http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/index.php Portland and surrounding area community news and information http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=128336409146164600 2010-09-01 11:01:31 http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=128336409146164600 en-us Summer’s over, right? You mean we actually had a summer? We did, but according to meteorologists, it was the coldest Portland-area summer in 17 years. “This was also the first summer since summer of 1976 that all three summer months (June, July and August) recorded back-to-back below ... http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=128330573191100700 2010-08-31 00:00:00 http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=128330573191100700 en-us When Karen Gaffney was 9 months old, her father, Jim, started teaching her to swim in the family’s backyard pool in Sunnyvale, Calif. More than three decades later, she’s still wet behind the ears. That’s because Gaffney swam in a relay across the English Channel and solo across ... http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=128329731227898700 2010-08-31 00:00:00 http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=128329731227898700 en-us Gresham resident Katina Marrapodi, 30, was injured when she and Gresham Police Officer Don Gibson collided on 182nd Avenue while he was on the way to help a Multnomah County sheriff’s deputy at about 1:53 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 31. Gibson was heading south on Southeast 182nd Avenue with his ... http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=128330660116365900 2010-09-01 00:00:00 http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=128330660116365900 en-us Local law enforcement agencies, including the Fairview and Gresham police departments and the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office, will participate in a nationwide “Click It or Ticket” enforcement blitz through Sunday, Sept. 12. The focus is on educating the public regarding child ... http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=128330636954415000 2010-09-01 00:00:00 http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=128330636954415000 en-us Gresham police officer involved in traffic crash Gresham resident Katina Marrapodi, 30, was injured when she and Gresham Police Officer Don Gibson collided on 182nd Avenue while he was on the way to help a Multnomah County sheriff’s deputy at about 1:53 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 31. Gibson was ... http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=128330651136424000 2010-09-01 00:00:00 http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=128330651136424000 en-us The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office has forwarded a recent dog-shooting case to the county district attorney’s office for further consideration. No charges have been filed in the incident. Responding to a report of a dog shot by a pedestrian in the 44000 block of East Larch Mountain ... http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=128330645847170900 2010-09-01 00:00:00 http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=128330645847170900 en-us A Portland man remains hospitalized after the pickup he was driving wrecked in the median of Interstate 84 about a mile east of Troutdale on Wednesday, Aug. 25. At approximately 2:25 p.m., a white Ford four-door pickup driven by Damion Louis Wilson, 39, of Portland was headed westbound on I-84 ... http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=128330621317460100 2010-08-31 18:56:53 http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=128330621317460100 en-us Prompted by high algae levels found in Blue Lake in Fairview, Oregon Public Health and Multnomah County Health Department officials issued a health advisory for the focal point of Blue Lake Regional Park and closed the park’s popular swimming beach. Water monitoring confirmed the presence of ... http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=128295681216986800 2010-08-28 00:00:00 http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=128295681216986800 en-us Say ‘Aloha’ in Troutdale Grab your favorite grass skirt and Spam recipe for an evening of Island Fever at Troutdale’s Open Air Market on Friday, Sept. 3. The event is part of the First Friday Art Walk and runs from 4 to 9 p.m. at the Depot Museum, 473 E. Historic Columbia ... http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=128330596521901500 2010-08-31 18:52:45 http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=128330596521901500 en-us An old Sandy River tradition ends next year when state regulations stop even the chance of dipping a smelt from the river. Beginning in 2011, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will ban all smelt fishing on inland waters. The Aug. 8 decision by the commission follows a March ruling by the ... http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=128330555362791500 2010-08-31 18:45:53 http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=128330555362791500 en-us Under an agreement that still needs board approval, teachers in the Reynolds School District would get a 1 percent pay increase next March as well as $100 more per month from the district toward their health premiums. Members of the Reynolds Education Association, which represents approximately ... http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=128330448065192300 2010-09-01 00:00:00 http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=128330448065192300 en-us Eugene “Gene” G. Reardon June 23, 1921-Aug. 9, 2010 Gresham resident Eugene “Gene” G. Reardon, 89, died Monday, Aug. 9. A funeral Mass was held Thursday, Aug. 12, at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Portland. Interment was at Willamette National Cemetery. Gene was ... http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=128330420954280900 2010-09-01 00:00:00 http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=128330420954280900 en-us The Gresham Outlook welcomes calendar notices for weekly public events and support group meetings in East County. To submit an item, simply send the information to Dateline, The Gresham Outlook, P.O. Box 747, Gresham, 97030; e-mail to chall@theoutlookonline.com; or fax it to 503-665-2187 at least ... http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=128330412933415100 2010-09-01 00:00:00 http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=128330412933415100 en-us THURSDAY, SEPT. 2 Transportation Advisory Subcommittee – 6:30 p.m., Gresham City Hall, Barlow Trail Room, 1333 N.W. Eastman Parkway. Call Maria Plumb at 503-618-2541 for information. North Central Neighborhood Association – 7 p.m., City Hall, Room 2A, 1333 N.W. Eastman Parkway. Call ... http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=128329014400142100 2010-09-01 00:00:00 http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=128329014400142100 en-us The Gresham Outlook welcomes calendar notices for weekly public events and support group meetings in East County. To submit an item, simply send the information to Dateline, The Gresham Outlook, P.O. Box 747, Gresham, 97030; e-mail to chall@theoutlookonline.com; or fax it to 503-665-2187 at least ... http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=128328998121506100 2010-09-01 00:00:00 http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=128328998121506100 en-us The following is a list of free programs and events being held at the following East Multnomah County libraries: Fairview-Columbia Library, 1520 N.E. Village St., 503-988-5655; Gresham Library, 385 N.W. Miller Ave., 503-988-5387; Rockwood Library, 17917 S.E. Stark St., 503-988-5396; and Troutdale ... http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=128320870805315700 2010-08-30 15:51:48 http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=128320870805315700 en-us Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley says the U.S. Senate has become a “dysfunctional” society that could see fewer Democrats after November’s general election. Merkley told members of the Washington County Public Affairs Forum Monday afternoon that political wrangling has forced the Senate ... http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=128295697900868200 2010-08-28 00:00:00 http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=128295697900868200 en-us To submit a calendar notices for weekly public events and support group meetings in East County, simply send the information to Dateline, The Gresham Outlook, P.O. Box 747, Gresham, 97030; e-mail to chall@theoutlookonline.com at least 10 days before the event or meeting. MONDAY, AUG. 30 Take ... http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=128295735038223600 2010-08-28 00:00:00 http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=128295735038223600 en-us The following is a list of free programs and events being held at the following East Multnomah County libraries: Fairview-Columbia Library, 1520 N.E. Village St., 503-988-5655; Gresham Library, 385 N.W. Miller Ave., 503-988-5387; Rockwood Library, 17917 S.E. Stark St., 503-988-5396; and Troutdale ... http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=128295730210981200 2010-08-28 00:00:00 http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=128295730210981200 en-us The Gresham Outlook welcomes calendar notices for weekly public events and support group meetings in East County. To submit an item, simply send the information to Dateline, The Gresham Outlook, P.O. Box 747, Gresham, 97030; e-mail to chall@theoutlookonline.com; or fax it to 503-665-2187 at least ... http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=128295692305644300 2010-08-28 00:00:00 http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=128295692305644300 en-us WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 1 Metro Technical Advisory Committee – 10 a.m., Council Chamber, 600 N.E. Grand Ave., Portland. Damascus Development Code TST – 4 p.m., City Hall, 19920 S.E. Highway 212. Damascus Committee for Citizen Involvement – 6:30 p.m., City Hall, 19920 S.E. Highway ... http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=128295667156103900 2010-08-28 00:00:00 http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=128295667156103900 en-us Lisa Ganoung’s new Gresham home recently was remodeled by two Portland designers, Rebecca Chute of Transformations and Wendy O’Brien of Wendy O’Brien Interior Design. Chute and O’Brien teamed up with Community Vision Inc. to create an attractive living space for Ganoung, ... http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=128295617979872700 2010-08-28 00:00:00 http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=128295617979872700 en-us Tom Cowling’s hometown may be a ghost town, but he is still breathing life into it. Cowling, who has published several books focusing on Bridal Veil in the Columbia River Gorge, will speak on “Ghost Towns on Bridal Veil Creek” at the 95th annual East Multnomah Pioneer Association ... http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=128295601605039400 2010-08-27 00:00:00 http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=128295601605039400 en-us The steady flow of skateboarders trying to cross busy West Powell Boulevard to reach the city’s new skate park will soon have help with Gresham’s first solar-powered crosswalk signal. The signal, which is installed at Powell and Roberts Avenue, but not yet activated, could be up and ... http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=128295572995798500 2010-08-28 00:00:00 http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=128295572995798500 en-us Here is a listing of those who filed for city council and mayoral positions in the cities of Troutdale, Fairview and Wood Village as of the cities’ 5 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 24, deadline. All have been certified as meeting residential, fee or collected-signature requirements to run. Friday, Aug. ... http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=128295557851465300 2010-08-27 00:00:00 http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=128295557851465300 en-us If Brittany May decides to write her “How I Spent My Summer 2010” memoirs, an accurate accounting would have to include this item: “pulled rusty microwave ovens, shopping carts and beer cans out of Johnson Creek in Gresham — on my birthday.” And this particular ... http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=128295187200544600 2010-08-28 00:00:00 http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=128295187200544600 en-us Kathleen Joy Atkeson June 16, 1937-Aug. 22, 2010 Gresham resident Kathleen Joy (Strange) Atkeson, 73, died Sunday, Aug. 22, at her home. A tribute to her life will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 4, at The Community Church of Sandy, 39320 Scenic St. Kathleen was born June 16, 1937, in ... http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=128294858310243900 2010-08-27 15:36:23 http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=128294858310243900 en-us TriMet has fired the bus driver involved in the April 24 fatal accident in downtown Portland. Sandi Day, 48, was terminated Friday, Aug. 27. She had been a bus operator since October 2007. Day was driving the No. 9 route in Old Town at about midnight when she made a left turn into a crosswalk at ... http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=128284683002623200 2010-08-26 11:20:30 http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=128284683002623200 en-us Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski and legislative leaders said Thursday that a projected $377.5 million budget shortfall would again require across-the-board cuts for nearly all state agencies. Kulongoski, Senate President Peter Courtney and House Speaker Dave Hunt said the cuts would be 8 percent of the ...