http://www.westlinntidings.com/features/index.php Portland and surrounding area community news and information http://www.westlinntidings.com/features/story.php?story_id=126826356865480900 2010-03-11 00:00:00 http://www.westlinntidings.com/features/story.php?story_id=126826356865480900 en-us When teaching second-graders how they can make a positive difference globally sometimes it’s best to first have three cups of tea. At least, that’s what three second-grade teachers at Sunset Primary School in West Linn did — allowing their students to change the world one school ... http://www.westlinntidings.com/features/story.php?story_id=126824392551156300 2010-03-11 00:00:00 http://www.westlinntidings.com/features/story.php?story_id=126824392551156300 en-us Lake Oswego’s Five Spice Restaurant pulled out all the stops when it hosted a Winemaker Dinner as part of the Classic Wines Auction fundraising events for 2010 recently. Classic Wines Auctions, Inc. is a non-profit organization dedicated to raising funds for local charities benefitting ... http://www.westlinntidings.com/features/story.php?story_id=126824372138784400 2010-03-11 00:00:00 http://www.westlinntidings.com/features/story.php?story_id=126824372138784400 en-us Get out your green, friends – we are invited to a St. Patrick’s Day party! Lake Oswego residents Gabrielle and Dave Maher and their children David, Mark, Kevin and Samantha are having the mother of all St. Patrick’s Day parties. Don’t miss out – the fun starts Friday ... http://www.westlinntidings.com/features/story.php?story_id=126824331047266000 2010-03-11 00:00:00 http://www.westlinntidings.com/features/story.php?story_id=126824331047266000 en-us Two days a week 18-year-old Sarah DeWeese clocks in for her part-time job at The Pearl at Kruse Way, a residential care facility. With the help of family and friends, Sarah may just have found the career for her. Sarah was diagnosed with Angelman syndrome when she was a baby. Her parents Jim and ... http://www.westlinntidings.com/features/story.php?story_id=126781806843739000 2010-03-05 11:41:08 http://www.westlinntidings.com/features/story.php?story_id=126781806843739000 en-us Master Rosenthal, or Sa Bom Nim, the fifth-degree martial arts teacher at Lake Oswego’s Oregon Moo Duk Kwan is a quiet man, but you can tell by the color of his belt that he packs a punch. Jeremy Rosenthal and his wife moved to Oregon from upstate New York in 2008 to open the only studio in ... http://www.westlinntidings.com/features/story.php?story_id=126781798087698000 2010-03-05 11:39:40 http://www.westlinntidings.com/features/story.php?story_id=126781798087698000 en-us So many things are happening at Oak Tree Insurance of Lake Oswego that company director Steve LaCesa is almost overwhelmed. The company is celebrating its 25th year here; it recently moved into sparkling new digs on Kruse Way; its business is growing by leaps and bounds; its number of employees ... http://www.westlinntidings.com/features/story.php?story_id=126772332019629300 2010-03-04 00:00:00 http://www.westlinntidings.com/features/story.php?story_id=126772332019629300 en-us “Enlarge, Enliven, Enlighten!” is the battle cry of the exuberantly bizarre and brazenly unique Lettice Douffet. Such is the mantra of Sir Peter Shaffer’s delightful play, “Lettice and Lovage,” which opens at Lakewood Theatre Company March 12. This charming and ... http://www.westlinntidings.com/features/story.php?story_id=126772288848113400 2010-03-04 09:14:48 http://www.westlinntidings.com/features/story.php?story_id=126772288848113400 en-us Personnel at Maher’s Restaurant and Pub in Lake Oswego want St. Patrick’s Day to mean more to their friends and neighbors than green beer, so they are hosting a four-day Irish festival to take place March 12, 13, 14 and 17. The celebration will take place at 464 First Street in Lake ... http://www.westlinntidings.com/features/story.php?story_id=126765926462111400 2010-03-04 00:00:00 http://www.westlinntidings.com/features/story.php?story_id=126765926462111400 en-us Pinewood Derby set for March 6 at Cedaroak Cedaroak Park’s Cub Scout Pack 149 will hold their Pinewood Derby at Rosemont Ridge Middle School Saturday, March 6 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The public is invited to come and enjoy the action as the scouts’ homemade cars tear down the ... http://www.westlinntidings.com/features/story.php?story_id=126765920855991200 2010-03-04 00:00:00 http://www.westlinntidings.com/features/story.php?story_id=126765920855991200 en-us This week the West Linn Tidings is giving you some homework. But don’t worry, it’s due on Monday – which means you can procrastinate until Sunday night. With a new primary school planned – located on the south side of Hidden Springs Road, east of Rosemont Road and west of ... http://www.westlinntidings.com/features/story.php?story_id=126765910262837800 2010-03-04 00:00:00 http://www.westlinntidings.com/features/story.php?story_id=126765910262837800 en-us It can be a messy job, but someone’s got to go it. “Like this?” third-grader Rowan Hansen asked, holding up a printer’s ink cartridge after school on Monday. “I don’t know if you can recycle this, but I think you can.” Seated in the hallway at Bolton ... http://www.westlinntidings.com/features/story.php?story_id=126765897915804900 2010-03-04 00:00:00 http://www.westlinntidings.com/features/story.php?story_id=126765897915804900 en-us In the world of television, high school is a predictable cast in which everyone fits neatly into cliques and in the end discover something about themselves and grow up to be responsible adults. Every show has slight variations on the way it portrays high school, but most follow a typical mold. ... http://www.westlinntidings.com/features/story.php?story_id=126764530459151300 2010-03-04 00:00:00 http://www.westlinntidings.com/features/story.php?story_id=126764530459151300 en-us I’m a little bit older and wiser this week, friends. Older, because I celebrated my birthday, and wiser, due to an evening of umami imbibing. Umami is the pleasant savory taste imparted by glutamate (an amino acid) and ribonucleotides that occur naturally in many foods including meats, fish, ... http://www.westlinntidings.com/features/story.php?story_id=126764499357524400 2010-03-04 00:00:00 http://www.westlinntidings.com/features/story.php?story_id=126764499357524400 en-us It was a dark, dark night in darkest Africa, and Keegan Warrington and Tate Koenig were really worried. They were desperately trying to revive their totally unreliable 1986 Suzuki Samauri so they could resume their epic trip in the Africa Rally. But it did not look good. “There were times ... http://www.westlinntidings.com/features/story.php?story_id=126722874051050600 2010-02-26 15:59:00 http://www.westlinntidings.com/features/story.php?story_id=126722874051050600 en-us Coffee ranks number one with the new owners of Blue Moon Coffee in Lake Oswego. That might seem like a given at a coffee cafe, but Cory and Nicole Neal really, really want to provide the finest coffee possible for their customers. “It’s the coffee. That is really our focus,” ...