By Melissa Wagoner When Judy Gabriel first heard the term “catio” used to describe an outdoor, enclosed patio created just for cats she was not impressed. “I thought that was nuts,” she said. But then winter set in and she began to wonder if her own kittens – Bubba and Buddy, whom she had adopted the spring before – might […]
By Melissa Wagoner Before John Baker moved to Silverton in 2016 life was rough. “I was in pretty bad shape…” Baker said. “I had severe arthritis, both of my hips needed to be replaced, I’d spent five years in a wheelchair, and I was pushing 400 pounds…I was crippled and unemployed.” That’s when Baker and his wife, Amanda, decided to […]
By Steve Ritchie Sipping homemade chai tea and munching on a homegrown persimmon on a beautiful fall morning, Silverton doula, childbirth educator and author Judy Gabriel reflected on a question about her work of the past two decades. “Being a doula is hard,” Gabriel said. “I did 400-some births as a volunteer and there were days and even weeks of […]
