By Cambria Roth Silverton native Ben Rue packed his belongings and a guitar into his Ford Explorer, waved goodbye to his parents Donna and Joel Rue, and took a chance. He left town on Feb. 19, 2012 and 36 hours later was in Nashville, Tenn. Although he has been home several times since leaving, he returns to Silverton in a […]
Around the first weekend in December, the state of Oregon divides right down the 50-yard line when it comes to college football. There are families full of devoted Oregon State University Beaver fans. There are families of steadfast University of Oregon Duck fans.
Raising livestock and training them for exhibition takes months of dedicated effort.
Izaak Tobin is not your average incoming sophomore in high school. Six days of the week, he drives an hour and a half to practice in Hillsboro and on days off, he runs. His work ethic is taking him places.
The Silverton High Schools boys and girls track and field teams both won the Mid-Willamette Conference district and dual championships.
Struggling with early season losses and feeling as if they lacked cohesiveness, the Silverton High School softball team didn’t begin the season in its groove.
By Cambria Roth The Silverton High School Speech and Debate team took second place in 5A OSAA Speech and Debate State Tournament at Western Oregon University in April. Angela Rofelty placed second in Prose. Finalists were Dallas Goschie in Expository; Michelle Golan in Prose; Haley Karlson in Dramatic Interpretation; Gavin Knox in Humorous Interpretation and Aden Krueger in After Dinner […]
Silverton High School Future Business Leaders of America members attended the state Business Leadership Conference in Portland in April to put their skills to the test.
As of press time on Feb. 24, the boys’ basketball team was ranked fourth in state in the 5A Coaches Boys Basketball Poll and was in first place in the Mid-Willamette standings. The team’s league record is 12-1 and 21-2 overall. It will compete in the state playoffs, with first and second round games scheduled the first week of March and the state tournament March 11-13.
The music cues, the spotlight shines, and the Silverton High School Dance team takes the floor. With focus and style they execute a carefully choreographed routine.
Interviewed by Cambria Roth
Rebecca Merrell, Lindsey Kariker, Hannah Roth and Jason Pallister stand on the sidelines, watching the Silverton High School football team fight for a win. Roth fetches water for the exhausted players, Merrell keeps track of the offensive stats, while Pallister records defense and Kariker wraps ankles and helps with anything medical.
In the spring of 2003, Fred George formed a team of 8-year-old girls called ‘The Emeralds’ for the Silver Falls Soccer Club.
By Cambria Roth At 3 Rebecca Cross was gliding across the wooden floors of the Silverton Ballet and Performing Arts Co. This summer and fall the Silverton High senior will take her talent and experience to the graduate program for the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre. “I have been dancing more professionally since I was 13 through Pacific Festival Ballet and more […]
By Cambria Roth The Silverton High School Speech and Debate team won its second consecutive state championship with an outstanding performance at the OSAA 5A Speech State Championship. Senior Diana Cater and sophomore Haley Karlson will compete at the National Forensic League Tournament in Birmingham, Ala. Cater was the state champion in both Oratory and Expository speaking and quarter finalist […]
By Cambria Roth Five of Silverton High School’s English Language Learners and Migrant Education students earned recognition at the 19th annual Cesar Chavez Leadership Conference in Portland this spring. The students spent a week exploring the legacy of Cesar Chavez, the son of a migrant farm worker who founded the union of farm workers. Along with learning of his dedication […]
By Cambria Roth With a first-year coach, Garron Lamoreau, this was supposed to be a rebuilding year for the Silverton High School girls’ basketball team. Instead, the team proved it could succeed with determination, heart and unity. “These girls didn’t even worry about stats, they had such great chemistry that it never came up,” Lamoreau said. “They liked each other […]
By Cambria Roth Last year, John F. Kennedy High School senior Stephanie Jones, received a heart-wrenching phone call, that her close family friend, Jordan Dark, was diagnosed with Ewing’s Sarcoma. For her senior project, Jones decided to put together a barbecue benefit to raise money and generate support from the community. This small course of action soon turned into […]
By Cambria Roth For the first time since 1999, Silverton High School’s marching band performed at halftime at a football game. Sophomore Joel Stevens is the reason the marching band program has returned to Silverton High School. Stevens is a drum major and plays the saxophone, guitar, bassoon, flute and piano. “The school puts a lot of money into athletics […]
By Cambria Roth Our Town Life interviewed Bill Miles about his new position as chief of the Silverton Fire Department. He replaces Vince Herman, who retired after almost 29 years of service. Miles, 50, is married and lives in Silverton. He and his wife, Cheryl, have two grown children, Dan and Amy. Q. What positions have you held in the […]
By Cambria Roth Silverton High School students invite the community to celebrate the 2008 Homecoming from Oct. 21 to 24. Students are eager to celebrate a week of festivities, including the Homecoming Dance with a Hollywood theme and dress-up days as cowboys, Hollywood stars, animals from movies and black and orange. Students in grades kindergarten through sixth grade are invited […]
