Vintage News-Register
Click scrolling arrows on side of pictures to pause slideshow. Chronicling life in the Yamhill Valley through the generations with the newspaper archives. Vintage galleries are printed each Friday ...
Stopping by: Creature features
Birds flock to the Patty and Rick Sorensen’s yard, turning the expansive garden into an avian version of Carnegie Hall. “I love their song,” Patty said, watching and listening ...
Festival brings the fun to Carlton
CARLTON — The city’s annual summer festival, Fun Days, will open Friday night, June 21, and continue all day Saturday, June 22, with food booths, music, games and all kinds of other ...
Aquilon opera series returns this summer
In its second year, the Aquilon Music Festival will bring top vocal students, teachers and opera buffs to Yamhill County this July. For local residents, it will offer opportunities to hear top-notch ...
Rohse: My clutter may be someone’s treasure
I have a dreadful disease for which there is no cure. And I fear it may be communicable. Men as well as women may be stricken. Rohse Colored Glasses McMinnville's Elaine Rohse is fascinated ...
Offbeat Oregon: In regulation attempt, Oregon granted shanghaier monopoly
Things were looking a bit grim for former Welterweight Champion of the World William “Mysterious Billy” Smith and his partners in almost-crime, brothers Harry and Jim White. Offbeat ...
Stopping By: Personalities in paint
LAFAYETTE — Tricia Heiser Wente has painted portraits of children, businessmen, families, even royalty — one of her more recent works is the official portrait of 2018 Rose Festival ...
Offbeat Oregon: World champion boxer by day, shanghaier by night
In 1903, shanghaier Larry Sullivan was at the height of his power in Portland. Hard-fisted and belligerent, yet socially polished and with what passed in old Portland society for refined manners, ...
Goodbye, Sheridan Days; hello, Hometown Days
SHERIDAN — Marilyn Levy paused for a moment when asked if she was sad to see Sheridan Days canceled permanently after last year. “I grew up here,” she said. “It is sad, ...
Rohse: Round of applause for the handshake
For thousands of years, humans have been shaking hands to indicate good will, friendship, congratulations, kept promises. Rohse Colored Glasses McMinnville's Elaine Rohse is fascinated by words, ...
Savvy Senior: How a government pension might reduce your Social Security
DEAR SAVVY SENIOR: Savvy Senior Jim Miller is a longtime advocate for senior issues and regular contributor to the NBC "Today Show."Send your questions to Jim at Savvy Senior, P.O. Box 5443, ...
Stopping by: like Mamá made
When Jesus Galvan was a child in Cuautla, a small town in Mexico, he asked his mother to teach him to cook. That was unusual for a boy in the state of Jalisco, on Mexico’s west coast. Tradition ...
Athletes don competition kilts for return of Highland Games
Whether a first-timer or a titan, Highland Games competitors need to complete nine different events that mimic tasks required of Scottish workers and warriors back in the day. Many inspired modern ...
Festival celebrates all things Scottish
Maybe you can’t toss a caber, the telephone-pole-like piece of wood that’s iconic to the Scottish Highland Games. Maybe you can’t toss a 56-pound barrel 40 feet or more, either. Maybe ...
Kiwanis honors top Mac High grads
The McMinnville Kiwanis Club awarded more than $21,000 in college scholarships to 10 graduating Mac High seniors Thursday. Carrying on a long tradition, the club also presented academic recognition ...
