Tualatin Life

If you are experiencing chest pain near the Tualatin area and require the highest level of care, then you’re in luck. Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center has opened its new Chest Pain Center, which holds the distinction of the...

The construction of the long awaited Nyberg Rivers Project is underway. The demolition of the old structures (other than Jiggles), removal of trees and shrubs has opened up a huge clearing visible as you exit I-5. The property goes back much...

City Council has now answered “when” SW Seneca Street will be extended, assuring the demolition of our existing City Hall. On January 27 City Council with a 4-to-3 vote approved the extension of Seneca Street. The extension will be...

Kindness and Firmness are two words that are rarely used at the same time, however they absolutely work best when used together! Some parents are kind, but not firm. Other parents are firm, but not kind. Many parents...

Gerald Avery was 18 years old when he came to Tualatin with his family in 1922. The Averys purchased a 15 acre farm on what was then called Nasoma Road. The road ambled east;...

For four months, the glamour of show business, followed by international coverage of the first manned lunar shot recovery and transit of module around South America, kept me extremely busy as the Public Affairs...

Since the beginning of the discussions regarding the ambitious Nyberg Rivers Shopping Center, most people seem to believe that this project would transform the ugly, dilapidated K-Mart Shopping Center into an upscale retail jewel, offering a new and impressive gateway to Tualatin

Happy New Year! When I started thinking about what to write this month with a new year abound, it came to me instantly. Many of us have just come off a two week period with our children out of...

Herb Lafky passed away at age 94 December 5. He is about the last of the old gang that grew up in Tualatin and attended the old 1900 Tualatin School. Gang, in this instance,...

My sweet husband, Ed, and I were  celebrating a wonderful New Year’s Eve at the beach when he gamely suggested that the Doodles should make some resolutions for 2014. I concur that it is not a bad...