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PREVIEW ISSUE October/November

DOWNTOWN TIGARD A Community Advantage Guide Special Feature

COME SEE WHAT’S INSIDE SHERRIE’S JEWELRY BOX P. 11

Tigard Methodist Church Turns 100 P. 12

What’s Cooking At Cafe Allegro?

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Also In This Issue Page 6

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TIGARD CITY EVENTS Annual Halloween Trick or Treat Main Street Event When: Monday, October 31 from 3pm to 5pm What: Look for participating merchants who will be

displaying a “Halloween Event” flyer in their window.

Rain or shine we hope to see you there!

Questions? Contact Margaret Ellenson at Tyler’s Automotive at 503-639-5588.

Leaf Disposal and Food Drive To help citizens properly dispose of residential leaves, the City of Tigard is sponsoring four leaf drop-off events at Cook Park (located at the end of 92nd Avenue off Durham Road, near the Tigard High School): • Saturday, November 5, 2011 from 9am to 3pm • Saturday, November 19, 2011 from 9am to 3pm • Saturday, December 3, 2011 from 9am to 3pm • Saturday, December 17, 2011 from 9am to 3pm

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PREVIEW ISSUE

October/November

DOWNTOWN TIGARD A Community Advantage Guide Special Feature

Hello, my name is Matthew Nelson and I would like to welcome you to the special preview issue of Discover Downtown Tigard Magazine.

Discover Downtown Tigard Magazine’s goal is to provide for you a glimpse of the lifestyle and daily happenings in and around the Downtown Tigard area.

Call Sharon today to book your wine crafting session now. Gift Certificates make a great gift for the wine lover in your life.

Every city has its history, and the history of Tigard is no different.

100 years ago the Tigard United Methodist Church was formed and spent time in various buildings on Main Street Downtown, until 1963 when it moved to its current location on Walnut Place.

Inside this issue, we feature some insight to several businesses in the area. On our cover, the crown jewel of Downtown Tigard, Sherrie’s Jewelry Box. If you are tired of the high pressure sales staff of jewelry stores in the mall and would like a bit more personal service, look no further than the great staff at Sherrie’s. In addition to the great selection they have on site, they also specialize in repairs as well.

To celebrate their 100 years of existence, they are throwing a party.

See page 12 and 13 for details on the Church’s history in Tigard and their Centennial Celebration.

Just down the street, we welcome one of the newest businesses to town. Live Laugh Love Glass owned by Brett and Natalie Vinsant.

The art of blowing glass is very addictive to those who enjoy creating works of art. Consider yourselves warned. Find out more about their class schedule on pages 6 & 7.

Now if you are hungry for Italian food, and some good atmosphere head on down to Tigard’s very own Café Allegro. Besides the great food, you’ll find some great historical ambience in one of Tigard’s oldest buildings. We will be featuring the colorful history of their building in one of our upcoming issues.

Now if wine is your cup of tea, then how would you feel if you were given the opportunity to make your very own wine? I am not talking about you taking off your shoes and socks and jumping up and down in a big vat full of grapes. I am speaking about the folks at Tigard Wine Crafters, who have the art down to a science.

We hope you enjoy this preview issue of Discover Downtown Tigard. If you own, or know a business in the Downtown Tigard area that you feel should be a part of our future issues, please feel free to contact me at my office. I can be reached at 503-570-3404 or via email at matt@activemediausa.com

They have a vast selection of wine juices to choose from to make your perfect personal batch. And with most batches averaging between $6-$8 per bottle, your personal wine will cost less than the average store bought wine of $15-20 that you have at your place right now. But how will it taste you ask? Well that is up to you.

I hope you enjoy our publication and look forward to Discovering Downtown Tigard with us along the way.

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Speaking of history, Tim Barnes, owner of Tigard Pawn4More, gives us the history of Pawnshops, which includes how pawnshops were an alternative to banking process.

Sincerely, Matthew Nelson

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Experience The Art of Making Your Own Wine

Make Your Own Wine ~STEP ~STEP ONE~ ONE~

Sample Sample our our wine. wine.

Choose Choose from from our our vast vast selection selection of of wine wine juices juices to to start start the the process. process.

~STEP ~STEP TWO~ TWO~ Start Start a a batch. batch.

You You put put grape grape juice juice concentrate, concentrate, 100% 100% Juice Juice or a blend in a fermentation pail. or a blend in a fermentation pail. You You add add ingredients ingredients to to help help the the yeast yeast work. work.

YOU YOU begin begin the the winemaking winemaking process process when when YOU add the yeast!

YOU add the yeast! ~STEP ~STEP THREE~ THREE~ Let Let it it ferment. ferment.

We We take take care care of of the the wine wine for for about about six six weeks. weeks.

(Up (Up to to eight eight weeks weeks for for some some varieties.) varieties.) ~STEP ~STEP FOUR~ FOUR~

You You complete complete the the process. process.

You You get get to to bottle, bottle, cork, cork, seal seal and and label label your your batch of custom wine!

Enjoy some batch of custom wine! Enjoy some for for yourself yourself and and give give some some away! away! Custom Custom labels labels are are available to give your wine available to give your wine that that personal personal touch. touch.

Tigard Wine Crafters What we’re about...

If you love wine as much as we do, and are interested in the experience of crafting your very own wine, come on down.

We will walk you through the process step by step until your wine is ready to ferment. You’ll return after the fermenting process is complete, usually between 6-8 weeks depending on your batch. Once completed each full batch yields between 27-30 bottles. You can put the finishing touch on your wines, by creating a personalized label for each bottle. The bottles will then need 4 – 6 months to age, depending on your batch.

We are a local micro winery open to the public that specializes in giving our customers the experience of making their own wine. Now we are not talking about you having to hop in a big vat of grapes with your bare feet and having to stomp around. Our process is a bit less messy.

The average cost is $6-$8 per bottle, as compared to a $15-$20 cost per bottle equivalent to the same quality and taste you would expect to receive from a top shelf wine at your local grocery store.

Your experience will begin at our shop with you choosing from our vast selection of wine juices, which we procure from local, national and international vineyards. Our selection of wine ranges from dry whites, to the sweet fruity wines, to the aromatic bold reds.

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We also have a fully stocked gift shop with ready to serve wines, and a multitude of gifts for the wine enthusiast.

Our wine making experience makes a great gift.

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12436 SW Main St. • Tigard 503-895-0538

12436 SW Main St. • Tigard 503-895-0538

Special Events Halloween Celebration Friday Friday October October 21st 21st 55 to to 99

Thanksgiving Celebration Friday Friday November November 18th 18th 55 to to 99

Christmas Celebration Friday Friday December December 16th 16th 55 to to 99

Private Events Room Room Fees: Fees:

•• No No charge charge for for after after hours hours wine wine making making events events where where 22 or or more more wines wines are are made. made.

•• Non Non wine wine making making events events are are $250 $250 for for aa 44 hour hour event. event. ($50 ($50 off off for for each each wine wine made!) made!)

We We Provide: Provide:

•• Tables Tables and and chairs chairs set set up up per per your your instructions instructions •• Wine Wine Tasting Tasting •• Wine Wine glasses glasses •• Filtered Filtered drinking drinking water water •• Staff Staff for for pouring pouring wine, wine, giving giving winery winery tours tours •• Setup Setup and and cleanup cleanup •• Background Background music music •• Microwave, Microwave, sink, sink, small small food food preparation preparation area area •• Ample Ample parking, parking, In In front front or or behind behind building building

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12436 SW Main St. Tigard, OR 97223 503-895-0538 tigardwinecrafters@yahoo.com

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•• Food, Food, either either that that you you bring bring or or have have catered. catered.

Tues - Thurs 10:30 - 6:30 Fri 10:30 - 7:00 Sat 11:00 - 5:00 Closed Sun & Mon

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Playing With Fire

Brett and Natalie Vinsant

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or over 10 years, Brett and Natalie Vinsant have been enjoying the Art and functionality of blown glass. In 2011 they took the business to the next level by purchasing a glass blowing studio and offering this hand crafted one of a kind glass art through both retail and internet marketing channels. Live Laugh Love Glass, located in a beautiful new 6000sq ft facility in Downtown Tigard, is offering the experience of glass blowing. They offer classes where all levels of glass area able to participate and enjoy the fun of blowing glass.

They will also be entertaining glass artists from around the world in their state of the art studio. For more information contact their studio at 503- 244-7811

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Pick The Perfect Gift at Sherrie’s

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hopping for that special gift or ring? Make it easy on yourself! Let Sherrie’s Jewelry Box help you pick the perfect gift. Whether it be a three stone diamond ring or a journey diamond pendant, with the wide selection of fine jewelry at Sherrie’s Jewelry Box you will be pleasantly surprised.

Sherrie, the owner is a professional Jeweler and goldsmith. She has over 20 years experience in the jewelry industry. Having her own business since 1987 has given her the opportunity to share her jewelry passion with many! Sherrie’s Jewelry Box has friendly, professional staff, knowledgeable in every area of the jewelry business. Your happiness is their goal.

Sherrie’s has a large selection in stock of 14K and 18K fine jewelry, diamonds large and small and colored precious stones in many shapes and sizes from rubies and emeralds to the more common semi-precious pieces like garnets and blue topaz.

They specialize in custom designs from your drawing or theirs on any type of jewelry. Your dream is their job - you start, they will finish.

Sherrie’s Jewelry Box also carries the largest watch selection in our area, 14K watches, Accutron, Bulova, Citizen, Seiko, and Wittnauer to name a few… all in stock.

Their jewelry repair department is in the store, offering full service repair, often while you shop, they also offer full service watch repair and maintenance, and their watchmaker is excellent specializing in all fine time pieces.

Bring Sherrie’s Jewelry Box your tired jewelry, watches, loose stones and broken chains, and they will make them shine like new… or build you a new masterpiece everybody will be proud of.

Sherrie’s Jewelry Box is conveniently located in Downtown Tigard, off Hwy 99W, at 12425 SW Main St. Tigard, Oregon 97223

12425 SW MAIN STREET • TIGARD • 503-598-0144

Serving God And Neighbor!

Organized in 1911, services were initially held in a vacant room in the original Tigard school house. Growth of the church school attendance prompted a move to larger quarters. Subsequently, the church rented a room over Kruger’s pool hall in downtown Tigard. However, it wasn’t long before the congregation had to move again because the hymn singing disturbed the pool players!

A piece of land was donated on which to build a church on the current site of Tigard Main Street Cleaners. A one-room church was built in 1913, with the addition of two classrooms in 1916. The building was sold in 1922; a second larger building was completed on an adjacent lot in 1923. In 1940 the construction of an overpass for Highway 99W necessitated the church building be moved across the road to the current location of the U.S. Bank parking lot.

As the community grew, so did the church membership. In 1955, 4 acres were purchased on Walnut Place, construction began, and the first service was held in the new church in October 1957.

The community and church continued to grow. The City of Tigard was incorporated in 1961, the same year construction began on the addition of a large sanctuary and meeting rooms, and in the basement, a kitchen, dining room, fellowship hall, and more classrooms. The first service held in the new sanctuary was in August 1963. The freestanding bell tower was dedicated in 1964. It contains the bell from the old building and was a gift to the church in the early 1940’s from the Portland District Superintendent. Upgrading continued in 1998 with the addition of a gymnasium and elevator and in 2001 with remodeling of the sanctuary.

Some 27 pastors have served the Tigard church over its 100-year history. In 1968 the Methodist Church joined with the Evangelical United Brethren Church to become the United Methodist Church.

The History of Pawn Shops Here To Help, When You Need It.

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or thousands of years, people all over the world have from time to time found themselves with one problem in common—the need for fast cash. And for almost as long, there’s been one easy way to solve it: To “pawn” personal items of value for a cash loan. Throughout history, pawnbrokers have provided monetary loans in exchange for valuable items.

These items are then held by the pawnbroker for a contractual period of time during which the owner of the item can repay the cash loan, plus an amount of interest, to reclaim their goods. If they are unable to come up with the money to buy the item back, the broker has the right to sell the item to another buyer. In the United States today, more than 12,000 pawn shops operate nationwide, their shelves filled with an eclectic array of items from the ordinary to the unbelievable.

Each has its own unique story and past.

The First Pawn Shops More than 3,000 years ago, pawn shops first emerged in Ancient China as a method of granting short-term credit to peasants. Some pawnbrokers operated independently, but over time most of these businesses were run through pawn shops. Pawn broking thrived in ancient Greece and Rome, giving merchants a way to get small shops off the ground. During the Middle Ages, some restrictions were placed on charging interest by the Catholic Church, halting the growth of pawn shops. These rules were relaxed in the 14th and 15th centuries in Europe as short-term credit became an important way

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of financing business endeavors and granting temporary aid to the poor. Prominent families such as the Lombard’s of England and the Medici’s of Italy became known as money-lending families. England’s King Edward III famously pawned his jewels to the Lombard’s in 1388 to help finance war against France, and Queen Isabella of Spain is said to have put up her jewelry as collateral to fund Christopher Columbus’ expeditions to the New World.

The word “pawn” stems from the Latin word “patinum” meaning cloth or clothing. For the working class, clothes were often the most valuable items they owned. Though the majority of pawn shops have always been privately operated, some public pawn shops were set up as charitable funds in Europe in the 18th century, offering low interest loans to the poor to help curb debt. The practice of pawning clothes on Monday and retrieving them on Friday--“payday”--was a common way for poor people to make it through the week during the 19th century. Since people in need of quick cash were more apt to be on the fringes of society during this era, protections were put in place to try to prevent the pawning of stolen items. The Pawnbrokers Act of 1872 in England established regulations protecting pawnbrokers who inadvertently sold stolen items. This act also stipulated the amount of interest that could be charged on pawned items, and set out overall guidelines for the industry, establishing a pattern of regulation that continues today.

Pawn Shops Today In the past 100 years, the number of pawn shops has skyrocketed in the United States.

During the Great Depression era, pawn

shops were among the only institutions offering cash as banks failed and people were forced to give up their cherished items to make ends meet. Today, whether in big cities and small towns, pawn shops are still a primary place people can go to turn their items into cash. These shops operate as minibanks for millions of Americans who do not hold checking accounts, and they also serve as an area of exchange for people of all class backgrounds to buy and sell unique, rare or coveted items. Electronics, musical instruments and distinctive pieces of clothing are also commonly pawned items.

The pawn shop industry has been criticized at times for preying upon the poor with inflated interest rates and low-balling the value of goods in order to turn a profit. But organizations such as the National Pawnbrokers Association, established in 1988, contend that their industry offers a viable solution for those in need of cash. Pawn shops are required to uphold clear regulations about the terms of the pawn contract and the amount of interest on the cash loans. Each pawned item is also registered to prevent the sale of stolen items.

Pawn shops are repositories of history, holding antiques, jewelry, furniture and other items that have been passed from generation to generation. Their owners may genuinely know their source, or offer tales of where they believe items came from and how much they are worth. Of course, pawn brokers do their own assessment of each item, estimating its age, authenticity and value on the open market. Along the way, they develop a unique set of skills, sniffing out the authentic from the fake, the valuable from the worthless and the art of driving a hard bargain.

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Up until the mid 1950’s, pawnshops were the PRIMARY source of consumer financing in America, and through the efforts of the banking industry, pawnshops lost popularity to the bankers’ broader range of services offered. IN 2008, due, again to the efforts/failures of the bankers, Pawnshops are now, again, a viable source of consumer financing, short term, cash loans.

In today’s society, many people routinely have the need to borrow small sums of money for a short period of time (30 to 90 days).

Traditional lenders, such as banks or credit unions, are unable to provide these small short-term loans, for this reason, the number of pawn shops continues to increase.

Tigard Pawn 4 More Tigard Pawn 4 More is a local family owned and operated, state regulated and bonded pawn shop. We are dedicated to fair and honest business practices.

We will work with you to find a solution to your needs by first establishing a fair market value for your items. We will make realistic offers based on the value of your time and seasonal demand. We do not do credit checks and we do not charge overdraft fees. Come see us and make a deal! The merit of your transaction rests mostly on the value of the item you pledge and its condition.

11940 SW Pacific Hwy. (Off Hall Blvd.)

503.624.7800

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