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news items published in December 2012


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Canby couple escape serious injury as tree falls on car

Published: 12/3/2012 12:00:25 PM

A Canby couple escaped serious injury Sunday afternoon when a tree in their yard fell directly on their car as they sat in their driveway. When firefighters arrived at the 900 block of NE 34th Place shortly before 3 p.



Branding program slated for Wednesday

Published: 12/4/2012 12:49:46 PM

“Get your brand on. A comprehensive understanding of what it takes to build a solid brand,” will be offered during a free seminar on marketing and branding to the members of the Canby Area Chamber of Commerce Wednesday from 8:30 to 10:30 A.



Pennies for Presents returns

Published: 12/4/2012 12:51:52 PM

Pennies for Presents returns this year to help area families in need this holiday season. Loren Hahn founded Pennies for Presents as a 15-year-old in 2010 and has seen the enterprise grow.



Getting BLOWN AWAY!

Published: 12/4/2012 12:57:13 PM

It's an ill wind that blows no good, and it was definitely an ill wind that wrought havoc on Joe Fleischman's greenhouse Thursday morning. Winds during a morning rainstorm stripped the plastic sheeting roof from one of two large greenhouses at St.



Eyeing Sandy's devastation up close...and personal

Published: 12/4/2012 1:02:18 PM

The cleanup continues in the Northeastern U.S. after Hurricane Sandy devastated the region in late October, and Oregon residents have been actively involved.



A Celtic performance with a little bit of a twist

Published: 12/4/2012 1:07:23 PM

Over the past four seasons of the Boones Ferry Concert Series, organizers have learned some valuable lessons. One of those is that small groups of acoustic artists who don’t use high amplification work best in the space at St.



Enjoy 'Jazz Christmas' show Tuesday night

Published: 12/4/2012 1:09:17 PM

The Canby High School band will present "A Canby Jazz Christmas" concert on Tuesday, Dec. 4, at 7:30 p.m. at the Richard R. Brown Fine Arts Center. The concert will feature Joe Marcinkiewicz and the TV Jazz Orchestra, with the Canby High School Jazz Band.



The value of a VOLUNTEER

Published: 12/4/2012 1:18:06 PM

For 15-year-old Francisco Zamora-Flores, it’s all about being involved and helping. Turns out that volunteerism is the Canby High School sophomore’s passion, goal and hobby.



'Spitball'-ing a Christmas cool creation

Published: 12/4/2012 1:28:52 PM

In a conversation that treks through technical terrain like mapping, video installation, projection technology and back over the hill to geodesic buildings and the duality of form and function, sometimes the words are hard to follow – but not the message.



Holiday Pops Concert set for Thursday night

Published: 12/4/2012 1:58:16 PM

The Canby High School bands will perform in their annual Holiday Pops Concert on Thursday, Dec. 6, in the Richard R. Brown Fine Arts Center at 7 p.



Operation Snuggle will tie blankets Saturday

Published: 12/5/2012 11:28:51 AM

Join Operation Snuggle to help make tie-blankets for 315 homeless students at 9 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, at Baker Prairie Middle School. For financial donations, make checks payable to ‘Baker Prairie MS/PTA’ with ‘Operation Snuggle’ on the memo line.



Tonight, it's time to LIGHT!

Published: 12/7/2012 10:36:35 AM

The 11th annual Light the Night will join Canby’s First Friday for a kickoff to Canby’s Christmas season this Friday night. Light the Night includes the annual tree lighting event in Wait Park, a downtown parade and a new event, CANstruction, a food collection and artistic event.



Aurora Council to meet in executive session Tuesday

Published: 12/7/2012 2:44:06 PM

The Aurora City Council will meet in executive session Tuesday, Dec. 11, at 6:30 p.m. concerning legal rights of a public body in regards to current litigation or litigation likely to be filed.



Get ready for something different

Published: 12/11/2012 12:02:33 PM

From falling snow to images of winter, visitors to this year’s inaugural Light the Night Thursday through Monday at Clackamas Event Center will see something special.



Artists on display

Published: 12/11/2012 12:04:30 PM

Canby Arts Association, Wallflowers Framing Gallery and the Canby Chamber of Commerce will feature 20 artists in the Light the Night event being held in the Clackamas Event Center Pavilion.



A historical gift idea: Canby Historial Society has new 2013 calendars for sale

Published: 12/11/2012 12:07:35 PM

The 2013 Canby Historical Society calendars are now available.This year’s calendar includes pictures of  the 1950s popular Island Park, Boy Scouts camping on Main Street, local loggers Stefani, Giger, Johnson and Pottratz from 1947 and the high school football team from 1961.



Barlow-Zimmerman roads: reconstruction meeting set

Published: 12/11/2012 12:10:03 PM

A public meeting on Clackamas County's plan to reconstruct the intersection of Barlow and Zimmerman roads is scheduled for Tuesday, Dec. 11, from 6 to 7:30 p.



Thelma’s Place offering help with Minders Keepers

Published: 12/11/2012 12:12:29 PM

Minders Keepers Club, an adult day program designed by Thelma’s Place, focuses on a “home away from home” environment for seniors. The participants of Minders Keepers will have the opportunity to establish new friends, relax, participate in activities, enjoy entertainment and laughter and most importantly, have the ability to be with their families in the evening.



Belt busters

Published: 12/11/2012 12:21:27 PM

A quartet of Canby boys took a step forward in their tae kwan do training.On Nov. 19, Jose Santiago, Kaden Fisher, Emmanuel Alvarez and Joshua Geiger, members of the Pil Sung Tae Kwon Do club tested for promotion to different belt levels.



Food, toy drive feeling the pinch of economy, more need

Published: 12/11/2012 12:27:30 PM

There’s little question that this year’s Canby Community Food and Toy Drive is feeling the effects of a community stretched thin from giving — and the competition that’s increasingly springing up for those giving efforts.



Library undergoes facelift

Published: 12/11/2012 12:58:13 PM

Life and literacy go on as the Canby Public Library building undergoes a facelift.The front of the building at 292 N. Holly St. bristles with scaffolding and workers replacing its crumbling stucco façade.



Volunteers honored by Canby Historical Society

Published: 12/11/2012 1:06:14 PM

Walt Daniels and David Fuentez recently received 2012 awards at an appreciation party hosted by the Canby Historical Society. Daniels was awarded a lifetime membership award and appreciation of service plaque.



Canby Council accepts completed Highway 99E corridor, gateway plan

Published: 12/11/2012 1:09:11 PM

The Canby City Council accepted the recently completed Canby OR 99E Corridor and Gateway Design Plan at its Dec. 5 meeting.The plan will guide streetscape and gateway improvements along Highway 99E within the city limits over the next 20 years.



LEAVING THE LOOK OF CHRISTMAS

Published: 12/11/2012 1:49:38 PM

Members of the Canby High School Art Club brushed up on their Christmas cheer earlier this month. With artist brushes and paper cups of paint, they laid the holiday spirit on thick on storefront windows throughout downtown Canby.



Tale of a toppled tree

Published: 12/11/2012 2:05:56 PM

They were blessed, Chris and Tymona Natelborg say.They escaped without serious injury Sunday, Dec. 3, when a 3-foot diameter, 100-foot tall pine tree fell on their car.



City gives okay to downtown parking plan

Published: 12/12/2012 9:21:17 AM

The Canby City Council approved at its Nov. 28 meeting a Canby Downtown Parking Management Recommendations Report. With the assistance of the state Transportation Growth Management Program, the city hired Rick Williams Consulting to develop a parking management program.



Light the Night

Published: 12/12/2012 10:01:48 AM

With First Friday and Light the Night combining forces again last Friday, the streets of downtown Canby were busy despite the rain and cold. There was music, Santa, a parade, goodies to be tested and the feel of Christmas approaching in the air.



Section of Ivy Street will be closed from 10 a.m. to noon today

Published: 12/12/2012 10:08:30 AM

There is an emergency street closure for North Ivy Street between First and Second avenues from 10 a.m. to noon today, Wednesday, Dec. 12.



A fun place to 'Light the Night'

Published: 12/12/2012 11:08:39 AM

Beginning Thursday night, Canby will be home to five days of Christmas lights and more at the Clackamas County Event Center.Light the Night will run from 5 to 10 p.



Burglars hit Canby pizza parlor

Published: 12/12/2012 1:35:08 PM

Canby Police are seeking a person of interest in a burglary and safecracking at Lone Elder Pizza on Southwest First Avenue. The overnight burglary was reported Monday morning, said officer Tony Fetters.



Time for 'Light the Night'

Published: 12/13/2012 1:49:36 PM

Canby's Light the Night event begins tonight (Thursday) at the Clackamas County Event Center.The event runs from 5 to 10 p.m. each night and offers visitors a chance to donate to the Canby Kiwanis Food & Toy Drive or the Canby Police coat drive.



Canby superintendent offers thoughts on Connecticut tragedy

Published: 12/14/2012 2:20:52 PM

From the Desk of the Superintendent:Canby Community,It is with great sadness that many of us today learned about yet another senseless tragedy occurring in our nation.



Christmas tree fire damages Canby area home

Published: 12/17/2012 4:14:17 PM

A Christmas tree fire caused about $150,000 damage Sunday to a home at 7171 S. Barnards Road in rural Canby. Initial information was that there was a fire inside the home and that a child was unaccounted for, possibly entrapped.



Twenty-two photograph display highlights work of artist Lorraine Richey

Published: 12/18/2012 12:06:48 PM

A new art exhibit at the Canby Public Library will show the works of photographic artist Lorraine C. Richey through Dec. 31.Twenty-two photographs by Richey are on display and for sale at the Canby Public Library.



Canby Ferry closed as retrofit looms

Published: 12/18/2012 12:08:30 PM

The Canby Ferry, which has been closed for several days because of high water, will be out of service for up to six months in order to undergo major maintenance.



Visit from Sons of the American Legion commander offers chance to discuss issues

Published: 12/18/2012 12:33:56 PM

While visiting Aurora’s American Legion hall, Commander Barbara Provo thanked Oregon SAL Detachment Commander Larry Horne following his visit to the Aurora Post on Thursday.



Grease offering slick problem

Published: 12/18/2012 12:44:20 PM

The city of Aurora wants the grease out.Grease from downtown restaurants and eateries is clogging the city’s wastewater disposal system. If the situation goes uncorrected, it could cause an overflow or damage the equipment.



Bike borrowing gets Aurora mayor in bit of trouble

Published: 12/18/2012 12:50:40 PM

Aurora Mayor Gregory M. Taylor wanted to do a ride-around through the community on Nov. 21. Instead of using his pickup truck as he often does, he thought he would do it by bicycle and borrowed one of the police department’s two bicycles.



NIGHT LIGHT, BRIGHT NIGHT

Published: 12/19/2012 11:57:09 AM

While the weather didn’t offer a helping hand through a good portion of the weekend, the first Light the Night event at the Clackamas County Event Center offered plenty to build on for the future.



Visioning process nears completion

Published: 12/18/2012 2:22:14 PM

With the finish line in sight, the hope is that people will stay with the city’s visioning process until the end — the Jan. 9 large group meeting.The participation numbers were down at the latest four small group meetings covering community and transportation and safety, parks and recreation and development, but the input was still there, according to City Administrator Greg Ellis.



Snow? It could happen

Published: 12/18/2012 3:15:31 PM

Canby-area travelers should carefully evaluate Wednesday morning travels plans if the forecast of one to two inches of snow on the valley floor proves accurate.



One injured in Thursday night two-vehicle collision

Published: 12/21/2012 10:53:59 AM

 A Thursday night accident left a woman injured and an ambulance damaged at the intersection of Knights Bridge and South Barlow roads.At about 7:06 p.



One dead, traffic tied up in Friday afternoon accident

Published: 12/21/2012 3:32:58 PM

One person died and another was injured in a two-car accident Friday afternoon along Highway 99E and South End Road just north of Canby.According to the Oregon State Police, preliminary information indicates that at about 1:25 p.



Teen injured when struck by SUV

Published: 12/26/2012 4:45:52 PM

A 14-year-old pedestrian was hurt when a vehicle struck him Wednesday afternoon at South Ivy Street and Southwest First Avenue (Highway 99E). The accident happened about 2:20 p.



Local Pack offering Christmas tree pickup and disposal

Published: 12/31/2012 12:51:44 PM

Cub Scout Pack 503 will hold its annual Christmas tree pickup and bottle drive with curbside pickup Saturday and Tuesday, Jan. 1, in Canby. A $5 donation is asked, along with any donated cans or bottles.



First Baptist plans New Year's Eve party

Published: 12/31/2012 12:54:46 PM

First Baptist Church in Canby invites the public to a New Year’s Eve Party Monday from 8 p.m. to midnight. There will be games and an open gym, as well as hot dogs, snacks and drinks.



Program seeks to bring English, Spanish speakers together

Published: 12/31/2012 12:58:55 PM

The Canby Public Library will again offer a language exchange conversation group every Sunday at noon, starting on Jan. 6, for an hour. A language barrier is just that — a barrier.



2012: A look back at the year

Published: 12/31/2012 1:19:59 PM

OCTS says goodbye to Michael Maze Volunteers and board members honored Michael Maze, the longtime director of Canby’s OCT public access channel, with a reception his last week of work.



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