http://www.westlinntidings.com/news/index.php Portland and surrounding area community news and information http://www.westlinntidings.com/news/story.php?story_id=126826272466598200 2010-03-11 00:00:00 http://www.westlinntidings.com/news/story.php?story_id=126826272466598200 en-us A West Linn resident plans to file a complaint with the state’s Government Ethics Commission, alleging that West Linn City Councilor Jody Carson violated rules restricting councilors from using public office for personal financial gain. Lynn Fox told the city council Monday she is concerned ... http://www.westlinntidings.com/news/story.php?story_id=126826259245670600 2010-03-11 00:00:00 http://www.westlinntidings.com/news/story.php?story_id=126826259245670600 en-us A hero must be in town in West Linn. That is because 11th Street is festooned with yellow ribbons, American flags and signs, and over Willamette Falls Drive hangs a banner that says “Welcome Home Ross.” Lt. Col. Ross Scott returned home last week after a year of service with the U.S. ... http://www.westlinntidings.com/news/story.php?story_id=126826315412077600 2010-03-11 00:00:00 http://www.westlinntidings.com/news/story.php?story_id=126826315412077600 en-us West Linn’s mayor is poised to quit sending e-mails out of frustration with a state law that allows the public to view copies of correspondence related to city business. “From here on out, I will not be using email to communicate as I am regularly charged with turning over my emails to ... http://www.westlinntidings.com/news/story.php?story_id=126826305467605100 2010-03-11 00:00:00 http://www.westlinntidings.com/news/story.php?story_id=126826305467605100 en-us Diane Satchwell said February’s Library Lovers’ Month was an appropriate title. For the new director of the West Linn Public Library, every day in March also holds a reason to visit the facility — even if it’s just to stop and say ‘hi.’ “So many people ... http://www.westlinntidings.com/news/story.php?story_id=126825983133631300 2010-03-11 00:00:00 http://www.westlinntidings.com/news/story.php?story_id=126825983133631300 en-us The luck of the Irish will bless Lake Oswego during the first-ever Maher’s St. Patrick’s Day Festival Friday through Sunday and again on St. Patrick’s Day itself, Wednesday, March 17. The festival begins at 11 a.m. at 464 First St., the site of the former Lakeside Gifts at the ... http://www.westlinntidings.com/news/story.php?story_id=126826321524161500 2010-03-11 00:00:00 http://www.westlinntidings.com/news/story.php?story_id=126826321524161500 en-us Information for the public safety column comes from public records of the West Linn Police Department. Authorities recently filed reports on the following incidents. TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS 3/1 10:14 a.m.; A tan Kia parked in the 1800 block of Blankenship Road was the object of a hit-and-run ... http://www.westlinntidings.com/news/story.php?story_id=126826341130332000 2010-03-11 00:00:00 http://www.westlinntidings.com/news/story.php?story_id=126826341130332000 en-us Frank Battaglia Frank Battaglia died Jan. 28, 2010. He was 81. Mr. Battaglia was born Nov. 27, 1928 to Frank and Maud Battaglia in Portland. His parents later divorced and he spent most of his early years on the family farm near Gresham with his stepmother, Violet Cramblett Battaglia, whom he ... http://www.westlinntidings.com/news/story.php?story_id=126826237984460700 2010-03-11 00:00:00 http://www.westlinntidings.com/news/story.php?story_id=126826237984460700 en-us West Linn Mayor Patti Galle had an associate degree from an unaccredited California institution when she told public officials she had a “College Degree in English” in the run-up to the 2008 general election. The merit of that 1973 academic credential is now under scrutiny after ... http://www.westlinntidings.com/news/story.php?story_id=126824612172642300 2010-03-11 00:00:00 http://www.westlinntidings.com/news/story.php?story_id=126824612172642300 en-us A political action committee has formed to support three ballot measures coming before voters this May that would pave a path for new police and court facilities. Livability West Linn, led by Dennis Richey and former mayor Norm King, will hold a meeting Monday evening to enlist additional ... http://www.westlinntidings.com/news/story.php?story_id=126824360040633200 2010-03-11 00:00:00 http://www.westlinntidings.com/news/story.php?story_id=126824360040633200 en-us THURSDAY, MARCH 11 · LAKE OSWEGO ARTS COUNCIL PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD SELECTION COMMITTEE – 2 to 5 p.m., council chamber. For information call Susan Bitzer, 503-675-2531. · WL CHAMBER RIBBON CUTTING AND ANNIVERSARY PARTY – 5 to 6 p.m. at Back in the Game Chiropractic, 5640 Hood ... http://www.westlinntidings.com/news/story.php?story_id=126765638240678800 2010-03-04 00:00:00 http://www.westlinntidings.com/news/story.php?story_id=126765638240678800 en-us Chael Sonnen is carving out a most interesting career for himself. Already a business entrepreneur, real estate salesman and, most famously, a standout mixed martial arts fighter, the West Linn resident has declared himself a candidate for the Republican nomination for District 37 for the state ... http://www.westlinntidings.com/news/story.php?story_id=126765747405147800 2010-03-04 00:00:00 http://www.westlinntidings.com/news/story.php?story_id=126765747405147800 en-us Maybe it was the full moon. Police ended a dry spell for criminal activity at the end of last week, arresting two suspects in a string of local burglaries and using stun guns on two individuals in separate cases. West Linn Sgt. Neil Hennelly said local police rarely find reason to use their Taser ... http://www.westlinntidings.com/news/story.php?story_id=126729875991598900 2010-02-27 00:00:00 http://www.westlinntidings.com/news/story.php?story_id=126729875991598900 en-us A tsunami advisory issued Saturday morning was lifted shortly before 5 p.m. after high seas, but no large waves, washed north. The National Weather Service reported, however, that there could still be a danger from high seas in some low-lying areas along the coast. An 8.8-magnitude earthquake off ... http://www.westlinntidings.com/news/story.php?story_id=126765873196213600 2010-03-04 00:00:00 http://www.westlinntidings.com/news/story.php?story_id=126765873196213600 en-us Information for the public safety column comes from public records of the West Linn Police Department. Authorities recently filed reports on the following incidents. ARRESTS, CITATIONS 2/23, 2:44 p.m.; Denise Maxine Aausmus, 44, was lodged at Clackamas County Jail on a parole office ... http://www.westlinntidings.com/news/story.php?story_id=126765864827789400 2010-03-04 00:00:00 http://www.westlinntidings.com/news/story.php?story_id=126765864827789400 en-us Hidden Springs president Alex Kachirisky didn’t hope to become politically involved when his family moved from Los Angeles to West Linn several years ago. “We are not really designed for that,” said Kachirisky, who with his wife owns a family business designing and marketing ... http://www.westlinntidings.com/news/story.php?story_id=126765847164298100 2010-03-04 00:00:00 http://www.westlinntidings.com/news/story.php?story_id=126765847164298100 en-us West Linn’s newly selected 2010 Old Time Fair Court includes, from left, Hannah Hilton and Michaela Laughlin, both of Athey Creek Middle School, and Ashley Johnson and Tori Velasquez, both of Rosemont Ridge Middle School. The princesses took their titles Friday night at the historic McLean ... http://www.westlinntidings.com/news/story.php?story_id=126765839732386100 2010-03-04 00:00:00 http://www.westlinntidings.com/news/story.php?story_id=126765839732386100 en-us West Linn residents will host Samuel Milham, a former head of epidemiology at the Washington State Department of Health, for a discussion of possible health risks to people living near a utility-scale solar-power project like the one proposed in West Linn. Steve Garner, president of the Barrington ... http://www.westlinntidings.com/news/story.php?story_id=126765831439931000 2010-03-04 00:00:00 http://www.westlinntidings.com/news/story.php?story_id=126765831439931000 en-us Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue officials spoke with renewed urgency about the importance of smoke detectors after a 47-year-old West Linn woman succumbed to injuries from a house fire last week. Lisa Anderson Malsbury died Feb. 24 in the burn unit at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center, where she had ... http://www.westlinntidings.com/news/story.php?story_id=126765773725684900 2010-03-04 00:00:00 http://www.westlinntidings.com/news/story.php?story_id=126765773725684900 en-us In a move that could shape development throughout the region for a half-century, the Metro Council voted 5-2 Feb. 25 to designate several tracts of land for urbanization between now and 2060, while putting a much broader swath of land off-limits to development during that time period. The ... http://www.westlinntidings.com/news/story.php?story_id=126765757596974500 2010-03-04 00:00:00 http://www.westlinntidings.com/news/story.php?story_id=126765757596974500 en-us Longtime Hidden Springs neighborhood president Lynn Fox wants the city to quash a recent election at which residents voted in new leaders. By failing to accept her request to cancel the Feb. 16 monthly meeting, city staff promoted an event “that violates the HSNA bylaws,” Fox ... http://www.westlinntidings.com/news/story.php?story_id=126765741202098700 2010-03-04 00:00:00 http://www.westlinntidings.com/news/story.php?story_id=126765741202098700 en-us By STEVE LAW Pamplin Media Group Heading into the 2010 primaries, Republicans around the country are crowing and Democrats are cowering. It’s tough to be the party in power with unemployment topping 10 percent, U.S. troops mired in an intractable war and voters in a throw-the-bums-out ... http://www.westlinntidings.com/news/story.php?story_id=126764548636260900 2010-03-04 00:00:00 http://www.westlinntidings.com/news/story.php?story_id=126764548636260900 en-us THURSDAY, MARCH 4 · PREVENT CANCER SUPER COLON – 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center, 19300 S.W. 65th Ave., Tualatin. A 20-foot long, 8-foot high inflatable replica of the human colon will be on display in the main admitting lobby. Tours and information free and open to the ...