Verbal volleys: Civility urged as Stayton City Council grapples with dissension

June 2010 Posted in News | 1 Comment »

By Mary Owen Email messages from two city officials have added fuel to a fire heating up over an effort to recall Stayton Councilor James Loftus. The latest ruffle in an ongoing rift between Loftus and his fellow council members was over ...

Interchange: Project viewed as taking the community in right direction

June 2010 Posted in News | Comments Off

By Mary Owen A sprinkling of rain failed to dampen the enthusiasm of area residents and officials who turned out May 19 to view the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Stayton/Sublimity Interchange Project. Marion County Commissioner and longtime Sublimity resident Sam Brentano ...

Ayes 818, nays 880: Voters turnback Urban Renewal proposal

June 2010 Posted in News | Comments Off

By Mary Owen Stayton citizens said they’d forego the chance to establish an Urban Renewal District that city officials projected would provide a dedicated source of funding to revitalize city’s downtown core. Approved late last year by the Stayton City Council, the ...

GROWing success: Business community shares expertise

June 2010 Posted in Business | Comments Off

By Mary Owen Want to GROW? Enterprize Facilitator Allison McKenzie can be reached at 503-871-5188 or www.growsantiam.org Aumsville entrepreneur John McGinn doubled his business last year thanks to help he received from a unique North Santiam Canyon program. “And he’s not alone,” said Allison McKenzie, enterprise facilitator ...

Success stories: Network offers support, advice

June 2010 Posted in Business | 1 Comment »

By Mary OwenInto the Wild Equine Adventures is ready to launch. “But without the GROW model, our business, like so many out there, would be struggling,” said Sheila Hoover, owner, with her husband, Jahn. “All three legs of its foundation ...

Poetry project: June events initiate new series format

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

Eleanor Berry has concluded the Second Sundays Series of Poetry Readings, which she has coordinated in Stayton for the past eight years, and is now launching a new project, with fewer regularly scheduled but more varied poetry events and productions. The ...

Open spaces: Recreate or relax in Stayton’s nine parks

June 2010 Posted in Community | Comments Off

By Mary Owen Stayton’s nine parks should get a good workout this summer with the lure of free, family and fun entertainment. Bob Parsons, senior parks maintenance operator, manages about $154,000 a year to maintain Stayton’s park system, including wages for himself ...

Community pride: Volunteers help out on city projects

June 2010 Posted in Community | Comments Off

By Mary Owen Thanks to some Stayton High School and Corban University students, Stayton’s Westown wall has a fresh new look. The group covered graffiti with salvaged gray paint from Marion County Recycling Center, said Angeline Lehnert, who coordinates volunteers for the ...