Musser ‘legacy’ rests with students

The Forest Grove News-Times Tue, Jun 30, 2009
Updated Jun 30, 2009

Last Thursday Jack Musser took down the last of the plaques and pictures from the walls of his office in the Forest Grove School District …

In the Oregon legislature, LNG is a dirty word

By Christian Gaston /
The Forest Grove News-Times
Tue, Jun 30, 2009
Updated Jul 1, 2009

As the Oregon legislative session wrapped up this week, a flurry of bills reached the floor for last-minute votes. Notably absent from the action …

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Cornelius student attends national Latina conference

By Stover E. Harger Iii /
The Forest Grove News-Times
Tue, Jun 30, 2009
Updated Jul 1, 2009

When Sylvia Barajas-Everson found out that two of the Washington County college students she mentored through high school were chosen to participate …

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Group provides Forest Grove writers with an encouraging word as they hone their craft

By Debbie Carlo /
The Forest Grove News-Times
Tue, Jun 30, 2009
Updated Jul 1, 2009

Novelist Amy Belding Brown wrote about the difficulty of writing in a recent post on her blog, Sifted Light. “I like to get tasks taken …

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Two-year delay adds $4 million to pricetag of Pacific Hillsboro campus

By Kelley Hungerford /
The Forest Grove News-Times
Tue, Jun 30, 2009
Updated Jul 1, 2009

A two-year delay in the development of Pacific University’s Health Professions Campus in Hillsboro is expected to cost the university an …

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Washington, Columbia counties team up to offer child care services

The Forest Grove News-Times
Tue, Jun 30, 2009
Updated Jul 1, 2009

Beginning today, Child Care Resource & Referral in Washington and Columbia counties will combine to become one service delivery area. In …

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District can’t recoup quarter million spent on lawsuit

By Nancy Townsley /
The Forest Grove News-Times
Tue, Jun 30, 2009
Updated Jul 1, 2009

Last month’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling allowing the parents of a former Forest Grove High School student to seek private tuition reimbursement …

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- Foul ball or home run?

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- New rules: Legislature says ‘no’ to more agricultural field burning

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- Furlough days close out Ott’s time in Banks

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- Police say puppy swiped from downtown Forest Grove pet store, handed off in parking lot

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- Gaston students demonstrate T-shirt launcher at PGE Park

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- Festive fireworks come to Banks

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- 10,000 Elks headed to Portland

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- Huh? Gasoline prices actually dropped before holiday weekend

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- They came from different cities, but they all shared a common goal: they aim to make it big in biking.

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- $750K grant germinates Pacific science program

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- New deal could bolster workload at Forest Grove factory

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- U.S. Supreme Court interprets law to say that parents of special needs students can seek tuition reimbursement for private schooling

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- BIZ BEAT

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- Compost bins a hot commodity at local market

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- Forest Grove power outage leaves downtown theater in the dark

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- Wal-Mart ready to rumble

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- Cycles wipe out in Gaston

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- After brief squawk, chicken law flies

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- A conversation with Jack Musser

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- State LNG bill an assault on our property rights

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- LNG ‘fast-track’ bill stalled in Oregon Senate

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- Poetry night comes to arts center

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- July 19 car show looking for lots of helping hands

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- Rocking the sakery

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- Straddling a tough economy, rising scrutiny from regulators, lenders scale back cash

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- Board OKs plan to seek salary concessions from two unions

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- When properly cultivated, dahlias make great cut flowers

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- A professor in favor of produce

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- Hillsboro center hosts contemporary art

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- The artist within the scientist

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- Here’s how to cool energy costs this summer

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- Deli’s closure marks end of era for coffee group

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- Council poised to OK city chickens

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- Forest Grove district loses Supreme Court appeal

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- City street projects take shape this summer

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- Torched car leaves few clues for police

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- Housing boom?

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- Weed control yields

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- Volunteers give back

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- TITG’s ‘The Foreigner’ at its comic finest

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- Despite bad economy, city council funds handful of community groups

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- $45K grant buoys Cornelius city, library budget

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- ‘Adelante Chicas’ picks up $135K grant

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- Teachers agree to shorten next year’s calendar

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- Senior GAP ‘divorce’ from center won’t end in property feud

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- State unemployment hits highest mark in 33 years

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- Forest Grove Police seek gold-colored van following vehicle arson

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- Political spat shows cracks in Metro urban growth boundary plan

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- Community garden gets a teen leader

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- ‘The Foreigner’ is TITG season finale

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- Music expands to Rogers Park

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- Cornelius chamber hosts Metro Councilor Kathryn Harrington

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- ‘Coach’ opened doors, hearts, minds for students

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- Fee foes lose out on city library vote

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- Splash (Mayor) Bash for charity

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- Saturday night crash leaves two teens dead in rural Washington County

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- Red, white and blew

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- New rules aimed at avoiding secret deals in police agencies

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- Community school holds first graduation

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- Middle school audit buoys efforts to teach high achievers

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- Reduced budget on its way to school board

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- E-mails show political divisions over Metro, UGB

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- The day football died

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‘Green’ now means ‘garden,’ not ‘money’

By Sami Richards / The Forest Grove News-Times
Wed, Jun 10, 2009

For years, the word “green” has been associated with money. Today, the color also signifies environmental awareness. Often, the two …

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‘I Have a Dream’ graduates 112

The Forest Grove News-Times
Wed, Jun 3, 2009

The Forest Grove School District’s second “I Have A Dream” class is set to graduate this Saturday. Although the 112 students will …

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Gaston family devastated by May 16 logging accident

By Nancy Townsley / The Forest Grove News-Times
Wed, Jun 3, 2009

On May 16, Marissa Hedin should have been basking in the glow of a victory that, just the day before, had propelled her team, the Greyhounds of …

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Viking House open house set for this weekend

The Forest Grove News-Times
Wed, Jun 3, 2009

Members of the community can view the completed 2009 Viking House, an annual project by Forest Grove High School students and staff, this Friday and …

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- Sewer, water rates to see 6-7% hike

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- Tiny cars set to invade Forest Grove

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- Major drug probe leads to 34 arrests, grabs cocaine, guns and cash

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- Burglary nets cash, personal effects

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- Gas prices hit seven-month high

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- Banks’ Ott takes one-year gig as superintendent in Eugene area

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