By Melissa Wagoner Watching the team at Les Schwab Tire Center in Silverton greet customers, often as soon as they exit their vehicle in the parking lot, it is easy to see why they are the recipients of the 2017 Business of the Year Award presented by the Silverton Chamber of Commerce. “I’d say it’s our belief in world-class customer […]
By Nancy Jennings If you’re a bowler, you will want Bob Holowati on your team. His love for the sport began when he was a freshman in high school. The Silverton resident has bowled three perfect 300 games during his league nights – so far. The recipient of the 2017 “Judy Schmidt Lifetime Achievement” award from the Silverton Chamber of […]
The Silverton Chamber of Commerce has announced its 2017 award winners. Silver Falls School District Superintendent Andy Bellando has been selected as 2017 Silverton First Citizen. He is being honored for his volunteer service to the chamber, as a member of Silverton Rotary, as a board member for Silverton Area Community Aid, and on city committees. Bob Holowati will received […]
By Kristine Thomas To garner an understanding of how humble Stacy Palmer is, let’s start with the fact she had absolutely no clue she was about to receive the Oregon State Chamber Executive Director of the Year award on Oct. 29 at The Oregon Garden. She didn’t hear the giggling, the quiet banter or even loud whispering of about 50 […]
By Dixon Bledsoe How do you honor a benevolent and genuinely nice woman? You throw her a party and invite everyone she helped, teased, loved, supervised, worked for or marched with to attend. A lifelong Silvertonian, Judy Schmidt embraced and dedicated herself to her community. An advocate for many nonprofit organizations and the director of volunteer and community services for […]
The Silverton Chamber of Commerce announced the recipients of the 2014 community awards to be presented at the chamber’s annual First Citizen Banquet, this year scheduled for Feb. 28 at the Mount Angel Festhalle. Jane Jones, a community volunteer, is the First Citizen. Silverton High senior Valeria Vazquez-Trejo is the Future First Citizen. Distinguished Service award will go to Marta […]
By Kristine Thomas and Brenna Wiegand Community isn’t a “like” on Facebook, Cate Tennyson said. And, it’s more than homes clustered in a neighborhood. A member of the Silverton Grange, Tennyson believes “community is joining with other people to accomplish something.” “It’s feeling good about working together with others and making a difference,” she added. “Community is knowing your […]
By Kristine Thomas Silverton Mayor Stu Rasmussen and Silverton Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Stacy Palmer agree visitors play an important role in Silverton’s economy. They vastly differ on how money should be spent to attract them to town. At the July 1 Silverton City Council meeting, Palmer made a presentation on how the Silverton Visitor Center promotes tourism. “We […]
Chamber for Good To learn about opportunities to support local nonprofit organizations, visit www.chamberforgood.com/Silverton. Nonprofit organizations can sign-up at the same website to share their news about upcoming events, requests volunteers or list what items are needed. For information or if you have questions, call the Silverton Chamber of Commerce at 503-873-5615. By Kristine Thomas Whether you were looking to […]
By Kristine Thomas Ask his peers or his teachers to describe Silverton High School senior Ross Martinson and you’ll receive the same answer. Martinson is willing to take the extra steps and put his best foot forward in whatever he does. “If he is going to do something, he is going to do it to the best of his ability,” […]
By Brenna Wiegand Silverton resident Mark Holland credits the success of his business to his employees. “All of my people have got many, many years of experience and therefore I have complete trust in their decisions,” Holland said. “I don’t have to watch over anybody because I know they’re going to do exactly as I would – do the correct […]
By Brenna Wiegand Richard Carlson will receive the Silverton Chamber of Commerce’s Distinguished Service award for a feat that may well go down in Silverton’s history. He has the distinction of leading an effort to save Homer Davenport Days from extinction – twice. His first rescue was linked to the eight months he spent helping navigate the Silverton Chamber of […]
By Kristine Thomas Verlene Beard is quite certain her friends and family “don’t have a clue” what she does on a given day. They just know she’s always busy and if they want to reach her to not to call her home phone, because she won’t be there. “They know to call my cell phone first,” she said, laughing. “It’s […]
By Steve Ritchie Brianna Bledsoe thought that nominating her father, Dixon, for Silverton’s First Citizen Award was a good idea. In the process of nominating her dad, a local realtor and the director of Silverton Area Community Aid, Brianna found out she wasn’t alone. “I felt he was everything a First Citizen should be,” Brianna explained. “He is really focused […]
Community awards were announced by the Silverton Chamber of Commerce on Jan. 8. Winners will be honored at the First Citizen Banquet on Feb. 9: First Citizen – Dixon Bledsoe Distinguished Service – Richard Carlson Business of the Year – Holland Collision Lifetime Achievement – Verlene Beard Future First Citizen – Selection is anticipated by Jan. 18. Stories on all […]
Wes Oster believes cars and trucks are made to be driven and he has the miles on his mint condition ’56 Ford pick-up to prove it.
Gathered in a huddle with his teammates before the start of the third quarter of the basketball game against Lebanon High School on Jan. 17, Silverton High School senior Julian Canda had no idea what he should do when his name was announced as Future First Citizen.
Dr. Michael Kim said he didn’t want to be recognized as the “guy with a title or a guy living in a fancy home or having a fancy car,” in an April 2009 article for Our Town.
Beth Davisson enjoys pulling a student’s leg by saying Silverton High School named its baseball field after her. Davisson Field was named in honor of Beth’s husband Bill, who was the varsity baseball coach and a teacher at SHS for 30 years before retiring.
Maybe, it is because the women preparing the meals have reputations as top-notch cooks the lines grew from 40 to more than 400 people.
The Silverton Chamber of Commerce is leading a charge where great service, value, sense of community, economic vitality, livelihood and sustainability rule. “Choose Silverton to Shop.Dine.Play ™” is the theme.
A magical evening awaits women from 21 to 101. All they need is a ticket and a sense of adventure to “Spring into Wonderland.” The Ladies Night Out committee of the Silverton Chamber of Commerce has once again designed an extravagant and delightful evening for women who are invited to take a trip down the rabbit hole and see where it leads.
Visitors coming into downtown frequently stop and ask directions. Some are lucky enough to find the visitor center in the Silverton Chamber of Commerce office where executive director Stacy Palmer can give them some ideas about where to go and what to do. But not all of them find their way there, so now, thanks in part to a Ford Family Foundation grant, Palmer’s about to get some help in assisting visitors.
They are the people who go above and beyond to serve their community. And once a year, citizens of Silverton gather to honor and thank them for their dedication to their community.
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 since 1995.
