New police station construction starts next week
A groundbreaking ceremony is set for 11 a.m. Thursday, March 7 Construction of Gresham's new police station in Rockwood is set to start with a groundbreaking ceremony from 11 a.m. to noon Thursday,...
View ArticleCindys Window Fashions marks 25th year
Twenty-five years ago, Cindy Norlen took a chance with a part-time job selling window blinds. Since then, she opened a store Cindy's Window Fashions and moved from the original location to a larger...
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Get your Reuben, see some art Students from the Reynolds Hospitality program will serve $4 Reuben sandwiches from 10:55 a.m. to 12:25 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28, at the high schools restaurant, 1698 S.W....
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Learn about history McMenamins Edgefield will hold an Oregon Encyclopedia History Night at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2126 S.W. Halsey St., Troutdale. Melissa Darby, a principal investigator with...
View ArticleOne-hundred days and counting
Scarlett Wilson, Julianna Wand and Emma Larsen celebrate the 100 days of school at St. Therese's annual 100th Day of School Celebration last week. Kindergarten and first-grade classes at St. Therese...
View ArticleFairview woman files lawsuit against alleged drunken driver
Brandi Butner sues driver in Old Town crash for $3 million A Fairview woman, who was seriously injured after being struck by an alleged drunken driver in Portland's Old Town area last month, filed a $3...
View ArticleHelp the community unite in fighting cancer
The Gresham Relay for Life is holding a kickoff event at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27, in the banquet room of Gresham Golf Course, 2155 N.E. Division St. Hundreds of participants will ring in the 2013...
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Police arrest three burglary suspects, one a panty thief
After arresting three men who allegedly burglarized a Gresham home Friday, Feb. 22, police discovered one to be a notorious panty thief. Gresham residents Calvin Shadley, 21, Adam Nichols, 19, and...
View ArticleGresham man fights for Parkinsons research
Kevin Mansfield hopes to educate government officials in Washington, D.C. People with Parkinson's need an advocate, and a Gresham man with the disease will be that voice in Washington, D.C. Kevin...
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Live Music Eastside Bluegrass Series 7 p.m. Saturday, March 16, at Freedom Foursquare Church, 660 S.E. 160th Ave. Old Circle, Hardshell Harmony. If you show up at 5:30 p.m., you can join in on a jam...
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Augustana Quartet to fill church with ballads, boogie
Singer Marilyn Keller has delighted audiences worldwide Marilyn Keller, a strong mezzo-soprano singer, likes her ballads, but can get funky when needed. Ive been a ballad singer from the beginning,...
View ArticleSteppin' out
First Friday Troutdale hosts its First Friday Art Walk on March 1, featuring music, art and wine. The Art Walk runs from 5-9 p.m. and most Historic Troutdale merchants along Historic Columbia River...
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Feb. 26 obituaries
Harvey Frank (Skip) Longanecker Aug. 17, 1948-Feb. 12, 2013 Happy Valley resident Harvey Frank (Skip) Longanecker died Tuesday, Feb. 12, after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 64. A memorial...
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Raising the flags
Donations from Multnomah County, VFW Post 180 bring flags to the Multisensory Learning Academy Huddled under umbrellas on a blustery Friday afternoon, Multisensory Learning Academy students celebrated...
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Lawsuit threatens Sunrise highway project
Clackamas County moved ahead this month with a portion of a multimillion-dollar road project between Milwaukie and Happy Valley, despite legal efforts by a group of area property owners. Business...
View ArticleA wise choice for future prosperity; Fairview council losing sense of community
Back in December 2012 when Gov. John Kitzhaber convened a special session to extend tax protections for Nike, we agreed that this was one of those so-called necessary evils. Like the lawmakers who...
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Tigard pulls away from Eagles in second half
TIGARD The Centennial girls basketball team was step-for-step with Tigard during the first half Wednesday night before losing touch after the break and falling 57-42 in the first round of the OSAA...
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Teen uses personal life lessons to help others
Reynolds student understands the difficulties facing children in transition Six-year old Shadia Reyes-Vargas looked around the classroom her first day of school and found nothing familiar. The sea of...
View ArticleAlleged drunken driver faces lawsuit
Brandi Butner sues driver in Old Town crash for $3 million A Fairview woman, who was seriously injured after being struck by an alleged drunken driver in Portland's Old Town area in January, has filed...
View ArticleAccused child molester acquitted
After a six-day trial, a jury acquitted a 72-year-old Gresham man on all 16 charges ranging from first-degree rape to sex abuse allegedly involving two children. Francisco Frank Galman spent nearly...
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