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Beginning August 1, 2010, anyone selling a home with an old, uncertified woodstove will be required to remove and destroy it. Senate Bill 102, signed into law in 2009, requires the removal of any uncertified woodstove from a home when it is sold.   For more information about this upcoming require...

The Clackamas County Fair runs through Sunday August 22nd at the Canby fairgrounds.  The weather the rest of the week won't be so hot which is a real plus for attending the fair.  We enjoy checking out all of the animals: sheep, goats, cattle, llamas, pigs, rabbits, chickens.  The rodeo annoucer ...

The Wilsonville Farmers' Market is on Sundays May 23rd through October 3rd from 10am to 2pm in Villebois.   It is located at the Villebois Village Center, at the corners of Villebois Drive and Barber Street in Wilsonville, Oregon.  It has been soggy lately but the weather looks like it should be ...

The West Linn Artists' and Farmers' Market, 'Taste of Tuesday', will run every Tuesday 4:30pm-8:00pm from June 1st - September 14th, 2010. Just off I-205, in the historic Willamette area at the corner of 13th Avenue and Willamette Falls Drive.  The Willamette area is fun to walk around, shop in t...

The 2010 Oregon City Farmers' Market opens Saturday May 1st and will be open every Saturday until October 30th.  The hours of operation are 9am until 2pm at 2051 Kaen Road (off Beavercreek Road) in the Clackamas County Public Services Parking lot.  Directions: From I-205, take exit 10 towards Mol...

 The 2010 Lake Oswego Farmers' Market is scheduled to open Saturday May 15th and be open every Saturday until October 9th.  The hours of operation are 8:30am until 1:30pm at Millennium Plaza Park at the corner of First and Evergreen in downtown Lake Oswego. There are always great vendors here: ga...

The City of West Linn, West Linn Refuse & Recycling and Metro are partnering to bring free curbside clean-up on your regular garbage day during the week of April 5th. Regular household garbage is not included and must be kept separate from cleanup items. This is a great opportunity to get rid of ...

Lake OswegoSaturdays: May 16 - Oct 108:30am - 1:30pmMillennium Plaza ParkWest LinnTuesdays: Jun 2 - Sep 294:30pm - 8:30pm1725 Willamette Falls Drive (between 10th and 14th streets)

Summertime is rodeo time in some of the nearby rural communities. St. Paul and Molalla have their big rodeo over the 4th of July weekend; the Buckeroo in Molalla holds several events throughout the summer including 4 weekends of the Willamette Valley Junior Rodeo Association (kids ages 2 through ...

The 2009 Federal tax credit of up to $8,000 is a great opportunity for qualified first time home buyers purchasing their principal residence before December 1, 2009. Visit http://www.federalhousingtaxcredit.com/ to learn more and take advantage of the credit to buy a home this year. Here are some...