Tag Archives: Lake Oswego Oregon

10 Reasons to Check Out the Lake Oswego Public Library During National Library Week

Posted on April 9, 2012 by lovelakeoswego

This week the Lake Oswego Public Library joins the estimated 121,785 other libraries in the nation to celebrate National Library Week. Living in Lake Oswego, this is true cause to break out the party hats because our library is much … Continue reading →

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Excellence in Education Has a Price and Lake Oswegans Prove Willing to Pay It

Posted on March 26, 2012 by lovelakeoswego

With school budgets cuts across the country, the creation of educational foundations to stop the bleeding is not unusual. “What is unusual,” explains Lake Oswego School District Foundation Director Mary Puskas, “is the success that we’ve had.” The numbers back … Continue reading →

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Why Hamburger Lovers Brake for the Giant Drive-In

Posted on March 19, 2012 by lovelakeoswego

On his Hamburger America website, hamburger aficionado, author and documentary film maker George Motz encourages his audience to “Help preserve our hamburger heritage.” Bill and Gail Kreger, owners of the Giant Drive-In at 15840 Boones Ferry Road in Lake Oswego … Continue reading →

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10 Excuses to Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in Lake Oswego this Weekend

Posted on March 12, 2012 by lovelakeoswego

Lake Oswego’s Maher family is giving you a perfect excuse to party this weekend at their third annual St. Patrick’s Day Festival held at Maher’s Irish Brew Pub, 352 B Avenue in Lake Oswego. Events run from Thursday, March 15 … Continue reading →

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Some Enchanted Evening Set for Lake Oswego Dads and Their Daughters

Posted on March 6, 2012 by lovelakeoswego

I am blessed with two daughters who I have cheered for at sporting events, taken pictures of at proms, waited up for until curfew, and sent off to college. But one of my fondest memories is of a father/daughter dance … Continue reading →

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Oswego Lake: It Ain’t Broke, So No Need to Fix It

Posted on March 2, 2012 by lovelakeoswego

If Oswego Lake were human, it would be blushing right now. Monday night, citizen after citizen stood up before the city planning commission to sing its praises as everything from, “a jewel,” to what “anchors our community.” The occasion wasn’t  … Continue reading →

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Why Joni Mitchell had it all wrong if you live in Lake Oswego, Oregon

Posted on February 15, 2012 by lovelakeoswego

On a recent trip to Fresno, California, to visit relatives I was reminded of the lyrics to Joni Mitchell’s song, “Big Yellow Taxi”. “Don’t it always seem to go That you don’t know what you’ve got til it’s gone.” I’d … Continue reading →

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Location, Location, Location—Lake Oswego is Close to Everything!

Posted on February 8, 2012 by lovelakeoswego

In real estate, the mantra is “location, location, location.” Well, if that’s the case, then everyone should live in Lake Oswego, Oregon! Considered a suburb of Portland, Lake Oswego has a lifeblood all its own, complete with two high schools, … Continue reading →

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Top 10 Reasons Why You Should Subscribe to the Lake Oswego Review

Posted on February 1, 2012 by lovelakeoswego

In a recent report by the USC Annenberg School of Communications on the digital turning point in Americans’ lives, local weekly newspapers were one of the few potential bright spots in the print newspaper’s future. Lake Oswego is in luck … Continue reading →

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Discover Why Parents Have Camped Out Overnight to Get Their Kids into Lake Oswego School District’s Scholars’ Alliance Program…And Why You Don’t Have To

Posted on January 25, 2012 by lovelakeoswego

I hate standing in lines but my wife and I have done it four times for our kids. Once, to get our son a coveted Wii when stores couldn’t stock them fast enough, and the other was to garner each … Continue reading →

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