All the world’s a stage
McMinnville High’s Eric Armstrong claimed top honors in this year’s Performing Shakespeare competition for Oregon high schoolers, winning an all-expenses-paid trip to nationals in New York ...
Offbeat Oregon: Roseburg train robbery
It was just another work night for the engineer and crew of the No. 15 California Express Jan. 29, 1897. They’d passed all the long, lonely stretches where train robbers liked to operate and were ...
Time to raid the freezer
This is the time of year all those hours in the kitchen last summer and fall were spent ito help. Now, when there’s little in the garden and less in the orchard, is the hour of the pantry. It’s ...
Let daughter-in-law off the hook
Dear Carolyn: I recently had occasion to drop off a package at my granddaughter’s afternoon preschool. Believing I was doing my daughter-in-law (DIL) a favor, I timed my drive to stop at my son and ...
Great little town on the go
It wasn’t too many years ago that the economic engines driving the city of Carlton were wheat fields, hazelnut orchards, landscaping nurseries, grazing lands and timber stands. Even though they ...
Thankful for the music
Newcomers stage a festive and fashionable show at Michelbook
DAR honors history essay winners
"Then, they saw a statue, and knew they had arrived"
History buff
Kory Knutz studies Yamhill County’s past to learn how events and practices shaped what we do and say today
McMinnville statistician extraordinaire
For the love of baseball and records
Linfield student to give recital
Linfield College senior Cassandra Pangelinan will present a senior voice recital tonight in the Richard and Lucille Ice Auditorium.
Epidemic of the fear of the dark
I do not like the dark. I dread the coming of shorter days, when the darkness of mid-afternoon creeps in and takes away our day.
Planning ahead can reduce need for takeout
Takeout can be a godsend; there are many times when I’m profoundly happy it’s an option. On the other hand, every night is a bit much, and having other coping strategies can be helpful.
Pair tie the knot at care center
Care home residents find true love in Sheridan.