Sublimity News

Teens are invited to "Paint Creations," a summer reading program activity at Stayton Public Library.

A Red Cross blood drive is scheduled for 1 to 6 p.m. July 20 at Foothills Church, 975 Fern Ridge Road, Stayton.

SummerFest hits the streets of downtown Stayton on July 25. Whether you want to sell merchandise, share information or just meet potential customers, this is the place to be.

Stayton/Sublimity Police Department is issuing a consumer and business alert. A report was made to Stayton police on June 22, involving a business called Premier Map Company, which is also affiliated with Hometown Productions and Universal Adcom.

A bill to phase out most field burning by Willamette Valley grass seed farmers was approved Thursday by the Oregon Senate in one of the most contentious environmental debates of the 2009 session.

Free lunches for all kids ages 1 to 18 will be served again this summer in the canyon area.

Booth spaces are available at SummerFest for $50 to $70. Whether you want to sell merchandise, share information, or just meet potential customers, this is the place to be.

Nine-year-old Sublimity Elementary School student Chad Cade is going to spend his summer swimming and playing with friends next door; 8-year-old Bella Rojas is going on a few trips this summer.

A legislative committee has advanced a proposed phaseout of field burning, clearing the way for a full Senate vote on one of the more contentious environmental issues facing lawmakers this year.

The Sublimity Fire District hosted its third annual Public Safety Fair on June 6. During the five-hour event, LifeFlight and REACH Air Medical landed helicopters at Early Settlers Park.

Philips Products, a maker of doors and windows, will close its Stayton plant, putting 125 people out of work, company officials announced June 3. The move is part of Philips Products' plan to close plants nationwide, which will add as many as 625 workers in six states to the ranks of the unemployed.

A 17-mile pursuit through Stayton-area farm roads Wednesday evening, June 10 ended in an arrest on several charges, including marijuana possession.

The Santiam Heritage Foundation is sponsoring its ninth annual garden tour, "Gardens of Delight" from noon to 5 p.m. June 28.

A series of powerful and dangerous thunderstorms pounded Oregon Thursday afternoon, downing trees, power lines and spurring reports of funnel clouds.

Sublimity Fire District is hosting its third annual Public Safety Fair from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.

Stayton/Sublimity Police Department is growing new officers with its volunteer reserve program.

There are many things Stayton resident Ken Reid needs to do this summer, and finding work has to take priority.

The Sublimity Interchange Project reached a new phase of construction this week.

Nicole Smiley and Caleb Wright said the class "Make Parenting a Pleasure," offered free through Friends of the Family, has helped them become calmer parents.

Highland Preschool presneted "Camp Highland" for their annual spring program on April 24.