Parks receive funding: Improvements planned for three sites

July 2010 Posted in News | Comments Off

By Mary Owen Aumsville residents can expect an array of summer recreation activities at the new Porter-Boone Park Recreation Facility – and two more parks projects, thanks to two new grants awarded by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. The Porter-Boone Park ...

Lodge at the lake: DeGeorge develops Detroit Lake getaway

July 2010 Posted in Business | Comments Off

By Mary Owen Opal Creek, Fisherman’s Flats, Three-Fingered Jack – all local points of interest and most recently names given to rooms at the newly renovated lodge at Detroit Lake. “Hopefully people will enjoy what we have built and come to realize ...

Made with love: Stayton woman creates quilts to share with others

July 2010 Posted in Arts, Culture & History, People | Comments Off

By Mary Owen More than 345 babies have been wrapped in love because of a Stayton woman’s philanthropy. Helen Klamp has donated that number of baby quilts and plans to keep donating to the Santiam Memorial Hospital Auxiliary. At any given time, a ...

Good excuse to golf: Two August tournaments benefit youth

July 2010 Posted in Community | Comments Off

By Mary Owen Fore! Watch out, folks. Golf balls will be flying during two area youth benefit golf tournaments this month. Ram Open Golf Tournament Regis High School is gearing up for its 25th annual Ram Open Golf Tournament on Aug. 14 at the Santiam ...

Swingin’ seniors: Santiam Senior Center pictures a different calendar

July 2010 Posted in Other | Comments Off

By Mary Owen The Calendar Girls – and Guys – are coming to Stayton. A few years ago, the popular movie about senior English ladies photographed discreetly naked to raise funds for their church was shown at the local movie hall. Today, the ...

Scammed: Grandpa tricked out of $2,400

July 2010 Posted in News | Comments Off

By Mary Owen When Dave Delapp got a call from his grandson asking for help, he didn’t think twice. “But the call I got was a huge scam,” said the grandfather from Lyons. “When I got the call at 10:30 in the ...

Madeline Lau: Getting oriented – Dipping into total immersion of South Korean culture

July 2010 Posted in Columnists & Opinion | Comments Off

By Madeline Lau Partially for school credit and partially for fulfilling my own long-desired pilgrimage to Asia, I decided to study in Seoul, South Korea this summer to soak up the culture and learn the incredibly funky language. Here are some ...

Treasure seeker: Diane Kaser enjoys finding and selling antiques

July 2010 Posted in People | 1 Comment »

By Kristine Thomas Sublimity resident Diane Kaser feels a responsibility to rescue items others have abandoned. An avid collector of antiques, Kaser was at a thrift store when she spied a photo album dating to the 1800s. Glancing through the black and ...

A Grin at the End: No shiftless teens at our house

July 2010 Posted in Columnists & Opinion | Comments Off

By Carl Sampson The clutch is the Rodney Dangerfield of auto parts. No one really wants one, unless it is attached to a means of transportation. Teenagers — mine in particular — hold a high level of contempt for clutches. In my ...

Play ball! Volunteer efforts succeed in turning field into field of dreams

July 2010 Posted in Community | Comments Off

By Mary Owen Mehama Ball Park is fast becoming a community place to go, thanks to volunteer efforts that grew the park from an empty field in the ’60s to the three fields that it has today. “In this last year, we ...
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