Welches Schools Celebrate Kindness Week with Fun and Meaningful Activities
By Marie Kennedy The Mountain Times During the week of February 10, Welches Schools embraced the spirit of kindness with…
Hoodland Community Resource Collaboration
By Amber Ford The Mountain Times Although the Mt. Hood Villages communities are small in size and numbers in comparison…
Museum Chatter: Which Mt. Hood Ski Area was Developed First?
By Lloyd Musser For The Mountain Times The planners of Timberline Lodge never intended for everyone to drive their automobiles…
Meet the Artist: Tom McGraw
By Amber Ford The Mountain Times Long time Mt. Hood Villages resident and local artist Tom McGraw has become a…
“Friends of Timberline” Documentary to Air on OPB
By Amber Ford The Mountain Times Throughout its 87 years of operation, Mt. Hood’s Timberline Lodge has remained a popular…
Small but Mighty: Welches Middle School Girls’ Basketball Team Shines This Season
By Marie Kennedy The Mountain Times The Welches Middle School girls’ basketball team has been making a name for itself…
Making Memories at Marmot Recreation Site
By Danella Demary For The Mountain Times On the way to Mt. Hood Recreation Area, along Route 26 eastbound, there…
Hoodland Firefighters Aid in Historic California Wildfires
By Justin Andress The Mountain Times In January, a devastating series of fires scorched the hills that surround Los Angeles.…
Al Forno Keeps Sicilian Pizzeria Tradition Going Strong
By Ty Walker The Mountain Times You’ve just spent the day skiing on the mountain. You’re driving down Highway 26.…
Hoodland Firefighting Career Started as a Volunteer
By Ty Walker The Mountain Times Eric Macy joined the Hoodland Fire District in 2007 as a full time staff…
The Rise, Fall, and Revival of the Ivy Bear: A Highway 26 Landmark
By Gary Randall For The Mountain Times For decades, travelers along U.S. Highway 26 in Oregon have been greeted by…
Mountain Profile: Alexandra Steinmetz
Place of Birth? Scottsdale, AZ (but I have zero memories of AZ, and spent most of my life in Montana).…
David Scott Parker: A Life of Dreams and Dedication
By Cynthia King For The Mountain Times With deep sadness, we announce the passing of David Scott Parker, who left…
Grant Helps Keep Trail Clear for Trailkeepers
By Justin Andress The Mountain Times Since 2007, the TrailKeepers of Oregon have rallied volunteers to preserve and protect the…
Bigfoot Hunters Gather for Inaugural Mt. Hood Sasquatch Festival
Bigfoot Hunters Gather for InauguralMt. Hood Sasquatch Festival By Justin Andress The Mountain Times Between Friday, April 11, and Sunday,…
Hoodland Senior Center Offers New Monthly Arts Activities
By Benjamin SimpsonThe Mountain Times Note: This article originally appeared in the August 2018 issue of The Mountain Times and…
REAL ID for Domestic Flights Starting May 7
By Benjamin SimpsonThe Mountain Times Note: This article originally appeared in the August 2018 issue of The Mountain Times and…
Mt. Hood Lions Club: Mountain Roar
By Lion, Milt Fox, For The Mountain Times It’s early in the year and our Club President/House Manager Lion David…
HFD Firefighters Helped Battle California Wildfires
By Donovan Darling, For The Mountain Times Hoodland Fire District #74 deployed resources to assist in battling the devastating wildfires…
Church on the Mountain History Unfolded
By Peggy Wallace, For The Mountain Times More than 50 years ago, a pastor and his wife began worship services…
Hoodland CPO
By Pat Erdenberger, Hoodland CPO, For The Mountain Times We’re just a month away from March! For those of us…
Mt. Hood Flowers of the Month
By Madeline Bombardi, For The Mountain Times This Valentine’s Day, give the gift of fresh, local blooms from Mt. Hood…
Hoodland Women’s Club Highlights
By Cathy Lavin, HWC, For The Mountain Times On October 22, 1962, 18-year-old Dale Wedge and 19-year-old Barry Crotty were…
The Whole Tooth: Correctional Dentistry
By Dr. Robert Kelly, D.M.D. General Dentist, McKenzie Dental Well, some dental news from an unlikely place this month –…
Welches Parent Teacher Community Organization
By Cassie Kanable, WTPCO, The Mountain Times Hello, Welches families! January brought a fresh wave of energy as students returned…
Anika Wipper Carves Her Way to Success
By Joe O’Leary, The Mountain Times We live in an area where folks are born into snow sports. In Sandy…
Mountain Matters: Mt. Hood’s Free Food Market Feeds Community
By Amber Ford, The Mountain Times While the holiday season is traditionally known as the season of giving, many individuals…
The Woodsman: LA Fires Remind Us of Fire Danger Here
By Steve Wilent, The Mountain Times It’s painful to see that so many homes and businesses were burned by wildfires…
It’s Nearly Here, Ski the Glade on Mt. Hood, March 1, 2025
By Meredith Frigaard, The Mountain Times For 23 years, the Mt. Hood Cultural Center and Museum has hosted “Ski The…
Museum Chatter: Which Mt. Hood Ski Area was Developed First?
By Lloyd Musser, The Mountain Times The sport of snow skiing began rather late in Oregon, compared to the east…
Exploring the Origins of Our Community Names: Part Two
By Marie Kennedy, The Mountain Times If you live in one of the communities between Rhododendron and parts of Cherryville,…
Meet the Artist: Laura Strudwick
By Amber Ford, The Mountain Times A resident of the Mt. Hood Villages for seven years, local resident and artist…
AntFarm Expands Mission with $50K Grant
By Justin Andress, The Mountain Times You’d be hard-pressed to find a local who doesn’t consider AntFarm a community institution.…
Letter to the publisher: Bob Decker
Allow me to share where we are with rate increases in our household. First of all, let me describe whats…
Letter to the publisher: Sara Crane
Hello,I really appreciated your covering all the effort that went into saving the pig in Mt. Hood National Forest.I hope…
Letter to the publisher: Steve Graeper
As I’m sure many of you have, or soon will, we received our Certified Letter from the Department of Forestry…
From the publisher’s desk
Hello Mountain Timers,As we prepare to go to press on our February issue, snow is in the forecast for the…
Efforts to Revive Mt. Hood Chamber
By Adrian Knowler, The Mountain Times A group of local business leaders trying to resurrect the M.t Hood Area Chamber…
The Historic Paths of Barlow Trail Road and Lolo Pass Road
By Gary Randall, The Mountain Times Have you ever driven along Barlow Trail Road or Lolo Pass Road and wondered…
Travel Inspires Chicali Cantina to Mix Up the Menu
By Ty Walker, The Mountain Times Chicali Cantina owner Robin Parker said she finds inspiration for her high-end Mexican restaurant…
Volunteer Gives Back to Hoodland FD
By Ty Walker, The Mountain Times Debra Sinz joined the Hoodland Fire District as a volunteer firefighter in 2010. She…
Nighttime Thrills Await at Skibowl
By Justin Andress, The Mountain Times Mt. Hood’s action sports fans don’t need to quit the slopes after dark. When…
Mountain Profile: Dr. Jason Clement Brown
Place of Birth? Dundee, WI.How long on the Mountain? 6 years.If you were not brought here as a child, what…
A Retirement Note from Susie & Tom Anderson
Tom and I are overwhelmed by the love and support we have received over the past 30 years and most…
Hooked On Each Other
By Marie Kennedy, The Mountain Times Mount Hood sweethearts Danny and Brigette Regan met in 2014 when Danny, a customer…
Planning the Relocation of the Mt. Hood Rest Area
By Marie Kennedy, The Mountain Times The state is actively planning to relocate the Mount Hood rest area in Government…