Stopping by: A big world of tiny beads
Teresa Shelton is part of a worldwide community of artists who turn tiny beads into three-dimensional works of art. Shelton patiently strings seed beads using a technique called “contemporary ...
Grizzly Grape Stomp hopes to crush world record this time
A second attempt to set the world record for grape crushing will be made Sunday, Oct. 20, at the Grizzly Grape Stomp, a free event sponsored by the McMinnville High School Grad Night committee. Organizers ...
Rohse: Good towns come in small packages
A landmark UN report released in May noted that a million species of plants and animals are in danger of extinction in the coming decades. Rohse Colored Glasses McMinnville's Elaine Rohse is ...
Savvy Senior: How to find help with debt
DEAR SAVVY SENIOR: Savvy Senior Jim Miller is a longtime advocate for senior issues and regular contributor to the NBC "Today Show."Send your questions to Jim at Savvy Senior, P.O. Box 5443, ...
Offbeat Oregon: Portland bordello madam was real-life femme fatale
One of the most enduring and appealing tropes in popular fiction is the “femme fatale,” like Brigid O’Shaughnessy in Dashiell Hammett’s “The Maltese Falcon.” Offbeat ...
Stopping by: Driven to create
AMITY — Artist Cassie Van Domelen prefers painting with acrylics, which allow her to use deep, rich colors and create interesting effects. But if that medium isn’t available, she’ll ...
Rohse: Seaweed more prized than its name implies
Experts predict that if world population continues to grow and our tired — and finite — land becomes less productive, the world as a whole may experience a food shortage. Rohse Colored Glasses McMinnville's ...
Passage to Nerdvana
A Newberg nerd and bibliophile follows her bliss to Rose City Comic Con Greedo shot first. Unfortunately, for him, he wasn’t up against some two-bit smuggler or stuck-up, half-witted, scruffy-looking ...
Offbeat Oregon: Oregon’s first published novel a torrid page-turner
Early in the summer of 1854, an advertisement appeared in the Portland Oregonian — a tantalizingly feisty one, from an author braced for combat and essentially inviting the world to “bring ...
Savvy Senior: Flu vaccines for seniors may provide better protection
Flu vaccines for seniors may provide better protection Savvy Senior Jim Miller is a longtime advocate for senior issues and regular contributor to the NBC "Today Show."Send your questions to ...
Stopping by: Garden Tracks
Michael Crain built a railroad, made it run, made it race against time ... and now his miniature locomotives and flatcars are still hauling logs out of the woods and to a sawmill, just ...
Yard of the Month: Flowers in the front, produce in the back
By HEATHER BROOKS Of the News-Register The front of the home of Phil London and Zealand Reynolds features an array of colorful flowers and various plants scattered along the sides of the yard. It ...
Offbeat Oregon: Oregon’s literary legacy is built on a “True Confession” novel
In the world of literary works, there is a definite hierarchy. It’s occupied at the high end by the kind of subtle and masterful works that get raved about by New York book reviewers and ...
Savvy Senior: Who needs to see a geriatrician?
Savvy Senior Who Needs to See a Geriatrician? Savvy Senior Jim Miller is a longtime advocate for senior issues and regular contributor to the NBC "Today Show."Send your questions to Jim at ...
Ideas for dog lovers with allergies
It has been a long time since I devoted a column to dog allergies —and by this I mean people being allergic to dogs, not dogs being allergic to things, although that could be the topic for another ...
