Starla Pointer
"Stopping By:" A reporter who knows that everyone has an interesting story to tell welcomes suggestions.
Stopping By: Strength and traditioning
Most people have seen a photo or video of the caber toss, a staple event of Scottish Highland Games. Burly men and women in kilts heft tree trunks stripped of branches, walk forward, then toss them so ...
Stopping By: Stubborn fascination
Mules combine the best characteristics of a donkey and a horse, according to Wayne Beckwith, who breeds and uses mules for agricultural work, trail riding and packing. Like their horse mothers, ...
Stopping by: Making moves
Lydia Dolence first tap danced when she was 5. Her teacher, longtime West Valley dance school owner Beverly Williams, noticed her potential and assigned her a solo version of “On the ...
Stopping By: 'A canvas with personality'
You may not notice Natalie Fletcher's art at first. It blends into the background. So completely, in fact, that at first glance the background is all you think you see. Look again and you'll ...
Stopping By: Young sailor finds oceans of adventure
The first time Ron Jalling saw the Pacific, he was on a troop ship, sailing out of San Francisco Bay on his way to the Philippines. The young Navy sailor grew up in Wisconsin, far from either coast. But ...
Rohse: The rise and fall of a McMinnville rival
More than a century ago, McMinnvillans were worried. It appeared that a new town, a few miles up the road between McMinnville and Lafayette, was becoming a rival and had the potential of outsizing our ...
Stopping By: Huffmans are happy in faith, marriage and song
Whether it's raining or snowing, whether it's a calm day or the wind is blowing, whether it's a gray afternoon or a stormy night, Bruce Huffman sees nothing but blue skies. "Blue skies, smiling at me," ...
Stopping By: Just for dads and daughters
Dads twirled their daughters on the dance floor, shared plates of food and posed for photos with them, lifted them into a horse-drawn carriage, stood by as they had their nails painted — ...
Called to offer comfort
Just around the corner from Chaplain Hailey O'Keif's office is Willamette Valley Medical Center's chapel, an intimate room designed to be a sanctuary for those who want to pray, as well as those ...
Stopping By: Journey of rediscovery
For some, the trip of a lifetime might involve tropical beaches and palm trees. For others, it might be a cruise down the Danube, a climb up the Great Wall or an expedition into the Amazon jungle. For ...
Stopping By: In the details
YAMHILL — When his daughter, Haley, turned 16, Lance Morrison decided to capture her essence in a painting. He’s a professional artist, after all, so it’s what he does best. Almost ...
Stopping By: Driven by flavor and faith
Ed Doughty said he likes to serve God by serving others — in particular, by making sure they are fed. That's the main reason he opened his own food cart a few months ago. "Sharing God's love is ...
Stopping By: Basque to basics
Luis Vidart was born in a pretty stone house in the shadow of the Pyrenees Mountains. White with green trim, the 300-year-old house featured 3-foot-thick stone walls and high windows, designed to take ...
Stopping By: Successful by degrees
Before he retired from teaching at Oregon State University, biology professor Frederick Hisaw often joked with his students. Here he was, teaching them college courses, he would say, and ...
