http://www.westlinntidings.com/features/index.php Portland and surrounding area community news and information http://www.westlinntidings.com/features/story.php?story_id=121935142172091700 It sounds so simple: incorporate a potted flower arrangement into the landscaping. Use less water by watering plants efficiently. Enjoy the end of the summer. Dennis’ Seven Dees Landscaping and Garden Center in Lake Oswego is alive with color, and ideas. Assistant Manager Nicole Forbes ... http://www.westlinntidings.com/features/story.php?story_id=121935108858206200 At any Weston, Four Seasons or Hilton resort a business center with Internet access, a photo copier and fax machine helps travelers stay ahead of the game. With exciting things happening all around, these professionals need a place where they can get work completed quickly and efficiently. Work ... http://www.westlinntidings.com/features/story.php?story_id=121935092373037600 We hope everyone is enjoying their summer. It’s hard to believe we’re half way through August. It’s time to think about fall planting, closet organization and taking advantage of barbecue parties without the rain. Yes, it’s still summertime! That being said, what did you ... http://www.westlinntidings.com/features/story.php?story_id=121935062785486400 What is quality over quantity, really? Isn’t that what your parents teach you to think when you don’t get as many Christmas gifts as the neighbors? Or, how you’re supposed to view your wardrobe? Or, relationships? For developers Drew Prell and Jim Morton, the quality over ... http://www.westlinntidings.com/features/story.php?story_id=121927543618494600 This is the final installment of a five-part series focused on tips for college students and others cooking for themselves for the first time. Hopefully by now, you are feeling very comfortable in the kitchen and turning out some better than average meals. If some dinners haven’t been ... http://www.westlinntidings.com/features/story.php?story_id=121927527113284700 Turkish zills (finger cymbals) on both of Sedona’s hands keep the Middle Eastern rhythms alive while she moves her hips effortlessly, independently from the rest of her body. The atmosphere is unmistakably foreign, and the mind and soul are filled with sounds from the guitar-like oud, ... http://www.westlinntidings.com/features/story.php?story_id=121927205684099000 Carol Egan, the new principal at Athey Creek Middle School, was 31 years old before she heard and recognized the call to become a teacher. Prior to that day, she had been working in the private sector. The call came in an unusual way and at an unexpected time and place. “I was sitting at ... http://www.westlinntidings.com/features/story.php?story_id=121884145436099500 Frank Gruner’s first career, his lifelong focus, has been music performance. He and his wife, Sally Harmon, entertain regularly around the Portland area as well as weekly in their hometown of Lake Oswego. Gruner’s bass guitar blends well with Harmon’s piano, and the two have ... http://www.westlinntidings.com/features/story.php?story_id=121865776976624300 Teachers constantly learn alongside their students. Sometimes, however, teachers become formal students. That’s the case for Jonathan Davies and Nancy Monson, two science teachers at West Linn High School. Both Monson and Davies are working this summer with scientists in laboratories at ... http://www.westlinntidings.com/features/story.php?story_id=121864340253584400 It isn’t hard to believe that former Lake Oswego Planning Commissioner Mary Beth Coffey used to be a ballerina. Or that she got her start at Oaks Park doing PR. She confidently postures herself for the camera and smiles. Honest, quippy soundbites slip off her tongue as she describes from ... http://www.westlinntidings.com/features/story.php?story_id=121864386640117500 This is the fourth of a five-part series focused on tips for college students and others cooking for themselves for the first time. So far in your new life as an apartment dweller, you have learned how to successfully keep to a grocery budget and stock the pantry well. You use safe ...