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In brief: CASA fundraiser; DSA banquet; poet, flautist

Solid Foundations tour will help kids Tickets still are available for the Solid Foundations Tour, the second-annual fundraiser for the Yamhill County Court-Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) program. CASA ...

‘Flavors’ benefits Yamhill, Carlton programs

To support its youth programs and other community initiatives, Yamhill Carlton Together Cares will host its annual fundraising auction Saturday, May 2, in the American Legion Hall in Carlton, 158 E. Main ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Homeward Bound Pets Director Casey Shook, right, introduces Max the adoptable dog to, from left, Max, June and Eric Wolff of Worx Construction in the kennel at HB Pets’ new headquarters on Loop Road, east of McMinnville. Worx has been building the shelter for both dogs and cats, with offices for people, over the past year. Dogs are moving in, and it will open about June 1.

Dogs move in as Homeward Bound’s new animal shelter gets finishing touches

Mushu, Max, Buddy, Diamond and several other big dogs are settling into their quarters at Homeward Bound Pets’ new shelter building. Staff members and volunteers started moving the dogs Wednesday, ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##Shelving and cabinets on the new second-floor of the Yamhill County History Museum stand ready to hold household goods, textiles and other items in a climate-controlled space. Museum Director Heather Farquhar said the new space, not usually open to the public, will help preserve the collection longer and in better condition.

Loft will help museum preserve artifacts

A new second story in its main building will help the Yamhill County History Museum better care for its collection of household items, clothing and other artifacts. In addition, “this will help ...

Solid Foundations Tour benefiting Yamhill County CASA

For one day this April, a handful of Newberg’s most distinctive homes will open their doors to the public.The Solid Foundations Tour, taking place April 18, is a self-guided event featuring a curated ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Wade Miller, who grew up using Allis-Chalmers tractors and helping sell them in his family’s farm equipment business, shows a D-19 model from the early 1960s on display in the Yamhill County History Museum.

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, ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Amanda Farmer has found healing through her art and art therapy programs. She went through advocacy training with Henderson House in order to teach therapeutic art at the program for survivors of domestic violence and sexual abuse.

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 ...

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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 ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Lacey Summers hugs Katie O’Brasky, who holds a raffle basket she won, during the McMinnville Lions Club’s third-annual Roaring Night of Giving on Feb. 21 in the Evergreen Theater lobby. The 1920s-themed fundraiser raised $18,000 for McMinnville High School’s student resource room and Lions projects.

'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 ...

Submitted photo##Vicki Gunn, one of Edible Landscapes’ Bounty Share volunteers, picks excess vegetables to give to the YCAP food bank in the fall of 2025. Between September and November, the program brought in 4,000 pounds of food. Charlene Doland of Edible Landscapes said she hopes Bounty Share will collect even more this year.

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 ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Volunteer Carol Paddock, left, assists Susan Escure of McMinnville in sorting plastic containers during The Great Plastic Roundup on Saturday at McMinnville Covenant Church.

Photos: 1,500 pounds of plastic

Zero Waste' Great Plastic Roundup diverts more 1,500 pounds of plastic from the landfill

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Just after giving blood, Walter Wierenga chooses a snack from Sheri West, collection specialist and driver, in the American Red Cross bloodmobile parked at Golden Valley Brewery on Friday. The longtime donor said he never has a problem with feeling faint.

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 ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Freshmen Natalie St. Lawrence, left, and Katy Kaelin, center, talk with Soroptimist members, including Dorene Gleason, seated at the registration table, as they arrive for Dream It, Be It, an annual event the organization sponsors to encourage girls to set goals and think about their education and careers.

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 ...

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 ...

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