West Linn News

This page contains a single entry from the blog posted on June 1, 2012 7:17 AM .

Yvonne Phelps, who transferred from a Walmart store in Arkansas, helps prepare last week for the opening of the company's first West Coast stand-alone grocery store in West Linn.

It does require that traps must be farther away from trails and trailheads, but not as far as pet owners wanted Animal-welfare activists say a proposed revision of Oregon's furbearer trapping rules provides no new safeguards for people and pets despite a number of pets being injured in traps last winter.

The city of West Linn is running into some speed bumps with its most recent water system improvement project, as an appeal has been filed by the Savanna Oaks Neighborhood Association.

The vision of Trillium Creek Primary School is nearing reality. While construction is slated to be completed in June, the building's staff is now lined up and ready to serve students this September.

Chef Surja Tjahaja will teach a series of Javanese cooking classes at West Linn Adult Community Center.

West Linn Fire Department firefighters from Engine Co. 2, circa 1945. In 1932, the department purchased a 1929 Model AA flatbed truck for $175, converting it for use as an engine.

Jazz trio Dave Tull , Randy Porter and Tom Wakeling held a clinic for West Linn High School students May 21.

Wednesday morning was a long time coming for Jeremy Huckleberry. Huckleberry, known as "Huck" to everyone since his younger days of playing sports, is the manager for the new Walmart Neighborhood Market that opened Wednesday morning on Northwest Cornell Road in Beaverton.

In a story headlined "State may bar putting traps near trails," which appeared Friday, May 25, on Page C1, the effect of new trapping rules proposed by the state was incorrectly described.

Some interesting news out of Milwaukie to start your pre-Memorial Day Clackamas County Roundup : Milwaukie: It's time for Milwaukie to pony up a first payment to TriMet for Portland-Milwaukie light rail.

A few streets in West Linn will be getting some upgrades this summer, as paving projects are about to begin.

Tigard and Lake Oswego's plans for expanding a water treatment plant in West Linn is treading water, at least for the time being.

The city of Lake Oswego has backed off on a request to bring almost 100 acres of Luscher Farm and surrounding properties into the urban growth boundary.

Embodiment, a series of art pieces by Marla and Mike Baggetta will be on display during the month of June beginning June 7. West Linn artists Marla and Mike Baggetta will debut their new series of collaborative figurative artwork June 7 through 30 at the Annie Meyer Artwork Gallery, located at 120 N.W. Ninth Ave., Suite 102 in Portland.

Senior Nick Hanlin portrays a fatality at a mock car crash at West Linn High School.

West Linn City Councilor Teri Cummings, along with resident Karie Oakes, has filed a lawsuit against the city over an executive session held back on March 12.

The 42,000 square foot building on 182nd Avenue and Powell Boulevard was the former home of Kroger-owned QFC and will offer groceries, an in-store pharmacy, health and beauty, pet and household supplies.

It was a pet owner's nightmare. Jack Williamson of West Linn was walking on a trail along the Metolius River near the Wizard Falls fish hatchery with Kieri, his 8-year-old Wheaton terrier, when the dog was caught in a body-crushing otter trap less than two feet off the trail.

The View Point Inn at Corbett joins a list of Oregon's Most Endangered Places. Others include the Jantzen Beach Carousel, Portland's Old Town District and the Willamette Falls Locks at West Linn.