By James Day A Silverton Rotary proposal to build an “all-abilities” playground in Old Mill Park near the Silverton Community Pool has won the approval of the City Council. Councilors at their April 4 meeting approved the site after hearing a report from Rotary that featured renderings and charts on the concepts that they hope the park will include. The […]
By Kristine Thomas Four-year-old Leah Martin reminded her dad, Andrew, about the dance in December. Three-year-old Avery Satern has mentioned the dance more than a few times to her parents, Brent and Kelly Satern. Megan Wavra, 5, and Brittyn Wavra, 4, eyes lit-up with excitement when their dad, Eric Wavra, told them he had bought tickets for this year. After […]
By Kristine Thomas On a sunny Friday morning at Silverton’s Coolidge McClaine Park, Brent Satern and his daughter, Avery, picked daisies. Quietly, Brent shared with Avery that the daisies with touches of pink on their petals are the ones touched by fairies. Avery turns 3 in May. It’s simple, yet precious moments like this that Brent realizes are important to […]
Water, food, and air are the essentials of life. In Myanmar, clean water is rare. The small Southeast Asia country formally known as Burma has water that is debilitating at best and deadly in many places. Relief and humanitarian groups are working to get residents potable water, especially to the children. The Rotary Club of Silverton, as part of Rotary […]
Community members came out en masse for a town hall meeting March 9 with a clear mission: retain Homer Davenport Days.
Kevin Palmer, Scott Gragg, Mary Purdy and Mary Steers are a handful of the athletes participating in the Silverton Rotary Club’s May Madness Alumni Basketball Extravaganza. The event begins at 6:30 p.m. May 19 at the Silverton High School Schlador Street Campus. Tickets are $5. The event is a fundraiser for the Silverton Rotary. The club provides scholarships to graduating […]
