Organic market closing its doors
Store to undergo significant remodel, open in late April Lillian's Natural Marketplace in downtown Gresham is closing effective Sunday, March 31 and will reopen later in April under a new name and with...
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Chamber Calendar Connect with Success AM meeting, 7-9 a.m. Friday, March 29, ITT Technical Institute, 9500 N.E. Cascades Parkway, Portland. Connect with Success AM meeting, 7-9 a.m. Friday, April 5,...
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Local Easter egg hunts will welcome spring, children and the Easter Bunny The Easter Bunny is going to be a very busy critter Saturday, March 30, greeting children at several area locations as they...
View ArticleSee the smelt run
The mass of Pacific smelt swarming into the Columbia River system has drawn local residents such as Steve Means to the Troutdale Bridge to watch the small silver fish make their way up the Sandy River...
View ArticleMarch 26 obituaries
Roger Ewing Lowe March 16, 1917-March 22, 2013 Gresham resident Roger Ewing Lowe died Friday, March 22. He was 96. No services will be held for Roger. Contributions may be made in his memory to the...
View ArticleTroutdale teen competes in Poetry Out Loud nationals
When Rosie Reyes began a poetry unit in her junior English class earlier this school year, she never imagined shed be preparing for a national competition in Washington, D.C. Reyes, a 17-year-old...
View ArticleMetros drive-less campaign fuels up on new ideas
Agencies seek the publics help with Opt In survey on ways to reduce vehicles on the road The state wants you to drive less, and Metro has to make that happen. The states goal is to reduce greenhouse...
View ArticleSearch for missing woman suspended
The search for a missing and endangered young woman has been suspended pending new information or developments. On Monday, March 25, the Multnomah County Sheriffs Office asked for the publics help...
View ArticleWoman missing from local Walmart found safe
A missing and endangered young woman who disappeared from the Wood Village Walmart on Monday, March 25, has been found safe. At about 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 26, Portland police followed up on a tip...
View ArticleNew duo to bring it live at coffee shop
If youre of a certain age, you could be forgiven for not knowing why Leif Horrell and Paul Rydell call themselves 33 ¹/³. You see, youngsters, long before you could download music, folks like...
View ArticleCardinals rally late to win battle of top-10 teams
Corbett puts up three runs in the seventh inning to beat No. 8 Colton CORBETT Coltons softball team was three outs away from handing No. 4-ranked Corbett its first loss of the season, but the...
View ArticleEaster events
He Is Alive performance Clackamas Valley Baptist Church will present He Is Alive, an Easter play, at 10:15 a.m. Sunday, March 31. Clackamas Valley Baptist Church is at 29275 S.E. Eagle Creek Road,...
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Students stage I Never Saw Another Butterfly Reynolds Middle School Theatre and SUN are presenting I Never Saw Another Butterfly. Set in Terezin, a Jewish ghetto during World War II, the Celeste...
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Keeping the Swarm reading Northwest author George Venn will read from his new memoir, Keeping the Swarm, at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, April 6, at the Gresham Library Community Room, 285 N.W. Miller Ave....
View ArticleBus drivers receive small federal settlement
Six school bus drivers with First Student Inc. in the Gresham-Barlow School District have received a federal settlement totaling $53 from Oregon School Employees Association. The settlement stems from...
View ArticleGoing green at the dinner table
A Celebration of Greens demonstrates easy ways to get more leafy greens on your plate Green living is all the rage these days as we all work to reuse, recycle and reduce our impact on the world around...
View ArticleSoroptimists honor women who make a difference
Women recognized for altering their own lives, as well as the lives of others Soroptimist International of Gresham recently recognized three women and two teenagers for taking positive steps to change...
View ArticleLocal business to be a chick magnet Saturday
Coastal Farm and Ranch is offering a unique opportunity at a cheep price Saturday, March 30, when 500 baby chicks will be looking for new homes. Beginning at 8 a.m., residents can take their pick of...
View ArticleBirth announcement
EASTVEDT Benton Steven Eastvedt, the son of Brenda Annemarie Wade and Bryan Robert Eastvedt, was born at 5:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19, at Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center. He weighed 6 pounds and was...
View ArticleSheriffs proposal: Release people suspected of illegal immigration
Multnomah County Sheriff Dan Staton, working closely with county commissioners, proposes to stop detaining people in county jails if the only charge against them is illegal immigration into the...
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