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Gresham bakery receives support, protest
Sales soar, anger erupts, at Sweet Cakes by Melissa Aaron Klein rested his arms atop the empty display case in his Gresham bakery, exhausted after his busiest and most profitable day in nearly five...
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Face of Best Burger recently released from jail
John Cartisser of Gresham served 30 days for violating his probation on a 2010 conviction for first-degree attempted sex abuse A local business man who gained accolades for his successful burger cart...
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WEDNESDAY, FEB. 6 Gresham Toastmasters 6:30 a.m., Elmers Restaurant, 1590 N.E. Burnside Road. Learn how to be a better speaker. For more information, visit greshamtoastmasters.freetoasthost.org or...
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WEDNESDAY, FEB. 6 Northeast Multnomah County Community Association 9:30 a.m., Corbett Fire Hall, 36930 E. Historic Columbia River Highway. Residents and local agencies meet to discuss events and...
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Centennial offers a form to report bullying Schools in the Centennial District have developed a complaint form parents or students can fill out to report incidents of bullying or harassment. The form...
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Orchid sale benefits hospital patients, family projects The Volunteer Guild at Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center, a group that fund raises for patient and family projects in the hospital and community,...
View ArticleWoman dies in crash
A woman who died after her car crashed on Tuesday, Feb. 5, may have had a medical emergency that contributed to the accident. The 60-year-old woman who police are not identifying until her family...
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Taking music from strangers — the story of Will West
- How a street performer became a stage professional set to appear at MHCC Will West has lived a musical life befitting a man with a surname implying a wandering cowboys lifestyle. Take the time West...
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Artists reception An artists reception will be held from 5:30-7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12, at Gresham City Hall, Visual Arts Gallery, 1333 N.W. Eastman Parkway. Admission is free. The reception will...
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Live Music Eastside Bluegrass Series 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, at Freedom Foursquare Church, 660 S.E. 160th Ave. A Sudden Tradition, Tumbleweed. If you show up at 5:30 p.m., you can join in on a jam...
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Food Network star saving same-sex wedding
A Gresham bakery's stand against gay marriage may be undermined by a baker with some street cred. After learning Sweet Cake by Melissa refused to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple, Ace of...
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Giving back to both ends of the age spectrum
Centennial High School senior volunteers with both seniors and youth Eighteen-year-old Mackenzie Olson is an admitted A-type personality. She is a planner and a doer in every aspect of her life,...
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Business brews up Twelve Months of Giving
Coffees On supports local nonprofit groups this year Late Christmas Eve, Coffees On owners Adam Reid and Maria Mitu were tidying up their shop in Gresham Town Fair when they noticed a man outside on...
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Chess for a cause
Benjamin Morrison honors his sisters memory, raises money for Fanconi anemia research Whatever Nina Morrisons older brother Benjamin did acrobatics, Taekwondo, soccer, you name it the little girl...
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Thomas John Zimmer April 24, 1936-Jan. 29, 2013 Gresham resident Thomas John Zimmer died Tuesday, Jan. 29, in Gresham. He was 76. A funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 7, at St. Henry...
View ArticleHappy Valley man shot near Gresham park
A Happy Valley man is recovering in a hospital after being shot near a Gresham park around 10 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 5. Gresham Police are now looking for the unidentified shooter, who was wearing dark...
View ArticleMasked man breaks into house, robs woman
A masked man brandishing a knife robbed a Gresham woman in her home on Wednesday afternoon. The robbery took place at 1:54 p.m. at a house in the 1200 block of Northeast 25th Street east of Red Sunset...
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Plenty of victories -- and more to come
The scene was set for the celebration of an important landmark Tuesday night at Barlow High. Dozens of family, friends, former players and a raucous student section waving T.J. signs were on hand to...
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Cake debacle drives customers to cupcakes
Bella Cupcake responds to actions by Sweet Cakes by Melissa A debate sparked by a Gresham bakerys refusal to sell a same-sex couple a wedding cake has resulted in a wave of support for a rival...
View ArticleFairview councilors support National Night Out
Chili on the Green festival still in limbo While an official decision is still a couple weeks away, several Fairview City Council members expressed their desire to host National Night Out, while...
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