Tualatin Life

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, at 85, is the youngest and only surviving member of...

On June 29th, four members of the Tualatin Area Aging Task Force attended the “Livability for All Age-Friendly Washington County Roundtable” presented by AARP of Washington County. Following the guide lines set by the...

Pokémon GO! is a new free mobile game from Niantic that overlays a world of Pokémon over your real-life location. The Pokémon franchise turns 20 years old this year (the first games came out...

Tualatin, Oregon is thrilled to be one of the top eight teams to advance to the ABC Finals! We’ve had much press coverage, and even more community pride knowing that we can advance our...

ArtSplash Art Show and Sale has been one of the most anticipated summer events in Tualatin for the past twenty years! From July 22 through 24 ArtSplash will be set up next to the...

Some wonderful relationships have been made in Tualatin through the opportunity to host international exchange students. Tualatin families and students alike are nervous, excited and overwhelmed with emotion as they prepare for this new...

Last month’s story on strawberries in the Tualatin Valley evoked a plethora of memories from many folks. Besides my story, the Capital Press, Oregon’s agricultural newspaper, as well as Willamette Week recently ran similar...

Behind the big hedge next to the WES station you can barely see Tualatin’s only building on the National Register of Historic Places, the 1858 Sweek House. John and Maria Sweek and descendants made...

Jennifer Bridges, a powerful and savvy business woman, boarded an airplane to Ethiopia in 2010, accompanying a friend who was adopting a child. She thought she was just going to be lending her support...

National Night Out is a program the Tualatin Police Department has supported and participated in for several years. Annually, the first Tuesday in August, people nation-wide are encouraged to turn on their porch lights...