For this season at the Mt. Hood Community College Theatre Department, the sky is the limit.  In keeping with their theme of “elevate,” the department will produce Laurel Ollstein’s “They Promised Her the Moon,” highlighting the story of lesser-known aviator and trailblazer Jerrie Cobb.  Cobb was trained and meant to be the first female astronaut on the moon, but that dream was never actualized.  “The theme is obvious in the idea of someone wanting to go to space,” said Direct

For decades, the Wy’East Artisans Guild has supported local “art, artists, and artisans” throughout the greater Mt. Hood area. Residents know the nonprofit for their stirring public art or their regular art classes, but perhaps their largest impact comes from nurturing the skills and showcasing the talent of some of the area’s most respected artists. The Mountain Times sat down with Communications Chair Becky Hawley to discuss the nonprofit’s history and legacy, its upcoming

Hello Welches Families! March was a busy and exciting month! We hosted the Scholastic Book Fair, gathered for a wonderful morning with students & their families at Books & Bagels, and cheered on our Welches Woodpeckers, who placed first in the Welches School battles and made it to the “Sweet 16” at the Oregon Battle of the Books (OBOB) Regionals! Congratulations to all of our OBOB participants! As we move into April, we have even more exciting events on the horizon. From welc

Years ago, Mt. Hood Community College’s Natural Resources Technology program hosted groups of students from Central America and the Caribbean seeking degrees and knowledge to take home with them. It was a joy and a privilege to have these students in my classes. I think I learned as much from these warm, smart young people as they did in their time at MHCC.  One March, during a field exercise in the woods near the college, one of the students — from Guatemala or Honduras, I t

The Winter Olympics concluded last month, and one of the big stories coming out of the event was the US Hockey Men’s and Women’s teams both bringing home gold medals.   It was big news, and along with gold medal wins there was also big teeth news, as the hero of the US Men’s Hockey team, Jack Hughes, not only nailed the overtime winning shot but also lost teeth in the process. They are calling it the “Golden Smile,” as a high stick to his face from a Canadian player shattered