Haven’t you always planned to get out and really explore Silverton? But, like many plans, never did? Well, here’s your chance to cross that one off your bucket list of things you’d like to do before – oh, never mind, just do it!
Silverton – home to The Oregon Garden, gateway to Silver Falls, and a recent Budget Travel magazine Top 10 Pick for “Coolest Small Town” – has plenty of bed-and-breakfast innkeepers awaiting visitors.
Long-time local businesses have seen economic dips before. Their owners and managers are using past experience to deal with this recession. For some, tried and true business methods and a sturdy reputation keep them going. Others have taken a hard look at their operations and are adjusting to meet new challenges.
Patti Battin was working on the design for the 2009 Silverton Fine Arts Festival poster last fall when she learned longtime Silverton woodcrafter Tom Allen had been diagnosed with advanced cancer.
By Brenna Wiegand The story of Lisa Wertz and David Ehrlich isn’t one of “boy meets girl” so much as of two adults who find each other after decades of loneliness and pain. The Eureka, Calif., couple, she 38; he 52, were glad just to have found each other. Neither had been married previously. However, much more was in […]
The Oregon Garden begins its 10th summer music series Friday, July 3, at Teufel Amphitheater.
Wading through waist-high grass, Marci Taylor had some reservations about the land being shown to her and her husband, Steve, by real estate agent Joe Giegerich. It had a vineyard but where was the valley view?
Teri Mallorie Kilgus, herd health manager and co-owner of Mallorie’s Dairy of Silverton, is proud of how her father started the dairy and is determined to keep it going. Recent challenges to the business have been met, but more loom on the horizon.
Betty Jo Steele and Deborah Climer strongly believe in living in God’s healing touch. The Silverton women embrace their belief daily through their new counseling service, LIGHT Ministries, which opened in May in the Hartman Building.
The Wooden Nickel will present seven free concerts at the Willamette Valley Event Center in Mt. Angel this summer.
The volleyball nets were gone and there was no music to dance to, but when the Class of ’49 reunion committee members dropped by the old Mt. Angel Academy gym to give Sr. Joeine Darrington her invitation to the party, they shared memories and laughed about the good times they had there 60 years before.
There are a couple of seasons upon us – the time of year seed farmers start the soil-cleansing process that paves the way for optimum grass seed yield and the time of year the legislative session, which had two bills pertaining to field burning, draws to a close.
Silvertongues Toastmaster Club members Beth Brown and Le Snelling recently participated in two speech contests sponsored by Toastmasters International. Brown placed first and Snelling second in the speech contest at the club level, advanced them to the next level. Snelling placed first at the area speech contest in Salem. His speech, “The Best Medicine,” was about the importance of […]
By Kathy Cook Hunter On Sunday, June 21 – Father’s Day – strawberry shortcake fans will observe a yearly tradition at Coolidge & McClaine Park in Silverton. Strawberry season doesn’t seem complete without attending the Strawberry Festival, where one can feast on strawberries, shortcake and ice cream. Since 1951, when the event began as a fundraiser for maintaining the Silverton […]
Mt. Angel’s Oktoberfest took six honors in The Statesman Journal’s 2009 search for the Best of the Mid-Valley contest. Sweeping all entertainment categories for which the festival was nominated, Oktoberfest was voted Best Annual Event, Best Family Attraction, Best Free Activity, Best Place to Dance, Best Live Music and Best Place to Take Out of Town Guests. Jerry Lauzon, director […]
By Linda Whitmore Mt. Angel Chamber of Commerce President Mary Grant got a bee in her bonnet and now she’s buzzing about town sharing her idea. It started with planning for the community’s commemoration of Oregon’s Sesquicentennial. A Marion County-wide event known as the 150 Miles for 150 Years Relay will bring visitors to Mt. Angel, Scotts Mills and Silverton […]
Budget Travel magazine recently conducted a contest to determine the coolest small towns in the America. Silverton placed in the top 10 – tying for eighth place. “We are the only town on the West Coast to get the honor so we like to think of ourselves as the Best of the West,” Chamber Executive Director Stacy Palmer said.
The magazine recently announced winners on the CBS Early Show and will publish a feature about Silverton in its October issue. This, Palmer acknowledges, will be too late for this year’s primary tourist season, but will be a boost for fall travel. The Chamber will use the designation in its promotions for the season’s advantages and activities.
Marion County and more than 50 partner organizations are hosting a 150-Miles for 150 Years Relay event through each of Marion County’s 20 cities and a number of unincorporated communities.
The relay, to commemorate the Oregon Sesquicentennial, takes place over five weekends, starting Saturday, June 13 in Gates and concluding July 11 at the County Fair.
By Kathy Cook Hunter Silver Falls State Park needs a little spring cleaning before tourists visit it this summer. Volunteers are encouraged to lend a helping hand on May 16 as a part of Take Care of Oregon Day, an event to celebrate Oregon’s 150th birthday. Vicki Sink, Cascades District interpretive coordinator, is overseeing this project, which will be carried […]
When packing a picnic lunch or snacks for your visit to Vitis Ridge winery in Silverton, make sure to bring along some canned or non-perishable food too. Throughout May, the owners of Vitis Ridge are holding a food drive to benefit Silverton Area Community Aid, the nonprofit food bank in Silverton. Visitors are encouraged to leave a few cans of […]
Learn all about bees including how to build bee boxes and grow bee friendly plants at the Silverton Farmers’ Market on May 23. Ryan Basile, a hobby bee keeper, will be available from 10 a.m. to noon to answer questions and demonstrate some of the tools of the trade. Basile has a bachelor of science in Ornamental Horticulture and has […]
Silver Falls State Park and the Friends of Silver Falls invite all to the 30th annual Mother’s Day Birding and Wildflower Weekend from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 9 and 10 in the South Falls Day-Use area. All walks and presentations are free, but advance registration is required for some activities as space is limited. To register for select […]
Mt. Angel’s fountain will get a splash of red, white and blue and Silverton plans projects to celebrate Oregon’s 150th birthday.
When Suzie and John Wayland of Pomegranate heard about the work of Mike and Lori Salley of Albany through their nonprofit agency, Show Mercy International, they were inspired to do something to help.
Lace up your running shoes and join a Silverton tradition by participating in the 26th annual Silverton Hospital Fun Run.
