http://www.westlinntidings.com/features/index.php Portland and surrounding area community news and information http://www.westlinntidings.com/features/story.php?story_id=124647784066057200 Something in Sunset Primary School’s garden is growing faster than the pea shoots, Hood strawberries and other produce bursting from its 11 raised beds. Volunteer support for the program has experienced a growth spurt this year, with as many as 45 families taking on weeklong shifts in the ... http://www.westlinntidings.com/features/story.php?story_id=124646450307435500 It was appropriate that mosaics were the big artistic theme of the 2009 Annual Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts. That is because the 46th version of the event was a mosaic of success, with lots of small parts making up a huge portrait. This is because the festival doesn’t stint on its ... http://www.westlinntidings.com/features/story.php?story_id=124646479770056600 Debi Bradway is obsessed. This Lake Oswego woman has a passion for – of all things – apricots. And lucky for us, she has channeled that passion into something we can all share: A cookbook completely devoted to the enjoyment of apricots. Debi began collecting recipes for apricots about ... http://www.westlinntidings.com/features/story.php?story_id=124631028459141200 Looking for a way to stretch out summer vacation? West Linn moms Julie Carr and Andrea Paul have a suggestion: Let them complete your school supply shopping. The two women have founded School Supplies Delivered, offering prepackaged kits customized to schools’ specific supply lists. They ... http://www.westlinntidings.com/features/story.php?story_id=124589554420086800 Joey Peigneux doesn’t remember going outside to grill hamburgers with a friend. He doesn’t recall when they decided to throw gasoline on the barbecue, or when his clothes caught fire. But he does remember the helicopter ride to the Oregon Burn Center at Legacy Emanuel Hospital and ... http://www.westlinntidings.com/features/story.php?story_id=124586802070607800 Ten years ago, Beth and Dave Moffenbeier were looking to rejuventate their backyard nestled along Oswego Lake shores. Overgrown by rhododendrons and azaleas, their view was obstructed. Grass was either parched or swampy and “nothing would grow on one side of the house,” they ... http://www.westlinntidings.com/features/story.php?story_id=124586764396919500 As the superintendent of the West Linn-Wilsonville School District, Roger Woehl said he loves learning just as much as his students. So, when opting to upgrade his West Linn backyard he decided to choose a project he and his wife Jeannie could do together – and do sustainably. For the past ... http://www.westlinntidings.com/features/story.php?story_id=124586718116628400 This month the retail design and strategy firm 2Hemispheres will move into their new home – literally. Known as the “Dr. L.L. Pickens home,” the charming West Linn home at 4835 Willamette Falls Drive will be used for commercial purposes, as approved in March by the West Linn ...