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Grant applications available for cultural events Multnomah County Cultural Coalition is accepting grant applications through April for cultural events, programs and organizations. Grants can be used...
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An auction for athletics set for March 9 Corbett Schools will host their seventh annual Red and Black Auction and Dinner at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, March 9. A fundraising event for Corbett Athletics, the...
View ArticleHonor roll
The following students were named to the first semester honor roll at Barlow High School: Ninth grade 4.0 Alyssa Allen, Macie Allen, Mikhayla Baravik, Hailey Bressel, Bailey Burk, Tori Camp, Ally...
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Celebrity for the day
A resident at Marquis Centennial was recently a celebrity for the day, picked up in a bright red 2013 Ferrari FF on Friday, Feb. 22. Vroom, vroom! Harold Salsgiver said before Art Smith of Ron Tonkin...
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Mayors annual speech set for Tuesday Greshams State of the City Address is at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 12, at Mt. Hood Community Colleges Main State Theater, 26000 S.E. Stark St. A reception starts at...
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Friends of Multnomah Falls seek volunteers
The Friends of Multnomah Falls will have their annual training for new and returning volunteers from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 23, at the Camp Crestview Conference Center, 1601 N.E. Crestview...
View ArticleCounty removes 52 birds from Gresham yard
Multnomah County Animal Services officers removed 52 chickens, roosters and turkeys from a backyard in Gresham on Thursday, Feb. 28. The animals are still at the Troutdale animal shelter but their...
View ArticleMissing grandma won't face criminal charges
A grandmother who disappeared with her three grandchildren earlier this week will not face criminal charges. Barbara Cameron, 58, of Portland instead has been placed on a mental hold at Adventist...
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Construction on new police station begins
Under blue sunny skies, Gresham politicians and law enforcement officials turned shovels full of dirt to mark the groundbreaking of the citys new police station Thursday, March 7. The $5.5 million...
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Prosperity summit aims to reduce poverty
Donna M. Beegle may have a doctorate degree and a building at Portland State University named in her honor, but she grew up in Greshams Rockwood neighborhood living in poverty. So when she speaks...
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Wedding
Franks-Albers Marin Haile Franks of Damascus and Michael David Albers of The Woodlands, Texas, were married Sunday, Feb. 17, at Trois Estate at Enchanted Rock in Fredericksburg, Texas. The ceremony was...
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Reynolds tackles challenging conversations
An education summit brings stakeholders together to discuss how the district can improve When Rob Saxton saw Oregons high school graduation rate was at 68 percent the fourth lowest in the nation ...
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Attorney claims gay school principal being let go because of his sexuality
GRESHAM, Ore. -- An elementary school principal is being let go because of his sexual orientation, his attorney said. Tom Klansnic, principal of North Gresham Elementary School, was told by the...
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March 8 obituaries
Hugo Lueck July 30, 1931-March 5, 2013 Troutdale resident Hugo Lueck died Tuesday, March 5. He was 81. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m., Monday, March 11 at Bateman Carroll Funeral Home. Hugo...
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Livening up school lunches
Centennial School District launches its Wednesday Local Lunches program Rich-green roasted asparagus, mashed sweet potatoes and all-natural chicken breast. This is nummy! says Victoria, a 6-year-old...
View ArticleCousin arrested for kidnapping baby
Baby, 4 months old, left outside in cold, rain for approximately five hours until found A 17-year-old girl accused of kidnapping a 4-month-old baby and abandoning him in a stranger's yard overnight...
View ArticleOfficer fires at vehicle that rammed police car
Police are searching for the driver of a vehicle that rammed a police car, causing an officer to shoot at the fleeing car on Friday, March 8. The incident began at 10:42 p.m. when two Gresham officers...
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Police arrest man who rammed police car
A man accused of intentionally ramming a Gresham police car is behind bars on allegations of attempted first-degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon and felony elude. He also is being held on a parole...
View ArticlePolice investigate Gresham homicide
Neighbors are mourning the death of a 23-year-old man who was shot outside his Gresham condominium Sunday night. Shane Michael Brumbaugh, 23, was working on his van in the driveway behind his home at...
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Remains of wanted Hillsboro man found in crashed vehicle near Crown Point
Sheriff's deputies said Monday a body found this weekend in a crashed car at the bottom of a ravine near Crown Point is that of a Hillsboro man wanted for assaulting his estranged wife. A hiker...
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