http://www.tigardtimes.com/news/index.php Portland and surrounding area community news and information http://www.tigardtimes.com/news/story.php?story_id=132830896757815500 2012-02-03 00:00:00 http://www.tigardtimes.com/news/story.php?story_id=132830896757815500 en-us The Tualatin Packbackers, Tualatin High School’s athletic booster organization, is holding its fifth annual Texas Hold‘em Tournament and Casino Night on Saturday, Feb. 11 at the Tualatin Country Club, 9145 S.W. Tualatin Road. Western wear is encouraged at the event, which begins at 6 ... http://www.tigardtimes.com/news/story.php?story_id=132814162196657800 2012-02-02 00:00:00 http://www.tigardtimes.com/news/story.php?story_id=132814162196657800 en-us His fans have known for years that Justin Hopkins has the voice of a superstar. But next week he will have to prove it to America. Hopkins, a Tigard-native turned-LA singer/songwriter, is one of dozens of performers who will appear on the NBC singing competition “The Voice” in its ... http://www.tigardtimes.com/news/story.php?story_id=132816533464481400 2012-02-01 00:00:00 http://www.tigardtimes.com/news/story.php?story_id=132816533464481400 en-us A 51-year-old woman has died after being struck by a pickup Wednesday night as she was crossing Southwest Scholls Ferry Road just east of 125th Avenue in South Beaverton. Beaverton police said Debra Compton of Beaverton died Thursday afternoon. According to police, the accident happened at about ... http://www.tigardtimes.com/news/story.php?story_id=132814308297625000 2012-02-02 00:00:00 http://www.tigardtimes.com/news/story.php?story_id=132814308297625000 en-us TIGARD – It’s no secret that downtown Tigard has struggled to draw in customers during the hard economic times. But special events like street fairs and community get-togethers could be the answer to bringing people back to Southwest Main Street and the surrounding commercial ... http://www.tigardtimes.com/news/story.php?story_id=132814291497805300 2012-02-02 00:00:00 http://www.tigardtimes.com/news/story.php?story_id=132814291497805300 en-us TIGARD — When students at Deer Creek Elementary School were challenged to raise $15,000 in their annual jog-a-thon, they were told they’d receive a special surprise if they made that goal: They’d get to cover their principal in gooey, green slime. That kind of incentive got kids ... http://www.tigardtimes.com/news/story.php?story_id=132814323045637900 2012-02-02 00:00:00 http://www.tigardtimes.com/news/story.php?story_id=132814323045637900 en-us TIGARD – After more than 20 years of putting on the Tigard Area Farmers Market, Stan Baumhofer and Marland Henderson are calling it quits. “We (are leaving) because we’re getting old,” joked Henderson, who also serves on the City Council. “I have enjoyed it and I am ... http://www.tigardtimes.com/news/story.php?story_id=132814256274871000 2012-02-02 00:00:00 http://www.tigardtimes.com/news/story.php?story_id=132814256274871000 en-us Cats may have nine lives, but there’s a certain group of dogs in Tualatin that have their own new lease on life. After operating out of a pet store for more than four years, Oregon Dog Rescue now has its own, permanent home at 6700 S.W. Nyberg St. in Tualatin, where the founders are busy ... http://www.tigardtimes.com/news/story.php?story_id=132814332308307100 2012-02-02 00:00:00 http://www.tigardtimes.com/news/story.php?story_id=132814332308307100 en-us Results of a survey on the Tigard-Tualatin School District website show that most people are opposed to allowing the district’s on-campus health center disperse birth control to students and staff. For weeks the School Based Health Center’s advisory board has been seeking public input ... http://www.tigardtimes.com/news/story.php?story_id=132806770223688600 2012-01-31 00:00:00 http://www.tigardtimes.com/news/story.php?story_id=132806770223688600 en-us Beaverton Democrat Suzanne Bonamici is headed to Congress after taking a commanding lead in the 1st Congressional District special election. About 50 percent of the district’s registered voters cast ballots, according to the Oregon secretary of state’s office. She defeated Republican ... http://www.tigardtimes.com/news/story.php?story_id=132753644356949300 2012-01-26 00:00:00 http://www.tigardtimes.com/news/story.php?story_id=132753644356949300 en-us A young man holds the door open for Kanya Sesser as she approaches the entrance to a building at Portland Community College. “I’m good,” she says, as she veers her wheelchair to the left and opens the adjacent door for herself. Other people, unaware, stream in and out of the door ... http://www.tigardtimes.com/news/story.php?story_id=132753728232110800 2012-01-26 00:00:00 http://www.tigardtimes.com/news/story.php?story_id=132753728232110800 en-us The president and chief executive officer of Tigard's Medical Teams International announced that he would step down from the humanitarian aide organization later this year. Bas Vanderzalm, who has run the Christian charity for more than 14 years, will step down as CEO at the end of June but said ... http://www.tigardtimes.com/news/story.php?story_id=132753702724111800 2012-01-26 00:00:00 http://www.tigardtimes.com/news/story.php?story_id=132753702724111800 en-us A Tigard man has been arrested for allegedly driving the getaway car in a violent Hillsboro robbery last week. Police say Kyle Kevin Johnson, 25, of Tigard, waited in the car while 20-year-old Erasmo Lopez-Gonzalez assaulted a clerk at Plaid Pantry convenience store and stole lottery ... http://www.tigardtimes.com/news/story.php?story_id=132753836428020700 2012-01-25 16:39:24 http://www.tigardtimes.com/news/story.php?story_id=132753836428020700 en-us One might not imagine a link between a company that engineers microchip wirings and a nonprofit like the Tigard-Tualatin Family Resource Center, but Novellus and the nonprofit organization have a history. Last year alone that history resulted in $25,874 in donations. Novellus has a production site ... http://www.tigardtimes.com/news/story.php?story_id=132753798985358300 2012-01-26 00:00:00 http://www.tigardtimes.com/news/story.php?story_id=132753798985358300 en-us The Horizon Christian High School drama department, led by Jane Vander Velde, will present “Godspell” this weekend, Jan. 27 to 29, at the Portland Community College, Sylvania campus. Shows, which will be held in the campus’ large theater, take place at 7 p.m. on Friday and ...