Stopping by: Violin maker
Woodworker David Dalton uses the tiniest planer imaginable, not much bigger than the end of his thumb. He needs it for the delicate work of shaving and shaping the smallest pieces of a violin. He ...
Playing the market: Mac students try stocks virtually
McMinnville High School students have a chance to play the market — using virtual money to invest in stocks — in an economics and personal finance class with curriculum supported ...
Rohse: There’s still gold out there, if you’re of a mine to find it
If you’ve always wanted to go treasure hunting or hoped for a new gold field so you could go prospecting, yours indeed is a universal desire. Gold lures mankind down many and varied strange paths.
Stopping By: Looking out for her veterans
Debra Godwin, Oregon District president of the American Legion Auxiliary, works with and for people who’ve served their country. She never refers to them as “the veterans.” Instead, ...
A taste of normalcy: Classic returns with big numbers after two-year hiatus
Confirming favorites and introducing new pleasures, McMinnville Wine & Food Classic drew thousands to Evergreen Space Museum last weekend. The 30th annual event was a fundraiser, as with every ...
Coffee fundraiser will help three local nonprofit groups
Area coffee shops will help support three local nonprofits on St. Patrick’s Day, Thursday, March 17. For each coffee drink purchased, shops will donate to Willamette Valley Cancer Foundation, Seeds ...
Business Journal honors Linfield’s President Davis
Linfield University President Miles Davis has been named a 2022 Executive of the Year by the Portland Business Journal. He was chosen in the “presidents” category. The Business Journal also ...
Rohse: Obits tell us much about living
When I mentioned to my neighbor friend what I was spending considerable time doing, she looked surprised and a bit disapproving. What I was doing was reading obituaries. Many of them. But they were not ...
Measuring up: St. James benefit gives kids active avenues to learning
Math/science teacher Gus Pappelis planned to take his third- through fifth-graders outside to measure the height of objects using shadows, ratios, multiplication and division. Clouds covered the sky, ...
Icing on the cake: Dessert auction supports Gospel Rescue Mission fundraiser
One “Night” in Carlton was really about helping the mission of hundreds of nights. Nearly 200 people attended “A Night For the Mission” fundraiser for the McMinnville-based Yamhill ...
Stopping By: Nazarene Church pastor finds a home on the Hill
Adam Lewis, the new senior pastor of McMinnville’s largest church, didn’t grow up with religion. But when buddies invited him to play basketball at their Nazarene church in the evenings, he ...
Willamina students revved up by experience at prestigious car show
Willamina High School Principal Jami Fluke remembers junior Alyson Payne being a bit “star struck” in the moment. While at the Grand National Roadster Show in Pomona, Calif., CTE (career and ...
Woman given a Ford for her Army grandson to drive — and to give forward again
“Looking for a good used car for my grandson serving in the Army,” read a classified ad in the News-Register in late 2021. The ad got noticed by Steve Gale of Gale’s Towing, who had ...
Stopping by: Finally, McMinnville - Bosnian refugee visits town she’s been dreaming of since the 1990s
Emina Biogradlija had been dreaming of McMinnville since she was an adolescent, back in the early 1990s. She didn’t get here until this year, though. “I love McMinnville. I like smaller towns. ...
Author to read her work
Kathryn Nuernberger will read from her latest book, “The Witch of Eye,” on Tuesday, March 15, as part of the Readings at the Nick series at Linfield University. Nuernberger is an essayist ...
