- 🐬Did you know that dolphins are so smart that within a few weeks of captivity

The Week of July 19th, 2022

Did you know that dolphins are so smart that within a few weeks of captivity, they can train people to stand on the very edge of a pool and throw them fish?

Mt Hood Community College Pool - Exterior View

All but two states west of the Rockies were at the Mt Hood Community College pool last weekend for the Western Zone Senior Sectional swim meet. Thank you, chamber member, Mt. Hood Aquatics, for hosting over 585 athletes. Gresham-Barlow Youth Baseball/Softball hosted the 2022 Cal Ripken 9-U state tournament the week prior. The two members single-handedly brought in 2000 tourists to our little town. THANK YOU. Don’t forget today, at Persimmon Country Club, is Mt. Hood Community College Aquatics Director, Andrew Jackman, is providing updates on the future of world class aquatics in the Gresham area. Register now.

Matt Miller, a graduate of Leadership Academy and owner of Gresham Sanitary Service, is also the sponsor of Gresham Is... . Metro East Web Academy sponsors, Ask the Expert. Matt has made it possible to feature fellow chamber members like Gresham Locksmith Inc., NW Enforcement Inc., Sugar Cubed, and Gresham Outdoor Public Art (GOPA) in the videos. Check out the chamber website to view past Ask the Expert and Gresham Is,,, videos.

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Friday, July 22nd, 2022

7:20 AM - 9:00 AM

Hood View Chiropractic

1550 NW Eastman Parkway

Suite 265,

Gresham, OR 97030

(Please enter at the backside of the building )

Please park in the “mall” parking lot located next door.

If you are unable to walk the distance you may park in the back of the Hood View Chiropractic building (where the elevator is located).

Look for Resource Team and Ambassadors to direct you.

The SDF Collective

Low Carb Comforts

Le Petit Café Troutdale

CSR Personnel

Medline Industries, LP

Social Security and Financial Strategies Seminars

Oregon Insurance Agency

Visiting Angels

OnPoint Community Credit Union East Gresham Fred Meyer

American Medical Response Northwest

Mtn. View Family Practice, PC

Mt. Hood Hospice becomes a Commemorative Partner with The United States of America Vietnam War Commemoration. Read the press release >>

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All the Buzz About Bees in Oregon

Photo : Shawn Linehan

From rare honeys and mead to rooftop gardens and wine, beekeepers and pollinators partner to protect this keystone species.

It all starts with what the bees eat. In order to ensure their honeybees can find enough forage (nectar and pollen from blooming plants within flight range), the hives are separated into small groups, usually 16 to 24 hives per bee yard. And yes, sometimes that’s even a backyard.