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My 12-year old
daughter recently asked me what I want for the holidays. Interestingly, I scanned
the waves of my brain and I couldn’t come up with anything. Not a single thing.
I don’t need another pair of earrings, item of clothing or dusty collectible. I feel
like between the health of my children, myself and my family, I have it all. I have
love in my life. I have food on my table. I have the gift of today.
The hustle and bustle of this time of year can be stressful. We are thrown out
of dietary, sleeping and work routines. Expectations are on turbo-high. We rush
around dealing with crowds and traffic, and for some, the holiday season entails
anxiously dealing with frayed family issues and memories. All of this is true.
And yet, year after year, we blink an eye and find ourselves here: in the midst
of the holiday whirlwind. I hope through the blur of the season you find a
moment of solitude, and the recognition that 2012 brought you some valuable insights about yourself, your life, your dreams and opportunities. And
I hope that you carry these forward in meaningful ways into the new year.
Cheers to you …
ILLUMINATE
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HOLIDAYS
Nov 23 – Dec 31
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Rachel Cornish, a student from Forest Grove High School, has been awarded
the Toshiyuki Tanaka American Embassy
Scholarship from AFS Intercultural Programs/USA.
This $13,200 scholarship covers the entire tuition
for the AFS yearlong exchange program in Japan. The
Toshiyuki Tanaka American Embassy Scholarship is
awarded through the Pacific Affairs Section (PAS) of
the US Embassy in Tokyo and the generosity of Mr.
Toshiyuki Tanaka. Rachel (who prefers to go by her
nickname, Maggie) was the sole student selected from
a large pool of applicants to receive this competitively
awarded, merit-based scholarship.
Students attending the AFS exchange program in
Japan have an unparalleled opportunity to dive into
Japanese culture. They’ll live with a host family, attend
a local high school and travel to other cities or regions in Japan. Participants return
with advanced language skills, a greater understanding of international issues and an
expanded social network. When asked what inspired Maggie to study for a year on
the other side of the world she replied that her dad had been stationed in Japan
during the Vietnam War, and she learned about their culture from his stories. Twice
they then hosted foreign exchange students and both were from Japan. After those
experiences, she knew she wanted her own “overseas adventure.” Maggie departs
in March 2013. For further details visit www.afsusa.org/scholarships.
The number of children
tying Texas for the largest decline in the
country, according to a new report by
Georgetown University Health Policy Institute’s Center for Children and Families.
“We’re proud to see enrollment efforts
have succeeded, and that Oregon is leading the country in reducing the number of
uninsured children,” said Robin Christian,
Executive Director of Children First
for Oregon, a respected nonprofit, nonpartisan child advocacy organization
committed to improving the lives of Oregon’s vulnerable children and their families.
“While we’ve made great progress over the last couple of years, over 60,000 kids in
Oregon still lack health insurance. It’s time to get all of Oregon’s uninsured kids into
coverage programs that have been proven to work.”
The study, which examined trends from 2009 to 2011, found that twenty states
showed significant declines in their rates of uninsured children. Texas tied Oregon
in leading the nation, with Florida close behind at 2.9 percentage points. Only in
Massachusetts has the insurance rate for children (98 percent) neared that level, as
the state has already put in place its own health reform law, a law that the Affordable
Care Act was modeled upon.
“Friends of the Earth: A History of American
Environmentalism,” a book to be released in March 2013, celebrates
the dedication of men and women—artists, authors, scientists and naturalists—who
spent their lives preserving, conserving and educating about our natural world. Meet John
James Audubon, who influenced ornithology with his “Birds of America;” John Muir, who
rallied a president and nation into setting aside the natural preserves of Yosemite, the
Grand Canyon and Mt. Rainier; Gifford Pinchot,
whose concern over America’s forests earned
him the title “Father of American Conservation;”
and Rachel Carson, who revealed to the world
the dangers of pesticides with her book “Silent
Spring.” “Friends of the Earth” also introduces
kids to the importance of a healthy environment,
through activities—making a compost pile, learning how the greenhouse effect works, making
a bird feeder, planting a tree—to help kids act
on their concerns and demonstrate the impact
humans have on the environment.
December 8–23, 2012
Keller AuDitorium
Fans of the Portland Trail Blazers can now stay connected through a
new mobile application for iPhone. Dubbed “Trail Blazers
Mobile,” the new app offers a menu of interactive
options available for live games and non-game use, according to
Dick Vardanega, Senior Vice President of Digital Entertainment.
Fans can check in and let friends know where they’re watching
games to encourage online community building, TV viewing and
Rose Garden attendance. The Trail Blazers will reward fans for
checking in with tickets and merchandise. Fans watching the live
TV broadcast can chat with other fans and digital hosts, using
the app and devices as “second screen” social experiences that
augment live TV viewing. Fans can also access live scoreboards,
live stats, videos, schedules, team news, blogs and live streaming
of trailblazers.tv shows. Available for iPhone users only, the free
Trail Blazers Mobile app will have an Android platform version
ready in the second half of the 2012–13 season. To download,
go to the iTunes store, trailblazers.com/mobile, or text TBAPP to
66937 on an iPhone.
Julia Rowe as the Sugarplum Fairy. Photo by Andy Batt.
without health insurance
in Oregon decreased by 3.1 percent from 2009 to 2011,
New
The Oregon Zoo just turned 124 years old
and staff members are planning celebratory events leading up to next year’s 125th
anniversary. “It’s an impressive milestone we’re coming up on,” said Kim Smith, zoo
director. “This zoo has been community supported since 1888 — a time when there
were no cars, no planes and only 38 states in the union.” Heading into its quasquicentennial (a fancy word coined by Funk & Wagnalls editor Robert L. Chapman in
1962, the year the zoo’s iconic Asian elephant Packy was born), the zoo will partner
with local institutions to celebrate
its roots in the community, including
a collaborative exhibit with Oregon
Historical Society, which will trace the
zoo’s progress from a small collection
of exotic animals at a downtown
Portland pharmacy to a national
leader in conservation, education and
animal welfare.
Noodles & Company
Divine
to Dine Standouts:
It’s true, Portland IS one of the foodie capitals of the universe.
So many great restaurants, so little time. We could also see
having a serious jean-fitting problem if given free reign.
However, there are standouts worth spotlighting.
From a busy mom’s perspective, Noodles & Company
is the best of all worlds: healthy, affordable, fresh and
convenient. From the delicious Asian dishes (delicate Pad
Thai), to American (gooey Wisconsin mac and cheese)
and Italian (full-bodied spaghetti and meatballs) specialties,
everything is perfectly flavored, seasoned and balanced by
fresh vegetables and local ingredients. Most all soups, salads,
sandwiches and noodle plates are well under $10 and
Noodles & Company is very clear about sharing nutritional
guidelines per serving for the health conscious. In Beaverton,
Hillsboro, Clackamas and downtown Portland.
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Through Dec. 30
THE CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS.
The Grotto’s magical celebration begins the
day after Thanksgiving with the opening of The
Christmas Festival of Lights. With over 500,000
lights, 150 choral performances, a petting zoo,
carolers, puppet shows and hot chocolate, this is
a special event for the whole family. 5 – 9:30 p.m. nightly.
Dec. 2
MCMENAMINS 4TH ANNUAL HOLIDAY MARKET.
Handmade gift vendors throughout the historic
property. Jewelry, soaps, artwork, clothing. Music and
special mulled wine, ales, spirits. Free. All ages. Cornelius Pass Roadhouse & Imbrie Hall. Noon – 5 p.m.
Dec. 8 – Jan. 6
PETER PAN PREMIERES!
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December 2012
7. THE VELVETEEN RABBIT.
Puppetry and actors combine.
Tears of Joy Theater. Dec. 8 and
9. Dolores Winningstad Theater.
1. LITTLE WOMEN.
Circle Theater Project’s stage
presentation. Interstate Firehouse
Cultural Center. Through Dec. 9.
12. IMPERFECT SPIRITUALITY.
Local author Polly Campbell
on how to integrate spiritual
techniques into everyday activities. 7:30 p.m. Powell’s on
Hawthorne.
4. PRENATAL YOGA.
Alma Education & Movement
Space. 9:30 – 10:45 a.m. Ongoing,
Sundays, Tuesdays, Fridays.
Celebrate Northwest Children’s Theater and
School’s 20th Birthday. Peter Pan, Captain Hook,
his pirates, Wendy and Tinkerbell fly off the stage
in this musical journey to Neverland. A NWCT
World Premiere! Dec. 8 – Jan. 6.Visit. www.
nwcts.org
1-2. ARTS FAIR.
da Vinci Arts Middle School.
Featuring boutique arts and
crafts, music. 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
8. THE HULLABALOO!
PRINCESS AND THE PEA.
JANE a theater company.
Weekends through Dec. 23.
Theater! Theater! Arena Stage.
Dec. 7 – Jan. 1
ZooZoo’s FINAL RUN.
After over 30 years of exploring mask theater, Imago
creators Carol Triffle and Jerry Mouawad are closing
ZooZoo to focus on a new dance, movement and
comedy company. This holiday season is your last to
see ZooZoo’s cats, penguins, anteaters, polar bears,
fireflies and worms.Visit www.imagotheater.com.
2. SANTA’S WORKSHOP.
Reindeer, crafts, artisan vendors for gift shopping. Oregon
Garden. Free with admission.
Dec. 7 – 16
7. COOKBOOK RELEASE.
Amy Roloff of TLC’s TV show
“Little People, Big World” cookbook “Short and Simple Family
Recipes” release. 7 p.m. Powell’s
at Cedar Hills Crossing.
8 – 9. BREAKFAST WITH SANTA.
Horse-drawn carriage rides.
McMenamins Hotel Oregon.
9 a.m. and 11 a.m.
CHRISTMAS REVELS.
Dec. 8
FRENCH AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
HOLIDAY MARKET.
A holiday market with international atmosphere! Sample
crêpes, pastries, wine and gourmet cheeses while shopping for unique gifts. Over 45 vendors for handmade
hats, handbags, candles, clothing, French linens, jewelry.
Entertainment. Proceeds benefit school programs.Visit
www.faispdx.org. 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
3. CRAFT CLUB.
Beaverton Library. Grades
2 – 5. 4 – 5 p.m.
1. PINKALICOUS! THE MUSICAL.
The delicious performance
presented by Oregon Children’s
Theater. Newmark Theater. 2 p.m.
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21. ARTHUR CHRISTMAS.
Friday Family Flicks, Hillsboro
Library. 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
14. PORTLAND CHAMBER MUSIC.
Free music concert. 7 p.m. St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church.
15. HOLIDAY CONCERT.
Junior Symphony of Vancouver.
Water Resources Education Center,
Vancouver. 7:30 p.m.
6. PRENATAL YOGA.
Strengthen pelvic and
uterus muscles. Improve
circulation. Alma Education & Movement Space.
6:45 – 8 p.m. Ongoing,
Thursdays.
17. MOMMY & ME MONDAYS.
Crafts, songs, storytime. World
Forestry Center. 10 – 11 a.m.
9. BOOK FAN FRIDAY.
A workshop for kids 10
to 18 years old who love
to write. 4:30 p.m. Powell’s
Cedar Hills Crossing.
7. SEEDS OF HOPE.
Presented by Do Jump! Echo
Theater. Through Dec. 23.
FESTIVAL OF THE LAST MINUTE.
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31. NEW YEAR’S EVE CELEBRATION.
McMenamins Grand Lodge. Featuring
Ants in the Kitchen in the Compass
Room Theater and John Bunzow &
Bobby Cole in Pat’s Corner.
8 . THE NUTCRACKER.
Oregon Ballet Theater.
A favorite holiday classic.
Through Dec. 23.
Dec. 15 – 24
Portland Saturday Market Festival of the Last
Minute. Procrastinators rejoice! Open rain, shine
or snow, the Portland Saturday Market is open
every day from December 15 through Christmas
Eve. At The Festival of the Last Minute you’ll find
handcrafted gifts, exotic foods and a frosty-yet-festive atmosphere.
Receive two hours free parking at any Smart Park Garage or a
Tri-Met ticket, with $25.00 purchase. 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.
12 – 16. POSADA MILAGRO.
A community Christmas celebration of Latin American traditions
of theatre, music, dance and
foods. El Zócalo of El Centro
Milagro. 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.
28. RECYCLED WRAPPING
PAPER COLLAGE.
Save your holiday paper. Hollywood Library. 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
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Portland Revels presents a multifaceted stage
production to welcome winter. Combining
instrumental and choral music, songs, games, folk
dance traditions, poetry and audience participation, Christmas Revels share American and Appalachian cultural
traditions for solstice. Singing from 70-person chorus with special
guest artist Suzannah Park. Scottish Rite Center. Visit
www.portlandrevels.org.
26. CONCERT AT CHRISTMAS.
Portland Youth Philharmonic.
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.
7:30 p.m.
13 – 17. LIGHT THE NIGHT.
Projection creates illusions
with light and video mapping
visual holiday extravaganza.
Clackamas County Event
Center.
20. SEASON HOLIDAY STORYTIME.
Beaverton Library. 10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
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31. NEW YEAR’S EVE CELEBRATION.
McMenamins Kennedy School. Dr.
Theopolis in the Theater and Freak
Mountain Ramblers in the Gym. Reservations required. 21 and over.
2. BREAKFAST WITH SANTA.
McMenamins St. Johns Pub.
8 a.m. and 10 a.m.
6 – 15. GREAT EXPECTATIONS.
Beaverton Arts & Communications
Magnet Academy (ACMA) Theatre
Company. To benefit “Books for Kids.”
27. LAST THURSDAY.
Alberta Arts District featuring
artists, vendors, musicians.
4 – 10 p.m.
16. BREAKFAST WITH SANTA.
McMenamins Crystal Ballroom.
9 a.m. and 11 a.m.
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21. WINTER SOLSTICE
GUIDED EVENING WALK.
Tryon Creek. 4 – 6 p.m.
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Gifts in a jar.
Layer the ingredients for a recipe in a
pretty jar, decorate and include recipe
instructions on a tag. An Internet search
will yield a multitude of websites with ideas
and recipes (some even have printable
tags). Don’t limit yourself to a jar; gifts in a
bag or single serving recipes for mugs are
available as well. Get started:
www.allfreecrafts.com/giftinajar;
www.budget101.com/frugal/mug-cupmixes-193.
Cheap,
Cheaper, Cheapest
Thoughtful Gifts on a Tight Budget
Whether due to financial difficulties or the desire for a lower credit card bill in January, many
are cutting back on holiday spending this year. Although a smaller budget may be daunting, it
can also lead to more thoughtful gifts. When money is tight, one has to get creative to find or
make just the right present. Here are a few gift ideas for just about any budget.
Cheap:
You are cutting back from what you
spent last year — that is, if you even
know what you spent last year.
For the kids.
Children’s gifts can be difficult because
they often want specific toys. Used toys
can be found at resale and consignment
stores or online at eBay or craigslist.
Most kids won’t care that the toy isn’t
in its original packaging, and you’ll save.
Gift sets.
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You can imitate those gift sets seen in
stores, but make yours personal. The
trick here is not spending too much on
the vessel. If using baskets, look for inexpensive ones at thrift or craft stores.
Get creative! Try a plastic bucket for a
kid’s gift set or a unique serving bowl
from a discount store for a soup gift.
Build sets around themes such as:
SOUP BASKET: packaged dry
soup mix, gourmet crackers, bread mix
and collection of favorite soup recipes.
Another great addition is a “Chicken
Soup for The Soul” book.
MOVIE LOVERS: a gift card to a
movie rental store (or their favorite
DVD), packages of microwave popcorn,
the recipient’s favorite candy and soda.
SPA PACKAGE: bath salts, fancy
soap or bubble bath, bath puff and a
CD of soothing music.
For more great ideas and instructions:
www.homemade-gift-basket-ideas.com.
Cheaper::
You are on a seriously tight budget
this year.
Photo gifts.
If you have young children, relatives often
like nothing more than pictures of the
kiddos. Photo gifts are always appreciated, and one can put a photo on just
about anything. Check out online photo
services such as Snapfish.com or stores
that do photo processing. I make a photo
calendar every year for the grandparents,
chronicling our family’s activities over the
past year. These take time to make but
are relatively inexpensive. Other ideas are
mouse pads, coffee mugs, pen holders —
the list goes on.
Memory quilt.
Hand out quilt squares to family members
and have them write a message with fabric
pens (cheapest).You can also have photos
of family members printed onto squares
to intersperse with the written messages
(cheaper). Sew together and quilt to create a throw or wall hanging. This makes a
memorable gift for grandma or a new baby.
Family recipe book.
Gather family recipes and create a unique
cookbook. Include everything from
Grandma’s special cake recipe to your
5-year-old’s favorite lunch. This can be
done as simply as writing the recipes in
You have no extra money for gifts this year. a nice spiral bound journal (cheapest)
to creating a professional-looking book
on your computer with photos of the
.
The possibilities are endless. Use socks to contributors (cheaper). Note: If you have
a recipe card from a family member who
make Sock Monkeys, old jeans to make a
has passed on, photocopy it for the book,
denim Booty Bag Purse, old ties to make
even if it’s difficult to read. You can always
a Necktie School Bag. Use fabric remprovide a typewritten version below it but
nants or scraps to sew scented trivets,
the preservation of Grandma’s handwritneck warmers and many other small
ing is a beautiful memory. Include notes on
projects. Great ideas at: www.ehow.com/
how_5664288_make-spice-scented-trivet. family history or funny stories associated
with recipes.
html and www.craftbits.com.
Cheapest:
For the seamstress
Homemade play dough.
Big batches can be made for pennies.
Use decorator “paste” food coloring for
bright, unusual colors. Package three or
four colors in plastic resealable bags and
present in a holiday tin along with a few
cookie cutters from the dollar store.
Give services.
If you are a great cook, offer to cook a
gourmet meal for the recipient. If your
talent is photography, offer to take family
pictures and put them on a disc. Or
create homemade coupons for things
like “one free lawn-mowing” or “one
night of babysitting.”
These gifts are only “cheap” in the sense
of money spent. Time and thought, both
valuable commodities, are spent instead,
resulting in gifts that will be remembered
for years to come. After all — it’s the
thought that counts.
Tiffany Doerr Guerzon is a freelance writer and frugal
mother of three children. Read more of her writing at
www.TDGuerzon.com.
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by Tammy Ellingson
Preparing for the Zombie Apocalypse or, How to Survive the
Forest Store
Holiday Shopping Season
First it was Y2K.
Then it was the end of the world predicted by the Mayan
calendar. Now it’s December 2012 and things are getting deadly, or un-deadly, serious as zombies surround us at every turn. As sure as sleigh bells ring, zombies crowd our streets and stores night after
night, and then return again (pun – see?) for the day after. I know there are doubters among you who
pshaw the very existence of such brain-eating creatures, but according to Dictionary.com, a zombie is
“a tall drink made with several kinds of rum…” Wait, that’s not the definition I was looking for, although
I will file that one for later. The World English Dictionary states a zombie is “a person who is or appears
to be lifeless, apathetic, or totally lacking in independent judgment; automaton.” See what becomes of you
when you stand in line before dawn waiting for a door buster? Of course they will eat your brains. Who
wouldn’t get hungry standing in line for hours? Never fear, you can outrun and outwit them, with a little
help from some mostly local merchants this holiday season.
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A Body in Motion Stays in Motion
Just Walk Away
It takes agility, speed and arts of the martial kind to outmaneuver a zombie. Not ready? Well, get ready and
sign up for classes, or buy gift certificates or punch cards
at any of these zombie-avoidance training facilities to
keep you one quick step ahead. Need to run up walls
and shimmy along a building’s edge to find the path of
least zombie resistance? Revolution Parkour
in Beaverton will school you in wall-running and zombiehead-to-rooftop leaping. Is your escape route getting a little rocky? Be a bold boulderer at The
Circuit Bouldering Gym in either northeast
or southwest Portland. When all exits are blocked, it’s
time to turn and face the arch enemy like the bowman/woman you are. Pull back the bowstring and let
your arrow soar straight and true with a little practice
at Archers Afield in Tigard. Still coming closer?
Brandish your saber and keep the corps-a-corps to a
minimum at PDX Fencing in Beaverton. Closer
still? It’s time for little hand and foot action. Don’t
go down without a fight! Learn the art of tae kwon
do, or take a women’s self-defense class, and rise
from the ashes of defeat using the skills learned
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If you’ve had enough of the soulless crowds and need
to get some distance between you and the ‘other’, take
a hike, but be prepared. Know where you’re going with
a little guidance from books like “60 Hikes within
60 Miles: Portland” by Paul Gerald, or for the 55
and over crowd, “The Creaky Knees Guide to
Oregon” by Seabury Blair. No zombie-avoiding scout
worth his or her salt goes out on the trail unprepared, so
be sure to carry a SOL Origin Survival Kit from
REI to get you safely through the night. The kit contains
a signal mirror, fire striker, folding-blade knife, fishing
line, hooks and more, all in a kit the
size of a mint tin that can be carried around your neck. A seasoned
trekker takes along a trusty walking
stick which can be used as a
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When night falls, it is best to lock the
family up inside and keep quiet. Of course, it is
going to take some caffeine to keep watch
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Organic and fair trade coffee
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buy coffee beans from Happy Cup Coffee Company,
coffee “crafted by people with potential” (people with disabilities),
who donate 100% of their profits to organizations that serve the
disabled population. While sipping your coffee, you’re going to
need something to do. It’s times like this when it’s handy to have
a cat around the house so you can make useful (or not) stuff from
“Crafting with Cat Hair,” by Kaori Tsutaya. What if you
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as good as the knot. With hours to kill on a
cold winter’s night, why not learn to tie things
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teach the art of the anchor bend for boating,
the Bimini twist for fishing, or bowline
for rock-climbing. While this is good oldfashioned family bonding time, your sons
and daughters may need a place to privately vent their grievances. “The Dude
Diary 3.0” is a safe place for your son
to write down his innermost thoughts, or
draw his plans for escape from zombieland
holiday break. For the book-loving young
lady in your life who reads to escape the
boredom of being surrounded daily by zombies, I mean family,
get her a copy of “A Girl Discovers Reading Then
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musings of “Book Lust” author Nancy Pearl.
Let’s not forget that the mundane necessities of life must go
on, especially if a member of the family is still in diapers. Sure,
it might be fun to toss used disposable diapers out the window at zombies and watch them go splat like some primordial
game of paint ball, but someone, somewhere down the road is
going to have to deal with the mountain of never decomposing plastic. The mother who wants to cover her own progeny’s
bum would love the gift of Grover’s Diaper Service.
You provide your own cloth diapers, and they will launder
and deliver them back to your door; your diapers never
stray to another’s backyard. Even though Grover’s Diaper Service focuses on the business end of a baby, you can find them
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While you have some dedicated time inside, it might be
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Let’s face it, you can’t play hide
and seek forever without losing
your edge, and neither can your kids.
As a matter of fact, if your kids don’t get
playtime, the edge of a ledge is exactly
where you’ll be. Give them something to
squish, build, stack and drive – or at least pretend to drive. Eco-Trucks, Story
Builders and Adventure Series
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While meant to be used by lively children, it can be used
to distract adolescent zombies on occasion. Keep the promise
of active outdoor play alive with jump ropes, stacking
cups, sand toys, gardening tools and flying discs
from Green Toys, products made in the USA from BPA-free recycled milk jugs. When it’s safe to go outside, your kids will be models of
vigor and sanity, as will you.
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The land is zombie free, at least until the next holiday, so take a little time to scrub off the
grit and grime and make your way back into the light. You didn’t let them get your goat,
which is a good thing considering your skin’s pH is eerily similar to goat’s milk! Suds up
with natural goat’s milk soap from The Oregon Goat Girl, and face
the day invigorated and fresh faced. Check out The Oregon Goat Girl’s Facebook page
to find her handmade products.
Clear out the stagnant energy and make room for new beginnings. Burn a
little sage to get rid of that musty zombie smell, and get tuned up with some
Chakra Activation Sprays, and learn to use a Stone Grid
to manifest goodness in your life. Now that you can breathe a sigh of
relief, take a minute to loosen the knots you so expertly tied with the gift
of a massage for you or a loved one. All you need to infuse your
life with new energy can be found at RoseSprings Center
for the Healing Arts in Hillsboro.
Hug a Tree and Be Zombie Free
It’s a testament to Mother Earth that life renews itself as the
light returns. Honor your mother, or your father, sister, brother or child with the gift of a tree. Plant a little hope and
seed the future with a tree from Friends of Trees,
and attend the annual tree planting near
Portland’s Forest Park. Purchase a tree online at
FriendsofTrees.org/GiftTrees. As you walk confidently
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By Rachel Coussens
Keeping
Faith
How do
religious
leaders
keep faith
when
times get
tough?
Reverend Victoria Etchemendy has been a minister for 30 years and is currently working at the
Unity World Healing Center in West Linn. “At a very early age, I felt like I would love to be a minister,”
she says. Etchemendy grew up in what she calls a troubled family, but she recalls her family doing a lot
with her community church. The church became a safe and comforting place for her.
Etchemendy believes that, as a minister, it is important to
have close family ties to fully understand what others are
experiencing. She believes that since they know she has experienced first-hand what family life is like, it helps people
talk to her about their problems. Family is Etchemendy’s
strength. “For me, no one supports me the way that my family does,” she says.
Her faith has been challenged, especially when tragedy
struck her family. “When I was in my early 30s, my former
husband was diagnosed with brain cancer and died in about
a two-year time period,” she says. “That was a very difficult
period for me. Rediscovering my faith in the midst of grief
was my biggest challenge.”
Etchemendy believes that children shouldn’t be forced into
spirituality, but that parents should gently plant the seeds
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of faith. “When your children are ready to pray, they’ll pray
with you, and you can pray with your children whether they
join you in that prayer or not,” she says. Prayer before a meal
or before children go to bed is an important way to build
faith, according to Etchemendy.
“When you’re having a tough time, let your kids know that
you are praying about it so they see that it’s one of the things
you do when you are challenged,” she says.
Etchemendy believes in leading by example. She doesn’t believe that faith is something you teach children, but that it is
something to be explored with them. She suggests having a
dialogue with your child by asking him what he believes.The
most important part of these conversations, according to
Etchemendry, is not to put the child down when he shares
his thoughts.
Etchemendy doesn’t view faith and religion
as being the same thing. “Religion and your
own personal faith can be very different.
Religion is a doctrine. Religion is what we
as humans have done to try to understand
God,” she says. “Faith is just a genuine knowing and believing and trusting in something
greater than yourself.”
From her studies of world religions, she
believes faith is the same at the core, but
that religion is very different depending on
where one is raised. “If we were raised in a
Muslim country, we would be Muslim. If we
were raised in Israel, we’d be Jewish. If we
were raised in Rome, we would probably be
Catholic,” she says. “So much is circumstantial. Religion is a system that people follow,
and it’s not good and bad, it’s different.”
Etchemendy is quick to point out that
these feelings are not shared by everyone, but are what she believes and points
out that, “a Unity minister is non-denominational and focused on interfaith.
We believe there are many paths to God so
we support people in all the world’s religions.”
Today’s world is full of information being
sponged up by individuals, such as what
pills to take, what clothes to wear, or how
to do this or that. “Everyone is telling you
what to do and I think we’ve forgotten to
go within and realize we have our own inner
wisdom and our own inner intelligence that
can guide us,” Etchemendy says. “We don’t
always need to look outside of ourselves for
our decision-making.”
Bringing Faith
to Iraq
Chaplain (CPT) Jon Knoedler, 38, spent 13
months in Iraq providing religious support
to soldiers. Knoedler was commissioned
into the military in May 2005. The cut-off
age for joining the military as a chaplain was
35 for those, like Knoedler, who didn’t have
prior military experience. He had always
been interested in the military because he
likes personal challenge.
Knoedler says the environment in Iraq was
difficult because of the injuries and deaths.
“When someone you work with for three
years is killed it’s hard,” he says. “We had a
guy who committed suicide. That was hard.”
Knoedler says he had God with him and his
faith wasn’t swayed, but many others had
questions and doubts.
Many asked him where God was in everything that was going on in the war. “You can’t
just give them a Biblical answer because we
don’t know. I wish I could just package up
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ed,” he says.
Knoedler
says this was
the
hardest
challenge to
his faith. He
prayed to fill
in the gaps.
“I think it
strengthened
my faith a lot
because I saw
people
who
didn’t
have
faith in God.
They were relying
on their own understanding and it didn’t
work for them,” he says.
He defines faith by referencing the Bible, “Now faith is being sure
of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.” (Hebrews 11:1) “We can see Him (God) through His creations. To
think that this happened by accident, I have to have more faith
that it happened by accident than to believe that God created it,”
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Knoedler says. “I think that an atheist who doesn’t believe in God has
more faith than I do because they
have to prove that there is no God.”
Knoedler relates keeping faith to
practicing good fitness. “It’s a lot
easier to exercise when you have
someone to do it with,” he says. “It’s
hard to do it by yourself.” To grow
in faith, he works on keeping a daily
relationship with God and suggests
others do the same. “To say I know
God, I may know a lot about Him,
I may know what He’s like, but if I
don’t know what I’m saying then
I’m not going to grow in my relationship,” he says. In order to grow
in the relationship, people must
spend time with the Lord, he says.
He believes in having someone in
your life to challenge and grow in
faith with you. For Knoedler, his
wife is his exercise partner. “My
wife and I, when we struggle, we
talk about it and grow together.
By going through hard times, you
grow stronger.”
Faith in
Community
New York native Rabbi Yitzchok
Feldman resides in Bend where
he serves at the Chabad of Central Oregon. He says the move to
the West Coast has challenged his
faith because Bend doesn’t have the
same resources as a big city, such
as synagogues, kosher foods, and
Jewish schools. Rav. Shevach Lambert, who teaches Jewish Kabbalah
at Chabad of Central Oregon, believes that Jewish communities are
becoming too spread out, much
like our attention spans. “Especially
in Judaism, our community has
become fragmented; we are more
spread out. There is less common
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ground,” he says. Lambert is overwhelmed
by too much information and distraction.
“It is very hard now to stay focused,” he
says. “I think it would be helpful if a person
could once or twice a day find time for quiet mediation, just to let go of distractions
and connect with what really matters.”
Lambert believes in teaching children faith
by example. “Too often school is seen as a
substitute for family involvement,” he says.
He believes setting a good example is the
best thing parents can do to teach faith to
their children. “It doesn’t give kids motivation to do what they learn in school if they
don’t see their parents practicing it.”
Both men of faith are quick to point out
they do not see Judaism as a religion. Feldman defines the difference between faith
and religion. Faith, he says, is the belief in
G-d,* while religion is the system and practices of serving G-d. “Having faith lies at the
cornerstone of Judaism.Yet we do not view
Judaism as a religion,” he says. “It is a way of
life that instructs us how to conduct ourselves no matter when we sleep, eat, go to
prayers, work or recreate. We are constantly reinforcing our relationship with G-d in
a physical world.”
He believes that part of having
faith is being fortunate and aware
that nothing happens by coincidence. “Look around you and be
thankful of how fortunate you really are,” he says. “Do you have a
roof that covers your house, food to
feed your family, talents and skills to
create another source of income if necessary, and children that are healthy and give
us so much joy?” He says that overcoming
challenges creates better individuals and
an improved society. “And if we are challenged, it is only because we are up to the
task to tackle it.”
Issues that are hurting families such as
health care, foreclosures, and recession
weigh us down, but Feldman believes we
can change our outlook. “Everyone faces
struggles. The key is how these situations
are treated,” he says. “Does one allow himself to become totally overwhelmed to the
point of ‘being stuck’ and unable to see the
light at the end of the tunnel? Or does one
realize that it is only a challenge? Every lifechanging occurrence could be a door of opportunity.”
Practicing Faith in
Today’s World
Father David Gutmann is the pastor of Holy
Trinity Catholic Parish Community in Beaverton. He finds his biggest battle with faith
is scheduling time for it. Gutmann makes
sure he puts his commitment to personal
prayer into his schedule. “I make a holy
hour first thing in the mornings – an hour
of prayer – that’s my anchor for the whole
day so I do that very faithfully,” he says. “I
learned a long time ago that it’s essential if
I’m going to do this well.”
Gutmann graduated from Portland State
University with a degree in music and
played for five seasons in the Oregon Symphony. The pivotal moment in his faith came
when his sister invited him to attend a Foursquare Church youth event. “I’d been going
without fully understanding what it was
about,” he says. “All of a sudden I understood what this was all about, why I went
to Mass every week, why I was praying and
what the Bible was about.” Gutmann ending
up changing his vocation and enrolled in five
years of seminary study. “I had a lot of questions, but the advantages of seminary are
that you have all the resources to deal with
the questions, theologically and intellectually, as well as heart-wise and prayer-wise,”
he says.
“Doubts are normal, but what we do with
them is going to determine how strong
our faith is,” he says. Gutmann says the best
thing to do with doubts is to talk them out
with friends as opposed to keeping them a
secret.
He also suggests not quitting on the very
things that help build faith. “I hear so often of people who quit coming to church
or quit reading their Bible or quit praying
because they have doubts,” he says. “I think,
‘No, no, no that’s just the opposite.’ It’s the
very time when you need to be praying,
*The spelling here of the word God is according to Jewish form and custom
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you need to be
going to church,
and you need to
be reading your
Bible.”
NEWMARK
THEATRE
A reason behind
a weakened faith
is the lack of instant gratification
associated
with
faith. “I think we are
just really distracted.
It’s been called an age of distraction,” he says. “It’s just easy to put
faith stuff on back burners. It’s much easier to flip on a TV
show or start texting someone or something that’s instant.”
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He believes that faith isn’t stuck on one religion. “I do think
it’s harmful for people to start bouncing around from religion to religion when they have doubts or questions,” he
says. “I think when we get into that trap of thinking, ‘Well
it looks more stimulating here so I’m going to go here for
awhile.’ And then you get bored there [just as] with everything else – with cars … with schools. It’s just so easy [to]
keep looking for greener grass somewhere else.”
E B R AT I N
Gutmann is quick to point out that faith is not as concrete
as we’d like it to be. “We say faith is a relationship with Jesus
and I believe that wholeheartedly, but it’s different than our
other relationships.” He says that it takes a different mindset
to enter the relationship. “It seems that it is harder for us as
a society and as a culture to use symbols and rituals without
just finding it empty,” Gutmann says. He encourages people
not to get wrapped up in the externals of relationships.
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There are times when faith does reach gratification. “For a
lot of people it’s when we are up against the greatest questions of life. I think that’s when our faith becomes especially urgent,” he says. These life questions spark from tragic
deaths or unexpected illnesses when the person knows that
these coincidences are not coincidence. “I think those are
times when faith is gratifying,” Gutmann says.
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older kids, like serving food at a homeless shelter or
soup kitchen, or sorting food at a food bank. Head
to www.HandsOnPortland.org or www.VolunteerMatch.org for listings based on specific criteria (age,
location, etc.).
Sponsor a child in another country.
Your
kids will love receiving pictures and letters from
their new friend and writing him or her back while
learning about another country.
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in lieu of a lemonade stand and donate the proceeds
to an animal shelter, then volunteer some time there
feeding, brushing and loving on the pets.
6 Clear out the house and donate goods
to charity. It’s always easier for my family to give
our things away when we know someone else really
needs our coats, clothing, toys and books.
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If you
can’t handle the time or money commitment right
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the housebound during the week of Thanksgiving or
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Take a needy family a full meal.
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or doing some home repairs they may not be able
to afford or don’t have the ability to do themselves.
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During the Holidays
The holidays are a perfect time
to reflect on all that
we have and to show how grateful we are by helping others. Even if
you personally don’t have much, it’s great to teach your kids that there
are always ways in which your family can help others. I am always
amazed by how many opportunities exist to teach our children how
to give to others. Below are some ideas for ways kids can give back
during the holiday season in your community … and worldwide.
8 Take your kids shopping for a military care
package and explain how many service men and
women won’t be with their families this holiday
season. People in the military enjoy receiving crossword puzzles, snacks, cards, small-sized toiletries
and more. Check out www.military.com/spouse/
content/military-life/military-resources/how-tosupport-our-troops.html to find many organizations
that help members of the military and their spouses.
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take some homemade cards. Call ahead to see what
they could accept in the way of a snack or gift.
out the word via e-mail or Facebook that
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you’re having a food drive. Let people know they can
drop things off at your house and you will take all of
it to a local food bank on a certain day. Even if you
have nothing to give yourself, the fact that your family coordinated the effort is a big help. Have the kids
help accept and pack up items in boxes and go with
you to take the donations.
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AFTER MUCH ANTICIPATION,
I had the honor of fulfilling my
long-awaited shopping trip extravaganza at Saks Fifth Avenue
Off 5th with Tracy Pendergast,
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Last summer, Tracy and Style for
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we underwent the first phase
of the process, called a “closet
audit.” Basically, with your personal stylist’s help, you eliminate
all those clothes that no longer
fit, flatter or inform your figure. I
cleaned out about two-thirds of
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The next step is for your stylist
to take you shopping and help
you pick out clothes that are
more appropriate for your current image, size, shape and style.
It’s humbling to realize that we
are no longer who we thought
we were when it comes to our
clothes. We dress according to
who we once were, even though
decades may have passed, both
chronologically and in the style
department. I admit, I have
shopped at Forever 21 for a long
time, and bought clothes that
looked or fit as if they belonged
on a 25-year-old, not a 45-yearold. Tracy spent time with me
talking about my style preferences and gauging the bridge between what I gravitate towards
and how that could be translated
into a more updated, modern
version of me now.
Since Style for Hire already had
a relationship with Saks, our local
Saks Fifth Avenue Off 5th graciously extended the invitation
for us (myself and my Empowering Self & Style partner in crime,
mostly mommyhood blogger,
Krista Swan) to check out their
store, and offered us a generous allowance for a shopping
trip. Krista had a stylist too, Susan
Bristow Ford, and together, our
two stylists, Susan and Tracy, went
ahead of us and pulled a bunch
of clothes, shoes and accessories they felt best represented
the new versions of us. This was
incredibly time saving and handy,
plus the pieces Tracy and Susan
pulled for us were fantastic.
First, Style for Hire selected
clothes that Krista and I would
most likely never pick for ourselves. Which is the point: to get
us out of our own box. I was
surprised by how spot-on Tracy
nailed the fit with the clothes she
selected. It really is the form-fitting cut, suited for each individual
body, that’s an often-overlooked
key to styling success. The jeans,
coats, dresses and tops all had
the right cut and fit to best flatter my figure.
The second aspect of having
clothes chosen for you that you
might never pick for yourself is
that you CAN develop a new
style that‘s still within the context
of what you like. Patterns, colors,
textures and tone can still represent the person you know yourself to be; just with a twist, maybe. As I tried on the outfits, I liked
the new looks. They were fresh.
Unexpected. A more grown-up
version of me, perhaps.
Another awesome element of
this shopping adventure was
how relatively affordable Saks
Fifth Avenue Off 5th was. At
times, I have been accustomed
to shopping places like Forever
21 or H&M. It’s not that I never
shop at places like Macy’s, Nordstrom or other upscale retailers,
but I have been conditioned to
look for “the deal.” Yet, the brief
length of time these “deal” items
last is probably evidence of their
poor quality. Not to mention that
they often don’t fit right.
At 45 (middle age), I’m reconciled
with the fact that it’s probably
time to bring some quality staple items to my closet — boots,
dresses, suits and jackets, if only a
few, to best flatter me and last a
good long time. With shoes, the
quality issue was apparent. I have
shopped at Payless and Target for
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… and keep
off the pounds
before the
New Year
At Saks, they have some highquality labels, at discounted
prices. Beautiful labels, such as
Tahari, DKNY, Ellen Tracy and
So now I have some great new
clothes. I’m totally excited. The
exterior goes along with the
interior, though, and like most
women I know, there is my
eternal quest to lose the everenduring 20 extra pounds, make
time to practice little self-care
habits such as drinking water
and taking vitamins and treating
Calvin Klein. A dress that originally cost $300 or so could be
purchased for $49, $59 or $89.
myself every now again to a few
special, quality items to bolster
my appearance confidence.
The concept of spending a bit
more may take time to accept.
There are quite a few things
you can shop wisely for and
still save money. There is a balance though, in that a woman’s
closet needs to have a few
go-to, high-quality, enduring,
form-flattering items that can
be mixed and matched and
that above all, you feel good
in! Making this kind of investment in yourself is such a good
feeling. It’s worth it, if nothing
else, to visit Saks Fifth Avenue
Off 5th at Bridgeport Village
and see what I’m talking about.
Compare quality, price, options.
They have amazing sales, too,
which made our shopping allowance go even further.
We are very thankful to Style
for Hire for their time, KOINTV for being such a loyal partner to Portland Family and Saks
Fifth Avenue Off 5th for sharing their ultimate retail closet
for us girls to play in. We look
forward to sharing over time all
we’ve learned about style, quality, fit, fashion and flattery with
you! Visit www.styleforhire.com
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THE HOLIDAYS can be some of the most joyful
and happy times during the year — but they can also
be accompanied by overeating, stress and a decrease
in overall exercise levels. In 2009, a study by the
National Institutes of Health discovered that, on average, Americans gain one pound over the two months
that make up the holiday season.
AVOID OVEREATING
• Drink plenty of water: The hours leading up to a
foodie event can prove critical, which is why holiday
festivities should be preceded by a hearty breakfast
and plenty of water. Oftentimes, the urge to eat can
come from being dehydrated, not from legitimate
hunger pangs like previously thought.
• Don’t cut the wrong calories: The idea of cutting
calories early in the day, only to binge later on, not
only takes a toll on your stomach, but also wreaks
havoc on your metabolism.
• Mingle without munching: Part of portion control
can also be determined by your positioning at a
party. Stay away from the drink, food and appetizer
trays. The harder it is to maneuver your way to the
food, the more likely you are to think twice about
going back for a second serving of pumpkin pie or
devilled eggs.
STAY MOTIVATED TO EXERCISE DURING
COLD WINTER MONTHS
• Climb the stairs: The stairs can burn up to seven
times more calories than riding the elevator.
• Get Outside: Don’t let a little rain or snow stand
in the way.
• Learn a new winter sport: Try skiing, ice skating,
snowboarding, cross-country skiing—or even snowshoeing, which is proven
to burn more calories
per hour than skiing
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Portland Favorite
Holiday Pastimes
Another Dazzling Season of Surprises
The Oregon Zoo’s ZooLights
For many families,
the Oregon Zoo’s ZooLights provides
an instant, twinkling immersion into
the wonders of the season. The zoo’s
winter showcase is ideal for people
with small kids, older kids and no kids.
Walking the grounds, enjoying the animals, listening to live music and smiling
at more than 600 light displays — it’s
no surprise that ZooLights is Oregon’s
most popular paid attraction.
Beginning November 21 and running
through December 31, the Oregon Zoo,
located at 4001 SW Canyon Road in
Portland, hopes to break the 200,000person attendance record it set last year.
Its optimism lies in the fact that
ZooLights refuses to rest on its laurels,
working every year since it began in
1988 to engineer and introduce new
ways to delight its visitors. From giant,
fluctuating murals and glowing tunnels of lights, to animated animals, the
event’s designers are always brainstorming dazzling displays.
“Our artists really get into it, and we
start planning for the new displays in
January, right after the event,” said
Russell Guinn, the Oregon Zoo’s event
technical coordinator. “For example, our
illuminated carousel took three years to
design and build, and the dragon, which
has 14,000 lights, took two years.”
Guinn pointed out that no detail is too
small. “If you look closely at our dragon,
you’ll notice that the light diodes in the
rings of smoke fade slightly the further
they get from its snout.”
This season’s new installation is the Sea
Lion Diorama, which evokes the image
of waves washing on the beach across an
entire wall of 17,000 lights. Plus, each
year, ZooLights adds a special hide-andseek feature: Anyone who can locate the
six ladybugs hidden throughout the zoo
can enter to win a gift certificate at the
Zoo Store.
Then there are the enduring favorites:
illuminated jumping frogs, a green and
yellow anaconda twisted around an
overhead limb, the swooping penguins,
a triceratops peeking from the brush,
bowing giraffes and, my favorite, a
three-dimensional crocodile.
The zoo even transforms its concert
lawn into an African river scene with
12,000 lights. The glittering canvas includes a parade of Asian elephants, 3-D
hippos and assorted birds and animals.
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It takes a team of about 20 volunteers and
staff members to install the 600 light displays, and another 70 volunteers and staff
members to host
the event each
evening.
This year’s event
will be missing
one of its most
treasured volunteers, Nancy
Parr, who passed
away this past
summer. Nancy
was a zoo volunteer for more
than 20 years,
helping with
zoo programs
from Head Start
and concerts, to
buying all the elephant ears for Packy the
elephant’s birthday every year. She never
wanted to call attention to her involvement, but it’s worth noting that she generously donated the gorgeous Snowfall Tree
along ZooLight’s main walkway.
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Also, the zoo hasn’t forgotten the
importance of conserving energy: 80
percent of the 1,365,000 lights used are
LEDs, or light-emitting diodes, which
consume far less electricity than standard
holiday lights.
A word about the train.
One of the more popular ZooLights attractions is the light-covered train, which
has a separate
charge and starts
operating around
5:15 p.m. It tours
light displays that
can only be viewed
by rail. But the
lines are long — as
long as an hour
or more — and
stay that way. “I
recommend that
people take a
walking tour of the
displays and then
wait in line for
the train,” Guinn
said. “We will have
performers on stilts and twirling glowing
hula hoops to try and keep folks in line
entertained.”
Visitors can skip the train and purchase
an admission ticket to walk ZooLights.
People who change their mind can buy
a train ticket at the booth next to the
train station.
Celebrate the Magic
George Balanchine’s
The Nutcracker
The Oregon Ballet Theatre’s
phenomenal holiday ballet treat, “George
Balanchine’s The Nutcracker,” is an enduring Portland tradition that brings the
whole family together. “The Nutcracker”
opens on Saturday, December 8, and
runs for 14 performances through
Saturday December 23, 2012, at the
Keller Auditorium.
“One of the first things you notice about
a Nutcracker audience is the number of
extended families that attend: grandparents, uncles, nieces and nephews,” said
Trisha Mead, Oregon Ballet Theatre’s
marketing and communications director.
“It’s definitely an exciting performance
with plenty of action to captivate both
boys and girls.”
The Oregon Ballet Theatre also features
surprise performers each year. In addition
to 26 professional dancers, “The Nutcracker” likes to add spice to the show with
guest appearances from local luminaries.
Principle Dancers Haiyan Wu and Yang Zu as the Sugar Plum Fairy as Her Cavalier (L), and Kelsie Nobriga (R) in
Oregon Ballet Theatre’s 2011 production of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker. Photos by Blaine Truitt Covert.
“We’ve had members of the Portland
more than 100 community school kids,
Timbers, the Trailblazers, honored school- ages 4–16, train, rehearse and perform as
teachers, politicians and others,” Mead said. members of the cast.
Does this mean that the local celebrities
perform ballet? Mead said they generally
appear onstage during the first act’s party
scene and dance a waltz.
“When Futty Danso, from the Portland
Timbers, came out to perform, there was
a huge cheer from the crowd,” she said.
“What also was special is that he later came
back and took a ballet class from us. We
love soccer players — they understand
fancy footwork.”
For larger groups, Oregon Ballet Theatre
often can place a member onstage for a
portion of the performance.
What’s a holiday without inviting the kids?
Furthering Oregon Ballet’s efforts to connect The Nutcracker with young audiences,
Do they just stand or jump around? “No,
these local boys and girls perform the ballet as conceived by Balanchine,” Mead said.
Making up two-thirds of the cast, local
youngsters get to show their chops during the ballet’s big fight between the toy
soldiers and the mouse army.
Some of the ballet’s most memorable moments include the emergence of Mother
Ginger, a 20-foot-high character with a
dress that covers up the Marzipan children.
“Mother Ginger has been a role for men
in drag since the beginning of ‘The
Nutcracker,’ and local performer Poison
Waters has been a guest artist in that role,”
Mead recalled.
Another breathtaking moment takes place
during the second half of the ballet, when
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Daytime visitors are welcome to come during the day, spend time viewing
the animals, and then stay for ZooLights when the lights start to come on at
4 p.m. But there is no re-entry to the zoo after 4 p.m.
F
OOD OPTIONS
While some food options are available nightly, some are weather dependent.
At least one indoor restaurant will be open. The Cascade Grill, Grill-toGo, Black Rhino, BearWalk Café and AfriCafé are open most nights, and
carts will be selling popcorn, elephant ears, and that ZooLights must: hot
chocolate.
P
ARKING
Be forewarned: the zoo parking lot fills up early on weekends. Shuttle buses
run from overflow parking lots. Just follow signs on Highway 26 to access
the lots. The zoo encourages visitors to use MAX light rail. MAX riders get
$1.50 off admission (with proof of ridership).
The Oregon Zoo’s steam train during ZooLIghts. © Oregon Zoo photo by Michael Durham.
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the dancing snowflakes mixed
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But the toughest part for a dancer
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While touted as a family favorite,
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“The Mouse King” was never supposed to be for children. It was a
dark, violent story about the duality of existence, written by Ernst
Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann, who
was born in Prussia in 1776.
According to Claire Willett, a
writer for the Oregon Ballet
Theatre, Hoffman was a lowincome bureaucrat who longed
to be a successful artist. He is
credited with inspiring the minds
of thinkers as brilliant as Freud
and Jung, and writers as influential as Poe and Hawthorne. He
often wrote about characters with
a hidden identity or a secret face.
“In the story, the Nutcracker is a
prince who is turned into an ugly
wooden toy,” wrote Willett. “Marie’s uncle Drosselmeyer is both
a clever toymaker and a sinister
magical force. Ugly is beautiful.
Beautiful is ugly. People you think
you can trust will turn around and
betray you. Attractive appearances
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Alexandre Dumas, a French novelist who wrote “The Three Musketeers,” turned Hoffman’s work
into a much softer short story,
and it is this version from which
Balanchine’s ballet is drawn.
Balanchine (1904–1983) studied
at the Imperial Ballet School in
St. Petersburg (Maryinsky) from
1913–1921, where he danced the
role of the Nutcracker Prince in
the Petipa/Ivanov “Nutcracker.”
Balanchine founded New York
City Ballet in 1948, and debuted
his own version of “The Nutcracker” at City Center on February
2, 1954. It has been an enduring,
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A captivating and fun
The eventful, two-hour cruise on the
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Portland’s riverfront, and putter along
the Willamette River in a safe, welcoming and warm environment.
The childlike theme of the cruise resurrects the famous radio show, “The Cinnamon Bear,” which began life in 1937 as
a holiday program written by Granville
and Elizabeth Heisch. The 26-chapter
radio series was rebroadcast between
Thanksgiving and Christmas for decades.
The story itself follows the adventures
of the Barton Twins on their magical,
imaginary search for the silver star to
top their Christmas tree. On the way,
they encounter Paddy O’Cinnamon,
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Jimmy to the magical world of Maybeland to find their star. Also featured on
their journey are some wild and wonderful characters, including the Crazy
Quilt Dragon, Captain Taffy and the
Candy Buccaneers, Wintergreen Witch,
Jack Frost and even Santa Claus.
“There are activities throughout the
boat that are associated with this classic tale,” explained Kristen Baxter,
Portland Spirit spokesperson. “Some of
the highlights include getting a picture
taken with Cinnamon Bear, enjoying a
traditional Cinnamon Bear cookie, and
settling in for story time with Queen
Melissa. We also have Presto the Magician doing a magic show, and kids can
visit Captain Taffy’s wheelhouse and get
some treasure.”
The Portland Spirit is transformed
into Maybeland, where the story takes
place. There is colorful holiday decor
throughout, including the Cinnamon
Bear and Queen Melissa’s throne.
The Portland Spirit is a 150-foot yacht
with three public decks, two of which
are enclosed and climate controlled.
That allows kids and adults to enjoy
the cruise without getting wet or chilly
from Northwest winter weather. The
boat departs from Salmon Springs dock
in Tom McCall Waterfront Park, and
cruises south to about the Milwaukie
area, then comes back for a full loop
along downtown Portland’s waterfront
before returning to the dock.
Photos courtesy of Portland Spirit.
holiday activity for wriggling toddlers
and grade school youngsters is Portland
Spirit’s Cinnamon Bear Cruise. Starting
on December 2, this special treat runs
Saturdays and Sundays in December,
during the week of Christmas Eve, and
two days after Christmas Day.
Portland’s Cinnamon Bear Cruise
Admission includes one picture with
the Cinnamon Bear for each child, and a
light snack buffet.
CINNAMON BEAR
CRUISE SCHEDULE
Saturdays and Sundays, Dec. 2, 8, 9, 15 and 16:
10 a.m. – Noon, and 2 – 4 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 17 – Friday, Dec. 21:
Noon – 2 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 22 and Sunday, Dec. 23
Special Evening Cruise: 6 – 8 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 24:
10 a.m. – Noon, and 2 – 4 p.m.
Wednesday and Thursday, December 26 and 27:
Noon – 2 p.m.
TICKET PRICES
$30 adults
$22 children ages 1-12
Free for kids under age 1
For more information, go to
www.cinnamonbearcruises.com
Deston Nokes is
a travel and business writer living
in Portland, Ore.
destonnokes.com
PORTLAND JAPANESE GARDEN
DECEMBER 7—24
Shop for the holidays in the tranquil
environment of the Gardenʼs Pavilion
Gallery. Included with admission.
japanesegarden.com • (503) 223-1321
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