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Woman killed in Garden Home parking lot accident

Pamplin Media Group Wed, Jul 1, 2009

An 85-year-old Garden Home woman died Tuesday night after being struck by a vehicle in the parking lot of the Lamb’s Thriftway on Southwest …

Judge: Caregiver influenced man, 91, to sign over estate

By Rick Seifert /
The Southwest Community Connection
Mon, Jun 29, 2009
Updated Jun 29, 2009

HILLSDALE – When Hillsdale resident Warren Cummins died last September at age 91, his family was stunned to learn that his will left his entire …

SWNI seeks concessions for second round of construction on sewer line

By Shasta Kearns Moore /
The Southwest Community Connection
Mon, Jun 29, 2009
Updated Jun 29, 2009

SOUTHWEST PORTLAND — If those along Multnomah Boulevard are going to have to endure another round of construction to repair a failed …

Don King: A history of abuse?

By Rebecca Mayer /
Pamplin Media Group
Mon, Jun 29, 2009
Updated Jun 29, 2009

Editor’s note: This article contains descriptive sexual content. Former Wilson High School swim coach Don King, now a Lake Oswego resident, …

Hoot Owl corner up for federal funds

By Shasta Kearns Moore /
The Southwest Community Connection
Mon, Jun 29, 2009
Updated Jun 29, 2009

SOUTHWEST PORTLAND — Three members of the U.S. Congress have a much-used intersection in Southwest Portland on their list of appropriations for …

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Southwest parents help schools outrun budget cuts

By Shasta Kearns Moore /
The Southwest Community Connection
Fri, May 29, 2009

As the beat reverberated across Maplewood Elementary School’s lawn, students big and small flashed by in the school’s May 18 Run to the …

Raleigh Hills student in full ‘bee’ mode for national contest

The Portland Tribune
Wed, May 27, 2009
Updated May 28, 2009

Raleigh Hills home-schooler Connor Aberle’s run for the national spelling bee title ended Thursday morning when he didn't spell …

- Cuts to Wilson child psychology program angers supporters

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Shasta Kearns Moore / The Southwest Community Connection

Rian Meguire, center foreground, joins 14 others in voting for a proposal to add speed tables to Capitol Hill Road at the regular June 9 meeting of the Multnomah Neighborhood Association. The vote clears the way for volunteers to begin raising the $24,200 to install the bumps. Supporters have two years to raise the money.

Speed table backers get needed 'yes' vote

By Shasta Kearns Moore / The Southwest Community Connection
Mon, Jun 29, 2009, Updated Jun 29, 2009

MULTNOMAH — There were hugs, high-fives and even some tears among supporters of a proposal to install speed tables on Capitol Hill Road after …

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The Government Beat for July

By Shasta Kearns Moore / The Southwest Community Connection
Mon, Jun 29, 2009
Updated Jun 29, 2009

The Government Beat for July Council Crest tower replacement underway A new 440-foot tower is taking shape in Council Crest Park to replace a …

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Open house attendees upbeat about plan for Hillsdale Terrace

By Joshua Bolkan / The Southwest Community Connection
Mon, Jun 29, 2009
Updated Jun 29, 2009

HILLSDALE — Hillsdale Terrace may have moved one step closer to being rebuilt the evening of June 11 when the Housing Authority of Portland …

Whither Spring Garden Park?

By Shasta Kearns Moore / The Southwest Community Connection
Fri, May 29, 2009

MULTNOMAH – “Is this a dog park?” That’s Amelia Howell. She’s 6 years old, but her question is not uncommon among …

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Retail construction on the horizon in Hillsdale

By Joshua Bolkan / The Southwest Community Connection
Fri, May 29, 2009

HILLSDALE — Ardys Braidwood, manager and co-owner of Wardin Properties, is getting everything ready to begin construction of a new retail …

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