Silverton Fine Arts Festival

August 2010 Posted in Arts, Culture & History | No Comments »

By Rachel Bucci In the current members show at the Silverton Arts Association’s Borland Gallery, 16 local artists exhibit work in a variety of media and offer a glimpse of what’s brewing creatively around the region. Most of the work on view ...

Renewing that pioneer spirit: GeerCrest Farm takes steps to preserve past, ensure future

August 2010 Posted in Arts, Culture & History | No Comments »

By Brenna Wiegand When offered the chance to become part of the 160-year-old GeerCrest Farm tradition, Hayden and Kya White had to pinch themselves. The farm, nestled in the Waldo Hills between Silverton and Stayton, was established by Ralph and Mary Geer ...

Men’s choir from Germany entertains at concert, dinner in Mount Angel

July 2010 Posted in Arts, Culture & History | No Comments »

German music and sausage are Mount Angel staples many times throughout the year, and on Aug. 11 a 50-member men’s choir brings its music to town. German folk music Hahnheim Mannersgesangverien performs Wednesday, Aug. 11 Oktoberfest Community Building, 500 S Highway 214, ...

A Taste of Wright: Fundraiser benefits Gordon House

July 2010 Posted in Arts, Culture & History, Food & Drink | No Comments »

By Rachel Bucci Taste tickets Sunday, Aug. 1, 3 to 6 p.m. Frank Lloyd Wright’s Gordon House, 869 W Main St., next to The Oregon Garden, Silverton Tickets are $30 each; $50 per couple; $60 per family; party of 12 $250. Sponsors are Minto Island Growers, Mount Jefferson Farms, ...

Time travel: Renaissance Faire takes guests to 1500s

July 2010 Posted in Arts, Culture & History | No Comments »

By Kristine Thomas In her quest to recreate Canterbury, Nancy White has slain blackberry bramble, fought fire-breathing burn piles and summoned knights and fair maidens from near and far. The owner of Whitewind Farm Horse Training in Silverton, White has been ...

Stage presence: It’s showtime! – Missoula Children’s Theatre returns with ‘Pinocchio’

June 2010 Posted in Arts, Culture & History | No Comments »

­­­By Linda Whitmore “All the world’s a stage, and the men and women merely players …” wrote William Shakespeare in As You Like It. Don Kelley, Silverton attorney and theater aficionado, sees things similarly. He firmly believes that as people move through ...

91 years of memories: Saying good-bye to Monitor School

June 2010 Posted in Arts, Culture & History, School | No Comments »

By Steve Ritchie Peggy Glaede's personal history is so intertwined with Monitor School that the school's impending closure makes her feel like she is "losing a relative or close friend." Silver Falls School District will close Monitor School at the end of ...

Signature Project: Multi-media presentation travels the world

June 2010 Posted in Arts, Culture & History | No Comments »

By Dixon Bledsoe Silverton benefit show Patrick Dunning is donating his talents to put on the show as a fundraiser for The Silver Fox Foundation and Silver Falls YMCA. Silverton High School Theater 1456 Pine St. June 7, 7 p.m. Tickets: $10, $7 for senior citizens, children under 5 ...

Altman book signing set at gallery

May 2010 Posted in Arts, Culture & History, Other | No Comments »

Ann Altman is an award-winning artist, well-known for her paintings. Now she can add author to her title. Her book, The Round-Up, will be featured at Lunaria Gallery on Saturday, May 15. Altman will sign her work from noon to 2 ...

War stories: Army airman flew 25 missions in WWII

May 2010 Posted in Arts, Culture & History, Other | No Comments »

By Jay Shenai These days, John Ritchie lives by himself at Mount Angel Towers, a senior independent living community, in a single-bedroom unit with a tiny kitchen and a grandfather clock in the living room next to his recliner, which chimes ...

Teaching tolerance: Holocaust survivors share stories of discrimination

May 2010 Posted in Arts, Culture & History, People | No Comments »

By Linda Whitmore He suffered the horrors of the Holocaust, yet Les Aigner says he is "one of the luckiest men alive." His wife, Eva, was terrorized by the Nazis as a small child and says the fact she survived is “a ...

Landmark study: Historic properties surveyed to encourage preservation

May 2010 Posted in Arts, Culture & History | No Comments »

By Rachel Bucci In 2009, Silverton’s Historic Landmarks Commission and city staff sought to establish a historic district in the Coolidge and West Main Streets area of town. But after public dissatisfaction with the plan, the group went back to the ...

Wine and all that jazz: Music will fill Silverton shops and sidewalks May 8

May 2010 Posted in Arts, Culture & History, Other | No Comments »

By Dixon Bledsoe The fourth annual Silverton Wine and Jazz Festival is back in town May 8, and organizers say it will be better than ever. “For $25, you get a commemorative wine glass, script for wine and appetizers and a walk ...

And the band plays on: Marion County Citizens Band to host several community groups at festival

April 2010 Posted in Arts, Culture & History | No Comments »

Mid-Willamette Community Band Festival Saturday, May 1 Silverton High School Schedule of Concerts: 10 a.m. Marion County Citizens Band 10:50 a.m Keizer Community Band 11:15 a.m. – 1 p.m Lunch 1:15 p.m. Beaverton Community Band 2:10 p.m. Clackamas Community Band 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. Final combined concert By Jan Jackson Music will ...

Land donation: Historic Saalfeld home to become Mount Angel city park

April 2010 Posted in Arts, Culture & History, Other | No Comments »

By Linda Whitmore A prim little white house surrounded by a meticulously neat garden has been donated to the city of Mount Angel to become a park. The donor, Henrietta Saalfeld, 91, lived in the house at 195 E. College St. since ...

Call & Response: Benedictine Nursing Center’s history recounted

April 2010 Posted in Arts, Culture & History, Other | No Comments »

In the 1950s, some citizens of Mount Angel established a small nursing home with 17 residents. They soon discovered that founding a nursing home and running it were very different situations. They appealed to the Benedictine Sisters, who agreed to ...

Honoring diversity: Festival unites town

April 2010 Posted in Arts, Culture & History, Other | No Comments »

By Kristine Thomas On April 2, the travel route to Greece, France and China is the same as for Ireland, Italy and Mexico. That evening all it takes to experience the music or food of more than 20 countries is a stroll ...

Miller Church: Pioneer family set aside land for chapel and cemetery

April 2010 Posted in Arts, Culture & History, Other, School | No Comments »

By Margot Miller Are you still celebrating Oregon’s 150th birthday? Those responsible for the upkeep of the historic Miller Church and Cemetery on Highway 213 just north of Silverton have been working hard to commemorate this historic time in the state’s ...

Jubilees: Four Sisters celebrate anniveraries at Queen of Angels

March 2010 Posted in Arts, Culture & History, People | No Comments »

Four Benedictine Sisters recently celebrated Jubilees at Queen of Angels Monastery. Sr. Corinne Clay and Sr. Agatha Meissner marked 70 years as Benedictines, Sr. Mechtilde Fennimore celebrated her 60th jubilee, and Sr. Rocino Moreno Soto celebrated 25 years as a ...

The Crying Tree: Silverton author earns regional recognition for first novel

March 2010 Posted in Arts, Culture & History, People | No Comments »

By Maggie Mertens Naseem Rakha is a journalist, mother, editorialist, poet and now, due to the success of her debut novel, The Crying Tree, she can add award-winning novelist to that list. The story of a mother’s emotional journey to forgive her ...

Matthew Price: Songwriting awards, new CD herald new stage in career

March 2010 Posted in Arts, Culture & History, People | No Comments »

By Linda Whitmore Kids and counselors circle the campfire, singing camp songs and cowboy ballads to music played on a guitar – it’s a tradition at Canyonview Camp, one that creates lifetime memories. Even more so for Matthew Price, son of ...

Heritage preservation: Mount Angel historical society proposed

March 2010 Posted in Arts, Culture & History | No Comments »

By Steve Ritchie Mount Angel has a strong sense of its past. Many descendants of the original white settlers still live and work here. The town’s German Catholic heritage is commemorated each year as residents put on one of the state’s ...

Rhyme ‘n’ reason: Festival fills week with poetry and song

March 2010 Posted in Arts, Culture & History | No Comments »

10th Annual Silverton Poetry Festival events Saturday, April 10 • Favorite Poem Project, 11 a.m. Fischer Building, 421 S. Water St. • Featured Poets Reading, 7 p.m. Gordon House, next to The Oregon Garden, 879 W. Main St., Silverton Sunday, April 11 • Music and ...

In ‘Earnest’: Wilde comedy takes satirical slant to serious social subjects

February 2010 Posted in Arts, Culture & History, School | No Comments »

By Brenna Wiegand The Importance of Being Earnest Runs two weekends: Friday and Saturday, Feb. 26 - 27, 7 p.m.; Matinee Sunday, Feb. 28, 2 p.m., also Thursday, Friday and Saturday, March 4 - 6, 7 p.m. Silverton High School Auditorium, 1456 Pine St.; 503-873-6331, ext. 3778 Admission: ...