Stopping By: Hip to be square
The music might be “All About That Bass” or a Macklemore song, but the dance moves will still include sashays, pass-throughs and allemande lefts and rights, with a few do-si-dos sprinkled in. ...
Stopping By: Beyond the call
Braids & Braves square dancers wouldn’t do-si-do without Leonard Snodgrass, the “caller” who tells them when to step forward or back, turn right or left, or spin their partners. “For ...
Young artists get their hands dirty
Creativity is bursting from the youngsters who attend Art Explosion!, which McMinnville Public Library is offering from 10 to 11 a.m. Fridays through July 28. The program is free to children 4 to 8 years ...
Greens n Beans using fresh herbs
Planting the garden in spring, it's easy to be excited about all the wonderful possibilities for future meals filled with vegetables and fragrant herbs. But then summer arrives, and somehow it's not as ...
Rohse: Red Electric was a short-lived marvel
On McMinnville’s Third Street, near the railroad tracks, is a historic reminder of glory days when Red Electric trains — the trains without engines — came to town. On the north side ...
Registration open for fundraising poker ride
Registration is open for a new motorcycle poker ride that will raise funds for Homeward Bound Pets. “Dawgs & Hogs” will take riders on a trip around Yamhill County on Saturday, ...
June gardening tips
The Oregon State university Extension Service suggests the following gardening activities for the month of June: Planning Construct trellises for tomatoes, cucumbers, pole beans and vining ...
Offbeat Oregon: Cape Foulweather Lighthouse was built on the wrong headland
Sometime in the late 1860s, a sailing ship hove to just off the Oregon coast, near the mouth of Yaquina Bay. This ship was full of building materials. Its mission was to land those materials on Cape Foulweather ...
Biologist puts science in sci-fi
Melody Frederic spends a lot of time around plants — to the point of turning just a little green sometimes. It’s all part of her job as a National Park Service biologist. She admits to feeling ...
Blue mood? Fun Days can cure
CARLTON — The theme of this year’s Fun Days celebration may be “Carlton’s Got the Blues,” but that’s simply a reference to the music. Festival-goers’ moods will ...
Happy Tails: Pup will be happier at home when the heat rises
This is the time of year when I stop complaining about how wet and cold it’s been and start complaining about how dry and hot it is. I’ll grant you that while I write this it is an absolutely ...
Rohse: Tale of witch trials remains fascinating
The Witchcraft Trials in Salem, Massachusetts, in 1692, represented a grim chapter in American history. More than 200 were accused of practicing witchcraft; 20 were executed by hanging or other unbelievably ...
Garden Tour tickets available
Five local gardens will be featured in the McMinnville Garden Club’s 17th annual tour on Sunday, June 25. Participants will be able to visit five private gardens to see plants, landscaping and other ...
Stopping By: One of a kin
A very special scarecrow greets visitors to Rhonda Robins’ McMinnville garden. Tall and smiling, the scarecrow resembles her late father, Milt, who joined her mother, Ruth, in starting the garden. ...
Breakfast, helicopter contest Sunday
Whether you drive your modern car or vintage ride, or arrive by plane, you can enjoy an all-you-can-eat meal at Sunday’s annual McMinnville Lions Drive-in, Fly-in Breakfast. The fundraising event ...
