Clackamas' Latest News
May 15, 2013
MPD earns its stripes in standards
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After a two-year effort, the Milwaukie Police Department officially received state accreditation last month, a move that could save the city thousands of dollars in legal fees. Police Chief Bob…
May 15, 2013
NCSD could sell house
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After an elderly occupant died, the North Clackamas School District may try to sell his vacant 1955 home in Damascus, hoping someone would move the house off the property to make room for a…
May 15, 2013
Rotary funds Joe Bernard Clinic
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The Milwaukie Rotary Club on April 30 presented a check in the amount of $10,775 to the Providence Milwaukie Foundation from proceeds raised at the Milwaukie Rotary Foundation’s annual auction…
May 15, 2013
Orchestra promises 'unlimited' potential in OC show on May 18
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Don’t expect a traditional orchestra to take over Oregon City’s Pacific Crest Grand Ballroom when May 18 arrives, because you won’t find one in Soundstage Rhythm Orchestra’s rejuvenated approach…
May 15, 2013
Nebbiolo Wine Bar opens in downtown OC
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This month, tables were set out and shelves were stocked at Nebbiolo in downtown Oregon City. The refinished space in the old Weinhard Building, 800 Main St., includes a wine bar, gourmet…
May 15, 2013
Author hopes to help prevent sex trafficking
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Oak Grove author Pamela Ravan-Pyne will sign copies of her novel “I Kidnap Girls: Stealing From Traffickers, Restoring Their Victims,” at the Gladstone/Oak Grove Curves, at 16074-2 S.E.…
May 15, 2013
Writing conference kicks off with 'Hemingway Feast'
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The second annual Compose Creative Writing Conference takes place Saturday, June 1, at Clackamas Community College. On Friday, May 31, A Hemingway Feast dinner will be held. Both events are open…
May 15, 2013
'Upriver/Downtown' film festival to take audience around the…
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What could be better than dinner and a movie? Dinner at a restaurant on Milwaukie’s restaurant row, and a whole bunch of movies, said Greg Baartz-Bowman, a Milwaukie resident and filmmaker. He…
May 15, 2013
OC Farmers Market to host Householding Fair on May 18
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Want to know how to raise chickens for eggs, keep bees, grow produce, preserve food, make green cleaners and skin products, recycle wool and get creative? Ask the experts and get inspired at the…
May 15, 2013
Clackamas offices getting 75 brokers
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Premiere Property Group is expanding its Sunnyside branch office to make room for an additional 75 brokers. Office space will be doubled at 10135 S.E. Sunnyside Road, next to the location that…
May 15, 2013
Obituaries
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Myrtle A. Bergren Jan. 17, 1920 - May 1, 2013 Myrtle A. Bergren, 93, a resident of the King City community, died May 1, at her home. She was born on Jan. 17, 1920, in Anaconda, Mont., the…
May 13, 2013
North Clackamas Christian celebrates state choir win
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Those singing Saints just can’t stop. Mere hours after they were awarded as Academic All-Stars for the highest cumulative GPA in the whole state, North Clackamas Christian School’s choir got…
May 13, 2013
OC hires firm for work on falls site
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Landscape architecture, urban design, planning and sustainable design firm Walker Macy will launch a planning and visioning effort this spring to transform a 23-acre industrial site along…
May 13, 2013
Support for locally elected North Clackamas parks board? The…
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The Oak Grove Community Council at its Wednesday, May 22, meeting may vote to support changing the North Clackamas Parks & Recreational District to a locally elected board, replacing the…
May 13, 2013
Barton to lead Small Business Task Force
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Oregon House Speaker Tina Kotek (D-Portland) on Wednesday announced the formation of a legislative task force to support Oregon small businesses. The House Small Business Task Force will focus…
May 09, 2013
Straddling candidates scramble to reach Clackamas County voters
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The Aurora Rural Fire Protection District has less than a third of its voters in Clackamas County, but the only the Marion County Voters’ Pamphlet lists any information about its six candidates…
May 09, 2013
City honored for partnership with OCHS construction classes
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A new report highlighting promising city efforts to improve the lives of children, youth and families features Oregon City. Published by the National League of Cities, “Municipal Leadership for…
May 08, 2013
Clackamas Fire District candidates vie based on experience
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After being appointed to the Clackamas Fire District No. 1 Board in October, John Blanton of Milwaukie is being challenged in this month’s election by Oak Grove resident Jeffrey Davis. Blanton,…
May 08, 2013
Marine salutes students for sending notes
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OCHS graduate visits Canby school, answers kids questions Sgt. David Lancaster traveled a long way to say thank you. His journey took him from Afghanistan to a classroom at Eccles Elementary…
May 08, 2013
Milwaukie cop soon to sniff out crime
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Milwaukie Police officer Les Hall is trading in his motorcycle for an SUV that he’ll be driving around with the city’s newest police dog. Hall, a nearly seven-year veteran with the Milwaukie…
