Early survey results show 63 percent oppose contraceptives on campus

By Geoff Pursinger /
The Times
Thu, Feb 2, 2012

Results of a survey on the Tigard-Tualatin School District website show that most people are opposed to allowing the district’s on-campus …

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Clackamas County rejects library deal with Oregon City

By Raymond Rendleman /
The Oregon City News
Fri, Feb 3, 2012
Updated Feb 3, 2012

Clackamas County asked for more time to “carefully consider” a purchase offer before dashing Oregon City’s dream to construct a new …

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Troubled dogs have place to call home at new rescue shelter By Alana Kansaku-sarmiento / The Times Thu, Feb 2, 2012 Cats may have nine lives, but there’s a certain group of dogs in Tualatin that have their own new lease on life. After operating out of a pet …

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School districts in funding conundrum

By Raymond Rendleman /
The Clackamas Review
Wed, Feb 1, 2012
Updated Feb 1, 2012

Catch-22, controversial dilemma, zero-sum game, between a rock and a hard place – there are many phrases that could be used to describe the …

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Oak Grove woodcarver brings creatures to life By Ellen Spitaleri / The Clackamas Review Wed, Feb 1, 2012 In the hands of Jim Marvin, a chunk of wood is magically transformed into a mother chickadee and her babies or a hermit thrush sitting on some …

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Students meet fundraising goal, principal gets slimed

By Geoff Pursinger /
The Times
Thu, Feb 2, 2012

TIGARD — When students at Deer Creek Elementary School were challenged to raise $15,000 in their annual jog-a-thon, they were told they’d …

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- Tigard Chamber takes over farmers market

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- New digital billboard features couple wanted in Internet fraud

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- Pirate Festival to return

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- Arrests made in New Year’s Day shooting

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Key to downtown’s future is events, says business consultant

By Geoff Pursinger / The Times
Thu, Feb 2, 2012
Updated Feb 2, 2012

TIGARD – It’s no secret that downtown Tigard has struggled to draw in customers during the hard economic times. But special events like …

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Got your remote-controlled tap shoes? By Nancy Townsley / The Forest Grove News-Times Wed, Feb 1, 2012 Sydney Maller isn’t very tall, but that doesn’t bother the self-assured seven-year-old too much. She simply came up with a design for a …

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Vet ends life homeless, but remembered fondly

By Raymond Rendleman / The Clackamas Review
Wed, Feb 1, 2012

Stevenson L. Roy was buried on the northern edge of Clackamas County at Willamette National Cemetery on Wednesday afternoon with help from a program …

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The Boston wrangler By Christian Gaston / The Forest Grove News-Times Wed, Feb 1, 2012 From the street, Wanda Bailie’s Cornelius home doesn't look much different from her neighbors on Cherry Street. But as soon as visitors enter …

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- LOSD eyes K-5 Spanish now, Mandarin later

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- Nothing to do, nowhere to go

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- Peek at mayor’s tax bill, learn about your own

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- Rotary honors Brian Grant

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- Local mayors face new realities

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