Skibowl is ‘totally tubular’ for Thanksgiving
While winter enthusiasts await winter’s arrival and the news
of opening day at local resorts, snow tubers can get the jump on the season at
the Skibowl Snow Tube Park which is set to op... Read more
New Artisans Market arrives on Mountain in time for holidays
Inspired by his brother’s artwork, Warren Bates made a few
prints and was able to display them at the store at the Mt. Hood Village RV Resort.
And based on the reaction to them, Bates t... Read more
County reveals plans for timber sale in Brightwood
The Clackamas County Forest and Timber Management Program
detailed a plan to harvest timber on a 117-acre tract of county land during a
public meeting on Oct. 18 at the Mt. Hood Oregon Resort... Read more
Mountain residents raise concerns over increase in crime
Approximately 120 Mount Hood community members gathered at a
Sept. 25 meeting to discuss the increase in property crime, concerns about the
proper agency to contact to report a code violation... Read more
Neighborhood Missions starts fall Harvest Festival
For the past few years, Neighborhood Missions (NM) held its
annual fundraiser in the spring, but observant mountain residents may have
noted its absence this year. That’s because the or... Read more
Govy CPO rallies to find funds for fire fuel cleanup
A yearly cleanup of fire fuels around Government Camp has
gone through a number of iterations throughout the years, including prisoners
from the Salem Women’s Correctional Center coming... Read more
The Scene on Stage: Musical evokes comedy of 1920s
Colin Murray, Sandy High School (SHS) theater teacher,
received a recommendation for “No, No, Nanette” as a musical that would be good
for a production, as it had a good number of r... Read more
The ‘scream’ on Stage - October offerings
Ian Leiner, director of the Nutz-n-Boltz Theater Company’s
(NNB) October production of “Woman in Black," by Stephen Mallatratt and based on
Susan Hill’s book, notes tha... Read more
NOAA El Niño watch signals a possibility of a temperate winter
Although the fall colors have begun in the Mount Hood
region, winter is already predicted to arrive later and to be warmer and drier
then the past two years.
The National Oceanic an... Read more
Local vacation rental company signs on to regional website
The launch of a new vacation rental website experience –
NorthwestStays.com – has attracted a local professional to its association.
NorthwestStays was created to unite r... Read more
ODFW kills cougar suspected in deadly attack on hiker
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) ended its
operation to capture a cougar that killed Diana Bober, 55, a Gresham woman
hiking on the Hunchback Trail, after all available evide... Read more
‘No Plastics – No Gimmicks’ ... but the same great coffee
When customers drop in to Mt. Hood Roasters in Rhododendron,
they’re likely to have their steaming java delight served up by Leanna Little.
After all, she’s been there for five ye... Read more
Senior Center to escape the mountain’s shadow in new logo
Mount Hood towers above its surrounding communities, and its
name and iconic visage are commonly incorporated into the names and logos of
local businesses and organizations. This frequent usa... Read more
Family Fright Night returns to Timberline
While Timberline Lodge famously played a role as the
Overlook Hotel in the classic movie, “The Shining,” Timberline’s Director of
Marketing & PR, John Burton, noted that... Read more
Salmon restoration efforts spawning success
For nearly a decade, members of the Sandy River Basin
Partners (SRBP) have built log structures, placed boulders, replanted native
species and reconnected channels in efforts to return degrad... Read more
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