She helps keep Willamina humming
Katie Kendall Vinson admits that Willamina suffers from an inferiority complex from time to time. The town of 2,000, which lies southwest of McMinnville in the Coast Range foothills, is tucked just far ...
Amity serving up pancakes, showing off cars
AMITY — The Valley Women’s Club staged the Amity Pancake Breakfast and Antique Car Show for 58 years. When the club’s ranks began to thin and age to the point that was no longer possible, ...
Museum exhibits rare artwork
The Lawrence Gallery is presenting an exhibit with pieces from the Pierre Argillet and Royal Medici collections — including rare works by Salvador Dali, Pablo Picasso and Andy Warhol — from ...
Family-friendly music festival returns to West Valley
The West Valley hills will be rocking this weekend as the sixth annual Wildwood MusicFest and Campout commences at Roshambo ArtFarm, 22900 S.W. Pittman Road, Sheridan. The festival is organized ...
Happy Tails: Dogs untroubled by social stigmas
Did you ever wish you could be more like your dog? I’ve been asking myself this question the past few days. Let me explain why. I like to walk — it’s good for my health, my soul and ...
Rohse: Quill fears quelled
Wily coyotes, macho mountain lions and an occasional rattlesnake have left Eastern Oregon to find new homes in the valley. I do not know of any porcupines that have done so. Perhaps that’s because ...
Stopping By: Big dogs, big hearts
Susan and Gary May have helped more than 240 English mastiffs in the decade they've been running a rescue and adoption program for the breed. They remember each of the massive dogs as an individual. There's ...
Yard of the Month: 'Still an outside girl'
After less than a year at 2654 Ford St., Betty Jean Hansen has been awarded the July Yard of the Month honors by the McMinnville Garden Club. Hansen says the transformation from a yard full of ...
When old school meets new tech
Yes, you could write down how to find your favorite websites on a piece of notebook paper that you keep next to your computer. Or here's an idea. You could "bookmark" the websites right on ...
Offbeat Oregon: For Marie Aioe Dorion, a fateful decision
The history of Oregon sometimes resembles an old manuscript from which every other page has been ripped out. Throughout the 1800s and much of the 1900s, most people only deemed stories worth preserving ...
Derby Days continues through Saturday
YAMHILL — Derby Days will start tonight with the coronation of the festival court at 6:30 p.m. in Beulah Park. A talent show, bingo and karaoke will follow. Saturday’s activities open with ...
Stopping By: Help on wheels
The desire to help veterans brings them together. The thrill of the open road binds them. The roar of a dozen or two powerful motorcycles carrying American flags? That gets them noticed. Stopping ...
Yamhill Derby Days will bring residents together
YAMHILL — “Hot July Nights” will get even hotter Friday and Saturday, July 14-15, during the 2017 Derby Days festival. Activities will start Friday evening with the crowning ...
Rohse: Want to belong? Join the club
There are clubs for everyone to join, and most of us belong to some organization. Some “clubby” people belong to many. McMinnville, at least for a time, has been home to clubs or organizations ...
