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Along the Street: Holiday events need volunteers

... gift cards to 50 teens this year. Teenagers especially appreciate getting cards for Chipotle and other food outlets, as well as places where they can shop for clothes and gifts for themselves, King said. Gift ...
Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Watched closely by Lev Martin, 7, Ham Fam run founder Michael Hampton looks over a checklist of supplies for the Thanksgiving event while neighbors Jennifer Dederich, next to Hampton, and Courtney Martin, right, blow up balloons for the arch that starts and ends the event, Also pictured are Liz Wilkins, center, one of the neighbors who are continuing the Thanksgiving morning tradition, and Laura Hampton, who cofounded the event and ran it with her family for 13 years.

 
Stopping By: A neighborhood tradition continues

... like me who hope to make it through. And it raises a lot for YCAP.” Donations of cash and canned food go to YCAP’s regional food bank, which distributes goods to people in need through a network of ...

Show at fairgrounds focuses on metal art gifts

... Fairground, 2070 N.E. Lafayette Ave. in McMinnville. Admission is $5, or a donation of five cans of food for the YCAP food bank. The show features gifts made by a variety of metal artists, including members ...

Soup sale will benefit food bank

Four local restaurants will sell soup to-go to raise funds for the YCAP regional food bank. Soup and bread will be available at The Diner from 3 to 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21. Cost is $10 per ...

 
Leland Thoburn: Acts of kindness can prove catching in the community

In 1998, volunteer organizations from around the world joined together to designate Nov. 13 as World Kindness Day and celebrate it annually.

 

Submitted photo##Members of Jerry Sharp and the Telltale Hearts include, from left, Cooper Davis, Mike Henke, Paul Pedersen, Jerome Blankenship and Liam Stary. With a new EP to release, they will play Nov. 21 in Mattie’s Room at the Hotel Oregon along with Falcon Heart and Neighbor States.

 
Jerry Sharp band to celebrate debut EP with Nov. 21 concert

... and the audio will be recorded, as well. The live event also is a fundraiser for the YCAP countywide food bank. Those who donate a canned food item will receive a raffle ticket. McMenamins will have food and ...
Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Audience members dance to live music by Camp Crush, a Portland band, playing in Mattie’s Room at the Hotel Oregon. The large venue is hosting concerts again on Friday and Saturday nights; many of the performers are Yamhill County bands.

 
Music returns to Mattie's Room at Hotel Oregon

... Dec. 19. The all-age shows run from 7 to 9 pm. Like most Mattie’s Room shows, admission is free. Food and a pop-up bar items are available for sale. On Nov. 21, the room will host a ticketed concert featuring ...

Commissioners walk back plan to give $100k to food pantries; King proposes lodging tax

The Yamhill Board of Commissioners rescinded $100,000 dedicated to local food banks Thursday after learning the organizations can’t accept funding that includes caveats such ...

County allocates $100k in lottery funds to food banks

The Yamhill County Board of Commissioners took initiative on local food assistance last Thursday, pledging $100,000 in state lottery funds to 17 county food banks. During ...
Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Mark Pitts, who led the crew of volunteers in prayer before the food pantry opened Tuesday, lifts boxes of groceries into Sharon Butalla’s car. The McMinnville woman said coming to Hope on the Hill really helps her have enough food.

 
McMinnville's Hope on the Hill serves growing demand

Nearly 40 people lined up at Hope on the Hill’s front door before the food pantry opened at 11 a.m. Tuesday. More kept arriving. By just after noon, halfway through the program’s ...

Commissioners opt to postpone letter to governor after sparring over versions

A letter from Yamhill County asking Gov. Tina Kotek for more financial support for families on food assistance was delayed a week after commissioners disagreed Thursday over which version to send. Commissioners ...
Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Heather Acker is involved in many community causes, including the With Courage campaign to raise awareness of and funds to help women with breast cancer. Her mother died of the disease. During October, she also spearheads the Spread the Love peanut butter and jelly drive; PB&J was her mother’s favorite food.

 
Stopping By: Spreading the love through volunteering

... spearheaded October’s Spread the Love drive to collect peanut butter, jam and jelly for the YCAP food bank. Likely dressed in red, white and blue, she is working with a committee to organize the McMinnville ...
News-Register file photo/2022##Volunteers welcome anyone who needs food to sit down for a meal in the Soup Kitchen at St. Barnabas, which is open from 4 to 6 p.m. weekdays at 822 S.W. Second St. Soup kitchen organizers expect to see more demand in November, when SNAP food benefits become unavailable.

 
Food assistance groups brace for SNAP freeze

... the possibility of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) going unfunded in November, local food programs are concerned about how they will feed an increasing number of hungry people. Nonprofits such ...

Kotek frees up $5 million in emergency aid for food banks

On Wednesday evening, two days before the looming federal food stamps cutoff, Gov. Tina Kotek declared a 60-day food security emergency and directed the Oregon Department of Human Services to provide $5 million to food banks around the state.

 

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Neighbors to continue Thanksgiving fun run

... from 702 N.W. Cedar St. No registration is needed. Suggested minimum entry fee is $10 or four cans of food. All proceeds will be donated to YCAP for the regional food bank and distributed at local foodbanks ...

Cross Creek Golf Course 27th Annual Turkey Shoot Tourney

... All players will compete for net, gross and hole prizes. Entry fees are $80 per player and one can of food (cans may be turned in at registration on the day of the tournament). The entry includes green fees, ...
Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Abel Stadeli, 13, gets a little help from Dave Hakola as they cut a section of ribbon during Saturday’s grand opening of the Dayton Community Food Pantry and Clothes Closet. At left is Anita Hakola, and at right is Gisele Stadeli, 6. Also pictured are Susan Stadeli with her son Israel, 10, and Joni Diers with granddaughter Elyse Bunn, 10, in the background.

 
Volunteers, supporters celebrate Dayton Food Pantry

Many people will benefit from Dayton Food Pantry’s new building, which includes the nonprofit’s free clothing program, board members ...

Along the Street: Shop Pink to benefit cancer organization

... will offer special “pink items” — a type of clothing, a souvenir or other item, or a food or beverage special. A portion of the purchase price will be donated to With Courage. Business owners ...
Rusty Rae/News-Register##Lucas Malone of Carlton skates confidently across the center of the McMinnville ice rink in December of last year.

 
Along the Street: Ice skating in the holiday forecast

... sponsors to help keep ticket prices affordable, Olson said. It also is looking for vendors, such as food trucks to park outside the museum, and volunteers to help run the attraction. The Chamber will open ...
Submitted photo##Dayton Food Pantry’s new free-standing building features a section for storing food and packing boxes, and another section for sorting and cleaning clothes, then displaying them for families to “shop” for what they like. Volunteers will host a grand opening from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 27.

 
Dayton Food Pantry opens new building

Seven years after Dayton Food Pantry volunteers started discussing the need for a new building, the nonprofit organization will open ...
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