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I have been an REI Co-op member for over 50 years, and a commitment to REI runs deep in my family. My mom was REI member #197. My aunt, a noted mountaineer and author, gave me an REI membership for Christmas when I was 16. REI has been my go-to outdoor store ever since.

Readers respond: The city that works too slowly

NASCAR returns to Portland for a second consecutive year with races on Friday and Saturday, June 2-3, at Portland International Raceway. If it’s not raining, there’s a good chance it’s going to get hot for those sitting in the stands. So at the end of the day, race attendees might be looking for a beer — and likely many will want something other than Bud Light.

5 places to get a beer near NASCAR race at Portland International Raceway

So you’re in the Portland area for NASCAR at Portland International Raceway. You don’t need to limit yourself to the racetrack. The Portland area is full of fun things to do in the summertime. Here are six to get you started. Picnic among the roses at Peninsula Park.

6 things outside of the track to do in the Portland area if you’re coming for NASCAR

Georgia State

Two fighter jets zoomed dramatically across the blue sky Monday morning in Southwest Portland, leaving parallel trails of clouds in their wake, but Chuck Buckley didn’t look up. Instead, the 74-year-old Vancouver veteran stared at a list of names engraved into polished gray stone at the Vietnam Veterans of...

‘I was there;’ Dozens honor Vietnam War veterans in Memorial Day ceremony

California State

During the decade I lived in North Portland, most of my discussions about the Portland International Raceway were with neighbors frustrated about the constant noise of revving engines coming from the other side of the Columbia Slough. I also recall a dive bar or two with banners hanging out front...

10 Portland restaurants every NASCAR fan should try

Portland’s newest safe rest village welcomed 67 temporary residents Friday in North Portland. The Peninsula Crossing village is the fifth of at least seven scheduled to open so far under the city-run program, which has shown evidence of success in getting people off the streets since last year. California-based...

5th safe rest village opens in Portland

Portland State University has recently chosen to rearm their campus security officers, (“Guns return to Portland State as officers resume armed patrols downtown,” April 11). Portland is a hot spot for unnecessary gun violence, and this is a massive threat for all students. The weapon representation on our college campus is shocking following a decision in 2021 to disarm campus patrol to protect students and maintain peace.

Readers respond: Armed PSU patrols diminish safety

Heat pumps can cost well over $10,000 – or much more if electrical and insulation upgrades are involved – but there’s financial help available. Tax credits under the Inflation Reduction Act kicked in earlier this year, allowing taxpayers to shave a few thousand dollars off the cost of a heat pump.

Buying a heat pump? Here’s some financial help.

Portland’s perfect weather continues Sunday with partly sunny skies and a high near 76 degrees. Expect more of the same delightfulness for Memorial Day and the four-day workweek ahead. Monday’s high temperature could reach 80 degrees, according to the National Weather Service in Portland. Then temperatures will settle into...

Portland weather Sunday continues sunny streak

Kansas State

Bad turned to worse for the Portland Timbers on the road at Sporting Kansas City on Sunday, as Portland lost 4-1 to a previously struggling Sporting KC side. Defensive issues and uninspired play on both ends led to Portland’s second consecutive loss and third match in a row without a win.

Portland Timbers flounder on the road, fall 4-1 at Sporting Kansas City

The slogan for the 2023 Portland Rose Festival is “Focus on Fun” and there was plenty of fun to be had on a sunny Sunday at Tom McCall Waterfront Park for the CityFair. Fairgoers flocked to downtown Portland to enjoy rides, games, sweet treats and salty snacks on a perfect Sunday afternoon in the Rose City — a rarity for the opening weekend of the annual festival.

Fun in the sun at Portland Rose Festival CityFair

Lebanon, OR

Lebanon rescue crews saved a man who got stranded while tubing with friends down the South Santiam River near Waterloo Park in Linn County Saturday evening. Firefighters and water rescue personnel responded to reports of a missing man near the 40000 block of McDowell Creek Drive. The man was floating with friends down the river when they were separated, the Lebanon Fire District said in a statement Sunday.

Man stranded while tubing on South Santiam River is rescued with help of drone

A man died while waiting over a half-hour for an ambulance after being struck by a hit-and-run driver last month, according to emergency dispatch logs, an incident that Portland firefighters say highlights their frustration at a lack of available ambulances to respond to emergency calls. The Bureau of Emergency Communications...

Portland man died waiting 32 minutes for ambulance

Sandy, OR

With her second throw of the Class 6A girls shot put at the OSAA track and field state championships on Friday at Hayward Field, Sandy’s Sydney Brewster recorded a throw of 43 feet, 1.5 inches. The throw was good for first in the competition for the time being. In...

Tigard freshman Marissa Johnson stuns Sandy favorite Sydney Brewster in Class 6A shot put at Oregon track and field state meet

Wilsonville, OR

With about 200 meters to go, the Class 5A boys 1,500 meter race morphed from a speed competition into something that looked a little bit more like a boxing match. No fists were thrown. But Wilsonville’s Carter Cutting and Crater’s Tyrone Gorze left every ounce of themselves on the track at Hayward Field as they finished the race. Gorze tried to overtake the lead in the final bend. Cutting, who has seen this time and time again, didn’t allow it to happen.

Wilsonville’s Carter Cutting kicks it into high gear on the final lap to beat Crater’s Tyrone Gorze in the Class 5A 1,500 at the OSAA track and field state meet

Multnomah County, OR

Multnomah County’s failure, again, to spend millions of dollars budgeted for helping homeless people get housed is a demoralizing reminder that money – even a massive amount of it – won’t magically solve our crisis. Without leadership, a sound strategy and commitment to outcomes, we will be stuck in the same housing emergency that local officials declared eight years ago.

Editorial: A clarifying moment to shift course on homelessness

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Additional wolverine sightings in Oregon offer clues about its movement

The wolverine spotted last Monday along the Columbia River near Portland made an appearance on Wednesday in Damascus and another over the weekend in Beavercreek. Teri...

Additional wolverine sightings in Oregon offer clues about its movement

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