In between conversations with interested festival attendees, we conducted a poll of 58 willing participants as to their current feelings on the economy, as well as their own personal investments.  In exchange, participants received a free Woodworth-branded shot glass.  From this poll, a familiar trend emerged.

In the spirit of our upcoming sponsorship of the local Scottish Heritage Festival here in McMinnville, Oregon, we find ourselves thinking of Scotland, and the ways in which our own home half a world away has many parallels. Catch us at the McMinnville Scottish Festival October 5th & 6th.

The proposed $60 million Gwendolyn Hotel in downtown McMinnville, which has asked permission to demolish three designated historic buildings within the Downtown National Historic District, has created a great deal of controversy.