What Your Favorite Ice Cream Flavor Says About You
Ever wonder what your favorite ice cream says about you? Baskin-Robbins recently partnered with Dr. Alan Hirsch, a nationally recognized smell and taste expert and founder of the Smell & Taste Treatment and Research Foundation, to identify what some of the most popular ice cream flavors suggest about someone’s personality. The findings uncovered some […]
Happy Hour July 23, 2013
Join me on July 23, 2013 for my first Happy Hour. Stop by to learn about City issues or share your thoughts and concerns about our City. WhoAnyone WhatHappy Hour With Councilor Thomas Frank WhenTue, Jul 23rd, 2013 – 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm Where503 Restaurant – Central Village21900 Willamette Dr Ste 201 West Linn […]
Chase Bank Opening
Mayor Kovash and I attended the opening of a new Chase branch in the Robinwood neighborhood. This newest branch increases Chase’s committment to West Linn. They now have three branches and employ 26 people, 16 of which reside within our city. Chase has 9,028 consumer and 738 small business clients within our City. I am […]
Oregon Metro Zoo Tour
Councilor Tan and I were given a behind the scenes tour of the Oregon Metro Zoo. We spent the day with Chris Pfefferkorn, the Deputy Zoo Director. We toured the penguin, giraffe, cougar, and black bear exhibits. The zoo broke ground on the last of the projects under the 2008 zoo bond — elephant lands. The […]
Prepare for Emergency with your Neighbors
Published in the West Linn Tiding and Oregonian: Happy Fourth of July to you and your family! It is my honor to serve as your city councilor. I’d like to take a moment to introduce you to an amazing public safety program called “Map Your Neighborhood.” This program is designed to bring neighbors together in […]
Cedaroak Boat Ramp Grant Awarded to West Linn
Cedaroak boat ramp has seen it’s better days and recently a grant was awarded from the Oregon State Marine Board to help fund the replacement. The total cost of replacement is $970,000. The ramp was constructed 43 years ago and suffered damage in the 1996 flood. Justin Runquist posted the story below in the Oregonian […]
Oregon’s Fire Service To Honor HotShot Firefighter
Below is a statement from Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue regarding the memorial service for fallen West Linn resident John J. Percin Jr. If you would like to attend the public memorial, it will be this Saturday July 13 1:00pm at Rolling Hills Community Church. TVF&R Statement On June 30th, 19 members of the Granite Mountain […]
West Linn Aquatic Center
15 years after the 1998 bond to secure land for the Aquatic Center, this council put a measure on the ballot for the voters to decide. This community value dates back 40+ years and is one that has been studied multiple times. Below are my remarks from last night’s council meeting. I’d like to highlight […]