By Marie Kennedy The Mountain Times You’ve probably seen them – wooden bears on porches, eagles perched at the end of driveways, and the occasional Sasquatch standing tall in someone’s yard. These chainsaw-carved sculptures are more than decorations. They’re expressions of creativity, made from logs and stumps by artists with a steady hand and a clear vision. One of those artists is Johnny Kimball. Kimball has lived in the Mount Hood area for ten years, but he only started ca

At Mt. Hood Hospice, the staff and volunteers understand that grief is not linear. No matter when you lose someone, there is no timeline on when or how you should process that loss. As such, the nonprofit hospice organization provides Time of Remembering events twice a year – once in person and once virtually – to provide people with a supportive and intentional place to honor the loved ones they’re missing. The next Time of Remembering event will be in person in Meinig Memo

By Patti Jo BrooksThe Mountain Times Clackamas County Fair and Canby Rodeo 2025 invite you to come out and “Stirrup Some Fun!” Experience the electrifying energy of the Fair and Rodeo in full swing, August 12-16. Fairgrounds are open to the public between 10 a.m. and 11 p.m. each day with the price of admission. Visit livestock exhibits and agricultural displays where farmers and youth proudly showcase the results of their hard work over the course of the last year. Peruse h

By Justin Andress The Mountain Times For over 20 years, locals have called Cascade Continuous Gutters to help them keep their homes safe when the rain falls. To date, the company has laid more than a million feet of gutter. Now, new owners Jayce and Teal Dempsey are set to continue that legacy with renewed passion and a little extra flair. “The bread and butter of what we do is seamless gutter installation and covering,” says new owner Jayce Dempsey. He and his wife Teal took

By Amber Ford The Mountain Times When one thinks about art and its various forms, the mind typically wanders to watercolors, photography, and acrylics. But art is fickle and unique and comes in all shapes, sizes, styles, and techniques. Perhaps one of the most unique variations includes the human body and all of its fabulous, strenuous, and miraculous movements, pains, and healings. It takes a special kind of artist with specific skills to maneuver the body and that is exactl

By Joe O’Leary The Mountain Times Focus is an immensely powerful tool when it comes to trying to be the best at whatever it is you spend your time doing. We’re all ultimately given a choice how we use our energy, and how hard we want to focus on the things we do. 15 year-old Sebastian Avila considers himself to be a focused individual. Last season, as a freshman, the midfielder made the Sandy High School boys varsity soccer team. The season presented its natural challenges fo

By Marie Kennedy The Mountain Times After six nights lost in the wild, mountain biker Ralph Sawyer is home again – tired, weathered, and alive. The 52-year-old Gresham man shocked friends, family, and rescuers when he emerged from Oregon’s Mt. Hood National Forest on the morning of Thursday, July 17. He had driven himself home after surviving a harrowing, week-long ordeal in steep, brush-choked terrain – without food and with only stream water to drink. “Mr. Sawyer showed up

By Matt Nelson, Publisher The Mountain Times I want to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone who helped make our July Open House a resounding success. It was such a pleasure to meet all of you who came out to connect with me and the Mountain Times team at the Mt. Hood Oregon Resort. I was absolutely blown away by the turnout and the enthusiastic participation. It truly meant a lot to see such strong community support for our little local paper. While we connect regularly

By Marie Kennedy The Mountain Times The Hoodland Community Planning Organization (HCPO) held its latest community meeting on July 17 at the Mt. Hood Oregon Resort. Residents received updates on a proposed pedestrian and bike path along Welches Road. County Engineering Project Manager Mike Ward outlined the plan, which would extend the path from Highway 26 to Birdie Lane. Also in attendance was Dan Houf, Civil Engineer and President of Harper Houf Peterson Righellis Inc., who

By Marie Kennedy The Mountain Times For one weekend every summer, history comes alive – not in textbooks or museums, but in the laughter, stories, and traditions of the Rinehart family reunion. This year marked the 118th gathering of the descendants of Lewis and Elizabeth Rinehart, held July 3–6, 2025, at the Hull Foundation and Learning Center in Sandy, Oregon. The setting was peaceful and perfectly suited to the occasion. Forty-one family members traveled from across the No

By Hoodland Fire DepartmentFor the Mountain Times We’re excited to share that the bond measure for Hoodland Fire District #74’s new fire station has officially passed! New Station Location – Dorman Property The new fire station will be constructed at the Dorman Property, located at: 25400 E Salmon River Road, Welches, OR 97067 This site, the former home of the Mount Hood Community Preschool, is conveniently located just 0.1 miles from our current station, which will make the

It Only Takes a Sparkto Get a Firefighter Going It Only Takes a Sparkto Get a Firefighter Going By Ty Walker The Mountain Times Cameron McGinty was only 10 years old when his father started bringing him to work at the Hoodland Fire District Station, where dad volunteered as a firefighter for five years. Seeing the firefighters in action, and the shiny red fire engines and ladder trucks up close and in person, made a big impression on the young boy. “I saw what my dad was doin

By MT Staff The Mountain Times Place of Birth? Portland and Bend. How long on the Mountain? Nick grew up here, Kendra about five years. If you were not brought here as a child, what brought you to the Mountain? We own Evergreen Mt. Hood Delivery! We offer Restaurant, Grocery, and firewood delivery from Cherryville to Government Camp. It’s been really fun serving our mountain community for the past year! Profession? I work as the administration assistant at Mt. Hood Oregon R

By MT Staff The Mountain Times Community is what drives every issue of The Mountain Times. We love our corner of the Pacific Northwest and we’re proud to serve the special people who call it home. It was an extraordinary reward, then, for the core Mountain Times team to spend a few days in July bouncing around Mt. Hood hotspots to meet and greet the wonderful folks who drive the paper. July 9th and 10th, several members of the Mountain Times team visited several notable Mt. H

By Marie Kennedy The Mountain Times On Saturday, August 16th, the community will gather at the Mt. Hood Lions Club to honor Mary Lou Dunham, a long-time local, loving mother, horsewoman, and neighbor, as she turns 90. There will be food, drinks, laughter, and more than a few stories. We had the chance to sit down with Mary Lou recently in her cozy Brightwood home, joined by her son Bill Dunham Jr. and daughter Laurie Trelstad. As the conversation picked up, the stories began

By Justin Andress The Mountain Times During the week of July 7, the Mt. Hood Oregon Resort played host to an eclectic group of car enthusiasts who descended on the mountain to show off their Minis. Mini Meet West 2025 provided ample opportunity for fans of the iconic vehicle to compare notes, learn about their cars, and bask in the glow of 60-plus years of automotive history. Anyone who knows the Mini solely by its latter-day BMW model, the Mini Cooper, is missing out on a ri

By Benjamin Simpson The Mountain Times Note: This article originally appeared in the August 2018 issue of The Mountain Times and has been updated. Henry Steiner didn’t imagine his cabins would last generations. Constructed around Mount Hood during the first half of the 20th century by the German master craftsman and his family, the cabins were intended as vacation homes for Portlanders that would last for 20 or 30 years before succumbing to the elements. “ didn’t think the c