Decorating for family and friends old and new
For Rori and Ryan Hartzell, Christmas is about getting together with family and old friends. This year, they’ll open their home to many new friends, as well, as they take part in the annual ...
Holiday traditions: Snow in Russia, art in America
Artist Natalia Novikoff misses snow — real, Russian snow, the kind that once nearly covered her grandmother’s house or fell on the ice castles and slides her town built for the winter ...
Stopping by: Birds of a feather
Artists Lynn Van Horn and Laurie Lewis use their creative talents to make all sorts of things, from upcycled clothing to lampshades and whimsical sculpture. Their most important creation, ...
To protect and to serve breakfast
As soon as Yamhill-Carlton Elementary School opened its front doors last Tuesday, students rushed in and lined up for breakfast. Eighty to 85 children usually eat the morning meal at the 360-student ...
Stopping by: Cycling 101
Teacher takes time to pedal the coast In June, Levi Grabner was finishing his master’s degree studies and student teaching. He already had a job lined up for fall: in a science classroom ...
Stopping by: A matter of miles
Economics professor Randy Grant marked 26.2 years at Linfield College in September. He celebrated by running 26.2 miles in Hartford, Connecticut. The impressive distance wasn’t a stretch ...
Stopping by: Crafting behind the scenes
No wonder Duane Qualey likes to make and fix things. “When you work on a farm, there’s a lot of stuff to do, taking care of equipment, cars, everything,” the former McMinnville ...
Stopping By: an Appreciation for the past
If Tony Meeker had been born in the mid-1800s, he probably wouldn’t have the time to volunteer at his local history museum or serve in state government. He’d be too busy working from ...
Stopping by: Meditation in motion
Lyne Breault loved working as a pharmaceutical research scientist in Boston. But she found herself stressed and uncomfortable by the traffic, noise and busyness of life in a big city. “I ...
Stopping by: A big world of tiny beads
Teresa Shelton is part of a worldwide community of artists who turn tiny beads into three-dimensional works of art. Shelton patiently strings seed beads using a technique called “contemporary ...
Stopping by: Driven to create
AMITY — Artist Cassie Van Domelen prefers painting with acrylics, which allow her to use deep, rich colors and create interesting effects. But if that medium isn’t available, she’ll ...
Stopping by: Garden Tracks
Michael Crain built a railroad, made it run, made it race against time ... and now his miniature locomotives and flatcars are still hauling logs out of the woods and to a sawmill, just ...
Stopping by: Staying on a jet plane
Airline Capt. Jason James fell in love with aviation in 1969, when he was 5 years old. Aboard the Boeing 707 taking his family from their native Trinidad to a new home in New York City, he gasped ...
Stopping by: Life-changing moments
Vietnam veteran, museum docent looks back on service As the 2010-11 school year approached, Lonnie Prather’s six youngest grandchildren went shopping for clothing and supplies. Prather took ...
Stopping by: ‘Helping is ingrained in who I am, what I do’
Anesthesiologist Lea See spends most days working in the operating room at Willamette Valley Medical Center. But through the McMinnville-based GhanaHope Foundation, she’s also had a chance to help ...
