by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Sep 18, 2013 | Oregonian Athlete of the Week, Oregonian newspaper Athlete of the Week, Oregonian newspaper Sports Spotlight, Oregonian Sports Spotlight, Oregonian stories, Oregonian SW Community Section, Oregonlive.com - Oregonian website, Southwest Weekly Oregonain, Sports, Sports Spotlight-Oregonian, SW Weekly, West Linn, West Linn Neighborhood Correspondent for Oregonian SW Community, West Linn news, Youth
(Originally published in the print edition of The Oregonian, Sept. 18, 2013 SPORTS SPOTLIGHT – JOANNA BRISCOE) JOANNA BRISCOE Age: 14 years old Where she lives: West Linn School: West Linn High Year: Freshman Sport: Cross Country...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Sep 11, 2013 | Kids, Oregonian stories, Oregonian SW Community Section, Oregonlive.com - Oregonian website, Southwest Weekly Oregonain, Sports
When Chad McHenry of West Linn coached the Under 10 boys soccer team with the Oregon Soccer Academy, they won the blue playoffs U10 Premier Division at the Mount Hood Challenge in 2011. He moved on to coach for the Lake Oswego Soccer Club that year. This year, he...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Aug 25, 2013 | Adventure, Art, Community, Culture, Family Life, Kids, Life, West Linn, West Linn news, Writing
This year’s Street of Dreams is in West Linn (again), the city we have called home since 1989. Seems like forever ago. All of our kids have grown up, and still are growing up here. We have driven by the Street of Dreams several days a week in the past month, and have...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Aug 23, 2013 | Adventure with Kids Summer 2013, Africa, Art, Children, Extraordinary Ordinary, Family Life, History, Kids, Life, Live the Questions, Moms, Outdoors, Outreach, Parenting, Summer, Technology Free, Writing
My 10-year-old Gus and I were alone for the week and I wanted to get away on a summer outdoor adventure, but farther than our usual more local, within-an-hour-of-Portland trips. Chris and the twins were on a 10-day high adventure-rafting trip on the Deschutes River...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Aug 19, 2013 | Adventure, Adventure with Kids Summer 2013, Children, Family Life, Gratitude, Kids, Life, Moms, Outdoors, Parenting, Real LIfe, Summer, Tradition, Writing
Outdoor Adventures for my boys are not always on the top of their priority list, I must admit. Sometimes, I have to make an effort to talk them into it, which could not be truer than on this day, when we explored Bryant Woods Nature Park in Lake Grove. We have been...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Aug 17, 2013 | Children, Family Life, Kids, Life, Outdoors, Summer
Today, I made breakfast for my 10-year-old Gus, my twins age 15, and their friend Tyler who had spent the night. I made my signature crepes. My kids and their friends love my crepes. It makes me feel good as a mom if I can make breakfast for my kids when their...
