A Grin at the End: Somehow, I can just picture it
We recently had some family photos taken. I can never get over the fact my wife and kids always look good — just the way they do in real life — and I am always replaced by a fat old guy.
Rotary stages ‘May Madness’ alumni basketball
You watched them dazzle the crowds playing basketball for Silverton High School over the decades. The question now is now, do they still “got game?”
Get moving!: Hospital Fun Run
Lace up your running shoes and join a Silverton tradition by participating in the 26th annual Silverton Hospital Fun Run.
Seeking shelter: Couch surfing teens offered stabilizing resources
Imagine sleeping wherever there happens to be an available bed – friend’s house, a shelter, perhaps an abandoned home. Called “couch surfing,” it’s a way of life for several area teens.
Wine and all that jazz: Pinots and pianos at Silverton fest
In a “wine walk” format, Silverton’s third annual Wine and Jazz festival May 9 offers 11 downtown venues where patrons can sample vintages grown in the region and listen to live jazz.
Vic Gilliam: Aiming to make a difference
As a staff member for U.S. Sen. Mark O. Hatfield in the 1970s, Vic Gilliam got a glimpse of the challenges and rewards of public service. Gilliam now has the opportunity to put those lessons to work. On Dec. 28, 2007, Gilliam was appointed to replace the late Rep. Mac Sumner. In November, Gilliam, a republican, was elected as a member of the Oregon House of Representatives and along with his peers, he feels honored to be of service.
Habitat begins ‘Women Build’: Recipient finds it’s easier to give than receive but is overjoyed at prospect of a home
It is effortless for Nadya Seledkov to give – whether it’s to her family and friends or as a volunteer. “The best and most rewarding feeling you can ever have is when have made a difference in someone’s life,” she wrote in May 2007 in “The Traditional Old Believer,” a newspaper for the Russian Old Believer community.
What recession?: Business owners decide it’s time to expand
There’s a recession out there – some say it’s the worst since the Great Depression – but you’d never know it when talking to several business owners who recently either expanded or opened new enterprises in Silverton and the surrounding area.
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