Obituaries
Published: 1/1/2013 10:23:51 AM
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Published: 1/11/2013 11:29:04 AM
James SkoganJames Skogan died Dec. 30, 2012. He was 69.James was born on July 19, 1943 to Edwin and Jeanne Skogan in Oregon City. He then married Donna Skogan in 2000.
Published: 1/11/2013 11:33:08 AM
Joseph Edward Ferlan, 92, passed away with his loving wife, Tillie, at his side on Sunday, December 30, 2012, at home on the same Maple Grove area property where he was born on February 24, 1920.
Published: 1/16/2013 12:21:10 PM
Rodger John AndersonRodger John Anderson died Jan. 7, 2013 of complications of dementia. He was 76. Rodger was born on March 25, 1936 to Henrietta and Servert Anderson in Ortonville, Minnesota.
Published: 1/24/2013 2:17:55 PM
Virginia Mae HoeltkeVirginia Mae Hoeltke died at St. Vincent Hospital on Jan. 14, 2013.Born on March 17, 1939 in Turtle Lake, N.D., she moved to the Oregon City area most of her younger years.
Published: 1/30/2013 3:53:12 PM
Betty Jane DeardorffBetty Jane Van Fleet spent her first year of life in Omaha, Neb. then moved to Portland, Ore. with her parents, Carlton and Jessie Van Fleet in 1924.
Published: 1/30/2013 4:03:02 PM
Stanley Grant ColeWhile Mike was reading one of Stan’s favorite scriptures from the last chapter of Revelations, Stanley, without pain and in total peace, stepped out of his physical body and into perfect health, vitality and the open arms of God’s Love.
Published: 1/30/2013 4:10:02 PM
John MeekJohn (Jack) Robert Meek died at Rackleff Place Assisted Living Center on Jan. 21, 2013. He was 88 years old.John was born on Jan. 25, 1924 in Portland to James Robert Meek and Clarissa Susan Hubbard.
Published: 1/30/2013 4:28:08 PM
Morris Niles DeNuneMorris Niles DeNune died on Jan. 8, 2013 at home. He was 61 years old. Morris was born on Feb. 28, 1951 to Lawrence and Florence DeNune.
Births
Published: 1/24/2013 2:21:24 PM
Bella Rose Love MutchlerRebekah and Michael Mutchler of Molalla are announcing the birth of a daughter, Bella Rose Love Mutchler, on Jan. 5, 2013, at Silverton Hospital.
Published: 1/11/2013 11:34:24 AM
Sophia Beatriz Pena De La CruzBeatrice Pena De La Cruz and Ignacio Pena of Molalla announce the birth of a daughter, Sophia Beatriz Pena De La Cruz, on Dec.
Anniversaries
Published: 1/16/2013 1:58:59 PM
Gerald Power first met his future wife, Judy, at a dance in Elliston, Montana — probably not in a way that impressed her favorably.“I reached down and pulled her hair,” Gerald said.
Molalla Indians
Published: 1/16/2013 1:45:21 PM
Molalla knew exactly what they had to do to march into fifth ranked Philomath (7-4) Friday night, but were unable to do it.“The game plan was to slow down (Ben DeSaulnier) and (Derek Nash),” said head coach Tyler Kelleher.
Published: 1/16/2013 2:24:20 PM
Even if the shots aren’t falling from the floor, great players find other ways to contribute. For Maddi Skillings, who was coming off a 25 point performance against Sweet Home last week, the shots weren’t falling Tuesday night, so she found other ways to contribute: she grabbed a team-high seven rebounds and still managed to score 13 points — 11 of which came from the free throw line.
Published: 1/22/2013 3:31:02 PM
The Molalla Indians took advantage of a mostly-suspended Estacada Rangers team during opening night of the Tri-Valley Conference campaign to cruise to a 75-39 win on the road Jan.
Published: 1/16/2013 1:23:24 PM
Swimming for the first time in nearly a month, the Molalla boys and girls swim teams hosted Blanchet Catholic, North Marion and Riverdale as part of a home meet on Jan.
Published: 1/2/2013 1:25:28 PM
It didn’t matter that the Molalla Indians had to forfeit five of the 13 weight classes Friday night when Molalla took on the Rex Putnam Kingsmen. That’s because they won seven of the other eight weight divisions.
Published: 1/2/2013 1:39:27 PM
Ryan Potter scored 32 points to lead the Molalla Indians to a 63-60 first round victory over North Eugene in the South Coast Holiday Basketball Tournament Thursday night.
Published: 1/2/2013 1:44:44 PM
Molalla took to the road Thursday and Friday, as they traveled to the Regis Holiday Tournament.Thursday, the Indians lost a close 42-37 game against 2A 13th-ranked Stanfield, before knocking off Pleasant Hill 53-32 on Friday.
Published: 1/9/2013 1:59:14 PM
Before the game, even Molalla coach Josh Crawford said he knew Taylor Nieri would be a handful. And Friday night, she proved him right, pouring in 22 points to propel the visiting Sisters Outlaws (9-2) over the host Molalla Indians, 51-32.
Published: 1/9/2013 1:42:36 PM
When Sisters arrived to Molalla Friday night, they did so without their star player and potential future Division I player Eli Harrison.Yet even without him, the Indians (8-4) still struggled to put away the Outlaws (3-7).
Published: 1/9/2013 1:45:10 PM
On the oiled lanes of Milwaukie Bowl on Sunday, the Molalla boys “A” team rolled to a first place finish.Playing baker style scoring, which pairs up teams of five who bowl two rounds against each other with the five bowlers on each team rotating frames, the Molalla boys won by three points over the second place school.
Published: 1/29/2013 4:06:13 PM
With the season just a few weeks away, the news is already starting to pile up for the Molalla girls track & field team, the defending state runner-up.
Published: 1/29/2013 4:10:19 PM
Molalla rode a strong and balanced performance from a number of swimmers, as the girls raced to a second place finish Wednesday night at the Molalla Aquatic Center.
Published: 1/30/2013 4:07:33 PM
Was it a defensive battle or an offensive struggle?“We couldn’t score,” said Molalla head coach Josh Crawford. “I bet we missed 20 layups.”However the roughly 200 fans saw it Thursday night, the North Marion (2-2, 9-9) girls ended up on the winning side 29-17 in the low-scoring game.
Published: 1/30/2013 4:13:09 PM
The Tuesday night Tri-Valley Conference match-up between Gladstone (1-2, 8-6) and Molalla (2-1, 10-6) had it all: stellar defense interrupted with occasional bursts of offense, a buzzer beater, role players stepping up at various times, and, of course, overtime.
Local Sports
Published: 1/10/2013 2:57:51 PM
Ducks fly together, and though he is red shirting his freshman season, 2012 Molalla High School graduate Michael Manns was part of the flock.It was a week of practice, events and visits that preceded the actual reason the Ducks were in Glendale, Ariz.
Published: 1/2/2013 3:38:19 PM
Once again, the OSAA is looking at reclassification, which would affect schools across the state — including some local schools.The OSAA has proposed three possible classification models: two five-classification models, one of which would have six classes just for football, and one six-classification model.
Country Christian Cougars
Published: 1/2/2013 3:36:49 PM
It was a two-man show Thursday night in the first round of the 1A Hoops Classic at Portland Lutheran.Unfortunately for Country Christian, the two happened to be on the other team.
Published: 1/9/2013 1:48:20 PM
About the only thing not going right for the Country Christian girls basketball team Monday night came on the sideline when head coach Russ Halverson accidentally ruptured an ice pack, sending the bench into a mixture of laughter and disgust late in the fourth quarter.
Published: 1/9/2013 2:01:49 PM
When Mitchel Cunningham drove to the hoop with just under two minutes left and the Cougars down by five, he was hacked. The ball, half-way down, somehow popped out, erasing his chance at a three point play.
Published: 1/15/2013 2:43:13 PM
With a couple of easier games on the schedule, it was a week for the Country Christian girls basketball team to work on both their offense and defense, as well as a chance for some of the younger players to get some minutes in a game.
Published: 1/22/2013 3:15:36 PM
The scheduling gods didn’t do Country Christian any favors, but that might not be a bad thing.In a span of two days, the Cougars took on two of the top five teams in the state: one on the road Tuesday at conference foe Perrydale and then back inside the Country Christian gym Thursday.
Published: 1/22/2013 3:21:41 PM
Hours before tip-off Jan. 15 at Perrydale, Country Christian senior Levi Lewandowski sent out a Tweet: “Game day against the team that thinks they can end our win streak! #idontthinkso #ballin #notuntilimgone.
Published: 1/16/2013 1:44:00 PM
In its eight years of existence, the Country Christian gymnasium has seen a lot of things: wins, losses, banners raised. But one thing had not happened.
Published: 1/30/2013 4:10:41 PM
Coming off a loss to St. Paul earlier in the week, Country Christian (7-3, 11-0) knew they couldn’t let their guard down against an opponent who they had handled easily earlier in the year.
Published: 1/30/2013 4:04:52 PM
Everything must come to an end. For Country Christian (8-1, 14-7), their four-year run of 65 consecutive wins in the Casco League came to a startling end Tuesday night at St.
Colton Vikings
Published: 1/30/2013 3:59:37 PM
Amity 44, Colton 29 (Girls)The second half of games has been a struggle all year for the Colton Vikings and Monday night was no different.The Vikings stayed in the game early thanks to a suffocating defense, holding the Amity Warriors to just 27 points through three quarters.
Published: 1/29/2013 4:13:44 PM
While Colton’s two dual meets Wednesday lacked matches due to defaults, it made up for it in action, as the Vikings dropped a 60-30 decision to Rainier before rebounding to top De La Salle 48-30.
Published: 1/22/2013 3:26:10 PM
Points were at a premium Friday night in the Colton High School gym, as the Vikings (2-5, 5-11) girls team took on the 20th ranked Gervais Cougars (5-2, 12-5) in a defensive battle.
Published: 1/22/2013 3:18:20 PM
Recently retired Molalla Mayor Mike Clarke has also decided to hang up the clipboard at Colton High School and head to warmer climates.After two seasons at the helm of the Vikings football team, Clarke and his wife will move to Hawaii as soon as next month.
Published: 1/22/2013 3:33:23 PM
One look at the Colton Vikings players and coaches minutes after their game against the Gervais Cougars could tell you all you needed to know: they had let one slip away.
Published: 1/16/2013 1:31:17 PM
Heading into a week with two league games over the course of three days, the Colton Vikings knew this would be an opportunity to pick up a couple of wins.
Published: 1/16/2013 1:15:22 PM
For a quarter, it looked like the Colton Vikings (1-4, 7-7) were going to hang right with the Horizon Christian-Tualatin Hawks (4-0, 11-1), the top-ranked team in the state.
Published: 1/9/2013 2:04:20 PM
The Colton boys huddled around a computer screen in the high school’s library.On the screen was NBA superstar Kevin Garnett talking about doing the little things that make the team better in a commercial from when Garnett signed with the Boston Celtics.
Published: 1/9/2013 1:38:07 PM
For a while it looked like a hockey game broke out in the Colton gymnasium Friday night, as the Vikings and Jefferson Lions battled in a physical girls non-league game, that at times seemed to feature more fouls than points.
Published: 1/9/2013 1:39:22 PM
The scoreboards in the gymnasium of Colton High School have been there for more than 30 years and they are shorting out. The home team score quite often does not have the correct numbers.
Briefs & Roundups
Published: 1/29/2013 11:00:09 PM
Boys basketball#15 Molalla 54, #3 La Salle Prep 50 (OT)Ryan Potter’s 3-pointer from the far corner sparked the Molalla Indians to an upset on the road at third-ranked La Salle Prep.
Letters to the Editor
Published: 1/30/2013 3:17:57 PM
Reader urges churches to support adult centerTo the editor:I thought the churches of Molalla were interested in trying to keep the Molalla senor center opened.
Published: 1/2/2013 1:51:21 PM
Reader happy to see Christmas morning celebrated with Latin Mass at St. JamesTo the editor: A dramatic event took place here in Molalla at 6 a.m. on Christmas Day in Anno Domini 2012.
Published: 1/16/2013 11:50:08 AM
Clackamas Community College seeks community visioning inputTo the editor: Clackamas Community College is approaching its 50th year of service in 2016 and is turning to the community to ask their help to envision the future of education and training at the college.
Published: 1/24/2013 2:30:10 PM
Mike Clarke’s story of his return to Vietnam reinforces opposition to FDA for this readerTo the editor: Reading Mike Clarke’s rendition of life on the streets of Saigon demonstrates the freedoms there are better than we have here.
Columns
Published: 1/30/2013 3:29:31 PM
By Amanda Clarke, Molalla High School studentHallo noch mal, alle!Fröhes Neues Jahre!Is January almost over? Wow. This last month was extremely busy! First, I received an email concerning my return home flight date, and I also started dreaming in German! At the beginning of the month, on New Years Day, there were fireworks going off until one in the morning! I spent New Years with my host family and their neighbors.
What's Up
Published: 1/30/2013 3:12:26 PM
THIS WEEK Thursday, Jan. 31Meals for Molalla Meals for Molalla is hosting a free meal for anyone on Thursday nights. Dinner will be served from 5 to 6:30 p.
Published: 1/24/2013 1:55:29 PM
THIS WEEKWednesday, Jan. 23Molalla Community Planning Organization The Molalla Community Planning Organization (CPO) will meet Wednesday evening, Jan. 23, at the Molalla Public Library at 7 p.
Published: 1/16/2013 11:41:10 AM
THIS WEEKThursday, Jan. 17Meals for Molalla Meals for Molalla is hosting a free meal for anyone on Thursday nights. Dinner will be served from 5 to 6:30 p.
Sports
Published: 1/2/2013 2:21:36 PM
10. Sergio Maldonado scores three goals in three minutesDown 2-0 early on, the defending state champions looked nothing of the sort.But a game is not decided in the first 40 minutes — or even the first 73 minutes — because for all but seven minutes of Tuesday night’s affair, the Estacada Rangers played even with the then-fifth-ranked Molalla Indians in a Tri-Valley Conference match.
Police Fire Logs
Published: 1/2/2013 1:33:06 PM
The following is a condensed list from the Molalla Police Department’s call log for Dec. 21-Dec. 27. This list highlights much of the daily police activity in Molalla, but it is not comprehensive.
Published: 1/15/2013 2:37:31 PM
The following is a condensed list from the Molalla Police Department’s call log for Jan. 4-Jan. 10. This list highlights much of the daily police activity in Molalla, but it is not comprehensive.
Published: 1/22/2013 2:58:37 PM
The following is a condensed list from the Molalla Police Department’s call log for Jan. 11-Jan. 17. This list highlights much of the daily police activity in Molalla, but it is not comprehensive.
Published: 1/29/2013 3:30:55 PM
The following is a condensed list from the Molalla Police Department’s call log for Jan. 18-Jan. 24. This list highlights much of the daily police activity in Molalla, but it is not comprehensive.
News Briefs
Published: 1/11/2013 11:16:09 AM
The Birthday Celebration of the Life of the Late William Stafford, Poet Laureate of Oregon will be held at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 27, at the Molalla Public Library.
Published: 1/11/2013 11:17:14 AM
The Macksburg Rod and Gun Club will hold its annual meeting Friday, Jan. 11 at the Canby Rod and Gun Club building on Molalla Forest Road. The Showdown table opens at 6 p.
Local News
Published: 1/8/2013 1:32:33 PM
Eagle Newspapers Inc., announced the sale today of six of its weekly newspapers, including the Molalla Pioneer, to Oregon Publications Corporation.
Published: 1/11/2013 11:03:37 AM
Mike Clarke was 19 when he left Vietnam after serving there two years in the U.S. Army as a door gunner on an HU-1 helicopter. A few weeks ago, he returned to the Mekong Delta for the first time since that day in 1969 when he headed for home.
Published: 1/11/2013 11:14:05 AM
A former Molalla man was named Officer of the Year by the Oregon State Marine Board.He is the son of Randy and Suesan Thompson of Molalla. “We are proud of each of our children, and we know that their Molalla roots are a part of their success,” Suesan Thompson said.
Published: 1/3/2013 4:22:42 PM
JulyRoad construction in Mulino nears completionThe construction on Highway 213 near Milk Creek Bridge in Mulino was expected to be finished by the end of July.
Published: 1/10/2013 1:28:03 PM
Police are asking for help from the public in finding a man who broke into a Beavercreek woman's home Tuesday and tried to rape her. The woman was injured in the attack, but successfully fought off the intruder.
Published: 1/4/2013 11:23:46 AM
Search and rescue crews were sent to Goat Mountain in Colton this morning to retrieve two teenagers who were stranded overnight after their car got stuck in the snow.
Published: 1/4/2013 2:53:02 PM
Search and rescue crews rescued two stranded teenage boys on Goat Mountain near Colton at noon today after the boys had been stranded overnight when their truck got stuck in the snow.
Published: 1/4/2013 4:09:02 PM
A stray bullet was shot through the front door of a Molalla-area house, Dec. 30, then traveled through a wall and into the door of the family’s refrigerator, where it is still lodged.
Published: 1/8/2013 3:16:36 PM
Michelle Mills, the former Molalla city councilor who was arrested for embezzling $350,000 from her employer, pleaded guilty today to five counts of aggravated theft in the first degree.
Published: 1/11/2013 4:04:20 PM
Clackamas County Sheriff's Office detectives assisted detectives from the Tustin, Calif. Police Department in locating and apprehending murder suspect Charles Lee Clark in Beavercreek.
Published: 1/15/2013 12:17:56 PM
Clarkes Elementary School in Mulino was locked down this morning after police received several reports from local residents of a man carrying a rifle near the school.
Published: 1/11/2013 11:41:11 AM
TOPS stands for Take Off Pounds Sensibly. They are a non profit organization that provides a network of low cost weight loss support groups. And we are lucky to have two in Molalla.
Published: 1/11/2013 11:51:47 AM
Jason Coleman, grandson of the legendary Nashville pianist Floyd Cramer, continues his family’s tradition in this nostalgic and entertaining tribute at the Richard R.
Published: 1/16/2013 2:35:25 PM
A Molalla teacher who teaches and promotes citizenship and patriotism to her students was named Oregon State Teacher of the Year, a National Citzenship Education award through the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Published: 1/16/2013 2:50:56 PM
At Molalla Elementary School each month, students vie for the honor of being named an Eagle of the Month. The Eagles of the month for December are Kindergarten: Matus Hernandez Zaragoza, Miranda Martinez Vivar, Zoey Taylor, Charisma Walker, Anselmo Perez-Ocegueda, Alexandria Simington, Lillian Jones, Joseph Orr Martinez; First Grade: Joey LaFollette, Jennifer Hernandez Osio, Logan Martin, Luis Almanza, Gavyn Taylor, Marilu Pena-DeLaCruz; Second Grade: Daniel Fregoso, Reese Hawkins, Evelyn Eufragio-Morales, Sidonia Hoyt, Juan Luis Hernandez, Aprill Weber; Third Grade: Sean Derrick, McKenna Salvetti, Savanah Findley, Kyla Lopez, Makayla Weber, DaLylia Orfield, Hector Verdejo-Cruz; Fourth Grade: Alondra Gomez, Kira Knox, Abby Zeek, Zara Hill,Stephen Musella, Cassidy Harwood; Fifth Grade: Destiny Weber, Jessica Salvador Lopez, Cassandra Hernandez, Aaliyah Chavez, Brianna Munoz, Matalyn Richins.
Published: 1/16/2013 2:54:30 PM
Last week’s rainy weather caused an area of drainage issues on the Rural Dell Elementary School playground, but Superintendent Tony Mann wants the community to know that he is looking into the matter and that he has an engineer lined up to assess the situation and give advice as to what steps to take.
Published: 1/16/2013 3:02:29 PM
Jason Coleman, grandson of the legendary Nashville pianist Floyd Cramer, continues his family’s tradition in this nostalgic and entertaining tribute at the Richard R.
Published: 1/16/2013 3:46:59 PM
When Mike Clarke talks about going back to Vietnam, he talks about the food. He talks about the people. And most of all, he talks about how things have changed in the country since those war-torn years when he was last there.
Published: 1/16/2013 4:06:21 PM
The Birthday Celebration of the Life of the Late William Stafford, Poet Laureate of Oregon, will be held at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 27, at the Molalla Public Library.
Published: 1/30/2013 4:22:45 PM
A First Student school bus carrying Molalla students landed in a ditch on Vick Road about one mile from Molalla at approximately 3:30 p.m. today. A Clackamas County deputy at the scene said children were aboard the bus when it crashed, but nobody was injured.
Published: 1/31/2013 11:25:27 AM
For the third time in two years, a First Student school bus carrying Molalla students has been involved in a traffic accident. Wednesday, a school bus driven by a First Student employee landed in a ditch on Vick Road, on the outskirts of Molalla, at about 3:30 p.
Published: 1/31/2013 12:00:50 PM
A Molalla man was sentenced Wednesday to more than eight years in prison for sexually abusing a 13-year-old female relative to punish her for having sex on a camping trip with a teenage boy.
Published: 1/29/2013 10:17:02 AM
Molalla High School junior Denise Aquino, 17, was named the Oregon State Migrant Student of the Year Friday at a state presentation ceremony in Seaside.
Published: 1/29/2013 10:38:28 AM
It looks like there is at least one organization showing strong interest in keeping services at the Molalla Adult Center going. Interim City Manager Mark Gervasi said Wednesday that the city is working with Clackamas County social services to call for an RFP to find someone to manage the adult center in terms of Meals on Wheels, plus the meals provided in the center.
Published: 1/29/2013 11:45:52 AM
A second-grade Molalla boy named Logan was all smiles Thursday, settled into a dental chair to have a cavity filled while watching a cartoon show on the overhead television.
Published: 1/29/2013 12:15:34 PM
Molalla residents may be looking at an increase on their PGE electric bills if last minute changes to the city’s PGE franchise agreement go through. City councilors at Wednesday’s meeting said to be comparable to the fees in other cities, they want Molalla’s franchise fees with PGE set at 5 percent.
Published: 1/24/2013 4:39:22 PM
The Molalla River School Board voted unanimously to renew the charter for the Renaissance Public Academy, an accredited, tuition-free charter school offering a classical education to Molalla area students.
Published: 1/24/2013 4:49:19 PM
Cindy Dishner, the owner of Cindy’s Café and Catering, was named the January Community Partner of the Month for the Molalla River School District. Superintended Tony Mann and the Molalla River School Board presented Dishner with a certificate at the last school board meeting.
Published: 1/24/2013 4:50:32 PM
Molalla High School Leadership Club will present the Chris David Comedy Hypnosis Show as the kick-off fundraiser for the 2013 Share the Love festivities.
Published: 1/24/2013 4:51:28 PM
Molalla High School junior Megan Penni was installed as the student representative on the Molalla River school board, where she will serve as the “voice of Molalla River School District students.
Published: 1/24/2013 4:54:43 PM
Molalla Mayor Debbie Rogge is expected to sign an ordinance repealing the city’s Economic Improvement District (EID) at the next city council meeting on Jan.
Published: 1/24/2013 4:56:54 PM
As one of its first actions, the new Molalla City Council voted to eliminate payment to the Chamber of Commerce of $20 per business license fee by repealing Resolution 2005-1 at its Jan.
Free Access
Published: 1/11/2013 10:29:29 AM
The Oregon State Police is continuing an investigation into this morning's serious injury crash involving a passenger car and a commercial truck on Highway 213 at S.
Correspondents
Published: 1/15/2013 4:34:40 PM
The monthly meeting for the Mulino Hamlet will be Thursday, Jan. 17 at 7:15 p.m. The meeting this month and the next month will be at the Head Start building on Freeman Rd.
Published: 1/15/2013 4:40:39 PM
On Friday, Jan. 11, during a home basketball game Colton High School senior, Maddie Olson showed off her finished senior project. Olson had talked with her grandmother, Marcy Hall, during the summer about her idea — a cheerleading camp for elementary school kids.
Published: 1/24/2013 2:56:36 PM
The date is fast approaching where children who are not current on their immunizations will not be allowed to attend school. The date is Wednesday, Feb.
Published: 1/8/2013 3:52:05 PM
It is nomination time again for any Clackamas County citizen who wishes to identify and protect individual trees or groups of trees that meet one or more of the following qualifications.
Published: 1/8/2013 3:55:02 PM
In an open letter to the parents and guardians of students of Colton Schools, district superintendent Linda Johnson wrote: “The acts of violence at Clackamas Town Center and Sandy Hook Elementary in Connecticut are brutal reminders that we must continue to focus our energies on reviewing and revising our current safety plans for Colton School District.
Published: 1/3/2013 2:44:40 PM
I just received word from the Mulino Lion’s Club that, after over 50 years of serving the community, they will be dissolving. At their November business meeting they voted on what to spend their remaining money on and the newspaper drop box on Union Mills Rd.
Published: 1/3/2013 2:51:25 PM
Alan Willey is the Principal at Mulino School. On the day of the school shooting in Connecticut, he was heavy on my mind. Here is a man that I see constantly standing in the road when the kids get out of school, holding the “STOP” sign to ensure personally that the students are able to cross the road safely.
Published: 1/3/2013 3:19:35 PM
On Monday, Dec. 10, Colton High School freshman, Michael Gunter, sat in front of the Colton School District and gave a presentation on his almost completed Eagle Scout project.
Published: 1/3/2013 3:35:58 PM
The last day before winter break, which lasts until Jan. 8, all the classes of students put on a concert for their parents, grandparents, community members and school staff.
Published: 1/3/2013 3:47:53 PM
“It was amazing. People were chasing us down. If we missed their house, they found us,” said Kent Carroll, a captain in the Colton Volunteer Fire Department.
Published: 1/3/2013 3:13:36 PM
A Lowe’s delivery truck and a minivan collided at the Clarkes Four Corners intersection earlier this month, sending a Colton woman to the hospital and alarming local residents.
Published: 1/24/2013 3:25:34 PM
On Dec. 1, Linda Lind took the helm as post master of the Colton Post Office and by mid-January she was settling in, shoveling snow from sidewalks and saying, “I am getting to know people and plan to say here until I retire.
Published: 1/31/2013 1:37:39 PM
It is time for you young people in the community to dust off the old baseball and softball gloves, and get themselves signed up for the spring sports season.
Published: 1/31/2013 1:47:01 PM
As you watch the KPTV channel 12 “Unstoppable” weather promotions, look for some of our locals out there enjoying the liquid sunshine. Keep your eyes peeled when the lemonade stand is front and center in Mark Nelson’s promo.
Business
Published: 1/8/2013 4:06:49 PM
A giant “Open” sign beckoned at the front of an old-west-style building as patrons and well-wishers arrived — mostly in ones and twos — on a chilly, overcast Sunday morning.
Published: 1/2/2013 1:27:13 PM
If you are thinking about submitting an application for a Clackamas County Tourism Development Grant, you must attend an orientation session that will be held next week.
Published: 1/22/2013 2:14:42 PM
Prices of residential property and farms in the Clarkes-Highland area finally rebounded last year from historic lows set since 2008. Digging further into sales statistics, however, paints a slightly less rosy picture than price increases alone might indicate.
