http://www.estacadanews.com/news/index.php Portland and surrounding area community news and information http://www.estacadanews.com/news/story.php?story_id=132821770771809500 2012-02-02 13:21:47 http://www.estacadanews.com/news/story.php?story_id=132821770771809500 en-us While most restaurants and stores in town set out to do one thing and do it well, Currinsville Deli couldn’t be more different. After filling a vacant space that used to be a little market, the Currinsville Deli tried a new approach. “Little stores just don’t make it,” ... http://www.estacadanews.com/news/story.php?story_id=132821762728805800 2012-02-02 13:20:27 http://www.estacadanews.com/news/story.php?story_id=132821762728805800 en-us Six-year-old Julia Tenbush presented her mother with a choice. For Christmas, she either wanted a cell phone or a younger sibling. In fact, she wasn’t even concerned with whether it was a brother or sister. Unfortunately for Julia, Christmas came and went without a younger sibling or a cell ... http://www.estacadanews.com/news/story.php?story_id=132821748873433600 2012-02-02 13:18:08 http://www.estacadanews.com/news/story.php?story_id=132821748873433600 en-us You could cut the tension with a knife. As the nearly 50 people piled into City Hall on Thursday, Jan. 26, with three TriMet representatives present, nobody knew what to expect. As news had come down over the previous couple of weeks that bus line 30, which runs from Clackamas Town Center to ... http://www.estacadanews.com/news/story.php?story_id=132781314728287600 2012-01-28 20:59:07 http://www.estacadanews.com/news/story.php?story_id=132781314728287600 en-us Clackamas County search and rescue members found the body of a 6-year-old Portland girl who was swept away in the Clackamas River six days ago. The Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office said that at about 1:50 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28, a person flagged down a deputy in the Mount Hood National ... http://www.estacadanews.com/news/story.php?story_id=132761967966233900 2012-01-26 15:14:39 http://www.estacadanews.com/news/story.php?story_id=132761967966233900 en-us “We lead with beer. Food is just an accompaniment.” When the words came out of the mouth of Fearless Brewing Company owner Bennett Johnson, everything clicked. With nine years under their belt, Bennett and her husband Ken are as far from an identity crisis as restaurateurs could be. ... http://www.estacadanews.com/news/story.php?story_id=132761962696655300 2012-01-26 15:13:46 http://www.estacadanews.com/news/story.php?story_id=132761962696655300 en-us Few people enjoy going to the dentist, but for some people, that isn’t the problem. In tough economic times, what some people view as nonessential medical services, such as dental care, can be one of the first budget items cut. But for the children of Estacada, services such as Tooth Taxi ... http://www.estacadanews.com/news/story.php?story_id=132761867111049300 2012-01-26 14:57:51 http://www.estacadanews.com/news/story.php?story_id=132761867111049300 en-us With the threat of TriMet’s bus line 30 being eliminated, the citizens of Estacada mobilized as a petition began to circulate. The petition, which had already garnered 120 signatures in two days, was in response to a report that the Estacada bus route was one of 16 on TriMet’s chopping ... http://www.estacadanews.com/news/story.php?story_id=132691874744030600 2012-01-19 00:00:00 http://www.estacadanews.com/news/story.php?story_id=132691874744030600 en-us Oregonians love to buy local, but no Oregon company has managed to bring a mass-produced electric car to market. That may change this year, if Arcimoto founder Mark Frohnmayer gets his way. Since 2007, Eugene-based Arcimoto has been working up prototypes of a three-wheeled electric car that looks ... http://www.estacadanews.com/news/story.php?story_id=132693454729633600 2012-01-18 16:55:47 http://www.estacadanews.com/news/story.php?story_id=132693454729633600 en-us After more than 60 hours of learning about communication, community vitality, managing conflict, resource development and stakeholder analysis, the first cohort of Estacada’s Ford Institute Leadership program is ready to put its skills to use. The Ford Institute Leadership program is ... http://www.estacadanews.com/news/story.php?story_id=132693434539452100 2012-01-18 00:00:00 http://www.estacadanews.com/news/story.php?story_id=132693434539452100 en-us The EHS All-Sports Benefit Dinner and Auction held on Jan. 7th was a huge success! There are some very generous people in this town that we’d like to thank for all their time, effort and support of the EHS Booster Club and EHS Athletic Department: Jay and Debbie Alvarado Danny ... http://www.estacadanews.com/news/story.php?story_id=132693308602443000 2012-01-18 16:31:26 http://www.estacadanews.com/news/story.php?story_id=132693308602443000 en-us With a strong recommendation coming from the Estacada School District, the School Board voted at its January meeting against participation in Oregon’s new open enrollment program. This option would allow participating schools to accept transfers from outside of their districts, while also ... http://www.estacadanews.com/news/story.php?story_id=132693276847541800 2012-01-18 00:00:00 http://www.estacadanews.com/news/story.php?story_id=132693276847541800 en-us TriMet’s budget problems could affect riders in East Clackamas County if the agency’s board cannot find a viable solution to a projected shortfall of $12 million to $17 million in the next fiscal year, beginning July 1. Line 30 between Estacada and Clackamas is one of 16 lines that are ... http://www.estacadanews.com/news/story.php?story_id=132635548720627200 2012-01-12 00:04:47 http://www.estacadanews.com/news/story.php?story_id=132635548720627200 en-us With 25 years of natural resource management experience, Lisa A. Northrop arrived last week to assume her duties as the new deputy forest supervisor of the Mt. Hood National Forest. In addition to Northrop, stewardship over the national forest is overseen by Supervisor Chris Worth and other ... http://www.estacadanews.com/news/story.php?story_id=132635537192662900 2012-01-12 00:02:51 http://www.estacadanews.com/news/story.php?story_id=132635537192662900 en-us Sometimes a name says everything it needs to, and in the case of The Country Restaurant and Lounge in Estacada, the name couldn’t be more fitting. In a building that looks like you’re going home for a meal, The Country, 341 N.E. Main St., offers a variety of home cooked meals perfect ... http://www.estacadanews.com/news/story.php?story_id=132635503864826800 2012-01-11 00:00:00 http://www.estacadanews.com/news/story.php?story_id=132635503864826800 en-us Jamie Damon, incumbent candidate for Position No. 4 on the Clackamas County Board of Commissioners, was challenged at the recent Boring Citizen Participation Organization (CPO) meeting. Damon of Eagle Creek was accused of laughing with other commissioners while they were talking about the measure ... http://www.estacadanews.com/news/story.php?story_id=132635492709086600 2012-01-11 23:55:27 http://www.estacadanews.com/news/story.php?story_id=132635492709086600 en-us It all started with a dilemma. The sign said, “Road closed.” And yet, the gate was open. Things began innocently enough when Stewart Schmidt, 33, of Lake Oswego and his two children, Gabriel McCoy, 15, and Aiden Schmidt, 6, headed toward Estacada on Monday, Jan. 2 with the idea of an ... http://www.estacadanews.com/news/story.php?story_id=132612350667551500 2012-01-09 00:00:00 http://www.estacadanews.com/news/story.php?story_id=132612350667551500 en-us Starting today, the news-gathering staffs of Pamplin Media Group and KOIN Local 6 TV are combining their resources to bring readers, listeners and viewers a more comprehensive and timely local news report. The Pamplin group – which includes the Portland Tribune and Community Newspapers and ... http://www.estacadanews.com/news/story.php?story_id=132572864515046000 2012-01-04 17:57:25 http://www.estacadanews.com/news/story.php?story_id=132572864515046000 en-us While I was arranging a meeting a few weeks ago, the Half Note Café was recommended as a good meeting spot, with plenty of room to sit and good coffee. Despite not being much of a coffee person, I relented, and entered the shop not knowing what to expect. After finishing our meeting, I was ... http://www.estacadanews.com/news/story.php?story_id=132572857258466000 2012-01-04 17:56:12 http://www.estacadanews.com/news/story.php?story_id=132572857258466000 en-us Four young men from Estacada, Eagle Creek and Boring were arrested with three police weapons pointed at them Friday, Dec. 23, after Sandy police officers were alerted to car windows being shot “drive-by” style all over the city. The suspects were allegedly using a pink BB gun to ... http://www.estacadanews.com/news/story.php?story_id=132572845185616700 2012-01-04 17:54:11 http://www.estacadanews.com/news/story.php?story_id=132572845185616700 en-us Fire all but destroyed a newer home in the 21600 block of South McKenzie Lane early Friday, Dec. 30. Estacada Rural Fire District received a call at 6 a.m. reporting the house was completely engulfed in flames. The home, which was built within the past five years, had been purchased on Dec. ...