Estacada's Latest News
June 17, 2013
Redland crash sends boy to hospital, man to jail
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As a result of a Sunday evening traffic crash in Redland, Life Flight had to take a 5-year-old to the hospital and police arrested a 72-year-old man from Oregon City for driving under the…
June 14, 2013
Moore goes 'out of his mind' for eclectic art show
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If John Moore wrote a children’s book, he would put his boogy man in it. “It’s only an object lesson (in fear). What do you do? You run screaming? You face ‘em. You fight back. You don’t let him…
June 13, 2013
Police expansion gets mixed reviews in Sandy
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Sandy Police Chief Kim Yamashita says Sandy residents will not notice the fact its officers are serving 80 hours each week enforcing laws in the city of Estacada. While that service is…
June 13, 2013
Estacada School District will offer free lunches
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The Estacada School District is getting ready to launch its Summer Food Service Program. “It’s for anybody. You don’t have to sign up. There’s no registration for this food. You just have to be…
June 13, 2013
Dan Skoog will preside over Fourth of July festivities
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The Estacada Chamber of Commerce has named Dan Skoog as the Grand Marshal for the 2013 Fourth of July Parade. “Dan Skoog has been actively involved in growing the Big Bang event to the major…
June 06, 2013
Principals, parents plan meetings of the minds
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During recent School Budget Committee and School Board meetings, several parents have expressed frustration that their voices weren’t being heard and that they were in the dark with the…
May 29, 2013
Results (mostly) in for School Board election
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Twenty seven votes separated incumbent school board Chairman Mark Greene and John James as of Friday, May 24, in the race for the Zone 5 position of the Estacada School Board. With all the…
May 23, 2013
Faraday Lake reopens to anglers
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PGE made renovations to the lake to improve fish habitat as part of its relicensing agreement Portland General Electric Biologist Tim Shibahara speaks of the renovations to the Faraday…
May 23, 2013
Two more burglary suspects in custody
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Deputy, crime prevention specialist offer advice Community Service Officer Sara McClurg and Deputy Matt Helmer of Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office spoke on crime prevention at a chamber lunch…
May 23, 2013
Local organizations request financial support from the city
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The Estacada City Budget Committee will have a tough time deciding amongst funding requests that total double the available amount The leaders of several local organizations have requested help…
May 23, 2013
Sandy Police win public-safety contract
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Transition to new provider under way, will continue through September The Estacada City Council has agreed to end its long-standing contract with the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office in favor…
May 21, 2013
County to TriMet: 'Not if we have any say in rail line'
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Clackamas County voters sent a largely symbolic message to TriMet on Tuesday night against light rail by voting down a measure authorizing the line from Portland through Milwaukie to Oak Grove,…
May 21, 2013
Clackamas County updates unofficial results for the May 21, 2013…
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The majority of ballots have been counted for the May 21, 2013 Clackamas County Special District Elections. Angela Riedel took the Estacada School Board Zone 1 seat with 69.9% of the vote.…
May 15, 2013
Parents demand music, P.E. in elementary schools
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At a packed Budget Committee Meeting and School Board Meeting in the Estacada High School choir room on Wednesday, May 8, district patrons delivered a message loud and clear: Keep music and…
May 15, 2013
Silva, Snedeker run for fire board
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Candidates running for contested seat Matthew Silva and Rick Snedeker are vying for the Position 1 seat on the Estacada Fire District Board of Directors in the May 21 special election. Silva is…
May 09, 2013
Around Town
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COMMUNITY CENTER TOPS lunch, games Every Tuesday, TOPS, $2 lunch and bingo; every Monday and Thursday, exercise at 9:30 a.m. and Chicken Foot Dominos after lunch; every Wednesday, breakfast at 9…
May 09, 2013
MHCC presents One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest
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The Mt. Hood Community College Theatre department will perform “One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest,” a play based on the novel by Ken Kesey, at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, May 9–11, in the…
May 09, 2013
County will consider AMR ambulance contract
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American Medical Response executives expressed relief after Clackamas County commissioners voted 3-2 on Tuesday to look at their bid for continuing local ambulance services. County Chairman John…
May 09, 2013
Straddling candidates scramble to reach Clackamas County voters
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The Aurora Rural Fire Protection District has less than a third of its voters in Clackamas County, but the only the Marion County Voters’ Pamphlet lists any information about its six candidates…
May 09, 2013
Upper Clackamas Whitewater Festival celebrates 30 years
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The festival is one of the largest all whitewater shows on the West Coast The Upper Clackamas Whitewater Festival will celebrate its 30th anniversary the weekend of May 18-19 at the Carter…
