Along the Street: Mac Daddy Donuts plans to reopen downtown store

Mac Daddy Donuts plans to reopen its downtown location the weekend of Oct. 5 to 8, according to owner Chris Durig. This weekend, though, the Mac Daddy food truck will be selling donuts in the Staples ...

Sweeping effort planned as part of ‘Hello McMinnville’

A new “community building” effort called “Hello McMinnville” will sweep into town in October, according to Kris Wessel, who oversees the program at the nonprofit Visit McMinnville. Visit ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##Play continued over the weekend at the Bayou Golf Course, but was suspended for the off-season Monday after property ownership reverted to Terrance Kay of Salem, following a foreclosure sheriff’s sale last Thursday. Kay’s team said they will spend the coming weeks evaluating the state of the property and planning for a new path forward.

Bayou closes for off-season following property sale

Despite initial hopes of continuing uninterrupted, the new owners of the Bayou Golf Course & Estate property decided to close golf operations for the fall and winter season, effective Monday, ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Craig Pubols watches as Mindy Legard Larson demonstrates overhead grain mixing machinery on the second floor of Buchanan Cellers. Clipboards, notes, labels and machinery manuals unused in years remain in place throughout the mill.

Buchanan Cellers: A climb back in time

Buchanan Cellers building has changed hands many times, but has hardly changed. The same mechanical functions — chutes, pulleys, belts, wheels, chains and, yes, trapdoors — are still ...

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Each vintage has its own magic, industry group president says

Weather varies from year to year, but wine grape growers in Yamhill County and other parts of the Willamette Valley always have the advantage of farming in a great place, said Kate Norris, board ...

Along the Street: Pumpkin patch gets set for season

Heiser Farms will open its pumpkin patch Saturday, Sept. 30, running through Halloween. The farm at 21425 S.E. Grand Island Road, south of Dayton, will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily for pumpkin ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##Katie Wennerstrom sets out vintage books and other items in the shop she’s opening with her friend Joan Steiner, Vintage on Third. The grand opening is scheduled for Friday, Sept. 29.

New Third Street shop focuses on 'upscale vintage'

Carefully selected vintage items will be on display and for sale in a new shop, Vintage on Third, opening Friday, Sept. 29. Grand opening activities, including refreshments and prizes, are planned ...

News-Register file photo##Turning the Mansion at the Bayou, pictured here in 2021, into a fine dining restaurant was one of many promises made by owners Headwater Concepts that were never realized.  The estate and golf course property entered foreclosure earlier this year, and was retained by previous owner Terrence Kay Thursday following a sheriff’s sale.

Previous owner buys the Bayou at auction

The Bayou Golf Course & Estate property will revert to its previous owner, Salem attorney Terrence Kay, after no other bidders attended a Sheriff’s Sale of the property Thursday morning ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##Emily Terrell, associate winemaker, and Bill Sweat sort Pinot Noir grapes, the first step in processing, at Brittan Winderlea winery in McMinnville’s Granary District. Like winemakers across Yamhill County, they are busy this fall with the 2023 harvest, which they say is a large, well-flavored crop.

Winemakers call ’23 a weird, wonderful year

This week, McMinnville’s Granary District hummed with activity as the wineries there began crushing freshly- harvested grapes. The hum and beep-beep of forklifts moving totes filled with ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##Partab Singh serves lunch to Donna Wright-Block, center, and Marcia Jones at Taste of India, which opened in late August in downtown McMinnville. The restaurant, open daily, except Tuesday, serves authentic dishes from the Punjabi region of India.

Taste of India settles in on Third

The long-awaited Indian restaurant, A Taste of India, opened in late August in downtown McMinnville. The restaurant at 315 N.E. Third St., the former Community Plate space, features authentic ...

Along the Street: Experts share knowledge in MEDP forum

McMinnville Economic Development Partnership will offer a business leader forum, “Access to Capital, “ on Wednesday, Sept. 27. The event will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. at Chemeketa Community ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##At the innovative bulk count station at BottleDrop in McMinnville Wednesday, employee Nathan Hildebrant, a Mac High graduate, receives a load of cans from a customer. Hildebrandt spreads out the cans as they fall from the bag, for cleaning and to ensure they are counted accurately.

Bottle redemption center opens in McMinnville

Container recycling and redemption, long an Oregon tradition, just got a great deal easier for Yamhill County residents. The Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative (OBRC), parent organization to ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##Sandrina Weller, left, and Susan Cook, offer counseling to help people pursue their dreams, often at turning points such as retiring or becoming empty-nesters. Their Coaching to Connection business offers both individual and group programs.

Coaching to Connection aims to help clients find balance

When Susan Cook, MC, first became a counselor, she worked with a lot of women who were trying to do and have it all: raise their children, take care of partners and homes, care for aging parents, ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##Golden Valley head brewer Piper Gladwill oversees the brewery’s regular beers such as those pouring at Brews Bites and Bands this weekend, including the fresh batch of Bald Peak IPA, monitored last week by assistant brewer Hank Lay, in background. Gladwill is also enjoying creating 30th anniversary beers and other seasonal specialties.

Barrel Roll: Local breweries will fill the bill at new festival

This is a busy season for brewers everywhere, including those bringing wares to the first Brews, Bites and Bands festival, Sept. 8-10 in the Oregon Mutual Insurance parking lot. Piper Gladwill, ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##The 1888 Buchanan Cellers flour mill building will be open for tours Sept. 9. It is one of McMinnville’s oldest industrial/commercial buildings in use, and a tangible link to the city’s agricultural beginnings.

Along the Street: Buchanan Cellers offers tours, family activities

Buchanan Cellers is hosting Customer Appreciation Days today and Saturday, Sept. 8 and 9, at 855 N.E. Fifth St., McMinnville. This is the first such event in many years, said CB Mason of Buchanan Cellers. ...