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Mac downtown association honors six Friends

The McMinnville Downtown Association honored six locals with five “Friend of Downtown” awards at its annual dinner Friday night, Feb. 20. This is the second year the MDA has presented the ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Bella Elmer, co-owner of the new Velour Medical Spa on Third Street in McMinnville, reaches for an Eminence Organic Skin Care product on display. Elmer, a certified advanced aesthetician, uses the organic skincare line in the treatments she offers at the spa she opened with her husband, Grayson Elmer.

Along the Street: New Mac spa offers aesthetic treatments

The new Velour Medical Spa, upstairs at 405 N.E. Third St. Suite 1, provides a variety of treatments for hair removal and skin improvements. Bella and Grayson Elmer opened the spa late last year and held ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##Bert’s Chuckwagon owner Richard Bert greets a customer at his newly opened location — Cowboy Kitchen — at DeLashmutt Arena at the Yamhill County Fairgrounds. He’s serving burgers, hot dogs and breakfast foods with plans to add more items to the menu.

Bert’s opens at fairgrounds

The Bert’s Chuckwagon BBQ food truck owner has opened a new non-mobile location, Bert’s Cowboy Kitchen, at the Yamhill County Fairgrounds. Richard Bert, 57, is operating from the concession ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##In the cooler at Poseyland Florist, employee Allie Hargis selects roses to add to a bouquet for a customer’s Valentine’s Day order.

Photos: Bloomin' busy

Valentine’s Day orders keep McMinnville florist shops hopping

Health care job fair planned

People interested in health care professions can attend a job fair from noon to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 18, at the WorkSource Oregon Yamhill Center, 370 N.E. Norton Lane, McMinnville. Admission is free. Employers ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##Customers at Two Dogs Taphouse eat, drink and socialize under the scoreboard used in The Furnace, the gym at McMinnville High School, for almost 40 years. The scoreboard has three digits for recording basketball points — legendary Grizzly player Charlie Sitton led scoring that topped 100 points, making an older two-digit scoreboard obsolete.

Along the Street: Items from The Furnace on display at Two Dogs

The scoreboard that recorded McMinnville High School two-pointers and foul shots for decades now hangs at Two Dogs Taphouse, a conversation piece for former Grizzlies and other sports’ fans who visit ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##In the shadow of the 747 that sits atop the Wings & Waves Waterpark, the new Marriott AC Retreat hotel is under construction on the Evergreen museum campus. Stoller Group’s McMinnville Properties is building the 118-room hotel, which is due to open in spring 2027.

Along the Street: Hotel on schedule for May ’27 opening

The new Marriott AC Retreat hotel is starting to take shape on the Evergreen museum campus, owned by the Stoller Group’s McMinnville Properties. Ground was broken in October between the aviation ...

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Change in leadership at Life Care Center

Brenda Wilson, who has been executive director of the Life Care Center of McMinnville for four years, retired at the end of January. The residential care center and rehab facility’s new executive ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##Kelley Sharp of Yamhill holds up some of her tie-dyed clothing, which she sells through her We the Colorful Facebook page. Right: Sharp sprinkles dye over ice topping a garment that’s been tied so some areas are protected from the color. As the ice melts, the dye soaks into the fabric.

Stopping By: Dye and ice

Yamhill woman uses tie-dyeing method to create unique garments

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##TJ Humphreys, chef at The Diner in McMinnville, removes toasted sourdough slices covered with melted cheese from the grill as he makes a Melt Down special. He also will add garlic aioli, red onion jam and slices of Eola Hills prime rib for the sandwich, which is part of the food bank fundraiser that will run throughout February. The Diner, which has participated in the Melt Down since it started in 2017, is one of 53 businesses taking part this year.

Melt Down marks 10 years

A decade ago, nine McMinnville restaurants grilled bread sandwiched with cheese and other ingredients on behalf of the Yamhill Community Action Partnership’s countywide food bank. For 28 days — ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Anthony Dinsmore spins a prize wheel with his children, Grayson, 7, and Piper, 4, as Tom Baker looks on during the grand opening of the 7 Star Convenience Store in Carlton. The store sells snacks, groceries, produce and numerous beverages, along with “Krispy Krunchy Chicken.”

Along the Street: Market holds grand opening in Carlton

The 7 Star Convenience Store held its grand opening in Carlton Friday, Jan. 23, with a bounce house, a wheel spin for prizes and other activities for the community. The market at 320 N. Yamhill St./Highway ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##The McMinnville Area Chamber of Commerce will move into the building it just purchased at 1215 N.E. Baker St. this spring. Ticor Title now occupies the site, but will move to West Second Street.

Chamber to move to its own building

The McMinnville Area Chamber of Commerce will move into its own building at 12th and Baker streets this spring — the first time in the organization’s 111 year history it has owned, rather than ...

Lum’s purchases Chevrolet dealership

Lum’s GMC finalized a deal this week to purchase Armstrong Chevrolet and announced plans to expand its operations at 830 Highway 99W in McMinnville. The company announced the deal Tuesday and said ...

County board approves energy efficiency financing tool

Yamhill County businesses will soon have a new financing tool to pay for renewable energy improvements to their buildings. The Board of Commissioners agreed to adopt the Commercial Property-Assessed Clean ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Matt Thomas, founder of Brew Dr. Kombucha, pours the fizzy, probiotic tea for guests at the Sip & Savor non-alcoholic wine event at Brooks Wine Saturday, Jan. 10. Samplers, from left, are Sarah Senn, Michele Margherita and Brittany Wooten, all from Portland. They were among about 50 people who came to Brooks, near Amity, for the first of four conferences about non-alcoholic beverages, including wine, beer and spirits.

Sip & Savor events focus on nonalcoholic beverages

To appeal to the growing number of people who don’t drink alcohol or want to reduce their intake, Brooks Wine of Amity this month hosted the inaugural “Sip & Savor” seminar featuring ...

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