Handing over the reins: Vince Till announces it’s time to retire

September 2010 Posted in People | Comments Off

By Kathy Cook Hunter He’s the man in the blue “Farmer Brown” overalls seen about Silverton inspecting one of 19 public murals or working in the downtown flowerbeds. Vince Till is nothing if not passionate about the Silverton Mural Society he’s led ...

Harvesting traditions: Oktoberfest celebrates 45th anniversary

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

By Brenna Wiegand In keeping with motherland tradition, the German settlers of Mount Angel have held harvest festivals since the late 1800s. So when the first official Mount Angel Oktoberfest hit the streets 45 years ago, it had all the necessary components: ...

Indulge: O’fest profits help others

September 2010 Posted in Food & Drink, Other | Comments Off

By Dixon Bledsoe When September rolls around, two things come to mind – football and Oktoberfest. Naturally, Oktoberfest makes us think of great music, arts and crafts booths and many events from bike races to the fun run (the ultimate oxymoron). The food ...

Tool time: Friends share experience

September 2010 Posted in Community | Comments Off

By Kristine Thomas There’s a misconception about taking a parenting class that several parents want to set straight. Somehow, some people believe if they take a parenting class that means they are a “bad parent who needs help raising their child.” The exact ...

‘Oliver’: Musical comes to Silverton

September 2010 Posted in Arts, Culture & History, Other | Comments Off

Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Broadway hit musical Oliver, won’t require purchasing an airline ticket to New York City this fall. Instead, theater-goers can see the musical in the Silverton High School Theater. Center State Director Don Kelley is producing ...

The Man About Town: A very moving experience – It’s time to face the music

September 2010 Posted in Columnists & Opinion | Comments Off

By Jim Kinghorn So there you are, driving home from work on a day in late August and you encounter a traffic jam on the highway. Not wanting your spouse to hold dinner, you call to tell them that you might ...

A-maze-ing time: Farm festivities provide assistance for families in need

September 2010 Posted in Community | Comments Off

By Brenna Wiegand Last spring, Jeff Roth of G & C Farms was thinking about the need for hope. He was also thinking about the farm’s second annual harvest celebration; namely, a design for this year’s corn maze. “The past couple years ...

Ultimate Pedestrians: Local team takes eighth in Portland to Coast

September 2010 Posted in Sports | Comments Off

By Steve Ritchie Twelve high school runners. Five adults. Two vans and one car. There was 84 bottles of water, 86 gallons of gas and five pizzas. Having my team finish in eighth place at the 2010 Portland to Coast Relay ...

The Old Curmudgeon: A thanks to the Good Samaritans

September 2010 Posted in Columnists & Opinion | Comments Off

By Vern Holmquist While today our thoughts are on the great festival Oktoberfest, I do not want to forget the good things that happened to me a couple of weekends ago. I had attended a family reunion and picnic in Silverton’s ...

The Forum: Volunteers help out at Saalfeld house

September 2010 Posted in Columnists & Opinion, Other | Comments Off

On behalf of the city of Mount Angel, I want to thank all of the volunteers who have helped over at the Saalfeld House in the last couple of months including the Grants, the Mount Angel Fire District, Pete Wall, ...

Back and forth: Should one-way streets remain or be converted to two?

September 2010 Posted in Community, News | Comments Off

By Brenna Wiegand Stu Rasmussen’s main goal as he seeks a second consecutive mayoral term as is to “Keep Silverton Silverton.” Rather than work at remaking the community (especially the downtown area) “to conform to some pie-in-the-sky ideal of what a modern ...

Coming soon: Businesses establishing, traffic patterns under review in downtown Silverton study

September 2010 Posted in Community | Comments Off

By Dixon Bledsoe Imagine a thriving downtown with charming lamp posts, gorgeous flowers and planters, clear signage, enticing storefronts and pedestrian and vehicle traffic friendly. Now imagine that happening soon with some new businesses sprinkled in. Needless to say, Silverton’s downtown is already ...

Candidates file to run for local offices

September 2010 Posted in News | Comments Off

Mount Angel Rick Schiedler is running unopposed in a bid for a second term as Mount Angel mayor. There are three seats up for the city council. Vying for the spots are: Councilors Ray Eder, Mike Donohue and Teresa Kintz, who ...

Making a better place: Scotts Mills student takes third in Oregon mayors’ contest

September 2010 Posted in People | Comments Off

By Kristine Thomas Chris Celio wants to be the voice for people “who are too shy to say anything. I want to help make things better for other people or at least try to.” He believes one way to help people in ...

From vine to wine: Hanson Vineyards derives from a sense of place

September 2010 Posted in Food & Drink | Comments Off

By Kristine Thomas When searching for a reason to return to the West Coast, Jason Hanson never thought he would land where he did. A 1991 graduate of Silverton High School, Hanson left his family’s farm in Monitor to receive his bachelor’s ...

Reaping profits: Conditions ripe for area grass-seed farmers to transition to wheat production

September 2010 Posted in Community | Comments Off

By P. Milliren Dust billows and chaff flies behind the roaring machine that full-time, second-generation farmer Ryan Eder is using to harvest a local wheat field. "I am just helping out a neighbor," said Eder, who raises other crops as well ...

Crop insurance: George Harris specializes in offering farmers security

September 2010 Posted in Business, People | Comments Off

By Kathy Cook Hunter For those people jokingly called “out standing in their fields” – the crop-growing farmers of Oregon – George Harris is an important fellow to know and do business with. A Silverton resident, Harris specializes in selling crop insurance, ...

Something for the Soul: School days – Dear old golden rule days

September 2010 Posted in Columnists & Opinion | Comments Off

By Winnie Bolton Summer is ending. Fall is approaching and so, as a past teacher, my thoughts usually turn to school starting. When first arriving in Mount Angel 22 years ago, I volunteered at St. Mary’s Elementary School to assist second graders ...

A Grin at the End: Unlike Reagan, I’ll never be called ‘The Great Communicator’

September 2010 Posted in Columnists & Opinion | Comments Off

By Carl Sampson I’ve just about had it with this whole hooked-in, wired-up Internet and cell phone thing. To me, it’s more like a hung-up and stressed-out thing. I’m going back to the good old days. By that, I mean the days when ...