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TriMet: Transit patrols work
Despite a recent rash of high-profile assaults involving MAX riders, bus drivers and passengers, crime reported on TriMet’s MAX lines is down dramatically – even with a growing transit system – according to statistics provided by the region’s mass transit agency.
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College, energy center to develop training program
Mt. Hood Community College and Development Partners, sponsors of the proposed natural gas-fired power plant in Troutdale, are collaborating on a new program to train future energy plant operators.
Mt. Hood and Development Partners will work with Power Plant Management Services and NAES Corp. on ...
Council gives leaders high scores
Two thumbs up, way up.
That’s the overall feedback Gresham city councilors gave the city manager and city attorney during their annual evaluations.
City Manager Erik Kvarsten, who has served as the city’s top official since 2004, received an average score of 4.8 out of 5, with 5 being ...
Peanut butter effort a success
Two women striving to collect 1,000 jars of peanut butter by the end of January surpassed their goal.
On Thursday, Feb. 2, Susan McGee and Victoria Davis of East Multnomah County dropped off 1,091 jars of donated peanut butter weighing 541 pounds at SnowCap Community Charities in Gresham.
The ...
Events calendar for Feb. 4
The Gresham Outlook welcomes calendar notices for weekly public events and support group meetings in East County. To submit an item, send the information to Dateline, The Gresham Outlook, P.O. Box 747, Gresham, 97030; email chall@theoutlookonline.com; or fax it to 503-665-2187 at least 10 days ...
Local meetings for Feb. 4
MONDAY, FEB. 6
East Multnomah County Transportation Committee — 3 p.m., Gresham City Hall, Rooms 2A/2B, 1333 N.W. Eastman Parkway.
Damascus City Council — 7 p.m., City Hall, 19920 S.E. Highway 212. Call 503-658-8545 or visit ci.damascus.or.us for more information.
Northwest ...
Organization meetings for Feb. 4
The Gresham Outlook welcomes calendar notices for weekly public events and support group meetings in East County. To submit an item, send the information to Dateline, The Gresham Outlook, P.O. Box 747, Gresham, 97030; email chall@theoutlookonline.com; or fax it to 503-665-2187 at least 10 days ...
Library events for Feb. 4
The following is a list of free programs and events being held at the following East Multnomah County libraries: Fairview-Columbia Library, 1520 N.E. Village St., 503-988-5655; Gresham Library, 385 N.W. Miller Ave., 503-988-5387; Rockwood Library, 17917 S.E. Stark St., 503-988-5396; and Troutdale ...
Local news briefs for Feb. 4
Barlow club collects jeans for teens
The Barlow High School Key Club is hosting a Teens for Jeans drive in which it is accepting donations of new and used jeans that will go to homeless teens in the area.
Jeans can be dropped off at the Barlow office, 5105 S.E. 302nd Ave., during regular ...
O’Brien leaving Smith Memorial Church
After 15 years as pastor for Smith Memorial Presbyterian Church, Cynthia O’Brien is leaving the congregation.
“It was a painful decision, and I am going to miss the people terribly,” she said. Her last day is Sunday, Feb. 12.
O’Brien moved to the Northwest from California ...
Gang prevention night set for Feb. 9
A Gang Prevention Parent Education Night is set for 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, in the Centennial High School auditorium, 3505 S.E. 182nd Ave.
The event is free and is held in cooperation with the Gresham City Council’s Youth Advisory Committee and Centennial High School. The East Metro Gang ...
Planning group to meet Feb. 7 in Boring
The Meet the Candidates series continues at the Boring Citizen Planning Organization’s next gathering at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7, at the main building of the Boring Fire Department on Highway 212 in Boring.
The guest speaker will be Rep. Dave Hunt, R-Clackamas, a candidate for chairman of the ...
Obituaries for Feb. 4
Harley Eugene Cissna
Oct. 17, 1956-Jan. 30, 2012
Harley Eugene Cissna, a former resident of Boring, died Monday, Jan. 30, at his home in Elgin with his family by his side. He was 55.
A celebration of his life will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 4, at the Rockwall Grande in Elgin, followed by ...
Volunteers help clear gorge hiking trails
In the wake of a storm that hit the Columbia River Gorge more than two weeks ago, volunteers with the Mt. Hood Chapter of the Pacific Crest Trail Association helped clear blocked hiking trails last weekend.
The chapter’s volunteers care for 221 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail from the Mount ...
Report: Foreclosures keep Portland-area home prices down
Portland-area home sale prices in December were 2.4 percent lower than a year earlier, and they were 3.4 percent lower in November than the prior November, according to CoreLogic, a Santa Ana, Calif., real estate information company.
Sales of foreclosed homes and other distressed property helped ...
Police arrest car jacking suspect
Police have arrested one of two men suspected of trying to carjack a Gresham man, then firing a gun at him, in mid-January.
Jarell Martis Lambert, 25, of Portland is being held on $525,000 bail at the Multnomah County Inverness Jail on allegations of attempted aggravated murder, robbery, attempted ...
Reynolds High principal placed on unpaid leave
Reynolds High School Principal Jeff Gilbert has been placed on unpaid leave following the lapse of his administrator’s license.
Gilbert, who has been principal at Reynolds since 2008, received an extra five months in July to get his license in order through the Teachers Standards and ...
Calling all leap year babies
Denying one’s age is an acceptable practice as we get older. But if you only have a birthday every fourth year, you can never be accused of lying about it.
The Outlook is looking for leap year birthday stories to run in the Wednesday, Feb. 29, issue. We’re nosy enough to ask how and ...
Sad goodbye; Joyous hello
Walking across a stage at commencement is a defining moment for any graduate. It marks the end of formal learning and the beginning of applying what has been taught to life in the real world.
Graduating also is an emotional moment.
But in a cozy auditorium in Boring on Saturday, Jan. 28, Janetta ...
Local meetings for Feb. 1
THURSDAY, FEB. 2
Multnomah County Board of Commissioners – 9:30 a.m., Multnomah Building, First Floor Commissioners Boardroom 100, 501 S.E. Hawthorne Blvd., Portland. Visit multco.us or call 503-988-5274.
Clackamas County Board of Commissioners – 10 a.m., 2051 Kaen Road, Oregon City. ...
