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Five takeaways from the Lake Oswego School Board Town Hall on long range planning
In May, the Lake Oswego School Board received recommendations from the Long Range Facilities Planning Committee that will impact the school district’s future. Appointed last November, the committee recommended a feasibility study on the district’s options regarding the future of Lake Grove Elementary, Uplands Elementary and Palisades World Language School. On Saturday, June 8, the school board held a town hall for all community members to answer questions about the proposed feasibility study and the district’s next steps regarding the long range facilities plan and...
Lake Oswego resident and longtime blood donor nears big milestone
Lake Oswego resident Carrie Brunner first started donating blood when she was around 18 years old after hearing that a radio station was giving away prizes to those who did so. Over 50 years later, Brunner is still donating and in July she will pass the milestone of 25 gallons provided to the American Red Cross. She has donated blood a few times a year every year since she started. “It was really good to know you’re helping someone. It makes you feel good,” she...
OPINION: Happy Pride Month from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
June is a month of vibrant celebrations, marked by rainbow flags and parades, as communities around Oregon come together to celebrate Pride Month. This month is dedicated to acknowledging and uplifting the voices and experiences of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, two spirit, transgender, queer and intersex (LGBTQI+) community. We have come a long way in our understanding of how to support the health and well-being of those who identify as LGBTQ+. ...
More Oregon leaders react to U.S. Supreme Court ruling on abortion medicine
Oregon political leaders continued to react Friday, June 14, after the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously upheld access to mifepristone, a widely available abortion drug, earlier in the week. The decision written by Justice Brett Kavanaugh carefully sidestepped the issue of future court challenges to the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of mifepristone. The decision, released Thursday, only rules that the plaintiffs in this case — anti-abortion doctors — don’t have standing to sue because they do not prescribe the drug themselves. ...
More Oregon leaders react to U.S. Supreme Court ruling on abortion medicine
Oregon political leaders continued to react Friday, June 14, after the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously upheld access to mifepristone, a widely available abortion drug, earlier in the week. The decision written by Justice Brett Kavanaugh carefully sidestepped the issue of future court challenges to the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of mifepristone. The decision, released Thursday, only rules that the plaintiffs in this case — anti-abortion doctors — don’t have standing to sue because they do not prescribe the drug themselves. ...
New Oregon Planned Parenthood CEOs temporarily pause effort to dissolve current political arm
The leaders of Oregon’s two Planned Parenthood affiliates have temporarily delayed their effort to dissolve the organization’s political arm. After a meeting Tuesday night, June 11, the leaders have said they will wait a week to push to restructure the part of Planned Parenthood that is responsible for political outreach and lobbying in Oregon. They also will wait until after the coming November election for any changes to take effect. ...
Jottings From Fifth & G: Walking in circles
Cincinnati was not our final destination in early June 2001, but we soul sisters flew there to join one more, the first cousin of two traveling sisters. No, Paris was our target city where we would roam the country to walk labyrinths. We were part of a Women’s Wisdom Circle, founded and facilitated by Caryn Aman, a Jungian soul-centered therapist in 1997. Our group arrived in the City of Light at 8:50 a.m. Sunday, hours away from checking into our hotel on the Left Bank....
Our TV picks for Friday, June 14: The Never Ever Mets; Greatest @Home Videos: Father’s Day Edition; The Big Bakeover
The Never Ever Mets OWN 5 p.m. As the end of the beginning approaches, Jody begins to ponder some big relationship decisions. Meanwhile, Dymond and Aaron H. grow distant from the rest of the housemates, but grow closer to each other instead when Aaron H. makes a big move of his own. Greatest @Home Videos:...
‘Smallest gallery in Lake Oswego’ honors student artists and presents scholarships
It could be easy to miss the “smallest gallery in Lake Oswego” on a walk down A Avenue. It’s right there in the name, but that doesn’t mean the art featured there is any less inspiring or resonant, especially when Lake Oswego student artists created the art on display. In May, the “smallest gallery in Lake Oswego” at Luxe Forbes Global Properties featured the artwork of Lake Oswego students Juno...
2025 Toyota Crown Signia makes station wagons great again
With the exception of Volvo and Mercedes-Benz, most automakers shy away from the term "station wagon," but that peculiar breed of automobile has been serving the function of an SUV for nearly 100 years. There is also a sizable market that really wants the handling of a passenger car with the ability to carry substantial cargo, and that's what you get with a wagon. If you ask Toyota, they'll tell you that the just-launched Crown Signia is a crossover SUV. But after a first drive...
Neil Goldschmidt, former Oregon governor who sexually abused teen, dead at 83
Neil Goldschmidt, Oregon’s former governor whose legacy in federal, statewide and local offices was later disgraced when it was revealed he repeatedly sexually abused a teen girl starting in the 1970s, has died. He was 83. The Oregonian/OregonLive was the first to report his death from heart failure on Wednesday. His family confirmed his death to KOIN 6 News in a statement. Goldschmidt served as Portland’s mayor from 1973 to...
OPINION: Lake Oswego School District shouldn't shutter a walkable gem
A quick visit to the Lake Oswego School District home page will show their Mission, Vision and Values. A colorful wheel diagram will beautifully show that one of the district’s four priorities (cleverly shaded in green) is to “Teach and Practice Sustainability.” It goes on to say “Preserve and sustain our shared resources while accelerating our students’ ability to combat climate change. Evidence of Success: Create stewards of our shared resources.” That same school district with a top priority of teaching and practicing sustainability is...
‘Aim for integrity’: The future waits for the Lake Oswego High School class of 2024 graduates
Walking into Portland State University’s Viking Pavilion, members of Lake Oswego High School’s class of 2024 looked up at their families and friends as they celebrated the end of high school and received their diplomas on Tuesday, June 11. Henri Danzelaud, class president, opened the celebration and reflected on one moment from the college application process.. “After filling out the name of my high school as LOHS and pressing ‘Continue,’...
Northwest leaders try again for more federal money for prescribed burns to prevent wildfire
Oregon and Washington leaders are using the start of the region’s wildfire season to once again ask Congress for more money for prescribed burns. The practice of strategically starting low-intensity fires across forests to improve soil and ecosystem health and prevent catastrophic wildfires has been common among tribes in the West for millennia. In recent years, it has gained more traction among the U.S. Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management and the Oregon Department of Forestry as an urgently needed wildfire prevention tool. But...
OPINION: Make every summer a season of learning for Oregon's kids
In Oregon, summer is another season for learning. Recently, thanks to Gov. Tina Kotek and the State Legislature, school districts and communities throughout Oregon started shifting their campuses toward Summer Learning. Through the state’s $30 million investment, young scholars can engage in innovative and inclusive educational opportunities over the next few months. This funding reaches...
Check out Lake Oswego’s new skate park
The Rassekh Park skate park is complete and will be open to the public later this week. Meanwhile, the city continues to strategize construction of the rest of the park. The city will open the 10,000-square-foot skate park during a celebration event at 4 p.m. Friday, June 14. It will be open from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. every day thereafter. The skate park includes free skate areas, rails, grind boxes and two interconnected vertical bowls in the center. ...
'Go play:' Attend Korean War remembrance ceremony in Wilsonville or view Lake Oswego art exhibit
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...
OPINION: Lake Oswego School District should keep promises for Lake Grove
On May 20, LOSD’s School Board discussed closing Lake Grove, reopening Uplands and redrawing boundaries throughout the district. Why? By eliminating Lake Grove’s walkable school and busing its students to a school a few miles away in slightly better shape, they free up bond money for newer shinier projects that have popped up since the 2017 commitment of a new school for Lake Grove, Lake Oswego’s poorest condition school facility. Campaign materials asking voters to approve the 2017 School Bond (Phase 1) included a clear...
Artists translate pieces by children for Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts
Editor's note: This story appears in the June edition of LO Monthly. For kids, according to Anneke Schoneveld, art is more than a form of expression but a means of understanding a complex world through imagination and storytelling. “The stories they tell are their way of trying to understand the world and evolve into the people they are going to become,” Schoneveld said. ...
Tips to revitalize your garden
Gardening is a rewarding hobby that pays a host of significant dividends. Many people love gardening because it allows them to spend time outdoors, and that simple pleasure is a notable benefit of working in a garden. However, the National Initiative for Consumer Horticulture notes that gardening provides additional benefits, including helping people get sufficient exercise, reduce stress and improve mood. With so much to gain from gardening, it’s no...
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