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Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Kate Payne Brown, who came to Argyle Winery last year for the opportunity to make sparkling wine at a place that’s been using the traditional method since 1987, speaks with colleagues Rachel Healow, left, the assistant winemaker, and Erica Miller, vineyard manager. They collaborate on all stages of the process, from the time grapes are growing until, several years later, the wine is ready to drink.

Stopping By: A sparkling conversation

Kate Payne Brown has worked happily with a variety of people in the wine industry for more than 20 years. She is especially satisfied with her current team at Argyle Winery, where she is head winemaker. The ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##June Hilton and her husband planted this magnolia tree when it was about 8 feet tall; it’s more than double that height now. It produces showy dinner-plate size flowers that welcome visitors as they walk the curving concrete path that leads to the Hiltons’ front porch.

Stopping By/Yard of the Month: Ever green, ever changing

Eldon and June Hilton’s front yard may be the tidiest on 17th Street — or maybe on any block in McMinnville. The place features a trimmed sweep of grass neatly bordered by the sidewalk on ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Elsie Best delivers a coffee to her mother, Tiffany Best, at her mom’s workplace, First Federal — something Elsie often does. She said her mother has been a great inspiration to her, leading her to take business pathway classes at Mac High and help found the Leos, a junior Lions club, at McMinnville High School.

Stopping by: Business plans

Mac High senior Elsie Best stays active in community while working toward her future 

Rusty Rae/News-Register##Lesley Anderson, sitting next to the window in her business, Cascade Movement Center, talks about her love of nature and how exercise, yoga and being outdoors help not only with physical wellness, but also with emotional well-being.

Stopping By: Movement for healing

Edited to correct a typo in the spelling of the word "meditation" -- "What pulled me out was meditation and yoga, which I could do anywhere," Anderson said.   ------ Strength training, yoga, meditation ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##While his work is all about technology — including AI, which is the subject of his new book — Joe Sessions enjoys life away from the computer, as well. He pursues activities with his wife and children, and rides his mountain bike whenever he can.

Stopping By: Retaining the human element

Artificial intelligence, or AI, can be a useful tool that can help people and businesses organize and increase their speed and efficiency, according to Joe Sessions, a former educator and owner of Abundance ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Amanda Farmer has found healing through her art and art therapy programs. She went through advocacy training with Henderson House in order to teach therapeutic art at the program for survivors of domestic violence and sexual abuse.

Stopping By: Being heard, healing, helping others

Being heard means everything, said Amanda Farmer, one of dozens of sexual abuse victims who seek help, often from organizations such as Henderson House, the Yamhill County shelter and service program. In ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##McMinnville Garden Club members Judy Toliver, foreground, and background from left, Lisa Binner, Sharon Reed and Linda Velebir help repackage and label pasta and marinara sauce at the Yamhill Community Action Program food bank. YCAP Director Laverne Pitts said the food program stretches its money by buying some items in bulk. Local businesses and organizations, such as the garden club, help divide the big bags into smaller ones for distribution.

Stopping By: Beyond beautification

McMinnville Garden Club has flourished for a century

Rusty Rae/News-Register##T&E’s General Store has been a centerpiece of Yamhill life since it opened in 1903.

Stopping By: A little of everything

Landauers celebrate 50-year ownership of a true family business in Yamhill

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Joanne Tamber of McMinnville holds bamboo steamer baskets filled with Taiwanese prosperity cakes and bao in the kitchen at the McMinnville Senior Center, where she teaches cooking classes featuring recipes from her native Taiwan. Tamber will serve Taiwanese specialties at the Asian Heritage Association’s Lunar New Year Celebration on Sunday, Feb. 15, at the McMinnville Community Center.

Stopping By: Food the Taiwanese way

McMinnville woman cooks and teaches recipes from her native country, ready for Lunar New Year event Sunday in McMinnville

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Wanda Collins, née Martin, first spotted “tall, well-built” Paul Collins at a county fair in Kansas when she was 14. When his then-date Joanne started seeing a different boy, Wanda grabbed him. She hasn’t let go for 70 years.

Stopping By: For the long haul

Paul and Wanda Collins reflect on a life traveled together for 70 years

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##Madi Gregor, Peyton Gregor, Tucker VanDyke and Saige Hinckley show the medals they brought home to Yamhill Carlton High School after winning the national Agricultural Sales competition this fall at the FFA convention that attracted competitors from all 50 states. Madi, who graduated from YC in June 2025, also placed third in the nation individually, and Tucker, a current senior like his other teammates, placed fourth. They credited their national title to teamwork, hard work and support from their coaches, community and alumni.

Stopping by: Skills for life

Yamhill Carlton’s national champs advocate for FFA program

Rusty Rae/News-Register##Raghad Ben Ameur, known as Rae, shows a globe ornament from her host family’s Christmas tree, which clearly depicts her home country, Tunisia. Rae is spending her exchange year at McMinnville High School.

Stopping By: Enjoying the experiences

A native of Tunisia, Raghad Ben Ameur, known as Rae, is experiencing her first Christmas celebrations this year as an exchange student at McMinnville High School.

 

Rusty Rae/News-Register##Mark and Pattie Björnson, who met at the University of Minnesota, moved to “tropical” Oregon to start their winery. Björnson Wines now has two vineyards, one in the Amity Eola Hills and another in the VanDuzer Corridor. They have tasting rooms in McMinnville and the Eola Hills.

Stopping By: Christmas in a cold climate

Christmas meant snow, ice and traditional foods when Mark Björnson of rural Amity was growing up in North Dakota. His great-grandparents had settled there after they emigrated from Iceland in the ...

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