I first became aware of Scott Gragg on a lunch trip to the Wooden Nickel shortly after my arrival in Silverton in 1997. There was a New York Giants Scott Gragg jersey on the wall and I got the lowdown on him from my food server. Great story. Silverton High grad in 1990, college player at Montana and then 11 […]
By Melissa Wagoner Glen Damewood is a well-known, long-time restaurateur. The owner of Mac’s Place, which he opened with a partner in 1980, as well as two Wooden Nickel restaurants – one in Silverton and one in Sublimity – Damewood’s is a familiar face to many. On top of that, there’s his band, the Syco Billy’s String Band. Damewood initially […]
Glen Damewood remembers his high school football coach urging his players, “Go until hell freezes over. And after that, fight on the ice!”
Enjoy a glass of wine and great food at the first Mt. Angel Fine Wine and Food Festival April 3 and 4 at the Willamette Valley Events Center in Mt. Angel.
By Kathy Cook Hunter To some people, it’s a bummer. To others, it’s a benefit. “It” is the Oregon Indoor Clean-Air Act, known as the smoke-free workplace law. All indoor workplaces are now required to post a decal at doorways and employee entrances stating, “No smoking within 10 feet” and giving further explanation of the law, which also restricts […]
