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.
So there you are, driving home from work on a day in late August and you encounter a traffic jam on the highway. Not wanting your spouse to hold dinner, you call to tell them that you might be a little late….like maybe mid-September.
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.”
By Jim Kinghorn The Silverton Wine & Jazz Festival is looking for new board members to work on the event for next year. For more information, call Jose DeLaRosa at 503-873-3072. If you look around Mt Angel these days you will find lots of new faces. No, not new people but new faces on many of the buildings. To celebrate […]
By Jim Kinghorn It was reported by people with way too much time on their hands (thanks, Colleen) that last week at 5 minutes and 6 seconds after 4 a.m., the time and date was 04:05:06 07/08/09. If you missed it don’t worry, it will happen again in another 1,000 years or so. The first Canterbury Renaissance Fair will […]
By Jim Kinghorn Silverton historian and long-time resident Jeff Brekas was back in town last week during the freak thunderstorms. Apparently Jeff was having an electrifying conversation when a nearby lightning strike sent a jolt through the phone strong enough to knock him to the floor. The Man was surprised to hear such a thing could happen, but I bet […]
By Jim Kinghorn Glenn Damewood has doubled the size of Mac’s Place’s creekside deck and also added a roof to make it enjoyable in any weather. It used to be you had to go out to the deck to avoid the smokers but with the new laws, now all of the smokers are out on the deck. Irony can be […]
By Jim Kinghorn Breaking News – (insert breaking glass sound here) Silverton made the list of Budget Travel Magazine’s top 10 coolest small towns in America and was the only town on the west coast to do so. Of course, we already knew we were pretty cool but it is nice to let everyone else in on the secret. Is […]
The Man would like to introduce you to the newest member of the Our Town family – The Pup. Early indications are that she will be quite a newshound…
By Jim Kinghorn Planning for the 2009 Silverton Wine and Jazz Festival has begun. To get in on the fun, meetings are at 7 p.m. the third Monday of the month at Silver Creek Coffee Shop. Mark your calendar for Mt. Angel’s third annual Kriskindlmarkt. The Dec. 6 holiday market will feature arts and crafts, food, music, street carolers […]
By Jim Kinghorn The Man has gotta ask…is there anyone left out there that wants either Gordon Smith or Jeff Merkley to be our senator?…Didn’t think so… Silverton Hospital recently announced plans to expand its emergency room so you can feel free to injure yourself more often. Also in news from the hill, did you know there as many as […]
And the hits just keep on coming … The Silverton Hospital Auxiliary was recently selected as winner of the 2008 Oregon Governor’s Volunteer Award … The Man wonders if there are any awards left that these guys haven’t won??? The Oregon Garden Resort will be open for business soon. To celebrate, the Resort is offering the “Escape Plan” which gets […]
