The curtain rises on the holiday season
The Nutz-n-Boltz Theater Company’s (NNB) December offering
of “Every Christmas Story Ever Told! (And Then Some!),” by Michael Carleton,
James FitzGerald and John K. Alvarez, h... Read more
Zigzag District timber harvest planned for 2020
The Zigzag Ranger District will hold an open house from 6-8
p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 10 to offer the public a chance to learn about the Zigzag
Integrated Resource Project, consisting of two timber ... Read more
Program seeing results in preventing youth suicide
Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office has seen a promising
response in preventing youth suicide through its three-year partnership with
SafeOregon, an anonymous school safety tip program. <... Read more
Holiday Block Party offers produce and crafts
Based on the success of a Harvest Market held in late
October, Lauren Carusona will offer a Holiday Block Party from noon to 8:30
p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, in the Hoodland Shopping Center, includi... Read more
Tips to keep safe during the winter
(MT) – Even though the wildfire season is over and winter is
imminent, the threat of fire remains – home heating fires. And winter also
brings risks when people are out, including... Read more
Artisan’s market returns
Heidi Flanders, Recreation Director for the Mt. Hood Village
RV Resort, hopes that December’s Mt. Hood Artisan’s Market can offer local
artists a safe environment to show off thei... Read more
Welches students ‘drum’ up a lesson
On Friday, Nov. 8, students at Welches Middle School took to
the stage to tell the story of how rock is eroded in a river and turns into
pebbles. The performance was not conveyed through acting... Read more
2020 to bring construction and traffic on Hwy. 26
Mount Hood area residents and visitors can expect traffic
congestion and delays on Hwy. 26 during the late spring and summer of 2020 as a
result of Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) co... Read more
Hoodland Fire opens Deputy Chief search
The Hoodland Fire District (HFD) officially opened the
search for a Deputy Fire Chief with a job posting in trade publications and
elsewhere on Friday, Nov. 1. Interested candidates have unti... Read more
Restaurant hit twice by burglars
Tom Anderson, owner of the Rendezvous Bar & Grill in
Welches, noted his establishment had never been broken into in the 25 years
he’s operated it. That streak ended suddenly in the ... Read more
‘Drive with a Cop’ puts teens behind the wheel
The Portland International Raceway was filled with the
sounds of revving engines and squealing brakes on the sunny Saturday morning of
Oct. 5.
Instead of sportscars racing neck-in-... Read more
The Art Garage
Earlier this year, Rhody resident Edward Peters had an idea
to share his garage space with his grandson, also named Edward Peters, who
enjoys drawing and creating art. But the elder Peters also... Read more
Neighbors team up on bike project
Chris Thiessen’s childhood bike, a yellow Schwinn Stingray
she rode everywhere in the early 1970s, sat unused in her mother’s shed for
years after she graduated to her 10-speed. Aft... Read more
Workshop takes the mystery out of septic systems
If you own a home with a septic system and have ever
wondered how it works or the best ways to maintain it, the Clackamas Soil and
Water Conservation District offers a workshop, “Know Y... Read more
Putting the forest back in order
When Bill Westbrook, Zigzag District Ranger for the Mt. Hood
National Forest, walks along a stretch of the Salmon River to gauge its health,
it’s notable how far the area has come in a sh... Read more
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