AMR's Clackamas County team wins national competition
Clackamas County paramedic Ken Schey and EMT Jason Mitro took top honors this month at AMR's Fifth Annual National Clinical Cup Competition. On Aug. 17 in Denver, teams from across the U.S. competed in...
View ArticleThe Return of Uncle Sean
Sean Lewis takes on distance running and a career in graphic design Sean Lewis is in the record books for running short distances. Zipping down a straightaway while jumping over waist-high hurdles. No...
View ArticleRepairs arrive at couple's doorstep
Korean War veteran and his wife get help from volunteers Sandy and Jack Lowe were coming home on one of those hot summer nights when they decided to stop at the Skyline Pub in Troutdale for a nice cold...
View ArticleOregon rejects coal terminal on Columbia
Oregons Department of State Lands denied a permit on Monday for a proposed coal terminal that would have sent 8.8 million tons of coal per year down the Columbia River on barges. Had the permit been...
View ArticleEvents
Wednesday, Aug. 27 Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center will host the last of its Open Healing Garden events for the season from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The final summer open garden will feature music,...
View ArticleBoring Marathon attracts competitors from all over
Runners hail from 13 states, three countries Theres never been a marathon in Boring before, but director Mike Strobel hopes one set for Sunday, Sept. 14, will become a tradition. Strobel, a...
View ArticleNews briefs
TV star to visit fair Western television star James Drury will visit the Oregon State Fair Friday, Aug. 29, through Monday, Sept. 1. Drury, of the TV show The Virginian, will sign autographs and...
View ArticleWoman claims pregnancy led to firing
Sues Del Taco in Gresham for $200,000 A local woman is suing her former employer after she says she was fired for becoming pregnant. The attorney for Claudia Melesio-Rojas said she worked as a shift...
View ArticleCelebration in Boring set for Sept. 7
Event a fundraiser for playground equipment The annual Celebration in Boring will be held Sunday, Sept. 7, and promises fun for all ages. Held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Boring Middle School, 27801 S.E....
View ArticleEngagement
Stanley-Jenson Hillary Stanley and Andrew Jenson of Portland are engaged to be married Saturday, May 2, 2015. The bride and groom-to-be graduated from the University of Oregon. A registered nurse,...
View ArticleCity finance director wins Mt. Hood Challenge race
Bernard Seeger sets course record Although he usually doesnt compete in races, Bernard Seeger has been running since he was 6 years old. But he made an exception when he entered and won the...
View ArticleWedding
Annes-Seidel Hilary Annes and Joshua Seidel of Sandy were married Saturday, Aug. 2, at The Seidel House in Sandy. Joshs grandfather, the Rev. Melvin J. Jensen, officiated the ceremony. Michael Annes,...
View ArticleSchool briefs
Reynolds seeks new school board member Following the resignation of Heather Chao from the Reynolds School Board, the district is seeking applicants for Position 1. Board members will appoint a...
View ArticleStudents expand horizons to Ebetsu, Japan
- Through a Gresham Sister City exchange, four East County students visited Japan this summer Gresham High senior Spencer Livermore had his sights set on Harvard or Massachusetts Institute of...
View ArticleFairview chili festival set for Saturday
Family event seasoned with fun things to do and chili to eat Friends of Fairview presents the eighth annual Fairview on the Green chili festival Saturday, Aug. 16. The former city-run event had a rocky...
View ArticleMother in wheelchair, son killed by MAX train in Gresham
A mother in a wheelchair and her adult son died after being hit by a MAX train in Gresham around 11:35 a.m. Saturday. The victims are identified Bertha Nellie Kelly, 66, and John Paul Kelly, 48....
View ArticleHarvester flips over near Sandy, 6 injured
Six people were injured when a berry harvester lost its brakes, rolled backward and flipped over onto its top at about 9 a.m. Monday, Aug. 18, near Sandy. Two people had broken legs and four others had...
View ArticleVolunteers to converge for Johnson Creek cleanup
Hundreds of volunteer families from across the metro region are anticipated again to attend this cleanup extravaganza as the eighth-annual Johnson Creek Clean Up gears up for Saturday, Aug. 23, from 9...
View ArticleThird candidate files for Fairview mayor
A third candidate, Curtis Burnett, has entered the race for mayor in Fairview. Burnett lives in Fairview and is a real estate broker for Rich Stark Realty in Gresham. He faces Councilor Ted Tosterud...
View ArticleSewing from the time she could tie her shoes
Gresham seamstress talks of increasing need for alteration shops An old Singer pedal sewing machine sits in Michelle Daviss alterations shop, signifying a time in the early 1990s when tailors and...
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