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Something for the Soul: It’s a wonderful town – Thankful to be a Mount Angelite

October 2011 Posted in Columnists & Opinion | Comments Off

By Winnie Bolton As I grow older outwardly, within me grows deeper the virtue of gratefulness. Please endure my humble spirit as I write about my pride of being a citizen of Mount Angel. It was in 2002 when Tom and I ...

A Grin at the End: My Big 5 Commandments

October 2011 Posted in Columnists & Opinion | Comments Off

By Carl Sampson I was thinking about the Ten Commandments the other day. It’s not that I’m super religious or anything, but when you get older you start trying to put two and two together. Those commandments are as old as the hills ...

Candidates recruited: Silverton city manager replacement on track

October 2011 Posted in News | Comments Off

By Brenna Wiegand As the period for applications to the position of Silverton City Manager draws to a close, the city council as a whole is satisfied that, with much assistance from hired recruitment firm Waldron, it did all it could ...

Streets and sidewalks: Council lots of need, limited budget

October 2011 Posted in News | Comments Off

By Don Murtha The City of Mount Angel is preparing to go to bid on the paving of Taylor Street in a project expected to be completed in the spring or summer of 2012. On Oct. 3, the Mount Angel City ...

Entrepreneurial enterprises: Matching niche, product, place with a plan for financial success

October 2011 Posted in Business | Comments Off

By Jay Shenai Sitting in Creekside Grill’s lounge, relaxing at the end of a long day, Molly Ainsley is still making her pitch. Her product: SortaSausage, a vegetarian substitute for ground meat, made with soy and vegetables. It’s like a loose ...

A silent statement: People for Peace continue nine-year vigil

October 2011 Posted in Community | Comments Off

By Brenna Wiegand Silverton People for Peace representatives hold a vigil on Main Street as have every third Friday of the month for the past nine years. They show up with their signs beginning at 5:30 p.m. and silently send their ...

Growing organic: Pluots, apriums, plumcots the fruit of farmer’s dreams

October 2011 Posted in Business, People | Comments Off

By Jo Garcia-Cobb Where can you find organic strawberries growing in the fall, 50 different kinds of tomatoes, 26 varieties of cherries, and a cornucopia of fruits and vegetables grown without the use of herbicides and pesticides? They’re at Silverton’s newest organic ...

Man About Town: Uhhh, what?! Blah, blah, blah… dog park?!?

October 2011 Posted in Columnists & Opinion | Comments Off

By Jim Kinghorn Despite the recent talk of bankers as greedy so and sos, Citizens Bank is encouraging its tellers to knit on the job. Whenever they are not with a customer, you can find them knitting hats and scarves to ...

Passing on the tradition: Dads tackle the challenge of coaching sons

October 2011 Posted in Sports | Comments Off

By Dixon Bledsoe With the arrival of fall comes blitzes, stunts, fly sweeps, memories and memories in the making. Butch Fergus has memories of a championship season – 1991 when Silverton High School won the state championship in football. Jim McIntire, Silverton ...

People Out Loud: The Meaning of America

October 2011 Posted in Columnists & Opinion | Comments Off

By Dixon Bledsoe When did we start being so mean? I remember in the 1970s when a woman scowled at me for opening the door for her, admonishing me for assuming she couldn’t do it herself.  I thought that marked the period ...

Fr. Bernard Youth Center receives Governor’s Volunteer Award

October 2011 Posted in Business | Comments Off

Fr. Bernard Youth Center (FBYC) has been selected to receive the 2011 Oregon Governor’s Volunteer Award for Region 2 Outstanding Youth Volunteer Program, in recognition of the promotion and support for youth volunteerism throughout Oregon, with the purpose of inspiring ...

Imagine No Hunger in Silverton

October 2011 Posted in Community | Comments Off

Silverton residents are invited to “Imagine No Hunger,” a free community dinner event that is designed to raise awareness about local hunger and the steps that are being taken to address it. The event is at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 27 ...

Leadership in nursing

October 2011 Posted in People | Comments Off

Polly Youngren, R.N., who is assistant director of nursing at the Providence Benedictine Nursing Center in Mount Angel, has been honored as one of 12 persons nationally to be receiving a prestigious fellowship with the Geriatric Nurse Leadership Academy (GNAL) ...

Food insecurity: Hard times, empty shelves put more families at risk

October 2011 Posted in Community, News | Comments Off

By Kristine Thomas Dixon Bledsoe and Sr. Angela Meister have the same problem – the need for food to stock the shelves at their respective food banks. Bledsoe is the executive director of Silverton Area Community Aid and Meister is responsible for ...

Homeless: Blindsided by events

October 2011 Posted in Community, People | Comments Off

Editor’s note: Who needs assistance from local food banks? This family asked their names be withheld to protect their children’s privacy. By Kristine Thomas Ellen was living the “American Dream.” Along with her husband and two teenage children, she rented ...

Right place, right time: Family calls lifesaver their ‘mortal angel’

October 2011 Posted in People | Comments Off

By Omie Drawhorn Sarah Parvin keeps a photo on her cell phone of her son and the man who saved his life, to remind her that there are living angels that walk around every day. She will forever remember the events of ...

Hope prevails: Public memorial under construction

October 2011 Posted in Community, People | Comments Off

By Kristine Thomas Angel of Hope Mark your calendar: A candlelight ceremony at the Silverton Angel of Hope statue is planned for 7 p.m. Dec. 11 at the memorial park near the Gordon House at The Oregon Garden. The vigil is a ...

Comfort from afar: Hundreds of dolls to be shipped to Africa with medicine

October 2011 Posted in Arts, Culture & History, People | Comments Off

By P. Milliren When Jinjutha Cheepluesak attended a Kids’ Knitting Summer Camp at the Purl District during summer break, she wanted to knit herself a backpack for upcoming school year. Cheepluesak quickly changed her mind and put her needs second in order ...

The search is on: Picking the perfect pumpkin can include mazes, hay rides

October 2011 Posted in Community | Comments Off

By Aurora Ellison In spite of a wet summer, pumpkins all over the valley are ripe and ready.  But a trip to the pumpkin patch features more than a walk through a field.  Many local farms go all-out to create weekend ...

Stepping up the pace: Oktoberfest competitive events growing

October 2011 Posted in Sports | Comments Off

By Steve Ritchie Most visitors to Oktoberfest come for the food, drink and entertainment, but a growing number are also drawn by the chance to sweat, strain and test themselves in a road run or a triathlon. After participating in the Oktoberfest ...

Sax, guitar and desire: Joel Stevens, Disco for Deer, want to hit the road

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

By Brenna Wiegand Joel Stevens picked up his first saxophone in fifth grade. In his family, you take band. When he opened the closet of instruments at his grandmother’s house, it beckoned. “I liked the way it looked – kind of weird, ...

‘Investing in Eternity’: Benefit auction planned for Canyonview

October 2011 Posted in Community | Comments Off

By Brenna Wiegand Canyonview Camp holds its annual Benefit Dinner and Auction Saturday, Nov. 5. The popular event, “Investing in Eternity,” is the camp’s primary fundraiser, providing “camperships” to enable all kids the Canyonview experience. Jim Krieg, Canyonview Camp Guest Services Director, said ...

Something for the Soul: Brother, can you spare a pint?

October 2011 Posted in Columnists & Opinion | Comments Off

By Winnie Bolton Remember all the Red Cross Blood Drives I would remind you of during all these years? Did you think I have forgotten how important they are? Never! In fact, there’s something you need to be brought up-to-date on. It is ...

Letter to the Editor: Harmony Fund

October 2011 Posted in Columnists & Opinion | Comments Off

As the 2011 Mount Angel Oktoberfest comes to a close it was my great honor to volunteer our location, Paul’s Power Equipment and Workwear, for the drawing for a Stihl chainsaw. All the ticket sales of $800 were donated to ...

A Grin at the End: Scotch tape, the essential

October 2011 Posted in Columnists & Opinion | Comments Off

By Carl Sampson My parents were always saving for a rainy day. If anything short of a nuclear conflagration hit, they had enough food and other supplies to last into the next century. My dad was one of Sam’s Club’s biggest customers. I ...