by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Jan 18, 2012 | Adventure, Children, Community, Extraordinary Ordinary, Family Life, Gratitude, Kids, Life, Moms, Parenting, School Days, The Extraordinary Ordinary, West Linn news, Youth
So, my twins and I are up late watching the snow accumulate as God is blanketing the street and the house and the yard in a blanket of soft white. And the twins who are 14 say, “Mom, it’s really sticking and there must be an inch at least and they will at...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Jan 14, 2012 | Culture, Kids, Life, Oregonian stories, Oregonian SW Community Section, Oregonlive.com - Oregonian website, West Linn Neighborhood Correspondent for Oregonian SW Community, West Linn news
Hailey Niswanger, a 2004 graduate of Rosemont Ridge Middle School, recently returned to her alma mater to teach Jazz Band One, which she was a part of as a student. Teacher Ronnie LaGrone, who started the jazz band while Niswanger was at Rosemont, said of past...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Jan 14, 2012 | Kids, Oregonian stories, Oregonian SW Community Section, Oregonlive.com - Oregonian website, Sports Spotlight-Oregonian
(Photo: Denise Jackson) Mason Kurahara (32) plays for Sherwood High School in a game against Sprague High School in Salem on Dec. 21. The Bowmen lost to the Olympians 61-55. Name: Mason Kurahara Age: 17 Hometown: Sherwood Grade/school: Senior at Sherwood...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Dec 16, 2011 | Adventure, Children, Culture, Extraordinary Ordinary, Family Life, Gratitude, Kids, Life, Moms, Muse Student publication, Parenting, Portland Oregon and beyond Adventures with Kids, The Extraordinary Ordinary
I celebrate life. I celebrate building sand castles on slow silver and blue-sky days and seeing my children hanging out with one another. I celebrate decorating the Christmas tree with family and friends where every ornament tells a story. I celebrate big monuments...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Dec 12, 2011 | Children, Community, Community Service, Kids, Life, Oregonlive.com - Oregonian website, West Linn news
Jeff and Jill Brooks arrived at Hammerle Park on the Monday night after Thanksgiving to continue what has become an annual tradition — Getting their Christmas tree from West Linn Boy Scout Troop 149. This marks the couple’s 20th year getting their tree...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Dec 11, 2011 | Children, Community, Community Service, Fundraising, Kids, Oregonian stories, Oregonian SW Community Section, Oregonlive.com - Oregonian website, Outreach, West Linn Neighborhood Correspondent for Oregonian SW Community, West Linn news
Written for The Oregonian Perhaps you are just getting your Christmas Tree decorated or have yet to make plans for that tree searching adventure, but, as the Boy Scout motto declares, “Be Prepared.” And, that goes for what you will do after the upcoming...
