Carlson: Helpful naming advice to freely ignore
If your dog’s name is Bella or Max and you take him or her to the dog park and call his/her name, you might very well have a half-dozen dogs charging toward you (although dog parks being places that ...
Rohse: Wagon roads paved with fraud
In its fledgling days, vast unsettled Oregon Country was sorely in need of roads and bridges but they were virtually nonexistent. Rohse Colored Glasses McMinnville's Elaine Rohse is fascinated ...
Stopping by: Growing and changing
Avid gardeners Tom and Rita Canales miss a few things they used to grow in California — citrus, for instance. But they are thrilled by what they can now grow in their garden in McMinnville, ...
Stopping by: Beaux Frères: ‘Farming is what we do’
The rich soil of a former pig farm near Newberg combined with biodynamic farming practices has created some award-wining pinot noirs at Beaux Frères Winery. “It’s the vineyard ...
Patton students on kindness mission
Kyle Hall plans to say hello to people he meets. Christian Jimenez intends to be friendlier. Ava Mueller wants to give out high-fives. Kaydince Johnson will keep an eye out for those who look sad, ...
Gallery offers ‘Proof’
Gallery Theater will present “Proof,” David Auburn’s play about family relationships and sacrifice as well as math. The March 20 opening has been postponed, however; dates for ...
Students see inside
Dissection adds another dimension to fourth-graders’ study of anatomy Fourth-graders at Newby Elementary School had a close look at mammalian anatomy Friday when they dissected real eyes from real ...
Rohse: Wild edible plants may be well worth researching
Some predict that in the future, if it keeps growing, the United States will be unable to produce enough food to feed its population. Rohse Colored Glasses McMinnville's Elaine Rohse is fascinated ...
Savvy Senior: How Medicare is covering coronavirus
Dear Savvy Senior: Is Medicare covering testing for the coronavirus? My husband and I are very nervous about this virus and would like to find out if or when we should get tested, and how Medicare manages ...
Stopping by: Food, and respect, for everyone
Arriving on foot, on bikes or by bus, people start gathering around the Soup Kitchen at St. Barnabas in mid-afternoon, awaiting the start of the 4 to 6 p.m. dinner service. Sometimes they come ...
Rohse: Don’t dwell on the past, but remember it
From time to time we are reminded that it is not wise to live too much in the past. If such is the case it perhaps behooves us to take time to be grateful for some of the amazing modern techniques and ...
Offbeat Oregon: ‘Colossal Claude,’ the great Columbia Bar Sea Serpent
Ask anyone to name a mythical Oregon creature, and you’ll get a very predictable answer: Bigfoot, a.k.a. Sasquatch. Offbeat Oregon Finn J.D. John, an instructor at OSU, writes ...
Stopping By: Decorating with (re)purpose
Ann Austin is a woman with a purpose — or maybe we should say a “repurpose.” She repurposes clothing and household items by finding new ways they can be used instead of tossing ...
