Ballots for the November mid-term election will be arriving the second week of
this month. The voting deadline is 8 p.m., Nov. 4.

Those still up in the air over some of the candidates will have an opportunity
to see them face-to-face Oct. 18.

The Villages at Mt. Hood Town Hall will be held from 9 a.m. to noon, Oct. 18,
in the Trees Room at the Resort at the Mountain.

The Town Hall will feature a two-hour candidates forum and offer members of
the Mountain community a chance to meet the candidates, ask questions
about policy and opinion, and have their own voices heard.

The forum includes:
– Incumbent Chuck Thomsen, State Senate District 26;
– Candidate Robert Bruce, State Senate District 26;
– Incumbent Mark Johnson, State House of Representatives District 52;
– Candidate Stephanie Nystrom, State House of Representatives District 52;
– Incumbent Sherry Hall, Clackamas County Clerk;
– Candidate David Robinson, Clackamas County Clerk.

The Villages Board is also interested in polling the community as to the
ultimate fate of The Dorman Center. The repurposing of the property – now
owned by the County – remains undetermined at this point in time.