Park Place reopens with new owner, interior and menu
Lifelong Gresham resident resurrects community cafe Theres nothing like a reunion with an old friend. And if you add a cup of coffee and a homemade pastry, the whole experience is just plain...
View ArticleCops nab robber after car chase
Pursuit from 181st to northeast Portland According to Gresham police, a robbery suspect caught in the act was arrested after a car chase from 181st Avenue to Interstate 5 in northeast Portland. At...
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MHCC seeking applicants for open board seat The Mt. Hood Community College Board of Education is seeking applicants to fill a seat that was vacated by Maggie Nelson on June 7. Nelson, who served in the...
View ArticleFamily business is all about the customer
Amy Yotngao upholds her uncle's tradition of Thai cuisine When Amy Yotngao moved to East County from Thailand four years ago, falling into the family business wasnt so much about tradition as learning...
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Chamber Calendar Connect with Success AM meeting, 7-9 a.m. Friday, June 27, The Rock Wood Fired Pizza and Spirits, 22401 N.E. Glisan St., Wood Village. Board of Directors, 7:30-9 a.m. Thursday, June...
View ArticleFairview City Council approves 2014-15 fiscal budget
Budget includes the addition of a 16th Fairview police officer The Fairview City Council voted 7-0 to adopt the city's 2014-15 budget on Wednesday, June 19, at a regular council meeting. The...
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Summer camps open in Troutdale Registration is open for a variety of summer activities and camps in Troutdale. The camps and classes range from dance, science, art, soccer, basketball, taekwondo, oil...
View ArticlePortland Lutheran School honor roll
The following students were named to the Portland Lutheran School honor roll for spring 2014: 4.0 Minnie Atichartakarn (10), Daniel Barnes (11), Samuel Frazee (9), Ian Lortz (11), Olivia Nyberg (12),...
View ArticleLocal author hosts book signing for memoir, 'Unlikely Warrior'
Michael Dingman will be at Clinton St. Bible Chapel on June 27 Michael Dingman, author of Unlikely Warrior: Memoirs of a Vietnam Combat Medic," will speak at a book singing event in Gresham on Friday,...
View ArticlePartnership offers Internet access to low-income families
More than 30 families from Mt. Hood Community College Head Start in Rockwood recently received laptops, thanks to the efforts of Comcast and Multnomah County Commissioner Loretta Smith. This is the...
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Boston University The following East County students earned degrees from Boston University this spring: Nickoli L. Strommer, Opera Institute in voice performance; and Meredith A. Bleuer, bachelor of...
View ArticleCode Oregon offers training, job possibilities
Through the workforce development program, 10,000 Multnomah County residents will learn coding By 2020, there will be 1 million more computer programming jobs in the United States than workers to fill...
View ArticleCity hires new design and planning director
David Berniker, the former vice chair and a founding member of Gresham's Design Commission, has been hired to lead the City's Urban Design and Planning department. According to a city press release,...
View ArticleAnswering the call
Local chaplain counsels students, parents after Reynolds High School shooting Chuck Boman has worked for long enough as a chaplain to know exactly what to look for when he arrives at the scene of a...
View ArticleIntroducing Captain Cool
Centennial High wrestling coach Roger Matthews describes Michael McGuire as a gentle giant albeit a giant who wields plenty of power with his 6-foot-5-inch, 285-pound frame. Still it is his...
View ArticleDefense carries North team to all-star win
Centennial's Nick Clark makes a game-clinching play at linebacker HILLSBORO – With the help of a few East County football stars from the Mt. Hood Conference, the North all-stars navigated through a...
View ArticleFinding a perfect fit in his faith
John Broussard finds a solid mix of sports and faith at Linfield Christian Academy John Broussard knew that basketball could take him places, he just didnt expect it would be on a snowmobile crossing...
View ArticleEast County Courthouse to offer free child care
Opening planned for mid-July A courtroom is no place for children. That's why the Multnomah County Bar Association Foundation started CourtCare at the main county courthouse in Portland, and now...
View ArticleDean Hall to finish Willamette River swim
Family and friends celebrated Gresham swimmer on Portland waterfront Soaked by a muggy summer rain, friends and family swarmed swimmer Dean Hall as he stepped onto the Portland waterfront around 7 p.m....
View ArticleCorbett Kiwanis hosts Fourth of July pancake breakfast
Proceeds benefit Corbett High School graduates The Columbia River Gorge Kiwanis Club of Corbett will host its annual pancake breakfast from 7-10 a.m. Friday, July 4, during the Corbett Fun Festival....
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