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Our TV picks for Friday, May 24: The Caine Mutiny; Lingo
The Caine Mutiny TCM 5 p.m. Kicking off TCM’s Memorial Day Marathon weekend is this World War II-based drama where Lt. Steve Maryk (Van Johnson) is court-martialed for relieving Capt. Philip Queeg (Humphrey Bogart) of ship command during a serious storm. Also stars Fred MacMurray. Lingo KOIN 8 p.m. RuPaul returns for a new season of this word-based game show. Each episode sees multiple teams of two contestants try their best to guess the correct words for money and a place in the “Lingo Showdown.” Which team will walk away with the jackpot?
OPINION: Clackamas County reduced homelessness by 65% — here's how
Years of failed policies and empty promises have conditioned Oregonians to accept the homelessness crisis as an unavoidable reality. Residents have been forced to endure lower living standards, businesses have suffered debilitating losses and — most tragically — those experiencing homelessness have been abandoned in their most desperate moments. By rejecting the disastrous Portland Creep in favor of rational and effective policies, Clackamas County has successfully reduced homelessness by 65% between 2019 and 2023! We have far exceeded our annual goals thanks to the hard...
Over the Fence: Tales from an empty bus
The bus I rode to and from school every day when I was growing up had the number 38 displayed in the front window. The number was an indicator of the bus’s route and was there so riders could find the right one to take home. I rode bus number 38 from the time I entered kindergarten until I graduated from high school, i.e. 13 years of bouncing around in the back of the bus with my (sometimes unlovable) schoolmates. That’s a lot of bus...
Consultant says Lake Oswego library needs considerable upgrades to maintain existing services
While the Lake Oswego School District mulls the city of Lake Oswego’s idea of building a community center at the current Lake Grove Elementary School site, the city has laid out some of the challenges with renovating the current Lake Oswego Public Library space in First Addition. The council received a presentation from consultant CIDA about the work that would need to be done to maintain the library’s existing capacity while meeting new guidelines regarding seismic preparedness and ADA compliance, as well as fixing other...
Lake Oswego School District to conduct feasibility study on the future of Lake Grove, Uplands and Palisades schools
While it’s unusual for “STANDING ROOM ONLY” signs to be taped to the back wall of the Lake Oswego School Board meeting room, it isn’t unheard of — especially when the school district’s future is on the agenda. During the Monday, May 20 school board meeting, the Lake Oswego School District Long Range Facilities Planning Committee presented an update to the district’s long range facilities plan as parents and community residents packed the room. ...
Ownership dispute may threaten future of longtime bar in downtown Lake Oswego
A legal dispute over The Same Old New Gemini has generated uncertainty about the future of the pub on State Street in Lake Oswego. Josh Malm and Gemini Bar & Grill LLC filed a lawsuit May 9 accusing property owner Sean Casey of breaking into Malm’s residence (located above the business), threatening him about money and harassing employees before taking over the residence and forcing Malm out of it. Further, the suit alleges Casey broke into the Gemini space and “disconnected security cameras, changed the...
Go Play: Local markets and a Scout plant sale
West Linn market Summer is almost here, and with it the West Linn Summer Street Market. The Wednesdays in Willamette Summer Street Market is put on by Historic Willamette Main Street and takes place each Wednesday afternoon on Willamette Falls Drive between 12th Street and 15th Street. The market lasts from 4-8 p.m. The market...
Student Writers Advisory Group: Freedom of speech at school and beyond
This month the members of Pamplin Media Group’s Student Writers Advisory Group — better known as SWAG — analyzed the ways that freedom of speech have changed and been challenged in the digital world. From a TikTok ban to college campus protests, young people are constantly discussing and exercising their freedom of speech, at school and beyond. SWAG is comprised of representatives from Wilsonville, West Linn, Lake Oswego and Lakeridge...
Lake Oswego's youth leaders end program with trip to Washington D.C.
Each year, the seniors on Lake Oswego’s Youth Leadership Council accompany the mayor and city councilors to Washington D.C. for the National League of Cities Congressional Conference. In March, nine Lake Oswego and Lakeridge high school students met with their congressional representatives, asked questions, visited the Supreme Court and the Pentagon and witnessed a vote on the House floor. “This was my second time going with the Youth Leadership Council...
Wilsonville baseball squeezes past Bend into 5A quarterfinals
Before Wilsonville baseball’s 2-1 win over Bend in the first round of the 2024 OSAA Baseball State Championships on Tuesday, May 21, junior Drew Hall hadn’t been too successful in the bunt arena. “I mean, it’s the first time I’ve gotten a bunt down all year,” Hall said. “And it was the biggest moment of the year, also.” After the No. 6 Wildcats loaded the bases on a series of...
Our TV picks for Thursday, May 23: Beat Bobby Flay; Elsbeth; Don’t Forget the Lyrics!
Beat Bobby Flay FOOD 9 p.m. Take your seats and prepare your plates as this all-star showdown begins, seeing chefs Shirley Chung and Tim Hollingsworth try to leave their contemporary, Bobby Flay, in the dust. Carla Hall and Ana Navarro from “The View” pop in to witness the cook-off. Elsbeth ...
Primary results set stage for high-stakes November election in key statewide offices
Two Democratic legislators and the incumbent state treasurer appear headed for party nominations for secretary of state, treasurer and attorney general in Tuesday’s primary. Two Republican state senators and a former prosecutor appear ready to oppose them in the Nov. 5 general election. Ballots were still being counted. Oregon law allows ballots to be counted if they were postmarked by Tuesday and are received by May 28, or if they...
Primary results set stage for high-stakes November election in key statewide offices
Two Democratic legislators and the incumbent state treasurer appear headed for party nominations for secretary of state, treasurer and attorney general in Tuesday’s primary. Two Republican state senators and a former prosecutor appear ready to oppose them in the Nov. 5 general election. Ballots were still being counted. Oregon law allows ballots to be counted if they were postmarked by Tuesday and are received by May 28, or if they...
Shull, Fireside virtually tied in early returns for Clackamas County commissioner race
This story has been updated from its initial version. Mark Shull still holds a narrow lead over Melissa Fireside in the race for Clackamas County Board of Commissioners position 4, according to the latest returns, but a November runoff is all but certain. Shull has collected 37.59% while Fireside, a Lake Oswego resident, has 36.22%, Oregon City resident Tina Irvine has 18% and Oregon City resident Rae Gordon has 8%....
Lake Oswego students earn awards in Arbor Month Contest
The results are in for this year’s city of Lake Oswego Arbor Month Contest. Creating artwork based on this year’s theme of “Trees, Bees…And Other Pollinators,” elementary school students were awarded for their work at the Lake Oswego Farmers’ Market Saturday, May 18. Palisades World Language School second grader Addie Andrew placed first in the kindergarten through second grade division while Lake Grove Elementary School kindergartner Anna Bi finished second...
Incumbent Angela Brandenburg leads race for Clackamas County sheriff
Angela Brandenburg is on pace for a second term as Clackamas County sheriff, based on the latest returns. According to results from Clackamas County that were updated May 22, Brandenburg leads Lynn Schoenfeld and Paul Moore in a three-person race with 53% of the 58,084 votes counted. Schoenfeld has 36% of the vote while Moore has 11%. To avoid a runoff in a primary with at least three candidates, an...
Lake Oswego to pave streets starting this June
The paving of multiple Lake Oswego streets will commence this spring and into the summer. The city of Lake Oswego recently announced its paving schedule, which will also include adding curb ramps and stormwater drains. The city will conduct this work on First Street, between A Avenue and Evergreen Road Monday, June 3, Carman Drive between Fosberg Road and Touchstone Monday and Tuesday June 24-25, Fir Ridge Road between Twin...
Shull, Fireside virtually tied in early returns for Clackamas County commissioner race
This story has been updated from its initial version. Mark Shull still holds a narrow lead over Melissa Fireside in the race for Clackamas County Board of Commissioners position 4, according to the latest returns, but a November runoff is all but certain. Shull has collected 37.59% while Fireside, a Lake Oswego resident, has 36.22%, Oregon City resident Tina Irvine has 18% and Oregon City resident Rae Gordon has 8%....
Martha Schrader leads race for position 3 on Clackamas County board
Incumbent and Lake Oswego resident Martha Schrader has the edge over Amy Nichols and Dana Hindman-Allen in the election for Clackamas County Board of Commissioners position 3, according to the latest returns. Schrader has collected 58% of the vote while Nichols has 23% and Hindman-Allen has 19%. Only the ballots of about 28% of registered voters had been counted as of the late afternoon Thursday, May 23. Whoever receives over...
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