Memorial scholarship supports artists
The Traveling Light Foundation is launching a new annual scholarship that will support aspiring artists in their education, training, apprenticeships or other structured programs. The Grier Grant is named ...
Lions’ Taste of Mac features wine and more on Saturday
Community members and visitors can get a “Taste of Mac” Saturday, June 13, at an annual event hosted by the McMinnville Lions Club and downtown businesses. Twenty bars, wine tasting ...
'Nothing better': Volunteers build beds for kids in need
About 35 volunteers gathered Sunday to cut, assemble and stain bed frames so local children will sleep better. The project was sponsored by the McMinnville chapter of Sleep in Heavenly Peace, a national ...
Fundraiser to benefit Soup Kitchen at St. Barnabas
Tickets are available for a “Pig-In” fundraiser that will benefit the Soup Kitchen at St. Barnabas. Featuring a Hawaiian-style pit-roasted pig along with other dishes, the event will last ...
New Linfield fund highlights latest round of Mac foundation grants
A grant for the new Linfield Opportunity Fund, designed to help McMinnville students continue their education at the university, was among money distributed Tuesday by the McMinnville Area Community Foundation ...
Sip for Success raises funds to help women with education
Sip for Success, the McMinnville Soroptimist’s annual fundraising wine and auction event, started with 100 bottles of highly valued, local vintages on its “wine wall.” For $25, donors ...
Local women sew dresses for faraway girls
Both avid sewists, Shellee Baidenmann and her mother-in-law, Jan Baidenmann, were tickled to tackle a project that helps “Dress a Girl Around the World.” They recently delivered their first ...
Local chapter of nonprofit group builds beds for youths without
McMinnville area residents have been quietly building beds for children over the last two years as part of a nationwide effort, Sleep in Heavenly Peace. The beds go to youths who might otherwise sleep ...
Awards recognize those who’ve made a difference
“McMinnville offers opportunities for all residents to be involved and make a positive and significant difference,” said Tom Tankersley, the 2014 Man of the Year, at this year’s Distinguished ...
Students, Lions redo park pits
To the tune of water bubbling over rocks in nearby Baker Creek, Duniway Middle School sixth-graders and members of the McMinnville Lions Club dug and scraped and constructed Monday morning. The students, ...
Flamingos support service trip
McMinnville Youth Collective, a Christian community service organization for young, is using flocks of flamingoes to raise money for its 2026 service learning trip. For $40, the group will plant plastic ...
Zero Waste talk addresses food waste, hunger
“Closing the Loop on Food Surplus & Hunger in McMinnville” will be the topic for Zero Waste’s Bubble Rap Speaker Series event on Monday, May 4. The free discussion will last from ...
Along the Street: Femme Ferments makes wine to support women
A new nonprofit organization is offering unique wines to raise funds for women’s causes. Karen Wright of Yamhill and Jessica Lindley of Portland conceived the idea for “Femme Ferments” ...
Sawyer, Johnson, others to be honored for distinguished service
Kaye Sawyer, founder of the Yamhill County Gospel Mission, and Jon Johnson, longtime local banker, will be honored as Woman and Man of the Year in May at the annual Distinguished Service Awards ...
