Shake, rattle and roll: Are we ready for ‘The Big One’?

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By Jo Garcia-Cobb Silverton resident Ruth Schneider was awakened to a “big roar.” Mount Angel resident Susan Craig thought a freight train was crashing through her bedroom. Both women have clear recollections of the earthquake on March 25, 1993. “My grandson and I popped ...

Service praised: Muir’s ‘whirlwind’ year brings stability to Mount Angel

April 2011 Posted in News, People | Comments Off

By Jo Garcia-Cobb In spite of the tough economy, Mount Angel is enjoying a springtime as far as city administration goes. After a difficult period of conflict and controversy that embroiled past city administrations, there’s popular consensus City Administrator Susan Muir has given ...

Cause for concern: Mount Angel School District trims $783,200

April 2011 Posted in School | Comments Off

By Don Murtha Facing reductions in state funding, the Mount Angel School District made major cuts across the board to balance the budget for 2011-12. Reductions are slated for staff, athletics, administration, supplies, transportation and maintenance, equaling $783,200. As the state Legislature ...

Down memory lane: Blanche Ritchey May reflects on 99 years

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By Brenna Wiegand In her 99 years, Blanche Ritchey May has lived through numerous national crises, wars and 18 U.S. presidents. But the memories she relishes are found on the home front. Blanche lives at the Mount Angel Towers. Prior to that, ...

Discovering ancestors: Conference teaches how to trace family history

April 2011 Posted in Arts, Culture & History | Comments Off

By Kristine Thomas Passport to Genealogy Saturday, April 30, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Silverton LDS Church, 745 W. Main St. Tickets: $5, 503-873-1944 or www.conference.myyellowbasket.com Roxanne Walstrom discovered she’s related to a Mayflower pilgrim and there’s a possibility she has an English knight in the ...

Meet the Monarchs: Home opener in Silverton April 30

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By Steve Ritchie Monarch Home Games All games played at 6 p.m. at Silverton High McGinnis Field 303 Schlador St.April 30 vs. Raiders May 14 vs. Outlaws June 11 vs. Colts June 18 vs. Buzzards June 25 vs. Warriors The Portland Monarchs were undefeated in the 2010 regular season ...

Forgotten: Kids dragged into war

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By Mary Owen An invisible war is tearing four African nations apart and a 19-year-old Silverton boy believes Americans can help. “There is a lot of pain in the world and those who have the power to do good, have the responsibility ...

Mr. SHS: Fundraiser for medical teams

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By Heather Ferdinand Matthew Brown believes he is qualified to be the 2011 Mr. SHS because he is funny, involved in school activities and loves Silverton. “Oh and I have a beard,” Brown said. “What I think qualifies me to be the next ...

Ol’ time music: Grange Hall tour

April 2011 Posted in Arts, Culture & History | 1 Comment »

By Mary Owen For Texas transplant Randy Hill, Oregon’s Granges are an “interesting concept.” “A lot of the Grange hall buildings were built in the early 1900s and also have dance floors and stages used to hold community dances back-in-the-day,” Hill said. ...

Citizens’ band: Free concert

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By Don Murtha Valley Band Festival Saturday, April 23, opens 9:30 a.m. Silverton High School, 1456 Pine St. Free The band members don’t get paid to play - they do it strictly for fun. And most band members wouldn’t miss Monday night rehearsals without ...

The Man About Town: Problems? What problems? – Just follow the captain

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By Jim Kinghorn Ya got a cute cat or a pretty pooch? Then grab your camera and snap a photo of your precious pet, beautiful bird or furry friend and enter the Silverton Arts Association’s Parade of Pets Photo Contest. You ...

People Out Loud: Personal ads

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By Dixon Bledsoe Wanted: New blood and young backs to help hawk sausages at Oktoberfest for the Silver Fox Foundation, teach kids and people with disabilities how to fish and take applications for low-income people seeking glasses or hearing aids from ...

The Old Curmudgeon: Farewell to friends, frog legs and hearty soups

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By Vern Holmquist On April 15 and 16 there will be people with heavy hearts as we say farewell to two of our treasured eating establishments. Koffee Konnection was lost to a fire and the Bavarian Haus has closed to an unexpected real ...

Principal chosen: Dandy Parsons eager to work at Mark Twain

April 2011 Posted in People, School | Comments Off

By Kristine Thomas Dandy Parsons is looking forward to working with middle school students again. “My first four years of teaching was in middle school,” Parsons said. “They have tremendous enthusiasm and the emotional and social development at this point in their ...

Man on a mission: Tom Duker wants 40 volunteers for emergency response

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By Jo Garcia-Cobb Tom Duker is a man on a mission and he’s not letting up until Mount Angel’s fledgling Citizens Emergency Response Team or CERT has at least 40 volunteers. “It isn’t a question of if, but when, a disaster strikes ...

New home: Clinic expands

April 2011 Posted in Community, Other, Your Health | Comments Off

Mount Angel Family Medicine has moved into the specially renovated 5,000 square foot space at 250 W. Marquam St. and doctors and staff invite the public to join them in celebration April 14, 3 to 7 p.m. The building, which was ...

Problem solver: Amy White’s creativity brings joy to others

April 2011 Posted in Business, People | Comments Off

By Kristine Thomas A bride’s request for ocean blue flowers might cause other florists to scream in protest - “There isn’t a flower that color.” Not Amy White, owner of 3 Stems. Give her an apparently impossible problem and Amy shifts into trouble-shooting ...

Down the rabbit hole: Magical adventure planned for Ladies Night Out

April 2011 Posted in Community | Comments Off

By Aurora Ellison ‘Spring into Wonderland’ Friday, April 8, 7-10 p.m. The Oregon Garden Pavilion Tickets: $35, in advancem $40 at the door Silverton Chamber of Commerce 426 S. Water St. or 503-873-5615 Or: silvertonladiesnightout2011.eventbrite.com A magical evening awaits women from 21 to 101. All they need ...

Diversity downtown: Silverton offers up a cultural smorgasbord

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By Mary Owen From the soft plunking of harp strings to yoga demonstrations, historic downtown Silverton will come alive with talent on April Fool’s Day. More than 30 shops and businesses are expected to host gifted performers from a variety of cultures ...

Win-win partnership: Portland Monarchs to play in Silverton

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By Steve Ritchie Are you ready for some spring football, Silverton? One of the top minor league football teams in the country, the Portland Monarchs, is making Silverton its home for the 2011 season. The Monarchs’ first home game is Saturday, ...

End of an era: Cooley’s last show

April 2011 Posted in Business, People | 3 Comments »

By Brenna Wiegand Heralding spring, thousands of green iris blades emerged at Cooley’s Gardens; barely in time to bid their patriarch farewell. Richard C. Ernst, president, manager and hybridizer of the major bearded iris growing operation, passed away unexpectedly March 2, 2011, ...

Athletes honored: Hall of Fame dinner raises funds for sports equipment

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By Dixon Bledsoe If there were ever a better all-around athlete at Silverton High School than Owen Von Flue, he or she must have worn a cape and leaped “tall buildings in a single bound.” A Silverton attorney and builder, Von Flue ...

Food with pizzazz Eric Nelson aims to create culinary masterpieces

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By Kathy Cook Hunter How did a young chef/food designer from the Midwest end up in Oregon? Like many others in the last few years, Eric Nelson, executive chef of Vitality at Wellspring, was drawn to the moderate western Oregon climate and ...

Horse therapy: Focusing on a rider’s ability, not disability

April 2011 Posted in Community | 1 Comment »

By Aurora Ellison Susanne Rosen believes in what a person can do given the proper instruction and lots of encouragement. A visitor to the Adaptive Riding Institute, where Rosen is the executive director, is likely to encounter a rider wearing a beaming ...

A Grin at the End: A study on teens and puppies

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By Carl Sampson Everything I know about teenagers, I learned from puppies. OK, that may be a bit of an overstatement, but at the same time, there’s a lot of truth in it. Dogs and kids really do have a lot in common, ...