By Kathy Cook Hunter You’ve seen her, the lady in the hat. People know her by her hats, her merry smile and her twinkling eyes. If you’ve attended a First Christian Church Community Dinner you’ve heard her music. “I try to play the old songs everybody knows, like You are My Sunshine,” she says. “I used to play for dancing […]
By Kathy Cook Hunter When some Silverton Garden Club men and women decided to make a quilt, most of them had no idea it would lead to friendships. Club treasurer and a quilter Jeff Bovee suggested interested members create a quilt to sell as a fundraiser, and the suggestion was immediately met with enthusiasm. “We had many quilting gardeners and […]
By Kathy Cook Hunter With the right card in your wallet you are entitled to read the biographies of kings and scientists, to be enchanted by poets and engaged by prose, to discover new music and movies and to walk out the door with an armload of books, magazines, movies and more – without paying. With the potential to be […]
She’s not nuts, she’s persistent. Mary Grant has had an idea for years, but only recently did she decided to share it. Back in 2011 she announced to the Mount Angel Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, of which she is past president, that she wanted to create another festival, this time celebrating the hazelnut. After more than a year […]
By Kathy Cook Hunter Kim Visser of Silverton is passionately enthusiastic about her church’s Mission of Hope project. “Serving the poor is at the heart of our church’s mission, and mine as well,” she says. The home physical therapist for Providence Benedictine in Mount Angel is acutely aware of physical pain. “Many people who come to MOH are hurting physically, […]
Be on the lookout for them at the Silverton Sidewalk Shindig, they’ll be dressed in flowery shirts, playing their hearts out and making you laugh. Undoubtedly you’ll find yourself humming along, too, to music you may have grown up with…
A favorite summer event of collectors from miles around is about to be improved.
Old Stuff on Main Street, an annual Fourth of July antiques-and-collectibles street fair in Silverton, is expanding this year, taking in more streets, more vendors, and, by golly, adding live music, too.
The Holiday Tour of Homes is the star of this year’s holiday season in Silverton. The Silverton Hospital Auxiliary is sponsoring the tour from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17 as a fundraiser for its annual gift to the hospital.
In novelist Elizabeth Berg’s Home Safe the main character, Helen, muses about book clubs, “Thank heaven for the popularity of book clubs; sometimes [she] thinks they’re the main reason publishers – and authors – are still in business.”
Star and Greg Hart danced around one another in careful teamwork behind the counter at Silver Creek Coffee House. Owners of the espresso shop since January, the couple has made some changes and have planned additional ones.
How did a young chef/food designer from the Midwest end up in Oregon? Like many others in the last few years, Eric Nelson, executive chef of Vitality at Wellspring, was drawn to the moderate western Oregon climate and the readily available fresh foods grown here.
In the late 1800s a rural area south of Silverton was the home of McCalpin School, that served children of the farming community of Waldo Hills until 1950 when Victor Point Elementary opened. McCalpin was a close community where people knew each other and liked to be together. Many were in the same family. In 1938 or 1939 a group of women organized the McCalpin Stitchers to create quilt-like lap robes for people in nursing homes in Mount Angel, Silverton and Stayton. Along with a purpose, it gave its members a social outlet.
Is it “my time” to deal with my excess weight? While many of us are asking ourselves that question at the start of the new year, we also may not know how to go about losing the weight. One answer may be joining a TOPS or Take Off Pounds Sensibly program. Groups meet Thursday evenings and Friday mornings in Silverton.
Scientists recently announced there are three times as many stars in space as they once thought – something like a sextillion. That’s nothing new to Silverton, where there are also more stars sparkling downtown.
Think of it, men: a night of Christmas shopping located mostly at Seven Brides Brewery. You can watch sports on the big-screen TV and drink beer while perusing vendors’ tables around the edges of The Tap Room.
Even Martha likes them, our wonderful Oregon-grown hazelnuts. “Martha” as in Martha Stewart. A recent issue of Martha Stewart Living magazine featured recipes with hazelnuts – also known as filberts – reminding cooks and bakers pondering their list of Christmas holiday gift possibilities to include some with hazelnuts.
Carolyn Hutton’s heart belongs to Silverton, although she resides with her husband, Marlin, in Salem. “I’m a third-generation Silvertonian, and so is Marlin,” said Hutton, adding she and Marlin graduated from Silverton High School. As she prepares to retire as the volunteer curator for the Silverton Country Historical Museum, Hutton reflected on what she’s learned and contributed to the museum in the last decade.
Glen Damewood remembers his high school football coach urging his players, “Go until hell freezes over. And after that, fight on the ice!”
He’s the man in the blue “Farmer Brown” overalls seen about Silverton inspecting one of 19 public murals or working in the downtown flowerbeds. Vince Till is nothing if not passionate about the Silverton Mural Society he’s led since 1995.
For those people jokingly called “out standing in their fields” – the crop-growing farmers of Oregon – George Harris is an important fellow to know and do business with.
By Kathy Cook Hunter Ryan Gengler and Ben Rash created a pub with a friendly atmosphere where people yearning for authentic German beers and favorite team can find their heart’s desire. The owners of the Bierhaus in Mount Angel, friends since childhood, purchased the former Larry’s Salon, 315 N. Main St., and renovated it inside and out. On the exterior, […]
Oregon banker Bill Humphreys remains optimistic as he faces what he considers a continuing recession in this state.
I remember when progressive dinners were all the rage during the ’50s and ’60s. In subsequent years, however, I’ve rarely had the opportunity to be involved in that old-fashioned custom.
You might say Donna Snyder likes to paint the town red. Snyder, owner and manager of The Red Bench, an antiques and collectibles mecca in downtown Silverton, didn’t waste any time adding a large touch of red to Water Street when she opened in 2005.
By Kathy Cook Hunter Here is a recipe to fill your special Christmas needs. From what I could glean from my oldest cookbook, what I’ve always called “date bars” are English Matrimonials – also known as “matrimonial cake.” This version came from a friend, Patti Krug. It’s a good cookie all year, I think. If you or your family doesn’t […]
