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You’ve probably never heard of Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment, but you’ve certainly seen their abundant and classic Christmas movies. The most popular stop-motion Christmas movies they produced were Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964), Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town (1970), The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974), The First Christmas (1975), Rudolph’s Shiny New Year (1976), and Rudolph and Frosty’s Christmas in July (1979). While far from being new, these heartwarming movies continue to charm new generations every holiday season.
First known as Videocraft International, Ltd., the company was founded by Arthur Rankin, Jr. and Jules Bass in New York City in 1960. Most of the Rankin / Bass animations, including their “Animagic” stop-motion movies, were produced in Tokyo, Japan. In fact, most of the studio’s animation was outsourced to Japanese companies like MOM Production, Eiken, Toei Animation, Mushi Productions, and Topcraft. Rankin / Bass was one of the first American film studios to outsource low-budget animated television and movies to foreign animation studios. Throughout the 1960s, the Animagic movies were spearheaded by stop-motion animator Tadahito Mochinaga at MOM Production.
Rankin / Bass remained successful for many years thanks to their animated holiday specials which aired for American television. In 1964, the company produced a special for NBC and sponsored by General Electric: a stop-motion animated adaptation of Robert L. May’s 1939 story “Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer,” which featured the 1949 song it inspired, “ Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” written by May’s brother-in-law, Johnny Marks. With American actor Burl Ives as Sam the Snowman and narrator, with an original score by Marks himself, Rudolph became one of the most popular and longest-running Christmas specials in television history, airing with NBC until 1972 when it
moved to CBS. After its last series output, Rankin / Bass shut down its production company on March 4, 1987. The look and style of the films has heavily influenced more modern holiday classics such as Elf (2003), as well as being parodied by Saturday Night Live and South Park.
The figurines featured in Rudolph were created by Japanese puppet-maker Ichiro Komuro for the fan favorite stop-motion movie. “These were hand-made. They weren’t toys,” pop culture memorabilia appraiser Simeon Lipman told PBS in 2006. “They had mechanisms to make them move, to make them come almost alive. No mass manufacturer of toys, especially in the 1960s, made things like that. It was made to be on film.” The 6-inch-tall Rudolph and 11-inchtall Santa were made of wood, wire, cloth, and leather, with Rudolph’s nose lighting up and Santa’s beard made from yak hair. Sometime in the 70s, the puppets came to Barbara Adams, a secretary at Rankin / Bass. She used the figurines to decorate her Christmas tree, and let her nieces and nephews play with them like toys.
Later, most of the figurines ended up tragically melting in a hot attic, presumably Barbara’s. Her nephew brought the survivors, Santa and Rudolph, to the Antiques Roadshow, where they were valued at $8,000 to $10,000. A toy collector, Keith Kriess, purchased the puppets for an undisclosed amount, but much more than that appraisal. He then spent $4,000 to have them meticulously restored. Before that, Rudolph had lost his nose, and Santa was missing half his yak-hair mustache. Santa and Rudolph were successfully restored, according to Peter Lutrario, who purchased them from Keith for an undisclosed amount. In late 2020, Peter sold them to an anonymous auction bidder, who won them for a whopping $368,000!
Although the current whereabouts of the figurines are unknown, we can be sure that Rudolph and Santa are alive and well in their Rankin/Bass stop-motion movies, emblazoning television screens each December all across the world. Magical and heartwarming to this day, these Christmas films pioneered holiday television specials, forever changed the world of animation, and continue to capture our imagination and hearts.
By Donovan Darling, Staff Writer
German choir boys, Egyptian pharaohs, the Brothers Grimm, and Queen Elizabeth I all shaped our Christmas treats and their storied past.
Decorate your Christmas tree, stir your hot cocoa, or eat a classic treat, because candy canes are the most versatile and best-selling non-chocolate candy during December, with almost 2 billion produced every year. But did you know that candy canes were likely invented for fidgety German choirboys?
Data suggests the candy cane goes back to 1670, when the Cologne Cathedral choirmaster in Germany needed to quiet down his choir boys during the Living Creche ceremony (live nativity scene). Carly Schildhaus of the National Confectioners Association says “[he] handed out sugar sticks among his young singers to keep them quiet.” It’s rumored the church elders were upset because sweets were inappropriate in church, so the choirmaster shaped the sugar sticks into shepherd crooks (like the nativity scene) to appease the church elders. This could be a coincidence, however, as candy canes were likely hung on Christmas trees during this time, along with fruit and cookies.
11th century Europe when the Crusaders brought ginger back from the Middle East. Once ginger became more affordable, gingerbread gained popularity.
Early European recipes for gingerbread called for ginger, sugar, rosewater, stale breadcrumbs, and ground almonds, which were mashed into a paste and pressed into wooden molds. These work-of-art molds made a storyboard that told the major news and took the shapes of kings, queens, emperors, and more. Cookies were sometimes decorated with edible gold or flat white icing.
Interestingly, candy canes used to be only white for hundreds of years. It wasn’t until the early 20th century and the advent of mass production that the iconic red-striped peppermint candy cane came into existence.
According to Egyptian, Greek, Roman and Germanic mythology, honey was a gift of the gods with the power to heal, give life, and banish demons. Gingerbread, in its early form as spiced honeybread, was found in pharaohs’ tombs dating to 1500 BC. Later, a more modern gingerbread appeared in
In 16th century England, flour replaced the stale breadcrumbs, and sweeteners and eggs were added. Incredibly, Queen Elizabeth I is credited for creating the first gingerbread man, which shocked visiting dignitaries who were given cookies made in their likeness. At fairs, gingerbread was tied with a ribbon and exchanged as a token of love. The gingerbread house gained popularity in Germany after the Brothers Grimm published their fairy tales, including “Hansel and Gretel,” in the 19th century. Later, German immigrants brought this lebkuchenhaeusle to America.
Today, gingerbread is often made with ginger, anise, cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, and sweetened with honey, corn syrup, brown sugar, or molasses. It comes in many forms, such as gingerbread people, houses, ginger snaps, and more. So when you’re munching on a gingerbread man or hanging candy canes on your Christmas tree, remember the countless individuals who quite literally shaped these fascinating treats!
Odd Moe’s Pizza in Keizer serves up crowd-pleasing Northwest-style gourmet pizza and craft beer. Local wines and ciders are available for carry out and delivery as well. Whether you’re grabbing a quick bite after work, a more leisurely meal on the weekend, or feeding a group of pizza lovers, Odd Moe’s promises to give you the best quality carry-out pizza around.
“The ingredients and toppings are always fresh. Our dough is always made fresh too—never frozen or pre-made,” Mandy stresses. Odd Moe’s Pizza uses their own drivers for deliveries, even if you’ve ordered through a third party service. This allows for a speedier delivery time, which in turn results in a fresher pizza in your hands.
One of the most popular pizzas on Odd Moe’s menu is the Lineman Combo with four different meats, fresh mushrooms, red onions, black olives, green peppers, mozzarella cheese, and red sauce. Yum! A popular vegan selection is the Natural with vegan sausage, red onion, spinach, garlic, fresh tomato, vegan mozzarella, and red sauce. Gluten free crust in the 12” size is also available. Bone-in wings, fresh salads, appetizers, sweets and drinks round-out the menu.
Craft beers from local vendors and smaller breweries, and standards like Coors Light and Corona, provide excellent choices to accompany your meal. Odd Moe’s beer selection changes with the seasons, so call or check the website for what’s currently available. Beers often include Deschutes, Simon Says, Silver Moon, and Fort George. Hard ciders are typically from 2 Towns Ciderhouse in Corvallis or Ciderboys. A currently featured wine is Clone 7 from Washington State. ID is required for all alcohol, which can only be purchased with a food order.
Odd Moe’s in Keizer opened in 2017 with co-
owners, husband and wife Eric and Mandy Burdge. Mandy works at Moe’s the majority of the time, cooking and baking alongside a local staff of 8 to 9 employees. Eric–who personally knows Mike and Sam, Odd Moe’s Pizza Franchise owners–works at Cascade Fruit and Produce, owned by the Burdges, and where they source fresh produce for Keizer Odd Moe’s. The couple’s 6 children (oldest 17, youngest 5) will likely be seen among the staff in the years to come. Meanwhile, the younger ones are watched by the older ones, cared for by Mandy’s mom, or “get to hang out in my office,” says Mandy.
Customer Service and Community Involvement define Odd Moe’s culture. Punch cards are available with a punch for every pizza purchased (medium size or larger), and after 10 punches the 11th pizza is FREE. Looking for catering? Just call Odd Moe’s and they’ll fix you right up. Odd Moe’s actively supports the Keizer community, the local schools, and particularly McNary High School Marching Band. Participating with the School Fireworks Stand every year, they provide complimentary pizzas to students working the stand, and the students hand out Odd Moe’s flyers.
Odd Moe’s Pizza is located at 5151 River Rd. N. in Keizer. Order by Phone at (503)390-0098 or order from the website at oddmoes.com and scroll down to select the Keizer location.
A SpanishAmerican movie written and directed by Spaniard Sergio Pablos, this is a wonderful alternate origin story of Santa Claus. In the movie, Klaus is a reclusive toymaker living in a fictitious 19th-century island town in the Far North who’s befriended by a mail man misfortunately stationed there. The animations are slick and fantastical, the characters well-voiced and sympathetic, and in this moody yet romantic world a heartfelt mystery unfolds. And the movie was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, the first animated Netflix film to ever be nominated. Starring Jason Schwartzman, J. K. Simmons, Rashida Jones, Will Sasso, Norm Macdonald, Joan Cusack, and more. This is a newer must see for the whole family. Rated PG.
One of my all time favorites, this Ron Howard flick stars Jim Carrey in yet another “how did he do that?” stellar performance. Based on and expanding from the book,
this movie brilliantly recreates the Who world in all its magic, humor, and whimsy. We learn the Grinch’s new origin story as a bullied child who retreats to his mountain cave, and many years later he returns as he’s nominated to be the Holiday Cheermeister. A classic Us vs. Them, it’s also a tale of love, inclusion, community, and redemption, and a lovely expansion from the original movie and book. This star-studded cast also includes Taylor Momsen, Christine Baranski, Molly Shannon, Jeffrey Tambor, Bill Irwin, and more. A classic movie that’s great for the whole family. Rated PG.
Produced and co-written by Chris Columbus (Home Alone), this is a lesser known cult classic begging to be watched. Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sinbad, Phil Hartman, Rita Wilson, Jake Lloyd, and cameos from Jim Belushi and Robert Conrad, the uncanny cast carries the thinly-plotted movie about sell-out toys and the commercialization of Christmas. Howard (Arnold), a father and husband who chooses work over his family, soon learns his lesson when he delays and discovers his son’s Christmas toy of choice has sold out. From there, it’s a hyperbolic romp of Howard and Myron (Sinbad) maniacally running all over town in a flurry of hijinks, pranks, and fatherly desperation. It’s fun, silly, and emphasizes the importance of family over material goods for Christmas. A tad violent in a cartoony way, it’s rated PG but views like a soft PG-13.
Pitch black, violent, and cynical, it’s a gritty postmodern Christmas movie just for adults. Chris Cringle (Mel Gibson) is a down-andout Santa barely surviving–kids have become so ruthless that half of them are on the naughty list, toy production has succumbed to outsourcing, and the U.S. government has halved their subsidy. This forces Chris to take on a shocking new government contract of production to pay the bills. After Christmas, a ruthless rich kid who, after justifiably receiving coal, hires a hitman (Walter Goggins)–who eerily and obsessively collects and stores Santa-made gifts–to kill Santa. All culminating in an ultimate showdown. It’s dark, serious, and surprisingly entertaining. Not for the faint of heart. Rated R.
Christmas movies to also include in your movie marathon: Die Hard (1988, R), Scrooged (1988, PG-13), Home Alone 2 (1992, PG), The Family Man (2000, PG-13).
Stream these movies where available, or rent from your local movie store, library, or rental kiosk.
Living here in the Northwest with our ever-shifting weather patterns and increasingly extreme temperatures, our heating and air conditioning systems get quite the workout. There is virtually no time of the year when one of those systems isn’t working overtime to maintain a comfortable climate inside our homes. Like any other mechanical systems which are run with such regularity, they require maintenance. Sometimes they require repairs or even replacement. When that time comes, there’s no one better in the business, no one you can trust or rely on more readily, than Advantage Heating and Air Conditioning, LLC.
Founded in 1992 by current owner Dan Sommers, this industry leading business was built on genuine hard work, dedication, and quality service. And that dedication was not exclusively reserved for their customers. To Dan, what was equally as important was fostering a positive corporate culture where employees would be heard and respected as equals. That led to key innovations, improved efficiencies, and the ability to provide a level of customer service only attainable when your employees are supported from all sides.
As a result, what began so humbly out of his barn has now grown into a multiple award-winning, customer favorite juggernaut, servicing roughly 50-60 happy customers per day and boasting upwards of 70 employees at any given time! Every new employee is trained extensively in their field of expertise and every member of their crew is considered part of the Advantage family. In Dan’s opinion, customers deserve the
highest level of expertise and service–both internal customers: his employees, and external customers: you and I–and he has gone to extreme lengths to ensure that’s exactly what we all get. So, if you are in the market for any kind of maintenance, repair or replacement of any part of your heating or air conditioning systems in a residential setting, Advantage should be your first call! Using almost exclusively Daikin products–also a leader in the industry, and made right here in the U.S.A.–their products and services are second to none! They also offer an industry leading warranty–20 years on labor and 20 years on parts, for all Smart Systems!
Locally-owned and operated by local people who genuinely care about the community. Advantage donates time, money, and equipment to those in need every year. They partner actively with Dream Center and many local schools, not to mention their annual Christmas give-away!
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Augusten Burroughs famously said, “When you have your health, you have everything. When you do not have your health, nothing else matters at all.” No truer words were ever spoken. So when it comes to choosing the right physician(s) to keep you on the path to optimal health, you must be fastidious. Options are in abundant supply though, and it can sometimes feel overwhelming, trying to find a practice that aligns with your personal aesthetic. Fortunately, some clinics just keep winning award after award, alerting us all to their preeminent status and the superior quality of care they provide. Case in point: Valley View Dermatology.
Valley View Dermatology understands how difficult it can be for patients to make that choice. To confront the issue directly, they have established a caring and compassionate clinic which features doctors and physician assistants who provide the very best treatment available. They have pledged to treat every patient with the dignity and care they deserve, and to make every effort to ensure that all patients leave feeling satisfied that their needs were met and their expectations were exceeded.
Their first clinic opened in Salem back in 1950, and it was upon its foundation that their impeccable reputation was built. Since then they have expanded, opening three more locations in Keizer, Lincoln City, and Wilsonville. Today, these four locations proudly serve the greater Willamette Valley area. All of their offices are state-of-the-art facilities, and all offer complete comprehensive care for general,
surgical, and cosmetic procedures. Of particular note, their skin cancer screening, detection, and treatment program is one of the best in the industry. Also, they are excited to announce that here at our Wilsonville location they are currently expanding and developing their aesthetics program to include Botox, filler injections, chemical peels, laser hair removal, and other laser skin services.
Visiting any of the four Valley View locations means being treated like royalty, as if you were a member of the family. Here in Wilsonville, they have two amazing physicians on site: Samuel F. Bremmer, M.D., and Preston W. Chadwick, M.D., as well as an incredible physician assistant in Eric Harmon, PA-C. Their entire staff, though, consists of experienced, enthusiastic, dedicated professionals who prioritize customer service over all else. And the fact that management genuinely values their employees means the work environment is a positive one. They have a tight knit team with many of their staff members working with them for more than 20 years. It’s evident the moment you walk in the door that you are being cared for by highly-trained and experienced experts, happily united in their common goal of providing the best care in the industry.
Skincare is an extraordinarily important part of our overall health. If you are looking for the right dermatologist for you, look no further than Valley View Dermatology. Come down today and witness for yourself why they have won the coveted “Best of the Willamette Valley” Gold Medal award for the Best Dermatologist three years running!
Visit their website at salemdermatology.com or call to make an appointment at 503-364-3321. Valley View Dermatology Wilsonville is located at 8642 SW Main St. Ste. 100.
Whether your garage door needs repair or replacing, “Leave the Work to Us, Call the Pros!” ProLift Garage Doors of Salem will send a qualified garage door technician to service your garage door and get it up and running smoothly again. A broken spring, weather stripping for the winter, or replacing a damaged garage door altogether can be easily handled by ProLift Garage Doors of Salem. No job is too large or too small. Let ProLift Garage Doors be your first call!
“I really strive to keep our customers happy,” says Gabe Peace, independent owner and operator of ProLift Garage Doors of Salem. His focus is quality work using quality parts. Gabe is currently a dealer for Amarr Garage Doors and hopes to add other manufacturers to that list in the future. He continues by saying, “The two guys I have working for me right now, I’ve had a lot of customers tell me how polite, how great, how informative they were.” Gabe’s goal is to maintain that level of customer care and to “make sure we always do things that way.”
One of only two ProLift Garage Doors franchises in Oregon, Gabe’s Salem location covers a large territory including Newberg, McMinnville, Molalla, Woodburn, Monmouth, Albany, and more. Gabe runs the day-to-day business himself and will occasionally do some of the work, but as the owner he’ll go out to a job whenever he can. His two hired technicians, “the younger guys,” do the heavy work. Gabe also owns two service trucks now, adding the second one last October.
With a background in construction, lumber mills, and always mechanically inclined, Gabe saw ProLift Garage Doors as a solid fit for a small business venture. “I like garages,”
Gabe thought, when the opportunity presented itself. Together with his wife Renée, they co-own the franchise and opened for business one year ago on October 25th, 2021. “I don’t have to be huge,” Gabe confides. “I just wish to be well-known, reliable, trustworthy, and be a small local business that’s successful.” Gabe’s excited for ProLift Garage Doors of Salem to get the exposure it deserves.
A member of HBA, you might have seen Gabe at last year’s Home Show at the Salem Fairgrounds. He’s also a member of the Salem Chamber of Commerce, and hosted a sponsorship at South Salem High School. He honors Military, Teachers, and First Responders by offering a 10% discount on Service and up to $150 off on New Garage Doors at any time throughout the year. Gabe looks forward to more involvement in the community. “I love sports. I played sports growing up,” he comments. “I’d like to sponsor a Little League team. It would be fun!”
Find Gabe on Facebook at facebook.com/proliftdoorsofsalem and on LinkedIn. Visit their website, proliftdoors.com/salem/ for more information. Or call the Contact Center at (541)293-8240 and ask for local Salem owner, Gabe Peace. Email Gabe at gpeace@proliftdoors.com.
By Robert Matsumura, Contributing Writer
What trip to Mount Hood is complete without a visit to Timberline Lodge? As an Oregonian you are likely familiar with this iconic landmark nestled at the base of the state’s most prominent mountain, but are you aware that this historic alpine retreat was developed as a symbol of hope during one of the bleakest periods in American history?
Under President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) was established in 1935 as a program to boost the economy by funding state and city projects. These public works projects generated jobs for millions of unemployed Americans victimized by the catastrophic economic downturn triggered by the stock market crash of 1929—known today as the Great Depression.
Timberline Lodge was conceptualized by a number of individuals including Jack Meier of the Mount Hood Development
Association, Francis E. (Scotty) Williamson Jr. of the United States Forestry Service, and Emerson J. Griffith, the WPA Director for Oregon. Timberline Lodge was envisioned as a triumphant symbol of the WPA, and a shining example of what it could achieve.
After funding approval from the WPA in December of 1935, Gilbert Stanley Underwood was selected as the lead architect for the project. Underwood had already successfully designed lodges at many national parks, including Yosemite and Bryce Canyon. Similar to the other lodges Underwood had completed, Timberline was planned as a rustic, asymmetrical structure with a rough-hewn style reminiscent of the region’s early pioneers. Underwood also suggested the lodge incorporate native materials, and that decorative elements be implemented honoring both the area’s Indigenous peoples and the pioneer settlers who had arrived on the Oregon Trail.
Constructed between 1936 and 1938, the total cost of Timberline Lodge was $695,730, of which 80 percent of the cost went to labor. Skilled trade workers made ninety cents an hour, and unskilled laborers received fifty-five cents an hour. A number of
the stonemasons were Italian immigrants and had been brought over from their homeland to work on the Historic Columbia River Highway. Workers were housed in a nearby tent city at Camp Zig Zag and Summit Meadow.
Two key goals of the WPA were to foster independence through training and to encourage private enterprise. Ray Neufer, who was in charge of the Oregon WPA woodworking shop, explained that many of the men who crafted the newel posts (support pillars for stairwells) were inexperienced as carvers. Neufer recalled: “Most of the men came in from construction projects and they didn’t know they could do some of the things they did. Most of them had been out of work a long time, then on construction jobs, and they had lost their self-confidence.”
Material costs for the lodge were kept to a minimum by utilizing recycled materials. Female seamstresses wove upholstery, drapery, and bedspreads. Hooked rugs were fashioned from old Civilian Conservation Corps camp blankets. Discarded cedar utility poles became lodge posts, their crowns hand-carved in the shape of seals, birds, and bears. Tire chains were welded into fireplace screens. And the signature iron work, as well as andirons, were crafted from railroad tracks.
The decorative and stylistic elements of Timberline Lodge were directed by Margery Hoffman Smith, the Oregon Arts Project Administrator for the Federal Arts Project. Smith created many of the beautiful patterns for the textiles and rugs, and she designed the iconic “Snow Goose,”
the 750-pound bronze weathervane perched atop the lodge. Smith’s inspiration for the forms and motifs resplendent throughout the lodge are derived from the art of the Tenino, an Indigenous people of the area. Smith, too, recalled how many of the workers on the project successfully transitioned their skills into new areas: “Carpenters became cabinet makers, blacksmiths became art metal workers, and sewing women became expert drapery makers.” For her work on Timberline Lodge, Smith earned the title of “Grand Dame” of the Arts and Crafts style, and in 1979 Governor Vic Atiyeh awarded her the Governor’s Award for the Arts.
While on tour of government projects in the Western United States, President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated Timberline Lodge on September 28, 1937, five months before its opening to the public. He and his First Lady, Eleanor Roosevelt, arrived at the lodge via an open touring car, escorted by a motorcade of forty vehicles. As they wound their way up the Mount Hood Loop Road, horsemounted Forest Service personnel lined the roadway to salute and wave. From the terrace overlooking the main entrance, Roosevelt addressed a gathering of 1200 community members. “This venture was made possible by WPA emergency relief work,” he said, “in order that we may test the workability of recreational facilities installed by the government itself.” To this day, Roosevelt’s dedication on a bronze tablet is set in stone on the lodge terrace.
Following completion, Timberline Lodge was turned over to the U.S. Forest Service in January 1938, and opened to the public on February 4th of the same year. The Magic Mile chairlift was completed by the Riblet Tramway Company, and the WPA built the Silcox Warming Hut at the top of the lift.
Timberline Lodge was closed during World War II, but reopened again in 1945. However, discovering that the lodge and ski facilities had not been maintained properly, the U.S. Forest Service revoked the operating permit. Months later, Richard L. Kohnstamm was awarded an operating permit. He successfully restored the lodge, re-established ski education programs, and oversaw the construction of an outdoor swimming pool. In 1975, convention facilities were also added, and in 1981 the
Wy’East Day Lodge was built across the parking lot to serve the recreational skiers. Although Kohnstamm passed away in 2006, his family continues to operate the lodge through R.L.K. and Company.
Not surprisingly, Hollywood also found Timberline Lodge appealing. The exterior views of Timberline Lodge were used in the movie The Shining. Stanley Kubrick’s adaptation of the bestselling Stephen King novel depicted Timberline Lodge as the fictitious Overlook Hotel.
In 1975, the Friends of Timberline organization was formed to celebrate and preserve the heritage of Oregon’s signature mountain retreat. Two years later, on December 22, 1977, Timberline Lodge was designated as a National Historic Landmark, and the finest example of WPA mountain architecture. The next time you find yourself bound for Mount Hood, be sure to stop by Timberline Lodge. Stand atop the terrace where FDR stood, and appreciate the vision, commitment, and labor of the many men and women who made this grand concept into a reality, which generations of Oregonians have held so close to their hearts.
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