There are three large undeveloped properties owned by Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District (THPRD) in the Cedar Mill/Bethany area. We asked the district for an update. None of them are slated even for planning in the near future. If you have a chance to talk to any of the candidates for the three open THPRD Board positions, please ask them if our area can be a priority. 

Clean Water Services has spent more than five decades serving the community and local environment. It may be hard to imagine now, but 55 years ago the Tualatin River was at times a mere trickle, slinking its way through garbage and waste throughout Washington County. The river was unrecognizable compared to the beautiful resource it is today.

As an all-hazard response agency, Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue (TVF&R) provides emergency response well beyond fire suppression. Residents are often surprised to learn that as many as 80 percent of the calls crews are dispatched to are medical in nature. All firefighters have a minimum Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) license, and every TVF&R apparatus

Donate stuffies! Through March 19, 7 am-4 pm daily, Haven Coffee Shop, 800 NW Murray Blvd Haven Coffee has graciously agreed to participate in the Youth Charity League/Project Lemonade annual stuffed animal drive again! If you have any gently used stuffed animals you’d like to donate, please stop by. Our goal is to collect and

• March CPO 1 meeting: What to expect when I call 911
• March joint CPO 6 & 7 meeting: Traffic issues at SW 185th & Baseline
• West Village apartments
• Catlin Gabel expansion

• Meals on Wheels lunches at The Opal
• WashCo Forum on Land Use
• Introduction to Compassionate Communication: Non-Violent Communication
• PCC’s Career Exploration Series
• Student-led hearing awareness campaign
• Sobriety Treatment Program Recognized Nationally
• Young Women can explore a career as a firefighter 
• TriMet bus route changes
• Earthquakes on Skyline Ridge
• Local author and illustrator publish Eleanor and Geraldine, a children’s book
• Ask WCSO: How Can You Make a Difference in your Community Safety

Free Movement & Mobility Classes at Leedy Grange

Viva Village Events: March 2025

• Save the Date for THPRD Summer Registration
• THPRD Board of Directors Election
• Spring Break Planning
• March BSD Donation Drive
• NEW Women’s Wellness Fair
• 2025 Middle School Track & Field
• Community Meeting for Future Pickleball Facility at HMT Recreation Complex
• NEW multi-purpose sport court at Mountain View Champions Park Open
• Holi Celebration 
• Youth Baseball/Softball at Tualatin Hills Athletic Center
• Monday Night Therapeutic Recreation
• March events near Cedar Mill from THPRD
• March events near Cedar Mill from Hillsboro Parks & Recreation

• Sunset High presents HadesTown: Teen Edition 
• Travis Hatton Young Artists Competition Recital 
• Memories: A Musical Look Past-Present-Future
• Forty & Fabulous: A Chorale Celebration 
• March events at the Reser
• Into the Woods
• Village Gallery of Arts

Lois D. Ditmars, age 93, of Cornelius, Oregon, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and friend, passed away peacefully on October 16, 2024. She was the President of J. Peterkort & Co. that oversees the development of the family’s land around the intersection of Cedar Hills Boulevard and Barnes Road, and also the office buildings west of St. Vincent’s Hospital.