http://www.sherwoodgazette.com/features/index.php Portland and surrounding area community news and information http://www.sherwoodgazette.com/features/story.php?story_id=121693541180211300 Sherwood High Colorguard is looking for new members Want to perform? Want to take part in an exciting new performance team at Sherwood High School? Help celebrate and embrace the formation of the school’s new marching band by joining the 2008-09 Sherwood High School Colorguard. ... http://www.sherwoodgazette.com/features/story.php?story_id=121693526182002100 For a two-day mini vacation that won’t strap your pocketbook or sanity, it’s hard to beat McMinnville. Start your adventure with reservations at the McMenamin brothers’ historic Hotel Oregon in the heart of downtown McMinnville (310 N.E. Evans St., McMinnville, 503-472-8427, ... http://www.sherwoodgazette.com/features/story.php?story_id=121693506378573900 Get connected to your environment by hopping into the river. The Tualatin Riverkeepers, a nonprofit group dedicated to restoring the Tualatin River watershed and educating the public about this gem of a river, offers monthly paddle trips, but you can explore on your own – you just need to ... http://www.sherwoodgazette.com/features/story.php?story_id=121693482827826300 Hiking doesn’t have to be a solely physical activity. At Magness Memorial Tree Farm, walking through the forest includes lessons in history, science and forestry. Take Southwest Ladd Hill Road just five miles outside of Old Town Sherwood and you’ll discover one of this area’s ... http://www.sherwoodgazette.com/features/story.php?story_id=121693467749495000 A little more than 200 years ago, Lewis and Clark made their historic odyssey to the Pacific coast. One member of the Corps of Discovery is not always mentioned or portrayed in paintings. This valuable asset was Capt. Meriwether Lewis’ black Newfoundland dog, Seaman, whom he bought for $20 ... http://www.sherwoodgazette.com/features/story.php?story_id=121693454453446100 Jazz and hip hop dancing. Lego engineering and robotics. SAT prep. Math. Reading. Mandarin Chinese. Basketball. Piano. Girls Inc. Allies in Action. These were just a few of the Summer Institute classes available at Hopkins and Middleton elementary schools for four weeks in July, as hundreds of ... http://www.sherwoodgazette.com/features/story.php?story_id=121693419008993600 A star was born this summer when Sherwood seventh-grader Megan Sandberg performed in the Broadway Rose Theatre Company’s month-long production of “Les Miserables.” Megan was cast in the role of young Cosette, an orphan who is rescued by Jean Valjean, who in turn is pursued by the ... http://www.sherwoodgazette.com/features/story.php?story_id=121693338615040700 It’s not everyday that an optometrist decorates her office with crayon and pencil drawings of rainbows and hearts and unicorns wearing specs. But that’s exactly what you’ll find inside the cozy offices at ABC Vision Source in Sherwood. Dr. Mari Ward explains that the ... http://www.sherwoodgazette.com/features/story.php?story_id=121693214058751300 It’s the “witching hour” at the Farnum house in Sherwood: 7 p.m. The time when the babies go into meltdown mode — too exhausted to play, too wired to fall asleep. It’s a trying time for any parent, but Beth and Bill Farnum handle it with patience and grace. ... http://www.sherwoodgazette.com/features/story.php?story_id=121693276048789900 The 2008 Robin Hood Festival drew a huge crowd to downtown Sherwood the weekend of July 19. You can check out photos from the event inside the August print edition of the Sherwood Gazette. While thousands of visitors strolled through the vendor booths lining Old Town Sherwood streets and took in ... http://www.sherwoodgazette.com/features/story.php?story_id=121693145730322400 French Flea Market to benefit CAT shelter Sherwood’s CAT Adoption Team will be hosting a French Flea Market Benefit on Saturday, Aug. 2 at 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will be vintage items, collectables, food, crafts, fresh produce and flowers, pet accessories and much more. There will be ... http://www.sherwoodgazette.com/features/story.php?story_id=121693123603214700 For a guy who spent his teen years taking care of reptiles, fish, cats and dogs, being named executive director of the Cat Adoption Team in Sherwood looks a lot like fate. Aaron Asmus, 26, took over at the local no-kill cat shelter and veterinary clinic in May and has been working ever since to ...