Gallery plans 'Music Man,' other shows in 2016

Gallery Theater will feature three musicals and three other plays during its 2016 season, theater officials announced Sunday at a special preview for members. Meredith Wilson's "The Music Man," ...

Marcus Larson / News-Register##Monica Macias and Carlos Romero especially
love the shade provided by a graceful mimosa tree.

Yard of the Month: A garden sanctuary

Gardener Monica Macias finds working in her yard deeply restorative, but with three children and a demanding job, she can’t find more than an hour at a time, about three times a week, to tend to ...

Marcus Larson / News-Register##In the halls of St. James School, Cole Stritzke applies some final touch-up paint with assistance from his
mother, Patti. He repainted the walls of his alma mater for his Eagle Scout project.

Eagle Scout paints school walls

When Cole Stritzke was attending St. James School, he walked halls painted a muddy brown, sort of like a mud puddle. When students return next month, they’ll find walls painted light blue ...

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Stopping By: 'Those were interesting times to live in'

McMinnville's Class of 1942 recalls graduating in wartime

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Librarian shows off Mac art for TV crew

When the team at Oregon Public Broadcasting decided to focus on public art for an episode of “Oregon Art Beat,” it needed look no farther than McMinnville. And when the team needed a local ...

Granary District hosts music festival again

With the growing tourism industry comes a greater desire for entertainment, and McMinnville is ready to deliver. The third annual Walnut City Music Festival set to run 4 to midnight Saturday, Aug. 15, ...

Harvest Fest celebrates ag history

Vintage farm equipment will harvest an oat crop Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 15-16, during Harvest Fest, one of the Yamhill Valley Heritage Center’s annual festivals. The museum, which focuses on the ...

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Stopping By: As the earth turns

When Glen Watts was a little boy, horses pulled the plows and cultivators on his family’s farm and most of the farms around them. But about 1935, when he was still in elementary school, an exciting ...

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Balloons return to annual air show this weekend

Hot air balloons, radio controlled planes and vintage cars will be featured at the annual Valley View Concert and Air Show Saturday, Aug. 8. The free event runs all day at Valley View Retirement Village, ...

Kaleidoscope features three weekends of performances

“Kaleidoscope,” Gallery Theater’s annual readers’ theater festival, will kick off Friday for a three-weekend run. It will feature three different shows, one of them a new play by ...

Sounds of Summer concert benefits Linfield

Violinist Aaron Meyer and other musicians will perform Thursday, Aug. 13, at Youngberg Hill Vineyards and Inn. The “Sounds of Summer” concert is a benefit for Linfield College music ...

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Artist of the hour

Downtown gallery features clockmaker’s creations

Cooperative Ministries loses both pastors

The McMinnville church known for its aggressive and controversial efforts to help the homeless people now finds itself pastorless. McMinnville Cooperative Ministries, a joint venture of the Methodist ...

Kickball tournament benefits Mac library

A kickball tournament to benefit the McMinnville Public Library runs from 1:30 to 11 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8. This is the second year the Kick it for the Library Kickball Tournament will be held at Joe ...

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Yard of the Month: Good Medicine

Colleen Carl has been growing vegetables for many years. But it wasn’t until three years ago, when she and her husband, Timothy, moved to 1761 N.W. Third Court in McMinnville, that she began growing ...

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