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The holiday season is full of cheer, but for many, it includes harder times. The Sandy Community Action Center works to provide more opportunities for families and recently received a large donation to enact their goal. However, due to their limited space, they weren’t able to support the donation size, so the Sandy Historical Society provided them a solution: using their basement as storage.  The generous donation came from Clackamas County Disaster Relief after the Action C

For more than 100 years, the Sandy Fire District has been part of the fabric of this community. Many of us grew up seeing the red trucks roll out of the station, knowing our friends and neighbors were the ones answering the call. That sense of local pride hasn’t changed — but the demands on our fire district have. As our community has grown, costs have increased, emergencies have become more complex, and we’ve had to take a hard look at what it takes to keep the Sandy area sa

As children awaited the arrival of Santa Claus, Mount Hood ski resorts and hydrologists alike were hoping and waiting for the arrival of the next big winter storm.  As of Dec. 15, Timberline Lodge, Meadows and SkiBowl were all still waiting for enough snow to open, and USDA supervisory hydrologist Matt Warbritton and his team were likewise looking for some lower temperatures and wintery precipitation to hit the Hood, Sandy, Lower Deschutes region (and other parts of the state

The Sandy Area Chamber board will be at the annual meeting to mingle with members. Hosting an informative annual meeting might be a requirement for the Sandy Area Chamber of Commerce, but Executive Director Khrys Jones and her board intend to also make the 2026 event as fun as possible.  From 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 25, the Chamber welcomes all members and prospective members to join the board for lunch, a presentation on the Chamber’s 2025 successes and 2026 pla