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Creekside Chat
Renovations, after school,
OzCon topics at 1st talk
JUSTIN MUCH
AND MICHAEL DAVIS
STATESMAN JOURNAL
What better spot to strike up
a Creekside Chat than at creek-
side? Specifically Silver Creek
Coffee House, where adjacent
Silver Creek waters rustle
through town and toward a con-
tribution to the horizontal Wil-
lamette tributaries.
What better topics for the
chat than the new bistro owner’s
renovation designs for the ven-
erable venue, or Silverton’s cos-
tumed Karyl Carlson recount-
ing her hand in bringing OzCon,
a convention for fans of the
books and films about “The Wiz-
ard of Oz,” to Oregon for the
first time?
Perhaps, a topic of passion
for Sue Roessler, Judy Lowrey,
Jennifer Côtè and kid-among-
grownups Josh Burgeson, who
beamed in unison about their
fledgling, yet burgeoning, After
School Activities Program
(ASAP) and the boon it brings to
Silver Falls School District sev-
enth and eighth graders.
See CHAT, Page 3A
JUSTIN MUCH/STAYTON MAIL
Left to right: Josh Burgeson, Jennifer Cote, Silverton Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Stacy Palmer and
Sue Roessler stopped by Silver Creek Coffee House to talk about ASAP in the Silver Falls School District.
TASTE OF GRAPES
Hop farm
strives
for better
business
VICTOR PANICHKUL
STATESMAN JOURNAL
VICTOR PANICHKUL/STATESMAN JOURNAL
Views of the vineyard at King’s Raven Winery in Oregon City provide a great getaway for a long weekend.
6 wineries for
Memorial Day
VICTOR PANICHKUL
APPEAL TRIBUNE
It’s been quite a few years since I’ve
visited the wineries that line the Cascade
foothills east of Interstate 5, but recently,
I toured all 15 wineries that make up the
Cascade Foothills Winegrowers and was
really amazed by the variety of great
wines that they make as well as the
atmosphere of the wineries that ranged
from rustic and bucolic farmhouse set-
tings to a manicured and meticulously
landscaped gardenlike stone villa.
One of the cool things I discovered
about these wineries collectively is that
besides Chardonnay and Pinot Noir,
they’re also making some excellent
wines that you don’t see as much in the
rest of the valley like Gruner Veltliner,
Marechal Foch, Viognier, Leon Millot and
Malbec.
So this year, instead of fighting with
the hordes of wine lovers who will clog
the country highways of the Willamette
Valley’s popular wineries, head off the
beaten path to the charming wineries of
the Cascade foothills.
Here are my picks for the top 6 to visit:
Whiskey Hill Winery and Postle-
wait’s Vineyards: This Canby wi-
nery’s tasting room may be rustic,
but it makes up with a nice outdoor space,
one of the most friendly winemakers I’ve
run across (Chris Helbling) and delicious
wines. Hits include the 2013 Whiskey Hill
Pinot Gris, 2014 Postlewait’s Wedding
White (a semi-sweet blend of Riesling,
Gewürztraminer and Muscat), 2012
Whiskey Hill Pinot Noir and 2012 Postle-
wait’s Merlot. Open noon to 5 p.m. Friday-
Monday, $5 tasting fee waived with pur-
chase, 29510 S Barlow Road, Canby, 503-
899-2165, whiskeyhillwinery.com.
Hanson Vineyards: Take a drive out
into the country and enjoy a beautiful
vineyard and garden setting and the
rustic feel of the tasting room. Hits in-
clude the 2014 Pinot Noir Blanc, 2014 Pi-
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not Blanc and 2014 Cascadia Red Blend of
Pinot Noir and Marechal Foch, with big
aroma and flavors of plums and blackber-
ry. Open noon to 5 p.m. Saturday-Monday,
$5 tasting fee waived with bottle pur-
chase, and a special vertical tasting of li-
brary pinot noir for $10, 34948 S Barlow
Road, Woodburn, 971-338-9760, hanson-
wine.com.
Villa Catalana Cellars: You’ll feel like
you just drove off the highway in Ita-
ly with this charming stone villa and
tasting room set amidst ponds and metic-
ulously landscaped gardens. The tasting
room is set in the midst of plants in the
covered villa courtyard, and you can en-
joy tasting wine to the distant sound of
water features in the garden. Make sure
you try the 2014 Villa Catalana Pinot Gris,
2014 Pinot Noir and their blend of Caber-
net Sauvignon and Syrah. Open 1 to 4 p.m.
Saturday-Monday; $10 tasting fee, $5 re-
fundable with purchase of wine, $10 per
plate for hors d’oeuvres, 11900 S Criteser
Road, Oregon City, 503-780-6200, villaca-
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Crosby Hop Farm, a hop
grower, merchant and proces-
sor in Woodburn announced
this week that it is now among
more than 1,700 companies
globally and 68 in Oregon that
are committed to using busi-
ness as a force for good as a
certified B Corporation.
B Corps are certified by the
nonprofit B Lab to meet rigor-
ous standards of social and en-
vironmental performance, im-
proving the quality of life in
communities through busi-
ness, according to information
from B Lab.
“Certified B Corporations
distinguish themselves by
committing to higher stan-
dards of transparency, ac-
countability
and
perfor-
mance, creating a better way
of doing business,” said Andy
Fyfe of B Lab, the nonprofit
behind the B Corp movement.
“Crosby Hop Farm joins a bold
and growing community of B
Corps in the craft beer move-
ment that values not just the
beer, but the total impact of
beer making. We look forward
to being a platform for the
leadership of Crosby Hop
Farm locally and globally.”
B Corp certification is es-
sentially to sustainable busi-
ness what Fair Trade certifica-
tion is to coffee or USDA Orga-
nic certification is to milk. To
become certified, Crosby Hop
Farm had to prove the compa-
ny meets stringent perfor-
mance requirements outlined
in the B Impact Assessment, a
globally-recognized standard
that looks at environmental
performance, how a company
treats its employees, the im-
pact the company has on its
customers and the broader
community, as well as the
company’s
accountability,
governance, and transparen-
cy practices, according to
Heather Sorensen in news re-
lease.
See WINERIES, Page 2A
See HOPS, Page 2A
Gallon House
Covered Bridge
celebrates 100
SILVERTON APPEAL TRIBUNE
The Marion County
Board of Commissioners
will hold a rededication
ceremony celebrating the
100 year anniversary of
the Gallon House Bridge
at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, May
31, at the bridge.
The
commissioners
will unveil new bridge
signs and an information
kiosk noting the anniver-
sary. The commissioner
proclaimed 2016 as the
“Year of the Gallon House
Bridge.” The public is
welcome to attend. Please
RSVP to Marion County
Public Works at (503) 365-
3177
or
email
mcdpw@co.marion.or.us.
History
Construction of a wood
covered bridge in the area
is referenced as far back
as the 1870s. Marion Coun-
ty built the Gallon House
Bridge
over
Abiqua
Creek in in 1916 at a cost of
$1,310. It is the county’s
See BRIDGE, Page 5A
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