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Silverton city charter on ballot.......... 4 Vacant seat on Mt. Angel council...... 4 Scotts Mills candidates..................... 5
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Something for the Soul
SFSD food services starting strong....... 6
One pastor, two communities.......... 16
Something Fun
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Oktoberfest folk food........................ 8
From cross country runner to coach.... 17
Farmer’s Notebook
Slice of the Pie................... 18
Growing hops................................... 9
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Prost! Oktoberfest kicks off Thursday, Sept. 17, in Mount Angel. JIM KINGHORN
Goschie Farms has been growing hops for generations. CATHY CHENEY
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Correction and clarification In the Aug. 1, 2026, issue of Our Town, an article titled ‘Possible Prison for Elder Theft’ misstated or omitted the following details: The offense in question occurred in West Portland, $900 has been paid toward $300,276 owed in restitution, the motion to revoke probation was filed by court administrators. Our Town regrets the errors. The link to the full, corrected article is here: ourtownlive.com/ourtown/?p=21103
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Civics 101
Election 2026
Voters to decide on Silverton City Charter update with the Nov. 3 ballot By James Day Updating the city charter will be on the ballot for Silverton residents Nov. 3. A key piece of the proposed amendment to the city’s founding legal document is the elimination of the requirement that the city manager live in Silverton. Mayor Jason Freilinger, who has worked with three city managers and two interim managers during his career as councilor and mayor, said the change is necessary because of the challenge of replacing city managers in the current recruiting climate. “It has become a very hard position for cities to fill and it’s a very competitive environment,” Freilinger said at the Sept. 2 City Council meeting.
“Cities across the state are changing their charters because of this component.” The charter was last updated in 1985. The city formed a task force to discuss possible amendments while meeting from January through April of this year. City attorney Heather Dougill assisted with the project. Many of the provisions were included to bring Silverton’s charter in line with the “model charter” language recommended by the League of Oregon Cities. The previous charter was edited throughout for clarity and readability and the task force came up with updates relating to the city manager, the City Council and city procedures (see silverton.or.us/media/20871 on the city’s website for an itemization of the changes.
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to established appointment protocols.
The Mt. Angel City Council will have one vacant seat on the Nov. 3 ballot after only two candidates filed for three open positions, creating an opportunity for a potential write-in challenger.
Eder was first elected to the council in 2006, and is currently serving his 20th year in office. He is tied with former councilor and mayor Margaret Hoffer for total years in city office. If re-elected he would set a new service record. Professionally Eder has been a selfemployed farmer for five decades.
Councilor Tony Astorga did not seek re-election, and no challengers file by the deadline. Also on the Nov. 3 ballont is the office of mayor. Mayor Joe Pfau filed for a second term and the seat is uncontested. For the council positions, voters will be asked to select three candidates and the top three vote-getters will be declared the winners. This would include potential write-in candidates, though such candidates must be confirmed as eligible to serve on the council before they could take office. If a third winner is not declared, the council would fill the vacancy according
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Sept. 18: Military and overseas voters’ ballots mailed Oct. 5: Out of state voters’ ballots mailed Oct. 13: Last day to register to vote for the Nov. 3 election Oct. 14: Ballots mailed Nov. 3: Election Day Nov. 30: Final day to certify election One change would allow compensation for elected officials such as the mayor and the six city councilors. The council discussed the issue at its June 15 meeting. The charter amendment does not contain
The city manager residency issue was viewed as the largest single change proposed by the task force. Cory Misley, the current city manager, lived in Silverton until just recently. He put his house up for sale, figuring that it would not sell until after the vote on the charter. But the house sold within weeks. Misley currently is residing with his parents in Oregon City. At the Aug. 2 City Council meeting councilors unanimously passed a resolution allowing Misley to temporarily reside outside the city until the voters pass judgment on the charter measure.
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Only two file for three seats on Mount Angel City Council
As of the Aug. 25 filing deadline, incumbent councilors Ray Eder and Matt Donohue had filed seeking re-election.
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any recommendations on adding pay for elected officials. Such payments, if approved in the future, likely would consist of a stipend or perhaps child care expenses.
Donohue was first appointed to the council in October of 2018 after former Councilor Karl Bischoff resigned. Donohue was already a candidate for a council seat during that November’s election and was chosen by voters to serve a full term. Professionally he is a journeyman electrician and a supervisor and part-owner for Portland Electrical Construction, Inc. Pfau was elected mayor in 2024 after being appointed to serve on the council in 2023 after former Councilor Pete Wall vacated his seat to serve as mayor. Professionally, Pfau is a construction manager for the Oregon Department of Forestry.
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current council member.
Incumbents in Scotts Mills have multiple challengers for city office during the Nov. 3 election, with three candidates for mayor and five candidates for three council seats.
Maurer works for Envision Interiors with a background as a flooring contractor and a house flipper. If elected this would be his first time in public office.
As of the Aug. 25 filing deadline, Mayor Paul Brakeman was facing challenges from prior mayoral candidate Jason Axness and political newcomer Derek Maurer.
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Councilors Monika Martin, Robin Fournier and Casey Dean were facing challenges from former Councilor Dick Bielenberg and newcomer Thomas Sova. Voters will be asked to select three councilors and the top three vote-getters will be declared winners. Ballots will be mailed Oct. 14, and must be returned to a ballot box or postmarked by Nov. 3.
Mayor Brakeman was first elected mayor in 2016 after serving four years on the council. He is executive chef at Silver Falls Brewery. Axness previously ran for mayor in 2022 and 2024 against Brakeman. He is a gardener at Willamette National Cemetery. His wife, Shawna Axness, is a
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Martin was first elected in 2018. She is an analyst for HR firm Trinet USA, with a background as a workers compensation underwriter. Fournier was appointed to the council in 2018 and elected later that year. She also serves as city manager. Dean was first appointed to the council in 2021 then elected in 2022. He is an investigator for the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries. Bielenberg previously served on the council from 2009 to 2012, then from 2015 to 2020. He has volunteered as Scotts Mills’ water department supervisor. He is a retired firefighter. Sova has a background in corporate finance and management including as an internal auditor and controller. If elected this would be his first time in public office.
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Coming to terms
Silverton, Oregon Garden closing in on new agreement, including debt forgiveness By James Day
the opportunity to focus fully on our mission and future.”
The city of Silverton and The Oregon Garden have agreed on a memorandum of understanding that will forgive the Garden’s debt to the city and establish the ground rules for future relations.
The city had been giving the Garden approximately $200,000 annually in transient lodging tax funds. Now that the debt has been forgiven those funds can be reallocated for other tourism purposes.
The city owns the 130-acre property, with the Oregon Garden Foundation managing the 25-year-old botanical attraction that brings in about 50,000 visitors per year.
The two entities now will begin work on a new master lease, a process that officials said likely will take 18 months. The work kicks off on Sept. 16, with a joint meeting of the City Council and The Oregon Garden Foundation Board at 6 p.m. at City Hall.
The Garden owes the city approximately $570,000, from when the facility went into receivership in 2008.
A key goal of the lease process will be addressing city plans for a trail at Pettit Lake at the south edge of the Garden property. Disagreements over the city’s action on Pettit helped lead to the departure of two members of the Oregon Garden Foundation board, Mark Gummin and Andy Ulven.
“This action by the city marks a monumental milestone for the Garden,” said Delen Kitchen, executive director of The Oregon Garden in a press release issued jointly by the city and the Garden. “By forgiving this debt, the Garden will finally be free of the significant financial burdens of our past, which will allow us a fresh start and
Ulven, a long-time financial supporter of
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Garden operations, was a vocal opponent of the current direction of the board. He expressed concerns in an advertisement in Our Town as well as on social media regarding the Pettit property and disagreements with city-appointed board members. The OGF board consists of seven members, four appointed by the city, three by the foundation. Three of the city appointees, April Newton, Eric Hammond and Kyle Palmer are members of the Silverton council. Gummin and Ulven felt that such overlap represented a conflict of interest. “This is such a bunch of nonsense,” Palmer wrote on Facebook. “I am on the OGF board and thank Andy for his long-time financial support of the OG, but he is very mistaken about the board. Being able to vote and not always prevail is something that we all have to get used to.… The board functions just fine and not at the city’s direction.”
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School resource officer: The city and the Silver Falls School District have a new intergovernmental agreement that governs the school resource officer. The deal runs for two years, and Silverton police officer Shawn Aljets, who has served in the position for the past two years, will continue in the role through the end of the new agreement.
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In-house improvements SFSD food services pairs quality, savings By Stephen Floyd As students once again line up for lunch across the Silver Falls School District, officials are hoping to build on the successes of a new in-house food services program. Since being launched during the 2025-26 school year, the program reduced deficit spending by 36.5 percent, and introduced new features such as locally sourced produce and student feedback surveys. Elyse Hansen, director of student wellness and achievement, said the district now has greater control over the quality of the food it serves to kids, which was one of the main reasons they switched from vendor Sodexo. “I think it’s been great to bring it in-house,” said Hansen. “I think having more control over the quality and the menu items have been really great for our students.” SFSD created its own food services program after the cost of using a vendor began to balloon amid rising operational expenses and the cost of providing meals over a large geographic area. The 2022-23 school year ended with a $268,000 program deficit, then $375,000 the next year and $630,000 by the end of the 2024-25 school year. During the 2025-26 school year, these cost overruns were reduced to $400,000, and the current school year has $330,000 budgeted in the general fund to supplement the
program. Hansen said the district wants to “eventually break even,” with a target cost of $1.50 per breakfast and $2.50 per lunch. Even though meals are currently free to students through a federal reimbursement program, Hansen said the reimbursement is only for meals served and does not account for overall program expenses. She said student participation was up slightly last school year, with a 4.7 percent increase in breakfasts and a 1.8 percent increase in lunches served. One challenge is the district’s unique configuration, with schools of varying capacities and student makeup spread across a broad area. The district provides meals for its 11 schools, as well as Community Roots charter school, spread across 259 square miles. Not every building has a full kitchen, if any kitchen at all, and meals for several schools must be transported after being prepared at Silverton High School. Additionally the district must adhere to different nutritional requirements for different age groups, with varying standards between grade school, middle school and high school students. This means different sets of meals must be produced at or delivered to the K-8 schools, then appropriately distributed to the right students. Hansen said SFSD has not encountered another district with
this array of challenges, and they are having to come up with creative solutions. One solution they hope to replicate was using produce from farms in Salem, Oregon City and Woodburn. Hansen said the produce was so high-quality the cooks just washed them and placed them out and students would grab them. She said the district was also reimbursed through a state grant that encourages use of Oregon-grown products. Students have also been receptive to surveys asking what meals they have enjoyed and what they might be interested in. Feedback has favored items like cheesy breadsticks, pizza, burgers and nachos, and Hansen said they have added these items within the confines of nutritional requirements. One innovative meal added to the menu has been “Walking Taco Doritos,” which involves adding nachos ingredients like cheese, ground beef and vegetables to a single-serving bag of Doritos chips. She said they continue to experiment with new recipes and search for meals that pique student interest without a high price point. “I’m always trying to brainstorm if there’s solutions to cutting costs,” said Hansen. She said she’ll keep checking in with students and staff to see if they like what is on the menu, and continue looking for ways to keep costs low and quality high.
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Fall Oregon Garden events include haiku, author visit, tool sharpening Fall is coming to The Oregon Garden, with a regular dance card of public events on the schedule. Here is a look at some highlights:
Nature Treasure and Keepsake Hunt: This event for ages 3-12 from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Sept. 19, begins with playful movement, followed by a short nature treasure hunt to discover fallen leaves, grasses, seed pods and other natural treasures. Kiddos will then paint and create a keepsake frame or nature collage using the items they’ve collected. Haiku and Nature: This event, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 19, features Natalie DaSilva, a Certified Oregon Naturalist with a lifelong interest in haiku guiding you through a workshop in which you will write a fallinspired haiku, using nature and your surroundings as your inspiration. Pens and paper are provided.
Garvin will be on hand for an author talk and book signing from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 9. Garvin, a beekeeper who specializes in work connecting people with the natural world, is the author of the beloved novel The Music of Bees as well as the celebrated novels Crow Talk and her newest release, Bumblebee Season. To purchase tickets for the Garvin event go to https://www.simpletix.com/e/ eileen-garvin-at-the-oregon-gardentickets-277177. Tool sharpening: Miller Knife & Tool is coming to the Garden on Oct. 10 and 17 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. to sharpen, clean, and provide full-service care to your gardening tools. Garden guests get an extra 20% off of their services, making it only $12 per tool. Space is limited and available on a firstcome, first-served basis.
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Folk food fest By James Day
Last year’s Oktoberfest program featured the headline “Eat. Drink. Polka.” Please note that “eat” was listed first. Let’s face it, getting something to eat is one of the great passions for those who come to Mount Angel to visit Oktoberfest. Whether it’s a classic sausage on a stick, the alwaysdelectible Berliner sandwich, those savory-smelling cinnamon rolls or the creamy richness of the soft-serve ice cream, the quality and variety keeps festival-goers coming back. It also keeps festival organizers working diligently to support the folks running the non-profit food booths and keeping the “food map” in balance. “It is a big challenge,” said Chris Hoy, the festival’s director of food booths. “All of us at Oktoberfest, from the president to the pouring crew, are all volunteers. We are all donating our time to support Oktoberfest’s primary mission of supporting nonprofits.
O’fest offers smorgasbord of tasty treats and good causes tanks, maintaining a contact list for each group and getting them registered with the festival, coordinating with the police, fire department, and health department, communicating any news or changes with booth leads, and many other jobs.” That doesn’t sound like the resume of a volunteer. More like two or three full-time positions. Hoy added that “we want to have as much German food as possible and then with the remainder I like to see a mixture of food that reflects the culture of our community. “I try to only have duplicate menu items if they are popular enough that groups aren’t cannibalizing sales of one another. Then I try to keep them apart on the map. I also like to have a good variety of low-cost one-handed food items, full meals, snacks, drinks, and desserts.”
Corn dogs are always a festival favorite. JIM KINGHORN
Gary Grassman, the festival’s director of downtown operations, emphasized that it’s vitally important that the food options be available during the event’s entire run.
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Oktoberfest officials have implemented a new program to help nonprofits start and maintain a food booth. Grassman supervises an innovative grant program that helps keep the food booths operating. “It’s a program that I started after watching many food booths financially struggle to keep their booths upgraded and meet current fire and food safety regulations,” Grassman said. “To accomplish this the board has put money in a dedicated Food Booth Fund.”
Sausage plays a big role on the Oktoberfest menu.
The food booth operators then apply for the grant, which Grassman said “can be used for cosmetic upgrades to the booth, fire suppression systems that are required for indoor cooking, and other essentials. JIM KINGHORN
“I am lucky in that I get to do so in a more tangible way than other positions by working with nonprofit groups directly. I am responsible for organizing them on the map based on many factors, mainly menu and seniority, making sure they all have water, power, and gray water
“Keeping our Bavarian themed exteriors is a requirement and therefore a priority. Building a booth with a Bavarian facade can be costly. The Bavarian theme is important and that’s what separates us from food trucks.” Oktoberfest doesn’t want it to be a financial hardship for a group to start, and festival officials said this program is working well.
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Mt. Angel Oktoberfest is a huge fundraiser. For some of these groups it is their only fundraiser. There are selections from 40 food booths to choose from and it’s not hard to find something delicious, with the added benefit that visitors are supporting the good works of a nonprofit. Grassman noted that onion rings and cabbage rolls will be back at the 2026 Oktoberfest. If you missed these two last year, you are in luck! Look for the food map on page 24 of the Oktoberfest program. The fun starts Thursday, Sept. 17! MOUNT ANGEL
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Growing hops
Goschie Farms follows a familiar path
“Hops are one of the fastest growing plants,” Gayle explained. “A month ago, if you would have gone and tiptoed into the field and tied a string to the shoot and then you came back the next morning the shoot would have grown six inches that night and wound around the string.” This phenomenon takes place because the hop plant’s stem (or bine) climbs by wrapping itself around a structure in a clockwise direction, following the path of the sun.
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“They love to climb,” Gayle said. And they must, otherwise the growth of the plant will be stunted.
Driving past Goschie Farms in Silverton, the fields of
“The plant itself needs a fair amount of sunlight,” Gayle explained, a requirement even early hops farmers were aware of, and the reason hops have been trellised for centuries. “For my grandfather’s time… there would have been a string at about 12 feet and then a cedar stake 12 inches long pounded into the ground and the string staked to that,” Gayle described. “Then there would have been a cart so you could stand at trellis height.”
hops look much the way they would have looked when Gordon, Gayle and Glen Goschie’s grandparents, Vernice
Trellising – which takes place within three weeks of the plant’s emergence with the warm soil of the spring – is still implemented in a comparable manner, with hops plants climbing strings toward an overhead wire.
and Herman, were farming in 1904.
“When it gets to a certain height, for our yards 18 feet, it will slow down and then day length will trigger the plant to start to put the cones on and the arms to grow horizontally,” Gayle said. While sudden fluctuations in temperature – like a spring heat dome – can “confuse” the plant, she explained, day length is the real determining factor.
“It’s still all about the plants – leaves, stems and hop cones,” Gayle said, describing the plant’s physical
That doesn’t mean rising temperatures and, by extension drought, aren’t a concern, but because Goschie Farms utilizes drip irrigation in all its fields, every drop of water and nutrients the plants receive is carefully monitored.
appearance, which can surprise the uninitiated by
“We’re spoon feeding…” Gayle confirmed, recalling her father, Herman’s early attempts to implement drip irrigation in the 1960s.
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“He would go visit his buddies in Yakima and was fascinated by [drip irrigation],” Gayle recalled. “So we put in a four-acre plot for Anheuser-Busch… There was a variety they were interested in that was susceptible to downy mildew.”
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Growing hops in 1943, acquired one of the first portable mechanical harvesters. “In my grandfather’s time the wire that all those stays were tied to would be lowered down and then people would stand and pick into a basket…” Gayle said. “It’s scratchy… I can’t imagine harvesting by hand. But there was also community.” Gayle knows because, up until recently, there were still residents living at Mt. Angel Towers who recollected harvesting hops by hand and would journey to Goschie Farms in the fall just to relive those memories. “It was that sensory [experience]…” Gayle said. “The smell and being able to hold a hop in their hand.” It’s a nostalgia Gayle also experienced when, after graduating from college with a degree in political science, she spent fourplus years during the 1980s living in Portland and working in advertising. “It was a hoot, but I missed the outdoors and I was drawn back to the farm,” she said. So she moved home, bringing her advertising skills with her.
moisture left in them. That gives us an idea of whether the hops have reached their maximum weight before they begin to senesce and, more importantly, have their lupulin glands filled.” Those glands – containing the bitter acids, essential oils and polyphenols used in beer making – are what brewers want because those are the flavors that make their beers unique. “A product you could call ‘beer’ without the hops would be a very sweet malt beverage…” Gayle explained. So deciding when to add the hops is one of the most creative parts of beer making. “You can put the hops in while the malt is fermenting and boiling, after the malt is cooled, or you can take a finished beer and push it through like a giant coffee press,” she said. That flexibility provides a spectrum of beer varieties, including Gayle’s favorite, the IPA.
“Farming doesn’t encompass just growing the crop,” she explained. “It’s being able to relate to customers and have a story where people can relate. And this was the time when the customers of food products became interested in – where is my food coming from?”
Harvesting the hops. CATHY CHENEY
Continued from page 9 And because traditional overhead watering methods – after the hops plants spread their arms – creates a greenhouse affect among the plants, drip irrigation seemed like the answer to keeping pesky mildew at bay. Unfortunately, his first attempt was a failure. But by the time Gayle and her brothers took over the farm, the process had come a long way. “We’re able to, for the first time, have an understanding of, not just what the crop looks like, but what’s happening in the soil…” Gayle said. “We have moisture probes in all the fields.” It’s a momentous change from her grandfather’s era, but it may not be the biggest one the farm has seen. That came when young Herman, upon graduating from high school
The early 1980s were also when microbreweries began exploding across Oregon, changing the scene, not only for beer drinkers but for hops growers as well. “A brewer, if they live in Portland, is only an hour’s drive,” Gayle said. So if the brewer has an interest in learning more about how hops are grown and processed, they can easily make the journey during the mid-August/early-September harvest season when growers like Goschie Farms begin evaluating the hops flowers to determine the harvest timeline. “Harvest is dictated, for most growers, by a technique brought to us in the late ‘70s,” Gayle said. “That’s going out with a long pole and taking hops from about 15 feet and then bringing them back and… you put them into a vessel and get a volume reading… and then you take a simple food dryer at 125 degrees and dry them until they have zero
Drying the hops at Goschie Farms. CATHY CHENEY
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products like “hop water,” which isn’t a beer at all. “There are some really nice ones out on the market,” Gayle said. “I think it’s one of the most refreshing drinks after a hike.” It’s also only one example of the versatility of hops, which – after they are harvested, dried and bailed into 200-pound bales can be used whole, made into pellets or distilled into an extract – and the resourcefulness of hops farmers like Goschie Farms who made it through Prohibition by marketing beer as a “nutritive tonic.” And it’s why Gayle is confident hops farmers will make it through the current shift in market trends as well. Gayle Gosche inspecting this year’s harvest.
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“I love a good IPA because it’s so hoppy,” Gayle confirmed. “But I also like a good, clean lager or pilsner.” She’s also learning to love a variety of non-alcoholic beers as well, owing to the demand the market has seen for improved non-alcoholic beer during the past few years. “One of our customers is Crux, out of Bend. There is a part of beer that is mouth feel. In the first non-alcoholic beers that was significantly changed,” Gayle said. “But I would say in a year’s time, whatever magic, they’ve hit it now.” And breweries are continuing to experiment, producing
“It’s a tough time,” Gayle admitted. “But I can’t fault a swing of preference.” She does suggest, however, that consumers – whether they are imbibing alcoholic or non-alcoholic beverages – support local breweries whenever possible. “If you’re not relying on your local brewery, then you should…” she said. “Because you’re getting the absolute freshest beers.” And supporting the farms and farmers that grow them. To taste local products made using Goschie Farms’ hops, Gayle recommends visiting Silver Falls Brewery in Silverton. For more information about the farm’s growing procedures visit goschiefarms.com.
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New faces and spaces Looking good in Silverton and Mount Angel Stroll through Mount Angel during Oktoberfest and you’ll find someplace new. On Sept. 9 , Holly Bell opened Lucky Day Farm & Vintage at 165 N. Main St. She created a space with an eye toward selling what she would personally like to buy, but also having an impact in the community. “I like getting back into the community,” Bell said. Her plans involve working with the Future Farmers of America during fundraisers in December and potentially other community groups. Drop in Wednesday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. to take a look. Foodie Tiana Kraemer was looking for something new to do after her children started preschool. She bought Farmer’s Corner Deli and Market at 601 N. First St. in Silverton with her husband Kyle Kraemer (SHS 2012). The deli and market is open from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday for breakfast and lunch. Tiana acknowledged
“I want to make it easy for people to learn about the different procedures,” Diaz said. “My philosophy is to make this all inclusive. Your beauty, confidence and well-being are my top priorities.”
she’s heard one regular question: “My customers were concerned that there would be a lot of changes,” she said. “I want to assure them that no major changes are anticipated.” I’m not the most handsome guy, but if I want to take a bit of the edge off, I have a place to go. Blossom Beautifully Medical Aesthetics at 119 N. Water St. in Silverton will celebrate its fourth anniversary on Oct. 3 with an open house during the Sidewalk Shindig. Between noon and 3 p.m. visitors can get to know Licensed Nurse Practitioner Elizabeth Diaz, enjoy some food and win prizes.
After unexpectedly losing her cleaning job during COVID, Marina Konev took her experience and started something new. On Oct. 6, MK Cleaning will celebrate its sixth anniversary. She does residential and business cleaning, move-in and move-out services and works with realtors before and after home showings. “I love getting to know people in the community and providing detailed services for them,” Konev said. “Everbody is just so accommodating and care for you more as a person than as a service.” Those driving or walking by 301 James St. in Silverton will likely notice an old building with a new look. 7 Oaks Engineering took the 1940s space and made it their own. After nearly two years of permitting and
construction, they formally opened their new-to-them doors in August “This building has layers of history that were hidden, said Principal Engineer Kim Johnson. “It just drew us in and we knew this was where we wanted to be.” For those itching for a little DIY action but don’t want to buy tools they use only once or twice, help is close at hand. The Silverton Tool Lending Library is coming and currently taking donations of gently used electric and hand tools. No gas powered tools can be accepted. Additionally, they are looking for volunteer board members with administrative experience and for tool check out/in. The tool lending library is located at the Silverton Grange Hall at 201 Division St. NE. It is anticipated to open around November. Call Chris Smith at 509-5391877 to donate tools. They make it easy. Tools can be dropped off or picked up.
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Timber stoves After a huge loss, business is heating up By Melissa Wagoner
by what Tyson refers to as “precise economic decisions.”
building pellet stoves in an empty onion shed in Brooks.
When Tyson Traeger was growing up, he watched his grandfather, Joe, invent the first Traeger Grill and his father, Randy, market it. So, when he discovered the need for a reliable outdoor heater – to replace the faulty one in his family’s orchard – it was second nature to not only develop one but also create a company that would sell them all over the world.
“You have to be precise to operate in this country,” he explained. With every Timber Stove handcrafted by his team of only seven employees, both the quality of the products and the retail price are high.
“When you’re rebuilding your business, you have to believe in those around you and you have to believe in the future of your business,” Tyson said. “Because I have employees getting married and having kids.”
It was a challenge Timber Stoves thought it had overcome during COVID, when the company experienced triple or quadruple the sales. “That opened the gates for growth,” Tyson said.
“In the real world we lost over $1 million,” Tyson said. “And four years later, we still haven’t caught up.”
Then, on Oct. 9, 2021, a fire broke out in a commercial grain elevator next to the Timber Stoves property in Mount Angel. When Tyson arrived on the scene everything had gone up in flames.
But they have been battling back, adding two new models – the Ranger Patio Heater and the Scout Tabletop Outdoor Heater – which are offered at a lower price than the previous models.
“A lot of it was stuff my dad had given me. Our lives were in that place,” he lamented. “And it came at a time when we were growing, so we were investing heavily in the business. I couldn’t even save the forklift I’d just bought.”
“We’ve… taken everything we’ve learned and put it into the best, most economic, heat throwing features,” Tyson said.
“Getting to watch that inventing happen obviously gave me some inspiration,” he said. And because his grandfather had also devised the problematic gravity-fed orchard heater Tyson Traeger loathed stoking in the middle of the night, he was Tyson SUBMITTED PHOTO motivated and confident he could fix the problem. “My first intuition was to eliminate the issue,” Tyson said, describing the horizontal feed system he engineered in 2010 to replace the clogging funnel originally implemented. Then he had to find a market for the newly successful, anticlog, wood pellet-fired patio heater he had created. “I spent a good year selling products one by one,” Tyson said, recalling his first sale to Mount Angel neighbor Dean Westbrook. “Being able to sell one was the greatest feeling.” As a made-in-America company, Timber Stoves is governed
Devastated, but determined to save what was left, Tyson didn’t waste any time.
At the end of the day, his goal is still to provide the best pellet-fired patio heaters he can.
“One week later I had my employees back to work,” he said.
“We’re trying to create a memory…” Tyson said. “My dream is, I want to see Timber Stoves on those back porches.” Families and friends gathered around them.
First, they were salvaging anything they could from the rubble, then four weeks after that, they were once again
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Timothy Honan Nov. 2, 1951 – Aug. 24, 2026
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Timothy Francis Honan died peacefully Aug. 24 at the age of 74 in Corvallis, Oregon. He was surrounded by love and left behind a legacy of true kindness, humility, art and wisdom and truth.
Barbara Jo “Barb” Sanvig passed away peacefully on Aug. 30, 2026, at age 82, surrounded by her family.
He was born Nov. 2, 1951, in San Bernardino, California, to John and Anna Honan. He was the first of what would be a total of eight boys born into a traditional Irish Catholic family from New York. Tim moved to Oregon in 1978, where he joined the Central Howell Christian Community with Gospel Outreach. It was there he met his wife, Ruby Shetler. They were married on Dec. 19, 1979. They had three daughters: Elizabeth born in 1982, Mollie born in 1987, and Kerry born in 1992. He founded the Dutch Harbor Fisherman newspaper in Dutch Harbor/Unalaska Alaska in 1986 and worked in numerous
other industries throughout his life. Tim and Ruby
resided in Depot Bay for the last six years of his life.
Tim was part of the World Outreach Church (now the Oak Street church) from 1992 to 1998, and was part of the Gospel Outreach community in Silverton and Central Howell until 1983. He is preceded in death by his parents, John and Anna, his youngest brother Tom and a slew of beloved pets. He is survived by his wife Ruby, his daughters Elizabeth, Mollie and Kerry, his grandsons Quentin, Eliot and Samuel and his brothers John, Steve, Dave, Bill, Mike and Chris, along with their wives and children. He was a beloved husband, dad, brother, uncle and friend.
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Philip Sherman Conner Jr. Sheryl Ann Bashaw Gail Elizabeth Blackburn Kathleen Mae Scott Catherine Mary Zach Mary Jane Reis Barbara Jo Sanvig Lula Elizabeth Orr Walter Alan Smith
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In 1960, Barb met the love of her life, Roger, when she joined him on the fender of an Allis-Chalmers tractor during a hayride. They married in 1962 during a Minnesota snowstorm. Barb and Roger moved to Salem, Oregon, in 1965 and later settled in Silverton. Barb managed a Salem Fabric Land store for more than 25 years. In retirement, they enjoyed traveling in their fifth wheel, especially to Minnesota and
Irma Aurora Mendoza Castro was born on Nov. 6, 1937, in
Woodsboro, Texas. She passed away on Aug. 19, 2026. She was 89 years old.
She leaves behind five sons,
seven grandchildren, and four
great-grandchildren. She was preceded in
death by her husband, Nabor Castro, who passed away in 2024.
Barb was preceded in death by her parents and beloved grandson, Grant Wilcox. She is survived by Roger; children Teresa Brickley (Ron), Nanette Wilcox (Gary), and Dwayne Sanvig (Kristi); three grandchildren; and one great-grandson. Roger and the family extend their deepest gratitude to Chuck Eder and his family. For 40 years, the Eders have been treasured neighbors, dear friends, and a constant source of kindness and support in Barb and Roger’s lives. From that first hayride, Barb and Roger enjoyed nearly 65 years of love, family, and memories.
Nabor worked for the city of Silverton and Irma used to work at the Benedictine Sisters of Mt. Angel.
She loved to color, bake, cook tortillas and tamales, garden, and she loved watching her telenovelas. She enjoyed practicing baseball with her son Javier when he was a kid, and spending time with her grandkids, especially her great-grandkids.
Lisa Peterson Jan. 17, 1965 – May 14, 2026 Lisa Peterson will be remembered as a kind friend and mentor, loving sister, sister-in-law, and aunt. She was a dedicated artist, art teacher and cross country coach at Silverton High School, bringing a lot of smiles and sunshine to those who knew her.
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Born in Sherburn, Minnesota, to Ivan and Lucille Wingert, Barb grew up in Kensington and graduated from Kensington High School in 1961.
Oct. 8, 1943 – Aug. 30, 2026
Gallery at its inception and during her years in Silverton. She started her artist career in Ashland and later moved to Bend, but was always happy to come back and visit Silverton. She held a special place for Silverton in her heart. A local Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2 to 4 p.m. at Silver Falls State Park. Attendees should meet at the Creekside Shelter. Anyone who knew Lisa is welcome to attend.
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Edward McKenney Jan. 16, 1932 – Aug. 2, 2026
Dec. 30, 1950 – July 25, 2026
Kathleen Frances Carty, born Dec. 30, 1950, in San Francisco, California, passed away on July 25, 2026, in Portland, Oregon, at age 75. She lived in Mount Angel for more than 25 years. She had two sons, Anthony “Tony” Jenck and Kenneth Jenck. A dedicated mother, Kathy often worked two jobs to provide for her children; she guided them into adulthood with integrity, patience, love, and respect. She doted on her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, taking them to school and picking them up to help out their parents. She is survived by her son, Tony; grandson, Anthony “TJ” Jenck, Jr; granddaughter Katherine; and four greatgrandchildren, including Hadlee. Kathy was loved by all who knew her. She was outgoing and always willing to help in any way she could. Her laughter, sense of humor, and commitment will be missed. Her family especially will miss the
Edward Temple McKenney was born in Seattle, Washington, to Walter and Dorothy (Butt). He was followed in 1939 by his brother, Donald.
good home-cooked meals, the Christmas
gift exchange and the “Nana” projects she did with her young great-grandchildren.
Kathy was always ready for an adventure. She attended a clown school and visited children in local hospitals; she organized a crew to serve beverages at the Mount Angel Oktoberfest for over 30 years; and she participated on a hot air ballooning crew for many years. A licensed massage therapist, she provided medical massage therapy to her clients and volunteered to provide massage services for runners during the Hood to Coast run. Kathy grew and shared her roses and herself, listening carefully to others, offering a hug when needed. A Celebration of Life for Kathy will be held Sunday, Sept. 20, starting at 2 p.m. at Shades of Brew Brewery and Smokehouse, 2027 25th St. SE, Salem, Oregon.
Ed grew up on Bainbridge Island, Washington. He learned hard work very young helping his mother raise chickens for egg production and assisting his father clear full-sized trees from their property. His dad was an electrical contractor and Ed became his lone assistant. Ed graduated early from Bainbridge High School in 1949 at age 17, accumulating three varsity letters in football along the way. Ed went to the University of Washington earning a bachelors degree in electrical engineering in 1953. While attending UW, he enrolled in Air Force ROTC. Ed married Alice Fassett in 1954. He was accepted into the Naval Officer Candidate School that April and trained as a hard-hat salvage diver. Ed reported for duty on an ocean-going tugboat and then, in 1956, he boarded the destroyer tender AD-15, the Prairie, as personnel officer and hardhat diver, and was on board for its 1956-7 around-the-world cruise. Ed and Alice moved to the Puget Sound area and in 1958, their son Paul joined the family. They moved to Woodburn, Oregon, where Ed worked at Birdseye as a plant engineer but preferred building machinery to maintaining it, so he moved on to Sowa and Sons, a foundry and metalworking shop in Woodburn. In 1962 their daughter, Rose, joined the family, In 1963, they moved to Silverton, where they soon bought 14+ acres of bare land. Ed started accumulating classic Packard automobiles to be restored. He enjoyed woodworking as well and built some of their furniture for their small home. In 1969, Ed, along with his good friend and mentor, George Everts, founded GEM Equipment of Oregon. G E M is a compilation of their names. GEM produced a wide range of custom-built industrial food-processing machinery, eventually focusing on the French fry potato industry, GEM Equipment spearheaded a number of important innovations, perhaps most notably the use of triangular tubing, Stellite drive chains, and the application of computational fluid dynamics to potato fryers, this last resulting in fryers on six of the seven continents. After 38 years together, Ed and Alice amicably divorced. In 1994, Ed married Judith Rotrock, who brought much joy and happiness into his life. They enjoyed road trips and some river rafting trips, and developed the home property for Judith to realize her lifelong dream of having horses. Ed remained CEO at GEM into his 80s, when he stepped down to CFO, cutting back to four work days a week, or as he put it, “I work two days a week, but it takes me four days to get the work done.” He retired in August 2023 at age 91.
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Ed liked to be physically active and enjoyed Oregon’s great outdoors. He took his young family on many four-wheel-drive adventures in the mountains. Later in life, he enjoyed white-water rafting with his pontoon-based raft mainly on the McKenzie River. He liked aiming the raft into the waves intentionally splashing the front-seat passengers! He ran three miles three times a week for years regardless of the weather, switching to morning swims and evening weight training after his knees gave out. Even into his 90s, he did weekly weightlifting workouts and swam a nautical mile each Friday.
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Ed loved classical music, opera, ballet, music of the 1890s, and musical theater, especially Rodgers and Hammerstein. He accumulated an extensive collection of vinyl records and thousands of CDs. He was a voracious reader and collected a large library containing a wide variety of books. Ed also gave much to the community, serving on the Portland, Woodburn, and Mount Angel Chambers of Commerce, as a business representative to the Marion County Public Safety Coordinating Council, and on the Silverton Health Foundation Board. He received the Silverton Health Foundation’s Spirit Award in 2013 and the Mt. Angel Chamber of Commerce President’s Award in 2016. Ed passed away in a local hospital early in the morning of August 2, 2026. He did not suffer a lingering illness. Judith was with him at the end, and it was to her that he addressed his final words: “Thank you.” Ed was predeceased by his younger brother Donald. He is survived by his wife Judith; his children Paul McKenney (Gloria Wyffels) and Rose McKenney (Jay Douglas); his grandchildren Melissa Broussard (Nate), Sarah McKenney, and Aaron McKenney; and his nieces and nephews Barbara Rasaie (Amir), Connie Yenne (Bruce Williams), Eric Dehart (Millie), Gregg Dehart (Lori), Jeff Dehart (Theresa), Kara Dehart, Kimberley Sadozai (Joe), Linda Pendleton, Rue Beyette (Vince), Stephanie Apgar, and Stefano Fremonti (Gwen). There will be a Celebration of Life on Sept. 24 at the Festhalle in Mount Angel. Doors open at 6 p.m. with a buffet dinner at 6:30. We encourage those who knew Ed to come to tell us your stories. Please RSVP by Sept. 18 to Judith McKenney at judith_mckenney@yahoo.com.
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Something for the Soul
New reverend Creating a shared faith community in Silverton and Stayton By Melissa Wagoner
Jim Pierce gave his first sermon when he was 13 years old. “[A]t church camp they asked me to preach a sermon and when I got done the pastor said, ‘You’re going to be a pastor,’” Pierce recalled. “I said no. But God always wins no matter what.”
for several Sundays,’” Pierce recalled. “And I said, ‘OK, I’ll fill in until you find somebody.’ I filled in for five years.”
another five years they lived in Philomath. Then, back to Eastern Oregon for a post in Baker City and Hanes for two.
“The fifth Sunday we all get together,” Pierce confirmed. “And I told them, it’s always going to be fifth Sunday singing.”
While the initial circumstances surrounding Pierce taking over the church weren’t ones he would have chosen, pastoring the church was a joy.
“But somewhere during that… I got old,” Pierce laughed. “And I realized full-time pastoring wasn’t something I could do.”
This flexibility is just one example of how Reverend Pierce likes to adapt to the churches he pastors.
So he put in one last request, hoping the third time would be the charm. It was.
“Each church has its own personality…” he explained. “And you build an experience based on what the need is… And there’s a big difference in the church in Silverton and the one in Stayton that I haven’t quite figured out yet.”
“That church and I got each other…” Pierce said.
Becoming a veterinarian with his own practice in his home state of When his wife, Lisa, asked him Arkansas, Pierce initially followed to choose a vocation – reverend what he came to see as God’s or veterinarian – he picked the plan by becoming a certified lay former. speaker – the person leading “I said, ‘I’ll sell the clinic,’” Pierce worship while the pastor is at said. “And she was completely another church – for 25 years. surprised.” Reverend Jim Pierce Then his best friend – a fellow SUBMITTED But she had a request of her lay speaker – decided it was high own. She wanted to move to the Willamette time they got churches of their own. Valley in Oregon. “I said no,” Pierce remembered. So, his Up for an adventure, he put in a request friend advanced without him. for an Oregon placement and was almost While out conducting visitations on his immediately granted two positions – motorcycle, his friend hit a deer and died. half-time in Pendleton and half-time in “So the District Superintendent called me Hermiston. Not exactly their goal. But the and said, ‘I need you to take the church couple made it work for five years. Then, for
“They called me and said, ‘We’ve got a halftime church in Silverton and half-time in Stayton,’” he remembered. Moving into the recently vacated parsonage in Silverton, Reverend Pierce held his first sermon at the United Methodist Church in Stayton on July 5. “That first Sunday, Silverton said, ‘You can have him, but we’re coming,’” Pierce said. “So, we had a potluck.” It’s been reciprocal ever since, with the first and third Sunday sermons held at the United Methodist Church in Stayton, the second and fourth Sundays in Silverton. Then on the fifth Sunday (when there is one) Reverend Pierce holds a larger gathering in one of the two locations.
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But he wants to, which is why his task for the past two months has been getting to know the parishioners of each congregation. “We’re having meet and greets,” Pierce said. Those have not only allowed him to meet his parishioners but also encouraged them to get to know each other better. “People are learning something about someone else they’ve known for years.” It’s an experience that Pierce thinks has been well worth the 10 year wait. “It’s been much more interesting and much more exciting than I ever imagined.”
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Cross country Stokley starts year two at helm of Kennedy program It’s year two for Lauren Stokley as the cross country coach at Kennedy High, a program that won more than a dozen district titles in 28 years under Steve Ritchie.
(13.0755); 3. State Farm (13.3803). Cubmaster Challenge: 1. Phil Clark (Pack 485 Cubmaster) (12.7584); 2. Oliver Kirsch (12.9420); 3. Brayden Klopfenstein (13.0169)
Stokley was a standout runner for the Trojans and Ritchie still is involved as an assistant coach. “I have had the great pleasure to be and continue to be mentored by Steve Ritchie with his vast coaching experience,” Stokley told Our Town. “He was my coach in high school, so it’s that much more special knowing I get to coach alongside him.” Stokley described the first year as one in which a lot of her learning came on the administrative side, “the logistical side of coaching, including when to do workouts and the pacing, registering for meets and simply being in contact with the school on the employee side. (All were) new but fun learning curves for me to navigate. I feel much more prepared going into this season.” Stokley has 16 runners on her two teams, with five returning boys and five returning girls. Top returners are Ariana Salazar Tapia and Bohden Sowa.
Cailtyn Clark’s car was judged Most Creative, the Soundstream car received the “Most Fast Looking” honor and the Flywheels Judges Choice on overcall craftsmanship went to Kyle Kirsch. invitational cross country meet in Oregon. JV boys go at 4 p.m., JV girls at 4:30 p.m., varsity boys at 5 p.m. and varsity girls at 5:30 p.m. Awards are at 6:30 p.m. Park (for $10 per car) near the South Falls day-use area. Weather is supposed to be terrific, sunny with a high of 78 (although it will be far cooler under the tree canopy). Pinewood Derby: Cub Scout Pack No, 485 of Silverton organized the first Pinewood Derby to be held at Homer Days and miniature wooden cars were flying down the track set up at Old Mill Park. Here is a look at the winners (with times noted in parenthesis). And, yes, that was Silverton’s mayor, a former Cub Scout, taking third in his division.
“We are looking forward to watching them Youth Division: 1. Maverick Sutton continue pushing their teammates to their (13.0413); 2. Brayden Klopfenstein full potential,” Stokley said. “I want them (13.0461); 3. Myles Klopfenstein (13.1802) to be the most prepared they can be for our first meets and then we will hone in on more Pack Alumni: 1.Oliver Kirsch (12.8792); Lauren Stokley SUBMITTED specific, district-focused goals as the season 2. Hannah Kirsch (13.0850); 3. Conner progresses. I have confidence in both teams Hilterbrand (13.5215). that they can run with the top of the Adult Division: 1. Tim Sutton (13.1878); 2. Laurie district. This is a really special group of Brooks (13.6102); 3. Jason Freilinger (14.9792) kids. I am still such a new coach and it’s been my pleasure working alongside them through this new Outlaw Division: 1. Kyle Kirsch (12.0868); 2. Jeff season.” Hoverson (16.2890); 3. Caitlyn Clark (17.2884) Co-hosts Kennedy and Silverton and 30-plus other schools participate Wednesday, Sept. 16, in the Silver Corporate Cup: 1. Potter’s Falls Oktoberfest Invitational at Silver Falls State Automotive (12.9143); 2. Willamette Valley Bank Park. The event is believed to be the longest running
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Alumni watch, Jordan McCarty: The former Foxes quarterback has led Western Oregon University to a 2-0 start and a top 15 NCAA Division II ranking. McCarty, a senior who led Silverton to the 2021 Class 5A title, is a senior for the Wolves, who have defeated Colorado School of Mines and Southern Oregon. The 6-1, 190-pounder has completed 23 of 41 passes for 362 yards and four touchdowns this season. He also has rushed for 71 yards and a touchdown. WOU, which is ranked No. 12 in the Division II coaches poll, visits perennial rival Central Washington, ranked ninth, on Sept. 18 in Ellensburg, Washington.
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Welcome tradition Coming home for homecoming Say the word “homecoming” and most people think of a dance or a football game. But it’s so much more than that. “A big part of the celebration is bringing our school together at the beginning of the year,” John F. Kennedy High’s Associated Student Body (ASB) President Grace Traeger said. “And for the freshmen,” Junior Class President Maria Jose Lezama Aniceto added, “it’s their first look at what the school is.” And what it is, according to Traeger and Aniceto, is a community made up of – not just students and staff –but the entire city, alumni included. “[Homecoming] is a great opportunity to see the whole town…” Traeger confirmed. “And it’s an important chance for the newer kids to see our town has so many generations.” And it’s in the name, which was coined in the early 20th Century to describe the time each fall when American colleges began welcoming graduates back to campus for a series of sporting and pride events. Not a lot has changed. Homecoming events are still centered on sports – usually football – and still include a lot of school pride. But they also include events like bonfires, assemblies, parades and – in the case of Silverton High School – an open house welcoming alumni, not just back on campus but inside
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“The decorated hallways will be on display to the community, and the building will be open to see and meet some SHS clubs and activities,” ASB Advisor Alyssa Ogle explained. “There are fun activities throughout the entire school as we welcome everyone into our facilities! We would love to thank our community for all their support by bringing our alumni back into the halls.”
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It’s a family-friendly event, where adults can indulge in nostalgia while young kids get a glimpse of what the future holds. Similarly, SHS’s Future Fox Fair, Oct. 23 at 5 p.m. in the Silverton Middle School gym, is a way to get kids in kindergarten through fifth grade involved – an important part of homecoming, according to Traeger.
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“I remember watching the big kids,” she recalled. Now, she’s helping to organize the events which include the hall decorating competition, an assembly, a bonfire and a dance for the student body and multiple sporting events. “I think it all really supports our school,” Traeger said. “We’re very community oriented.” “We want to encourage everyone in the community to show up and support at all of these events,” Ogle added. It’s time for everyone – alumni or not – to come home.
Sept. 28: Varsity volleyball vs Sheridan High, 6 pm Sept. 29: Macho volleyball, powderpuff football, 6 pm Oct. 1: Varsity girls soccer vs. Sheridan High, 4 pm Oct. 2: Serpentine parade, 2:30 pm Varsity football vs. Salem Academy, 7 pm
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#T2940 WHAT A VIEW! 5 BR, 3.5 BA 3804 sqft., 3.02 acres. Call Michael at ext. 314 $799,000 (WVMLS#841014) #T2949 MULINO CLASSIC 1920’s HOME 2 BR, 2 BA 2468 sqft., 2 acres. Call Meredith at ext. 324, Ryan at ext. 322 $749,900 (WVMLS#842586) #T2953 SILVERTON NESTLED IN THE FOOTHILLS 3 BR, 2 BA, 2126 sqft., 6.32 acres. Call Meredith at ext. 324, Ryan at ext. 322 $750,000 (WVMLS#843369)
#T2946 SILVERTON SO MUCH CHARACTER! 3 BR, 2 BA, 2352 sqft., 6.03 acres. Meredith ext. 324, Ryan ext. 322 $869,000 (WVMLS#842027)
COMMERCIAL #T2876 COMM-RETAIL-CONDOS 9,500 sqft. Mt. Angel. Call Michael at ext. 314 $750,000 (WVMLS#829897) #T2918 MT. ANGEL RETAIL/OFFICE SPACE FOR LEASE 2410 sqft, $1.10/sqft. Call Michael at ext. 314 $2651/mo (WVMLS#836050)
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#T2956 SALEM GATED 55+ COMMUNITY 2 BR, 2 BA, 1512 sqft, Call Michael at ext. 314 $135,000 (WVMLS#843961) #T2949 CLASSIC 1920’s MULINO HOME 2 BR, 2 BA, 2468 sqft., 2 acres. Call Meredith at ext. 324, Ryan at ext. 322 $763,750 (WVMLS#842586)
#T2931 PRATUM EXPAND YOUR BUSINESS 3 BR, 3 BA, 2792 sqft., 1.09 acres. Call Kirsten at ext. 326 $645,000 (WVMLS#838134) #T2910 SCOTTS MILLS ONCE IN A LIFETIME 2 BR, 3.5 BA, 4253 sqft., 9.36 acres. Call Chuck at ext. 325 $1,825,000 (WVMLS#834432) #T2937 CONTEMPORARY 1975 HOME 4 BR, 4 BA, 3463 sqft, .29 acres. Call Chuck at ext. 325 $689,900 (WVMLS#840104) SOLD — #T2944 MT. ANGEL MOVE-IN READY 2 BR, 1 BA, 912 sqft. Call Kirsten at ext. 326 $370,000 (WVMLS#841464)
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