Pioneer Days come to the Heritage Center
Over 285 fourth graders, plus their teachers and many chaperone parents, once again learned about pioneer life in Tualatin earlier this month. You may...
Strawberry Fields Forever
Ah, summertime, when the livin’ is easy, and the berries are sensual: ripe, fragrant, luscious, and dripping with sweet purple and red juice. Willamette...
It’s Midnight? No, You Can’t Have My Cell Phone!
Modern America is filled with threats to a healthy social balance. Every day the news reports on surprising and unfortunate occurrences that diminish our...
America’s Best Communities
We Need YOU! Our individual community members, businesses, non-profits and community groups to help make our new Tualatin Mobile MakerSpace, and we only have...
Aging in Place
GOOD NEWS! Ride Connection is now officially in Tualatin and ready to go. The administrator is Debbie Waalkes and the new office is located...
Are You Raising a Bully?
Inspired after reading a Huffington Post article recently, My Worst Nightmare - What If I Accidentally Raise the Bully?, I’ve pondered this question heavily....
What Does Organic Mean Anyways?
I couldn’t help feel a bit defensive because the way she put the question to me meant, in fact, I was lying.
“I asked you...
How Stress Causes Disease
In last month’s article, I wrote about how important stress management is in the management of anxiety. That link seems fairly obvious, but how...
Arts and Culture
SUMMER CONCERTS AT THE COMMONS
FREE MOVIES ON THE COMMONS
JULY WATERCOLOR CLASSES AT TUALATIN HERITAGE CENTER
SYNCHRONIZE YOUR BRAIN AND LEGS
WILLOWBROOK SUMMER ARTS CAMP...
Books on Wheels
What happens when you live too far from a library? How do you read books during summer vacation? How do you practice all those...
Everybody: Move Your Body!
We’ve heard it our whole lives: exercise is highly beneficial for our bodies and minds. Consciously, most people know that they should be engaging...
May Blog
I’d like to begin this month’s letter by thanking the community of Tualatin for the warm welcome that I’ve experienced over the last couple...
Spreading the Love with Timber Jim
“Spread the Love” is the mantra for Tualatin resident Jim Serrill who lives those words in everything he does. But it could have been...
Police Chief Kent Barker to Retire
When Tualatin Police Chief Kent Barker retires at the end of June, our city will lose more than a Chief, but rather an extraordinary...
Tualatin is Moving Full STEAM Ahead for $3 Million
Celebrations were erupting in communities across the country last month as Tualatin and seven other cities were named as finalists in the America’s Best...
History: Winona Cemetery
Congratulations Tualatin, for being chosen as one of the best eight communities in America. And thanks to the great foresighted leaders that are shaping...
National WWII Memorial
On my last visit to our nation’s capital, in Spring, 2004, I was fortunate to visit the newly completed national World War 11 Memorial....
Tualatin River Greenway
The grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony for the new segment of the Tualatin River Greenway on April 9th was a fun day for...
Celebrate Tualatin Award Winners
Each spring, communities across America celebrate the volunteers – individuals, businesses, and organizations – who give their time, talents and resources to help those...
Brain Awareness Week
The City of Tualatin is celebrating its inaugural Brain Awareness Week (June 6-10) to help raise awareness of brain health in our community. FREE...































