What Happened to the Labor Shortage?
Last month, I touched on the dramatic change in our labor market within just a couple of years. In 2021 and 2022, everyone was...
This is Your Sign: Garden
Were you looking for a sign that it was time to form a new healthy habit, spend more time outdoors, have a new activity...
Cascade Blues Association’s Muddy Awards winners to perform in Tigard
‘Best in Blues’ Ben Rice & the PDX Hustle, Norman Sylvestor Band and Kivett Bednar perform
It’s been said that blues music reflects life. That...
Retiring Superintendent feels positive about her time with TTSD, district’s future
After six years of leading the Tigard-Tualatin School District (TTSD) through an era of unprecedented challenges in American public education, Dr. Susan Rieke-Smith announced...
Kidney cancer ‘fun’-raiser set for April 13 in Tualatin Community Park
Lindsay Walker, 46, was diagnosed with kidney cancer in November 2022 and is now cancer-free. Besides undergoing treatment, her diagnosis of stage 3 chromophobe...
Tualatin native’s book to be a series on Netflix
David Brautigam, a Tualatin native, has been writing for over a decade, and his hard work has finally paid off. His book, “Revenge is...
A Tisket, a Basket…
“A-tisket, a-tasket, A Garden Corner hanging basket…” I half hum my variation of the nursery rhyme dazedly to my whimpering child as we work...
Aging in Place: April 2024
My mother is a vibrant 92-year-old living in Corvallis. She has chosen to age in place for as long as is feasible. Gradually, she...
Do You Have a New Garbage Day?
If you recently got a postcard from Republic Services saying that your collection day is changing, you’re in good company. Nearly 50% of the...
Don’t Let Good Food Go Bad!
The State of Oregon and the City of Tualatin are joining others across the country in Food Waste Prevention Week from April 1st to...
