By Nancy Jennings When she isn’t volunteering around town, Kathy Wall loves to travel. She is known to hit the open road in her camper van with her devoted dog, Mara, a copper-colored Vizsla. “Once I drove 8,700 miles on a trip,” she said. The Mount Angel resident also enjoys golfing, walking, hiking and jogging. Having recently wrapped up the […]
By Steve Ritchie Being self-employed has its advantages. For Mount Angel farmer Ray Eder, one of the most important things about being his own boss is that it allows him the freedom to lend a hand in his community whenever it needs to be done. Eder, who is being honored by the Mount Angel Chamber of Commerce with the 2015 […]
By Dixon Bledsoe When a 3-year-old boy as asked what AAPAC meant to him, he told his mom “AAPAC means love.” Love, kindness and instruction are what students receive at AAPAC – the American Academy of Performing Arts Corp. For her professional and benevolent work, Marta Hazekamp was selected as the Silverton Chamber of Commerce 2014 “Distinguished Service” award winner. […]
By Kristine Thomas Silverton High School Special Education teacher Mary Rankin wants to start a new game in Silverton called the “Six degrees of Kevin Griffin.” Just like the game the “Six degrees of Kevin Bacon,” Rankin explained, people in Silverton can find a way in six or less acquaintances to connect to Griffin. From working at Roth’s Fresh Market where […]
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 […]
City council, chamber of commerce, YMCA, Ford Family Leadership Program, Silverton Together, economic advisory board… The list goes on. Who can do so much and be so involved?
