Tualatin Life

“Then Chief Ki-a-kuts (KáyaKach) said, he told General Palmer, “alright, General Palmer, I’ll give you my land now.” General Palmer said, “three years you stay on your land. Then I will move you to Grand Ronde. That’s...

A Christmas tree, an encouraging word, someone to help them with a homework assignment, a chance to even go to school to be assigned homework…all seemingly insignificant happenings that we assume most children experience. Let’s consider some other seemingly insignificant events....

Now in its fourth year, this scholarship was created to honor and remember Cpl. Matthew Lembke. The criteria for the scholarship are traits of honor, courage, commitment, dedication, and service to others. This year’s recipients have demonstrated these through their...

It’s summer time! A great time for people of all ages to get out and reconnect with nature – there are birds and bugs waiting to be watched and identified, rivers to paddle, shady trees to sit under...

As we move in this column from 1913, Tualatin’s year of incorporation, toward the current time, we have reached the 1950s, a time of great change. The most explosive thing that ever happened to Tualatin since the last...

One of my favorite quotes around the topic of parenting is “Where did we get the notion that in order to make children behave better, we must first make them feel worse?” Read this quote again. Slowly. Think about...

“Some people feel art is not logical. That it is more like…candy. But this is not true!” Hong Bai can break down the math down for you, marveling, “Three simple distinct colors (red, yellow, blue) can become six,...

Tualatin weathered the Great Depression of 1929, emerging bone thin and weary from the deprivation suffered during those difficult years. John Nyberg had been mayor for many years and under his administration and with...

It is 6:00am, Wednesday, May 1. The eastern sky begins to glow red, orange, then white as the sun rises on another day. A very special day. My “dirt time” on this day will be on trails I...