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Three Hillsboro Fire Inspectors awarded state certifications

Submitted by KATU Communitie... on Fri, 2010-03-19 08:00

The Office of State Fire Marshal (OFSM) presented Fire and Life Safety Specialist II certifications to three Hillsboro Fire Inspectors in a brief ceremony at Hillsboro Fire Station No. 3 earlier this week.

OFSM Supervising Deputy David Jones presented the certifications to Hillsboro Fire Inspectors Charles Marble, Doug Nolan and Joseph Ligatich. The Oregon Office of the State Fire Marshal certifies fire inspectors following voluntary completion of a training regimen, achieving technical expertise, and gaining the necessary experience on the job.

Each inspector has become proficient in the standards set by the National Fire Protection Association and the International Code Council, the Building Codes, the Mechanical code and all Fire Code updates.

Hillsboro Fire Inspectors make regular checks of businesses within the city looking for fire code compliance. They look for life safety hazards such as blocked exit ways, improper storage of flammable materials or overloading of electrical circuits.

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Law Enforcement for Youth Pig Bowl dates set

Submitted by KATU Communitie... on Wed, 2010-03-17 08:00

Law Enforcement for Youth's Pig Bowl fund raising public safety football game dates and locations have been set.

Since 1999, The Pig Bowls have been one of the many fund-raising events of Law Enforcement for Youth. The Pig Bowl is 11 man full contact football played by the members of public safety including Police Officers, Deputy's, Firemen, Paramedics, military personnel and more.

Law Enforcement for Youth is a nonprofit organization who's mission is to provide opportunities to low income, at risk, medically challenged youth and the programs that serve them.

General admission available at gate: $8 adults, $5 youth 6-17, 5 and under free

Game No. 1: North Coast STORM Vs. Valley Lawdawgs on June 12
Broadway Park in Seaside
Gates open at 2 p.m. (tentative); Kick-off at 3 p.m. (tentative)

Game No. 2: Metro Warriors Vs. Valley Lawdawgs on
June 26
Where: Hare Field in Hillsboro
Gates open at 4 p.m.; Kick-off at 5 p.m.

Game No. 3: Valley Lawdawgs vs.

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Legends of Mexico to perform at Cultural Arts Center

Submitted by KATU Communitie... on Tue, 2010-03-16 08:00

The Walters Cultural Arts Center announced it has partnered with the Washington County Cooperative Library Services to present a special program for the Hearing Voices Storytelling Festival.

This year, Nuestro Canto performs Legends of Mexico, their high energy and original production with masks, movement and dance, songs and music. This program is free, and takes place at 7 p.m. on April 13 at the Walters Cultural Arts Center in downtown Hillsboro.

This year's storytelling festival will feature Leyendas de México - Legends of Mexico, an original bilingual performance with masks, movement, dance, songs and music. During the program, participants will learn about geography, history, traditional ancestral music and the different languages still spoken in Mexico.

Mexico is very well known for its legends, myths and tales. There are legends since the time of the Aztecs, Mayans, Toltecs, Hucholes, as well as legends after the arrival of the Europeans to the American Continent. Many of these legends talk about love, nature and everyday life.

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Check out an open poetry reading April 20 in Hillsboro

Submitted by KATU Communitie... on Mon, 2010-03-15 08:49

The Glenn & Viola Walters Cultural Arts Center presents the monthly Open Poetry reading in the main gallery of the Cultural Arts Center on April 20 (please note the change of date), from 7-8:30 p.m.

Come join this informal group of readers and listeners for a night of poetry and intellectual conversation. All are welcome to read. A sign-up sheet will be available prior to the event so come early to get in the queue. Listeners will be treated to humorous and insightful wisdom from some of the region’s most interesting poets.

For more information, call the Arts Center at 503-615-3485 or visit the Web site. 

Sponsors of the event include Tuality Healthcare, Larkspur Landing, KUIK AM 1360, the Hillsboro Argus, the Venetian Theatre and Claeys Catering.

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MaXimize 2010: Hillsboro & Beaverton Chamber Business Conference and Member Expo

Submitted by Hillsboro Chamb... on Wed, 2010-03-10 09:00

It’s time for you to take control and maximize your business and professional development - to exceed what is expected and get more out of the bruised and battered economy we are all facing. Organized jointly by the Hillsboro and Beaverton Chambers this event brings together the broad and diverse memberships of both organizations branching throughout Washington County. Step into action and register for an afternoon of expanded learning and networking, not only at the business conference, but immediately following at the joint Hillsboro/Beaverton Business After Hours and Y&I. Attend both, the conference and after hours, to meet approximately 150 people! More...

The conference features: Dave Hansen, Portland/Vancouver regional president, West Coast Bank; Laura Moore, owner, Express Employment Professionals; Ben Santarris, public affairs manager, SolarWorld; Georgann Helmuth, manager of new sales, Kaiser Permanente; and Jonae Armstrong, senior property manager, Washington Square. These top business leaders will give an update from their respective industries and give tips on how you can maximize your business.

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Hang out with Nigel the friendly pack llama

Submitted by KATU Communitie... on Mon, 2010-03-08 12:41

Nigel, the friendly pack llama of the Wallowas, will be out on the town appearing at Portland area REIs this March.

He will be entertaining guests on their way in and out of a free slide show about packing with llamas in Hells Canyon and the Eagle Cap Wilderness Area of eastern Oregon.

Join Raz Rasmussen and Steve Backstrom of Wallowa Llamas of Halfway, Ore., for a spectacular view of the state’s largest wilderness area. Come see stunning photos of magnificent scenery and witness the graceful ease of the low impact llama.

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Learn almost all there is to know at a scleroderma seminar

Submitted by KATU Communitie... on Mon, 2010-03-08 09:00

The Oregon Chapter of the Scleroderma Foundation has announced that Dr. Catherine J. Markin – a noted specialist in pulmonary disease and critical care medicine at Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center, and Director of the Legacy Pulmonary Hypertension Program – will present the 9th Annual Cheri Woo Education Seminar’s keynote address scheduled for March 13 at Tuality Health Education Center in Hillsboro (334 Southeast 8th Avenue, Hillsboro, OR 97123-4201).

The free public seminar runs 10 a.m. through 3 p.m.

Free parking is available, and the site is easily accessible by public transportation via the MAX Blue Line to the Tuality Hospital/SE 8th Ave MAX Station.

Dr. Markin will offer "Lung Disease in Systemic Sclerosis: New Insights and Treatment Options" as part of the chapter’s daylong line-up of expert presentations and interactive panel discussions intended to increase overall education and raise regional awareness of scleroderma, also known as systemic sclerosis.

In addition to Dr. Markin, the seminar is scheduled to present Dr.

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Learn about history, art and culture thanks to local museum

Submitted by KATU Communitie... on Fri, 2010-03-05 10:06

Ignite your imagination at the Washington County Museum on March 13.

The museum's popular monthly program engages kids of all ages in learning about history, art and culture. This month, find out about quilting and make your own quilt patterns with volunteers from the Westside Quilters Guild. Dress up in pioneer clothing and play with traditional toys such as Jacobs Ladders and pop-guns.

Local artists from the printmaking non-profit Print Arts Northwest will lead the art activities including "good luck books" with stamping, leprechaun Marionettes, green shamrock bookmarks, paper bag puppets. Free admission, cookies and juice. Donations welcome.

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Crossroads Lecture Series to discuss photo dating March 17

Submitted by KATU Communitie... on Wed, 2010-03-03 13:57

The Washington County Museum's March Crossroads Lecture will feature "Photo Dating: Costumes & Hairstyles 1840-1900."

Photographic preservation expert Brina Bolanz will give an overview of the Victorian fashion styles typically seen in posed portraits during each decade throughout the second half of the 19th Century.

Join them to discover the details you can look for to pinpoint in time your own undated family photographs — no pre-existing knowledge or experience necessary. Bolanz runs her own photo archiving business, Restored Stories, and has worked with the Oregon Historical Society.

Crossroads Lectures take place on the third Wednesday of each month from 3:30-4:30 p.m. The cost is $3 per person. Admission and Lectures are always free to Museum members, employees of corporate members, and PCC faculty, staff, and students. All ages welcome. Parking is free with permit available at the museum.

For more information, visit the museum Web site or call the museum at 503-645-5353.

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City View Charter School to hold ribbon-cutting ceremony

Submitted by KATU Communitie... on Mon, 2010-03-01 14:24

City View Charter School has opened in a new location and is inviting the Hillsboro Chamber of Commerce and anyone else to come and see its school and to celebrate its location with a ribbon cutting ceremony. The event will take place from 8-9 a.m. March 12.

City View Charter School's address is 4174 SE Bentley St. in Hillsboro.

For more information, e-mail Julie Wilson or call her at 503-726-2140 or fax to 503-681-0535.

 

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