Tualatin Life

High levels of patriotism and enthusiasm were literally in the air throughout the 2015 Memorial Day Observation at Winona Cemetery here on May 25 and continued on through...

Mask & Mirror Community Theatre will be bringing song and dance to the City of Tualatin this summer by presenting the 1st Tualatin Community Musical: “Singin’ in...

After the Great Depression and the Second World War were over my dad decided we needed to build a new barn on our farm along Jurgens Road....

We talk about having a Bucket List… a list of things we must do before we kick the bucket.  So, what is a Bubble List? A Bubble List is a list of...

Tualatin Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) did it again. Tualatin High School’s FBLA chapter won the 6A State title of Chapter of the Year for the...

As the Second World War military battle in the Pacific moved westward, the United States needed a forward base to wage both Navy and Air operations. Ulithi,...

When I was a little girl, my family planted a garden every spring. We lived in Eastern Montana where the summers are long and hot, and everything...

Last month I posted this graphic and text on Tualatin Life’s Facebook page on March 5th. It generated more response than any other post our Facebook...

Last Monday night, the Tualatin City Council deliberated and resolved the controversial issue of establishing time, place and manner regulations on the operation of local marijuana facilities....

I’ve often found that in modern daily life, obstacles can have unexpected benefits.  For instance, it’s a part of my morning routine, believe it or not,...

A ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held May 1 to celebrate the opening of the new School-Based Health Center (SBHC) at Tualatin High School. It will be the second SBHC in...

Born in Tennessee in 1799, Ewing Young was trapping and trading fur pelts at an early age. He traveled the Santa Fe Trail all the way to...

The USS Arizona Memorial is probably our most visible reminder of the December 7, 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Now a National Shrine and also designated...

Fast forward in time and picture your front door. You hear a knock on the door. Knock, knock! Who’s there? It’s your child all grown up standing right before you. Imagine your child comes back for...

How do you measure the local economic recovery? Is it the addition of new jobs? A decrease in the unemployment rate? New construction? Fortunately, Tualatin is moving in...

Last year the local non-profit, Neighbors Nourishing Communities (NNC), organized home gardeners and grew almost 3/4 of a ton of produce for struggling families in our community....

Back in the day if you said “meet me under the clock” everybody knew that meant the clock in the middle of the main floor at Meier...

On January 29, more than 200 people joined us for the 2014 State of the City. This year’s theme was “I Love Tualatin” and there are many reasons for all...

I’ve discovered that it’s possible to learn something new in the garden even when I’m not listening. With an ironic twist of the natural laws of the...

Beginning in February and running through the end of May 2015, the Tualatin Public Library will have on display in the Living Room Gallery the artwork of...