http://www.estacadanews.com/features/index.php Portland and surrounding area community news and information http://www.estacadanews.com/features/story.php?story_id=122046707906979500 My first memories of quilting were with my mother, sitting at her knee watching her cut out little squares from scraps of fabric and then sew them together on her sewing machine or by hand. At an early age, I remember my grandmother making her appliquéd butterfly blocks for quilts. In 1939, I ... http://www.estacadanews.com/features/story.php?story_id=122046421531753600 Although child abduction by a stranger is relatively rare, it will continue to happen. Fortunately, there are numerous resources available to help parents and children prepare for the unthinkable. “It’s never too early to try and teach them to run and make a lot noise and fuss if ... http://www.estacadanews.com/features/story.php?story_id=121986689537698700 Infomercials and Web sites urge us to eliminate the buildup of toxins that supposedly results from imprudent habits or exposure to hazardous substances. But the human body defends itself very well against most environmental insults and occasional indulgences, reports the May issue of Harvard ... http://www.estacadanews.com/features/story.php?story_id=121926319210364600 In 1846, Governor Abernathy gave Sam Barlow permission to turn the trail he just blazed (from The Dalles around the south slope of Mount Hood and then on to Oregon City) into a road suitable for covered wagons. It was to be called the Mount Hood Road. Philip Foster, who then lived in Oregon City, ... http://www.estacadanews.com/features/story.php?story_id=121926083884882700 Members of the Estacada Union High School class of 1948 held a 60-year reunion in June at the Odd Fellows Hall in Estacada. Thirty-six students graduated in 1948. Back: Lloyd Buchholz, Al Culver, Eugene Clackson, Pete Maffei, Doris (Carter) Hibbard, Charles Richardson, Ruth (Reynolds) Lazott, Emma ... http://www.estacadanews.com/features/story.php?story_id=121925908823258700 Helen Kennedy and Beth Sue Wright admire a handmade hat by Annette Reisbick at The Spiral Gallery, 341 S. Broadway St., during the First Friday event featuring the work of artist Norma Piper on Aug. 1. The next First Friday open house will be held Sept. 5, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., at the ... http://www.estacadanews.com/features/story.php?story_id=121925833942011900 Ask Linda Presnall, 43, how she finds time to be a wife, a mother of 10, a full-time business owner, a support services volunteer and a church music director, and she will tell you it is all about scheduling and organization. Mornings begin early at her eight-bedroom Oregon City home. “I ... http://www.estacadanews.com/features/story.php?story_id=121865276989192800 Clackamas River Elementary School teacher Sarah Powers uses a clinometer to measure the slope of the land at the Hopkins Demonstration Forest in Oregon City. She is one of three teachers in Clackamas County who spent the summer in the woods as part of Oregon Teachers on Summer Assignment. Each ... http://www.estacadanews.com/features/story.php?story_id=121865298452666500 Nine months of clouds and drizzle apparently do not drive away skin cancer: Oregon is among the top six states in the nation in the incidence of the most deadly form of skin cancer, according to a recent health department report. Oregon joined Washington, Idaho, Utah, Vermont and New Hampshire in ... http://www.estacadanews.com/features/story.php?story_id=121865511005879900 Sam and Gerri Morse recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with family and friends at a party at Philip Foster Farm. The couple has two children, seven foster children, and six grandchildren. The Morses have lived in Viola for 33 years, located about seven miles northwest of ... http://www.estacadanews.com/features/story.php?story_id=121865312743379400 Bank of the West, 365 S. Broadway St., recently donated $1000 to the Estacada Community Center to help support the Meals on Wheels program. From left: Estacada Community Center Director Kelly Williams, Bank of the West employees Angie Long, Ron ...