Metro news daily digest for 12/10/2013

View this email in your browser Metro news Find news, stories and things to do on Metro's website. Subscribe to daily, weekly or monthly e-mail digests, or view updates in your news reader. Daily digest for Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013: Metro reaches settlement with state cemetery board December 10, 2013 4:55 pm by Nick Christensen. Bylined writers are Metro staff. Stories with a byline do not necessarily represent the opinions of Metro or the Metro Council. Metro news is committed to transparency, fairness and accuracy. The Oregon Mortuary and Cemetery Board and Metro agreed on Dec. 4 to a settlement stemming from allegations that Metro illegally re-sold graves, changed its cemetery manager without notifying the state and violated state rules when human bones were found in fill dirt at Blue Lake Regional Park. Read more... ZooLights gets greener — and more colorful too December 10, 2013 9:45 am Since 2000, the Oregon Zoo has been upgrading its spectacular holiday light display with an eye to the future – gradually switching from conventional incandescent lights to highly efficient LEDs, which use a fraction of the energy and last far longer. Read more... Share Tweet Recent articles: Metro in the Media: December 9, 2013 Snow day! Oregon Zoo animals enjoy wintry blast Looking for clear-cut answers in picking a tree? It's like looking for a needle on a conifer Celebrate the season with events across our region It's time for Damascus to step up Copyright © 2013 Metro Regional Government, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you signed up for this list either on Metro's website, or by calling Metro, or on a list sign-up form at a Metro event. Metro 600 NE Grand Ave. Portland, OR 97232-2736 503-797-1700 503-797-1804 TDD 503-797-1797 fax To change your subscriptions or unsubscribe from this digest, go to manage your subscriptions. To be removed from all Metro newsletters and newsfeed digests, you can globally unsubscribe.