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Seven Brides Brewing taproom closes
Emily Teel
Salem Statesman Journal | USA TODAY NETWORK
Seven Brides Brewing has closed its
Silverton taproom and retail store.
The business officially closed on Oct.
22 and the owners announced the clo
sure in a post to the business Facebook
page on Oct. 24.
They explained that since their May
2008 opening the business “saw ups
and downs” citing a changing brewing
industry as a factor in the decision to
close.
“The beer business we fell in love
with is not the same beast today.”
They went on to explain they plan to
Jeff DeSantis
is coowner
of Seven
Brides
Brewing in
Silverton,
which is
closing its
taproom and
store.
continue brewing and selling beer to
wholesale clients; “we hope you look out
for Seven Brides beers to enjoy at other
fine Oregon establishments,” but the di
rect sale location of the taproom and re
tail store at 990 North First Street in Sil
verton will cease to operate.
Reached via phone, coowners Jeff
DeSantis and Josiah Kelley declined to
comment.
Emily Teel is the Food & Drink Editor
at the Statesman Journal. Contact her
at
eteel@statesmanjournal.com,
Facebook, or Twitter. See what she’s
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Better if Idanha
ceased as a city?
New local
businesses
include art,
convenience
Christena Brooks
Special to Salem Statesman Journal
USA TODAY NETWORK
Traffic passes the fire station in Idanha, where no one filed for the town’s three City Council positions.
STATESMAN JOURNAL FILE
Community could cede control to Marion County
Bill Poehler
Salem Statesman Journal
USA TODAY NETWORK
IDANHA — Along the North Santiam River, apathy
can run high.
In Idanha, few people vote in elections, it’s rare
when a candidate files for public office, the economy
is poor and there is little tax money to fund the city.
Talks of disincorporating Idanha, best known as
the first location in Marion County to receive snow
when winter hits, have taken place over the years.
When the city’s main industry — wood mills —
closed a decade ago, citizens wondered if it would be
better off disincorporating and becoming wholly con
trolled by Marion County.
“We wanted to keep on going,” said Robin Johnson,
an accountant for the city.
But talk of scrapping the city charter returns from
time to time.
For Tuesday’s election, no one filed to fill the three
City Council positions — one of which has been va
cant for nearly a year — including Mayor Jeff Yohe.
Increasingly, the city depends on writein candi
dates to keep going.
Most of the reasons supporting disincorporation
remain unchanged in Idanha. Some things have got
ten worse. But in order for the city to disincorporate, it
would require someone to spearhead it.
Yohe said a major hurdle to disincorporation for
Idanha is the city is still paying off loans for its current
water treatment plant, which was installed at the turn
of the century and soon will be replaced with a state
oftheart membrane water treatment facility thanks
to a $1.7 million grant.
“It depends on who you talk to,” Yohe said of disin
corporation. “Generally, we’re not in favor of that be
cause the city does want to have some sovereignty in
that respect.”
Yohe was first appointed to the position in 2015
when Mayor Cletus Moore resigned after being
charged with possession of methamphetimine.
Yohe said his health — he has multiple sclerosis —
was a consideration in deciding not to run for reelec
tion.
“Writeins happen a lot here,” said Yohe, who was
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Lack of shingles vaccine frustrates patients
Jonathan Bach
Salem Statesman Journal
USA TODAY NETWORK
A shortage of a new, twodose shingles vaccine is
leaving pharmacists frustrated and patients worried.
Salem resident Claudia Carmichael and her hus
band already received their first dose of Shingrix, but
now it’s unclear if there will be enough supply for
them to get their second shots, which are recom
mended within two to six months of the first.
“We weren’t worried about that, but now we are,”
said Carmichael. The Carmichaels are both in their
60s.
Approved last year by the U.S. Food and Drug Ad
ministration, Shingrix has become an alternative vac
cine to Zostavax, introduced in 2006.
It has a higher rate of effectiveness — more than 90
percent — and a lower age at which patients can re
ceive it — 50 instead of 60, according to the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention.
But less than a year into its U.S. debut, Shingrix has
become scarce at pharmacies across the country.
Shingles isn’t lifethreatening, but the viral infec
tion causes an extremely painful rash, according to
the Mayo Clinic. It can affect any part of the body, but
The paper covering two new downtown shops’
windows has just come down, and that’s only a piece
of the recent business activity in Silverton. Com
merce here has been changing right along with the
seasons.
After five months of renovation, Magnolia Tea
Room opened in the storefront most recently occu
pied by the Chocolate Box. The 900squarefoot shop
at 115 N. Water St., offers a traditional tea experience,
complete with threetiered trays of sandwiches,
scones, savories and bitesized desserts, which are
made inhouse. For now, the shop will be open every
day, except holidays, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Around the corner, Silverton StopNGo, a conve
nience store, had its big reveal on Oct. 30. Owners
Dusty and Jolene Ferschweiler have lived in Silverton
since 2005 and are firsttime business owners now
stocking drinks, snacks, convenience items, hot deli
food, beer and cigarettes. The store is at 208 E. Main
St and is open 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday through
Thursday; 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. Fridays; 8 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Saturdays; and 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sundays.
Silverton’s homegrown gym, Body Theory Fit
ness and Yoga, closed on Nov. 3 after years of offering
fitness training and classes six days a week. Owners
Janae Senter and Kristy Ward built their fitness com
munity four years ago with outdoor workouts and
eventually moved into their own space at 206 Oak
Street, where they also often provided childcare dur
ing classes. The pair cited career changes and new
opportunities in their decision to close.
SilverCreek Crossfit, the new workout facility on
the block, offers classes weekday mornings and eve
ning and open gym times on Friday nights and Sun
day mornings. The renovated facility at 403 Lewis St.
opened last May and has been steadily building
membership since.
Talking Oak Studios, a new visual art space con
ceptualized by Jeff Tinkham and Carole DeMar will
open this month. Transplants from Portland three
years ago, the couple earned certifications through
the International Expressive Arts Therapy Associa
tion and now will teach classes and offer dropin
times for painting, drawing, collage, dance, writing
and more.
“Rather than a fine arts studio, it’s more about
wellbeing and the power and process of play,” De
Mar said.
A longtime muralist in Portland and for the Oregon
County Fair, DeMar has already painted a giant oak
tree inside the studio at 216 E. Main St. Community
members are invited to begin creating leaves for the
tree, enjoy refreshments and participate in crafts at
the studio’s sneak peak opening from 1 to 5 p.m. on
Nov. 23 and 24.
Last month Silverton Farmers Market operated
its firstever indoor market, and vendors will con
tinue selling inside every Saturday through Dec. 15
and then again in February. Instead of its usual loca
tion at Town Square Park, the market is operating its
winter market in the gym at Silverton Friends
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