http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/index.php Portland and surrounding area community news and information http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=126887015349601600 2010-03-17 00:00:00 http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=126887015349601600 en-us In early January, a Fairview police officer responded to a call at the Gin Sun Restaurant & Lounge. What he found around 1 a.m. when he arrived at 20725 N.E. Sandy Blvd. he described as a “melee” at least 12-patrons strong. “Everyone involved was highly intoxicated, ... http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=126878903191947000 2010-03-16 00:00:00 http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=126878903191947000 en-us “It fits!” That was the collective shout from contractors as a towering crane placed the third and final section of steel arch between metal supports on either side of the Historic Columbia River Highway. Positioning the 68-foot steel Centennial Arch across the street on Tuesday ... http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=126879009782866300 2010-03-17 00:00:00 http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=126879009782866300 en-us The recipe for Fairview’s popular “Chili on the Green” will see some changes this summer, including its very name. Although a chili competition will remain a major component, the event now will be called “Fairview on the Green” and held on Saturday, Aug. 28, about a ... http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=126879001692850100 2010-03-16 00:00:00 http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=126879001692850100 en-us A state grant of nearly $288,000 will leverage a previously awarded grant, allowing Gresham’s four fire stations to be upgraded to withstand an earthquake. Gresham Fire & Emergency Services and Gresham Emergency Management received the latest funds from the Oregon Emergency ... http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=126878976960680600 2010-03-16 18:36:09 http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=126878976960680600 en-us Highway ramp closure scheduled The northbound on-ramp from Northeast 181st Avenue to Interstate 84 westbound will close from 9 p.m. Friday, March 19, to 5 a.m. Sunday, March 22. The closure is part of a project to pave an eight-mile stretch of I-84 between 181st Avenue and Interstate 205. Bad ... http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=126859301988373900 2010-03-14 00:00:00 http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=126859301988373900 en-us A Southern Oregon man is being held on more than $500,000 bail for allegedly stabbing a woman seven times early Sunday, March 14. Portland police arrested Exie Cornluis Phillips, 24, of Klamath Falls on allegations of attempted murder, first- and second-degree assault, interfering with making a ... http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=126878921580204200 2010-03-16 00:00:00 http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=126878921580204200 en-us Police officers in East County will have some extra time to patrol the streets now that the county has reversed plans to close a temporary holding facility in Gresham. The facility at the Gresham Police Department allows officers to drop off those they’ve arrested, to be picked up later by a ... http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=126878933911391700 2010-03-17 00:00:00 http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=126878933911391700 en-us With a spritz of throat spray and a deep breath, Gresham resident Reid Richardson takes the stage, his blue guitar in hand. He’s No. 20 out of 37 acts auditioning as part of East County’s Got Talent. A variety of performers including singers, dancers and even a stand up comic spent six ... http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=126869194016500800 2010-03-16 00:00:00 http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=126869194016500800 en-us Instead of a three-week trial in federal court, Clackamas County will pay $1 million to the family of Fouad Kaady, 27, who died more than four years ago after he was shot seven times by William Bergin, a Sandy police officer, and Dave Willard, a Clackamas County deputy sheriff. The city of Sandy ... http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=126878654337056000 2010-03-17 00:00:00 http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=126878654337056000 en-us THURSDAY, MARCH 18 Gresham Redevelopment Commission – 4 p.m., City Hall, Council Chambers, 1333 N.W. Eastman Parkway. Agenda includes an East County courthouse report, revenue projections for urban renewal, an update on road and light rail projects in Rockwood and the small business ... http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=126877798142253000 2010-03-17 00:00:00 http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=126877798142253000 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=126876271426888600 2010-03-16 11:05:14 http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=126876271426888600 en-us Oregon’s unemployment rate in February dropped only slightly to 10.5 percent from 10.7 percent in January. State employment officials said Tuesday morning that the rate has been essentially the same for the past four months. At the same time, the state lost about 1,200 jobs in February, ... http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=126869364525454800 2010-03-15 00:00:00 http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=126869364525454800 en-us Gresham police hope video surveillance of an armed robber will help them identify the suspect. A man armed with a black handgun robbed the only employee at the Lighthouse Deli at 4279 S.E. 182nd Ave. at 9:16 p.m. Monday, March 8, said Sgt. Rick Wilson, Gresham police spokesman. No customers were ... http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=126868968538809200 2010-03-15 00:00:00 http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=126868968538809200 en-us With the flu season winding down, Multnomah County will end two of its H1N1 vaccine clinics next week. The county’s Health Department said that on Monday, March 22, the vaccine clinics at the Women, Infants and Children locations in East County and Gateway would be discontinued, as will ... http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=126844621988722900 2010-03-12 00:00:00 http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=126844621988722900 en-us Zuri Herrejon, 11, succinctly summed up what she owes Mother Earth. “I just like helping the Earth. It made me live,” said the fifth-grader at Lynch View Elementary School in the Centennial School District. That, in a nutshell, is what drove scores of students and adults from across ... http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=126844704747622500 2010-03-12 00:00:00 http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=126844704747622500 en-us ON Semiconductor plans to hire approximately 25 technicians and engineers this year to facilitate expansion of its Gresham manufacturing operations at 23400 N.E. Glisan St., according to Anne Spitza, ON spokeswoman. The positions would augment approximately 500 employees at the 83-acre Gresham ... http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=126844680154663100 2010-03-13 00:00:00 http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=126844680154663100 en-us Like its neighboring cities, Fairview’s economic growth and quality of life is largely dependent on the quality of its roads and transportation corridors. After reviewing a five-year Multnomah County capital improvement plan, city leaders are concerned that the county’s funding ... http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=126843913328570500 2010-03-12 00:00:00 http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=126843913328570500 en-us A ring of 11 teens and young men, including four Centennial High School students, face charges of theft and organized retail theft for allegedly stealing up to $20,000 worth of designer jeans from high end department stores. Portland police made the arrests Wednesday, March 10, after a nearly ... http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=126842501103762400 2010-03-12 00:00:00 http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=126842501103762400 en-us Police arrested a woman on a warrant after a bullet was fired through the floor of her apartment and into the unit below. Officers responded to a noon report of a bullet fired through a wall at an apartment in the 2600 block of Southeast 174th Avenue, one block south of Division Street, said ... http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=126844694147638300 2010-03-12 00:00:00 http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=126844694147638300 en-us Troutdale arch goes up Tuesday The long-awaited Troutdale Centennial Arch will be installed across Historic Columbia River Highway on its decorative pillars between 9 a.m. and noon Tuesday, March 16. The 13-ton archway is scheduled to be transported by two semi-trucks from its fabrication site on ... http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=126844660581194100 2010-03-13 00:00:00 http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=126844660581194100 en-us The city of Troutdale has hired a former city manager from cities in Oregon and Alaska to fill its recently vacated city administrator position for the next six months. Ron Garzini, who resides with his wife in Redmond, was chosen out of three candidates who applied for the interim role after ... http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=126844644611630700 2010-03-12 00:00:00 http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=126844644611630700 en-us The Reynolds School District Board voted 6-0 March 11 to approve sending the district’s sixth-graders to Outdoor School this year. The students will attend a two-day/one-night Outdoor School — an environmental education program — the first week of June, according to Michelle ... http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=126843940186517800 2010-03-12 00:00:00 http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=126843940186517800 en-us Gresham High School Principal Carol Daiberl has announced that she will retire at the end of the school year. Daiberl has worked at Gresham High since 1979, where she began her educational career as a social studies and physical education teacher before later joining the school’s ... http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=126843932838765700 2010-03-13 00:00:00 http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=126843932838765700 en-us H. Albert “Al” Gantenbein Jan. 21, 1916-March 3, 2010 Former Gresham resident H. Albert “Al” Gantenbein, 94, died Wednesday, March 3, in Hillsboro. A memorial service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday, March 15, at Gateway Baptist Church, 13300 N.E. San Rafael St., ... http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=126843729526301000 2010-03-13 00:00:00 http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=126843729526301000 en-us MONDAY, MARCH 15 Gresham Urban Forestry Subcommittee – 4:30 p.m., City Hall, Springwater Trail Room, 1333 N.W. Eastman Parkway. Call Tina Osterink at 503-618-2392 for information. Central City Neighborhood – 7 p.m., MetroEast Community Media, 829 N.E. Eighth St. For more information, ... http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=126843721423351600 2010-03-13 00:00:00 http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=126843721423351600 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=126843708429840500 2010-03-13 00:00:00 http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=126843708429840500 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=126835348570824300 2010-03-11 00:00:00 http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=126835348570824300 en-us Multnomah County commission candidate Enrique Arias dropped out of the race Thursday to replace Commissioner Jeff Cogen’s position. In a brief game of political musical chairs Tuesday, the filing deadline for the May 18 primary, Multnomah County Chairman Ted Wheeler backed out of his ... http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=126826402974211400 2010-03-11 00:00:00 http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=126826402974211400 en-us Multnomah County Chair Ted Wheeler vaulted overnight into statewide office Tuesday when Gov. Ted Kulongoski appointed him interim state treasurer, two days after Treasurer Ben Westlund’s unexpected death from cancer. But Wheeler is taking a risk by dumping his shoo-in re-election campaign ...