Tualatin Life

I am coming up to my 6th year as “Soccer Mom” in the West Coast Giant Pumpkin Regatta in Tualatin and I would love to think that practice makes perfect...

Perception is highly personal, made from our life experiences and our temperaments. It’s almost as if each of us goes through life wearing a pair of glasses that alters the world so that we see...

Sharing the front page of the Oregonian was the swearing in of King George Vl of England, who took over the reins when his brother...

My new bedroom does not come with the cute nurses of Randall Children’s Hospital but it is still great. I finally moved in on Sept. 2nd and...

May 20, 2015 is a date my family is not likely to forget. That is the day Tualatin Police Officer Mark Waddell arrived at our door around...

E.C. I was born in Mexico City. I was brought to this country at the age of 6. On a family vacation in 2005 my family...

August is here, so get ready!  Back-to-School sports are in full swing… practices, open gyms, daily doubles, conditioning, evaluations, camps, and try outs for teams and clubs. It’s serious business in our community, and games haven’t...

On a warm summer weekend, Jay Malhi stepped out of his home to see his neighbor, Tony Kuch, busy at work in the front of his...

Pickleball, played with a hard paddle and perforated plastic ball, similar to badminton, ping-pong and tennis, began as a backyard family game in 1965 in Bainbridge Island, WA....

A lively extended family group recently gathered in the Tualatin Heritage Center and reminisced about their families. All the folks used to live along Borland and...

An Open Letter to Tualatin Citizens from City Councilors Joelle Davis and Frank Bubenik

It has been another great year for the Tualatin High School Instrumental Music program under the direction of Reggie Stegmeier. Since taking the job two years ago and...

It was only a year ago that Eileen found herself leaving her beloved South Dakota. A move prompted to be closer to family in the twilight...

Have you had “the talk” with your kids yet? You know the one that’s usually difficult for any parent to have…  the Smartphone talk. Technology is changing so fast and we have...

ArtSplash Art Show and Sale has been one of the most anticipated summer events in Tualatin for the past twenty years! From July 24 through 26 large...

Gardening season is in full swing, and several churches in Tualatin now sponsor community gardens. Chad Darby’s Neighbors Nourishing Community grows produce for the needy at several business locations. The bounty...

On April 27, John Bartholomew got the call he’d been waiting for anxiously for weeks – the local Frontier Communications office phoned to say his Tualatin team’s...

The letters began rolling in just a couple days after the May 11th City Council meeting. Many citizens were upset that an important ordinance was passed in what...

In a year when the Tualatin Timberwolves moved into what is arguably the deepest baseball conference in the state, the Wolves had six players honored by the Three...

With summer here, it’s time to get my children more involved in household chores.  During the school year, between homework, sports, and family dinners, there isn’t a lot of time for...