Relief effort – Silverton pastor returns from Ukraine mission

April 2022 Posted in Community, History & Culture, News, People | Comments Off on Relief effort – Silverton pastor returns from Ukraine mission

By James Day Silverton pastor Kurt Barnes is back from a week-long Ukrainian relief effort in Poland. He returned tired, inspired and eager to continue to help. Poland has become ground zero for refugees from the conflict in Ukraine, and Barnes, a ...

Back home – Unearthed photograph returns to Portland, thanks to volunteers

February 2022 Posted in History & Culture, People | Comments Off on Back home – Unearthed photograph returns to Portland, thanks to volunteers

By Fred A. Parkinson Sometimes, things just work out. Through a serendipitous chain of events, a long-forgotten artifact has found its way back to its original neighborhood.  As a member of the Silverton Country Historical Society with an avid interest Silverton’s architectural ...