Light up the night: Parades, treelightings celebrate opening of holidays

December 2011 Posted in Arts, Culture & History, Community | Comments Off

By Mary Owen Kim Zuber had a dream: host a Christmas light parade in Sublimity. This Christmas, she hopes town folks will come out twinkling as her dream becomes a reality. “We encourage everyone who wants to enter to do so,” Zuber ...

Rebuilding trust: Stayton Booster club deals with more than loss of funds

December 2011 Posted in News | Comments Off

By Mary Owen 32nd annual Stayton High School Booster Club benefit Dinner & Auction Theme: ‘Saturday Night Cruise-In’ Stayton High School, 757 W. Locust St., Stayton Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012 5:30 p.m. Doors Open & Silent Auction 6:15 p.m. Dinner served 7 p.m. Oral Auction Tickets: $20 per person includes admission ...

Getting up to speed: Regis raising money to refurbish track

December 2011 Posted in School, Sports & Recreation | Comments Off

By Mary Owen The Regis High School 40-year-old track needs a facelift. “It was reconfigured and resurfaced in 1995, and the community gave generously to that. Now it’s worn out again, and we’re hoping the community will get behind us once again,” ...

Samantha’s tale: Cat goes a-truckin’ to Texas… and finds a way home

December 2011 Posted in Other | Comments Off

By Chris Childs Life-long Stayton area residents Richard and Mary Heater aren’t ones to let grass grow under their feet. While many people their age are content to relax after a lifetime in the working world, the Heaters stay busy. Over the past ...

Alternative medicine for pets: Vet uses acupuncture, laser therapy and holistic medicines to treat pet illnesses

December 2011 Posted in Business | Comments Off

By Mary Owen For most of her patients, needles are less of an issue than staying still. Why? Dr. Lori Braun’s patients aren’t human. They meow, bark and sometimes downright howl. “Veterinary acupuncture comes with its own special set of challenges,” said Braun, a ...

Click-ready customers: Businesses experiment with computer coupon lures

December 2011 Posted in Business | Comments Off

By Mary Owen In today’s tight economy, some local businesses are getting their Groupon. Allison McKenzie, executive director and enterprise facilitator with Grow EDC, said online coupons such as Groupon, DealChicken and Living Social are helping some small business owners attract new ...

Racing to awareness: Break the Chain opens Sublimity apparel store

December 2011 Posted in Business | Comments Off

By Mary Owen Break the Chain Apparel has a new home with what owner Tammi Burns calls “a racing feel.” Concrete floors, diamond plate on the wall and light switch covers, and a set of Mickey Thompson slicks to hold open its ...

Power of persistence: Former Regis quarterback a star in Canada

December 2011 Posted in Sports & Recreation | Comments Off

By Mary Owen A former Regis quarterback has taken the Canadian Football League by storm. Travis Lulay, 28, a second-year starter for the B.C. Lions, is hot on the heels of Montreal Alouettes quarterback Anthony Calvillo, 39, for the CFL’s outstanding player ...

Suffragist heritage: Abigail Scott Duniway fought for rights

December 2011 Posted in Arts, Culture & History, People | Comments Off

By Tami Richards In the second half of the nineteenth century, a young woman who would later lead Oregon’s women voters to the polls came to the Willamette Valley by wagon train. Abigail Jane Scott (1834-1915) moved to Lafayette in 1852 with ...

Madeline’s Adventures: Taiwan – Part One of my travel adventures

December 2011 Posted in Columnists & Opinion | Comments Off

By Madeline Lau While I love working as a park ranger some aspects of my job, like living in a remote area, makes it hard to communicate and maintain relationships with the outside world. To remedy this I was thrilled to plan ...
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