http://www.westlinntidings.com/news/index.php Portland and surrounding area community news and information http://www.westlinntidings.com/news/story.php?story_id=132830399445389000 2012-02-03 00:00:00 http://www.westlinntidings.com/news/story.php?story_id=132830399445389000 en-us West Linn High School freshman Sierra Grill, 15, killed herself at home Wednesday, according to police. As news spread Thursday, friends, family and other community members grieved the loss of Grill, a student known for her humor as well as playing rugby and mandolin. “Sierra was a ... http://www.westlinntidings.com/news/story.php?story_id=132812641466900700 2012-02-02 00:00:00 http://www.westlinntidings.com/news/story.php?story_id=132812641466900700 en-us When the final bell rings at Rosemont Ridge Middle School on a Friday afternoon, a throng of students migrate from the school, across the street and to the Cascade Station shopping mall. There, the kids hang out, buy snacks, grab a sample at the frozen yogurt store or maybe get a slice of ... http://www.westlinntidings.com/news/story.php?story_id=132812716092242100 2012-02-02 00:00:00 http://www.westlinntidings.com/news/story.php?story_id=132812716092242100 en-us The West Linn Rotary Club recently honored Brian Grant with its 2012 Service Above Self Award. A West Linn resident and a former Portland Trail Blazer, Grant is known for his commitment to the community, to kids and to his foundation. Each year, the Rotary Club selects a member from the community ... http://www.westlinntidings.com/news/story.php?story_id=132812818310530000 2012-02-02 00:00:00 http://www.westlinntidings.com/news/story.php?story_id=132812818310530000 en-us Bob Brending Robert “Bob” Brending died Jan. 17, 2012. He was 85. Mr. Brending was born Jan. 10, 1927, in Devils Lake, N. D., to Paul and Marcella Brending. He spent his early childhood in North Dakota until the family moved to Prosser, Wash. They moved to Jennings Lodge, Ore., ... http://www.westlinntidings.com/news/story.php?story_id=132812812612757800 2012-02-02 00:00:00 http://www.westlinntidings.com/news/story.php?story_id=132812812612757800 en-us Information from the public safety column comes from the records of the West Linn Police Department. Police recently filed reports on the following incidents: Note to readers: This is an abridged version of the West Linn police log. For the full log, including arrests, please see the print ... http://www.westlinntidings.com/news/story.php?story_id=132812703065908500 2012-02-02 00:00:00 http://www.westlinntidings.com/news/story.php?story_id=132812703065908500 en-us Former West Linn animal control officer Alexis Warwick has filed a federal lawsuit alleging the West Linn Police Department fired her for complaining about sexual harassment and discrimination. The suit, filed in U.S. District Court in Portland, contends the department terminated Warwick’s ... http://www.westlinntidings.com/news/story.php?story_id=132812726252365900 2012-02-02 00:00:00 http://www.westlinntidings.com/news/story.php?story_id=132812726252365900 en-us Do you have a good story about a bizarre birth? Were you delivered in an elevator or a cab? Or maybe you gave birth to many more children than planned? Maybe you didn’t even know you were pregnant in the first place? As part of our annual Perspective edition, the staffs of the Lake ... http://www.westlinntidings.com/news/story.php?story_id=132770166205176200 2012-01-27 00:00:00 http://www.westlinntidings.com/news/story.php?story_id=132770166205176200 en-us Students were evacuated from West Linn High School Jan. 27 shortly after 11 a.m. when a fire was ignited in a bathroom. Although no one was injured in the fire, one staff member was transported to Providence Willamette Falls Hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation. The staff member, a ... http://www.westlinntidings.com/news/story.php?story_id=132752158868869700 2012-01-26 00:00:00 http://www.westlinntidings.com/news/story.php?story_id=132752158868869700 en-us West Linn is one step closer to attaining some waterfront property. The Clackamas County Board of Commissioners is set to approve the purchase of the former Blue Heron property during its Jan. 26 meeting. Water Environment Services (WES) made a bid for the 39 acres located in West Linn back in ... http://www.westlinntidings.com/news/story.php?story_id=132752192895233000 2012-01-26 00:00:00 http://www.westlinntidings.com/news/story.php?story_id=132752192895233000 en-us Over the last month, the West Linn-Wilsonville School District fielded nearly 100 phone calls from nonresident families interested in attending school in the district. West Linn High School Principal Lou Bailey said most of the calls to his office have come from families in Oregon City or ... http://www.westlinntidings.com/news/story.php?story_id=132751935816705100 2012-01-26 00:00:00 http://www.westlinntidings.com/news/story.php?story_id=132751935816705100 en-us If you’ve been to college or recently helped your own child apply to college, you may remember how daunting all the forms and applications can be. Now, imagine being a student with no one to help guide you through the process. That is the case for many students at Arts and Technology High ... http://www.westlinntidings.com/news/story.php?story_id=132752199095602700 2012-01-26 00:00:00 http://www.westlinntidings.com/news/story.php?story_id=132752199095602700 en-us Get out those reading glasses, find your bookmarks and head over to the West Linn Public Library for the kickoff of West Linn Reads. The chosen title for this year’s community-wide reading program is Michael Pollan’s “The Omnivore’s Dilemma.” Throughout the month of ... http://www.westlinntidings.com/news/story.php?story_id=132752316269920100 2012-01-26 00:00:00 http://www.westlinntidings.com/news/story.php?story_id=132752316269920100 en-us A recent change in state legislation will streamline the city of West Linn’s purchasing contract bidding process as well as save thousands of dollars. During its Jan. 23 meeting, the West Linn City Council approved an amendment and passed a resolution increasing the dollar limit benchmark ... http://www.westlinntidings.com/news/story.php?story_id=132752393336063500 2012-01-26 00:00:00 http://www.westlinntidings.com/news/story.php?story_id=132752393336063500 en-us Information from the public safety column comes from the records of the West Linn Police Department. Police recently filed reports on the following incidents: Note to readers: This is an abridged version of the West Linn police log. For the full log, including arrests, please see the print ... http://www.westlinntidings.com/news/story.php?story_id=132752388355748200 2012-01-26 00:00:00 http://www.westlinntidings.com/news/story.php?story_id=132752388355748200 en-us More home-based help for children with emotional and behavioral problems and their families in rural Oregon will be just one of the results of a recent $250,000 donation to Youth Villages-ChristieCare of Oregon from Roseburg’s Ford Family Foundation. The donation is part of the ongoing ... http://www.westlinntidings.com/news/story.php?story_id=132752380097560000 2012-01-26 00:00:00 http://www.westlinntidings.com/news/story.php?story_id=132752380097560000 en-us June Bettineski June G. Bettineski died Jan. 14, 2012, of Alzheimer’s disease. She was 93. Mrs. Bettineski was born June 4, 1918, in Spokane, Wash., to Edward and Amanda Iverson. She lived in several communities while growing up and graduated from Laurelwood Academy in Gaston, Ore. She ... http://www.westlinntidings.com/news/story.php?story_id=132752373464237400 2012-01-26 00:00:00 http://www.westlinntidings.com/news/story.php?story_id=132752373464237400 en-us During its Jan. 23 meeting, the West Linn City Council appointed citizens to a variety of boards and committees. E. Ann Frazier and Bill Hill were appointed to the Citizens’ Budget Committee; Jim Mattis was selected for the Clackamas Cable Access Board; Jesse Knight was chosen for the ... http://www.westlinntidings.com/news/story.php?story_id=132752311269814100 2012-01-26 00:00:00 http://www.westlinntidings.com/news/story.php?story_id=132752311269814100 en-us Two lawyers with strong ties to the North Clackamas community this month filed for the Clackamas County Circuit Court position being vacated by (not so) retiring Judge Ron Thom. Anyone replacing Thom has big shoes to fill. The former Oregon City mayor has remained active in volunteering for the ...