On my way to work a few weeks ago I realized that one of the usual streets on my route, Westfield, was under construction. My job is rooted in the construction industry (horizontal directional drilling), so I was acutely aware of the fact that multicolored paint on the road indicates that something is about to happen and it is likely going to involve digging.
The Silverton High School volleyball program benefits this fall from two first-year coaches, both recent SHS grads. Justine Mosher (SHS ’08) coaches the freshmen team; Staci Fisher (SHS ’04) guides the junior varsity team. Both Mosher and Fisher assist Head Coach Kirsten Barnes with the varsity team, which was ranked fourth in the state at the season’s midpoint.
At the Silver Falls Invitational cross-country meet hosted by Stayton High School on Oct. 1, John F. Kennedy High School’s Bridget Donohue won the Varsity Girls’ race in 20:57, narrowly edging Blanchet’s Emily Hillmer in the last 100 meters of the race. Teammates Sarah Frey and Rosa Alcaraz were 13th and 14th respectively, but, due to injuries and illness, Kennedy’s […]
Kennedy High School head football coach Randy Traeger has begun his 30th year in the interscholastic sports arena. Traeger said he equally enjoys both the “what” and “why” of coaching and is motivated by the building of character in his players.
“Come as you are – or come as you aren’t,” Mayor Stu Rasmussen says of the upcoming charity ball. The event’s name has been changed from Mayor’s Ball to Silverton Community Charity Ball, but the function’s the same: get together for some great food and rockin’ music while raising funds to benefit local organizations and projects.
Rebecca Merrell, Lindsey Kariker, Hannah Roth and Jason Pallister stand on the sidelines, watching the Silverton High School football team fight for a win. Roth fetches water for the exhausted players, Merrell keeps track of the offensive stats, while Pallister records defense and Kariker wraps ankles and helps with anything medical.
The case of former City Administrator Jim Hunt versus the City of Mt. Angel was resolved in the city’s favor Oct. 6. Judge Paul L. Lipscomb made his decision on a core issue – the interpretation of the termination provisions of Hunt’s employment contract.
Cob webs and spiders dangling from the ceilings and dragons looming in the shadows will greet students in Silverton High School halls during homecoming week, Oct. 19-24.
Well, here it is, the final word on what many of us here in Mt. Angel have been concerned with for months – what happened to our city manager?
Silver Fall School District superintendent candidate Andy Bellando and his wife, Rhonda, have three children, Amanda, 21; Jaron, 19; Tyler, 17. His hobbies are farming, bicycling, running and skiing.
Matt Ogle’s speech class at Silverton High is one of my favorite things. I’ve had two kids go through the program, and while the weekend tournaments can make scheduling family time a challenge, it’s been wonderfully worthwhile.
A new Train Garden is on track to be dedicated Tuesday, Oct. 27, in The Oregon Garden Children’s Garden. Students and train club members will be on hand for the 11:30 a.m. ceremony.
Attention all zombies (and you know who you are). Don’t miss the second annual “Thriller in the Streets” dance in Silverton on Halloween night. Contact Marta Stovin at 503-873-0464 for info and mandatory rehearsal times.
He’s a man who, in his younger years, rode bodacious bulls and bucking broncs. He’s got a good sense of humor, too. Doug Brown, who lives in the Evergreen district outside of Silverton, was in fine form at the dedication ceremony Oct. 3 of Silverton’s newest mural.
Silver Fall School District superintendent candidate Linda Myers and her husband, Paul, have three children, Cole, 10; Elise, 6; and Emerson, 3. This winter, Linda and Paul are traveling to China to adopt 1-year-old Jack. Her hobbies are scrapbooking, singing, playing with her children and “anything outside in the sun!”
Either Andy Bellando or Linda Myers will be the next superintendent of the Silver Falls School District. School board members unanimously agreed at the Oct. 5 meeting to hire an internal candidate rather open the search to candidates outside the district. The board met in executive session on Oct. 12 and will review the candidates Oct. 26.
By Linda Whitmore Richard “Rick” Ernst has done a great deal of genealogical study about the Cooley family – his mother’s ancestors – tracing them back to the 1740s in Virginia. Like other American pioneers, subsequent generations of Cooleys moved westward. Some were among Silverton’s early settlers and through the years the name Cooley has become world renowned for the […]
There isn’t anything like it in Silverton. Coming in at more than 200,000 square feet, Silverton High School’s new Pine Street campus is the largest structure in the city. With technology integrated into classrooms, a new media center and theater, it is one of the most technologically advanced buildings in Silverton.
The Mount Angel Oktoberfest took place September 17, 18, 19, and 20 of 2009.
Did you ever have a loving dream that upon waking made you realize who you really are – like the goodness of which God made you?
Shalom Prayer Center, a ministry of the Benedictine Sisters, offers “Women of the Bible” – a retreat with a creative approach, focusing on the role of women in Biblical texts. The workshop takes place on Saturday, Oct. 3.
Mt. Angel College may be long gone, having closed in 1973, but it is certainly not forgotten by those who attended the small, liberal arts institution founded by the Benedictine Sisters of Mt. Angel.
Only three families made up the Gibson Wagon Train of 1849. Gibson was the captain; the other families were Glovers and Graves.
Mt. Angel Police Chief Brent Earhart is grateful for the “investment” the Mt. Angel City Council and Mt. Angel School Board has made in the community by reinstating the position of the school resource officer. The position had been eliminated by the city council when it adopted its 2009-10 budget.
Cooking from scratch and saving money while you’re at it requires forethought and a kitchen cupboard stocked with the makings of healthy meals. Here’s a list of basic dry and canned foods people often reach for when cooking at home. The list was made with a Twenty Something just starting his/her home in mind – or for anyone who’s decided to save money in the kitchen.
