The leaves are falling, the days are shorter and Christmas will be here before you know it – time for The Man’s incredibly brief business briefs… Towne House owners Kelly Miller and Rick Rolie are happy to announce that even though their restaurant managers didn’t work out, they will be keeping the bar open seven days a week with a tasty new menu…
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 be donated to Silverton Area Community Aid.
If you haven’t been following the progress of the new community hall in Mount Angel, you are in for a pleasant surprise.
By the time you read this Silverton City Planner Steve Kay will have put a fresh new coat of paint on his house. The Man guesses it must have been nice to make the improvements without having to go through the long process of gathering public comments and offer options about the color, whether to spray or brush and what the timeline will be. No word yet on if he will trim any trees or add four feet to his driveway………
You have all heard the phrase, “What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas” – a group of local merchants have decided that “Money spent in Silverton, should stay in Silverton” and recently launched a new campaign called “Choose Silverton”.
On May 26 you will have an opportunity to celebrate the birthday of an Old Goat. Vern Holmquist (a.k.a. The Old Curmudgeon) is turning 90 so the Glockenspiel Restaurant is throwing a no-host party from 5-7 p.m. Vern and I certainly don’t agree on everything, but this is America and The Man fully supports his right to be wrong…
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 might even win cash or a gift certificate, which will come in handy to cover all of those vet bills. Call 503-873-2480 for entry details.
Aylene Geringer’s Chocolate Box was recently featured as one of Gerry Frank’s Top Picks. Ger, as I like to call him, selects five special places in Oregon each week for his column in the Sunday Oregonian.
Hey kids, you can help The Oregon Garden get a $10,000 grant from the folks at Rainbird Irrigation. Just go www.iuowawards.com, click on the “find and vote” button and enter Silverton into the search box. You will then be prompted to vote for the Wetlands Treated Waste Water project. It’s as simple as that and you can vote every day until March 22.
Local photographer and art maven Barry Shapiro is working on a program to beautify downtown Silverton. The June Drake Photography Center will be a mobile gallery that will take up residence in one of the empty storefronts with the theory that occupied buildings look more vibrant, are easier to rent and can provide exhibit space for local artists.
Breaking News – Silverton Hospital has just announced it has won an Oscar for the best supporting cast in a small community…….OK, maybe I made that up but jeeze, are there any other awards left for these masters of medicine to win?
Silverton Police Chief Rick “the gimp” Lewis is back on the job after a recent surgery on a bum knee. He is hoping for a fast recovery because his other knee also will go under the knife soon. Sounds like a bad case of the “Kneasles” to me.
Did you know that Silverton has a police officer by the name of Reno Bravo… How cool a name is that? Sounds like a super hero or maybe the title of a John Wayne movie.
As reported in my esteemed column last month, Mario Montiel opened his new Edward Jones office in Silverton. Of course, life moves pretty fast and Mario got an unexpected opportunity to take over an established office in Keizer, an offer he couldn’t refuse. Soooo, welcome Brynie Robinson (you might remember his dad, Robbie, former SHS football coach) back to Silverton to fill Mario’s shoes.
Yes, we have finally reached the dog days of summer and speaking of dogs, pack your pooch to Silver Gardens Care Home on July 16 and check out its first dog show. Call Dodie Brockamp at 503-873-5362 for information. Your pooch will enjoy a chance to show you off around town.
Man About Town is a collection of hearsay, rumors and the occasional fact. If you’ve got a tip, call The Man at 503-845-9499.
Man About Town is a collection of hearsay, rumors and the occasional fact. If you’ve got a tip, call The Man at 503-845-9499.
Man About Town is a collection of hearsay, rumors and the occasional fact. If you’ve got a tip, call The Man. If you read something here that you don’t like, don’t call – it will just encourage The Man to pick on you next.
Man About Town is a collection of hearsay, rumors and the occasional fact. If you’ve got a tip, call The Man. If you read something here that you don’t like, don’t call – it will just encourage The Man to pick on you next.
Well, it looks like the fine folks at ‘ol Toy-yoter sure are taking their lumps. Being a car guy, I just don’t get it… they say Prius owners may experience “unintended acceleration”…what does a Prius have, like 6 horsepower? With that kind of earthshaking power any acceleration might certainly be “unexpected” but hardly cause for alarm. Besides, it’s not like the brakes don’t work……
Man About Town is a collection of hearsay, rumors and the occasional fact. If you’ve got a tip, call The Man. If you read something here that you don’t like, don’t call – it will just encourage The Man to pick on you next.
Man About Town is a collection of hearsay, rumors and the occasional fact. If you’ve got a tip, call The Man. If you read something here that you don’t like, don’t call – it will just encourage The Man to pick on you next.
Eng Acupuncture recently welcomed acupuncturist and herbalist Andrea Fisk to their First Street practice. Andrea comes to Silverton via Chicago and has extensive experience developing treatment strategies for her clients. The Man was going to try acupuncture once but I didn’t get the point…
Attention all zombies (and you know who you are). Don’t miss the second annual “Thriller in the Streets” dance in Silverton on Halloween night. Contact Marta Stovin at 503-873-0464 for info and mandatory rehearsal times.
So, I takes a few days off and go with the mini Man-ette for our annual father – daughter camping trip to Central Orygone. When we were checking in, the camp host remarked they too were from Silverton (The Man was sportin’ my spiffy Seven Brides Brewing T-shirt). So there we were, miles away, standing out in the woods with Ken and Elaine Ellis talking about how great Silverton is. I guess it just goes to show my mom (The Mom?) was right: “You can travel east, travel west, but after all, home’s best.”
