Hello Mountain Times Readers, My name is Amanda and I’m the fundraising chair volunteer of Sandy High Music Foundation and a ...

I read a recent news article by Melissa Busch about a quirky donation made to a Salvation Army Red Kettle in Arizona. Every year, you can always count on the familiar Big Red Kettle outside retail ...

While actual fishing techniques and concepts like reading water are key to successful angling, I've found several factors that can affect a trip. These may be obvious to some, but I've neglected them ...

Head Coach Leah McMahon builds the Mt. Hood Community College women's basketball program around more than skill. Her approach extends beyond the court to emphasize effort, teamwork, and a love for the ...

Definitely as a child, we used the old Ivy Bear as the icon of We’re Almost there, usually heading to Lost Lake for summer vacation ...

For nearly 30 years, Jamie Simpson has hiked into the local forests in search of edible treasures. Over that time, he’s gathered countless chanterelles, hedgehogs, and lobsters. This mushroom season ...

The holidays bring rich food, decorations, guests, and travel. They also bring a spike in preventable emergencies. A little planning goes a long way toward keeping dogs and cats safe and comfortable ...

All kinds of wildlife — furry mammals, flying birds, crawling amphibians, and even tiny insects — need food, water, and shelter to survive. Each species has its own needs. Some animals can live in ...

The holiday season settles over the Mountain communities in a way that feels both magical and demanding. Between the early nightfall, the cold damp air rolling in off the forest, and the pressure to ...

As SNAP benefits are finally becoming accessible to those in need of assistance after the longest government shutdown in American history, The Mt. Hood Villages community became a light to so many ...

Last week I was in Uncertain, Texas - yes, that’s the real name, supposedly chosen because nobody was certain what to call the town when the first maps were drawn – co-leading my annual photography ...