Quikrete dustup: Planners approve application – with conditions

August 2008 Posted in Other | Comments Off

By Jan Jackson About 80 Silverton residents attended the City of Silverton Planning Commission meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 19, where commissioners approved a conditional-use application to allow Quikrete to establish a packaged concrete manufacturing facility at 1204 Mill St. The site ...

Oregon Garden Resort expected to bring economic bounce

August 2008 Posted in Business | Comments Off

By Linda Whitmore The opening of the Oregon Garden Resort this month is foreseen by many to be a positive addition to the Silverton area – an economic boon that will ripple through retail businesses and create jobs for local residents. Moonstone ...

School facilities plan: A warning against investing in old schools

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By Kristine Thomas Stacks of documents with hundreds of pages describing the conditions of the buildings in the Silver Falls School District have been whittled down to two documents – one by the district’s Facilities Master Plan Committee with four pages ...

Mt. Angel Oktoberfest schedule

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THURSDAY, SEPT. 11 Entertainment Noon ’til Midnight Festival Happenings 8:30 am Russian Museum open 'til 6 pm 10:00 am Queen of Angels Monastery tours ‘til 5 pm 11:00 am Booths open ...

Vic Gilliam: Incumbant seeks to control government expenditure

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Our Town wants to expand our readers' familiarity with the views of candidates on the November ballot for District 18 representative in the state legislature. In this edition we publish the response to the first of three questions. Responses ...

Jim Gilbert: Challenger aims to develop farm, business employment base

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Our Town wants to expand our readers' familiarity with the views of candidates on the November ballot for District 18 representative in the state legistlature. In this edition we publish the response to the first of three questions. Responses ...

New rules stress safety: Football game attendees face changes

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By Kristine Thomas No student bags, purses or backpacks. No bringing in outside beverage containers. No leaving the football stadium and returning. Those are the new rules, beginning this fall, for students attending Silverton High School football games. The new directive is intended to prevent ...

Help for families: Easter Seals provides children’s therapist in Silverton

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By Kristine Thomas Dr. Linda Brown has sat with parents, watching patiently as they called one mental health service provider after another. Sometimes, the parents would find an agency to help their child. Often, they would be placed on a waiting ...

A life of commitment: Sister Joeine focuses on the sisters, the church, education

August 2008 Posted in People | 1 Comment »

By Mary Owen Sister Joeine Darrington credits a good attitude and strong genes for her living to be 93 years old. “And our regular life I have at the convent, with time to pray, time to relax and time to enjoy one ...

Customs and costumes: Families prepare for Oktoberfest traditions

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By Dixon Bledsoe As both a mother of four and an educator, Audrey Nieswandt of Silverton knows traditions are important to families. Even when the thought of one more Chicken Dance at Mt. Angel’s Oktoberfest can step on her last nerve, she ...

Grand Jury unanimously concludes police shooting justified

August 2008 Posted in News | Comments Off

By Mary Owen A Marion County grand jury deliberated one day before clearing Silverton police officer Tony Gonzalez of any wrongdoing in the fatal June 30 shooting of Irish national Andrew James Hanlon, 20. “They were in session until just past 5 ...

The 9-1-1 tapes

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On separate occasions two families called 9-1-1, each fearing for their safety due to the violent behavior and threats of the same young man. To the first callers, he was a brother and a brother-in-law. To the second, he was ...

Completed investigation doesn’t ease the pain

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By Matt Day The Marion County grand jury’s unanimous decision finding that Silverton Police Officer Tony Gonzalez’s use of deadly force against Andrew “AJ” Hanlon was consistent with the law plunged Silverton back into the spotlight. July 24, just hours ...

Family vows to pursue answers

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By Linda Whitmore Andrew “AJ” Hanlon’s family was left unsettled when the Marion County grand jury determined the use of lethal force by Police Officer Tony Gonzalez was justified. “There are things about the justification of Officer Gonzalez’s shooting that simply do ...

Gonzalez arraigned, two more counts added to sex abuse charges

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By Matt Day During Silverton Police Officer Tony Gonzalez’s July 22 arraignment on charges of sexually abusing a minor, Judge Joseph Ochoa announced the grand jury had added two additional counts, bringing the total to three counts of first-degree sexual abuse ...

Team doctors: A family plan

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by Kathy Cook Hunter Let’s say you have an appointment with Dr. Peters – will you be visiting Dr. Sarah Peters or Dr. Tim Peters? Or Dr. North – it is Dr. Senna North or Dr. Eric North? The Peterses and the ...

Rep. Vic Gilliam refutes residency challenge

August 2008 Posted in News | Comments Off

By Mary Owen A blog entry on the Northwest Republican blogspot has rekindled interest in whether Rep. Vic Gilliam (R-Silverton) fulfills residency requirements to represent the area in the Oregon State Legislature. “I heard that Vic Gilliam actually lives in Seattle, but ...

Metal man adorns Silverton buildings with ‘twisty-cue’ art

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By Linda Whitmore Out-of-the-ordinary metal work is the frosting on the cake for buildings restored in downtown Silverton by Mo Salem and his crew. Salem’s current project on the corner of Main and Water streets opposite the Wolf Building, are trimmed with ...

Homer Days celebrates smalltown life

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By Kathy Cook Hunter Hang on to your baseball cap, here comes Homer Davenport – as in Homer Davenport Days – Silverton’s three-day celebration of the famous newspaper cartoonist and native son. Homer Davenport Days Friday, Aug. 1, 12 - 10 p.m. and ...

Art Festival features lots of hands-on opportunities

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By Dixon Bledsoe When John Labovitz was asked to create the poster for the eighth annual Silverton Fine Arts Festival, the local photographer envisioned taking photographs of local artists working in their medium. “We are known as an arts town and even ...

Scotts Mills invites everyone to join SummerFest fun

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The event started 25 years ago when the Scotts Mills Fire Department Women’s Auxiliary organized a parade. “The event was such a success that a group of people decided to start the Scotts Mills SummerFest,” said TR Williams, the nonprofit group’s ...

Mike Thompson wants his fitness center to feel like home

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By Dixon Bledsoe As the owner of Silverton Fitness, Mike Thompson is no stranger to fitness, although he took a circuitous route getting there. A graduate of the University of Oregon with a history degree, Thompson wasn’t sure what he wanted ...

Silverton FFA garners awards at Marion County Fair

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By Riane Towery Silverton FFA brought back all blue banners as well as several high individual awards and trophies at the Marion County Fair, which took place at the State Fairgrounds July 9-13. The landscape team – Megan Veach, ...

All Aboard! Crossing Canada by rail

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By Kathy Cook Hunter Recently my husband, Ray, and I took a long train ride through Canada. Starting at Vancouver, B.C., we traversed Canada’s Rocky Mountains and the Great Plains, lush green-and-yellow agricultural quilts and urban cities. We call it our “rock ...

New pizzamakers purchase Spoleto’s

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Two sisters with ties to Mt. Angel have purchased Spoleto’s Pizza in Mt. Angel. Karen Scott and Sarah Miller, whose maiden name was Doran, along with their husbands, took over ownership June 1 with the re-opening July 26. “Owning a restaurant ...
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