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 | Jul 14, 2013 | Culture, Family Life, Home, Kids, Life, Moms, Real LIfe, Real-Life Mom column
About the kids-relaxing-all-summer thought. Not going to happen. They would drive me and themselves crazy for sure. Since my recent earlier summer blog post, “Can we just Relax, Mom?” I have received notes from other high-achieving parents, grateful for the...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Jul 13, 2013 | Community, Community News - Southwest Metro Neighbors Oregonian, Culture, Family Life, History, Kids, Life, Summer, West Linn, West Linn Neighborhood Correspondent for Oregonian SW Community, West Linn news
(Oregonlive News Brief West Linn Street Dance) In its sixth year, the West Linn Street Dance takes over much of the historic downtown Willamette area of West Linn on Saturday July 13. The 2008 inaugural Street Dance was a revival of a long ago tradition in the town...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Jul 10, 2013 | Art, Children, Culture, Extraordinary Ordinary, Family Life, Gratitude, Kids, Life, Live the Questions, West Linn
Emma calls my youngest son Augustin Gakki and she runs to greet you with open arms and a spirited hug. She plays the piano and sings and plays recreational soccer and basketball. You will also see Emma in local theater productions and then you will catch her...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Jun 25, 2013 | Art, Authors, Children, Church, Community, Community News - Southwest Metro Neighbors Oregonian, Community Service, Culture, Faith, Life, Moms, music, Oregonian stories, Oregonian SW Community Section, Oregonlive.com - Oregonian website, Outreach, Refugees, SW Weekly, West Linn, West Linn news, Writing
(Published in print edition June 26, 2013 of SW Weekly Oregonian June 26, 2013 and found on oregonlive.com OREGONLIVE STORY ON BLOOM IN THE SIDEWALK) When Kimber Dion and her sister Kristin Schultz, were growing up in the Portland area, they were both sexually abused...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Jun 19, 2013 | Art, Community News - Southwest Metro Neighbors Oregonian, Culture, Kids, music, Oregonian stories, Oregonian SW Community Section, Oregonlive.com - Oregonian website, Southwest Weekly Oregonain, West Linn, West Linn Neighborhood Correspondent for Oregonian SW Community, West Linn news
BY CORNELIA BECKER SEIGNEUR (Originally published in June 19, 2013 print edition The Oregonian OREGONIAN LINK – CAMP KENSINGTON) Children ages 5 to 12 can travel the world this summer without leaving West Linn, and help a couple of nonprofits while doing...
