http://www.tigardtimes.com/features/index.php Portland and surrounding area community news and information http://www.tigardtimes.com/features/story.php?story_id=121018046881044000 Janice Irene Tirrill May 31, 1941 — April 5, 2008 Janice Irene Tirrill, 66, of Oregon City died April 5 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Portland, ending a multi-year bout with breast cancer. Janny or Jan, as she was known to most, was born May 31, 1941, in Twin Falls, Idaho, to Bill and ... http://www.tigardtimes.com/features/story.php?story_id=121018016434634500 FRIDAY MAY 9 Job Finders Support Group — Every Friday, noon to 2 p.m., Capitol Hill Library, 10723 Capitol Highway. Free. Cleon Cox, 503-684-3581. Sherwood Rotary — 6:45 to 8 a.m., Stewart Senior/Community Center, 855 N. Sherwood Blvd. Wallmasters Toastmasters — 6:45 a.m., ... http://www.tigardtimes.com/features/story.php?story_id=121017992606658600 (Kristen Forbes is a freelance writer living in Tigard. To view her blog, visit www.krissymick.blogspot.com.) “I would certainly recommend volunteering to everybody,” says Tigard’s Cathy Renken. “It’s very rewarding, and you can see differences because of your ... http://www.tigardtimes.com/features/story.php?story_id=121017947589733600 At Baby Boot Camp, the babies are really pretty lazy. They just sit there in their strollers: babbling, sucking on fingers, staring off in the distance. They don’t even seem to mind that mom is running, jumping, sweating, lunging, laughing and chatting. Erin Ruff, a West Linn resident who ... http://www.tigardtimes.com/features/story.php?story_id=121017911514367000 Marie Bjerede and Roger Lo can travel to Marie’s native Sweden any time they wish. All they have to do is drive home. Perched off Parker Road in West Linn and with views of the west, the home brings together cultural elements such as vast landscapes, functional design, tiled stoves and ... http://www.tigardtimes.com/features/story.php?story_id=120957384262066700 Michael James Krasovec Feb. 27, 1943 – April 18, 2008 Michael (Mike) James Krasovec, a resident of Hemet, Calif., for 33 years, died April 18 at age 65. He was born Feb. 27, 1943, in Portland. He was a licensed marriage, family and child counselor, and retired from Riverside County ... http://www.tigardtimes.com/features/story.php?story_id=120957351116379500 Now that spring has arrived, the birds are back and the convertibles are cruising by with their tops down, you’re really starting to notice those home repair projects that you’ve put off all winter. Maybe your garage door needs to be fixed. The carpet that was supposed to be so ... http://www.tigardtimes.com/features/story.php?story_id=120957315713800300 Southern California native Nicole Delaney thinks a lot of fuss has been made about the rain in the Portland area. “I think that people play it up worse than it is,” says Delaney, who now resides in Beaverton. “It rains in Southern California too!” Delaney, who moved to ... http://www.tigardtimes.com/features/story.php?story_id=120957239036599700 Pastel-colored homes, cobblestone streets, purple banners and looming volcanoes were our first glimpses of Antigua, home of the world-famed Easter Festival. After a 45-minute ride from Guatemala City, my husband and I passed through an intricate wrought-iron door into Hotel Aurora. Its plain ...