Tualatin Life

By  Barbara Sherman, Tigard Life Tualatin residents have a unique opportunity through the end of August to tell city officials what changes they would like...

By  Theresa Patton I was walking around Fred Meyer with one of my four year old boys the other day, browsing the post Fourth of...

By  Jeff Smith, Tualatin Rotary Ines I. Venegas is the winner of the Tualatin Rotary Mentor Scholarship, Class of 2019. Ines is a junior at Tualatin...

By Jonathan Crane, Founder, former publisher, Tualatin Life In the literary world “tragedy” is defined as “a series of unfortunate events by which one...

By Jonathan Crane, Founder, former publisher, Tualatin Life In my effort to promote local exceptionalism, the word volunteerism often crops up. Volunteers are present...

By  Heidi Marx, Event specialist, City of Tualatin ArtSplash Art Show and Sale is one of the most anticipated summer events in Tualatin. From July...

by: Kim DeMarchi Screens are everywhere! Today’s children grow up immersed in digital media. There isn’t a day that goes by in which you avoid...

By  Daniel Bachhuber Here’s a secret: not only is there a way out of the housing crisis, but you could make money from it too. “Accessory...

By  Beth Sethi I have a secret to share: Tualatin is a great place to bike with kids! This must be a very well-kept secret,...

By Diana Bonica, Tualatin Rotary   When you think of a cafe, pastry and coffee set out on umbrella decked tables is a common image. Tualatin...

By Jonn Karsseboom In a way I was a bit shocked.   But when I thought about it, I really shouldn’t have been.  I have...

We will make lots and lots of mistakes as parents. Our children will as well. But the good news is that mistakes really are...

There’s plenty of summer fun to be had with the Juanita Pohl Center, Tualatin’s Active Aging Center. The Pohl Center offers a variety of...

In my quest to highlight local exceptionalism I try to feature people who do more than they need to do. They contribute to our...

Second of Two Parts Everyone who knows Pat Carroll agrees she has a zest for adventure and normally finds a bit of humor in everything...

First of Two Parts Long time Tualatin resident, Pat Carroll, is a delightful fun-loving bundle of energy. Her humor and quick positive thinking brightens up...

Finale of a series of six  I asked Dave for his favorite memory of his 16-month Vietnam tour coordinating Vietnamese espionage agents. He  “had an...

Part five of a series  After completing language school in Texas, Dave is sent to Vietnam. There his Vietnamese language skills and background dealing with...

Dave Dehart returned to the states in 1964 after a year in South Korea where he had been actively involved in counter-intelligence activities against...

Dave Dehart’s Army career returned him back to Korea in 1962, this time as a counter intelligence agent.  Korea had been his first tour...