I drove through McMinville about a year ago on my way to the coast. I have to agree with --- it has grown so much! I agree with you about Amity. That's one of the reason why I live in Oregon City. It's a lot like Mt. Angel Where I grew up) as far as smallness goes. It's small and you don't have to fight the traffic but yet it's close to Portland where there is a lot going on. You can get on MAX and you're downtown Portland in about 20 - 30 minutes.