http://www.tigardtimes.com/news/index.php Portland and surrounding area community news and information http://www.tigardtimes.com/news/story.php?story_id=128344853234638100 2010-09-02 10:28:52 http://www.tigardtimes.com/news/story.php?story_id=128344853234638100 en-us A Beaverton man called 911 to tell police he needed a towel and a hug Saturday morning, but instead he found himself arrested on criminal trespassing charges. Police officers said they found Mark Eskelsen in a private hot tub at the Four Seasons Rec Center at about 7 a.m. Neighbors had complained ... http://www.tigardtimes.com/news/story.php?story_id=128344843452069500 2010-09-02 10:27:14 http://www.tigardtimes.com/news/story.php?story_id=128344843452069500 en-us Eligible Beaverton-area residents who haven’t yet acted on an invitation to voluntarily annex to the Tualatin Hills Park and Recreation District have until the district’s Monday deadline. In July, the park district offered voluntary annexation to about 5,000 residents who are outside ... http://www.tigardtimes.com/news/story.php?story_id=128344800284917200 2010-09-02 10:20:02 http://www.tigardtimes.com/news/story.php?story_id=128344800284917200 en-us Tigard police are no closer to identifying the body of a woman found Aug. 23 in Fanno Creek, about one-quarter of a mile west of Hall Boulevard. According to police, the woman – described as an African-American adult female, about 5 feet 7 inches tall, 20 to 30 years old, weighing about 243 ... http://www.tigardtimes.com/news/story.php?story_id=128344792649960000 2010-09-02 10:18:46 http://www.tigardtimes.com/news/story.php?story_id=128344792649960000 en-us The Tigard-Tualatin School Board has denied the application for a new charter school to join the district, for the second time in three months. The Proficiency Academy of Tigard-Tualatin (or PATT) would have become district’s second charter school, and the first charter high school, but the ... http://www.tigardtimes.com/news/story.php?story_id=128344779232254000 2010-09-02 00:00:00 http://www.tigardtimes.com/news/story.php?story_id=128344779232254000 en-us Standing on the WES platform at Tigard Transit Center never gave you much to look at across the tracks — until now. A mountain landscape — and a few other items — that now adorn the northern wall of Tigardville Station pub and grill have been drawing attention for about two ... http://www.tigardtimes.com/news/story.php?story_id=128344767618189200 2010-09-02 10:14:36 http://www.tigardtimes.com/news/story.php?story_id=128344767618189200 en-us If a picture is worth 1,000 words, what happens when you chisel that image into cement? For four Tigard students, winners of the city’s Sidewalk Art Contest, their images are forever stamped into the sidewalk running along Southwest Burnham Street – a road under heavy reconstruction, ... http://www.tigardtimes.com/news/story.php?story_id=128344755785834700 2010-09-02 10:12:37 http://www.tigardtimes.com/news/story.php?story_id=128344755785834700 en-us Jan Giunta says it’s about time Tualatin was organized into neighborhood associations. “Beaverton has them, Lake Oswego, Oregon City, Portland, Milwaukie…” Giunta recites a list from memory. “Actually, it’s easier to tell you the cities that don’t have ... http://www.tigardtimes.com/news/story.php?story_id=128344722608249500 2010-09-02 00:00:00 http://www.tigardtimes.com/news/story.php?story_id=128344722608249500 en-us How old were you when you first learned to swim? For students at Children of the Sea swim school, off Scholls Ferry Road, many of them learned to swim before they could walk. “We find that’s common with a lot of our parents,” said Lynne Zavrski, who founded Children of the Sea ... http://www.tigardtimes.com/news/story.php?story_id=128319921759884000 2010-08-30 00:00:00 http://www.tigardtimes.com/news/story.php?story_id=128319921759884000 en-us An unlawful street race ended in a crash Friday night, and a 16-year-old girl was transported to Oregon Health & Science University with critical injuries. At about 10:20 p.m. on August 28, two cars driven by teenage boys were racing on SW Cipole Rd near Tualatin when one of them lost control ... http://www.tigardtimes.com/news/story.php?story_id=128261264397734100 2010-08-24 00:00:00 http://www.tigardtimes.com/news/story.php?story_id=128261264397734100 en-us A 23-year-old skateboarder was struck Monday afternoon by a WES commuter train in Tualatin as he apparently chased his skateboard, which had gotten away from him. Investigators said that he was listening to an iPod at the time of the accident. As of Thursday, he is listed as in "serious ... http://www.tigardtimes.com/news/story.php?story_id=128278273486833000 2010-08-25 00:00:00 http://www.tigardtimes.com/news/story.php?story_id=128278273486833000 en-us A proposed quarry to be located at the intersection of Tonquin and Morgan roads is raising eyebrows in Tualatin as a hearing approaches next week. The Poole Quarry site sits between Tualatin, Sherwood and Wilsonville and is directly adjacent to a portion of the Tualatin River National Wildlife ... http://www.tigardtimes.com/news/story.php?story_id=128278413941763600 2010-08-25 17:55:39 http://www.tigardtimes.com/news/story.php?story_id=128278413941763600 en-us The old Tualatin Elementary School has been sitting in disrepair for years, and will stay that way for a little while longer, according to the most recent updates. Developer Marquis Companies says that they are a few steps closer to demolishing the school and building a senior living community on ... http://www.tigardtimes.com/news/story.php?story_id=128278342765121700 2010-08-25 17:43:47 http://www.tigardtimes.com/news/story.php?story_id=128278342765121700 en-us Shawn Mitchell loves to give back. A chaplain and general contractor, Mitchell has helped people with home remodeling projects as a way to contribute to the community. It was from that work that he formed Catalyst Partnerships, a Beaverton-based nonprofit. “We were just doing these ... http://www.tigardtimes.com/news/story.php?story_id=128278313103871300 2010-08-25 00:00:00 http://www.tigardtimes.com/news/story.php?story_id=128278313103871300 en-us Au pair is not just a fancy way to say baby sitter. Every year the Culture Care Au Pair service places hundreds of international young men and women with American families to provide flexible, live-in childcare. The Tigard and Portland areas play host to nearly 50 au pairs from all around the ... http://www.tigardtimes.com/news/story.php?story_id=128275272262153900 2010-08-25 00:00:00 http://www.tigardtimes.com/news/story.php?story_id=128275272262153900 en-us Firefighters from Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue, Portland and Lake Oswego joined forces to battle a three-alarm fire Tuesday night on Southwest Greenburg Road in Tigard after a 24-unit condominium complex erupted in flames. More than a dozen residents were forced from their homes and one ...