McCallie's Duncan Nominated For National Wrestling Award

04/21/11 McCallie's T.J. Duncan has been nominated for the prestigious Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award, one of the highest national honors a high school wrestler can receive. He is the only nominee from the state of Tennessee.

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Dave Schultz Award winners announced by NWHOF

04/20/11 STILLWATER, Okla. -- The National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum has selected its 2011 state and regional winners of the Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award as part of its Educational Outreach Program.

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Parkrose High students, Hollywood Whole Foods fundraiser, Northeast Community Center news: Northeast Portland Roundup

04/14/11 News and events of interest to folks who live in Northeast Portland.

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Alberta Main Street in Northeast Portland awards facade grants to building owners

04/12/11 The selected participants will spend the next month working with Main Street architect Brian Emerick. Improvements will begin by June 15 and are expected to be completed by August 31.

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SCRAP Earth Day bazaar, neighborhood meetings, Concordia University applicant day: Northeast Portland Roundup

04/12/11 It's Tuesday in Northeast Portland and the weekend feels as it was a long, long time ago.

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Northwest Down Syndrome Association, der Rheinlander host March 21 event in Northeast Portland

03/15/11 World Down Syndrome Day started in 2005 to create a global voice for the rights, inclusion and well-being of people with Down syndrome. The 21st of March (21/3) represents the 3 copies of chromosome 21, which is unique to people with Down syndrome.

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Hoyt Arboretum in Northeast Portland? Cully/Concordia project on NE 42nd Avenue boasts unusual mix of trees

03/15/11 Volunteers from the Concordia Tree Team, the Cully Neighborhood Association and the Ainsworth Street Collective joined two representatives from the Portland Grey to Green Tree Canopy Program, in the Bureau of Environmental Services, for the planting. Thirty-three more trees were planted by a contractor.

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Community Warehouse benefits from generosity of Northeast Portland Whole Foods Market shoppers

03/10/11 Funds received from Whole Foods Market shoppers represent Warehouse services for approximately 13 families. Community Warehouse typically fulfills 43 request per week.

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Swing into Valentine's Day with dance Monday

02/13/11 It's all about that swing for Santa Fe College's Big Band, which will be hosting a Valentine's Day dance at the Thomas Center on Monday.

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Volunteers sought for Friends of Trees plantings Saturday in King, Boise, Eliot and Humboldt neighborhoods in North ...

02/09/11 Volunteer planters should arrive at the Friends of Trees office at 3117 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, by 8:45 a.m. to register and have some free breakfast pastries and coffee before the work begins. The organization is hosting a potluck lunch at the office after the planting for volunteers, too.

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Saud-Lewis, Stepney still play roles for Chimeras

02/03/11 Every game this season, Aaliyah Saud-Lewis has kept the scorebook and Imani Stepney has kept track of the statistics book for the Willingboro High School girls basketball team.

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George Fox graduation ceremony held for dying man at Providence Cancer Center in Northeast Portland

02/02/11 The Southwest Portland resident's parents had raised him with a strong work ethic and a never-quit mentality. He liked learning. Maybe it wasn't the wisest financial decision for the long term, but he chose to stick it out.

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Northeast Portland: Beaumont-Wilshire neighbors, nonprofit take Clearwire to court over Fremont cell tower

02/02/11 Clearwire last year applied for a "wireless facility" to be built at 3707 NE Fremont near the Wilshire Market. The city later granted approval, despite opposition from residents Andrew Frazier and Colin O'Neill, as well as RespectPDX and the Beaumont-Wilshire Neighborhood Association.

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North/Northeast Portland: Feb. 9 forum and exhibit to focus on city's vanished black neighborhoods

02/01/11 The program will feature a one-time exhibit of historical photos of people and life in communities that were devastated by industrial development, urban renewal and flooding. The exhibits depict Guild's Lake Courts, South Albina, Fairview Homes and Vanport City.

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Northeast Portland: Under new principal and revitalized PTA, King hopes for a crowd at Feb. 17 kindergarten round-up

01/31/11 The Northeast Portland school would like to give potential students a chance to see the school, meet teachers and staff -- but also give enthusiastic PTA parents a chance to make a human connection with incoming families.

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Utah, Oregon land commitments

01/08/11 Utah and Oregon got good recruiting news from a pair of in-state athletes during the U.S. Army All-American Game in San Antonio, Texas, on Saturday. Four-star linebacker/receiver Colt Lyerla of Hillsboro, Ore., picked Oregon over USC and California. Both the Trojans and Bears recruited the 6-foot-4, 225-pound Lyerla for defense, while Oregon offered him a scholarship as a tight end/receiver ...

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Northeast Portland: Grant High, Hollywood Theater considering film class partnership; fundraiser Tuesday

12/13/10 Ten percent of sales at the Laurelwood Public House on 5115 NE Sandy Boulevard will go to the theater's education initiative, said Doug Whyte, executive director of the non-profit Film Action Oregon.

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The original Glee? Grant High alum 'Remix Blues' reunite in Northeast Portland for holiday concert Sunday

12/13/10 This Sunday's concert will feature 14 songs, including one Doescher arranged just for the event. If you're a Royal Blues fan, expect to hear a mix of classic choral music and Christmas songs, including well known Blues pieces like Lauridsen's "O Mangum Mysterium" and "Deck the Halls in 7/8."

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Charity greeting cards bring twice the joy

12/03/10 Christmas has made a comeback this year, if the crowded stores on Black Friday last week are any indication. "Everyone's back to shopping," says Carol Kaczorowski, holiday card committee chairwoman for the Children's Hospital of Michigan Auxiliary.

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Northeast Portland: Home Depot and Friends of Trees volunteers to clean yards of 32 seniors served by MLK Loaves ...

12/01/10 The leaves will be disposed of at no charge at Sunderland Recycling Facility.

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