Clarify the Confusion: The Vault Cider House is not for sale
LAFAYETTE — This week driving through town, I saw the dreaded "For Sale" sign on a local Lafayette establishment - The Vault Cider House - and thought, "What a shame" thinking what probably most of you drove by and saw - particularly with the placement of the sign right over their signage. Curious about it, I quickly went to their social media to see if there was an update ... and there was. So in short, The Vault Cider House - a very cool, intimate spot to grab some cider and other beverages
Clayton Jones
The Lafayette Locks story nobody asked the engineers about
LAFAYETTE, Ore. — Those who even know of or have visited Lafayette Locks County Park may not know its intriguing origin story - one that took 40 years of political fighting to build and less than a decade to become useless. Locals had pushed for a lock since at least 1858 when the Oregon Argus argued Yamhill County needed one for year-round river travel. Steamboat owner Christopher Switzer tried to organize one in 1859. Three more companies attempted it between 1869 and 1876. One actually built
Clayton Jones
#8 Mac boys soccer opens Pac play with 7-1 win over Newberg
MCMINNVILLE — With undefeated Newberg coming to town, it appeared the eighth-ranked McMinnville boys soccer team may have its hands full in opening Pacific Conference play. That was not the case. The Grizzlies scored five goals in the first 23 minutes of the game and cruised to a 7-1 win over the Tigers on Wednesday night at Wortman Stadium. McMinnville (6-1-3 overall, 1-0 conference) needed just two minutes to take an early lead on the Tigers (6-1-3, 0-1) when Isai Cuevas-George flipped a ba
Clayton Jones
