By Jim Kinghorn
After several months spent working on architectural projects in Bore-lando Fla., Victor Madge and Dana Smith have made their way back to our little slice ‘o heaven. Currently holed up in a secured, undisclosed location, be sure to join The Man and wish them a hearty “welcome back!” when you see them around town
If you have been looking for more ways to enjoy The Oregon Garden, you’re in luck, as on select Wednesday evenings the “gardeners” will be hosting ”Sunsets in the Garden”. The summer soirees will feature wine or beer tastings, music or art and they will even magically make the sun go down just before dark. Check oregongarden.org for the schedule and all the details.
Don and Sue Harteloo are opening up their second Postal Connections store by Rite Aid on Westfield. The store can help you with packing, shipping, faxing, mail receiving, notarying, office supplying and lots of other thingings… Stop by and say hello.
Did’ja see there is a new TV network exclusively for dogs? ….not for dog owners mind you, it’s for the dogs to watch so they don’t get bored when they are home alone. Can you imagine that, a species lazy enough to sit around all day, mindlessly watching some box for hours on end?…. Nah, me neither
The Silverton Senior Center has opened a thrift shop at 207 Jersey. The shop is open Thursday thru Sunday and the proceeds go to benefit the Senior Center’s programs. For hours and information about shopping, volunteering or donating, call 503-873-3093.
A bill introduced in the US Congress recently would establish a new national park…on…wait for it….the moon. Really? The economy in the tank, drastic budget cuts throughout the park service making routine maintenance impossible and these yahoo’s want a park on another planet… which is where they must be from with idea’s like this… Besides, The Man bets I still won’t be able to find an open campsite on holiday weekends…
In another example of your tax dollars hard at work, there was a recent university study that concluded that the taste of beer… makes you want to drink more… Really? Did we need a study to prove that? The Man is gonna apply for grant money to prove that drinking beer results in some really stupid ideas for studies… Any volunteers?
The Man received a proclamation (that must be official ‘cause it says “whereas” several times) that the street up by the senior center has been named after Silverton’s favorite son. “Frederick(son) Lane”….no wait, that’s wrong, it’s actually named for the other favorite son, some guy named Couch or Davenport or something…
Well, the ground has finally been broken for the Silverton skate park and the new dog park will be soon to follow. The Senior Center continues to thrive and the access road for all three has been named and is ready for the steady stream of pimples, pooches and pensioners that will soon come. After years of discussion and hard work, it’s good to these projects become a reality and add to the many reasons that Our Town’s are the place to be.
Speaking of the dog park, The Man hopes the city won’t have to follow the lead of a town in Spain that saw a radical drop in un-scooped dog droppings when they employed volunteers to link said droppings with their owners addresses. They then mailed them packages of their dog’s “business” labeled “lost property”…
See you on the street…
