http://www.sandypost.com/features/index.php Portland and surrounding area community news and information http://www.sandypost.com/features/story.php?story_id=126818554934913600 2010-03-09 17:45:49 http://www.sandypost.com/features/story.php?story_id=126818554934913600 en-us Sandy High School junior Zach Tubbs did some driving this past weekend. Tubbs spent Saturday, March 6, as the driver for one of three teams the school had in a Vex robotics tournament, held at the high school. Two of the teams made it to the semifinals, but in the end, a team from Redmond, Wash., ... http://www.sandypost.com/features/story.php?story_id=126818517523263300 2010-03-09 17:39:35 http://www.sandypost.com/features/story.php?story_id=126818517523263300 en-us Two seniors at Sandy High School joined the recent ranks of local students honored by the Oregon Journalism Education Association, placing as the top two students in the state. Spencer Adrian, 18, of Sandy was named the 2010 high school journalist of the year, while Kelsey O’Connor, 18, of ... http://www.sandypost.com/features/story.php?story_id=126818403923096300 2010-03-09 17:20:39 http://www.sandypost.com/features/story.php?story_id=126818403923096300 en-us Even though Jack in the Box has been serving customers since 1951, today’s restaurants are as up-to-date as the best. Sandy Morrison, manager of the Gresham location as well as the new Sandy restaurant, says Sandy is unique. Not only does it have a double-sided fireplace, warming diners ... http://www.sandypost.com/features/story.php?story_id=126763722404213100 2010-03-03 00:00:00 http://www.sandypost.com/features/story.php?story_id=126763722404213100 en-us In 1924, newspaper publisher William Randolph Hearst hosted a group of celebrities on his yacht, Oneida, for a weekend cruise from Los Angeles to San Diego. One member of the party would not finish the trip alive. The story behind what happens on that fateful cruise may never be known, but in ... http://www.sandypost.com/features/story.php?story_id=126763800022782400 2010-03-03 09:40:00 http://www.sandypost.com/features/story.php?story_id=126763800022782400 en-us Among very few businesses that ended 2009 with record sales is Johnson RV, with a complete sales, rental, service and paint facility near Sandy. Even though four major RV dealers in the metro area either closed or downsized, Johnson RV increased sales each month throughout the year. “By the ... http://www.sandypost.com/features/story.php?story_id=126763792690924400 2010-03-03 09:38:46 http://www.sandypost.com/features/story.php?story_id=126763792690924400 en-us Karin Brunette has her feet firmly rooted in Boring. It’s where she operated Karin’s Deli in the 1990s; it’s where she lives; and it’s where she has just opened a drive-through espresso coffee business. But Country Coffee offers much more than espresso. Besides regular ... http://www.sandypost.com/features/story.php?story_id=126763781469762900 2010-03-03 09:36:54 http://www.sandypost.com/features/story.php?story_id=126763781469762900 en-us The new Sandy High School is set to open in fall 2012. As we prepare to greet the new building and say farewell to a school that served area students for decades, the Post will offer a monthly look into the classes and opportunities we can expect from the new one. Last month we covered the science ... http://www.sandypost.com/features/story.php?story_id=126763747070949000 2010-03-03 09:31:10 http://www.sandypost.com/features/story.php?story_id=126763747070949000 en-us Student places first in music competition Sandy High School junior Kelsi McGlothin placed first on the French horn in the district solo competition held Saturday, February 20, at Reynolds High School. McGlothin performed the Concerto for Horn and Orchestra, opus eight by Franz Strauss, accompanied ... http://www.sandypost.com/features/story.php?story_id=126763734102184600 2010-03-03 09:29:01 http://www.sandypost.com/features/story.php?story_id=126763734102184600 en-us Firwood Elementary School Amber Christenson is a pleasant and thoughtful student who demonstrates maturity and consciousness in the classroom and school. She consistently shows her peers and teachers she is responsible and trustworthy. She never needs to be asked to start her work; I always see ... http://www.sandypost.com/features/story.php?story_id=126763706948572200 2010-03-03 09:24:29 http://www.sandypost.com/features/story.php?story_id=126763706948572200 en-us Districtwide events The Oregon Trail School District board of directors will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, March 8, at Kelso Elementary School, 34651 S.E. Kelso Road in Boring. For more information or to view an agenda, visit oregontrailschools .com. No school, Kindergarten through 12 grade Friday, ... http://www.sandypost.com/features/story.php?story_id=126763696870105000 2010-03-03 09:22:48 http://www.sandypost.com/features/story.php?story_id=126763696870105000 en-us While our country’s Olympians competed against teams from all over the world in the last two weeks, last weekend, a robotics team from Sandy High School went to its first competition in Redmond, Wash. Things didn’t start with much promise, said teacher Bob Tisch, who reported the robot ...