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Mayhem mystery: Community theatre presents classic comedy

October 2012 Posted in Arts, Culture & History | Comments Off

By Mary Owen Aumsville Community Theatre’s next production blends thrills with comedy just in time for Halloween. The classic comedy-thriller, Arsenic and Old Lace, offers a sinister yet humorous look at the lives of two old but sweet spinster sisters, Abby and ...

Locally made, grown: Saturday Faire moves to Mehama

August 2012 Posted in Arts, Culture & History, Community | Comments Off

By Mary Owen Disrupting winds along Highway 22 has forced the Cascade Foothills Saturday Faire to move from Gates to Mehama. “The first faire opened in the summer of 2008 and was located in Gates in a wide grassy area next to ...

Swing time: Glenn Tadina shares his love of music you can dance to

July 2012 Posted in Arts, Culture & History, People | Comments Off

By Mary Owen Glenn Tadina has a penchant for playing dance band music. “I had a lot of encouragement from my parents to get involved with music,” said Tadina, who has been a dance band leader for three-plus decades. “As I developed ...

Making magic: Scott Anderson brings M*A*S*H Meets Magic to Aumsville

July 2012 Posted in Arts, Culture & History, People | Comments Off

By Mary Owen Renowned magician and U.S. Army aviator Scott Anderson is ready to perform for the locals. “Since this is my solo show, it is a much smaller and intimate performance than what you would see at a casino,” said Anderson, ...

100 years strong: Old Glory still waves on pole from Sublimity’s City Hall

June 2012 Posted in Arts, Culture & History, Community | Comments Off

By Mary Owen An American flag proudly flies around the clock on a historic flagpole, a tribute to the past and the future. “The flag pole, crafted by Joseph Prange, is 100 years old this year,” said owner Ron Etzel. “I expect ...

Road show: ACT hits the road to bring comedy to three communities

May 2012 Posted in Arts, Culture & History | Comments Off

By Mary Owen Aumsville Community Theatre is taking its newest play on the road. Nunsense, dubbed a “hilarious spoof about five nuns putting on a talent show as a fundraiser” by director Shannon Rempel, will run in Mill City, Shaw and ...

Passport to art: Day-long festival features art, music, writers and more

May 2012 Posted in Arts, Culture & History, Community | Comments Off

By Mary Owen The CanyonArts Festival brings a whole new lineup of entertainment, a full day of music and interactive fun for the family this month. “Aside from our performers, there will be time between sets and activities for open microphone and ...

Stayton Highlights make it 10 in a row: Top dance team in Oregon

April 2012 Posted in Arts, Culture & History, School | Comments Off

By Mary Owen Hard work and determination paid off with a 10th straight title win at the week-long OSAA Dance/Drill State Championships last month for the Stayton High School Highlights Dance Team. “We had an amazing group of girls who had a ...

Aumsville Museum: Visiting the past

April 2012 Posted in Arts, Culture & History | Comments Off

By Mary Owen Aumsville Museum and History Center will open its doors on Saturdays starting this month. “We have lots of photos of the tornado on display,” said Ted Shepard, president of the Aumsville Historical Society which oversees the museum. “And of ...

Light up the night: Parades, treelightings celebrate opening of holidays

December 2011 Posted in Arts, Culture & History, Community | Comments Off

By Mary Owen Kim Zuber had a dream: host a Christmas light parade in Sublimity. This Christmas, she hopes town folks will come out twinkling as her dream becomes a reality. “We encourage everyone who wants to enter to do so,” Zuber ...