Memory of author, historian will live on
Historian Clarence Mershon died of cancer at his East County home May 10. The retired educator, author of 10 books of local history and a specialist on the Historic Columbia River Highway, was 82. A...
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AT LONG LAST: The walls come tumbling down
Demolition in Troutdale paves the way for new development Its a pretty exciting day in Troutdale, said Mayor Doug Daoust at the Troutdale City Council meeting Tuesday evening, speaking about the...
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Strutz-Lane Mary Strutz of Billings, Mont., and Ryan Lane of Portland have announced their engagement. The bride-to-be is the daughter of Steve and Janice Strutz of Billings. Mary graduated from George...
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{img:13399} Porter Julianne Porter was born Thursday, Jan. 10, at Doctors Hospital in Manteca, Calif., to Amanda and Jonathan Porter. Julianne joins a brother, Chase, 5, and a sister, Eloise, 2. She...
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May 17 obituaries
Wanda Nadine Pratt March 19, 1925-May 8, 2013 Gresham resident Wanda Nadine Pratt died peacefully at her home Wednesday, May 8. She was 88. No services are planned at this time. Wanda was born March...
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Catching up with Kip
Barlow grad is a member of a national champion wheelchair rugby team and an up-and-coming real estate broker Kip Johnsons life changed forever Dec. 21, 2003. On his first warm-up of the day with the...
View ArticleTroutdale man dies in house fire
An 87-year-old Troutdale man died after firefighters pulled him from his burning home Thursday evening. Firefighters at 8:06 p.m. responded to a neighbor's report of a house on fire in the 3800 block...
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Ceasefire Oregon event takes in more than 450 guns
Nearly 500 guns were collected Saturday during a Ceasefire Oregon gun turn-in event in the Centennial neighborhood. Ceasefire Oregon Education Foundation officials said the group collected 485 guns,...
View ArticleTroutdale Airport's control tower gets reprieve, for now
Troutdale Airports air traffic control tower will stay open after all, at least until the end of the 2013 fiscal year, announced U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on Friday, May 10. The Federal...
View ArticleDamascus deannexation hearings: yes, no, yes again and no again
Its back to square one for an Damascus man who wants to withdraw his 244 acres from Damascus in order to develop it. In a tie vote, Damascus city councilors May 6 denied Lowell Pattons petition to...
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SATURDAY, MAY 18 Gresham Farmers' Market 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Northwest Third Street and Main Avenue in downtown Gresham. The market has more than 110 vendors offering plants, produce, food and...
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Rescued animals to be offered for adoption Multnomah County Animal Services will offer more than 60 rescued poodles for adoption after rescuing the dogs from a home in Southeast Portland. The 65...
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Glover named Head Start Parent of Year Mt. Hood Community College announced this week that Landra Glover has been named the National Head Start Parent of the Year. The mother of a 5-year-old son who is...
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Wednesday, May 15 Gresham Police Landlord Forum 3 p.m., City Hall, 1333 N.W. Eastman Parkway. Gresham police, landlord attorney Jeffrey Bennett and other experts offer free advice on matters...
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Gresham man with history of alcohol arrests charged for manslaughter
A 22-year-old Gresham man recently charged with manslaughter for a crash in Southern Oregon last Labor Day weekend that killed another Gresham man has an extensive history of alcohol-related arrests....
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Bus to bones
This year, Troutdale Historical Society takes annual tour to historic Oregon cemeteries in Salem Ever wonder where the bones of some of Oregons earliest movers and shakers are buried? Or perhaps, you...
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Former Alaska resident has logged miles in music
Hailing originally from central Alaska, singer-songwriter Michael Henchman knows what its like to get stuck on the road on a bitter cold night. One night his vehicle blew a heater hose between...
View ArticleCentennial Middle School honor roll
The following students were named to the Centennial Middle School honor roll for the third quarter: Eighth grade 4.0 Alyssa Beckham, Julia Bezzubets, Devin Camat, Mykel Caruso, Jay Cha, Carina Chan,...
View ArticleEight face off in Corbett board races
All four positions for Corbetts school board are contested All four of the Corbett School Districts school board races are contested in the Tuesday, May 21, special election. All board positions are...
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Company's future is bent on the past
- Tube Specialties and the Weyhrich family commemorates 50-years of ownership The American Dream is alive, thriving and nestled in an industrial park in Troutdale. Fifty years ago, Dick Weyhrich was...
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