Fairview News

The Gresham Outlook welcomes calendar notices for weekly public events and support group meetings in East County.

Because of the high number of applicants - 12 - the Reynolds School District Board candidate interviews have been rescheduled for 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov.

The MOMS Club of Troutdale is hosting a Halloween costume party from 10 a.m. to noon Friday, Oct.

A support group for weight management and healthy lifestyles. For more information, call Edna at 503-666-1091 or visit www.tops.org. American Association of University Women, Gresham Branch - 6:30 p.m., Gresham Memorial Chapel, 257 S.E. Roberts Ave.

Fairview and Troutdale citizens looking for a real-time sense of criminal activity that may be going on around them now have a Web site to clue them in.

School superintendents face public criticism, media scrutiny and 16-hour days. They navigate complex relationships with the school board members and the political minefield of school finance.

With KATU's extensive coverage of the H1N1 variant of the flu virus, we bring you this special page devoted to the resources brought to you by KATU News.

Multnomah County residents will find property tax bills in their mailboxes starting next week and can expect to pay an average of 6 percent more than last year despite falling real estate prices.

This morning's Oregonian has some bad news for metro-area homeowners: Your home's value may have declined but your property tax is likely to spike.

The Fairview Shell station was built more than 80 years ago on Sandy Boulevard, then the route to the historic highway.

Jose Zurita of Canby and his companions take a breather during practice for the Danza de los Diablitos, the dance of the devils.

Like a gunslinger in a western movie, Robert Fisher, superintendent of the Reynolds School District, came to town a year ago to clean up a budget mess left by the previous administration.

The city of Fairview is partnering with SOLV for a "Clean and Green" event on Saturday, Oct.

The Four Cities Peer Court, which provides teenagers an opportunity to learn about the legal system, invites area youth to an orientation from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Monday, Oct.

The city has withdrawn from the Multnomah County Tax Supervision and Conservation Commission.

The 40-Mile Loop has even more ambitious plans for the years ahead, aside from closing obvious gaps in the peaceful greenspace right-of-ways. Perhaps the most ambitious: The Loop Trust is working with the U.S. Forest Service to extend the Springwater Corridor hiking trail beyond the town of Boring, where it currently terminates.

As you watched your home value plummet in this recession, at least you could look forward to a property tax break, right? Wrong.

Practice English or Spanish and help other learners. Beginners welcome. Details: www.multcolib.org/ events/intercambio. html .

Storytime for children ages 12-24 months with an adult. Call 503-988-5387 for information.

A third East Multnomah County leader has thrown his hat into the ring for a seat on the Metro Council.