Local meetings
Tuesday, May 28 Gresham City Council Roundtable 3 p.m., City Hall, Conference Room 3A, 1333 N.W. Eastman Parkway. Call 503-618-2871 for more information. Fairview Planning Commission 6:30 p.m.,...
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Tribute to WWII heroes takes flight
Trio of East County veterans tour Washington, D.C., hear thanks from grateful Americans Three comrades-in-arms, strangers until recently, have come to share more than simply a zip code. Leland Lee...
View ArticleEarly East County election results for school boards
Three newcomers join MHCC; six incumbents return to Centennial, Corbett, Gresham-Barlow and Reynolds boards The face of local school boards and the Mt. Hood Community College Board of Directors is...
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Gresham students need Options
Worries brew about what will happen to at-risk students at Gresham High A tearful mother described her daughter's transformation from a struggling high school freshmen to an exemplar citizen. Beth...
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Children asked to dream big
Kids at Rockwood Station help design new playground, coming July 20 From merry-go-rounds to tire swings and teetertotters to curvy slides, the group of 20 was brimming with ideas. Kids at Rockwood...
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May 24 obituaries
Irwin L. Byers March 24, 1915-May 10, 2013 Former Gresham resident Irwin L. Byers died Friday, May 10. He was 98. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 28, at Clear Creek Community...
View ArticleDamascus City Manager Greg Baker resigns under pressure from council
Councilor Mary Wescott resigns; apologizes for bringing Baker to hellhole Damascus city councilors accepted the resignation of embattled City Manager Greg Baker – as well as the resignation of a city...
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Late spurt lands David Douglas boys in third place
The Scots overtake eight teams late in Saturdays final session to bring home a trophy EUGENE Landing in the trophy mix appeared to be a long shot for the David Douglas boys track team late in...
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Lakeridge catches the Bruins in the last race of the day
The Pacers pick up three points in the 1,600 relay to overtake Barlow for the 6A girls track crown. EUGENE The Barlow girls track team moved into first place after winning the opening race of the day...
View ArticleOnline tool helps families avoid caregiver distress
Nearly one-third of adults living in Clackamas and Multnomah counties are family caregivers who could be at-risk for heart disease, diabetes, depression and other physical and emotional problems as a...
View ArticleI-84 to become Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway
Gov. John Kitzhaber has signed legislation into law renaming Interstate 84 through Oregon the "Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway" and held a ceremonial signing of the bill on Tuesday, May 28 in honor...
View ArticleBack in the cafeteria
East Gresham student Bonnie Burch can be fed inside school, but only by her parents After eating lunch outside for 39 school days, Bonnie Burch is back in the cafeteria at East Gresham Elementary...
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Senior Center board meeting open to public The Gresham Senior Center Board of Directors invites all interested community members to attend its annual board meeting at 9 a.m. Monday, June 10. The group...
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Save the salmon
Elementary students promote preservation through PSAs, a website and science fair Hogan Cedars Elementary fifth-graders and Deep Creek Elementary fourth-graders have a message: Save the salmon! This...
View ArticleCentennial High adopts student equity policy
District hopes for open talks, active steps in closing achievement gaps She is about to graduate from Centennial High School, but Hawwi Chako hopes the equity work she has participated in continues for...
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Gresham student makes science strides
Sarah Walker represents school district at Intel fair Gresham High School junior Sarah Walker recently had the opportunity to meet Sir Harold Kroto, a co-recipient of the 1996 Nobel Prize in Chemistry,...
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Cannons Angels
Corbett veteran reunites with those who saved his life during Vietnam War Three weeks after deploying into the Vietnam War, Ron Cannon stepped on a landmine. His leg was blown off and doctors expected...
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Every signature
Local man collect veterans' signatures on his custom-built roadster From a distance, it just looks like a rusty roadster. But get a little closer. That artwork on the passenger door of an Army gunner...
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May 28 obituaries
Mildred Clarice Olson June 8, 1918 - May 7, 2013 Longtime Corbett and Gresham resident Mildred Clarice Olson died Tuesday, May 7, in Gresham. She was 94. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m....
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A Mt. Hood homecoming
Debra Derr will assume presidency of Mt. Hood Community College on July 1 After 11 years, Debra Derr is returning to her stomping grounds, taking the helm as president of Mt. Hood Community College....
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