Offbeat Oregon: Sailors drifted 200 miles
Valentine’s Day in 1908 was anything but romantic for the crew of the 215-foot windjammer Emily G. Reed. The night was dark, the weather heavy and the seas rough as the lookout strained his eyes, ...
Greens & Beans: Time to take stock of the pantry
For preservers, March is an excellent time to take stock of what remains of all that you put up in the preceding year, and to begin making plans for the new season. Ideally, you want to be about three-quarters ...
Soroptimists honor women
Soroptimist International of McMinnville members work all year to raise money — selling elephant ears at Turkey Rama, for instance — so they can give it away. Last week, the club did ...
Play review: Bawdy comedy gives audience choices
“The Mystery of Edwin Drood,” which opened Feb. 27 at Gallery Theater, features plenty of bawdy humor, cleverly used language and both lovely and laugh-inducing songs. It’s well-staged ...
The will in Willamina
Karl Klooster Klooster is the News-Register's regional editor and wine columnist. > See his column When you negotiate the westbound bend of the Sheridan-Willamina Highway, also known as ...
Symposium spells progress
Annual event underscores wine industry success Anyone who wants to discover what’s what with Oregon wine should attend the annual Oregon Wine Symposium. This event serves as the showcase for an ...
Percussionist to give recital
Linfield College music major Christian Santangelo will present a senior percussion recital on Saturday, March 14. The free program will start at 7:30 p.m. in Delkin Recital Hall on campus. Santangelo ...
MHS choirs to perform March 11
McMinnville High School choirs will perform in their end-of-winter concerts on Wednesday, March 11. The concerts will start at 6:30 and 8 p.m. in the school auditorium. Admission is free. Robin Pederson ...
Sheridan First Wednesday series kicks off
SHERIDAN - The first in a series of seven Sheridan First Wednesday events will be held March 4 with a chili cook-off from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Sheridan Fire District Main Station, 230 S.W. Mill St. Each ...
Cal Tichenor and the My Lai court martial
For Carroll “Cal” Tichenor, who retired from a military career as a Judge Advocate General’s Corps colonel, and from a subsequent civilian career as a Yamhill County Circuit Court judge, ...
Guidelines to choosing healthy chow for your pup
It’s that time of year: I have in hand the 2015 Whole Dog Journal list of approved foods for your dog. Which means I am once again about to plunge into the abyss of dog food labeling. Please take ...
Good Friday wasn’t good at all
Good Friday, March 27, 1964, was not a good day. In Alaska it was not a good day. In California it was not a good day. And at Beverly Beach State Park on the Oregon coast, it was the saddest day imaginable. Four ...
Lafe Pence’s crazy plan: Wash mountains down to fill up lake
In 1904, a sharp-eyed 61-year-old hustler named Lafe Pence stepped off the train in downtown Portland for a meeting of the National Mining Congress. The conference he was attending has been long forgotten. ...
How to be a holiday mom
I knew I wanted to be a holiday mom before either Pinterest or my kids came into being. Long before people were creating virtual alternate realities, I was clipping ideas and recipes for fun things to ...
Be kind, persistent in order to shut the safety trap
DEAR CAROLYN: My neighbor thinks I’m a bad parent. Not just a bad parent, a dangerous parent. She thinks this because I do things like let my daughter climb the tree in our backyard and let my son ...
