Editor: Some brief background: My wife Virginia and I (Tom) lived for 35 years on our family farm close to Mount Angel, where we raised our three boys. Brother Zan and I were born there. Perhaps three years ago for various reasons we had to move, building a new home in Mount Angel. Because of my love for the house, […]
By Tom Ewing My middle son Ross (now 32) attended all three schools in Mount Angel, graduating from Kennedy High School in 2003 and then from the University of Oregon four years later. After that, he left for China to teach English as a second language. He became fluent in Chinese. He met a beautiful woman, Tian Huijun (“Donna” is […]
By Kristine Thomas There is an added sense of urgency to remove weeds, mow the grass, prune the flower beds and tidy up at Maple Hill Farm, west of Mount Angel. Zan Ewing, 69, of West Salem is responsible for mowing the grass while his nephews, Zan, 36, and Ross, 31, tackle yard tasks. Their youngest brother, Nathan, 26, was […]
In the 1950s, some citizens of Mount Angel established a small nursing home with 17 residents. They soon discovered that founding a nursing home and running it were very different situations. They appealed to the Benedictine Sisters, who agreed to supervise it.
By Linda Whitmore As Oregon celebrates its Sesquicentennial, Our Town Life salutes the families and institutions that have a long history in the Silverton, Mt. Angel, Molalla and Scotts Mills region. This is the second segment in the year-long series. Tom Ewing and his wife, Virginia, live west of Mt. Angel on a farm established by Tom’s ancestors early in […]
