Challenges expected for summer recreation season
Last spring, the U.S. Forest Service closed off the Mount
Hood National Forest (MHNF) in response to the coronavirus pandemic. When the
forest reopened in May 2020, it saw &ldqu... Read more
Sandy peace vigil to end with final event on Friday, May 28
After 15 years of weekly community gatherings to promote
peaceful solutions to conflict, the organizers of the Sandy Peace Vigil have
announced that the group will hold its fina... Read more
No candidate for Welches school board position
On a ballot with just one true race for the Mountain
community, voters will also encounter no candidate for the Zone 3 (Welches)
position on the Oregon Trail School District&rsq... Read more
RWA comes to agreement to protect water source
In an email dated Monday, April 26 to the board of directors
of the Rhododendron Water Association (RWA), board president Steve Graeper
announced an agreement had been reached w... Read more
Hoodland Fire and Clackamas County team up for vaccine clinic
The Hoodland Fire District (HFD) will hold a COVID-19
vaccination clinic with Clackamas County in late spring to provide access to
the vaccine for community members in the regio... Read more
The return of Sandy Actors Theatre
As if closing down to the coronavirus pandemic wasn’t bad
enough, the Sandy Actors Theatre (SAT) lost its sign after it took a beating
during the high wind event from last... Read more
10 Years Ago: Students offer international support
Welches students in the giving mood
Welches students demonstrated selfless behavior by
spearheading a projec... Read more
Earthquake swarms bring a deeper understanding
On Monday, March 1, a 45-minute-long swarm of earthquakes
occurred to the southwest of Mount Hood’s summit at a depth of approximately
one to two kilometers below sea leve... Read more
Sandy and SOLVE partner for Earth Day cleanup
The city of Sandy will team up with the environmental
nonprofit organization SOLVE for “SOLVE IT in Sandy,” an annual spring litter
clean up from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sa... Read more
Levy on May ballot to fund Sheriff's Office upgrades
A levy to help fund the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office
(CCSO) operations will be on the May ballot, with voters to decide on renewing
a levy that would increase the rat... Read more
Hoodland Fire teams up for live fire training
Volunteer recruits from the Hoodland Fire District (HFD)
participated in a live fire training event hosted by Estacada Fire District on
Feb. 27 at the Estacada Fire training gro... Read more
On stage: a weekend with Larry Wilder
Larry Wilder, a northwest musician known for his
entertaining performances of Americana, has played thousands of concerts,
including opening for such luminaries as Willie Nelson... Read more
Welches Schools reopen
On Thursday, Feb. 18, Debbie Ortiz dropped her five-year-old
son, James, off at Welches Schools for his first day of in-person kindergarten.
She described the process that she a... Read more
Vision of Rhody's future offered in February meeting
Clackamas County and MIG Consultants hosted a Zoom meeting
on Wednesday, Feb. 10 to present a draft of three design alternatives for the
Rhododendron Main Street Site Redevelopm... Read more
New Welches residential subdivision in early stages
Clackamas County received a pre-application conference
request on Wednesday, Feb. 3 regarding a partition/subdivision of nearly eight
acres of land south of Hwy. 26 and to the e... Read more
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