Tualatin Life

I’ll be honest with you. I’ve never really learned to read a mall map. Those clunky, lighted signs are seen almost everywhere throughout any shopping mall and frankly, they’re embarrassingly hard to miss.

Every month when Jonathan emails me that it is time once again to come up with a story about our little town’s past, I cringe. “Not already,” I whine. “ I just finished the last one.” It’s not...

On September 24th, the TuHS Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) Chapter was honored with an award from the Portland offices of the March of Dimes.  The TuHS FBLA chapter raised, through numerous school and community based efforts, $1800...

You plant a seed, care for it, and watch it grow.  That is what a handful of dedicated individuals and churches did almost 10 years ago. They saw a growing need in our community and did something...

Most parents use one of three common parenting styles, or perhaps a blend. What form of discipline do you most often use and is it effective?  More than just being effective with behavior, is it effective in building the kind of relationship you want...

Mark your calendars, Moms of Tualatin, because Baby Boot Camp is coming to your neighborhood! Baby Boot Camp Sherwood & Tualatin is growing and our newest location is going to be opening in Tualatin Thursday, November 6th! This is...

A gloriously colorful mix of acrylic paintings hang at the Tualatin Library in a new art exhibition featuring the inspired works of Davis McGinty. The Living Room Gallery contains a sampling of his art and the largest paintings...

The USS Constitution, nicknamed “Old Ironsides”, commemorated the Navy’s 239th birthday and the ship’s upcoming 217th birthday by sailing around Boston harbor on October 17. More than 500 guests were aboard as the ship blasted off a 21-gun salute...

A rose by any other name would smell as sweet, of course, but I was recently reminded that many residents of Tualatin have no idea of the significance of their street’s name. The granddaddy of the old roads was...

In April of 1986 longtime Tualatin resident Jeanette Chaffee was on a the last leg of her 15 hour flight from Salem to Athens, just a short flight from Rome to Athens, when 40 minutes before landing a...