http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/index.php Portland and surrounding area community news and information http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=126819685637241200 2010-03-09 00:00:00 http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=126819685637241200 en-us A fire around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 9, completely destroyed an apartment in a duplex at 18305 N.E. Wasco St., displacing a family of four, including a father, mother and two teenage children. The fire was reportedly started when someone in the apartment burned debris in the fireplace. Some of ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=126820190353641300 2010-03-09 00:00:00 http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=126820190353641300 en-us Damascus voters failed to pass four measures on the March 9 ballot. The initiatives proposed prohibiting light rail in Damascus without a vote, limiting the city’s use of emergency clauses to put ordinances into effect faster, limiting city spending increases to no more than 2.5 percent a ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=126819768048563100 2010-03-10 00:00:00 http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=126819768048563100 en-us City staff members have proposed expanding elements of a package of small-business incentives unveiled last month by Mayor Shane Bemis during his state of the city address. Gresham city councilors considered the proposal – designed to get home-based business owners into vacant storefronts ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=126819724920789500 2010-03-10 00:00:00 http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=126819724920789500 en-us To speed or not to speed — that was the question facing Nicholas Morrell, 17, a junior at Centennial High School, as he took the field at Mt. Hood Community College the morning of March 6. Nicholas had just earned his driver’s license the day before and was one of 37 teenagers, as well ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=126815064842086400 2010-03-09 00:00:00 http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=126815064842086400 en-us Multnomah County Chairman Ted Wheeler was named Tuesday as the new state treasurer, filling the vacancy left by Sunday’s death of Ben Westlund. Gov. Ted Kulongoski announced the appointment in the morning, saying Wheeler “brings the perfect balance of expertise from both the public and ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=126819637456202800 2010-03-09 00:00:00 http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=126819637456202800 en-us Multnomah County’s Ted Wheeler was among the three Democrats and one Republican who filed Tuesday to run in the May primary for the state treasurer’s position. They were among 310 people who filed for positions across the state, including governor, the U.S. Senate and all 60 state ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=126818942380772500 2010-03-09 00:00:00 http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=126818942380772500 en-us Mayor Sam Adams insists there is sufficient money in the Bureau of Environmental Services budget to kick start the new bicycle master plan without delaying approved sewer projects. According to Adams, the city finance office has identified $15.4 million in recession-generated cost and contingency ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=126818958802338500 2010-03-09 00:00:00 http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=126818958802338500 en-us Convicted killer Ricardo Serrano will not take the witness stand in his defense as a jury decides whether to impose the death penalty for the November 2006 slayings of a Bethany mother and her two young sons. Speaking through a Spanish interpreter Tuesday afternoon in Washington County Circuit ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=126816330435935100 2010-03-09 00:00:00 http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=126816330435935100 en-us Ted Wheeler’s appointment as state treasurer has set off a scramble to fill the two Multnomah County commission seats up for election this year – the ones occupied by Wheeler and Commissioner Jeff Cogen. Until Tuesday morning, no one with any political experience had filed against ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=126783583661166400 2010-03-05 00:00:00 http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=126783583661166400 en-us Boeing will expand its Gresham operations with a $100 million chemical processing plant that could employ 152 workers in the next three years. The Chicago-based airplane manufacturer, which employs approximately 1,500 people at its Gresham operations on Northeast Sandy Boulevard, plans to launch ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=126815179958982400 2010-03-09 08:23:19 http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=126815179958982400 en-us After 4½ hours of impassioned testimony, the Portland School Board voted on two hot-button issues Monday evening: moving forward with the high school redesign process, and renewing a contract for the U.S. Department of Defense-funded Starbase program. Both issues attracted a high amount of ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=126809628524342400 2010-03-08 00:00:00 http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=126809628524342400 en-us The developers of Oregon City’s Rivers project, the proposed lifestyle center mall slated for the former landfill site next to Home Depot, have suspended the project indefinitely, saying a division in the city council and the imminent departure of City Manager Larry Patterson left them unsure ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=126808491515034600 2010-03-08 00:00:00 http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=126808491515034600 en-us It seemed like a classic political gotcha moment: navigate to a Web site affiliated with a politician and, lo and behold, there’s a site promoting a strip club in the online alternate reality realm known as Second Life. Except the politician, Hillsboro Democrat Chuck Riley, 70, has no idea ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=126798516735487200 2010-03-08 00:00:00 http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=126798516735487200 en-us Sewer projects throughout the city would be delayed three years to kick start the city’s new bicycle master plan under an ordinance submitted to the City Council by Mayor Sam Adams. The council is scheduled to vote on the ordinance on Wednesday. It would dedicate $20 million in sewer funds ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=126808372768557700 2010-03-08 00:00:00 http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=126808372768557700 en-us The Oregon City parents who were convicted in January in the faith healing death of their son were both sentenced to 16 months in the state penitentiary on Monday. Jeff and Marci Beagley were found guilty of criminally negligent homicide in January. Their son, Neil, died in June 2008 of a ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=126808140298301900 2010-03-08 12:50:02 http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=126808140298301900 en-us KPAM 860’s Victoria Taft moved Monday morning to a new time slot, going head-to-head with conservative talk radio host Lars Larson. The Victoria Taft Show is from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., giving her an hour’s head start on Larson, the dean of local conservative talk show hosts. Taft’s ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=126807981999978000 2010-03-08 00:00:00 http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=126807981999978000 en-us Have you used Oregon’s medical marijuana clinics? Tell us about your experiences with them. The Portland Tribune wants to hear from you. Please click here to send us e-mail about your experiences with the ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=126765248444189500 2010-03-04 00:00:00 http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=126765248444189500 en-us Arts lovers, rejoice. The Portland nonprofit Creative Advocacy Network, formed in 2008, is hoping to build momentum this month in its effort to create a new public fund for the arts in the Portland region. The organization wants to educate and engage the region’s elected leaders in the arts, ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=126799375632107600 2010-03-07 00:00:00 http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=126799375632107600 en-us Portland police are looking for a registered sex offender suspected of kidnapping two women March 4 after a downtown evening concert. Raul Evans Winklebeck, 42, is also wanted for third-degree sex abuse and a probation violation. Police said Winklebeck is 5-foot-11 tall, with a stocky build, with ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=126783130934780700 2010-03-05 00:00:00 http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=126783130934780700 en-us The Portland Water Bureau will soon begin shutting off the water to multifamily housing buildings that have not been paying their water bills. The bureau has identified about 600 landlords — including a condominium association — who have between $100 and $10,000 in unpaid water bills. ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=126767280113614200 2010-03-04 00:00:00 http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=126767280113614200 en-us Marc Delphine believes that there’s something very wrong with America. Thankfully, he’s got a plan. The 32-year-old Sherwood resident announced Tuesday that he is running for the United States Senate, for the seat currently held by Democrat Ron Wyden, who is up for re-election for a ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=126767206524479800 2010-03-04 00:00:00 http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=126767206524479800 en-us Tualatin was once home to some serious lumbering beasties. There’s been mammoth bones. There’s been mastodon bones. And now? Well, Tualatin can lay claim to one giant Harlan’s Ground Sloth. According to Yvonne Addington of the Tualatin Historical Society, bones from the 1970s ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=126765237912823900 2010-03-04 00:00:00 http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=126765237912823900 en-us Marianne Skuzinski moved to Portland from Chicago four years ago, largely because she was convinced it was a healthier place to live. “It just felt right,” says Skuzinski, 29, who works as a draftswoman for Oregon Health & Science University. “In Chicago I had security, I had ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=126765246371021700 2010-03-04 00:00:00 http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=126765246371021700 en-us The new campaign to recall Mayor Sam Adams has a little more than six weeks to collect the 32,185 voter signatures needed to force him on the ballot, but donations so far seem to be falling short of the necessary pace. Although chief petitioner Avel Gordly originally said the campaign would use ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=126766161054354300 2010-03-04 00:00:00 http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=126766161054354300 en-us Lake Oswego residents will likely be bracing themselves for another fee increase this year. Allied Waste, the contractor for the city’s garbage and recycling services, proposed an overall 6.73 percent increase this year. The actual increase is dependent on the size of container. For most ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=126766240633545700 2010-03-04 00:00:00 http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=126766240633545700 en-us Axis Crane, the contractor for the Foothills dock installation, says it will take an additional $122,600 to finish the job that has been six years in planning. Lake Oswego City Council approved the contract at its Feb. 16 meeting. The dock construction faced delays last fall, when workers ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=126767182752203600 2010-03-04 00:00:00 http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=126767182752203600 en-us Metzger Elementary School Principal Karen Twain has been named the district’s new director of alternative programs, following the retirement of Jennifer Nelson at the end of the school year. Under her new title, Twain will be expanding programs for students who have struggled in the ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=126767258337001500 2010-03-04 00:00:00 http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=126767258337001500 en-us On the TV show “Extreme Makeover — Home Edition,” the crowd chants “Move that bus!” at the end of each episode so the family of the week can see its spacious new home. In Tigard last Friday, students at three elementary schools were chanting instead, “Stuff the ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=126766167862544400 2010-03-04 00:00:00 http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=126766167862544400 en-us The good news is that the eagle lived. However, it took two hours of patience and strenuous effort before a large bald eagle, which was on the losing end of a fight with an even larger bald eagle, could be rescued and taken to an animal hospital Sunday night. This Lake Oswego battle of the big ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=126767299448046400 2010-03-04 00:00:00 http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=126767299448046400 en-us The Sherwood City Council has given the go-ahead for plans to redevelop Sherwood’s downtown core. On Tuesday, the council approved a planned unit development (PUD) in Old Town that will be built along Pine and Willamette streets, south of City Hall. The Cannery Square proposal, which is ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=126767292686911200 2010-03-04 00:00:00 http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=126767292686911200 en-us The Tigard-Tualatin School District has ended their search for a new director of coordinated education services, a high-ranking position within the district’s administration. Hillsboro High School Principal Sloan Presidio accepted the position, where he will be responsible for overseeing ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=126767362743259400 2010-03-04 00:00:00 http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=126767362743259400 en-us Beorn Anderson’s milkshakes really hit the spot with cancer patients at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center. It’s not uncommon for shake requests to be waiting for the certified nursing assistant when he begins his shifts at 2:30 p.m. in the 5West Oncology Unit. And those requests ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=126767335052072100 2010-03-04 00:00:00 http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=126767335052072100 en-us Families looking for a meaningful way to spend their Wednesday night should head to the Washington County Fair Complex for the Taste of Home Cooking School. The event features exhibits and cooking demonstrations while serving as a benefit for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Oregon. The foundation ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=126765747405147800 2010-03-04 00:00:00 http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=126765747405147800 en-us Maybe it was the full moon. Police ended a dry spell for criminal activity at the end of last week, arresting two suspects in a string of local burglaries and using stun guns on two individuals in separate cases. West Linn Sgt. Neil Hennelly said local police rarely find reason to use their Taser ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=126765244305959400 2010-03-04 00:00:00 http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=126765244305959400 en-us A little more than a month after the fatal police shooting of Aaron Campbell, rank-and-file officers are “feeling betrayed” by city and state elected leaders, says police union President Sgt. Scott Westerman. “They’re playing politics (with the shooting),” says ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=126765250641499100 2010-03-04 00:00:00 http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=126765250641499100 en-us Heading into the 2010 primaries, Republicans around the country are crowing and Democrats are cowering. It’s tough to be the party in power with unemployment topping 10 percent, U.S. troops mired in an intractable war and voters in a throw-the-bums-out mood. But a close look at Oregon ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=126765242109056300 2010-03-04 00:00:00 http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=126765242109056300 en-us Strictly by the numbers, it may not look like BizTech High School has made big strides since it formed six years ago. One of Portland Public Schools’ first autonomous “small schools” to form at the Marshall Campus in Southeast Portland, the school has seen its test scores pop up ... http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=126765254921275400 2010-03-04 00:00:00 http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=126765254921275400 en-us Dick Bogle died at age 79 on Thursday, Feb. 25. He was one of the first African-American Portland police officers, and also worked as a TV journalist and served on the City Council from 1984 to 1992. After retiring, Bogle wrote jazz reviews and a column for Boom! Boomers & Beyond, a publication ...