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The New Year brings new eateries to
the Beaumont-Wilshire neighborhood
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After almost a half-year shuttered, the
Alameda Café’s Northeast 47th Avenue
corner entrance opened on November 5,
offering a dinner menu. Owners Matthew
Firosz and Rosie McGown added weekend
brunch on December 6 and are “easing
into breakfast and lunch” in January.
McGown, originally from California, first
met Firosz when she became a regular at
Firosz’ other eatery, NEPO42 (Northeast
Killingsworth Street and 42nd Avenue) and
then went to work for him. Firosz, from
the Midwest with experience in hotels and
restaurants right out of college, wanted
the Alameda Café spot a decade ago, “I
like the size and feel of managing an east
coast, narrow restaurant space.” When the
location became available last summer, he
jumped at the opportunity.
Managing both NEPO42 and the
Alameda Café would not be a problem
for him, he said. The Alameda Café
will employ a crew of eight including
executive chef Cameron Addy (formerly of
Belly) and sous chef Tony Redman.
Both partners indicated they appreciate
customer feedback. Diners will find new
tables and chairs, a bench seat separating
the bar from the main dining area and a
couple of new seats at the bar. In all, 50
seats will be added, including seven at the
bar, and as summer approaches, outdoor
seating to accommodate another 15. On
freshly painted walls hang pictures that
hung in the Alameda Café a decade ago, on
loan from a previous owner.
“We’re looking forward to becoming a
part of the neighborhood,” McGown said.
“Customers will find this a new place, and
we hope they make it their neighborhood
spot.” Details can be found at www.
thealamedacafe.com.
Fire+Stone Restaurant
will employ two dozen
Once a convenience store, the retail
establishment at the corner of Northeast
Alameda and Fremont streets was expected
to enter 2015 as a bustling, full service
Fire+Stone Restaurant, offering a full menu
from early morning to mid-evening seven
days a week. Owner-contractor Jeff Smally
beamed as he showed off the light-colored
woodwork of the new booths and wall seats
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that would accommodate tables on the
dining room floor. Prominent in the kitchen
area was a large, igloo-shaped stone oven
that Smally said would be heated with wood
and all the wood pushed to the side, leaving
room to bake pizzas and other foods.
Smally set out on his adventure last
summer, appearing before a general meeting
of the Beaumont-Wilshire Neighborhood
Association to explain his concept of a
new eatery on Fremont. Smally answered
neighbors’ questions satisfactorily and
moved ahead with help from property owner
Mike Gemmet, who Smally said was an “old
friend, in fact, Mike’s the main reason this
is happening.” Gesturing to the new HVAC
system, the finely hewn woodwork and work
continuing around him, Smally characterized
Gemmet as “patient, generous, and any other
positive adjective you can think of.”
Of special interest to the neighbors:
the original Padrow Pharmacy window.
Smally said a project is underway in the
neighborhood to raise the $1,500 he would
need to restore the piece of history located
on the west wall at the north side of the
building. Smally said he would also be
contacting the Coca Cola Corporation to
see if they would assist with the restoration.
Plans are to restore the window from the
inside and scrape the outside clean.
At press time, Smally was aiming for
an opening before the end of December
with an employment meeting scheduled
with applicants in mid-December. “Food
service workers are in high demand and
low supply,” he said. “We’re hoping to hire
on a full crew that should eventually be at
about 30 with managers.”
Smally said Fire+Stone would be open
seven days a week. Business hours are
Mon.-Wed. 7 a.m.-9 p.m., Thurs.-Fri.
7 a.m.-10 p.m., Sat. 8 a.m.-10 p.m., Sun.
8 a.m.-9 p.m.
Batter, Griddle & Drinkery
to open in BeaumontWilshire’s newest building
Owner Dan Cogan took a break from
overseeing the installation of the kitchen
Batter, Griddle
& Drinkery owner
Dan Cogan has
posted his menu
on the front door
of his 1,790square-foot
restaurant, the
first retail to open
beneath the
Beaumont Village
Apartments. The
new food outlet
will seat 55 in the
dining room and
ten at the bar and
employ 30.
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The Alameda Café
owners Matthew
Firosz and Rosie
McGown, backed
up by executive
chef Cameron
Addy and sous
chef Tony Redman,
will begin offering
a full menu seven
days a week in
January. Photos
in the main dining
room are on loan
from a previous
Café owner.
(Phill Colombo)
hood and fire suppression equipment for
his 55-seat dining room and ten-seat bar.
Cogan is used to managing, having guided
the Northeast Glisan Street and 82nd
Avenue Burgerville Restaurant for 20 years
– Burgerville’s first Oregon outlet.
Cogan had been looking for a spot to
start his own place for quite a while. The
location between Northeast 44th and 45th
avenues was the sixth he had seen. “What
more could I ask for? Central location, nice
neighborhoods in a brand new building,” he
said. “I’d always wanted to open a pancake
restaurant modeled on those places people
go after seeing a play or sporting event.”
Oregon born and raised, Cogan says his
newest venture is a living out of his dream
of owning his own place. He envisions
Batter, Griddle & Drinkery to be more like
two restaurants: “the day-side place where
people will come for breakfast and lunch,
and then the evening place where people
will come to socialize for dinner and
before or after another event.”
At press time, Cogan was unsure
about an exact opening date. He asked
that potential customers watch www.
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in mid-December. Decrying a recordbreaking number of home demolitions,
36 neighborhood associations backed the
resolution and asked the City Council to
stem the loss of affordable, unique, well-built
housing and, when development happens
to encourage new construction that better
benefits everyone. Not all neighborhood
associations meet every month, but of the
ones that do meet frequently, 36 approved
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Items get a new life at Repair Café
By James Bash
For the Hollywood Star News
“Peter is a miracle worker,” said Ellen
Karas with confidence. She had just opened
a box that contained a pizelle cookie maker.
“He’ll get this pizelle-maker to work again.
I bought it second hand a couple of years
ago, but it has never worked. It’s supposed
to make these delicious Italian cookies that
look like thin waffles.”
Karas had brought her Italian
cookie-iron to be fixed gratis by Peter
Laughingwolf, a soft-spoken wiry
retired fellow, who wielded one of his
screwdrivers to take a closer look.
“It might be the thermostat,” said
Laughingwolf. “We’ll see.”
“After he gets it working,” Karas said,
“I’ll make some pizelles and bring
some to him.”
Their exchange was one of many
that occurred during an event called
the Repair Café, which took place on
Saturday, Dec. 13 at the Hollywood Senior
Center, 1820 N.E. 40th Ave. All sorts of
items were undergoing a rejuvenation
of sorts: a space heater, jewelry, pants,
jackets, skirts, lamps, a coffee grinder,
vacuum cleaners and food processors.
Even a nutcracker was undergoing special
surgery at the toy hospital station to get
his crown reattached. They were all being
repaired for free by volunteers who love to
make things function and work again.
“We want to keep things from ending up
in the landfill,” explained event organizer
Cindy Correll, “so we have organized
these events, called Repair Cafés, to make
that happen. The process is pretty simple.
When people arrive, they fill out a waiver
that says that we’ll try to fix it, but we can’t
make any guarantee. Then they sign up at
the registration desk and we assign them
a number so the folks are served in order.
Then they go to the appropriate station to
get their items fixed.”
Repair Cafés are organized by a group
Emi Joyce adjusts Alicia Polacok’s necklace at a Repair Café held at the Hollywood Senior Center. (Noah Heller)
called Repair PDX. They are an all-volunteer,
grassroots organization that has been
sponsoring Repair Cafés throughout the
Portland metro area for the past 18 months.
“We’ve discovered that many folks have
an emotional connection to their stuff,”
added Correll. “They don’t want to throw
things away, but they don’t know how to
fix them. The skill of repairing is not going
away. We’ve got a lot of volunteers who
love to tinker and people who have been
sewing forever. Now through our Repair
Cafes, they have a venue for their skills.”
The idea came from Amsterdam in The
Netherlands. That’s where Portlander,
Lauren Gross, attended a repair event.
She returned home all abuzz and talked
it up with members of the Reuse Alliance
and other like-minded folks. It wasn t long
before they did their first Repair Café.
“Usually we have a dozen volunteer
repair people at each event,” noted Gross.
“Volunteers bring all of the tools that they
will need. They will also teach you, if you
want to learn how to repair something. It
can become like a bonding experience.”
During busy periods, you may have
to wait a little while before your item
can be fixed. The Repair Cafes offer
cookies, pastries, tea, and coffee – also
gratis. Before you know it you’ll hear a
bell ring. That signals that an item was
successfully repaired.
One elderly couple got their kitchen
knives sharpened by Paul Heurich. “I used
to work in high tech,” said Heurich, “but
I’m glad to be retired from that. I love to
sharpen knives, and I meet all sorts of
people doing this.”
Jewelry repair was done by Emi Joyce,
who learned that skill in her native
country of Japan. She shortened a
necklace for Alicia Polacok, who works
with the City of Portland in the Bureau of
Planning and Sustainability. “The Repair
Café is such a great way for people to
think differently about how they manage
the stuff in their lives,” remarked Polacok.
“It’s wonderful to reuse things again
rather than throw them away.”
The next Repair Cafe will take place at
Rosa Parks Elementary on Jan. 24 from 10
a.m. to 2 p.m., followed by one at David
Douglas High School on Feb. 21 from
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information,
contact [email protected] or take a
look at repairpdx.org.
While examining a lamp that didn’t
work, one of the volunteers, Bob Riehl,
commented, “It’s fun to fix things, but
it can be a challenge. Sometimes, you
need a little luck.”
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Northeast neighbors advance slow food culture
By Janet Goetze
For the Hollywood Star News
A group in Portland is part of a worldwide movement that wants food to be
good, clean and fair for all. It also wants
to preserve local food cultures and the
agricultural environment. Called Slow
Food Portland, the volunteer, membersupported group is a chapter of Slow
Food International, started in Italy by a
man alarmed by an American fast-food
chain’s plan to open an outlet near Rome’s
Spanish Steps. The man, Carlo Petrini,
gathered protestors near the site. Instead
of picket signs, they carried bowls of
penne and declared, “We don’t want fast
food; we want slow food.”
Three years later, in 1989, the Slow Food
movement was formed, and Petrini’s cofounder, Folco Portinari, drafted the Slow
Food Manifesto, which was signed by
delegates from 15 countries at a gathering
in Paris, France. The manifesto says, in
part: “Let us rediscover the flavors and
savors of regional cooking and banish the
degrading effects of Fast Food.”
The Portland group chairman, Ellen
Lodine, a Northeast resident, said, “We are
going back to something that is fresher,
healthier and fairer.”
Food policy and an examination of
how food is grown and harvested are
areas of interest for many of the 250 local
members, said Cheryl Brock, another
Northeast resident and the Oregon
regional governor for the organization.
The group has planned a workshop,
“Farm and Food Policy 101,” from
7 to 8:30 p.m. Feb. 4 at Kennedy
Jane Pellicciotto, standing, a member of Slow Food Portland, invites friends to bring a dish from their gardens, the farmers
market or other in-season food for her annual harvest potluck. Slow Food encourages eating locally and protecting
agriculture. (Jane Pellicciotto)
School, 5736 N.E. 33rd Ave. Additional
information is available at the website:
slowfoodportland.com.
The workshop is intended to provide
information about Oregon agricultural
issues as the state Legislature begins
its session, Brock said. Ways in which
individuals can help influence legislation
also will be outlined, she said.
Jane Pellicciotto, another Northeast
resident who has been a farmer’s market
volunteer, said she has been intrigued
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organization, she said, “can help connect
dots for people, to raise awareness about
the many facets of the food world — from
farm labor to biodiversity of edible plants,
from accessibility to pleasure.”
Pleasure is part of the message of Slow
Food, including the process of cooking,
eating and sharing meals with others. The
Portland chapter has an annual January
potluck of favorite dishes. The members
also meet periodically at regional farms to
see how food goes from plants to plates.
Slow Food Portland also has cooperated
with Friends of Family Farmers, a
supporter of socially responsible farming,
to sponsor films, workshops and other
informational sessions, said Brock.
Sometimes farm trips offer information
about individual owners’ special interests.
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Delaware chickens to help maintain an
unusual species, Lodine said.
Slow Food members also gain
information as they dine at regional
restaurants where the chefs develop
menus based on ingredients from local
farms. “The chefs I talk to feel fortunate to
be in Oregon because so many things are
accessible to them,” Lodine said.
In addition to visiting farms and sharing
meals, Slow Food members may learn
preparations and preservation of foods.
Pellicciotto held a workshop a few months
ago on pasta making. Another workshop
featured salmon canning.
In addition to local activities, Portland
members may attend special events in other
cities. Denver, for instance, had a “Slow
Meat” program last year. Last fall, eight
Portland members joined two from Corvallis
and one from Eugene to attend the biannual
Slow Food International gathering, called
Terra Madre, in Torino, Italy.
Brock has traveled to the event twice
in recent years, and Pellicciotto was a
delegate in 2014. People from all over the
world created a United Nations of food
and food producers, Pellicciotto said. One
day, she sat across from a Guatemalan
exhibitor selling cardamom. Neither
spoke the other’s language. “So we drew
pictures on napkins,” she said.
With the gathering was Ark of Taste,
which is Slow Food’s program to identify
and catalogue the world’s food and food
products to preserve biodiversity and
cultural traditions, Pellicciotto said.
The products identified included herbs,
honey, dried fish, beans, gourds, fruits,
nuts and rices, she said.
The array of food was vast, Pellicciotto
said, “There is nothing we don’t have
access to in this delicious and diverse
bubble in which we live.”
Because of the Pacific Northwest
region’s varied and high-quality foods,
Brock said, “We need to really work to
protect Oregon farmers.”
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Young mountaineer gains high Mazama honor
Quentin Carter, 19, a Grant High School graduate and an engineering student at
Oregon State University, has climbed the sixteen major Northwest peaks and earned a
prestigious award from the Mazamas.
The Portland-based Mazamas, a mountaineering education organization, presented
Carter with the 16 Northwest Peaks Award. He is believed to be the youngest Mazama
member to receive the award since the organization’s inception in 1894. He is the 477th
to earn the recognition out of thousands of members.
He was honored at the close of Portland Alpine Fest late last year. Two other Mazamas,
Karl Helser and Amy Mendenhall, were unable to attend the gathering to receive their
16 Peaks recognition.
According to his family, Carter joined the Mazamas at the age of 4 after reaching the
summit of Old Snowy Mountain. Membership depends on reaching the summit of a
mountain with a glacier. He was 8 years old when he reached the summits of Mount
Adams, Mount Hood and Mount St. Helens, earning the Guardian Peaks award. At age
14, he climbed six additional mountains and received the Oregon Cascades award.
His father, Matthew Carter, has been a climb leader over the years and introduced his
son to mountain climbing. However, Mazama rules say a parent can’t lead a climb with
his own youngster who is under age 14. For that reason, Quentin Carter told a reporter
for the Oregon State Barometer newspaper, he climbed with Dick Miller, who has since
retired from scaling peaks.
“He really showed me how it was done then,” Carter said. He still has a small red axe
that Miller made for him when he was young.
Bill McLoughlin, chair of the Mazama climbing committee, also took Carter on climbs
when he was 12 and 13. McLoughlin told the Barometer that Carter’s age was never an
issue on climbs and he was impressed with Carter’s endurance and patience.
Grant Park neighbor raises funds for cancer research
Hilary Evert, a Grant Park neighborhood resident, has been raising money for cancer
research since her mother-in-law was diagnosed with the disease about eight years ago.
After her mother-in-law died in 2013, Evert continued to run marathons each year
to raise funds for The Leukemia and Lymphona Society. Now she has started raising
funds for the Knight Cancer Challenge to support research at Oregon Health & Science
University (OHSU). If OHSU raises $500 million by February 2016, Nike’s Phil Knight
will match it, providing $1 billion for research. Evert has created a website where
supporters can contribute dollars: www.firstgiving.com/fundraiser/hilaryevert/
nikewomensmarathon.
“One way I am hoping to raise more money is by creating a Super Team for Portland’s
super-duper Shamrock Run,” Evert said. The event is scheduled for Mar. 15, 2015.
Anyone who joins her team No. 1110 by the Jan. 31 deadline will get $4 off the online
registration fee, and $5 off registration for a half-marathon course, she said. The run
includes 5K (3.1 miles), 8K, 15K and the half-marathon of 13.1 miles. If the team grows
to 75 or more members, Evert said $5 from each adult registration will go to the OHSU
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A group of friends gather to play a card game called Pitch in the
lounge of the Rose City Park golf clubhouse. The clubhouse serves
as a comfortable neighborhood gathering spot. (Judy Nelson)
History
Established two years after the Lewis and
Clark Exposition commemorated 100 years
of their exploration in the Oregon Territory,
the Rose City Park (RCP) neighborhood
was platted in 1907. The neighborhood is
bounded by Northeast 47th Avenue on the
west, Northeast 65th on the east, Northeast
Fremont Street on the north and I-84 on
the south. When it was founded, Rose City
Park neighborhood was purely residential,
and developers were threatened with strict
penalties for establishing shops, saloons,
hotels, livery stables, factories or any
businesses within its boundaries, according
to Rod Paulson (Community Press).
During the past several decades, many
RCP neighborhood historic buildings
have survived remodeling and renovation.
Rose City Park Golf Course
In 1922, A.H. Jay Gould and others
formed the Rose City Golf Association
when the city of Portland closed the
Rose City Speedway. Gould received
permission from the city park bureau
to burn the tall grass on the infield and
carved out a nine-hole course. Using
tin cans for cups, the course opened to
the public in 1923. The RCP golf course
was the second municipal golf course
in Portland, following East Moreland.
The RCP golf course was known then as
“a place where the average public golfer
could experience the country club life,”
said Hank Childs, general manager of RCP
golf clubhouse since 1994.
In 1927, Portland architect Herbert A.
Angell designed the English cottage-style
clubhouse, but construction was delayed
by the Depression, and supporters
couldn’t raise funds needed to build it.
The goal was always to be self-supporting
and not tax citizens for the public course,
according to Childs. The clubhouse
was ultimately built in 1932 at a cost of
$20,250. Bernardine Grabel, who lived in
the second floor attic of the clubhouse,
was the first concessionaire. During the
1930s, President Franklin Roosevelt’s
Works Progress Administration (WPA)
allocated funds to remodel some of the
restoring a huge brick fireplace that’s
boarded up and hidden from view on the
main level. For more information, visit
rosecitygc.com or call (503) 253-4744.
German American Society
BY KATHY EATON
[email protected]
first nine holes, but not the clubhouse
building.
In 2012, the U.S. Department of the
Interior designated the RCP clubhouse
on the National Register of Historic
Places. Childs and a board of advisors are
now proposing to preserve the interior
of the clubhouse. Upstairs, in an area
not open to the public, original fir floors
and solid beamed ceilings are covered
with insulation. Childs is excited about
In 2011, Wolfgang Werner, then
president of the German American
Society, 5626 N.E. Alameda St., was
actively involved in acquiring the former
Masonic Lodge building. The Society
preserved the 1912 cornerstone, but faced
major challenges in preserving a structure
with additions built in 1933 and 1955 that
had not been well cared for, according to
Werner. His goal was to ensure that the
renovations were compatible with the
neighborhood’s architectural styles. Large
windows were added to the south side
annex facing Sandy Boulevard, which is
today used as an event hall. With original
woodwork restored, the lobby is now
warm and inviting to members and guests.
Members of the Society, which was
founded in 1871 as a benevolent society to
Karla Werner and her father Wolfgang, past president of the German American Society, are proud of an extensive renovation to
the former Masonic Lodge located at the intersection of Northeast Alameda, 57th Avenue and Sandy Boulevard. (Kathy Eaton)
assist fellow Germans, originally planned
to build and operate a German hospital.
Later, when plans fell through to open a
German orphanage, they repurposed the
building as a retirement facility, which
operated for 91 years until closing in 2003.
Today, five affiliate clubs, including the
German Ladies Relief and the Liedertafel
Harmonie Portland Choir are part of the
German American Society, which Werner
described as a non-profit, socially-driven
German cultural club. On Saturdays,
German language classes are offered in
the building’s renovated second floor,
now accessible by an elevator. The facility
is available for rental, and weddings
are popular in this venue. For more
information, visit germanamerican.org or
call (503) 775-1585.
Southeast Asian Vicariate
Our Lady of LaVang Church, part of
the Southeast Asian Vicariate established
to assist Vietnamese, Laotian, and
Cambodian refugees, is located next
door to the German American Society.
Cooperating as good neighbors, the two
organizations share their respective
parking lots. A block west of Our Lady
of LaVang church sits St. Rose of Lima
Church, 2727 N.E. 54th Ave., a distinctive
Spanish-style building. The Holy Child
Sisters staffed the adjacent St. Rose
School from 1913 to 1986 and built Holy
Child Convent and Academy (a high
school for girls) diagonally across the
street from St. Rose Church. In 1986, a
growing Vietnamese and Southeast Asian
Catholic refugee population, which had
conducted worship and ministry at St.
Rose from 1976 until 1986, moved into the
former Holy Child Academy and became
a separate parish: the S.E. Asian Vicariate
(Our Lady of LaVang Church). Today, the
three-story former convent is used by 800
Vietnamese students who attend religious
classes there on weekends.
Part of the Archdiocese of Portland
since 1975, Our Lady of LaVang is the only
Vietnamese Catholic church in Oregon,
located at 5404 N.E. Alameda Dr. Rev.
Bartholomew Pham Huu Dat has served
as pastor for six years, having moved to
Portland from New Orleans. Serving more
than 5,000 congregants, three parochial
pastors serve Vietnamese parishioners
in Tigard (St. Anthony), Beaverton (Holy
Trinity) and Salem (St. Joseph). Weekdays,
Mass is said in a small chapel with colorful
glass windows, located next to Our Lady of
LaVang Church. For more information, visit
gxlavangoregon.com or call (503) 249-5892.
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In 1913, Rev. Dr. William Youngson
founded the Rose City Park (RCP) United
Methodist Church, 5830 N.E. Alameda
St. They held services in an outside tent
until the building cornerstone was laid
in 1925, according to Kay Pettygrove,
church secretary and historian. Pettygrove
is descended from Portland co-founder
Francis Pettygrove and has attended the
Church for fourteen years. “At one time,
this was the only Protestant church east of
the Willamette River,” said Pettygrove. At
its height, there were 2,500 parishioners;
today’s congregation numbers about 350,
according to Pettygrove.
RCP United Methodist Church has one
of the largest collections of Povey art glass
windows in Portland. The original list
included 26 windows, but it’s believed
that 29 were eventually installed. During
subsequent remodeling, six were removed
and stored. A window depicting Moses is
part of a trilogy of Biblical leaders that was
removed in 1951 when the education wing
was attached to the main sanctuary.
“Moses is in the church’s north tower,”
said Pettygrove. “We’ve got to get him out
of the wilderness,” she said. Three of the
windows are in the Holman music room,
but the largest Povey window is in the
sanctuary. The Honor Rose Window, which
Rev. Youngson dedicated to three women
in his immediate family named Honor,
depicts a twelve-foot figure of Christ in
the top section. The bottom portion of the
window shows Jesus as a twelve-year-old
boy teaching in the temple.
The Povey art glass windows are painted
and are not stained glass, according to
Pettygrove. Povey Brothers Studio was
based in Portland and active from 1888
to 1928. Their church windows were
designed in classical style with images
painted on glass inspired by religious
works of art from the Italian Renaissance.
Several of the art glass windows in RCP
United Methodist Church reflect the
Poveys’ signature designs using roses,
lilies, grape clusters and birds. The
windows vary in size and some are tucked
in nooks and crannies of the sanctuary.
Pettygrove’s favorite window is Sic Te Amo
(thus do I love thee), a smaller window
depicting an angel child with outstretched
arms, located in the foyer of the main
entrance to the church.
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parish chairman,
Francis Pham, left,
and Pastor Rev.
Bartholomew Pham
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Our Lady of LaVang
church, the only
Vietnamese Catholic
church in Oregon.
(Judy Nelson)
With its service-oriented mission, RCP
United Methodist Church is open to
everyone, according to Pettygrove. For
more information, visit rcpumc.org or call
(503) 281-1229.
RCP Neighborhood Association
Today, increased density resulting from
redevelopment along Northeast Sandy
Boulevard is a top issue facing RCP’s
neighborhood association chair, Tamara
DeRidder. Elected chair in June 2014,
DeRidder’s lived in RCP since 1986 and
is principal owner of TDR & Associates, a
land-use planning, policy, and facilitation
firm. When she’s not working, DeRidder
paddles with the Golden Dragons, a
women’s rowing team, and sings in
the choir at St. Michaels and All Angel
Episcopal Church.
DeRidder predicts that the
development on Southeast Division
and Belmont streets will soon move
to Sandy Boulevard. Many long-term
RCP neighborhood residents want to
preserve the 45-foot height. However the
city is proposing changing the current
Rose City Park residents Sue MacMillan, left, and her husband Tim Browning enjoy eating their meal at the bar of Cabezon
restaurant. The glass light fixtures above the bar remind MacMillan of Northwest artist Dale Chihuly’s glassworks. (Judy Nelson)
commercial zone to a mixed-use zone
to achieve greater density and allow
buildings to have eight stories.
DeRidder also serves on Portland
Providence Medical Center’s (PPMC)
campus and parking committees,
representing Rose City Park Neighborhood
Association’s interests relative to traffic
and parking impacts. She expressed
concerns about pedestrian safety on
narrow sidewalks near the Northeast 60th
Avenue MAX station at Halsey St., the
southern boundary of RCP neighborhood.
In December, the RCPNA notified the
Portland City Council of strong support to
resolve issues related to demolition, major
remodeling, and infill development, advising
them that there’s a diversity of perspectives
on how to handle these issues. Their letter
is posted to the rcpna.org website. The next
RCPNA general membership meeting is
scheduled for Jan. 27, 2015 at the German
American Society, 5626 N.E. Alameda St.
International cuisine
Rose City Park residents enjoy a
smorgasbord of neighborhood dining
choices, whether it’s German, Hawaiian,
Vietnamese, or Spanish, to tempt
everyone’s palate. Der Rheinlander
restaurant and Gustav’s Bier Stube, 5035
N.E. Sandy Blvd., is a popular venue for
authentic German food and beer. Ohana
Hawaiian Cafe, 6320 N.E. Sandy Blvd., lists
kahlua pig and charbroiled salmon on
the menu. Pho An Sandy, 6236 N.E. Sandy
Blvd., offers Vietnamese beef noodle soup
(pho) that’s rated among the best bowl
restaurant in town. Clyde’s Prime Rib
restaurant and bar, 5474 N.E. Sandy Blvd.,
is an old-school steakhouse that features
live jazz, blues and R&B music. Since
2009, Cabezon, 5200 N.E. Sacramento St.,
has featured locally sourced seafood as
well as beef and pork from local farms.
The name Cabezon has two meanings: it’s
a Pacific coastal predatory scorpion fish,
and in Spanish, the word means stubborn
and bullheaded.
RCP neighborhood resident Sue
MacMillan said recently, “We go there
because it’s warm, inviting and the food is
amazing. You’re not a stranger any more
when you dine at Cabezon.”
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Thursday, January 22
Broken Down Guitars
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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.
Start 2015 with walk for peace
producer, and Bill Hawkins, author of “The Legacy of the
Olmsted Brothers in Portland, Oregon.” Free. First come,
first-seated. Information: (503) 988-5391. Hollywood
library, 4040 N.E. Tillamook St.
Jan. 1. Noon to 3 p.m. A labyrinth walk for peace offers
a peaceful way to begin the New Year. Two labyrinths
available for meditative walking. Suggested $10 donation
to pay for musical accompaniment. (503) 287-0418.
Grace Memorial Episcopal Church, 1535 N.E. 17th Ave.
Writer to read from memoir
Jan. 8. 7 p.m. Gary Ferguson will read from his memoir,
“The Carry Home,” which records his grief over the loss of
his wife during a canoeing accident and the healing power
of the natural world. Free. www.broadwaybooks.net or
(503) 284-1726. Broadway Books, 1714 N.E. Broadway.
Farmers market sets hours
Jan. 3 and 17. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Shop for produce, meat,
fish and other food products at the Hollywood Farmer’s
Market on first and third Saturdays of each winter month.
www.hollywoodfarmersmarket.org. Northeast 44th Avenue
and Hancock Street.
Play explores Chicano identity
Jan. 8-17. Thursday to Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Sunday
at 2 p.m. “Searching for Aztlan” is a biting, satirical play
exploring what it means to be Chicano in contemporary
society. Written and directed by Lakin Valdez. Jan. 11
at 3:30 p.m. join the director and Chicano leaders
in a conversation about their work and search for the
legendary Aztlan. Tickets start at $24, with discounts for
students, seniors, veterans and groups of 15 or more.
Tickets and information: www.milagro.org or (503) 2367253. Milagro Theatre, 525 S.E. Stark St.
Guardino to show varied art
Jan. 3. 6-9 p.m. Reception for artists Mary Tapogna with
mosaic sculptures and installations; Samyak Yamauchi’s
playful primitives; Jeff Hess’s photographs showing yogis
from many perspectives; Sharon Agnor’s casts in glass
and steel. Free viewing. Exhibits continue to Jan. 27.
(503) 281-9048. Guardino Gallery, 2939 N.E. Alberta St.
Photos to explore nature, man
Jan. 5 to 31. Artists’ reception 2-4 p.m. Jan. 11.
“Exploring Nature and Man,” an exhibit highlighting the
art of photography. Featured works are by Bruce Lee
plus Jack McNally, Michael Seeker, Samara Howell, Phil
Sedgewick. Hours: 7 a.m. to 1 a.m. Mon.-Thurs.; 7 a.m.
to 10 p.m. Friday; 7:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sat.; noon to 1
a.m. Sun. Free. www.cu-portland.edu/academics/library/
library-events. George R. White Library and Learning Center,
Concordia University, 2800 N.E. Liberty St.
Film recalls civil rights history
Jan. 8. 7:30 p.m. Advance screening of “Selma,” which
chronicles the tumultuous three-month period in 1965 when
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., led a campaign for equal voting
rights, including the march from Selma to Montgomery, Ala.,
and President Lyndon Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act
of 1965. Hosted by “Movies in Black & White.” Post-screening
discussion with host Jason Lamb; David Walker, writer of the
Shaft comic books, and film critic Shawn Levy. Tickets: General
$8; senior, student $6. www.hollywoodtheatre.org. Hollywood
Theatre, 4122 N.E. Sandy Blvd.
Aid offered for health insurance
Jan. 5: 6-7:30 p.m. ; Jan. 8: 1:30-3:30 p.m.; Jan. 12:
6-7:30 p.m.; Jan. 15: 1:30-3:30 p.m. Assistance and
information for health insurance and enrollment, which
continues to Feb. 15. Interpreters are available upon
request. In partnership with Multnomah County Health
Department. Free. Registration required: (503) 9885394. North Portland library, 512 N. Killingsworth St.
Seniors to view ‘Jersey Boys’
Legal help offered seniors
Jeff Hess’
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photograph on
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Guardino Gallery.
(Guardino Gallery)
Jan. 6 and 20. 9:30 a.m. to noon. The Senior Law Project
Legal Clinic offers no-cost assistance with volunteer
attorneys for residents of Multnomah County who are 60 or
older. Call Michelle Wilson for a 30-minute appointment:
(503) 288-8303. North Portland Senior Services at
Charles Jordan Community Center, 9009 N. Foss St.
Test to prevent lead exposure
Jan. 6. 6-7:30 p.m. Learn how to prevent lead exposure
in the home, especially if children or pregnant women live
in housing older than 1978. Qualified participants receive
a free kit of safety and testing supplies. Free. Registration
required: www.communityenergyproject.org or (503) 2846827. Community Energy Project, 422 N.E. Alberta St.
Eat taco, support Alberta
Jan. 6. 6-10 p.m. Stella Taco will host January’s “Eat for
Alberta Street,” a monthly fund-raising event benefiting Alberta
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Main Street, a non-profit organization run by volunteers. The
restaurant will donate 15 percent of the evening’s proceeds to
the organization. Stella Taco, 2940 N.E. Alberta St.
Writer reveals rural life lessons
Jan. 6. 7 p.m. Barbara Drake, an Oregon Book Award
finalist, will read from her new memoir, “Morning Light,”
including rural life lessons learned while living in Yamhill
County. Free. www.broadwaybooks.net. (503) 284-1726.
Broadway Books, 1714 N.E. Broadway.
Computer tutor sets hours
Jan. 8, 15, 29. 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Computer tutor
John Lucas offers a 45-minute, one-on-one session to
understand your electronic device. Free. Appointment
required: (503) 288-8303. Hollywood Senior Center,
1820 N.E. 40th Ave.
Library plans Olmsted film
Jan. 8. 6-7:30 p.m. A film, “Frederick Law Olmsted:
Designing America,” a biography of the man who
made public parks an essential part of American life.
A discussion follows with Laurence Cotton, consulting
Jan. 9. 1 p.m. “Jersey Boys” film tells the story of The
Four Seasons’ rise from humble Jersey beginnings to
musical success. Directed by Clint Eastwood. Free but $1
donation appreciated. Pre-movie pizza and salad served
at 11:30 a.m. for $2. Information: (503) 288-8303.
Hollywood Senior Center, 1820 N.E. 40th Ave.
Kids to create arcade games
Jan. 10. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Kids may join Tinker Camp to
create their own arcade games using cardboard, recycled
materials, LED lights and electronic components. Free.
Information: (503) 988-5394. North Portland library, 512
N. Killingsworth St.
Class set for screenwriters
Jan. 11. 3-4 p.m. Monty Mickelson will teach introduction
to Screenwriting, including elements of story, character
and scene structure, and how scripts differ from prose.
Free. Registration required in library or (503) 988-5234.
Kenton library, 8226 N. Denver Ave.
Film chronicles ‘Jersey Boys’
Jan. 12. 9:30 a.m. View “Jersey Boys,” a film chronicling the
rise of The Four Seasons from humble Jersey beginnings
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second-floor Great Hall. 5:30 p.m. A healing and
wholeness service, with music in the Taize tradition, in
the sanctuary. www.westprespdx.org. (503) 287-1289.
Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1624 N.E. Hancock St.
between sadness, depression and grief. Learn how to
help make dark days a little brighter. Free. Registration
required: (503) 288-8303. Hollywood Senior Center,
1820 N.E. 40th Ave.
Jan. 12. 6-7 p.m. A slide-illustrated program, “The Magic
West on Film,” provides an overview of Western film from
about the 1903 beginnings to the present. Free. First
come, first seated. (503) 988-5370. Kenton library,
8226 N. Denver Ave.
Two authors to read at Concordia
Teens to make Anime superhero
Jan. 21. noon. Reading and book signing with authors Harold
Johnson and Clem Starck. Free. www.cu-portland.edu/
academics/library/library-events. George R. White Library and
Learning Center, Concordia University, 2800 N.E. Liberty St.
Learn about dementia, care
Tips to fight financial fraud
Jan. 13. 10 a.m. Professionals and people diagnosed
with Alzheimer’s disease discuss “The Basics of
Alzheimer’s and Dementia,” which affects people in
varying ways. Understanding what is happening helps
those living with diagnosed people interact effectively and
provide quality care. Free. Registration required: (503)
288-8303. Hollywood Senior Center, 1820 N.E. 40th Ave.
Jan. 22. 2-3:30 p.m. Because financial fraud affects one
in five people over age 60, three agencies are presenting
information on how to safeguard personal information,
spot a potential fraud, stop a scammer and report a
concern. The state Department of Justice, Multnomah
County Fraud and Abuse team, and Elders in Action will
present information. Free. Information: (503) 988-5394.
North Portland library, 512 N. Killingsworth St.
Jan. 27. 5-7 p.m. Teens can draw their own Japanese
anime superhero characters in an introductory class. They
may submit original artwork to the Summer Reading teen
cover contest to see which masterpiece is selected as
the front cover for the Summer Reading teen gameboard.
Free. First come, first served. Information: (503) 9885370. Kenton library, 8226 N. Denver Ave.
to pop fame. Directed by Clint Eastwood. Free. Register at
(971) 285-6939. North Portland Senior Services at the
Charles Jordan Community Center, 9009 N. Foss St.
Program to view Western films
‘Pressure Cooker’ film slated
Jan. 13. 6-7:45 p.m. The Jefferson High School Multicultural
Film Festival and North Portland library feature “Pressure
Cooker,” followed by a discussion. Free. Information: (503)
988-5394. North Portland library, 512 N. Killingsworth St.
NE Village sets meeting
Jan. 14. 7-8:30 p.m. A general meeting of NE Village
PDX, which has the goal of enabling members to age
in place, in their own homes, as long as they can.
Information: www.nevillagepdx.org. Rose City Park United
Methodist Church, 5830 N.E. Alameda.
Evening set with guitar duo
Jan. 14. 8 p.m. Doors at 7 p.m. An evening with guitar
duo Nels Cline and Julian Lage playing jazz-influenced
compositions and improvisations. 21 and older. Tickets
$16-$18. www.ticketfly.com. Mississippi Studios, 3939
N. Mississippi Ave.
Poets to honor William Stafford
Jan. 15. 7-9 p.m. Celebrate the 100th birthday of William
Stafford, former Oregon poet laureate and National Book
Award winner who died in 1993. Joanna Rose will be host
for readings by poets Turiya Autry, Mark Pomroy and Harold
Johnson. More Stafford birthday readings: stafford100.org.
Information: [email protected] or (503) 2841726. Broadway Books, 1714 N.E. Broadway.
Dog to join children’s story time
Jan. 17. 10 a.m. A special guest, Nero the Police Dog,
will appear at the children’s story time. Free. Information:
www.cu-portland.edu/academics/library/library-events.
George R. White Library and Learning Center, Concordia
University, 2800 N.E. Liberty St.
Stories, yoga set for families
Jan. 17. 10:30-11:30 a.m. Storytelling, music, rhymes
and imagination will be used in a family yoga-inspired
program. Free. First come, first served. Information: 503988-5362. Albina library, 3605 N.E. 15th Ave.
Library plans GED assistance
Hollywood plans quarterly meeting
Jan. 22. 7-8:30 p.m. The Hollywood Neighborhood
Association, which includes residents working to maintain
and enhance the livability of the neighborhood, will have
its quarterly general meeting. Hollywood Senior Center,
1820 N.E. 40th Ave.
Center slates romantic comedy
Jan. 27. 6:30-7:30 p.m. Learn how to establish
retirement goals and strategies for a sustainable income
in retirement. Registration required: (503) 988-5234 or
in the library. Albina library, 3605 N.E. 15th Ave.
Kafoury, demolitions on agenda
Jan. 27. 7 p.m. Rose City Park Neighborhood Association
will hear Multnomah County Chair Deborah Kafoury, get
an update on city demolition proposals and hear about
the Neighborhood Emergency Teams, www.rcpna.org .
German American Society, 5626 N.E. Alameda.
English gardens on agenda
Jan. 23. 1 p.m. The film, “Magic in the Moonlight,” is a romantic
comedy about an Englishman asked to help unmask a
possible swindle. Personal and professional complications
ensue. Stars Colin Firth, Emma Stone and Marcia Gay
Harden. Free but $1 donation appreciated. (503) 288-8303.
Hollywood Senior Center, 1820 N.E. 40th Ave.
Jan. 27. 7 p.m. Tom Barreto will present “A Tour of the
English Countryside: The Gardens of the Cotswolds” for
the Metropolitan Garden Club of Portland. Information:
gardenclubpdx.org or [email protected]. German
American Society, 5626 N.E. Alameda.
Storyteller to relate ‘Essex’ fate
Jan. 29. 6-9 p.m. Grand reopening of Alberta Street
Gallery, formerly Six Days Gallery, celebrating 10 years on
Alberta. Al Flory’s photographs will be highlighted through
January. Information: (503) 280-6329, sixdaysart@yahoo.
com. Hours: noon to 8 p.m. Tues. to Sat.; noon to 6 p.m.
Sunday. Alberta Street Gallery, 2724 N.E. Alberta St.
Jan. 23-24. 8 p.m. The experiences of men on a ship,
rammed by a sperm whale in the South Pacific, inspired
Herman Melville to write “Moby Dick.” The tale is retold
in “Survival at Sea: The Essex” by Lawrence Howard of
the Portland Story Theater. Tickets $15 in advance, $18
at door. www.portlandstorytheater.com Doors open at 7
p.m. at Alberta Abbey, 126 N.E. Alberta St.
Film recalls DIY music scene
Jan. 23. 9:30 p.m. A film, “It’s Gonna Blow: San Diego
Music Underground 1986-1996,” is a documentary
about the do-it-yourself music scene with kids from
the sticks who found themselves mainstream. The
band Physics will reconvene to play a live set after the
screening. Director Bill Perrine will attend for a Q&A. www.
sdmusicdoc.com. Tickets $10 in advance. Hollywood
Theatre, 4122 N.E. Sandy Blvd.
Madison High sets book sale
Jan. 24. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Jan. 25. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Madison High School’s used book sale with food, crafts
and live music. Proceeds help purchase materials for the
school library. Donated books, CDs, DVDs may be left
at the school library. Sales prices $1 to $5. Cafeteria at
Madison High School, 2735 N.E. 82nd Ave.
Jan. 17. 3-5 p.m. A plan of action for GED success
includes learning about the GED Testing Service website,
reviewing computer skills required to pass the test, free
practice tests and self-study materials. Class participants
need an e-mail account and a Multnomah County Library
card. Free. Registration required: (503) 988-5234 or in
the library. Kenton library, 8226 N. Denver Ave.
Make folk instrument in class
Labyrinth, healing service slated
Jan. 27 10 a.m. “Conversations on Aging: Staying
Engaged in Life” offers information on the difference
Jan. 17. 4-5:45 p.m. A candlelight labyrinth in the
Learn to set retirement goals
Jan. 24. 3-5 p.m. Make a folk instrument from common
household items with musician Newel Briggs. Learn the
history of the instrument and its musical family members
from around the world. Free. Information: (503) 9885370. Kenton library, 8226 N. Denver Ave.
Seniors to find light in dark days
Art gallery gains new name
‘Knights’ reveal festivals of yore
Jan. 31. 2-3 p.m. Knights of Veritas present a family
program about the passage of seasons in the Middle
Ages, the traditions and festivals in winter months and
what changing seasons meant for common people. Free.
First come, first seated. Information: (503) 988-5386.
Gregory Heights library, 7921 N.E. Sandy Blvd.
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Learn Japanese book binding
Jan. 31. 2-5 p.m. Learn how to bind books with
Japanese stab binding, which makes decorative patterns
on the spines of books. Free. Registration required: (503)
988-5234 or in the library. Hollywood library, 4040 N.E.
Tillamook St.
Women to sing songs of world
Jan. 31. 7:30 p.m. and Feb. 1, 4:30 p.m. ViVoce, Portland
Revels’ a cappella women’s group, will sing serious and silly
songs from Croatia, Turkey, Newfoundland, England, Ireland,
Scotland and North America. Tickets: http://portlandrevels.
org/calendar/vivoce-singers/ or at the door: $15 general,
$12 senior and students, free under 12. St. Michael’s and
All Angels Episcopal Church, 1704 N.E. 43rd Ave
Upcoming:
Travelers to learn Italian
Feb. 5 to March 5. 10-11:30 a.m. Basic Italian for travel,
taught by native speaker Alba Orsi. Text is Rick Steve’s
Italian phrase book and dictionary. $40 for five sessions.
Registration required: (503) 288-8303. Hollywood
Senior Center, 1820 N.E. 40th Ave.
Concordia to host Ursula LeGuin
Feb. 7. 3-4 p.m. Reading and book signing with Portland
author Ursula LeGuin, winner of the 2014 National Book
Award for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters.
Free. Information: www.cu-portland.edu/academics/
library/library-events . George R. White Library and Learning
Center, Concordia University, 2800 N.E. Liberty St.
Kindergarten invites parents
Feb. 19. 9-10 a.m. or 6:30-7:30 p.m. An open house for
parents to meet the principal and assistant principal and
learn about the kindergarten program at Beverly Cleary
Hollyrood campus. Registration packets will be available
to return by March 19. Hollyrood campus, 3580 N.E.
Hollyrood Court, off Knott Street.
Auction to benefit Grant programs
Feb. 20. 6 p.m. Grant High School Boosters’ annual
auction, including music and buffet. Funds help support
Grant’s extracurricular activities. www.pps.k12.or.us/
schools/grant/1832.htm. Event at The Exchange
Building, 123 N.E. Third Ave. — Janet Goetze
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The Portland Parks & Recreation Bureau
is seeking lifeguards, swim instructors and
water fitness instructors to fill more than
700 positions expected to open by summer.
Training programs are required for
lifeguards and swim instructors. Information
about programs and training is available
at www.portlandoregon.gov/parks/51172.
The aquatics division offers flexible
hours, opportunity for advancement and
competitive wages, ranging from $9.75 to
$13.25 per hour, according to a bureau news
release. The division has six indoor and
seven outdoor pools throughout the city.
More information is available from Portland
Parks & Recreation Aquatics at (503) 823-5130.
Two artists to be selected
to work with film students
Two artists in residence, using multimedia art as a major component of their
projects, will be selected to work with Open
Meadow Middle School students in 2015.
The artists will work in the Hollywood
Theatre Studio’s state-of-the-art media lab
in after-school programs with students
in sixth through eighth grade. The studio
is operated by the Hollywood Theatre
Education Programs. The students produce
personal stories incorporating animation,
audio narratives, photography and writing.
The artists who will work with them may
produce their own work through the
studio, which they may show in a public
art installation they organize in the wider
community. Applications for the spring
artist residency, Feb. 2 to June 5, will be due
at 5 p.m. Jan. 10. Applications for the fall
residency, Aug. 24 to Dec. 18, will be due at
5 p.m. July 31. Information is available from
Taylor Neitzke, taylor@hollywoodtheatre.
org, the Hollywood Theatre education
manager.
Open Meadow Middle School is a
private alternative school operating in
cooperation with Portland area school
districts. It currently has 60 students,
many of them from disadvantaged
backgrounds. The school offers academic
and social support. Arts education is
an important part of the curriculum to
encourage creativity, self-expression and
interest in learning among the students.
The not-for-profit Hollywood Theatre
has education programs to offer media
arts training to more than 2,000 young
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Trinity Lutheran to continue
services in its neighborhood
Trinity Lutheran Church, 5520 N.E.
Killingsworth St., is continuing a variety
of services for its neighbors, including a
food pantry and English classes. At the
same time, it is preparing to celebrate the
congregation’s 125th year in 2015.
The church has received a $10,000
grant from Trust Management Services, a
Waldport-based foundation, to continue a
food pantry for low-income families. The
pantry, at the edge of the church parking
lot, is open from 4 to 5 p.m. Wednesdays,
Thursdays and Fridays for families whose
income falls below the federal poverty
level. The foundation has provided
biennial grants to Trinity since 2002. In
2013, the church distributed more than 34
tons of food to families.
The congregation also offers free Englishas-a-second language classes from 7 to 8:30
p.m., Thursdays, from Sept. through May.
Bible story classes are available for school
age children while parents are studying
English. Childcare is available for younger
children. In addition, worship services
in Spanish take place at 5 p.m. Sundays
at Trinity. During the growing season,
neighbors may use garden plots on church
property. Information about the services
is available from Angelica Ek Juarez, (503)
288-1055.
During November, Trinity church and
school held a celebration to mark the
half-way point of fund-raising to remodel
its building dating from the 1950s. The
congregation expects to mark its 125th
year later this year.
Cascade African
Film Festival to bring
film makers to Portland
The 25th annual Cascade Festival of
African Films, held every February in honor
of Black History Month, will open Feb. 6 at
the Hollywood Theatre, 4122 N.E. Sandy
Blvd. The rest of the free films will be shown
at Moriarty Hall at the Cascade Campus
of Portland Community College, 705 N.
Killingsworth St., said Lisa Leonard, a
festival executive committee member. The
festival is the longest running African film
festival in the United States, Leonard said.
“For this anniversary year,” she said, “we
will show an unprecedented number of
feature and documentary films and will
bring a record number of film directors from
Africa to present and discuss their films.”
The matinees on Sat., Feb. 28, called
Family Fest at 11 a.m. and Student Fest
at 2 p.m., are highlights of the festival for
many film-goers, Leonard said. The festival
website will outline a schedule at www.
africanfilmfestival.org. – Janet Goetze
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The housing market doesn’t hibernate in the winter. The winter
season, officially starting December 21, often brings in more
focused and active sellers and buyers.
Sellers tend to net more than their asking price during the
months of December, January and February. Historically,
listings during these winter months result in higher
percentages of above-asking-price sales than listings during
any months other than March, April and May.
Why?
The winter market is less competitive for sellers because
many more wait until the spring to list their homes.
The smaller inventory of active listings help sellers’ homes get
more attention from buyers. Also, various large corporations
transfer employees or hire new ones early in the year, creating
opportunities for winter sellers from very motivated purchasers.
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I get the question “What’s the rate today?” almost
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isn’t a “rate.” Every day, there are a wide range of rates
available. It’s possible for someone with good credit
to secure a note rate as low as 2.25% (APR 3.53%) on
a 3/1 adjustable rate mortgage and as high as 5.125%
(APR 5.125%) on a 30 year fixed rate mortgage.*
But even if you narrow things down to a particular loan program, there are still a wide array of rates
available. To understand this variability, you need to
understand the intimate relationship between interest rates and closing costs. The rate you pay varies directly as a result of the costs you pay for your loan. The
more you pay in closing costs, specifically a cost called
“discount points,” the lower your rate and vice versa.
And, there is one more layer of complexity. Dis-
count points themselves vary based on a number of
transaction-related factors. The length of the loan, your
credit scores, the percent of the value of the property
you are borrowing, whether you intend to occupy the
property or not, the type of property you are buying—
these things and more impact the cost of the loan. And
the cost of the loan, in turn impacts the rate.
So, when you ring a lender and ask “What’s the
rate today?” be prepared to answer a few questions,
and don’t be surprised to receive a range of rates in response. Next month, I’ll take on the topic of discount
points and when it does and does not make sense to
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to stay fit. Active older adults can opt to
participate in activities offered by public,
independent or private facilities, or
(NECC),” said Bob Dewar, an 81-yearold retired Air Force pilot and finance
officer who enjoys water aerobics and
participates in Zumba class while working
out with 30-somethings. Dewar grew up
in the Laurelhurst neighborhood and, in
1939, began exercising at age six with his
family at the NECC (then known as the
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The Center, located at 1630 N.E. 38th
Ave., is in an historic building built in
1925. Today NECC is an independent
non-profit organization composed of
1600 members. The Center offers 90
fitness and wellness classes and activities,
seven days a week.
According to NECC executive director
Kim Montagriff, in addition to offering
classes that address degenerative
diseases such as arthritis, dementia, and
Parkinson’s, almost 85 percent of their
programming is specifically structured
to meet the fitness and wellness needs of
active older adult members at all levels of
intensity and functionality.
Chase Szucs, fitness and wellness
coordinator at NECC, tailors NECC classes
to address senior needs, focusing on
balance, muscle and bone health, and
cardiovascular health. According to Szucs,
the Center’s 87-degree pool is a big draw,
providing low-impact exercise for seniors.
Also, in Gentle Yoga and Tai Chi classes,
members have the option of using a chair
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a program that keeps people physically
and socially active, connected to nature
and engaged in the community. There
are so many options that Portland Parks &
Recreation offers for seniors of all abilities
and interests, and an ever-growing
number of active seniors.”
Lucille Dawson, a senior recreation
leader with PP&R, said some of the
popular group exercises include hiking,
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their joints.
The Center offers a membership
assistance program for those who
would otherwise be unable to afford
monthly dues. Through the Silver &
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wilderness hikes. Within each category,
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difficult levels.
PP&R’s Slower Movement Intensity
Lowered Exercise (SMILE) classes, offered
at all sites with a pool, focus on improving
circulation, strength, range of motion,
and flexibility through low-impact
exercise. Classes in Tai Chi and yoga,
where participants utilize chairs, help
relieve pressure on joints and build body
strength, and are considered part of PP&R’s
therapeutic programs, according to Dawson.
“Instructors can modify any class to
accommodate participant needs,” she said.
PP&R van excursions are hugely popular
with seniors and fill up quickly, according
to Dawson. Senior excursions include
snowshoeing at Mt. Hood Meadows,
visiting a variety of local area museums,
and attending theater outings. These tours
often include lunch and provide ample
opportunity to socialize. One of Dawson’s
favorite tours for participants at any age
is the Secrets of Portlandia tour. Based on
the quirky television show of the same
name, the tour is led by creative writer
Eric Dodson and “allows participants to
be a tourist in their own city,” according
to Dawson. For more information:
portlandparks.org or call (503) 823-7529.
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Vive Fitness, 4023 N.E. Hancock St., is a
personal training and group fitness studio
where one-third of the clients and class
participants are age 60 or older. Vive offers
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and effective workout for participants.
“Senior athletes need a wellrounded fitness program with strength,
cardiovascular conditioning and
flexibility,” said Laura Devine, one of
Vive’s co-owners. She said strength and
resistance exercises are important to
slowing the loss of bone density and
maintaining joint stability and balance.
Mary Kane, a 67-year-old participant
who lives in Northeast Portland, enjoys
taking classes five days a week at Vive.
She’s made social connections while
working out at Vive, and misses her fitness
routine when she travels.
Grant Park resident and Vive personal
trainer Laura McKeand has worked as a
fitness coach and teacher since she was 18.
One of her clients is a senior male she’s been
training with for the past five years, “and he’s
more fit than anyone I know,” she said.
According to Devine, Vive classes range
between less than $10 for larger packages
and $15 for a single drop-in visit. The first
class at Vive is complimentary. “There’s an
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Career college offers
aid for certificate test
Students and professionals seeking
certification for medical office
administration may join study groups and
connect with a proctor at Concorde Career
College, 1425 N.E. Irving St., Building 300.
The test is offered four times a year
for those seeking to become a certified
healthcare access associate (CHAA). The next
two-hour, computerized exam is in January.
Concorde has been offering study
guides and monthly study sessions led
by school instructors, said Mindy Burns
Smith, a registered nurse and certified
healthcare access associate who provided
information about the program. Earning
the certificate, Smith said, “is a testament
to a student’s mastery of the medical
office administration field and a careeradvancing credential for many who hold it.”
The test includes 115 questions, including
scheduling, registration, admissions,
patient finance and other services, she said.
In addition to its own students,
Concorde is serving as a resource for
professionals from health care institutions
who need to take the examination for
their jobs. They should arrange in advance
for an approved proctor when they
register for the test, Smith said. Concorde
offers the only proctor in Portland and
one of just two in Oregon, Smith said.
In addition to medical office administration,
Concorde has programs for dental and
medical assistants, practical nursing,
respiratory therapy and surgical technology.
Food drive aids students, shelter
Concorde Career College, which offers
courses in health care programs, began
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Students at Concorde Career
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food drive for less fortunate
students and community
members with a “Giving Tree.”
Students and staff picked a
“leaf” listing needed items
off the tree. (Kevin Boucher,
Concorde Career College)
the recent holiday season with a food
drive that aided some of its students as
well as a local shelter.
Staff and students used a “giving tree”
with “leaves” on which food items were
written. Individuals picked off a “leaf”
and brought in the item noted on it. The
system filled 50 bags of non-perishable
groceries, according to staff members.
Low-income students were able to pick up a
bag anonymously, and remaining items went
to an area shelter, according to the staff at the
college, 1425 N.E. Irving St., Building 300.
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to move to NE center
ChildRoots to open
in former Perry’s site
After a two-year search plus a
construction period, the Northwest Dance
Project expects to open its new creative
center in February at 211 N.E. 10th Ave. at
Davis Street.
The troupe, regarded as one of the
most creative in the country, has been
performing and holding classes at Lincoln
Hall at Portland State University. Its new
8,500-square-foot facility will have two
professional dance studios, an open
lobby, a fully equipped company dressing
room, laundry area, offices, storage and
production areas. Students also will have
clothes changing areas.
Northwest Dance Project offers classes
for adults and youths in a variety of
styles, including ballet, jazz, hip hop,
contemporary and creative movement.
Fitness classes also are scheduled.
Information is available at www.
nwdanceproject.org.
A dancer, Viktor Usov, is the third
member of the organization to win a
Princess Grace Award, one of the most
prestigious for dancers. Usov’s award came
earlier this year. Franco Nieto received
the award in 2012 and Andrea Parson in
2010. The award is named for the former
Grace Kelly, who became Princess Grace of
Monaco, and goes to emerging U.S. artists
in dance, theater and film.
ChildRoots, a center for children from
six weeks to six years old, has purchased
the former Perry’s on Fremont building
and plans to open in April.
The 3,700-square-foot building at 2401
N.E. Fremont St. had been a family-owned
restaurant that closed in September 2013.
Christina Unga, executive director of
ChildRoots, expects to invest $300,000 to
convert the restaurant into a children’s
center with four classrooms and a
capacity for 50 children.
The lot measures 10,000 square feet.
The outdoor area will be for play and an
art and science laboratory, Unga said.
ChildRoots, which has six other sites
in Portland, is an environmental, art and
science-based learning community. It
fosters play-based learning and maintains
non-toxic wooden toys and creative spaces.
With an on-site chef, the center will provide
organic, vegetarian meals and snacks made
from locally grown foods, Unga said.
The center expects to hire fourteen
teachers and staff members for the program.
Information is at www.childroots.com.
Enrollment information is available from
Unga at [email protected], and she
can arrange a tour of the completed site.
ChildRoots’ other centers are at 50 S.E.
17th Ave. and in the Pearl District. It also
has four annex sites. – Janet Goetze
Concorde Career
College admissions
coordinator Sarah
Maul helped
coordinate Concorde
Career College’s food
drive, which resulted
in bags of food for
50 needy students
and community
members. (Kevin
Boucher, Concorde
Career College)
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