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Rock on, local teens!
Big props to our local high schoolers! They’re big news on OregonLive today because they donated blood in record numbers this year: 7,941 pints of blood, an 11.8 percent increase from […]
Disaster Action Team Responses
On July 21, a family had a fire in their house in Dayton. When the volunteers arrived they helped the family of 9 with: –3 nights stay in a nearby […]
Gareth’s Last Day Office Prank
We already said goodbye to Gareth here. But I just had to show you the prank we played on him today. It’s traditional to play a last-day prank on coworkers who […]
Cross Blog: A World-Wide Favourite!
You know that expression about closing a door and opening a window? Well, we got first hand knowledge of the aphorism this morning, when a fun e-mail arrived in my […]
Disaster Action Team Responds
After some creative verification and some great photos, our DAT was able to assist a Mother and two children after a major house fire on Monday in NE Portland. Needed […]
Beach Safety
(Seaside, Oregon – Photo by Steve Lacey) Well everyone get ready for this, my first post. With the height of the summer vacation season on us, and the beach being […]
Making Lemons Into Lemon Aid
Speaking of things most people do when they’re kids, I read a story this morning about Kayla and Mara Arnold, two sisters from Iowa who set up a lemonade stand […]
Are You An Adult Who Can’t Swim?
A 30-something friend of mine doesn’t know how to ride a bike. But before you fall on the floor laughing, bear in mind that this 30-year-old reporter doesn’t know how […]
Meet Skip from Sherwood
I have all sorts of blogging inspiration today, starting with this article in The O introducing Skip Booren, Sherwood, Oregon’s new emergency management coordinator. On the job for just six […]