Tower to topple: Sublimity announces plan to dismantle water tank

April 2010 Posted in News | Comments Off

By Mary Owen Sublimity’s ailing water tower will be dismantled this month, weather permitting. “The main reason the tower is coming down is the cost of maintenance, time and the fact that over the years, weather has taken a toll on the ...

Kevin Rubel: Stayton First Citizen is always there to lend a helping hand

April 2010 Posted in People | Comments Off

By Mary Owen Kevin Rubel is just a bit shy about sharing his long list of volunteer accomplishments, but his fellow Moose Lodge members are not. Their admiration for Rubel, a founding member and governor for the past two years of the ...

Steve Zuber: Sublimity First Citizen offers time, talent and tools

April 2010 Posted in People | Comments Off

By Mary Owen When Bob Doerfler rolled out his tractor for the Sublimity Harvest Festival’s very first tractor pull in 1973, local teen Steve Zuber climbed into the driver’s seat and never looked back. That first tractor pull led Zuber, now 52, ...

Chuck Kvam: Man of the Year is the powerhouse of local events

April 2010 Posted in People | Comments Off

By Mary Owen When the lights go on at Stayton events, Chuck Kvam is usually behind their dazzle. “Chuck has been a quiet volunteer at all our community events where expert power distribution is necessary,” said Ken Cartwright of KENC Community Radio ...

Wilma Shelton: Woman of the Year believes service is a circle of giving

April 2010 Posted in People | Comments Off

By Mary Owen Giving back to the community that gave so much to her is the philosophy that drives Wilma Shelton to volunteer. “Stayton has given a lot to me over my lifetime,” said Shelton, nominated by Mary Albert and chosen for ...

A&W: Business of the Year has both car service and community service

April 2010 Posted in Business | Comments Off

By Mary Owen In 1960, the Stayton A&W first opened as a small stand, offering customers mugs of creamy root beer for 5 cents each. Today, the drive-in restaurant still sells its famous root beer and, according to management, provides Stayton citizens ...

Lewis Farms: Ag Star Award goes to family where volunteerism is a tradition

April 2010 Posted in Business | Comments Off

By Mary Owen In 1940, Mark and Dorothy Lewis started a livestock farm on 160 acres south of Aumsville, raising chickens, pigs and cattle. In 1958, Lewis Farms started raising row crops for NORPAC in Stayton. Today, Lewis Farms has stretched ...

Sarah Patty: Stayton High School Future First Citizen has long record of activity in community

April 2010 Posted in People | Comments Off

By Mary Owen Stayton High’s Sarah Patty has a “have done” list that clearly embraces her Future First Citizen status. A four-year honor student and 2009 All-American scholar, Patty is valedictorian for her senior class. She’s an academic all-star with muliple Eagle ...

Phil Uffelman: Regis High School Future First Citizen is a ‘silent leader’ working behind the scenes

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By Mary Owen Phil Uffelman calls himself “normal,” but those who know him think he is far more than that. “He is the type of person who makes an everyday commitment to make the school a better place,” his letter of nomination ...

Spring Awakening: CanyonArts Festival debuts

April 2010 Posted in Arts, Culture & History | Comments Off

By Mary Owen Jahn Hoover’s 2009 Beauty, Fashion and Wellness Show was so well received, it left many folks asking for more. “I brainstormed with several people and what we came up with was an arts festival,” said Hoover, a stylist from ...
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