
Starla Pointer
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Stopping By/Yard of the Month: Working with nature
Gardener Rich Pruitt works with nature to create a beautiful display in his front yard, which was named Yard of the Month for July by the McMinnville Garden Club. Pruitt, who enjoys spending most of the ...

Stopping By: Frosty the art man
Longtime gallery owner, artist selling off stock of wooden sculptures, other works, materials

Stopping By: Making friends, and a difference
Danna Bone has a long history of service to her church and her community. When she moved to McMinnville in October 2019, volunteering seemed like a way to make friends, as well as to make a difference. “Service ...

Stopping By: A garden for growing
Abraham and Sara Hanson’s garden has grown and changed over the years, just as their children have. In fact, many of the changes — planting fruit trees so the children could snack, adding ...

Stopping By: Flying to help others
Evergreen docent Barry Brown recalls wartime experiences in Vietnam, Iraq

Stopping By: A life working in wood
Shoppers may know Bill Willis as the friendly face behind the counter of Earth & Wood gift shop, which features the work of nearly three dozen artists and crafters. But Willis is more than that — ...

Stopping By: McMinnville, medicine good choices for co-winner Haddeland
Dr. Paul Haddeland said he felt “a little sheepish” when his friend Stan Primozich delivered the news that Haddeland had been named co-winner of this year’s McMinnville Man of the Year ...

Stopping By: Longtime arts advocate named Man of the Year co-winner
Steve Rupp, co-winner of the Distinguished Service Awards Man of the Year award, literally has changed McMinnville’s landscape. [See also: McMinnville, medicine good choices for co-winner ...

Stopping By: A final sermon
Longtime Dayton pastor and fire chaplain’s Easter service will be his last