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Make your pond 'pop' by adding plants
Water features can be relaxing and eye-catching additions to outdoor spaces. According to the online gardening resource Garden Know-How, a water feature is any landscape enhancement that uses water and other materials to bring tranquility and beauty to a space. Thanks to their soothing sounds and aesthetic appeal, water features like ponds and fountains are often included in healing gardens. However, they can be used in any landscape. Homeowners can...
Weekend thunderstorm sparks another round of small fires on the Mt. Hood National Forest
This past weekend many around the region likely felt a sense of déjà vu as a second large thunderstorm rumbled through Northwest Oregon and Washington, sparking several small fires on the Mt. Hood National Forest. According to the Northwest Coordination Center, Oregon and Washington experienced a combined 6,681 lightning strikes between Saturday, Aug. 17, and Sunday, Aug. 18. A handful of these are what caused another handful of under-an-acre wildfires...
Revitalization project to close Milo McIver campground through March 2025
Milo McIver’s campground will close next month through spring of 2025 for sweeping refurbishments and upgrades. The work is part of major construction at Oregon State Parks to replace aging infrastructure and add bathrooms and showers. Some of the projects are funded by GO Bonds, state-issued general obligation bonds approved by the Oregon State Legislature in 2021. The $50 million investment is about revitalizing eight state parks and campgrounds, including the popular Estacada natural area. ...
Oregon Zoo says ‘unauthorized actor’ caused data breach
The Oregon Zoo said it is in the process of notifying customers about a cybersecurity breach that may have caused customers’ payment card information to be leaked. The data breach occurred with the zoo’s third-party vendor for online ticket sales. After the zoo noticed some “suspicious activity” with the service, they quickly shut down online sales and launched an investigation. “We learned that an ‘unauthorized actor’ had redirected customer transactions...
Longtime Boring volunteers honored as Bland Marshals in annual festivities
When Sharon and Marlin Marsh first moved to Boring 25 years ago, they hardly knew anyone. But on Aug. 9, after decades of service, they were celebrated as the Bland Marshals of the Boring & Dull Day parade by a gathering of community members and longtime friends. “I was surprised,” Marlin said about his reaction to being the parade marshals. “The Boring area is a great community. We’ve developed a lot of good friends.” ...
Our TV picks for Thursday, August 22: The Little Foxes; Alone; Christina on the Coast
The Little Foxes TCM 3 p.m. Bette Davis takes center stage of TCM’s Summer Under the Stars marathon with this classic 1941 film that sees Davis star as the greedy Regina of the ruthless and rich Hubbard clan. “Another’s Man Poison,” “The Letter” and more follow. Alone ...
People for Sandy PAC to host event, opportunity to meet endorsed candidates
The People For Sandy PAC will host an Orange Tent Event in Centennial Plaza (opposite Sandy City Hall on Pioneer Boulevard) from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 24. This event is to provide community members a chance to meet the Sandy City Council and mayoral candidates endorsed by the PAC, including Council President Laurie Smallwood, Shawna Lundry and Aryn Ferguson. Games, hot dogs and shave ice will also be provided. All ages are welcome. For more information on the candidates, visit peopleforsandy.com/candidates.
National election forecaster predicts Democratic supermajorities in Oregon House, Senate
A national analysis group that correctly predicted the Oregon Legislature’s partisan split after the 2022 elections is now forecasting solid Democratic majorities. CNalysis, the country’s only elections forecasting group that forecasts legislative elections, is predicting a 39-21 Democratic majority in the state House and an 18-11 split in the state Senate. Those margins would give Democratic leaders breathing room as they try to negotiate a new transportation funding package during...
Oregon Sen. Wyden: Fate of Kroger-Albertsons merger could be decided in days
U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden D-Oregon, a vocal opponent of a proposed merger of Kroger and Albertsons grocery stores, said key decisions regarding the merger could arrive within days. The Kroger chain includes Safeway, Albertson and QFC. Speaking from the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Wyden told the Portland Tribune that a lawsuit to block the merger and a counter-suit are both winding their way through courts. ...
Sandy City Councilor Carl Exner resigns after 19 years of service to the city
For nearly two decades, Councilor Carl Exner has served the city of Sandy. As of Aug. 23, he plans to close that chapter of his life to focus elsewhere. Exner announced his plans to resign midterm during the Aug. 19 meeting of the Sandy City Council. While Exner didn’t plan to leave his seat on council before the end of his term, he explained that he feels it’s time so...
Opinion: Democrats' 2024 Chicago convention nothing like 1968
I’ve heard a lot of speculation lately about whether Democrats are tempting fate by holding their 2024 nominating convention in Chicago after the riots that marred the 1968 one. Even the moderate The Hill political news website posted an opinion piece on the opening day of the convention headlined, “The 1968 DNC protests gave us Nixon. We don’t need a 2024 repeat.” At the risk of sounding like the aging...
Building a place for reflective contemplation
(NEWBERG) — Ciarán Hynes is a busy guy, and his industriousness has proved to be a benefit to the Newberg community. Despite being the father of three, an administrator at A-dec and an adjunct professor at George Fox University, Hynes has devoted his spare time to constructing the Newberg Peace Garden adjacent to First Presbyterian Church. The native of Ireland, who emigrated to the United States in 2000, has led...
Living a life of giving back
(MOLALLA) — Giving back isn’t just a catchy phrase. It has been a centerpiece in the life of a Colton woman — a philosophy she’s lived by. It’s the philosophy behind Rebecca Kollias’ lifelong desire to help others, even when life had sometimes dealt her a bad hand. Kollias, the director of Colton Helping Hands, knows something about giving back. Because of that passionate philosophy, she’s been named the area’s...
Serving small businesses in Scappoose
(SCAPPOOSE) — Marc Knutson is known for his passion for making positive connections and supporting the local business communities. Using his business prowess from former jobs, Knutson, a Scappoose resident, now advises small companies and spreads the word about the South Columbia County Chamber of Commerce. Until recently, Knutson, who has lived in Columbia County for about seven years, worked as a Unitus Community Credit Union mortgage loan officer. Before...
Pushing for sustainability in Lake Oswego
(LAKE OSWEGO) — Dorothy Atwood frames the golden rule — treating others how they would want to be treated — in a futuristic way. She would like people to treat people who have yet to be born with the same compassionate care that they would want for themselves. For the last three decades, Atwood has lived up to this mantra by helping to found the Lake Oswego Sustainability Network, working...
West Linn woman helped grow Trillum Creek garden
(WEST LINN) — While reveling in the impressiveness of Trillium Creek Primary, one of the first things Charity Hudnut noticed when she first visited the school after moving to West Linn with her family in 2012 was its garden beds. After her daughter had been at Trillium Creek for a year, Hudnut noticed nothing was being done with the garden beds. So, with her daughter heading into second grade, Hudnut and another mom got permission from the school’s principal to plant some starters in the...
Banks store owner is all about community
(BANKS) — In Banks, they talk about being “Banks guys and girls.” Mark Ward is a “Banks guy,” and his long-standing commitment to the town in which he grew up is being recognized. The 57-year-old owns Jim’s Market, the primary grocery store in town. While helping to provide the Banks residents with food and supplies for their everyday wants and needs, he believes his responsibilities to those same people and the town in which they all live go beyond the owner/customer relationship. ...
Grandmother inspired Bill Wienert's life focused on giving
(MADRAS) — Inspiration by his maternal grandmother led Madras resident Bill Wienert to live a life of giving. Growing up, there was always a kettle on the stove, and Wienert’s grandmother never turned anyone away. The coastal town of Toledo, Oregon, on Yaquina Bay, was home. After working in the paper mill to earn money for college, he set off to Oregon State University for a bachelor's degree and later OHSU to study laboratory medicine. He earned a certificate as a Medical Technologist. He was...
Clearing the path behind you
(CORNELIUS) — Angeles Godinez-Valencia knows firsthand how important it is to center access in programming. Today, she’s the Director of Education for Centro Cultural, but not too long ago, she was the child whose parents had to say no to after-school programs. “It’s not because she didn’t want me to do it, but because she just wasn’t in the financial position to do it,” she said. “So I think my...
Stepping up when people need help
(PRINEVILLE) — Marilyn Malloy is pretty easy to spot in Prineville, especially in places where help is needed. She volunteers at the Prineville Senior Center serving meals, she oversees the chemo quilt program for the Crook County Quilt Guild, and she volunteers for Christmas in the Pines, a drive-thru holiday lights display, focusing on repairing and upgrading the features. But believe it or not, as busy as she has been...
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