Koen Lewis is setting his sights on a new career path. After graduating from Sandy High School, he gave the HVAC industry a try, but found that it wasn’t for him. His heart wasn’t in it. It wasn’t ...

Long before Highway 26 became the main route to Mount Hood, local Catholics gathered in a small church built to serve a growing mountain community. Over the next century, St. John in the Woods ...

As the nation prepares to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence next year, Fourth of July traditions continue much as they always have in the Mount Hood corridor. When ...

On a recent Monday evening at Wraptitude in Welches, Sara Lee stood before a small crowd, ukulele in hand, sharing songs and stories. Dressed in a mushroom-patterned outfit with her hair pulled back, ...

It’s not often a work of fiction haunts the innermost workings of Eleanor’s literary background. And it’s almost never that a work of fiction has her questioning everything she’s ever understood about ...

As the nation celebrates its 250th anniversary in July, one Welches cabin will celebrate 90 years of connection to the Hoodland forest in the form of a family home nestled securely in the heart of the ...

Telltale signs of summer include sunny days and river swimming. Memories of the school year fade, but for many Mt. Hood Villages’ kids, summer also means learning how to fare in our waters – with the ...

Summer in the mountains means more time outdoors for animals and the people who love them, but warmer weather brings a predictable set of health risks. A little planning now prevents most of them.

Chuckwagon Breakfast July 4th and 5th! Please plan to attend our “Chuckwagon Breakfast” on Saturday, July 4th and Sunday, July 5th. Hours are from 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. both days. Tickets at the ...

Share Ellie Garmon, Ezra French, Scarlett French, and Ximena Sofia Ruiz Marron are recipients of Hoodland Women’s Club scholarships for 2026. Our mission is to support the entire Hoodland community by ...

This month, a break from facts and figures on forests. Forest managers rely on facts and figures, of course — data about tree growth, lumber volume and value, the volume of drinking water flowing from ...

On Wednesday, May 20, a select group of 266 men and women gathered to graduate in the U.S. Coast Guard’s 145th commencement exercises. Held at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut, ...