It’s a good thing Martin Solano and Jessi Adrian are movie buffs. Owners of The Reel Hollywood Video, McMinnville’s sole remaining video rental store, Adrian and Solano have to know ...
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Garage Sale Fundraiser
August 23-24
The Daughters of the American Revolution Yamhill Chapter will hold their 39th annual garage sale fundraiser from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Aug. 23 and 24, at 1780 N.W. Wallace Road, McMinnville. The fundraiser will benefit the group’s scholarship programs and its objectives of education, historic preservation and patriotism.
For more information, call Eleanor Fuhrer at 503-472-7948.
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