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Ready, set, count: volunteers are needed for trail survey
In an effort to improve conditions for walkers, joggers, bikers, and wheelchair users in our area, North Clackamas Parks and Recreation District (NCPRD), Clackamas County Parks, the City of Milwaukie, along with 11 other local partners, are taking part in the National Bicycle & Pedestrian Documentation Project — a national weeklong effort to count and…
Read MoreHave fun while learning about safety at the Safety and Roadway Fair
The 2013 edition of the annual Clackamas/Happy Valley Safety and Roadway Fair will be held at Clackamas Town Center on Saturday, Aug. 24, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission is free to all activities. Safety booths will be located inside and outside the mall near Sears. More than 20 organizations will be there to…
Read MoreAdventist Health opens Willamette View Medical Office to public
Adventist Heath Medical Group now offers primary care services to the public at its location on the Willamette View campus in Milwaukie. The medical office is open weekdays and is staffed with primary care providers. “We’re pleased to offer convenient health care services to families and people of all ages who are living just south…
Read MoreSeptember Clackamas Community College (CCC) calendar of events
September 2 – Labor Day Holiday Closure Clackamas Community College will be closed in observance of the Labor Day holiday. September 4 – Chrysalis: Women Writers Local author Pat Lichen guides women writers of all levels through discussions of their work. Chrysalis meets from noon to 2 p.m. in the Literary Arts Center, Room 220…
Read MoreHOPE Grant successfully supported health care training
More than 115 people gained training and jobs in health care through the Healthcare Occupations Pathways to Employment (HOPE) grant at Clackamas Community College over the past three years. The grant, a consortium of seven Oregon community colleges and WorkSource system partners, ended in June 2013. Over the past three years, the Department of Labor…
Read MoreCommunity will gather to help abused children
Healing Garden Gala on Thursday, September 19 will benefit Children’s Center Children’s Center will host its 2nd annual Healing Garden Gala on Thursday, September 19, at the clinic (1713 Penn Lane, Oregon City 97045). This premier Clackamas County event allows community members throughout the region to unite on behalf of abused and neglected children. A…
Read MoreCCC names director of Education Partnerships
The Clackamas Community College (CCC) board approved Larry Cheyne as the new director of Education Partnerships. Cheyne comes to CCC from the Oregon Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development (CCWD), where he worked as an educational specialist. As director of the Office of Education Partnerships, Cheyne will coordinate CCC’s work with high schools, charter…
Read MoreSculpture Garden honors longtime board member
Chuck Clemans was a man of many interests and passions. Some of the interests he cared most deeply about are part of the landscape now at Clackamas Community College (CCC) in the Chuck Clemans Memorial Sculpture Garden. Friends and supporters of Clemans and the college gathered late last month to celebrate completion of the first…
Read MoreAudit: Housing services for low-income Oregonians fragmented
An audit found significant duplication, overlap and fragmentation throughout 120 state programs that help low-income Oregonians obtain safe and affordable housing as well as other needed services. “Obtaining affordable housing is critical for Oregonians trying to escape the cycle of poverty and become self-sufficient,” said Secretary of State Kate Brown. “Oregon cannot afford wasteful duplication.…
Read MoreCCC offers summer soccer and volleyball camps
Summer soccer camps offered at CCC Coaches and players from the Clackamas Community College (CCC) team will lead several summer soccer camps this summer for high school students and youth. The soccer camps offer individual instruction to improve ball skills, technique and player development, and include at least on hour of scrimmage time each day.…
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