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Tualatin library director checks out
TUALATIN — Tualatin Library Manager Darrel Condra will go into semi retirement next month, leaving behind a library system that has grown immensely in the last nine years. And it all started with a little digging into, and weeding out of, an aged library collection.When Condra first arrived ...
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TUALATIN — Tualatin Library Manager Darrel Condra will go into semi retirement next month, leaving behind a library system that has grown immensely in the last nine years. And it all started with a little digging into, and weeding out of, an aged library collection.When Condra first arrived ...
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Hollywood behind her, Tualatin girl still smiling
TUALATIN — Portland is no Hollywood. Hayley Rousselle learned that lesson the hard way.The bright lights of reality shows follow the girls with attitude. The sweet, talented and lengthy 11-year-old from Tualatin with a smile as big as her head just wasn’t “star” material. ...
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TUALATIN — Portland is no Hollywood. Hayley Rousselle learned that lesson the hard way.The bright lights of reality shows follow the girls with attitude. The sweet, talented and lengthy 11-year-old from Tualatin with a smile as big as her head just wasn’t “star” material. ...
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Strip mall tear down on horizon in Cedar Mill
A long-time Cedar Mill icon at Murray Boulevard and Cornell Road will soon see the wrecking ball as Washington County prepares to make improvements along the two heavily traveled roads.Slated for demolition is the 1940s-era Sunset Shopping Center with plans to renovate the intersection over the ...
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A long-time Cedar Mill icon at Murray Boulevard and Cornell Road will soon see the wrecking ball as Washington County prepares to make improvements along the two heavily traveled roads.Slated for demolition is the 1940s-era Sunset Shopping Center with plans to renovate the intersection over the ...
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Bosnian beauty wins Miss Oregon crown
Just like any other American student, Danijela Krstic used to run over her phone minutes month after month trying to stay in touch with friends. For her, texting, emailing, calling and even visiting were all an attempt to bridge the distance between her new home in Beaverton and the distant ...
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Just like any other American student, Danijela Krstic used to run over her phone minutes month after month trying to stay in touch with friends. For her, texting, emailing, calling and even visiting were all an attempt to bridge the distance between her new home in Beaverton and the distant ...
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Bridge crossing on new battleground
If you think the proposed Columbia River Crossing bridge is entering a quiet study period, think again.The fight over the controversial project is just moving to different arenas, including the Oregon and Washington legislatures.Metro Councilor Robert Liberty, the most outspoken elected ...
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If you think the proposed Columbia River Crossing bridge is entering a quiet study period, think again.The fight over the controversial project is just moving to different arenas, including the Oregon and Washington legislatures.Metro Councilor Robert Liberty, the most outspoken elected ...
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Bikers want bikers to do right thing
The recent media frenzy concerning bicyclist-motorist hostilities in Portland obscured a more interesting story.In just two weeks, four incidents were reported that involved violence or damage between bikers and drivers. But in reality, half of those incidents were less about cars than they were ...
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The recent media frenzy concerning bicyclist-motorist hostilities in Portland obscured a more interesting story.In just two weeks, four incidents were reported that involved violence or damage between bikers and drivers. But in reality, half of those incidents were less about cars than they were ...
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News for restaurant rivals to chew on
Far as I know, the folks over at El Gaucho aren’t exactly shaking in their boots. But the fact is that in little more than a month, there’ll be a new high-end steakhouse in town – Urban Farmer is the name – and where will all those visiting athletes, Nike executives and ...
The Portland Tribune – Jul 24, 2008 07:54 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Far as I know, the folks over at El Gaucho aren’t exactly shaking in their boots. But the fact is that in little more than a month, there’ll be a new high-end steakhouse in town – Urban Farmer is the name – and where will all those visiting athletes, Nike executives and ...
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Q & A with Rob Nelson
Rob Nelson lives in Northeast Portland, but there’s a little bit of his heart in every ballpark in America. A little bit of his portfolio, too.Former minor leaguer Nelson, 59, runs the Catlin Gabel baseball camp in the summer and calls himself a part-time inventor. It’s a title ...
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Rob Nelson lives in Northeast Portland, but there’s a little bit of his heart in every ballpark in America. A little bit of his portfolio, too.Former minor leaguer Nelson, 59, runs the Catlin Gabel baseball camp in the summer and calls himself a part-time inventor. It’s a title ...
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As mortgages fail, loan deals get tricky
Susan Shell is one of the lucky ones.The single mom, who works as a waitress and massage therapist, snared a new 40-year mortgage last month with a fixed 4 percent interest rate, to help save her one-story bungalow near Grant High School.Shell, whose struggle to rework a shady home loan was ...
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Susan Shell is one of the lucky ones.The single mom, who works as a waitress and massage therapist, snared a new 40-year mortgage last month with a fixed 4 percent interest rate, to help save her one-story bungalow near Grant High School.Shell, whose struggle to rework a shady home loan was ...
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Metro grant provides free health care
For nearly two years, the North by Northeast Community Health Center has provided free health care services for uninsured adults in North Portland, offering help for patients with common chronic diseases.Now, 1,300 visits and 726 patients later, the health center’s efforts are being ...
The Portland Tribune – Jul 24, 2008 07:54 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
For nearly two years, the North by Northeast Community Health Center has provided free health care services for uninsured adults in North Portland, offering help for patients with common chronic diseases.Now, 1,300 visits and 726 patients later, the health center’s efforts are being ...
The Portland Tribune – Jul 24, 2008 07:54 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
