By Lloyd Musser, The Mountain Times The sport of snow skiing began rather late in Oregon, compared to the east coast of the United States and other places around the world. Archeologists have determined that skis were being used for hunting and travel as early as 4000. Using skis for sport and leisure started about 1890. The first documented Oregon use of “Norwegian snowshoes,” as skis were called in those days, took place that same year. A group of Portlanders took the train

By Marie Kennedy, The Mountain Times If you live in one of the communities between Rhododendron and parts of Cherryville, according to the federal government you live in Mount Hood Village. This is not to be confused with the Villages at Mt. Hood, which is a county thing. We have two very similar terms for this area, and it can be confusing: Mount Hood Village and the Villages at Mount Hood. Mount Hood Village The name Mount Hood Village comes from our national census. In ord

By Amber Ford, The Mountain Times A resident of the Mt. Hood Villages for seven years, local resident and artist Laura Strudwick is making a professional name for herself through her art, projects and the shows she has participated in throughout the last several years. Self-taught during the Covid-19 pandemic, Strudwick has been practicing the art of watercolors for the last four years and acrylics for the last two. “During the Covid lockdown, I started teaching myself how to

By Justin Andress, The Mountain Times You’d be hard-pressed to find a local who doesn’t consider AntFarm a community institution. However, few people realize the extent to which this youth-oriented nonprofit has become a force for good in its community. Now, a new grant from the Hood-Willamette Resource Advisory Committee will help AntFarm extend its community-building efforts. Most people who live on the mountain have some familiarity with AntFarm thanks to the Cafe that sit

Allow me to share where we are with rate increases in our household. First of all, let me describe what s in place. We have a PGE good cents home which consists of: double wall 2x6 construction, dual pane low E windows, LED bulbs throughout, even in the refrigerator and the microwave, storm doors, extra insulation in ceiling and floor, heat pump, smart thermostat, wood stove, water heater timer that shuts off heater for 14 hours in a 24 hour cycle, low setting on water heater