Tualatin Life

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...

Old timers used to advise to never cut your hay till after July 4th or it will surely get rained on and ruined. But the lush early...

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...