Hanukkah 101-The dreidel
The dreidel is one of the most well known symbols of Hanukkah. A dreidel is a four-sided top that has a Hebrew letter on each side. They are used to play the Hanukkah game of chance. Each letter stands for a word: • SHIN(or PEH) &bul...

E.coli questions answered
The boiling water notice in Portland has a lot of people scared about whether or not they may have ingested water containing the E.coli found in samples from a Washington Park reservoir. Medical professionals are being prepped for the possib...

Portland on a boil water notice
About 50,000 people in Portland have been given a boil water notice by the Portland Water Bureau due to E.coli found in samples from a Washington Park reservoir. According to the PWB, customers west of the Willamette River and in the Valley View, ...

Frugal Fridays-learning to live frugally
Things are changing.  You see it everywhere, from people tilling up their front yards and planting gardens to learning how to process their own food and make their own clothes.  It shows in the falling numbers reported by major retailers...

Frugal Fridays-Many uses for cucumbers
There are two types of people when it comes to cucumbers: the ones who love them, and the ones who hate them. It’s not often that you hear a person say, “I guess they’re okay, I really don’t mind them.” If you knew al...