Photography in the Summertime
Summer is here, and for landscape photographers, it can be one of the most challenging seasons of the year. The scenery can become dry and colorless.
Mountain Times Newspaper
Artist of the Month / July 2026: Marcia Morrow
Longtime Sandy resident Marcia Morrow finds comfort and creativity in the artwork she creates. A watercolorist by trade, Morrow’s work is not just an enjoyable hobby, but a way she identifies, through color and creativity.
Is He On 'The Home Place?'
By Dave Wenzel, For the Mountain Times
A few years back I was in Iowa visiting my Uncle Herman. He is an increasingly rare breed. He farms 140 acres by himself, mainly doing beans and corn. He is surrounded by thousands of acres of corporate farms with giant tractors guided
Fore! July’26 – The Ups and Downs of Golf
Golf. Golf is dumb. Golf is a dumb game. What sort of “leisure” activity causes one to be sent into fits of ire, and diatribes of incomprehensible cursing? Why do we choose to torture ourselves in the name of fun?
Neanderthal Dentistry
This happened to me recently with a NY Times article titled “Neanderthal Dentistry, and the Scientist Glad Not to Have Experienced it.”
What’s New at the Senior Center
By: Laura Peterson, Executive Director, For The Mountain Times
Greetings from Hoodland Senior Center, and happy summer to all!
First off, we have more local businesses to thank — both locally owned and operated, and run by long-time (or lifetime) residents of our area.
Simon’s Tree Service donated their
Forest Service News Release
Fire restrictions take effect July 1
Campfires prohibited on Mt. Hood National Forest beginning Wednesday, July 1