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St. Therese School hosts open houses, casino night benefit St. Therese School will hold open houses for the public at 9:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 7, 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 20, and 6:30 p.m. Wednesday,...
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Air Force Pulicella Air Force Airman Taylor J. Pulicella recently graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in San Antonio, Texas. He completed an eight-week program...
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Free self-defense class for women The Fairview Police Department is once again offering its popular free self-defense class for women. The class will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, March 1,...
View ArticleIt's go time for Northwest NFL fans
Fans pick their sides as a pair of regional NFL teams prepare to face off on Super Sunday It was time for Eric Gustafson to make his move, and what better way to impress a girl than to have her join...
View ArticlePortland and Gresham spar over emergency communications tower
Gresham Mayor Shane Bemis is complaining that Portland is ignoring his city's complaint about a 140-foot emergency communications microwave communication tower on top of Gresham Butte. Portland says...
View ArticleFolk singer Chris Baron to perform Feb. 8
Performer releases new CD 'Light Up The Sky' Chris Baron, a guitarist-singer-songwriter from Portland, has played on more than 20 records over the past several years, but has only gone solo twice in...
View ArticleGresham officers find missing girl
Gresham police say they have found an 18-year-old Reynolds High School student who disappeared Sunday morning on her way to work. Police said Momtaz Aqaei was returned safely to her family Sunday...
View ArticleMelodic class hones kids singing, reading
Music performer hosts free Singing Books class Feb. 8 Musician and award winning-performer Greta Pedersen believes children can develop a love for reading through music. Singing Books is a new...
View ArticleTroutdale fills vacancies on city committees
City Council approves recommendation, appoints 17 volunteers The Troutdale City Council filled 17 vacant positions on five different city committees Tuesday night, Jan. 28, at the regular council...
View ArticleWood Village tests public water systems
Residents may notice discolored water Feb. 3-4 The public water system in Wood Village will be put through a series of pressure and flow tests Monday and Tuesday, Feb. 3-4, as part of the citys Water...
View ArticleA Lesson in soup-making from Laos
Teens warm up to Laotian homecooking Local teens learned how to make a traditional Lao soup using homemade noodles during a recent Wednesday evening at Troutdale Library. Nang Dunn, a Laos native who...
View ArticleGresham, Portland spar over proposed tower
140-foot communications tower would tower over treeline on Gresham Butte Gresham Mayor Shane Bemis is perplexed that Portland is ignoring his city's concern about a 140-foot emergency communications...
View ArticlePortland police make big cash, drug arrest in Gresham
$300,000 in cash, 200 pounds of pot seized Portland police are looking for a father and son allegedly involved in illicit drug operations. Matthew Parker, 42, and his son, Dryson Parker, 19 are being...
View ArticleCouple carries on age-old trade
- Gene Norman and Megan Sanford repair shoes, leather goods at Gresham shop EDITORS NOTE: The Outlook prides itself on being a reflection of the surrounding community. How better to do that than to...
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St. Therese School hosts open houses, casino night benefit St. Therese School will hold open houses for the public at 9:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 7, 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 20, and 6:30 p.m. Wednesday,...
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Love your highway with Historical Society The Troutdale Historical Society is holding its biggest fundraiser of the year, inviting sweethearts to celebrate Valentines Day while helping to fund a...
View ArticleCollege news
Gonzaga University The following students earned placement on the Presidents List at Gonzaga University for fall semester 2013. Students must earn a 3.7 to 4.0 grade point average to be listed....
View ArticleNatural Grocers Bites into East County market
Store will fill space vacated by La-Z-Boy A natural grocery store known for its affordability and quirky hours of operation is opening a Gresham store in March. Natural Grocers is scheduled to open...
View ArticleClackamas County employee shot to death south of Boring
Suspect identified as Dirck Morgan White, 41, from Edgefield, Wash. A Clackamas County employee was shot and killed south of Boring just before 11 a.m. Thursday morning, Feb. 6, according to KOIN TV...
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University of Portland The following students from the Gresham area recently were listed on the 2013 fall semester deans list at the University of Portland: Maya Ballard, freshman, nursing; Alexander...
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