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June 19, 2013
Program takes aim at county dropouts
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Only 27 percent of Clackamas County adults have a four-year degree or higher — a fact that rankles local education professionals and is a long way from the governor’s goal to get 40 percent of…
June 19, 2013
Quartet serenades Gladstone students
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For the final six weeks of the school year, the Oregon Trail Pitchpipers Barbershop Chorus has been teaching a group of students from Gladstone’s Kraxberger Middle School about their craft. On…
June 19, 2013
Trend shows fewer votes for Mother Nature
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Metro officials are not worried about the split vote on their $50 million ballot measure to maintain the parks and natural lands owned by the elected regional government. Ballot Measure 26-152…
June 19, 2013
Events mark milestone of OC's Carnegie Library
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Four days of activities set to honor Oregon City’s Carnegie Library kick off at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 19, with the reading of the birthday proclamation at the City Commission meeting at City…
June 19, 2013
Ducks broadcaster to speak at senior fundraiser
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Duck football fever is spreading to West Linn, and it will help senior citizens who are victims of financial abuse. Mike “Jorgy” Jorgensen, broadcaster for the University of Oregon Ducks, will…
June 19, 2013
OC resident heads for high seas after $51,177 Keno win
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“I’m going on a cruise!” Tina DeHut knew exactly what her plans were after winning a $51,177.70 eight-spot Keno Multiplier prize on May 27. The Oregon City resident played five consecutive games…
June 19, 2013
Obituaries
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Helen Bicknell Feb. 21, 1916 - June 8, 2013 Helen Bicknell died on June 8. She was born in Bradford, Pa., on Feb. 21, 1916, to Clem and Ellen Goughler. She married her high school sweetheart,…
June 18, 2013
Tearful former city official gets 4 months in prison
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Juli Howard, who pocketed thousands of dollars in public funds when she was assistant city recorder for Milwaukie, was sentenced on Tuesday to 120 days in prison to be followed by 24 months of…
June 18, 2013
Firefighters rescue girl from OC crawl space
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Shortly before 6 p.m. on Tuesday, a 3-year-old girl fell 5 to 6 feet into a crawl space of a home at 14832 Meyers Road in Oregon City. It was reported that the girl was playing under the stairs,…
June 17, 2013
Sherwood man drowns at High Rocks
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A 61-year-old swimmer from Sherwood found on Monday afternoon under the water just below the High Rocks area on the Clackamas River was recovered with a pulse. But Jack William Davies died…
Jun 17, 2013
Redland crash sends boy to hospital, man to jail
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As a result of a Sunday evening traffic crash in Redland, Life Flight had to take a 5-year-old to the hospital and police arrested a 72-year-old man from Oregon City for driving under the…
Jun 17, 2013
OC man held for armed robbery charge in Canby
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A 27-year-old identified as an Oregon City-area transient was arrested and charged in the armed robbery of a drive-through coffee stand on South Knights Bridge Road outside of Canby on Monday…
Jun 17, 2013
Clackamas-made streetcar begins service
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The second Portland Streetcar produced by United Streetcar in Clackamas County officially went into service Tuesday morning. It will be hard to miss — one side is painted yellow and the other…
Jun 13, 2013
Robbers invade Happy Valley home, injuring one person
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One person was injured early Thursday morning when two men forced their way into a Happy Valley house and robbed several people inside. The Clackamas County Sheriff's Office reported that one of…
Jun 12, 2013
Schools begin to restore staffing
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North Clackamas School District officials are hoping that their previously expected $6 million in budget cuts soon becomes a distant memory. Assuming $6.55 billion in state funding plus $200…
Jun 12, 2013
Former West Linn soccer coach Leonetti arrested on charges of…
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Leonetti is being held at Clackamas County Jail Former West Linn High School girls soccer coach Joseph Leonetti was arrested at his Oregon City residency on June 12 and charged with five counts…
Jun 12, 2013
Fill a refrigerator by recycling yours
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Energy Trust offers $40 that can be donated to Food Bank to feed hungry The Clackamas Review For the next two months, customers of Portland General Electric and Pacific Power have added reason…
Jun 12, 2013
Historic political fight deja vu
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Can learning about Lincoln help unlock partisan gridlock? Does a two-party system serve the common good, or can it only serve the interests of a particular political party, and its supporting…
Jun 12, 2013
Grant supports Peace Corps 50th anniversary exhibit
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A $16,000 grant from the Tourism Commission of Oregon City will support an exhibit next spring commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Peace Corps. The exhibit will open in spring 2014 and…
Jun 12, 2013
School Briefs: Parent proposes license plate benefit
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Frustrated with cuts to Oregon schools, Scouters Mountain Elementary School parent Wendy Wilhelms came up with an innovative way to support education. She is pitching Oregon legislators on the…
