A recap, with links, to the January 2010 issue of the Mid-county Memo follows.

A feature story about Multnomah County Sheriff’s office personnel adopting residents of a skilled nursing facility, a MCSO neighbor, is on this month’s front page.

Lee Perlman asks Mid-county business leaders, school and social service agency administrators to reflect on 2009 and what they see for 2010.

A story by Heather Hill about shop classes and vocational training for Parkrose High School students provided by a partnership with the Northwest College of Construction.

Kim Hill, a senior at Portland Christian Jr/Sr High School in east Portland, previously featured in the Memo for her basketball and volleyball skills, was again recognized recently for her athletic abilities.

The Gatorade Company, in partnership with RISE Magazine, last month announced that Hill has been tapped as its 2007-08 Gatorade Oregon Volleyball Player of the Year.

Kim Hill is the daughter of Argay residents Bradd and Terri Hill; Bradd Hill owns Chet Hill Insurance, Inc., in Parkrose, an independent agency started by his father in 1954.