By Brenna Wiegand Silverton Mural Society is getting a big shot in the arm through efforts led by local businessman Lance Kamstra. He would be quick to tell you it wasn’t him but God who orchestrated it all; he’s just remaining faithful. Every year the mural society has struggled for the funds needed to maintain the town’s 29 murals, let […]
Kendall T. Pyper came to a crossroad in his life when he lost his job as the band teacher at Silverton High and Mark Twain Middle schools in 2003 due to “unrelenting budget cuts.” “My wife and I decided that I needed a more stable career, and a more lucrative one at that, if we were to provide the lifestyle for our children that we had envisioned,” Pyper, 33, said. He has been married 12 years to his wife, Lainie. They have four children – Jasmin, 8, a third-grade student at Eugene Field; Alyse, 5, a kindergartner at Eugene Field; and twins, Kendric and Spencer, 3.
