Scio News

For Fonda Knight, the free community dinner served by Stayton's Covered Bridge Cafe on Wednesday evening was something to be thankful for.

Walter, 82, died Nov. 15 in Scio. He was born in Maui, Hawaii, and moved to Scio in 1971.

November 20, 2009, 6:34PM Courtesy of Lighthouse Sanctuary It's the season of giving, right? So go on down to Scio tomorrow to give rescued farm animals a treat and donate to the food bank while you're there.

Two weeks ago, on Oct. 30, Merle Wood, 48, was thrown from his horse. The horse then fell on top of him.

Stayton Public Library's Teen Advisory Board meets 4 to 5 p.m. Oct 29 at the Stayton Public Library meeting room.

Oct. 8 3:41 p.m., stolen vehicle, 1300 block E Jefferson St. Recovered, returned to owner.

One man of faith taught the youths of a whole community to grow along their journeys to God.

JORDAN - It all starts with the chicken at the Jordan Chicken Dinner each year.

Two weeks, two championships. Salem's Jeremy Shank clinched the DIRTcar Northwest I-5 Late Model Tour championship Saturday night with a second-place finish at Southern Oregon Speedway in White City.

World War II veteran Walter Johnson trained all summer for the Salem Bicycle Club's Peach of a Century bike ride Sunday.

Luke the pig was a party favorite Saturday afternoon at the Lighthouse Farm Sanctuary.

Frances Benthin of Scio, Ore., won first prize for this recipe in the Dairy Farmers of Oregon Cheese Recipe Challenge at the Oregon State Fair last month.

North Santiam Home Education is presenting "Home School Days" in partnership with the Stayton Public Library at the library's conference room this school year.

Chamber Greeters, through Stayton/Sublimity Chamber of Commerce, is set for 8 a.m. to 9 a.m., hosted by Sublimity Insurance and Rick Budke at 100 SW Sublimity Blvd., Sublimity.

Lighthouse Farm Sanctuary is having its annual fundraiser "Wine & Music at the Farm" from 2 to 6 p.m. Sept.

An upcoming poker tournament will benefit a local resident. The Texas Hold'em Poker Fundraiser and Social is set for 7 p.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Lourdes Hall, 39043 Jordan Rd., Scio.

Beginning Tuesday, the limit for coho and steelhead on the Willamette River above the falls at Oregon City goes to three fish.

Fishery managers are projecting that 700,000 coho will return to the Columbia River this year, which would be the largest return since 2001.

A four-alarm fire affected three properties in farmland and forest land east of Stayton Monday night.

The Oregon legislature all but outlawed field burning -- starting next year. The practice remains in effect this summer, with test fires and potential field burning Monday in Brownsville, Harrisburg, Scio and Sublimity.