Hoodview News January 2024

HOODVIEW
NEWS
Gresham, Boring, Sandy, Estacada, DAMASCUS, HAPPY VALLEY
January 2024
NEW! EXPANDED DISTRIBUTION AND NEWS coverage
Publisher’s Perspective
Don’t lower standards. Defend them — PAGE 2
Water treatment plant update — PAGE 12
AMEE CURTIS
Mighty
WOMAN
Amee Curtis has been called a creative genius. She operates a business that helps others unleash their own creativity. She is beloved by those who know her. She has also overcome a debilitating illness that would have derailed most people.
— PAGE 8
Photo Emily Lewis
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PERSPECTIVES
Don’t lower standards. Defend them.........2 Saving Dr. King’s American Dream............3
NEWS & FEATURES
COVER: Amee Curtis: Mighty Woman ......8 NEW: News Briefs .................................... 4
Does Oregon’s cold and wet climate lead to more colds and flu? ..................................5
Gresham’s Adopt-a-Cop begins ..................6 Water Treatment Plant: UPDATE........... 12 LETTERS to the Editor.................................. 16 MEME SCENE: Poem “Can’t”................... 23 COMMUNITY NEWS & EVENTS............... 24
COLUMNS
n HUMOR 1 – Greg Rosen
Offended! .................................................. 29
n LEGAL – Nathan Begley, Attorney
Shop Local................................................30
n PERSONAL PROGRESS —Mike Wiley Unleash the power of goal setting ........ 31
n HUMOR 2 – D.B. Haverford
Cursing “Chad” and the new you .......... 32
n MEDICARE – Leslie Parker
Make sure you have what you need.......32
n INVESTING – Jared Tjaden & Sam Sarkissian Caring for aging parents ........................ 33
n PET CORNER
Face licking and puppy training............34
n AUTOMOTIVE – Karen Johnston
What is Gasoline Direct Injection?........34
n DENTAL – Dr. Russell Bird
Look forward to the years ahead...........35
n HEALTH– Dr. Keith Roach
Heart repolarization................................36
n FAITH – Pastor Dee Duke
Why I memorize scripture ...................... 37
STRANGE OREGON — PAGE 18
EARLY NW circuit RIDERS Were a tough bunch