May 2012 - NW Examiner

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May ’12
VOLUME 26, ISSUe 9
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Serving Portland’s Northwest Neighborhoods since 1986
Locals boiling over unboiled bagels
Northwest neighbors see nothing wise in Einstein takeover of Kettleman
mike ryerson
By Allan Classen
To many Northwest neighbors, bagels
are a matter of life and death. To others,
they are more important than that.
The recent acquisition of Portland’s own
Kettleman Bagel Company by national
bagel giant Einstein Noah Restaurant
Group has stirred locals to patriot-like
fervor. Few are ready to march for the corporate flag, and if you ask, they don’t think
much of Einstein’s bagels, either.
18th Annual
Northwest
Examiner
Community
Awards
This year’s winners:
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For a moment in March, the bagel shop at 2314 NW Lovejoy St. had
signs of both its old and new owners.
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Are
trees
historic?
Landmarks Commission says it’s beyond its scope
Neighbors make a stand for saving good old trees at Northwest 19 and Johnson streets,
where a five-story apartment building is planned.
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By Allan Classen
Four giant elms loom over designs for
a five-story apartment building at Northwest 19th and Johnson streets.
Even though they have no standing
with city officials who review development
and apparently cannot be a criterion for
denying the land-use application, the trees
have friends in the neighborhood.
Nine tree advocates spoke at a Portland
Historical Landmarks Commission hearing last month regarding an 86-unit apartment building by Mill Creek Residential
Trust, which must pass Alphabet Historic
District design standards before getting
building permits.
“These four majestic trees are inseparable from this historic district,” said Hoyt
Street resident Myriam Alaux. “They are
living architecture.”
Alaux and others argued that the commission should take a broader view of its
mission to preserve the community’s historic character.
Irving Street resident and former state
representative Gail Shibley said that if
the trees were considered to be six- or
seven-story structures more than 100 years
old, “We would be doing everything we
possibly could to save those historic ‘structures.’”
Shibley said “we are not doing justice”
to city goals in disregarding the natural
environment when making land-use decisions.
Bill Welch, who has served on the
Northwest District Association Planning
Committee since 1976, challenged city
staff who advised the commission against
considering the trees.
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Aubrey Baldwin
Bill Dolan
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reader reply
Letters can be sent to
allan@nwexaminer.com or 2825 NW Upshur St., Ste. C, Portland, OR 97210.
Letters should be 300 words or fewer; include a name and a street of residence.
Deadline third Saturday of the month.
Unfounded allegations
I am disappointed by the lack of accuracy, truthfulness, objectivity and fairness of
your articles regarding Sue Lee.
While I applaud and support the efforts to petition the court for a reevaluation
of Sue Lee’s capacity, I do not support the maligning of Nancy MacDonald, Erin
Olson and Gene Chin based as a means to make that happen. I have read Sue Lee’s Multnomah County Probate Court Case File and listened
to the CD’s of the March 2009 and August 2009 hearings. The information in the case file paints a very different picture and refutes more
than 20 of the allegations made in your February article.
I sent you an outline of my findings and copies of documents from Sue Lee’s case.
You contacted me and we met. You told me that you had not read the case file and
that the article was based on information provided by Peggy Abernathy, Sue Lee’s
daughter, Sueanne Reyes and several of Sue Lee’s friends. You made insinuations in the March issue that Mr. Chin may have been guilty of
wrongdoing. As you are aware, a forensic investigation found no wrongdoing and a
complaint of elder financial abuse filed with the District Attorney’s office resulted
in no charges being filed.
In February 2008, Sue Lee met with her attorney and appointed Gene Chin as
her power of attorney. She was of sound mind at the time she appointed Gene Chin
as her power of attorney. Her wishes were clear. She took the necessary steps to protect herself from having the court step in to appoint a guardian and conservator if
she became incapacitated. The unfounded allegations resulted in Sue Lee believing
that she had been betrayed by her trusted friend, destroyed their relationship and
completely undermined Sue Lee’s careful planning.
Mary Sipe
NW 12th Ave.
Editor’s note: The February story was also based on documents written by Nancy MacDonald and Erin Olson, who chose not to respond to questions from the Examiner. Revelations from the court case file paint a somewhat different—and in fundamental ways
worse—picture than our original report. Some of these were covered in the April cover
story, “Sue Lee’s condition not the issue.”
Retail vacancies
In your “Council Candidates Address Neighborhood Issues,” you were spot on to
commend Steve Novick for questioning the zoning requirements that have contributed to the glut of empty ground-floor retail spaces in the Pearl District.
While the zoning code’s goal of minimizing blank sidewalk-level walls is commendable, its requirements for mandatory minimum areas and lengths of groundContinued on page 6
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Obituaries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
The Pearl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Going Out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Community Events. . . . . . . . . . 20
Business & Real Estate. . . . . . . 23
VOL. 26, NO. 9
Editor’s Turn
By Allan Classen
Editor & Publisher
Urban renewal:
a matter of timing
City Council is scheduled to vote on
creation of the Education Urban Renewal
Area this month. Instead of a more typical two-year public involvement process to
evaluate and modify the proposal, this one
has been given about two months.
A citizen evaluation committee for the
abandoned Central City Urban Renewal
Area met for two years in 2009-10 to
consider whether there should even be a
renewal district. This one is going straight
from Portland Development Commission
staff to the council without the benefit of
a citizen advisory committee.
Understandably, many citizens are asking, what’s the rush? Five residents of the
proposed district testified before the commission in April saying that the public
meetings PDC hosted were inadequate
and didn’t answer their questions.
On the other side of the issue, five witnesses spoke in favor of going forward.
All represented businesses or institutions
expecting to be direct beneficiaries of
urban renewal spending.
You get the picture: If you stand to gain
directly from urban renewal, it’s a sweet
deal. If you’re just an average citizen on
whom urban renewal is imposed, you’re
suspicious and wonder if it’s detrimental
to the community as a whole.
When asked to respond to the cries for
more clarity and details, PDC Executive
Director Patrick Quinton said, “People
would love to see how every single dollar will be spent over the term of the
urban renewal area,” but those details are
unknowable ahead of time.
That’s a straw man argument. No one
ever said that all spending should be precommitted. Rather, I believe critics of the
renewal plan have basic questions about
the true motivations of those promoting it,
who it is designed to serve and who will
take the hindmost.
One unmentioned motivation behind
this URA is the Portland Development
Commission’s desperate need to find
replacement operating revenues as other
urban renewal areas phase out. An analysis
by the city Office of Management and
Finance warned of “rapidly falling” revenues that will slice PDC to less than half
of its current budget in five years. The
Education URA is the only new urban
renewal district on the horizon. This
proposal may be as much about saving
the urban renewal agency as overcoming
blight.
If you want to find well-connected peo-
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ple shaping the district boundaries toward
their self-interest, the usual suspects are
out there. While the Education URA
targets Portland State University, it makes
a notable side loop around Lincoln High
School in Goose Hollow. Goose Hollow
Foothills League President Dan Petrusich
lobbied for this inclusion. His business
partner at Melvin Mark Companies is
Scott Andrews, who happens to chair the
Portland Development Commission.
To be fair, Petrusich said he and
Andrews do not talk about Goose Hollow
business with each other.
Petrusich may have a particular reason
for wanting Lincoln High School redeveloped, and it has not in the past been
Goose Hollow neighborhood business.
He owns three investment properties a
block from the Lincoln campus. If urban
renewal has the intended effect of uplifting properties beyond its boundaries, these
underutilized properties could get a big
boost.
Petrusich, however, does not expect that
to happen: “I don’t believe the value of my
property will either increase or decrease as
a result of inclusion in the URA.”
A hypothetical rendering from 2008
of redevelopment centering on the high
school shows one of Petrusich’s properties
enhanced with a new multi-story building.
That’s only hypothetical, of course, and
no commitments have been made, but it’s
fair to say that some people have thought
about it.
These revelations would not have
spilled out had not neighborhood association board members and the press asked
pointed questions. It can take time for
community members to digest an issue
and advance the debate. That’s one of the
reasons why a public involvement process
ideally is given a substantial period of
time. From the other point of view, that’s
motivation to hurry the public process
along to gain approval before dirt surfaces.
Even for those not attuned to these
machinations, the Lincoln node is a millstone for the Education URA. It flies
in the face of social equity. By Portland
Public Schools’ own assessment, Lincoln
has one of the best buildings in the school
system. Bringing this school into the 21st
century when Eastside schools are mostly
early 20th century relics is a difficult political move in this climate.
After all, it’s the Education Urban
Renewal Area: The more you learn about
it, the more you want to know.
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EDITOR/PUBLISHER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ALLAN CLASSEN
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— O B I T UA RI ES —
Nancy C. Milke
Nancy C. Milke, who worked in the
radiology department at Good Samaritan Hospital for 35 years, died April
20 at age 82. She was born Nov. 9,
1929, in San Francisco. She grew up
in Oregon and graduated from Molalla
Union High School. She attended Lewis
& Clark College. She married Paul Milke; he died. She is
survived by her son, Scott; daughter, Janice Winkel; two
grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
education and fourth grade in Portland schools for many daughters, Arline Toates and Elizabeth Campbell; three
years. She married John R. Olson. She is survived by her grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
sons, Nick and Nels Olson.
Shirley C. Larson
Shirley C. Larson, a resident of Sauvie Island for more than 50 years, died
April 14 at age 85. Shirley Newell was
born Dec. 8, 1926, in North Battleford,
Saskatchewan. She moved to the United
States with her mother in 1938. She
worked for many years at Tektronix in
Beaverton. She was a member of the Sauvie Island Grange
Doris L. McAlister
and volunteered at the Multnomah County Sheriff ’s office
Doris L. McAlister, a registered nurse at on Sauvie Island. She married Lawrence Larson 1949; he
St. Vincent’s Hospital 1981-2001, died died. She is survived by her daughter, Karla Trtek; son
April 17 at age 81. She was born Aug. Kjetil Agnar Rivelsrud; seven grandchildren; and eight
20, 1930, and had lived in Beaverton. great-grandchildren.
Her last home was in Sparks, Nev.
Lani Lee Louie
Lani Lee Louie, who was raised in
Northwest Portland, died April 17 at
age 87. Lani Lee was born April 18,
1924, in Portland. She attended Couch
Elementary and Lincoln High School.
In 1956, she became the first female
stockbroker in Oregon, retiring in 1999.
She also worked evenings at the family business, Lani
Louie’s restaurant in Milwaukie, which opened in 1962
and closed in 1992. She married Robert Louie in 1954.
She is survived by her son, Robert Louie Jr.; daughter,
Lisa Chu; sister, Dorothy Wu; six grandchildren; and three
great-grandchildren.
Marion K. Brownell
Marion Kennelly Brownell, owner of
the beauty salon in the old St. Vincent’s
Hospital on Northwest Westover Road,
died Nov. 12, at age 96. Laura Marion
Kennelly was born April 12, 1915, in
Oregon and grew up in Salt Lake City
and Albany. In 1962, she opened the beauty salon. In the
1980s, she and her husband, Barry Brownell, refurbished
and ran the Red Steer Restaurant in North Portland. She
is survived by her daughter, Ardyth Morehouse; sons,
Michael Massee and Timothy Pettibone; and many stepchildren and grandchildren. Ernest H. East
Ernest H. East, who worked at A.W.
Davis Supply, 2351 NW York St., 1946Nancy Ann Olson, a Cedar Mill resident and co-author
85, died April 10 at age 99. Mr. East was
of “The Cedar Mill History,” died March 28 at age 75.
born Dec. 16, 1912, in South Bend, Wash.
Nancy Ann Borquist was born May 8, 1936, and graduatHe worked as a logger until moving to
ed from Grant High School in 1954. She graduated from
Portland in 1946. In 1934, he married
the University of Oregon and taught preschool, special Gladys Johnsen; she died in 1998. He is survived by his
Nancy A. Olson
Richard A. Wismer
Richard A. Wismer, who farmed in
Bethany on land settled by his grandfather in 1873, died April 5 at age 102.
He was born Jan. 15, 1910, on the farm,
where he lived until the last six years. He
attended Union Grade School and graduated from Beaverton High School in 1928. He farmed
with his father and brother as Wismer & Sons Dairy. He
later diversified the farm, which he continued working
until 1975. He was an elder of the Bethany Presbyterian
Church. In 1937, he married Bernice Trachsel, she died
in 2011. He is survived by his sisters, Ruth Hastings and
Edna Owens; son, Dr. Ronald Wismer; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Margery M. O’Brien
Margery Mae O’Brien, who owned the
Towne Shop in Uptown Shopping Center 1965-90, died March 29 at age 91.
Margery Hofteizer was born Dec. 1,
1920, in Castlewood, S.D. She attended Huron University College in South
Dakota. She moved to the West Coast during World
War II, where she worked in many fields. She bought the
Uptown women’s boutique in 1965, and ran the business
until selling it in 1990. She was a director of the Quota
Club of Portland, Fashion Group International of Portland, and Boys and Girls Aid Society of Oregon. She was
also president of MelloMacs, a choir group at the Multnomah Athletic Club. She married Joseph A. O’Brien in
1946; he died in 2006.
William J. Werther
William J. Werther, who lived on Northwest Westover
Road, died March 31 at age 88. Mr. Werther was born
June 8, 1923, in Bayside, N.Y. He graduated from Bayside
High School, Admiral Farragut Academy and Rensselaer
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Polytechnic Institute. He served in the Army Air Corps Rick and Brad; daughter, Cathy; nine grandchildren; and
during World War II. In 1964, he founded Werther Asso- nine great-grandchildren.
ciates. He married Frances Duffy in 1950; she died in
1985. He married Bonnie Vass in 1990. He is survived by
his wife; sons, Robert and James; daughters, Nancy StanDr. Marvin F. Green
ton and Janet Griffin; stepdaughter, Barbara Vass; stepson,
Dr. Marvin Francis Green, who had an
Bill Vass; 14 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
ophthalmology practice in Northwest
Portland for 40 years until retirement in
1996, died March 30 at age 88. He was
Nathelle M. Greenleaf
born Dec. 26, 1923, in Davenport, Iowa.
After serving in the Army during World
Nathelle Meaghan Taylor Greenleaf, a
War II, he received a medical degree
former Pearl District resident, died April
8, at age 96. Nathelle Rosari Meaghan from the University of Iowa. In 1957, he moved to Portwas born Oct. 24, 1915, in Estelline, land. He married Helen in the 1950s; she died in 2000. He
S.D. She had a 20-year career with Saks is survived by his sons, Braden, Scott and Brent; daughter,
Fifth Avenue in San Francisco. She lived Stacey Kozawa; and two grandchildren.
in Portland from 2005 until 2010, when she moved into
assisted living in Milwaukie. In 1939, she married John B.
Taylor; he died in 1952. In 1976, she married Lee GreenJean D. Dunlop
leaf; he died in 1980. She is survived by her daughters,
Jean D. Dunlop, a former employee at St.
Nathelle Togni and Francesca Taylor; four grandchildren;
Vincent Hospital, died March 20 at age
and seven great-grandsons.
85. Jean D. Dawe was born Nov. 5, 1926,
in Portland. She graduated from Lewis
& Clark College and earned a master’s
Robert E. Brown
degree from Washington State University. She worked in an alcoholic treatment
Robert E. Brown, the head football
coach at Lincoln High School in 1966 program for older adults at St. Vincent. She is survived
when they won the city championship, by her son, Jon Beima; daughters, Nancy Myklebust and
died March 17 at age 86. He was born Debbie Murphy; sister, Sarah Dawe; six grandchildren;
Sept. 7, 1925, in Michigan and gradu- and one great-grandchild.
ated from Cassopolis High School and
Michigan State University, where he attended on a football scholarship. After service in World War II, he received
Verne L. Hayzlett
a master’s degree from the University of Michigan. He was
Verne L. Hayzlett, a welder for 20 years
a high school math teacher and football coach for most of
at Gunderson, died March 21 at age 80.
his career, which began in Glenview, Ill. and ended at WilHe was born Dec. 27, 1931, in Deerfield,
son High School in Portland. In 1944, he married Lovene
Kan., and moved to Sheridan at age 10.
E. Shoecraft; she died in 2011. He is survived by his sons,
He was married to Marge for 42 years.
Hugh, Scott and Mark; and two grandchildren.
He later married Cheri. He is survived
by his wife; sons, Jeff and Tim; daughter,
Debbie; stepsons, Don and Kevin; 15 grandchildren; and
Delbert A. Booth
two great-grandchildren.
Delbert Amsia Booth, who retired from
a long career at Graphic Arts Center in
Northwest Portland, died March 12 at
Eric M. Bowman age 91. He was born Sept. 14, 1920, in
Baker City. He served in the Marine Eric Michael Bowman, who lived in Northwest Portland
Corps in World War II. He married the past 15 years, died Feb. 26 at age 39. Mr. Bowman was
Mary Madeline; she died. He is survived by his sons, Bob, born in Hammond, Ind. He was employed as a technician
at Kaiser Permanente Sunnyside. He is survived by his
mother, Lila Holton; son, Gabriel; brother, Vincent; and
sisters, Lisa Bowman and Sherry Anwari.
Betty Rosenfeld
Betty Rosenfeld, a resident of Northwest Westover Road,
died April 2 at age 86. She was born May 16, 1925, in
Cleveland and attended the University of Wisconsin and
Flora Stone Mather College. She moved to Portland in
1946 shortly after marrying Victor Rosenfeld. Susan M. Clarke
Susan Margaret Clarke, who worked at Providence St.
Vincent Hospital for 22 years, died April 20 at age 62.
She was born April 28, 1949, in Portland and grew up in
Mountain View, Calif. She graduated from Awalt High
School and Linfield College. She also earned a certificate
in cytology from the Oregon Health Sciences University,
where she worked from 1973-83. She worked as a cytologist at St. Vincent from 1990 until her death. She is survived by her brothers, Jimmy and Scott; and sister, Nancy
Clement.
Death Notices
Norman Eddy Hascall II, 85, was active with the Trinity
Episcopal Church Vestry and the NW Pilot Project.
Anne Katz, 91, a long-time member of Congregation
Shaarie Torah.
Hope Lovina Erickson, 94, volunteered for many years at
the William Temple House.
Reinhard “Sig” Jensen, 63, competed as a member of
the Multnomah Athletic Club Maters Basketball Team in
national and international events.
Samuel Lee, 97, a former employee of Portland Iron
Works and Power Transmission Products in NW Portland.
The Northwest Examiner publishes obituaries of people who
lived, worked or had other substantial connections to our readership area, which includes Northwest Portland, Goose Hollow,
Sauvie Island and areas north of Highway 26. If you have
information about a death in our area, please contact us at
allan@nwexaminer.com. Photographs are also welcomed. There
is no charge for obituaries in the Examiner.
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Letters continued
level windows are not. The requirements do
not create retail businesses, they create windows. And without the retail demand, the
result is a sidewalk-scape of empty rooms
or—even worse—residential spaces with
no privacy and constantly-closed window
blinds.
The requirements extend even to uses
where windows either serve no purpose or
are liabilities, such as manufacturing and
storage facilities in areas of few pedestrians.
I’m all for active sidewalk levels of buildings and for visual transparency. But some
of the most attractive, pedestrian-friendly
streetscapes here and in other cities are filled
with great older buildings that would not
come close to meeting Portland’s groundfloor window requirements. Look at the
beautiful old apartment buildings in Portland in which the first residential level is
set a few feet above the sidewalk. The bases
of the buildings are either landscaped or
constructed of fine materials, and the lowest apartment windows are high enough
above the sidewalk that residents have privacy without shutting themselves behind
closed blinds. Active, open windows a few
feet above the street are infinitely more
pedestrian-friendly than empty or shuttered
windows at the sidewalk.
A high percentage of wonderful older
residential buildings would be illegal under
Portland’s zoning code. That should tell us
something about the current regulations.
Michael Dowd
Dowd Architecture Inc.
SW Miles St.
Editors shouldn’t endorse
I’ve never liked when the media and specifically an editor recommends or insinuates
who should be the next, best elected official.
Media should only write about politics and
leave it up to their readers to decide who to
elect. Allan Classen gives a great example as
to why this should be so.
Showing complete bias towards his
neighborhood—and specifically the ongoing fiasco of parking—Mr. Classen focuses
on that and not on the larger issues of a
much larger demographic, given his “professional” critique of the mayoral race/forum.
And showing the tendency of voters to
single out one specific issue to vote on, and
not on the bigger picture, he automatically disregards Eileen Brady because she
did not answer the first question appropriately that was posed to her in the forum, at
least not to Mr. Classen’s standards. That’s
close-minded and egotistical at best, and is
not objective in the least. A single answer
does not reflect what she may or may not do
in a broader perspective.
This is a mayoral race so more is at stake
than just what happens in your entitled and
privileged neck of the woods.
Sean S. Doyle
NW Thompson Rd.
Hasty endorsements
related mostly to Northwest Portland issues
is a hasty decision. There was not enough
input to define the capabilities of the persons seeking office.
Given the “thumbs-up test,” Amanda
Fritz scored better than Mary Nolan, yet she
did not win your approval.
Fritz has stood by her convictions when
voting on council. She is also very responsive
when asked questions on major issues.
Mary Nolan has represented District 36
in the Oregon Legislature for many years.
She had no opponents for reelection, mostly
due to the laissez-faire attitude of her constituency. Undoubtedly, this gave her a fairly
secure position in the Legislature and left an
open door for those seeking her influence.
Her voting record is indicative of her liberal
views, as is her financial support for her current campaign.
I live in District 36. At no time have I
or neighbors received mail or verbal communications from her office asking our
concerns or positions on state financing,
education, budget priorities, etc. Neither has
she expressed her ideas nor why she voted
on certain bills. Mary has served her own
interests, not her constituency.
I trust the elections will produce a mayor
and candidates who provide a good balance.
Retaining Fritz will help tremendously.
Joan Sterrett
SW Chelmsford Ave.
The Examiner endorsement of Hales for
mayor, and Nolan and Novick for city commissioners after a brief interview on topics Editor’s note: The Examiner endorsements
were based on past performance as well as
answers to a uniform list of questions.
Save the trees
It is gratifying to see the neighborhood
rally against the needless destruction of
four giant elm trees on Northwest 19th and
Johnson streets. These trees, were probably
planted about 1880, when Capt. Couch and
his family built several lovely houses in the
area (see the book, “Nineteenth Street”). SERA Architects proposed schemes last
week before the Landmarks Commission
for the area currently occupied by a twostory building fronted by the elms on 19th
and Johnson. It is a five-story project, with
solid massing on the south side. Most of those present at the hearing
testified against the height, suggesting a
maximum of four stories in order to be in
keeping with the surrounding Alphabet
Historic District. They also objected to the
proposed massive facade on Johnson, which
seemed to violate the character of nearby
historical structures.
Almost everyone, however, was nonplussed that the city had agreed to allow the
developers to take down the elms. Some of
the neighbors are now working to show the
developers and city officials how it would be
possible to put a more reasonable project on
that site without sacrificing the trees, and
still be able to put 80 units or so on the site.
Let’s hope the neighbors will work together to fight for a better scheme that saves the
trees. Another hearing is planned. Stay tuned.
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NW Johnson St.
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Neighbors pitch in to fight rare disease
By Wendy Gordon
It takes a neighborhood to save a child, a
slogan Spitzi and Brendan Barnicle appreciate in a very personal way.
Their daughter, an outgoing third grader
whose symptoms are described as “mild
to moderate,” suffers from an uncommon, incurable disease that is too rare to
attract the attention of medical researchers.
She was diagnosed with McCune-Albright
Syndrome, a progressive bone and endocrine disease that strikes only one in 1 million people. Her symptoms currently are
“mild to moderate.”
Drugs and treatment are largely
unknown and untested. A researcher at
Massachusetts General Hospital recently
developed a mouse model critical for testing potential drugs, but he needs a $50,000
bridge grant until federal funding comes
through.
The urgency of the funding crisis
prompted the family to reach out to friends
and family with a holiday request for donations.
Friend and neighbor Susan Bishop
responded with a donation. Most notable,
though, was the reaction of her children,
Anna, Jack and Lucy. They donated all
their Christmas money and gift certificates,
plus money earned from after school jobs.
Anna wanted to do more, though, and
came up with the idea of a neighborhood
Masters of ceremonies Anna Bishop and Annie Barnicle kick off the entertainment.
kids’ talent show. Word spread quickly,
and soon more than 20 neighborhood
children, from elementary to high school,
volunteered their singing and instrumental
music talents.
Last month, they gathered in the Bishop’s living room, delivering spirited performances that varied from classical piano
music to a piano/guitar/drum rendition of
Led Zeppelin’s Stairway to Heaven. More
than 100 people attended, and $4,600 was
donated. With other gifts, they expect to
meet their $10,000 goal.
News coverage helped.
“I had no idea that the story would be
posted on oregonlive.com, or in The Oregonian,” said Susan Bishop. “The donation
link was printed, and that is so important
for raising funds.”
The Barnicles, who do not want their
daughter’s named printed, have been
moved by the support.
“It’s amazing,” said Spitzi Barnicle. “A
group of children in Portland affecting a
doctor in Massachusetts.”
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About MAS
MAS is caused by a spontaneous
mutation in the GNAS gene, which
serves as an “on and off switch” in the
function of many cells, affecting primarily the endocrine system, skin and
bones. The mutation arises at some
point during fetal development. If the
mutation arises early many tissues are
affected, and if it arises later, less tissues
are affected. As a result, each patient
is a unique patchwork of affected and
normal genes. Symptoms vary from
bowed and deformed limbs to facial
asymmetries to liver disease to blindness. The most potentially disabling and
disfiguring aspect is fibrous dysplasia,
which causes softness and weakness in
the bones.
While her initial symptoms first surfaced in preschool, several years elapsed
before she was correctly diagnosed. Her
parents, exploring all treatment options
available, discovered an ongoing project
in the NIH laboratory of Dr. Michael
Collins, identifying small molecules that
impact the mutated GNAS gene. This
work is the essential step towards developing these molecules into potential
drugs to treat MAS.
Dr. Murat Bastepe of Massachusetts
General Hospital, recently developed a
mouse model critical for testing these
drugs. He is seeking funds from a highly
contested “rare disease fund” and needs
a $50,000 bridge grant to continue his
research.
To donate, visit https://give.massgeneral.org/SSLPage.aspx?pid=1122. All money will go directly to Dr. Bastepe’s research.
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Forced eviction of 81-year-old woman becomes costly affair
By Allan Classen
There is no nice way to kick an 81-yearold woman onto the street.
The Multnomah County deputies were
kind and didn’t lay a hand on her, but in the
end, Marlene Dale was escorted from the
studio apartment she had called home for
more than 25 years and into a world of the
unfamiliar and the uncertain.
I witnessed the ordeal alongside three
social workers. We stood in the hallway
outside her unit, listening to her mournful
pleas.
“Noooo. …. Go away. … I didn’t do anything wrong. … I paid the rent. … Get out.”
Mostly I remember the drawn out
“no”—at once insistent, pitiful and beyond
rationality. She clung to her dingy little
apartment as if it were life itself.
Perhaps it was.
Mya Chamberlain, director of services for seniors and homeless families for
Friendly House, had been working with
Dale for months since learning that new
owners of the building had raised her rent
from $445 to $800 a month, far beyond the
reach of her $650 monthly Social Security
check. Chamberlain said Dale was quite
capable of managing her affairs from her
familiar home base, but in a new setting, she
feared the worst.
Dale moved into the Belmar Apartments, 1964 NW Johnson St., in the mid1980s. Although shy and inward, she was
well connected to her neighborhood.
She went to the Loaves & Fishes
senior lunches at First Immanuel Luther-
8
an Church. She often ate in the Good
Samaritan Hospital cafeteria. She read the
Northwest Examiner diligently and always
greeted me when we passed on the street.
Denis Ryan and Sally Ford, who bought
the building in 1994, took special interest
in her. They froze her rent because they
knew she couldn’t afford an increase.
“We watched her very carefully,” said
Ryan. “I would see her at Good Sam for
lunch. I knew she went to Fred Meyer
with her shopping cart. I saw her in the
parks.
“She was a tremendous walker,” he said,
noting that she walked to her bank in
downtown Portland.
“She was very well read. She went to
the library and always had books in her
apartment.
“She never caused an ounce of problem
in all the years she lived there,” he said.
“She paid her rent on time every month.”
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A bewildered Marlene Dale is barred from re-entering her
apartment by a Sheriff ’s deputy after she stepped into the
hallway to pose for a photograph.
The only time she was late, Ryan looked
into it and learned she had a problem with
her bank. So he and Ford went with her to
the bank and straightened it out.
“We knew, that if she left that building we might find her pushing a grocery
cart under a bridge,” said Ryan. “She’s that
independent.”
When Dale refused to have a new range
installed in her kitchen, Ford was able to
intuit that she feared the upgrade might
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Marlene Dale manages a smile as Multnomah County Sheriff ’s deputies
prepare to evict her from the apartment she called home since the 1980s.
lead to a rent increase. Once assured that
this would not happen, she accepted immediately.
“Other tenants also kept an eye on her,”
Ryan said. “They would tell us when her
smoke detector needed a new battery. If
someone heard some moaning, I’d go up
there. She wasn’t a problem at all.”
“She was a very kind lady,” said Ford.
“She treated everybody nicely. She never
complained about anything.”
Her status as a favored tenant ended last
July, when Ryan and Ford sold the Belmar
to British Columbia investor Stanley Yee,
who turned over management to Fortress
Property Management. Rents were raised
immediately or as leases expired. Dale’s
rent almost doubled.
Friendly House became aware of her
predicament. Chamberlain talked to Fortress but couldn’t work out an accommodation. Multnomah County Adult Protective
Services also got involved. Caseworker
Wendy Hillman tried to find alternative
housing.
Cammie Allie, president of the management company, said she had done all she
could.
“We worked with Aging Services for
well over eight months on this case,” said
Allie, noting that $800 a month reflected
“market value.”
“It’s a crying shame that there are not
funds to assist in a situation like this,” she
said.
According to the Metro Multi-Family
Housing Association, the average rent in
Northwest Portland was $1.34 a square
foot in 2011.
Dale was asked to pay $2.16 a square
foot for her 370-square-foot studio. Even
her old rate of $445 was above average for
the metro area.
Whether Fortress is indeed charging
market rates can only be established if willing tenants agree to pay them. The Examiner talked to two current tenants who
reported that four of the 19 units in the
Belmar are now vacant as several tenants
have moved out when their leases expired.
“In all the years I managed that building,
we never had that many vacancies at once,”
said Ryan.
Dale may know nothing of market rates,
and for the time being, she’s in a place
where she won’t be writing monthly rent
checks. After her March 30 eviction, Dale
went to Good Samaritan Hospital for evaluation. She was then transferred to Tuality
Community Hospital in Forest Grove on a
“mental health hold” for 180 days, according to Hillman. The public will pick up the
tab for hospital-level costs while the search
for permanent housing or care continues.
Other than a few boxes of photographs
and clothing, the possessions that cluttered
her apartment were left behind.
It didn’t have to be this way.
Although Dale’s predicament unfolded
in slow motion, people who were ready and
able to help didn’t know of her crisis.
Sally Ford got the news from the April
Examiner.
“I saw the picture of Marlene and I just
about died,” said Ford.
The couple is plagued by regret for failing to foresee what might happen to their
special tenant.
“We could have written her a long-term
lease that would have stopped everything,”
said Ryan.
Failing that, they wished they had paid
the difference between her old and new
rent as a monthly donation.
“I wish we would have done that,” he
said. “Those were things you don’t think
about.”
Friendly House also missed an eleventhhour opportunity. After agency workers
returned from the eviction scene, they
learned that a Friendly House board member had just offered to cover the difference
in rent until a solution could be found.
It was a hard pill to swallow for Chamberlain and co-worker Megan Brodehl,
who cried as the eviction unfolded.
“Our hearts are so invested in this,” said
Chamberlain, who said she has never witnessed a forced eviction in her eight years
in this position.
In other impending eviction cases,
resources have been found, the landlord
has showed flexibility or there was a place
to move into.
“She would have been quite capable of
staying independent had this trauma not
occurred,” she said.
Ryan agreed.
“We’re heartsick at what’s gone on,” he
said. “It’s something that we didn’t expect.”
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ESCO advisory body likes environmental upgrades
Allan Classen
Temporary sign at entrance to ESCO plant at Northwest
25th and Wilson announces the new hotline phone number
and website for citizens having odor or other environmental
complaints.
By Allan Classen
ESCO officials made a good impression on neighborhood representatives last month at the first meeting of the
Neighborhood Advisory Committee, which was formed
to oversee a historic good neighbor agreement between
the local manufacturer and the surrounding residential
community.
ESCO plans to largely eliminate a process in which
molten metal is mixed by pouring it back and forth
between huge ladles. The process emits visible clouds of
emissions that can escape into the atmosphere.
“This is a big move for us,” said Carter Webb, ESCO’s
manager of environmental affairs.
“This has been part of our standard operating procedure for as long as ESCO has been operating.”
Webb said the change could eliminate all of the dumpback emissions at Plant No. 3 on Northwest Yeon Avenue
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and 70 percent of the related emissions from the main
foundry on Northwest 24th Avenue near Vaughn Street.
Because processes for five different alloys will be
addressed, Webb said, the transition will not be easy.
“Because of the importance of temperature control and
steel chemistry, eliminating dump-back will be a complex
undertaking and must be done by alloy,” stated an ESCO
document. “ESCO has begun experiments with one alloy.”
The targeted completion date for the project is 2017.
NAC member and environmental researcher Robert
Amundson said he has observed the dump-back process,
and it would be “tremendous to eliminate the emissions.”
ESCO plans to hire Bay Area consultants Jim Karas
and Fred Tanaka to evaluate the project, beginning this
summer.
That announcement was well received by advisory
committee members, many of whom advocated that the
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality hire Karas
and Tanaka for a system-wide audit of ESCO practices
that was completed last year.
“It’s wonderful that you’ve asked them to do this,” said
Sharon Genasci, chair of the Northwest District Association Air Quality Committee and a longtime critic of the
company. “I think it’s an excellent choice.”
The six-person committee voted unanimously to support the consultant selection.
ESCO also revealed plans to implement a 24-hour hotline for public complaints about odors and other environmental disturbances associated with the company. ESCO
will hire Ethics Point to provide a live phone-answering
service and tracking system so callers can see what has
been done to address their concerns. They expect the system to be functioning by the beginning of May.
Signs are also to be posted around ESCO property
directing citizens to the hotline number and a website.
The committee will hold quarterly meetings, which
will be open to the public. Three representatives are from
the NWDA Air Quality Committee, and three are from
Neighbors For Clean Air. At the first meeting, Aubrey
Baldwin, a pro bono lawyer from Northwest Environmental Defense Center, was chosen as chair.
ESCO provides two non-voting members to the committee.
“This is your advisory committee,” said Webb. “ESCO
is here to listen.”
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News & Views
p. 11-14
Pearl Rotary presidents celebrate club’s history
Donald Q. Smith
by Donald Q. Smith
About 10 years ago, leaders of the Portland Industrial
Rotary Club wondered what they could do to bring their
organization out of its decline. They had seen development flourish in the Pearl District, so they hitched their
wagons up and headed downtown.
That’s when they became the Portland Pearl Rotary
Club. Membership has more than tripled since then, and
no one has looked back.
Until last month. On April 10, the club celebrated its
history by inviting past presidents to return to share their
part in the club’s 37 years.
Twenty-three presidents, many still active in the club,
gave short speeches and traded memories before a roomful
of members and guests in the Ecotrust conference room,
the club’s regular meeting place.
Donald Q. Smith
Current Portland Pearl Rotary President Lou Radja in
purple-robed splendor.
Howard Hermanson has a warm greeting for another ex-president, Selwyn Bingham, as Jerry Basinger looks on.
Jerry Baysinger, president from 1985-86, introduced
each president as old photos of them were projected on
a screen.
Special tribute was first given to Sam Lee, a member of the Portland Rotary Club who acted as the
chartering Rotarian for the new—and first breakfast
club—in the district. Ironically, Lee died just a day
before the event at the age of 97. Before a fall three
weeks earlier at his home, Lee had planned to attend.
Among a trio of charter members present was Bob Wilhelm, the club’s third president and owner of Wilhelm
Trucking in Northwest Portland. He recalled annual steak
fries, Brag for a Buck (still a feature most Tuesdays) and
the challenge of getting speakers.
“I did really enjoy the year,” he said, speaking for many.
Joining Wilhelm as charter members in attendance were
Bing Bingham and Herm Hermanson, also Northwest
entrepreneurs.
One by one, the presidents followed Wilhelm,
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Pearl Diver
By Michaela Bancud
Move over big car, shorty’s moving in
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Car2Go, a new car sharing program featuring blue and
white Smart cars, hit the Pearl last month. With 252 cars
in the fleet, no doubt you’ve seen them parked all over
town, sometimes four or five to a block.
Last week, Daimler launched a fleet of 1,000 in Berlin,
the 12th city in its worldwide rollout. The program started
in Stuttgart in 2008, followed in the U.S. in Austin, Texas,
in 2009. Soon they will be in 20 cities worldwide, said
Daimler spokesperson Katie Stafford.
The Portland cars are gas-powered, but Car2Go fleets
in San Diego and Amsterdam are all electric.
“Daimler looked at the future of mobility,” Stafford
said from Berlin, “trying to solve mobility issues in fastgrowing cities. They looked at existing bike-sharing and
car-sharing programs, and we’re a blend of those. There’s
the flexibility of picking up a car one place and dropping
it off elsewhere. Traditional car rental wastes a lot of time
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getting the car back to its original location. This way,
you’re only driving it for that specific purpose.”
It’s true. Car sharing makes a ton sense for Pearl District and downtown residents, where one cramped parking
space often comes with a condo or apartment. If there’s a
second car in the mix, it gets moved around on the street,
broken into or ticketed. We own one car—and a jumble of
bikes and scooters—but going separate ways on weekends
is tricky.
New apartment buildings (The Parker and The Janey,
student housing near Powell’s) are coming soon. Note to
developers: Why not design underground space for a fleet
of Smart cars to share? The prospect of going car-free
would be less daunting, and those who need an auxiliary
car would have one for occasional use.
Riding Shotgun with Mike
My friend Mike Ryerson was already signed up, so he
offered to take me for a spin. Members can stumble upon
an available car parked on the street, find one online, use
a Smartphone app or call the Car2Go office. We met at
Jamison Square and walked south on Northwest 11th in
search of a car. We walked to Glisan, where Car2Go’s
Pearl District office is located, when Mike called out,
“There’s one!”
We peered at the windshield and read the small screen:
Car Available. He waved his card on it, the car unlocked,
and we hopped in. We sat for a few minutes before figuring out that we needed to enter his pin on the dashboard
touch screen to get moving. The car was clean and smelled
brand new. The seats were comfortable. We ran errands to
the credit union and Fred Meyer, honking the horn and
waving to the many people Mike knew along the way.
“I felt that,” I said when he drove over a bump.
“Because you’re sitting on the wheels,” he replied.
“I’m really impressed,” said Mike, who hasn’t owned a
car in years. “I like it. I want one.”
Another feature: You can drive the car anywhere,
though you must leave it parked within the Home Area
when done, which extends from Northwest 23rd Avenue
to I-205.
Pedal to the Medal
The next day, I borrowed a car for a weekend test-drive.
My routine includes stops at Stadium Freddie’s, short trips
to and from Chapman School, and back home again. Such
trips are within 3 miles of home and a drag on my gas tank
and conscience.
Wanting to disrupt routine, I picked my husband up at
work and whisked him away to Los Gorditos on Southeast
50th and Division. This was a lot further than I usually
travel for an impromptu burrito, but with mileage like this,
who cares? It’s OK to go afield when you’re driving the
most fuel-efficient non-hybrid car out there.
School Pickup
Kids love it, they point and wave from street corners. I
picked up my daughter at Chapman, where drop off and
pickup are always controlled chaos. She laughed at it, and
liked how it fit in a leftover area that no standard-sized
vehicle could get into.
“Hello, little shorty!” she said, getting in.
Driving Miss Jackie
I chauffeured my mom next.
“Don’t let her talk on the damn cell phone while you’re
driving,” my dad yelled as we left.
She kept her hands off her phone, was impressed by
the visibility and liked the way it rode relatively high off
the street. I zipped her down to the Macy’s sale. Since we
didn’t have to feed the meter (a huge Car2Go bonus made
possible, a spokesperson said, because they prepaid an estimated amount of parking fees to the city of Portland for
the arrangement) we were on our way quickly.
We didn’t have to worry about getting back before the
clock ran out. We will never get a ticket. I rejoiced about this
all weekend. Next we drove across the Broadway Bridge to
run an errand.
In Irvington, a woman approached. “I bet you get a lot
of people smiling at you. Can I look inside?” I gave her the
spiel: Made in Germany by Daimler; costs about 35 cents
a minute to rent, parking and gas included.
Still not impressed?
Ryerson suggested a bumper sticker for those who
may not recognize you’ve arrived when you show up in a
Car2Go: “My other car is a Zipcar.”
A Skeptic
The next day I was eager to drive more. I got up early
and drove over the Fremont Bridge to my brother’s house.
Nobody home. But there are other siblings. I crossed back
over the river to my sister’s. I took the I-405 Fremont
Bridge autobahn, which is hair-raising under all conditions. I mixed it up with the semi trucks for a few lanes
before I made it over the St. Helen’s exit and back to
Northwest Portland. Hearing this, my sister edged away
from the car and expressed no interest in joyriding. She
grudgingly admitted it was “cute.”
People ask if the car is safe. There are eight air bags.
And though I never took it over 65 mph, it handled well at
high speed. But where it excels, in my opinion, is running
errands at 30 mph.
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Pearl Rotary continued
standing before the club’s blue and yellow Rotary
wheel and banner, to trace the club’s achievements:
• International projects, from fitting eyeglasses for
refugees in the 1980s to more recently equipping
a teaching kitchen for poor women in Costa Rica.
• In the 1990s, the Youth Incentive Program provided
mentors and funded college enrollment for at-risk youths.
Support for youth continues with Rotary youth exchange,
involving outstanding students at Lincoln High School and
participants in the Open Meadow nontraditional school.
• Community service projects include preparing and serving a monthly meal at Bud Clark Commons, a partnership with the Northwest Children’s Theater (which offers
acting classes at the Zimmerman Community Center),
neighborhood clean-up events like Polish the Pearl and
graffiti abatement. Other landmark events included the first female Rotarian in 1987-88 (Nola Jeli, who attended, became president in 1993-94), successful fundraising events with
the Oregon universities’ football coaches, support for
the Multnomah County Library’s Northwest Branch,
re-branding of the club seven years ago as Pearl Rotary at a new site (Ecotrust), installation of a granite
bear in Jamison Park as the club’s Rotary International centennial project and the club’s continuing support for the worldwide Rotary effort to eradicate polio.
Portland Industrial was chartered in 1975, in large part
to be a convenient makeup club for downtown Rotarians.
For many years, it met at the Multnomah Athletic Club.
Sorenson then presented almost $1,300 in conIn the early 2000s, the club was down to 22 mem- tributions for the club’s nonprofit (the Pearl
bers. Dave Bangsund (2002-03 president and a North- Fund) that he had solicited from past presiwest Portland resident) remembered. “We had only dents. Park’s widow, Maylene, was in attendance.
two projects—Youth Exchange and Meals on Wheels. Leading the club was an important personal accomplishWas this a club that was folding up or going on?” ment cited by many, including the most recent past presiThe last decade has seen the Rotary “Service Above Self ” dent, Phil Rothock (2010-11): “Rotary International has a
motto at work in the club, the community and the world. magical combination that is dynamic. We make the world
The club today has a membership nearing 70, about 50 a better place, and we have fun. As president, I had more
percent larger than it was two years ago.
learning that year than anytime in my life.”
Donald Q. Smith
“This is a club that is a delight to
be associated with,” Bangsund said.
“I’ve just had a wonderful experience.
I’m proud to be a part of Rotary.”
There were lighter moments. The
club once had a “baby raffle” to predict the birth date of a club member’s
child.
On the dark side, one former
Rotarian was charged with murdering a spouse.
And there were tears from the
podium when Dave Sorenson (199293) memorialized Dan Park (198889), who died earlier this year. Emotionally, Sorenson said Park “gave
guidance and mentored me. … He
meant a lot to this club and he meant
George Wright took his turn at the lectern, recapping his term as president of Porta lot to me.”
land Rotary Club.
Portland Industrial Rotary Club Presidents: 1975-2012
1975-76
1976-77
1977-78
1978-79
1979-80
1980-81 1981-82 1982-83
1983-84
1984-85
1985-86
1986-87
Terry Vandercook
Elon E. Ellis
(deceased)
Bob Wilhelm
Bill Hauk
Chuck Langer
Bob Bay
Walker Edens
Mike Foglia
Len Friedman
(deceased)
Lee Jacobsen
Jerry Baysinger
Cloudy Beyer (deceased)
1987-88
1988-89
1989-90
1990-91
1991-92
1992-93
1993-94
1994-95
1995-96
1996-97
1997-98 1998-99
1999-00
Ron Karls
Dan Park
(deceased)
Greg Mottau
Randy Raburn
George Wright
David Sorenson
Nola Jeli
Phil Brown
Harold Cox
Gary Parks
Joleen Jensen-Classen
Todd Peterson
Fred Kupel
2000-01
2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
Don Nichols
(deceased)
Walt Swan
David Bangsund
Angee Cline
Chris Krenk
J C Kootnekoff
Myron Fehr
Ivy Nelson
Don Barney
Don Smith
Phil Rothrock
Lou Radja
David Haack
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The past presidents’ event was organized by George
Wright (1991-92), Walt Swan (2001-02) and Baysinger.
“The presidents were just terrific,” said Wright, an
author and Northwest Thurman resident. “What fun to
see all and watch them greet one another. The memories
were great to hear: the fun, the achievements, the emotions—fabulous.” The recollections gave former, long-term and new
members “an important history lesson,” he said.
The three organizers worked with current President
Lou Radja to plan the two-hour meeting.
No doubt speaking for most in attendance, Radja concluded: “Today was one of the highs of being president—
to hear our club’s rich history.”
Editor’s note: Donald Q. Smith, a resident of Northwest
Portland, is a former weekly newspaper editor and publisher
in Minnesota; he is a member of Pearl Rotary and served as
president in 2009-10. He can be reached at donaldqsmith@
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Answering your questions about
Northwest Portland history
By Mike Ryerson
The last two
houses in the
Pearl
This 1880 house on the west side of Northwest 15th
Avenue between Johnson and Kearney was typical of the
homes that lined the street at the turn of the century. Old
insurance maps show there were 112 such houses from
Burnside to Thurman streets in 1908.
In 1907, the Morning Oregonian covered the Marshall Wells Hardware Company’s purchase of property at Northwest
15th and Lovejoy.
Mike Ryerson
Question:
Mike Ryerson
“Whenever I drive on I-405, I can’t help but notice the two old
houses between Davis and Everett on Northwest 15th Avenue.
Were there more homes along 15th before the freeway took a slice
through the neighborhood?”
–Carol Thurston
Answer:
Interestingly, those are the last two houses still remaining in the Pearl District, but it wasn’t the freeway that
caused the loss of housing along Northwest 15th and 16th
avenues.
According to Sanborn Insurance Maps, there were 112
houses along North 15th Street (now Northwest 15th Avenue) in 1908. There were also a few hundred more in what
is today the Pearl District. In 1907, shortly after it became
news that railroad tracks were planned for 15th Avenue,
Marshall-Wells Hardware Company announced it was
purchasing two city blocks of properties on the street.
So began a slow transition that eventually changed the
area from a neighborhood to a warehouse district. By 1950,
a decade and a half before the I-405 freeway was constructed, Sanborn maps showed only 14 houses remained
along 15th Avenue.
It’s taken more than 60 years to tear down a dozen
more and leave the avenue with just the pair. Both of the
remaining houses, built in 1900, have continued to be used
as residences.
It’s interesting to note that the Marshall-Wells building
was partially responsible for the changes that took place a
100 years ago, and was also part of the return of housing
when it was converted from a warehouse to condominiums
in 2002.
Have a question about Northwest Portland history? Email
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The I-405 freeway covers the site where this 1880 house
once stood.
Mike Ryerson
Mike Ryerson
The two remaining houses in
the Pearl District stand out
amidst the commercial buildings lining Northwest 15th
Avenue. Both houses were built
in 1900.
The last two houses in the
Pearl District stand alone on
Northwest 15th Avenue next to
the I-405 freeway. When the
freeway was built in the late
1960s, there were 14 houses on
the street.
SW 3rd and Clay, Portland, 1967.
Courtesy of
City of Portland Archives
“The Many Lives of South
Portland: From Immigrants
to Hippies and Highrises”
Presented by Carl Abbott,
Professor of Urban Studies and Planning,
Portland State University
Looking north on Northwest 15th Avenue
from Kearney Street. The 1910 Marshall
Wells Hardware building was one of the
first large warehouses on Northwest 15th
Avenue. It has since been converted to
condominiums.
Buildings demolished to make
room for Keller Fountain. House,
SW 3rd Ave, Portland, 1955. Marion
Dean Ross (1913-1991). Courtesy of
University of Oregon Libraries.
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Bagels continued
A new website—iskettlemanstillopen.com—describing itself as “a
mournful watch on Kettleman’s closing,” has been established to bolster
the resistance.
Two anonymous posters captured the intensity of feeling:
“Kettleman’s is terrific, and Noah’s/Einstein’s produces mediocre bagels.
Portland is a city that values the small business. I guarantee that it will
be more profitable to keep the Kettleman’s as is than to convert them to
Noah’s or Einstein’s (as Noah’s previously found out after competing with
the Kettleman’s on Northwest 23rd and then closing shop). I pledge to
boycott both Noah’s and Einstein’s indefinitely if you close the Kettleman’s
as currently planned.”
(In 2009, Noah’s Bagels, a division of Einstein, closed its store at
Northwest 23rd and Glisan where Portland Bagelworks is now.)
“The Kettleman product is popular for good reason; it is outstanding.
The complete lack of quality of the Einstein Bros./Noah’s product is …
garbage actually. … If this corporate group really wanted to create an outstanding national brand, it would utilize the Kettleman product. This is a
very sad turn of events for the Portland area.”
Over-the-top rhetoric from people unwilling to share their identities?
Actually, their sentiment ran close to what we heard from well-established
members of the Northwest community.
Local realtor Darrin Amico has switched his bagel-buying from Kettleman’s to Kornblatt’s.
“It’s disappointing that Kettleman’s is gone,” said
Amico. “I liked the food and the vibe.
“I hope they know how disappointing the sale was to locals. I wish it
could have been sold to someone, or not at all. That would’ve kept the
Kettleman’s thing (recipes, etc.) going. Einstein feels like McDonald’s and
has no warmth. The branding seems weird and the vibe inside is one of
fast food.
“I brought my girls there and all three of us said we liked Kettleman’s
better. The bagels were harder and tasted bad; we did not like them at all.
I won’t be going back unless I’m desperate and coming out of a hunger
strike. I’m all about supporting local businesses and Einstein’s has no local
attributes and feels out of place. The good news is: It won’t be around
long.”
“We tried Einstein’s and threw them away—just a bunch of bread,” said
Northwest Upshur resident Martha Wright.
A poll of Northwest Examiner readers suggests that Wright and Amico
are not alone in their strong preference for Kettleman bagels. Of 39
respondents, 19 said they liked Kettleman bagels better than Einstein’s.
Only three preferred Einstein, and all three noted that their approval
referred only to the three boiled varieties it carries. In that Einstein claims
their boiled bagels are from the same recipe of their former competitor,
the conclusion is virtually unanimous.
(Seven other respondents preferred bagels from other places in Northwest Portland, seven named a place out of the area, and the others had no
opinion.)
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“I think I’m done with Einstein’s, even though it’s a block from my
house,” said Juliet Hyams. “Service is incredibly slow: two lines just to buy
bagels or coffee. Most are not boiled first; you have to ask for those specifically.
“The workers are disgruntled because they can no longer accept tips. It’s
like the Subway of bagels.”
Longtime Northwest 28th Place resident Chatten
Hayes said, “I have not tried Einstein, but the other
day … I was walking past and asked a guy coming
out how they were, and he said ‘awful.’”
Local resident and psychologist Carmen Davis used to buy bagels from
Kettleman’s, but she is not happy about the Einstein’s takeover. How do the
bagels compare? “I haven’t tried them because a Jewish friend said they are
bad.”
Patricia Zanger of Bonnet Boutique said her family has reluctantly
accepted Einstein as the source of their bagels. But they only buy the three
varieties that are still boiled and will not touch the “fresh-baked” Einstein
bagels. Her family expressed “much resentment over the chainlike feel and
lack of Stumptown coffee.”
Dustin Posner, a Northwest Westover resident and architect, said, “I’m
satisfied with the boiled bagels still offered at Einsteins. I haven’t been willing to even try the non-boiled kinds.”
The sale of Kettleman’s has not gone down easily.
“I feel bad,” said Posner. “It’s very corporate and has lost any sense of a
local feel.”
Northwest Thurman resident and author George Wright, a former
Kettleman customer, is not sure where he’ll get bagels now.
He intends to check out Bowery Bagels, coming soon
at KitchenCru on Northwest
Broadway, because he heard
they will boil theirs.
Fran Goldstein, another
Northwest neighbor with
East Coast roots, said,
“I was really surprised
that they sold the
business to a
company whose
production method
and end product is
so different from
theirs. I certainly understand if they
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wanted to sell, but not to a company with an inferior product. Goldstein had no need to visit the new store.
“I haven’t tried them since I am already familiar with Einstein bagels
and know I don’t like them at all,” she said.
Pearl resident Bruce Morrison said he is “sorry to see another great local
business go the chain store route.” He hasn’t tried Eisntein bagels in Portland yet.
“Their East Coast locations were OK, but not great,” he said.
Another Pearl resident, Elliott Trommald, though also bothered by the
corporate consolidation, didn’t extend his judgment to the Einstein bagels
themselves.
“I’m sorry to see Kettleman absorbed by Einstein,” said Trommald, “but
I have always liked Einstein bagels ever since eating them in California. I
like them better—but then I am not a boiled bagel connoisseur.”
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The essential difference in Kettleman bagels was
described by a Zupan’s manager. He said the key
was boiling in a kettle, then flash-frying to give a
golden surface and crunchy, tasty crust.
Kornblatt’s Deli claims it buys boiled bagels from Einstein, but made
with the original Kettleman recipe.
Northwest Cornell resident and Examiner restaurant critic Wendy Gordon offered this overview of the local bagel scene:
“I grew up Jewish and on the East Coast and know what a good bagel
tastes like,” said Gordon. “When we first moved to Portland, a good bagel
was hard to find. When Noah’s first opened, the bagels were decent. Then
they got bought out by Einstein’s and their quality declined. We still
bought them occasionally, but were excited when Kettleman’s moved in
right down the block from our house and became frequent customers. “I can’t fault the owners of Kettleman’s for selling out for millions of
dollars, but as Northwest residents and customers, we lose out. Einstein’s is replacing an authentic artisan product
with a mass market corporate one. If they think
Portland’s independent foodies are going to fall for
this, they are sadly mistaken.”
In terms of flavor alone, Gordon said Einstein bagels are “definitely
worse.” “Bagels are meant to be boiled, not baked. That’s the only way they turn
out chewy on the outside, dense and moist on the inside. Also, I think
Einstein’s basic ingredients must be inferior because even their three boiled
versions aren’t as good.”
Ben Blank, co-owner of Kettleman Bagel Company, came out well after
Einstein Bros. paid $5 million for his company. A former Northwest Portland resident and a Lincoln High School graduate, he’s now working in
the film industry in Los Angeles.
Contacted last month, he told the Examiner that he can’t discuss the
sale “for another couple of years.”
That might make him the only one not talking about the bagel battle in
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Art abounds off the beaten path
By Carol Wells
We know the pioneers who crossed the
plains to Oregon were a pragmatic bunch.
Art, for example, was not a primary concern. Starvation and cholera were. It’s a safe
bet that nobody made the trip with their
favorite Rembrandt bouncing along in the
back of their prairie schooner.
The descendents of this stock have, over
the generations, retained this pragmatism.
Now often part of the moneyed class, they
have historically shown minimal interest
in setting up a healthy arts infrastructure. Cities smaller than ours—and some
we think of as far less cultured—have
nationally recognized institutions. Detroit
Institute of Arts (among the top six in the
United States) anyone? How about the
Cleveland Museum of Art (“internationally renowned”)?
Not that you can’t find the odd exceptions in Stumptown. A handful of city
fathers did start what would become the
Portland Art Museum. It’s a gem of a
museum, but on the small side. What
people new to the arts in town need to
understand is that there is a wealth of art
here, but it isn’t going to be handed to you
on a silver platter. Like our pioneer forebears, those of us in pursuit of art are going
to have to pick up stakes and do some
wandering.
Portland’s culture of individualism
extends to the art scene as well. What we
lack in large institutions, we make up for in
many smaller venues, some almost hidden.
It takes some effort to find them all, but it’s
worth the adventure.
carol wells
A good place to begin is the DeSoto
Building on the North Park Blocks. Blue
Sky gallery shows internationally known
photographers, including Christopher
Rauschenberg and Mary Ellen Mark. It’s
been around since 1975, and true to its
original collegial spirit, chooses works to
carol wells
Jeannie (L-R), age 7, Söe, 5, and Malia, 7, enjoy the bear sculpture at
Jamison Square.
carol wells
What pokes over the fence at Ryan Birkland’s studio
gives an intriguing hint of what is to be found within.
exhibit via a group of expert and passionate volunteers, rather than a single curator.
In this way, it presents a community vision
arrived at by a sometimes contentious giveand-take process rather than the handeddown aesthetic of a single authority.
The DeSoto Building is filled with
other arts spaces as well, including Charles
A. Hartman Fine Art, with its paintings
and photographs reflective of its owner’s
Julie Benevento Ball (L-R), Lynn Takata, and Kim Takemura take a
break from putting the finishing touches on the new mosaic sculpture at
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knowledgeable and idiosyncratic taste, and
Augen Gallery, which recently showed
whimsical works by Alexander Calder.
There is also the Froelick Gallery and The
Museum of Contemporary Craft, which
charges a small admission but is generally
worth it. Those low on funds can visit the
gift shop, which is free and has interesting,
often locally made, objects on display.
Those who wish to be in the know
about the Portland art scene should head
to Northwest 21st and visit the venerable
Laura Russo Gallery. It is a great place to be
educated about some of the best local and
regional Northwest artists.
Back in the Pearl, the prestigious Pacific
Northwest College of Art is worth a look.
Anyone is welcome to go in and mosey
about. The large and soaring entryway
lobby abounds with works by students
and faculty. Poke around the building and
discover little galleries off the main areas.
Schmooze one of the professors, and you
may be lucky enough to get a tour of their
studio in a nearby building.
As should now be evident, art and artists are everywhere in Portland. One of the
most fun ways of interacting with art is out
of doors. Along one side of Jamison Square,
the cheeky 30-foot totem poles by New
York artist Kenny Scharf are easily found.
While opinion of the aesthetics and cultural attributes of these varies and can quickly
become heated, there is no doubt that they
have become icons of the area.
The first stop for the urban art explorer,
though, might be on the other side of that
same park. Across from the colorful sculptures is the more low-key and much loved
sculpture of a bear. Named Rico Pasado
(“rich past”), by Mauricio Saldaña, the bear
is a child magnet and a great example of
form and function working together as kids
joyfully hoist themselves onto its broad
back.
Perhaps the weirdest outdoor art in
Portland is located between Northwest
Thurman and Upshur on 27th. There
stands a pedestal upon which reposes what
could be a fish head in medieval armor.
The plaque on the pedestal that generally
tells the name of the work on such pieces
instead presents the viewer with a series of
enigmatic wavy lines.
In front of nearby Friendly House, artist Lynn Takata and her crew are finishing
up a brand new mosaic sculpture. Takata’s
method involves complete community
input, from composing the designs of her
pieces to their creation, where anyone can
come and place pieces of tile on the work.
This gives a sense of ownership of the art
by all who participate. Julie Benevento Ball
noted that she placed her tiles in honor of
her father.
The most intimate way to see art is right
at its creation, at an artist’s studio. There
are studio tours, but there is also the delight
of walking through the neighborhoods and
coming upon an artist at work. Ryan Birkland is best known for his reverse painting
on glass. His studio is in an old grocery
store at 1339 NW 19th Ave. Even if the
artist is not there, walk around the property
and take in the fascinating work outside.
Art pioneers who make the trek will
undoubtedly find work to their taste. Our
Northwest Portland neighborhoods have
always attracted visual artists, and we are
lucky to live in a time when that attraction
is increasing. There is so much here, and so
much yet to be discovered.
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Community
Events
American masters
Portland Symphonic Choir presents
American masters in concert at St. Mary’s
Cathedral Saturday, May 5, 7:30 p.m. and
Sunday, May 6, at 1:30 p.m. Directed by
Steven Zopfi, the presentation explores the
country’s musical and foundational heritage
from the late 1700s. Advance sale tickets
start at $25 general, $15 student/military
and can be ordered at pschoir.org or by
phone at 503-715-1114. Prices at the door
will be higher.
Artists Among Us
Artists Among Us, an annual art show
at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, will be held
May 11-13 at 147 NW 19th Ave. In its 12th
year, the exhibit and sale is one of the largest church-based art shows in the Pacific
Northwest. It showcases artists working in
many media from Trinity and the greater
community. There is a $25 charge for an
opening artists’ reception Friday, May 11,
6-9 p.m. The other sessions, Saturday, 10
a.m.-4 p.m., and Sunday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.,
are free.
Bible school
All children ages 3-12 are invited to
Sonsurf Vacation Bible School June 18-21,
6:30-8:30 p.m., at First Immanuel Lutheran Church, 1816 NW Irving St. There will
be crafts, Bible stories, games and singing.
Dinner will be served at 6 p.m. There is
no charge. For questions or to register, call
503-226-3659.
Rotary speakers
Portland Pearl Rotary Club meets at the
Ecotrust Building, 721 NW Ninth Ave.,
every Tuesday at 7:25 a.m. Meetings are
open to the public. A $10 charge includes
breakfast. For information, contact: George
Wright, georgec3pub@comcast.net or 503223-0268.
May 8: “Epiphany: The end of certainty,” Don Harker, writer and teacher.
May 15: “Their Aims are International:
Lincoln Students Embrace the World,”
Lincoln High School students.
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reiner’s Iris Garden (May 31). To sign up
for a trip and for more details, call Ride
Connection at 503-226-0700.
Tai Chi
Tai Chi for Better Balance, a free course
for individuals 65 or older, will be held
at Friendly House, 1737 NW 26th Ave.,
starting May 7. Sessions will be Mondays
and Wednesdays 11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
The 48-week course is offered by Oregon
Research Institute. To register or for more
information, call the research staff at Oregon Research Institute, 503-542-5205, and
ask to speak to the Community Tai Chi
project coordinator.
Music circle
Neighbors Meeting Neighbors Family
Music Circle, open to people of all ages,
will be held Friday, May 18, 5:30-6:30 p.m.
at Friendly House, 1737 NW 26th Ave.
It is sponsored by the Nob Hill Business
Association with a grant from Neighbors
West/Northwest. Individuals are invited to
bring their instruments or just their voices.
Gay & Grey Expo
Friendly House will hold its fourth
Annual Gay & Grey PDX Expo, the
largest event of its kind in the country, Saturday, May 12, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., at
Friendly House, 1737 NW 26th Ave. Under
“African Profile” by Julia Peltz will be at the Artists Among Us art
the theme, “Moving Forward, Looking
exhibit and sale at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral May 11-13.
Back,” the event addresses the social, health
and housing needs of the older LGBT
community in the Portland area. Related
events include screening of the movie
“Gen Silent” Thursday, May 10, 6:30 p.m.,
at George Morlan, 2222 NW Raleigh St.
May 22: “Promise and Perils of Predict- Parenting workshops
(tickets are $20 and can be obtained by
ing Alzheimer’s Disease,” Dr. Eran Klein,
Free parenting and healthy relationcalling 503-935-5287) and a “senior prom”
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exemplify health in your adult relationships. Funding for this project is provided dren entering first through sixth grade has
by the U.S. Department of Health and openings. Weekly themes provide campers
Humanists lecture
th
with a variety of art, science and outdoor
Dr. Peter Boghossian will speak on Human Services. Childcare (K-5 grade)
activities. Themes include making movies
will
be
provided
by
Friendly
House
(sug“Reason and Unreason” at the Sunday, May
in the outdoors, swimming lessons, the art
gested
donation
$5).
To
register,
visit
last5, 10 a.m., meeting of the Humanists of
and science of water, puppetry with Andy
Greater Portland at Friendly House, 1737 ingrelationships.org or call 503-546-6377.
Furgeson and a carnival with the Circus
NW 26th Ave. Boghossian, a member of
Project. There will be trips to the coast,
the Portland State University Philoso- Senior trips
the mountains and farmers’ markets. Visit
phy Department faculty, has published
Friendly House Senior Field Trips will
friendlyhouseinc.org to register. Before and
extensive research on critical thinking and visit Mississippi Avenue shopping (May
after care is available, as well as scholarreasoning. Hot beverages and pastries will 10); Northwest Senior Theatre—Broadway
ships for those who qualify. be available before the lecture, which is free Dreamers (May 17); lunch at The Bomber
and open to the public.
and Bob’s Red Mill (May 24); and Sch-
@
Northwest Library
going out
Pre-K through Grade 8!
Art Daily with Art Specialist • Spanish as Second Language
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Tuesday & Wednesday: 12:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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Family Storytime Saturdays, 5/5, 5/12, 5/19, 5/26. . . . . . . . . . . 11:00 am - 11:30 am
Family Book Group For the Younger Set Tuesday, 5/22 . . . . . 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Pageturners Tuesdays 5/8, 5/22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
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Verse in Person - Poetry Readings Wednesday, 5/23 . . . . . . . . . . :00pm - 8:00pm
Introduction to Computers (4-part)
Nestled in Northwest Portland, right
across from Montgomery Park, CLASS
Academy is a unique and extraordinary
private school. The brainchild of long-time
administrator, educator and author, Teresa
Cantlon, CLASS Academy achieves excellence in education through small student to
teacher ratios, multi-sensory and hands-on
curriculum, and assessing students at the
National standard of education for all grade
levels.
The CLASS Academy education can begin
for Pre-Kindergarten students as young as
2 and ½ and continues all the way through
8th grade. In the younger grades, CLASS
Academy curriculum strongly emphasizes
phonemic understanding, which benefits
struggling and skilled readers/pre-readers
alike. Students experience activities
through oral, auditory, tactile and kinesthetic exploration. Fine-motor skills and
gross-motor skills are definitive pieces of
this learning environment; brain research
shows that integrating fine and gross motor skills into education at a young age is
crucial to brain development and benefits
higher level learning as the child advances.
Spanish and music are also included in
daily activities. Field Trips include ice skating and swimming lessons, the Children’s
Museum, and attending plays and musicals
at the Northwest Children’s Theater.
Starting in 3rd grade, CLASS Academy’s
program expands even further to include
Sundays, 5/6, 5/13, 5/20, 5/27. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12:30pm - 3:00pm
Northwest Knitting Group Monday, 5/7, 5/14, 5/21. . . . . . . . . . . 3:00pm - 4:30pm
I.T.
and multi-media classes. Students learn the basics of Microsoft
Office, Photoshop, iMovie, and Garage
Band. Curriculum for the older grades
also includes conversational Spanish, an
interactive History program, and a public
speaking class. A strong emphasis on writing improves students’ metacognition. As
well as the field trips listed above, CLASS
Academy 3rd – 8th grade students take
field trips to the State Capitol, Portland
City Hall, the Central Library, and the End
of the Oregon Trail Museum near Salem.
CLASS Academy advocates good citizenship, respect and safety for all students.
Children participate in a Green program
which promotes recycling and composting
for all classrooms. We also use Tri-Met,
the MAX and the Streetcar for the majority
of our field trips. Positive reinforcement
allows for students to excel in a warm and
caring environment.
For more information about CLASS
Academy, please visit their website – www.
classacademy.com. View the calendar,
teacher bios and weekly blogs, and class
descriptions/curriculum.
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Join your friends and neighbors at the
18th Annual
Northwest Examiner
Community Awards
Honoring 12 individuals
who have contributed to the life of
our neighborhoods
Saturday, May 12, 6:30 p.m.
St. Patrick’s Church
Northwest 19th and Savier
Ample free parking
Complimentary desserts & refreshments
All are invited - Free
Sponsored by:
Dan Volkmer
Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center
Umpqua Bank
Albina Community Bank
Con-way
Chown Hardware
Downtown Self Storage
Elephants Deli
Forest Park Federal Credit
Union
Holiday Inn Express
Hoyt Street Properties
Joan and Darrin Amico
McMenamins Pubs
Nob Hill Bar & Grill
Northwest District Association
NW Industrial Golf
Invitational Tournament
NuStar
Papa Haydn West
Pearl District Business
Association
Pearl District Neighborhood
Association
Portland Pearl Rotary
Whole Foods Market
Food and beverages donated by:
Ben & Jerry Ice Cream
Einstein Bros. Bagel
Moonstruck Chocolates
World Cup Coffee
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business
Trees continued
“I do believe trees are part of your purview,” said Welch, who brought a copy of
the city’s design criteria for various historic
districts, all of which include preserving
trees and landscaping in their goals.
He also noted that builders of the 1953
office building now on the site—though
bound by no historic district or zoning
rules—gave obvious deference to the trees
by stepping back their structure to give
them ample space.
John Bradley, chair of the NWDA Planning Committee, said he went along with
the developer’s plan because there was
no city-recognized basis to reject it and
because Mill Creek had offered a generous program for replanting and caring for
14 new street trees along 19th and Johnson
streets.
Initially, Bradley’s committee had voted
4-0 to oppose the project unless the trees
would be saved. This was after he advised
them, “Saving the trees is not enforceable.
We can argue for saving the trees, but at
the end of the day it’s going to be tough
because there’s no code.”
In February, the committee narrowly
backed the project, as Bradley had to cast
the tie-breaking vote.
Charlie Davis of the City Forester’s
Finance & Real Estate Division said his office could not oppose
but only govern mitigation of the trees
lost. Davis estimated that the trees were
planted in the first decade or two of the
20th century, and they have grown to trunk
diameters of 33 to 46 inches.
Although none are designated as Heritage Trees, “they are beautiful trees,” he
said.
After reviewing the applicant’s proposal
and a report from its arborist, Davis concluded that the new building would destroy
more than one-third of the trees’ roots
and much of their canopy. If not removed
before construction, the trees would soon
die and create a falling hazard.
City code requires the developer to pay
a fee of $300 per diameter inch of trees
removed—$47,100 in this case. Some of
that fee would be offset by payments for
replacement trees.
The Landmarks Commission did not
hear from Don Genasci, an architect and
member of the NWDA Planning Committee, who was out of town during the
hearing.
Since last fall, Genasci has argued that
the trees could be saved if the project were
modified. He believes the trees and their
roots would not be compromised if the
underground parking level did not extend
to the northern edge of the building.
Volunteers needed for inventory
Citizens concerned about the trees in the Northwest District are invited to
help with an inventory project sponsored by the city’s Urban Forestry division.
City staff will provide training, tools and coordination to volunteers on four
Saturday morning workdays: July 28, Aug. 25, Sept. 8 and 22.
Data collected will be used to shape city policy, which can include designation of Heritage Trees.
Had the four elms on Northwest Johnson been recognized as Heritage Trees,
their removal would have required City Council action, said NWDA Secretary
Mary Ann Pastene.
For information on the tree inventory, visit portlandonline.com/parks/index.
cfm?c=53181. p. 23-27
allan classen
Photo?
The 1951 office building was stepped back to provide extra room for the four giant elm trees,
but developers of a proposed five-story apartment building contend that saving the elms would
require a new structure to have much greater setbacks—setbacks that would make the project
infeasible.
“All they’ll have to do is coordinate the
cutouts they already have with the trees,”
he said.
Genasci conceded that accommodating
the trees would be more expensive, “but it
can’t be that much. … It’s just, they don’t
want to bother.”
Project architect Kurt Schultz of SERA
Architects contends that any construction
on the site, even removal of the existing
office building, would lead to the death of
the trees.
Despite directions from city staff, one
Landmarks Commission member, Harris
Matarazzo, did all he could to make the
trees an issue. He asked that the report
of the developer’s arborist be shared with
commission members and the neighborhood association, which he said should be
allowed to employ its own arborist to present a second opinion.
Although none of the other five Landmarks Commission members present
spoke for the trees, they had enough other
reservations about the design of this, and
a second, somewhat smaller, apartment
building by the same developer on the
northeast corner of the intersection, to
schedule another round of design review.
Possible modifications sought by the
commission include window materials and
detailing, increasing the height of bays on
the smaller building from two to three
floors and use of brick versus stucco on the
smaller building.
Meanwhile, immediate neighbors and
members of the neighborhood association
are mounting a countereffort. They are
raising funds for an independent arborist
to review the developer’s claims. Appealing
the Landmarks Commission decision to
City Council is a possibility.
Likewise, some within the neighborhood association want to reverse its position to align with opponents. NWDA
President Ron Walters said this is possible,
especially if new information about the
elms, their health and survivability surfaces.
Then &Now
In the 1940s, neighborhood residents began gathering at the Quality Pie Bakery and
Coffee Shop. Over years, it became a hangout for people of all walks of life at all times
of the day or night. They say the door was only locked once—when owner Bob Fryer
sold the business. He later repossessed the enterprise and continued operating until the
early 1990s, when he locked the front door for the last time. NW Examiner File Photo.
Today, the Quality Pie building is the home of Shogun Gallery, and only the best of
QP stories get retold and enhanced for another generation. It would be a safe bet that
Mr. Fryer never heard of a latte, cappuccino or mocha in all of his 50 years in the coffee and pie business. Mike Ryerson Photo.
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business
Tree-trimming scofflaw still not sorted out
julie keefe
By Allan Classen
A month after an Examiner cover story
highlighted bureaucratic bumbling surrounding the topping of trees along the
I-405 Freeway to keep a billboard unobscurred, clear answers are still hard to come
by.
The trees were cut by a contractor hired
by ClearChannel Outdoor, which owns
the billboard at Northwest 15th and Johnson streets. The Oregon Department of
Transportation granted a permit to prune
the trees.
The contractor flattened the tops of
nine trees, a practice that is banned by city
zoning code.
Al Solheim, who rents the property on
which the trees are planted from ODOT,
reported the apparent vandalism to Portland Police. But after the city Bureau of
Development Services investigated, it cited
the property owner for the violation. Since
Solheim’s company was responsible for
maintaining the property under its lease
with ODOT, he was required to produce
a five-year plan under which an arborist
would properly prune the trees and bring
them back to health.
ODOT spokesperson Dave Thompson
admitted his department erred by letting
Solheim suffer the consequences for an act
it authorized.
“ODOT fell down, I freely admit,”
Thompson told the Examiner. “The leasing people didn’t know about the permit.”
But confessing to the error doesn’t end
ClearChannel had a row of trees along the freeway topped so motorists would have an unobstructed view of its billboard.
the story because ClearChannel expects to
trim the trees again as necessary to retain
a clear view of the billboard, something
normally done “every year or two, ideally,”
according to company spokesperson Dan
Dhruva. Under state administrative rules,
billboard companies are entitled to trim
trees that block billboards.
That means ClearChannel could be
running a figurative hedge trimmer over
these trees every year or so as Solheim’s
arborist attempts to nurse them back into
their natural form.
Paul Scarlett, head of the Bureau of
Development Services, is looking into that.
“I agree that it is a contradiction and
an issue that would perpetuate itself if not
addressed properly and in a proactive way,”
Scarlett said.
Two weeks later, he provided an update.
“My staff has contacted ODOT to
gain a better understanding of how they
manage their internal permit programs to
ensure compliance with applicable local
codes. This particular case appears to highlight the distinction between right-of-way
(which is not subject to local codes) and
real property owned by ODOT and leased
to others (which is subject to local codes).
“BDS has contacted ODOT, and they
are looking into this and I’ll provide more
information when it is available.”
Thompson of ODOT had no further
comment, saying only that the risk management department is dealing with the
matter.
Jim Cullinan, manager of communications for Clear Channel Outdoor, refused
to directly answer a list of questions submitted by the Examiner. Among them was:
Will you top the trees again if they
obstruct the view of your billboard, possibly interfering with Solheim’s compliance
order?
Will you reimburse Mr. Solheim for
costs he has incurred in cleaning up after
the pruning, hiring a private investigator
and having to produce a five-year remedial
plan to help the trees recover from their
“butchering?”
“Your questions seem to be asking for
our opinion of a jurisdictional issue that
should be directed at ODOT or the city’s
Bureau of Development Services,” Cullinan wrote. “It would be inappropriate for
us to comment on that.”
He did issue the following statement:
“Clear Channel Outdoor obtained the
proper permits from the Oregon Department of Transportation so that we could
clean up the area around one of our billboards on I-405 at mile point 2.65 so that
local Portland and national advertisers can
successfully communicate with Portland
residents. We are committed to working
with ODOT and the city of Portland to
improve communications in the future so
situations like this don’t reoccur.”
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Denny Shleifer
Local marketing principal Denny
Shleifer has joined the Northwest Examiner as an independent advertising representative. He will continue working for his
Pearl-based public relations and marketing
firm, Shleifer Marketing Communications,
Inc.
“The Northwest Examiner is an outstanding newspaper and has served our
community exceptionally well journalistically. I also believe the newspaper is a huge
benefit for area businesses. I’m honored to
be part of a great team,” said Shleifer, who
has lived in the Pearl District since 2006.
Shleifer has worked in public relations,
marketing and crisis communications for
nearly 40 years. He has also worked in
broadcasting across the country, includ-
ing KPTV and KOIN in Portland, KGO
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WXYZ in Detroit. He won an Emmy
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newscast for Channel Seven Action News
in Detroit.
Over the years, he has interviewed former presidents Ronald Reagan and Jimmy
Carter; baseball Hall of Famers Willie
Mays, Sandy Koufax and Reggie Jackson;
and NFL stars Joe Montana and Jerry Rice.
He currently serves as a freelance field
producer for the CBS Morning News
Show and CBS Evening News.
Shleifer is president of the Avenue
Lofts Condominium Association and a
board member of the Oregon Holocaust
Resource Center.
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New
Businesses
Story and photos
by Karen Harter
Christopher Handford (L-R), Blake Smith and Gavin Ledson at Jamison.
Jamison
900 NW 11th Ave., 503-228-8888
Yman Attrache at Kiwan Café Rio.
Kiwan Café Rio
2190 W. Burnside St., Ste. A, 503-222-2441
Yman Attrache serves regionally roasted Longbottom
organic coffee at his new shop. Gluten-free waffles,
savory and sweet, are on the menu. Omelets, soups
and sandwiches are featured. Attrache, who also caters
for the Governor Hotel, has added her own specialties, such as dark chocolate cake and banana nut
bread, using Krutch organic flour, honey and agave
sweeteners. There are almond butter coconut banana
smoothies. She opens daily at 7 a.m. and closes at
7 p.m. Her husband, Leo, helps with shopping and
preparing organic strawberries and vegetables.
Christopher Handford, his cousin Blake Smith and chef
Gavin Ledson of Davis Street Tavern have remodeled
the former Fenouil space with paneling of reclaimed
wood from Schmidt Pellet Mill in Beaver Creek, a mural
of a rustic scene and wide windows opening to the patio
overlooking Jamison Square. The menu features comfort
food and Northwest cuisine, augmented with items from
farmers’ markets. They plan a late May opening. They
hope to make families welcome with communal tables.
Garrett (left) and Gerard McAleese at Kells Brew Pub.
Kells Brew Pub
Kathryn Hensley Matsuura at Atelier Exclusively Yours.
210 NW 21st Ave., 503-719-7175
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Before choosing this location, Gerard McAleese and
his sons took a European tour of breweries to be sure it
would be authentic. Lucille McAleese, an accomplished
artist, has graced the walls with her portraits of Samuel
Beckett, John Keats and George Bernard Shaw. Gerard
came from Belfast, Ireland in the l990s and opened his
first pub in Seattle before establishing Kells in Old Town.
There are 350-year-old columns from India behind the
extended wooden bar, and tabletops are reclaimed fallen
walnut trees. Wood-and-glass-enclosed booths provide
privacy while the walnut tables invite socializing in
other parts of the pub. He and his son Garrett emphasize community and welcome children before 10 p.m.
Atelier Exclusively Yours
711 NW 11th Ave., 503-222-0050
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Kim Malek of Salt and Straw.
Salt and Straw
838 NW 23rd Ave., 971-271-8168
The name ‘Salt and Straw’ nods to a time when ice cream
was made in tin pails surrounded by salt and straw. Sweet
Although coming from a sewing family and loving the
and savory ice cream, and sorbets grace the menu and
process since taking an eighth grade class, Kathryn
stimulate the imagination. Kathy Malek has pursued her
Hensley Matsuura got serious about it just 10 years ago, dream of running her own ice cream business by starting
starting her own businesses in the San Francisco Bay
with a cart and then opening a shop on Northeast Alberarea. She moved to the Pearl to continue sewing and
ta. Her cousin and head ice cream maker Tyler Malek
crafting vests, scarves and jewelry out of fine, silk Japadevises new flavors, including Sweet Heat Apricot Wheat
nese kimono fabric. During the Atelier opening event
Ale with Candied Peppers. The cones are hand rolled
last month, she welcomed the Japanese Consul-General
and organic, and there are also quiche lorraine, scones
Takamichi Okabe and his wife. She stitches every item in and various pastries. The space in the former Esquire
the shop using traditional and modern techniques, craft- Theater is decorated with memorabilia, posters and
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and styles. She repurposes materials and employs ancient
and new dye techniques. She plans to offer classes soon.
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Riffle NW
333 NW 13th Ave., 503-894-8978
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“Inspired by the catch,” Jennifer and Ken Norris are
opening a seafood restaurant in the former 50 Plates
location May 15. “Riffle is a river term; but more specifically, we think of it as being from the fish eyes’
point of view of the world, with turbulent water above
and low turbulence at their level—where food comes
their way.” They moved to Portland about a year
ago and live near Northwest 23rd and Pettygrove.
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Marc Ishida (left) and Stephan Alexander of Sticks and Stones.
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524 NW 23rd Ave.
sticksandstones.com
Artists and partners Gary Piehl of Reynolds Eyewear,
digital media designer Marc Ishida, jeweler Benjamin Posin
and designer Stephan Alexander are selling handcrafted
jewelry and accessories on Northwest 23rd Avenue. They
make rings, tie clips and other jewelry from gemstones,
metal and other items found in nature, such as elk horn,
walrus tusk and exotic wood and bone from Siberia. They
also have bow ties crafted locally from Pendleton wool
remnants and Muttonhead fair-trade sportswear from
Toronto.
LEARN
EXPLORE
Shleifer Marketing Communications, Inc.
Portland’S MarketIng
CoMMunICatIonS exPert
“Shleifer is a true pro.”
“Denny is generating a lot of publicity for our company. We
were totally impressed with his media contacts and his enthusiasm
that is helping generate name recognition for Cascade.”
Steve Pruitt, President
Cascade restoration & remodeling
503-894-9646
www.shleifermarketing.com
Architectural Design
- Residential and Commercial Projects -
New Construction, Additions,
Renovations, Accessory Dwelling Units
DDP Architecture, LLC
D. Dustin Posner
Architect, AIA, CSI
p: 971.279.3760
e: dustin@pdxarchitect.com
www.pdxarchitect.com
Jim Conachan (L-R), Kathy Russo and Vito Crews at
Streetcar Bistro.
Streetcar Bistro and Tap Room
Kathy Russo and Jim Conachan plan to open in mid
month with light lunches and outdoor seating at their
new bistro. In June, they intend to add Italian-style small
plate dinners and late-night hours. The executive chef
is Vito Crews. Local art will be shown on TV screens,
and regional musicians will play on weekend evenings.
Russo and Conachan want a place that attracts children
and working people. Their 15-year-old son and twin
11-year-old daughters will work in the restaurant.
Bob Lightman at Morso.
Morso
25 NW 11th Ave., 503-226-8002
morsopdx.com
Created by Mio Gelato principal Bob Lightman and
Ryan Finley, Morso (Italian for morsel) has taken the
former Mio Gelato spot across from Powell’s Bookstore. They offer quick, tasty meals without all the
fuss. Former Bluehour chef Kenny Giambalvo presents small plates, sandwiches and salads, and they
serve fresh, out-of-the-oven brownies, fruit crisps
and pastries with Caffé d’Arte coffee. They also have
gelato. Mirrors reflect mural scenes of Florence.
Tom Leach Roofing
45 years roofing
your neighborhood.
503-238-0303
TomLeachRoofing@Comcast.net
CCB# 42219
1101 NW Northrup St., 971-279-5634
streetcarbistro.com
— business briefs —
Trader Joe’s plans to expand its Northwest Glisan
store by absorbing the former Sammy’s Flowers space
directly to the east. The remodel will provide 2,200
additional square feet of sales space. The façade will be
reconfigured to give the appearance of one continuous
space. ... Italian ceramic dinnerware store Mamma Ro’
is closing its location near Northwest 23rd and Lovejoy
after 20 years. The company will retain its showroom
and warehouse at Northwest 18th and Upshur streets.
... Taqueria Los Gordito, a vegan and vegetarian restaurant on Southeast Division, will be opening a new
restaurant at 922 NW Davis St., the former home of
Sweet Masterpiece. ... Super Jet, a wine shop by the
owners of Northeast Portland’s Blackbird Wineshop
and Atomic Cheese, will take the Cloud Seven Café
space by Jamison Square. ... The 10-year-old Yoga
Pearl has been sold to Karen Pride, who also owns
Prasad restaurant in the same building at 725 NW
Davis St. ... Kenny Trinh is opening Union Market &
Deli at 5501 NW St. Helens Rd. He also owns Barber
Q on Northwest Westover Road. ... Michael Madigan
plans to launch the Bowery Bagels brand of boiled
bagels at Corkscru on Northwest Broadway in June. ...
Rock Soft Futon has closed its showroom at 1606 NW
23rd Ave. after 15 years. The building will be demolished and replaced by a multistory apartment building.
Rock Soft still has two other stores on the Eastside. ...
Car2Go, an international car-sharing program, opened
its Portland headquarters at 1100 NW Glisan St. in
March (See Pearl Diver, Page 12). ... Powell’s Books
and Pacific Northwest College of Art are partnering
on plans for a seven-story student housing building on
the current site of Powell’s Technical Bookstore on the
North Park Blocks. ArtHouse will have 144 beds for
students. The rapidly growing art school, which is preparing to expand into the 511 NW Broadway building,
expects to have 200 freshmen next fall.
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Portland photographer Robert Graves unveiled his series of 14 black-and-white portraits, “Building Community One
Friend at a Time,” at Friendly House last month. The subjects have been served by Friendly House programs or volunteer at Friendly House to help others.
Brownie Troop 45477 raised $280 for the Portland Animal Welfare Team by helping
Angela Jacobs, who donated services at her salon on Northwest Westover Road. Brownies Susana Arambula (left) and Mia Crutchfield said, “Sandy feels better after her
blowout.”
Ten new signs at Vestas, three of them lighted, have drawn the ire of the Homeowners
Association at The Avenue Lofts, located two blocks north. The signs were approved by
city staff last fall after notification was sent only to those property owners within 100
feet of the Vestas building. Neighbors object to the number, size and brightness of the
signs and question their compatibility with a national historic landmark building.
Sylvan-Highlands neighbors present Oregon Zoo director Kim Smith with a certificate honoring Packy, the zoo’s
50-year-old elephant, on his birthday.
Vincent Cartales, general manager of Tualatin Valley Glass, repairs broken
windows at Linnton Community Center after a vandalism incident April
2. Refrigerator doors were also left open. Cartales contacted the center when
he heard about the damage and made the repairs without charge. “I’m doing
it for myself,” he explained.
Northwest Portland authors Kathleen McFall and
Clark Hays have just released “Blood and Whiskey,”
the second book in their vampire thriller series.
A Forest Calling,” a mosaic-covered sculpture at Friendly House produced as a hands-on community project, was dedicated last month. The project was directed by artist Lynn Takata and funded
by the Regional Arts & Culture Council, the Polk Family Fund and Umpqua Bank.
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Skyline Vineyard 1,550,000
6 Ac. Contemp 1,100,000
Dundee 40 Ac. 1,250,000
Call Lee or Suzanne Newman
Call Andrew or Donna
Bronson Creek 755,000
Westover Terrace 799,900
Call Lee Davies or Jennye Helzer
Call Bob Harrington or Dirk Hmura
Lake Oswego
Skyline Heights
739,000
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799,900
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Call Andrew Misk
Arbor Heights
665,000
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Bronson Creek 719,900
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Forest Heights 1,149,900
Near Forest Hgts. 879,900
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Meridian Ridge
799,000
579,000
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West Linn Acreage 1,995,000
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Bethany 1.72 Ac 775,000
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Secluded Cedar Mill 689,000
Call Suzanne Klang or Coleen
Call Sydney Miseon Taggart
Skyline Heights
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Taylor Crest
749,900
Meridian Ridge
779,000
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Taylor Crest
669,900
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Skyline Summit 635,000
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Bauer Woods Est. 599,900
Hartung/Burton 1,499,000
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Dogwood Park 1,290,000
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Helvetia Estate 1,685,000
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529,900
Scholls
635,000
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Bull Mountain
424,900
Chehalem Mtn
499,900
Eastmoreland
539,000
Moonridge
599,950
Bauer Oaks coming soon
Bauer Woods
609,900
Cedar Mill
Call Suzanne Newman
665,000
Haydon Highlands 329,900
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Northwest District 309,000
Oakridge Estates 544,900
Call Dirk or Coleen
Oregon City
379,900
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Fulton Park
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462,000
Remington coming soon
Bonny Slope
475,000
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Orenco
395,000
NearPacificUniv. 199,000
Bethany Townhome 235,000
Call Suzanne Klang or Jennye
Call Dirk or Donna
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Tiberon Ridge
336,000
Bauer Creek Est. 429,900
Oregon City
379,900
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Bull Mtn. Estates 339,900
So. Burlingame 369,000
Call Kristan or Julie
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Cedar Mill
369,900
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Sellwood Condo 317,000
Call Coleen or Suzanne K.
Summer Lake
249,950
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Peterkort Wds. coming soon
SA
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Call Andrew Misk or Coleen
Call Andrew or Tatyana
Call Dirk Hmura or Malia Premi
SA
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574,900
SA
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SA
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249,900
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Forest Heights
SA
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Hyland Hills
Downtown
503.292.1500 503.445.1500
SA
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774,900
West Portland
Call Dirk Hmura
Call Dirk or Tatyana
Ironwood
Northwest Hills 649,900
E S T A T E
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NW Portland
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SA
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319,900
Lake Oswego Condo 384,900
Tigard
229,900
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Call Donna or Kristan
Lee Davies
Andrew Misk
Bob Harrington Coleen Jondahl Dirk Hmura
Donna Russell
Jennye Helzer
Mike Ness
Nancy Siano
Parker Madigan Rachel Schaden Scott Jenks
Suzanne Klang
Suzanne Newman Sydney Taggart
503.997.1118
503.221.2929
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503.880.6400
503.706.3881
503.913.1296
503.384.8744
503.318.3424
503.502.8910
503.740.0070
503.936.1026
503.310.5669
503.310.8901
503.962.9667
503.803.3777
Call Donna or Andrew
Civic Condo
207,900
Quintet Condo 159,000
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Cedar Mill
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View Lots
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Call Donna or Nancy
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Kristan Passadore Lisa Migchelbrink Lori Davies
503.680.7442
503.568.5522
Broker Teams Serve Every Client
503.970.1200
503.292.1500
Call Bob or Donna
Malia Premi
503.810.8785
Tara McCallum Tatyana Sundvall Trish Gallus
503.720.9933
1.503.967.2227 503.810.7934

May 2012 - NW Examiner

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