Stampede offers lots of community benefits

August 2008 Posted in Other | Comments Off

By Jan Jackson As if the PRCCA purse that goes to some of the best rodeo professionals in the business isn’t enough, the 2008 Santiam Canyon Stampede will raise money to help Santiam Memorial Hospital in its fight against breast cancer, ...

Economical transportation: more riders are taking the bus

August 2008 Posted in News | Comments Off

By Mary Owen With gas topping $4 a gallon, the local bus system is bursting with new riders. “We have been picking up regularly,” said Frank Brown, interim road supervisor for Chemeketa Area Regional Transportation System, also known as CARTS. Brown said April ...

Extra, extra: recalling a time when newspapers – and paperboys – were the main news source

August 2008 Posted in Columnists & Opinion | Comments Off

By MJB We are often told, if we are in the habit of getting our news from the television set, that the news they are presently reporting will be updated in the next half-hour or so. Years ago in L.A., I used ...

iServe brings churches together for community projects

August 2008 Posted in Other | Comments Off

By Mary Owen Parks got pruned, schools were painted and city offices got a little TLC recently when Christians in four cities took the biblical edict to “love one another” straight to their communities. “iServe came about from the conviction that ...

War stories: Lyons rancher shares tales of service

August 2008 Posted in People | Comments Off

By Mary Owen Thurman Smith is one lucky dog! “That’s what they called me when I came close to being bombed out of the air,” said Smith, a 90-year-old veteran of three wars with the U.S. Army Air Corps, which became the ...

Western heritage author’s theme in books, real life

August 2008 Posted in Arts, Culture & History | Comments Off

By Mary Owen Author Jane Kirkpatrick has a grasp of how to blend Oregon’s history with fiction that grabs the interest of readers. More than 50 people came out in June to hear Kirkpatrick talk about the power of stories in ...

Stayton blacksmith plys his trade

August 2008 Posted in Business | Comments Off

Blacksmith artist Tom Dudkowsky of Stayton will give a metal work demonstrations at Fresh to You Produce & Garden Center from noon to 3 p.m. Saturdays in August. Dudkowsky is the owner of Ironvision in Stayton. For 30 years, he has ...

Sisters create products for moms and kids

August 2008 Posted in Business | Comments Off

By Mary Owen As a new mom, Michelle Armstrong found so many poorly made, high-priced baby-and-mommy items that she decided she needed to do something about it. Armstrong joined with her sister, Christina McDaniel of Scio, to open Mango & Mint, an ...

Relay for life fundraiser tops $83,000

August 2008 Posted in Other | Comments Off

By Mary Owen At the Stayton Relay for Life on July 11, Peggy Wilson walked the survivor lap, ate a burger, and then joined teammates for another hour around the Regis High School track. “Everyone was so energetic,” said Wilson, a cancer-survivor ...

Madeline’s Adventures: Someone to look up to

August 2008 Posted in Columnists & Opinion | Comments Off

By Madeline Lau My best friend in the world is one of the coolest people I’ve ever known. She’s super smart, super fun, really considerate and a great cook. She’s been all over the world and is never afraid to venture into ...
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