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Willamette Valley Bank community engagement officer Daylee Howard, left, and branch manager Joshua Keck present Silver Fallsy Family YMCA board president Chuck White and board member Bryan White with a check for $2,500. Submitted photo

Building on success: Silver Falls Family YMCA fundraises for new facility

By James Day The Silver Falls Family YMCA has embarked upon a major fundraising campaign to pay for and construct a new building in which to operate its programs. Amid challenges to insuring an aging building, the YMCA left its long-time home in the Silverton Community Center in March.  The building is currently being leased by the city from the […]

Splash Camp: New YMCA programs available in the summer

By Melissa Wagoner New Silverton YMCA aquatics director Chad Brookman has big plans for the summer programs and not all of them involve swimming. Brookman hails from San Diego, where he worked for the Y as the aquatics coordinator for a large pool, a beach lifeguard and summer camp counselor. He moved to the Silverton area in the midst of the […]