Online 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...
View ArticleSinclair PK gives Thorns 1-0 win at Seattle
TUKWILA, Wash. Two teams heading in opposite directions collided Saturday night, with a predictable result. The Portland Timbers, who are tied for first place in the National Women's Soccer League,...
View ArticleTimbers win 2-0 at D.C. United
WASHINGTON The Portland Timbers continued their winning ways and road success with a 2-0 victory Saturday night over floundering D.C. United. Forward Rodney Wallace scored in the 21st minute, and...
View ArticleBeavers, Ducks get ready for NCAA baseball regionals
Asked to critique the race for the College World Series championship during ESPN's NCAA tournament selection show on Monday, ESPN's Ben McDonald -- a former Louisiana State pitcher who went on to an...
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Every signature has a story
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....
View ArticleArmed robber at large
Portland police are looking for a man who held up a video store clerk at gunpoint in outer Southeast Portland early Thursday, May 30. The suspect who was armed with a handgun and wearing a mask entered...
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Eat pancakes with Corbett firefighters Blueberry pancakes are optional at Multnomah County Rural Fire Protection District No. 14s annual old fashioned fire house pancake breakfast. The event runs from...
View ArticleLeach Botanical Garden kicks off "After Hours" series
Leach Botanical Garden, 6704 S.E. 122nd Ave., is kicking off a series of summer events at the garden. n Leach Garden Arts, a workshop focusing on digital photography in the garden, is from 9 a.m. to...
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I-84 becomes Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway
In honor of Memorial Day, Gov. John Kitzhaber on Tuesday, May 28, held a ceremonial signing of a bill renaming Interstate 84 through Oregon the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway. Also pictured from...
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An inspirational celebration
Gresham parent organizes end-of-the-school-year party combining music and education A Gresham parent dreamed big about what an end-of-the-school-year party for students could be. That dream is about to...
View ArticleFairview cop log
Warrants Fairview police were dispatched at 7:06 a.m. Thursday, May 16, to the 20800 block of Northeast Halsey Street regarding a suspicious person call. Upon arrival, police arrested transient Ryan C....
View ArticleTroutdale cop log for May
Burglary A man living in the 2600 block of South Troutdale Road came home from work around 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 15, to find coins scattered in his driveway, the front door open and inside, drawers...
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