The Canyon Weekly October 5, 2011
Volume 2, Issue 40
News and Life - For Our Side of the Mountain!
Serving the communities of Lyons, Mehama, Elkhorn, Mill City, Gates, Niagra, Detroit, Breitenbush, Idanha and Marion Forks
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Tony Award winning play to come to Santiam Auditorium Organizer of last year’s Sarah Plain and Tall performance returns with The 39 Steps
Theater Outreach, a new non-profit organization dedicated to bringing quality theater to smaller communities in the Salem area, presents its debut show - The 39 Steps at Santiam Auditorium in Mill City next Wednesday, October 12. This comic adaptation of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1935 classic film is brought to the stage by actor and director David Berrier - the same man who wowed us last year with Sarah Plain and Tall. “I am a lover of old movies, especially those glorious film noir suspense thrillers where everything wrong was ultimately made right,” writes Berrier. “Alfred Hitchcock excelled in telling such stories where an everyday Joe, thrust into an unfair, dangerous predicament overcame the odds and evils aligned against him, racing to great lengths to find & reveal the truth.” In Berrier’s variation, a talented cast of just four actors play dozens of characters, creating a fast paced quick change show.
The ingenious prop design remains intentionally minimal, allowing the flow of the dialogue and music to set the scene. Noted as an “uproariously funny and a satisfying homage to vaudeville and Hitchcock,” the play is aimed at fun the whole family can enjoy. Showtime: Wednesday, October 12 at 7pm at Santiam Auditorium, 265 SW Evergreen St. in Mill City. Doors open at 6:30pm. Ticket sales at the door or in advance from Caroline Gillaspy at SHS 503897-2311. Special Pricing only for the Mill City show: $6 for adults and kids are free if accompanied by an adult. Proceeds help to keep productions such as this available locally. Brownie Sundae desserts will be available to purchase at intermission as a fundraiser for the Annual Class. Theater Outreach is dedicated to presenting positive, thoughtful and family friendly shows composed entirely of local talent and crew.
If you have a desire to perform on stage or to build a better production, we encourage you to join us.
Local snowmobile club holds season kick-off dinner
Group recently expanded parking lot at McCoy Creek Snowmobile/ATV recreation site By Michelle Gates
For some Detroit residents, the local snowmobile club goes beyond a mere ride in the woods. “Our club is just more than a club,” said Keith Munn. “It’s the people of the club that make it what it is.” In fact, the Detroit-based North Santiam Snowmobile Club has more members without snowmobiles than members with the winter recreation machines. More often the club is known for its well attended social events, like last month’s progressive dinner - where 53 locals went from house to house for different parts of the meal. They had appetizers with the Franz and O’Donnell families, a “rabbit’s haven”
salad bar at Jim and Melba Davidson’s place, and prime rib served by two local Marion County Sheriff’s deputies: Tom Crofts and Jim Buchholz and hosted by Darleen Mann and Bob Smith. 46 locals made it to dessert at Keith and Anita Munn’s house. Social events aside, there’s only 12 actual snowmobile machines in the club. But that didn’t stop the group from improving their home field at McCoy Motorized Recreation Area over the past year. Numerous volunteers helped move and spread over 1700 yards of gravel, which expanded the McCoy Creek lower parking lot by over 40%. They chopped up fallen trees for firewood which they’ll use to
stock the McCoy Creek Snow Shelter. And they repaired grooming equipment which they’ll use this winter to keep the trails open. They’ve partnered with local agencies, like the US Forest Service, who owns the land. The forest service will be adding their own touches to the lower parking lot with additions like window kiosks, a porta-potty, a loading ramp, garbage cans, a fire pit and picnic table with awning. “This is a dedicated group of businesses and individuals that have made this project a great success. We and our families will enjoy this project for many years to come,” said Keith Munn. Info: www. santiamsnowmobileclub.org. 1