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Westside football wrap: Forest Grove suffers first loss, Scappoose gets big win
It was another great week of high school football action on the westside, with teams from Washington and Columbia counties coming away with both nail-biting victories and heartbreaking defeats. Here’s a review of the action: Mountainside erased a seven point halftime deficit with 35 third quarter points in a 49-28 win over Sunset. The Mavericks got fumble returns for touchdowns from both Liam Ange and Sean Bour-Nelson, along with 118...
Girls soccer coaches polls: Washington and Columbia County teams represent
Below are the most recent statewide girls soccer coaches polls in all classifications, brought to you by the OSAAtoday. Please note: these polls are for generating interest and discussion only and have no impact on the OSAA ratings that form the basis of the OSAA’s rankings for playoff purposes. If you are a girls soccer varsity head coach, did not receive a ballot and would like to vote in future...
Oregon Music Hall of Fame: John Nilsen looks to the future, even with prolific past
As much as John Nilsen has done in the past, musically, he enjoys the now and always looks forward to the future. So, as he prepares to enter the Oregon Music Hall of Fame, Nilsen very much wants people to go along with him on a journey “to carve out new terrain in music.” “You get excited at first and it’s nice to hear those words,” he said, about making...
Get your trunk-or-treat on in Woodburn later this month
A spooktacular afternoon of candy and costumes awaits as the city of Woodburn gears up for its fourth annual trunk-or-treat celebration this Halloween season. The event will be held from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26, at the Woodburn Downtown Plaza. The festivities, which are open to the public, will feature over 20 trunks and tables hosted by local businesses and organizations handing out Halloween candy and treats...
BH Properties Acquires 17.7-Acre Technology Campus in Heart of Oregon’s ‘Silicon Forest’ in Metro Portland
PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 8, 2024-- BH Properties, a vertically integrated, value-add real estate investment company, adds a two-building technology campus in Hillsboro, OR to its growing Pacific Northwest portfolio. Strategically located in Portland’s highly sought after Sunset Corridor submarket, the campus features two mid-rise Class-A office buildings with more than 225,000 square feet of Best-in-Class office space. BH Properties is already in the process of rebranding the office park to better reflect the level of quality and experience tenants will have in the buildings. “ Elevate at Cornelius Pass ” will officially launch in Fall 2024 to begin the reposition of this asset from an owner/user site to a multi-tenant office park. The campus was formerly known as the Synopsys Technology Park. Synopsys signed a lease agreement with BH and its operations at the site are unchanged, with the opportunity to expand as needed. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241008557416/en/ Elevate at Cornelius Pass Campus (Photo: Business Wire)
OPINION: Angel Falconer ready to address community needs
I have been coaching football at Pacific University here in Forest Grove since 2010. In that first year of a new program, we had an opportunity to watch the Forest Grove community show up and support our new venture. The small-town vibe, the smiles and the sense of community here in Forest Grove were apparent from the beginning. Those attributes have made this community a great place to develop young leaders — So much so that we moved our family here in 2022. Leadership development...
Oregon’s official state vegetable: the potato
The potato is being recognized as the Oregon’s official vegetable. Senator Bill Hansell (R-Athena) is a co-chief sponsor of Senate Current Resolution 3 approved in the 2023 Oregon Legislature. During an induction ceremony hosted by the Oregon Potato Commission in Salem on Sept. 23, Hansell made the following statement: “The hardworking farmers who cultivate this crop are the backbone of our agricultural sector, and today we acknowledge their contributions by...
Beaverton completes hydroelectric upgrades to Sexton Mountain Pump Station
It’s electric — The newest output from Beaverton’s Sexton Mountain Pump Station, that is. After a year of renovations, a hydropower turbine has been installed at the pump station to generate clean energy during the normal flow of water operations in southwest Beaverton. Before, gravity pulled clean drinking water from the Fernhill Wetlands in Forest Grove to the Sexton Mountain reservoir. That rushing water was untapped potential for energy generation...
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