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Still need to drop off your ballot?

Submitted by KATU Communities Staff
Monday, May 14th, 2012, 2:43pm
Still need to drop off your ballot?

Election Day is Tuesday and if you haven't dropped off your ballot yet, you have until 8 p.m. that day to do so. No need to panic, though. There are plenty of locations that serve as drop-off points.

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Enjoy the sun, but stay safe... especially on our waterways

Submitted by KATU Communities Staff
Saturday, May 12th, 2012, 3:52pm

OREGON CITY, Ore. - Plenty of sunshine and warm temperatures sure are making this feel like a summer weekend and that might prompt some folks to head to local waterways to cool off, which could be dangerous.

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'Stamp Out Hunger' today

Submitted by KATU Communities Staff
Saturday, May 12th, 2012, 7:33am

PORTLAND, Ore. – If you’re feeling charitable, you can help "stamp out hunger" on Saturday.

“Stamp Out Hunger” is the annual food drive by the Oregon Food Bank and Oregon State Association of Letter Carriers. Postal carriers in Oregon and southwest Washington delivered 1.5 million yellow, biodegradable bags to homes this week.

If you would like to donate, simply fill the bag with non-perishable food – like canned soups, cereal and pasta – and leave it outside for your mail carrier. Items like peanut butter and tuna fish are in high demand for kids, since schools and food pantries need help with their summer lunch programs.

“Nobody raises more food in one day than letter carriers do across the country  by l,” said Kevin Card, the president of the Oregon State Association of Letter Carriers. “It's that one time we can work with our customers to do something really incredible.”

The drive can bring in two million pounds of food for Oregon and southwest Washington; however, donations were down by 18 percent last year. Organizers do not know the reason.

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Grand opening ceremony for Boring Station Trailhead Park set for May 19

Submitted by KATU Communities Staff
Friday, May 11th, 2012, 9:00am

Make your way out to the Boring Station Trailhead Park at 11 a.m. May 19 for its grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony.

The Boring Station Trailhead Park was a stop and shipping location during streetcar operation. Clackamas County Parks purchased nearly seven acres from the Union Pacific Railroad in 1999, from SE Dee Street to 1/3 mile south of Highway 212. Community organizations have invested both time and resources into planning and developing the site. The Friends of Boring Station Trailhead Park (FBSTP), in conjunction with the Boring-Damascus Grange and the Boring Community Planning Organization, have cleared the site of debris and resurfaced it with sand and gravel. They have also contributed to bringing a stage, electrical access, water and sewer service, storage area, and a monument to the site.

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You can now pay your court fees online

Submitted by Community News on Tuesday, May 8th, 12:50 pm

From the Clackamas County Circuit Court:

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Where are you headed for Cinco de Mayo?

Submitted by KATU Communities Staff
Saturday, May 5th, 2012, 4:46pm

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Cinco de Mayo is an annual tradition that is once again upon us.

Several events throughout the Portland-Vancouver area are happening in the days leading up to Cinco de Mayo, along with a variety of activities on the day itself.

Know of a Cinco de Mayo event that's not on the list? Email it to us and we'll put it up.

 

May 2

Culinary Passport -- Cinco De Mayo

  • Where: Salem
  • When: 6-8:30 p.m.
  • Cost: $24
  • Phone: 503-814-2432

May 4

28th annual Cinco de Mayo Festival

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High winds knock over trees and knock out power

Submitted by KATU.com Staff
Thursday, May 3rd, 2012, 7:15pm

PORTLAND, Ore. - Heavy winds and record rainfall hit the Portland area on Thursday afternoon, knocking down trees and knocking out power.

Around 5,600 customers served by Portland General Electric lost power during the flurry of weather activity that started around 2:30 p.m.

Some places saw wind gusts up to 45 miles per hour during the mid-afternoon.

In West Linn, a tree smashed into the back side of a home in the 5700 block of River Street sometime after 2 p.m. The 75- to 100-foot tall, two-foot diameter cottonwood came to rest on the roof. But it broke a water line, causing water to drip through the ceiling. And it severely damaged the master bathroom, tearing a window and wall apart and dumping wood and Sheetrock into the tub. A branch also popped through a bedroom.

Portland recorded just more than three-quarters of an inch of rain between midnight and 5 p.m. That's the most rain ever recorded on this day.

The majority of the outages were in Clackamas County, where 1,250 customers were affected by 35 separate outages, and Multnomah County, where there were 3,857 customers without power because of 18 separate outages.

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