Jason Myers: Stayton area resident named Marion County sheriff

October 2009 Posted in News, People | Comments Off

On Sept. 30, Marion County Board of Commissioners conducted a swearing-in ceremony, appointing Jason Myers to the sheriff’s position. Myers, formerly the undersheriff, is a 19-year veteran of the Marion County Sheriff’s Office. He replaces former Sheriff Russ Isham who resigned ...

Benefit set: Run for Jeff Oct. 17

October 2009 Posted in Community, People | Comments Off

By Mary Owen When Jeff Silbernagel needed help, neighbor Crista Miller went to bat, stepped up to the plate and swung hard. Fun run facts To order a T-shirt, or to receive an entry form call 503-580-4907 Send entrees to: Run for Jeff, P.O. ...

Tell me a story: Casle Portner delights tots with tall tales

October 2009 Posted in People | Comments Off

By Mary Owen “Once upon a time ...” There was a lady who really, really loved to read stories to a few of the little children who lived in her neighborhood. She got them involved in each book she read by having ...

Sauce success: Tribal Moose puts profits to work in the community

October 2009 Posted in Business, Food And Drink | Comments Off

By Mary Owen The Moose is loose, cry the boys behind the product. The “boys” are Ron Broughton, Brandon Reece and Clinton Cox. The “product” – Tribal Moose cranberry-based sauces. There is no secret recipe and no dog to sell it, but the ...

Wish fulfilled: Shrine built to honor Jesus and Mary

October 2009 Posted in Arts, Culture & History, Community | Comments Off

By Mary Owen For more than two decades, Carrie Etzel-Durig kept her uncle’s secret: he had a desire to erect a shrine of “great quality” at St. Boniface Catholic Church that would last for generations. A farmer all of his life, Vince ...

Madeline’s Adventures: Art and Arabic – Cultural challenges confront college co-ed

October 2009 Posted in Columnists & Opinion | Comments Off

By Madeline Lau Salam wa aleikum! Greetings from Southern California where yours truly is once again hitting the books in her last, yes, last, year of undergraduate studies! And what better to make this year ridiculously hard and interesting than to learn ...

A Grin at the End: And why are parks run by the Department of the Interior?

October 2009 Posted in Columnists & Opinion | Comments Off

By Carl Sampson I love national parks. Some of my earliest memories are of a visit my family made to Yosemite in California. After that trip, 5-year-old Carl was convinced he wanted to be a park ranger. Of course, that aspiration was ...

North Santiam wins grant for travel brochure

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The Oregon Tourism Commission awarded $63,000 through its Matching Grants Program in September, and the North Santiam Chamber of Commerce, partnering with the Stayton Sublimity Chamber of Commerce had one of the 11 tourism development projects funded. “We are ...

Sherman wins Oregon Health Care leadership award

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Marian Estates Director of Nursing Services Judy Sherman has just been awarded the Oregon Health Care Association’s Leadership Award. Sherman has been an integral part of the Marian Estates retirement community for more than 25 years. As the director ...