by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Aug 14, 2013 | Art, Communication, Faith. Culture. The Arts Connection, Writing
When I arrived at the Oregon Christian Writers Summer conference today, conference director Lindy Jacobs greeted me as she always does, with her trademark genuine smile marked by her warm and professional manner. She thanked me for returning as a mentor and being on a...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Aug 13, 2013 | Community, Community News - Southwest Metro Neighbors Oregonian, History, Images of America: WEST LINN, 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
UPDATED SATURDAY AUGUST 17 ) I penned a history book about West Linn called, Images of America: WEST LINN. It was published four years ago. Now, the city I wrote about and call home is having its 100th Birthday party this week, and I wrote about that 3-day...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Aug 10, 2013 | Adventure, Adventure with Kids Summer 2013, Family Life, Gratitude, Kids, Life, Moms, Parenting, Portland, Real LIfe, Slowing Down, Summer, Technology, Writing
This week’s Summer Outdoor Adventure took us to Angel’s Rest in the Columbia River Gorge. Because my 10-year-old was at his friend’s house, we were able to attempt a longer trek in the great outdoors, with just me and my 15-year-old twins. I love it...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Aug 4, 2013 | Oregonian stories, West Linn Neighborhood Correspondent for Oregonian SW Community, West Linn news
When Rosetta Adzasu moved with her family from Italy to Charlottesville, Virginia at the end of her seventh grade year, she lived in a three bedroom apartment with her family and members of extended family, totaling nine people. The Ghana-born 23-year-old had moved...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Aug 1, 2013 | Author/Speaking Events, Authors, Community, Oregonlive.com - Oregonian website, Writers Connection-, Writing
(Originally appeared on August 1 at Oregonlive.com) The WILLAMETTE WRITERS CONFERENCE percolates at Portland’s Sheraton Hotel at the Airport Friday August 2 through Sunday August 4, with prep events starting Thursday August 1. With this year’s theme...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Jul 17, 2013 | Art, Authors, Oregonian SW Community Section, Oregonlive.com - Oregonian website, SW Weekly
(Originally published in print edition of The Oregonian July 17, 2013 with the headline: “Middle School teacher works his magic on the page” and on oregonlive.com Oregonlive.com Story) During Steve Davala’s college years, he traveled to...
