Jessi’s Story
I will try to make this short and sweet. For those of you that don’t know me, my name is Jessi Thorne. I’m a...
Tualatin Resident Finalist in National Songwriting Competition
Tualatin resident Nate Botsford was selected as one of top two finalists in a national songwriting competition and traveled to NYC last week for...
November 2015 Blog
I receive a lot of submissions each month of stories that ask for help in one way or another. I feel that I must...
1851 Tualatin Oregon Trail Pioneers
John and Catherine Hedges arrived in Oregon in 1851, after a harrowing trek across the mountains and plains. After two years’ employment as on-site...
Regatta Doubles in Size
The Pumpkin Regatta has always been popular, with a sort of cult following, but this year it just exploded. We estimated the crowd to...
Veteran’s Corner
You just never know! Bill Manderfeld moved down the street from me in 1978. His oldest daughter, Keri, quickly became best friends with my oldest daughter Janet....
Take the Hassles out of Homework!
Now that we are into the swing of the new school year, it’s back to Homework Time for the kids. But homework can be as much work for parents as it is for children!
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I-5 Connection Chorus Christmas Concert
The I-5 Connection Community Chorus is holding a holiday concert at 3 pm on Saturday, December 5, 2015, at the Meridian United Church of...
Arts & Culture for November
Third Annual Veterans Recognition Breakfast, November 9
Book signing, November 14
Mask and Mirror Community Theatre, November 6-22
Irish Cultural Events
Juanita Pohl Center
Families Celebrate Christmas
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Whiplash: A Real PAIN in Your Neck
We’ve all been there. Whiplash: the tight, stiff discomfort in the neck after an auto accident, fall, or snowboarding crash. No matter the cause,...
Irish Music, Dance & Culture right here in Tualatin
The driving spirit behind S and A Irish Entertainment and Events is revealed in the name of one of their concert series: Community Concerts...
Community is Invited to Jazz Music
Reggie Stegmeier, Band & Orchestra Director at Tualatin High School, and instrumental music students are all jazzed up and ready to go with a...
Tualatin Resident Releases Debut Album Mild-Mannered UPS Driver by day, Hard-Driving...
Tualatin local resident Steven Whitaker has just released his first full album, Edge of Oblivion - No small feat, considering he spends
the majority of his day...
Earthquake Talk: What to Know and How to Prepare
As intense as it may seem, we should be grateful this information is out there. It’s drawn a lot of attention to Oregon’s plan (or lack...
Good Gourd, That’s a Big Pumpkin!
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...
The Power of Understanding: See the World Through Your Child’s Eyes
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...
Three Men Escape Death As Fire Levels Night Club
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...
Kyle Kuch Followup
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...
Lifted by the Kindness of Others
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...
LATINO FOCUS: Enrique Chanez of La Montaña 3
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...































