Recent Articles
Beaverton Real Estate: Senior move manager? Concierge Services that Reduce Stress!
By Kimberly Shute It is time. Whether by desire, need or emergency, a move is occurring. No matter the reason the same feelings arise: paralysis, stress and strain. The thought of the laborious chore of packing, deciding what to take, what to do with the unwanted items, getting rid of those items, getting rid of […]
Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District: Connecting People, Parks and Nature THPRD employee uses CPR skills learned on the job to help save teammate’s life
by Amy Milshtein When Ben Wu’s Westview High School teammate collapsed on the lacrosse fi eld during practice on May 23, the THPRD lifeguard and swim instructor knew exactly what to do. And thanks in large part to him, 16-year-old Colby Clay is alive today. “I had just finished my lifeguard recertification a week earlier,” […]
Zoo News is Good News: Zoo welcomes baby colobus monkey
By Oregon Zoo Staff The Oregon Zoo’s primate family grew by a pound a few weeks ago as colobus monkeys Violet and Kiku welcomed a new baby. The newborn colobus monkey is thriving and can already be seen peeking a pink face out from the safety of its mom’s fur. “Colobus monkeys make wonderful parents,” […]
Beaverton Bird Watch: Bird sounds abound at Tualatin Hills
By Donna Wiench, Portland Audubon On an early June morning, I joined a recently retired Portland Audubon colleague, Pam Meyers, for a walk at Tualatin Hills Nature Park. It was a beautiful, partly-cloudy, early June day, warm enough for shirt sleeves, but cool enough for comfort. After a mere 25 yards or so, Pam stopped […]
Pest Control: Odorous house ants
By Geary Lydell If you have never encountered ants in your home or business, count yourself among the lucky few. But if you are like most people, you’ve fought your fair share of battles against this pest. Odorous house ants also known as sugar ants, are a nuisance pest that can be seen marching across […]
Pets are People Too: Dogs on parade!
By Jennifer Keene Celebrate the animal shelter Dogs on Parade is July 24th and it is the Bonnie Hays Animal Shelter’s biggest night of the year! Held at the Hillsboro Tuesday Night Market in downtown Hillsboro, Dogs on Parade is a chance for us to connect with our community. Kim Maus from KPTV will once […]
Musings of a Beaverton Teen: Heat dangers to dogs and children
By Lani Garcia (11th Grader) July is one of the hottest months in Beaverton, where temperatures can reach up and over 90 degrees. It’s easy to imagine fun days at the pool drinking cold lemonade, but we can’t forget about the dangers that this heat brings. Especially for dogs and children. Every summer there are […]
Native Plant of the Month: Cascara
By City Landscape Staff Binomial Name: Rhamnus purshiana Soil Type: Moist to Dry Sunlight: Full Sun to Partial Sun Spreads/Multiples: No Plant Type: Tall Shrub/Small Tree Foliage: Deciduous Flowering: Yes Cascara is native from northern California to British Columbia, as far east as the Rocky Mountains in Montana. It grows in fairly dry to wet […]
Community Message: Make Memories This Summer
By Lead Pastor Doug Boyd When you hear the word “Memories”, what song, trip, special event or image immediately pops into your head? For me, summer always takes me back to my childhood when our family would pile into our Oldsmobile 4 door sedan and drive to my grandparent’s house. There we would spend the […]
Beaverton Super Kids: Meet Super Graduating Students
Meet Charlotte L. I’m graduating from Early College High School at PCC. I will be attending Oregon State University in the fall where I plan on majoring in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance. Meet Aleena K. I’m graduating from Southridge High School this year. In September I will be attending the Clark Honors […]
