History’s doors reopen
Yamhill County’s two historical museums — the varied collections in the Miller Museum Research Center in Lafayette and the agriculture-focused Yamhill Valley Heritage Center in McMinnville ...
SCAMMING SENIORS: She stood up to the lawyer who stole from her
Financial exploitation victim Bonita Pursel sat in a Yamhill County Circuit Courtroom in August 2019, anxiously waiting for Judge John Collins to return a verdict against now-disbarred attorney ...
Rohse: Road trips, and a room with a view
Homer and I both loved to travel and our first goal after we were married was to visit each of the 48 states, with Hawaii and Alaska to follow. But we also wanted to save money and buy a house. We did, ...
Stopping by: Full floral palette
Beds of perennials, annuals and evergreens, separated by cushy green lawn, surround Elsie Williams’ home at 1035 N.W. Crestbook Court, winner of the June Yard of the Month honors from the ...
Locals get college honors
Several Yamhill County residents recently received degrees or honors from institutions of higher learning. They include: Leslie Wallace of McMinnville and Chloe Wassei of Newberg have been named to the ...
Rohse: Pleasures of camping made hassles bear-able
As summer is a comin’, I’m reminded of how in yesteryear we would have by now been planning camping trips. Ours was not a luxurious type of camping, but rather a low-brow kind. Our tent required ...
Stopping by: Pushing himself
When Hector Guzman Martinez finished the first semester of his freshman year at McMinnville High School, he received a glowing report card: All A’s. His grades had been good at Duniway Middle ...
Rohse: From Newby to Puddy Gulch, history marks local streets, roads
As you stroll McMinnville’s streets, such as Cowls, Hembree, or Goucher, and note those names on the street signs, do you ever say thanks or feel grateful to these namesakes? Some of whom came to ...
Hidden in plain sight
Every day, thousands of vehicles pass through the intersection of Highway 99W and Grandhaven Drive as they enter or leave McMinnville. Some people, stopping at the traffic light, might take a moment ...
Gallery returns to live audiences with ‘Novecento’
One-man show plays May 28 through June 13 Gallery Theater presents a one-man show, “Novecento,” as it reopens to a live audience for the first time in nearly 15 months. Featuring ...
Stopping by: 'Kids first, always'
Bonnie Mann loves to see the smiles when she brings children gifts from the Give a Little Foundation. Smiles on the students’ faces. Smiles on the faces of teachers or counselors. A smile ...
Tiny trailers carry hope for homeless
More than two dozen people have comfortable places to sleep because of Turtledove Shelters, a McMinnville manufacturing program started by people who decided to stop talking about the homeless ...
Stopping By: Count on a smile
Susan Escure may have come by her sense of humor because she grew up knowing both George and Martha Washington. She was raised in George, a “spot in the road,” with about 190 residents between ...
Taking a ‘slow fashion’ approach
After years of being involved in the community, Zach and Meg Hixson are ready to take the next step by running their own business. They will open Left By West, a new version of Yamhill Valley ...
Rohse:Remembering small towns, gifts to the world
A small village — a little town — is one of the greatest gifts ever given mankind: Little communities that have no McDonald’s, a service station with only one pump and one restaurant ...
