Stopping by: Prioritizing prayer
Standing in a pew near the front of the Nazarene Church on the Hill’s sanctuary, Tina Chase lifted her hands high in the air as she began to pray. Raising her hands to God is “kind of a surrender,” ...
Stopping by: For Yamhill tree farmer LeLand Payne, nature has always been the best teacher
LeLand Payne remembers walking over the hills and through the woods northwest of Yamhill as a boy in the late 1930s and ‘40s. He enjoyed every step — and he still does as he ...
Stopping by: A young man in the South Pacific
Christmases and New Year’s Days went by without much notice when Steve Bellanco was serving in the South Pacific during World War II. “We had the usual food, wholesome but nothing special,” ...
Stopping By, Holiday Traditions: The Dutch house
As a child in The Hague, the capital of South Holland and the entire Netherlands, Joka Moree started the holiday season the evening of Dec. 5, when she and her two older brothers placed their shoes ...
Stopping By, Holiday Traditions: Feliz Natal in São Paulo, Merry Christmas in Carlton
When Guilherme Brandao was growing up in São Paulo, Brazil, Christmas meant getting together with extended family at his grandparents’ house.
They exchanged gifts at midnight. Kids knew the presents came from their parents or other relatives.
Stopping by: Growing up in a ‘land of smiles’
Kate Miller didn’t grow up with Christmas. In her native Thailand, residents observe New Year’s Eve and an even more important event marking the Buddhist new year, Songkran. The Songkran ...
Stopping by, Holiday Traditions: 'All about hope'
The Christmas season is a busy time for a minister. By Dec. 25, Willamina Free Methodist Pastor Sam Aldridge is usually worn out. But that neither dampens his enjoyment of the season, nor the hope ...
Stopping by: Delivering meals, smiles
John Davis, 80, has always loved driving. John Davis drove trucks and tractor-trailer rigs for the U.S. Postal Service, from which he retired after 41 years. He still enjoys driving, particularly ...
Stopping by: Friends from the first page
Mike Freeman and Neil Kunze are true “friends of the library,” and no wonder: Both are book-lovers by nature, avid readers who enjoy discussing what they’re learning. The like-minded ...
Stopping By: Father, daughter to open new Yamhill restaurant
Heidi Davis dreamed for many years of having her own restaurant. As a teen in a Clackamas Community College restaurant management class, she drew up plans for an eatery based on her family name and one ...
Stopping By: Crafted by her hometown
Remy Drabkin has been active in the community most of her life. A McMinnville city councilor, Drabkin volunteered at the International Pinot Noir Celebration as a girl — her mother, Joan Drabkin, ...
Stopping by: A man and his dog
Scrumpy’s companionship makes all the difference in Michael Pollock’s clean life Michael Pollock thought he was a happy man. He had kicked a debilitating, 35-year drug and alcohol ...
Stopping by: She calls the shots
Local photographer’s work will be part of updated antique mall in Lafayette Debbie Lockwood has the right background for art photography. Her father, a minister, “always had a camera wherever ...
Stopping by: In good company
Honored for civic work, Harold Washington says he can’t take all the credit Harold Washington prefers to be known by the company he keeps. “My dad said if you want to be a good person, ...
Stopping by: She lives a philosophy of giving
Soup kitchen chef wants everyone to have access to nutritious meals Robin Miguel hitchhiked across the country looking for the meaning of life, and found it: helping others, especially by feeding ...
