Gates News

You probably haven't heard of the Cascade Foothills Saturday Faire because it hasn't started yet.

The city of Gates will host the Cascade Foothills Saturday Faire 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. beginning July 11 and every first Saturday through October.

MILL CITY - The Ford Institute Leadership Program is coming back to the Mill City and Gates area.

John and Teresa Cavander of Gates dressed in mountain-man attire and shared the pioneer spirit Saturday to celebrate the state sesquicentennial.

Despite the ominous black clouds and thunder that rolled in about 4 p.m. Thursday, most of the canyon escaped the brunt of the evening's severe storm.

North Santiam River flow was too high last week for good fishing. The volume at Mehama varied from 5,950 cubic feet per second up to 15,400 with a depth at Mehama of 5.5 up to 9.5 feet.

The big top is coming to the canyon. Culpepper and Merriweather Circus will visit Gates Elementary School grounds Tuesday.

A massage therapist and an acupuncturist have been helping people in the canyon area achieve balance since fall of last year.

The North Santiam Quilters will hold their 29th annual quilt show, 'Bits and Pieces,' 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Gates Community Church, 40070 Gates School Road, Gates.

The North Santiam Chamber of Commerce welcomed spring break visitors to the canyon with a brand-new Visitors' Information Center in Mill City, which was unveiled on March 23.

About 20 people came out to the Stayton Public Library on Tuesday night, March 24, to hear Rep.

Officials are looking for a man they think burglarized two businesses in Santiam Canyon early Wednesday.

Two more area school districts are feeling the effects of a souring state economy that could mean deep cuts for K-12 education.

Hoof N Holler set for New Year's Eve The Hoof N Holler will be at the Linn County Fair & Expo Center on New Year's Eve.

Public Safety Log People arrested are innocent unless proven otherwise in court.