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Elise Trask and Clarissa Rapacz, owners of The Farm on Golden Hill. Submitted Photo

Up on Golden Hill – New tasting room opens in Silverton

By Melissa Wagoner In 2011, when Elise Trask decided to get married on the farm where she grew up, she not only gained a husband, she gained a career as well. “That got our wheels turning,” Trask’s sister and business partner, Clarissa Rapacz, said, recalling how that wedding – held amongst a field of flowers – became the first of many, thanks […]

Shamila Salem, owner of Emerald Events Silverton, in the newly renovated space she has opened for public events along Silver Creek. Melissa Wagoner

Along the creek – New event space opens

By Melissa Wagoner In 2020, massage therapist Shamila Salem wanted to open a new studio and so she approached her dad – real estate developer, Mohsen (Mo) Salem, asking if he knew of an available space. He did, but it was a little more than she bargained for. “He just loves restoring old buildings,” Shamila said, recalling her dad’s suggestion that, rather […]