http://www.sherwoodgazette.com/news/index.php Portland and surrounding area community news and information http://www.sherwoodgazette.com/news/story.php?story_id=121786806049777300 A Sherwood business didn't go up in flames this weekend thanks to the fast action of Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue crews. Karen Eubanks, information officer for TVF&R said firefighters found heavy flames licking at the glass doors of Sherwood Auto Body, 13985 S.W. Tualatin Sherwood Road, ... http://www.sherwoodgazette.com/news/story.php?story_id=121736168916076600 Despite rumors floating all over town, Sherwood’s Chamber of Commerce director isn’t going anywhere. “I’m taking a sabbatical, but I think it freaked a couple of people out,” says Holli Robinson, executive director of the Sherwood Chamber. “It’s not a ... http://www.sherwoodgazette.com/news/story.php?story_id=121693085675332900 The makeup of Sherwood’s city government could change this November. Up for grabs in the November general election are three council positions and the mayor’s seat. The deadline for filing with the city for any of these positions is 5 p.m. Monday, Aug. 18. Candidates must also submit ... http://www.sherwoodgazette.com/news/story.php?story_id=121696567146043900 Beginning today, the Pamplin Media Group Web sites are changing the way comments are posted with news stories. In the past, a comment could be posted without a name, e-mail address or other information to identify its sender. Now, anyone who posts a comment must provide a valid e-mail address. The ... http://www.sherwoodgazette.com/news/story.php?story_id=121693230994243900 After 29 years in business, Jim Fisher has sold his popular Sherwood roofing company. But please don’t ask him what he’ll do now that he’s retired. “I don’t use that word,” Fisher says, laughing. “My wife tried to use the word ‘retired’ for a ... http://www.sherwoodgazette.com/news/story.php?story_id=121693050824994800 Their teachers asked a simple question: What do girls expect from each other? “You have to be pretty, but not too pretty,” said one girl. “And skinny, but not too skinny,” said another. “You have to be cool.” “You have to be nice.” The girls ... http://www.sherwoodgazette.com/news/story.php?story_id=121693547534284500 The Community Benefit Auction will be held on Aug. 16. The auction is open to the public. The American Legion is located at 22548 SW Pine St. (the corner of SW 1st St. and Pine, next to city hall and the library. The doors will open at 10:30 a.m. with the silent auction portion beginning at ... http://www.sherwoodgazette.com/news/story.php?story_id=121693435409280000 John Niebergall does more than teach at Sherwood High School: He tries to make his computer drafting and woodworking classes relevant to his students’ lives so that they will understand how to apply what they learn in the business world. To do this, Niebergall invites business people to ... http://www.sherwoodgazette.com/news/story.php?story_id=121693390581907800 Ivy May Boesl May 3, 1911 - June 30, 2008 Ivy May Boesl died June 30 in a local hospital. The resident of Sherwood her entire life was 97. She was born to Joseph Albert and Ottilie (Holznagel) Voss on May 3, 1911, and grew up on the family Century Farm. She worked for Atrops Insurance as an ... http://www.sherwoodgazette.com/news/story.php?story_id=121693352468361100 Dorie Byrd may very well be the Susan Lucci of Sherwood. Lucci, a daytime soap opera star waited through 19 nominations before finally winning her first Emmy Award. Byrd had it a little better. The owner of Sherwood Coffee Company in Old Town Sherwood, Byrd was nominated for the Sherwood ... http://www.sherwoodgazette.com/news/story.php?story_id=121693160136672700 The Sherwood Police Department responded to the following calls between Friday, June 20 and Wednesday, July 16: Wednesday, July 16 • A woman in the 17300 block of Kinglet Drive reported that someone siphoned $100 worth of gas out of her car’s gas tank as the vehicle sat parked in her ... http://www.sherwoodgazette.com/news/story.php?story_id=121693095655865900 After eight years with the city, former city manager Ross Schultz said goodbye to city staff last month when he attended his last city council meeting as city manager on July 15. Sherwood’s new city manager, Jim Patterson, took over for Schultz on Aug. 1. “We’ll say our real ... http://www.sherwoodgazette.com/news/story.php?story_id=121677208769163000 Jennie Brown, the Sherwood Middle School drama teacher whose play “Higher Ground” sparked a debate over censorship last February, is resigning. “I’m in the middle of working out my resignation agreement … and nothing is finalized at this point, but I will not be ... http://www.sherwoodgazette.com/news/story.php?story_id=121675535457160500 Oregon’s 198 public school districts received on Monday $28 million in earnings from the Common School Fund. The money that was distributed this week is 14 percent higher than was given out in July 2007, and 57 percent higher than the amount distributed in 2000, according to Oregon’s ... http://www.sherwoodgazette.com/news/story.php?story_id=121485912099485000 After months of heavy duty cleanup and the removal of 3,315 cubic yards of contaminated soil, the Department of Environmental Quality says three parcels of land on the old Ken Foster Farm site – parcels contaminated by toxic animal hides buried there years ago – meet DEQ standards and ... http://www.sherwoodgazette.com/news/story.php?story_id=121486043460033900 At first glance, Steve and Caroline Matthews’ Sherwood yard looks like any other manicured spot in a suburban neighborhood. A well-kept lawn, beautiful rhododendrons, lush hostas, fragrant lilacs – a yard that would make any homeowner proud. One you might catch in a lawn and garden ... http://www.sherwoodgazette.com/news/story.php?story_id=121485827061840600 Hennie Page is sifting through the memories of a life well lived. He is sitting on the daybed inside his tiny Sherwood apartment, pulling recollections from the corners of his brain. It may take some time, but if you’re patient, if you don’t mind the silent pauses, Page will tell you ...