Tualatin Life

I’ve challenged this community many times, and in each instance it rises to the occasion. Last month when I shared Jessi Thorne’s story about her need for funding to get lifesaving brain surgery and...

It took three months in transit, but Camp Lapu-lapu Elementary school is happy to report that books from Byrom Elementary School are now in the hands of the students. The project was initiated by Philippine-based...

My name is Michal Parcher and in all likelihood you and I don’t know one another, but chances are we touch each other’s lives every day. For the past 15 years I’ve lived in...

Army Chemical Staff Specialist, Sargent Herbert Smith, and his wife Beverley just loved military life. He initially joined the Coast Guard in 1952, serving three years. He was a civilian for nine months before...

Evelyn still lay awake in bed that damp, chilly fall night. She stared at the ceiling, not satisfied with our simple, routine prayer, a prayer for the hungry to find a meal tonight; a...

Army Chemical Staff Specialist, Sargent Herbert Smith, and his wife Beverley just loved military life. He initially joined the Coast Guard in 1952, serving three years.  He was a civilian for nine months before...

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. I found that he also worked for...

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 25-year-old mother who needs a lifesaving brain surgery that my...

Tualatin resident Nate Botsford was selected as one of top two finalists in a national songwriting competition and traveled to NYC last week for a mentoring session with recording artist Ingrid Michaelson. Nate is...

I receive a lot of submissions each month of stories that ask for help in one way or another. I feel that I must be very selective as to which ones I run because...