Helping Haiti: Stayton doctor gathers medical team to assist after quake

February 2010 Posted in News, People | Comments Off

By Mary Owen Dr. Guesly Dessieux, a family practice physician at Santiam Memorial Hospital in Stayton, is returning to his roots with hope, help and heartache. “It will be hard to see so many people suffering,” said Dessieux, a native of Haiti, ...

A soldier’s story: Luke Walker finds himself in hotspots – and the spotlight

February 2010 Posted in People | Comments Off

By Matt Day Luke Walker doesn’t like being in the spotlight. Even at his own wedding.  “I don’t like to be the center of anything,” he said. “I kind of like to be in the background.” On Oct. 4, 2006, Walker and ...

Going fishing: Superintendent to retire from North Santiam School District

February 2010 Posted in News | Comments Off

By Mary Owen Concerns about increasing holes in the state’s education budget mingled with a desire to go fishing and visit with the grandkids figured in Dr. Jack Adams’s decision to take early retirement in June. “It’s financially feasible for me and ...

Moving up: Abdou become SHS principal, Klampe focuses on career-related programs

February 2010 Posted in News, School | Comments Off

By Mary Owen Federal stimulus funds have allowed two North Santiam School District administrators to move up in district ranks. Principal Charlotte Klampe leaves Stayton High School in the hands of former assistant principal Richard Abdou, while she serves as the district’s ...

Crowning glory: Kayla Roush to represent Oregon in National Miss High School America contest

February 2010 Posted in People, School | Comments Off

By Mary Owen Kayla Roush loves horseback riding, cheerleading, playing basketball, going to movies and hanging out with friends when she isn’t volunteering or studying for school. This last month, the 16-year-old Regis High School sophomore took on a new venture: representing ...

Stayton survey: Residents speak up about their wishes

February 2010 Posted in Community, News | Comments Off

See what they said Survey results are available for download on the city’s Web site: www.staytonoregon.gov. By Mary Owen Build more single-family homes, improve streets and sidewalks, acquire more parks and open spaces, revitalize downtown and further develop the Wilco/Shaff Road neighborhood – these are ...

Urban renewal: On May ballot

February 2010 Posted in News | Comments Off

By Mary Owen Citizens concerned about Stayton’s newly passed Urban Renewal District will get their say in the May primary election. A citizen’s group led by Jack Fiske collected enough signatures to place the URD, approved by Stayton City Council in December, ...

Public works at work: Water treatment upgrades done, other plans await funds

February 2010 Posted in News | Comments Off

By Jay Shenai Water treatment upgrades capped a list of highlights for City of Stayton projects in 2009, in an update presented to city officials and residents at a town hall meeting on the evening of Jan. 14. However, other projects may ...

Maddie’s Adventures: A damp introduction – Drizzly weather is not a problem when you look at the bright side of Oregon

February 2010 Posted in Columnists & Opinion | Comments Off

By Madeline Lau They say love can conquer anything, and I sure hope that includes Oregon rain! Recently my Orange County, Calif.-based boyfriend came to visit me in the Willamette Valley –in the dead of dreary winter. It was an impromptu trip ...

Sweet smell of success: Shop adds to Stayton’s bakery options

February 2010 Posted in Business | Comments Off

By Mary Owen From topsy-turvy to three-dimensional, Chantiell Tabor’s designer cakes please the eye and the palette. Tabor’s passion for cake-making started at age 7 in her mother’s kitchen. Now this Stayton “cake boss” has carved herself a niche in the local ...
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