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Planting Day: Canby Area Beautification looking for a little help
Another planting project through Canby Area Beautification and the Canby Fire District will be held Saturday, Oct. 26, from 10 a.m. to noon along Highway 99E. And for this project, the group is hoping volunteers will come on out and lend a hand. Financial support from a Canby city grant and DirectLink will allow for the planting of more Italian cypress trees and spring blooming bulbs along the highway, across from Canby Builders Supply. “A big thanks to Robin Winston and his crew at C&R Reforestation for doing the weed trimming along Highway 99E periodically throughout the year, as well as Canby’s public works for watering during the summer,” said Cathy Rae Smith of Canby Area Beautification. “It is through combined efforts that our community continues enhancing. Nurture nature and beauty abounds.”
Gustafson welcomes pair of new faces to business
Canby’s Gustafson Insurance Agency has added a pair of new faces to their roster, Sarah Ware and Nick Froyd. Ware joined the Gustafson Insurance team recently and specializes in assisting the local community by providing solutions for their everyday insurance needs. In 2008 she worked as a customer service representative in the insurance industry until she changed career path and gained 12 years’ experience as a financial consultant and manager in the banking industry. ...
Tigard to host 'traffic calming' workshops on getting motorists to slow down in neighborhoods
Beginning Tuesday, Oct. 8, and continuing through Wednesday, Oct. 16, the city of Tigard is hosting a series of workshops on “traffic calming” throughout the city. The goal is to get residents together to hear about city traffic calming measures designed to slow down street traffic. Residents are asked to share concerns as well as collaborate with community members and experts all in an effort to create a safer community. ...
Readers respond: University is laundering its history
Apparently, when Pacific University looks at its past, it cannot tolerate what history tells it, (“Pacific University renames campus building for former U.S. Rep. Les AuCoin,” Sept. 26). At the time that Pacific University was founded in 1849 and produced its first graduate, Harvey W. Scott, in 1863,...
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...
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...
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