Woman dies in Damascus car wreck

Monday, May 14th, 2012, 6:54pm

Damascus, Ore. - A woman was killed in a two-vehicle accident Monday afternoon and one other person was injured.

The crash happened in the 19800 block of Southeast Tillstrom Road just before 4 p.m., according to Adam Phillips with the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office.

According to firefighters with the Boring Fire District, the crash involved an F350 pickup, which flipped on its side, and a Nissan Versa, which ended down an embankment. The driver of the Nissan died. The man in the pickup was taken to OHSU with non life-threatening injuries.

The road is closed from Bohna Park Road to Weise Road, and the sheriff’s office’s crash reconstruction team is investigating. The road is expected to be reopened in a few hours.

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Still need to drop off your ballot?

Submitted by KATU Communities Staff

Monday, May 14th, 2012, 2:43pm

Election Day is Tuesday and if you haven't dropped off your ballot yet, you have until 8 p.m. that day to do so. No need to panic, though. There are plenty of locations that serve as drop-off points.

Search a map for drop-off boxes near you

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'Stamp Out Hunger' today

Submitted by KATU Communities Staff

Saturday, May 12th, 2012, 7:33am

PORTLAND, Ore. – If you’re feeling charitable, you can help "stamp out hunger" on Saturday.

“Stamp Out Hunger” is the annual food drive by the Oregon Food Bank and Oregon State Association of Letter Carriers. Postal carriers in Oregon and southwest Washington delivered 1.5 million yellow, biodegradable bags to homes this week.

If you would like to donate, simply fill the bag with non-perishable food – like canned soups, cereal and pasta – and leave it outside for your mail carrier. Items like peanut butter and tuna fish are in high demand for kids, since schools and food pantries need help with their summer lunch programs.

“Nobody raises more food in one day than letter carriers do across the country by l,” said Kevin Card, the president of the Oregon State Association of Letter Carriers. “It's that one time we can work with our customers to do something really incredible.”

The drive can bring in two million pounds of food for Oregon and southwest Washington; however, donations were down by 18 percent last year. Organizers do not know the reason.

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Grand opening ceremony for Boring Station Trailhead Park set for May 19

Submitted by KATU Communities Staff

Friday, May 11th, 2012, 9:00am

Make your way out to the Boring Station Trailhead Park at 11 a.m. May 19 for its grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony.

The Boring Station Trailhead Park was a stop and shipping location during streetcar operation. Clackamas County Parks purchased nearly seven acres from the Union Pacific Railroad in 1999, from SE Dee Street to 1/3 mile south of Highway 212. Community organizations have invested both time and resources into planning and developing the site. The Friends of Boring Station Trailhead Park (FBSTP), in conjunction with the Boring-Damascus Grange and the Boring Community Planning Organization, have cleared the site of debris and resurfaced it with sand and gravel. They have also contributed to bringing a stage, electrical access, water and sewer service, storage area, and a monument to the site.

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Public meeting this week on Clackamas River Bridge replacement

Submitted by Community News on Monday, May 7th, 2:14 pm

From the City of Damascus:

A public meeting will be held at Carver School gymnasium, 16077 SE Highway 224, Damascus, on Thursday, May 10, 2012, from 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. for more information please visit the project website. You can also call the hotline 503-736-4800.

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Where are you headed for Cinco de Mayo?

Submitted by KATU Communities Staff

Saturday, May 5th, 2012, 4:46pm

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Cinco de Mayo is an annual tradition that is once again upon us.

Several events throughout the Portland-Vancouver area are happening in the days leading up to Cinco de Mayo, along with a variety of activities on the day itself.

Know of a Cinco de Mayo event that's not on the list? Email it to us and we'll put it up.

May 2

Culinary Passport -- Cinco De Mayo

Where: Salem
When: 6-8:30 p.m.
Cost: $24
Phone: 503-814-2432

May 4

28th annual Cinco de Mayo Festival

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High winds knock over trees and knock out power

Submitted by KATU.com Staff

Thursday, May 3rd, 2012, 7:15pm

PORTLAND, Ore. - Heavy winds and record rainfall hit the Portland area on Thursday afternoon, knocking down trees and knocking out power.

Around 5,600 customers served by Portland General Electric lost power during the flurry of weather activity that started around 2:30 p.m.

Some places saw wind gusts up to 45 miles per hour during the mid-afternoon.

In West Linn, a tree smashed into the back side of a home in the 5700 block of River Street sometime after 2 p.m. The 75- to 100-foot tall, two-foot diameter cottonwood came to rest on the roof. But it broke a water line, causing water to drip through the ceiling. And it severely damaged the master bathroom, tearing a window and wall apart and dumping wood and Sheetrock into the tub. A branch also popped through a bedroom.

Portland recorded just more than three-quarters of an inch of rain between midnight and 5 p.m. That's the most rain ever recorded on this day.

The majority of the outages were in Clackamas County, where 1,250 customers were affected by 35 separate outages, and Multnomah County, where there were 3,857 customers without power because of 18 separate outages.

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