Tualatin News

I caught what I thought was going to be a good matchup of two top-10 teams Thursday night at Newberg High School.

It was Newberg's No. 2-ranked wrestling team against No. 8-ranked Tualatin. Both entered with 4-0 Pacific Conference records, meaning the winner would earn the dual meet conference championship.

Newberg ended up dominating Tualatin and won 56-12.

Tualatin won matches at 145 pounds when Nate Andrews scored a pin at the 1:19 mark against Ryan Kinnaman. At 171 pounds, Tualatin's Nick Morelli notched a pin at 3:14 against Daniel Diaz.

The Timberwolves and Tigers will see each other again next weekend at Forest Grove High School for the Pacific Conference district tournament. The tournament starts at 4 p.m. Feb. 12. The championship finals are set for 6 p.m. Feb. 13.

The Tualatin High School International Baccalaureate Dessert Fund-raiser will be held from 6:30-8 p.m. Feb. 9 at the Tualatin High School Commons.

Reservations are $15 for adults and $5 for students. Learn more about the International Baccalaureate program, celebrate the efforts of its Junior Anticipated candidates and our Senior Diploma candidates. Hear about CAS and the extended essays written by high school seniors. Eat some yummy desserts and listen to college admissions personnel discuss the benefits of IB.

Call or e-mail Heidi Gorka with questions at 503-431-5628.

A 19-year-old Wilsonville man has been arrested in connection with a knifepoint robbery Jan. 31.

On that day, Tualatin Police Officers responded to a robbery in a parking lot at 6630 SW Nyberg Street in Tualatin.

The suspect was identified as David Allen Rogacz, of Wilsonville. Rogacz allegedly threatened the female victim, who was known to Rogacz, with a 7-inch kitchen knife in order to get her purse from her. Once Rogacz grabbed the victim's purse, he fled the scene.

A dog track was conducted by a Washington County Deputy and his K-9 partner.

Durham is one of those "blink and you'll miss it" towns. Tucked away between Tualatin and Tigard, Durham is so small that even the welcome sign seems to hide in the shadows.

And crime is also hard to find in this sleepy, little borough.

But even a town with just one or two miles of city streets needs police protection from time to time.

For years, Durham has paid around $44,000 a year for the services of Tualatin Police.

But that's not nearly enough say Tualatin City leaders. If the city of Tualatin has their way, Durham's new bill would amount to $283,000 or nearly all of the town's annual operating budget.

The increase came about when the city of Tualatin realized the $44,000 was not covering their costs.

"I'm not sure its realistic to expect the citizens of Tualatin to subsidize this service to Durham," said Sherilyn Lombos, Tualatin City Manager.

If Durham puts an end to their police service, Tualatin officers would still need to respond to emergencies giving Durham police protection at no charge.