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Heavy snow has ended, but recent storms left behind more than a foot of snow on Mt. Hood Saturday morning.

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Heavy snow ends, leaving 16 inches behind on Mt. Hood

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Hi Everyone! On Saturday, December 17th, please come and see my band “The Toy Trains” (Facebook) perform a benefit concert for Portland Village School. See flyer for details. Click here… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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Jeremy

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Skipping Black Friday & Cyber Monday

For many families, the day after Thanksgiving — Black Friday — signifies the beginning of the consumerist frenzy that often overtakes the holiday season. Recently, many shoppers have added Cyber Monday to the mix, going online to purchase scads of holiday gifts on the Monday after Thanksgiving. This year, we’d like to offer two alternatives: Little Boxes & Small Business Saturday: We’re not saying you shouldn’t buy gifts for the holidays or that you shouldn’t get a jump start on your shopping this weekend. But why not support our local community and our local economy by doing your shopping at locally owned businesses? That’s what Little Boxes – a Portland-area alternative to Black Friday – and Small Business Saturday – the Saturday after Thanksgiving – are all about. Last year, Tony Fuentes of Milagros Boutique wrote a wonderful online article explaining the importance of keeping our dollars as close to home as possible. We hope you’ll take a moment to read Tony’s article again this year , before you start your holiday shopping. And as added incentive to shop locally this weekend, Supportland , Portland’s own local business rewards program, is offering triple points this Friday and Saturday (Black Friday and Small Business Saturday)! For more information about Little Boxes, including a list of participating local retailers, incentives and prizes, visit littleboxespdx.com . For more info on Small Business Saturday, visit smallbusinesssaturday.com. National Day of Listening: Of course, there’s more to life than shopping. How about spending some time on the day after Thanksgiving to thank a teacher who had a positive impact on your life? That’s the theme for this year’s StoryCorps National Day of Listening, which began in 2008 as an alternative to “Black Friday.” In previous years, StoryCorps has encouraged people to interview loved ones and record their personal histories on National Day of Listening. This year, they’re asking us to take some time to honor a favorite teacher. As explained on the National Day of Listening website: “Whether posting a memory to Facebook (StoryCorps), thanking them on Twitter (@storycorps, #thankateacher), taping a tribute on YouTube or sending a ‘thank you’ card, the 2011 National Day of Listening will send a powerful and necessary message to teachers across the nation: they matter, and we as a nation are grateful for the impact they have on our lives.” The organization has also provided tools on their site to “help you record a face-to-face interview with a teacher – or anyone else you’d like to honor for the National Day of Listening,” and they encourage you to spread the love further by recording interviews in veterans’ hospitals, senior centers, homeless shelters and other community gathering places. For more information, visit nationaldayoflistening.org . Happy Thanksgiving!

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Skipping Black Friday & Cyber Monday

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Samantha

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I-5 closed at I-405 Friday night

Segments of Interstate 5 in the Southwest Portland area will be closed down in both directions Friday night and are expected to reopen Saturday morning, transportation officials said.

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I-5 closed at I-405 Friday night