Rohse: A Philomena by any other name ...
Just as clothes go out of style, so, too, do our first names. Monikers such as Theodosia or Ezekiel tend to hark back to the hoop skirt era. Rohse Colored Glasses McMinnville's Elaine Rohse ...
Rohse: The past slowly fading away
Yamhill County’s past is fading, fading away — and so stealthily is it happening that we hardly note its passing. Community halls are icons of yesterday that are becoming fewer. They were ...
Rohse: Teaching was a chore back then
So you — a l7-year-old in an era when Yamhill County is still growing up — dearly want to be a teacher. But do you realize the challenge of teaching in a one-room school with some students ...
Rohse: Sweet memories of childhood
I’m hungry for Mother’s angel food cake. And her Brown Betty. And her candied parsnips — brought to mind by a conversation a few weeks ago. At dinner, our group of six began reminiscing ...
Rohse: Waterways were lifelines in early Yamhill Valley
Once upon a time, long ago in Yamhill land, there were no roads. Our highways were rivers — and our land was blessed with three. The Columbia was our I-5, our interstate highway. The Willamette ...
Rohse: Don't leave home without ... everything
Mother taught me a lesson that I shall never forget: “Don’t leave home without it.” At times, I feel I learned that lesson too well. As a little kid when I left for school, Mother said, ...
Rohse: Information truly a sustainable resource
We Americans, living in what we assumed would always be the land of plenty, are beginning to realize that our “plenty” can be in danger. The infinite can become finite. Our unlimited quantities ...
Rohse: Gratitude is good medicine
Especially at Christmastime, we humans are often filled to overflowing with gratitude. The problem is that we don’t always share it. And that, indeed, is a shame. Says my gratitude teacher, “Unexpressed ...
Rohse: Some castles aren’t fit for princesses
As a kid I loved castles. I dreamed of being a princess and living in one. I read about castles in other lands, and when we vacationed in Spain and drove its hinterland, seeing wonderful many-turreted ...
Rohse: About next year, Santa ...
Santa, you forgot to bring some presents that were on my Christmas list. Surely, I am a Scrooge to harp about things I did not get because I had a wonderful Christmas. But I truly was disappointed about ...
Rohse: Amid unease, many reasons to be merry
A hundred years ago at Christmastime, Mayor Tilbury was wishing all McMinnvillans a happy l9l5 holiday season. Good tidings abounded in our town. But, over all was a sense of uneasiness — a fear ...
Rohse: Cowboy boots a footwear favorite
American cowboys with their iconic Stetsons and heeled boots have galloped through U.S. history and cut a wide swath. Those boots are said to be America’s most recognized icon today. Cowboy boots ...
Rohse: Brain freeze at the ice cream counter
I am sure that ice cream did not plan to be a problem when it first came on the scene. After all, Americans everywhere were screaming for ice cream. The problem evolved because of people who could not ...
Rohse: Umbrellas had no place on the range
Mankind surely detests rain and has gone to great lengths seeking protection from downpours. The good news is that some 3,000 years ago, the umbrella was invented, which helped a bit. However, that “portable ...
Rohse: All blessings, great and small
In the year 2015, with Thanksgiving at hand, we give thanks. We give thanks for beginnings: the start of each new day, each new week, an entire new month that awaits — and, shortly, our brand-new ...
