NWC Praises Estacada Volunteers (all Heroes) along with various community members Facebook post from Luke Youngberg and Dale Seale Little update, we are not out of the woods yet, but…. I really want to give a shout out to our small crew who protected our town from the fire getting past Fall Creek/ north of […]
We are pleased to report that longtime Northwest Connection editorial assistant Mark Ellis’s novel A Death on the Horizon is a finalist for the 14th Annual National Indie Excellence Award in the category of General Fiction. “Mark has been a great asset to the paper, a solid journalist and political reporter,” says NWC publisher JoLinn […]
ABOUT THE FILMHumanity is imprisoned by a killer pandemic. People are being arrested for surfing in the ocean and meditating in nature. Nations are collapsing. Hungry citizens are rioting for food. The media has generated so much confusion and fear that people are begging for salvation in a syringe. Billionaire patent owners are pushing for […]
Local writer and former elementary school teacher, Connie Warnock, recently published a warm-hearted and funny story of a litter of puppies who get into some mischief on Christmas Eve. Sure to become a new holiday tradition, “A Christmas Tail” is loosely based on a true experience that her own family (and pups!) survived one Christmas. […]
Have you read a lot about the pro-democracy (read: pro-freedom) demonstrations currently taking place in Hong Kong? If you are like most people you are surprised to hear that they are still taking place. That’s because the “loud-mouth media” – or the big cable networks, to be more specific – are more concerned with sensationalism […]
Longtime Northwest Connection editorial assistant Mark Ellis has released his first novel, A Death on the Horizon, via Kindle Direct. The book is priced at $2.99, and can be downloaded to any electronic reader or personal computer, or to an iPhone by utilizing a Kindle app. A paperback version is due out in September. A […]
The Commissioners have scheduled public hearings on creation of a new ‘county wide’ vehicle registration fee that would be in addition to the present state vehicle registration fee. The first public hearing is on February 7th, followed by a second public hearing on February 21st when the Commissioners are expected to pass the new (tax) […]
Masterpiece – The Art of Finishing Well, began with a call on the hearts of two women who said ‘yes’ to producing a conference for women over 50. Nearly a year later that call was brought to fruition, as approximately 250 women gathered together at Grace Community Church for an full day of heartfelt worship […]
If you’ve ever had the pleasure of walking Glendoveer Golf Course in Portland, you can’t help but pass by the most fascinating flower created—the passionflower. It is incredible in design, beauty and elegance. Laced with rich colors of purple and white spindles, this flower boasts many other elements, which adds to the mystic appearance of […]
Sherry has always been inspired by public service. Since her election as County Clerk in 2002, Sherry has devoted herself to bringing high ethical standards, effective and cost efficient management practices, the benefits of new technology, and high quality customer service to the office of Clackamas County Clerk. Sherry, in her role as County Clerk, […]