The Canyon Weekly March 7, 2012
Volume 3, Issue 10
News and Life - For Our Side of the Mountain!
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LADY WOLVERINES TAKE 3RD IN STATE
Domination of Tri-River teams makes us wonder, “What’s in the water?” The Santiam Lady Wolverines basketball team placed 3rd in the OSAA 2A State Basketball Tournament in Pendleton last weekend. Regis won their third straight state title with a 59-49 win over Scio in the State Championship game. It was a Tri-River Conference 1-2-3 finish at the tournament.
In the quarterfinal round Wednesday, the Lady Wolverines defeated rival Portland Christian 47 to 42 to advance to the final four. Junior post Brittney Thompson led the charge with 14 points and 14 rebounds and garnered player of the game honors. The ladies then moved on to (cont’d on page 3)
Manufacturing employer coming to Stayton at Mill City
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Furniture company expands from Wilsonville - and keeps jobs on home soil
Shunning the trend to outsource manufacturing jobs to foreign companies with cheap labor, MasterCraft Furniture, Inc of Wilsonville is choosing to relocate their factory to Stayton, on Wilco Road, at the former Phillips Products location. Fueled by a contract with Ikea, MasterCraft found themselves outgrowing their Wilsonville space. Seeking expansion, the 20,000 square foot building in Stayton fit the bill, and the new tenants expect to begin moving in this month. Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber issued a statement praising Mastercraft’s expansion in Stayton. “This is a perfect exam-
ple of an Oregon company ‘in-sourcing,’ providing Oregonians with jobs formerly sent overseas.” The state is providing a $125,000 forgivable loan from the Governor’s Strategic Reserve Fund to assist MasterCraft with the financing of its new facility and work force training costs, state officials said. MasterCraft currently has 150 employees, and this expansion will likely add 100 more over the next two years. According to a spokesperson for the Stayton/Sublimity Chamber of Commerce, job seekers should apply thought the Oregon Employment Department’s iMatch Skills system.
Brittany Thompson going for the basket.
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