By Jim Kinghorn
Public Works director Gerald Fisher reports that the long awaited dog park will be opening as soon as the grass is thick enough to survive. Your pooch will be glad to know there is a fire hydrant located in the middle of the park to practice his aim…
A man in Pennsylvania claims to have found the secret to a long life. Diet? Not smoking? Good genes? Nope. It’s having an unlisted phone number. 109 year old Leo Moskovitz says even God can’t find him since his name has never appeared in the phone book…
The Silver Falls YMCA invites you to ring in the New Year right with the 1st annual Midnight Run 7k at Seven Brides. Register the whole family for the free event at the Y office in the Silverton Community Center. To add to the running revelry, director Jill Rivoli encourages participants to cover themselves with all manner of lights, glow sticks and headlamps…..giving new meaning to “being lit” on New Years Eve… Call 503-873-0205 for info.
Speaking of the Y, remember back in the day, back when there was only three or four channels on TV? (Stop yer snickerin ya dang youngsters.) Remember when a highlight of the year was when The Harlem Globetrotters were on, led by the amazing Meadowlark Lemon? Meadowlark’s grandson Brandon Lemon is now a team member/coach at your Silver Falls YMCA.
The Silverton Senior Center had a pipe burst during the recent cold weather and sustained a bit of water damage causing some (but not all) programs and classes to be cancelled until repairs can be made. Call the center – 503-873-3093 – to see if your class is still on….or not.
Speaking of water and ice damage, Dr. John Gilliam sent me a picture he took up at Silver Falls last week which leads The Man to believe that they must have a had a pretty big pipe burst up there too…..hope they get it fixed soon….
Speaking of speaking of ice issues, park officials up at Silver Falls have closed the Canyon Trail due to the icy conditions but more importantly to keep visitors from being hit with falling ice. Now The Man is no expert but I’m guessing it’s true that being hit by one of those 30 ft icicles might just put a slight damper on your hike…
With the middle school gun scare, “suspicious death” investigation and car chase/officer involved shooting case (maybe things do happen in threes), the Silverton Police have had a pretty full plate as of late. In the spirit of the circumstances and the season join The Man in giving a wave to an officer when you see them (and be sure to use all of your fingers…) Let ‘em know you appreciate that they are working hard to keep us safe 24/7….
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone in Our Towns!
See you on the street….
