April 2014 - Hollywood Star

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INSIDE THE STAR:
PERRY’S SAYS ‘SO LONG’
After 47 years, a much-loved Alameda
neighborhood eatery has served its
last meal. Larry Peters chats with
‘retired’ owner Anna Perry. PAGE 13
GET YOUR GROOVE ON
IN THE GULCH
In this month’s Out and About, Kathy Eaton and Judy Nelson vist Costello’s Travel Caffé in the Sulliivan’s Gulch neighborhood
where Kaley Birch, left, and Chris Costello welcome locals and ex-pats to reminisce or plan their next travels abroad. PAGE 14
SILVER TSUNAMI
The Northeast Community Center
offers plenty of programs and activities
for aging boomers, including group
hikes in the Columbia Gorge. PAGE 23
HARDWARE
Tony and Kim Zeller’s Beaumont Hardware offers the
same range of home improvement products as a big-box
retailer with a level of service that can’t be matched. PAGE 4
PAWS
FOR REFRESHMENT
Pawfee Shop partners Marcelo Cruz and Jeff Garvais have
converted an abandoned property in Rose City Park into a
doggie day care center and neighborhood destination. PAGE 6
LIGHTS! CAMERA! ACTION!
Local students at Grant High School
and other schools learn filmmaking
as part of the Hollywood Theatre’s
arts education programs. PAGE 24
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APRIL 2014
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Editor: We have a silent, but troubling problem in our Northeast Portland
neighborhoods – illegal dumping.
You’ve probably seen it, too – old tires, household electronics, mattresses and other
bulky waste on public lands, including sidewalks, alleyways and waterways – and the
number of dumps is increasing year to year.
To help respond to this issue, Metro’s Regional Illegal Dumping (RID) Patrol investigates
and cleans up illegal dumps on public property, issues citations and offers tips and
assistance. Since 1993, RID Patrol has cleaned up more than 33,000 dumpsites throughout
the metropolitan region, picked up 3,800 tons of trash and issued 1,600 citations. Illegal
dumpers may be fined up to $500 plus the cost to clean up the mess.
Metro is working hard on the issue, but to really keep our community clean we need
everyone’s help. Call Metro’s RID Patrol to report illegal dumps at (503) 234-3000 or online at
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APRIL 2014
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Paulsen’s Pharmacy is excited to announce that it
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Thank you for your patience during this time,
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APRIL 2014
SHOP LOCAL
Beaumont Hardware
has every nut, bolt
and thingamajig you
could possibly need
By Jamie Caulley
For the Hollywood Star News
Nine years ago, Kim and Tony
Zeller, seized an unexpected business
opportunity. Beaumont Hardware, 4303
N.E. Fremont St., where Tony had been a
customer for more than seventeen years,
was up for sale. By chance, the Zellers
were in between jobs and looking for a
new venture after working together for
many years at Zellers Funeral Home.
It was no matter that the Zellers didn’t
have any retail experience, that Kim was
nine months pregnant or that they were
planning a wedding in a few months.
Between Tony’s love of mechanical, handson work and Kim’s savvy business sense,
their complementary traits propelled them
successfully through three life-changing
events in the final six months of 2005.
Tony, who bought his first house at
age 24, learned a lot about hardware
and construction by fixing up his own
home, as well as helping his family with
maintenance at the funeral parlor. Later,
he dabbled in rental houses as a second
source of income.
“I couldn’t afford to have people work
on my rental houses, so I just decided
that I had to figure out how all this stuff
went together,” he said about his selfeducation.
Now he is the guy on the storeroom
floor who can help you find that
thingamajig for your bathroom plumbing,
repair or sharpen your garden tools or
match the faded paint color of your
kitchen cabinets. Kim, who mostly works
in the back, keeps up their advertising and
inventory, making sure they are stocked
on everything from nuts and bolts to
Pyrex and bath towels.
She aims to fill their shelves with items
that their local customer base needs.
For example, the small housewares
department developed because, “I would
see a lot of moms come in and say, ‘I’m
trying to help my daughter get her kitchen
basics,’” Kim said.
Beaumont Hardware’s
store front, where
they are stocking up
on spring items such
as seeds, plants and
gardening supplies.
(Jamie Caulley)
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Kim and Tony Zeller, owners of Beaumont Hardware, discuss changes to their already expanded canning department, which
will be stocked more heavily come the summer months to meet customer demands. (Jamie Caulley)
Meeting the needs of the neighborhood
also meant offering more canning
items and growing their supply of ecofriendly garden products. Residents who
previously traveled to Linnton or Johnson
Creek for chicken-keeping supplies
prompted the decision to stock urban
chicken-care basics, such as wire, feed
and water trays.
“This is a pretty loyal neighborhood.
They want to shop local. They want to
shop small,” Tony said.
The neighborhood has supported
the small hardware store in its current
location since at least 1957, when a
smaller store shared building space with
a dentist’s office and a television/radio
repair shop. However Tony believes the
business may have been started back
in 1948 or 1949 with the original store
located approximately a half block west,
where Pizzicato stands today.
Kim and Tony have helped to modernize
the business with the addition of their online store, where customers can order from
their larger co-op warehouse, Do it Best, and
have their items shipped to the store for free.
“People don’t stop here if they want a
bathtub, because they know we are so
small,” Tony said. However, customers
can order just about anything for their
home or garden from the warehouse
Chiquita Rollins seeks help from Beaumont Hardware employee Elliot Pawski to find the hardware piece that she was sent
to buy as the “errand runner” for her home project. (Jamie Caulley)
including outdoor furniture, barbecues
and water heaters.
No matter what you’re looking for be
sure to ask, likely the Zellers or one of
their dedicated staff can assist.
“Our goal is to ask everyone who walks
through the door if they want help,” Tony said.
The staff has been accused of asking
folks if they need help too often, a
problem the Zellers are okay with having.
They know that their small, crowded store,
which holds more than 20,000 items,
excluding nuts and bolts, can verge on
sensory overload.
Even if you don’t know what you are
looking for, the staff at Beaumont Hardware
is skilled at interpreting explanations,
rough descriptions and even home
repair charades, though Tony admits a
smartphone picture can be the best help in
quickly finding you what you need.
“Know there is someone here who
understands what the thingy is,” Kim said
with a laugh.
Don’t miss their spring $1,000 give-a-way,
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Enter now through May at the shop.
For more information: Beaumont
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We believe that the large, steadily increasing income gap between TriMet’s top-level managers and TriMet’s front line workers
is toxic. It has killed these managers’ compassion and empathy for employees, passengers and the community. It has created
a pattern of self-serving behavior in which executives and a handful of top technical people continue to receive over-budget
salary increases while the majority of workers – union and non-union alike – sees no raises at all.
AT TRIMET TODAY
Over 70 Managers
In May 2013 KOIN News reported that there were over 70
managers at TriMet receiving over $100,000 each in wages
for a 40-hour work week. That number has grown since 2013.
The General Manager
receives at least $222,309
in total compensation for
a 40-hour work week.
$100,000+
The average TriMet front line
worker retiree receives $1,550
in pension after years of
$222,309
The lowest paid worker at TriMet
receives $28,063 in wages for a
40-hour work week.
$28,063
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TriMet’s General Manager’s wages are:
full time worker receives.
1195%
more than
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APRIL 2014
STAR DEVELOPMENT NEWS
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Rose City Park association
urges caution as city
seeks community input on
short-term rental regulations
The City of Portland’s Planning and
Sustainability Commission is scheduled
to hear public comments on Tuesday,
April 22, between 6 and 9 p.m. at 1900
S.W. 4th Ave., Suite 2500A, following
the March release of a second draft of
proposed regulations on less-than-30-day
rentals, currently considered under the
hotel/motel regulations.
While the City moves forward on
what it calls a “minor” amendment,
allowing short-term rentals (STRs) in
residential neighborhoods, the Rose
City Park Neighborhood Association
(RCPNA) board has asked City planners
to remove the proposal from the latest
regulation update and take more time
to discuss the proposal more widely
with neighbors. According to board
member Tamara DeRidder, “RCPNA does
not agree that allowing the short term
rental of 1-2 bedrooms of all residential
homes is ‘minor’ and has asked the city
to remove this item from the process
to allow the community a broader
discussion on the issues.”
DeRidder told the Star that RCPNA
believes exceptions to residential zoning
should be by permission rather than
by right with use allowed only through
adjacent neighbor input such as in a
Home Occupation application. She
said the RCPNA also sees the proposal
lowering the quality of life and impacting
equity of surrounding neighbors, because
it would frequently permit strangers to
live in residential neighborhoods in a
motel-type environment with no notice or
means of recourse. DeRidder added that
the proposed change would not be minor
because it would threaten the availability
and stability of long-term rental
properties in the R-5 zone, because shortterm rentals would be more lucrative.
RCPNA further recommended
discussions on stability and equity issues
and suggested an approval process
requiring 80 percent support by adjacent
neighbors for approval, an on-site
residential caretaker for the duration of
every short-term rental period and that
short-term rental owners provide annual
printed information for adjacent neighbors
regarding complaint/contact information
and proposed ground rules for use of
the rental site (including items such as
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smoking, parking, etc.). The neighborhood
association would also like to see an annual
fee imposed, annual neighbor review
for all STRs so that majority neighbor
opposition to the STR could stop and/or
deny continuance of the use, as well as a
Good Neighbor Agreement involving the
neighborhood association and adjacent
neighbors of the short-term rental site.
DeRidder is encouraging research into the
STR issue and how it will affect Portland’s
residential neighborhoods. She claimed the
www.AirBnB.com corporation has hired
four lobbyists in the Portland campaign who
have spoken to each City commissioner. “I
am all for a sharing society, rental libraries,
and reuse in a society that has built itself
on the attainment of stuff, but,” DeRidder
cautioned, “let’s not throw out the baby with
the bath water by allowing short-term rentals
unrestricted access to our neighborhoods.”
The Pawfee Shop
brightens Northeast
Halsey and 60th Avenue
Gesturing toward a couple of canines
cavorting in the backyard of his Pawfee
Shop, owner Jeff Garvais smiled and
observed, “I get to come to work every day
where everyone’s happy.” That’s how the
Beaverton resident characterized his change
from a pressure-fraught corporate world of
electronic sales to a more customer-oriented
business. “In business school, the focus was
on the bottom line and maximizing profits,”
Garvais explained, “but here, I get a chance
to satisfy customers and keep their pets
happy all day.”
In January, Garvais and his partner,
Marcelo Cruz, transformed the Nickel-Wise
convenience store, which was also once
a taco shack and service station, into a
brightly painted coffee and doggie day care
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Marcelo Cruz helps
puppies exercise
and learn to climb
at The Pawfee Shop.
(Phill Colombo)
APRIL 2014
HSTAR DEVELOPMENT NEWS
market trends
real estate
from C. Morgan Davis, P.C.
Market Update: Final 2013 Numbers
The average Portland home sale price in 2013 was $310,500.
Four neighborhoods—three of which fall inside the city
of Portland— had average sale prices higher than $500,000
in 2013.
Most Expensive Neighborhoods of 2013
The Pawfee Shop partners,
Marcelo Cruz and Jeff
Garvais, are delighted with
how they’ve turned a onceabandoned property into a
neighborhood destination.
(Phill Colombo)
for which, Garvais said, many neighbors
have expressed appreciation. “We removed
three dumpsters of trash from this place,
and the neighbors are very happy.”
At one point, Cruz, reminiscent of TV’s
Caesar Milan, excused himself to patrol
the puppies he deftly controlled with brief
hissing sounds through his teeth. Dogs are
cared for ($25 for all day and $15 for half a
day) while their owners work. In the shop
area, a breakfast/lunch menu of paninis
and pastries are served, including glutenfree and vegan products from Petunia’s
Pies and Pastries.
With an engineering background,
Garvais is proud of one of his first
projects, the espresso machine he rebuilt
and still uses. “I’m always looking for
another project; and when I first saw this
property and the sad condition it was in, I
knew this was something for me.” He said
he’s been criticized by some for having
taken on so much, but it’s worked out, and
Pups stay active at The Pawfee Shop. (Phill Colombo)
he’s happy with the result.
Garvais and Cruz plan to expand
the current 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. hours as
the weather turns warmer and to add
Sunday barbeques. He’s also will file for
a beer and wine license, but will still
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$300K
$400K
$500K
$600K
$700K
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Lake Oswego
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Nob Hill
Irvington / Grant Park
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Southwest Hills
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Pearl District
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West Linn
$430,509
Forest Heights
$429,395
Last year, houses in Irvington / Grant Park spent an average
of just 48 days on the market. Over the past six months,
C. Morgan Davis’s listings sold in an average of just 12 days.
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The Amazing Mortgage Credit Certificate
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The Mortgage Credit Certificate (MCC) program
may be Portland’s best kept secret. With an MCC, so
long as you occupy your home, keep the same loan
and have a federal tax liability, the IRS will reduce
your federal tax bill by 20%, or 1/5th, of the mortgage interest you pay each year. Put another way: At
the end of the year, the IRS will let you make-believe
that 20% of the interest you paid on your mortgage
was paid to the IRS. Of course you will want to
consult your tax advisor for specifics.
For example, a $250k loan with a 4.5% note rate
includes $11,167 of interest during the first 12 months
of payments. That makes for up to a $2,233 reduction
in federal tax liability just year one ($186 per month).
Not bad for starters… and over the full lifetime of the
loan the savings could be over $40,000.
To qualify you must be a first time buyer (defined
as not having owned a home within 3 years) or buy
in a targeted area. The home must be within Portland
city limits. Your income cannot exceed $69,400 for
a one to two person household or $79,810 for 3 or
more people and the purchase price cannot be more
than$366,835.
What’s the catch? Before closing you must attend
approved homebuyer training. At closing you’ll pay a
$675 processing fee and you can’t combine an MCC
with an Oregon Bond or Oregon VA home loan. Also,
if you sell within 9 years of buying, make a profit on
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Lloyd Center building
close earlier than most establishments
in the area. “This neighborhood is a
proud and comfortable one, and I’d like
to see the Pawfee Shop become a regular
community center,” Garvais said.
Situated close to a freeway entrance
and on a bus line, Pawfee already sees
lots of foot and auto traffic. “We’re
already beginning to cultivate a bunch of
regulars,” Garvais said, grinning.
TriMet proposes FY15 budget
to respond to improving
Portland regional economy
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Public transit is set to improve during
the next year should TriMet’s board of
directors approve a budget aimed at
adding bus and MAX service back to
2010 levels, sharpen schedule reliability
and add buses to some lines to reduce
overcrowding. For the second consecutive
year, TriMet will not ask for a fare increase.
Proposed additions of weekday
evening trips on frequent-service lines is
designed to provide 15-minute or better
frequencies throughout the service day.
Some of the buses being added to lines 20,
71 and 72 to improve reliability will come
from 64 new buses joining the TriMet fleet
during the next year. Since 2012, TriMet
has replaced older, more-expensive-tomaintain buses with 249 newer models.
To accomplish that, TriMet will hire
about 100 new bus operators. Additional
MAX operators will be added next
summer, getting the new MAX line
between Milwaukie and Portland ready
for a September 2014 opening.
construction temporarily closes
MAX station for rest of 2014
On March 31, adjacent construction
closed TriMet’s Northeast 7th Avenue MAX
Station. Both east and westbound platforms
will remain closed for about one year.
During the closure, TriMet is asking
riders to use the Lloyd Center/NE 11th
Avenue stop (an approximate four-minute
walk east of Northeast 7th Avenue) or
the Convention Center stop (about a
five-minute walk west of Northeast 7th
Avenue) on Northeast Holladay Street.
North-side Northeast Holladay Street
sidewalks between Northeast 7th and 9th
avenues are also closed to pedestrian and
bike traffic. Sidewalks and the Northeast
7th Avenue MAX station are expected to
reopen in the spring 2015.
Population increase
for Benson High
School next school year
With a goal of ensuring that “every
student by name will meet or exceed
academic standards and will be fully
prepared to make productive life
decisions by the end of elementary,
middle and high school,” the Portland
Public Schools (PPS) board of directors
approved an increase of students to be
admitted as freshman and sophomores to
Benson Polytechnic High School (BPHS).
At the same time, the board adjusted
enrollment to alleviate overcrowding at
Lincoln High School.
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Beaumont-Wilshire neighbors mourn the demolition of a nearly 4,000-square-foot single-family residence, being razed to
be replaced by two smaller homes. (Phill Colombo)
The board’s 5-2 January vote on Benson
launches a one-year pilot program to
allocate slots to Benson more equally
across other PPS high schools. Currently,
68 percent of Benson students come from
Jefferson, Madison and Roosevelt high
school clusters. The adjustment will open
BPHS to more students in the ninth and
tenth grades by 40. Target enrollment at
Benson has been set at 850 students.
Board action also endorsed a staff
recommendation to grant more uppergrade students admission to Benson
dependent upon teachers/counselors’
identifying Benson as a better fit for
individual academic success. Combined
with more aggressive retention strategies,
changes are expected to push Benson’s
enrollment up to around 900 in the next
academic year.
PPS strategy for relieving overcrowding
at Lincoln High School includes
guaranteeing a transfer spot for students
interested in attending other PPS schools
with space: Lincoln students will be
able to transfer voluntarily to Benson,
Jefferson Middle College, Madison,
Roosevelt or Wilson high schools.
Development updates
Former Tosis Restaurant property
at Northeast Sandy Boulevard and
62nd Avenue: An unidentified local
restaurateur has signed a lease, and the
building is being extensively renovated.
An area real estate broker characterized
the situation as a good sign for Portland’s
economy, that a local business owner
wants to expand, as opposed to a national
company opening an outlet.
Northeast 35th Place residential
property: A home in the 3400 block
recently sold to a developer was
demolished in March, and two houses will
be built in its place. Beaumont-Wilshire
Neighborhood Association president
Al Ellis said in an e-mail to neighbors,
“Residents are understandably fearful
that the future shape and character of
their neighborhoods are at the mercy of
developers who are building whatever
brings in the most profit, seemingly
without regard to the heritage and
character of the homes they destroy.”
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“Volunteering is the ultimate exercise in
democracy. You vote in elections once a
year, but when you volunteer, you vote
every day about the kind of community
you want to live in.” – Unknown
Interested in volunteering at the
Hollywood Farmers Market this season?
Then attend the volunteer orientation
on Saturday, April 26 at 10 a.m. at the
Rose City Park Presbyterian Church, 1907
N.E. 45th Ave. (meet at the office door on
Northeast Sandy Boulevard). Volunteer
roles will be explained, along with
changes to the 2014 season. Information
about the Market will be presented, and
a short rehearsal of Market setup and
breakdown will be conducted.
The Hollywood Farmers Market
wouldn’t be possible without the help of
its volunteers. Every Saturday it takes 20 to
25 volunteers to keep the Market running
smoothly. A few early-riser volunteers
show up at 7 a.m. to set up the Market’s
equipment (canopies, umbrellas, tables,
chairs and signage) before customers
begin arriving. When the Market is open,
volunteers answer customer questions,
pass out fliers about upcoming Market
events, step in for vendors so they can
take breaks, conduct crowd counts and
complete anything else that comes up
during the course of a busy day. After
the Market closes, volunteers take the
equipment down and return it to storage.
Volunteers enable the Market to function
and they make it fun.
Farmers markets are inherently social
places. According to a Project for Public
Spaces study, a customer experiences an
average of 15-20 social interactions at a
farmers market, versus 1-2 at a grocery
store. And for volunteers, that number
is much higher. Even for the setup and
breakdown volunteers, who mainly
interact with each other, the camaraderie
and sense of shared purpose is strong.
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base for Market volunteers, is warm and
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heartily and quickly absorbed into
the community. Returning volunteers
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volunteers have known Market staff for
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something they share with each other and
with the neighborhood.
Anyone interested in learning more
about volunteering but who can’t make it
to the orientation is asked to contact Ari
Rosner at (503) 803-7279 or volunteers@
hollywoodfarmersmarket.org to schedule
an orientation time on a Market day.
The Hollywood Farmers Market
is located on Northeast Hancock
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one block south of Sandy Boulevard.
It is open every Saturday from May
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Perry’s on Fremont:
Anna Perry looks back on 47
years of neighborhood dining
In February, The Hollywood Star New’s
Larry Peters conducted an interview via
e-mail with Anna Perry, who, with her
husband Bill Perry, owned and operated
Perry’s on Fremont for almost 30 years.
The restaurant closed in late 2013. Here
are a few tidbits from that exchange:
Star: So Perry’s is closed. People
are asking why. Any comment?
Anna Perry: Unlike the Rolling Stones,
it was time for us to retire! We dreaded
the day that we would actually make this
happen, knowing how sad we would be.
We prolonged the inevitable as long as
possible. But, in retrospect, putting in
41 restaurant years on Fremont, plus an
extra six years before that makes for a
47-year gig that was pretty amazing, even
though enthusiasm was at a premium and
vacations and stamina at a low.
Star: Any plans for a Perry’s on
Fremont cookbook that might be
available to the public?
Anna Perry: We have had lots of requests;
and, at some point in the future, that will
most probably occur. Right now, we are
still in decompression mode. We’re told it’s
a process and soon we’ll settle to this new
thing called “retirement.”
Star: Any memories stand out about your
time in business on Northeast Fremont?
How has the area changed?
Anna Perry: In 1984, making the move to
24th Avenue was just one big adventure
after another, while still operating on
Northeast 43rd Avenue. It did make it
harder for Fremont Eddie to pop in and
give us the weather report. He is a one of
the great memories of that area, and we
hope he is never forgotten. (Note from
the Star: Eddie Morgan, a mildly mentally
challenged man, was shot to death in 1994
at the corner of Northeast 42nd Avenue
and Alberta Street. The murder hasn’t
been solved.)
Star: What were the favorites your customers
clamored for? Any offering that you thought
would be a hit, but never took off?
Anna Perry: Well, chicken pie was a
clamor magnet. Also, Marionberry pie;
and we never saw any leftover Lemon
Drops on a table. I had a fabulous (still
do) Chicken Liver Paté recipe that tanked,
even though the bread was crusty, the
mustard tart and the gherkins snappy. It
just floundered.
Star: You once marched down Fremont
Street with a crowd along for the ride to
the Perry’s on Fremont location. Tell me
about that.
Anna Perry: As it happened, our move
to the new POF building coincided with
Halloween ’84 so we thought it would
be fun for our customers to walk from
Northeast 43rd to our new location on
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Grilled Asparagus with
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Northeast 24th in Halloween costumes;
and they thought so too!! We had a
wonderful brunch and live music at the
end of the walk. I think Dr. and Mrs. Frank
Halvorsen won for their costumes
depicting the Rajneesh and Sheila.
Star: A quick note on Hamburger Patties?
Anna Perry: We have heard that the Grilled
Cheese Deluxe could have been Mayor and
our thick milkshakes were the stuff that
brought even prison wardens to their knees.
Star: Any tales you want to tell
(in or out of school)?
Anna Perry: Ooooooh! That would take a
book! All we can say is our lips are sealed.
What happened at Perry’s stays at Perry’s!
Star: Future plans?
Anna Perry: Our future plans involve the
letter “R.” Relaxation. We also embrace the
letter “G.” Grateful! We are very grateful
for the support and love we have received
over the years!
Photos of Anna and Bill Perry taken over the years at
Perry’s on Fremont. (Courtesy of Anna and Bill Perry)
Strawberry-Rhubarb
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Linzer Tart: Crumbly
hazelnut crust filled with
Willamette Valley raspberry jam.
Pastiera: Traditional Italian
Easter tart made with ricotta,
fresh lemon, and whole grains;
surrounded by ‘pasta frolla’, the
Italian baker’s richest pastry dough.
Easter Cookies: Assortment
of macaroons, raspberry-filled
chocolate butter cookies, chocolate
and cream cheese brownies.
Hot Cross Buns: Traditional
Easter roll made with currants,
orange peel, and spice.
Pane de Pasquale: The traditional
naturally leavened dove shaped
Italian Easter Bread. Orange
scented with a crunchy almond top.
Parker House Rolls: A Fleur de
Lis holiday favorite, a soft buttery
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HSTAR OUT AND ABOUT
Third Annual Charrette
On Saturday, April 26, from 1-4 p.m., the
Sullivan’s Gulch Neighborhood Association
Land Use and Transportation Committee will
sponsor a charrette. Topics covered will include
transit options, the Broadway/Weidler Corridor
and Sullivan’s Gulch Trail. The event will take
place at Grace Memorial Episcopal Church,
1535 N.E. 17th Ave. Event schedule:
1 p.m.: Welcome
1:10 p.m.: Guest Speaker, Steve Dotterrer,
History of Development in Portland
1:30 p.m.: Guest Speaker, Scott Burns,
Portland State University Gulch Geology
Getting to the bottom of
SULLIVAN’S
GULCH
Ancient history
A
t the end of the ice age
approximately 15,000 years ago,
volcanic deposits on the east
side of Rocky Butte were stripped from
the slopes of the young volcano, and
a gulch was carved from subsequent
Missoula Flood events. The gulch, since
known as Sullivan’s Gulch, extends from
the Willamette River to Northeast 33rd
Avenue. Filled in for construction of a
Union Pacific railroad line in 1881, over
the years it’s been home to a golf course,
industrial buildings and a major highway.
Irish roots
According to Sullivan’s Addition
between Sandy Road and the Gulch by Rod
Paulson, Irish immigrants Timothy and
Margaret Sullivan applied for a donation
land grant in 1851 for 319.60 acres of land
located roughly between Northeast 18th
and 28th avenues. The Sullivans built their
first home near Northeast 24th Avenue
and Pacific Street, on the southern edge
of the gulch named for him. Timothy
Sullivan was granted citizenship in 1855
and died a decade later. Their son, John,
died suddenly in 1872; their daughter,
Maria, willed the property to the Sisters
of Charity of Providence upon her death
in 1904. The land, later deeded to Rodney
A. Glisan, eventually became the site
of Providence Hospital. By 1919, the
gulch became an established industrial
zone, home of Hyster forklift trucks and
Doernbecher furniture factory.
Hooverville shanty town
During the Great Depression, the lower
level of the gulch became a haven for
approximately 300 homeless unemployed
single men, including former tailors,
shoemakers, carpenters, loggers and
electrical workers who built crude
shelters and formed a self-governing
village. The last shack was torn down in
July 1941 to make way for construction
of Portland’s first post-war freeway, the
Banfield Expressway, completed in 1956.
In an article published the following
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year, the Oregon Journal concluded,
“Today’s Sullivan’s Gulch is more
forbidding than ever. Racing railroad
trains and automobiles make it even
more forbidding and perilous than the
winding paths, murky ponds and hoboes
of yesteryear.”
Sullivan’s Gulch today
Sullivan’s Gulch neighborhood is
bounded by Northeast Broadway, I-84 and
Northeast 15th and 33rd avenues. Brittain
Brewer, board chair of Sullivan’s Gulch
Neighborhood Association (SGNA) and
Carol Gossett, chair of their land use and
transportation committee, reside in the
Sullivan’s Gulch neighborhood and live in an
“alcove of security,” according to Gossett.
The Gulch celebrates
old as well as new
In 2014, Sullivan’s Gulch residents
will mark several anniversaries and
completion of new construction projects:
• Fred Meyer’s Hollywood West store, 3030
N.E. Weidler St., commemorates its 30th
anniversary after completing an $18 million
remodel of one of its largest stores in the
Portland area. “Friendly and fresh” describes
their associates and wide selection of
products offered in the store, according to
Amanda Ip, spokesperson for Fred Meyer.
• The Fontaine, 1220 N.E. 17th Ave.,
a modern-style, 17-floor apartment
building converted to condos in 1972, is
celebrating its 50th anniversary.
Holladay Park Plaza, 1300 N.E. 16th Ave.,
a continuing-care retirement community,
1:45 p.m.: Guest Speaker, John Mermin, Metro
Regional Bicycle Parkway Concept
2 p.m.: Guest Speaker, Carl Larson, BTA Bikes
on Broadway
2:15 p.m.: Break
2:30 p.m.: Neighborhood Updates:
Photos by
Judy Nelson
Inside Twisted, store manager Kat Leeks
relaxes in a cozy alcove with sock forms
hanging on the wall. Twisted has been
in business at 2310 N.E. Broadway
for seven years.
is expanding its complex by constructing
a six-story building with 19 units adjacent
to the Plaza.
• Phase one of Grant Park Village (GPV) on
Northeast Broadway between Northeast
32nd and 33rd avenues is scheduled to
open in November 2014. Five buildings
with 211 apartments above 34,500 square
feet of New Seasons Market plus 13,000
square feet of other retail space will also
include a garage with 269 parking spaces.
Situated on a five-acre lot, the reclaimed
brownfield site is one of the largest projects
within the urban boundary in recent years,
according to Gossett.
“The former Albina fuel site is a dense,
mixed-use site that optimizes land use; and
developers recognize the importance of
neighborhood involvement,” said Gossett.
SGNA partnered with Grant Park
Neighborhood Association to work with
GPV developers to design a pedestrian
and bike-friendly crossing on Northeast
Broadway and 32nd Avenue. Both
neighborhood associations are proposing
to share representation of a sliver of
land with unclaimed neighborhood
status on Northeast Broadway between
Northeast 33rd and 37th avenues.
Brewer credits the Northeast Coalition of
Neighborhoods (NECN) with facilitating
those discussions.
A rescued pit bull named Princess demonstrates fundraising skills to Kristine Klar of Lovers Not Fighters Pit Bull
Rescue, a local nonprofit rescue organization. The event
was sponsored by Pets on Broadway, 2762 N.E. Broadway.
Eliot Neighborhood – Mike Warwick
Irvington Neighborhood – Steve Cole
Grant Park Neighborhood – Ken Peterson
Sullivan’s Gulch Neighborhood – Britt Brewer
3-4 p.m.: Participation and public comment
NECN provides
neighborhood resources
Founded in 1974 by Edna Robertson
and Sharon McCormack to address
community issues and create effective
solutions, NECN is one of seven district
coalitions. It’s part of Portland’s Office of
Neighborhood Involvement (ONI) that
oversees 95 neighborhood associations
throughout Portland. NECN executive
director Shoshana Cohen reports
to an executive board consisting of
representatives from 12 northeast
neighborhood associations, including
Sullivan’s Gulch. NECN sponsors four
community working groups which meet
monthly: Safety and Livability Team,
Land Use and Transportation Committee,
Schools Committee, and Community
Economic Development Council. In
2014, NECN is offering six $1,000 grants
for projects ranging from environmental
education to providing a forum for
community conversations to discuss and
act on issues of aging, race, health and
urban development.
“Our goal is to turn ideas into reality
by offering structure, organization and
advice,” said Cohen. NECN’s office is
located inside King Elementary School,
4815 N.E. 7th Ave. For more information:
Visit necoalition.org or call (503) 388-5004.
Vital transportation links
With MAX light rail lines, numerous
buses and Union Pacific railroad,
Sullivan’s Gulch has one of the largest
transportation infrastructures in the city
of Portland, according to Gossett.
“If Portland is going to continue to be a
progressive transit city, we need to invest
and take action to support projects like
the Sullivan’s Gulch Trail,” said Gossett.
Paralleling the I-84 freeway, the
proposed 4.3-mile trail crosses multiple
neighborhoods and is a vital link to
transportation for pedestrians and a
bikeway that begins at the Willamette
River and goes east to the Gateway
district. The proposed trail has been
15 years in the making; and despite
staunch support from conservationists,
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• Leadership development and training
opportunities for neighborhood association
leaders and offering tips on outreach and
facilitation strategies
Thursday, April 3
Freak Mountain Ramblers
7 p.m. · Free · All ages welcome
• A forum for education by providing speakers and
facilitating discussions to share best practices
Tuesday, April 8
An Opportunity
for Dialogue
RACE TALKS:
• Advocacy for citizens to help solve community
problems with community based solutions
PLAYING THE RACE CARD:
• Guidance with small grants program for
community based-projects
An Interactive Game Teaching about Racial Biases
6 p.m. doors; 7 p.m. · Free · All ages
• Assistance to help neighborhoods connect
with other government entities by sharing
information and resources
Thursday, April 10
The Resolectrics
environmentalists, parks, and educators,
SGNA was not successful in their recent
bid for a Metro nature grant to build the
trail. The SGNA is not giving up the fight
as Sullivan’s Gulch Trail reflects regional
benefits social, cultural and economic
potential according to Brewer.
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Northeast Broadway Business
Association (NEBBA) president Murray
Koodish, manager of Great Wine Buys,
1515 N.E. Broadway, said 100 members of
NEBBA represent everything from retail,
services, bars and restaurants; “everything
you need for a 20-minute neighborhood.”
He estimates that 300 small to mediumsized businesses populate Northeast
Broadway between Northeast 6th and
33rd avenues, touching boundaries with
six Northeast neighborhoods. “That
fact makes it unique as well as tricky
since different zoning rules apply,” said
Koodish. For more information: Visit
nebroadway.com.
The south side of Northeast Broadway
between Northeast 33rd and 15th
avenues comprises the Sullivan’s Gulch
commercial corridor and includes a
diverse spectrum of businesses from
eateries to shops selling yarn, books,
kitchenware and pet supplies.
Costello’s Travel Caffé, 2222 N.E.
Broadway closed for 100 days in
summer 2012 before the family owned
cafe reopened to loyal customers and
ex-patriots in fall 2012. Manager and
son Chris Costello said, “Customers
Thursday, April 17
Great Northwest music tour
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Brittain Brewer, current Board chair of Sullivan Gulch Neighborhood Association, inside his home with Carol Gossett, chair
of the Land Use and Transportation Committee.
visit Costello’s to reminisce about
places they’ve been or look forward to
future travel. We think of the Caffé as
a place that has an international look
but a neighborhood feel.” For more
information: Visit costellostravelcaffe.com
or call (503)287-0270.
Rose and Thistle Restaurant, 2314
N.E. Broadway will celebrate 22 years
in business in August 2014. Co-owner
Kyra Rodgers said the back-yard patio is
popular with patrons in summer. It’s a
favorite destination of SGNA Chair Brewer,
who enjoys watching soccer games on
television screens inside the pub. For more
information, call (503) 287-8582.
Twisted, 2310 N.E. Broadway,
specializes in independently owned
dyers, sock yarn, local products, natural
fibers and hand-dyed yarns. The store
offers comfortable seating for customers
to meet and relax and classes for knitters
ranging from novice to expert. Twisted is
currently featuring Gulchtastic yarn, dyed
locally by Blue Moon Fiber Arts. For more
information: Visit twistedpdx.com or call
(503) 922-1150.
Two pet stores located within 10
blocks carry supplies for dogs, cats and
small animals. Pets on Broadway, 2762
N.E. Broadway, established in 1990, will
board customers’ birds, reptiles and
fish. “We need a little advance notice,”
said store manager Rob Deinlein. For
more information: visit petsonbroadway.
com or call (503) 282-5824. In addition
to sponsoring pet adoption events, like
Animal Care and Rescue, a local nonprofit
organization, Furever Pets, 1902 N.E.
Broadway, carries high-quality pet food
and treats for cats and dogs, such as
Slammin’ Salmon Snaps and Turkey Bark.
For more information: Visit fureverpets.
com or call (503) 282-4225.
Several locally owned businesses,
including Abe’s Broadway Cleaners
and Alterations at 1728 N.E. Broadway,
Broadway Books at 1710 N.E. Broadway
and Kitchen Kaboodle at 1520 N.E.
Broadway, have weathered economic
downturns in the past decade. In 2002,
Doug Fick, owner of Broadway Floral,
Home and Garden at 1638 N.E. Broadway
resisted developers who proposed
demolishing his store adjacent to the 1620
N.E. Broadway condominium project.
Today Broadway Floral is one of SGNA
committee chair Carol Gossett’s favorite
shopping destinations.
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Sunday, April 20
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9 a.m. ‘til 3 p.m.
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Reservations Required
Thursday, April 24
LEE KOCH TRIO
Sunday, April 27
YOU WHO:
Children’s Rock Variety Show
featuring Ural Thomas & the Pain
Live DJ and crafting
12 noon doors, 1 p.m. show
Adults: $9.99, 12 & under $4.99
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Monday, April 28
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Wednesday, April 30
Science Fiction & Fantasy
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Reading Series
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Gather, network and enjoy readings.
7 p.m. ‘til 8:30 p.m.
Minor with parent or guardian
On the back patio
of Rose and Thistle
Pub, 2314 N.E.
Broadway, co-owner
Kyra Rodgers is
ready to serve
customers Gina
Rentz and Nicholas
DuBois, who are
Northeast Portland
residents. The
Pub celebrates 22
years in business
in August 2014.
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APRIL 2014
Home remodeling: Basement redos
reap rewards for neighborhood homes
By Janet Goetze
Remodeling kitchens and bathrooms
will increase the value of a home, any real
estate professional can tell you. And then
there’s the basement.
A growing number of Portland
residents are “adding onto” their homes
by finishing basements as family rooms,
television rooms or accessory dwelling
units – sometimes called “mother-in-law
apartments”– for family members or renters.
Some homeowners are expanding their
one-and-a-half-story houses into full twostory dwellings, according to local contractors
and architects. Others are remodeling or
rebuilding garages into dwellings for renters,
in-laws or older children.
Autumn Pardee, owner of Sun Dog
Construction, said, “In the past year, I’ve
done more basement and garage work
than most other remodels.”
The city, in an effort to provide infill
housing, currently isn’t collecting certain
building fees for accessory dwelling units,
often called ADUs, to encourage their
development, said Pardee. One of his
clients plans to rent her ADU for additional
retirement income. Another couple, he said,
plans to move into their ADU in retirement
years and rent their current house.
Contractor Patti Perkins, of PI Perkins
Hands On Inc., and architect Linda Wall,
CEO of Apropos Architecture LLC., agree
that more and more clients are expanding
their living space by finishing the
basement or adding to an upstairs.
Many Northeast Portland home
owners also are opening up older floor
plans to fit 2014 lifestyles, said Wall. A recent
client has a 1920s home that had never been
upgraded, including the kitchen.
“It had no counters and no storage,” Wall
said. “I think they originally had furniture
for counters. The current owners have
tables they are using for counter space.”
Wall designed a new kitchen within
the existing footprint, but with space for
a dishwasher and larger refrigerator not
available in the 1920s.
Second bathrooms also are important
for owners of older homes, which usually
were constructed with just one, the
architect said.
“Nobody wants to stand in line,” she said.
Sometimes a client wants a large
bathroom that requires moving an
exterior wall, Wall said. However, she
often finds room within existing spaces.
“You can work within the rooms or
take an odd little room that maybe was a
closet or a tiny room, maybe large enough
for a baby bed,” she said. Each project has
a different solution, she added.
The value added to a home by a
remodeling project can vary, said Steven
Richeson, a real estate broker with
Windermere Cronin & Caplan Realty Group.
“It depends on how good the job was,”
he said, “and how large the home is.”
A tastefully remodeled kitchen, with
popular stainless-steel appliances and
granite counters, can attract the attention
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of a buyer and propel a sale, he said. A
do-it-yourself remodeling effort may look
ugly to a prospective buyer and send her
out the door, he said.
Some homeowners choose expensive
touches, such as golden bathroom
faucets, that may add to the cost without
increasing a sale price, Richeson said.
Nationwide Insurance Co. has published
estimates of how much homeowners may
recoup from upgrades. For instance, the
company says, kitchens may get 80 to 90
percent of their cost back in added home
value. That means if the owner spends
$30,000 on the kitchen, he or she could
see $24,000 to $27,000 worth of added
value. The company estimates that home
value could rise by 78 percent of an added
bathroom’s cost. A finished basement
could add 50 to 83 percent of the cost,
depending on the type of work done; and
a finished attic could add 73 percent.
However, Perkins said, she cautions
clients against remodeling for the sake
of beautification if they haven’t taken
care of their home’s structural needs and
blocked water intrusion, especially in the
basement and around eaves.
“I help people on prioritizing the
needs of their home to protect their
investment,” she said.
For instance, if a house has dry rot, she
recommends taking care of that, along with
repairing the framing and siding before
replacing the deck and redoing the kitchen.
Since Portlanders are in an earthquake
zone, Wall advises clients who are
removing siding or plaster or doing
basement work to stabilize their homes
at the same time. Several methods are
available, depending on the house and its
current structure, she said.
“If the ground moves under you,” she
said, “you want that wall framing moving
as a unit, not with the top going one way
and the bottom another.”
Perkins advises clients to remodel
rooms to suit themselves rather than
guess the tastes of prospective buyers
who, she said, are likely to repaint or
remodel to suit themselves, anyway.
“You’re the one paying for it,” she said,
“and you should enjoy it.”
For more information:
Apropos Architecture:
(503) 998-5715, aproposacd.com.
PI Perkins Hands On Inc.: (503) 914-9701.
Sun Dog Construction:
(503) 957- 7559, sundogconstruction.com.
Steven Richeson, Windermere
Cronin & Caplan Realty Group:
(503) 284-7755, windermere.com.
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By Andrea Milano
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So many of you have spent a morning or
two (or many more) attending storytime
at Hollywood Library. You read to your
child for 20 minutes every day and fill
your homes with books. You are doing
everything you can to ensure your child’s
educational success.
According to the National Institute for
Early Education Research (NIEER), when
done well, pre-kindergarten or pre-school
can “provide children with educational
content and play experiences that include
language, math and science as well as
attending to their social, emotional,
and physical development, which are
equally important. In a high-quality early
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books work, and about numbers, shapes,
and dimensions. But they also learn how
to test a theory, concentrate, self-regulate,
develop attention skills, get along with
others, and more. The end result is they
start kindergarten better prepared to
learn and live full lives.”
Attending storytime (especially as a baby)
will expose your child to so many of those
important skills, in a developmentally
appropriate way. Establishing a routine that
includes a trip to the library is a great way
to ignite curiosity for writing and reading.
During storytime, participants play, talk
and sing as a group. The children interact
with one another, learn to share and to self
regulate. Increasingly, the staff includes
counting, measuring and comparing-size
activities that relate to the stories read or
songs sung.
As your child ages, additional
opportunities arise for them to develop
and practice the skills that will help
them succeed in life. Choosing to attend
preschool a few days a week might help
your child develop some of the routines
and good practices they will need when
they start kindergarten. (Not to mention
that you will gain a few hours for yourself
during the day.) Their community will
grow to include friends they see on a
regular basis. Opportunities to practice
their social skills will increase, and they
will be excited to share their experiences
with family and friends alike.
The years from age three up to
kindergarten can include a “perfect
storm” of learning that includes library
programs, preschool activities and family
outings. It is a joy to hear from some of
my regular bookbabies and tinytots about
their preschool adventures when they join
me for the occasional Family or Preschool
Storytime. Coming to the library for a school
fieldtrip is so exciting when you are already
familiar with the building and the librarian.
In our role as a community hub,
the library provides information and
resources that help people in our
neighborhood make decisions about all
kinds of things. We strive to be a trusted
source of learning, and want to help our
community flourish.
On April 26, as part of the Hollywood
Library Preschool Fair, the Hollywood
Library will host a variety of preschools
that serve families who live and work in
Northeast Portland. Attendees will have the
opportunity to talk to representatives from
those schools and pick up curriculum and
application materials. The preschool fair
will take place in the meeting room from
1-3 p.m. and is open to everyone.
And speaking of storytime – we offer
six age-appropriate storytimes a week
ranging from Bookbabies to Family
Storytime. They provide an introduction
to the world of reading, stories and songs.
They provide the first step towards a
lifelong relationship with the library,
which can contribute to success in so
many walks of life. Even as you begin to
think about school as the primary source
of your child’s education, don’t forget that
the library helps to prepare young minds
for success, is an advocate of reading for
all ages and is free for everyone.
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at 4040 N.E. Tillamook St. For more
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Calendar
APRIL 2014
APRIL 2014
The Star Calendar is posted online every month.
Check out our website at: www.star-news.info.
Events are listed in the order in which they will take place, followed by ongoing
and upcoming events. To be considered for inclusion, entries must be submitted
by e-mail to [email protected] by the 15th of the prior month.
If possible, follow the format used in the calendar.
College honors Native American art
Final arrangements in plan
How to age in ‘village’
April 1-5. 7 a.m. to 1 a.m. Tuesday-Thursday; 7 a.m.
to 10 a.m. Friday; 7:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday.
Exhibition “Honoring Our Native American Art,”
featuring the work of Lillian Pitt, Toma Villa, Mark
Shelton, Adrianne Fritze, Ed Edmo, Adrian Larvie,
Ruth Gourdine, Kaila Farrell-Smith. Free. www.
cu-portland.edu. (503) 280-4507. George R. White
Library and Learning Center at Concordia University,
2800 N.E. Liberty St.
April 4. 1-2:30 p.m. Ryan Pinkham, a counselor
from Lincoln Memorial Park, will share information
about life organization and creating a plan for final
arrangements. Free. Registration required: (503) 2888303. Hollywood Senior Center, 1820 N.E. 40th Ave.
April 5. 2 p.m. Learn how to stay in your own home
as you age, with community support through a village
concept. Free. Questions: Margaret Baldwin (503)
895-2750. Northeast Community Center, 1630 N.E.
38th Ave.
Bhutan photos in exhibit
Show salutes Neil Diamond
April 4. 6-9 p.m. Opening reception for the
photography of Lisa Brooking, who captured the
landscapes, architecture and people of the tiny
Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan. Continues to April 29.
Gallery hours 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday to Friday and
1-4 p.m. Saturday. Milepost 5, 850 N.E. 81st Ave.
April 5. 8 p.m. The Neil Diamond tribute show, with
simulated figure skating. Tickets $18 each. (503)
517-8584. www.tonystarlight.com. Tony Starlight’s
Supper Club & Lounge, 3728 N.E. Sandy Blvd.
Recycled items become art
April 1. Chris Haberman will show art from recycled
materials through April 25. Hours: 5:30 a.m. to 9
p.m. Monday-Friday; 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, 10
a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. www.necommunitycenter.
org. (503) 284-3377. Northeast Community Center,
1630 N.E. 38th Ave.
Learn to make sun catcher
April 4. 7-9 p.m. Teens and adults may create a
fused glass sun catcher for a window from pre-cut
colored glass pieces. Completed piece will be ready
to hang in about two weeks. $25. Registration
required: www.sparkartscenter.com. (503) 2816757. Spark Arts Center, 1805 N.E. 39th Ave.
Guardino shows ceramics
April 1. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Brad R. Nelson’s ceramic
figures are in the main gallery. Richard and Jennifer
Gillia Cutshall have collaborative pieces on paper
also in the main gallery. In the feature area, Stacey
Thalden’s paintings and small sculptures of beetles
magnify the insects’ colors and patterns. Hours: 11
a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday
to Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. (503) 2819048. guardinogallery.com. Guardino Gallery, 2939
N.E. Alberta St.
Art biennial features 15
April 1. noon to 6 p.m. The Portland 2014: A
Biennial of Contemporary Art continues to April 27
in four venues, showcasing 15 artists shaping the
region’s arts landscape. Hours vary. Information:
www.disjecta.org. (503) 286-9449. Disjecta
Contemporary Art Center, 8371 N. Interstate Ave.
Poet to teach writing class
April 3. 6:30-7:30 p.m. Continues to May 29. A
writing class for adults and teens includes prompts
for poems, stories and personal essays. Led by
prize-winning poet and fiction writer Linda Ferguson.
$35 per term. Register online at www.PortlandParks.
The Rose City Park Easter House show and sale will feature
panorama sugar eggs, among other items.
org for course 1001557 or call (503) 916-5615.
Beaumont SUN Community School, 4043 N.E.
Fremont St.
Short form Tai Chi offered
April 3. 6:30-7:30 p.m. Short Form Tai Chi, with
movement and meditation, offered by Dr. Arn
Strasser. Continues to May 15 with some Tuesday
and Thursday sessions. $120. Information:
pdxchiropractor.com. Registration: Latina at (503)
287-2800 or [email protected]. Soma
Space, 4050 N.E. Broadway.
‘Hamlet’ arrives at Post Five
April 3. 7:30 p.m. Shakespeare’s “Hamlet.” Thursdays
to Sundays through May 4. Information: (971)
258-8584. postfivetheatre.org/tickets or www.
boxofficetickets.com. $15 Thursday-Saturday; paywhat-you-will Sundays. Post Five Theatre, 850 N.E.
81st Ave. #122.
Judy Kokesh is a life-long gardener who enjoys working with homeowners to create beautiful and functional outdoor spaces with yearround interest. She specializes in the design of small city gardens,
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Gowns available for proms
April 5. 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Continues 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
April 6. Abby’s Closet will host its annual Prom Gown
Giveaway for high school students who can’t attend
a prom because of the expense. Open to students in
Oregon and Southwest Washington. Present student
identification or proof of high school registration.
Sizes 0 to 26 are donated new or gently used. Free.
Information: www.abbyscloset.org Oregon Convention
Center, 777 N.E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Farmers Market still open
April 5 and 19. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Shop for
produce, meat, fish and other items. www.
hollywoodfarmersmarket.org. Hollywood Farmers
Market, Northeast 44th Avenue and Hancock Street.
Tacos on lunch menu
April 5. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Bake sale; 11:30 a.m. to
1 p.m. Indian taco lunch. $7. Wheelchair accessible.
(503) 846-1755. Wilshire United Methodist Native
American Fellowship, 3917 N.E. Shaver St.
Umbrella Fest set for families
April 5. 2 p.m. A family show with music man Al
Simmons, circus comedians Jan Damm and Curt
Carlyle, AWOL Aeros aerial dance team and more.
Part of The Umbrella Festival. Tickets $17 adults in
advance, $20 at door, $12 youth age 12 and under.
www.albertarosetheatre.com. Alberta Rose Theatre,
3000 N.E. Alberta St.
Fest features Vagabond Opera
April 6. 8 p.m. Vagabond Opera, El Radio Fantastique
and Trixie Little and The Evil Hat Monkey perform in
grand finale of the Umbrella Festival of Circus and
Comedy. Tickets: www.albertarosetheatre.com. $17
in advance, $20 at door, $30 preferred seating, $12
youth. Alberta Rose Theatre, 3000 N.E. Alberta St.
Writer to read from new novel
April 8. 7 p.m. Portland novelist Amy Schutzer will
read from “Spheres of Disturbance,” her haunting,
sensual novel about America’s need to deny death.
Free. www.broadwaybooks.net or bookbroads@
qwestoffice.net. (503) 284-1726. Broadway Books,
1714 N.E. Broadway.
Reading to support marriage
April 10. 7 p.m. Tom Spanbauer will read from his novel,
“I Loved You More,” as a fund-raiser for Oregon United
for Marriage. Tickets $18.95 each may be ordered with
credit card at www.broadwaybooks.net. Also, donate to
the organization and receive a gift certificate for books.
(503) 284-1726 or [email protected].
Broadway Books, 1714 N.E. Broadway.
Easter items in sale
April 11-13 and 18-19. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Rose
City Park Easter House show and sale, including
panorama sugar eggs, sox critters, decorative spring
boxes, Ukrainian eggs and more. Information:
[email protected]. 1904 N.E. 56th Ave.
‘Buyers Club’ film booked
April 11. 1 p.m. View “Dallas Buyers Club,” a film
about hustler Ron Woodroof helping AIDS patients
get medication after he is diagnosed with the
disease himself. Stars Matthew McConaughey,
Jennifer Garner and Jared Leto. Film free but $1
donation suggested. Pizza with salad and soft drink
available for $2. Film with subtitles will be shown
at 1 p.m. April 18. Registration: (503) 288-8303.
Hollywood Senior Center, 1820 N.E. 40th Ave.
APRIL 2014
Yoga offered for families
Egg hunt slated at Kenton Park
Center slates film ‘Gravity’
‘Roots’ musicians plan program
April 11. 6:45-7 p.m. Yoga for the whole family
improves balance, reduces stress and improves
sleep. Non-members $10 adults, $5 youth. www.
necommunitycenter.org. (503) 284-3377. Northeast
Community Center, 1630 N.E. 38th Ave.
April 19. 10 a.m. to noon. Sixth annual Easter
egg hunt for children ages 1 to 12, hosted by LIFE
Fellowship Church. Free. Kenton Park, North Brandon
Avenue and Kilpatrick Street.
April 27. 3 p.m. Kathy Boyd & Phoenix Rising,
including award-winning musicians, will present a
family-friendly program of original roots music. Free
will offering. Rose City Park United Methodist Church,
5830 N.E. Alameda St.
Arts slated for families
April 19. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. House of Dreams cat
shelter’s annual plant and vegan bake sale includes
indoor and outdoor plants, pots and garden art.
Proceeds benefit the no-kill free-roam shelter in
Northeast Portland. www.kittydreams.org. (503) 2620763. 1923 S.E. 58th Ave.
April 25. 1 p.m. “Gravity” is a film about a medical engineer
and an astronaut working together to survive after an
accident leaves them adrift in space. Stars Sandra Bullock,
George Clooney and Ed Harris. Film shown with subtitles at
1 p.m. May 2. On April 25, pizza lunch with salad and drink
available for $2. Registration: (503) 288-8303. Hollywood
Senior Center, 1820 N.E. 40th Ave.
April 12. 2-4 p.m. Families with kids of all ages
may draw, paint or build recycled creations. Price
includes materials and studio time. $10 parent with
child, $5 each additional child. Information: www.
sparkartscenter.com. (503) 281-6757. Spark Arts
Center, 1805 N.E. 39th Ave.
Fellowship plans flute concert
April 12. 7:30 p.m. Native American flute concert
with vocals presented by Rona Yellow Robe, John
Sarantos and Bruce Witham. Donation at door.
Wheelchair accessible. (503) 846-1755. Wilshire
United Methodist Native American Fellowship, 3917
N.E. Shaver St.
Starlight slates singer, big band
April 12. 8 p.m. Claudia Knauer sings with the 17-piece
Prankster Big Band. Cover charge: $12. (503) 5178584. www.tonystarlight.com. Tony Starlight’s Supper
Club & Lounge, 3728 N.E. Sandy Blvd.
Writer to read poetic nonfiction
April 15. 7 p.m. Artist and award-winning poet
Sandra Stone reads from “The Inmost House,” a
work of poetic nonfiction. Free. www.broadwaybooks.
net. (503) 284-1726. [email protected].
Broadway Books, 1714 N.E. Broadway.
Cook despite disabilities
April 16. 4-7 p.m. An accessible cooking group, for
those with disabilities or limited space, teaches how
to cook healthy, delicious dishes. Taught by Eleanor
Bailey, who experiences Downs syndrome. $5 to cover
the cost of food. Registration required: (503) 2888303. Hollywood Senior Center, 1820 N.E. 40th Ave.
Walk labyrinth on Good Friday
April 18. noon to 3 p.m. Labyrinth walk in the
second-floor Great Hall. Free. Good Friday service
7:30-8:30 p.m. in the sanctuary. Free will offering.
(503) 287-1289. www.westprespdx.org. Westminster
Presbyterian Church, 1624 N.E. Hancock St.
Auction to support Kenton fair
April 18. 6-9 p.m. The Kenton Business Association’s
fourth annual fund-raising auction features a condo stay
in Mexico, art works, gift baskets from local businesses,
a chef’s home-cooked meal and items from local
crafts businesses. Music by DJ Sunday. Food by Kenton
restaurants. Proceeds benefit the Kenton Street Fair in
May. $10 entry. Information: (503) 490-8855. Bamboo
Craftsman, 2014 N. Willis Blvd.
Film exposes local sex traffic
April 18. 7 p.m. “Waiting for the Light” is a documentary
exposing the impact of sex trafficking and commercial
sexual exploitation of children in Portland, by the Junior
League of Portland. A panel discussion will follow. Free.
www.juniorleagueofportland.org. Hollywood Theatre,
4122 N.E. Sandy Blvd.
Von Trier film to open
April 18. “Nymphomaniac Volume II” opens. Check
times at (503) 281-4215 or www.hollywoodtheatre.org.
Follow-up to director Lars von Trier’s critically acclaimed
“Melancholia,” “Antichrist,” “Breaking the Waves,” and
others. Tickets $8 general, $6 students and seniors.
Hollywood Theatre, 4122 N.E. Sandy Blvd.
Plant sale to aid shelter cats
Shred for Earth Day
April 19. 9 a.m. to noon. The Northeast Broadway
Business Association, Point West Credit Union and
the Here We Go Again Deluxe Resale Boutique
are sponsoring a clean, white Styrofoam recycling
and secure document shredding event in honor of
Earth Day. $5 per box or equivalent. To benefit the
association’s marketing fund for local businesses.
Information: [email protected]. Rear parking lot
of Zeller Chapel of the Roses, 2107 N.E. Broadway.
Athlete-writer to sign new book
April 25. 4 p.m. Author Alex Morgan, a Thorns soccer
star and Olympic gold medalist, will sign her third
book, “Win or Lose,” in The Kicks series for middleschool readers. Tickets $15.99 each, includes
signed copy of the book. Pre-registration required:
(503) 954-2354. www.greenbeanbookspdx.com.
Green Bean Books, 1600 N.E. Alberta St.
Local writers read from anthology
April 26. 3 p.m. Local writers will read from their
anthology, “Why in the Road Forgive, Forget, Regrets.”
The anthology is a diverse collection of humorous and
emotional personal essays, poems and short fiction.
Free. Magnolia’s Corner, 4075 N.E. Sandy Blvd.
Talk to focus on Christian origins
April 27. 3 p.m. Lane McGaughy, a senior research
fellow at the Center of Ancient Studies and
Archaeology, discusses Christianity before the New
Testament and asks, “Is Luke’s model of Christian
origins in the Book of Acts a historical or a theological
model?” Free. www.rcpumc.org . Rose City Park United
Methodist Church, 5830 N.E. Alameda.
Speaker to focus on mood
April 30. 6:30-7:30 p.m. Dr. Jennifer Curtiss,
naturopathic doctor, talks about mood support,
using nature as inspiration and tool. Whole Foods
Market, Hollywood, 4301 N.E. Sandy Blvd.
ONGOING
TOPS meets weekly
April 1. Weigh in 8-8:45 a.m., meeting at 9 a.m.
Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS) welcomes anyone
interested in weight loss, nutrition and friendship.
Annual dues $28, monthly dues $5. Information:
(503) 2887-0731. St. Michael & All Angles
Episcopal Church, 1704 N.E. 43rd Ave.
Kids’ book features tree planter
Kenton plans clean-up day
April 19. 1 p.m. Author H. Joseph Hopkins will share
a new picture book, “The Tree Lady,” about treeplanting trailblazer Kate Sessions, who helped San
Diego become a lush, leafy city known for parks
and gardens. A seed planting activity will follow the
reading. Free. www.greenbeanbookspdx.com. Green
Bean Books, 1600 N.E. Alberta St.
April 26. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Annual Kenton
neighborhood clean-up day. Collect Styrofoam, tires,
scrap metal, building materials, small appliances.
$10 donation per load suggested. Information:
[email protected]. Parking lot north of Portland
Village School, northeast corner of North Delaware
Avenue and Farragut Street.
Center offers chair yoga
Show to feature antique papers
April 19. 1-3 p.m. Chair yoga workshop is a gentle
exercise for people with chronic illness, limited
mobility or loss of motion range. No experience
required, but participants must climb stairs to reach
the class. $20 members, $25 non-members, or
contact the center for sliding scale fees. (503) 2843377 or www.necommunitycenter.org. Northeast
Community Center, 1630 N.E. 38th Ave.
April 26. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 27 from 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m. The Webfooters Post Card Club’s 34th
annual Antique Paper Show & Sale. Post Cards and
other ephemera appraised for free. Free pictorial
cancellation by the Bridal Veil, Oregon post office.
Free admission. www.thewebfooters.com. Kliever
Armory, 10000 N.E. 33rd Dr.
All invited to Easter service
April 26. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Earth Day celebration with
sustainable businesses and organizations, live music
and entertainment, Kids’ Village, Procession of the
Species parade, Soapbox Speakers’ Stage, health and
wellness village, Better Transportation Fair, volunteer
opportunities. http://earthdaypdx.com/. Kenton Park,
North Brandon Avenue and Kilpatrick Street.
Learn computer techniques
Candidates invited to forum
Support offered caregivers
April 26. 12:30 p.m. Elders in Action will present a
candidates forum featuring those seeking office in
Multnomah County, City of Portland and Metro. Ballot
measures also will be outlined. Free. Information:
JoAnn Herrigel (503) 595-7530. Hollywood Senior
April 9. 1-3 p.m. Alzheimer’s caregivers support
group continues on second Wednesdays of the
month. Caregivers and family members share
ideas for coping and caring. Free but donations
appreciated. Information: (503) 288-8303.
April 20. 11 a.m. Easter Sunday service. All are
welcome. Free will offering. (503) 232-9129.
Presbyterian Church of Laurelhurst, 935 N.E. 33rd Ave.
Kids’ Easter events planned
April 20. 11 a.m. Easter egg hunt for children 5 and
under; noon for 6- to 10-year-olds. An egg race will
follow for older kids. At 11:30 a.m., meet a real bunny
and read favorite Easter story books. Craft a baby
chick mask to wear home. Free. Registration required:
(503) 954-2354. www.greenbeanbookspdx.com.
Green Bean Books, 1600 N.E. Alberta St.
Plant for pizzazz to entry
April 22. 7 p.m. Lucy Hardiman of Perennial Partners
Garden Design will discuss “How to Bring Pizzazz to
Your Front Entrance.” Information: gardenclubpdx.org
or [email protected]. Metropolitan Garden
Club of Portland. Subud Center, 3185 N.E. Regents Dr.
Book award finalist to read
April 23. 11:15-11:45 a.m. Dawn Prochovnic,
founder of Small Talk Learning, leads an interactive
sign language story time for babies and toddlers.
She will feature her book with a spring theme, “The
Nest Where I Like to Rest,” which was an Oregon
Book Award finalist. Free event. Books available for
$15. www.greenbeanbookspdx.com. (503) 9542354. Green Bean Books, 1600 N.E. Alberta St.
Cafe to open at Whole Foods
Hollywood Neighborhood
Association meeting
April 19. 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. A new cafe, Corner House,
opens with music and features fresh juices, smoothies,
Townshend’s kombucha on tap, espresso, local beer,
wine, sandwiches and more. (503) 284-2644. Whole
Foods Market, Hollywood, 4301 N.E. Sandy Blvd.
April 24. 7-8:30 p.m. Join other neighborhood
residents in working to maintain and enhance the
livability of the Hollywood neighborhood. Learn
what is happening in your neighborhood and city.
Earth Day events set in Kenton
Event to aid counseling clients
April 26. 7 p.m. “Swing Into Spring” fund-raising event
to help defray costs for clients of the Northwest Catholic
Counseling Center. Includes dinner, music and prizes.
Tickets $25 each or tables for eight $250 at www.
nwcounseling.org or call (503) 253-0964. Riverside
Gold and Country Club, 8105 N.E. 33rd Drive.
Seniors slate chair yoga
April 3. 9-10 a.m. and April 7. 2:30-4 p.m. continues
Tuesdays and Thursdays. Chair Yoga is designed for
those 55 and older who can improve balance and
breathing with individual approach. Free but $1
donation suggested. Information: (503) 288-8303.
Exercise promotes flexibility
April 7 and 9, and continues second and fourth
Tuesday and Thursday. 11 a.m. to noon. Free but $1
donation appreciated. Arthritis Foundation exercise
program promotes joint flexibility, muscle strength,
coordination, endurance and cardio-vascular
conditioning. Registration required: (503) 2888303. Hollywood Senior Center, 1820 N.E. 40th Ave.
April 8 and 22. 9:30, 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. Tutor
John Lucas will demonstrate one-on-one how to
get the most out of a computer. Continues 2nd and
fourth Thursdays of the month. Free but $1 donation
appreciated. Registration required: (503) 288-8303.
Jam with other musicians
April 10. 8 p.m. Perform your original musical
composition and jam with other musicians on the
second Thursday of each month. PA, Bass amp and
Cab, drum kit and guitar amps provided. (503) 2880313. sheridans52ndavesportsbar.com. Sheridan’s
52nd Avenue Sports Bar, 5201 N.E. Sandy Blvd.
UPCOMING
Speaker to focus on justice
Glass ‘selfies’ for Mom
April 27. 10 a.m. Mike Hogan, with the International
Justice Mission (www.ijm.org), will discuss the
theology of Biblical justice and provide practical
ways for churches to practice justice locally and
support the mission’s front-line work. Free. www.
rcpumc.org. Rose City Park United Methodist Church,
5830 N.E. Alameda.
May 4. 2-4 p.m. In a Mother’s Day workshop,
children make fused glass self portraits with pre-cut
colored glass pieces. Finished art will be ready
for Mother’s Day. $45. Registration required: www.
sparkartscenter or (503) 281-6757. Spark Arts
‘Village’ to assist seniors
May 18. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tickets for the 32nd
annual Irvington Home Tour will go on sale in early
April at neighborhood businesses and online:
www.irvingtonhometour.com. Proceeds benefit the
Irvington Community Association’s charitable giving
program. – Janet Goetze
April 27. 2 p.m. Learn how to remain in your home as
you age, with community support in a village concept.
Free. Questions: Margaret Baldwin (503) 895-2750.
Central Lutheran Church, 1820 N.E. 21st Ave.
Home tour tickets on sale
APRIL 2014
HSTAR PEOPLE
PTA plans Ella’s
Friendship Garden
A garden to honor Ella Westervelt, who
died from cancer at age 10 in April 2013,
is being developed at the Beverly Cleary
Fernwood School campus.
Ella’s Friendship Garden, as it is named,
is a volunteer effort by the Beverly Cleary
PTA and others who hope to engage the
community through the project.
Ella, known for her wit and tenacity, was
an avid baseball player. She was a catcher
for her team in the Peninsula Little
League, and she hoped to become the first
woman to play in major league baseball,
according to her family.
The garden will be next to the school’s
learning vegetable garden at the north
edge of the campus, near a Little League
field and play structure, said Barbara
Linssen, a PTA spokeswoman. A local
metal artist, Alan Root, will donate an
entry gate for the garden that will capture
Ella’s interests and activities, said Linssen.
Root also has created a kid-friendly art
piece for children to play and sit on. A
poetry post, bench, native plantings and
pathway also are planned for the garden.
Those interested in donating funds for
the garden may send them to Beverly
Cleary PTA at the Beverly Cleary School
Fernwood campus, 1915 N.E. 33rd Ave.,
Portland, OR 97212. The check should
note “Ella’s Friendship Garden.”
Information about April work events
will be posted on Facebook for Ella’s
Friendship Garden.
Grant princess
is scholar, leader
Taylor Hall Debnam, Grant High School’s
2014 Rose Festival princess, is a scholar and
a school leader who plans to study political
science at Spelman College in Atlanta, Ga.
Debnam, 18, is a senior who was on
Grant’s Constitution Team, president of
the Black Student Union, co-president
of the Diversity Club, and a member of
the National Honor Society She teaches
swimming for the Parks & Recreation
Bureau and is a sales associate at Banana
Republic. She was a varsity cheerleader
from 2010 to 2013 and was on Grant’s
junior varsity track and field team.
The daughter of Deadra Hall and Michael
Debnam, she has three siblings. She plans
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PP&R EAGLEs and EVANS scholarship winners, left to right: Olivia Andersen and Quy Hoang, seniors at Madison High
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to become a lawyer or a journalist. In high
school, she said in a questionnaire filled out
by princesses, she’s learned that her fears
may be her motivation.
“Through setbacks and successes, I
have realized that to accomplish my goals,
I will sometimes have to go against the
grain,” she wrote.
Her favorite place in Portland is Waterfront
Park because it’s where the city blends with
nature, she said. Her favorite Rose Festival
event is the Grand Floral Parade.
“I love all the vibrant flower-covered
floats,” she said. “They are beautiful and
it makes me really happy to see everyone
excited about the event.”
Benson princess
likes sports, family
Jasmin McKenzie, who has served as
captain of the varsity volleyball team and
the track and field team, is representing
Benson High School on the 2014 Rose
Festival court.
McKenzie, 19, also has been on the
basketball team and a cheer leader. Her
hobbies include running and lifting
weights. She plans to attend a four-year
college to study psychology with a goal of
becoming a clinical psychologist.
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The daughter of Leon McKenzie III
and Paula Montoya-Smith, she has
four siblings. In a questionnaire given
princesses, she said her favorite place in
Portland is her grandparents’ house.
“We have a really big family,” she wrote,
“and it’s never boring.”
When she looks back on high school,
she said, “I am most proud of making it
to the state meet in all of my track and
field events. I’m also proud of getting third
place at the state meet in long jump.”
Her favorite Rose Festival event, she
said, is the carnival.
“It’s a great place to hang out with
friends and ride the rides while making
memories,” she said.
Madison princess
enjoys cross country
Amie Whipple, Madison High School’s
2014 Rose Festival princess, is an athlete
who plans to become a physical therapist,
specializing in sports medicine.
Whipple, 18, a senior who was captain of
the Varsity Cross Country team as a junior,
won the “Most Valuable Female Runner”
award for four years. She was Homecoming
Queen last year, sings in the choir,
participates in Madison’s leadership group
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and is active in programs at the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
She is the daughter of Richard and Fe
Whipple. Reading and singing are among
her pastimes.
Asked what she was most proud of in
high school, she wrote in a questionnaire
given to princesses: “I am most proud of
breaking Madison’s cross country girls’
5,000 meter record. The race I broke the
record at was also the first cross country
meet Madison ever hosted.”
Her favorite place to visit in Portland is
Pioneer Courthouse Square.
“I absolutely love attending the annual
tree lighting there,” she wrote. “The
hundreds of bright, colorful lights take
my breath away when I am in sight of the
grandest Christmas tree in Portland.”
Her favorite Rose Festival event is the
Starlight Parade where she bonds with her
friends. Last year, she was in the Starlight Run
for the first time with thousands of others.
“This was such an exhilarating
experience because I was part of a
huge Portland event,” she wrote; “and
thousands of people, waiting for the
parade to start, cheered me on as I ran
through the streets.”
Humane Society
honors volunteers
North and Northeast Portlanders have
been honored for their volunteer work with
the Oregon Humane Society, which relies
on 2,000 volunteers to assist with shelter
operations at 1067 N.E. Columbia Blvd.
The non-profit organization also
relies on donations to support its
adoption, education and animal cruelty
investigation programs, said spokesman
David Lytle. More information is
available at (503) 285-7722 and www.
oregonhumane.org.
The volunteers helped the society find
homes for 11,110 pets in 2013, said Sharon
Harmon, executive director. “We could not
have done it without them,” she said.
The Volunteer of the Year award went
to Candace and Bill Bailey of Northeast
Portland, who volunteered to lead the dog
path crew and community groups.
Jill Hurtley of Northeast Portland
won the End Petlessness Award for
contributing more than 1,200 hours, the
most overall hours in 2013.
Carolyn Gressel of Southeast Portland,
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who won the lifetime achievement award,
has worked on the Behavior Help Line,
assisting pet owners and those with
special animals.
Sherry Adams’ peers selected her to
receive the Volunteers’ Choice Award. The
Northeast Portland resident helps with
the animal-assisted therapy program,
teaches dog safety classes and trains new
volunteers.
Other award winners included Liz Clark
for taking certified animals to assisted
living facilities and hospitals for physical
and emotional therapy; Kristen HallGeisler for training shelter dogs; Carol
Lucas contributed the most hours to
help cats; Mitchell Rogers led humane
education classes.
Other winners include Lynn Flory for
continuous animal care; Kasey Goltra
for one-on-one time with dogs in a
training program; Willie Bogue for taking
high energy dogs for extra exercise; Tim
Hurtley, a new volunteer who helped in
a big way; Sharon Kent for showcasing
animals for adoption; Terra Merget
for bringing pets from other crowded
shelters.
Others honored included John Cushing
for behind-the-scenes work at the shelter;
Bob Price for the care of small animals;
Susan Dinger for long hours of dog
walking; Ed McClaran who helps train
new volunteers.
Golf helps trio go to college
Three high school students will attend
the University of Oregon in the fall,
thanks to a cooperative program by the
Portland Parks & Recreation Bureau,
Portland Public Schools and the Western
Golf Association Evans Scholarship
Foundation.
The three are Olivia Andersen and Meuy
Saechao, seniors at Madison High School,
and Quy Hoang, a Franklin High senior.
The three have gained summer job
experience and the scholarships in a
program called Early Adventures in Golf
for a Lifetime of Enjoyment, or EAGLE,
according to the Park Bureau.
As sophomores, they applied for a
two-year program through Parks and
Recreation. They were required to have
good school attendance, maintain a grade
point average of at least 3.5, come from
a financially disadvantage family and
go into the two-year program with the
expectation of completing it. They weren’t
required to have a golf background.
As seniors, they were eligible to apply
for the scholarship, which pays tuition
and a housing stipend. It is renewable for
four years.
Information about the program is
available from Carolyn Lee at carolyn.
[email protected] or (503) 8235076. This year’s application deadline is
April 11.
The 2014 scholarship winners worked
full time during summers at one of the
city’s five golf courses with a mentor,
either on the greens or in the clubhouse.
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Nine eighth graders at Beverly Cleary School are award winners in their national Student Cam program.
They received an hourly wage and work
credit hours.
The Evans program is funded by
contributions from more than 100,000
golfers across the country, Evans alumni
and the BMW Championship, according
to the bureau.
The foundation began with Charles
“Chick” Evans Jr. of Chicago. He earned
money caddying at the local country
club in the early 20th century, but not
enough to attend college until he won
the U.S. Amateur and the U.S. Open golf
tournaments in the 1920s. To help others,
he started the Evans Foundation.
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Student documentaries
win awards
Eighth graders at Beverly Cleary
School are award winners in the national
Student Cam program of C-Span.
Classroom, which provides resources to
social studies teachers.
Henry Craddock, Mackie Mallison
and Daniel Gotkowitz won second
prize for their documentary, “Gun
Control in America.” It will air on
C-Span during the day on April 17,
starting at 3:50 a.m. Pacific Daylight
Time, according to Josh Koning,
C-SPAN’s education content specialist.
Sylvia Fraser won third prize for her
documentary, “Mandatory Minimum
Sentencing: A C-SPAN Documentary.”
Kieran Groh and Kazimiera NowinaSapinski won honorable mention for
their documentary, “Women’s Wages.”
Madison Skye, Rebecca Zich and
Maggie Hekker won honorable mention
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Italian oven turns
out specialty pizza
Life of Pie Pizza, which opened a few
months ago at North Williams Avenue and
Beech Street, features a long bar where
patrons can watch their pizzas being made.
They also can see the fresh ingredients
that owner Jason Kallingal has selected
from local farmers’ markets to top the
pies he learned to make as an intern
in Siena, Italy. For his family-friendly
restaurant, Kallingal also has created
pizza dough from Shepherd’s Grain flour
to achieve a crispy outer layer and a
chewy interior. He uses reclaimed wood
in his oven, made by Stefano Ferrara, the
well-known oven maker in Naples, Italy.
On his website, Kallingal says, “It’s the
intense heat this oven generates that plays
a huge role in why pizzas taste so great,
but this heat requires constant care and
attention. This ancient style of oven is a
dynamic, living thing, the fire constantly in
flux, always heating up or cooling down.”
The decor is intended to create a relaxed
atmosphere where family and friends can
dine. However, the restaurant also has a
counter for orders-to-go. The “happy hour”
extends from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily and
features a margarita pizza for $5, plus draft
beer or wine at $3 each. The pizza toppings
include spicy salami with peppers and
goat cheese, seasonal mushrooms with
shaved pecorino romano and truffle oil;
and bacon, goat cheese and oven-roasted
leeks. The menu also includes spaghetti
with house-made fennel sausage or housemade meatballs and salads.
Life of Pie is open daily from 11 a.m. to
10 p.m. The telephone is (503) 719-7321.
The website is www.lifeofpiepizza.com.
Real estate office
names six top brokers
Six people have been named the top
2013 brokers from the Northeast Portland
office of Windermere Cronin & Caplan
Realty Group.
The six, who handled a total of 1,337
real estate sales last year, account for
28 percent of contributions to the
Windermere Foundation, which supports
low-income and homeless children
and families in our community. Brokers
donate a portion of each commission to
the foundation, said Joan Allen, co-owner
of Windermere.
The top brokers, who all have received
accolades from clients, include Aimee Virnig,
Billy Grippo, Chris Johnson, Dana Griggs,
Lenore LaTour and Susie Hunt Moran.
Virnig has mentored brokers in the
Windermere Premier Homes Program and has
helped set company policies as a member of
the Standards of Practice Committee.
Grippo has been among the top 3
percent in company sales for the past 20
years. “His input and advice, as a member
of the Leadership Advisory Council, have
been a valuable asset in helping to set
Windermere’s direction,” said Allen.
Johnson has provided customer
services for more than 20 years, including
owning a restaurant, a salon/spa and a
construction company. He recognizes
the importance of communication,
negotiation and teamwork to provide
clients with excellent service, Allen said.
Griggs has shown creativity and
leadership in helping to develop the
Windermere Modern Homes Program,
Allen said. She also is involved in the
Windermere Premier Homes Program,
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The Jasmine Pearl Tea Company has undergone a complete brand uplift. (Andrew Kerr of Relevant Studios)
mentoring brokers serving all clients and
not just those with homes of distinction.
LaTour, an Irvington resident who has
lived in Portland since 1978, is interested
in close-in neighborhoods. She has been
an officer and board member for the
Beaumont Business Association and
supports Irvington Elementary School
through auction sponsorship.
Moran, a Portland resident for 28
years, strives to understand Portland’s
neighborhood intricacies on both sides of
the river. For 15 years, she was a teaching
professional with the U.S. Professional
Tennis Association. She is a certified
negotiation expert and she is Earth
Advantage certified.
Fleur De Lis to
support local farm
Fleur De Lis Bakery & Cafe, 3930 N.E.
Hancock St., will become a pick-up
location for the Simington Gardens CSA,
or community supported agriculture.
The CSA program, to provide fresh, local
produce to subscribers, extends for 26
weeks, from the first week in June through
the week of Thanksgiving in November.
The pick-up time at Fleur De Lis will be 4
to 7 p.m. Fridays.
Those who subscribe to the program
are supporting the local economy as well
as sustainable, organic farming practices,
according to the CSA website. Simington
Gardens is a small organic family farm in
Aurora, about 25 miles south of Portland.
April is the time to sign up for the farmshare program, which costs $675 for 26
weeks of produce. Each box of fruits and
vegetables is estimated to feed an average
omnivore family of four for a week. Signup information is available on Simington’s
website: www.simingtongardens.com/csa/ .
Greg Mistell, co-owner of Fleur De Lis, said
the cafe will be open on pick-up days, and
he hopes subscribers will add a loaf of the
bakery’s bread or pastries to the veggie box.
“We are working on our evening menu
now, and it will include fresh vegetables
from Simington Gardens,” Mistell said.
Hair stylists,
barbers join at The Mix
Meg Perkins, a hairdresser and colorist
for 25 years, has opened The Mix, a new
salon at 4103 N.E. Tillamook St.
Perkins said she wants clients to feel
comfortable in an open setting that
includes independent hair stylists and
barbers. The space formerly was home to
Ladyfingers Nail and Salon owned by Joan
Spina, who retired after 28 years.
“I wanted to create a home for a modern
mix of hair specialists – stylists and
barbers alike – and let them stimulate and
infuse each other with their respective
talents,” Perkins said. “Our clients are
going to benefit from this collaboration.”
Perkins also offers free hair cuts for people
in need who are scheduled for job interviews.
The Mix is open 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.,
Monday through Saturday, Perkins said.
Eat pizza, help a senior
Eat pizza and do some good, urge the
people at Brick House Pizza, who are
supporting the Meals on Wheels People to
provide daily meals for home-bound seniors.
On April 7 and 14, between 4:30 and 9
p.m., order a slice or a pie at Brick House,
6744 N.E. Sandy Blvd., and the restaurant
will donate 20 percent of proceeds to
Meals on Wheels. Orders to go, at (503)
459-9469, also count toward the donation,
said Mary Gagnon, manager of the
Meals on Wheels center at Rose City Park
Presbyterian Church, 1907 N.E. 45th Ave.
Diners, or non-diners, also can
donate $3.95 to provide a hot meal for a
homebound senior, Gagnon said.
Peeps to star
in seasonal dioramas
Peeps, those colorful, candy Easter
chicks, are ready to star in the second
annual diorama contest arranged by
Hattie’s Sweet Shop, 4815 N.E. Fremont St.
and 7828 S.W. Capital Highway.
The contest, with scenes arranged in
a standard shoe box or equivalent, must
include Peeps and follow the theme “Show
Us the Best of Oregon.” The completed
dioramas must be taken to the shop by 6
p.m. April 12. Contestants should include
name, age and contact information on the
back of the entry.
The contest, with four age categories,
is open to Portland metropolitan area
residents. The divisions include age 5 and
under, 6 to 11, 12 to 17, and 18 and older.
Children under age 17 must have a parent’s
permission to participate. Prizes will be
awarded winners in the age categories.
A panel of judges, including local
business owners and celebrities, will
evaluate each diorama. Winners will be
announced April 18.
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Living Room Realty
marks fifth year
Living Room Realty, which specializes in
Portland’s inner-city neighborhoods, has
celebrated its fifth anniversary in a newly
renovated office at 1401 N.E. Alberta St.
The company, started by Jenelle Isaacson,
officially opened its doors in March 2009
in the Alberta Arts District. A second office
opened in Southeast Portland in March
2012. A third opened in Manzanita, on the
Oregon coast, in February 2014.
The company has grown from one to 42
agents whose areas of expertise include
vintage homes, historic neighborhoods, midcentury architecture and green building.
In November 2013, Living Room Realty
became the first real estate brokerage
in Oregon to earn B Corp certification.
This distinction goes to a company,
according to B Corp’s website, “that uses
the power of business to solve social and
environmental problems.” The company
APRIL 2014
also has received the Sustainability at
Work Silver Certification by Portland’s
Best Business Center and the Portland
Bureau of Planning and Sustainability.
The brokerage’s services include
residential real estate, tenant placement
and property management. It also has
monthly community events that include art
shows and workshops with topics ranging
from health to accessory dwelling units.
Isaacson said, “We set out with a strong
set of guiding values and a mission to
develop vibrant communities, and these
have helped keep us firmly rooted as
we’ve grown and evolved.”
She expects another good year for real
estate, she said, “and I’m excited about all
of the community activities and events we
have planned this year.”
Jasmine Pearl gains new look
The Jasmine Pearl Tea Company has a
new look, but the tea and related products
retain their high quality, said Heather
Agosta, the company co-founder.
The 10-year-old business has
undergone what Agosta calls “a complete
brand uplift” in collaboration with
Relevant Studios, a Portland design team.
Jasmine Pearl has new retail labels for
the bulk loose-leaf packaging and its ecocanisters. Each tea category, such as black
or green, is represented by a different
color. The company logo has been
redesigned, and a branded mark features
The Jasmine Pearl’s initials.
The new designs, Agosta said, have the
classic look of a fine foods merchant.
“It was time to refresh our brand’s look,”
said Agosta. “We wanted our packaging
to reflect the high level of quality of our
teas. Once we were clear on that goal,
everything came together beautifully with
the redesign.”
The eco-canisters found on grocery shelves
look new on the outside but still include
recycled paper bodies, recyclable lids and
compostable inner bags manufactured in
Portland, the co-founder said.
The company at 724 N.E. 22nd Ave.
offers single estate teas, unique tea
blends, herbal tisanes and functional
teaware. Small batch processing allows
The Jasmine Pearl to maintain high
quality and custom tea blending for
wholesale clients, Agosta said. The
website, expected to undergo change later
this year, is www.thejasminepearl.com.
Kids to hop into
Beaumont businesses
Children may hunt for treasure as they
Hip Hop into the Shops from April 11
to 18 in the Beaumont business district
surrounding Northeast Fremont Street.
They will be looking for a small rabbit
hiding in each participating business.
When children find the rabbit, they will
receive a reward.
Participating businesses will have a
map for families to use in the bunny hunt,
the second time it has been organized by
the Beaumont Business Association, said
president Nicole Whitesell.
“We want to make sure families have a
chance to visit the entire village,” she said,
“so this year we’ve extended the length of
the event.”
“This is really about having fun and
introducing kids and their families to this
wonderful business district,” Whitesell
said. The association website is www.
businessonfremont.com. – Janet Goetze
APRIL 2014
NORTHEAST COMMUNITY CENTER
Community center offers fitness for all ages
By Kirsten Jewel
Northeast Community Center volunteer
Put down that cup of coffee, close that
book and get moving. The big, yellow
building at Northeast 38th Avenue and
Broadway has been offering adult fitness
classes for the past 89 years. A former YMCA,
the Northeast Community Center (NECC),
always has been known for its youth and
adult basketball, volleyball, dance and
swimming classes. It also offers adult classes
and activities for individuals 65 and older.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau,
in 2010 there were 40.3 million people 65
and older in the United States. With the
Baby Boomers aging, that number will
reach 72 million by 2030. Watch out for
the Silver Tsunami, it’s on the way.
Exercise elevates our mood by producing
endorphins that give us a sense of well
being; and it improves our motion, strength,
flexibility and balance. Kathy Foote has
been directing the Active Older Adults (AOA)
program at the NECC for many years.
“This is a program that encourages
and supports older adults through fitness
programs, fellowship and community
service,” said Foote. The AOA activities
include potlucks, socials and trips. Lectures
on topics of interest to seniors have
included everything from Brain Training
to Nutritional Guidance. Foote believes
that “healthy well-being is fostered at
the Center, which transfers out into our
community in so many positive ways.”
The Center’s AOA members are not a
chair exercise group. They enjoy getting
out in the fresh air and going for hikes.
Perhaps their motto should be “better to
wear out than to rust out.” In partnership
with Ride Connection, the NECC has
taken the AOA group hiking to, among
other places, the Tom McCall Nature
Preserve Rowena Plateau to see the spring
flowers and to the Tillamook Forestry
Center at the Coast. Marilyn Richmond,
76, said the “trips are enjoyable and
NAYA Family
Center Marks 40th Year
The NAYA Family Center, which
provides services to Native American
youth and their families, will continue
celebrating its 40th anniversary at the
Early College Academy luncheon.
The event is scheduled from 11:30 a.m.
to 1 p.m. April 16 at the Center, 5135 N.E.
Columbia Blvd.
Established in 2007, the private school is
dedicated to providing a positive learning
environment for Native youth and raising
the high school graduation rate.
A number of educational, health care
and service organizations are supporting
the school through the luncheon, which
is open to the public. Tickets are $125
each, and table sponsorships are $1,000
to $5,000. Information is available from
Anna Allen, the development associate, at
(503) 288-8177, ext. 224.
The Academy, which has about a 90
percent graduation rate, is one of the
recent services developed by the NAYA
Family Center.
informative and provide opportunity to
those who no longer drive far from home.
The trips also provide social activities to
meet new people.”
Foote has led day hikes, outings and
trips in partnership with Collette Travel
to places such as New York, San Francisco
and Quebec, Canada. Diane Walker, 80,
participated in a trip last year called A
Southern Charm Tour.
“I wouldn’t have gone on that trip
by myself,” Walker said. “It was great. I
shared the cost of the room with another
member and developed a new friendship
with someone I had never met before. I
was so excited that I could swim every day
on the trip. We all had a great time.”
The AOA program includes circuittraining classes and aerobic classes led by
trained instructors, but that’s not all of the
programs available to the senior population.
All group membership classes at the NECC
are open to people of all ages and all abilities.
Instructor Lynn Boatsman can be heard in
the gym encouraging participants to “point
and flex” in her Stretch & Movement class.
She tells her students how well they are
doing, because encouragement is important
to fitness success. In the pool you can hear
Otter Annason telling swimmers to “pull
and push that kick board” during the daily
8:30 a.m. Water Workout. Other pool classes
such as Joints in Motion and Senior Exercise
are taught by instructors with training in
working with people with arthritis.
A free one-hour equipment orientation
session is included with membership
at the NECC. New members can meet
with Kathy Foote, Patrick Johnston, or
Kim Graime, who are certified personal
trainers who’ve taken courses in special
populations. As Johnston said, “senior
bodies have a lot of history. They have
replaced hips, knees, shoulders, other
surgeries or physical issues such as
arthritis that make developing a fitness
program a challenge, but what I like
is working with the seniors. It’s their
Northeast Community
Center’s Active Older
Adults group hiking in the
Columbia River Gorge.
(Courtesy Northeast
Community Center)
history that I love to hear. They have done
things and been places I have never seen
nor done.” Often, Johnston is asked by
members about what type of exercise or
warm-up they should do when they are
on a vacation; and he is happy to work
with them on a program for their trips.
For Adrienne Farrell, the Gentle Yoga
instructor, it is important to have classes
that allow accessibility for all ages and all
levels of fitness. During her Friday morning
class it isn’t unusual to see participant in
full planks and other people in modified
positions. The importance to Farrell is the
safety of the participants in her class and
letting one’s body tell them how far to take
a pose. Farrell has facilitated workshops
at the Center, including Yoga and Stress,
and Arthritis and Yoga. She is planning
additional workshops in the future that will
interest people of all ages.
The NECC Water Workout class just
celebrated its Winter Aquatic Olympics.
Entering the pool area carrying their
country’s flags, participants held high
their version of the Olympic rings
fashioned from swim noodles. They
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A family of tribes and voices founded
NAYA – Native American Youth Association–
40 years ago to provide tutoring, recreation
and sports to protect young people and
their families from the negative effects of
drugs and alcohol that were surfacing in
1974. The initial focus was to restore balance
to families through traditional values and
transmission of the ancient knowledge
that colonization, displacement and
termination had threatened, according to
information from the center. The focus is
important for the larger community because
of the number of Native Americans in the
population. About 38,000 Native Americans
live in Multnomah County; and 31,000 of
those are in Portland, according to U.S.
Census figures. Portland, the 23rd largest city
in the country, is ninth in Native American
population.
In 1994, the organization became an
incorporated non-profit, tax-exempt
organization and was renamed the
Native American Youth and Family
Center. It also became eligible for grants
and government contracts to support
its services. In the past 20 years, those
services have included legal resources,
then took part in several water games,
including on-your-toes ice dancing,
curling with noodle brooms, kickboard
snowboarding and pairs ice dancing.
Monica Flori, 69, and her husband Frank,
79, have won pairs ice dancing for the last
four Winter Aquatic Olympics.
“I trained for months to compete in the
pairs ice dancing competition,” Monica
Flori said, laughing.
Aging is not for the faint of heart, so get
off that couch, find a gym, program or an
activity and enjoy life.
For more information: Stop by the
Northeast Community Center, 1630
N.E. 38th Ave., for a tour, or visit
necommunitycenter.org.
mental health aid, addiction help,
education and housing assistance, job
placements and business starts. At least
6,000 people are affected by the services
each year, according to NAYA figures.
Friends of Trees
to give away fruit trees
Friends of Trees, which provides
and plants low-cost trees in Portland,
Vancouver and the Eugene-Springfield
areas, will have its annual fruit tree giveaway between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. on April
19. The event will be at its north parking
lot, 3117 N.E. Martin Luther King Jr., Blvd.
A donation of $5 is suggested for each
fruit tree. The non-profit organization also
will sell at wholesale prices its remaining
supply of 8-foot and 12-foot street trees.
The organization suggests arriving close
to 10 a.m. for best selection. The exact stock
won’t be known until a few days before
the sale. The organization’s website, www.
friendsoftrees.org , says, “...there will very
likely be dwarf and semi-dwarf varieties of
apples, plums, pears and potentially other
options as well.” – Janet Goetz
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Funding for these programs comes from
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APRIL 2014
Portland Food Project: Green-bag
revolution fights neighborhood hunger
By James Bash
If you are lucky enough to catch the
sight of people hustling vibrant green
shopping bags into the trunks of station
wagons and mini vans, you might have
glimpsed one of Portland’s newest efforts
to combat hunger. It’s called the Portland
Food Project (PFP), and it works on the
simple concept of people purchasing an
extra item whenever they go shopping
and placing that item in a re-usable
grocery bag provided by PFP.
Every two months, the donors, as they
are called, put the green grocery bag with
the accumulated items on their front
porch on a designated day, and a volunteer
from PFP comes by to pick it up and leave
a new bag for the next round of donations.
After picking up bags from a number
of donors, the volunteer brings them to
the Southeast Community Food Pantry
& Clothes Closet in Southeast Portland.
From there, the bags are distributed to
other food pantries in the metro area.
Jane Lewis, a volunteer who has been
working with the PFP since June of last
year, makes a very strong case for the
green-bag revolution.
“What intrigued me the most about
the PFP, was the sustainable message,”
she said. “We hear about hunger at
Thanksgiving and Christmas. Afterwards,
the message is off the radar for most
people for the rest of the year. The Food
Project provides a sustainable way to
help keep the food pantries stocked with
food. This is an ongoing effort, and you
can make an impact. I also like the idea of
bringing a community together, reaching
out to our neighbors to fight hunger.”
According to the PFP website
(portlandfoodproject.org), 18.5 percent
of American households or about 40
million Americans are considered “food
insecure.” It is estimated that 25 percent
of all households with children are likely
to experience hunger or food insecurity.
And that number expands to more than 30
percent in households with single parents.
The Meals on Wheels website (mowaa.org)
states that nearly 1 in 6 seniors (8.8 million
altogether) is threatened by hunger.
Research makes it clear that America
has enough food, but the people who are
hardest hit simply cannot afford to eat.
The nation’s economic problems have
driven them to food banks and other
organizations that provide meals. The
folks involved with PFP want to make food
collection a year-around event that will
help to make sure that food is available to
those who need it most.
“We are just asking you to purchase
one more food item when you go to the
supermarket,” explained Lewis. “There‘s
a list of needed items on the website.
Every two months, donors for
The Portland Food Project
set a green grocery bag with
accumulated food items on
their front porch. A volunteer
picks the bag up and replaces
it with a new one. (Courtesy The
Portland Food Project)
You put the item in the reusable bag
that we give you, and at the end of two
months, you just put the bag by your front
door, and we pick it up. It’s a minimal
commitment, but it makes a huge impact
when there are a lot of people involved.”
Lewis likes the PFP concept so much
that when she first joined, she signed up
straight away to become a neighborhood
coordinator. She recruited neighbors
and other people in her community to
become regular donors. She and her two
boys, ages 8 and 12, also pick up the bags.
“I loved the idea that I could get my kids
involved with me,” added Lewis. “This is
a meaningful activity that I can do with
them. So, every other month from 10 a.m.
to noon on a Saturday, we collect the bags
from about 27 families on my route. We all
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April 18
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about 300 pounds of food. It’s really fun
to bring bags into the collection point.
They’ve got a good system set up. They
help you unload and weigh everything
right there and tell you what your total is.”
Most neighborhood coordinators
do not have as many people to collect
from as Lewis. There are currently 55
neighborhood coordinators in the
Portland area who collect food from
more than 500 donors. That translates
into 9,000 pounds of food making its
way to eight area food banks six times a
year. But with more people signing on,
the effort is growing and having a very
positive effect. For more information, go
to portlandfoodproject.org or
call (503) 775-2110.
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APRIL 2014
Kitchen Revival Tour: How much
history can you fit in your cupboards?
By Holly Chamberlain
Many of us love the feel of warmth,
solidity and history of an old home
and can’t imagine living any other way.
However, most choose not to live in
museums. Where is the compromise?
The Architectural Heritage Center’s April
12 Kitchen Revival Tour shares ideas
on how to keep your history (or bring it
back) and live in your home at the same
time. Now in its 16th year, the Tour offers
close-up looks at seven authentically
renovated kitchens and one kitchen in
original condition. The kitchens are in
great Portland homes from the first six
decades of the twentieth century. The tour
is self-guided. Most of the homeowners
and associated craftspeople will be on
hand to answer questions. Ticket prices
are $20 for Architectural Heritage Center
members and $25 for the general public.
To purchase a ticket or for information,
go to visitahc.org/content/2014-kitchenrevival-tour or call (503) 231-7264.
From the open hearths of pioneer days
to now, the kitchen is usually the mostremodeled space in any home. Although
the Architectural Heritage Center advocates
for retaining as many of the original
features as possible, many kitchens don’t
have any left. Changing times, technologies
and lifestyles have made alterations both
The Architectural Heritage Center’s April 12 Kitchen Revival Tour shares ideas on how to keep your history (or bring it back)
and live in your home at the same time. (Architectural Heritage Center)
practical and aesthetic. Kitchen elements
that became widespread by or shortly after
the turn of the twentieth century – such
as stoves, refrigerators, running water,
electricity and built-in cabinetry – are still
in common use today. That offers a lot of
options for how to preserve or rehabilitate
the “heart of the home.”
One set of owners on this year’s tour was
faced with a totally “re-muddled” kitchen
that had random bits and pieces from many
eras, none of them original. The owners
admit to a love/hate relationship with the
rehabilitation process but now have a trueto-period Bungalow kitchen. Perhaps your
home no longer has its original kitchen, but
has significant elements remaining from a
later period that you want to retain. You may
opt to renovate in a way that keeps those
elements and fill in the blanks to create a
period from a later era of your home. That’s
what the owner of a 1908 home on the Tour
did. The result: a 1950s-style kitchen. If
you are lucky enough to find a home with
everything still in place, as is true of a 1960
kitchen on the Tour, you just pop the cork
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education and enjoyment.
Our region’s wonderful heritage
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from the early years of Euroamerican
residence in the Pacific Northwest, often
complete with living-history volunteers
(nps.gov/fova/index.htm). Leaping ahead
in time, visit the 1914 Pittock Mansion to
see a kitchen on the grander scale that was
completely up-to-date a hundred years
ago (pittockmansion.org). Silverton’s
1960 Gordon House, the only Frank Lloyd
Wright-designed building in the Pacific
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is experiencing a kitchen restoration.
Wright’s “workspace,” as he referred to it, is
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