Community Involvement – Why It’s Important The Dallas Area Visitors Center is committed to reaching out and making an impact in our community, it’s part of o...

Most child development milestones are monitored closely by parents from a very young age: Can my child walk? Check! Use a cup to drink? Check! Jump on one fo...

It’s hard to imagine growing up on a farm without participating in 4-H or FFA. Although there was no FFA in my high school in Ann Arbor, Mich. (there were on...

Diversity and inclusion are critical elements of every recruitment and retention strategy. In a later section, we’ll get into all the benefits of creating a ...

POLK COUNTY — The Polk County Community Connect, an annual event created to help people facing homelessness, has a new location — the Academy Building in Dal...

Fighting for a Cleaner Dallas On average, each Oregonian generates seven pounds of garbage every day. Even though residents are recycling more than ever, the...

Kangen Water Machines We at MyKangenWater.org endorse Kangen water machines that the proper certification and accreditation to support their efficacy, reliab...

Snow refers to the partially frozen water vapor which falls in flakes. The expression snow flurries refers to light, intermittent snowfall without significan...

January Meaning and Symbolism January can be a tough time for some of us who are profoundly affected by the seasons of our planet. It has to do with ancient ...

Most of us have heard that drinking milk helps to build strong bones. That’s because it contains calcium and vitamin D, both of which are linked to healthy b...

Why Splashing in Mud Puddles Is Beneficial for Children Their desire to do so is driven by their natural instinct to explore and discover using senses and mo...

STARLITE LANES: Hours, Bowling and shoe prices Duration varies • $2.00 to $5.50 Bowling prices: Friday Cosmic $5.50 per game plus shoe rental or $15.00 for 2...

Ready to celebrate New Year’s 2020? New Year’s Eve falls on Tuesday, December 31, 2019, and New Year’s Day falls on Wednesday, January 1, 2020. January 1 is ...

A system of wild weather is expected hammer Oregon during one of the busiest travel periods of the year. A “bomb cyclone” is forecast to sweep into the state...

Deputies are investigating a large fireball falling to the ground in the southwest area of Polk County. A resident reported the fireball around 4:50 p.m., th...

DALLAS — The Dallas City Council approved giving the Dallas Area Visitors Center $15,000 to help keep the organization open for the next seven months. The am...

With "History and Mystery: a paranormal tour of Dallas Oregon" kicking off soon we wanted to address the legitimacy of Psychic Mediums. We have had the pleas
’witch burning’?” Baron was apparently fearful that she and other “real psychics” may be abducted by angry mobs, put on mock trials, and possibly hung or pressed to death in a public place. It’s not clear whether Baron was worried about “fake psychics,” like the woman who led police to the Texas house. Presumably the bes

TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW!!! You are invited to partner with a local paranormal investigation teams for the hunt of your life! You will begin at the historic ...

Sept. 11, 2001, was a crisp, clear day, as Clarence Singleton remembers it. Singleton, who had retired the previous year from his job as a lieutenant firefig...

A lot of people really enjoyed the series we did on the myths and history of Dallas Oregon. The information presented in the blog posts were very general and...