Photo Gallery: The Classes of 2010

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The Seniors of Silverton High School and John F. Kennedy High School (Mt. Angel) reach a memorable milestone. These Silverton High graduates (black robes) are the first class from the new campus. John F. Kennedy High (blue and white robes) ...

Reevaluation: Silverton Together refocuses on its parenting mission

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By Linda Whitmore Silverton Together is keeping it together. Like the clients it serves, the 16-year community assistance organization is facing economic challenges and difficult times call for difficult measures. “We have grants that are ending,” said Ken Hector, chairman of Silverton Together’s ...

Teamwork: New grant, local support add up

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By Linda Whitmore The Ford Family Foundation last week announced it will grant $250,000 toward construction of the new Mount Angel Community Building – a major boost for the project. “That’s the maximum they give,” said Mary Kohler, a member of the ...

Balancing act: School districts adjust strategy to meet funding shortfall

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By Kristine Thomas Mount Angel Schools Superintendent Bob Young and Silver Falls School District Superintendent Craig Roessler frequently hear rumblings of financial storms about to create havoc on their school districts. But Young and Roessler were caught off-guard when the state ...

The Man About Town: Do you feel that breeze?

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By Jim Kinghorn Local agents Rosie (The Realtor) Wilgus and Terry (The Terminator?) Williams will star in an upcoming edition of HGTV’s,  My First Place.  The show follows first-time homebuyers through the process of buying a home of their own and ...

Stage presence: It’s showtime! – Missoula Children’s Theatre returns with ‘Pinocchio’

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­­­By Linda Whitmore “All the world’s a stage, and the men and women merely players …” wrote William Shakespeare in As You Like It. Don Kelley, Silverton attorney and theater aficionado, sees things similarly. He firmly believes that as people move through ...

Goal met: JFK seniors celebrate

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By Kristine Thomas Technically, they are both valedictorians, John F. Kennedy High School seniors Marissa Donohue and Alex Morrissey said. Officially, Donohue is the valedictorian and Morrissey is the salutatorian for the JFK Class of 2010. “On the day they looked at the ...

Striving for excellence: Silverton High valedictorians and salutatorians reflect on high school and the future

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By Kristine Thomas Some of them are perfectionists. The majority are procrastinators. Some are quiet and some eager to speak. The areas they plan to major in college vary from film studies to Biblical studies and engineering to premed. Some struggle with the ...

Setting records: Bishop tops benefit goal

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May 24 began like many days for Bishop Kenneth Steiner, an avid golfer, but it soon became a day for the record books. Steiner set out at 5 a.m. for Evergreen Golf Course in Mount Angel, accompanied by Fr. Craig ...

Winner shares the wealth

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Silverton resident Darla McVay could have taken her winnings and run. Instead, she decided to use her good fortune to help those less fortunate. McVay won Silver Falls Soccer Club’s drawing for a shopping spree at Roth’s Grocery Store. She got ...

The Old Curmudgeon: Musings on life in Mount Angel

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By Vern Holmquist Well, it is that time of the month again and here I sit in front of this intimidating machine with not much to say. Of course, there is always the weather to write about and what weather we have ...

91 years of memories: Saying good-bye to Monitor School

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By Steve Ritchie Peggy Glaede's personal history is so intertwined with Monitor School that the school's impending closure makes her feel like she is "losing a relative or close friend." Silver Falls School District will close Monitor School at the end of ...

Roasting Roessler: Pre-retirement account of skis, skunks, ‘n’ trunks

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By Dixon Bledsoe After 35 years as an educator, Craig Roessler is about done with “finals” in his “senior” year. Retirement is close at hand. The personable and highly-respected educator has, according to most who know him, made the dean’s list ...

Signature Project: Multi-media presentation travels the world

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By Dixon Bledsoe Silverton benefit show Patrick Dunning is donating his talents to put on the show as a fundraiser for The Silver Fox Foundation and Silver Falls YMCA. Silverton High School Theater 1456 Pine St. June 7, 7 p.m. Tickets: $10, $7 for senior citizens, children under 5 ...

In the blink of an eye: Heidi Schindler faces toughest challenge …

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By Brenna Wiegand Heidi Schindler was having the time of her life – a stolen weekend snowboarding in amazing weather at Schweitzer Mountain Resort in Sandpoint, Idaho, one of the Northwest’s premier ski spots. Friday and Saturday morning had been incredible. ...

Trail race: Silver Falls Challenge attracts runners, benefits kids

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By Steve Ritchie Runners who are suffering from a case of the blahs caused by too much running on the road or track might find Saturday's Silver Falls Challenge an intriguing change of scenery. The Challenge is a 5-kilometer trail race at ...

Passages: Father’s Day – Now I understand

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By Rosi Green I come from the far too common “broken family,” although I never defined it as that while growing up. Mom and Dad had a surprising and early start to parenting and things ended up as they would.  I ...

New ways, new rates: ‘Non-graduates’ jump under ‘co-hort’ formula

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By Kristine Thomas When Silverton High School Vice Principal Dandy Parsons reviewed Class of 2009 data, she found 21 of 302 seniors didn’t complete their education, resulting in an 87.1 percent graduation rate. But the new official method for calculating graduation percentages ...

Athletes wrap up seasons

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By Cambria Roth Silverton Track The Silverton High Schools boys and girls track and field teams both won the Mid-Willamette Conference district and dual championships. Qualifying for the state meet in Eugene in May were Jordan Sinn in the 400 and 4x400 ...

Making its mark: Monitor winery wins gold in New York competition

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Hanson Vineyards, located in Monitor, won a gold medal for their 2007 Willamette Valley Pinot noir at the Finger Lakes International Wine Competition. The ceremony took place in Rochester, NY. Nearly 700 international wineries entered this long-running wine event. More than ...

Dawn Olson: Working for the environment

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By Kathy Cook Hunter Dawn Olson is driven to community service and environmental protection. “Volunteering your time is finding out where your heart belongs,” she said. Olson, 51, moved to Silverton in 1985 with her husband, Barry, who grew up in the ...

Something for the Soul: Talking with God – Conversation begins with introspection, ends with insight

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By Winnie Bolton My monthly columns fall under the heading “Something for the Soul,” which I take pretty seriously but hopefully not without a sense of humor when appropriate. But this column will probably be one of my most intimate ones because ...