A hard boy to slow down

A hard boy to slow down

Ryland Lampert's spirit holds up to challenge of cancer When Ryland Lampert heard that he had...

Bells and whistles

Bells and whistles

With the help of local church, Oregon DHS overhauls child visitation rooms For years, Jen Johnson...

Proposed compost facility on hold

Proposed compost facility on hold

S&H looks to stay at current location in Clackamas As a bill that would prohibit the construction...

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by: SUBMITTED - WLPD
June 13, 2013

Police Log

by Lori Hall
Information for the public safety column comes from public records of the West Linn Police Department. Authorities recently filed reports on the following incidents: ACCIDENTS 5/31 7:24 a.m. An…
June 13, 2013

From the east to the west

by Patrick Malee
New Family Trail Running Series inspired by event in Vermont The idea came to West Linn resident Richard Gross when his college-aged son, Sean, returned from a trip to Vermont one summer about…
by: TIDINGS FILE PHOTO: VERN UYETAKE - Volunteer Amy Schauer shovels soil from a plant bed at Robinwood station back in January.
June 13, 2013

Group moves to acquire new permit for Robinwood Station

by Patrick Malee
Members will not appeal planning director's decision to require permit In an ongoing effort to keep Robinwood Station community center up and running, Friends of Robinwood Station attended a…
by: TIDINGS PHOTO: VERN UYETAKE - West Linn Old Time Fair princesses and queen rode a float during the Portland Starlight Parade on June 1. Pictured, from left, are Princess Cella Lawrence, Princess Zoe Craig, Queen Bobbie OBrien, Princess Beth Hoots and Princess Natalie Bruun.
June 13, 2013

Basking in the starlight

by The Tidings
Old Time Fair princesses and Rosarians take part in Starlight Parade
by: TIDINGS FILE PHOTO: J. BRIAN MONIHAN - Two Old Time Fair princesses dance in a circle with younger girls at the Parks and Recreation Daddy-Daughter Dance last year.
June 13, 2013

Daddy-Daughter Dance brings New Orleans flavor

by Patrick Malee
Dance will include Cajun dinner and New Orleans-style music Nestled high up in the southwest corner of Rosemont Summit, the West Linn Adult Community Center is about as far from “down South” as…
by: CHERYL HILL - Charmin is a former shelter cat adopted by a West Linn librarian in 2006.
June 13, 2013

Taking care of man's (and woman's) best friend

by Rebecca Mayer
Check out a book about cats from the library before you adopt When I was growing up, my family always had at least one cat and one dog. Sweet, crazy, grumpy, silly, our animals had myriad…
by: SUBMITTED PHOTO - Leonetti.
June 12, 2013

Former West Linn soccer coach Leonetti arrested on charges of…

by Patrick Malee
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…
by: SUBMITTED PHOTO: TVF&R - Program participants get a chance to use a fire extinguisher on a real fire during the full-day training.
June 06, 2013

TVF&R is putting out fires before they start

by Lori Hall
Landlord training program results in drop in apartment fires We all know we should install and maintain smoke detectors. We all know we shouldn’t park in fire lanes. We all know we shouldn’t…
June 06, 2013

Fire stations are safe havens for infants

by The Spokesman
On the heels of an infant being left at a local recycling center, Tualatin Valley Fire & Resue wants to remind the public that fire stations are “safe havens” for a distressed parent who is…
June 06, 2013

Briefs

by The Tidings
Rally against proposed S&H facility set Citizens of Stafford Hamlet and the neighboring communities of Lake Oswego, West Linn and Tualatin are hosting a public “Stop the Stink — Save Stafford”…

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by: RON LEBLANC - The West Linn Fine Arts Festival will be making a move this year to the Marylhurst campus.
Jun 06, 2013

Fine Arts Festival moves to new home this summer

by Patrick Malee
Event shifts from Willamette Park to Marylhurst University The West Linn Fine Arts Festival will return for its 14th annual go-round on Aug. 3 and 4, this time at a new home on the Marylhurst…
by: SUBMITTED PHOTO - The first teen event of the summer is a screening of The Hobbit on June 20.
Jun 06, 2013

Teens can go beneath the surface at the library

by Elaine Spence
Summer schedule is packed with fun activities for teeens West Linn teens — this is your chance to go “Beneath the Surface” at West Linn Public Library. The teen summer reading program offers fun…
by: TIDINGS PHOTO: VERN UYETAKE - Roberta Schwarz has spent the last nine years fighting to protect the White Oak Savanna park.
Jun 06, 2013

Metro grants $500,000 to White Oak Savanna preservation

by Patrick Malee
Money will go toward purchase of remaining 5 acres not owned by city A nine-year effort to preserve the White Oak Savanna natural area took a significant step forward May 30, when the Portland…
by: SUBMITTED PHOTO - A before and after shot from Oregon City shows the difference between cobrahead streetlights, on the left, and the new LED lights on the right.
Jun 06, 2013

PGE set to install 900 LED streetlights in city

by Patrick Malee
New additions will provide more natural light, last four times longer The city will soon be infused with a more natural form of light, as Portland General Electric arrives next week to install…
by: TIDINGS PHOTO: VERN UYETAKE - Don Kingsborough, Sally McLarty and Jerry Herrmann will each share their stories at the upcoming Growing Up in West Linn event.
Jun 06, 2013

Bridging the present into the past

by Patrick Malee
Growing up in West Linn event features panel of senior residents When Sally McLarty’s friends say that she must know everyone and everything about West Linn, they are only half kidding. Though…
by: TIDINGS FILE PHOTO: VERN UYETAKE - The city will hold off on doubling maintenance fees to fix streets like Bland Circle - for now.
Jun 06, 2013

Street maintenance fees will hold steady

by Patrick Malee
City Council requests work and communications plans before proceeding A recommendation to raise street maintenance fees by more than double in 2014 was put on hold during Monday’s city council…
by: SUBMITTED - WLPD
Jun 06, 2013

Police Log

by Lori Hall
THEFTS 5/24 9:40 a.m. A purse was stolen from a vehicle in the 5500 block of Broadway Street. 5/24 9:43 a.m. Someone was seen stealing coolant from an air conditioner in the 2600 block of…
Jun 04, 2013

Artists offer survey on public art for new police facility

by The Tidings
Survey is available until June 14 The artists Joe Thurston and Sean Healy, who have been commissioned by the City of West Linn to create the public art element in the new West Linn Police…
May 30, 2013

Briefs

by The Tidings
Celebrate 100 years of roses “One Hundred Years of Roses” will be presented by the West Linn Garden Club on June 3 at 6:45 p.m. at the West Linn Library. The Northwest Rose Historians will…
by: SUBMITTED PHOTO: RICK FARNBACH - Rick Farnbach saw this view of the Columbia River Gorge as he headed west toward the Portland metro area during the tail end of his cross-country flight.
May 30, 2013

Rick Farnbach completes a flight of a lifetime

by Josh Kulla
WL resident completes a trip many lifelong pilots never attempt West Linn resident Rick Farnbach was hooked from the very beginning. And once he got a taste of flying, he went all in. From that…


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