http://www.estacadanews.com/news/index.php Portland and surrounding area community news and information http://www.estacadanews.com/news/story.php?story_id=121080902937187600 New jobs will be coming to Estacada if all goes as planned for the city’s recently designated 130-acre enterprise zone extending along the east and west sides of Highway 224. An enterprise zone is a tax abatement program offered by local government and designed to encourage businesses to ... http://www.estacadanews.com/news/story.php?story_id=121081056017447100 Over 200 community members march through Estacada toward River Mill School for the opening day of Little League season on Apr. 26. At the rally afterward, local league treasurer Lisa Bloker said she was pleased that fundraising efforts netted the league over $10,000 to support local ... http://www.estacadanews.com/news/story.php?story_id=121081008392663200 How many second graders do you know who have tried cabbage and love it? “It all depends on the context in which it is presented,” says Stephanie Stuart, educator with the Oregon State University Extension Service, Nutrition Education Program. “We try to make food nutrition fun by ... http://www.estacadanews.com/news/story.php?story_id=121081329788543100 With overcast skies and temperatures hovering in the mid 50s, Estacada resident Jessica London-Gandert stopped at the Farmers Market on Saturday to see what the nearly-two-dozen vendors had for sale. Strolling through the Farmers Market at the corner of Third Avenue and Broadway Street, ... http://www.estacadanews.com/news/story.php?story_id=120975693785617300 Superintendent Howard Fetz said Wednesday, April 23, that his assistant had made an error concerning the number of applications his office received for a vacated seat on the Estacada School Board. Fetz’s executive assistant and School Board secretary, Sabrina Licari, had said during a ... http://www.estacadanews.com/news/story.php?story_id=121081213967167000 Estacada School District residents Danny Scott and Dora Morgan both applied for the Zone 3 school board vacancy earlier this year. Information about the vacancies was provided at the request of The Estacada News. Information about the disclosure of the vacancies was incomplete in the April 30 ... http://www.estacadanews.com/news/story.php?story_id=121081174299696600 Gresham resident, Dee Lewis, died at a Portland-area hospital on May 6, 2008. He was 49. A memorial service was held May 10 at Clackamas Valley Baptist Church in Estacada. Dee was born June 15, 1958, in Minneapolis, Minn. to proud parents Earl and Marie Anderson Jr. Later that year, they moved to ... http://www.estacadanews.com/news/story.php?story_id=121081023224530500 Henry James Gaylor was born on April 11 at 8:30 p.m., weighing 8 pounds, 7 ounces, to Zach and Sarah Gaylor. Zach Gaylor grew up in Estacada and Sarah is a substitute teacher at Clackamas River Elementary. Henry is the newest grandson of Jami and Bill Berry of Estacada, Pat and Jeri Gaylor of ... http://www.estacadanews.com/news/story.php?story_id=121080942558089200 On a sunny Friday afternoon, a handful of children scramble up the rock wall at Wade Creek Park. A few more children laugh and play on the jungle gym. A little boy rides the zip-line back and forth, while several youngsters circle the merry-go-round, getting dizzier by the second. Nearby, empty ... http://www.estacadanews.com/news/story.php?story_id=121080824367025000 A group of Estacada students skipped school last week for a trip to the movies. But instead of sipping soda pop and snacking on popcorn, the eight youth from Estacada Junior High and Clackamas River Elementary were called to be extras in the movie, “Without a Paddle II,” for a scene ... http://www.estacadanews.com/news/story.php?story_id=121018487874275200 Evan Jensen was recently named editor and general manager for The Estacada News, published by Pamplin Media Group. Jensen spent the last three years working as a reporter and editor for The Liberty Lake Splash, a weekly newspaper in Liberty Lake, Wash., located 15 miles east of Spokane. He has a ... http://www.estacadanews.com/news/story.php?story_id=121019548435900000 Estacada firefighters practice with the Life Flight helicopter and crew on Veteran's Way during the department's weekly evening training session last ... http://www.estacadanews.com/news/story.php?story_id=121019307414718600 May is the American Cancer Society’s National skin cancer prevention and awareness month. The organization’s website says that the skin is the largest organ of the body. It covers our internal organs and protects them from injury, serves as a barrier between germs and our internal ... http://www.estacadanews.com/news/story.php?story_id=121019227797685300 Tamara, of Oregon Massage, and Julie, of Synergy on Broadway, have devised a way to blend massage and yoga so that moms and their children may enjoy the wonderful benefits of both practices. The two will host a play day for moms and children on May 10 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Synergy on ... http://www.estacadanews.com/news/story.php?story_id=121019159729010000 Estacada resident Virgle L. Edwards, 91, died Saturday, May 3. A public celebration of life will be held Saturday, May 17, at Clackamas Valley Baptist Church, 29275 S.E. Eagle Creek Road, Estacada. Virgle was born Aug. 8, 1916, in Springfield, Ore. In 1938, he married Rose Marie Crane. Virgle ... http://www.estacadanews.com/news/story.php?story_id=121019144218838400 Longtime Sandy resident Marvin Crowson died at his home with his family by his side on Sunday, April 20, 2008. He was 65. At his request, no services were held. Marvin Wayne Crowson was born Oct. 7, 1942, in Silverton, Ore., to Dewey and Adaline (Finley) Crowson. He was raised there before ... http://www.estacadanews.com/news/story.php?story_id=121018627173183000 Since 2000, Blue Heaven Therapeutic Riding Academy’s mission has been to provide safe, high-quality therapeutic horseback riding experiences designed to strengthen the minds and bodies of individuals with physical or emotional disabilities. The non-profit riding academy is located on George ... http://www.estacadanews.com/news/story.php?story_id=121018582798363400 What began as an idea for a fictional novel about mice on special-ops missions for the military became SpecMouse, the name for a visual design and photography studio that two Estacada locals, Julius Kuziemski, 26, and his wife Thea, 23, opened on Broadway Street last month. “This is ... http://www.estacadanews.com/news/story.php?story_id=121018533230717000 When can a person walk into a fire chief’s office and witness a candid demonstration on the oversight methods used to track all financial activities within the district? Perhaps only when the fire district’s former financial officer is in jail awaiting sentencing for the embezzlement ... http://www.estacadanews.com/news/story.php?story_id=121013451267817100 The historians who run Phillip Foster Farm at Eagle Creek received an $8,000 grant in April to help set up archives from the Oregon Heritage Commission. Eighteen Oregon museums received more than $100,000 in grants for various projects. In the case of the facility at Eagle Creek, operated by the ... http://www.estacadanews.com/news/story.php?story_id=120975860751704800 Clackamas County Commissioners are seeking nine volunteers to serve on the Disability Advocates Coalition for two-year terms. The coalition advises the local office of Aging and Disability Services, which serves people with disabilities and other state and local agencies. The Disability ... http://www.estacadanews.com/news/story.php?story_id=120975821411533500 Debbie Alvarado has been planning events for 26 years. The grand opening of her new storefront in Estacada was Thursday, April 24. She recently moved her shop from Clackamas. Events, Etc. plans and decorates theme parties; weddings; fundraisers; corporate events and conferences; holiday ... http://www.estacadanews.com/news/story.php?story_id=120975784755767600 Estacada resident Hazel L. Harmon died at her home Monday, April 7. She was 90. A memorial service will be held 2 p.m. Saturday, May 3, at Clackamas Valley Baptist Church, 29275 S.E. Eagle Creek Road, Estacada. Burial has occurred at I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Hazel L. Gredvig was born July 24, 1917, in ... http://www.estacadanews.com/news/story.php?story_id=120975770035688600 Wilmer Lawrence Bechtel was born April 19, 1940, to Norman and Irene (Sauder) Bechtel of Spring City, Pa. He passed away peacefully Monday, April 21, 2008, in Oregon City after a long battle with dementia. He was 68. Wilmer grew up on a dairy farm. As a teen, he worked for a time in a grocery ... http://www.estacadanews.com/news/story.php?story_id=120975709994135900 Dr. David Rheaume of Eagle Creek has an earring, a rattail ponytail and so many medical acronyms after his name he said he cannot fit them all on his business card. “I’m not taking the earring out,” Rheaume said. However, he also hopes his rock ’n’ roll style will ... http://www.estacadanews.com/news/story.php?story_id=120975653814686000 Estacada resident Matthew Silva is among seven candidates competing in the May primary for Position 5 on the Clackamas County Board of Commissioners. “I like getting involved, and now’s the time,” Silva said. “I’m into the community, and that’s why I love ... http://www.estacadanews.com/news/story.php?story_id=120975178234003900 Estacada High School Drama Club is ready with their spring play, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” by William Shakespeare. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. May 1-3 in the Estacada Auditorium. The main plot of Midsummer involves two couples: Hermia (played by Veronica Lundberg) and ... http://www.estacadanews.com/news/story.php?story_id=120975139190352700 A home in Big Valley Woods Park, 2 miles from Eagle Creek toward Sandy on Highway 211, was badly damaged by fire Tuesday, April 22, but the occupant and pets escaped safely. When fire fighters arrived Tuesday evening, the manufactured home's kitchen was heavily ablaze. According to fire ... http://www.estacadanews.com/news/story.php?story_id=120941119433406200 Portland’s Mercy Corps has created a Global Food Crisis Fund to battle rising food prices around the world. The fund will raise and distribute money to countries where Mercy Corps works and people have been most severely impacted by rising food prices. “The prices of basics like ... http://www.estacadanews.com/news/story.php?story_id=120864545947627400 Icy road conditions on Highway 211 south of Estacada could have been the cause of a one-car accident late Friday or early Saturday morning that killed a 43-year-old Eagle Creek woman. Oregon State Police said Nanci Sue Garrison died sometime overnight when her 1988 Acrua two-door sedan failed to ... http://www.estacadanews.com/news/story.php?story_id=120854936403456100 Life at Northwest Technologies is pretty sweet these days, says Lisa Brookshier, the company’s administrative manager. Sitting in a conference room that looks out over a dozen safety-goggled workers -- operating laser machines, hooking heavy pieces of metal to cranes, and staring at diagrams ... http://www.estacadanews.com/news/story.php?story_id=120854872017870300 Cruzin’ 4 Life will sponsor a “Tractor Pull” and a “Cruizin” – a classic car cruise-in – along with a Family Fun Fair, in Hubbard on Saturday, July 12, to raise funds for seven disease education and prevention non-profits. The event, organizers said, will ... http://www.estacadanews.com/news/story.php?story_id=120854796635235500 Renea Reese, a seventh-grade student at Estacada Junior High School, found herself in the school’s library on Thursday night, April 10, with her father, working on math problems. But for this 13-year-old, hanging out with a parent after school to do some extra work isn’t a ... http://www.estacadanews.com/news/story.php?story_id=120854663683264100 Pamela Rowley-Butcher, who pleaded guilty to stealing $1.6 million from the Estacada Fire District over a span of 10 years, will not know her sentence until 9 a.m. Friday, June 6. In a joint motion filed by Rowley-Butcher’s attorney, Pat Birmingham, and Clackamas County Deputy District ... http://www.estacadanews.com/news/story.php?story_id=120854620651686700 Schools Superintendent Howard Fetz has taken action to correct food-service health violations issued by the Clackamas County Community Health Division. One citation involves a large quantity of tomato sauce that expired in 2000. The citation, listed as “critical” and dated June 6, ... http://www.estacadanews.com/news/story.php?story_id=120854206860455600 The Make-A-Wish Foundation granted 3-year-old Eagle Creek resident Mikey Miltenberger a $7,000 “Rambo” play structure that was built in his backyard on Saturday. Mikey was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia nearly a year ago. He will turn 4 on April 27. “Doctors say ...