Great pumpkins: Competitive giants are fun, but not an easy hobby

October 2011 Posted in People | Comments Off

By Mary Owen She grows pumpkins, but not for the typical jack-o-lantern. “My heaviest pumpkin weighed 1,179 pounds,” said Sandy Jefferson, who lives just outside of Sublimity. A chance stop a few years ago at a Giant Pumpkin weigh-off motivated her to grow ...

Booklovers’ dream: Sale raises funds for Stayton Library

October 2011 Posted in Community | Comments Off

By Mary Owen Special prices for each day Thursday, Oct. 6, 5-8 p.m. Early Bird Night. Hardcovers $1.50, paperbacks 75 cents, children’s books 50 cents, videotapes $1. Romance 10 for $1.50. Friday, Oct. 7, 9 a.m. - 7 p.m., Hardcovers $1, paperbacks 50 cents, children’s books 25 cents. Saturday, Oct. 8, 9 a.m.- ...

Country fixin’s: Dinner, store, community feeling make for a good time

October 2011 Posted in Business, Other | Comments Off

By Omie Drawhorn St. Boniface Chicken Dinner & Bazaar Sunday, Oct. 9 Country Store hours: 10 a.m.- 3 p.m.. Dinner hours: 11 a.m.- 3 p.m. Sublimity Middle School cafeteria and gym 376 E Main St., Sublimity Tickets: $10 adult, $5 children 6-12, free younger ...

Bare shelves: Food bank supplies quickly disappear to meet high demand

October 2011 Posted in Community, News | Comments Off

By Mary Owen With bare shelves, Stayton Community Food Bank volunteers must make a trip to the local market to purchase food to fill the boxes clients pick up. “As food comes in, food goes out,” said Todd Jensen, chairman of ...

Poses provide poise: Yoga offers mind, body, spiritual benefits

October 2011 Posted in Your Health | Comments Off

By Omie Drawhorn Wendy Stone started attending to yoga classes to feel relief from the aches and pains of her fibromyalgia. The 61-year-old Stayton resident started attending the weekly yoga class at Stayton Library just over a year ago. The class ...

Mill City: Arson suspect awaits hearing

October 2011 Posted in News | Comments Off

By Aurora Ellison Almost a year after an arson fire destroyed the city hall in Mill City, Linn County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Joy Cronin, 47, of Gates, the city’s former financial clerk in connection with the fire. Cronin, who is out-on-bail, is ...

Lighthouse Sanctuary honors animal advocacy

October 2011 Posted in Business | Comments Off

Senior Deputy Brenda Lumley of the Marion County Sheriff’s Office was given The Humanitarian Award by The Lighthouse Farm Sanctuary at a Sept. 24 function in Scio. Lumley, a 24-year veteran, was recognized for her investigative work on animal abuse ...

‘The Boys Next Door’: Aumsville Theatre performs

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

By Mary Owen Always Our Children Aumsville Theater Troop 7 p.m. Oct. 21, 22, 28 and 29 2 p.m. on Oct. 23 and 30 Aumsville Community Center Tickets: $10 for adults, $8 for those over 55, $6 for students under 18. 503-302-0936 or visit aumsvillecommunitytheatretroop. webstarts.com Since the age of 16, Kevin ...

Search is on: Perfect pumpkins

October 2011 Posted in Community | Comments Off

By Aurora Ellison In spite of a wet summer, pumpkins all over the valley are ripe and ready. But a trip to the pumpkin patch features more than a walk through a field. Many local farms go all-out to ...

Still kicking: Stayton Self Defense celebrates 10 years

October 2011 Posted in Business | Comments Off

By Mary Owen Ten years ago, Colt Davis opened Stayton Self Defense to help others become physically fit. “I wanted to help people learn how to defend themselves and lead healthier lives,” said Davis, who owns the business with his wife, Wanda, ...
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