King City's Latest News
May 30, 2013
Legislature reinstates seniors into property tax deferral program
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HB2510 includes those removed with reverse mortgages and not living in homes for five years On May 28, Oregon House members voted unanimously to reinstate nearly 700 homeowners into the Senior…
May 30, 2013
Students really 'Stuff the Bus' this year
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All TTSD schools participate to fill up the Caring Closet's bare cupboards These kids are getting good at this. For the first time since Stuff the Bus started in 2009 to collect items for the…
May 30, 2013
Incumbents return to Tigard-Tualatin School Board seats
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Only one race for Position 3 provides stiff competition Meet the new bosses, because they are the same as the old bosses. Based on unofficial election results from the May 21 special election,…
May 30, 2013
Aquatic district board gets one new member
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Jeff Miller replaces Jan Larsen; Kathy Stallkamp and Debbie Arizala retain seats on Tigard-Tualatin panel Based on unofficial election returns, Jeff Miller, a firefighter with Tualatin Valley…
May 30, 2013
LifeFlight makes unexpected landing in King City
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Golf Pro Shop parking lot is only landing site with short notice A LifeFlight helicopter landed in King City on May 8 on short notice, causing more than a little excitement for police and city…
May 30, 2013
'Korner' store features items made of fun fabrics
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Robbie and Michael Weber turn her love of sewing and fabrics into a business Robbie's Korner, co-owned by Robbie and Michael Weber, is a new business in King City that features all manner of…
May 29, 2013
Simona Matia runs Garden Home Senior Care facility
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The registered nurse and her husband Lucian enjoy operating an adult-care home Several adult-care homes in the Tigard area literally came into being as an after-effect of the 1989 Romanian…
May 29, 2013
Couple builds a house made just for adult care
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Alina and Catalin Stoica operate an adult-care home on Bull Mountain Alina Stoica and her husband Catalin operate Golden Years Adult Care Home on Bull Mountain in a home that they had built…
May 29, 2013
Couple lives American dream taking care of elderly
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Mirela and Constantin Gavojdea overcome hardships to run adult-care home Mirela Gavojdea came to the United States in 1990 after leaving Romania with her daughter and living in Greece for a year…
May 29, 2013
Nea and Roberto Bittar stay close to residents' families
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Couple, who are from Brazil, operate two adult-care homes Nea and Roberto Bittar operate two adult-care homes in Beaverton - Crestwood Senior Living and Hunt Club Senior Living - with each one…
Apr 26, 2013
Car crashes into King City apartment building on Imperial Avenue
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No one is injured, but the building is temporarily evacuated A car crashing into the side of a King City Apartments building at 12240 S.W. Imperial Ave. on April 26 at 7:48 a.m. attracted a…
Apr 25, 2013
Tigard-Tualatin School Board race is on
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The three incumbents all have challengers in May election When Barry Albertson, Dana Terhune and Maureen Wolf ran for the Tigard-Tualatin School Board four years ago, they did so unopposed. This…
Apr 25, 2013
Consultant finds right place for grandma and grandpa
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Nancy Raske tailors seniors' needs with variety of services Nancy Raske didn't realize at the time her mom had a massive stroke in 1989 that the event would eventually lead her to a new career,…
Apr 25, 2013
Seniors have many choices when it comes to care
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They include independent or assisted-living facilities, adult home care or using in-home
service providers In the local area, there are a number of independent as well as assisted-living housing…
