By Stephen Floyd When The Silverton Appeal was established in 1880, the city was barely older than the paper’s founder, 25-year-old Henry Guild. The Appeal outlasted numerous competitors during its early decades and survived two world wars, the Great Depression, the rise and fall of the Soviet Union, and the advent of the internet. But Silverton’s first and longest-running newspaper […]
By Melissa Wagoner Karen Garst is starting a movement; one she’s hoping will catch on city-wide – Give Away Saturday. “Decluttering is always a good idea,” Garst said of the impetus for the idea, which was to purge her own excess items during the pandemic. “We were doing one drawer at a time,” she said of the method she and […]
By Mary Owen Our Town is all about giving people a sense of community. “We share people’s stories and provide context for their lives,” Publisher Paula Mabry said. “The day-to-day is important,” she added. “Who’s doing business, who’s volunteering, who’s stepping up to lead, what’s making a difference, that’s the basis of Our Town, and the backbone of our communities.” […]
“It’s a place, a good place, but it’s more than that. It’s a group of people. And it’s a feeling. A feeling about home, family, community. A feeling about commitment, shared lives, mutual endeavor. It’s working together to make something – build something – worthwhile. Our Town.” Those were the opening lines for the first issue of Our Town, Aug. […]
As Our Town celebrates its fifth anniversary, the staff looked into our photo archives at some of the people, places and events that make our communities special.
