The Brush Creek Players close their 2024 season with Ebenezer: A Ghost Story of Christmas, written by Michael Wood and directed by Norman Gouveia, Jr. The play opens Dec. 1 and runs for three weekends, with performances at 7 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and matinees at 2 p.m. on Sundays. The play is being produced by arrangement with Evander Dramatic […]
By Melissa Wagoner Karolle Hughes has seen bookstores come and go during the 30 years she’s lived in Silverton. “Whenever one would come in, I’d say, ‘Dag nab it!’ because I wanted to do that,” she recalled. “But it just wasn’t the right time for me.” Then Chuck Tauer opened Books N Time in 2013 and Hughes knew right away […]
By Melissa Wagoner When author Lisa Gerlits learned that her book, A Many Feathered Thing, had been named a 2022 Oregon Spirit Book Award (OSBA) winner under the category of Best Debut Book, she almost didn’t believe it. “It’s unexpected because it’s two years after the publication date,” Gerlits said. “I thought my husband was joking.” But it was no […]
By Melissa Wagoner Norman English didn’t set out to become a writer. But when he retired from a career as a Field Officer working for Workman’s Comp of Oregon 13 years ago, writing found him. “I’ve always liked the process of writing,” English said. Recalling, “The first thing I printed was – we had a family reunion 20 years ago […]
By Melissa Wagoner A blue Mason jar becomes a button holder or a candle holder. The paper from old books transforms into paper wreaths. Clothing once out of style is in again. What’s old is new as shoppers seek to reuse old things. Discovering treasures at antique and thrift shops is a way of recycling. Blackbird Granary, Antiques & Collectibles, […]
If you haven’t taken a stroll through downtown Silverton lately, you may want to make the venture. Businesses are opening in once vacant storefronts, providing opportunities to shop and dine locally.
