http://www.spotlightnews.net/features/index.php Portland and surrounding area community news and information http://www.spotlightnews.net/features/story.php?story_id=128337668973871800 2010-09-01 00:00:00 http://www.spotlightnews.net/features/story.php?story_id=128337668973871800 en-us Borghild Coleman Borghild Selbeck Coleman of St. Helens passed away Aug. 24, 2010, peacefully at her home with her children at her side. She was 91. Borghild Selbeck was born May 19, 1919, in Astoria to Kristoffer and Julie Gartland Selbeck, Norwegian immigrants. After growing up and ... http://www.spotlightnews.net/features/story.php?story_id=128337622996980700 2010-09-01 14:23:49 http://www.spotlightnews.net/features/story.php?story_id=128337622996980700 en-us Award-winning author David Shannon will be appearing at the St. Helens Book Shop on Oct. 7. He’s the author of such books as How Georgie Radbourn Saved Baseball, The Amazing Christmas Extravaganza and A Bad Case of Stripes. Tickets for the event will go on sale at the bookstore starting ... http://www.spotlightnews.net/features/story.php?story_id=128337614278941600 2010-09-01 14:22:22 http://www.spotlightnews.net/features/story.php?story_id=128337614278941600 en-us Grace Baptist Church has announced its Fall Kick-off Picnic in the Park and its Sunday morning schedule. The picnic will be held on Sunday, Sept. 19, at McCormick Park starting at 10:30 a.m. and will begin with an outdoor worship service. Organized games will follow, including volleyball and ... http://www.spotlightnews.net/features/story.php?story_id=128337583326067800 2010-09-01 14:17:13 http://www.spotlightnews.net/features/story.php?story_id=128337583326067800 en-us Standing on a shed outside his Dutch Canyon home last week, Roger Brown was like a kid in a very green candy store. Brown was observing the installation of a series of solar panels on his property, which at this moment are flowing natural, renewable power into his home. He was excited to see the ... http://www.spotlightnews.net/features/story.php?story_id=128216785188733300 2010-08-18 14:44:11 http://www.spotlightnews.net/features/story.php?story_id=128216785188733300 en-us Community Action Team’s KidCare Program will permanently relocate to the new Petersen Elementary School, 52050 S.E. 3rd St., Scappoose, starting Sept. 7. The program will be based in the cafeteria every day after school and will give kids aged five to 12 a chance to participate in a number ... http://www.spotlightnews.net/features/story.php?story_id=128216761457789600 2010-08-18 14:40:14 http://www.spotlightnews.net/features/story.php?story_id=128216761457789600 en-us Sunset Park Community Church in St. Helens has hired Pastor Randy Kerr, from Indiana, to lead the fellowship. His selection comes after a year-long committee search. His first official Sunday will be Aug. 22. He will be formally installed in a ceremony in September. Kerr replaces interim pastor ... http://www.spotlightnews.net/features/story.php?story_id=128216746232918600 2010-08-18 14:37:42 http://www.spotlightnews.net/features/story.php?story_id=128216746232918600 en-us The 2010 Resource Directory for Columbia County has been released. The directory features information on over 300 local services. Pick up your free copy from the Community Action Team office at 125 N. 17th St., St. ... http://www.spotlightnews.net/features/story.php?story_id=128216539205811300 2010-08-18 14:03:12 http://www.spotlightnews.net/features/story.php?story_id=128216539205811300 en-us The towering smoke stack of the old Petersen Elementary School turned into a dusty stack of bricks Monday afternoon when Dan Obrist of Dan Obrist Demolition & Recycling knocked it over in front of a small awe-struck crowd of Scappoose School District administration and ... http://www.spotlightnews.net/features/story.php?story_id=128156412901554500 2010-08-11 00:00:00 http://www.spotlightnews.net/features/story.php?story_id=128156412901554500 en-us Dennis Hart preaches the gospel of slot cars. After all, if he doesn’t, who is he going to race against? The once-popular hobby, which reached its apex of popularity in the late 1960s, has found itself marginalized in recent years, replaced by decades of advancing technology. Hart, who ...