Stopping By: Piece officers
YAMHILL — Bobbie Abernathy-Bebereia’s husband, Gregg, made it home safely every night during his years serving as a sheriff’s deputy. But not every law enforcement officer, firefighter ...
Stopping By: Let's get ready to rummage!
On weekdays, at least, McMinnville’s Presbyterian Church is typically calm and quiet. Maybe there’s someone looking at the art in the Narthex Gallery, where Dorothea Kim’s weavings are ...
Stopping By: Faith leads to volunteering
Dennis Esplin is one of those people on whom others can always count. He shows up when he’s supposed to. He’s on time and ready to work, even at volunteer jobs. He does what needs doing. Esplin, ...
Stopping By: Teen strives to be a good citizen
Amity senior Daniel Mather’s efforts to help others recognized by local DAR chapter
Stopping By: Enduring love
When he entered college, freshman Stan de Stwolinski knuckled down to his studies for three weeks. Then he met a girl, and studying moved to second place in his life. They smiled at each other from their ...
Stopping By: Creating with fingers and string
Dorothee Kim uses her fingers and strings to create, whether it’s music or textiles. Kim is a professional violinist. She played with the Linfield Chamber Orchestra for 20 years after moving to ...
Stopping By: Center stage and behind the scenes
Cody Kopp participated in musical theater back when he was in high school in Eagan, Minnesota. He enjoyed working with his classmates, playing a character and, especially, singing — he knew he had ...
Stopping By: Down to earth
Ralph Juda once trusted his life to cloth and cord. Now he takes pleasure in a more solid substance — wood. Juda, a McMinnville resident since 1991, often loses track of time when he’s in ...
Stopping By: Nicer than he claims to be
No one would want to pick a fight with Frank Maynard. He grew up on a farm on Three Mile Lane, where, he said, “Dad used me as a forklift.” And the work developed his muscles. He further ...
Stopping By: Reality, with an artist's touch
DUNDEE — Artist Lou Ann Goodrich works hard to get just the right photographs, often going into the field to capture images of wild animals behaving naturally. But the photographs are only the beginning ...
Holiday Traditions: Fifteen days of festivities
For Lily Lin — known as Xiaoli Lin when she’s home in China — the New Year’s holiday is the major celebration of the year. Christmas is observed by many people in China, particularly ...
Holiday Traditions: Christmas pudding and a fox hunt
Justin Leahy celebrated childhood Christmases on a horse ranch in Ireland When Justin Leahy was growing up in western Ireland, Christmas began with Catholic Mass. He and his two brothers, one a year ...
Stopping By: Across the pond ... and back again
As her mother drove the chilly December highways from Iowa to New York, where the family would board a plane, 4-year-old Gina Eggleton clutched a wrapped gift. Her grandmother had told her not to open ...
Holiday Traditions: Toy planes from the 'Christmas Man'
If Santa wanted to scope out the rooftops and chimneys of Yamhill County, he’d do well to call helicopter pilot Ingo Nehls. Nehls, who owns Konect Aviation with his wife, Holly, specializes in leading ...
In the spirit of Christmas, friendship
Connie Foster’s McMinnville home is filled with spirit this season. The spirit of giving. The spirit of friendship. The spirit of Christmas. “Every room reminds me of new friends,” ...
