Life lessons
YAMHILL — Some of the members of the Yamhill-Carlton Class of 1965 gasped as they entered their alma mater. “Things have changed!” exclaimed Rich Jernstedt, explaining he hadn’t ...
Crushing the competition
Patrick Swanick has never actually kicked off his shoes, climbed into a giant wooden vat and stomped grapes. However, as the manager of the grape-stomping competition at the Carlton Crush Harvest ...
Fun on four wheels, or fewer
Derby, tricycle races among highlights of Yamhill festival
Cooking up ideas
Lynn Van Horn makes goat cheese parfait. Bekha Loomba fashions three kinds of chutney. What will emerge next from the kitchen of Carlton’s Willamette Valley CookSpace? Van Horn and co-founder Lynnette ...
Business expert booked in Carlton
CARLTON — Nationally known destination business expert Jon Schallert is slated to speak Wednesday, June 17, in the Carlton VFW Hall, 158 E. Main St. The City of Carlton and the Carlton Business ...
Trail supporters honor railroad buff
CARLTON — Supporters of the planned Yamhelas Westsider Trail honored one of their own Thursday — local historian and railroad buff Gordon Zimmerman, author of “Song of Yamhill.” Zimmerman, ...
Walk in the Park times three
Carlton’s Walk in the Park Foundation, a nonprofit that raises money for community needs in the twin towns of Yamhill and Carlton, is planning to host three fundraising events this summer. The first ...
Yamhill fire district weighing options
YAMHILL — The Yamhill Fire District suffered a levy setback in May 19 balloting, but remains undeterred. It is already laying plans for another try, probably in the general election of November 2015 ...
Four of five excluded students back in class
All but one of the five students excluded last week from Yamhill-Carlton Intermediate School are back in class, according to Principal Michael Fisher. Exclusion of the students was ordered by County Health ...
Veterans honor those who came before
Valerie Fulcher, a member of the Carlton American Legion, brought her young daughter to the Yamhill-Carlton Pioneer Cemetary for a Memorial Day service Monday morning. “We came to pay our respects,” ...
Unvaccinated Y-C students get 21-day exclusion
Yamhill County Public Health Officer William Koenig has ordered five Yamhill-Carlton Intermediate School students excluded for 21 days because they have not been inoculated against whooping cough and a ...
Unique bike racks a community project
Cyclists who stop in Yamhill or Carlton can park their two-wheelers at a tractor, a train, a Tiger or any of a dozen other decorative and serviceable bike racks. The bike racks, which all should be installed ...
Incumbent falls in Y-C school balloting
YAMHILL — Challenger Susan FitzGerald defeated incumbent Ron Gelbrich for Position 3 on the Yamhill-Carlton School Board in Tuesday night balloting. Incumbent Tim Pfeiffer turned back Charles McCord ...
Knight moves
Yamhill isn’t known as a particularly rowdy community, but a fight breaks out almost every Thursday night. Locals can practically set their watches by it. A crowd of fighters starts to gather at ...
Haute on the trail
John Wayne never had it so good. Imagine the hard, dusty ride to El Dorado. The Duke stops halfway, and some nice people provide a cozy stable for his horse. Meanwhile, the Duke takes an air-conditioned ...
