Tualatin Life

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...

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...