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Special Ed teacher sues Salem-Keizer Public Schools over claims of student violence
A special education teacher is suing Salem-Keizer Public Schools for failing to act on disturbing violence in the classroom, which resulted in several injuries and a recommendation from Oregon OSHA for more qualified staff.
Wilsonville Wow & Flutterville child care center closes less than a year after opening
Wow & Flutterville, a child care center that formally opened in January, closed after less than a year in operation. The center formerly used the space where the YMCA used to be and owner Deanna Cohen said it closed over the summer due to low enrollment. “We couldn’t get enrollment. And I’ve never had that happen in the 15 years I’ve owned my other locations,” Cohen said. The other Wow...
Oregon City to welcome Shock on 13 Halloween event in October
Oregon City is in for a shocking experience this month as Cyrus Zamani, of OC’s own Party Factory, and Brian Mudgett of Fear PDX join forces to create Shock on 13, a haunted maze located in the Creamery building in Oregon City’s Trestle District. Shock on 13 will be the first time the longtime friends have put on a haunted event together. “We’ve always just done event production and all...
Area Events & Activities: Halloween scares, festival fun on tap
Milburn’s returns to hype the haunt experience HUBBARD: Milburn’s Haunted Manor returns for another season of scares, frights and Halloween season fun. The haunt is open Friday to Sunday, beginning Oct. 4, from 7 to 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and until 10 p.m. on Sundays. It will also be open on Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 30-31, from 7 to 10 p.m. ...
More traffic cameras, new signs coming to Interstate 5 between Keizer, Albany
Crews on Thursday will begin preparing for the installation of new traffic surveillance cameras and variable message boards along 22 miles of Interstate 5 from north of Keizer to the Santiam River Rest Stop, according to an Oregon Department of Transportation alert. The work will be done mostly during the day, and drivers...
Kamala Harris' husband Doug Emhoff spent Sunday afternoon in Beaverton
Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff was in the Portland area on Sunday, Sept. 29, speaking to more than 100 people at a fundraising event for his wife Kamala Harris' presidential campaign. Emhoff spoke to an invitation-only crowd at Columbia Sportswear's headquarters in Cedar Mill, outside of Beaverton. Our news partner KOIN 6 News attended the event. Emhoff spoke about several issues important to his wife's campaign, including the affordable housing crisis,...
Park projects, ideas are popping in Canby
Parks are popping in Canby, with the potential of more to come. Canby Mayor Brian Hodson’s excitement and enthusiasm for what the Parks Advisory Board has been working on, and seen to completion, is palpable. “Our Parks Advisory Board has just been on fire with ideas over the last couple of years,” Hodson said. “It has been really great to see some of those things come to fruition.” ...
LUBA clears the way for In-N-Out Burger in Beaverton
The battle to break ground on a Beaverton restaurant is wrapping up, and it looks like In-N-Out Burger is coming out on top. Here’s the rundown: The cult-favorite fast food chain known for its “animal style” burgers and marathon lines is eying a spot at the intersection of Southwest Beaverton Hillsdale Highway and Southwest 107th Avenue, near Chick-fil-A. The plan has been held up in court as the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals considered the case (for the second time), but the board has...
Newcomer Alma Grijalva poised to join Woodburn City Council in Ward 6
The Woodburn City Council is set to welcome a fresh face next, as Alma Grijalva runs unopposed for the Ward 6 councilor position. Eric Morris, the current Ward 6 councilor, is not seeking reelection. Grijalva has lived in Woodburn for the past 40 years. She once had an Allstate Insurance agency in town and has worked for Salud Medical Center, the Oregon Legal Services Farm Worker Office, and the Farm...
Clements announces immediate retirement from Chehalem parks district superintendent position
Longtime Chehalem Park and Recreation District Superintendent Don Clements last week drastically moved up the date on which he would retire … to immediately. The veteran of 40 years in the position told the CPRD board at its last meeting that instead of leaving the position in June 2025 at the beginning of a new fiscal year, he would retire immediately. “It is with optimism and nostalgia that I announce...
Phillips files lawsuit against Newberg school district, seeks $2.5 million in damages
The Newberg-Dundee school district’s already considerable legal woes grew exponentially last week with word that its former superintendent is taking the district to court. Stephen Phillips filed a lawsuit in Yamhill County Circuit Court in mid-September, claiming that through its board of directors the 4,100-student district wrongfully discharged him from the position, as well as breached the contract he signed when he joined the district in 2022. The lawsuit demands a jury trial and upwards of $2.5 million in damages. ...
Candidate profile: Elizabeth Peters focuses on communication in campaign for City Council
Editor’s note: The Wilsonville Spokesman will be publishing profiles of each candidate for mayor and City Council leading up to the November election. Elizabeth Peters hopes to use her background to foster community engagement and conversations as a Wilsonville city councilor. Peters is one of four candidates running for two open positions on the council, including Adam Cunningham, Ginger Fitch and Anne Shevlin. The terms of Council President Kristin Akervall...
Canby Garden Club sets new tree dedication event
The Canby Garden Club will partner with the City of Canby Parks Department to plant a native big leaf maple tree Friday, Oct. 18, in Canby. The club will dedicate the new tree at 10 a.m. at the Maple Street Park, 1300 N. Maple St. "We love living up to our club mission by planting a tree that the whole community can enjoy for years to come," said club President Katherine Leppek. ...
HISTORY: Oak Lodge historians tell the stories of early Oak Grove
In appreciation of the City of Milwaukie’s Ledding Library having volunteered to store and preserve the microfilmed records of all the copies of THE BEE that still exist, going back to its beginnings in 1906 – and keeping them open to everyone in the library, with a microfilm printer available to reproduce any pages that might be sought after by visitors – the writers of the historical stories in THE BEE have agreed to expand their area of influence southward to include occasional articles about the history of Milwaukie and the surrounding towns and places. ...
West Linn Alliance for Inclusive Community to host ‘Sube y Baja’ play reading Oct.
The West Linn Alliance for Inclusive Community invites the public to seek connection and understanding with others and attend a reading of the play “Sube y Baja.” The free reading will take place at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 14 at the West Linn Lutheran Church. According to the alliance, the event is appropriate for kids 12 and older and adults. The play’s writer, Francisco Garcia, of Portland, will direct the...
Tualatin's West Coast Giant Pumpkin Regatta Medallion Hunt is on
In celebration of the West Coast Giant Pumpkin Regatta set for Sunday, Oct. 20, at Tualatin Lake at the Commons, the city has kicked off its annual Regatta Medallion Hunt. The hunt involves a series of clues that can be found on the regatta webpage and regatta Facebook page each Thursday. The first clue was posted Sept. 26, and additional clues will be posted through Oct. 17. They will lead...
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