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October Briefs

Join in a meal, bid on a bowl The public is invited Sunday, Oct. 29, 4 – 6 p.m. to Immanuel Lutheran Church, 303 N. Church St., Silverton for Share the Harvest. At this event, you can have a meal of soup and bread, listen to live music and take part in a silent auction featuring hand-turned pottery – all […]

Briefs July 2019

Silverton Eagle Scout leads Rose Festival Color Guard The Cascade Pacific Counsel of the Boy Scouts of America were asked to lead the color guard of the Portland Rose Festival Parade last month. About 200 scouts and adult leaders from around the Counsel marched in the parade. Among the front of the group was Eagle Scout Ethan Frederick of Silverton. […]

May Briefs

Little Nell returns to Brush Creek Brush Creek Playhouse has brought back back a favorite melodrama, Little Nell.  Written by John Nash and directed by Norman Gouveia, the classic plot of “marry-me-or-I’ll-foreclose” stars the large, awkward heroine Little Nell, the slinky mustachioed villain Carlton Bainbridge, and the affable but-oh-so-slow hero Hector Skyscraper. Performances are 7 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays […]

Local Endorsements

An endorsement for Leslie Martin for SFSD board I am writing this letter of endorsement in support of Leslie Martin for Silver Falls School District Board of Directors zone one. I have known Leslie for many years, our grandmothers were sisters, and she has what it takes to be an effective board member. She is a person of high character, […]

February Briefs

Conservation district holds native plant sale The 17th annual Marion Soil and Water Conservation District Native Plant Sale and Scholarship Fundraiser will be held Saturday, March 9, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Bauman’s Farm and Garden, 12989 Howell Prairie Road, Gervais. Profits from the sale fund the Stan Vistica Memorial Scholarship which is awarded yearly to two students from […]

December Briefs

Brush Creek auditioning for youth play Brush Creek will be holding auditions for actors and would-be actors up through the age of 18 to perform in the 2019 children and youth show, The Pirate’s Paradise, directed by Linda Zellner. This adventure is an original script by Emily Wood and Michael Wood, who have been writing Brush Creek’s children and youth […]