Bringing Art & Community Together
Grey
Raven Gallery is using art to build a community
By Justin Andress, Active Media
There’s something for every taste adorning the walls and filling the open spaces of Grey Raven Gallery. The Beavertonbased art gallery works tirelessly to amass an increasingly diverse collection of paintings, sculptures, jewelry and ceramics. In the process, Grey Raven Gallery has cultivated a little slice of high society tucked away from Portland’s Pearl District. It’s a destination that’s well worth the short trip to get there.
As an extension of the educational nonprofit Golden Road Arts, Grey Raven Gallery’s ultimate goal is to support art education and exploration for today’s youth. In pursuing that goal, Grey Raven digital content creator David Leonnig explains that the gallery has become more than your average art gallery. It’s an interactive public space with big plans for 2025 and beyond.
“We want to be more engaged with the community and provide more services,”
says Leonnig. One could argue that the gallery has already made strides in this area with its robust First Friday activities plus a schedule of increasingly regular events designed to entice people into the gallery. Still, Leonnig and Grey Raven co-founders Martin Conley and Barbara Mason have no intention of slowing down.
The gallery is currently soliciting work from Northwest artists under 30 to curate its April exhibit show featuring the next generation of creative talent. In May, Grey Raven Gallery will host Erik Sandgren, one of the Pacific Northwest’s most celebrated landscape artists.
Leonnig describes Sandgren as a “fantastic” artist coming off a highly publicized showing of paintings at Maryhill Museum that focused on the Columbia Gorge. During his visit to Grey
Raven Gallery, Sandgren will reveal some paintings that weren’t on display during his previous show.
The artist will also conduct a May 9 painting demonstration at Grey Raven Gallery. This is just one of numerous interactive events at the gallery between now and the end of the year. “We hope to have more and more artist
demonstrations here in the gallery, as well as twice monthly children’s art classes.”
To that end, the creative talent at Grey Raven Gallery has produced educational videos via Golden Road Arts to teach kids how to get started creating their own art. Leonnig explains that, across 2025, the production capabilities of the Grey Raven Gallery are readily available to the public.
“There’s every reason for people to be using the facility for production or streaming the way we use it.”
In recent months, the area around Grey Raven Gallery has seen something of a renaissance. It’s a burgeoning cultural space near the Patricia Reser Center For The Arts. “We’re right around the corner
from Mingo West, which is a wonderful Italian restaurant,” says Leonnig. We see more people who make an evening of it — shopping the gallery followed by a nice dinner.”
So make some time to peruse the collection at Grey Raven Gallery as the creative space carves a cultural niche out of its Beaverton location. Visit them online at greyravengallery.com
Erik Sandgren in his studio
New Installs to Small Repairs
No project too large or too small!
By Patti Jo Brooks, Active Media
Photos by Brittany Jungenberg, Active Media
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When you call Oregon City Garage Door, “You’re calling a professional,” says owner Ryan Dissen. Focused on customer service and fast turnaround time, many repairs are handled with same-day service. “We have 11 vehicles stocked and ready to go,” Ryan points out. New doors, manufactured by Clopay (American-made and American-owned), can be scheduled for
Visit the Oregon City Garage Door showroom to view a firsthand demonstration of one of their fully operational garage doors. Utilizing a garage door opener, you’ll see how smoothly the installed door opens and closes. The showroom also features doors in four different styles displayed on a sliding track for easy viewing. “We have samples, brochures and literature to help our customers decide which door they would like,” Ryan notes.
An Oregon City native and Air Force veteran, Ryan Dissen continues his close ties to the community through his membership, donations and fundraiser participation for the Oregon City Elks Lodge Christmas Basket program. Oregon City Garage Door also donated labor and installation services to accompany R&S Manufacturing’s donated garage door to La Salle High School for their softball hitting facility.
The Oregon City Garage Door showroom is located at 16000 SE Evelyn St. in Clackamas. Call (503) 664-9982 or visit oregoncitygaragedoor.com for their gallery and additional information.
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Shortbread Crust
1 cup unsalted butter, melted
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups + 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)
Lemon Filling
2 cups granulated sugar
6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
6 large eggs
1 cup lemon juice (about 4 lemons)
Confectioners’ sugar for dusting, optional
Directions
Preheat oven to 325°F. Line bottom and sides of 9×13-inch glass pan (do not use metal) with parchment paper, leaving
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TUALATIN VALLEY FIRE & RESCUE
TVF&R SEEKS VOLUNTEER FOR ITS CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue is seeking to fill one vacancy on its Civil Service Commission. The five-member commission oversees TVF&R’s civil service system to ensure uniform standards in hiring, promotion, and tenure for employees. The commission meets quarterly to address a variety of matters, including oversight of actions related to employee classification, examinations, eligibility list management, appointments, and appeals.
An ideal volunteer candidate has the following attributes:
z Is a resident in an area served by the District or owns property within the District’s service area.
z An understanding of and commitment to the general purposes of the District’s civil service rules, including providing equal opportunity to qualified persons in all aspects of employment in civil service positions and increasing effectiveness and efficiency in the administration of personnel processes.
z Ability to make high-quality decisions based on a mixture of analysis, wisdom, experience, and judgement.
z Is comfortable dealing with concepts and complexity.
z A broad perspective for viewing a situation.
z Ability to make a commitment to a four-year term as an unpaid volunteer, with attendance at quarterly evening meetings in Tigard and special meetings as needed.
For more information about this volunteer opportunity and a link to apply, visit www.tvfr.com. Applications will be accepted beginning on April 11 and are due by April 27.
Interviews for selected candidates will occur Monday, May 5. An orientation will be held in late May or early June with the first commission meeting set for June 11 at 3 p.m.
TVF&R is an all-hazards, full-service fire district providing fire protection and suppression, emergency medical services, hazardous materials response, technical and water rescue, fire prevention, public education, ambulance transport, and more to 548,000 residents in approximately 390 square miles. Our service area includes 11 cities and portions of four counties in Oregon.
The District operates 28 career fire stations and one volunteer station with a total of 586 employees. Almost 80% of our employees are in positions governed by the District's civil service system.
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