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Volume 7 | Issue 1 | January 2017

Cover Photo

Coyotes in Beaverton (Photo by Nekosam)

See Cover Story on Page 18 Coyotes walk among us. This photo was taken in the middle of the day on SW 6th Street just East of SW Murray Blvd. Learn more about urban coyotes by reading our cover story on page 18.

Shop Local - Give Local - Stay Local... • A new years message for teachers 100 years ago is true today! Read True Teachers on page 3! • Do you have pesky critters trying to stay warm in your attic? See page 13 on what to do! • Do you know what to do when driving on ice? Check out our tips on page 20! • So what’s going on with food cart pods in Beaverton? Read our update on page 29! • If snow keeps you from getting home, go to our new shelter! Read where on page 32!

This is how we build a better Beaverton!

Contents

W Welcome! (City Message & Cartoon) ................................................................2 Shop Beaverton (Local Businesses) ........................................................ 3-13 Our Town (Community News) .................................................................. 12-22 Out & About (What’s Happening This Month in Beaverton?) ............................. 23-32 City Information 2 Public Safety (Police/Fire) 19 Cartoon, Humor & Quotes 2, 13 Traffic Q&A 19 Local Maps 4-5 Beaverton Car Guy 20 Business Directory 5-13 Local History 20 Beaverton Bulletin Board 6-13 Senior News 21-22 Free Announcements 13 Beaverton Art Scene 23 Beaverton Wild & Green 14 Local Happy Hour Guide 23 Business Spotlights 15 Senior Village Events 24 Housing & Homecare 16 County Event Calendar 24 Teen Talk 17 Library Programs 28-29 Park & Recreation (THPRD) 17 Theatre & Movies 30-31 Cover Story 18 Literary Corner 32 Fire & Rescue (TVF&R) 19 Win $25! Enter our Contest 32

BEAVERTON, OREGON, USA First Settled: 1847 (by Augustus Fanno) Year Incorporated: 1893 Location: 7 miles west of Portland, OR City size: 18.7 square miles (2014)

Mayor: Denny Doyle Council: Catherine Arnold, Betty Bode, Lacey Beaty, Marc San Soucie, Mark Fagin

MEETINGS

Elevation: 189 feet above sea level Yearly Rain/Snow: 39in/2in per year

USEFUL NUMBERS

# of Days with Rain/Year: 152 days Population: 91,205 (2014) Median family income: $56k (2013) Unemployment: 5.6% (2014) Sales Tax: 0.0% Income Tax: 9.0% Zip Codes: 97005-08, 97075, 97078, 97003 Area Codes: (503), (971)

Beaverton Recycling ........................................ 503-526-2665 Beaverton School District ................................503-591-8000 Chamber of Commerce ................................... 503-644-0123 City Hall ............................................................ 503-526-2222 City of Beaverton (Water) ................................ 503-526-2257 Hazardous Waste Disposal (Metro) ................ 503-797-1700 Oregon DMV .................................................... 503-299-9999 Oregon Ecycle .................................................. 888-532-9253 NW Natural (Gas)............................................. 503-226-4211 PGE (Electricity) ...............................................800-743-5000 Police (Non-Emergency) ................................. 503-526-2260 Waste Management (Trash) ............................ 800-808-5901

Contact Publisher: Cory Burden Editor: Michael Wong Advertising: Michael Wong Graphic Design: Sarah Jones

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BRG@cedarhousemedia.com 4575 SW Tucker Ave. Beaverton, OR 97005 503.641.3320

Webmaster: Troy Brisbin Cartoonist: Ralph Scheeler

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Message from the Chief Tips for Winter Driving By Chief Jim Monger

MAYOR & CITY COUNCIL

Tuesdays, 6:30pm City Council meetings are held in the Forrest C. Soth Council Chambers in City Hall and open to the public. 503-526-2222 or visit: www.beavertonoregon.gov.

Coordinates: 45.48º N / 122.81º W

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egardless of your experience in driving in wintery conditions, there are some situations that you just can’t control and accidents can happen. As we head into winter, here are some tips from AAA for winter driving that can help to keep you, your passengers and others on the road safe. Check your tires. To have adequate snow traction, a tire requires at least 6/32-inch deep tread. Replace windshield wiper blades. Clean the inside of your windows thoroughly. Apply a water-shedding material (such as Rain-X) to the outside of all windows, including the mirrors.

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Writers Chief Jim Monger BRG Staff City Staff County Staff Anna Harris Celia Lambert, PhD TVF&R Staff Bill Evans Police Staff Larry Ferguson Beaverton CERT

Emery Hanel Qlirim Murseli Jo Anne Baumann Ann Koppy CERT Team Rhonda Kay Leondard Heidi Dirkse-Graw Ken Reetz Zuriel Rasmussen Curves/Jenny Craig Spencer Rubin

BRG History: The Beaverton Resource Guide (BRG) is a free monthly community paper written, edited and published in Beaverton, by Beaverton residents and for the businesses and people of Beaverton, Oregon, USA. Cedar House Media published the first edition in April of 2011 featuring local businesses, community news, and the Farmers Market. That first issue was 16 pages. Today, the paper is 32 pages and sponsored by a diverse cross section of public and private community organizations.

BRG Goals: Beaverton has so many positive attributes and many go unnoticed. This publication is our way of highlighting what makes our city a great place to live, work and shop. With a focus on small, local businesses, we’d like to encourage our neighbors to first visit nearby stores and give them a chance before moving on to businesses outside our community. BRG Advertising: With our unique layout, colorful design and exclusive community content, our readers are beyond loyal as reflected by our 80%+ readership rate each month since Jan. 2013. Not only do they want to know what's happening in Beaverton each month, but they also agree with our philosophy staying local. As a business in the Beaverton area, your ad will be seen by those who are most willing to go out of their way to keep their dollars close to home. These shoppers, your potential new customers, also happen to be our best readers! In addition, we don’t print massive quantities and mail them out to uninterested parties. Our papers are located in convenient and high traffic locations ready to be picked up by those shop local. With low rates, targeted distribution and a willingness to provide more value than what you pay for, you'll find that we're just as interested in stretching your advertising dollar as you are!

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Shop Beaverton | L oc al B us ines s Direc tory Once Upon a time in Beaverton The Owl, January 17, 1914

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Arctic Circle Businesses • Omega Gymnastics SW 5th St • Haiyan Int’l Dance Academy

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Jack in the Box

Michael’s Arts & Crafts

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Arts & Culture Acrylic Artist Workshop by Seascape Artist Paul Kingsbury Call Today! 541-373-3365

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Sustaining High Quality Art within the community. Providing culturally enriching activities, programs and services. www.beavertonarts.org

Broadway Rose Theatre www.broadwayrose.org 503-620-5262

Affordable Arts and Crafts Classes and Workshops 12505 NW Cornell Rd (next to the Cedar Mill library) www.villagegalleryarts.org

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Hardwoods, Granite, Tile, Carpet Kitchen / Bathroom remodeling. Stairs and balusters **Visit our Showroom** www.careycustomfloors.com 503-644-9663 MAP1B1

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Charming Boutique-Style Assisted Living Close to the Elsie Stuhr Center! www.hearthstonealc.com 503-641-0911

Individual Veterinary Care for your Special Individual! hartroadanimalhospital.com 503-591-5282

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Outdoor Power Equipment Specialists Sales • Service • Parts www.starkstreet.com 503-626-9193 MAP1C3

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St. John Greek Orthodox Church 14485 SW Walker Rd, Beaverton Sunday service at 10am. Visitors welcome! stjohngoc.org | 503-644-7444

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Pet Lost & Found All found pets are registered with the county. For more info: www.petharbor.com

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Pools, Free Water Analysis Service & Installation www.HavenSpaPoolHearth.com 503-649-2201 MAP1C3

Beaverton Kingdom Hall www.watchtower.org (503) 641-7748

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Hough Law | Nicole A. Hough Family Law | Estate Planning www.houghlawfirm.com 503.208.6610

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Immigration & Citizenship, Family & Adoption, Business Law www.beavertonlaw.com 503-644-2146 MAP1C3

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Disability Employment Specialists Diversity, Inclusion & Mediation Training & Behavior Support Programs (www.dirksecc.com) 503-265-9256

Bowling | Lasertag | Arcade Have your next party/event with us! SuperPlayOR.com 503-292-3523 MAP3C

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Family Entertainment Center

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Don Filippi Insurance Agency Business & Commercial, Auto, Home & Life Insurance www.donfilippiagency.com 503-646-4101 MAP1C3

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Now Open in Beaverton Haiyan International Dance Academy *Specializing in classical ballet* Bethany & Beaverton Locations www.haiyanballet.net MAP3B

Jewelry Appraisals & Design Brisbin Computer Consulting

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From corporate networks to home helpdesk and affordable web design, let me know how i can be of service... 503-641-3320.

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Hills Construction Contracting 971-246-3682

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Beaverton Swim Center Aquatic fitness programs Lessons for all levels www.thprd.org 503-629-6312 MAP1B4

Crafting classes Overlookedfindings.com 503-941-6034 MAP1C4

Valley Cinema Pub Bvtn-Hillsdale Hwy. 503-296-6843

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by volunteers from the Project Management Institute, please visit the website for more details as topics differ every month. www.pmi-portland.org/activities/ roundtables

Art Student Scholarships

Where the Pool is the Classrom! Openings available for newborn, toddler or young swimmers. www.childrenofthesea.com 503-620-5370

My Masterpiece Art Studio Open Studio, Parties & Classes 7905 SW Cirrus Dr., Beaverton www.mymasterpieceartstudio.com 503-453-3700

Beaverton Farmers Market See pages 26-27 or visit www.beavertonfarmersmarket.org

NAO’s Advancing Equity and Inclusion

Scholarships are open to high school and community college students. There is no age limit for these scholarships. Students must live in the boundaries of the Beaverton School District or have attended a Beaverton public, private or alternative high school. Scholarships of $1,000 will be awarded to multiple recipients in the following categories:

Thursday, Jan. 19, 1 - 5 p.m., Beaverton. Equity and inclusion are both a moral imperative and good for nonproďŹ t business and our society. NonproďŹ ts are stronger when every board and staff member takes action in this direction. In this workshop, participants will:

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Outstanding Visual Art High School Senior—includes traditional media, design and moving image.

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Outstanding Performance Art High School Senior—includes music, dance, singing, and drama. Tech crew members can also apply.

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Outstanding Visual or Performance Art Portland Community College student.

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The deadline to apply is Monday, Jan. 16 by 11:59 p.m. To ďŹ ll out a self-nomination application, visit cityofbeaverton. submittable.com.

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Help is Here. Weekly meetings are free and available for anyone suffering from food addiction, food obsession, obesity, bulimia or under-eating. There are no dues or weigh-ins. Tuesdays 6:30-8pm at Beaverton Lodge (12900 SW 9th St Beaverton), www.foodaddicts.org, contact Pamela at 503- 860-8281. Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous is a 12 Step fellowship based on the principles of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA).

FOOD PANTRY for emergency needs Beaverton SDA Church Community Services provides emergency food and clothing every Tuesday from 9am to 2pm. Located at corner of Murray & Davis (one block south of Allen Blvd.) No appointment necessary. Entry is at back parking lot. We will also pray for you.

Project Management Thursday

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for mice and a ½-inch opening for young rats. Conduct inspections WR ÂżQG URGHQW DFFHVV SRLQWV )RFXV around wires, conduits and pipes, or chimney and plumbing stacks. 3D\ DWWHQWLRQ WR VRŕľśWV DQG HDYHV and attic or crawlspace vents. Don’t forget doors — rodents can slip under worn or missing door sweeps. 6HDO Rŕľľ VPDOO DFFHVV SRLQWV ZLWK URGHQW SURRÂżQJ PDWHULDOV such as Âź-inch hardware cloth, 24-gauge sheet metal or cement. TRAPS & BAITING Snap traps and sticky traps are excellent tools to eliminate mice and rats. Make certain to secure the trap where it’s placed so the pest cannot move it. Repeater traps are another HŕľľHFWLYH WRRO ZKHQ GHDOLQJ ZLWK mice. Mice are curious creatures and they are attracted to the scents of their own species. Ensure that frequent follow-up services are scheduled once the traps are placed. This will allow for the removal of any dead rats or mice before the process of decay begins. Decaying pests not only cause odor and staining; they inYLWH RWKHU SHVWV LQ LQFOXGLQJ Ă€LHV and beetles. Note that rodenticides should never be used in the attic.

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Our Town | C om m uni ty St ories Native Plant of the Month

Sustainability

Kinnikinnick, Manzanita

Stay Warm this Winter

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his slow-growing ground cover is one of the best all-around native evergreen shrubs. The City of Beaverton uses the Kinnikinnick in a majority of landscapes because of its hardiness, beautiful GLVSOD\V RI ÀRZHUV DQG EHUULHV They are low maintenance and look good year round. Kinnikinnick does best in rocky soils with good drainage and they can withstand droughts. They grow in a tree-like form and will spread roots anywhere the branches touch the ground (usually up to 15 feet). White to pink

Ă€RZHUV EORRP IURP PLG VSULQJ to early summer that have a bell shape and are .5 inches long. Rain gardens, planting strips, slopes and behind retaining walls are ideal for this shrub for the beauty it ads as well as the ability to hold soils together for erosion control.

s the weather gets chillier, the city wants you to know about all of the resources available to you to help you stay cozy this winter. Did you know that Washington County provides weatherization DVVLVWDQFH WR LQFRPH TXDOLÂżHG residents at no cost? Weatherization improvements may include windows, ventilation, insulation, air/duct dealing and heating systems. Such services are available to both renters and homeowners in multifamily units, single-family, and manufactured or mobile homes. 4XDOLÂżHG UHVLGHQWV UHFHLYH a comprehensive energy audit,

education on health and safety, water conservation and energy savings techniques for the home. Once the necessary improvements DUH LGHQWLÂżHG FRQWUDFWRUV OLFHQVHG by Washington County perform the weatherization improvements. Act fast while funds last!

For more information, please visit http://caowash.org/what_we_do/energy_conservation/, call 503-906-6550 or email weatherization@caowash. org. Applications are available in both English and Spanish. For more information, visit www.beavertonoregon.gov

Brought to you by the City of Beaverton’s Landscape and Urban Forestry Department. For a complete list of native plants, visit: www.beavertonoregon.gov/index.aspx?nid=1224

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Beaverton Receives High Honors By Fox 12 Staff

Beaverton Bird Watch

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oney magazine picked Beaverton as one of the best places to live in the U.S. in 2016. Beaverton came in at number nine on Money’s list of the 50 best small cities in America. The list was put together using more than 60 factors including taxes, education, community amenities and accessibility to health care. This year’s list placed extra YDOXH RQ ÂżQDQFLDO IDFWRUV LQFOXGing job market, economic opportuQLW\ DQG KRXVLQJ DŕľľRUGDELOLW\ Cities with populations of 50,000 to 300,000 were evaluated for the rankings. Beaverton’s population is around 96,500. Money highlighted Beaverton’s diversity, noting that one in ÂżYH SHRSOH OLYLQJ LQ WKH FLW\ ZHUH born outside the U.S. Nearly 100 languages are spoken in public schools in Beaverton, “which, incidentally, rank among the best in the state,â€? according to Money. The median home price in Beaverton is $320,000, up about 11 percent from the year before. The report notes property taxes are also about 85 percent of what are paid in Portland. “What an incredible honor for our community,â€? said Mayor

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Denny Doyle. “It is particularly gratifying to be recognized for our DŕľľRUGDELOLW\ FXOWXUDO LQFOXVLYHness and proximity to Nike.â€? Columbia, Maryland, Eden Prairie, Minnesota and Plano, Texas were the top three small cities on Money’s list. No other Oregon cities made the list. Sammamish, Washington came in at number 14. Portland was singled out in a companion story by Money Magazine as one of the six best big cities in the U.S.

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id you know that winter is among the best of times to watch backyard/balcony birds? #1) Food sources are scarce this time RI \HDU DQG WKH\ ZLOO ÀRFN WR \RXU Birdie Bistro, and #2) no leaves! Even drab, year-round Beaverton buddies are more visible on the trunks and branches of deciduous trees at this time of year. The only downside is that with doors and windows closed, there will be fewer distinctive cheeps, tweets and peeps to be heard. So what’s left? First, make sure WKDW VXHW DQG EODFN VXQÀRZHU IHHGers are replenished, and try sprinkling roasted peanuts (in the shell) and rolled oats on the ground to ensure a full house. Then, start with size. Bird IHDWKHUV DUH QRW PXFK D྾HFWHG by the elements, so (unlike your newly bathed cat) they look the same rain or shine. Suggestion: use your outdoor thermometer as a make-shift yardstick as a reference for gauging bird size. Next, look closely at the beaks of your visitors. Beak shape is directly related to their favorite

foods; unlike those of us with toolboxes, they have just one specialized utensil and it will tell you what they eat. Be mindful and generous, and they will reward you many fold. Anne Harris is a local author who ďŹ nds watching her avian neighbors quite fascinating as they loudly inhabit a mixed stand of conifers and broadleaf trees behind her home. “Provide food and they will come,â€? is what she discovered, and has been avidly studying their diverse habits ever since.

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Business Spotlight

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o you ever feel like if you could get past that one thing, then everything else in your life would go so much smoother? Heck, maybe it’s two or three things. Whatever it is, that’s what Mentoring Metamorphosis is here for! Mentoring Metamorphosis specializes in your personal developPHQW R྾HULQJ D PL[ RI VHUYLFHV WR meet their clients’ needs including Clinical Hypnotherapy, NLP, Counseling, EFT and Pediatric Hypnosis. The independent owner Ciara 6XOOLYDQ EHOLHYHV ¿UVW DQG IRUHmost in the inherent strength, courage and resourcefulness of her clients. She loves helping people uncover all those excellent resources they already carry inside so that they can reach their goals—especially for people who might not feel so courageous.

Perhaps most impressive is how quickly they do so, with many clients achieving fantastic results in as little as 2-4 sessions, and some dreaming a little bigger into 6-10 sessions. So if any of these sound familiar: • Wishing you could overcome anxiety and go after that promotion at work, or comfortably attend more social events? • What about lightening the emotional load of past trauma, anger, pain or grief so that you can move forward

unencumbered and free to embrace new experiences? • Ready to commit to giving up all nicotine and tobacco related products so you can breathe easier, save money and come back inside? • How about boosting motivation to exercise, starting new healthy eating habits and feeling like it’s not such an uphill battle to get up a hill? :) Then get in touch with Ciara at Mentoring Metamorphosis! She is always happy to meet with people for a free consultation to answer questions about what she does and how she can help them individually. You can also check out her website for upcoming events like practice groups for overcoming fear of public speaking as well as educational presentations and workshops. For more information: (503) 985-6650, www.MentoringMetamorphosis.com

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aiyan International Dance Academy (HIDA), a classical EDOOHW DQG GDQFH VFKRRO RŕľľHULQJ D variety of quality dance instruction for children and adults, expanded into the Beaverton community in October with the opening of its second studio location in the building previously occupied by Portland Festival Ballet. HIDA was founded by Haiyan Wu, who was a primary principal dancer at many prestigious ballet companies. In 2012, HIDA opened LWV ÂżUVW VWXGLR ORFDWLRQ LQ %HWKDQ\ Village and rapidly began to outgrow its initial space. In order to better serve their current dancers and to bring their high quality dance education and service to more surrounding communities the new studio in Beaverton, with over 4,000 square feet of dance space, was selected as an

expansion site. A variety of dance styles including lyrical, jazz, contempoUDU\ DQG ÂżWQHVV GDQFH DUH RŕľľHUHG in addition to classical ballet. HIDA's curriculum emphasizes development of strong technique, appreciation for various dance styles, and discovery of the joy of movement and expression. The studio is committed to being an active community member. HIDA maintains an international focus and is home to International

Performing Art's Rising Stars 'DQFH 7HDP 7KLV QRQSURÂżW GDQFH team is sponsored by Haiyan International Dance Academy and is dedicated to providing performance opportunities for young artists to showcase their talents, while at the same time utilize performing arts to promote cultural diversity within the local community and beyond.

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About Dr. Lauren Smith n January 2014, Dr. Lauren Smith had been a veterinarian for over 20 years and was looking for a new job. She was frustrated with bad experiences being an employed associate veterinarian and had some pretty engrained opinions on how to run a veterinary practice. The options of relief work and looking for another associate position had lost their appeal so she reconsidered practice ownership. Due to her life-long passion for cats and prior experience in a cat practice she considered a Feline-Only Veterinary start up. After analyzing and consulting on the market in Washington County she was advised to look for an existing dog and cat clinic in her desired area.

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About the clinic In a fortuitous coincidence, the closest clinic in her neighborhood was up for sale. After 6 months of business training classes (Self Employment Training through the Federal Unemployment Program), many meetings with bankers, attorneys, accountants, and insurance agents, the dream of clinic ownership became a reality! Hart Road Animal Hospital was established in 1989 in the Summercrest neighborhood of West Beaverton by Dr. Gary Heckman. When Dr. Smith took over as owner in July 2014 the practice had gone through 3 changes of ownership. It had a good reputation EXW ZDV VXŕľľHULQJ IURP DQ DJLQJ facility, declining income and low VWDŕľľ PRUDOH 'U 6PLWK KLUHG VRPH trusted former coworkers to join the existing team, gave the place a thorough face-lift and decluttering and the business began to slowly turn around. Cat Friendly Practice 2QH RI WKH ÂżUVW ELJ SURMHFWV WKH new HRAH the team undertook was becoming a Cat Friendly Practice. The American Association of Feline Practitioners (AAFP) has laid out training, KDQGOLQJ DQG GHVLJQ VSHFLÂżFDWLRQV required to attain this designation. A Cat Friendly Practice creates a safe and low-stress atmosphere for feline patients with a separate waiting area and exam room for cats, happy feline pheromones, soft mats on the exam tables, catnip, treats and gentle handling. We proudly achieved our AAFP Cat Friendly status in November 2014. We love our canine patients We love our canine patients, too and along with many in the profession have realized that there are often things we can do to help our doggy friends have less anxiety

at the vet. The “Fear freeâ€? veterinary movement is something we have embraced for both species we care for. With dogs, it can be a little easier due to many of them are food motivated- don’t be surprised LI ZH RŕľľHU \RXU GRJ D GHOLFDF\ meat baby food, squeeze cheese or some other tasty treat during their visit here. It helps us all to bring your dog to the clinic hungry! Puppy Socialization Class :H RŕľľHU D FRPSOLPHQWDU\ Puppy Socialization Class for our patients on Saturdays after we close- an opportunity for the pups to play and romp in the clinic and for us to unwind at the end of the week. We have clearly seen that the puppies with this experience grow into dogs that enjoy coming here as adults. We have even had pets get out of their yard in the neighborhood and come right to the clinic! Full Service Veterinary Care Hart Road Animal Hospital RŕľľHUV IXOO VHUYLFH YHWHULQDU\ FDUH for both dogs and cats and pride ourselves on being a cohesive group of friendly, compassionate professionals that love what we do and wouldn’t want to work anywhere else. We practice excellent medicine with modern equipment and are always willing to give treatment estimates, help prioritize and provide alternatives if needed for your pets’ care. Our motto:“Individualized Care for your Special individualâ€?.

For more information, contact Hart Road Animal Hospital, Individual Veterinary Care, for your Special Individual. 503-591-5282 hartroadanimalhospital.com

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hese really aren’t secrets; I just like to call them that because as I continue to preview homes in Beaverton they appear to be secret. Or maybe they have just been forgotten or worse yet, ignored. These all work together so they are listed in no special order or sequence: 1. Clean, un-clutter, and take professional photographs. ($150 typical) A typical home in Beaverton will get a thousand unique views ZLWKLQ WKH ¿UVW ZHHN RQ WKH PDUket. These are mostly agents with Buyers so why not make the best possible impression? Many homes do sell without clean and organized rooms, and without decent photos, but the chances are good that the Seller would have sold sooner and at a higher price by bringing in more interested Buyers, which is likely when the home looks inviting. 2. Get a Pre-Listing Home Inspection. ($300 - $400 Typical) This should be done months

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Our Town | C om m uni ty St ories Musings M i of a Beaverton Teen

How to Keep Your New Year’s Resolution By Emery Hanel (12th Grade)

What’s up, Beaverton teens? Say goodbye to 2016 and say hello to 2017, which also means saying hello to a New Years Resolution. ccording to Statistic Brain, only 8% of Americans succeed in keeping their New Year’s Resolution. Do you know if you’re a member of this statistic? It’s okay if you aren’t, because WKH RGGV DUH WKDW \RX VWDUWHG R྾ strong. Three out of every four people who made a New Years Resolution maintained their UHVROXWLRQ WKH ¿UVW ZHHN RI WKH new year. Sadly, that isn’t the case E\ WKH WLPH WKH ¿UVW VL[ PRQWKV roll around. By then, only 23

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individuals out of every 50 manage to keep their resolution– less than half. Here’s some tips so that you don’t end up in that 92% of Americans that fail to keep their New Year’s Resolution: .HHS LW VLPSOH EXW VSHFLÂżF Don’t set more resolutions than you can handle– Psychology ToGD\ FRQÂżUPV WKDW RQH UHVROXWLRQ LV enough. As for the resolution you have, be explicit in what you want. Avoid vague resolutions like “lose weightâ€? or “get organizedâ€?, make WKHP PRUH GHÂżQLWH E\ FODULI\LQJ the amount of weight you want to lose and the time frame you want to lose it in and spell out in exactly what manner you want to be more

organized and how you’re going to achieve it. Take baby steps. One of the main reasons people fail to keep their resolution is because it’s just too daunting to begin with and they get discouraged if they don’t succeed right away. Anticipate the challenge, but don’t shy away from it. Just take it slow. Hold yourself accountable. If you can’t trust yourself to keep your resolution, having someone to keep you in check can help you out. By making your resolution a responsibility, you increase your chances of being able to maintain it throughout the rest of the year. Treat yo’ self. Reward the little

successes you have– don’t wait until you’ve reached your goal to award yourself. Besides, motivation is critical to maintaining your resolution, and what better way to encourage yourself than promise yourself a prize after demonstratLQJ VRPH H྾RUW" Be sensible. Don’t push yourself so much that your resolution starts to detriment your life rather than augment it. Don’t beat yourself up when you slip up, because it’s bound to happen. The key is WR SLFN XS ULJKW ZKHUH \RX OHIW R྾ instead of telling yourself you’ve already failed. Be present. As Psychology Today suggests, ask yourself,

“What’s the one thing you can do today, right now, towards your goal?� Live in the moment instead of dwelling in the past or fretting over the future. Be aware of the people that make you happy and take time to thank them.

Emery Hanel is a senior at Jesuit High School who enjoys reading, writing, and playing lacrosse.

Beaverton Teen Talk

A New Life Can Start Amid Death By Qlirim Murseli (12 Grade)

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y family hears gunshots and explosions. They gather up together, no time to pack anything with them. My dad loads my brothers and sister into an old trailer attached to our tractor. Grandma climbs in too and Dad and Grandma help my mom up. This isn’t easy because my mom is eight months pregnant. Dad revs the engine on the tractor and we drive away from our home and into a forest. My mom covers my sister’s eyes so she won’t see all of the bodies scattered on the ground. Some have been shot, others are in pieces. My mom cries out in pain. The tractor stops. My grandma grabs the towels and a pair of scissors

she brought, just in case. My mom looks at my sister and brothers before she steps out of the tractor. With a stern voice she says “Rri qtay. Vimi minher� (Stay here. We will be back soon.) When Mom and Grandma come back, Mom is holding a baby in her arms. That baby is me. We continue our journey. As we make our way further away from our home, we run into a unit of soldiers. Luckily, they are people that we know. In fact, they are working with my two uncles.

Before we leave, my uncles notice me. They ask if I have been named. My mom tells them, “Not yet. He was just born a couple of minutes ago.� They decide to have the soldiers name me. The frightened, tired soldiers name me Qlirim. Around 11 o’clock that night, the Serbians attack again. They grab my uncle and line everyone else in a row. One man holds my uncle down while the other one points a gun at him. A shot rings out. We can’t do anything. We know if we make a move we will be shot too. My uncle is not dead despite his gunshot wound. A Serbian soldier pulls out a large knife and slices my uncle into pieces in front of us. We can do nothing. Soon my uncle’s cries of pain fade. He is dead.

The Serbians tell us to leave before they do the same to us. We get on the tractor and drive away DV WKH\ VHW RXU KRPHV RQ ¿UH 2XU MRXUQH\ LV ORQJ EXW ¿QDOO\ we see a refugee camp. My parents DUH R྾HUHG WR JR WR 2UHJRQ RU $XVtralia. My parents pick Oregon. We arrive on an airplane and are sent to a church where people KHOS XV ¿QG D KRPH :H HQG XS getting an apartment with a play structure for us kids and a swimming pool. My parents get jobs and we continue to make a better life for our family here in Oregon. I’ve heard the story of my birth told so many times. I still can’t believe that I came into the world in the middle of a war, surrounded by death. My family feels so privileged

to be here. We still think about the past and how much we miss my uncle and all the great memories we had with him. We think of our country. But this is our life now and we feel that we are rich. We have a home, jobs, food, and a chance at a good life. The past has taught our family to hold tight to one another, to be brave and stand strong, and to never give up on hope. We know, because we have been through it, that hope can exist where there seems to be none, and a new life can start amid death. Qlirim Murseli is currently a senior at Health and Science School. He plans to go to Portland Community College after graduation and then to transfer over to Portland State University where he plans to major in marketing.

Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District: Connecting People, Parks and Nature

Park district work helps high school grads with disabilities prepare for adult life by Bill Evans

hree young men eagerly Âżlled wheelbarrows and trudged through dirt, spreading wood chips along soft-surface trails at THPRD’s Howard M. Terpenning Recreation Complex at 158th and Walker Road, Beaverton. There was no complaining and little chatter, just shovels hitting dirt on a cold and wet October morning. “It’s a great way to learn to get a job,â€? explained Justin Smith, as willing to talk as he was to work. Smith is enrolled in the Beaverton School District’s Community Transition Program, which provides training for recent high school graduates with disabilities. The program is designed to help them transition seamlessly into adult life.

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“Each student pursues individual goals -- the things they want when they’re 22-23 years old -- and we help them get there,â€? said Steven Baer, who coordinates the activities of about 20 of the 95 participants in the program. “Do they want to take classes at PCC? Do they want to get a job? Where are they going to live? How are they going to get around?â€? For the second straight year, THPRD is supporting the program by providing an opportunity for its participants to get work experience as volunteers. This school year, four CTP students are assisting maintenance crews at HMT and a Âżfth works at the Tualatin Hills Athletic Center. “The students are treated just like employees that work there, and I think that’s one reason it’s so valuable for our students,â€? Baer said.

through the school year in which they turn 21. Last year, 12 of the 18 students who exited the program left with jobs in place. “The kids have great energy, and they’re excited about the new things they get to do,â€? said THPRD’s Trask Henningsen. “It feels good to get that Âżrst paying job,â€? added Jack Kavulich, also of THPRD. “When they can buy that burger and milkshake with their own money, it tastes a lot better.â€? Adam Fiedler (left) and Justin Smith are two of the participants in the Beaverton School District’s Community Transition Program. They spread wood chips along one of the soft-surface trails at THPRD’s Howard M. Terpenning Recreation Complex.

Adam Fiedler is exuberant about the work he’s doing for THPRD. “When THPRD partnered with our CTP, I wanted to do it in a heartbeat,� Fiedler said. “Get me

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Cover Story: Coyotes in Beaverton By Zuriel Rasmussen

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coyote sighting reports in 2016 (as of late December). Almost all of these sightings were reported in the PMA, with 1,283 in the city of Portland and 214 reported in Beaverton. Though 214 reports might seem relatively low, those reports make up almost 10% of all PUCP coyote sighting reports, which is interesting since Beaverton makes up only about 4% of the land area in the PMA. ,WÂśV GLŕľśFXOW WR NQRZ ZKHWKHU this means there are more coyotes in Beaverton than other areas, whether Beavertonians see coyotes more often, or whether Beaverton residents report their sightings more frequently. Whatever the case may be, the PUCP thanks Beaverton for their reports. If you see a coyote, you can report it at portlandcoyote.com. The more sighting reports the PUCP receives, the more we can explore how coyotes live in urban and suburban areas, how people and coyotes interact, and how coyote populations can be managed more HŕľľHFWLYHO\ About the Project Researcher Zuriel Rasmussen is a PhD student in the School of the Environment at Portland State University and the project coordinator and researcher for the Portland Urban

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Tips to Carry You Safely into 2017 By Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue

There are also some steps you can take to improve the safety of your home this winter.

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A: You can’t go straight because you would have had to signal the lane change for at least 100 feet before you did it and one could argue that once you are in the left turn lane you are committed to making that turn.

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Is a driver allowed to have a pet on their lap while driving even though it’s dangerous for both? A:There is no speciďŹ c law in Oregon that states “no dog on the lap while operating a vehicleâ€?.The applicable violation would be 815.270 “Operating vehicle that is loaded or equipped to obstruct driverâ€?. This violation has to do with a driver’s ability to drive without being hindered or encumbered. In more extreme cases, such as a motor vehicle crash, Careless Driving 811.135 may be the deďŹ nitive violation.

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A: There are a multitude of factors that are taken into consideration. How the street is classiďŹ ed whether it is a residential street, collector or arterial. The geography of the street such as grade, curves, width, number of businesses or driveways. A speed study may be done if needed and if it is a county road or state Highway, they will have some say. Hall Blvd. is a good example in that it is 40 mph in some areas and 20 in others. If you have a trafďŹ c question that you'd like us to ask the Beaverton Police Department for this column, email us at: BRG@cedarhousemedia.com (For all other police questions, call the police non-emergency number: 503-526-2260)

Beaverton Police Department

Looking Back on a Successful Year By Police Staff

It’s a new year and we here at Beaverton Police have a lot to be thankful for. t the top of this list is a big thank-you to the voters in Beaverton who displayed their WUXVW DQG FRQ¿GHQFH LQ XV E\ DSproving Bond Measure 34-250 paving the way for a new public safety center. You can be assured that we are committed to a facility that you will be proud of while DW WKH VDPH WLPH GLVSOD\LQJ ¿VFDO responsibility. To the thousands of cars and people who took advantage of our shred days through-out the year you should be happy to know that you (1) Reduced the opportunity of being a victim of identity theft (2) Helped to feed the Portland metropolitan area with your food

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a Copâ€? gatherings this past year. Our goal is to build trust between community members and police ofÂżFHUV RQH FXS RI FRŕľľHH DW D WLPH It’s people, police and pizza at the annual “National Night Outâ€?. This festival like display brings neighbors out to take a bite out of crime and take over the neighborhoods. To the more than 100 volunteers and advocates who served the department and citizens of Beaverton with such distinction, compassion and dedication we could not have succeeded in our mission without you. Consider this a big collective hug. To the wives, husbands and children of the men and women in blue who provide for the safety and welfare of those who live and travel through Beaverton our

DSSUHFLDWLRQ IRU \RXU VDFULÂżFH knows no boundaries. 7R WKH ÂżIW\ RU VR SHRSOH ZKR graduate from the two Citizens Academies each year, we hope that this 12 week glimpse into how the police department functions was a valuable experience. And last but certainly not least is our admiration and respect for the %HDYHUWRQ 2ŕľśFHUV DQG VXSSRUW VWDŕľľ who exemplify professionalism, honor, courage, compassion and LQWHJULW\ ERWK RQ GXW\ DQG Rŕľľ :H look forward to a wonderful 2017.

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Our Town | C om m uni ty St ories Ask The Beaverton Car Guy

Too Many Leaves, Not Enough Air By Larry “The Car Guy“ Ferguson

on the brakes. This will cause you to skid even if you have an antilock braking system on your vehicle. Keep a safe distance and brake easily and avoid panic stops. 5HPHPEHU LI \RX KDYH GLŕľśFXOW\ getting going, the same things are true with stopping: no traction is no traction.

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will chemically melt the ice without causing any damage to the vehicle. It is more time consuming, and in my opinion OHVV H྾HFWLYH WKDQ MXVW VFUDSing the windows. 3. I always apply RainX on all of the windows of my vehicle and not only does it repel rain and improve visibility at night, it also helps to remove snow and ice. It creates such a slick surface that typically the snow RU LFH ZLOO MXVW EUXVK R྾ ZLWK the swipe of your hand. The keys to driving in the snow and ice During the winter snow storm last month, I saw many unnecessary accidents. The keys to driving in the snow and ice are very elementary. • Take your time and keep it

simple. • Maintain a safe distance between you and the car in front of you as well as allowing extra distance to stop. • Don’t make sudden movements of the steering wheel even if the vehicle slips and skids. • Avoid sharp and quick steering wheel movements can cause the vehicle to skid more (slow counter steering is sometimes necessary). No traction is no traction Braking is another issue. Slow, even braking is a better choice when driving on snow & ice. PAY ATTENTION to the distance between you and the vehicle in front of you. The normal reaction when we realize all of a sudden that we need to stop is to stomp

Four wheel drive vehicles Well, yes, 4WD does get you going when a two wheel drive vehicle will not, and yes they will get you up that hill that a normal front wheel drive, or rear wheel drive vehicle will not go up. For the inexperienced snow driver however, a four wheel drive car or truck will not prevent you from getting stuck. When I observed folks driving their four wheel drive vehicles, I noticed some that were slipping and skidding the same as the non-4WDs out there. Snow and ice will greatly reduce traction for all vehicles so take your time, keep is slow and steady, and allow a safe distance between you and the vehicle in front of you. I can’t emphasize this enough.

Thanks for a great 2016 Thank you all for reading. Thank You to all of the people who called and emailed with questions last year, I appreciate the communications. If anyone is in the market for a new or pre-owned vehicle of any kind, I am a licensed Dealer/ Broker. I will search and locate any vehicle for you, negotiate the SULFH DQG DOVR KHOS VHW XS ÂżQDQFing for you if necessary.

Please Beaverton Readers, if you have a question or need automotive advice please contact me, chances are good that I just may have the answer or there is no doubt we will ďŹ nd it. About the Car Guy: Larry’s specialty is locating cars, even hard to ďŹ nd cars, for everyday folk. He has been in the automotive industry for over 35 years and has several degrees in automotive technology. Email him at popslcf3@hotmail.com or call 503-930-1493

Local History: Our Town - Our Story

A Woman’s Work is Never Done: Part 6 Bake on Saturday by Ann Koppy, BHSoc Historian

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ioneer women followed a regular routine for household chores: • Wash on Monday. • Iron on Tuesday. • Mend on Wednesday. • Churn on Thursday. • Clean on Friday. • Bake on Saturday. • Rest on Sunday.

Saturday’s Chore Quiz: These are a few of the words familiar to homesteading families, but less common today. Do you know what these are? A) Loppered. B) Spider. C) Grate jack. D) Saleratus. Cooking On The Trail The westward journey was never an easy one, presenting many tests of will and the need to make do. This was particularly true on the Oregon Trail as families faced daily hardships. The rigors of Trail travel nevertheless demanded foods that would ¿OO WKH VWRPDFK EUHDG SDQFDNHV potatoes and meats. This was no place for delicate cakes. PreparLQJ KHDUW\ IDUH LQ GLྜFXOW FRQGLWLRQV RYHU DQ RSHQ FDPS¿UH wasn’t easy. Lodisa Frizzell, a

California-bound pioneer of 1852, once said referring to the arduous journey, “It goes agin the grane.â€? Women often baked bread in a skillet or Dutch oven at day’s end for the next day’s breakfast. Smoke blew in their eyes, dust swirled, and teeth chattered as nighttime temperatures dropped. Rainy days just made it more GLŕľśFXOW Diaries tell of wives holding an XPEUHOOD RYHU WKH ÂżUH RU IDVKLRQing a makeshift oven of hot rocks in a hole in the ground. After six or so months of using wet wood, JUDVVHV DQG EXŕľľDOR GXQJ IRU IXHO they longingly remembered the cast iron cook stoves left behind. Early Coal Ranges The typical kitchen of the 1870s-1890s would have had a wood or coal burning range, purchased from a mail order catalog

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or large department store. Features varied according to price. An Uncle Sam model, manufactured by Abendroth Brothers of New York, included a large oven, lined doors, clinker clearing, illuminatHG ÂżUH ER[ WZR JUDWHV KRW FORVHW side reservoir, and six burners. A mid-price stove weighed between 200-300 pounds and cost $25.00 (about $660 in today’s dollars.) There were no thermostats to regulate the stove’s temperature, so women had to keep an eye on it throughout the day. Any time the ÂżUH GLHG GRZQ WKH\ DGMXVWHG D Ă€XH or added more fuel. In the chapter on bread making, Marion Harland’s 1892 edition of Common Sense in the Household advised, “The oven should not be too hot. If you cannot hold your bare arm within it while you count thirty, it is too quick.â€? (Quick is 375-400 Ă› )DKUHQKHLW 6KH EHOLHYHG JRRG bread—light, sweet, wholesome-was an unknown phenomenon. Sour breads, leathery griddlecakes, or clammy biscuits were the norm and resulted from over rising, unhygienic cooks, poor TXDOLW\ Ă€RXU RU Ă€DW \HDVW Yeast Charles and Maximillian )OHLVFKPDQQ SURGXFHG WKH ÂżUVW commercial yeast in 1868. The Compressed Yeast Cake was made in their Cincinnati factory and

distributed nationwide. It simpliÂżHG KRPH EDNLQJ E\ HYHQWXDOO\ eliminating the need for housewives to make their own. A yeast recipe for the experienced cook required potatoes, cold water, hops, Ă€RXU VDOW DQG VXJDU 7KH SURFHVV would take up to four days and would keep for a month in a cool dark place. Beaverton residents probably bought their hops from growers in the Willamette Valley, where the industry had just been established. Commercial Baking The transition from home baked to large-scale commercial baking began about the turn of the WK FHQWXU\ :KHQ WKH ÂżUVW VOLFHG pre-packaged bread appeared on store shelves in 1928, the coarsegrained, made-from-scratch loaves lost their appeal. Today’s cooks can continue the hand-made tradition, or choose a bread-making machine to bring the fresh, yeasty aroma into their homes. Quiz Answers A) Loppered is curdled milk. B) A spider is a 3-legged frying pan. C) A grate jack was used to place pots over an open ďŹ re. D) Saleratus is baking soda and used as a leavening agent. Interested in more local history? Visit www.historicbeaverton.org

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Our Town | C om m uni ty St ories Beaverton Committee on Aging

What’s on your 2017 Bucket List? By Jo Anne Baumann

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I’d like to go, events I want to attend, learn something new like how to snow shoe or how to say hello in GL྾HUHQW ODQJXDJHV As an aging adult in Beaverton there are many opportunities to learn something new at the Elsie Stuhr Center or through Tualatin Hills Parks and Rec Department. If you haven’t waded in the social media pool, make this the year you learn something about it! How about learning to use an iPad or tablet or try out Uber? Maybe you want to volunteer, adopt a furry companion or make new friends. Check into it! If not now, when? I would be remiss if I only wanted to write about the fun things to look forward to in 2017.

Changing over the calendar is also a good time to check your refrigerator and pantry for expired foods, spices and condiments. Make sure you have your Emergency Preparedness Kit ready. Check your medications and over the counter products for expiration dates as well. You can do this all in a couple of hours or less. Is your emergency contact list up to date along with any medical wishes documentation?

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The Workouts You Should be Doing in your 30s, 40s, 50s, and Beyond By Curves/Jenny Craig

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team recently found that study participants who replace half their aerobic activity with resistance H[HUFLVH JHW ELJJHU KHDOWK EHQHÂżWV such as lower blood pressure and cholesterol levels than those who stick strictly with cardio. 40s: Stay strong and slim As you age, your metabolism tends to slow—not simply because you’re older but because as you age, you tend to be less active, and the less muscle you have, the fewer calories you burn, simply by existing. “There are plenty of examples of older women who engage in regular weight lifting whose muscle mass and strength is similar to that of women in their 30s,â€? says Lee. Bonus: Strength

50s: Stay strong for bone strength It’s completely normal for women to begin to lose bone density from about the age of 35, but after menopause (the average age of menopause in US women is 51), bone loss can increase—and rapidly. In fact, women can lose up to 20 percent of their bone GHQVLW\ LQ WKH ¿YH WR VHYHQ \HDUV after menopause. Unless? You got it: You strength train. Studies show that consistent strength training can prevent bone loss, particularly in the spine and hips, ZKLFK DUH WKH DUHDV PRVW D྾HFWHG by osteoporosis in women. 60s: Stay strong against diabetes The average age of diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes for US women is 55, and the prevalence of the debilitating disease among American

women only rises in the next decade of life. Research out of the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge, part of the Louisiana State University System, has shown that a combination of aerobic exercise and resistance training—but not aerobic exercise alone—can improve hemoglobin A1c (or, HbA1c) levels in women with diabetes. HbA1c levels, ZKLFK UHÀHFW EORRG JOXFRVH OHYHOV over the previous six to eight weeks, act as a sort of report card for control of the disease. Strength training gets you an A. 70s-plus: Stay strong for a strong mind Your body responds in myriad ways to exercise—with lower blood pressure, stronger bones,

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pet? Most people would say, yes, that they love their animals then that goes in the joy column. Do you like to craft, paint or cook? 'R \RX IHHO IXO¿OOPHQW DW ZRUN RU from volunteering? Do you like to learn? All of these things would go in the joy column. When you identify what you really love, this helps you to discover who you truly are! A foundation of truth becomes a solid strength that you can call upon when making decisions. Knowing who you truly are can help you choose a career, a partner RU D SDWK LQ OLIH 7KH ÀLS VLGH WR this is what do you do that doesn’t bring you joy, that might bring you sadness or disappointment? Chances are it’s a bad habit or attitude you have developed. Most negative behaviors began as a response to a threat, perceived or real and can be held like a grudge in your subconscious. They are coping skills so, when you are triggered in a similar way, you respond as if that original

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threat is still occurring today. )RU H[DPSOH \RX PD\ ÂżQG yourself arguing with a coworker or a family member, or judging yourself or others. None of these behaviors really make you feel JRRG HYHQ LI \RX IHHO MXVWLÂżHG LQ the moment. As such, this goes in the “not so much joyâ€? column. With some exploration into the subconscious and release work this no longer needs to be a part of your experience. Perhaps you’ll HYHQ ÂżQG MR\ LQ WKH MRXUQH\ WKDW has made you, uniquely you!

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Out & About | What’s Happeni ng Around B eaverton This Month? Artt & C A Culture l

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refresh. The program recognizes and rewards outstanding community-oriented arts programs in the US with awards of professional art hanging system hardware made by Gallery System Art Displays of Wellesley, Mass. In addition, VGA will use this time to add improved displays for crafts, freshly painted walls, improvements to lighting, and colorful signage both inside and on the gallery exterior.

Village Gallery of Arts Lisa Griffen January Featured Artist

Lisa Griffen’s show is about exploring the seasons. “Paying close attention to nature has helped me appreciate the different textures and colors and the particular beauty of each time of the year. I’ve also become more attuned to the ways that the seasons influence my moods and creativity. Art is my language for expressing my inner world,

and I usually paint abstract figures and animals. For this show, I challenged myself to try something different and use various techniques to create a new series of paintings inspired by my impressions of each month.”

Village Gallery is a non-profit, cooperative gallery in operation since 1963. 12505 NW Cornell Road, next to the Cedar Mill Library. Hours: Mon. - Sat. 10 am - 4 pm; Sunday 12 pm - 4 pm www.villagegalleryarts.org 503-644-8001

Reception: Sunday, January 8, from 2:00 - 4:00 PM

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Opening Reception Join us Sunday January 8, 2017 Village Gallery of Arts will be closed from December 30, 2016 to January 7, 2017 to refresh its exhibition space. VGA has been honored with an award of $500 worth of professional art hanging equipment from Gallery System ArtsUp Awards, which will be installed as part of the

Winter Show by Art On Broadway Gallery members Art On Broadway welcomes the start of a New Year with thoughts of joy, peace, and hope. Each of the twenty member artists will contribute artwork to

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The exhibit opens Wednesday, January 4th, and ends Saturday, January 28th, 2017. The public is invited to a reception with complimentary refreshments and wine on Saturday, November 14th from 5:00 pm to 8:00pm.

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this group show which will have a “wintry” theme. These artists work in a wide range of materials and styles and you will find many beautiful and unique pieces. Come join us for our “Winter Show”.

The exhibit is open to wall art, 3D, and jewelry; and each artist can submit one or two pieces. This is a juried show and the entry fee is nonrefundable. Accepted work will be displayed on our Guest Wall for the month of January 2017. Please complete an application and mail/drop it off along with your nonrefundable entry fee of $25. Delivery of artwork is scheduled for Wednesday, January 4, 9:30 - 11am.

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Art On Broadway Gallery, in the heart of historic downtown Beaverton, is seeking artists to exhibit work for our gallery’s Guest Wall Program for the month of January 2017. The theme is “Undiscovered”.

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McCormick’s Fish House Daily 4-6pm & 9-close, Food starting at $2.95! Beer, Cocktail and Wine specials, 503-643-1322

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Out & About | W hat’s Happeni ng A round B eaverton This Month?

Senior Village News & Events S COMMUNITY Viva Village and River West Village are dedicated to enabling older adults in the Beaverton area to remain in their homes and communities through a variety of trained volunteer and paid support services and activities.

Viva Village Events visit www.vivavillage.com Nature Walk. Saturday, January 7, 10-11 am. Kaiser Woods Park - Rock Creek Trail. Information: VivaVillage. org; click on Calendar or call 503841-2358.

Dine Around Beaverton & Beyond. Wednesday, January 11, 12:30 pm. Ernesto’s Italian Restaurant, 8544 SW Apple Way, Portland 97225. RSVP: Frieda, f.pardo58@ gmail.com.

Thursday Night Social. January 19, 6-8 pm. Thai Apsara Restaurant, 1193 SW BeavertonHillsdale Hwy (on Trader Joe’s side of Beaverton Town Square). RSVP VivaVillageEvents@gmail. com or 503-746-5082.

Book Club.

Walking Group

Tuesday, January 24, 6:30-8:30 pm. Discussion: An Irish Country Doctor by Patrick Taylor. Private home near Walker Rd & Hwy 217. RSVP: VivaVillageEvents@gmail. com or 503-644-7417.

Walks are generally scheduled the 2nd and 4th Monday of the month from 9am -11am.

Men’s Coffee Break.

Our walks are friendly and enjoyable. Meet up locations will be listed on the website events and/ or calendar tab

Tuesday, January 24, 9:30-10:30 am. Java Lounge, Cedar Mill (corner of NW Cornell and Dale Ave). Information: Ross Miller, 503-713-3563

River West Village Events visit www.riverwestvillage.com Men’s Coffee informal social gathering meeting Every Wednesday, 10am Noon at Maplewood Coffee & Tea, 5206 SW Custer Street, Portland. Informal gathering of men involved with River West Village each Wednesday morning at Maplewood Coffee & Tea for general discussions and ideas, and community. Men affiliated with other ‘spoke’ villages are welcome. Get to know the guys at River West at this informal social event.

Women’s Coffee Informational social gathering Meeting every Thursday, 10am – Noon at Prosperity Pie Shop, 7814 SW Capitol Hwy. Come join the ladies for coffee, tea and conversation

Please visit www.riverwestvillage.org to see meet up location/ details

WASHINGTON COUNTY EVENT CALENDAR The Tualatin Valley is a short drive from Portland and is home to nationally renowned golf courses, award-winning wineries, tax-free shopping, agricultural experiences, outdoor recreational activities and more. With a combination of suburban and rural settings, the Tualatin Valley offers an unparalleled experience for all travelers.

Walks generally take about 90 minutes to two hours, from 9:0011:00. Bring a friend and have a lovely morning with us. Questions: RSVP Kit, 503-332-5404.

RWV Happy Hours at O’Connor’s Pub Meeting 2nd Friday at 7850 SW Capitol Hwy. For more information and to RSVP, please visit the Events Page (www.riverwestvillage.org).

River West Information Session “101’s” “101” Age in Place Introductory Talk at St. Luke Lutheran Church, 4595 SW California St, Portland On 2nd Saturday of each month, from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm, River West Village will host an Informational Presentation and Q and A at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church. The information session will cover the ideas in the Villages Movement and the development of the River West Village in SW Portland. The meeting will be held in the lower level off of the Vermont St. entrance. For more information, contact info@riverwestvillage.org or visit the Events page at www.riverwestvillage.org.

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Gem Faire December 30 through January 1 – Washington County Fair Complex (Hillsboro) gemfaire.com

Y2K.2017 Run January 7 – Tom McCall Upper Elementary School (Forest Grove) orrc.net

Winter Scotch Dinner January 7 – McMenamins Grand Lodge (Forest Grove) mcmenamins.com/events

Date Night at Plum Hill Vineyards January 13– Plum Hill Vineyards (Gaston) plumhillwine.com

Next to Normal January 13 through 22 – Theatre in the Grove (Forest Grove) theatreinthegrove.org

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Craig Carothers Concert January 27 – Walter Arts Cultural Center (Hillsboro) hillsboro-oregon.gov

Annual Rain of Glass Sale (Antiques & Collectibles) January 28 and 29 – Washington County Fair Complex (Hillsboro) rainofglass.com

For a complete list of events happening, visit tualatinvalley.org/EventsFestivals/

Beaverton Symphony Orchestra Winter Concert January 20 and 22 – Village Baptist Church (Beaverton) beavertonsymphony.org

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Out & About | What’s Happeni ng Around B eaverton This Month?

Business B i Meetings COMMUNITY

Aloha Business Association Monthly Luncheon January 13th at the Peppermill Restaurant. We will gather at 11:30AM and finish by 1PM. This presentation is rescheduled from our December Luncheon which was cancelled due to weather. The January meeting will feature the “Aloha Tomorrow” project team from Washington County. They will present their ideas for how to improve transportation and livability in the 185th and TV Hwy Corridor that is in the Aloha area and invite guests to provide feedback and discussion.

The ABA welcomes guests from the business community to attend and participate at our meetings. For more information, contact : execsec@alohabusinessassociation. com or call Board Chair, Karen Bolin at 503 356-1190.

Raleigh Hills Business Association New Year Kick Off Breakfast January 4, 2017 RHBA New Year Kick Off Breakfast Meeting at Raleigh Hills New Seasons from 7-8am. The RHBA Board will review their plans for 2017.

job skill but lack the understanding to turn this skill into a viable business. They think they know what to do but simply don’t know enough about finance, marketing, management or operations to create long-term success. Fortunately these skills are easy enough to learn. Join Dave Chin for an in-depth discussion of Michael Gerber’s ground-breaking book “The E-Myth Revisited”.

Our mission is to support the community of Raleigh Hills; to promote a vibrant business environment, maintain a safe & healthy climate, create community consciousness & maximize livability. Visit us at raleighhillsbusinessassn.org

For more information visit www.beaverton.org, 503-644-0123

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January 10, 2017 11:45 am – 1:30 pm. CMBA General Business Meeting: Cedar Mill Bible Church 12208 NW Cornell Road 11:45am - Lunch and Mingle 12-1pm

Cedar Mill Business Association General Business Meeting

Free Business Luncheon Wed, January 18th, 1130am-1pm Location: Umpqua Bank, Tigard. Topic: E-Myth Revisted. Most failing businesses are started and run by technicians, who have a

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and worked our way back to our roots in Oregon. I only wish I had done this years ago, I am busier than ever but I have control.

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Cats that Need New Homes

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Natural Grocers started in 1955 in Lakewood, Colorado by Margaret and Philip Isely who sought to educate their neighbors about the importance of nutrition education. Since then, over 135 stores in 19 states have opened. A company built on great intent and integrity, Natural Grocers established a foundation they refer to as the Five Founding Principles:

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and the Blood Sugar Rollercoaster Wed, Jan. 4th, 630-730pm. Achieving your healthiest weight is not about dieting or even pure willpower, but rather understanding how certain foods affect blood sugar levels and appetite. Learn how nutrient-dense meals support healthy metabolism and which nutrient supplements support healthy blood sugar levels and appetite control.

Probiotics Because Whole Body Health Begins in Your Gut Wed, Jan. 18th, 630-730pm. I am your gut bacteria; you might be shocked to hear this, but I influence how every part of your body works: how easily you lose (or gain) weight, how your immune system functions, even your ability to focus. Knowing supplements are essential for keeping me (and you!) healthy is easy if you attend this class.

How Your Body Really Works (Or Doesn’t) Why TAKE THAT Wed, Jan. 25th, 630-730pm. Knowing how nutrients work with your body makes it easier to understand which supplements to take and why. (A 2 part class to be taken in any order. See Why EAT THIS). WARNING: Attendees may experience side effects such as weight loss, decreased aches and pains, balanced hormones and real energy.

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January Sentinel Items @Elsie Stuhr Center Food Trouble? Church Events J PROGRAMS

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1/18-3/2, Wednesdays, 10:45a12:15p. Have a camera, but are not using it to it’s full capabilities? Learn the operations and settings of your digital camera. Bring charged camera to class. (Bob). ES35639ID/AP: $120.00 | SR: $108.00 | OD: $150.00

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New! Cooking WorkshopWinter Breakfasts Saturday, 1/14, 4pm. In this hands on baking class, participants will have the opportunity to create at least two delicious baked treats, A delectable savory scone and

Monday, 2/14, 11am-5pm. Make a date with us and celebrate Valentine’s Day the right way-with chocolate! After enjoying a delicious lunch at a local Portland favorite, we will take a behind the scenes tour of the Creo Chocolate factory where you will actually design and take home your own personalized chocolate bar! Trip includes transportation, lunch, gratuity, and escort. ES37605I D / AP: $69.00 | OD: $76.25

Newcomers Welcome Wednesday, 1/410am. Join us and learn all about the Elsie Stuhr Center. Our Newcomers Welcome is a great way to meet new friends, check out a variety of classes we offer, learn about day trips, extended group travel programs, drop in activities and much more!

Elsie Stuhr Center, 5550 SW Hall Blvd, Beaverton. 503.629.6342

Help is Here! Weekly meetings are free and available for anyone suffering from food addiction, food obsession, obesity, bulimia or under-eating. There are no dues or weigh-ins. Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous is a 12 Step fellowship based on the principles of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA).

Sunday, February 12, 5-8 p.m. $15/person, $50/family. Tickets online and at the door. Apply by Feb. 1st to enter your chili. Family-friendly fun! stjohngoc.org.

Basics of Orthodoxy Classes Free and open to the public. All classes are 7-8:30 p.m. Taught by clergy and lay leaders. • Jan. 11 - Jesus Christ & the Holy Trinity • Jan. 18 - The Human Person • Jan. 25 - The Divine Liturgy • Jan. 31 - Orthodox Spirituality

Tuesdays 6:30-8pm at Beaverton Lodge (12900 SW 9th St Beaverton), www.foodaddicts.org, contact Pamela at 503- 860-8281.

Contact St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church, 14485 SW Walker Road in Beaverton, www.stjohngoc.org

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Out & About | W hat’s Happeni ng A round B eaverton This Month? L Love Your Y Library Because it loves you!

Saturday, January 28, all day, all ages.

PROGRAMS

Beaverton City Library

Cedar Mill & Bethany Libraries

12375 SW 5th St., Beaverton www.BeavertonLibrary.org 503-644-2197

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12505 NW Cornell Rd, Ste 13, Portland, 503-644-0043 library.cedarmill.org

All events are free. Registration, where noted, is one month in advance. Children’s Programs @ Main

All events are free.

Think Fun Thursday

Cedar Mill Library Programs Pool Noodle Racing Monday, January 2, all day, all ages.

Song Circle Tuesday, January 10, 6:30-8pm. Adult singers & acoustic instrument players gather to sing & play popular pop & folk songs of the 1960s-70s.

Teen Game Fest Saturday, January 14, 2-4pm. Free game fest for ages 11-18.

Writers Mill Sunday, January 15, 1-3pm. Hands-on inspiring gathering of people who love to write.

Film Club Wednesday, January 25 , 6:30pm. Watch/Discuss: Men Go To Battle

Owl Book Group Friday, January 27 , 10:30am12pm. Author visit - Discuss: The Bully Pulpit by Doris K Goodwin

Chinese New Year Craft Saturday, January 28, all day, all ages.

1/5, 1/12, 1/19 & 1/26 | 4-5pm | Storytime Room. Ages 3-8 with family | Drop-in. 1st Thursday: Imagination Station—Bring your imagination! 2nd Thursday: Builders—Play with LEGOs and DUPLO blocks! 3rd Thursday: Puzzle Time—Fun with puzzles and books! 4th Thursday: Things That Go—Play with things that go!

Read to the Dogs 1/5, 1/12, 1/19 & 1/26, 5-7pm | 1/7, 1/14, 1/21 & 1/28, 10am – 12pm | Children’s Room. Ages 6-12 with adult | Registration required; call the Children’s Desk to register. Children can practice their reading with one our trained therapy dog volunteers!

Brown Bear, Brown Bear’s Birthday Bash 1/9 | 4-5pm | Meeting Rooms A & B. Ages 2-8 with family | Drop-in. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? I see a birthday looking at me! Bill Martin and Eric Carle’s classic turns 50 this year! Help us celebrate by making your own Brown Bear book.

Saturday, January 28, 10:30am. Open mic poetry. Come and read or just listen.

Bethany Library:

Teen Programs @ Main

Pool Noodle Racing – Monday, January 2, all day, all ages.

Teens Mitten Making &/OR Clean Up Monday, January 16 – Help out on Martin Luther King Jr Day by making mittens for a local shelter or by cleaning up the library. Teens. RSVP @ (503)617-7323.

Story Slam: Beginnings 1/12 | 7-8:30pm | Auditorium. The Beaverton City Library Story Slam is a friendly, open-mic storytelling competition. Potential storytellers will put their names in a hat; names will be picked from the hat and those chosen will take to the stage to tell their true, personal, 5to 8-minute story. Come put your name in the hat to tell a story or just to enjoy the show! Stories must be told from memory. The winner receives a $10 Book Corner gift certificate. This program is free and open to the public, recommended for ages 13 and up. Potential storytellers should arrive 15 minutes early to speak with the event host about their planned story.

Pushpin Art 1/17 | 6-7pm | Cathy Stanton Conference Room. Grades 6-12 | Drop-off. Make your own piece of wall art with a word or picture using pushpins and foamboard!

Adult Programs @ Main Song Circle 1/2 | 6:30-8pm | Cathy Stanton

haven’t finished the entire book. Free and open to the public; no registration required.

Children’s Programs @ Murray Scholls Sensory Play 1/12 | 11:15am – 12pm. Ages 2-6 with adult | Drop-in. Though sensory play, children explore and naturally use scientific processes while they play, investigate, create and discover new sensations. Come enjoy the fun!

Think Fun Thursday 1/12, 1/19 & 1/26 | 4-5pm. Ages 3-8 with family | Drop-in. 1st Thursday: Puzzle Time—Fun with puzzles and books! 2nd Thursday: Things That Go—Play with things that go! 3rd Thursday: Builders—Play with LEGOs and Duplo blocks! 4th & 5th Thursday: Imagination Station—Bring your imagination!

Garden Home Community Library 7475 SW Oleson Rd, Portland www.gardenhomelibrary.org 503-245-9932

1/17 | 6:30-8pm | Meeting Room A. History comes to life with this multimedia presentation by historian and author Sig Unander. Born to wealth and privilege, Theodore Roosevelt became an advocate of the working man and populist reformer, taking on big oil, banks and railroads. A combat leader and proponent of military strength, he also won the Nobel Peace Prize for ending a major conflict in the Far East. Learn more at this free program. No registration is required.

Pacific Northwest Reading Cafe 1/18 | 12-1:30pm | Cathy Stanton Conference Room & Meeting Room A. Pacific Northwest Reading Cafe is a book discussion group that meets to discuss books written by Northwest authors or written with a setting in the Pacific Northwest. You can bring a lunch along to enjoy while we discuss the books! This program is free and open to the public; no registration is required.

Recommended Reads 1/24 | 6:30-8pm | Cathy Stanton Conference Room. Fiction, nonfiction, super popular or a little more obscure--we read it all and discuss at this friendly and lively book group. Join us even if you

Books & Beerss with Heather and Nick Fri., Jan. 6 at 7 pm. The first meeting of our new book group! We’ll provide the beer. Our first selection is “The Country of Ice Cream Star” by Sandra Newman; a dystopian novel about “Enduring a nomadic existence in the aftermath of a disease that kills all humans once they reach the age of 20, 15-year-old Ice Cream Star risks her freedom and life to travel dangerous territory in search of a cure. Check in library for available copies.

Book Group Tues., Jan. 10 at 7 pm. This book group is discussing This is your life, Henrietta Chance by Jonathan Evison. Ask in library for available copies. Synopsis: Harriet Chance receives word that her recently deceased husband, Bernard, has won an Alaskan cruise. Deciding to go on the trip, she is given a letter from her close friend Mildred, with instructions not to open it until she is on the cruise. The contents of this letter shatter Harriet and she begins to reevaluate her life and her relationships.

Board Game Night Weds., Jan. 11 from 6-9 pm. Every month - on the second Weds bring games to play with other – board game lovers. The selection varies by month. You are also welcome to bring your own games.

Roosevelt: Explorer, Reformer, Conservationist

Elephant and Piggie Party 1/29 | 2-3pm | Meeting Rooms A & B. Ages 2-8 with family | Dropin. Elephant and Piggie are in a play! Join these two best friends for crafts, games and sneak peak of the show. Co-hosted with the Beaverton Civic Theatre.

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Conference Room. Join other singers, musicians and musiclovers of all levels in a supportive and informal environment to share songs and music. We sing pop and folk songs from the 60s and 70s, with a few traditional numbers thrown in. If you have a favorite song you want to sing, please bring 20 photocopies with lyrics and chords to share. Have fun singing with others! All ages are welcome. Free and open to the public; no registration required.

Free Foreign Film Night Fri., Jan. 20 at 7:30 pm (doors open at 7 pm). This month’s film is: My Love, Don’t Cross That River (86 minutes, Korean with English subtitles)

All events are free. Happy New Year! Adult Winter Reading program for all ages is in full swing. Come by the Garden Home Community Library to pick up your logs. Winter reading ends Jan. 21.

Adult Programs The following events are held in our annex space - The Garden Home Community Store {7306 SW Oleson Rd} - which is located across the street from the library. The Community Store is in the Lamb’s Shopping center; two doors down from the BaskinRobbins.

Nerd Night – Trivia for Adults Tues, Jan. 3 at 6:30 pm. Start the new year right and exercise your brain! Come test your knowledge - solo or in a team – and find out who knows the most. Sets vary each month. Generally 5 sets of questions consisting of current events, music and other random trivia. Prize(s) for team/ individual(s) who gets the most and the least correct answers.

A blockbuster in its native Korea, where it would go on to become the country’s most successful film of all time, MY LOVE, DON’T CROSS THAT RIVER presents an unforgettable story of true love that transcends both generations and cultures. 100-year old lovebirds Jo Byeong-man and Kang Kye-yeol, have been inseparable companions for 76 years. Observing this fragile couple for 15 months, director Moyoung Jin acts as a fly-on-the-wall, capturing the tender moments of their twilight days - as the two face the inevitable reality that their time together will soon be approaching an end.

Author Marcia Miller: You Go Girls: The Woman’s Guide to Great Travel. Tues., Jan. 31: Time TBD. Marcia Lynn Miller is a professional travel counselor and the author of You Go Girls! At this reading, you will find out ways to make travel planning a snap. Books will also be available for purchase.

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What’s Sizzling at the Library? Top three titles on the holds list last month. BLU-RAY TITLES

BOOK TITLES

DVD TITLES

BOOK ON CD TITLES

• Finding Dory

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• Night School: A Jack Reacher Novel 329

• Finding Dory

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• Night School: A Jack Reacher Novel

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• The Secret Life of Pets

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• The Whistler

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• The Secret Life of Pets

350

• The Wrong Side of Goodbye

58

• Jason Bourne

296

• The Wrong Side of Goodbye

259

• The BFG

287

• The WhistlerJohn Grisham

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Shop Local – Give Local – Stay Local… this is how we build a better Beaverton.

Out & About | What’s Happeni ng Around B eaverton This Month? Read to the Dogs Reluctant (or eager!) readers can read to therapy dog Hannah, a sweet and friendly Golden Retriever, every month on the second and fourth Tuesday from 6-7 PM. Call or come into the library to reserve a slot on Tues., Jan. 10 and Jan. 24.

Book Babies Storytime Tuesdays 11:00-11:20 AM. A lapsit storytime for tots 0-24 months with board books, songs, and scarves. Book Babies promotes essential early literacy practices and helps parents and caregivers introduce their youngest to the world of reading.

Preschool Storytime Wednesdays 12:00-12:30 PM. A storytime for kiddos 2-5 years old with stories, songs, and activities. Designed around a central theme, this storytime will help kids make connections, learn narrative structure, build social skills, and promote comfort with reading and the library.

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All events are free. Grand Opening Celebration: Saturday, January 7: 11am-2pm. Visit our new home! Treats, super heroes, and more!

Toddler Storytime: Mondays at 10:30am Join us for a 30-minute storytime program for babies and toddlers ages 0-3 and their grown-ups. Come read, dance, sing, and play with us!

Family Storytime: Wednesdays at 10:30am Weekly storytime for toddlers through early grade school kids. Stories, songs, rhymes, and fun geared toward getting kids hooked on reading from an early age.

Book Club: Monday, January 9

Gratitude... We Survived! By Spencer “The Catalyst“ Rubin

Tis the season. End of one year, and beginning of another. I am seeing the typical messages of excitement for a new year, and thankful that a lousy year ended. Was 2016 that awful? Even with all the political strife in our great country, and barring illness, life is pretty darned good! One of the best sermons I have ever heard, was from a favorite rabbi I know. Rabbi Brad was a young rabbi, and during Rosh Hashana a number of years back, he spoke of being incredibly upset. You see, on the way to the synagogue one day, he was ticketed by the police for speeding. He commented on being so upset... and later on realizing he actually was a pretty lucky fellow! Lucky? To get a ticket? No! Lucky to be alive. It is so easy to get caught up in life. It is so easy to get upset at things that in the grand scheme of things do not

Rabbi Brad’s message that day? The 1st Day Of A New Year: WE MADE IT! We made it another year! We survived everything life had to throw at us the previous year to LIVE our lives for another year! Freak Accidents, Illness, Natural Disasters... of all the millions of things that could happen to us... WE SURVIVED! Let’s slow down a bit in this next year, and simply focus on living. Yes, business is business, work is work, life is life... but guess what? If you don’t stop and appreciate the little things... there really is not much of a life to live. Enjoy this fantastic short video, of things a young woman is grateful for: h tt p s : / / w w w. yo u tu b e . c o m / watch?v=qGXt37PfyiI&sns=em

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Pacific Continental Bank of Eugene, Oregon, is a community bank that operates 15 offices in the markets of Eugene, Portland and Puget Sound. With $2.5 billion in assets, Pacific Continental has established one of the most unique and attractive metropolitan branch networks in the Northwest including our more than 20 years serving Beaverton. Pacific Continental targets the banking needs of community-based businesses, health care professionals, professional service providers and nonprofit organizations.

MAKE IT EASY FOR PEOPLE TO DO, AND KEEP DOING BUSINESS WITH YOU! LOOK UP…AND SURPRISE SOMEONE! What am I grateful for? • My life! • My wife! • My kids! • My sister! • My friends! • My employees! • The kids I coach! • My pets! • Peanut Butter! • Cookies! • Fitness! • My country! • The Oregon Ducks! And the list goes on!

Food Cart Pod Update COMMUNITY The Beaverton City Council voted to change development rules to make setting up food carts easier and less expensive. The new rules become effective Jan. 12, 2017 and will allow food carts and collections of food carts called “pods,” to store fresh water and waste water in above ground tanks while retaining public health and environmental protections. The new rules remove requirements that carts make potentially expensive connections to water and sewer lines. Using tanks is a common practice in other food cart locations in the region. The rules will also allow more flexibility in the design and layout of cart pods.

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carts, and are required to leave the site after they close for the night. The new changes allow: • Food trucks to operate without a city permit if they are located on a site for three hours or less • Food trucks to operate with a city permit if they are located on site for three to seven hours • Up to three food trucks that operate with a permit (that is, operate on one site for more than three hours, but less than seven hours) to locate on one site These changes allow for more flexibility for food trucks to relocate and gather as a group on a temporary basis.

The City Council also voted to adopt changes to rules that regulate food trucks. Food trucks are different from food pods, in that they are more mobile than food

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The city first adopted new regulations in 2015 to accommodate food cart pods, which are an evolving trend in the region, attracting local employees, visitors, and residents alike. Encouraging more food carts in Beaverton was identified as an action in Beaverton’s Community Vision Plan, which was developed with extensive input from residents.

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Out & About | W hat’s Happeni ng A round B eaverton This Month?

Prepare for Disaster CERT offers free monthly training TRAINING Become a “Map Your Neighborhood” Captain and Help Your Neighbors Organize and Prepare for Disaster On the third Tuesday of each month, Beaverton CERT offers a free training for anyone interested in working with their neighbors on disaster preparedness.

Auditions for Death by Design AUDITION Auditions for Death by Design Beaverton Civic Theatre will hold open auditions for Death by Design by playwright Rob Urbinati. Auditions will be held Monday, January 9 from 6:30pm – 8:30pm and Saturday, January 14 from 11am – 1pm at the Beaverton City Library Auditorium, 12375 SW 5th Street, Beaverton 97005. No appointment is necessary.

If you are interested in the Beaverton Civic Theatre, auditioning for Death by Design or volunteering for the production, you are invited to attend a Meet and Greet with Director Susan Giberson and Producer Melissa Riley on Wednesday, January 4 at 7pm in the Beaverton City Library Auditorium, 12375 SW 5th Street, Beaverton 97005.

The Map Your Neighborhood (MYN) program helps save lives, reduces the severity of injuries and trauma, and reduces property damage. • Learn the "9 Steps to Take Immediately Following a Disaster" to secure your home and to protect your neighborhood. It is hard to think clearly following a disaster and these steps will help you to quickly and safely take actions that can minimize damage and protect lives. • Identify the Skills and Equipment each neighbor has that would be useful in an effective disaster response. Knowing which neighbors have supplies and skills helps your disaster response be timely, and allows everyone to contribute to the response in a meaningful way.

Callbacks will be Sunday, January 15 at 1pm. Contact the Beaverton Civic Theatre at info@beavertoncivictheatre.org or 503-754-9866 with any questions.

Upcoming HART Performances THEATRE My InLaws are Outlaws By Devon Williams February 10-26, 2017

Valentine Movie Night It Happened One Night February 14, 2017

The December Man by Colleen Murphy March 17 - April 2, 2017

The Roar of the Greasepaint The Smell of the Crowd May 26 - June 18, 2017

Page to Stage Selection Title and director to be determined July 2017

Annual Barbecue Includes Page to Stage Performance July 22, 2017

Showtimes: Friday & Saturdays 7:30, Sunday 2pm. Order tickets for the upcoming season online at www. hart-theatre.org or call our office at 503-693-7815

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Before a Disaster

• Work together as a team to evaluate your neighborhood during the first hour following a disaster and take the necessary actions.

Disaster Supplies for Your Pet

All material to help you get started with your neighbors is provided at the training for free.

Pets and Disasters

safety regulations. The only exception to this policy are service animals who assist people with disabilities. Check places that may take your pet for example: Friends, relatives, hotels and motels, boarding facilities etc. • Portable carrier • Food and water bowls • One- week supply of food and water stored in plastic bottles • Litter and litter box for cats • Medications • First aid kit • Health records including vaccination records

MYN will help you:

Please plan to arrive at the beginning of auditions and plan to stay the entire time.

Performances are April 21 - May 6. Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm and Sundays at 2pm.

• Create a Contact List that helps identify those with specific needs such as elderly, disabled, or children who may be home alone during certain hours of the day.

The best way to protect your family from the effects of a disaster is to have a disaster plan. If you are a pet owner, that plan should include your pets. It may be difficult, if not impossible, to find shelter for your animal in the midst of a disaster; so plan ahead. Red Cross shelters cannot accept pets because of State health and

• Instructions on your pet’s feeding schedule and diet, medications, and any special needs. • Leashes

For more information, email Preparedness@BeavertonOregon.gov or call 503-629-6400

• Create a Neighborhood Map identifying the locations of natural gas and propane tanks for quick response if needed.

History Presentation

Oregon: A State that Stands Out PRESENTATION Oregon: A State that Stands Out Tuesday, January 10, 7pm Location: Elsie Stuhr Center (5550 SW Hall Blvd). Join us as author Michael McCloskey shares some of Oregon’s historical achievements from his new book, Oregon: A State that Stands Out. Michael will highlights some of the 500 points about Oregon in his book. This includes fun facts and little-known historical firsts, spanning dozens of fields from politics to nature conservation and the arts. McClosky’s book assesses how the state stacks up by national standards. Michael McCloskey earned

a law degree at the University of Oregon. After a forty-year career with the Sierra Club, he chaired Portland’s Heritage Tree program for eight years.

Elsie Stuhr Center, 5550 SW Hall Blvd, Event is free; donations are welcome, www.historicbeaverton.org (503) 430-0106

Shop Local – Give Local – Stay Local… this is how we build a better Beaverton.

Out & About | What’s Happeni ng Around B eaverton This Month?

PMI Westside Roundtable ROUNDTABLE Project Management Roundtable Interested in upping your project management skills? Join likeminded professionals throughout the region at the Project Management Institute (PMI) Westside Roundtable, held every 1st Thursday of the month at 7:30 AM at the Beaverton City Hall | Beaverton Building.

MOVIE LISTINGS: Coming to a Theater Near You!

FRIDAY, JANUARY 6 Hidden Figures Drama Underworld: Blood Wars Thriller A Monster Calls Adventure Amityville: The Awakening Horror I, Daniel Blake Drama Lost & Found Adventure

TUESDAY, JANUARY 10 The Summoning

Thriller

FRIDAY, JANUARY 13 Patriots Day Live by Night Monster Trucks Sleepless The Bye Bye Man

Thriller Drama Animation Comedy Horror

The Comedian 20th Century Women Bad Kids of Crestvie... The Book of Love Claire in Motion 100 Streets

Comedy Comedy Thriller Drama Thriller Drama

FRIDAY, JANUARY 20 xXx 3: The Return of Xander... Thriller The Founder Drama Split Thriller Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side... Animation Detour Thriller The Red Turtle Animation The Resurrection of... Comedy Kedi Documentary

FRIDAY, JANUARY 27 Resident Evil: The Final... Action Bastards Comedy Gold Adventure The Salesman Thriller A Dog’s Purpose Drama Staying Vertical Drama Padre No Tan Padre Comedy

Each month, project-orientated individuals and project managers with interest and experience in a variety of fields meet to share knowledge, network and collaborate. We run through the knowledge areas of the PMI Body of Knowledge and so every session is a different topic. The sessions encourage discussion on project management aspects in diverse industries such as construction, marketing, manufacturing, and government. It is a great way to get involved in conversations about our area and expand your management abilities. These knowledge-sharing sessions are

free and the wonderful coffee and pastries from Bogza Coffee are also free!

Roundtable facilitators from the PMI Portland Chapter, Maria Schaeffer and Travis Dutton, promote an atmosphere that is open, free-flowing, and fun. Further details, please see website , www.pmi-portland.org/activities/ roundtables. Hope to see you there!

Community Emergency Response Team

Keep Supplies in Your Car CERT Emergency Preparedness In addition to a 72 hour kit for your home, FEMA recommends one for your car as well in case you are stranded. • Jumper cables: might want to include flares

• Shovel, Ice scraper. Basic toolkit

• Flashlights: with extra batteries

• Warm Clothes

• First Aid Kit: remember any necessary medications, baby formula and diapers if you have a small child

• Blankets or sleeping bags

• Non-perishable food

• Charged Cell Phone Remember to keep a full tank of gas in case you need to evacuate.

• Manual can opener • Water: at least 1 gallon of water per person a day for at least 3 days • Pet supplies: food and water • Radio: battery or hand cranked • Cat litter or sand: for better tire traction

www.BeavertonResourceGuide.com

For more information on how you can prepare for any emergency big or small, visit www.beavertonoregon. gov/emergency

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Out & About | W hat’s Happeni ng A round B eaverton This Month?

City Opens Inclement Weather Shelter

the Beaverton City Library.

COMMUNITY The City of Beaverton will open an inclement weather shelter this month at the Beaverton Community Center, 12350 SW Fifth St. The facility will provide free temporary shelter for 30 adults (age 18+) experiencing homelessness during severe cold temperatures. The shelter will be open Thursday nights from Jan. 12 to March 30, as well as any day when temperatures are expected to stay at or below 32 degrees F for more than 48 hours. On open days, shelter hours are from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. The shelter will be operated by

the nonprofit organization Just Compassion of East Washington County. A coordinator and volunteer staff will assist with operations including evening meals and overnight monitoring. The public can find out when the shelter will be open by visiting www. BeavertonOregon.gov/Shelter. Open hours will also be posted at

The new shelter is part of the Washington County Coordinated Response Plan. Establishing an inclement weather shelter was identified as a priority in 2016 by Mayor Denny Doyle and the Beaverton City Council and is listed as an action item in the Beaverton Community Vision.

Literary Corner

TRUST ME, I’M TROUBLE BOOK REVIEW

Murders, heists, secrets and lies, hit men and hidden identities . . . If Julep doesn’t watch her back, it’s her funeral. No lie.

About the Author

For more information or to volunteer at the shelter, contact Megan Cohen at 503-526-2584 or mcohen@BeavertonOregon.gov.

A Special Story About a Special Kid ACTIVITY This is Y, Westside Youth Sports and The YMCA strive to provide quality programs for anyone who seeks them.

About the Book Staying out of trouble isn’t possible for Julep Dupree. She has managed not to get kicked out of her private school, even though everyone knows she’s responsible for taking down a humantrafficking mob boss—and getting St. Agatha’s golden-boy Tyler killed in the process. Running cons holds her guilty conscience at bay, but unfortunately, someone wants Julep to pay for her mistakes . . . with her life.

Opportunities to Succeed We had a player in our league who was one of the smaller kids and spoke very little English, coaches would translate things through the parents during practice and games. He really tried hard and loved being on the team but had a lot of barriers he had to overcome. He came into practice kind of timid because he didn’t know any of the other players and it was difficult for him to communicate to his teammates.

Against her better judgment, Julep takes a shady case that requires her to infiltrate a secretive organization that her long-gone mother and the enigmatic blue fairy may be connected to. Her best friend, Sam, isn’t around to stop her, and Dani, her one true confidante, happens to be

One weekend the coach had to miss a game, and a play was set up just for this little guy but the defense was all over him. The referee, who had noticed this young player’s struggles over the course of the league called a foul and he was awarded two free throws, which he made.

CONTEST Throughout the paper there are fun emoji or images scattered about. Find & count up the one shown below and you could win a $25 gift certificate to the Black Bear Diner on TV Hwy!

Visit our website for more details, www.ymcacw.org. If you have any questions please email contact us at 503.644.2191 or email westside@ ymcacw.org.

About Kumon Math. Reading. Confidence. Welcome to Kumon, the world’s largest after-school

math and reading program. The Kumon Method has helped millions of children achieve more than they ever thought they could. We believe it can help your child, too. At Kumon, your child will build skills that lead to success inside and outside the classroom while gaining a sense of confidence that will help them in the classroom and beyond. Meet Beaverton’s Super Kids is sponsored by South Beaverton Kumon. For more information, call Marga, 503-639-7219

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Winners Cole & Brody at Black Bear Diner

Email your guess to BRG@cedarhousemedia.com along with where you picked up the paper and what your favorite story was and we will enter your name into our drawing at the end of the month. Happy Hunting!

Meet Colin, Super Kid Colin N. is 11 years old and a 6th grader at Valley Catholic School. Colin is a super student because he is working one year above grade level in both math and reading. Besides doing Kumon, Colin plays the clarinet and piano. He also enjoys swimming and has a black belt in Taekwondo.

Delacorte Press | Penguin Random House. For more information, visit www.mesummer.com/

Win A $25 Gift Certificate! to Black Bear Diner

Beaverton’s Super Kids

COMMUNITY

Mary Elizabeth Summer contributes to the delinquency of minors by writing books about unruly teenagers with criminal leanings. She has a BA in creative writing from Wells College, and her philosophy on life is “you can never go wrong with sriracha sauce.” She lives in Beaverton with her wife, daughter, scaredy-dog lab/ pitbull mix, and their evil overlor—er, cat.

Emoji Hunt Contest

The next practice when the Coach was back, he ran in right up to him and told him all about it. He was super excited and that moment really changed his whole season. Our league is about providing any child the opportunity to succeed. This is the whole reason Westside Youth Sports Leagues exist, for moments like this.

a nineteen-year-old mob enforcer whose moral compass is as questionable as Julep’s. But there’s not much time to worry about right and wrong—or to save your falling heart—when there’s a contract on your head.

Congratulations to Last Month’s Winners! Kristin Rose, Mark Wood, Edin Dido Find this One!

Win a $2 5 Gi ft Cert iFica te!

Math. Reading. Confidence. Shop Local – Give Local – Stay Local… this is how we build a better Beaverton.

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