February 17 2021
95 years ago
February 18, 1926
The advertising is out for a second old time Henry Ford dance at the pavilion Friday, Feb 26, and this dance promises to be the largest dance of its kind ever held in Central Oregon. The pavilion will be decorated, giving the occasion a gala appearance, and from present indications, it is estimated the crowd will double the number that attended the other old time dance. The music for this dance will be furnished by the Spokane Symphonaters, consisting of piano, drums, two fiddles and a banjo, and playing all the old familiar tunes that have been forgotten by most people today.
Five dead, thousands without power in Clackamas County February 16 2021
Deadly snow and ice storm leaves path of destruction in its wake; sewage treatment at 75% capacity
More than 72,000 Clackamas County residents are still without power as the county and Portland General Electric work to recover from one of the worst ice storms in 40 years.
According to Nancy Bush, county disaster management director, many residents in cities such as Canby and Molalla will be seeing their power restored today, but many more residents in rural areas have still yet to see the lights come back on.
Bush told county commissioners Tuesday, Feb. 16, that approximately 250,000 Clackamas County residents were without power at one point over the past three days more than a quarter of the county s total population.
Prineville woman injured, cited for DUII in crash February 15 2021
A local woman was cited for DUII following a crash Thursday evening in northeast Prineville.
Crook County Sheriff s Office reported that 42-year-old Kristi Teasdale, of Prineville, was involved in a single-vehicle wreck on Ochoco Highway, near Northshore Trail.
Initial reports to 911 indicated that a red Saturn passenger car had traveled down an embankment, rolled and collided with a tree. It was also reported that there were two occupants trapped in the vehicle.
Deputies arrived on scene and located the car approximately 50 feet down the southern embankment of the highway. The child passenger had exited the Saturn with no injuries. Teasdale had self-extricated from the car and deputies utilized a Rescue rope to help her up from the embankment. Crook County Fire and Rescue arrived on scene and subsequently transported Teasdale to St. Charles Prineville due to her non-life-threatening injuries.
Monique Claiborne of The Kenley Group will lead the economic development organization.
Greater Portland Inc. has named Monique Claiborne as the organization s new president and CEO. Claiborne will oversee the nonprofit public-private partnership, which advances regional economic development through job growth and investment in the seven-county, bistate region.
GPI seeks to attract businesses to the Portland area, including Southwest Washington, by selling them on the region s charm, its cool factor, and its shovel-ready land. Monique s extensive experience in all areas of economic development from business recruitment and foreign direct investment to government and finance make her exceptionally qualified to lead GPI into a new era, said Michelle Weisenbach, KeyBank president and commercial banking sales leader for Oregon/SW Washington and chair of the CEO search committee for the Greater Portland board of directors.