By Kristine Thomas It was midnight in Massachusetts when Mount Angel resident Pete Wall listened to a voice message urging him to call Nann Fleck. Thinking it was too late to return the call, he waited until the next morning. Wall was certain Fleck was calling about something related to the Mount Angel Police Department, where she works. He didn’t […]
By Kristine Thomas A Renaissance man. A historian, photographer, researcher and writer. A go-to-guy. Those are some of the words used to describe Silverton resident Gus Frederick. Now, he has one more title to his long list – Silverton’s First Citizen for 2015. “I was surprised, definitely honored and humbled to be recognized by my community,” Frederick said. However, he […]
By Brenna Wiegand To recognize their decades of volunteer service, Jim and Marilyn Hall were chosen as Mount Angel’s First Citizens for 2014. They also celebrate their 40-year anniversary this year with eight kids ages 14-38 and 12 grandchildren. Though Marilyn led Vacation Bible School for 25 years and has hosted a Bible study for 10 years, she is best […]
By Kristine Thomas Jane Jones said her husband didn’t think she would act so quickly. But then again, Ron Jones should have known better and shouldn’t be surprised at what Jane does especially since they have known each other since high school. Jane Jones merely mentioned she was considering joining the Silverton Rotary Club when the next thing Ron knew […]
By Brenna Wiegand Silverton’s 2013 First Citizen Kyle Palmer wishes all kids could enjoy the type of upbringing he did. Palmer, 47, has been the practice manager at Silver Creek Animal Clinic since 1998 and is a certified vet tech specializing in animal dentistry. For 28 years, he has managed Evans Valley Stables and is director of Northwest Equine Practitioner’s […]
Beth Davisson enjoys pulling a student’s leg by saying Silverton High School named its baseball field after her. Davisson Field was named in honor of Beth’s husband Bill, who was the varsity baseball coach and a teacher at SHS for 30 years before retiring.
By Dixon Bledsoe Brent Earhart has many fans. So many, in fact, 12 signed his nomination to be Mt. Angel’s First Citizen. And that was just one nomination. To Earhart, being nominated is very special. “It feels great and I am truly humbled. I have received awards and medals before, but this is even better because it comes from […]
By Jan Jackson When Shaun Rottner talks about how the Bavarian Haus Restaurant and Lounge won the 2008 Mt. Angel Business of the Year award, he quickly credits his brother and chef Eric Rottner for the food, long-time hostess and former owner Ginger Mikkelsen for the hospitality, his wife Jackie GrosJacques for her marketing and management sense and the […]
Silverton High School senior Briana Bledsoe is a list maker. When she was an eighth-grader, she made a list of what she wanted to accomplish before graduating from high school. Her list included studying to become a doctor, becoming valedictorian and playing basketball for the Lady Foxes.
When Chamber of Commerce ambassadors suddenly entered his law office to announce he’d been selected Silverton’s First Citizen, Don Kelley was flabbergasted.
