Tualatin Life

“Big as a barn”, “Were you born in a barn,” and that gratefully whispered hint, “Your barn door’s open” are often repeated phrases that probably came from generations who maybe did not live in...

“With a lot of gusto and the right amount of pomp, Tualatin’s 2014 Memorial Day Observance was the best ever!” That was the general agreement of the more than 250 attendees who also enjoyed bright warm sunshine at...

Tualatin High School Girls’ Basketball Coach Casey Bunn is an amazing asset for our girls because she has had such a vast array of experiences that have contributed to the professional she has become. Casey grew up in Stayton, and spent...

Two years ago, I started to write a book. My youngest son was only three years old and not yet in preschool. I was a busy mom. It would’ve been prudent for me to choose an easy...

Almost hidden from view behind the railroad tracks and a row of trees, sits a stately Southern Colonial home along Boones Ferry Road, built by John and Maria Sweek. The Sweeks, like other Oregon Trail pioneers of 1853, lived...

During a time when the arts are less funded than ever, Hazelbrook Middle School put on a very cross-curricular and ambitious musical program that has brought students, faculty and families together spanning across the Middle School and the...

Government offices, schools, and many businesses are closed on Memorial Day, as well as the Stock Market and financial institutions, to honor deceased military members who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country to preserve our freedoms. Many...

Award of Distinction Winner from the Watercolor Society of Oregon, Mary Fran Anderson is showing her watercolor artwork at the Tualatin Public Library, and you will be delighted by the subject matter which includes landscapes inspired by the Northwest and...

I was born in Park Chong, Thailand without legs. I was abandoned on the front steps of a Buddhist temple when I was one week old. A policeman found me and brought me to a Park Chong hospital....

Ballot Measure 67, approved in November 1998 by Oregon voters, approved the use of medical marijuana through a State controlled permit system. The language of the ballot measure was codified by the Oregon Legislature as the Oregon Medical Marijuana Act,...