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Celebrate National Night Out with double the fun in Estacada on Aug. 6
Estacadians have two opportunities to build community and celebrate National Night Out on Tuesday, Aug. 6. Estacada’s Traffic and Public Safety Committee is hosting it’s second annual National Night Out from 5-8 p.m. in the parking lot across from Estacada Rural Fire District, located at 502 S.E. Main. The event will feature local vendors, nonprofit organizations, local businesses, the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office and the Estacada Fire Department. ...
Clackamas County Board approves Milwaukie ‘Stabilization Center’ plan for mental health care
The Clackamas County Stabilization Center will be located at the former Women's Center at 9200 SE McBrod Ave. and is part of the county's larger effort of establishing a "recovery-oriented system of care," officials said.
Enjoy a Tidepool Tango, First Friday at Spiral Gallery and other events in Estacada
Have an event you’d like to see in the newspaper? Send a description with relevant information to ballen@sandypost.com by noon Thursday for inclusion in the following week’s paper. Include any relevant photos. Events Summer Storytime: 10:30 to noon, Thursday, Aug. 1, Aug. 8 and following Thursdays, Community Building behind the library, 915 N.W. Wade St. Drop-in, all ages. Storytime followed by some outdoor play. ...
Clackamas County community raises concerns over PGE’s proposed Tonquin Project along Stafford Road
Community members are raising their concerns over a proposed plan by Portland General Electric to add a transmission line that would mostly run along Southwest Stafford Road in Clackamas County
Oregon City: Providence patients sue over concerns about possible HIV, hepatitis exposure
Four people who underwent surgery at Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center in Oregon City filed a lawsuit after the hospital system warned the patients earlier this month that they may have been exposed to blood-borne diseases by an anesthesiologist who might not have followed “comprehensive infection control practices.” The surgeries took place between March 25, 2022, and Feb. 6, 2024, according to the lawsuit. The patients, identified in court documents by their initials, all received intravenous anesthesia from a doctor who was employed by the Oregon Anesthesiology Group. On July 11, Providence, Legacy Health and the Oregon Health Authority issued statements saying some 2,400 patients may have been exposed to HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C. The hospital systems are offering testing. Oregon Public Broadcasting is a news partner of this publication. Find the original story here.
Stafford, 65th, Ellingsen roundabout project, now fully funded, enters planning and design phase
The $13.6 million project to build a new roundabout at the intersection of Stafford Road, Ellingsen Road and 65th Avenue is fully funded, with planning and design beginning this month. As described on the project website, the work is meant to reduce congestion, improve traveler safety and provide a safe passage for fish and wildlife through waterways. The project will convert the intersection into a one-lane roundabout, widen travel lanes to 12 feet and add sidewalks and bike lanes. ...
EPA raises concerns over Eagle Creek sewer line, officials apply for grant
EAGLE CREEK, Pa. (WTAJ) – Eagle Creek, a subdivision in Union Township, is a small community facing a big issue: sewer replacement. According to county officials, the EPA has been raising concerns about Eagle Creek’s water treatment infrastructure. The nearest sewer treatment facility is roughly a mile away, with the cost of building a line […]
Operation Tree Drop: Metro helicopters logs into Beaver Creek
Residents across Troutdale tilted heads up to the sky Monday morning, July 29, during a natural habitat restoration spectacle. A twin-motor Vertol helicopter carried large logs, with roots still attached, into the South Beaver Creek Natural Area, which abuts Mt. Hood Community College, to recreate logjams. Those provide cool, slow-flowing hiding places for juvenile fish like salmon and steelhead. In total 23 logjams using 74 trees were placed along Beaver...
Pickathon Returns to Happy Valley, Oregon from August 1 – 4, 2024
This weekend one of Oregon’s most prominent festivals, Pickathon, returns to Pendarvis Farm in Happy Valley, Oregon for a four-day run. Taking place from Thursday, August 1 – Sunday, August 4, 2024, Pickathon brings together a fusion of music, arts, food, drink and culture each summer. Pickathon was...
Portland Indigenous Marketplace comes to Oregon City
The Redland Grange hosted Oregon City’s first Indigenous Marketplace put on by the nonprofit group Portland Indigenous Marketplace July 27-28. Founded by Lluvia Merello in 2018, Portland Indigenous Marketplace offers a space where vendors from underserved communities can come together in a safe and supportive environment. From jewelry to art and food, the Indigenous Marketplace had a wide selection of handmade, original items for shoppers to enjoy. “I feel like...
OPINION: Republican Party has lost its way
Re: “LO Resident, Former Party Leader, Discusses Experience at Republican National Convention” in the July 24, 2024 edition of the Lake Oswego Review: I do not know Bob Tiernan personally and have no reason to believe he is anything other than a fine man. But the picture he paints of the Republican National Convention and of the party itself is utterly unsupported by the facts. The GOP, a once-honorable political party, has become a complete cult of personality focused not on issues but on the glorification of Donald Trump, whose “message” is one of bigotry, misogyny and petty grievances. Our country desperately needs a serious conservative movement that can debate important issues in a substantive and adult manner. The Republican Party of 2024 and its leaders offer only fear, hatred and playground insults. Eric Meyer Lake Oswego
Election update: Four candidates for Oregon City commission, so far
As of late July, four people had entered the race for two open seats on the City Commission. Records from the city recorder’s office show that current City Commissioner Mike Mitchell will run for a full term after being appointed in 2022. Also in the race for the open seats — which are held by Mitchell and Frank O’Donnell — are Rae Gordon, Scott Wilson and Bob La Salle. The...
City of West Linn launches app to serve community
WEST LINN Ore. (KPTV) - The City of West Linn launched a new app for Apple and Android devices called “West Linn Connect” that will help city officials to work with the community. The app, which is free to download here, allows users to report community service issues...
Porchfest, summer reading and more: Oregon City's August calendar
SUMMER CONCERTS: Oregon City’s Concerts in the Park series kicks off in July and continues in August. More information, including maps and park rules, can be found at www.orcity.org/concertsinthepark. BUSINESS ALLIANCE FORUM: Come hear from representatives from the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 27 at the Abernethy...
OPINION: Gas leaf blowers need to be regulated
It astonishes me that the City of Lake Oswego does not (or at least not yet) have the will to ban gas leaf blowers. Isn’t government’s primary obligation to defend its citizens, including from their own injurious habits? We ban smoking within so many feet of schools and public buildings; yet we leave unregulated carcinogen-belching, toxin-aerosolizing, soil-dessicating, blood-pressure-spiking, cacophonous, discombobulating and deafening gas blowers that are orders of magnitude worse. I believe gas leaf blowers exist mainly because of status quo bias. Unfortunately, the status...
Chess club brings live play to Oregon City library
On the last Sunday of every month, rain or shine, the Oregon City Chess Club provides a welcoming place for people to play and learn the game by offering free drop-in play at the Oregon City library in the community room. Founded in 1976, the club has continued its mission of sharing a love of chess with the community by offering weekly opportunities for in-person play. “We've had our ups...
'Go play:' Summer concerts, movies and more continue in Lake Oswego, West Linn and Wilsonville
Lake Oswego concerts Hit Machine will perform hits from all eras at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 31 at Foothills Park. The Chris Baum Project will then play at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 7 at Foothills Park. These concerts are part of the city of Lake Oswego’s Summer Concert Series. Wilsonville concert ...
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