Networker supreme: Mary Albert retires from chamber of commerce

January 2011 Posted in People | Comments Off

By Mary Owen For the past 20 years, Mary Albert has been the toast of the Stayton-Sublimity Chamber of Commerce. Now SSCOC members want to toast Albert, 59, who is retiring at the end of this month. “Mary has helped countless businesses by ...

Speak up: Are Community Awards important?

January 2011 Posted in Community, News | Comments Off

By Mary Owen The Stayton-Sublimity Chamber of Commerce wants you to speak up! “We want people to let us know how important an event is to them,” said Helen Ramsdell, SSCOC president. SCCOC’s board of directors is looking at all services and ...

Cure for Cabin Fever: Kim Coates chairs an evening of great escapes

January 2011 Posted in Community | Comments Off

By Mary Owen Stayton High Boosters Fundraiser Jan. 22, 5:30 p.m. Stayton High School Gym Tickets: $20, 503-767-4501 Proceeds from the event will benefit SHS athletic programs, college scholarships, and the senior class party. Kim Coates strongly believes in contributing to her children’s schools, ...

Serving with pride: More volunteer firefighters needed

January 2011 Posted in Community, News | Comments Off

By Mary Owen The Stayton and Sublimity fire districts need a few good people. “The need for volunteers is always there,” said Alan Hume, assistant chief and training officer for the Sublimity Fire District. “Even with a large group of volunteers, not ...

Art, poetry exhibit reception set for Jan. 9

January 2011 Posted in Arts, Culture & History | Comments Off

Ten Stayton-area artists invite the community to see their paintings and mixed-media works they have created in response to poems by Oregon poets. The work is on display the month of January at Paul Toews’ studio, 349 N. Third Ave., Stayton. ...

Lyons receives tree donation

January 2011 Posted in Other | Comments Off

By Mary Owen Several areas in Lyons received a new look for the new year with a recent donation by a local business owner of 400 trees and shrubs. Bev Reding of Fawn Meadow Farm/Gardens Year-Round, a tree nursery in Lyons, donated ...

Little Carterman: Sublimity newborn fights liver cancer

January 2011 Posted in People | Comments Off

By Mary Owen In the wake of the Dec. 14 Aumsville Tornado, Jennifer and Chuck Funrue are weathering their own storm. The Sublimity couple’s newborn son, Carter Richmond Funrue, is fighting for his life at Oregon Health Sciences University where he was ...

Madeline’s Adventures: That’s the ticket – Spanish holiday restores the relish to life

January 2011 Posted in Columnists & Opinion | Comments Off

By Madeline Lau I had a plane ticket sitting around since March, ready to go, seat saved for me on the plane, all I had to do was get to LA to book it and off I went. Currently unemployed, I had ...

Second wind: WWII vet Daniel Muzechenko copes with tornado’s aftermath

January 2011 Posted in News, People | Comments Off

By Sheldon Traver Daniel Muzechenko leaned against his garage and into a torrent of rain on Dec. 19, five days after a tornado struck Aumsville. At 85, his face is wrinkled with age. Weariness is evident in his expression and his eyes ...

A Grin at the End: Puppygate defeat

January 2011 Posted in Columnists & Opinion | Comments Off

By Carl Sampson Unlike my many young friends who believe civilization began with the invention of the Internet — thanks for nothing, Al Gore — I can’t wait for the time when we all get our heads back together and communicate ...