Briefs
Published: 5/6/2013 4:22:17 PM
The Wilsonville baseball team didn’t have the rivalry series
it wanted, but it didn’t let the three games pass without accomplishing
something.
The Wildcats won their final meeting with the Bowmen at home
May 3, earning an 8-5 triumph and snapping a six-game losing streak against
their league rivals that dated back to 2011.
Reader Views
Published: 5/7/2013 1:26:15 PM
Clackamas Community College recently completed an online survey that 1,100 people in our community participated in. We learned that people in our community most value access to degree and certificate programs that lead to careers and transfer education that leads to four-year degrees.
Published: 5/15/2013 9:04:25 AM
The Washington County Board of Commissioners, which also is the Clean Water Services Board of Directors, proclaimed May 19 through 25 as National Public Works Week in Washington County.
Our View
Published: 5/15/2013 9:05:42 AM
The Oregon Senate is attempting to accomplish what the U.S. Congress should have done — but didn’t — in passage of expanded criminal background checks for firearm purchases.
Published: 5/7/2013 1:35:07 PM
The West Linn-Wilsonville School District is on a good road. Its budget is in check, the programs are strong, the graduation rate is high and the schools rank among the best in the nation.
Letters
Published: 5/7/2013 1:33:21 PM
Keith Steele is trustworthy
Keith Steele is the right choice for school board. Keith has a rich record of involvement in the district. He served on the district budget committee and has been an elected board member for the past four years.
Published: 5/15/2013 9:02:36 AM
Parton is a committed and responsible leader
Talking points in letters have been consistent, however, inaccurate.
If looking for someone who cares, listens, learns the issues and follows with commitment to do the best for everyone, Ron Parton is that person.
Obituaries
Published: 5/21/2013 3:57:49 PM
Patricia Cage-Davis
Aug. 11, 1923 - May 1, 2013
Long-time Charbonneau resident Patricia Cage-Davis passed away peacefully May 1, 2013, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease.
Published: 5/7/2013 3:27:24 PM
Elizabeth Howard Hill
March 19, 1918 – April 30, 2013
Elizabeth “Betty” Howard Hill died April 30, 2013. She was 95.
Mrs. Hill was born March 19, 1918, in Spokane, Wash.
Published: 5/15/2013 9:10:18 AM
Nadine Hoiland
June 6, 1934 - May 5, 2013
Wilsonville resident Nadine C. Hoiland died at her home unexpectedly May 5, 2013. She was 78.
She was born June 6, 1934, to Albert Franklin and Gladys Isam (Mount) Colgrove in Bridgeport, Neb.
Big-to-do!
Published: 5/6/2013 12:08:20 PM
COMMUNITY
The Wilsonville Public Library hosts the weekly meeting of the “Get to Work!” job search support group from 10-11 a.
Published: 5/14/2013 11:56:16 AM
COMMUNITY
The Wilsonville Public Library hosts the weekly meeting of the “Get to Work!” job search support group from 10-11 a.
Published: 5/20/2013 11:39:15 AM
COMMUNITY
The Wilsonville Public Library will host Toddlertime story hour at 10 a.m. and Babytime story hour at 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 21, in the Oak Room at the library, 8200 SW Wilsonville Road.
Top stories
Published: 5/14/2013 12:36:42 PM
Cancer touches every facet of society, and a prison certainly is no exception.
The Coffee Creek Correctional Facility in Wilsonville has experienced a rash of cancer diagnoses in recent years, with both staff members and inmates receiving the dreaded news.
Published: 5/8/2013 4:23:06 PM
The city of Wilsonville Budget Committee gave a unanimous go-ahead last Thursday for a 2013-14 Urban Renewal all-funds budget of $30.27 million.
That figure covers the city’s Year 2000 Plan District, as well as the Westside District created in 2003 to finance public infrastructure for Villebois and other new development west of Interstate 5.
Published: 5/14/2013 12:08:51 PM
When World War II finally reached out and engulfed America, Wilsonville resident Linda Main was determined to serve her country.
And because she was still in nursing school, she knew exactly what she was going to do.
Published: 5/2/2013 2:32:12 PM
Honor Flight of Oregon will host a fundraising benefit showing of the documentary film "Honor Flight: One Last Mission" at 6 p.m. Saturday, May 4, at the Wilsonville Public Library.
Published: 5/8/2013 4:16:02 PM
With little fanfare, the city of Wilsonville Budget Committee approved a $129.49 million budget last Thursday that will carry the city forward for fiscal year 2013-14.
Sports
Published: 5/8/2013 12:00:42 PM
Mike Nichols knew one day of good scores wouldn’t be enough to clinch a state bid.
Even after the Wilsonville girls golf team built a small lead over Sandy in the opening round of the Northwest Oregon Conference district tournament May 6-7 at The Reserve in Aloha, the coach couldn’t help but remember what happened last year: Leading by 11 strokes after the first day, the Wildcats shot poorly in the second round and ended up losing the conference title by one.
Published: 5/3/2013 10:57:59 AM
Entering the two-day district championships, Wilsonville boys
golf coach Jeff Deeder wanted his team to “start getting into the state-tournament
mindset.
Published: 5/4/2013 3:22:15 PM
What a season it’s been for the Wilsonville girls lacrosse team.
The third-ranked Wildcats are 16-1, their only loss coming on the road against No. 1 West Linn.
Published: 5/4/2013 5:40:23 PM
Never mind that Ben Traffas and Eidy Bambang were doubles partners for less than half of the Wilsonville boys tennis team’s season.
The seniors jelled quickly enough to become one of the best duos in the Northwest Oregon Conference and snagged the No.
Published: 5/1/2013 1:31:36 PM
It seems fitting that the Wilsonville girls golf team will be playing for a state berth at the two-day district tournament.
Weekly suspense and movement in the standings have characterized the Wildcats’ entire season as the players have jostled for one of the Northwest Oregon Conference’s two group bids to the Class 5A tournament.
Published: 5/12/2013 7:26:43 PM
BEAVERTON — Ben Traffas and Eidy Bambang admitted they were relaxed, maybe even excessively so, during the third-place match of the boys tennis district doubles tournament.
Published: 5/13/2013 4:23:23 PM
The Wilsonville boys track and field team has certainly demonstrated
its strength in the Northwest Oregon Conference this season.
The chance to prove it when it matters comes at the district
championships, which run May 16-17 at Putnam
High School in Milwaukie.
Published: 5/10/2013 9:59:05 PM
The good news for Brett Wolvert was that he earned medalist honors at the district tournament, carding a two-day total of 145 and leading the Wilsonville boys golf team to yet another state berth.
Published: 5/18/2013 3:43:47 PM
Eidy Bambang and Ben Traffas ended their Wilsonville tennis careers in the consolation semifinals at the Class 5A state doubles tournament.
In their first-ever appearance at the OSAA championships, the seniors earned a thrilling 1-6, 6-4, 7-6 (6) victory over Summit partners Thomas Wimberly and Elliott Sherpa in a play-in match May 16 at West Hills Racquet & Fitness Club in Portland to reach the round of 16.
Published: 5/18/2013 5:02:56 PM
Madisyn Bryant figures to become a well-known force in Oregon prep girls tennis. Wilsonville sophomore Haley Moss is already plenty familiar.
Moss fell 6-2, 6-0 in the Class 5A singles quarterfinals to the phenomenal Eugene-Marist freshman, who went on to capture the state title by defeating West Albany junior Chelsea Clark — the defending state champion — in straight sets.
Published: 5/19/2013 11:43:59 PM
MILWAUKIE — After zipping around the first corner in the girls 800-meter run, Taryn Rawlings glanced over her shoulder to see where her opponents were.
Published: 5/16/2013 12:00:29 PM
The Wilsonville boys lacrosse team extended its season with a 10-8 win over Eugene-Marist in the state play-in round May 15 at Randall Stadium.
Coming on the heels of a three-game losing streak, the victory propelled the Wildcats into the first round of the playoffs against Roseburg on the road May 17.
Published: 5/20/2013 1:54:45 PM
The Wilsonville baseball team scored all of its runs in the
fifth inning May 17 on the road against Eugene-Marist and earned a spot in the
Class 5A bracket with a 5-1 victory in a state play-in game.
Published: 5/20/2013 2:22:31 PM
The third-ranked Wilsonville girls lacrosse team advanced to
the state semifinals with wins over Liberty
and Oregon Episcopal in the first
two rounds of the playoffs.
Published: 5/22/2013 9:57:34 AM
HILLSBORO — Trudging off the field with tears in her eyes and tape around her bruised left leg, Abby Chase thought about all the ways it could’ve gone differently.
Published: 5/19/2013 3:43:23 PM
MILWAUKIE — Redemption seemed elusive as Ryan Walsh turned the corner in the boys 200-meter dash.
“Coming around the curve, I saw like four people ahead of me,” he said.
Published: 5/23/2013 4:54:40 PM
The feeling was all too familiar for the Wilsonville softball team.
When it fell 4-3 to Redmond in the first round of the Class 5A playoffs on the road May 23, its loss didn't just signify the end of the season.
Published: 5/24/2013 12:01:08 AM
Once again, all it took was one big rally.
The Wilsonville baseball team scored all of its runs in the fourth inning of a 5-2 win over Dallas on the road May 22 in the first round of the Class 5A playoffs, advancing to the quarterfinals for the second time in three years.
Published: 5/24/2013 12:24:05 AM
Things were looking grim for the Wilsonville boys lacrosse team after it fell short against Hillsboro-Liberty on the road in its league finale May 11.
The squad had lost three games in a row and dropped seven of its last 10, certainly not exactly the kind of stretch that usually precedes success in the playoffs.
Published: 5/24/2013 10:38:28 AM
Members of the Wilsonville track and field team are
competing May 24-25 in the Class 5A state championships at Hayward Field in Eugene.
For more updates, follow Jeff Goodman on Twitter.
Published: 5/17/2013 9:33:18 AM
Before the state tournament, members of the Wilsonville boys golf team posed for a picture with sugary 2-pound sheets of Rice Krispies Treats.
Unfortunately for the Wildcats, the memories they created on the course the next two days probably weren’t as sweet.
Published: 5/15/2013 5:24:02 PM
It wasn’t enough for a trophy, but it was a memorable performance nonetheless by the Wilsonville girls golf team.
Without graduated star Juhee Lee and several other key members of the group that placed fourth at last year’s OSAA tournament, the Wildcats capped their season with a ninth-place finish at the Class 5A championships May 13-14 at Quail Valley Golf Course in Banks.
Published: 5/10/2013 5:05:16 PM
BEAVERTON — When the first set of the title match ended, Haley Moss calmly walked over to the score post at one end of the net, plucked one of the orange balls from its shelf and tried to place it on the top row to indicate she had won.
Schools & Kids
Published: 5/22/2013 10:40:58 AM
By Jillian Daley
Oregon’s rate of nonmedical exemptions for vaccinations is at an all-time high.
The rate of Oregon kindergartners whose parents cited nonmedical, also referred to as religious, exemptions from at least one of the required vaccines reached an all-time high of 6.
Published: 5/22/2013 11:06:35 AM
Eastern Oregon University
Wilsonville resident Teisha Taylor was among 604 students named to the dean’s list at Eastern Oregon University for the winter term.
Published: 5/8/2013 4:23:07 PM
Safe Routes to School are officially completed in Wilsonville, and the school district is making steady progress toward achieving that goal in West Linn.
Published: 5/15/2013 10:18:39 AM
A West Linn photographer has come up with a unique way to honor a West Linn man who died in a car crash in December. Nancy Steele of Picture This Photography is offering a portrait scholarship to a member of the class of 2014 who embodies Drake Edwards’ zest for life and infectious energy.
Published: 5/8/2013 4:28:42 PM
There are many ways to measure up test results.
And when it comes to comparing Oregon’s public high schools, Wilsonville and West Linn both seem to share a lot of time in the spotlight for their students' academic achievements.
Published: 5/22/2013 10:49:37 AM
A well-chaperoned group of 29 eighth-graders from Inza Wood Middle School recently ventured far from their Wilsonville homes on an unusual quest: to display their knowledge of the United States Constitution in a Washington, D.
Published: 5/22/2013 10:59:02 AM
This time of year, a lot of people run for leadership positions in schools’ parent-teacher organizations. A few people run for positions on the school board.
Published: 5/15/2013 10:12:35 AM
The West Linn-Wilsonville Education Foundation is in the middle of its annual fundraising effort — the COUNT campaign — to raise money for classroom teaching positions.
Published: 5/8/2013 4:28:05 PM
The Oregon Connections Academy’s spring enrollment period is now underway and there will be a free parent meeting in Wilsonville for families interested in exploring tuition-free online public education for their children.
Published: 5/8/2013 4:31:04 PM
All around the West Linn-Wilsonville School District, parents and their five-year-old kindergartners-to-be are marking a special date on their calendars: the day of the Kindergarten Roundup at the school they will attend next fall.
Published: 5/15/2013 9:18:36 AM
The most important word at the May 6 West Linn-Wilsonville School Board meeting may have been “stability.”
That’s the word that Superintendent Bill Rhoades used to characterize the budget outlook for the next biennium.
Published: 5/15/2013 9:26:59 AM
Each year, the Oregon Council of Teachers of Mathematics recognizes outstanding mathematics instructors throughout Oregon. This year’s Clackamas County recipient is Kemble Schnell, a seventh-grade math instructor at Inza Wood Middle School.
Published: 5/15/2013 9:47:56 AM
For its third and final show of the 2012-13 season, Wilsonville High School Theatre is presenting “May the Farce Be With You,” a science-fiction comedy about aliens who want to take over the world and the superheroes who work to stop them.
Published: 5/15/2013 10:05:19 AM
Kindergarteners at Lowrie Primary School celebrated a special group of people on May 9: themselves. As part of the school’s Spanish-language immersion program, children from both kindergarten classes came together to celebrate Dia de los Niños, or Day of the Children.
Published: 5/2/2013 1:53:55 PM
On Friday night, May 3, at 7 p.m., Wilsonville High School's Drama Club will present a variety show that features two short plays and several other acts.
Published: 5/8/2013 4:08:24 PM
For the third year in a row, West Linn and Wilsonville’s FIRST robotics team qualified for the World Championships, held this year in St. Louis, Mo., on April 25 and 26.
Published: 5/8/2013 4:17:25 PM
Eighty-eight Oregon schools ranked among the nation’s best in a recent report by U.S. News & World Report, with West Linn High School rated third in the state, behind Corbett and Lake Oswego high schools.
Police Fire Logs
Published: 5/7/2013 2:00:50 PM
There's nothing better than a backyard barbecue on a warm, sunny evening.
Unfortunately, charcoal briquette and propane barbecues can pose a hazard if not used safely.
Published: 5/7/2013 3:09:03 PM
A New York man was arrested by Oregon State Police just south of Wilsonville on Thursday morning. During a traffic stop, Sr. Trooper Guy Nelson discovered about 72 pounds of marijuana in the vehicle.
Published: 5/7/2013 3:10:27 PM
Wilsonville police reported the following incidents. The department is run under contract by the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office. All individuals listed are presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.
Published: 5/12/2013 10:58:25 AM
At 5:50 a.m. on Sunday the Wilsonville Police
Department, in conjunction Clackamas County Sheriff's Office, responded to a
burglary in progress in the Oak leaf Manufactured Home Park at 10660 SW
Wilsonville Road.
Published: 5/15/2013 9:08:08 AM
Wilsonville police reported the following incidents. The department is run under contract by the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office. All individuals listed are presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.
Published: 5/21/2013 4:02:21 PM
Wilsonville police reported the following incidents. The department is run under contract by the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office. All individuals listed are presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.
Published: 5/21/2013 4:12:13 PM
A 14-year-old boy will be booked into juvenile detention once he is released from a local hospital after suffering a bite from a police dog, officials said.
Community
Published: 5/21/2013 4:06:46 PM
Whether you enjoy reading a good book, listening to a jazz band or admiring a fine painting, there will be something for everyone at the 14th annual Wilsonville Festival of Arts, hosted by the Wilsonville Arts and Culture Council.
Published: 5/14/2013 12:27:58 PM
They’ve got the race day routine nearly down pat.
But there’s still no accounting for the increase in numbers until they actually take to the streets of Wilsonville.
Published: 5/7/2013 3:15:27 PM
The Wilsonville community is grieving the loss of an 8-year-old boy who touched the lives of many in the city and in the school district.
On Friday, Estevan Catalan passed away.
Published: 5/20/2013 12:04:44 PM
The stands of towering evergreens along Wilsonville Road can hide a lot of things.
One of them is a pair of hand-built houses near the corner of Brown Road.
City/Region
Published: 5/7/2013 2:04:53 PM
It’s been said that many hands make for light work. That is truly the case during the city of Wilsonville’s annual WERK Day, where hundreds of volunteers turn out to spruce up city parks.
Published: 5/14/2013 12:42:58 PM
The rules that determine how people travel around Wilsonville are due for an update.
From parking requirements for bicycles to on-street parking standards and much more, the city of Wilsonville’s transportation systems plan is currently being overhauled.
Published: 5/14/2013 12:20:36 PM
After ironing out a few kinks, a planned reconstruction of the parking lot at Wilsonville’s Memorial Park appears to be back on track.
The Wilsonville City Council now seems satisfied with a new plan that calls for revamping the parking lot with up to 121 new parking spaces overlaying a newly reinforced paved surface.
Published: 5/21/2013 9:28:20 PM
Voters on Tuesday returned Keith Steele to Position 5 on the West Linn-Wilsonville School Board, choosing the incumbent over challenger Ron Parton.
Voters also elected Regan Sonnen Molatore and Rob Fernandez to serve four-year terms with Steele, alongside current board members Kristen Keswick and Betty Reynolds.
Published: 5/6/2013 12:31:06 PM
Arson affects our communities, many lives, and has a significant financial impact on property values and insurance premiums.
To help raise awareness and bring attention to loses associated with residential arson, Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber joined fire safety advocates around the country in proclaiming May 5 - 11, 2013, as Arson Awareness Week.
Published: 5/14/2013 12:16:10 PM
When Jennifer Johnson arrived in Wilsonville in 2008, she wasn’t quite sure at first exactly how she would help promote a city best known for business as a tourism destination.
Published: 5/14/2013 12:39:55 PM
Another piece in the Tonquin Trail puzzle will be put in place this summer in Wilsonville.
On May 6, the Wilsonville City Council approved a resolution calling on the city to acquire a 550-foot easement on Willamette Way East to construct a new infill segment of sidewalk alongside the Autumn Park Apartments complex.
Published: 5/21/2013 3:54:13 PM
Suzanne Wuepper Sanford was a 35-year-old mother of three when her husband, a Lake Oswego doctor, said he wanted a divorce.
It was, for her and her family, a huge turning point.
Published: 5/20/2013 12:20:00 PM
When you’re managing a farmer’s market, there’s no such thing as too many vendors.
“We literally hit vendor capacity a month ago, and we’ve gotten a bunch of applications we just can’t accept,” said.
Published: 5/20/2013 12:25:16 PM
It’s hard to describe. But if you’re a seasoned drug enforcement officer it’s the little things that can give away the driver of an illicit load of marijuana, methamphetamine or heroin.
Business
Published: 5/20/2013 12:13:59 PM
Langdon Farms Golf Club is the Wilsonville Chamber of Commerce Partner of the Year, while Wilsonville insurance agent Jay Puppo is the Community Partner of the Year.
Published: 5/8/2013 4:06:37 PM
Lovers of colorful flowers and other decorative garden adornments have a new playground to roam in search of their next geranium or supertunia variety.
Published: 5/6/2013 12:25:39 PM
Earl Lewis, the long-serving president and CEO of infrared imaging giant FLIR Systems, announced recently he would retire as head of the Wilsonville-based company later this month.
Published: 5/6/2013 12:28:34 PM
Oregon Horse Country, the Wilsonville Chamber of Commerce-affiliated organization, announced last week it is awarding more than $10,000 to non-profit equestrian organizations around the state.
