Pride street fair is Sunday

The annual Pride on Third Street Fair will run from 11.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 3. Wine Country Pride hosts the event, which features family activities, music and food, along with displays from local ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Patty Fries, center, a volunteer with the Saturday Morning Breakfast program, accepts a $200 check for the program from the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, McMinnville Lodge 1283. Vern Popowski, esquire with the Elks, left, and Joe Hicke, exalted ruler, presented the fund to help the nonprofit organization continue its mission of feeding people in need. Saturday Morning Breakfast feeds 250 to 400 people a week who are homeless, seniors or members of families just getting by despite working multiple jobs. The program is on hiatus this month as board members determine how to raise funds from the community and deal with federal cuts that have reduced food availability.

Temporary breakfast program opens

While Saturday Morning Breakfast is temporarily closed, an alternative food program is being offered. The new program serves free breakfast items to anyone who is food insecure from 8:30 to 10 a.m. on ...

Love INC works with churches to find help for people in need

Love In the Name of Christ, or Love INC, now has a second office in Yamhill County, ensuring that people all over the county can find “transformational help,” according to Pastor John Schmidt, ...

Food drive helping to restock pantry

Several local businesses are serving as collection sites for a food drive to restock the Hope on the Hill food pantry. The pantry is one of the busiest in Yamhill County, according to board member Kassandra ...

Saturday Morning Breakfast closes temporarily

With food resources dwindling, the Saturday Morning Breakfast program is on pause this month to allow the nonprofit time to review its business model, funding possibilities and volunteers, according to ...

Hope on the Hill food pantry seeks donations

Hope on the Hill’s food pantry is seeking food donations in the wake of cutbacks on other resources, such as federal and state food bank assistance. Board member Kassandra VanDyke said the program ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##Kathy Schlotfeldt, outgoing director of MV Advancements listens to tributes to her at her retirement party Wednesday. Scott Larsen, a member of the MVA Board, is in the background. Schlotfeldt is leaving after 10 years as MV Advancements executive director; she will stay on as finance director.

Schlotfeldt celebrates work of MV Advancements

MV Advancements Executive Director Kathy Schlotfeldt doesn’t like to be the center of attention, so she considered her Wednesday retirement party a celebration of the nonprofit’s work, rather ...

Along the Street: Amity chef wins James Beard Award

The 2025 James Beard Award for Best Chef in the Northwest and Pacific region went to Timothy Wastell of Antica Terra Winery in Amity. Wastell was honored last week at the James Beard Association’s ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Erin Bowman, owner of Mack & Cheese, pours wine and serves Milton cheddar to Renee and Steve Norman during Taste of Mac 2025 on Saturday in downtown McMinnville. The annual event invites visitors to sample bites, drinks and treats from 37 local wineries, breweries, eateries and shops along Third Street, with proceeds benefiting McMinnville Oregon Lions Club charities.

Taste of Mac brings in visitors, funds for Lions

The McMinnville Lions Club’s third-annual Taste of Mac event generated more than $6,000 for Lions’ charitable efforts, including scholarships, medical equipment loans, sight and hearing programs. Held ...

Pride nonprofit plans activities

Wine Country Pride is planning several activities in June, Pride Month, along with the events it hosts throughout the year. A Pride running club, a fair in Newberg and a new version of the Rainbow Quest ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Russell Mark, executive director of Juliette’s House child abuse assessment center, worries not only about how economic conditions and grant and federal cutbacks will affect his organization, but also about how all nonprofits are facing funding problems. Some have already closed, he said, and many are reducing staff or services.

Nonprofits feel the pinch of economy, grant cutbacks

Nonprofit organizations that depend on donations of money, goods and time, and grants from private and government entities are feeling the squeeze from all angles. “All nonprofits,” said Russell ...

Along the Street: WVMC designated trauma center

Willamette Valley Medical Center has been designated a Level III Trauma Center by the Oregon Health Authority Emergency Medical Services Program. It is the only hospital with this designation in Yamhill, ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Danna Bone, who does community service as a member of Soroptimist International of McMinnville, shows off auction paddles she created for the club’s fundraising Women Who Wine Summer Soiree. Bone also uses her graphic design skills to make brochures and create the club newsletter.

Stopping By: Making friends, and a difference

Danna Bone has a long history of service to her church and her community. When she moved to McMinnville in October 2019, volunteering seemed like a way to make friends, as well as to make a difference. “Service ...

Golf event will benefit Provoking Hope

Provoking Hope will hold a fundraising golf tournament Saturday, June 7, at the Chehalem Glenn Golf Course in Newberg. Teams of four can register for $500 and individuals for $125. The day starts with ...

Along the Street: Rock of Ages debuts new branding, website

Rock of Ages, which offers a variety of living and care programs at its campus southwest of McMinnville, has debuted a new logo and website. The logo notes Rock of Ages has been serving Yamhill County ...

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