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Clackamas County Health Centers and partner Oregon Food Bank offer Free Food Market! All in need are welcome to visit the Health Clinic at 110 Beavercreek Rd in Oregon City on the 1st Tuesday of each month from 10-11:30 a.m. to access FREE fresh and healthy fruits, vegetables and pantry staples. No identification required. Just bring bags or boxes. Questions call 503-282-0555. Visite Beavercreek Health Clinic el 1˚ martes de cada mes para acceder a frutas y verduras frescas y saludables, y productos básicos de la despensa gratis para usted y su familia. ¿Preguntas? 503-282-0555

New ballot boxes installed throughout county New locations for some boxes; Enhancements include greater accessibility and security The Clackamas County Clerk’s office has installed new ballot boxes throughout the county during the last several weeks. The new ballot boxes bring improvements in a number of areas.  Specifically, the new boxes have: ·     Enhanced security : The new boxes are specifically designed to secure vote-by-mail ballots. The overall design of the boxes will guard deposited ballots from unauthorized access and potential damage from Pacific Northwest weather. ·     Increased capacity : Many of these new boxes double the capacity of the previous boxes.  ·     Improved visibility : Flag holders are attached to each box. This ...

A Traveler’s Guide to Oregon City, aka ‘Portland Without the Weird’ By   Kathleen Squires Sept. 27, 2018 11:23 a.m. ET I SAT ON THE  sunny patio of the Oregon City Brewery Co. flummoxed by the vast menu. Should I try a Pipe Dream smoked beer described as “liquid bacon,” or the Plumbelievable! sour ale, brewed with Oregon plums and boysenberries (and which apparently “glows with an incandescent pink-purplish hue”) or one of the other 40-some offerings. I might expect to find such exuberant excess in beer-obsessed Portland, but I was 13 miles south in Oregon City. Better known in recent years, if known at all, as a struggling lumber town and an early American historical site, Oregon City is setting fresh tracks. Read the rest of this article in the Wall Street Journal:  https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-travelers-guide-to-oregon-city-aka-portland-without-the-weird-1538061808

County to celebrate 175th anniversary with Oct. 25 event 50-year time capsule to be buried; Public invited but space limited Clackamas County is set to celebrate its 175th anniversary with a celebratory event at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 25. The event will be held in the Board of County Commissioners’ Hearing Room, located at the Public Services Building at 2051 Kaen Road in Oregon City.  The agenda for the hour-long event includes the following: ·     A description of the items that will be buried inside a time capsule, to be lowered later that day on the grounds of the Red Soils Campus. The capsule will be buried for 50 years.  ·     ...

CCC Celebrates Opening Of New Industrial Technology Center The $36 million Industrial Technology Center project will allow Clackamas Community College to educate and train manufacturing students. By  News Desk,  News Partner   |  Sep 21, 2018 12:10 pm ET  | Updated  Sep 21, 2018 1:21 pm ET Clackamas Community College is challenging people to rethink the fields of manufacturing and machining. Once thought of as hard-labor jobs in dirty workshops, the college is flipping the ideology of the industry with the grand opening of its new Industrial Technology Center (ITC) on the Oregon City campus. The 44,424-square-foot facility is the new home of the college's manufacturing, computer numerical control (CNC) machining and renewable energy programs, along with other in-demand career technical education programs. The ITC will increase access to affordable education programs, allowing students training for family-wage jobs or transfer to four-yea...

Voting for new Oregon City park name closing soon by KATU News Sunday, September 23rd 2018 City officials are asking for the public’s help in naming a new park in Oregon City, and the deadline for voting is next Sunday. One of the options is Tyrone Snowden Woods Memorial Park, named after a Navy Seal who died in Benghazi. Tyrone’s mother, Cheryl, still lives in Oregon City.  She told KATU News  that she had no idea someone nominated her son for the park’s name. “I was absolutely overwhelmed and appreciative and honored, and most of all humbled,” Cheryl said. There are three other names on the list for voting: Caufield Creek, named for the creek running through the land. Wacheno Park, named for a well known Clackamas County tribal family. Waldo Caufield Memorial Park named for an Army veteran who died in the final days of WWI. Voting is open through September 30 . The ...

County Commissioners' Schedule 9/24 - 9/28 Some of this week’s upcoming commissioner hearings and meetings are detailed below. Complete and updated information is available on the board’s webpage . Tuesday, Sept. 25 Policy Sessions Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Council 2018 Annual Report (10:30 a.m.) Property Disposition Amended Policies and Procedures (11 a.m.) Housing Policy Level Proposal, Status Update (1:30 p.m.) Visit the Policy Session webpage . Thursday, Sept. 27 Business Meeting (10 a.m.) There is one public hearing which involves the first reading of a code amendment relating to gates and the public right-of-way . Read the full agenda . Last week Last week, Policy Sessions were held on the courthouse replacement project, land use planning, surplus property, the county administrator search, and the board of health. Visit the Policy Session webpage . Last week's Business Meeting featured public hearings rel...

County Commissioners' Schedule 9/10 - 9/14 Some of this week’s upcoming commissioner hearings and meetings are detailed below. Complete and updated information is available on the board’s webpage . Please note that no Business Meeting will be held this week, due to the GPI Economic Summit. Tuesday, Sept. 11 Policy Sessions Transportation Funding Update – Continued (1 p.m.) Visit the Policy Session webpage . Last week Last week, Policy Sessions were held on the Metro Urban Growth Boundary, an intergovernmental agreement for Park Avenue development, the County Administrator recruitment, and a transportation funding update. Visit the Policy Session webpage . Last week's Business Meeting featured a presentation recognizing Damon Faust, a county resident who won the American Legion’s Firefighter of the Year award. Read the meeting'...

September 10 is World Suicide Awareness Day Today is World Suicide Awareness Day, a day when mental health advocates, prevention organizers, survivors, allies, artists and community members unite to promote hope and remind our community that everyone can play a role in suicide prevention. One person dies by suicide in out county every five days. That is 16% higher than the national average. At Clackamas County, we have made a commitment to the work of suicide prevention. We know that having a mental health challenge is part of being human and that with the right help, people can and do recover. The work of suicide prevention will take all of us working together. By coming together we can make a difference. We ask that you join us in this work, and help us reduce the number of deaths by suicide to zero. What can you do right now? Join us: Tonight at 6 p.m., we will kick-off the Ask the Question Project, an art exhibit that includes portraits and interviews of suicide attempt s...

GET READY: Regional emergency preparedness sessions The USGS reports a 6.7 earthquake occurred in Hokkaiddo, Japan on Wednesday, Sept. 5. The National Weather Service says the quake has not produced any tsunami warnings for Oregon or the Pacific Coast. But officaials said the earthquake is another reminder for Oregonians to be prepared for any such natural disaster. North Lincoln Fire & Rescue, Lincoln County Emergency Management, NW Natural and the American Red Cross are teaming up to help the public prepare for natural disasters and other emergencies. Eight “Get Ready” events will be held in Astoria, Camas, Coos Bay, Lincoln City, Oregon City, Salem, The Dalles and Tigard this month. The Lincoln City event is from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m on Sept. 15, at the NLFR St. Claire Station in Taft. According to a 2017 survey conducted by Portland’s Bureau of Emergency Management, 74 percent of Portlanders believe that a natural disaster is likely in the next ten years. However, s...