Do what you love and you’ll never work a day in your life, or so they say. Air Force veteran Jerry Howard, commissioner of the Mavericks Independent Baseball League based at the Volcanoes Stadium in Keizer, has found a novel way to combine his two lifelong passions: baseball and honoring and supporting veterans and those actively serving in our nation’s military.
“I’ve always been very artsy since I was little,” says mural artist Aimee, who began acrylic painting at age twelve when her mom suggested she paint a wall in their home.
The first mechanical device for cleaning floors was the “carpet sweeper” which was invented by Daniel Hess in 1860. This early carpet sweeper had a rotating brush and bellows to create suction.
Smiles are a cherished form of communication. Think of your own mother’s smile, or maybe your dad’s, or that hard-to-please teacher’s when you got it so right. Schuyler Family Dentistry & Orthodontics is about far more than general dentistry. Developing and maintaining a healthy smile can go a long way towards one’s overall health and well-being.
“Anybody who knows FOB, knows we’re about a genuine love of German beers,” Steve says. “Just that feeling of walking into a German beer hall and it’s kind of like [the TV show] ‘Cheers.’ It’s the community pub, and everybody knows your name. That’s the whole premise behind what we try to do every day.”
Armed with Mike’s degree in range ecology and management and Laura’s childhood experiences on a rural Alaska family farm, they returned home to join forces with Mike’s parents and grandparents to continue the sacred family tradition of farming the Molalla grounds.
Consider this: Firefighters may represent the best of all of us, the best of what humanity has to offer. After solemn reflection on the subject, who can really argue otherwise? Firefighters bravely and selflessly put their lives on the line every day to save others, period. They literally walk through fire for us. Extrapolating further, one might conclude that the best of the best would then have to be volunteer firefighters: those who dedicate their lives to saving others without even receiving monetary compensation.
There has been much talk of what an inverted yield curve could mean for markets over the next year. An inverted curve generally refers to periods when the two-year US Treasury has a higher yield than a 10-year.
builders (of new construction) are currently driving the market. In order to attract buyers away from choosing existing homes in more mature neighborhoods, they are offering relatively generous incentive packages. For those looking to buy new, this is a terrific opportunity, but it’s imperative to find an agent who is well-versed in the particulars of working with builders, someone who can help you negotiate those incentives.
The one-room country school closed and consolidated with Canby Schools in 1946. But since that time, it has continued to serve as a community center for the rural neighborhood until it was damaged in the 2021 ice storm by a pair of 200-foot-tall oak trees that fell on the building.
Next year will mark the 40th anniversary since Kurt has taken over the business. With a grown son and stepson in line to follow their father’s footstep
For Cody Chambers, childhood was short growing up in Silverton. He was a young 16-year-old teenager when he started working as a dishwasher at a Little Caesars in Salem.
Then he got a wakeup call. “I had a child at 17,” Chambers said. “That’s what gave me the drive.”
Landscape Shoppe operates from a new location, just a half mile from its previous store. The new facility is professionally designed and well-laid out for the shopper’s ease.
What would you do if you woke up tomorrow and learned you have astrocytoma brain cancer and might only have a few more months or years to live? How would you feel? Who would you tell?
In 2022, for the second year in a row, they won a coveted spot on forconstructionpros.com’s list of best construction contractors to work for in the country! They are in the Top 75 in the country for Residential and Commercial Paving, and Top 75 for Pavement Maintenance.