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Mt. Hood Summer Paving Delays

by Liz Warren

Ready for summer and your trip up to the mountain? Be prepared for the potential paving delays starting on July 9th. Locals and visitors may have 20 minute delays between S.E. Cherryville Drive and the Salmon River. We all have experienced the ruts and potholes after this past winter so the paving will repair the damage and make the road safer.

Westbound traffic will have not slow downs on Sundays from 9 am to 10 pm. No work will be done on holidays or starting from noon on the day before. During our Hood to Coast relay all lanes will be open.

Traffic updates may be found at www.tripcheck.com

The MHFHA: Mt. Hood National Forest Homeowners Association, will be having their meeting at the Welches Elementary School this June 23rd, rain or shine, and it will be outdoors. The BBQ will be at noon and the meeting will start at 12:45 through 2:00. Bring your own stool or chair to sit on.

Memorial Day Weekend

by Liz Warren

If you are traveling along Highway 26 on the West end of Sandy you can't miss the incredible Veteran Traveling Memorial with hundreds of flags flying in the wind. The Field of Honor  memorial is run by the Veterans of Oregon. Each flag has the name of a vet who has served and each flag has flown over our nations Capitol. The Memorial travels all over the state and we are fortunate that Sandy has the honor of the traveling display this Memorial Day weekend. 

If you would like to honor a vet, there is a lot of information on the Oregon Veteran Web Site on how to get a nameplate to honor your veteran for the memorial. 

Thank you for your service VETS!

Sandy Oregon Veterans Memorial

Five Star Professional Honor

by Liz Warren

I happy to say I was nominated as a 5 Star Agent for 2011 by my past clients and industry colleagues. Thank you to all who voted for me. I am honored to be a part of this select real estate group and humbled. 

 

                   Five Star Professional Award for 2012                     Portland Monthly Magazine April 2012

The award winners appear in a special section in the April issue of Portland Monthly. Five Star Professional partnered with Portland Monthly to conduct research to identify a select group of real estate agents who are exceptional in both their ability and their commitment to overall satisfaction. Fewer than seven percent of the 10,000 Portland area residents holding real estate licenses were selected. A survey was provided to all Portland area residents who purchased a home over $100,000 within a 36-month period (June 2007 to June 2010), 7,000 subscribers of Portland Monthly and 250 mortgage and title companies. 

Respondents were asked to evaluate real estate agents they knew through personal experience and to evaluate them based on nine criteria. Both negative and positive evaluations were included in the scoring. All qualified real estate agents were screened with the state Real Estate Commission’s database to verify that licenses were current and no disciplinary actions were pending. The final list was reviewed by a panel of local realty company executives, professional and trade association officers and others directly involved in housing-related businesses. 

Five Star Professional provides localized, independent client satisfaction research on the performance of service professionals. Five Star Professional conducts research with consumers, and industry peers and leaders, to identify service professionals who score highest in overall satisfaction. Award candidates also undergo a thorough regulatory review. 

Five Star Professional joins forces with city and regional magazines to make the research results available to consumers in more than 45 markets across the United States and now, Canada. Five Star Professional was founded in 2005 and is based in Minneapolis. For more information, go to: www.fivestarprofessional.com. 

 

 

 

 

If you are a follower and fan of log homes on Mt. Hood you are familiar with Steiner log homes and cabins. Master craftsman John Steiner has passed away. He was 99 and died on Friday. All locals in the Mt. Hood area are familiar with his incredible craftsmanship in the area. Henry Steiner and sons John and Fred are considered masters of Oregon Rustic style.

Here are more details about master Mt. Hood Oregon craftsman John Steiner and his legacy.

Steiner Log Cabin

 

Mt. Hood Easter Egg Hunt

by Liz Warren

The Resort at the Mountain in Welches is having an Easter egg hunt this Saturday at 12 noon. Free for children 10 years and under. The Easter bunny will visit, face painting, prices and goodies. Details at www.theresort.com.

Mt. Hood Climbing Oregon's Highest Peak on OPB this evening

by Liz Warren

A half hour program on KOPB channel 10 will air tonight at 8:30 PM. on "Mt. Hood:Climbing Oregon's Highest Peak" on Oregon Field Guide. Additional info on the program. It may be able to be viewed online if you miss the show tonight.

There will be a lot of history and features from Mazama ( a Portland climbing club) climbers. It should be a great show!

Sandy River Restoration Expo April 7th

by Liz Warren

The Sandy River Basin Watershed Council is presenting the Sandy River Restoration Expo at Sandy High School this coming April 7 at 17100 SE. Bluff Road in Sandy. 

All Events are Free

Expo from  8:30 am - 1:00 pm.

Stewardship Workshops 9:00 am- noon

Streams of Dreams Field Tours 1:00 pm- 4:30 pm

Details here 

​To pre-register for the Free workshops and field tours contact 503-622-9134

 

Tubing on Mt. Hood

by Liz Warren

Tubing on Mt. Hood just went to the next level. Government Camp is the epicenter of tubing in the Northwest. With only a short drive to Government Camp from Portland, just over an hour, kids, teens and adults who want to have their winter experience in the snow can go tubing on the mountain.

Three locations  present the best opportunity. All three are also located in the Mt. Hood National Forest. Cooper Spur is just past Government Camp as you're heading East. Summit ski area at the far East side of Government Camp and Snow Bunny Hill operated by Summit is another choice. It's located two miles past Government Camp. The third choice, bringing tubing to the next level is Ski Bowl (located on the Multorpor side). Theres a conveyor belt that takes tubers up the hill. 

Have you ever heard of Cosmic Tubing on Mt. Hood? Rumor has it that this is the only area that has brought this concept to the next level in the US. Ski Bowl is the Northwest birthplace of Cosmic Tubing. This is the quintessential teenage party event. On Friday and Saturday nights tubers can get a three hour ticket to ride and listen to techno  music blast over the slopes with the hill lit up like a dance floor. 

So, if you haven't checked this sport out!There is plenty of winter left for fun on Mt. Hood!

Mt. Hood's New Sandy High School!

by Liz Warren

The excitement is building for the opening of the new Oregon Trail School District High School in Sandy scheduled this coming fall. Anyone who knows a student in this district knows the kids are giddy with excitement for this overdue facility to open which nearly doubles the size of the current high school. After traveling to other schools in the metro area, this showplace will boost local pride and will be a major cornerstone to show off the Mt. Hood area drawing more residents who wish to live in an environment that values education and cares about their children and their future. 

​Check out these Oregon Trail High School highlights including a Performing Arts Center, indoor tract, stadium seating for 1800, fully equipped science labs, plus a new library that is three times the size of the current library!

New Oregon Trail High School photos of construction.

The Oregon Trail School system services students from Government Camp, Welches, Brightwood, Rhododendron, Boring and Sandy.

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Liz Warren
Merit Properties Group - Keller Williams Realty PDX Central
Box 131
Welches OR 97067
Direct: 503-705-3090