Course teaches people to grow own food
Yamhill County Master Gardeners is seeking people who are low-income or live with food insecurity to participate in Garden to Table, a free, six-week course that teaches how to grow produce in raised beds. The ...
Tickets avaible for Lions fundraiser
McMinnville Lions Club will host its third-annual “A Roaring Night of Giving” Saturday, Feb. 21. The club’s biggest annual fundraiser, the event will be from 5 to 9 p.m. in the Evergreen ...
Unidos aims to protect, give voice to Latino community
Unidos Bridging Community has advocated for Yamhill County Latino residents for over a decade, but a shift in mission last year has propelled the nonprofit further into the local spotlight. Through its ...
Lunar New Year event Feb. 15
Yamhill County’s annual Lunar New Year celebration on Sunday, Feb. 15, will usher in the Year of the Horse. This year’s fourth annual celebration will run from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the McMinnville ...
Plastic recycling event planned
Zero Waste’s Plastics Project will hold a hard-to-recycle plastic collection event Saturday, Feb. 7, at the McMinnville Covenant Church, 2155 N.W. Second St., McMinnville. “The Great Plastic ...
Free tickets available for Provoking Hope fundraiser
Provoking Hope will hold its annual fundraiser Saturday, Feb. 7, with a twist — tickets are free, and donors can give to the peer-supported recovery program through an online auction and an auction ...
Work of Heart dinner supports schools
Students in the McMinnville School District get to play glockenspiels, compete in the Battle of the Books reading program, work directly with artists-in-residence and enjoy many other projects that enhance ...
Pilot food donation project seeks coordinators
A new effort to address hunger and nutrition in Yamhill County is seeking volunteer coordinators to oversee donation groups. Coordinators work with groups of neighbors, friends or co-workers to collect ...
Melt Down marks 10 years
A decade ago, nine McMinnville restaurants grilled bread sandwiched with cheese and other ingredients on behalf of the Yamhill Community Action Partnership’s countywide food bank. For 28 days — ...
Melt Down coming to a grill near you
The Melt Down, Yamhill County’s annual cheese-focused fundraiser, will start with a 10th-anniversary open house on Saturday, Jan. 31, at Golden Valley Brew Pub, McMinnville. After that, 53 restaurants ...
Program tackles plastics problem
Zero Waste’s Plastic Project is promoting reusable dinnerware and food containers as a way of eliminating single-use plastics, In 2023, it started a program encouraging local restaurants to offer ...
Stopping By: Green advocate works to 'reframe, retrain'
Living a green lifestyle is not difficult, said Brynn Moir, who cofounded Zero Waste’s Plastic Project with Jeri White. “It’s just different.” Her goal is to “reframe and ...
Fundraiser will help school programs
Tickets are still available for the third-annual “A Work of Heart” wine pairing dinner and auction to benefit McMinnville school programs. The nonprofit McMinnville Education Foundation sponsors ...
Ski & Ride to benefit cancer service nonprofits
Winter sports enthusiasts can spend two days on the mountain while helping two local nonprofits during the Ski & Ride events, March 7 and 8. “Our goal with Ski & Ride is to create an event ...
Zoe Pearson joins Juliette’s House
Juliette’s House has appointed Zoe Pearson, LPC, NCC, ACS, CCMHC, as director of its Hope & Healing Counseling Center, starting Jan. 26. The program handles mental health counseling at the child ...
