Zero Waste McMinnville to mark 10 years with fundraising event
Zero Waste McMinnville, a nonprofit organization that aims to “eliminate waste in McMinnville,” will mark its 10th anniversary Friday, Nov. 22, at a dinner and fundraiser. The event will start ...
Along The Street: Businesses collect items for Mac High resource room
Two McMinnville businesses are leading efforts to collect items for the McMinnville High School resource room, which supplies food and personal items to students. Ticor Title is collecting donations of ...
Leadership from YCAP responds to complaints
Officials from the Yamhill Community Action Partnership have pushed back on criticisms registered last month by a Yamhill County Commissioner and members of the unhoused community. The officials clarified ...
Along the Street: Downtown family dwelling units among current construction projects
- Excavation work has started on a new building that will hold two family dwelling units at 218 N.E. Cowls St., near the intersection of Second and Cowls. Andrew Wilder of Wilder Rentals of Newberg is ...
Provoking Hope gathers cold weather goods
Local youngsters got a jump on Halloween decorating in a pumpkin-painting event hosted by Provoking Hope of McMinnville. Friday’s decorating was not the only Halloween event staged by the peer-based ...
Valley Baptist marks 50 years
Valley Baptist Church, 2631 N.E. McDonald Lane, McMinnville, will mark 50 years at the same site during its Sunday service Oct. 27. The service will be open to everyone starting at 10:45 a.m. A meal will ...
Along the Street: Shari’s Restaurant in Mac shuts doors
Shari’s Restaurant in McMinnville has apparently ceased operations. Employees and customers posted on social media on the night of Sunday, Oct. 20, that they had been informed that day of the closure ...
Mac’s bower of lights must be replaced
The future of Third Street’s iconic twinkling lights now depends on a fundraising campaign to purchase new strands and remove and replace existing ones. McMinnville Downtown Association has announced ...
Holloman wins first Crown of Yamhill County honor
Elise Yarnell Hollamon of Newberg adopted an aquatic persona in winning the first Crown of Yamhill County contest on Friday, Oct. 4. The fundraiser for Henderson House was part of Domestic Violence Awareness ...
Family Place plans fall festival
A Family Place will host a free fall festival from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12, in the Evergreen Space Museum. The event will feature games for those 12 and older, activities for younger kids, ...
Along the Street: Bad Dog Bakery prepares to open storefront in Mac
Bad Dog Bakery is planning to open this fall in the building that once held Jake’s Deli and most recently was Mezcal Sabores de Mexico. The Mexican restaurant closed in June and the owners opened ...
Stopping By: Longtime Kiwanis Club member loves the focus on helping youth
Les Toth, who joined the McMinnville Kiwanis Club in 1980, is the longest-serving member of the service organization. “I wanted to be part of things, to help the community and help kids,” ...
McMinnville Kiwanis Club marks century of service
The McMinnville Kiwanis Club is celebrating the century mark this year. Members and supporters will mark the anniversary Saturday with a nine-hole golf tournament and luncheon at the Preserve, formerly ...
Along the Street: Pink lights remind of fight against breast cancer
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. With Courage, the local nonprofit that helps breast cancer patients and survivors, is marking the month with a “Pink Lights” awareness campaign. Pink ...
Bake sale, knife sharpening benefit Mac Tool Library
A bake sale will raise funds for McMinnville’s Tool Library, which organizers hope to open later this year. The fall bake sale will include both sweet and savory items. It will run from 4 to 7 p.. ...
