Walk in the Park times three
Carlton’s Walk in the Park Foundation, a nonprofit that raises money for community needs in the twin towns of Yamhill and Carlton, is planning to host three fundraising events this summer. The first ...
Offbeat Oregon: Doolittle raiders made history in startling ways
This is the final installment in a series about Oregon’s connection to the famous Doolittle bombing raid on Japan, conducted in 1942 just a few months after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Offbeat ...
Stopping By: Wedding of a lifetime
Fourth proposal is the charm for McMinnville couple who prefer to do things their way.
Rohse: McMinnville cemetery remembered by few
Malone Cemetery, McMinnville’s historic treasure, is old. Old, even for a cemetery. And it is ailing. This first dedicated cemetery between North and South Yamhill rivers was dedicated as a perpetual ...
Happy Tails: Tech designed for the pet set
I don’t know if there’s a term for the opposite of geek, but if there is, it could describe me. Not that I’m cool, although it may be that geekiness is cool these days. But I have absolutely ...
Patton puts on 'Chocolate Factory'
Patton Middle School will perform “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” Friday through Sunday, May 29 to 31. The show, adapted by Richard George from Roald Dahl’s popular novel, features ...
Haute on the trail
John Wayne never had it so good. Imagine the hard, dusty ride to El Dorado. The Duke stops halfway, and some nice people provide a cozy stable for his horse. Meanwhile, the Duke takes an air-conditioned ...
Hoofing it
It’s not that Gus, Otis and Lizzy don’t enjoy trail riding. They love being out on the trail, as long as they don’t encounter a mean dog or some other threat. And when they’ve ...
Stopping By: Step right up
One day, Jan Jones wasn’t a clogger. The next day, she was. She attended a clogging demonstration in Medford about 15 years ago. A group of people wearing shoes with metal taps bounced in rhythm ...
Tapping out the rhythm
Cloggers arrive at the McMinnville Senior Center in tennis shoes or flats or work boots. Then, as they chat with other dancers, they change into special shoes fitted with metal taps at the heel and toe. Taps ...
Yard of the Month: A little of everything, and a lot of charm
Flowers, herbs and vegetables snuggle together comfortably in Lynn Crowell’s yard in Southwest McMinnville. The effect is so charming the McMinnville Garden Club awarded her its Yard of the Month ...
Rohse: Plant sale highlights native varieties
On my calendar, I’ve circled in red May 23. You may want to do so, too. On that Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Carnegie Room at McMinnville Public Library, the Cheahmill Chapter of the ...
Greens & Beans: Breakfast isn't just for breakfast
Breakfast for supper is a marvelous thing. Mind you, supper is good. The word supper can conjure up deliciously cozy visions of tables laden with vegetable pot pie and steaming hot biscuits with butter ...
Offbeat Oregon: Oregonians flew in raid over Tokyo
Of the 80 American Army aviators who flew the Doolittle raid in April of 1942, at least seven were former Oregonians. Actually, with only one or two exceptions, all were former Oregonians, having been ...
Knight moves
Yamhill isn’t known as a particularly rowdy community, but a fight breaks out almost every Thursday night. Locals can practically set their watches by it. A crowd of fighters starts to gather at ...
