Events

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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Clackamas County plans events for Older Americans Month

Submitted by KATU Communities Staff
Thursday, April 26th, 2012, 11:57am

May is Older Americans Month, a perfect opportunity to show our appreciation for the older adults in our community. Clackamas County is joining in the national celebration of Older Americans during Older Americans Month.

The theme for Older Americans Month 2012 -- Never Too Old to Play! -- puts a spotlight on the important role older adults play in sharing their experience, wisdom, and understanding, and passing on that knowledge to other generations in a variety of significant ways. This year's celebrations will recognize the value that older adults continue to bring to our communities through spirited participation in social and faith groups, service organizations and other activities.

The county will be hosting two events to highlight this month.

Let's PLAY! Positive Living and Active Aging for the Young at Heart (PLAY)

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What's the latest with the Oregon City/West Linn Arch Bridge rehab update?

Submitted by KATU Communities Staff
Monday, April 23rd, 2012, 10:17am

The contractor is working in many areas of the Oregon City/West Linn Arch Bridge Rehabilitation project at once.

Those areas are:

  • On both sides of the arch, West Linn and Oregon City, the sidewalks and railings have been demolished in preparation for the installation of new ones.
  • Inside the large white containment structure, repairs are being done, at night, on the steel hangers (columns). Also, shotcrete is being applied to the arch ribs.
  • The stringers (beams) that run under the deck the length of the bridge, are being replaced in locations were corrosion has weakened the stringers.
  • New bridge deck joints are being installed throughout the bridge.
  • In May, the barges are scheduled to move back into place under the bridge (depending on river water level). They will continue to provide a work platform and containment for bridge work from spring through early fall.

On the Oregon City end of the bridge:

  • The sidewalks are poured and over the next few weeks, new rail posts will be poured.

On the West Linn end of the bridge:

  • New sidewalks are being formed and poured.
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Oregon City employee wins national award

Submitted by KATU Communities Staff
Friday, April 20th, 2012, 12:28pm
Oregon City employee wins national award

OREGON CITY, Ore. -- Nancy Kraushaar, City Engineer/Public Works Director for the City of Oregon City, was chosen as the 2012 National American Public Works Association Professional Manager of the Year in the Transportation category.

The City of Oregon City received notification of this national award from the American Public Works Association (APWA) in Kansas City, MO. The APWA established its national awards program to acknowledge the contributions that public works professionals make to improve the quality of life in their communities. This award recognizes the outstanding career service achievements of public transportation professionals. The primary focus of this award is recognition of exceptional leadership and management by an individual through a significant transportation related project or program. Eligibility for the award included APWA membership with 10 years of qualifying experience with the responsibility for managing the planning, design, operation and/or maintenance of transportation projects or programs.

Selection criteria for this award included:

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Get a free health screening

Submitted by KATU Communities Staff
Tuesday, April 10th, 2012, 3:08pm
Get a free health screening

What: The Oregon Lions Club is working with the Oregon Lions Sight & Hearing Foundation (OLSHF) to combat preventative blindness and deafness in the community through free health screenings. The Oregon Lions Mobile Health Screening Program (MHSP) will provide free health screenings to the public in the following areas: visual acuity, hearing, blood pressure, diabetes (with a 3 hour fast) and glaucoma. MHSP is the only free screening program of its kind in Oregon. It will serve over 30,000 Oregonians this year - 84% of them children - at over 300 events in nearly every county in the state. No registration is required.

When: May 20 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. during the Pioneer Family Festival.

Where: Clackamette Park at 1955 Clackamette Drive.

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Meet local authors this week at the library

Submitted by KATU Communities Staff
Monday, April 9th, 2012, 11:16am
Meet local authors this week at the library

What: Join published authors Lisa Nowak, Stacey Wallace Benefiel, Cidney Swanson and Laura Elliot at the library. They will share their thoughts on the authentic YA voice, using life experience as research, finding the courage to write and other topics Young-Adult-Fiction readers are dying to know about. Please note: This free event will take place after library hours. Doors open at 6:45. Regular library services will not be available during the program.

When: Thursday, April 12 at 7 p.m.

Where: Oregon City Public Library at 606 John Adams.

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Rowe Middle School hosted spring break science camp for fifth graders

Submitted by KATU Communities Staff
Monday, April 2nd, 2012, 10:27am

MILWAUKIE, Ore. -- Thanks to a partnership with Metropolitan Family Service, the Child and Family Enrichment (CAFÉ) program at Rowe Middle School offered a weeklong science camp for fifth graders who will be entering middle school in the fall. The project was funded by grants from the Oregon Department of Education.

Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) were the focus of the experience, which offered students hands-on opportunities to try their hand at inventing a kicking machine.

More than 60 students from Whitcomb, Lewelling, Oak Grove, Linwood, and Rowe participated in the program. Highlights included a tour of the middle school, a STEM career fair, and the chance for students to present their projects to families and peers.

"One of our main goals was to expose students to the middle school experience before they transition," explained program leader Ursula Loret de Mola. "To expand the learning experience, STEM specialist Stephanie Ford is supporting curriculum development and afterschool program staff development for an Engineers Club in the five schools."

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