T H E C AN Y O N W E E K LY March 23, 2011
Volume 2, Issue 12
News and life ~for our side of the mountain!
The Princess and the Pea Comes to Mill City
Local fourth grader Brittan Grenbemer prepares for her role while tour actress Allison Muennich looks on.
Missoula Children’s Theatre is back again to Santiam Auditorium with a team of 25 local thespians presenting a musical/comedy adaptation of The Princess and the Pea. The theatre travels around the world with the mission to teach life skills through theater. This year alone, they will cast 65,000 students who will perform for over 750,000 audience members. ―This is an outstanding group of kids...the show will be fantastic on stage,‖ said tour director John-Thomas Appling. Show times: Friday 7pm & Saturday 1pm at Santiam Auditorium. Adults $5, students & seniors $3. Age 3 & under are free.
Dance Team State Championships Coverage Sponsored by Giovanni’s Mountain Pizza 897-2614 Performing fabulously (left) Santiam Wolverettes and (below) Stayton Highlights.
Two local dance teams won top honors this past March 18 at the state dance championships at Portland Coliseum. Stayton Highlights took first in the OSAA 4A division for the ninth year in a row, with a final score of 93.3. It was the highest awarded to any team competing, regardless of classification. The Santiam Wolverettes placed a strong 2nd in the 1-3A division, finishing out a successful and ―Beautiful‖ year. Way to go, ladies!
Woman Sentenced in Detroit Fire Embezzlement Case By Michelle Gates
Former office manager Heather Ritchie was sentenced to two years imprisonment and two years of court supervision for stealing over $95,000 from the IdanhaDetroit Rural Fire Protection District (IDRFPD), according to a recent press release. Ritchie was convicted and sentenced this past March 17 by the Marion County Court for official misconduct in the first degree and first degree aggravated theft. Ritchie pled guilty to the
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charges three months ago, while waiving her right to a jury trial. She has been ordered to repay $99,689.50 in restitution and court fees. Much of that money will go to reimburse the Hartford Insurance Company, who carried the policy on the stolen funds. The fire department estimates that one quarter of the money will not be recovered because it was not deemed Heather Ritchie was sentenced to two provable by the courts. years imprisonment for embezzling Despite the sentencing, dam- funds from the Idanha-Detroit Rural (Continued on back page )
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