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A Yummy Bit Of Portland History

Oct 1, 2008

If you grew up in Portland as I did, you surely remember Farrell’s ice cream parlor. I celebrated many birthdays at the Weidler location and loved the old-fashioned candy store, […]

Disaster Team Responses

Oct 1, 2008

At 4:00 am a family had a fire in there house in Portland. The family of 6 needed a place to stay, food to eat and some clothing. The Red […]

There are drills for earthquakes and tsunamis. Why not for CPR?

Sep 30, 2008

We had our first annual CPR drill today. Becky, Eldon, and Dave made surprise visits to our offices and graded us as we “saved” them.  And guess what? I passed! […]

Meet Casey, The Medal Detector

Sep 30, 2008

Did you hear the story about the Olympian who lost his gold medal? If you missed the connection, detector Casey Taylor is generously donating half her reward money ($500) to […]

Disaster Team Responses

Sep 30, 2008

Monday afternoon a family in Estacada had a fire in their mobile home. The four adults and 2 children had a place to go after the fire, but they did […]

Watch Out For Burritos!

Sep 30, 2008

According to Susan Henschen over at the Live Lightly, Laugh Often blog, burritos are dangerous. Find out why. And if you’re a big burrito fan, you might pre-emptively want to […]

Stay Healthy, Give Blood

Sep 30, 2008

It’s hard to get me to pick up a paper copy of The Oregonian, much less leaf through all the advertising inserts to pull out Parade magazine. Fortunately, Barb D. […]

Our Friend John Interviews Grover

Sep 30, 2008

That’s right. Grover. Of Sesame Street. For a while now, our friend John Solomon has been doing a series of video interviews called “What Should We Tell The Public?” [About […]

From The Creators of the UK’s Biggest Online Interactive Series…

Sep 29, 2008

[You thought Game Week was over, didn’t you? Oh no, it has just begun…] Our friends in England have created a truly excellent ARG (alternate reality game). Scripted by the […]

WiiNintendo.net 1UPing Disasters

Sep 29, 2008

Formerly “Ike’ll Get No Sympathy From Us!”, WiiNintendo.net has revamped the competition and decided to take on ALL disasters. It’s now called “WiiNintendo.net 1UPing Disasters.” It makes sense.  I mean gamers battle […]