By Mary Owen Several Stayton High School musicians are making headway with their playing – and headlines at the state’s oldest music festival. Concert schedule for April Spring Concert April 1, 7:30 p.m. Stayton High […]

North Santiam Chamber of Commerce is putting the region on the map. Data is being gathered from residents for MapGuide, a two-state informational map of the Central Cascades Region, being developed by the National Geographic Society, Travel Oregon and Washington State Tourism. Nominations for natural, recreational, historical and cultural sites are requested.

Thanks to a partnership with the city of Stayton, Santiam Center students can learn the strokes at the Stayton Family Memorial Pool.

It is done. Finished. And so am I. After six months, my wife and I have completed the remodel of our kitchen.

Hidden hurt and pain and the residue of a past drug addiction were lurking in Myron Jones’s life when he first encountered Celebrate Recovery at his church in Salem several years ago.

My grade school forever friend, MaryLou, just sent me a cute little joke, the gist of which is: a plane is going to crash. A woman in her frenzied panic screams that if this is the end, she wants it to be memorable and asks for someone to make her “feel like a woman.”

By Linda Whitmore A holiday open house is a low-stress way to share lively conversation and festive treats with friends and relations. Generally there’s a buffet of finger foods that are prepared ahead, making it […]

If money is getting tight or time is running short, reach for a wonderful 1970’s-era electrical kitchen appliance that cooks your meal for you while you are off at work, sleeping or otherwise engaged – a slow cooker.

After many years of witnessing negative impacts on the North Santiam Canyon economy, several people now see a bright light on the horizon. In October, the Marion County Commissioners unanimously approved plans for the Elkhorn Golf and Resort in Lyons, a destination resort with a 40-room hotel, condominiums, single-family housing, a dining facility, a clubhouse and boutique shopping. Pacific Security Capital, Inc. of Beaverton is the acting developer for the project. Rick Dyer, the manager director of PSC developmental services, was not available for comment on this story.

Our Town wants to expand our readers’ familiarity with the views of candidates on the November ballot for Senate District 9 in the state legistlature. In this edition we publish the responses to three questions. Responses from Republican incumbent Fred Girod and Democrat challenger Dr. Bob McDonald are in the candidates’ own words.