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| Volume 9, Issue 12 | December 2011 |
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| Rust, by Joanna Hay |
The Village Gallery has several noteworthy events for December, beginning with their Village Gallery Holiday Bazaar. The bazaar continues through December 24, and features hand-crafted items by our local Portland artisans. A wide variety of gifts will be available, including cards, jewelry, paintings, mixed media, fused glass, stained glass, sculpture, pottery, fiber arts, silk scarves, tree ornaments and other Christmas related hand crafted dolls and miniature holiday houses. New items will be added daily, so be sure to visit often!
Additionally, the Gallery is proud to feature artist Joanna Hay for December. Joanna primarily paints in watercolor but also enjoys the challenge of different media such as pastels and acrylic. She is a juried member of the Watercolor Society of Oregon and is also involved in the Lincoln City Cultural Arts Center.
Finally, the Gallery is offering an involved class schedule for December. Youth classes include a series of general children’s art classes with Terri Gonzalez and a book-making class with Sarah Fagan. Adult classes include a traditional watercolor class with Emma Achleithner, the media-focused “Nature of Watercolor” class with Chris Keylock Williams, a class for watermedia painters with Liz Walker, a beginner/intermediate level acrylic painting class with Kristi Roberts, the “From Marbled Paper to Finished Painting” class with Liz Walker, and an all-levels drawing class with Sofia Chimaras. Patti Isaacs is also teaching a wide range of art workshops, including “Aspiration Book-making,” “Silk Scarves,” and “Iris Folding.”
To register for classes, or for more information, call 503-644-8001 or stop by, or visit the website, villagegalleryarts.org. The Gallery is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10-4, Sunday noon-4, and is closed on Mondays. The gallery is located next to the Cedar Mill Library at 12505 NW Cornell Rd.; Portland, OR. 97229.
Is dark winter driving making you nervous? This year, Mike's Auto Parts is adding a selection of PIAA bulbs to their product line. PIAA bulbs offer up to 90% more light and boast a longer life span than an average car headlight. For more information about PIAA and dark winter-time driving, visit http://www.piaa.com/Bulbs/BulbsAbout.html.
Prices at Mike's are comparable to those on online purchasing sites like Amazon, but there’s no wait for shipping, and your purchase helps to support a local small business and and all they do for the local community. Additionally, Mike's offers a one-year warranty on these bulbs. For more information on Mike's new product selection, call 503-646-3064.
The WanQ Chinese Restaurant and Lounge, long a fixture in the middle of the Safeway shopping center, closed its doors a few weeks ago. We were unable to get any information about whether they’re planning to re-open in another location.
A sign in the window of the space next to Cedar Mill Liquor, across Cornell Road, says that they will be moving in to that location. No expected date is available.
Azar Tavakoli, co-owner and “head chef” at Pars Market, has added her delicious lentil soup to the menu at the little deli on Cornell. Along with kebabs, falafel and gyros sandwiches, this is a welcome addition to your lunch possibilities. While you’re there, browse the aisles for some very interesting pickles, fruit syrups, candies and more. Pars is located at 12923 NW Cornell.
World of Smiles Pediatric Dentistry is collecting donations for the Sunshine Pantry from December 1 - 16th. Gently used children's coats, new socks, diapers, canned foods and dried goods are needed. Interested parties can donate during our regular business hours which can be found on our website at www.visitworldofsmiles.com!
Bring a grocery bag of food for the Oregon Food Bank and get your brakes inspected for free. If you need new pads, DuFresnes will give you free top-quality pads or shoes (you pay for installation).
This offer is good throughout the month of December 2011. Du Fresne's Auto Service is located at 10690 NW Cornell Rd. For more information, call them at 503-646-2940 or visit online, DuFresnesAutoRepair.com
Chicago-based Bally sold 171 of its 271 locations around the country to an L.A. Fitness affiliate at the end of November. The facility in the Peterkort Towne Square shopping center is among four that will be shut down on December 8. According to an article in the Business Journal, current members will be offered membership in their closest LA Fitness center. Their contracts will be honored at the same price (excepting lifetime contracts) until they expire.
The holidays will soon be here and perhaps you are starting to feel the stress. How can you get ready for this wonderful celebration without arriving at the big day frazzled and exhausted? NW Organizing solutions would encourage you to check out “The 12 Ways of (an organized) Christmas” newsletter on their website www.nworganizingsolutions.com. Make this holiday a joyous, stress-free one. If that’s not enough, get professional help; Beth Giles of NW Organizing Solutions can help you get organized before the holidays. All December appointments in the Cedar Mill area are 10% off. Call Beth Giles at 503-709-0791 for more information.
Do you have a college student that is home for the holidays with their laptop? The holiday break is a good time to do some general cleanup and maintenance of your college or high school student’s laptop. Preventative computer maintenance will keep the laptop running faster and longer. Electronics Unlimited is offering a $59 cleanup of your college student’s laptop. We will pickup and deliver in the Cedar Mill area. For more information, contact Becky Jarvis of Electronics Unlimited Computer Consulting & Service, 503-848-9191.
Peninsula Insurance, local Cedar Mill independent insurance agency, has announced plans to help stamp out hunger in our community this holiday season. “We know that some within our boundaries are hungry and the challenges of today’s economy call upon each of us to do our part,” said company Vice President Andy Rosson.
Peninsula’s five employees are asking customers and friends in the area to drop off cans of non-perishable food products at their 12700 NW Cornell Rd office Monday through Friday, 8-5 pm. Donated food will be presented to the Oregon Food Bank, a former recipient of Peninsula’s Charity for the Quarter program.
All donors will be encouraged to enter a 12/22/11 drawing for a $50 Regal Theater gift card each time a food donation is made. Peninsula wants to “show” donors a good time for their generous support!
On Tuesday, December 20, 7-8 pm, Hoffman Academy of Music will be holding a Holiday Concert to benefit the Oregon Food Bank. Mr. Hoffman, director of Hoffman Academy of Music, and several Academy teachers, will entertain the audience with songs of the season. Refreshments will follow the performance.
This family-friendly event is open to everyone in the Cedar Mill community, and is free with the donation of two cans/boxes of food per person. The concert will be held at the Christ United Methodist Church, 12755 NW Dogwood Street. For more information contact Hoffman Academy at 503-336-3121.
Between shipping holiday packages, planning the family trip and baking cookies, the holidays can be anything but happy. Fortunately, The UPS Store ® hopes to help keep your holidays happy and hassle-free.
Customers lacking the time, expertise or proper packaging supplies to prepare their gifts for shipment can bring them to The UPS Store Certified Packing Experts ®, who offer The UPS Store Pack & Ship Promise ®, which reimburses customers the cost of packaging materials and service as well as shipping costs in the event a center-packed item shipped via UPS is lost or damaged (subject to the lesser of actual value, replacement or repair cost).
For customers who prefer to do it themselves, Tim Kimble, The UPS Store owner, offers the following tips:
With only 20 shipping days between Thanksgiving and Christmas, good timing is critical. Mondays are typically the busiest shipping days and Dec. 12-16 is expected to be the busiest week of the year, but Tim expects to see the holiday rush as late as Dec. 22 for delivery on Dec. 23.
The UPS Store is located at 10940 SW Barnes Rd., Peterkort Towne Square. For additional information, visit http://www.theupsstorelocal.com/3379 or call 503-646-9999.
The Libertine (in The Walgreens courtyard) is open for lunch service Monday-Friday 11 am-2 pm. We specialize in healthy comfort food, catering, and space rental. Please check our website www.libertinedeli.com for our weekly menu and calendar. We’ll be closed for Christmas week however, Monday December 26 -Friday the 30th.
The cost to rent the Libertine is $35 an hour, and is waived if you use our in-house catering! For caterers or food based businesses, the price includes the use of the kitchen. Please contact mellisabenjamin@frontier.com or call/text 503-317-3229 for information.
Frustration with hanging wreath leads to clever inventionCedar Mill resident, Dorota Shortell, was frustrated while trying to hang a wreath on a door with glass panels in it. After purchasing all the wreath-hanging products on the market that didn’t work (suction cups fell off, over-the-door ones would either not allow the door to close or would scratch up the door frame), she invented a new product that always allows the door to close, never causes any door damage, and uses no tools to install. The secret to the Zip ‘n Hang wreath hanger is that it uses flexible lines that loop over the door corners with a hook that hangs down in the center and can be adjusted to any height.
Her story was featured in the Oregonian, which can also be read online. Over four years she has worked on bringing the product to market and has created a home-based business right here in Cedar Mill. This is in addition to working full-time running a mechanical engineering services business in Vancouver, WA, Simplexity Product Development. Zip ‘n Hangs ship from the Portland Habilitation Center, which employs people with disabilities.
The product is best viewed by watching the video on www.zipnhang.com, which is also where it can be purchased for $12.99. Direct local sales are also possible by contacting Dorota directly at dorota@zipnhang.com.
Peacefulness is inner calm and tranquility. It is a sense of harmony with all creation. Inner peace comes from quiet reflection and prayer. We release the past and let anxiety go. We keep a graceful pace, not allowing ourselves be rushed or overwhelmed... Excerpt from Virtue Reflection Cards, a great gift for you and your loved ones! ($30 for a deck of 100 cards; also available on audio CD: beautiful narration with peaceful background music.) www.virtuesconnectionportland.com
The practice of Peacefulness:
I have a tranquil spirit.
I enter the peace of reflection.
I release my fears.
I move calmly without rush or hurry.
I choose justice instead or anger.
I choose unity over discord.
I am thankful for the gift of peacefulness. It allows me to be an instrument of grace." Linda Kavelin Popov www.virtuesproject.com
Grape Vine Restaurant and Lounge owner Irene Pavlatos is delighted to invite live music fans to a new weekly All-Star Blues Jam, led by renowned local musician Dan Hess. His sister Sonny Hess showed up to play at the debut session last week—that’s one of the exciting things about a jam—you never know who might turn up and sit in! No cover.
Thursday evenings December 8 and 15, 8:30-11 pm at the Grape Vine, 11525 SW Barnes Road. The full dinner menu, along with delicious appetizers, are served in the Vineyard Room, where there’s plenty of seating and a great dance floor. Work off your holiday stress with a little R&R at the Grape Vine. Visit their website http://www.grapevineportland.com or find them on Facebook. But get in there fast—they’re trying this out and if you wait, they might not continue!
Published monthly by Pioneer Marketing & Design
Publisher/Editor:Virginia Bruce
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