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Mathnasium at West Linn Central Village can
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West Linn Central Village.
Easy to find.
Located at 21900 Willamette Drive in West Linn
West Linn Central Village is an open-air urban center with a “town square”
feel in the heart of historic West Linn, Oregon. Prominently located on State
Highway 43 (Willamette Drive) this upscale retail center is perfectly positioned
to serve one of the most well-educated and affluent areas
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Editor: Luke Roney
Writers: Kate Hoots, Jillian Daley
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On the cover: Darlene Betat, a manager at the Central Village Backyard Birdshop, shows off one of the
many wildlife puppets available in the store’s children’s area. Photograph by Vern Uyetake.
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Celebrate spring with kids, birds and bees
Backyard Bird Shop
offers myriad ways
to enjoy the great
outdoors
By KATE HOOTS
N
ow that the sun is finally starting
to come out more often, it’s time
to wean the kids off their indoor
wintertime habits and encourage
them to spend more time outdoors. There’s
no better place to get started than with a
visit to Backyard Bird Shop in West Linn’s
Central Village, where staff, like Manager
Darlene Betat, is happy to suggest ways to
get even the smallest children interested in
the world around them.
Encouraging children’s natural interest in
wildlife can be a gift. You can enlarge their
world by encouraging
them to explore their
When natureown backyard habitats.
loving children
And, even better, doing
start school,
so can strengthen
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ideas for creative bonds, with youngsters
writing and
working
alongside
science projects. their parents and
grandparents.
“Everyone enjoys wildlife,” Betat said.
Learning about nature at a young age can
pay off with lifelong dividends, she added.
When nature-loving children start school,
they will have ideas for creative writing and
science projects.
“It just continues on,” Betat said.
Learning about nature is not only of
great benefit to children, but also easy and
inexpensive for anyone.
“Even if you aren’t in a rural area, we all
have wildlife in our backyards,” Betat said.
Birds may be the most obvious candidates.
But don’t stop there. Right now the area’s
gentle and industrious mason bees are
PHOTOGRAPH: VERN UYETAKE
Help kids connect with nature by sharing books and
games with them. These items and many more are
available at Backyard Bird Shop in West Linn.
active, too.
“That’s a wonderful way for kids to get
connected with bees,” Betat said.
A bonus, she added, is “finding out that
not all bees are scary.”
Backyard Bird Shop even sells
observational bee habitats that allow
children to see inside the bee’s secret
habitat.
“You can peek inside to see what’s
happening,” Betat said.
If it’s birds that capture your fancy, you’ll
want a local bird guide. Backyard Bird Shop
commissioned a local artist to create two
colorful posters that feature only the birds
commonly found around the Portland area,
unlike many bird guides that cover the
nation.
“It makes it easy,” Betat said. “You don’t
have to flip through the East Coast birds.”
The store makes shopping for — and with
— kids enjoyable, with a special children’s
area at the back of the store where you can
indulge kids’ desire for hands-on learning
“This is the area we want you to touch
and play,” Betat said.
If you know a child who likes to build
and create, consider picking up one of the
birdhouse kits at Backyard Bird Shop. For
less than $20, you easily can put together a
dwelling designed for the type of birds that
live in your area. Unlike less expensive kits
PHOTOGRAPH: VERN UYETAKE
Kids will enjoy putting up these birdhouses and watching the chickadees, wrens and others inhabit them. Backyard Bird Shop employees, like Darlene Betat, are happy to share tips that will help you succeed.
available at craft stores, these birdhouses
will actually attract tenants.
“Chickadee and wren houses are the
most successful in urban areas,” Betat said.
“These are ones that the birds will use. And
we have handouts to tell you where to place
them.”
You can also find bat houses at Backyard
Bird Shop, along with feeders for birds and
squirrels. Although many adults consider
squirrels to be pests, most kids love
watching their antics. And there’s a native
squirrel, the Douglas squirrel, that’s worth
protecting and feeding.
Of course, if you don’t have a child in your
life right now, you still will find plenty to
entice you at Backyard Bird Shop. And don’t
hesitate to ask questions. The employees
are always happy to provide answers and
advice.
“That’s what’s so cool about nature,” Betat
said. “It’s a lifelong thing. You can never
know everything.”
etcetera
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Contact: 503-303-4653
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APRIL 2015
Numbers
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How Mathnasium could help your kid meet Common Core standards
S
tudents, with the help of teachers
and parents, have been striving
all year to retain the formulas and
processes they’ll need to know to
advance to the next math level in the fall.
Mathnasium of West Linn can help
studentsholdontothatknowledgeonceschool
breaks for summer and can support their
journey toward becoming 10 times better
than the “mathemagician” who attempted
to entertain children
The Oregon Board at a birthday party
of Education
on an old episode of
adopted Common the “Simpsons.”
Mathnasium
Core State
instructors
offer
Standards in
group
lessons
2010. Curriculum
six days a week,
reflecting the more
Saturday
through
rigorous standards
Thursday.
gradually has been
“The great thing
implemented in
about summer is we
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don’t have to worry
and this spring
about
homework
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or
the
current
schoolwork,”
said
truth.
Bruce Withycombe,
owner and director of Mathnasium of West
Linn. “We can really work on honing those
fundamental skills.”
The Oregon Board of Education adopted
Common Core State Standards in 2010.
Curriculum reflecting the more rigorous
standards gradually has been implemented
in local schools — and this spring is the
moment of truth. Students are taking
the Smarter Balanced exams in English/
language arts and math, which align with
Common Core standards.
“Having those core fundamental skills is
what’s going to allow them to do well on the
Smarter Balanced testing,” Withycombe
said.
The idea behind the standards is for
students to be able to reach certain
By JILLIAN DALEY | Photography by VERN UYETAKE
At Mathnasium in West Linn, summer is a time to focus on fundamental math skills. Here, Emery Jung practices at Mathnasium.
“The Common Core standards are actually pretty good goals,
helping kids really understand math instead of memorizing
formulas and math facts.”
— Bruce Withycombe
benchmarks each year. To achieve that,
school curriculum is stair-stepped, and the
tests are made to parallel this progress.
But, if a student falls behind or forgets past
lessons, it’s hard for them to advance to the
next level.
Mathnasium instructors assess what
level a student is at, and that evaluation will
guide a tutor’s instructional focus.
“The Common Core standards are
actually pretty good goals, helping
kids really understand math instead of
memorizing formulas and math facts,”
Withycombe said.
He said his tutors aim to develop students’
ability to work independently and gain
the understanding of concepts and math
language to be able to stand on their own
when it comes to solving problems.
“The really important thing is: Math is
math,” he said. “We don’t teach to a specific
curriculum, which is really the goal of the
Common Core standards. You shouldn’t
be teaching toward the test; you should be
teaching so students really understand.”
etcetera
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Where: 21900 Willamette Drive, suite 208
Contact: 503-305-8738, westlinn@
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westlinn
Regular hours: Monday through
Thursday, 3 to 7 p.m.; Saturday and
Sunday, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Summer hours: (Starting the week after
school gets out and ending on the first day
of school) Tuesday through Thursday, 1 to
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Don’t forget
your pet!
Head to Nature’s Pet and treat your pet this summer
By PATRICK MALEE
T
he arrival of more sun and
warmer weather always brings
a certain amount of joy, but it can
also be stressful for parents as
the school year ends and they are left to fill
the vacation months with summer camps,
day care and the like.
The same is true for pet owners. Gone
are the months when pets will happily plop
down on the couch and watch the rain fall
outside the window; now, they dream of long
games of fetch or a good swim in the river.
If you want to be better prepared, or even
go beyond the old tennis ball and Frisbee,
make sure to stop by Nature’s Pet at Central
Village.
The walls are stocked with everything
from canine hiking boots to frozen treats,
lifejackets and water bowls. Just tell
Nature’s Pet owner Mason Hartman what
you’re looking for, and he’s sure to find
something to fit your pet’s need.
Feeling adventurous this summer? Try
some of these new items:
Frozen treats
Everyone loves frozen yogurt and snow
cones during the summertime, and now
your pets can enjoy them too.
“We have frozen yogurt, ‘Sweet Spots’ by
Nature’s Variety right now,” Hartman said.
“They’re just treats, there’s no nutritional
value.”
If you’re looking for a healthier option,
check out the selection of frozen bones made
locally by the Portland-based Northwest
Naturals.
“The raw bones are something that’s
more geared towards what a dog would do
in the wild,” Hartman said. “They have the
raw meat, the raw marrow, and haven’t been
cooked at all so they have all the original
enzymes on there to clean teeth.”
Give it a ‘chuck’
The last thing you want to do is throw
your arm out playing “fetch.” To avoid that
trouble (and embarrassment), pick up a
PHOTOGRAPH: VERN UYETAKE
When the weather gets warm, our four-legged friends also enjoy something cool and refreshing. Nature’s Pet Market at West Linn Central Village offers an array of frozen
treats for dogs.
you want to take your dog with you, what
Chuckit! launcher.
“You can throw the ball three times as far better way to interact with your dog and
as by hand,” Hartman said. “And we have all have the backpack to carry his things or
kinds of different balls – there’s a whistler, your things?” Hartman said.
a glow-in-the-dark … there’s even an indoor
Chuckit! if it’s too hot outside.”
Ready for an adventure
You wouldn’t leave for a long hike without
boots and a backpack, so why should your Nature’s Pet
pet?
Where: 5656 Hood St., suite 101
Nature’s Pet stocks everything from Contact: 503-305-8628
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PHOTOGRAPH: VERN UYETAKE
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a.m. to 7 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.;
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trail, Nature’s pet has plenty of gear.
“If you’re an outdoors type of person and Sunday, noon to 5 p.m.
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A4 OPINION
Bullseye
Arch bridge
Popular West Linn coffee shop changes hands
— See Page A2
Debate over ‘town center’ designation continues
— See Page A6
W
orkforce. Everyone
knows we need one.
And most of us want a
better one — ready and
skilled for the demands of the modern workplace.
The question is: Do we mean it?
Last December the Manufacturing
21 Coalition and Worksystems, the
Portland Metro Workforce Development Board, said they do. And now
we are doing something about it.
We all know the story. Young
adults struggle at school. They’re
bored. They drop out. They drift off.
They sometimes work. Too often
they do not. They join the lost legions
of people living at the margins of society and its core values.
We think it’s time to recover our
lost legions of talent. We will do this
by setting an example of how to do it
right by creating Learning Laboratories. At the core of these laboratories
will be hands-on, employer-based
learning and earning programs that
combine real world work with the attainment of industry-certified skills.
Our starting point will be individualized assessment followed by a core
curricula designed to upgrade practical reading, math and workplace
skills. We will harness the power of
experiential learning — using tools
and academic learning to create
something real — to show that learning and doing can be the same thing.
We will integrate work opportuni-
City
working to
evaluate
economic
options
Dearth of vacant land
a primary concern as
city continues to grow
By PATRICK MALEE
The Tidings
See DATA / Page A7
See EOA / Page A7
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Members of the West Linn Lions and West Linn Riverview Lions clubs hosted their 61st annual Easter egg hunt Saturday at West Linn High School. Check out more photos on Page A8.
Outdated security software has left
state of Oregon data vulnerable
Q Tests find flaws that may put website users at risk of identity theft
— Jacob Hoffman-Andrews, Electronic Frontier Foundation
weakness.
State employees do not know how
many websites might have this vulnerability because although some information technology work is centralized at
the Department of Administrative Services, many agencies have autonomous
IT teams and websites, according to Oregon Chief Information Security Officer
Stefan Richards.
The Pamplin Media Group/EO Media
Group Capital Bureau tested more than
a dozen websites and found several with
outdated encryption protocols and other
weaknesses. Most of the websites tested
were on a list of vulnerable websites
that a private Web developer sent the
Department of Administrative Services
in early February.
For example, the Employment Department website still uses the encryption
protocol TLS 1.0 that has been known to
be vulnerable for years, including at a
portal where people are asked to enter
Social Security numbers to file an unemployment claim.
A Web portal for Department of Human Services employees uses another
HB 3211 would designate all of Stafford as
‘urban reserve’ land
A State Legislature bill that
would designate the entire Stafford area as “urban reserve” land
is losing momentum and unlikely
to move forward, West Linn lobbyist David Barenberg announced to
the West Linn City Council on
Monday.
House Bill 3211 was introduced
Feb. 27 by Rep. John Davis (R-Wilsonville). If passed, the bill would
reinstate Metro’s original urban reserve designation that was made
back in 2010, and thus end a remand
process that was mandated in a 2014
ruling by the Oregon Court of Appeals.
At the first public hearing for the
bill on March 19, both Lake Oswego
and Tualatin submitted signed testimony opposing HB 3211. For the sec-
ond public hearing March 24, West
Linn joined its neighbor cities in
speaking out against the bill.
Metro also came out against HB
3211. The Clackamas County Board
of Commissioners, on the other
hand, said it “supports the concept of
HB 3211,” and both the Stafford Land
Owners Association and the Clackamas County Business Alliance also
favored the bill.
In the weeks since that hearing,
representatives from West Linn, Tu-
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at an answer they created.
As a planning commissioner, Thomas listened intently to everyone’s point of view without bias to arrive at an ethical and fair decision with the best interests of the city in mind. In our Rotary Club, Thomas
is treasurer and he demonstrates fiscal responsibility
and personal accountability.
As a city councilor, he has demonstrated a collaborative demeanor that landed him on a national organization of city leaders which will only benefit our
wonderful city.
Finally, as a former business owner and friend,
Thomas possesses vision, compassion, he is trustworthy and has an innate ability to get things done.
He is that leader we need as our mayor.
Jim Boiyle
West Linn
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In person: 400 Second St., Lake Oswego
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Norm Eder is executive director of the Manufacturing 21 Coalition. Andrew McGough
is executive director of Worksystems.
us? Sidewalks. Contrary to what he may have heard,
For more information, go to oeconline.org/toxicmost residents do not want sidewalks on Mapleton.
free-kids.
We moved to Mapleton because we liked the rural
Paul J. Lyons
nature of the street. Had we wanted sidewalks, we
Lake Oswego
would have bought a home elsewhere. If he thinks
that tossing crumbs to Mapleton in the form of sidewalks in any way absolves him of his role in supportIn election time, sadly citizens expect some caning LOT, then he is sadly mistaken.
Mr. Frank is short changing the intelligence of the didates to fudge and exaggerate their skills and experience, but does it have to be so shamelessly blatant
Tidings audience with his disingenuous posturing.
Yvonne Davis like Thomas Frank’s last week article “Fighting for
West Linn our West Linn Neighbors”?
In 2012, Frank told us at the NA meeting, he would
be fighting for the neighbors who worked hard to renovate the Robinwood Station and for the neighbors
Having cancer is hard. Finding help shouldn’t be. who will be impacted by the LOT fiasco. Robinwood
That’s why the American Cancer Society offers a
neighbors voted for him expecting some change.
number of services to help people with cancer and
Soon after he was elected to the City Council, he
their families overcome obstacles in their personal
changed his colors and became status-quo, when time
cancer fight so they can focus on getting well.
came to take a stand against the LOT decision, he “abOne of the toughest challenges people face is get- stained” and abrogated his promise.
Our family will be voting Thomas Frank for mayor
ting to and from much-needed cancer treatments.
and we encourage you to support him as well. HavOn the station issue as recently as March 2, while
They may be too sick to drive themselves, may not
ing personally served with Thomas as a member of
three of the council members agreed to move the Stahave a car or someone to drive them, or may not be tion CUP forward favoring and acknowledging the
the Police Station Community Task Force, I witable to afford gas or other transportation costs. The hard work of the neighbors, he alone suggested all opnessed his consistent commitment to determining
American Cancer Society Road to Recovery prowhat was best for the long term needs of our city.
tions for the disposition of the station be on the table
He was dedicated and intent on researching all the gram provides patients with free rides to treatment including selling-off the property. Mr. Frank, you
issues, and was tireless in his efforts to bring the new centers, and that’s where you can help.
fooled us once the shame was on us, fool us twice the
Your American Cancer Society is looking for peo- joke will be on you. Sorry, no chance this time.
station to fruition. Prior to his election as councilman,
ple who can use their own vehicles to drive patients
Frank canvassed our community to meet with busiKazi Ahmed
who are undergoing cancer treatment to and from
ness, civic and education leaders to better underWest Linn
their appointments. Interested volunteers can call
stand the core concerns and issues as we saw them.
To the citizens, Parks and Recreation staff and leadWe quickly saw our input turn into areas of his ad- us at 800-227-2345 to find out more about this imporers of West Linn: I was in my community garden plot
vocacy. As a councilman, he has been transparent in tant program and how to get involved. By giving a
at Fields Bridge park tonight, digging before the rain
little of your time, you can help save lives while fulhis actions, open and accessible to the constituents,
and getting my spring seeds planted. After chatting
filling your own.
and clear and consistent in his communication with
The West Linn City Council has faced difficult dewith my plot neighbors and others who had also arus.
Charlotte Pantoja
rived to work their plots, I realized how happy I was.
Thomas Frank is not drawn into negative disRoad to Recovery Volunteer and West Linn cisions that have tested the fabric of our community,
I have been playing in the dirt, courtesy of the West course, but rather he draws others into proactive disresident but voters now face a critical crossroads election.
We must choose sound, experienced mayoral leadLinn taxpayer, since my daughter was a baby, and
cussions around how to continue to make West Linn
ership to guide our city into the future. Thomas
she’s now 13. I am deeply grateful to have access to
a highly desirable community in which to live. He
Frank has the comprehensive understanding and
this community garden, not only for the chance to live has proven that he works hard on our behalf and we
Several years ago, the chemical BPA was recollaborative style to do so.
more healthfully through vegetables, but also for the
believe we will only see more of that work ethic and
moved from water bottles to reduce negative health
Thomas’ work on the Planning Commission,
wonderful sense of community that the garden brings. commitment with him as mayor.
Thanks, West Linn.
Chris Yarco effects. Now is the time to expand beyond water bot- Budget Committee and Transportation Advisory
Board, then as a city councilor since 2012 and most
Sharon Selvaggio
West Linn tles for our children and their long-term health.
The state of Washington started a program a few recently as council president has honed his underWest Linn
years ago to identify hazardous chemicals in chilstanding of city operations, finances and planning.
dren’s products and clothing. After it was impleHe studies issues, considers long-term consequencIn last week’s Tidings, Thomas Frank writes
mented, manufacturers were required to report the es and then votes his conscience. And he willingly
about how he is advocating for the people of Robinchemical makeup of products. In 2013, chemicals
dissents from the majority if he believes it serves
wood. I can’t think of a more tone deaf commenthat caused health concerns were found in more
West Linn residents to do so.
I have known Thomas Frank for many years in
tary. It would be funny if it weren’t so insultthan 500 toys, 200 baby products, 2,500 clothing and
Reasonable voters understand that City Councils
many different capacities including city councilor, fel- ing. Where was Mr. Frank when the City Council
footwear products and another 1,300 children’s
strike an ongoing and delicate balance between
low Rotarian (a community minded service organivoted to impose the LOT burden on Robinwood?
products.
managing appropriate growth and preserving natuzation), as a college professor, an engaged citizen as
Where was he last February when he supported the
Oregon started a similar program a few years
ral spaces. I believe Thomas Frank’s leadership will
a member of the Planning Commission and a good
council’s pro-LOT decision? He was not walking the ago, but it stalled in our Legislature. Now, Senate
provide the best value for our tax dollars. Join me in
friend. In each of these roles, Thomas exhibited traits neighborhood then. He was not advocating for us
Bill 478 — “Keep Our Kids Toxic Free” — is up for
supporting Thomas Frank as mayor to lead our
of a successful leader.
then. In fact, he was advocating against us.
approval. The bill creates an infrastructure to idencouncil in finding constructive, long-term solutions
As an instructor of college students, Thomas asks
It is only now that he is running for mayor that
tify problem chemicals, a process for manufacturfor the greater good of West Linn.
questions that cause students to think and reflect,
Frank deigns to visit the neighborhood he was com- ers to report product contents and a several-year
Melinda Robinson
which improves learning and helps students to arrive plicit in ruining. And what does he suggest to help
plan to phase out toxics.
West Linn
Soon we will elect the next mayor of West Linn.
Please take time to thoroughly investigate the background and experience of the two candidates. There
are important differences in the two men. Because of
these differences, I am working to elect Thomas
Frank. Thomas is a fellow member of the West Linn
Rotary Club. As a Rotarian, Thomas examines issues
using Rotary’s 4-Way test: Is it the truth? Is it fair to all
concerned? Will it build good will and better friendships? Is it beneficial to all concerned? Decisions
made applying these four questions serve the community as a whole.
Our leaders must make decisions which will determine our future for decades to come. We have a once
in a life-time opportunity to reclaim one of our nation’s natural wonders, Willamette Falls. In this we
must not fail. Dealing with future growth, we must
have visionary leadership for our community planning roads, schools, housing, water, services essential
to keeping our community strong.
Thomas Frank will represent the interests of all of
us and do so with honor, statesmanship and respect.
Let’s get Thomas Frank for mayor.
Michael Bays
West Linn
Since HB 3211
was introduced
in February,
West Linn
and a number
of other
neighboring
cities have
spoken out
against the bill.
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The hardest job for high-schoolers? Finding one
T
here’s nothing more frustrating than being age 15.
Fifteen-year-olds are either low-on-the-totem-pole
freshman or budding sophomores.
At 15, you can’t legally drive alone
yet, you’re not an adult and maybe
the most frustrating thing of all is
that you can’t get a job.
We all know how much teenagers want to buy things; between
food, clothes and overpriced movie
tickets the money has to come
from somewhere. Getting a job as a
teenager seems like a good idea,
until you turn 16 and actually have
to start applying.
After making a resume filled
with babysitting and volunteer
hours, the next hardest battle is
walking in to a future place of employment. I probably sat in the car
for at least 20 minutes each time I
had to walk into a restaurant and
ask if they were hiring.
The Rosies
have another
fun practice
session on the
Willamette River.
They are
already getting
ready for the
next St. Ayles
championship
in 2016.
From front
to back are
Jann Lane,
Pam Werner,
Judy Rea and
Antoinette
Papailioui.
for seventh-graders at the
school. This year’s “Halfway to
High School” event, held March
18, was designed to start the students thinking about what lies
ahead.
“The event is designed for
and works with our seventhParents might not be ready grade class, providing them
to admit it, but by the time
with insights as to what is comstudents are in seventh grade, ing when they head to high
they are halfway through
school,” said PTO president
their middle-school careers.
Kathy Brandeberry.
In other words, they are halfThat includes, she added,
way to high school.
thinking about how they define
The Parent-Teacher Organi- themselves and how they wish
zation (PTO) celebrates that to define themselves in the comfact with a new event designed ing years.
Rosemont Ridge PTO
offers second-annual event
just for seventh-graders
Everything coming up ROSIES
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built by women. Of course, they called
it The Rosie, and they celebrated by
launching it on the Willamette River.
Still, going to Scotland to row in a
rowboat championship was a rather
wild idea, and it was not confirmed
until February of this year. Some
changes had taken place since the
boat had been built. Many of the Rosies had to drop out because of various
commitments. But four of them, all
from Lake Oswego, managed to hang
on for the full ride, and they were
joined by another Lake Oswego lady,
Elliott, who qualified for the team because she had helped build another
boat. Now there was only one more
thing to do: worry.
“We had never raced before,” Lane
said.
“We had no idea what we were up
against,” said Werner.
They practiced at the Willamette
Sailing Club on Macadam Avenue in
Portland, right on the Willamette River. Every morning at 7 a.m., the Rosies
would rise and row at this idyllic spot
with calm waters and beautiful scenery, with seagulls, bald eagles, jumping fish and sea lions providing plenty
of atmosphere.
“Rowing is easy to learn,” Papailiou
said. “We just had to keep practicing.
We trained hard enough that we
could handle the conditions we faced.”
“It didn’t take long for us to get fairly good at it,” Lane said. “We weren’t
perfect, but we were OK.”
Then July rolled around. The Rosies had to leave behind their beautiful
boat they had built because it is a difficult thing to move a rowboat from
Oregon to Scotland. Fortunately, the
women were adopted by the South
Queensferry Rowing Club in Scotland, which was happy to loan them a
boat.
This proved to be a great way to
have a Scottish vacation. Their welcome was wonderful.
“They had been cooking soup for a
month,” Rea said. “They had baked
cookies. There were bagpipes and
Highland dancers, a lot of men wore
kilts and they played Scottish music
that was old and new.”
“They were incredibly lovely to us,”
Elliott said.
The Rosies got to dance some Scottish reels themselves, and they were
honored guests in some Scottish
homes.
But could the Rosies actually compete on the world stage? The Rosies
found out they were in the big time at
the opening day ceremonies on July 8.
Making a dramatic entrance via helicopter, Princess Anne showed up to
give her royal blessings to the event,
as 1,000 rowers and 32 St. Ayles skiffs
rolled respectfully by.
“We put our oars up as we saluted,”
SCHOOLNOTES
By Sivan Weitz
terrifying experience. You’re brand
new to the land of labor, you don’t
know where anything is, who any-
one is or what you’re supposed to
be doing. All the other workers enjoy watching the struggle, because
they’re finally not the newbies and
they remember their tough first
days like it was yesterday.
Every time you mess up it feels
like the end of the world, and you
have to get to work 30 minutes early just to make sure you are on
time.
When the learning phase is over,
work can become kind of enjoyable. It’s a nice time to be away
from school and to meet new people. Then comes the challenge of
balancing a work schedule and a
school schedule. You have to plan
way far in advance if there is any
kind of conflict to make sure you
take work off or get someone to
cover.
Finally, after all is said and done,
there is no better feeling than ripping open that very first paycheck.
There is something so fulfilling
about paying for your Starbucks
drink or that new pair of jeans
with your own hard-earned money.
The only problem is, it takes triple
the amount of time to earn it as it
does to spend it.
It’s very rewarding to go
through this experience when
you’re young. Having a job in high
school is like putting 25 cents into
a pair of binoculars so you can see
into the future. It not only teaches
work ethic, but it drills organization and the art of balance into
one’s life.
It’s the best preparation we can
have for our future without missing out on the high school experience.
Sivan Weitz is a senior at West Linn
High School. She is contributing a regular column to the Tidings this school
year.
Werner said. “It was pretty cool. It felt
like we were at the Olympics.”
After Princess Anne flew away,
however, it was go time, and the Rosies had to find out whether they belonged among the best rowers in the
world. They were already ailing because Elliott had sprained her ankle
upon their arrival at
the airport, although
she gamely chose to
compete.
“The saltwater we
were racing on was
fed by the North Sea,
and it was really
rough,” Rea said. “We
were used to practicing on this wonderful
river.”
“We were very nervous about how we
were going to get
around the buoy (on
the race course),” Elliott said.
“We rowed as hard
as we possibly could,”
Rea said.
It proved to be hard
enough as the Rosies
finished third in their
opening race, for
women age 60 and
older, and were presented bronze medals.
However
Students also learned about
tools available to high-schoolers, including Naviance, a software system used by West Linn
High School students in their
college application process.
Grade-point average and transcripts were also important topics discussed.
“We have arranged to have
some great speakers on hand
that will focus discussions on
helping the kids to explore their
own identity and vision as well
as some ideas on how to achieve
that vision while building confidence along the way,” parent
Jackie Wetzsteon said.
Kelsey Bjorklund listens as faculty share some to their stories of overcoming fear.
Kaiden Randall
holds up
a plastic eye
and explains
how he will
learn to see
things in
a different
way when
he is in
high school.
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Maia Stucky is a seventh-grader
at Three Rivers Charter School.
She enjoys reading and takes
vocal lessons. In school, her
favorite classes are art and
science, and she thinks the
community of people is the
best thing about her school.
“Teachers and kids, they are
what make Three Rivers one
big family,” she said. Maia is
interested in becoming a writer
or actor, and she believe that avoiding procrastination is
one way to succeed. “You just have to do the work,” she
said. Maia likes going to the movies and just being with
her family members. With friends, she just likes to talk
together, hang out and laugh.
Emma Fulmer is a seventhgrader at Three Rivers Charter
School. She loves theatre,
including acting, singing and
dancing. In school, her favorite
subjects are math and writing,
and she appreciates how
close students at her school
can become to their teachers.
“They truly know us well and
care about us,” she said.
Emma is interested in working
in a field that deals with math and numbers, perhaps
technology, and she knows that trying your hardest is a
good strategy for success. “Never give up!” she said.
She enjoys eating dinner out with family and going to
movies with her friends.
Olivia Roane is an eighthgrader at Three Rivers Charter
School. She plays lacrosse and
enjoys reading. In school, her
favorite subjects are language
arts and math, and she likes
the way teachers and students
connect at her school. Olivia is
interested in a career in interior
design, or she might like to
become a professional lacrosse
player. Communication is one
of her success strategies. “Talk to the teachers,” she
said. “They will help you with anything youíre struggling
with.” Olivia likes to play games with her family and to
watch movies together. With friends, she likes to go out
for coffee drinks and see movies together.
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ive Lake Oswego ladies who
call themselves the Rosies are
a lot tougher than they look.
They look like five ladies
who meet for bridge, knitting or even
a little poetry reading. Instead, their
pastime requires muscle, endurance
and perseverance, because they are
rowing at the
highest level
of competition in the
world. They
just returned
from Ullapool, Scotland, where they
competed in the first St. Ayles Skiff
Championship. And they competed
well, even taking the bronze medal in
one race. They were also the only
team made up entirely of women to
build their own skiff and travel all the
way to Scotland.
Jann Lane, Leila Elliott, Antoinette
Papailiou, Judy Rea and Pam Werner
are all back in Lake Oswego and happy, wearing their rose-red racing jerseys, proudly showing the bronze
medals they won, and telling everyone
stories about their excellent adventure.
“I never thought I would go to Scotland,” said Werner.
“I never thought we would bring
home the bronze medal,” Papailiou
said.
Somehow things worked remarkably well for five women who had never raced boats before.
The Rosies’ saga started in 2011
when they got wind of the news that
Scotland, where coastal rowing had
been revived, was going to be holding
a world St. Ayles championship in
2013. The Wind & Oar Boat School of
Portland thought this was a fine idea,
and so it began to recruit 10 women to
participate by building their own boat
over the next two years, with the ultimate objective of racing in Scotland.
“We thought, ‘Wow, let’s do it!”
Lane said. “We recruited friends and
friends of friends and got a neat crossgenerational turnout. Women from
the ages of 23 to 61 turned out who
thought going to Scotland was a gangbuster idea. We thought, ‘Let’s go to
Scotland!’ As we built our boat the
name ‘Rosies’ evolved.”
By Sept. 10, 2011, they had finished
the first St. Ayles skiff to be entirely
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If you’re lucky, you will get a
charming employee who gladly
gives you an application and encourages you to speak to the manager. But nine times out of 10, you
will get a grumpy worker who
turns you away before your resume is even out of your bag.
Some teenagers will have to fill
out applications to 15 or more places before maybe getting an interview at one.
All the others say they are either “not hiring” or “want someone with a little more experience.”
How are we supposed to get experience if nobody will hire us in the
first place?
Finally, if you’re lucky, you get
that long-awaited phone call from
your future boss telling you that
you’re in.
The hard part is over now, right?
Wrong.
The first week of work is quite a
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ties to the classroom and experiential
learning curricula. Participants will
discover career opportunities through
work experiences that pay them as
they gain skills. This will open educational pathways through dual credit
arrangements with community colleges and universities and
connectivity
to formal apprenticeship
Norm Elder and
programs.
The Learn- Andrew McGough
ing Laboratories will use ideas and programs that
are already working, focusing innovation on filling the gaps to create a
seamless experience for participants.
Then we will deploy clear-eyed evaluation techniques to monitor and adjust course when we are not getting
the results we want and the community deserves.
Our goal is to set a high standard
for others in our community to follow, perhaps reducing the number of
those kids who get lost in the first
place. We’ll also show ourselves that
we can do more than wring our collective hands about the quality of our
workforce while ignoring the lost legions of talent who today are in sight
but beyond reach.
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older protocol, SSL 2, although the agency’s chief information officer Kristen
Duus said the site does not contain sensitive information and the agency plans
to upgrade it in a couple of weeks.
The Capital Bureau found two other
state websites — the child support payment portal at the Oregon Department
of Justice and the vehicle registration
renewal portal at the DMV — using a
newer, but still outdated and vulnerable,
encryption technology called SSL 3.
“That does sound bad,” wrote Jacob
Hoffman-Andrews, senior staff technologist for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, in an email Wednesday, April 1, after
he learned of the situation. “It’s not likely
to lead to bulk data breaches, but it means
that individual’s data is at risk whenever
they are accessing these websites.”
For the first time since
1994, West Linn is in the
midst of conducting a new
Economic Opportunity
Analysis (EOA), and on
Monday the City Council
and Planning Commission
were provided with an update on the project during a
joint work session.
The city
received a
$35,000 grant
in 2014 from
the state Department of
Land Conservation
and Development to
complete the
analysis,
and in turn
hired a consultant team
from Cogan
Owens
Green and
the FCS
group to
conduct research for
the effort. In
the latest
draft of the
— Steve Faust,
EOA preCogan Owens Green
sented to
representative
the council,
the project
was described as “a basis for
the city of West Linn to document and adopt local policies
and actions that help make
West Linn a more economically viable community while
maintaining a good quality of
life for residents, businesses
and workers.”
Periodic EOAs are required
by state law, though it has been
more than 20 years since West
Linn last completed one.
“As much as it is an economic development plan, it’s really
focused on land use and making sure the city has the land it
needs to pursue economic development activities,” said
Steve Faust, a representative
from Cogan Owens Green.
The primary objectives of
the study, according to Faust,
were to “examine 20-year employment land demand and
supply to ensure adequate supply, preserve and protect land
for industrial and employment
uses and develop a land use
framework for local economic
development strategy.”
“Really this is a land use
framework that could serve as
a tool if you wanted to take the
“As much
as it is an
economic
development
plan, it’s
really
focused on
land use and
making sure
the city has
the land it
needs to
pursue
economic
development
activities.”
“It’s not likely to lead to bulk data breaches, but it means
that individuals’ data is at risk whenever they are accessing
these websites.”
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It’s time to recover
lost legions of talent
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SALEM — Oregonians who used
state websites to pay child support,
file unemployment claims, and renew their vehicle registration in recent months were vulnerable to attackers who could intercept Social
Security numbers and other sensitive information.
The state and private contractors left
the door open to what is known as a
“man in the middle attack” by using outdated encryption protocols on some
websites. In that scenario, the attacker
intercepts data as it’s passed from the
sender to the intended recipient.
A spokeswoman for the Employment
Department said April 2, that to her
knowledge, no one’s personal information had been compromised due to the
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The Rosies
have another
fun practice
session on the
Willamette River.
They are
already getting
ready for the
next St. Ayles
championship
in 2016.
From front
to back are
Jann Lane,
Pam Werner,
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Antoinette
Papailioui.
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oll, folk — you name it, it’s on the schedule at
a park near you, and all performances are free. Keep this page handy
andy so you’ll always know who is playing
where and when.
It felt
Werner said. “It was pretty cool.
like we were at the Olympics.”
After Princess Anne flew away,
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July 13: Brokentop plays bluegrass and Americana
longed among the best rowers in
bek,
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a little poetry reading. Instead, their
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Information for the public safety column across from the police station.
shut in a different room.
comes from public records of the West Linn
9/24 6:12 p.m. An accident was reported in
9/20 8:03 p.m. Washable chalk or paint was
Police Department.
the 1800 block of Willamette Falls Drive.
found on a mailbox in the 22600 block of West Bluff
Authorities recently filed reports on the follow9/25 6:45 a.m. An accident was reported on Drive.
ing incidents:
southbound Interstate 205 north of 10th Street.
9/20 10:20 p.m. An unknown person was
beating on a window in the 2400 block of Willamette Falls Drive.
9/21 10:11 a.m. A window was broken out of
9/21 10:03 a.m. Michael Anthony Wrenn, 50,
9/26 3:58 p.m. Jewelry valued at $11,000 is a garage in the 1200 block of Ninth Street.
was lodged at Clackamas County Jail on suspicion missing from a residence in the 19300 block of
9/21 3:33 p.m. Possible gunshots were heard
of felony driving while suspended.
View Drive. A former roommate is suspect.
near Fifth Avenue and Ninth Street.
9/21 4:57 p.m. A man in the 4600 block of Riverview Avenue received death threats from his
brother.
9/21 9:33 p.m. Dennis Kae McCleery, 65, was
9/26 1:24 a.m. An iPhone, wallet with $400 to
9/21 9:51 p.m. A loud “boom” was heard in
lodged at Clackamas County Jail on suspicion of $500 in it, a backpack and a laptop were taken the 5300 block of Windsor Terrace.
DUII.
from a vehicle in the 1500 block of 11th Street.
9/22 2:06 a.m. A suspected drunken driver
9/26 6:38 a.m. A vehicle’s windows were loitering in the McDonalds drive-thru was just
smashed in the 100 block of Springtree Lane and slow, not drunk.
two computer monitors were taken along with
9/22 2:26 p.m. A suspicious teen in the 5600
9/20 6:38 p.m. A man tried to pass a fake $20 computer accessories.
block of Hood Street was dancing and poking a
bill at Walmart.
long stick at “imaginary things” and talking to
9/21 10:10 a.m. Fraud was reported in the
himself. He was just playing.
2300 block of Falcon Drive.
9/22 7:48 p.m. Someone was knocking on a
9/20 1:43 p.m. A man with greasy hair was backdoor in the 4600 block of Riverview Avenue.
going through a dumpster in the 19500 block of
9/23 9:26 a.m. Two possible gunshots were
Hidden Springs Road.
heard in the 4000 block of Wild Rose Drive.
9/23 3:26 p.m. A vehicle ran into a mailbox in
9/20 5:30 p.m. An ex-employee was refusing
9/23 9:39 a.m. A resident in the 2000 block of
the 2600 block of Beacon Hill Drive. One person to leave the premises in the 2500 block of Willa- Wellington Drive came home to find his open gawas transported to the hospital and the driver mette Falls Drive.
rage door shut. Police had shut it for her.
was cited for careless driving.
9/20 6:59 p.m. A woman in the 19500 block of
9/23 2:38 p.m. A resident thinks neighboring
9/24 10:05 a.m. An accident occurred in the Willamette Drive feared someone in her apart- children are being neglected and in need of food.
22800 block of Willamette Drive, conveniently ment after finding trash knocked over and dogs
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■ SB 721 would require
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As more and more reports of
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The Oregon Senate is trying to
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PRECIOUS BYRD - JULY 9
Ann Monroe Tweeted, “You can
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#atleastitried.”
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A painted cow stands as a reminder of a Lakeridge student’s artistic skills.
cow mystery.
“Um give us our cow back please,”
Lakeridge student Camille Feinstein
tweeted.
WLHS student Annie Roethe also
weighed in on Twitter: “Kinda flattered that Lakeridge thought west linn
stole their cow hahahahah.”
However, Lakeridge Assistant Principal Rollin Dickinson said the cow was
just having an adventure.
“In cow years, she’s a teenager,”
Dickinson said. “The rebellious years
begin ... “
The decorated ruminant stands as a
reminder of a 2010 success. That year
former Lakeridge student Anne Feeny
was a finalist in Lucerne’s The Art of
Dairy contest. Thousands of students
across the country vie for a coveted
spot on a list of finalists and a shot at
the grand prize.
Students first submit a rendering of
how they imagine their creation will be,
and the top entrants are afforded the
chance to paint a life-size, white cow.
Lake Oswego High School student Amy
Chen won the contest in 2012. Chen is a
senior and a columnist for the Review
this year.
Feeny, who could not be reached for
comment, has pursued art, but she isn’t
a painter. She is a student at DigiPen
Institute of Technology, and she is
studying digital art and animation.
“With my animations, I hope to work
with other individuals who share the
same passion and create meaningful
pieces of art with them,” Feeny’s website states.
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“The cow
was never
at West
Linn High
School.
Borrowing
the cow
had nothing
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night through Tuesday morning,
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spread contention across social
media.
A local bovine appeared to have
taken a trip Monday night, inspiring a
flurry of Twitter activity between Lakeridge and West Linn high schools as
to her whereabouts.
Orian Raviv tweeted, “My twitter is
full of the government shutting down
and how West Linn stole our cow...
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The fiberglass cow — painted in vibrant colors and sporting a rendering
of an ice cream cone on her muzzle —
normally stands guard by the Lakeridge auditorium.
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