A Story of Inspiration
Evelyn still lay awake in bed that damp, chilly fall night. She stared at the ceiling, not satisfied with our simple, routine prayer, a...
Tualatin Purple Heart recipient shot down on an Army Birddog flight...
Army Chemical Staff Specialist, Sargent Herbert Smith, and his wife Beverley just loved military life. He initially joined the Coast Guard in 1952, serving...
Tualatin man believed events in his first Army Ranger Vietnam Long...
You just never know! Bill Manderfeld moved down the street from me in 1978. His oldest daughter, Keri, quickly became best friends with my...
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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