By Melissa Wagoner When Sheltering Silverton created the Children’s Lantern Parade in 2018, they wanted the event to be more than just another parade. “It’s about people lighting up the dark for their neighbors,” Sheltering Silverton founder Sarah White explained. Both those with homes and those without. “This is a way to remind [the unhoused], you’re not alone and you’re […]
By Melissa Wagoner A lush, green lawn looks beautiful, feels fabulous under foot and can serve a real purpose as the backdrop for picnics, sporting events or just lounging in the sun. But it can also have some real drawbacks. “An irrigated, one or two species, mowed green lawn, that mimics a golf course is an ecological disaster,” Horticulturist Eric […]
By Melissa Wagoner “Silverton is the town that still believes and I think children remind us of this,” Michele Finicle said. Finicle was referencing the Tree Lighting event that takes place in downtown Silverton every holiday season – which brings out the child in many – but she was also speaking to the spirit of neighborliness and care that she […]
