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ave you ever stood in the wine aisle of your local grocers during the holidays, baffled as to the appropriate wine for meals featuring poultry, beef, pork, or seafood—not to mention the array of appetizers and side dishes? Our guide below will help simplify this process with six wines flexible enough to compliment your holiday cuisines from autumn through winter.

Sauvignon Blanc

Also referred to as “Sancerre” in France, this medium-light bodied white wine is a winner. It features a crisp, herbal profile perfect for turkey, goose, chicken, or seafood.

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With its bright acidity and versatile nature, Pinot Noir is one of the best choices for the holidays. It excels across the board with poultry, pork, and hearty beef dishes. The Pacific Northwest and California offer many solid choices with fruit-forward characteristics sure to please even the most discriminating palates.

Zinfandel

A more full-bodied white, Chardonnay is an excellent partner to fish or roast poultry. Likewise, Chardonnay pairs beautifully with beef, should you have guests who prefer to drink only white. In this case, opt for an oak-forward Chardonnay, as it will enhance the robust flavors of the beef.

Red Zinfandel has long been considered a great Thanksgiving wine for its ability to compliment turkey while also blending well with cranberry sauce and other sides. Its fruit-forward profile, along with notes of cinnamon, clove, and vanilla evoke the holiday season. Zinfandel also performs admirably with beef and pork, should your holiday dinner include a roast or baked ham.

Viognier

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Chardonnay

Not as well-known as other whites, Viognier is a fantastic partner to roast turkey and other poultry dishes. Rounded in body with undertones of honey and spice, some of the best Viognier comes from the Rhone region of France, as well as Australia and South Africa. Like Chardonnay, Viognier can also play well with beef.

Cabernet Sauvignon, the “King of Reds,” is the ultimate pairing for beef. Cabernet’s dark, full-bodied character, often reminiscent of currants and black cherry, enhances the hearty flavors of such entrees as prime rib or crown roast.

Syrah/Shiraz

Another fabulous red wine to pair with beef is Syrah (known as Shiraz in Australia). This luscious red bursts with complex flavors from pepper to cherry, smoky to floral. Syrah, made in France’s Rhone Valley, is generally known more for its elegance and complexity, while Shiraz is bolder and more fruit-driven. If beef is on the menu, you can’t go wrong with Syrah.

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s the holidays roll around, entertaining family and friends takes center stage. For many of us the holiday cheese board is a star player in the food festivities, yet with the plethora of choices available at local markets, assembling it can prove a bit daunting.

Basic Strategy

For presentation purposes, select cheeses of different colors, shapes, and sizes. When calculating the amount of cheese to purchase, three ounces per guest is a solid guideline. Thus, if you’re serving three types of cheese and entertaining 12 guests, you should buy at least 12 ounces of each type. If other appetizers will be served, the amount of cheese can be reduced to two ounces. In general, three varieties of cheese—a hard, a semi-hard, and a soft—will provide ample variety for most events.

Hard Cheeses Aged Gouda

This Dutch cheese is always a strong player on any cheese board. If you prefer a sharper, nuttier flavor with those delicious salty bits, opt for a Gouda aged at least 10 months. Many of the premier Goudas will be aged up to 18 months or more. Top brands include Beemster, Parrano, and Rembrandt.

Manchego

A full-bodied cheese made from sheep’s milk, this Spanish cheese from the La Mancha region is creamy yet nutty with toasty nuances. Aged Manchego has a wonderful granular texture much like aged Gouda, and will be a superb compliment to fruit or meats such as prosciutto, salami, and capicola.

Cheddar

A good aged cheddar is always a welcome member of any cheese board. American, English, and Irish cheddars are all fantastic choices, providing slightly different characteristics. In general, the longer a cheddar is aged the sharper the flavor. Tillamook, Kerrygold, and Cabot are all fine choices.

Semi-hard Cheeses Fontina

Originally from Italy, this versatile cheese features a sweet and pungent character nuanced with tones of butter and roasted nuts. It is rich and creamy with an intensity of flavor that increases with age. Sartori, Stella, and Boar’s Head are all excellent brands.

Comté

One of the most popular French cheeses, this creamy, mild cheese is a pleasing addition to any cheese board as it blends well with bolder flavored meats and preserves while adding a luxurious undertone. Jura Flore, Fort Rousses, and St. Antoine are all quality brands.

Soft Cheeses Brie

Soft and creamy, with a musky complexion, this French cheese is spreadable and delicious slathered on bread or crackers. Try it warmed and melted. Excellent brands are President, La Bonne Vie, or Dietz and Watson. Marin French is a quality domestic brand.

Camembert

Another soft spreadable cheese that hails from the Normandy region of France is Camembert. Not quite as creamy as Brie, it is less pungent, and pale yellow in color. Often celebrated as the most popular cheese of France. For festive additions consider cranberry cheeses such as Wensleydale or Celebrity. Crave truffles? Explore the many truffled cheeses on the market such as truffled Brie and Gouda. Oregon City Community Advantage Magazine 23

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he history of Oregon City is rife with firsts. The community was the first city west of the Rocky Mountains to be incorporated in 1844. One year earlier, its first school had been established on the top floor of The Main Street House, a hotel owned by Sidney Moss. Although it was in operation for less than a year — and a school operating on the top floor of a hotel sounds more like a premise of a made-for-TV movie than something that really happened — it does have the distinction of being the first known school in Oregon City, and one of the first schools west of the Mississippi. Education was important in those early days, as settlers recognized the need for the next generation of business owners, trades people, politicians, workers, and other professionals to be as educated as those living in the eastern and central United States. But a nationwide, or even a statewide, system of funding and standards for formal education was still decades away from existence. In the small, rural towns and trading stops that were popping up all over the Oregon Territory, it often fell to the community members themselves to establish their own schools — usually a settler’s home, general store, or the town church — until a schoolhouse could be built. Residents would build their own schoolhouse, pay for a school teacher themselves, and provide their own school supplies. The earliest schoolhouses were little more than a one-room log cabin with a wood stove, rough-hewn desks and benches. The floors were dirt, the windows were usually covered with greased paper, and the students worked by candlelight during the dark days of winter. Joseph Lane, a general in the Mexican-American War, who became the first Governor of the Oregon Territory appointed by President James K. Polk,

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sent a message to the early legislators in 1849 recommending a system of “free and public schools.” Shortly after in 1850, Reverend Dr. George Atkinson recommended building an all-female school in Oregon City, on land donated by Oregon Founding Father John McLoughlin. Money was gathered for construction by many families in the area, including then Gov. George Abernathy, who loaned $6,000 to the project. By 1851, construction had reached more than $10,000, although a section of the interior was left unfinished due to economic shortfalls. Due to ongoing financial problems, the school eventually became the property of Governor Abernathy by virtue of the still-unpaid loan. The Methodist Episcopal Conference bought the building and land in 1856, reopening it five years later as the Oregon City Seminary, a newly co-ed school headed by Rev. Dr. George Atkinson. As some of the few stable and well-funded institutions in the Pioneer West, churches and religious leaders were often instrumental in establishing, maintaining, and expanding schools in those days. Atkinson himself was a tireless force in the education of Clackamas County children and families, opening a total of 88 schools in the area in his lifetime. In 1853, Sidney Moss came back onto the scene of education in Oregon City, and he was a colorful and instrumental figure in his own right. Born in Bourbon County, Kentucky in March 1810, Sidney Walter Moss was a stonecutter by trade who arrived in the budding town of Oregon City in 1842. He surveyed the town for Dr. McLoughlin, filed its first plats, and was the state’s first recognized novelist. Moss established the Main Street House on the grounds

of the paper plant. “Hotel” might be an overly grand term. It was, in fact, a log cabin spanning fewer than 240 square feet. But a much grander, two-story building would soon take shape on the corner of 3rd and Main, and it was there that Moss would eventually establish the primary school, which he financed from his own pocket.

population was moved to the new building, the former site became Oregon City Junior High, which operated from 1936 to 1955. Sadly, by 1954, the building was overcrowded with more than 500 students and was deemed unsafe.

Voters passed a bond proposal to build a middle school named after Thora B. Gardiner, an Icelandic immigrant who was active in a wide variety of church, civic and club affairs, and In 1853, nearly a decade after the first school at his hotel as a member of the school board was instrumental in the had opened and closed, Moss again offered space at his founding of Oregon City establishment for a free High School, Barclay school — even going so far After the three-year deal ended, the school School, Eastham School, as to offer free room and moved from the hotel to a building owned by and the merging of Park board to the teacher for up McLoughlin, located in the lower part of town, Place District with Oregon to three years. In 1854, the City. Ogden Junior High local territorial legislature which the city rented for $8 a month. School came along in 1965, passed an act to create a followed by Moss Junior school district in Oregon High School in 1976. Moss City, which gave the city was closed in 1985 and council the power to act converted to a freshmanas a school board. One of only campus in 1989, their first actions was in leaving the Oregon City May 1855, accepting Moss’ High School with only 10th generous offer. through 12th graders. After the three-year deal Due to changing districts ended, the school moved and budget shortfalls in from the hotel to a building 1985, Barclay Elementary owned by McLoughlin, was closed and the located in the lower part students were rerouted of town, which the city to other local elementary rented for $8 a month. Dr. schools. Eastham Elementary followed and was shuttered Forbes Barclay, the city’s first school superintendent, was elected in 1992, although the district re-purposed the building and in March 1857. He soon suggested the school be moved to and opened it as a community schools’ hub. essentially merged with the Oregon City Seminary, in a deal that would retain Rev. Atkinson as principal. The property was deeded to the city council in 1867 to be used for a “free and public school” In the early 2000s, construction began on the Moss Campus for the new high school, often referred to as Beavercreek. — becoming the first publicly owned school property in the city. With its completion in 2003, OCHS became a four-year high school again for the 2003-04 school year. The original 1885 In the 1870s, the city council agreed to relinquish control of campus on Jackson was closed in 2003 due to the aftereffects the school, and School District No. 62 was officially formed on of multiple disasters (fires and earthquakes) and its inability to Nov. 13, 1874. After nearly 40 years of continuous use, the old be repaired. It is now the campus for the Clackamas Academy seminary building was torn down in 1889 to make way for a six-room replacement that would become known as the Barclay of Industrial Sciences (CAIS), and is still in use for basketball games and other activities today. School. Barclay was just one of many local schools at the time, including 7th Street School (later called Eastham), Canemah, Lower Logan, Beavercreek, Maple Lane, Mt. Pleasant, Park Place, Holcomb, Crescent, Henrici, Hazeldale, Twilight, Jennings Lodge, Clairmont, and Echo Dell. Newer versions of several of these first schools still functioned in the district well into the 20th Century.

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