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Audit finds Oregon’s major disaster recovery plan incomplete
Turnover and persistent vacancies at the management level have contributed to organizational problems at the Oregon Office of Emergency Management A new state audit found that Oregon might not be fully prepared to recover from a major disaster because of insufficient planning and organizational problems at the Office of Emergency to Management. The incomplete emergency…
Read MoreClackamas Repertory Theatre season tickets now on sale
Clackamas Repertory Theatre returns for its 10th anniversary season, featuring an American classic, a Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, and the area premiere of a 2011 Broadway hit. The season was formally announced during the theater company’s fundraiser on February 1. The 2014 season begins June 27 with the 1939 comedy “The Philadelphia Story,” by Philip…
Read MoreCCC TV provides showcase for student work
There was a time when the Clackamas Community College (CCC) cable access channel provided telecourse lectures for students to watch at home. With the growth of distance learning via computer, the days of telecourses are a thing of the past. Today the college’s cable access channel provides a showcase for the work of students studying…
Read MoreBlue Heron future is topic of college forum
Oregon City is re-imagining the site of the former Blue Heron Paper Mill for the future. Thousands of area residents have taken part in discussions and surveys about the future of the site, which served for many years as the industrial center of the region. Clackamas Community College (CCC), a key resource for education and…
Read More‘Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom’ opens February 27
Jennifer Haley’s “Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom” is the CCC Theatre Arts Department’s winter term Mainstage Production, opening February 27 in the Osterman Theatre at Clackamas Community College (CCC). The Samuel French Catalogue describes the play: “In a suburban subdivision with identical houses, parents find their teenagers addicted to an online horror video game. The…
Read MoreClackamas County Commissioners agree to move toward approval of county ambulance contract
Clackamas County Commissioners indicated Tuesday that they will negotiate changes to a proposed contract for countywide ambulance service from American Medical Response (AMR) and move toward approving the contract later this month. The decision, which has the support of three Commissioners, followed a public announcement by Commissioner Jim Bernard that he has withdrawn his opposition…
Read MorePromote Clackamas County’s economic vitality by serving on the Economic Development Commission
The Clackamas County Board of Commissioners (BCC) is seeking up to eight interested citizen volunteers to serve three-year terms on the Economic Development Commission (EDC). The EDC advises the BCC on a wide range of issues including business attraction and retention, transportation, workforce and infrastructure. The county’s economic development plan guides the EDC in its…
Read MoreOregon introduces first statewide Bike Friendly Business program in the nation
Oregon loves bicyclists. That’s why Travel Oregon created the first statewide Bike Friendly Business program in the nation geared towards travelers. The Oregon Bike Friendly program is a recognition and training program designed to provide tips and tools for businesses to attract cyclists by offering amenities they seek. All businesses in Oregon are welcome to…
Read MoreNew audit recommends multiple changes at TriMet
Recommendations range from safety and scheduling to labor-management relations The first-ever comprehensive audit of Oregon’s largest transit agency noted more than two dozen areas that management should work on, from safety and scheduling to labor-management relations and unfunded liabilities. “TriMet must work to improve a contentious labor-management relationship in order to solve its fiscal challenges…
Read MoreWilson Construction makes lead gift to benefit abused children
Employees donate over $16,000, matched by company Children who are suspected victims of child abuse in Clackamas County received a show of support when Wilson Construction Company donated nearly $33,000 to Children’s Center’s work to help these children heal. Children’s Center received $32,800 from Wilson Construction Company, half of which came directly from employees. Most…
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