Estacada News

Relay for Life organizers will host a Bunco night fundraiser for cancer research on July 8 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Whispering Pines, 525 N.W. 6th Ave.

The Health Resources and Services Administration/Bureau of Primary Health Care approved the County's proposal for $684,000 in stimulus funding for capital improvements in its primary care clinic.

The Estacada City Council recently approved a $5.45 million budget for the City of Estacada.

FALL SCHOOL SPORTS ARE RAPIDLY APPROACHING, and practice starts this summer. Students can schedule sports physicals with the following practitioners in Estacada: Mike Malone, D.C., at Estacada Chiropractic Clinic, 437 N.E. Main St., will perform the needed physical for school sports.

Estacada resident and Clackamas County Commissioner Bob Austin and Anthony Mast, 6, son of Andrew Mast, owner of Iron Kettle Grocery with Larry Sommers, cut a ceremonial ribbon to recognize the business as one of the newest members to join the Estacada Chamber of Commerce.

Six months ago, this former timber town was in crisis. Heavy rains breached holding ponds up a hill, and water lapped into homes and businesses.

Firefighters were battling a 2-acre fire today on steep, rough forestland southeast of Estacada.

Members of the Estacada Area Food Bank board of directors recently approved a program designed to provide children from low-income families with basic school supplies beginning this fall.

When dusk falls on the Fourth of July in Estacada, some residents will gather at home for their own front yard fireworks show.

The Estacada Chamber of Commerce Fourth of July Parade will begin at noon on July 4. The Chamber is currently accepting entries for the parade, and the theme for the year is "Oregon 150." Entry forms are available at the Chamber office, 475 S.E. Main St., or online at www.estacadachamber.org. Entries are due by July 1. For more information, call ...

When the Estacada Fourth of July parade begins at noon on Saturday, longtime Eagle Creek resident Joanne Broadhurst and her brother Tom Burnett will lead the way, marching down Main Street and Broadway waving to the hundreds of candy-hungry kids lining the streets.

The Clackamas County Board of Commissioners adopted fiscal year 2009-10 budgets during its regularly scheduled meeting June 25.

The burned main building of the Dougy Center provides a grim backdrop for the bright new playground equipment that was dedicated during a ceremony today.

The Piedmont Boys of South Carolina will perform a mix of country, southern rock and bluegrass at the Molalla Arts & Music Festival.

Estacada Rural Fire District firefighters pour water on a house fully engulfed in flames, at 24845 S. Hayden Road, on June 6. ERFD volunteers spent weeks preparing the house for a "Learn to Burn" training exercise, and spent the day at the house with staff from three other Clackamas County fire departments practicing a series of training exercises ...

The Estacada School District will host a farewell party for Chinese teacher Tracy Diao today, June 24, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Eagle Fern Park; food will be served at 5:30 p.m. Diao has taught Chinese classes at Estacada High School for the past year, and will return to China in July.

ESTACADA RESIDENT BRANDY BATES will open Eagle Creek Daycare at Eagle Creek Elementary School this fall.

Just when Lori Luchak and Miles Fiberglass needed a lift, United Streetcar arrived.

Clackamas County's troubled revenue picture may turn out to spell a bit of good news for county residents relying on certain social services.

This weekend and into next week, expect delays of up to a half hour because of road work Olallie Lake Scenic Area if you're coming from the north.