BEAKS AND HOOVES AND BOOTS
Even before the Yamhill County Fair & Rodeo officially opened Wednesday morning, local young people were busy tending and showing their animals in 4-H and FFA competitions. Brayden Bullock ...
9-11, 20 years later: Tell us your memories
The terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 form a terrible moment imbedded in the memory of nearly every American. As we approach the 20th anniversary of 9-11, we ask, “what does it mean to us today?” With ...
Gallery presents play about first ladies
‘Tea for Three’ opens Friday in McMinnville Three first ladies reveal what life was like in the White House in “Tea for Three,” a play that opens Friday, Aug. 6, on Gallery ...
Stopping by: TEAM EFFORT
Volunteers work behind scenes at county fair Thousands of people will enjoy the Yamhill County Fair and Rodeo this year — they may enjoy it more than ever, in fact, since they missed the ...
Rohse: An immune system trained for long-distance endurance
I know nothing about medicine and, of course, I am not a doctor. If I were, I would like to undertake a research project pertaining to immune systems. That interest goes back to when I was a second grader ...
Stopping by: WARM MEMORIES OF A COLD CLIMATE
Artist and writer Dianne Barske was showing her paintings at a gallery in Anchorage when she was approached by Sammye Seawell, founder of the Alaska Zoo, then called the Alaska Children’s ...
Rohse: Walker a faithful companion
Last week, a friend asked what I was writing about this week. I told her I was writing about walkers — but not the kind of walkers that use two legs to walk — rather, it was about those devices ...
Yard of the Month: Just the right ratio
Beauty and therapy thrive in the Hollands’ garden No need to look for Beccie and John Holland’s address as you drive south on Cypress Street; their bountiful flowers make it clear ...
Rohse: The gift of growing up in the Great Depression
Editor’s note: This column was originally published in 2005. Our parents gave us many things: food, shelter, love, shoes, a dollhouse, roller skates, a love of reading. But their biggest gift to ...
Stopping by: Making things fly
Veteran Bill Fuller helps give wing to American Legion golf tourney Bill Fuller makes golf balls fly almost every day, even on the hottest day of a record-setting heat wave. “Monday was ...
Rohse: Oregon still offers bounty, generosity
In a recent column, I recounted Oregon’s negative aspects. I mentioned that I would try to make amends by stressing positive things about our state in an upcoming column. Today, I detail some of ...
Stopping by: GIVING THEM A GOOD LIFE
Farm animal sanctuary offers permanent home Billy Blue Eyes hobbled out of the barn and across the pasture, heading for some tasty-looking flowers near the fence. With his eyes on those prize ...
Rohse: Beyond coins and paper bills
Around the world some weird kinds of currency have cropped up. They vary from giant wheels of Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese in Italy to a strange “currency” popular among drug dealers and their ...
Carlson: ‘Punk’s Plight’ inspires courage to trust again
Every now and again one of our talented local authors writes a book about dogs, and gives a copy to me to preview, which of course I enjoy every much. Recently author Hope Walter did this with her new ...
Stopping by: Wishing on a YouTube star
‘Sub T Ronan’ battles illness, gives to others through his cyber skills
