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Our TV picks for Friday, March 29: Ready to Love, Dateline NBC
Ready to Love OWN 5 p.m. This season finale brings together the last remaining singles in an effort to see who truly has a connection that can last a lifetime. Host Nephew Tommy has guided these men and women to a place where only they can know what is in their hearts. Dateline NBC KGW 9 p.m. Lester Holt hosts an all-new episode of NBC’s acclaimed newsmagazine. Using in-depth investigative reporting, news correspondents provide answers to the United States’ most compelling mysteries and powerful documentaries on timely topics.
Lakeridge High School Dance Team named Athletes of the Week for Mar. 27
Recognized for their outstanding achievements during the 2023-24 season, the Lakeridge High School Pacer dancers have been named Athletes of the Week for the week of March 27th. The Pacers finished the season strong with two impressive second-place finishes at the 6A OSAA State Dance Championships. In the Traditional Category, the Pacers secured second place with a score of 85.31, just 2.5 points behind first place Sherwood. Additionally, in the...
Lake Oswego High School Dance Senior Captains named Athletes of the Week for Mar. 27
Lake Oswego High School Dance’s Senior Captains are Kate Riehl, Sydney Arceneaux, Ellie Wise, Jane Grimm, Fiona Coleman, Lauren Vance, Anslee Bennett, and Emilie Kilshaw. Recognized for their outstanding leadership and accomplishments, Lake Oswego High School Dance’s Senior Captains have been named Athletes of the Week for the week of March 27th. The Laker Dance team’s captains have led the team to some remarkable achievements in their time, including 5...
Support River Grove Elementary and local artists at the first Art & Craft Fair
Community members will have the chance to browse the work of local craftspeople, artisans and elementary school students at the first River Grove Art & Craft Fair. Thirty local art and craft vendors, plus eight food vendors, will set up shop for one day only. The Art & Craft Fair is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 6 at Uplands Elementary, located at 2055 Wembley Park Road. ...
Lake Oswego shows priority of tree protection through events, awards
For decades, the city of Lake Oswego has emphasized tree habitat protection. As part of this effort, the local government doesn’t just celebrate Arbor Day (held annually the last Friday of April) but Arbor Month, which entails a series of events focused on tree preservation and support. Here’s what the city has in store this year. ...
How to find the right real estate agent
Working with a real estate agent can give both buyers and sellers an edge in what continues to be a challenging real estate market. Agents, brokers and Realtors are professionals with distinct expertise and knowledge of buying and selling homes. That expertise is evidenced by how many people rely on real estate professionals yearly. A 2022 Zillow Group Consumer Housing Trends report found that 88% of homeowners choose to list their homes with a real estate agent when it comes time to sell. ...
Lake Oswego is a bee city — so what does that entail?
Did you know that Lake Oswego is a bee city? The Lake Oswego City Council adopted a resolution for the town to join 201 others across the nation in the Bee City USA program last September. Affiliates within the program must commit to protecting pollinators. Some of Lake Oswego’s commitments include hosting at least one celebration or pollinator planting event every year, developing a program to foster pollinator-friendly habitats, adopting...
Statewide 6A softball coaches poll: Mar. 27
The first regular-season edition of OSAAToday’s statewide 6A softball coaches poll was released on Wednesday, Mar. 27, with Sheldon ranked as the top team in the classification. For a complete look at the poll, see below: (First-place votes in parentheses, pre-season ranking in brackets, record listed is what’s posted on www.osaa.org as of Saturday, Mar. 23) ...
Statewide 6A baseball coaches poll: March 26
The first regular-season edition of OSAAToday’s statewide 6A baseball coaches poll was released on Tuesday, Mar. 26, with Lake Oswego ranked as the top team in the classification. For a complete look at the poll, see below: (First-place votes in parentheses, pre-season ranking in brackets, record listed is what’s posted on www.osaa.org as of Saturday, Mar. 23) ...
Advocates react as Oregon unveils abortion-information website
The state of Oregon unveiled an abortion-information website on Tuesday, March 27, drawing reactions from activists on both sides of the divisive topic. The timing wasn’t lost on anybody: the Oregon Health Authority’s Reproductive Health Program launched the new website — which is designed to make it easier for people to seek abortion care information and services in Oregon — on the same day that the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that seeks to limit access to mifepristone, a medication used...
OPINION: New library branch in Lake Grove is right approach
New library branch in Lake Grove is right approach I was pleased to read that the city of Lake Oswego and the Lake Oswego School District are in conversation about the possibility of repurposing Lake Grove Elementary School to include a branch library for residents of the west side of town (https://www.lakeoswegoreview.com/news/lake-oswego-school-district-weighs-the-future-of-lake-grove-elementary-property/article_84567888-e314-11ee-b499-7f43ef39975b.html). I hope that these negotiations are successful and, if so, talk of relocating our current library will be set aside. Our existing library is part of a cluster of civic assets on the...
Readers' Choice: Oregon's favorite local musicians playlist
Your Oregon News asked readers in an unofficial survey about who their favorite local musicians are. Our readers said 80% of them like local musicians, and 80% of them also like live music. About 50% responded that they go hear local musicians about once a season; 38% said once a month; 13% said one a year; 4% said every weekend; and 4% said less than once a year. Here are...
Our TV picks for Thursday, March 28: The Rat Race, The First 48 Presents Critical Minutes, 9-1-1
The Rat Race TCM 5 p.m. When saxophonist Pete Hammond Jr. (Tony Curtis) moves to New York City looking for fame and fortune, his lack of success forces him to get a room with equally unsuccessful model and dancer Peggy Brown (Debbie Reynolds), which leads to romance. The First 48 Presents Critical Minutes ...
Lake Oswego High School dance and drill team shines with two-year, two-title streak at state
What is it called when a team wins two state championships two years in a row? A double back-to-back? For the Lake Oswego High School dance and drill team and its eight graduating seniors, it was just another trip to the OSAA State Dance & Drill Championship in Salem. This year’s championship was held March 14-16. LOHS’s Laker Dance team took home first place for 6A high schools in both...
Burger chain closes downtown Lake Oswego location
Having declared bankruptcy in February, SuperDeluxe shuttered its Lake Oswego location less than a year after opening it. SuperDeluxe had five locations but closed its Lake Oswego and Northwest Portland shops while keeping its Southeast Portland, Bend and Sherwood locations. Willamette Week first reported that SuperDeluxe, along with Boxer Ramen (which is also part of the MMMco. restaurant group), filed for bankruptcy in February. ...
Oregon first lady will bring staff, security detail to out-of-state conference
Oregon First Lady Aimee Kotek Wilson will attend a conference in Salt Lake City this week with two state-funded staffers and a security detail of state police troopers, Gov. Tina Kotek’s office said Monday, March 25. The trip — a meetup of first spouses from around the country organized by the National Governors Association — is the latest signal of Kotek Wilson’s growing role within the governor’s office, a dynamic that is said to have led to the impending departure of three of the governor’s...
Revenue-generating state lands pay out record dividends for schools this year
State lands that are leased and worked to generate revenue for Oregon schools are paying record dividends this year. The state’s 197 school districts will split more than $74 million from the Common School Fund, with each getting allocations based on enrollment. The average distribution per district this year is more than $375,000, according to the Oregon Department of State Lands, which announced the record funding Wednesday, March 20. The...
Comcast Customers in Lake Oswego Get a Speed Boost at No Additional Cost
Nearly 6,000 Xfinity Internet customers in Lake Oswego who subscribe to value-focused products – Connect, Connect More, Fast and Prepaid – are getting faster speeds starting today at no additional cost. As the need for data increases in ever-connected households in Lake Oswego, Xfinity is ensuring customers can stream, surf, and share on a network and service they can rely on today and in the future. "For the second time in about a year and a half, we've made our Xfinity Internet packages faster in...
With abortion access making headlines nationwide, Oregon Health Authority launches abortion-access website
While the U.S. Supreme Court was taking on yet another high-profile argument regarding abortion, on Tuesday, March 26, the Oregon Health Authority launched a website explaining details of reproductive rights in this state. The Reproductive Health Program at the Oregon Health Authority debuted the new website, designed to make it easier for people to seek abortion care information and services in Oregon. “As challenges to women’s reproductive freedom mount across...
Clackamas County courthouse, library construction projects hit speedbumps
Two major public projects in Clackamas County are hitting bumps midway through construction, both on a new courthouse in Oregon City and on a library in Oak Lodge. On March 19, Clackamas County commissioners gave their blessing to the 17th change order on the courthouse construction, while the city holds onto the county’s fees pending final permit approval. In Oak Lodge, the library construction was paused while county and water district officials work to agree on where to locate utilities. ...
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