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A recently gained nonprofit status could lead to new revenue avenues for Stayton Family Pool. “We are totally official now, so we will begin to pursue grants and other funding to enhance the pool,” said Mary Wallace, with Friends of the Stayton Pool.
Blacksmith artist Tom Dudkowsky of Stayton will give a metal work demonstrations at Fresh to You Produce & Garden Center from noon to 3 p.m. Saturdays in August.
Dudkowsky is the owner of Ironvision in Stayton. For 30 years, he has created custom pieces using metal and taught blacksmithing classes.
Since the age of 16, Kevin Crawford has been in love with the theater. “For my birthday, my grandparents took me to downtown St. Louis to a river boat for dinner and a melodrama,” he said. “One of the actors asked for a volunteer from the audience. At that age, I was pretty funny, and brought the house down. The actor told me if I were a little older, he’d hire me on the spot. I thought it was pretty cool!”