MONDAY, JAN. 7

Damascus City Council — 7 p.m., City Hall, 19920 S.E. Highway 212. Call 503-658-8545 or visit damascusoregon.gov for more information.

TUESDAY, JAN. 8

Gresham City Council Business Meeting — 3 p.m., City Hall, Council Chambers, 1333 N.W. Eastman Parkway.

Wood Village City Council — 6 p.m., City Hall, 2055 N.E. 238th Drive. For more information, call 503-667-6211.

Gresham Natural Resources and Sustainability Committee — 6:30 p.m., City Hall, Oregon Trail Room, 1333 N.W. Eastman Parkway.

Fairview Planning Commission — 6:30 p.m., City Hall, 1300 N.E. Village St. For more information, call Devree Leymaster at 503-674-6206.

Gresham Coalition of Neighborhood Associations — 7 p.m., City Hall, Springwater Trail Room, 1333 N.W. Eastman Parkway. For more information, call Carol Rulla at 503-663-1466.

Troutdale City Council — 7 p.m., City Hall basement, 219 E. Historic Columbia River Highway. For information, call 503-674-7237 or visit troutdaleoregon.gov.

Boring Fire District Board — 7 p.m., Boring Fire Station Annex, 28655 S.E. Highway 212. Call 503-663-4638 or visit boringfire.com for information.

Boring Water District — 7 p.m., Water District Office, 28577 S.E. Wally Road.

Columbia University

Jeffrey S. Meisner, son of Dwight and Teresa Meisner of Troutdale and a class of 2000 graduate of Barlow High School, recently received his doctorate degree in chemistry from Columbia University.

His work in organic, nano-materials chemistry focused on the development of single-molecule electronic technologies. He is continuing his post-doctoral studies at Duke University in the department of chemistry.

The Historic Columbia River Highway viaduct reconstruction at Crown Point will continue to close off access to the Vista House through Friday, Feb. 1.

The Historic Highway is closed from Larch Mountain Road to Latourelle, as the 100-year-old concrete viaduct pillars on the cliff side of Crown Point are being reinforced and replaced as needed. Sections of the Historic Highway also are being repaved and restored.

No public vehicles, bicycles or foot traffic are allowed during this time. For project updates, call 503-695-2230 or visit vistahouse.com

Vista House was built between 1916-1918 by Multnomah County as a comfort station and scenic wayside for those traveling on the Historic Columbia River Highway, which had been completed in 1913.

It is also a memorial to Oregon pioneers.

The structure towers 733 feet above the Columbia River and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and in the National Geographic Society’s 2001 “Save America’s Treasures” book.

Women who have survived sexual abuse are invited to sign up for an eight-week workshop offered at Grace Community Church in Gresham.

The workshop, “Taking Back Control: Restructuring Your Life After Sexual Abuse,” will be held from 6-8 p.m. Tuesdays, Jan. 15-March 5.

Presented by Leila Rae Sommerfeld, a life purpose coach, author, former volunteer counselor at Good Samaritan Ministries in Beaverton and former advocate of Washington County Sexual Assault Resource Center, the workshop is open to women who want to help survivors heal.

The cost is $25 and includes Leila’s book, “Beyond Our Control” and a companion workbook. Class size is limited and will not be open for additional participants after it begins.

Participants may register online at leilarae.com or via email at leilarae@comcast.net. For more information, call Leila Sommerfeld at 503-465-2134.

Firefighters rescued a woman from a house fire on Thursday evening.

The crew responded to the fire in a duplex in the 3000 block of Northeast 18th Court at 6:29 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 3.

They saw fire through the kitchen window and found an elderly women standing in the doorway engulfed in smoke. She told firefighters that her sister was still inside, so firefighters went in and searched for the women.

On the first floor, they found the woman in a recliner with smoke within 1 to 2 feet of the floor.

But as they were carrying her outside, her sister rushed back inside to get her.

Firefighters made sure both women safely got out of the structure. The woman carried out of the home was transported to a local hospital for elevated carbon monoxide levels.

Firefighters extinguished the fire, which began when cooking oil ignited on the stove. One of the residents tried several times to extinguish the fire, but wasn't able to. Eventually the smoke and heat drove her out and she called 9-1-1.

Damage to the home, which is worth about $90,000, is estimated at $8,000. Contents, worth an estimated $30,000, sustained $4,000 in damage.

A Gresham man will spend the next four months in jail and must register as a sex offender for using his cell phone to take picturea of a woman and her 8-year-old daughter in a local dressing room.

Carl Louis Rainey, 24, of Gresham on Friday, Jan. 4, pleaded guilty to second-degree burglary, invasion of personal privacy and three counts of encouraging second-degree child abuse. The other eight counts of encouraging second-degree child abuse were dismissed.

Gresham police arrested Rainey on Aug. 20, after a woman reported seeing a hand holding a cell phone reach over the door of the changing room that she and her daughter were in at the Gresham Fred Meyer. She yelled and the man ran off.

While police began looking at surveillance video, a store employee identified as Rainey turned himself in. He was arrested, released and later fired from his job.

Investigators found additional images of child pornography unrelated to the dressing room incident on his cell phone, said Prosecutor Ryan Lufkin. The 11 images police found had been downloaded from the internet.

After Rainey entered his guilty plea on Friday morning, Multnomah County Circuit Court Judge Kenneth Walker sentenced him to four months in jail and five years of supervised probation.

The mother and daughter victimized by Rainey support the plea agreement because it prevents the girl from having to testify at trial and requires Rainey to register as a sex offender, Lufkin said.

In addition, Rainey — who has no prior criminal record — can have no contact with children or go to places where children are know to gather. He also can't use a cell phone or a computer without his probation officer's permission.

If Rainey violates his probation, the judge can sentence him to as much as 10 years in prison, Lufkin said.

Jim Kight and the budget among issues facing new Troutdale mayor

Doug Daoust walks along the Marino block in downtown Troutdale, not looking at the buildings that stand, but rather seeing beyond to the possibilities that await.

With business-savvy ideas and a desire to invigorate the town’s economy, Troutdale’s newly elected mayor envisions vacant storefronts replaced by thriving shops, quiet sidewalks eventually bustling from a quaint downtown and tourists choosing to stay in the city when visiting Multnomah Falls.

“What I want is a full-service downtown,” he said. “We have the opportunity to get more shops and bring more people here.”

In recent years, Troutdale has been slow to evolved into an attractive destination for developing businesses, but Daoust says the city is on the cusp of expediting that process, as long as it can resolve lingering dilemmas.

For too long, the community has debated former mayor Jim Kight and the controversial accessory structure he built on his property. It’s been the talk of the town, with some insisting that Kight manipulated city employees in order to obtain building permits. It became the source of ever-growing anger and distrust.

But Daoust wants to change Troutdale’s narrative and move the conversation toward a place that will invite expansion, develop tourism and generate revenue, while also overcoming a record budget deficit.

On a clear and chilly Thursday evening, Jan. 3, Daoust accepted leadership of the city when he was sworn in as mayor. Now, after serving on the City Council for the previous 16 years, he prepares to tackle the issues left over from the previous administration and put Troutdale on the path toward recovery and growth.

Kight’s accessory building

As Daoust went door to door campaigning before the November election, inevitably, Kight’s accessory structure became a topic of conversation.

Not every voter had boned up on the numerous talking points at the forefront of the candidates’ agendas, but they all had an opinion about that thing in the mayor’s backyard.

Voters showed up at the polls strongly united against the incumbent leading to Daoust’s decisive victory, 70 percent to 29 percent. But just because Kight is out of office doesn’t mean the structure is, too.

“One of the issues that we’re going to have to deal with is the Kight residence and what to do about the house,” Daoust said. “And that’s not going to be an easy situation.”

Currently, two government agencies are helping Troutdale decide how to resolve the issues revolving around the structure.

The state’s building inspector is working on solutions to recommend to the city, while the Federal Emergency Management Agency is examining problems related to the flood plain.

Troutdale also will consider the ramifications of ordering the former mayor to make altercations — such as cutting off access to the basement — in order to comply with building codes.

Given Kight’s insistence of no wrong-doing in the permitting process, the city has “no doubt that (Kight) would sue the city” if the corrective measures would cost money, Daoust said.

At that point, the city would have to decide, after already spending thousands of taxpayer dollars on an investigation, whether to spend hundreds of thousands more on legal fees.

“One of the options available to the council is to do nothing,” Daoust said. “It’s not the right thing to do. It’s not the correct thing to do. Since this is such a high-profile story, it’s not the most just thing to do.

“But given our budget situation and the fact that the city budget is probably going to be the hardest one to deal with this coming year, do we want to spend $200,000 out of the general fund on a court case where the outcome is unknown?”

Daoust said the city will discuss ideas with state building inspectors and FEMA in the next three months, but added that the 2013-14 budget discussions in the spring will largely influence any decisions.

Budget issues

Resolving deficiencies in next year’s budget is the biggest challenge confronting Daoust during his first quarter as mayor.

Daoust, the City Council and Troutdale’s finance committee will meet in April to discus the roughly $800,000 to $900,000 deficit and potential reductions in city services.

It’s the largest shortfall Troutdale has ever faced and could result in several unfavorable spending cuts.

“For the first time ever we may have to consider the police department, which is a very unpopular thing to consider because we’ve always held the police as our highest priority,” Daoust said.

He added that some money could come from contingency funds, but it will take a creative effort to balance the year’s budget.

“It’s going to be tougher in April than it’s ever been before,” he said.

New revenue

One day before Daoust’s inauguration, he stood on Troutdale’s Marino block, enthralled by one side of the strip, while remaining hopeful for the other.

Mere feet separated a general store, martini bar and brewery, each signs of the downtown’s growth and longevity. But across the street stood vacant buildings and a patch of unused land, evidence of a struggling economy and the need for Daoust’s vision.

“That whole area is waiting to have a strong push forward,” Daoust said.

Among the items on his agenda are generating tourism and economic development, aspects that the Chamber of Commerce and business community want to see improve.

From his conversations with private individuals, Daoust believes that city staff have not done enough to accommodate people wanting to start businesses in Troutdale.

He said developers have an impression that the city isn’t business friendly and is unwilling to collaborate with potential investors.

“It’s just an attitude with city staff that needs an adjustment,” Daoust said. “We want to make that shift in attitude to find ways to make things work and happen.”

The mayor has plans to work with Multnomah County and McMenamins to vacate the 238th right-of-way in order to create opportunities to develop the land west and north of the Edgefield campus.

But bringing in new businesses also is a goal.

Daoust said developers are on the cusp of coming to Troutdale, but waiting for the city to resolve the issue with Kight and prove that the council is united, which the mayor believes will happen.

“Our council desires to work together as a collaborative group,” Daoust said. “We have a council that works well together and I’m looking forward to working with this City Council because we all get along.”

Tourism would also generate revenue for the city’s struggling economy, and Daoust wants Troutdale to become the jumping-off point for people visiting Multnomah Falls and the gorge.

Wieden+Kennedy, a Portland-based advertising firm, best known for developing Nike’s slogan, “Just Do It,” is working with Troutdale, as well as the gorge and Mount Hood areas to promote tourism and attract visitors.

Taking his seat

Daoust said he has an opportunity to “move the city forward (and work) with developers who are anxious to be able to work with a well-functioning mayor and council.”

The former mayor and the budget are two issues that will demand Daoust’s immediate attention. But he also plans to tackle City Hall, which is split between four buildings. He wants to organize a committee of citizens who will decide what to do about a new City Hall, as well as discus options for the old building on the Marino block.

Given Troutdale’s multitude of issues, Daoust said a cumulative effort amongst citizens, city staff and the council is the most productive path toward resolutions.

Daoust wants to “hold more town halls, where neighborhoods could meet with the mayor and council just to share issues,” he said.

And Daoust is excited about the opportunity to be the leader of collaborations.

“It’s my time,” Daoust said. “Having been on the council for the last 16 years, I’m ready and focused.”

Reporter Kristopher Anderson can be reached by email at kmanderson@theoutlookonline.com.

CORBETT, Ore. -- Parked at a viewpoint along I-84 just east of Corbett shortly after midnight, a commercial truck driver from Nebraska was approached by two men asking for money and cigarettes. Edwin Jones, 39, said he had neither, prompting one of the men to pull out a knife and stab the truck driver multiple times on Friday, Jan. 4.

After a brief struggle, the two men left the scene near milepost 23 and drove westbound in a dark colored sport utility vehicle. Jones was transported to Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center, where he was treated for minor non-life threatening injuries to his hand, lower arm and stomach.

Police are searching for the two suspects.

The one who stabbed Jones is described as skinny 5-foot-10-inch tall Caucasian male in his mid-20s with light facial chin hair. He was wearing a black beanie, grayish-black hoodie sweatshirt and dark cargo pants.

His accomplice is believed to be a heavy set Hispanic or Indian male, about 5-foot-10-inches tall.

They were driving a lowered vehicle similar to a Ford Explorer.

Police said Jones decided to park at the viewpoint at 12:33 a.m. when he saw that westbound traffic was stopped on I-84. He was standing next to his vehicle when the altercation ensued.

Oregon State Police continue to investigate.

Anyone with information on the stabbing is asked to call OSP dispatch at 1-800-452-7888.

Roger Lee Blumer

Dec. 16, 1939-Dec. 22, 2012

Portland resident Roger Lee Blumer died suddenly Saturday, Dec. 22. He was 73.

A private service will be held at Gresham Memorial Chapel.

Roger was born Dec. 16, 1939, in International Falls, Minn., to Irving and Florence (Simpson) Blumer. He was raised and educated in Chisholm, Minn., before attending the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis.

He worked for General Motors before returning to Chisholm to run the family business. On July 18, 1980, Roger married Linda Elmlund. That year they moved to Bend, where Roger was involved with the satellite industry. In 1984 they moved to Gresham, and Roger worked as an electronics buyer.

Roger is survived by his wife, Linda Blumer of Portland; daughters, Amy Blumer of Indianapolis and Michele Johnson of Gresham; mother, Florence Wood of Portland; sister, Shirley Bana of La Mirada, Calif.; four grandchildren; and extended family in California and Oregon.

Arrangements are being handled by Gresham Memorial Chapel.

Michael Cereghino

Oct. 24, 1953-Dec. 21, 2012

Gresham resident Michael Cereghino died suddenly Friday, Dec. 21. He was 59.

A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 5, at Cherry Park Presbyterian Church.

Michael was born Oct. 24, 1953, to Joyce Bartlett and Ernest Cereghino. Raised on the family farm in Troutdale, Michael was the oldest of three children. He graduated from Reynolds High School in 1972.

Michael pursued many different occupations, working for Murray Chevrolet, his uncle’s sanitation and recycling business, and a machine shop, where he performed janitorial duties.

Michael loved to work on cars and ride his motorcycle. He preferred the company of close friends and family, and mostly kept to himself. Though shy around new people, he maintained several close relationships with friends over the years. He took care of both of his parents as they aged.

Michael is survived by his mother, Joyce Bartlett of Troutdale; son, Brandon Cereghino; sisters, Carol Rapp and Linda King of Beaverton; nephew, Gary King of Beaverton; and an aunt, many cousins and other relatives.

Bateman Carroll Funeral Home is handling arrangements.

Eunice Catherine White

July 22, 1939-Dec. 28, 2012

Gresham resident Eunice Catherine White died Friday, Dec. 28, surrounded by family. She was 73.

A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 8, at Gresham United Methodist Church, 620 N.W. Eighth St., Gresham. Internment will take place at Willamette National Cemetery.

Eunice was born July 22, 1939, in Salem to Clarence and Thelma McGill. She graduated from Gresham Union High School in 1957 and retired in 1999.

She was preceded in death by her brother, Lee McGill, and nephew, Michael McGill. Eunice is survived by her husband of 55 years, Herb White of Gresham; daughter, Cynthia Flynn of Gresham; sons, Ron White of Pensacola, Fla., and Glenn White of Gresham; grandchildren, Christina, Thomas and Rebecca Flynn and Joey and Andrew White of Gresham; brother, Roy McGill of Gresham; and many nieces, nephews, extended family and friends.

Neptune Cremation is handling arrangements.

Paid obituaries

Loren Bennett

May 14, 1923 - Dec. 27, 2012

Loren Bennett went to be with the Lord on Thursday, December 27, 2012 at the age of 89 after a short illness.

A private family graveside service with Military Honors will be held at Willamette National Cemetery in Portland.

A joyous remembrance to celebrate Loren’s life will be held at Good Shepherd Community Church in Boring on Sunday, January 6, 2013 at 3:00 p.m.

Loren Bennett was born on May 14, 1923 in Humeston, Iowa to Jacob Orville and Vada Janetta (Wheeler) Bennett. Loren received his schooling in Chariton, Iowa.

On April 12, 1942 Loren was united in marriage to Naomi Miller. Loren and Naomi moved to Oregon with their family in 1943 and made their home in the Gresham area. Loren and Naomi both worked in the shipyards in Portland until Loren was drafted into the Army Air Corps on October 12, 1943. After his discharge on October 19, 1945, Loren and Naomi moved to Alhambra, California where he worked as an auto mechanic. Shortly after their first son was born, they returned to Oregon and made their permanent home in the Gresham area and raised their family. Loren began his career with Reynolds Aluminum in Troutdale as a Maintenance Supervisor until retiring at the age of 58.

Loren loved hunting, fishing, camping and waterskiing and in his later years, his real love was golf. When Loren and Naomi were raising their children, Loren was active in Boy Scouts with his sons, coaching Little League Baseball and involved in 4-H with their horses. Loren was a member of the Orient School Board and was active at Pleasant Home United Methodist Church at that time. For the last several years, Loren and Naomi have attended Good Shepherd Community Church.

Surviving is his wife Naomi of 70 years; his children, Thomas Bennett of Alpine, California, Kathy Branch of Vancouver, Washington and Terry Bennett of Milwaukie; his sisters, Sue Anderson of Simi Valley, California, Janet Farr of Gresham, Emma Penuel and Donna Smith both of Gresham; his brothers, Tom Bennett and Jim Bennett both of Sandy and Bob Bennett of Boring; his 8 grandchildren, Stephen, Cory, Bethany, Kelly, Kyle, Sara, Kassy and David; his 6 great grandchildren, Khloe, Natalie, Gabe, Stephen, Gracie and Damion; many nieces and nephews and a host of wonderful and caring friends.

Loren is preceded in death by his parents Jacob and Vada, his brother John and sister Wanda.

Sandy Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.

Darwin E. “Pudge” Bruner

November 11, 1928 - December 17, 2012

Pudge Bruner of Fairview, Oregon passed away in his sleep surrounded by his family. He was born in Yakima, WA to Clyde and Alice Bruner and moved to Goldendale as an infant. He had one brother, Duane, who died in 1963.

At the young age of 16, pudge met Fern Lewallen of Klickitat, WA. They were married on Aug 8, 1948. Their son, Glen was born in 1950, daughter, Gaye was born in 1952, and their daughter Melody was born in 1954. Their early years together were spent in Goldendale where Pudge was a log truck driver and mill worker.

After moving to Portland in the 1960’s, Pudge became a long haul truck driver for Santry Trucking Co., earning their million-mile award for accident free driving. As Fern pursued her career in Accounting at Streimer Sheet Metal, they began acquiring rental properties as well as owning and managing several Residential Care Facilities in the Portland area. Pudge retired from truck driving in the late 1970’s, when his focus moved to the care of their properties until Fern’s retirement in the mid 1980’s. They enjoyed many years of ocean fishing, boating on the Columbia River, and many RV trips with family and friends. In the 1990’s they discovered their love for the desert and built a home in Yuma, Az. They continued to spend winters there until Fern passed away in 2002.

While time and health concerns slowed Pudge down over the past ten years, he continued to enjoy his dogs, country music, a little travel, and his family and friends. He reconnected with close friends in Goldendale, WA where he spent a great deal of time these last few years.

There is no way to sum up the life of this special man. There are too many wonderful memories of him to draw from. But, his warm heart, sense of humor, love of a good time, and that mischievous sparkle in his eye will forever be remembered and deeply missed.

He was preceded in death by his daughter, Melody. He is survived by his son, Glen Bruner (Karen) of Corbett, daughter Gaye Cameron (Jon) of Gresham, seven grandchildren, ten great grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews.

The family is planning a celebration of life on January 12th at 2:00pm, at the Gresham Eagles located at 132 NE Roberts Gresham, Oregon (21 and over).

Betty Ione Kerslake-Johnson

August 29th, 1925 - December 26th, 2012

Betty Ione Kerslake-Johnson was born August 29th,1925 in Independence, OR to Elizabeth & Floyd Kerslake. She worked for Bell telephone company where she met her husband, James L. Johnson and they married in 1944. Jim preceeded her in death in 1992. They had four children, James Johnson of Ocean Park, WA, Ginger Teeney of Gresham, OR, Pearl Buhman of LaPine OR and Laddie Johnson deceased in 1996. She had 24 grandkids and great grandkids that she loved dearly. She had two brothers Stanley Kerslake & Billy Kerslake who have both preceeded her in passing. She lived most of her life in Portland and attended Washington High School. She was a dental assistant to the late Dr. Dafoe, whom she admired greatly. She retired in 1989 when she and Jim became Arizona “Snowbirds”, they loved to dance and she was known for creating some beautiful beaded jewelry. In 1997, due to complications with health issues she came to live with Ginger in Gresham and was there ‘til March 2010 when she needed full skill nursing and we moved her to Regency Gresham Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. The love and care she got there was excellent! She loved her birds! We fed them for three years, I would call and ask if she needed anything before going to see her and I always knew what the answer would be “My birds need to be fed!” and possibly a few frozen blueberries. She was truly a lady and will be missed so!

Mark Jackson

December 31 1955 – December 30 2012

Mark Alan Jackson, 56, passed away December 30th, 2012 in his sleep at his family home in Troutdale, Oregon surrounded by his family.

Mark was born on December 31st, 1955 in Biloxi, Mississippi to Frances Elaine Hopkins and Glenn Roy Jackson Sr. who were both in the United States Air Force.

Mark attended Montana College of Mineral Science and Technology and received a Bachelor’s of Science in Petroleum Engineering in 1984. Mark’s career in the energy industry began when he worked as a petroleum engineer for Montana Oil Well Cementers, Inc. in Cut Bank Montana. Mark continued his career working for the State of Montana in Natural Resources from 1985 – 1989.

In 1983, Mark met Kathy Hinick in Butte, Montana, and they were marriage in 1986 at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Mark and Kathy were proprietors of the Carriage House Bistro in Helena, Montana in 1987. The Carriage House was a French fine dining restaurant. Mark was the chef and Kathy was everything else. They successfully ran this restaurant while working full time in their careers until the summer of 1988 when they began their family.

Mark and Kathy’s first child, Phillip James Jackson, was born in 1989. When Phillip was six month’s old, Mark was offered a job as an engineer in Bonneville Power Association in their Energy Efficiency Organization. Adrienne Michelle Jackson was born in 1990.

Per Rich Gillman, Mark’s boss “Mark was one part engineer and two parts artist. He was passionate about the electric utility industry. He became recognized nationally and even internationally for his work. During his tenure at the BPA, he sat on and or chaired many committees which set policies that formed the foundation for efficiency efforts today. Mark received many awards in BPA that recognized his accomplishments. He had a deep reservoir of technical knowledge and a unique ability to clarify complex issues. Mark joined BPA’s Transmission Organization in 2002 where he made immediate impacts. He was widely admired for his work on wind energy, transmission economics, as well as transmission financing and rate making, where, again, he influenced many policies that shape how transmission business is conducted today. Mark was highly regarded and respected within BPA and throughout the Pacific Northwest. He capably listened to the concerns of BPA customers and developed business practices that met BPA and customer needs. He was always ready to take on the most significant challenges, able to make difficult recommendations, and never took the easy way out. Mark will be deeply missed by many friends in the community.”

Mark was highly intelligent, creative, and skilled with many hobbies that exhibited his thorough research, talents, skills, and passions. Mark raised orchids, patiently trimmed and trained bonsai plants, had exception culinary skills, was a photographer, made fly fishing rods, and tied flies. His latest hobby was making classical acoustical guitars. When Mark wanted to do something, he figured out how to do it and he did it.

It is hard to put Mark’s life accomplishments into words. He was a wonderful husband, father, employee, and brother. Mark lived his life with passion and excellence in all he chose to do.

Mark is preceded in death by his mother and father. Mark is survived by his wife Kathleen Hinick, children Phillip and Adrienne Jackson , and grandson Brogan Jackson in Troutdale, Oregon; brothers Scott Jackson (Kim Johnson), brother Glenn Jackson Jr., sister Maree Boyd (Jon), step-sister Laura Ulrich (Russ) of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, and half-sister Sara McDrummond (Dan) of Lynnwood, Washington.

Rosary is at 7:00 p.m. Friday January 4th, 2013, at Gresham Memorial Chapel 257 SE Roberts Ave.; and the Mass of Christian burial is at 11:00 a.m. on January 5th, 2013 at Saint Henry Catholic Church in Gresham, Oregon, the family will receive friends at 10:30. Memorial donations can be made to the American Heart Association.

Etory “Peg” Shephard

January 5, 1925 - January 1, 2013

Etory “Peg” Shephard passed away in Portland, OR at the age of 87 on January 1, 2013 .She was born to parents Edwin and Viola Andrews on January 5, 1925 in Pontotoc, MS, the middle of 9 children. Peg was raised in Arkansas and Missouri, and moved to Oregon along with her husband to be near his family.

Peg met Oranis during World War II, while he was stationed nearby. They married in 1944, and shared 53 years of marriage until his passing in 1997. Together they raised 2 children. Peg was a homemaker, but also spent over 10 years working for the Gresham School District both in food service and as head cook. She enjoyed gardening, playing pinochle, traveling to her beach home with her husband, and spending time with family and friends. Peg made sure to keep in contact with family, organizing all of the get-togethers and celebrations, as well as friends, maintaining close friendships over many years. She was a lifelong member of the United Methodist Church, belonging to the Gresham United Methodist for many years.

Peg was preceded in death by her husband, Oranis, and 7 of her siblings. She is survived by her son, Rudy (Trish) Shephard of West Chester, Ohio; daughter Marilyn Shephard of Fairview, Oregon; sister Dee Wilson of Joplin, Missouri; 2 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. A funeral service will be held on Monday January 7 at 1:00pm at Bateman Carroll Funeral Home; visitation will begin at 11:00am, and a graveside service will follow at Forest Lawn Cemetery. Contributions may be made in Peg’s name to Gresham United Methodist. Bateman Carroll Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.

A medically endangered local man who disappeared on Dec. 29 has been found.

Police on Wednesday, Jan. 2, issued an alert to the media asking for the public's help finding Eric Gigliotti, a 34-year-old man who disappeared from his home in the 17700 block of Southeast Division Street. His small puppy also was gone.

Police were concerned by the disappearance because the man suffers from medical and mental health issues that if untreated could endanger his welfare, said Sgt. Pete Simpson, Portland Police spokesman.

Late on Thursday, Jan. 3, a member of the community saw Gigliotti near Lloyd Center in Northeast Portland and reported it to police.

Officers contacted Gigliotti, checked his welfare and accepted their offer of a ride home.

"Both Gigliotti and the puppy are safe and no longer considered missing," Simpson said.

Clackamas County sheriff's deputies recovered a stolen car and arrested two people in Boring after a short pursuit that all began with an unworn seatbelt.

At about 10:50 a.m. Friday, Dec. 28, a deputy noticed that the driver of a white 1999 Volkswagen Passat was not wearing a seatbelt and tried to pull over the car near Highway 212 and 26, said Sgt. Adam Phillips, Clackamas County Sheriff's Office spokesman.

The driver immediately sped off, tried to elude the deputy and pulled into a driveway near Southeast Waybill Road and Orient Drive.

Then the driver and both passengers tried to run away through the yard and into the surrounding area.

The deputy discovered that the car was stolen out of Southeast Portland on Dec. 12.

Deputies from Clackamas County, Multnomah County and officers from the Sandy Police Department, with help from a Clackamas County police dog, searched the area and found the driver and one passenger. The other passenger remains at large.

The driver, Trevor A. Freauff, 22, of Clackamas, reportedly refused to follow officer's commands and was bitten by the dog. He was treated for dog bite wounds at a local hospital and booked into the Clackamas County Jail, where he's being held on $82,500 bail on three counts of recklessly endangering another person, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, reckless driving, two count of attempt to elude a police officer, being an ex-con in possession of a firearm and violating his parole on an unspecified crime.

The passenger, Joshua N. Biggs, 25, of Portland, is being held on $26,000 bail at the Clackamas County Jail on allegations of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, attempt to elude a police officer and third-degree theft.

Deputies are still looking for the second passenger. He has been tentatively identified as Christopher Allen Freauff, 27, of Clackamas. Freauff is a 5-foot-11-inch tall Caucasian male with a thin build, brown hair and was wearing all dark clothing.

Anyone who sees him should call 911.

A 46-year-old Gresham man will be sentenced next week to more than eight years in prison for killing his girlfriend.

John C. Hardaway pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter and first-degree assault on Wednesday, Jan. 2, before Multnomah County District Court Judge Eric J. Bergstrom, said Prosecutor Annie Shoen.

Detectives with the East County Major Crimes Team arrested Hardaway on May 20, 2011, after responding to a 9-1-1 call from a neighbor reporting a disturbance in the 17700 block of East Burnside Street.

Hardaway answered the door three minutes after police began knocking on the door and announcing their presence. An officer immediately saw an unconscious and injured woman lying on the living room floor directly behind Hardaway. They also saw pieces of a broken wooden coffee table, including the table legs, near the woman.

Paramedics rushed Barbara Nadine Smalley, 58, of Gresham to a hospital, where she had emergency surgery for a traumatic brain injury. She died eight days later of blunt-force head trauma.

The neighbor who called 9-1-1 told police she heard a woman being beaten for 30 minutes before calling police. She heard a woman yell, “No, no,” as well as heard screaming and choking sounds. Just before police arrived, the neighbor heard one final “bang” sound.

Medical examiners ruled the death a homicide. Police believe Hardaway threw the woman onto the coffee table, breaking it, and then beat her with the table legs.

Police arrested Hardaway the day of the killing and he was lodged into the Multnomah County Detention Center on a warrant for violating his parole for manslaughter in the 1996 death of a Portland man, who Hardaway shot in the face.

In that case, Hardaway also made a plea deal. Instead of risking being found guilty of murder, Hardaway pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter and was sentenced to 14 years in prison. He'd been out for about a year when he was arrested for the aggravated murder of Smalley.

If convicted of aggravated murder, Hardaway could have faced the death penalty as a possible sentence. By pleading guilty to the lesser charges of second-degree manslaughter and assault, he avoids the death penalty.

Hardaway will be formally sentenced on Thursday, Jan. 10, to 100 months, or eight years and four months, in prison.

Gresham police arrested a man accused of a shooting in a strip club parking lot.

At 12:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 5, Portland police officers assigned to East Precinct responded to a report of a shooting in the parking lot at Jody's Bar and Grill, 12035 Northeast Glisan St., said Sgt. Pete Simpson, Portland Police spokesman.

While officers were responding to the scene, more information was broadcast to officers that the suspect and two women fled the scene in a silver Ford Crown Victoria.

At the scene, police found a shell casing in the parking lot and saw that a bullet had hit the Taco Bell building to the west.

Bar security guards told police the shooting started as a fight inside the bar. No one was hit and the intended victim sped off in a vehicle.

Gresham police found the suspect's vehicle at Northeast 8th Street and Cleveland Avenue in Gresham, and detained the male driver and two female passengers. Witnesses identified the vehicle and those inside as being involved in the fight and shooting. Officers also recovered a handgun inside the vehicle that investigators believe was used in the shooting.

Based on information developed at the scene, Gang Enforcement Team detectives responded for further investigation.

The car's driver, identified as Kace Adigun Talton, 30, was arrested and charged with attempted murder, unlawful use of a firearm, being a felon in possession of a firearm and two counts of reckless endangerment. He is being held on $265,000 bail at the Multnomah County Detention Center.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact Detective Todd Gradwahl at 503-823-2056 or Todd.Gradwahl@PortlandOregon.gov.

Karissa Cox sends the game to overtime by hitting a runner in the lane in the final minute

Damascus Christian’s Karissa Cox came up with some clutch baskets down the stretch to help the Eagles to a hard-fought 53-51 overtime win over Perrydale in a clash of 1A contenders Saturday night.

Trailing by two with less than a minute to play, Cox dribbled into the paint and sent a runner into the air from about 10 feet out. The shot hit the front of the rim and climbed over to knot the score at 44-44.

Perrydale’s Brooke Barnes was fouled on her way to the basket, sending her to the free-throw line with just :07 on the clock. But her attempt came off the side of the rim, and Damascus guard Ana Wakefield tracked it down in the corner of the court to send the game to overtime.

Cox came up big in the extra period, starting with a step-back 3 from out top. She led a fast break on the team’s next trip down court, pausing at the arc before surging past her defender to get to the rim for a layup and a 52-46 lead with 1:36 to play.

But Perrydale wasn’t ready to load up the bus just yet.

In fact, the Pirates would have a shot at the win before the buzzer sounded.

Cheyenne Locke buried her seventh 3-pointer of the night to pull Perrydale within a single point with 0:42 to play.

An Eagles’ miss at the free-throw line kept the door open with 8.5 seconds left. Perrydale pushed the ball down court quickly, kicking the ball out to Barnes at the top of the key for a long ball that would win the game. Her try was on target, but fell short, hitting the front of the rim as time expired.

Damascus (12-1) remains the top-ranked team in the 1A RPI heading into Friday’s Valley 10 League showdown at No. 3 City Christian (12-1). Perrydale (10-3) is ranked No. 6 with two of its losses coming to Damascus.

Look for extended game coverage in the Tuesday, Jan. 8, edition of The Outlook.

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When the Everett Silvertips scored a pair of second period goals 40 seconds apart to steal away the lead, it looked like Portland was in trouble. That lasted for all of about one line change. The Winterhawks quickly responded and scored three unanswered goals to knock off Everett, 5-3 on Saturday.

Portland was unfazed by the sudden shift of momentum, and center Brendan Leipsic made a point to get it back. One minute after the Silvertips took a 3-2 advantage on a fluke deflection, Leipsic intercepted a pass to sniff out another potential scoring chance. He then passed the puck and cut down the ice undetected. Leipsic arrived at the Everett net, got the puck back as it clanked off a Silvertip skate and slung it into the net to tie the game.

“They got a couple squeaky goals there, so it was important for us to get it back,” Leipsic said. “I got a lucky bounce that popped right to me that I was able to put it in. That gave us some life back.”

Leipsic’s goal energized the team and left wing Paul Bittner wanted to get in on the action. Two minutes into the third period, Bittner cranked a shot in between the razor-thin space between the crossbar and the shoulder of Everett goaltender Austin Lotz. The force of the shot knocked Lotz’s Gatorade bottle into the air from its nest on top of the net, but more importantly, it sent the Rose Garden crowd into a frenzy.

For the rest of the night, the Silvertips were on their heels and didn’t make any real threat to even the score. Any hope Everett had was doused when Leipsic delivered a perfect pass to Bittner, who dutifully punched it in for his second goal of the period with about two minutes left to play.

“In the intermission, the coaches told us to stop being little girls. They said to win the board battles, and once we started doing it, that opened up the ice for us,” Bittner said.

The victory, while not perfect, was still a victory. It was Portland’s 10th straight win and the Winterhawks have now gone 29-2 in their last 31 games.

“We definitely weren’t at our sharpest,” Leipsic said. “It was good for us to come together and come through to pull it out, even though we weren’t at our best.”

Two female hikers were safely rescued before dawn on Sunday, Jan. 6, after spending more than 12 hours lost at the top of Nesmith Point in the Columbia River Gorge.

Multnomah County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue began ascending the trail just before 7 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 5 when Portland hikers Elizabeth Flanagan, 36, and Sue Giordano, 44, reported being stranded along the snowy trail, roughly 3,800 feet in elevation.

One of the hikers called her husband after the two women lost their tracks under the snow of the Yeon State Park trail.

Authorities remained in contact with the intermediate hikers via cell phone until search and rescue workers were able to locate the women and escort them down the mountain by 3:45 a.m.

A Gresham man will spend the next four months in jail and must register as a sex offender for using his cell phone to take picture a of a woman and her 8-year-old daughter in a local dressing room.

Carl Louis Rainey, 24, of Gresham on Friday, Jan. 4, pleaded guilty to second-degree burglary, invasion of personal privacy and three counts of encouraging second-degree child abuse. The other eight counts of encouraging second-degree child abuse were dismissed.

Gresham police arrested Rainey on Aug. 20, after a woman reported seeing a hand holding a cell phone reach over the door of the changing room that she and her daughter were in at the Gresham Fred Meyer. She yelled and the man ran off.

While police began looking at surveillance video, a store employee identified as Rainey turned himself in. He was arrested, released and later fired from his job.

Investigators found additional images of child pornography unrelated to the dressing room incident on his cell phone, said Prosecutor Ryan Lufkin. The 11 images police found had been downloaded from the internet.

After Rainey entered his guilty plea on Friday morning, Multnomah County Circuit Court Judge Kenneth Walker sentenced him to four months in jail and five years of supervised probation.

The mother and daughter victimized by Rainey support the plea agreement because it prevents the girl from having to testify at trial and requires Rainey to register as a sex offender, Lufkin said.

In addition, Rainey — who has no prior criminal record — can have no contact with children or go to places where children are know to gather. He also can't use a cell phone or a computer without his probation officer's permission.

If Rainey violates his probation, the judge can sentence him to as much as 10 years in prison, Lufkin said.

Two Damascus residents who were banned, albeit it briefly, from Damascus City Hall have each settled with the city for $4,500.

On Monday, Jan. 7, Judith Landis and John Fewkes agreed to drop their claims against the city, and the city promised that neither its City Manager Greg Baker, nor any city employee, will trespass anyone until Damascus has adopted an ordinance outlining such a process.

In late October, Landis and Fewkes were issued 6-month no-trespass orders banning them from city hall and surrounding property after comments they made at an earlier council meeting were interpreted as threats. During the meeting Landis chastised the council for disrespecting Mayor Steve Spinnett, accused the new City Manager Greg Baker of being “snowed” by the city councilors and ended her comment with a quote from “Alice in Wonderland,” saying “Off, off, off with your heads.”

Fewkes, during the same meeting, referred to four boxes that people can use to preserve their freedom: “The soap box, on which I stand tonight,” he said. “The ballot box, which I will certainly exercise next month. The jury box, in which our fellow citizens make determinations. The cartridge box, which is the right of the citizenry to keep and bear arms against a tyrannical and oppressive government.”

In closing he said, “My desire is that the last two boxes would never be needed in this community.”

Attorney Bruce McCain, who represented both residents, on Nov. 1, filed a tort claim against the city, calling the exclusion unconstitutional. He also pointed out that the city has no ordinance in place allowing a resident to be banned from City Hall. The city rescinded the no-trespass order.

The settlement echoes a similar one made three weeks ago that paid Baker $10,000 in exchange for him not suing the city for defamatory statements made by Mayor Steve Spinnett. Baker also negotiated a new contract with a generous severance agreement, which in essence assures Baker will be paid through 2014 — even if residents vote in November to disincorporate as a city.

Gresham police have arrested a man accused of robbing a local bank.

Andrew Bassett, 36, of Portland is being held on a zero-bail United States Marshal's hold at the Multnomah County Detention Center.

At 11:29 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 5, police responded to a report of a robbery at the Sterling Savings Bank at Northeast 181st Avenue and East Burnside Street, said Officer Ben Costigan, Gresham Police spokesman.

The robber handed the teller a note demanding money but did not imply having a weapon. He then fled the scene with an undisclosed amount of money. While police were responded to the scene, a witness reported seeing the suspect enter a business across the street from the bank.

Inside the business, police found the suspect. He reportedly fought with police, but was arrested and lodged in jail.