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Sandy High prom relocated after prior venue closed by county
With the recent closure of Mt. Hood Center in Boring, many Sandy High parents have been asking where the school's prom will take place now. The Night in Disguise-themed masquerade ball was originally intended to take place at the nearby equestrian and events facility, but Sandy High administrators announced to families on April 22 that it will now be held at 7 p.m. Friday, May 10, at the Mt. Hood Oregon Resort in Welches. Students who wish to attend can purchase tickets before school and at lunch.
Jury finds city of Lake Oswego too restrictive on public lake access
A Clackamas County jury has found the city of Lake Oswego was too restrictive in keeping people out of its eponymous lake, which for years has been limited to property owners whose homes surround the water, as well as a seasonal swim park city residents can use. The general public...
Sandy’s Lander Marak wins gold at 2024 Oregon Relays
A Sandy senior won a gold medal at one of the premiere track and field events: the Oregon Relays, a multi-day outing that brings together the best athletes from around the region. The Relays were held Friday-Saturday, April 19-20, at Hayward Field in Eugene. Sandy’s Lander Marak won the hammer with a massive personal record toss of 61.59 meters. That bested the runner-up by nearly five meters. ...
Events and equestrian facility Mt. Hood Center closed indefinitely by Clackamas County for alleged code violations
UPDATE: The Post attempted to contact Mt. Hood Center and no one was available to comment. A new but likely not unexpected development in the storied history of Boring's Mt. Hood Center was announced today by Clackamas County. The revived equestrian and event center, which allegedly has a long record of various county code violations — including hosting events that reportedly far exceeded the building's capacity — was issued a...
History Connection: Harriet Duncan Munnick (1895-1992) — who was she?
If Webster had a dictionary defining people, Harriet D. Munnick’s (maiden name Duncan) description would read: teacher, historian, writer and published author; earned two master’s degrees (U of O in education about 1945 and 1956-57 Willamette University in history) plus her bachelor’s (U of O 1941 education); received the Bishop Francis P. Leipzig Award in 1985 for her outstanding contributions to Oregon church history; learned French and Latin so she could translate the early church records for her books; charter member of St. Paul Mission Historical Society; became an expert in ceramic artifacts, participating in the archaeological digs at Champoeg;...
Clackamas County under fire for proposed road construction on Lake Oswego park property regulated by charter amendment
The city of Lake Oswego and Clackamas County face the possibility of litigation over the county’s planned improvements to Stafford Road and Childs Road that would impact the charter-protected and city-owned Stevens Meadow. The county has completed designs on a project to add a roundabout at Childs Road, realign an intersection at Johnson Road and Stafford Road, add a southbound left-turn lane at Johnson Road and add bike lanes along Stafford Road. Through that process, the county seeks to construct improvements on a portion of...
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