Toxic algae levels for North Fork Reservoir
A health advisory prompted by high algae levels found in North Fork Reservoir, located seven miles south of Estacada on Highway 224, was issued Thursday by Oregon Public Health and…
Estacada, OR
New nook for books
When Book Nook Manager Linda Arnett learned the building that has housed thousands of donated books for the last 18 years and has helped raise money for the Estacada Public…
Estacada library board rejects limit on Internet access for minors
The Estacada Public Library Board of Trustees rejected a request from a parent and library patron last week to provide parents with the ability to restrict Internet access to their…
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ECC hosting field trip today
Estacada Community Center events: Today, Sept. 1, join us after breakfast for a bus ride; we’ll see the falls at Oregon City and then stop for…
Sheriff / Fire Calls
The Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office and the Estacada Rural Fire District responded to the following calls from Aug. 19 through Aug. 24, 2010:
SHERIFF
Alarms 4
Animal Complaint 1
Assault 2
Assist Fire Dept 1
Assist Outside Agcy 1
Assist Person 3
Civil …
ODOT decision revives left-turn lane debate
As Oregon Department of Transportation contractors finish the final elements of the multi-million-dollar Highway 224 Beautification Project, changes to the traffic striping at Highway 224 and Main Street has frustrated…
Manhunt closes Highway 224 east of Estacada
A handful of Estacada residents were unable to access Highway 224 east of Estacada yesterday when dozens of law enforcement officials launched a manhunt for an armed felon on the…
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ERFD fire hydrant testing starts today
The Estacada Rural Fire District will conduct fire hydrant testing for approximately two weeks beginning Wednesday, Aug. 25. This may cause low…
Sheriff and Fire Calls
The Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office and the Estacada Rural Fire District responded to the following calls from Aug. 11 through Aug. 18, 2010:
SHERIFF
Alarms 5
Assist Person 1
Civil Service 1
Criminal Mischief 1
Disturbance…
Boyle named ‘Everyday Hero’ for military service
Eighty-seven-year-old Leroy Boyle, a resident of Estacada for more than 40 years, took a ride with a friend last week for a bite to eat at Harmony Baking Co. in…
Arnold, Morgan will run for mayor
City of Estacada voters will weigh during a major local election in November, when incumbent Mayor Becky Arnold is challenged by former Estacada School Board candidate Dora Morgan.
Arnold and Morgan…
Going the Distance
Five years ago, Boring resident Mike Brennan went to see his doctor. At 300 pounds and largely inactive, he listened closely when his doctor repeated the lecture millions of Americans…
Local resident still searching for missing horse
Longtime horse trainer Meghan Tilford took her horse “Cajun,” a copper-brown-colored half-Arab, half-saddlebred national show horse, on a ride July 30 in the Port Blakely forest on the south end…
Contractor removes water hazard from Clackamas River
The Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office Marine Patrol hired a contractor last week to remove a deteriorating piece of machinery in the Clackamas River east of Barton Park in an area…
Obituaries for Aug. 18
Ted Wesley Marlatt
Aug. 18, 1927-Aug. 8, 2010
Former Gresham resident Ted Wesley Marlatt died Sunday, Aug. 8, in Estacada. He was 83.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday,…
Gasoline hits $3 a gallon for first time in about two years
Service stations across Oregon are flirting with $3-a-gallon gasoline. Some stations are still selling below the $3 mark, but the state average is currently $3.013.
In Estacada and Eagle Creek, gas…
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Teens’ choice today in Teen Lounge
For the Estacada Public Library’s Teen Lounge program today, from 2:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 11, the group will decide the day’s activities. 825…
