Teach Your Child How to be an Upstander
At some point or another, chances are pretty good that your child will be part of a bullying incident. Traditionally, there are three roles...
July Blog
Well, I’ve made it to the fourth issue, so I guess I’m here to stay. I’m finally starting to get my “sea legs!”
Summer is...
Tualatin’s Four Sunde Brothers served in three wars, Spanning World War...
Yvonne Addington introduced me to a member of one of Tualatin’s early families at the conclusion of our Memorial Day event, Gordon Sunde. Gordon,...
June Blog
With the 100-degree weather we experienced earlier this month, you might be surprised that summer is still a few days away. But as you’re...
Sophie Strong
We last wrote to the Tualatin Life back in 2012. We were organizing the Tuberous Sclerosis Complex fundraising walk for families in Oregon living...
Tualatin Mom Turned Author: Dreams Do Come True
In our very own back yard, is a woman with a passion for words. An avid reader, Tualatin resident Cathy LaGrow has more books...
Over 100,000 Northwest residents watched our honored vet retire his horn...
Over 100,000 Northwest residents watched Tualatin retire our senior bugler from his horn at Winona Cemetery on Memorial Day. Two Portland network TV stations,...
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...






















