Tualatin Life

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...

By 75% Tualatin residents recognized the fairness in requiring a public vote before Light Rail is brought to our beautiful city.  As was detailed here in Tualatin Life last month tualatinlife.com/full-article/tualatinspecial- election-september-16th-lightrail- measure-34-20/0 this effort was about letting the voters...

Yvonne Addington addresses crowd at the unveiling of the bronze Mastodon sculpture and water feature at Nyberg Rivers.

In this era of “every kid gets a trophy, star, r certificate”, how do praise and rewards impact children’s motivation and self esteem, and what is the end result? Let’s start with the definitions of both praise and encouragement, because there are very subtle...

I have always loved The West Coast Giant Pumpkin Regatta. One of my favorite things about it is the amazing poster designed and painted each year by local artist Brenna White. This is her fifth year bringing a...

In March 1950 Clide Adams, Tualatin postmaster, identified Orba Elmer Jackson as the handyman who had previously worked for Mrs. Harding at the Sweek house. Adams had been looking through a pile of wanted posters when he spotted a face that looked familiar....