Silverton News

Last weekend's trip to Silverton for the Oregon Garden Brewfest was fantastic: perfect weather, amazing location, bigger-than-ever festival, great Thursday night Brewer's Dinner .

Portland's location at the confluence of the Columbia and Willamette rivers and a good 100 miles south of Puget Sound gives it a leg up on the growing season.

The Salem chapter of the Oregon Bluegrass Association will host a bluegrass jam from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday in Seven Brides Brewery's Taproom, 990 N First St., Silverton.

The Oregon Garden's ninth annual Brewfest drew crowds this past Saturday to Silverton.

If dusty electric typewriters stashed in your closet are tapping away at your sanity, the owners of Larsen Flynn Insurance, Inc.

Thanks to their expansive root systems, the maple trees in downtown Stayton soon will be kindling, and new trees will replace them as part of the city's sidewalk program.

There will be information, resources and activities, which will be provided by local organizations.

The stars, moons, planets and the weather all aligned on April 23, giving Silverton High School astronomy teacher Megan Miller just enough time to quickly plan a Star Party for her students and other members of the community.

Thousands of Oregonians will be allowed to drive with four-year driver's cards, instead of regular eight-year licenses, under a bill that won final legislative approval today.

The fundraiser will help the chapter -- one of only two in the state -- bring more bluegrass shows to the area, member Ken Cartwright said.

He kicks off the Stumptown Comics Festival tonight from 5-7 pm at Things from Another World on Northeast Broadway.

The Belgian beat goes on, despite a bit of controversy about last week's Portland's Cheers to Belgian Beers when Logsdon --- which won Peoples Choice honors last year --- pulled out of the event because the Oregon Brewers Guild monkeyed with the rules to allow any yeast instead of one stipulated by the winner, and removed the Peoples Choice ... (more)