http://www.tigardtimes.com/features/index.php Portland and surrounding area community news and information http://www.tigardtimes.com/features/story.php?story_id=128344878804352100 2010-09-02 10:33:08 http://www.tigardtimes.com/features/story.php?story_id=128344878804352100 en-us The subject of home improvement projects came up recently, and I immediately thought of the many, many times I’ve injured myself trying to make my home more livable. It’s still no castle, but on the other hand, I am still here – ha! In fact, this line of thinking caused me to get ... http://www.tigardtimes.com/features/story.php?story_id=128344664524946000 2010-09-02 09:57:25 http://www.tigardtimes.com/features/story.php?story_id=128344664524946000 en-us She made her debut in this world on Aug. 11, 2010 – as beautiful a baby as I’ve ever seen. Our grandchild: Grace Tish Langston. There was a time when I thought this would never happen. My wife and I assumed that our older child, our daughter, would marry first and have our first ... http://www.tigardtimes.com/features/story.php?story_id=128344654692358200 2010-09-02 00:00:00 http://www.tigardtimes.com/features/story.php?story_id=128344654692358200 en-us Members of Solid Rock Church are going places. From a small gathering of 100 people in the Conestoga Middle School cafeteria, six years later Solid Rock Church has 5,000 members who are willing to serve areas in need all around the world. Tom DeJardin has been a member of Solid Rock since its ... http://www.tigardtimes.com/features/story.php?story_id=128344641754125200 2010-09-02 09:53:37 http://www.tigardtimes.com/features/story.php?story_id=128344641754125200 en-us The Elsie Stuhr Center will host its 35th annual Harvest Bazaar Sept. 10-11, featuring numerous items for sale, a barbecue, pancake breakfast, live music and raffle. The event is the largest fundraiser of the year for the Stuhr Center, which is operated by the Tualatin Hills Park and Recreation ... http://www.tigardtimes.com/features/story.php?story_id=128344627714281400 2010-09-02 09:51:17 http://www.tigardtimes.com/features/story.php?story_id=128344627714281400 en-us Scott J. Klocko, 18, of Northwest Portland, a member of Troop 245. has earned the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest advancement award offered by the Boy Scouts of America. He has been in scouting for more than 12 years. Positions he has held in his troop have included patrol leader, assistant ... http://www.tigardtimes.com/features/story.php?story_id=128344601760115600 2010-09-02 09:46:57 http://www.tigardtimes.com/features/story.php?story_id=128344601760115600 en-us Education is in Steve Jakubowski’s blood. Raised in a family of teachers and school principals, Jakubowski always knew he wanted to continue the family tradition and devote his life to teaching. He graduated from Portland State University, where he was an academic all-American and academic ... http://www.tigardtimes.com/features/story.php?story_id=128344585484169500 2010-09-02 09:44:14 http://www.tigardtimes.com/features/story.php?story_id=128344585484169500 en-us By MIKEL KELLY Of Times Newspapers s odd as it may sound, Stephanie Anderson quit her full-time job as a development assistant in university advancement at Southern California’s Chapman University just to try for a hard-to-get, part-time position in Portland. A member of Tigard High ... http://www.tigardtimes.com/features/story.php?story_id=128278710935960800 2010-08-25 18:45:09 http://www.tigardtimes.com/features/story.php?story_id=128278710935960800 en-us Saturday’s cool, clear weather made it a perfect day for catching up on chores around the house. For 150 community members, it was a great day to catch up on chores around the school as well. Village Baptist Church members and families and staff from Barnes Elementary School joined together ... http://www.tigardtimes.com/features/story.php?story_id=128278702214932000 2010-08-25 18:43:42 http://www.tigardtimes.com/features/story.php?story_id=128278702214932000 en-us Flying out of the Portland airport toward Washington D.C., Boy Scouts from Troop 730 witnessed a beautiful sunrise behind Mount Hood as they began their journey. Made up of 40 Scouts from the Beaverton and Tigard areas, Troop 730 joined dozens of other such troops to form a contingent of Scouts ... http://www.tigardtimes.com/features/story.php?story_id=128278675159015700 2010-08-25 18:39:11 http://www.tigardtimes.com/features/story.php?story_id=128278675159015700 en-us For Tigard’s Gary Langenwalter, it’s all about the grandkids. The Hermiston-raised businessman and pastor, who lived in Massachusetts, New Jersey, Ohio, Indiana, Pennsylvania and Michigan before returning to Oregon in 2004, thinks we can all find common ground if we think about the ... http://www.tigardtimes.com/features/story.php?story_id=128278659869319800 2010-08-25 00:00:00 http://www.tigardtimes.com/features/story.php?story_id=128278659869319800 en-us The beginning of the school year can inspire emotions ranging from minor aggravation to outbursts of the “Hallelujah Chorus” — but for those in homes where money is scarce and back-to-school clothes and supplies are lacking, it can be traumatic and dreadful. And that is why you ...