September 2022 Yard of the Month
Nancy Kirkelie 2037 NW Doral Nancy lost her husband two years ago and moved to McMinnville from Lebanon to be near daughter who helped her design her new yard. Nancy brought some of the…
June 2022 Yard of the Month
Michael and Tiffany Philips, 1322 SW Blaine St Michael, who does the gardening, works as a baker for La Provence Wholesale Bakery in SE Portland. He and Tiffany have lived at this house for 11 years. They started with…
July 2022 Yard of the Month
Kent Taylor, 1925 St. Andrews Kent retired in 2015 from 43 years in city management, including 29 years as city manager of McMinnville. He started mowing and weeding a big NE Portland yard where he grew up, Other than hiring…
August 2022 Yard of the Month
Peg Miller, owner Jack Sawcheck, gardener 1815 NW Michelbook This month we chose a yard due to multiple requests from the public over the years. Our guidelines do not allow us to select professionally kept yards…
April 2022 Yard of the Month
Evelyn and Jerry LaMotte, 115 NW Baker Creek Rd Jerry is semi retired and Evelyn is retired and volunteers for Encompass Yamhill Valley which provides help for the houseless. They make bike pods and shelter for the homeless. They have…
October 2021 Yard of the Month
Liz and Ben 1525 NE 18th St McMinnville, OR 97128 Liz is a retired substitute teacher and Ben was a vocational agriculture teacher and a millwright before retiring. Liz loves her garden and it has been her sanctuary for 36…
July 2021 Yard of the Month
John and Beccie 212 SW Cypress St John and Beccie have lived at this address for 38 years. John works for Linfield University in ground maintenance while Beccie concentrates her skills on the home yard and garden. Besides working in…
Yard of the Month – June 2021
Elsie Williams 1035 NW Crestbrook Court McMinnville, OR 97128 Elsie and her husband Jack moved to McMinnville from Milton-Freewater in 1993. In Milton-Freewater, Jack was a school councilor and Elsie was a physical education teacher for 30 years. They came…
Yard of the Month: September 2019
Zealand Reynolds & Phil Londan 521 NE Newby St. Phil works for Cameron Winery and Zealand is a 4th grade teacher at Wascher Elementary School. They moved here from Santa Cruz, California and have lived in their house for 2…
Yard of the Month: August 2019
Gale and Mary Ellen Johnson Home 2095 NW Willamette Drive The Johnsons have lived here 4 years.They moved from a house in the country in order to downsize in retirement. Gale owned and ran Mac Prescription Shop in McMinnville for…
