Tualatin Life

Restaurants on wheels—better known as food carts—line downtown Portland’s streets and draw thousands of tourists and natives alike rain or shine. But even before our home was dubbed...

      So how did our lovely little community get the name Tualatin? From the hunting and gathering natives who occupied the valley for thousands of years and...

Many crewmembers killed by sharks while waiting to be rescued  The delayed recovery of surviving crewmembers from the torpedoed USS Indianapolis in shark infested waters...

We are really excited to announce that the Softball Leagues in Tualatin have come together to create a stronger cooperative organization for the benefit of the community. Starting...

Tualatin BSA Troop 530, along with local cub scout packs and scout troops will be going door to door, collecting non-perishables for this year’s annual Scouting for...

There are two old friends that I always visit when in our nation’s capital, Washington, DC. Think I’ve had more trips to DC over the years than...

With the busy holiday season upon us, it seems I’m bombarded with wonderful opportunities to participate in cookie exchanges, gift exchanges, canned food drives, jewelry parties and candle...

It has been said that the key to the survival of the beleaguered honey bee lies in the many backyard beekeepers and its surroundings. Our agricultural food supply depends on the existence of these tiny pollinators.

I’ll be honest with you. I’ve never really learned to read a mall map. Those clunky, lighted signs are seen almost everywhere throughout any shopping mall and...

Every month when Jonathan emails me that it is time once again to come up with a story about our little town’s past, I cringe. “Not already,”...

On September 24th, the TuHS Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) Chapter was honored with an award from the Portland offices of the March of Dimes.  The...

You plant a seed, care for it, and watch it grow.  That is what a handful of dedicated individuals and churches did almost 10 years...

Most parents use one of three common parenting styles, or perhaps a blend. What form of discipline do you most often use and is it effective?  More than just being effective with behavior,...

Mark your calendars, Moms of Tualatin, because Baby Boot Camp is coming to your neighborhood! Baby Boot Camp Sherwood & Tualatin is growing and our newest location is...

A gloriously colorful mix of acrylic paintings hang at the Tualatin Library in a new art exhibition featuring the inspired works of Davis McGinty. The Living Room...

The USS Constitution, nicknamed “Old Ironsides”, commemorated the Navy’s 239th birthday and the ship’s upcoming 217th birthday by sailing around Boston harbor on October 17. More than 500...

A rose by any other name would smell as sweet, of course, but I was recently reminded that many residents of Tualatin have no idea of the...

In April of 1986 longtime Tualatin resident Jeanette Chaffee was on a the last leg of her 15 hour flight from Salem to Athens, just a short...

By 75% Tualatin residents recognized the fairness in requiring a public vote before Light Rail is brought to our beautiful city.  As was detailed here in...

Yvonne Addington addresses crowd at the unveiling of the bronze Mastodon sculpture and water feature at Nyberg Rivers.