Brunch will help Habitat's Women Build
A brunch at Maysara Winery will raise money for McMinnville Habitat for Humanity’s Women Build program, in which women help future homeowners build their own houses. The Women Build & Brunch ...
Veggie growing workshops offered
Yamhill County Master Gardeners Association will host “Vigorous Veggies: Green Thumb Essentials” workshops in McMinnville and Newberg in April. Workshop 1 covers soil essentials, garden planning, ...
Group helps women further their education
Soroptimist International of McMinnville last Tuesday distributed $35,000 in award money to women pursuing education to better their lives and the lives of their families. The “Live Your Dreams” ...
When Yamhill County was ‘painted orange’
If you see an old, orange tractor in a field near McMinnville, it may have come from Miller Machinery and Farm Equipment. Formerly located at the intersection of Lafayette Avenue and Riverside Drive, ...
Along the Street: Coffee benefits three nonprofits
Three nonprofit organizations — With Courage, the Willamette Valley Cancer Foundation and the See Ya Later Foundation’s Seeds of Hope program — will hold their annual fundraiser, ...
Crash damages St. Vincent office
Manager Patricia Jensen was having a meeting with a client at the St. Vincent de Paul social services office just before 1 p.m. on Thursday when a Toyota Highlander rolled into building. Jensen was sitting ...
Terroir writing festival registration open
Registration is open for the Terroir Creative Writing Festival, which will be held Saturday, May 2, in the Experience Center at Stoller Family Estate near Dayton. Hosted by the Arts Alliance of Yamhill ...
Women of note: 99 GALS funds Second Winds concert featuring female composers
‘Women of the Podium,” a concert featuring symphonic and concert band music by female composers, will be performed at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 8, in the McMinnville Community Center. Second Winds ...
Stopping By: Being heard, healing, helping others
Being heard means everything, said Amanda Farmer, one of dozens of sexual abuse victims who seek help, often from organizations such as Henderson House, the Yamhill County shelter and service program. In ...
Wine & Food Classic runs March 13-15
The annual McMinnville Wine & Food Classic, a fundraiser for St. James Catholic Elementary School, will be held Friday through Sunday, March 13 to 15, in both the aviation and space buildings on the ...
'Roaring Night' a success
McMinnville Lions Club’s third-annual Roaring Night of Giving on Feb. 21 “went really, really well,” according to club member Kim Libonati. The 1920s-themed event raised $18,000, about ...
Bounty Share will collect excess produce
Edible Landscapes of Yamhill County has launched a program to make use of extra produce growing in community members’ yards or farmers’ fields. “Bounty Share” sends volunteers ...
Photos: 1,500 pounds of plastic
Zero Waste' Great Plastic Roundup diverts more 1,500 pounds of plastic from the landfill
Blood drivin' man: Mac's Walter Wierenga reaches 20-gallon donation mark
For the 160th time, Walter Wierenga of McMinnville extended his arm Friday so an American Red Cross medic could draw his blood. He lay back, resting, while about a pint of red fluid filled a collection ...
Letter to Readers: Helping girls to Dream It, Be It
When I was in junior high, we all took a class called “Self-Understanding Through Occupational Education,” or SUTOE. We learned about various careers, the education needed to work in those ...
