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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...
Building trust, inclusion in community
(FOREST GROVE) — As a teacher, business owner and active community member, Jodi Blue is a strong advocate for her beliefs. The Forest Grove resident has dedicated the past two decades to teaching special education, facing challenges with an unwavering passion for helping others. Blue's journey began in California, where she discovered her love for education while working in the classroom. ...
Breaking down barriers, bringing people together
(HILLSBORO) — A local woman’s journey from adversity to advocacy is paving the way for inclusion. Joy Duncan faced remarkable hardships growing up. At just 16 years old, the Washington County native was forced out of her home. “My school secretary took me in and risked her job to help give me a stable place to live,” she recalled. “I then moved in with my now husband and his parents...
‘Life is communicating’
(CLACKAMAS / MILWAUKIE) — When Grace Saad graduated from college, she took a risk and moved across the country from Mississippi to Oregon to work for the United States Forest Service. She’d never been to the location she’d applied for and, in hindsight, laughed at the idea there was a time when she didn’t know anything about Timberline Lodge. “Timberline kind of just fell in my lap. It just happened...
Cleaning up the streets of Tigard
(TIGARD) — When John Minick and his partner, Tami Wadleigh, started going on walks around Tigard two years ago, Minick recalls seeing trash everywhere he looked. “And it became a bit too much. So, I just decided that if you want change … you have to take action because you can talk all you want. Nobody out there listens to somebody if all they do is talk,” said Minick, a retired contractor and military veteran. ...
Providing dental care across countries
(TUALATIN) — When she was young, Dr. Julie Spaniel recalls how her mother enjoyed traveling to developing countries. One of those places was Jamaica, where she remembers eating at a fancy restaurant on top of a mountain, complete with white tablecloths and chandeliers. “I remember as a second grader, I walked out on this veranda because we were waiting for our food to come, and everybody's all dressed up. And...
The Mayor of Seminole Estates
(BEAVERTON) — When Judy Martinez moved to the Pacific Northwest from Texas, she hesitated to lay down roots. The cost of living is so much higher out here, she thought, and she didn’t want to settle for buying a house she didn’t love, and it rains all the time. She kept to herself inside her apartment for three years, working 60-hour weeks to distract herself. “I wasn’t fully invested in...
Being on call for fellow residents
(PORTLAND) — Looking at his own heart and motivation, Wesley Mahan talks about the evolution of why he wanted to be a good neighbor. Today, he lives in The Empress Building at 20 N.W. 16th Ave. in the Alphabet District, and Mahan has developed a reputation as the go-to neighbor—ask Wes, he’ll know, ask Wes, he could do it. Mahan will do household fixes and errands for people in the five-floor, 73-unit building, and the condominium owners learned to count on him, to the point...
Party guy brings light, liveliness to Oregon City
(OREGON CITY) — After high school, the Marines and college, Cyrus Zamani moved to Oregon City. He became a DJ, spinning records for beer money while figuring out what to do. Almost 20 years later, his DJ gig has turned into one of Oregon City’s top event services and rental spots with the recent acquisition of the old Larsen’s Creamery building in Oregon City’s Trestle District. Zamani’s business, Party Factory, might pay the bills, but his true passion is the Oregon City community and working...
Wilsonville woman looks out for her neighbors
(WILSONVILLE) — If you see flower baskets in the front yards of Wilsonville’s Fox Chase neighborhood, they may have come from resident Kathy Kennedy. Kennedy is known for watching over the neighborhood in various ways, from tending to people’s gardens to keeping an eye on a home while someone is out of town. She said being helpful is part of her nature. “I try to make people feel special,” Kennedy...
Gresham’s 'accidental' neighborhood advocate
(GRESHAM) — A somewhat new resident of the Kelly Creek Neighborhood on the east side of Gresham, where homes were built atop former nursery land, found herself thrust into a position of leadership. Carol Rulla began getting involved in 2005, at a time when meetings were still announced via mailed postcards. While homeschooling her kids, she became interested in the various developments around her. “I went to a couple of...
An 83-year-old difference maker
(WOODBURN) — Born in West Virginia and raised in northern Ohio, Sara Buckingham was the youngest of 8 children. By her teenage years, she became used to caring for elderly people in need. Today, the 83-year-old Woodburn resident still does. Buckingham is also a willing participant in taking care of a segment of local history or anything else that her hands can tend. ...
Couple does just a 'little bit of everything' to help locals in need
(GRESHAM) — Jim and Tari Card are quite the couple. Of their 41 years of marriage, the couple has spent 12 of them volunteering for the community they were raised in. The idea to volunteer with SnowCap Community Charities came from an experience years before their volunteering endeavor when they recalled bagging onions for the organization. The two were "Eastside kids"— both raised in Gresham — and, as retirement approached,...
Portland man fosters a safe environment for kids and community
(PORTLAND) — Jay Williams is a dad of two girls, a football coach, a husband, and a "regular ol' guy." He wears multiple hats, but his servitude to the Portland community and its youths is the hat he wears with the most pride. "I'm a person who really doesn't need much. I would give the shirt off my back to other people so they would have," Williams said. "I'm not a material person. I'm someone who wants the best for everyone." ...
Pitching in across Columbia County
(ST. HELENS) — It’s hard to keep track of Judy Thompson, a mainstay in St. Helens. If you don’t see her volunteering for the St. Helens Kiwanis or the National Alliance on Mental Illness, you’ll likely see her acting as an ambassador for the South Columbia County Chamber of Commerce. The St. Helens resident moved to Columbia County around 1980 and worked as an armed guard at the Trojan Nuclear...
Our TV picks for Wednesday, August 21: The Woman King; Cursed Gold: A Shipwreck Scandal; Claim to Fame
The Woman King FX 7 p.m. In the 1800s, a group of all-female warriors led by Gen. Nanisca (Viola Davis) fights to protect the African kingdom of Dahomey from a foreign enemy. The film had its world premiere at last year’s Toronto International Film Festival. Cursed Gold: A Shipwreck Scandal ...
Robert “Bob” Peters
December 12, 1933 - July 21, 2021 - Bob Peters age 90 passed away peacefully on July 21, 2024 surrounded by family. Bob will forever be remembered as a loving, caring father, grandfather, great grandfather, brother, uncle, friend and a dependable and trustworthy former boss and business owner of Mt. Hood Dairy Queen in Sandy, Oregon which he built, owned and operated between 1976 - 2010. His loving generosity will be remembered by all who loved and admired him. ...
Les Schwab Invitational finds a new home at PSU
The Les Schwab Invitational is moving. After 19 years at Liberty High School in Hillsboro, the esteemed holiday high school basketball tournament that’s hosted some of basketball’s greatest 21st century players is moving the 2024 event to the Viking Pavilion on the campus of Portland State University. John McCallum, President of PrimeTime Sports who has and continues to run the showcase event, said the company has signed on for at...
More than 7,000 lightning strikes recorded in Oregon, Washington in 48 hours during wild weekend
Oregon and Washington were hit with more than 7,000 lightning strikes over the past weekend, firefighters say. The lightning was produced by powerful thunderstorms that blew through the region on Saturday, Aug. 17. The lightning sparked multiple fires, including the 200-acre Wicked Drive Fire burning in Northeast Washington. Other fires were extinguished by firefighters before they spread, Northwest Interagency Coordination Center spokesperson Carol Connolly told KOIN 6 News. “Multiple initial attack fires have been reported and put out by Initial attack resources,” Connolly said. KOIN 6 News is a partner of this publication. Find the original story here.
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