As we close the chapter on September and Suicide Awareness month, mental health continues to grow into the limelight with different organizations around the country. From small face-to-face groups to large online communities, mental health is seeing advanced awareness in reducing the stigma and focusing on a positive change. And although The Mt. Hood Villages is a small community, the need is not relative to its size.   Acknowledging the mental health crisis throughout all wa

Place of birth: Loveland, Colorado How long on the Mountain: five years If you were not brought here as a child, what brought you to the Mountain: I moved here with my ex-husband to buy land and build our dream home. I always wanted to live here, even as a teen –  the PNW is the most beautiful place in the world.  Profession: CEO of Allay Consulting Other professions: I have a few different companies right now and am also the Marketing Committee chair of the Hoodland Wom

Mark your calendar for November 1, 2025, and attend the annual Mt. Hood Cultural Center & Museum’s Heritage Night celebration. This fun event, from 6-9:30 p.m., is being held at the museum in Government Camp. It marks the beginning of winter activities on Mt. Hood and is an opportunity to socialize with old and new friends. You’ll enjoy heavy hors d’ oeuvres, libations (donated by local restaurants and businesses), and participate in winning select raffle prizes, as well as i

Golf Tourney On Saturday, September 6th, the Mt. Hood Oregon Resort put on the 2nd Annual Welches Charity Open Golf Tournament with the proceeds split evenly between the Mt. Hood Lions community disaster relief fund and the Hoodland Senior Center. The weather was perfect. The event was extremely well attended with 20 foursomes participating and we raised $13,000. Our thanks to Porchlight Realty and Philip Carman for their major sponsorship, to Mt. Hood Meadows, The Door Works

Judith Louise Norval, 87, born in Cleveland, Ohio on February 17, 1938, passed peacefully at home in Zig Zag, OR September 10, 2025.   Judith loved art and literature. She volunteered as a docent at the Long Beach Museum of Art while living in Cerritos, CA.  When she and husband Ron retired to Oregon in 1993, she worked as a book and art seller at several establishments, including Wy'east Book Shoppe and Gallery in Welches.  She was an avid reader, played Pinochle, Spite and