Local Sports Stories
Published: 3/1/2013 4:00:07 PM
Leading by just one point entering the final day of competition, the Canby equestrian team pulled away to win its first OHSET meet of the season at Yamhill County Fair and Event Center in McMinnville.
Published: 3/20/2013 2:40:15 PM
The Canby Gators youth swimming team wrapped up its
short-course season earlier this month with a second-place finish at the Tall
Timbers meet March 9-10 in Astoria,
succeeding in its goal of improving on last year’s third-place finish.
Weddings
Published: 3/6/2013 12:20:35 PM
Hogan-Killgore exchange Tillamook wedding vows
Kristin Lee Hogan, of Tillamook, and Ryan Joseph Killgore, of Canby, were married Sept. 21, 2013, at Misty Meadow Dairy, with Phillip Iverson officiating.
Published: 3/19/2013 2:28:02 PM
LaRowe-Doolittle exchange vows in Seattle ceremony
Kimberly LaRowe and Justin Doolittle were married Jan. 20, 2013, in Seattle’s Sodo Park by the Rev.
Engagements
Published: 3/19/2013 1:50:13 PM
Bell-Waite planning September ceremony
Jessie Bell, of Aurora, and Jared Lee Waite, of Canby, are planning to marry Sept. 13, 2013.
The bride-to-be is the daughter of Aaron and Carole Bell, of Aurora.
Published: 3/12/2013 1:34:02 PM
Ballard-Krettler plan fall Canby wedding
Mikayla Ballard, of Sandy, and Justin Krettler, of Canby, are planning to exchange September wedding vows.
The future bride is the daughter of Patrice Peterson, of Mercer Island, Wash.
Published: 3/26/2013 11:14:15 AM
Mateson-Dmochowsky to wed in July
Kelsie Mateson, of Canby, and Derek Dmochowsky, of Eugene, are planning to marry July 4 at Youngberg Hill in McMinnville.
Births
Published: 3/26/2013 11:16:01 AM
Henry Lee Haines
Henry Lee Haines was born Feb. 22, 2013, at Kaiser Permanente Hospital to Sara and Brian Haines, of Canby.
He weighed 8 pounds, 10 ounces at his 9:51 a.
Published: 3/19/2013 1:55:15 PM
William Allen Hayes
William Allen Hayes was born Jan. 28, 2013, at Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center to Jared and Amanda Hayes, of Canby.
He weighed 6 pounds, 3 ounces and measured 19 inches at his 2:30 a.
Letters to the Editor
Published: 3/5/2013 1:39:23 PM
Bike racks are one thing, handicap parking something else To the editor: I have seen several comments regarding the "interesting" bike racks, but nothing about the location of handicapped parking spaces for First Avenue.
Published: 3/12/2013 3:07:40 PM
Thanks offered for help with Knights of Columbus event
To the editor:
On behalf of the St. Patrick's Knights of Columbus we wish to thank all of the local businesses and members of our community who donated to our 16th annual Charity Auction and Crab Dinner.
Published: 3/19/2013 3:52:07 PM
Trost situation nothing but ‘reverse racism’
To the editor:
I am writing to address the Trost School fumble that is now going on in the Canby School District.
Sports
Published: 3/19/2013 7:09:25 PM
If the season ended March 18, the Canby boys golf team would be headed to the state tournament as a group.
Of course, the Cougars’ campaign was just beginning.
Published: 3/21/2013 3:22:41 PM
One of the most significant developments in the history of Oregon wrestling involved Keith Flack boarding a plane for the first time in his life.
As a member of state’s first-ever cultural exchange all-star team, which 50 years ago journeyed to Japan, the Canby High School alumnus played a role in starting what is now a revered tradition of international competition and camaraderie.
Published: 3/22/2013 5:50:16 PM
WEST LINN — As the Canby girls rugby team battled West Linn in its third match of the season, Jennifer DeJesus found herself competing against a group of familiar yet unusual opponents: her teammates.
Published: 3/24/2013 5:02:56 PM
Close games are becoming familiar to the Canby girls lacrosse team.
The No. 24 Cougars (1-1) entered spring break after starting their season with two games decided by three goals combined.
Published: 3/24/2013 5:35:29 PM
The Canby track and field team won 10 events on the girls side and eight on the boys side March 21 in a preseason meet at David Douglas High School.
Skylee Doman was a spark for the girls.
Published: 3/25/2013 12:05:18 AM
Hannah Waite started her season by winning the girls 300-meter hurdles race March 21 in McMinnville, one of the North Marion track and field team’s seven top-five finishes at the 11-team Grizzly Bear Open.
Published: 3/25/2013 3:11:10 PM
What started out as a fundraising gag on Facebook has
quickly spiraled into a movement that could change the face of the North
Marion High School’s
sports programs for years to come.
Published: 3/7/2013 1:09:54 PM
For Katie Zwicker, the court seems considerably bigger this year.
A senior member of the North Marion girls tennis team, Zwicker will contend as the No.
Published: 3/7/2013 3:06:21 PM
Last season was unique for the Canby girls golf team.
Although then-junior Krissy Peterson qualified for the state tournament as an individual, the Cougars missed the cut as a team for the first time since 2007.
Published: 3/7/2013 10:37:47 PM
It’s the year the Canby boys golf team has been longing for.
There’s the experience factor: Arguably its five best players from last season have all returned.
Published: 3/8/2013 1:44:20 PM
Athletes and coaches always say anything can happen in the postseason. Last year, the Canby track and field team offered proof.
Two of the Cougars’ relay squads settled for third-place finishes at the district finals but sneaked into the Class 6A championships with wild cards berths, and they took advantage of the opportunity by surging ahead of their league counterparts — and several other top-tier opponents — when it mattered most.
Published: 3/8/2013 2:09:37 PM
For the second year in a row, the Canby girls tennis team did not turn away any athletes.
The results have been twofold: The Cougars have a notably large roster of about 50 players, but those players cover a vast range of experience levels.
Published: 3/9/2013 4:16:37 PM
Can the Canby girls rugby team make it seven in a row?
The Cougars have reached the state championship game in their previous six seasons of existence, winning three titles during that span, and they have an opportunity to build on their legacy of outstanding success this year.
Published: 3/10/2013 12:30:01 PM
Asked which players would be the best sources of run production for the Canby baseball team this year, J.J. Stolsig sounded genuinely puzzled.
“That’s a good question,” the second-year coach said.
Published: 3/10/2013 5:31:54 PM
AURORA — In five years under coach Lucinda Carroll, the North Marion boys tennis team transformed from a doormat struggling to field enough players into a thriving program bristling with talent.
Published: 3/1/2013 5:40:53 PM
PORTLAND — As
Lucas Randall plowed through the Class 4A championships for his historic fourth
state title, six other members of the North Marion
wrestling team navigated their way through the tournament Feb.
Published: 3/3/2013 1:33:21 PM
As the winter sports season comes to a close, the Canby Herald looks back at North Marion's performances.
On the mat, the 2012-13 campaign featured a fourth state title for standout senior Lucas Randall.
Published: 3/1/2013 2:04:24 PM
It was easy for Brooke Cates to see the progress made by the
Canby girls basketball team in her first year at the helm.
Because the Cougars played Roseburg twice early in the
season and again in the first round of the Class 6A playoffs, she was able to
gauge just how much her players had developed in a span of two months.
Published: 3/13/2013 12:15:46 PM
At least for now, the Canby boys tennis team is a tale of
two squads.
The doubles lineup is mostly set and has plenty of
experience to go around, while the singles roster remains in flux.
Published: 3/16/2013 2:54:19 PM
It seemed impressive enough that Noah Kyllo won the long jump event in the Canby track and field team’s home opener.
That the junior did it in his first official competition since freshman year made it even more outstanding.
Published: 3/17/2013 2:22:31 PM
After its season opener against St. Helens, the Canby softball team huddled in the outfield near the third-base line and listened to Laurie Smallwood.
The second-year coach praised the Cougars for their resolve as they shrugged off a 2-1 deficit to capture an 8-2 win at home March 14.
Published: 3/17/2013 8:02:39 PM
Canby baseball coach J.J. Stolsig said before the season that his team’s strength would be its defense, and it was certainly an asset in Friday’s season opener.
Published: 3/19/2013 2:52:18 PM
AURORA – The spring baseball season may have only begun last week, but North Marion coach Randy Brack was pleased to see his Huskies come out in mid-season form in their 2-1 win in eight innings to open the year against Wilsonville High School on March 13.
Published: 3/19/2013 3:00:06 PM
The North Marion softball team opened the 2013 season with a 12-2 loss in six innings to the hosting Central Panthers on March 14, and third-year head coach Neil Forste suspects it may be a good thing in the long run.
Police/Fire Log
Published: 3/6/2013 12:23:59 PM
Aurora Fire
Tuesday, Feb. 19
8:52 a.m., first aid, 12000-block of Chantal St., Donald.
2:55 p.m., first aid, 20000-block of Olmstead Road.
11:42 p.
Obituaries
Published: 3/12/2013 1:30:19 PM
Eula Wollard
Eula Wollard, 92, died of congestive heart failure Feb. 26, 2013, in Portland.
She was born July 25, 1920, in Goodrich, Kan., to Cowan and Elsie Bearly.
Published: 3/19/2013 2:32:22 PM
Robin Joan Miles
Robin Joan Miles, 78, died of Alzheimer’s disease Feb. 21, 2013, at the Springs of Wilsonville.
She was born June 18, 1934, in Sacramento, Calif.
Published: 3/6/2013 12:17:58 PM
Deborah Boggs
Deborah Joyce Boggs. 60, died Feb. 25, 2013, in her McMinnville home.
She was born June 21, 1952, one of five children of Beverly and William Gale.
Published: 3/26/2013 11:12:49 AM
Thomas M. Beall Sr.
Thomas Marshall Beall, Sr., 97, died March 12, 2013, in Lake Oswego.
He was born Dec. 23, 1916, in Eva, Ala. He was raised in Jerome, Idaho, and moved to Oregon in 1940.
Local News
Published: 3/26/2013 11:34:27 AM
The Canby Educational Foundation’s annual fundraiser, Spring Fling, will be held Thursday, April 25, at the Willamette Valley Country Club.
A reception begins at 5:30 p.
Published: 3/26/2013 2:17:55 PM
The Canby Police Department will soon go high tech handing out traffic tickets.
The department has purchased an electronic traffic ticket system from Advanced Public Safety.
Published: 3/26/2013 2:22:28 PM
More than 40 firefighters battled a two-alarm fire that destroyed a storage building at Rose Agri-Seed on Barlow Road Thursday.
Canby Fire District officials estimated the loss at $100,000 each for the contents and 60-by-100-foot metal building used for storage and new product research.
Published: 3/26/2013 2:40:05 PM
Helicopter Transport Services is consolidating its heavy lift division in its new home adjacent to the Aurora State Airport.
The Baltimore-based business has operated from the Corvallis Municipal Airport since 2001.
Published: 3/26/2013 2:42:02 PM
It’s official, Canby has a vision.
The Canby City Council gave the okay to the city’s recently completed vision documents Wednesday night.
Plenty of work, thought and time went into creating something the city can use moving forward, according to City Administrator Greg Ellis.
Published: 3/26/2013 10:59:15 AM
By RAYMOND RENDLEMAN
For the Canby Herald
HomeWell Senior Care, serving Clackamas County, including Canby and?Molalla, became fully licensed by the state of Oregon last month as an in-home care agency and is accepting clients.
Published: 3/26/2013 11:01:20 AM
With Civil War 150 coming to an end, the final two Civil War discussions led by scholar Lois Leveen will be held Tuesday, April 2, at 6:30 p.m. and Tuesday, April 16, at 6:30 p.
Published: 3/20/2013 9:53:58 AM
It has been a busy year for Canby’s Kaye Phaneuf. In just nine months, the United States Equestrian Federation has promoted her to registered dressage technical delegate and awarded her a vaulting technical delegate and federation equestrian international dressage steward [Level 1] licenses.
Published: 3/20/2013 10:05:39 AM
The city of Canby has just launched “Explore Canby” to make finding the information people need easily on their favorite mobile devices.
Very few cities currently offer this service to its businesses, residents and visitors.
Published: 3/21/2013 9:50:54 AM
The wheels of the Canby Public Library project continue to turn. Financial estimates for various parts of the project continue to be adjusted, and the step of hiring a contractor has begun, but so far Library Director Penny Hummel sees good things happening.
Published: 3/21/2013 9:55:40 AM
When Steven Spielberg comes looking for a location to shoot a future film, the city of Canby will certainly be ready. Prompted by Clackamas County’s Film and Media Production Program, a new initiative by the business and economic development team to advance jobs and businesses in the film and media industry, Canby’s city council passed ordinance 1153 Wednesday, creating a Canby film and video production policy.
Published: 3/21/2013 12:30:38 PM
Multiple fire agencies responded to a two-alarm fire at a Turf Seed warehouse around noon today for a barn fire.Located in 29000 block of Barlow Road, the barn is near Whiskey Hill Road and caught fire shortely before noon Thursday.
Published: 3/20/2013 9:39:52 AM
A motion to halt the new library project, underway since it was approved last summer, got no takers at the March 13 meeting of the Canby Urban Renewal Agency.
Published: 3/26/2013 11:28:49 AM
Canby’s historic identity needs a helping hand.
The city is seeking people to join its Historic Review Board. The board will be comprised of at least three community members who are interested in becoming involved or already participate in historic preservation in Canby.
Published: 3/26/2013 11:19:49 AM
National American?Legion Auxiliary President Peggy Thomas will visit Oregon April 5 to 8, according to Oregon Department ALA President Pam Seelye.
Thomas, from Virginia, will visit several ALA Oregon units and tour the Veterans Administration Medical Center on the hill in Portland.
Published: 3/26/2013 11:23:30 AM
The Oregon State University Extension Service youth tractor safety training and certification program at the North Willamette Research and Extension Center (NWREC), near Aurora, is about to begin.
Published: 3/26/2013 11:47:28 AM
Filling a gap in Canby’s medical service is the goal of the newly opened Neighborhood Health Center.
A recent needs assessment of the county found that the Canby area is medically underserved for low income, handicapped and others struggling with medical insurance.
Published: 3/26/2013 11:52:06 AM
Creating an interactive classroom along the banks of the Molalla River isn’t just a fanciful idea anymore, thanks to work by the Molalla River Alliance.
Published: 3/26/2013 11:59:41 AM
Writer feels city does ‘need this new library’
To the editor:
I have lived in Canby since 1987. I had very young children then. We went to children’s hour at the library to encourage a love of books and to get involved in this community.
Published: 3/26/2013 12:10:07 PM
By PEGGY SAVAGE
For the Canby Herald
A Molalla family lost their Dickey Prairie home to fire Saturday morning. One firefighter was injured while battling the blaze.
Published: 3/26/2013 1:54:24 PM
The upcoming Master Recycler course provides a "hands-on" opportunity to learn about recycling, waste prevention and sustainability.
Offered only three times a year, this eight-week class meets once a week in the evening and twice on Saturdays for half-day field trips.
Published: 3/26/2013 1:59:59 PM
Students at Baker Prairie Middle School heard first hand Thursday the moving story of Olympic athlete Lopez Lomong.
Lopez was among the thousands of refugees known as "The Lost Boys.
Published: 3/12/2013 1:38:40 PM
The Aurora airport-based Columbia Helicopters Inc. will add to its fleet 10 helicopters acquired from the Swedish Department of Defense.
The acquisition includes six Boeing Vertol 107-II and four Kawasaki Vertol 107-II helicopters.
Published: 3/13/2013 10:08:56 AM
Aurora American Legion Post 110 celebrated its 74th anniversary Thursday night at the Legion hall.
Legionnaires enjoyed a specially decorated cake and coffee by their Aurora Unit 110 members, before their separate business meetings.
Published: 3/13/2013 10:12:12 AM
The 16U Wildcats softball team will hold a bottle and can drive Sunday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Newberg Tire Factory.
The Wildcats softball team is comprised of girls from Canby and surrounding communities including Newberg.
Published: 3/13/2013 10:20:06 AM
Rick Meyers will commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Civil War with a special show Saturday at 2:30 p.m. featuring the songs and melodies of the Civil War.
Published: 3/13/2013 10:22:30 AM
The Oregon State University Extension Service offers its next youth tractor safety training and certification program at the North Willamette Research and Extension Center (NWREC), near Aurora, during spring break.
Published: 3/13/2013 11:51:07 AM
Two members of a highway flag crew escaped serious injury Tuesday, March 5, when a car crashed into their stopped truck on Township Road east of Canby.
Published: 3/13/2013 12:02:17 PM
A 51-year-old Molalla woman was injured in a three-car accident at Barnards and Dryland roads Monday morning.
The Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office said Anica Zuboff, 51, of Molalla, complained of pain, and was airlifted to Oregon State Health & Science University hospital.
Published: 3/13/2013 12:03:31 PM
A Canby man reported Feb. 14 that someone had made several fraudulent purchases on his credit card between Jan. 21 and Feb. 13.
He provided officers information on a shipping address in Portland where the items were sent.
Published: 3/19/2013 2:37:58 PM
Scores of music lovers will be living in harmony this weekend as the 67th annual All Northwest Barbershop Ballad Contest returns to western Washington County.
Published: 3/19/2013 2:46:24 PM
The Canby Concert Series concludes its 2012-13 run with the Side Street Strutters Tuesday, April 30, at 7:30 p.m. at the Richard R. Brown Fine Arts Center.
Published: 3/19/2013 2:49:47 PM
The North Valley rodeo team will have a chuck wagon benefit dinner Saturday, April 6, at 6 p.m. at the St. James Catholic Church in Molalla.
The dinner will include tri-tip steak, mashed potatoes, green salad and French bread.
Published: 3/19/2013 2:51:18 PM
The Oregon State University Extension Service offers its next youth tractor safety training and Certification program at the North Willamette Research and Extension Center (NWREC), near Aurora, during spring break.
Published: 3/19/2013 3:05:10 PM
The city of Canby will conduct a paving project along Ivy Street that will close the street in two phases.
Phase One: South Ivy Street patching will begin Thursday, weather permitting.
Published: 3/20/2013 10:01:15 AM
The Canby Educational Foundation’s annual Spring Fling fundraiser, will be held Thursday, April 25, at the Willamette Valley Country Club.
A reception begins at 5:30 p.
Published: 3/19/2013 2:52:53 PM
Canby Telcom will continue its free community class schedule with a pair of classes that review the basics of Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest with a local social media expert.
Published: 3/19/2013 2:56:13 PM
Canby School district is looking for qualified candidates for board positions 2, 3, 4 and 7 – four year terms that begin July 1, 2013 and last through June 30, 2017.
Published: 3/13/2013 12:07:06 PM
Is the backyard chicken movement calling?
That’s the question being asked at the Canby Public Library’s free workshop on Tuesday, March 19, at 6:30 p.
Published: 3/13/2013 12:17:47 PM
The search for more Court Appointed Special Advocates for children in the legal system continues with orientation classes.
CASA’s are trained citizens appointed by a judge to advocate for children who, through no fault of their own, have been removed from their homes and placed in foster care.
Published: 3/8/2013 3:21:14 PM
The Aurora City Council will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at City Hall.
Agenda items include discussion and possible action on amending
the city’s comprehensive plan regarding property owned by Anthony and Gayle
Fidanzo.
Published: 3/13/2013 9:42:41 AM
Standing with others at Woodburn Storage awaiting the auction of unclaimed merchandise in 1979, Ronda Stone asked for divine guidance. What she got was a chance to reconnect a son to a father he barely knew 34 years later through a little luck, a keen eye and an organization that specializes in just these types of things.
Published: 3/13/2013 9:46:01 AM
Shred-it Day returns to the Clackamas County Event Center Thursday, April 18, from noon to 5 p.m.
The event offers area residents a chance to shred sensitive documents.
Published: 3/13/2013 9:50:15 AM
The city of Canby will conduct a paving project along Ivy Street that will require the street to be closed in two phases.
Phase One: South Ivy Street patching will begin March 21, weather permitting.
Published: 3/13/2013 9:52:02 AM
Vegetables will be chopped and flour will fly during this year’s Future Chef Culinary Competition Thursday, March 21, at Baker Prairie Middle School’s commons area.
Published: 3/13/2013 9:54:12 AM
Students of Ackerman Academy, Canby’s alternative high school, will sing the blues with Grammy-nominated musician Ellen Whyte at a special program on Thursday at The Place to Be Cafe, from 6 p.
Published: 3/13/2013 9:56:25 AM
Hope Village will hold its annual Easter egg hunt Friday, March 29, at 4 p.m.
More than 5,000 eggs will be available for children up to age 10 to hunt on Hope Village’s large lawn.
Published: 3/6/2013 12:28:06 PM
The Canby Community Concert Series wraps up April 30 with a show featuring the Side Street Strutters at the Richard R. Brown Fine Arts Center.
Tickets are still available.
Published: 3/5/2013 1:19:35 PM
The North Marion Community Library Association will hold a chili and hot dog feed fundraiser on Saturday, March 9, at the Hubbard Fire Station at 3161 Second St.
Published: 3/6/2013 12:33:00 PM
Students of Ackerman Academy, Canby’s alternative high school, will sing the blues with Grammy-nominated musician Ellen Whyte Thursday, March 14, at The Place to Be Cafe, from 6 to 8:30 p.
Published: 3/6/2013 12:39:45 PM
The Vietnam Era Veterans Memorial board of directors invited members of the Canby-based Wilderness International Inc. staff and program to participate in two half-day work events cleaning and grooming the memorial grounds.
Published: 3/6/2013 12:42:40 PM
The pajamas were colorful and as different as the people who wore them last week during the Canby Public?Library’s Pajama Party.
About 50 people attended, with nearly every child and many parents in pajamas.
Published: 3/6/2013 12:45:12 PM
In March, the Americanism chairwoman and her committee from Aurora Unit 110, American Legion Auxiliary, will visit North Marion Primary School’s second grades and deliver individual flags to the children.
Published: 3/6/2013 1:32:13 PM
Still air cracked with the sound of shot and shell as the sons of the Union and Confederacy tangoed in a dance of death and decay 150 years ago.
At stake was the southern way of life or the very life of the United States of America, depending on which side of the Mason-Dixon line families swore fealty to.
Published: 3/6/2013 1:36:23 PM
During a goal-setting session Saturday, the Canby City Council came to the conclusion that the city’s goals are already well in place.
Thanks to the city’s recently completed visioning process, the goal-setting session focused on community issues, parks and recreation, transportation and public safety and growth and economic development as key issues.
Published: 3/6/2013 1:48:20 PM
The 23-year-old suspect in a number of Aurora vehicle break-ins led Marion County police on a wild, high-speed chase for six miles Wednesday before crashing near Gervais.
Published: 3/6/2013 1:52:44 PM
The Canby Police Department ended up with a 52-foot long tractor trailer rig in the flower bed at the new station at 1175 NW Third Ave. Monday, Feb. 11.
Published: 3/6/2013 1:57:33 PM
The Clackamas County Department of Sustainability is recruiting businesses in Canby and other communities to join in a voluntary composting program.
The We Compost program is aimed at businesses that generate food wastes, such as grocery stores, hospitals, schools and retirement homes.
Published: 3/6/2013 2:05:50 PM
AURORA— Cadet 2nd Lt. Elizabeth Irving assumed command of Civil Air Patrol’s Aurora Composite Squadron cadets at the unit’s recent change of command and awards ceremony.
Published: 3/6/2013 2:07:16 PM
Is the backyard chicken movement what you need?
That’s the question being asked at the Canby Public Library’s free workshop on Tuesday, March 19, at 6:30 p.
Published: 3/6/2013 2:09:57 PM
The city of Canby will conduct a paving project along Ivy Street that will require the street to be closed in two phases.
Phase One: South Ivy St.
Education
Published: 3/5/2013 1:28:15 PM
Canby High School has announced its February Students of the Month. Front Row: Megan Schiewe, Morgan Welch, Kyle Bagley, Alex Gonzalez, Robyn Milhauser, Elisabeth Shambaugh and Michael Sesko.
Published: 3/5/2013 1:30:37 PM
Canby Kiwanis and the Canby business community have named Kim McKie its January teacher of the month. The Canby Area Recognition of Excellence award is given to teachers and staff who excel in educating children by building a foundation that supports a lifelong love of learning, challenges the children to strive for better and enhances their lives — one student at a time.
Published: 3/5/2013 1:35:40 PM
The Canby School District has set the dates for its kindergarten roundup registration program. The registration for kindergarten begins May1. Parents can check with the district office to find out which district they live in.
Published: 3/6/2013 12:29:44 PM
Canby High School’s Winter Showcase Concert will be held Saturday, March 16, at 5:30 p.m. at the Canby High School commons.
Doors will open at 5:30 p.
Published: 3/13/2013 10:06:31 AM
Baker Prairie Middle School will host Olympic track and field distance runner Lopez Lomong Thursday, March 21.
Lomong just set an American record in the 5,000 meters with a time of 13:06.
Published: 3/13/2013 12:05:43 PM
The Canby School Board is looking for budget committee members. There are three regular budget committee positions, Nos. 3, 6 and 7, needed to serve three-year terms.
Published: 3/12/2013 3:05:32 PM
The Canby School District has elected to upgrade the Canby High School softball complex.
The district board of directors Thursday night told Superintendent John Steach and staff to move forward on the project.
Published: 3/13/2013 11:41:33 AM
The Canby School District has set the dates for its kindergarten roundup registration program.
Kindergarten registration is at:
Carus Elementary School — May 1, 3:45 to 6 p.
Published: 3/13/2013 11:48:13 AM
Lee Elementary School sixth-graders were all revved up Friday.
They concluded a six-week study on energy by building tiny solar cars and racing them on a small track.
Published: 3/13/2013 10:29:15 AM
About 30 blind or visually impaired athletes took their turn in the spotlight Friday as Baker Prairie Middle School hosted the annual state goalball tournament.
Published: 3/26/2013 2:06:49 PM
Reagan Griffin, above, adjusts her chef’s hat at the 2013 Future Chef competition Thursday at Baker Prairie Middle School. Griffin won the contest for third- to sixth-graders with her Chinese Chick Salad.
Published: 3/26/2013 2:15:28 PM
Baker Prairie Middle School will present the Disney musical "Aladdin" Thursday through Saturday, April 11 to 13, at the Richard R. Brown Fine Arts Center.
Published: 3/20/2013 10:20:57 AM
Students of Ackerman Academy, Canby’s alternative high school, sang the blues with Grammy-nominated musician Ellen Whyte, with guitar), last Thursday at The Place to Be Cafe.
Community News
Published: 3/26/2013 11:09:39 AM
Art class offers a look at Van Gogh’s techniques
Portland State University art instructor Cindy Geffel will offer a class titled “Paint Van Gogh” on Thursday from 6 to 9 p.
Published: 3/26/2013 11:24:53 AM
OCTS-CTV Channel 5 has begun showing a new program that features a presentation on human trafficking by Sgt. Mike Geiger, a member of the Portland Police Bureau's Detective Division Sexual Assault Unit.
Published: 3/26/2013 11:27:10 AM
The search for more Court Appointed Special Advocates for children in the legal system continues with orientation classes.
CASAs are trained citizens appointed by a judge to advocate for children who, through no fault of their own, have been removed from their homes and placed in foster care.
Published: 3/26/2013 11:30:42 AM
The Sons of the American Legion Post 122 will hold an Easter egg hunt Saturday at 11 a.m. at the west rodeo entrance of the Clackamas County Event Center.
Published: 3/26/2013 11:40:33 AM
Hope Village will hold its annual Easter egg hunt Friday, March 29, at 4 p.m.
More than 5,000 eggs will be available for children up to age 10 to
Published: 3/13/2013 10:32:35 AM
The Canby Adult Center Spring Bazaar will be Saturday, April 20, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Bazaar vendor applications are being taken now. Cost is $20 for a table (provided).
Published: 3/12/2013 1:57:00 PM
Canby winter showcase fires up a variety of music
Canby High School’s Winter Showcase Concert will be held Saturday at 5:30 p.m. at the Canby High School commons.
Published: 3/6/2013 2:18:14 PM
Relay for Life captain meeting is Wednesday night
The first Relay for Life team captain meeting for 2013 will be held Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Canby United Methodist Church.
