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Canby bar loses liquor license for defying COVID closure OLCC suspends Route 99 Roadhouse liquor license after seeing customers and employees indoors without masks The Route 99 Roadhouse in Canby is closed for what owners say will be a few weeks after the Oregon Liquor Control Commission suspended their liquor license for allowing people to eat and drink inside the building without masks. OLCC had received complaints in January that the restaurant was allowing groups of customers to gather and consume food and alcohol inside the building, according to a news release from the OLCC. Restaurants in extreme-risk counties, which at the time included Clackamas County, are only allowed to welcome customers for takeout and outdoor dining. ....
Commissioners appoint Bill Kennemer to Senate District 20 Former state representative, Clackamas County commissioner to replace Alan Olsen Former Oregon House District 39 Rep. Bill Kennemer has been appointed to fill the State Senate District 20 seat vacated by Alan Olsen. Kennemer, R-Canby, was unanimously appointed to the position during a joint session with commissioners from Clackamas and Marion counties held via Zoom on Monday, Feb. 1. In 2019, Kennemer retired as the Oregon House District 39 representative, a post he d held since 2009. Prior to that, he was a state senator and a county commissioner. He also practiced as a psychologist for almost 25 years. During a Zoom meeting on Jan. 23, the Clackamas County Republican Party selected Kennemer, Steve Bates and John Lee to advance in the process to fill the Senate District 20 seat. Bates received endorsement from Olsen, who resigned to care for family members. ....