Tualatin Life

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 summer grasses, whether alfalfa, timothy or oat hay, beg to be...

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 the festive picnic provided by the VFW Men’s Auxiliary 3452 at...

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 the Rain” in the Auditorium at Tualatin High School. The musical is adapted...

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.  Dad had a grove of second growth fir trees along Hazelbrook...

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 things we want our children to learn to do before they leave our...

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 fifth year in a row at their State Business Leadership Competition. Not...

As the Second World War military battle in the Pacific moved westward, the United States needed a forward base to wage both Navy and Air operations. Ulithi, an atoll composed of 40 small islands in the Westernmost Caroline Islands,...

When I was a little girl, my family planted a garden every spring. We lived in Eastern Montana where the summers are long and hot, and everything we ever planted grew. I remember going with my parents and...

Last month I posted this graphic and text on Tualatin Life’s Facebook page on March 5th. It generated more response than any other post our Facebook site has ever had. It was surprising to see how many...

Last Monday night, the Tualatin City Council deliberated and resolved the controversial issue of establishing time, place and manner regulations on the operation of local marijuana facilities. The story of the regulation of marijuana facilities begins in July 2013...