Molalla Fire Corner for 5/15/13: Signs someone may be suffering from a stroke
by Jennifer OtterThis month is national stroke awareness month. We probably all know someone who has suffered a stroke. My first encounter with a stroke patient was as an eight-year-old, when my...
View ArticleMulino News for 5/15/13: Hamlet meeting Thursday at Pilot Lounge
The Hamlet of Mulino will have its monthly meeting at 7:15 p.m. Thursday, May 16, at the Pilot Lounge, Mulino Airport. Anyone who lives, works or owns property within the Hamlet boundaries is...
View ArticleColton Corner for 5/15/13: COLTONTEL state of the company report positive
COLTONTEL held its annual members meeting on Tuesday, April 30, at Colton Middle School. President of the board of directors Jeremy Fraijo called the meeting to order following a membership...
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Mulino News for 5/22/13: Career week a hit at Mulino School
Teaching young people about all the possible career choices that will be available to them has changed dramatically over the years. Mulino School recently finished up its Career Week with some fabulous...
View ArticleClarkes-Highland News for 5/22/13: More road ideas sought for transportation...
The more that Clarkes-Highland residents contact advisors working on a new Transportation System Plan for Clackamas County, the more likely that local roads will get safety changes, says one of the...
View ArticleMolalla Fire Corner-Jennifer Otter
This week is EMS Week. What does that mean? Well, EMS stands for Emergency Medical Service and that’s what Molalla Fire provides to Molalla, Mulino, Colton and the surrounding area. We provide this...
View ArticleMolalla Fire Corner for 5/29/13: There’s more than meets the eye for Molalla...
By Jennifer Otter:This week is EMS Week. What does that mean? Well, EMS stands for Emergency Medical Service and that’s what Molalla Fire provides to Molalla, Mulino, Colton and the surrounding area....
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Colton Corner for 5/29/13: Exchange student shares her thoughts on living in...
“I love Colton,” said Camilla Alves, a 16-year-old Spanish exchange student who is spending a year in the community.She attends Colton High School, lives with the Linfesty family, and is enjoying the...
View ArticleUpdate From Abroad-By Amanda Clarke
Hallo, alle!Only a little over a month left and I will be flying home! Where has the time gone? This past month I went with my host parents to a small "Handkees" festival, which is cheese that smells....
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First Farmers Market of the season to be held Sunday
The season’s first Colton Farmers and Crafters Market will be this Sunday, June 9 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.Located in Coltontel’s Community Greenspace, 20983 S. Highway 211, the first market will showcase...
View ArticleMulino Parent Group elects new officers
The Mulino Parent Group held its annual election of officers at its May meeting. President Jill Hewitt will return for another year, with Kim Brooks as vice president, Kelly Conrad as secretary and...
View ArticleResidents urged to attend road plan meeting
County representatives are scheduled to take input on and explain road construction and repair plans in Clarkes and throughout Clackamas County at this week’s meeting of the Clarkes-Highland Community...
View ArticleMulino News for 6/12/13: Founder's Cemetery face lift
Thanks to Jason Daly, an enthusiastic young man from Boy Scout Troop 396, the Mulino Founders Cemetery is the recipient of a new clean-up project and sign. Daly completed this project for his Eagle...
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Clarkes-Highland News for 6/12/13: Strawberry picking begins in Clarkes area
Berry growers say unusually warm, dry weather in early spring led to strawberries coming on early this year, but unusually wet, cool weather in late May slowed their ripening.But now’s the time for...
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Colton Corner for 6/12/13: Night of excellence at Colton High School
The Colton High School Night of Excellence award ceremony was held in the high school on Wednesday, June 5. Recognition was given for academic, athletic and service achievements during high school...
View ArticleMolalla Fire Corner-Jennifer Otter
CPR is cardiopulmonary resuscitation and an AED is automatic external defibrillator. The AED can help someone with a cardiac arrest by shocking their heart back into a rhythm conducive with life. I am...
View ArticleMolalla Fire Corner for 6/19/13: Learn and survive
By Jennifer Otter:CPR is cardiopulmonary resuscitation and an AED is automatic external defibrillator. The AED can help someone with a cardiac arrest by shocking their heart back into a rhythm...
View ArticleMulino News for 6/19/13: Field trip to Windy City Farm, and other news from...
Students from Mrs. Shanklin's class at Clarkes Elementary School went on a field trip to Windy City Farms in Mulino, owned by the Alexander family. The farm raises Arabian and 1/2 Arabian horses as...
View ArticleColton corner for 6/19/13: Don’t break the egg
Colton Middle School students test their engineering skills by building egg containersThe last day of the 2013 school year the students at Colton Middle School got to throw eggs. They participated in a...
View ArticleClarkes-Highland News for 6/26/13: County transportation survey closes
The results aren’t in yet, but a county survey on what road building and maintenance projects should be done through the year 2035 closed on June 15.County engineer and planning supervisor Karen...
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Colton Corner for 6/26/13: For and from Jeannie Sovince
Yes, reusing the Lucas quote—but it is worth repeating“Cowboys are awesome. Astronauts? Without a doubt, awesome. What about rock stars? A number of them, sure, awesome. Also awesome: grade-school...
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Mulino News for 6/26/13: Barbara Gordon sent off in style
The last full day of school before students left for summer break was a bittersweet day for the students, staff, parents and Barbara Gordon. After more than 30 years of teaching at Mulino Elementary,...
View ArticleMolalla Fire Corner for 7/3/13: Weekend tragedies on river bring out water...
by: Jennifer OtterThis past weekend, the temperatures rose and Molalla Fire District went on two water rescues on the Molalla River, one which ended tragically. Whether you are at the river, a friend’s...
View ArticleMulino News for 7/3/13: Camping Tips
Finally Mother Nature is cooperating and offering us some summer time, perfect for boating and camping. Some new, better developed campsites have been opened in the Molalla River corridor, as well as...
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Colton Corner for 7/3/13: Match the grant T-shirt fundraiser
JD Wilcox is a marksman competing in 3-Gun Nation shooting competitions. The sixteen-year-old Country Christian junior needed a forty-hour community project for his 3-Gun Shooting Camp application. He...
View ArticleMolalla Fire Corner-Jennifer Otter
This past weekend, the temperatures rose and Molalla Fire District went on two water rescues on the Molalla River, one which ended tragically. Whether you are at the river, a friend’s pool or a lake,...
View ArticleMulino News for 7/10/13: A?bit of summer news
Summer critter craziness A friend on Graves Road raises poultry the likes of guinea hens, chickens, turkeys, ducks and geese. As I was looking at his menagerie, I did a double take. There was a...
View ArticleClarkes-Highland News for 7/10/13: Summer critter craziness
A high school graduate and a college graduate are winners of $2,000 awards in this year’s Clarkes Grange scholarship competition.A three-person panel chose Janika Jordan, of Sherwood, and Elizabeth...
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Colton Corner for 7/10/13: Colton Winners
Colton’s Jessica Coy won the 2013 bronze Telly for her work as director/producer/co-creator of KPTV’s promotional weather spot, “A Little Rain Is Not Going to Stop Us.” The Telly Award is considered...
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Colton Corner for 7/10/13: Colton Winners
Colton Community Preschool teacher, Karri-Ann Benthin, ran her first marathon on Saturday, June 29, in Sunriver, Ore. The Pacific Crest Marathon goes to an elevation above 4,000 feet, and as the...
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Colton Corner for 7/10/13: Colton Winners
Colton senior Vikings took third in their county tournament and are heading to state in Corvallis July 11-14. They finished the year with a 14-2 record. Left to right: Aaron Wimsatt, Samuel Ryan,...
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