By Jim Kinghorn
The Silverton Health-spital Auxiliary is holding its huge annual garage sale this weekend, Aug. 17- 18 at the corner of Hwy 213 and Monitor Road. The funds raised will be used to benefit the programs and projects of the auxiliary – and you get to pick up some “fabulous bargains”…Sounds like one of them thar win – win situations to The Man. For information, call Larry Brown, 503-873-2738.
If you find that people are always telling you where to go…well, then you’re in luck. After much planning, designing, wrangling, more planning, wringing of hands and gnashing of teeth, the long-awaited directional signage plan has been approved for Silverton. The way-finding signs will start going up in the next few months and in case you were wondering, won’t require any of the city’s general fund money to complete.
Speaking of signage and red tape, the murals have been approved and will soon go up on the front of the Oktoberfest building as originally designed. The colorful artwork is sure to make the Festhalle even festier…
If you haven’t checked out the new location of Howard Hinsdale Cellars Wine Bar, plan to do it soon – The Man says Howard and Kevin knocked this one out of the park…..
Mt Angel Brewing’s Larry Oien reports their root beer was awarded a silver medal at a national brewers contest – now the whole country knows about the frothy goodness made right here in Mount Angel….
ODOT wants you to know that it will soon be applying the dreaded chip seal to Hwy 214 from Silverton up to Silver Falls. The Man is not sure if this is one of those “shovel ready” projects we have heard so much about but it’s sure to keep those windshield repair businesses busy…
If you’re looking for some a little different to do, take the short drive out to the Marquam Hill Alpaca Ranch. Bill and Jennifer Cameron would love to have you visit the ranch weekends between 12 – 4 p.m., stroll the grounds, visit the store and you may even get to hold an alpaca baby…..call 503-407-3699 for info.
Everyone is invited over to Mt. Angel Telephone’s Customer Appreciation Day Aug. 17, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. on Garfield at East College. Bike rodeo, health screenings, prizes…. They’ll even connect you with a free lunch….
Kudos go out to the Silverton Rotary Club and the Homer Davenport Festival Board for a job well done on this year’s festival. (Next year they promise to arrange for it to be 20 degrees cooler…) Next up the Silverton Fine Arts Festival Aug. 18-19 and then the Big Kahuna, Mt Angel Oktoberfest, Sept. 13-16.
On the heels of Rick Lewis’ retirement and Jeff Fossholm taking over as Silverton Police Chief comes word that 23 year veteran Buck Pilmore has been promoted to take Fossholm’s place as captain. Good luck to the boys in blue….
Hey you….that’s right, I’m talkin’ to you……put this rag down, fire up the ‘ol Commodore 64, go to Facebook, type in “Our Town – Silverton, Mt Angel and Scott’s Mills”. Put the little pointy thing on the button that says “Like” and push the button down….Push it down hard, more than once just to be sure. Congratulations, you have now opened yourself to more of the general awesomeness of the Our Town experience and are now considered one the cool kids….. See you on the street…..
