Business News

• Sunset Credit Union works with Terra Linda Fourth Grade Foresters
• Local Organizer Helps PDX Manage
• Plant explorer in Cedar Mill
• A New Face in Healthcare
• Virtue of the month: Compassion
• Mobile Printing at UPS
• Keeping Our Athletes in Good Repair
• Provençal Fabrics at the Market
• Free Color Consultation at Miller Paint
• Spanish Wine Tasting Dinner
• Cold-Weather Wines
• Fundraising Auction items offered
• Artists: Join the Challenge
• Kids Camp at Sunset Presbyterian

Sunset Credit Union works with Terra Linda Fourth Grade Foresters

This year, Arbor Day will be held on April 27. Founded in 1872 by J. Sterling Morton, Arbor Day encourages individuals and groups to plant and care for trees. In keeping with the spirit of Arbor Day, Sunset Credit Union will donate 75 Douglas fir trees to Terra Linda Grade School. The trees will be planted as part of the Fourth Grade Forester Project.

"We've been in the community for more than 50 years," said Rhonda Baggarley, President of Sunset Credit Union, "and we're always looking for unique ways to give back to the people who live and work here. We implement a lot of green practices at our office and offer many 'green services' for our members. We felt that giving students these trees to plant supports our goal of helping the environment while educating them on the importance of caring for the planet."

In addition to providing the trees, the credit union will also be collecting photos of the students to display in the Credit Union lobby. Sunset Credit Union is open to anyone who lives, works or attends school in Cedar Mill. They are located at 1100 NW Murray Blvd. You can learn more about them at www.sspfcu.com, or by calling 503-643-1335.

Local Organizer Helps PDX Manage

Portland City employees recently had the opportunity to learn about time management from local professional organizer Beth Giles of NW Organizing Solutions. The brown bag lunch workshop was held last month in The Portland Building auditorium and was sponsored by the city's DEEP group and City Mamas. Attendees did an exercise challenging the myth of 'saving time by multi-tasking.' A time map encouraged them to evaluate priorities. The workshop challenged attendees to control their time, directing it rather than allowing it to direct them.

If you missed this great event but would like help to manage your time better contact Beth at 503-709-0791 or Beth@NWOrganizingSolutions.com.

Plant explorer in Cedar Mill

On April 28, Cornell Farms and Monrovia Nursery will host plant explorer, author, lecturer, and horticultural consultant Dan Hinkley (http://www.danielhinkley.com/). Learn about new plants brought to the marketplace from around the globe, enjoy cocktails and appetizers, and a book signing and private shopping event. The event will run from 5:30 to 8:30 pm at Cornell Farm, 8212 SW Barnes Road. Registration is $35, deadline to register is April 20. For more information about the event, or to register, call 503-292-9895 or visit www.cornellfarms.com.

A New Face in Healthcare

The Cedar Mill Shops is getting a new resident. HealthSource Chiropractic and Progressive Rehab™ is moving into the suite two doors down from the Cornell Urgent Care facility. They specialize in providing a unique combination of chiropractic and rehabilitative care to relieve patients of their pain, and help keep them pain-free for years to come.

The clinic director of HealthSource is Dr. Stephen R. Besser, DC. Previously, Dr. Besser was the Co-Program Director and treating Chiropractic Physician with neurologist Dr. Eric Hassid, MD for the Center for Integrative Spine Care in Davis, California. Dr. Besser was also the consulting chiropractor for the University of California at Davis athletic training department.

Dr. Besser and HealthSource are looking forward to serving and forming lasting relationships with the residential and business communities of Cedar Mill.

Virtue of the month: Compassion

The practice of compassion: I notice when someone is hurt or needs a friend. I feel empathy for the pain of others. I take time to reach out. I care for others by listening deeply. I refrain from judging. I have compassion for myself. I am thankful for the gift of Compassion. It stirs my heart.

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Mobile Printing at UPS

Mobile Printing is a new service offered at The UPS Store that allows you to tap into the power of cloud services for printing on the go from your mobile device. This will help make mobile printing easy for small businesses, telecommuting professionals and consumers.

Customers can download the ePrint application for their Blackberry®, iPhone or Android™ device, select their printing file and submit it to their nearest The UPS Store location, where that file will be printed according to their specifications.

To learn more or to access this new service, visit The UPS Store at the Peterkort Towne Square shopping mall, located at 10940 SW Barnes Rd., or call 503-646-9999.

Keeping Our Athletes in Good Repair

Dr. Lauren McCabe has successfully completed the requirements to be certified as a Diplomate of the American Chiropractic Board of Sports Physicians (DACBSP). The DACBSP certification requires the doctor to attend a minimum of 300 hours of postgraduate education specific to evaluating physical fitness and the assessment and treatment of injuries encountered in sports. This training will aid Dr McCabe in the prevention and treatment of athletic injuries by enhancing her diagnostic skills and patient care. The DACBSP accreditation exists to provide a uniform standard of education that assures teams and athletes that the doctor has met a high level of competency in sports medicine. Dr. McCabe joins approximately 250 others nationally who hold this designation.

If you are interested in having your sports event covered, please call Dr. McCabe at 503-646-3393 or the American Chiropractic Association Council on Sports Injuries and Physical Fitness at 800-261-1495.

Provençal Fabrics at the Market

For the 12th year in a row, "Les Couleurs De Provence" will return in May to the Cedar Mill Farmers' Market. This business specializes in cotton, coated and Jacquard kitchen linens, and hopes to bring a bit of Provence into your home. This year they offer new designs for tablecloths (round, rectangular and square) and a new shipment of Provencal skirts (adult sizes and girls' sizes, four to eight years old). Also this year, they will offer a weekly special at the market, so be sure to check it out. For more information, visit www.fabricofprovence.com.

Free Color Consultation at Miller Paint

Join Miller Paint the first Saturday of each month for a complementary twenty minute color consultation with designer Jason Craft. Sign up is available in the Miller Paint color center. Bring in your pictures and rug and counter samples and eliminate the color selection jitters.

Jason Craft is available all first Saturdays except April, when Miller will move the consultation time to the 14th.

Spanish Wine Tasting Dinner

On Saturday, April 14 at 6:30 pm, Bethany's Table will host a Spanish wine-tasting dinner featuring four Spanish wines and four accompanying courses. 14 guests will sit together at their community table to share in this event. To reserve a space for $45, call 503-614-0267. Must be 21 or over. Bethany's Table is located at 15325 NW Central Dr., #J1 in the Bethany Center.

Cold-Weather Wines

For wine lovers, there is a silver lining to those freezing rain-filled clouds that persist over our fair community; it is still Syrah and Port season. The Wine Cellar would like to celebrate with a busy wine-tasting calendar, available via Facebook or by phone, 503-643-5655. Also keep an eye out for Facebook-only specials. The Wine Cellar is located at 13486A NW Cornell Rd, visit us online at portlandwinecellar.com for hours and more information.

Kids Camp at Sunset Presbyterian

Plan now to circle the wagons and head west to Gold Mine City! Kids are invited to go to the old Wild West in search of treasure and spiritual adventure. Join Sunset Presbyterian from June 25-28 for a week of energizing music, awesome crafts and fun games. Registration is open online at www.sunsetpres.org/go/kids. Kids Camp is open to any child four years old through incoming fifth-grade students. Camp runs each day 9:10-11:50 for Preschool–K and 9 am to noon for 1st–5th graders. To cover the cost of camp materials, Kids Camp costs $30/child.

Sunset Presbyterian Church is located at exit 65 off Sunset Hwy, next to ARCO, 14986 NW Cornell Rd.

Fundraising Auction items offered

Sandy Sahagian Portraiture offers several auction packages to local charities. Look for those opportunities this month, or contact Sandy Sahagian at 503-297-2343 for more info.

Entries in the 2011 Art Challenge

Artists: Join the Challenge

Village Gallery of Art is now accepting registrations for The Third Annual Art Challenge. This is a non-juried opportunity to create and show four pieces of art work in a month. The gallery will provide participating artists with four stretched canvases (6"x6"x1.5"). The show will run May 1 to June 1. All art is priced between $20 and $50, and the artist receives 75% commission of the sold price. The remainder of the funds raised will be used for gallery improvements (display fixtures, lighting, and classroom tables). Last year, 96 artists participated and 109 pieces of art sold. To register, go online to www.villagegalleryarts.org, call 503-644-8001, or visit the gallery, 12505 NW Cornell Road.

A "Soul Collage" card produced in one of LInda Sawaya's workshops

In other news, April is Village Gallery's Award Show, with local artist Molly Reeves as juror. Stop in to see Molly's award-winning picks.

This month's featured artist is Chris Helton. She has an art endorsement, a Master's in Teaching, and an Illustration and Graphic Design Certificate from the Portland Art Museum School (now PNCA). Chris works in three mediums; watercolor, acrylics and pastel. For more information please see her website at www.chrisheltonart.com.

VGA is also offering a variety of classes and workshops in April. Linda Dalal Sawaya offers an Acrylic with Collage Workshop on April 21, 10:30 to 4:30. This is a fun exploration of collage and acrylic paint and a creative opportunity for artists of any experience level. A Soul Collage Weekend Workshop also occurs April 27 and Saturday April 28 from 11-4. See more information at www.soulcollage.com. For a detailed class schedule, or to register for a class, contact Village Gallery.

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