Clackamas Repertory Theatre continues its ninth season on Saturday, August 3, with “Kiss Me Kate” by Cole Porter and Bella and Sam Spewack. Directed by David Smith-English, the show features Portland favorite Leif Norby as Fred/Petruchio and exciting newcomer Merideth Kaye Clark as Lilli/Kate. The original idea for “Kiss Me Kate” came to producer Arthur [...]
Your Chamber celebrated its Annual Awards and Installation Banquet on Thursday, June 27th at Gray Gables Included in the evening was recognition of sponsors, graduation of Leadership Clackamas County, installation of the new Board and officers, and presentation of awards. In addition to the announced award winners, two surprise awards were given to unsuspecting Chamber [...]
Medical Examiner Christine Smith Presents at National Conference Children’s Center Medical Examiner Christine Smith recently presented at a national child abuse conference about her groundbreaking research into the overlap of illegal drug use and child abuse. Smith presented her findings at the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children’s (APSAC) 21st Annual Colloquium in [...]
Clackamas County must fulfill its contractual obligation to TriMet in relation to agreements regarding development and construction of the Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail (PMLR) project, according to a ruling handed down Monday. TriMet had filed litigation against Clackamas County last March in an effort to force the county to meet its PMLR obligations. The lawsuit followed [...]
More than 100 business and civic leaders from throughout the Clackamas area will be “arrested” and put “behind bars” for the Muscular Dystrophy Association’s (MDA) Lock-Up fundraiser on Tuesday, July 23, 2013. Accused of having big hearts and being heavily armed with kindness, the “jailbirds” volunteered to be part of MDA’s Lock-Up in order to [...]
House Bill 3521 uses tested technology to increase voter participation and enhance the security of Oregon's elections system Secretary of State Kate Brown applauded the Oregon House for approving a bill that will ensure virtually every eligible Oregon voter who wants to cast a ballot on Election Day is able to do so. "House Bill [...]
Clackamas County is pleased to announce the continuation of its Small Grants for organizations serving residents of Clackamas County. For the current fiscal year, the Budget Committee has allocated $200,000 to be used for this purpose. Programs that help the most vulnerable families, seniors, and others meet their basic needs such as food assistance and [...]