Government Camp News

Assistance for visitors and the promotion of local venues and businesses almost came to a standstill recently.

More than two years after a cable barrier was installed in the median along a perilous stretch of one of Oregon's most dangerous roads -- U.S. 26 between Sandy and Government Camp -- officials are ready to rate its effectiveness.

GOVERNMENT CAMP, Ore. a ' Five days into the search for two missing climbers, authorities in Oregon were piecing together a theory about what may have gone wrong as hope dwindled that the pair would be found alive.

With time growing short, Senate Democrats are meeting in an effort to resolve a number of internal squabbles that could prevent passage of a health care reform bill by Christmas.

GOVERNMENT CAMP, Ore. a 'Authorities said Tuesday therea TMs little chance two missing Mount Hood climbers are still alive.

By KGW.com staff GOVERNMENT CAMP, Ore. -- The effort to find two climbers missing on Mt.

GOVERNMENT CAMP, Ore. _ Five days into the search for two missing climbers, authorities in Oregon were piecing together a theory about what may have gone wrong as hope dwindled that the pair would be found alive.

Authorities say there's little chance the missing Mount Hood climbers are alive.

"No sign at all," said Monty Smith, a member of the Portland Mountain Rescue team who was aboard the helicopter.

Mt. Hood is seen from Highway 35 as the sun rises December 18, 2006 near Mt. Hood, Oregon.

In this undated photo provided by the Clackamas Co. Sheriff's Office, Luke Gullberg is shown.

In this Jan. 29, 2007 file photo, Mount Hood is shown as the sun sets in Portland, Ore.

Bid Date/Time: Jan. 7, 2010, 2 p.m. The Mt. Hood Cultural Center & Museum, which sits at the 4,000-foot level of Mount Hood, is the centerpiece of history, culture and mountain geology for the Government Camp community.

Congressional members are urging the U.S. Forest Service to speed a land swap on Mt.

U.S. Forest Service officials are unsure if the 64-step process to trade public land with Mt.

Stalls, crashes, fog and rain have made it virtually impossible to find anything resembling a smooth drive to work on Portland area highways this morning.

Common Sense for Oregon's Executive Director Ross Day said former state Sen. Margaret Carter violated the state's Constitution by using her votes on the Senate Ways and Means Committee to get herself a higher-paying job when she voted for HB 2009.

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.

Little Crater Lake reflects the blue sky during the middle of the day. A spot of blue among the forest green and meadow gold takes the breath away on the Mount Hood National Forest.

Darryl Nelson, blacksmith for Timberline Lodge, pounds out a piece of wrought iron railing inside the upper Arts Cabin at Government Camp.