Sherwood Community Advantage Magazine October 2022

PO Box 672 · Aurora, OR 97002 503.825.2111

ADMINISTRATION

Matthew Nelson, Publisher

Catrina Nelson, CFO

Tara Weidman, Executive Assistant

Donovan Darling, Content Manager

PRODUCTION

Jeremy Okai Davis, Art Director

Stacy Benner, Sr. Graphic Designer

Holly Darling, Sr. Graphic Designer

Shawn Schmidt, Sr. Graphic Designer

Hilary Berg, Sr. Graphic Designer

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS

Tyler Francke Dennis McNabb

David Bates Robert Matsumura

Patti Jo Brooks Olive Gallagher

Angie Helvey Sherry Dorn

CONTRIBUTING

Carly Carpenter Kara Langley

Laurel Bice Hayley Starkey

Malaina Kinne Angie Helvey

Brittney Waterman Henry Schifter

Andrew Sambuceto

Don Ormsby Bill Kistler

Stephanie Baker Jim Belan

Peggy Jacobs David Long

Chris O’Brien John Zobrist

Brad Marti Shelley Zeman

Tina Toney Darren Dwyer 503.825.2111

Sherwood Papa Murphy’s

By Dennis McNabb, Contributing Writer Photos by Carly Carpenter

Take ‘N’ Bake pizza is really the best of both worlds, isn’t it? All of the benefits—fresh dough made from scratch every day, freshly cut vegetables, 100% mozzarella cheese shredded from blocks (not poured from a bag)—consumed at will, piping hot in the comfort of your own home, and none of the detriments. Eating at a pizza parlor can be noisy and uncomfortable. Getting it delivered, the crust is often rubbery and lukewarm at best. Buying it frozen isn’t even in the same ballpark. Take ‘N’ Bake is the only way to go when it comes to great pizza, and Papa Murphy’s is the preeminent purveyor.

It all began back in 1994 with the merger of two highly successful Take ‘N’ Bake chains: Papa Aldo’s, founded right here in Hillsboro, Oregon in 1981, and Murphy’s, founded in Petaluma, California in 1984. Together they formed Papa Murphy’s and have since gone on to win numerous accolades and become the largest Take ‘N’ Bake pizza brand in the country. Their core mission is simple: Take the hard work out of mealtime so you can focus on more important things like family and friends. It’s easy to understand why this has proven to be such a winning formula.

The Sherwood location has been here since 1999 and was initially owned by corporate. That all changed, however, when it was purchased by local couple Jerry and Patricia Kenney in 2008. Jerry had been with Papa Murphy’s for

almost 20 years at the corporate level when he was looking to slow down and move towards semi-retirement. He stepped down as Senior Vice President of Operations to become a franchisee, purchasing 4 locations in that first year alone (and 2 more since). It makes you wonder what he would have done if he wasn’t “slowing down”!

At that same time their daughter, Allison, decided to change careers and join the family business. It was a matter of the stars aligning, and when she discovered they were building a family legacy, she wanted to be a part of it. She now co-owns all 6 locations with her folks. Allison’s brother, Sean, is also an integral part of their operations, and her son just

started with some part-time summer work. This truly is a family affair and a legacy to be proud of!

Don’t be fooled into thinking that just because Papa Murphy’s is a nationwide chain that they are all corporatelyowned! Many franchisees are small “mom and pop” teams; local citizens who live in and care passionately for their communities. Allison and her family are incredibly generous and dedicated members of the community. They donate a lot of time, effort, and money towards supporting all of the communities they serve. They work constantly and very closely with Our Giving Table, local schools, and local sport clubs (like Sherwood Youth Cheer) to help raise funds. This is the key difference between corporate-owned chain restaurants and a locally, privately-owned “mom and pop” restaurant like Sherwood Papa Murphy’s; the Kenneys live in, work in, and support their local community!

Fresh ingredients prepared fresh daily—they don’t even have freezers on site! It doesn’t get any better than this! Papa Murphy’s always works towards accommodating food sensitivities whenever

possible, such as gluten free crusts, crustless Keto pizzas, and are always testing new products to better serve their customers.

The current favorite is the Big Murphy’s Stuffed Pizza. This is one instance where it’s too good but also true!

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Papa Murphy’s Sherwood is locally-owned and operated. They’re located at 16180 South, SW Langer Drive in Sherwood. You can order via phone at 503-625-7878, or online at order.papamurphys.com.

CARVE THE PERFECT PUMPKIN

Believe it or not, everyone can be an artist when it comes to pumpkin carving, but it is harder than it looks. Follow the following eleven tips, and your gourds will look and smell good the entire trick-or-treating season. Get carving!

 Start with the right pumpkin. Choose one that’s fresh, with a sturdy stem, no bruises, and a flat bottom so it won’t roll while you carve.

 Cut from the bottom, not the top.

Cutting your “lid” from the bottom of the pumpkin helps prevent the sides from caving in later.

 If you carve from the top, cut lid on an angle. This way it won’t drop inside the pumpkin when you replace it, like it would with a straight up-and-down cut. A boning knife should work well for this.

 Scoop out all the pulp (and then some).

You can buy a special “claw” for pumpkin gutting, but an ice cream scoop will do just fine. Thin the inner wall of the “face” area to 1¼-inch thick, so it will be easier to pierce the shell.

 Sketch your design to size on paper first.

Tape it to the front of your pumpkin. Using a fork or pencil, poke holes along the lines you want to carve.

 Try holding the pumpkin in your lap.

It’s easier to create features when the face is gazing up at you. It is suggested to use a serrated kitchen knife or an X-Acto knife.

 Start by making simple rough cuts.

If you get the big pieces of pumpkin out of the way first, you can go back and clean up the edges of your design later.

 Use your scraps creatively.

Make a tongue, pipe, or hair accessories out of discarded pieces of pumpkin shell, for example.

 Keep your pumpkin fresh.

Spread petroleum jelly on the cut edges to seal in moisture. If your pumpkin still shrivels a few days later, revive it with a facedown soak in cold water for up to eight hours.

 Create a chimney.

First, leave the lid on for a few minutes while the candle burns. Cut a small hole where the pumpkin has blackened up top. Or, save yourself the stress and opt for a battery-operated votive.

Sprinkle cinnamon inside.

That way, when you light the candle, your jack-o’-lantern will smell like a pumpkin pie. Yum.

For All Your TREE SERVICE Needs

By Patti Jo Brooks, Contributing Writer Photos Supplied By NW Tree Care

With the fall season upon us, now is the time to begin planning for stormy weather and winter hazards. NW Tree Care knows that trees left unattended can pose a major threat of their own, particularly during inclement weather. The Pacific Northwest is no stranger to storms of gusting winds and rain, ice, snow and sleet, not to mention the harrowing “silver thaw.” Downed trees and branches can have far-reaching effects long after a storm has passed. A little proactive effort can go a long way in averting some of these tree-associated perils. This is the time to prune away dead wood and inspect trees for structural integrity. Cutting out excessive weight, or thinning a tree to remove the “sail” are recommended measures. NW Tree Care offers the best in tree care services, employing Certified Arborists who are highly trained in using the most advanced techniques and equipment. NW Tree Care completes jobs safely and efficiently, using special care to avoid damaging any surrounding trees, structures, or landscaping.

NW Tree Care is fully equipped to take on all residential, commercial, and municipal jobs from pruning and chipping to the most complicated tree removal. They offer free estimates, 24-hour emergency response, and storm cleanup,

and will provide photos of storm damage to aid customers with their insurance claims. “We will ensure that all of the work is done professionally and in a timely manner,” promises NW Tree Care.

Based out of McMinnville, NW Tree Care is a third generation professional arborist company with over 73 years combined experience in tree care. Historically, the tradition originated in La Grande in 1946 with Raymond “Ray” McFarland, who owned McFarland’s Logging & Milling Co. It continued with John McFarland of McFarland’s Tree Trimming and Removals from 1982-2012, until John retired after 30 years of arborist work. The tree work family tradition lives on in Northwest Tree Care, aka NW Tree

Care, established in 2001 by owner Jason McFarland.

Serving the greater Portland area and North Coast, NW Tree Care “takes pride in providing our customers with high quality professional services personalized for their individual needs.” When undertaking tree removal, they evaluate all circumstances and advise on the best way to proceed. They also offer excellent stump grinding services, a clean and efficient way to remove stumps and problem roots. Give them a call today—NW Tree Care “For All Your Tree Service Needs!”

NW Tree Care is located at 1603 NE Riverside Dr., Suite A in McMinnville. For more info, call (971)241-2471, email nwtreecare@hotmail.com, or visit the website nwtreecare.com.

Halloween Popcorn Balls

INGREDIENTS

1/2 cup unpopped popcorn

1/2 tsp salt

1/4 cup butter (1/2 stick)

1 tsp vanilla

4-5 cups mini marshmallows

3/4 cup Reeses pieces

3/4 cup candy corn

3/4 cup white chocolate pretzels (chopped)

DIRECTIONS

Pop your popcorn and put in a large bowl. In a large pan over medium high heat, melt your butter. Add in your vanilla and marshmallows, stirring constantly until melted and creamy.

Pour the marshmallow mixture over your popcorn and stir until popcorn is fully coated.

Allow to set for a couple minutes, then stir in half the Reese’s pieces and candy corn.

Separate your popcorn into 10 sections.

Press in the white chocolate pretzels (they’ll melt if they go in sooner) into each section.

Shape popcorn into balls. If the mixture is sticking to your hands, spray them with nonstick spray as needed.

Press additional candies onto the outside of the popcorn balls.

Place balls on parchment paper and allow to set for about an hour.

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the ADDA ms FA mily (1991)

“Smell that air, Fester! Like a tomb.”

Another of my favorites, this dark comedy

is based on the 1964 TV show! Starring Anjelica Huston, Raul Julia, Christopher Lloyd, and Christina Ricci, the movie follows a gloomy but loving family of outcasts who live in a gothic mansion on the hill. Full of the macabre, cartoony violence, and biting social commentary, the jokes and goofs land like punches in this otherworldly romp. Rated PG-13.

CA s P er (1995)

“Who says there’s no such thing as ghosts?” In this dark fantasy dramedy, afterlife therapist Dr. James Harvey (Bill Pullman) and his daughter Kat (Christina Ricci) move into a haunted mansion to exorcize ghosts for a greedy inheritor bent on finding treasure. It’s silly and slapstick, yet serious and contemplative–after all, you can’t have ghosts without death. Good for kiddos 6+. Rated PG.

Stream these movies where available, or rent from your local movie store, library, or rental kiosk.

h o CU s Po CU s (1993)

“Oh, look. Another glorious morning. Makes me sick!”

One of my favorite Halloween movies, it’s the story of three witches burned at the stake who return to terrorize the children of Salem, Mass. With a killer cast including Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Thora Birch, it’s whacky, spooky, and actionpacked. Rated PG, but with strong language and mature themes it’s more like PG-13.

ghostb U sters (1984)

“Who you gonna call?”

There’s nothing like it, pure and simple. A supernatural comedy starring a legendary cast, including Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, Sigourney Weaver, and more. Parapsychologists turn ghost hunters in New York City and end up saving the world. There’s ghosts, marshmallow giants, and so much nostalgia. Rated PG, but with strong language and mature themes it’s more like PG-13.

By Donovan Darling, Staff Writer

Nightm A re o N elmstreet (1984)

“Whatever you do, don’t fall asleep.” I binged all 7 of these movies last year, and they are equal parts horror and camp. They’re so bad that they’re good, you know? Imaginative, terrifying, funny, and always graphically violent, Robert Englund haunts my nightmares indefinitely! Adults only.

Rated R. AUN o F the D e AD (2004)

“Winchester?”

One of the very few horror comedy zombie movies, this movie has “killed” since released. Like Simon Pegg and Nick Frost’s other movies, this plays on genre tropes and makes for geniuslevel comedy. Ultra violence and profuse profanity really make this a dirty pleasure movie. Adults only. Rated R.

Meet The Artist Olive Gallagher

My father, a brilliant attorney, reminded me he wasn’t surprised I became an ethicist when I founded Personal Best in 1985. Apparently, at age 7, watching him swear in a witness, I asked the difference between “the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.”

I began singing professionally as a child. After a thirty-year performance career—as a recording artist and ASCAP songwriter, blessed with mentors like Miles Davis, Eugene Wright, Dale Olson, and Leroy Holmes, appearing in 400+ commercials, creating two companies, and writing national branding campaigns—I launched a marketing campaign for Personal Best on KEARTH-FM in LA by telling corporate America to “clean up its motives.”

Within three weeks, Hilton hired me to provide leadership and performance skills for two executives. Then Toyota hired me to lecture, followed by other Fortune 500 CEOs who read my article on “Responsible Power™” in the national edition of Manage.

In 1988, I created, hosted, and produced my own television show. “The Inner Bottom Line®” ran from 1988 until 1991 and won three ACE Awards, followed by appearances on CNN, ABC, CBS, and NBC. After relocating to San Francisco in 1991, I accepted senior marketing projects. In 1996, as Creative Director for Softbank, I produced the first global conference introducing the World Wide Web. Then everything ended suddenly when I was injured and unable to travel to clients.

Armed with a laptop, camera, paper, and luck, I landed my first national branding campaign for Gallo and birthed Creative Infusion, the agency division of Personal Best. Then Lucent requested a global campaign for their latest product, followed by companies like Disney, AOL, and AllADvantage.com. The editor of the Silicon Valley magazine, Marcom Choices, liked my idea to write “The Inner Bottom Line” as a Q&A column

tackling ethical dilemmas and personal choices, entering national syndication in 2000 and running weekly until 2014.

In 2004, a national book and media tour followed my publication of A Simple Path to The Good Life. In 2009, after completing my MFA in Screenwriting from American Film Institute, my thesis film, “Blame It On My Youth,” won a 2009 Sloan Award Scholarship. Then I founded Moonlight Man Productions.

After delivering hundreds of keynote speeches and seminars for companies like P&G, Canyon Ranch Spas, PG&E, Department of Labor, and Pacific Bell, the ethics work became distilled: Choices. Values. Power. Control. Intention. Relationships. We make thousands of choices daily. Each carries a price. The question became “what price are you paying for the life you’re living today?” When the price gets too high, something must change.

In 2014, I returned to radio, hosting “The Inner Bottom Line” on BlogTalkRadio, featuring guests like Faith Maloney, a founder of Best Friends, and David Williams, CEO of Make a Wish Foundation.

The consulting, branding and writing continues. In 2021, I published three books: Provenance, a novel, Emma and Her Paint Brush Tail, a children’s book, and The Cage of the Soul, a book of prose. I’ve also started a second novel, Journeys. Now I consult daily with Personal Best clients around the country on Zoom, serve as a Wilsonville Planning Commissioner, and was named “Top 20 Coach of 2022” by the Coach Foundation.

For more information, call 323.836.5604 or visit www.theinnerbottomline.com.

Elmer’s Flag & Banner was started by Elmer Reider in 1963. A former car salesman, Elmer learned about a new kind of business when his car lot was visited by a man whose trade was decorating dealerships with flags, signs and colorful banners. “The story goes that there was a guy who was coming around doing decorations for the car lot,” explains Dave Anchel, president of Elmer’s. “Elmer asked him if he was making any money and the guy said, ‘Better than you!’” Elmer believed it, so he left auto sales for the car lot decorating business. The store prospered, thanks to his talent for spotting niche business opportunities, like flags and banners, and his commitment to building customer loyalty with quality products and honest service. Today, Elmer’s is Portland’s largest flag, banner and kite store, with 4,000 square feet of products, everything from weathervanes to windsocks.

Anchel grew up in rural northeast Pennsylvania, where he spent 22 years in the family business, learning how to run a successful small company. In their search for a business to purchase, Anchel and his wife visited Portland and fell in love. “We came to Portland, had some really good chocolate and said to each other, ‘We could live here,’” he recalls.

Variety is the spice of life and it’s also what you’ll find at Elmer’s. Anchel estimates the store offers some 8,000 different products, about 1,200 of which are available online. Elmer’s also makes its

own custom flags and banners, by hand and in-house. They make both high-quality, digitally designed flags and banners, and are one of the only companies in the United States that still does appliqué - the time-honored tradition of sewing one piece of fabric onto another - just like Betsy Ross.

“We make those by hand, upstairs in our sewing shop, and they look gorgeous,” Anchel explains. “It’s for when people want an heirloom qual ity flag, like of their family crest, or when a high school wins a cham pionship and wants to hoist a banner to their gymnasium ceiling.”

Elmer’s also manufactures, sells, installs and services custom poles, including two of the tallest in the state of Oregon, measuring 120 feet. “They’re monsters,” Anchel says with a laugh.

Elmer’s selection of kites, flags, banners, weather vanes, wind spin ners and other wind toys will amaze you. Looking to spruce up your home’s exterior? Stop into the retail store at 1332 NE Broadway in Portland, Monday-Friday from 8:30am to 5:30pm and Saturdays from 10am to 4pm. Or visit their website, elmersflag.com anytime.

The Tale of Stingy Jack

Exploring the myth behind Halloween’s pumpkin pastime

By Krysta M. Nelson, Contributing Writer

Oh autumn, what a wonderful time of year! A time to break out all my favorite sweaters just as the leaves are turning into vibrant shades of yellow, orange, and red. And best of all, the arrival of Halloween, my favorite holiday. My nickname as a kid was Little Miss Mess Maker, as carving pumpkins has always been my favorite Halloween activity–one time I even recreated a horror movie with gourd guts. While carving pumpkins is extremely popular, most people don’t know the myth behind the mess and tradition.

Long ago in a small Irish town, a drunkard named Stingy Jack earned his moniker after tricking the Devil himself. Jack was notorious in his little town, and Satan had heard of his mischievous deeds. Jack may have been known for being a drunken scoundrel—scuttered and bollocksed—but he was also a clever lad, so he convinced the Devil to take him to his favorite pub as a last request and to pay for the bill. When the tab came due, Jack convinced the Devil to turn himself into a coin so Jack could pay for the drinks, then they could leave for the underworld.

The Devil was fooled. And instead of paying up, Jack dropped the coin into his pocket alongside a silver crucifix, trapping the fiery foe in the form of a coin. The Devil begged Stingy Jack to

release him. And so Jack released him, but only on the condition that the Devil would not bother him for another year, and should Jack die, Satan could not claim his soul.

True to his word, the Devil didn’t return for a whole year. When the Devil finally reappeared to claim his soul, Jack tricked the Devil to climb a fruit tree and pick him a last meal to eat before traveling to Hell. Once the Devil reached the top of the tree, Jack carved a cross into the bark of the tree trunk, trapping the Devil high among the branches. Again, Satan begged Jack for freedom, but this time, Jack made the Devil promise to not bother him for another 10 years. Of course, the Devil agreed to his terms and was freed.

Jack died soon thereafter. Because of his mischief and sins, he was denied entrance to Heaven. Upset by the trickery and scheming, and true to his word of not claiming his soul, Satan denied Jack entrance into Hell, too. As a parting gift, the Devil gifted Jack a lump of burning coal to light his way

and sent him off into the night. Jack placed the burning coal in a hollowed out turnip, and he has roamed the earth ever since. The Irish began calling this eerie creature “Jack of the Lantern,” or “Jack O’Lantern” for short.

In Ireland and Scotland, people began carving their own unique versions of jack-o’-lanterns, cutting terrifying faces into turnips, potatoes,

beets, or rutabagas, and lighting and displaying them near doors or windows to frighten away Stingy Jack and other evil spirits. In the mid-1800s, Irish and Scottish immigrants brought the jack-o’-lantern tradition with them when they moved to the U.S. And they soon found that pumpkins, a large fruit native to America, made for perfect jack-o’-lanterns.

Since then, there have been many attempts in popular culture to revive this long-forgotten tradition of carving jack-o’-lanterns from turnips. In 2015, due to a severe pumpkin shortage caused by severe rain, the charity English Heritage called for Brits to rekindle their love for turnip carving and return to the original tradition of turnip jack-o’lanterns. English Heritage even went so far as to install many ghoulish turnip jack-o’-lanterns at Dover Castle to inspire others to do the same. Whether carving trunips will become popular again is still unknown.

In Ireland and Scotland, people began carving their own unique versions of jacko’-lanterns, cutting terrifying faces into turnips, potatoes, beets, or rutabagas, and lighting and displaying them near doors or windows to frighten away Stingy Jack and other evil spirits.

There are, however, many benefits to turnip carving over pumpkin carving. There’s no stringy pumpkin mess or seeds to clean out. Turnips are quite small and portable, so they can actually be hung like little lanterns. Also, turnips are cheap! So you can afford to make dozens and dozens if you’re so inclined. If they’re careful with a knife, older kids can carve a turnip by themselves because they’re so much simpler and smaller. The red-white color and eerie roots are scarier than pumpkins. After you scoop out the insides of the turnip, you can make mashed turnips. Yum! And because they’re available year round, you can carve turnips for more than just jack-o’-lanterns — votive holders, artwork or whatever you want.

So, there you have it. I love it when holidays and their fun-filled activities have such a rich history as Halloween and the Stingy Jack origin of pumpkin carving. And the fact that the history is also a ghost story is even more fun! Whether you choose to carve a pumpkin or turnip, I hope you and yours have a safe, fun, messy, and memorable holiday.

Tips From a Dentist for a Happy Halloween

By Dr. Debi M. Huyssoon, Sherwood Old Town Dental

Halloween is a favorite time of the year for two reasons. First, you get to dress up as your favorite character and secondly, you get to fill up an entire container full of free candy! Many parents want to allow the kids to enjoy Halloween but worry about the amount of sugary treats kids consume during this time of year. Here are some tips to minimize the risk of cavities and still enjoy Halloween.

1. Have kids eat Halloween candy only after a healthy meal, this might lead to them consuming less candy. In addition, during meals salivary flow increases, which is nature’s way of moisturizing the mouth, while also bathing the teeth so that less food sticks to them. If candy is given after a meal, the increased saliva will help wash sugar off the tooth surfaces.

2. Choose candies that are lower in acid by trying to avoid citrus or sour candies. Acidic candies can lower the pH in the mouth. Decreases in pH lead to the demineralization of tooth enamel (the tough outer shell of teeth). As minerals are lost the enamel becomes thinner and weaker, which can lead to “cavitations” or holes in the first layer of their teeth

3. Avoid sticky candies that can stay on the enamel for too long. The longer sugar remains on the tooth surface, the more damage can be done.

4. Have children drink water when candy or other sugary snacks are eaten. Water will dilute the amount of sugar that remains on their teeth. Avoid coupling sugary drinks with sugary snacks.

5. Have them be diligent about brushing and flossing during times of high sugar consumption. It is necessary to physically remove sugary build-up and the cavity-causing bacteria by brushing two times a day and flossing between the teeth once a day.

6. When brushing always have them use an age-appropriate fluoridated toothpaste for maximum remineralization of the enamel layer, provided they are able to spit properly.

7. When out and about and it is not possible to brush, it is healthy to chew an ADA approved sugarless gum for 20 minutes.

8. Be sure your children are seeing a dentist at least twice a year for cleanings, check-up and fluoride treatments to maintain the healthiest teeth possible.

If you or your child do not have a regular dentist, please call or e-mail our office for a new patient appointment. Have a Happy Halloween!