Please join us on Thursday, August 31, 2017 at 10 am as we honor the Johnson Brothers. The Johnson Family is one of four Oregon families that lost two sons to the Vietnam War. Location: Lincoln County Veterans Appreciation Wall Main Street – Toledo, Oregon This will be the Dedication Ceremony of Fallen Hero Memorial Highway Signs […]
Clackamas County Fire District #1 started as a neighborhood fire department. About 40 years ago, District #1 covered less than 20 square miles and served less than 10,000 people. In 2017, Clackamas County Fire District #1 covers over 220 square miles and serves over 220,000 people.
For almost 100 years, Oregon has honored its wounded warriors, our disabled veterans with a property tax exemption. At one time, research shows, this exemption was over 100% of the value of a median single family dwelling in Oregon. This is fitting, as our wounded warriors have given a portion of their body; a part […]
Time and again we hear stories about Veterans that are not receiving the benefits that are rightfully theirs. As the general public is made aware of these people and their needs, there is always the question; What can I do? Measure 96 presents every voting Oregonian the opportunity to help the Veterans and the Veterans […]
On Tuesday, August 9, 2016, the Boring, Oregon Foundation will host the Fourth Annual Boring & Dull Day Community Social In The Park. In conjunction with four other non-profit organizations, this event is described as an ice cream social. Free Ice Cream for all will be served by volunteers from the Boring Oregon Foundation, Hollyview […]
In a recent Guest Editorial, a sitting Clackamas County Commissioner inferred that it was disingenuous to pursue benefits from property ownership and to attempt to increase the value of one’s property. How can that be disingenuous? Is it not the crux of the American Dream to strive to improve one’s standing? To work to improve […]
Re-Organize In Order To Re-Prioritize Steve Bates is a 38 year resident of Boring, an unincorporated community within Clackamas County. International Business Machines, known as IBM, has been in existence for over 100 years. Originally formed as the Computing Tabulating & Recording Company, known then as C-T-R, IBM has gone through many changes throughout its […]
Progress & Prosperity or Status Quo & Stagnation? By Stephen Bates, Candidate for Clackamas County Commissioner This article was published originally in 2014. It is being published with minor modification as it has the same meaning today as it did then. Progress doesn’t happen by itself. Progress will never come for Clackamas County as long […]