Meal budgeting – Planning ahead saves money and time
When stay-at-home orders advised that people stock up in order to cut down on trips to the grocery store, I looked at my cupboards – rows of glass jars filled with dried beans, rice and […]
A Slice of the Pie: Fears and hopes – Even a crazy, overwhelming time offers bright spots
“I look at Facebook and the news every day and I try not to get upset by what is happening in our country. But I am scared. I wonder if that is everyone.” This post, […]
Reopening – Silver Falls remains largely unscathed after recent wildfires
With the Beachie Creek fire sprinting toward Silver Falls State Park in the predawn hours of Sept. 8 it quickly became an all-hands-on-deck situation. But thanks to the speedy evacuation of campers, s… Access the […]
Meet the Sasquatches – Mountain biking team gets into gear
Finding people to coach kids’ sports can be tricky, which is why Terrance Hawley was so surprised when, upon starting a brand-new mountain biking team – Silver Falls Mtb – the volunteer coaches showed… Access […]
Willkommen to Zuhaus – Mount Angel Oktoberfest goes virtual
Each year, on the second Thursday after Labor Day, just after the hop farms’ harvest comes in, the entire city of Mount Angel puts on a celebration like no other. It’s four days of singing, […]
A Slice of the Pie: Finding control – The benefits of downtime
When I was in my early teens my family spent several summers gillnet fishing on the coast of Alaska. We lived in a one-bedroom cabin – me, my much younger sister, my parents and a […]
Preventative healthcare – The time is now
The gradual slowing of COVID-19 cases across the country and the equally gradual reopening of some of the state, it may be a good time to start thinking about what is to come. “We are […]
A Slice of the Pie: Big things, unseen – What young kids think about a pandemic
What do young kids think about this pandemic? How much are they internalizing what is going on around them during this confusing time of school closures, physical distancing and constant healthcare di… Access the full […]
A Slice of the Pie: Curiosity time – Creating opportunities for learning in the age of coronavirus
What I’ve learned so far… Things have changed so rapidly in our world for the past two weeks that I could have written an entirely different parenting column every single day. I also could have […]
A Slice of the Pie: Jar of Awesome – An easy way to capture your family’s best memories
“Enjoy this time because it’ll be over before you know it,” is possibly the single most cruel sentence one can utter to a new parent, yet the compulsion to say it is hard to resist. […]