Patriot Guard Riders Are Significant Presence at Military Funerals and Homecomings

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When called for a scheduled event, Patriot Guard Riders come from everywhere; each proudly carrying an American flag. They follow in the tradition of Paul Revere, but instead of horses, they ride choppers –...

Tualatin Heritage Center to Screen New Documentary On Oregon-Based 41st Infantry Division in World...

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Our well-known Sunset Highway, traveled daily by thousands, carries that name in honor of a famous National Guard division that has its roots in Oregon. A documentary featuring oral histories of 41st Infantry troops from Oregon in World War II...

When Johnny Comes Marching Home

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Through the years, when the call came to serve our country on foreign ground, Tualatin has always sent its share of young manhood. When the Great War ended in 1918, some Tualatin kids tied baling wire together and...

Seeking Block Stars!

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Do you care about your neighborhood and the welfare of the people around you? Are you organized and energetic? This might be your calling! Tualatin Police want to implement the neighborhood watch concept with a new twist. It’s very simple...

JakeSake Foundation Finds Great Support

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Each month Tualatin Life features articles that promote community members who need support in one form or another. Two months ago our story about cancer patient Jennifer Vranizan generated a great deal of response...

Prayers Do Come True

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Jennifer Vranizan is home from the hospital, having  successfully completed her stem cell transplant. She is home resting, the procedure having pretty much wiped her out. But, with each day she is getting stronger and exhibiting more energy. At the end of...

Vranizan Family Overwhelmed with Great Response

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Thank you all for the generosity and kindness that you have shown Jennifer Vranizan. We received over 70 cards and phone calls offering help.  Each of you have made Jennifer’s financial struggle a bit easier. Just like you, last August I didn’t know who Jennifer Vranizan was. As a cancer survivor, I had just come through...

Tualatin Riverkeepers Celebrate River History Day

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Arising in the foothills of the Coast Mountain range, the muddy Tualatin River meanders along for some 83 miles, draining the fertile Tualatin Valley until it finally flows into the Willamette river near West Linn. On September 30...

Surgery #18 in the Books for Jake Dering

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On May 7th of this year Jake had surgery on his cervical spine. We originally went to see           Dr. Krajibich at Shriners Hospital for Jake’s severe scoliosis. Through an extensive MRI and CT scan doctors...

Irish Culture for the Tualatin Community

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Five years ago, my wife and I decided that it was important to bring Irish Culture to Tualatin. We are 20 year residents of Tualatin and felt there was a need. Most of our events are in the...