Peer Court: Youth invited to join

September 2008 Posted in Other | Comments Off

Thirty two youth from the four local Peer Courts, including Silverton, will experience the highs and lows of achievement by taking part in the Salem Ropes Course. The course is made up of ropes, cables, wooden beams, tires and trees. It ...

The Forum: Mt. Angel

September 2008 Posted in Other | Comments Off

Dear Mt. Angel Chamber of Commerce: My family and I have visited Mt. Angel Oktoberfest for the past couple of years and thoroughly enjoyed it. We enjoyed it so much that we were making plans to move our family business there... This ...

The Old Curmudgeon: This job may be dangerous

September 2008 Posted in Other | Comments Off

By Vern Holmquist Recently, I have heard rumors of trouble and read accounts of some ridiculous things happening in Mt. Angel. I am not one of the town’s founding fathers – having only lived here for the past 11 years with ...

Speaking out: Councilors’ wives decry lack of civility in public discourse

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By Kristine Thomas Three women say they remained silent for several months while many Mt. Angel residents attacked their husbands - City Councilors Mike Donohue, Ray Eder and Rick Schiedler. Jan Donohue, Patti Eder and Cindy Schiedler understand criticism comes with the ...

Biking to work

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By Linda Whitmore Bicycling is a sport, entertainment and mode of transportation. In September there is a month-long program promoting bicycle commuting throughout the nation. Two Salem cyclists devoted to two-wheeled transportation were asked about the trend of more people riding ...

Stress fractures: Differing views of city councilor’s role

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By Kristine Thomas “The council is under stress,” wrote Mt. Angel Mayor Tom Bauman in an email to city attorney Paul Elsner on April 4. “The sooner they recognize the role of policy maker and what are administrative roles the better.” “Staff ...

Something for the Soul: Hospital auxiliary has many ways to help

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By Winnie Bolton July 1990 Tom and I moved from Paradise Valley, Ariz., into another “here after” called Mt. Angel, Ore., through the prompting and encouragement of Fr. Bernard, a monk of the Mt. Angel Abbey, who now has recently passed. ...

Shelter from the storm: St. Joseph Shelter marks 20 years of giving

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By Kristine Thomas Sister Terry Hall remembers – at first there were five to eight migrant farm workers seeking a meal from the Benedictine Sisters at the Queen of Angels Monastery in Mt. Angel in the winter months of 1988. Then, ...

Job on the line: Mt. Angel administrator says he wants to stay

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By Kristine Thomas Mt. Angel City Administrator Jim Hunt knows his job is on the line. Less than a year ago he was the city council’s unanimous selection for city administrator. On Aug. 25 the Mt. Angel City Council called a special ...

Man About Town: Ask me no questions, I’ll tell you no lies…

September 2008 Posted in Columnists & Opinion | Comments Off

And the hits just keep on coming … The Silverton Hospital Auxiliary was recently selected as winner of the 2008 Oregon Governor’s Volunteer Award … The Man wonders if there are any awards left that these guys haven’t won??? The Oregon ...

Mayor’s contest: Two challenge incumbent

September 2008 Posted in News | Comments Off

By Linda Whitmore Three men are competing in Silverton’s 2008 mayoral election – City Councilor Stu Rasmussen, small business owner Jim Squires and incumbent Ken Hector, who is running for a ninth term. Each candidate was sent questions regarding their thoughts on ...

District 18 Candidates: School funding

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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 second of three questions. Responses ...

GeerCrest Foundation: Preserving the past for the future

September 2008 Posted in Arts, Culture & History | Comments Off

By Linda Whitmore For a family to have maintained ownership of their farm since Oregon was a territory is exceptional. Then consider that this family has included such notables as an early governor, a nationally famous political cartoonist and a 19th ...