By Melissa Wagoner When Alan Mickelson joined forces with Lawrence Stone, Greg Hart, Gregg Sheesley and Ron Nelson to put on the very first Silverton Sidewalk Shindig in 2012, he never could have predicted that 12 years later the event would still be going strong or that the organization would be the recipient of the Silverton Chamber of Commerce’s Service […]
100 months for DUII fatality A Silverton man has been sentenced to more than eight years in prison for a DUII collision last year that killed a Keizer teenager. Gustavo Sosa, 27, pleaded guilty Feb. 1 in Marion County Circuit Court to second-degree manslaughter and hit-and-run for the May 23, 2023, death of Victor Andre Cortez-Andrade, 16. He also pleaded […]
By Melissa Wagoner When Jenna Keeton received a phone call from her mother alerting her that her father had died, she wasn’t surprised. “I had been preparing myself for his death for years,” Jenna admitted. “But I was expecting a heart attack or an overdose.” Instead, Jenna learned that her father, Joe Keeton – a man who had struggled with […]
By Melissa Wagoner Growing up, Craig Bazzi’s grandparents – immigrants from Northern Italy – spoke mostly Italian, as did their neighbors. “But it wasn’t spoken in our home,” Bazzi recalled. And so, the language wasn’t something he ever learned. Then, as an adult, he took a trip to Italy with his wife, to reconnect with distant relatives and to see […]
The Silverton Zenith Woman’s Club thanks the community of Silverton for all the help they received for their 2023 Tree of Giving project. Together we were able to make Christmas a little brighter for 216 children in the Silver Falls School District. We wish to particularly thank: Hi-School Pharmacy, St. Paul’s Catholic Church, Silver Creek Fellowship and Wilco for displaying […]
By Melissa Wagoner Since opening its doors in 2015, SoundStream Music – which offers a variety of music and theater instruction to students of all ages in Silverton – has helped fund student scholarships with the ticket sales from an annual performance. “We usually have three to five students throughout the year who end up needing financial help,” owner Corey Christensen said […]
By Melissa Wagoner When Victoria Martusheff – a shift supervisor at Silverton Starbucks on North First Street – came across an advertisement for the Silent Book Club, “a global community of readers and introverts, with more than 500 chapters in 50 countries,” she just had to share it with fellow supervisor, Sofia Perez. “I’m a very big reader,” Perez, who […]
Mark Twain Elementary School’s newest fundraiser will have people dancing “Under the Stars” at the first adult prom taking place on Feb. 10 at 6:30 p.m. at Gallon House Farms. “We wanted Mark Twain to have a solid fundraiser, and this seems like a really fun event,” Parent Teacher Club member Briana Hupp said of the impetus for the event. […]
Somehow it seems that Dodie Brockamp, outgoing executive director of the Silverton Senior Center, will be busier in her “retirement” than she was during her 12 years at the center. A celebration of the Senior Center career of Brockamp is set for noon to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 27 at the Senior Center, 115 Westfield St. A light luncheon […]
Yes, it’s only January, but the Mid-Willamette Conference hoops season already is churning out masterpieces. Silverton took down two unbeaten teams from South Albany in a doubleheader sweep on Jan. 8, and as of presstime the Foxes were in the thick of both battles for league bragging rights. The girls are 4-0 in league and ranked No. 5. They are […]
By Stephen Floyd After accepting a plea deal last month, a Bend woman has been sentenced to three years in prison for the fatal dog mauling of a former Silverton man. Jessica Rae McCleery, 38, was sentenced Dec. 29, 2023, in Deschutes County Circuit Court after pleading guilty Dec. 22 to charges including criminally-negligent homicide. McCleery admitted she was negligently […]
By James Day The lease on the Silverton Community Center likely will transfer to the Silver Falls YMCA when the Silverton City Council moves its meetings to the new Civic Center building next spring. The Oregon Military Department owns the Community Center building on South Water Street, with the city’s lease set to expire March 31, 2024. The council discussed […]
By James Day Silverton’s popular restaurant The Noble Fox is expanding, with owners planning to open a second eatery in Ashland, Oregon by the spring of 2024. Jeramie Mykisen co-owns The Noble Fox on North Water Street with his stepfather, Jeffrey Tinkham. They opened the restaurant in October 2021. The Ashland Noble Fox will occupy the space which formerly housed […]
By Melissa Wagoner When Christine Smith, general manager of Guerra’s Restaurant in Silverton, discovered the Empowerment and Leadership for Youth and Young Adults (ELY) program – a job skills training program for young adults in Marion County – she knew she wanted to incorporate it into the restaurant’s mission. So, one year ago, with the help of Job Coach Kate […]
By James Day Two area companies have been honored for their business principles and ethics by the Better Business Bureau (BBB). The BBB’s Great West/Pacific subgroup, which covers an eight-state area, bestowed Torch Awards on Mount Angel’s Hiddenbed of Oregon and John’s Waterproofing of Silverton. Hiddenbed won a small business award, while John’s was a large business winner. Also honored […]
A Bend woman has accepted a plea deal after her dogs fatally mauled a former Silverton man to death in July. She faces up to 20 years in prison during sentencing later this month. Jessica Rae McCleery, 38, pled guilty Dec. 21 in Deschutes County Circuit Court to criminally negligent homicide and other charges for the July 19 death of […]
A Silverton man has been sentenced to two years in prison after attacking another man with a baseball bat. Zachary Andrew Short, 31, pleaded guilty Nov. 28 in Marion County Circuit Court to unlawful use of a weapon and attempted second-degree assault for an incident on Aug. 5. Short allegedly injured a man known to him with a bat. Additional […]
A Silverton man accused of sexually abusing a teenager is facing a slew of new charges related to child pornography. Eli Freedom Fischer, 46, was indicted Nov. 30 in Marion County Circuit Court on new charges of first-degree encouraging child sex abuse. This was in addition to existing charges of second-degree sexual abuse, third-degree sexual abuse and using a child […]
A March trial has been set for a Silverton man accused of killing a Keizer teenager after an alleged hit-and-run collision in May. Gustavo Sosa, 27, is scheduled for a four-day trial beginning March 12, 2024, in Marion County Circuit Court on charges including first-degree manslaughter for the death of Victor Andre Cortez-Andrade, 16. Sosa allegedly rear-ended a vehicle occupied […]
A Bend man has been sentenced to a year-and-a-half of probation after pleading guilty to attacking a Silverton man with a stick while the victim had an active restraining order against him. Brandon Lynn Rogers, 42, pleaded guilty Nov. 9 in Marion County Circuit Court to attempted unlawful use of a weapon and contempt of court. He was sentenced to […]
A former Silverton man who pleaded guilty in June to a local graffiti spree has received high praise after completing community service through Portland Parks & Recreation. Roman Lucian Cunningham, 24, of Portland, agreed to serve 100 hours of community service after pleading guilty June 29 in Marion County Circuit Court to first-degree criminal mischief. He was arrested in December […]
By Stephen Floyd The Silver Falls School District (SFSD) plans to put another facilities bond on the May Primary Election ballot, though the dollar amount and scope of the bond may not be set until February. On Dec. 11, the SFSD Board unanimously passed a resolution authorizing a bond program for the May 21, 2024, election after having discussed the […]
By Melissa Wagoner In late September one Silverton father got a call he hoped he would never get. His 16-year-old daughter had just overdosed on fentanyl and was being rushed to the hospital. “I didn’t expect it to be her,” the father – who has asked to remain nameless – said. His daughter, who has since recovered, had been sold the dangerous […]
By James Day Four Silverton High students teamed up to take fourth in ag sales team at the 96th National FFA Convention and Expo held in November in Indianapolis. Silverton’s David Tribbett, Jenna Schurter and sisters Rebecca and Joanne Noordam, who earlier captured the Oregon title, came away with fourth at nationals. Rebecca Noordam finished 10th as an individual. The […]
By James Day A pair of free guided hikes in the recently upgraded North Canyon area of Silver Falls State Park are on tap for New Year’s Day. The hikes are part of Oregon State park’s annual tradition of waiving parking permit fees on the year’s first day at all state parks that require them. A total of 31 Oregon […]
