By Justin Andress The Mountain Times On June 26, the 21st annual Hoodland Women’s Club Benefit Golf Tournament teed off at Mt. Hood Oregon Resort’s stunning Three Nines Golf Course, locally known as “The Nines.” The tournament is one of the many ways the Hoodland Women’s Club continues to support the Mt. Hood Community more than 60 years after it was founded. In 2025, the Hoodland Women’s Club was able to set up 5 scholarships for Hoodland residents. Each is worth $2500. Thre

By Steve Wilent For The Mountain Times Last July’s column, “Feeling Stressed Out? Listen to The Music of the Forest,” elicited more responses from readers than any other edition of The Woodsman. Several readers wrote to say that they, too, appreciate the quiet of the forest, or the music of songbirds, or the sounds of wind in the trees. Others said that they, too, had heard music produced by humans in the woods. As you may recall, I recounted a time I spent by a wilderness la

By Laura Lirette, Mt. Hood Hospice, For The Mountain Times If you have loved ones you’d like honored at our annual Remembrance event, now is the time to submit photos and names! These will be formatted and placed in 5x7 frames that are displayed along the walkways of Meinig Park in Sandy to create a Remembrance walk. Last year we honored 280 individuals. To have people you are missing included, please email names and photos to event@mthoodhospice.org The last day to submit ph

By Joe O’Leary The Mountain Times Across a spring sports season that saw solid success for several Sandy High School teams, in the form of playoff appearances and senior athletes heading off to play at the college level, perhaps no program flourished as much as SHS track and field this year. Making waves at state in running, jumping and throwing events, the team looks to be returning to the excellence it had throughout the 90s and 2000s. Amongst many athletes who had astoundi

By Justin Andress The Mountain Times Need something to do July 17-20? Music lovers can head out to Camp Tasty’s for four days of food, vendors, camping, and — of course — some incredible indie music. That’s right, it’s time for the fourth annual Shady Pines Music Festival. Held each year by the nonprofit Shady Pines Radio, the festival brings some of the area’s most talented musicians to thrill audiences. Shady Pines Radio co-founder Brian Bauer sat down to chat about the act