By OR Trail School District, For The Mountain Times With a very light dusting of snow at just a couple of schools in the Oregon Trail School District, six community members got an inside look at a day in the life of a school on Tuesday, Nov. 19 as part of “Principal for the Day.” The annual event is sponsored by the district and the Sandy Area Chamber of Commerce, with the half dozen guests each able to shadow a principal at a school, from greeting students as they arrived in

By Dr. Melanie Brown Chiropractic Physician, Mountain Life Clinic Grounding, or earthing, is connecting directly with the Earth’s surface through activities like walking barefoot, gardening, or lying on natural surfaces such as grass, soil, or sand. It’s a simple yet powerful way to tap into nature’s therapeutic effects. Research shows that grounding can reduce inflammation, improve sleep, alleviate stress, and boost mood—all vital for physical and mental health. Our son Clif

By Dr. Robert Kelly, D.M.D. General Dentist, McKenzie Dental Recently, one of my children lost one of his routine baby teeth and it reminded me of an article I did many years ago that tracked the inflation of the Tooth Fairy payout for teeth. There was a slow trend upwards over the years, as one would expect. It made me curious, since we have experienced a lot of inflation in the past few years, to investigate if the Tooth Fairy has had to recalibrate their payouts for teeth

By Gary Randall, The Mountain Times In the early days the Welches Hotel wasn’t the only resort in the Salmon River Valley in the foothills of Mount Hood, Oregon. About a mile past the Welch’s place, at the end of the road, was Tawney’s Mountain Home. Situated along the Salmon River with vast stretches of wilderness surrounding it, Tawney’s Hotel was an outdoor vacation destination from 1910 to 1945. The hotel was built on a portion of the old Walkley family homestead south of

By Steve Wilent, The Mountain Times In my efforts to boost my karma so that I am reincarnated as being superior to my current imperfect self, I try to do some good in the world. Among other things, I pick up at least three pieces of trash each day, when I can, whether it’s in a parking lot, by the side of a road, along a forest trail, or anywhere else I find trash. Which is almost everywhere. Three pieces certainly doesn’t matter much in the grand scheme of things, but I reck