Offbeat Oregon: Treasure of lucky ‘beach gold’ prospectors may still be out there
Imagine you’re a gold prospector from the Willamette Valley, on your way to the California gold fields in the first year of the 1848 gold rush. You’re a little late to the party, and you’ve ...
Stopping by: Mac mayor moves on
Scott Hill leaves for Utah, with a fond look back at years of service to a town he’s loved for three decades For Scott Hill, McMinnville will always be home. He and his wife, Donna, soon ...
Stopping by: Robin’s swan song
Retiring McMinnville High School music teacher Robin Pederson said she’s looking forward to seeing — and hearing — former students at her final concert in May. Pederson, ...
Stopping by: Messages in the Magic
Lisa Loo Lindman calls her children’s books “her magical world.” But maybe that applies to her whole world, not just the stories she puts on paper. “I’ve always been ...
Offbeat Oregon: Oregon’s largest uranium mine was discovered by amateur rockhound
During the go-go years of the uranium-mining rush of the early 1950s, the character of the uranium prospector became iconic. He was basically the gold-seeking “miner 49er” updated for the atomic ...
A centenarian who served
Veteran Peggy Lutz delights in surprise 100th birthday parade and reception Peggy Lutz didn’t have to think very long before she made a wish and blew out her 100th birthday candle Saturday, ...
Stopping by: Competitive camaraderie
Navy and Coast Guard veterans served up bacon, biscuits and gravy, and a hefty serving of humor at their edition of the McMinnville American Legion’s Battle of Branches breakfast April 2. “I’m ...
Rohse: From papyrus to pixels, libraries exist to serve all
Once upon a time, some libraries were described as dark, musty places, not altogether pleasant. But, oh, how libraries have changed. Today, there are lists of the most beautiful libraries, the largest, ...
Zines for all seasons
Fall, winter and now spring come to life in a new “zine” created by two Yamhill County women who grew up with the miniature magazines. The seasonal publications feature drawings of ...
Stopping By: Ready to dig into gardening
Edible education sprouts for Jan Allen, as a love of plants grows along Alpine Avenue Jan Allen is looking forward to planting and tending one of Edible Yamhill’s big container gardens along ...
Rohse: When steamboats plied the Yamhill
If President Millard Fillmore had come to visit, Yamhill County could not have been more agog. One day in May 1851, settlers flocked to LaBonte’s Landing, Dayton, and Lafayette to see the happening: ...
Stopping by: Spokes of giving
Why does Cami Nyquist devote her time to a company that collects used items, sells them to raise money for charity and, in doing so, trains individuals and nonprofits how to use the Internet to ...
Rohse: Where does the time go?
I have a gift, a wonderful gift, a phenomenal gift. It isn’t gift-wrapped, so I know what is in it. It contains time — leisure time — hours and hours of time to use however I want. It’s ...
The doctor wears many hats
Dermatologist Stephanie Campbell is looking forward to opening her McMinnville practice April 1. Dr. Campbell, who has lived in McMinnville about three years, is taking over the Yamhill County ...
‘Proof’ of live theater
“Proof,” the story of a mathematician who gives up her work in order to care for her ill father, will open Friday, March 25, at Gallery Theater. “It’s even more poignant ...
