http://www.beavertonvalleytimes.com/features/index.php Portland and surrounding area community news and information http://www.beavertonvalleytimes.com/features/story.php?story_id=121979343705115800 Stepping into Building Material Recycling LLC in Sherwood is much like walking into a giant thrift store for contractors. The walls of the warehouse are lined with old doors, used tools, rows and rows of all types of wood, sinks, wrought iron fence supplies, hardware and so much more. You name it, ... http://www.beavertonvalleytimes.com/features/story.php?story_id=121927743683525700 (Jeff Kallevig pastors Christ the King Lutheran Church in Tigard. The church is located at 11305 S.W. Bull Mountain Road. For more information, call 503-639-2789.) I think that the hardest conversations Christians have are the “if, then” conversations. For example, when a ... http://www.beavertonvalleytimes.com/features/story.php?story_id=121925175007914000 Josephine M. DeGrandis Sept. 5, 1921 — Aug. 14, 2008 Josephine M. DeGrandis, whose maiden name was Valleriani, of Tigard died Aug. 14 at the age of 86. Cause of death was congestive heart failure. She was born Sept. 5, 1921, in Langhorne, Pa., and on June 10, 1946, she married Anthony ... http://www.beavertonvalleytimes.com/features/story.php?story_id=121925128166946800 On Saturday, in blistering temperatures that settled in the upper nineties, throngs of participants and spectators packed Jim Griffith Memorial Skate Park in Tigard for day two of the Oregon Trifecta Bowlriders Contest. An annual World Championship Skateboarding Bowlriders Series event sponsored ... http://www.beavertonvalleytimes.com/features/story.php?story_id=121925084586281600 The Slants’ rambunctious, synthesized rock liberates Micheal Pacheco. The band’s Asian style makes him feel right at home. Pacheco was unfulfilled by his routine 9-to-5 work life. He tired of the grind after two years as a computer technician at Beaverton’s high-profile Intel ... http://www.beavertonvalleytimes.com/features/story.php?story_id=121924993552311200 Frank Cota has a lengthy list of reasons why homeowners should buy their wood from The Outdoor Wood Store in Sherwood, which includes selection, quality and price. The number one reason, however, has to do with how experienced he and the rest of the salespeople are. “The staff here is ... http://www.beavertonvalleytimes.com/features/story.php?story_id=121916874558353500 (Scott Higgins is the evangelist with the Tualatin Valley Church. Currently the church is meeting in the Tualatin Valley Heritage Center located at 8700 S.W. Sweek Drive. Service is Sundays from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. For more information, please call 503-536-5807 or visit ... http://www.beavertonvalleytimes.com/features/story.php?story_id=121866743678479600 (Rev. Craig Boly, S.J,. pastors St. Pius X Church in Beaverton. The church meets at 1280 N.W. Saltzman Road. For more information, call 503-644-5264 or e-mail fathercraig@stpiusx-pdx.org.) After Mass last weekend, one of the children asked if God takes a vacation. Amanda wondered who ...