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

March 2010 Posted in Arts, Culture & History | Comments Off

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 ...

Something for the Soul: What a quandry

March 2010 Posted in Columnists & Opinion | Comments Off

By Winnie Bolton Words, words, what do they mean? Even when we put them into sentences trying to express our thoughts, they don’t always say what we intend, hard as we try. Then we you’ve got it right, clear to understand, someone ...

Photo Gallery: Silverton Basketball at State Championship

March 2010 Posted in Photo Gallery, School, Sports | Comments Off

The Silverton High School boys basket-ball team advanced to the state tourn-ament for the first time since 1969. The Foxes earned third place in the OSAA Class 5A state tournament defeating Crescent Valley 47-31; losing to ultimate state champion Jefferson ...

Sign of the times: Poor economy brings challenges to service providers

March 2010 Posted in Community | Comments Off

By Steve Ritchie The prolonged recession and high unemployment rates are taking a toll on local families, according to social service leaders in the area. The sour economy also is proving to be a challenge for the organizations that serve struggling ...

SortaSausage: Necessity is mother of invention, hard work is key to success

March 2010 Posted in Business | Comments Off

By Linda Whitmore There are two slogans that apply to Molly Ainsley: “When the going gets tough, the tough get going” and “Think globally, act locally.” Ainsley, owner and operator of Rolling Hills Bakery and Café in Silverton, had launched her business ...

Warm welcome: Council, citizens await new Mount Angel administrator

March 2010 Posted in News, People | Comments Off

By Kristine Thomas Susan Muir’s resume had all the attributes the Mount Angel City Council was looking for in a city administrator, said City Councilor Kelly Grassman. The council voted unanimously to hire Muir at its March 1 meeting. The newly appointed city ...

Josh Jones: On a spiritual path close to home

March 2010 Posted in People | Comments Off

By Steve Ritchie A few years ago, Josh Jones was your typical Kennedy High School student – a guy who loved hanging out with friends, running cross-country, playing video games and trying to meet girls. Today, he is past the midway point ...

Wiegand, Brown wed

March 2010 Posted in Other | Comments Off

By Brenna Wiegand One of the wonderful things about a wedding is the many opportunities for personalizing and adding special meaning. The wedding of my daughter, Valerie Wiegand of Silverton, whose dad is Wade Wiegand; to Justin Brown, son of Mike and ...

Man About Town: Those your legs? – Or are you riding a chicken?

March 2010 Posted in Columnists & Opinion | Comments Off

By Jim Kinghorn Denny Stoll, chairman of the Oregon Garden Foundation reports that the City of Silverton has donated one of the used Silver Trolley buses to the foundation. The vehicle will be used to shuttle garden and resort guests to ...

Mount Angel festivals, Lauzon sweep awards

March 2010 Posted in News | Comments Off

By Jan Jackson The 2010 Northwest Festivals Conference Ovation Award Ceremony recognized Mount Angel’s Wurstfest 2009 as Best New Festival or Event in Oregon, Oktoberfest was honored as the Best Cultural and Heritage Event for 2009 and Oktoberfest Public Relations Director ...

The Old Curmudgeon: ‘Do Re Mi’ dance puts smiles in the hearts of all

March 2010 Posted in Columnists & Opinion | Comments Off

By Vern Holmquist My friend Jerry Lauzon touted the value of the beer mugs we received with the $10 admission ticket to our very successful Wurstfest celebration. Admittedly these are handsome mugs, especially when filled, but the real value was the ...

Photo Gallery: Silverton vs. Sherwood

March 2010 Posted in Photo Gallery, School, Sports | Comments Off

The Silverton boys basketball team defeated Sherwood 55-47 March 6 at home. The Foxes next head to Eugene to face Pendleton 1:30 p.m. March 11 at the University of Oregon's Mac Court. Photos by Mike Whitmore [gallery=15]

Safe passage: State awards grant for Robert Frost School walk, bike routes

March 2010 Posted in News, School | Comments Off

By Jay Shenai Thanks to more than a quarter of a million dollars in federal grant money, students walking and biking to Robert Frost Elementary School should see some improvements on their route next fall. In January, the City of Silverton was ...

Community meets candidates: Council to decide soon

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By Kristine Thomas Mount Angel City administrator candidates Mark Kunkler, Susan Muir  and David Weiser had a busy schedule during their visit Feb. 19 and 20. They toured the town, visited with staff and council members, and attended a reception where ...

We Care: Cancer survivors offer support and friendship to others facing illness

March 2010 Posted in People | Comments Off

By Jay Shenai On a recent Tuesday night, 15 people sat in a circle on a couch and folding chairs, in a living room at the back of Silverton United Methodist Church. As they prepared to take in a lecture on ...

Carving out a niche: Knifemaker’s designs win international acclaim

March 2010 Posted in People | Comments Off

By Jan Jackson At work, Glenn Klecker is an award-winning knife and tool designer whose work is known world wide. At home, however, Klecker is the dad that carves wooden toy knives that make his 6-year-old son, Nathan, the envy of ...

Something’s brewing: Seven Brides expands distribution, bottles, announces move to larger facility

March 2010 Posted in Business | Comments Off

By Linda Whitmore April 2008: Five Silverton men announce plans to launch Seven Brides Brewing Co. The brewery has a few pieces of repurposed equipment, housed in a partners’ home workshop. April 2009: Seven Brides’ owners announce they will be moving soon ...

Courting a championship: SHS team at the top of the league

March 2010 Posted in School, Sports | Comments Off

By Cambria Roth The Silverton High School boys basketball team feels it has something special this season. And what the team is accomplishing on the court has fans ecstatic. As of press time on Feb. 24, the boys’ basketball team was ranked fourth ...

Sports gala: Silverton High School programs get financial boost as Hall of Fame inductees are honored

March 2010 Posted in Sports | Comments Off

By Jan Jackson When Silverton community members gather in The Oregon Garden pavilion on Saturday, March 13, they will not only celebrate Silverton High School Athletic Department’s rich past, they will help to pave the way for its future. The third annual ...

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

March 2010 Posted in Arts, Culture & History, People | Comments Off

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 ...

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

March 2010 Posted in Arts, Culture & History, People | Comments Off

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 ...

Jubilees: Four Sisters celebrate anniveraries at Queen of Angels

March 2010 Posted in Arts, Culture & History, People | Comments Off

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 ...

Empty Bowls: Soup supper helps fill local needs

March 2010 Posted in Community, Other | Comments Off

Community dinner Sunday, March 7, 5:30 p.m. Immanuel Lutheran Church 303 N. Church St. , Silverton According Feeding America, one in eight Americans is struggling with hunger. To raise the awareness of hunger in the community, Silverton Area Community Aid is hosting ...

Heritage preservation: Mount Angel historical society proposed

March 2010 Posted in Arts, Culture & History | Comments Off

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 ...

Something for the Soul: A mother’s love is a blessing – Thoughts of St. Patrick’s Day

March 2010 Posted in Columnists & Opinion | Comments Off

By Winnie Bolton What’s it like to have been raised by an Irish mother? St. Patrick’s Day is the perfect time to share that experience with you. My mom, Marie Byrne, was born into a farming family in Ballyhaunis, County Mayo, ...
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