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. ...

APT to be honored Sept. 14

McMinnville Economic Development Partnership, Mayor Remy Drabkin and the city of McMinnville, and Business Oregon will honor Applied Physics Technologies Thursday, Sept. 14. Business Oregon Director Sophorn ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##Suited up to make sure she won’t bring specks of dust into Applied Physics Technologies’ new state-of-the-art clean room, employee Rebecca Hummel uses a vacuum chamber as she assembles high-tech devices.

An exact science: McMinnville manufacturer sells powerful electron emitters worldwide

If you use a high-powered electronic microscope or had an X-ray using high-tech medical equipment, you’ve probably benefited from the electron emitters manufactured in McMinnville. Applied ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##Austin Zirkel of McMinnville is the new owner of Coyote Joe’s Restaurant in Willamina. He bought the business from longtime owner Rolly Heuser, who retired. A wood carving of a coyote sits near the kitchen.

McMinnville man buys Coyote Joe's

Order up! On a weekday morning at Coyote Joe’s Restaurant in Willamina, breakfast menu selections make their way from the kitchen to dining room customers. Breakfast aroma fills the air ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##Acorn to Oak, Linfield University’s wine tasting room, is preparing for Sept. 8 opening. Paul Johnson (center) works with seniors Allison Hmura and James Litton Thursday morning. Behind them is a mural painted this summer by Hmura.

Along the Street: Learning lab, wine bar to open Sept. 8

Acorn to Oak, Linfield University’s new learning lab and public wine bar, will officially open Friday, Sept. 8. Hours will be noon to 8 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, and 3 to 8 p.m. Mondays ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##Los Molcajetes co-owner, Munira Santana, right, speaks with Rep. Andrea Salinas, across the table at right, and Mayor Remy Drabkin, during the Aug. 22 downtown visit. At left is Dave Perez, a Veterans Affairs caseworker who served as translator on the tour.

Salinas talks with downtown business owners

Downtown McMinnville was already familiar to Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, who visited local businesses Tuesday afternoon. “I love Third Street,” said Salinas, who has been visiting ...

Along the Street: New downtown restaurants to open soon

Owners and workers are putting the finishing touches on two new downtown McMinnville restaurants. Taste of India is set to open soon at 315 N.E. Third St., the former home of Community Plate. Its décor ...

Along the Street: Vehicle registration deadline nears for Cruising McMinnville

Proud owners have a few days left to register vehicles for the Cruising McMinnville car show, which will take place Saturday, Aug. 26. Pre-registration is required. Cost is $25 per vehicle. Space is ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##Dennis Wolfenbarger likes to use the computer station at the far end of the counter in the Sheridan Davison Auto Parts/Napa store, where he’s the manager. “I can sneak out the back faster,” he joked.

Stopping By: From 'scared kid' to veteran parts pro

Dennis Wolfenbarger applied for a job at Davison Auto Parts in McMinnville right after he graduated from Sheridan High School. He was happy to be hired to start work Aug. 11, 1973. He had no idea, ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##Isai Munoz Medina, right, and Eddie Munoz show off produce available at the Pablo Munoz Farms booth at the McMinnville Farmers Market. Their booth, and most others at the Thursday market, accepts EBT payments in exchange for fresh fruits and vegetables. The extra funds helps families eat a healthier diet, McMinnville Downtown Association Manager Doris Towery said. The market is held 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursdays through the summer at First and Cowls, and this week’s National Farmers Market Week observances included drawings for baskets of locally-grown produce.

Along the Street: Market sees double the SNAP

Food purchases are up at the McMinnville Farmers Market, especially those connected to two programs that help low-income families buy more fresh fruits and vegetables. “It’s a win-win for ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Evelyn Miller of Amity practices greeting customers in her Lemonade Day booth, which she named Cup Full of Kindness. She will offer four types of lemonade, and reward customers who donate by ringing a bell. Her stand will be set up in the Amity Community Center Saturday, August 19.

Amity event features young entrepreneurs

Amity will celebrate not only Lemonade Day, with youngsters’ offering refreshing drinks, but also encourage all creative young people to sell their wares on Saturday, Aug. 19. A “Youth Vendor ...

Along the Street: Geraldi’s restaurant seeking new location

Geraldi’s Italian Eating Place will close temporarily while owner Joseph Geraldi looks for new location for his restaurant. Geraldi bought back the restaurant that bears his family name four years ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Cashier Gabriel Ruiz fills a five-gallon gas can with unleaded for customer John Vineyard of McMinnville at the 76 station on Southwest Baker Street. Ruiz demonstrates the proper practice of keeping the vessel on the ground while filling.

Mac gas stations ready for self-service

Most filling stations in McMinnville will allow customers to pump their own gas, if they choose, starting today. While half their pumps will be self-service, the rest will be served by employees, ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##Cascade Steel Rolling Mills has been fined by the state Department of Environmental Quality for air quality violations.

DEQ fines Cascade Steel mill $181,604 for air quality violations

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has fined Cascade Steel Rolling Mills $181,604, for air quality violations dating from 1998, although it said some likely date to when the mill opened ...

Kirby Neumann-Rea/News-Register##Rebecca and Josh Gordon purchased Evasion Brewing, located in north McMinnville. The brewery is one of two in McMinnville producing gluten-free beer, along with Bierly Brewing.

Barrel Roll: Evasion's new owners reopen McMinnville tasting room

Josh and Rebecca Gordon purchased Evasion Brewing on June 1 and will keep it gluten-free and retain the name. The Evasion tasting room is scheduled to reopen for the first time in four years on ...

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