Appearing under the banner of Spirited, Jonathan Richard Cring and Janet Clazzy will perform at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 303 N. Church St., Silverton, April 21, at 6:30 p.m. Combining story telling with wit, wisdom and comedy, Cring mixes the likes of Mark Twain, the Apostle Paul and Steven Spielberg. He is the winner of the Best Screenplay at the Top […]
To celebrate Oregon’s 150 birthday, Marion County is kicking off 150 Miles for 150 Years, a chance to visit sites in the county treasure hunt-style learning “clues” to county history along the way. A colorful and instructive brochure on the tour, which can be completed in one day or over the course of several days, is available at all Marion […]
By Dixon Bledsoe 500 to 1 – those are the odds Silverton will become part of a reality show, said Stu Rasmussen who was elected as Silverton’s mayor in November. Rasmussen has received national press coverage, including a February article in People magazine, for being the nation’s first known transgender elected official. After the election, he said, “I was approached […]
Gardening gives a person a lot of time to think. At least, that was what Emily Stieber, 22, was doing on a fair day in late February – thinking – and gardening. The recent college graduate from Wisconsin was enjoying the fresh air and physicality of trimming back hefty clumps of pampas grass at The Oregon Garden. She is part of the 10-member AmeriCorps team that recently spent five weeks working full time at The Garden and staying in the house that, up until recently, housed The Garden’s administration team.
Mt. Angel is throwing another party and this time it is to celebrate the end of winter, the beginning of Lent and the gastronomic wonders of German sausage (wurst). The event, cosponsored by Oktoberfest and Mt. Angel Chamber of Commerce, is set to take place in the Oktoberfest Building in Mt. Angel on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 21 and 22. It will be a place for families to come, eat, drink and be merry in all matters Bavarian.
Three local women are helping their neighbors save money by sharing resources and exchanging items they no longer need. What makes their task unusual is the method by which they carry it out. Barbara Parras, Amber Pierce and Marilyn Brenden are dedicated to helping others survive tough times. All three happened to belong to the same Yahoo! groups in the Willamette Valley area when they decided to start their own in Silverton: SilvertonOrRecycle, now called SilvertonOrRecycleAndResources.
A labyrinth with all the elements of the 11-circuit medieval original at Chartres Cathedral in France is the newest highlight at Shalom Prayer Center in Mt. Angel.
The Message in the Trees “Like a letter in a bottle that’s tossed far out to sea, This special tag has been placed upon your Christmas tree. Let me introduce myself, I’m a child at Silver Crest, A school in tree farm land, way out in the West. I wonder where you’re reading this poem sent just to you. And […]
Entering into ministry felt like coming home for Silverton United Methodist Pastor Linda Quanstrom. “It’s challenging,” she said of her role as pastor in the United Methodist network of churches, “but also immensely satisfying.”
Brenda Sturdevant hasn’t been manager at Silverton Together long, but her knowledge of family support, experience in community work and her enthusiastic way of looking at things brightens the organization’s future. Sturdevant, a proponent of Silverton Together, its staff and the community, is looking forward to her tenure as manager.
Last month, Silverton Church of the Nazarene celebrated three major anniversaries: the denomination’s 100th, the church’s 35th and the pastor’s 10th. On Oct. 5, the Silverton church joined with 18,000 other Nazarene churches in 151 world areas to commemorate the founding of the Church of the Nazarene.
“After she suffered the loss of her son, Susan Horn turned her own grief around by helping others resolve theirs.
“When I lost my baby, I found myself searching for answers and information,” said Horn, who lives in the country between Lyons and Mill City with her husband, John, and daughters, Sarah, 5, Ellen, 3, and Anna, 10 months, born after the August 2006 miscarriage of baby Max.
By Mary Owen Parishioners at St. Paul Catholic Church in Silverton are looking forward to a year of celebration for their patron saint and martyr, the Apostle Paul. “We are hoping to have some fun things, like a play, a talent show and some dinners.” -Fr. William Hammelman Hailed by many as the most influential teacher in Christianity’s history, Paul […]
By Mary Owen Mentoring families and pioneering lay spirituality were a few of his passions, but perhaps his most intense was guiding youth. Father Bernard Sanders, a well-loved Benedictine monk at Mt. Angel Abbey, died June 3. More than 400 people came to pay respects at his funeral on June 10. Those who mourned the 89-year-old priest, ordained in 1944, […]
By Mary Owen
With gas topping $4 a gallon, the area bus system known as CARTS is greeting new riders.
“We have been picking up regularly,” said Frank Brown, interim road supervisor for Chemeketa Area Regional Transportation System.
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By Samantha Wiegand
Joy Bayer wonders “Why do we keep buying more when what we already have is durable and
usable?”
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