Adrian Knowler

Montana, United States

Managing Editor at Musée Magazine

Articles

Efforts to Revive Mt. Hood Chamber

2 months ago | mountaintimesoregon.com | Adrian Knowler

By Adrian Knowler, The Mountain TimesA group of local business leaders trying to resurrect the M.t Hood Area Chamber of Commerce are filing paperwork with the county to reactivate the group. At a January 7 meeting, local business leaders, including former chamber president Jeri McMahan, agreed to sign off on necessary forms that could kickstart the process of reestablishing the group that advocates for the mountain’s business community, according to Lori Cabantoy of Mt. Hood Oregon Resort.
Sandy DMV Reopens After Nearly Two Years

Apr 1, 2024 | mountaintimesoregon.com | Adrian Knowler

The Sandy, Oregon Department of Motor Vehicles office has reopened in a limited capacity after being closed for nearly two years. The office will be open Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. and on Wednesdays from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m, according to the Oregon Department of Transportation. The Sandy office was among a group of offices statewide that were shuttered in 2022 due to staffing shortages and is the last one to reopen, according to officials.
Locals Concerned About Hoodland Clinic Closing

Apr 1, 2024 | mountaintimesoregon.com | Adrian Knowler

About a thousand patients served by Adventist Medical Group Hoodland Clinic must look for primary and urgent medical care elsewhere following the closure of the Welches facility in April. The Hoodland clinic was among three Adventist rural clinics statewide that closed in the last month, with officials saying they weren’t able to staff the facilities adequately.
Sandy Pool Demolition To Be Completed

Apr 1, 2024 | mountaintimesoregon.com | Adrian Knowler

The Olin Y. Bignall Aquatic Center will be completely demolished and the site readied for potential redevelopment by the end of April, according to Sandy Parks and Recreation Department officials. The pool facility was slated for demolition by the city council, but elected officials opted not to replace it with a new aquatic center, citing cost as the reason.
Welches Cabin Returns to Family After 50+ Years

Apr 1, 2024 | mountaintimesoregon.com | Adrian Knowler

Sue Ellen White has fond childhood memories of her time spent in the old growth forest around the Welches, Oregon cabin that her grandparents built during the Great Depression as an escape from city life in Portland. Completed in 1931, the cabin is located near the Salmon River and sits on two and a half forested acres that White would explore as a child.
Doug and Melissa Hall Celebrate Over Four Decades of Devotion

Feb 20, 2024 | mountaintimesoregon.com | Adrian Knowler

Doug Hall still remembers the day he first met his wife, Melissa. It was in August of 1982, and Melissa was tending bar at The Inn Between, the now-defunct Welches watering hole. Doug stopped in for a drink after a fishing trip and describes it as love at first sight. For Melissa, it took a little bit longer. Doug took a couple of weeks to get up the courage to ask her out, but once he did the pair bonded quickly over their shared love of the outdoors.
Jacks leap over Warriors

Sep 9, 2023 | columbiabasinherald.com | Adrian Knowler

MATTAWA – Tied at two late in the game, Quincy and Wahluke traded multiple shots on goal down the stretch of the final eight minutes before Quincy junior Crystal Vargas broke the tie on a goal in second-half stoppage time to give the Jacks a 3-2 win over Wahluke. “I felt motivated to win,” Vargas said.
Kalispell boarding house offers affordable rent in community setting

Aug 27, 2023 | dailyinterlake.com | Adrian Knowler

The former Rosebrier Inn is a glimpse into Kalispell’s past — and perhaps can offer clues in the search for solutions to the city’s affordable housing and homelessness crises. Kalispell’s last remaining boarding house might not look like much, but the building is quietly playing an important role in providing affordable housing to people who might otherwise be living on the city’s streets.
Tester asks TSA to delay employee screening rule

Aug 24, 2023 | dailyinterlake.com | Adrian Knowler

Sen. Jon Tester has called on the Transportation Security Administration to delay implementation of new rules that would require airports to physically screen employees. In an Aug. 18 letter co-signed by Republican North Dakota Sen. John Hoeven, Tester, a Democrat, urged the Biden Administration to delay implementation of the employee screening policy that the pair said would “impose undue burdens on airport operators.”The TSA rule, which goes into effect Sept.
Kalispell, Mont., Fire Department to Deploy Drone Tech

Aug 23, 2023 | govtech.com | Adrian Knowler

The drone, which officials estimated cost around $30,000, was bought with a Federal Homeland Security grant. Kalispell Fire Department was one of six hazardous material response agencies statewide that received the aircraft and specialized training as part of the program.