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Chimcare strives to be the leader in the chimney and fireplace industry. They are committed to providing customers with the highest quality service at affordable pricing, and are known throughout the Northwest for professionalism and dedication to customer satisfaction.

In 1989, Richard Peralta began a small chimney sweeping company in Canby, Oregon in order to help support his growing family. Richard started the business on a part-time basis to provide extra income for his family of eight, while working full time for UPS. After five years of hard work and dedication to his customers, he was able to leave his day job and pursue the business full time. Richard built the business from the ground up by providing dependable, quality service that is still trusted to this day.

Thanks to his incredible dedication to the craft, integrity, and impeccable customer care, Richard’s business quickly grew into the chimney repair and cleaning company that carries on his legacy today. Many of Richard’s first customers are still with Chimcare LLC today, along with their family and friends.

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As they have grown, Chimcare has expanded with additional locations in order to service the greater Portland and Seattle areas. Their chimney professionals can service homes and businesses as far north as Everett, Washington and as far south as Salem.

Along with providing chimney cleaning, inspection, and repair services, the great team at Chimcare can also help transform your outdoor living space by constructing a beautiful outdoor fireplace for you to enjoy all year round. They are experts at chimney construction and masonry, and their work is so good that they have also branched out to doing special projects like patios, retaining walls, fire pits, walkways, and pretty much anything that can be done with brick and mortar.

In 2005 Richard’s son Jesse took over the business. Richard now dedicates his time to community outreach projects that he is passionate about.

Jesse remains committed to not only keeping up with the level of service that their father provided for many years, but working to exceed it.

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Automotive sales is a Dorn family legacy. Dorn Bros Used Cars was started in Salem, OR in 1946 by Syd’s dad, Ed Dorn, and Ed’s two brothers, Dale and Gale. Syd’s own automotive history consists of over 40 years experience in the retail auto business. He was Factory Sales Executive for Chevrolet, Peugeot, and Volkswagen, as well as Primary Sales for Syd Dorn Chevrolet Dealership in St. Johns, OR. Today, Syd’s automotive business, experience, and expertise has taken shape as Syd Dorn Auto Broker.

Syd sells New & Used Vehicles–All Makes, All Models–Priced from $5,000 to over $100,000. He’s executed sales throughout Oregon, Washington, California, Idaho, Hawaii, Alaska, as well as Nationwide. As Syd explains, “The Dorn Good Deal” is by definition “a fair price for the buyer, and a fair (but modest) profit for the seller.” A testament to this fairness are the thousands of satisfied customers who become repeat buyers, and refer their friends and family with confidence. Syd Dorn also offers assistance in finding “First Cars” (vehicles for first time drivers). Syd’s special brand of First Cars must conform to a specific formula: Must be SAFE, Must be RELIABLE, Must be ECONOMICAL, and Must possess a ‘WOW FACTOR!’

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HEALTH SPOTLIGHT

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ollagen is a big buzz word in the media right now, but what is it exactly? Collagen is one of the main structural proteins in the skin and other tissues throughout the body. It gives skin its ability to rebound from pressure and stretching, and resist the downward forces of gravity.

Collagen gives skin firmness, bounciness, and supports skin hydration.

Unfortunately, collagen production in the skin drops off in our early 20s, and from then on degrades at a rate around 1% per year. This loss of collagen is one of the main contributors to signs of skin and facial aging. As skin loses collagen, it loses its ability to resist the repeated pull of facial muscles, resulting in frown and smile lines. Skin laxity resulting from decreased collagen contributes to sagging facial features, such as nasolabial folds, neck lines, and fullness in the jowls.

Luckily, all hope is not lost! Advances in the field of aesthetic medicine are giving us new ways to target aging, specifically restoring and regenerating collagen. This process is not instantaneous, because your body needs to regrow tissue, but yields long-lasting and very natural results.

Sculptra is a powerful way to restore collagen in the deep layers of the face, which has the result of restoring youthful facial contours, smoothing skin folds, and making you look years younger.

best overall anti-aging treatments and can benefit nearly everyone in their aesthetic journey.

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Sculptra is made of poly-L-lactic acid (PLLA) particles and is injected in targeted areas of the face.

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Microneedling is a wonderful way to improve skin tone and address acne scarring, fine lines and wrinkles, and uneven texture. Microneedling causes thousands of tiny punctures in the upper layers of the skin.

This microtrauma, like the PLLA in Sculptra, stimulates healing mechanisms to revitalize the skin.

Combining microneedling with platelet-rich plasma (PRP) improves results even more. PRP is derived from the patient’s blood through a simple blood draw and centrifugation process. It contains dozens of growth factors to elicit healing and tissue regeneration.

When PRP is used along with microneedling it decreases downtime and leads to incredible results. PRP can also be injected into fine lines and wrinkles and the undereye area to have the same healing and rejuvenating effects.

There are now also many medical skincare products that improve collagen production. These are wonderful to combine with other collagen-induction treatments performed in a medical office, in order to address signs of aging and collagen loss on a daily basis from the comfort of your own home.

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Many energy-based treatments, including microneedling with radiofrequency, broad band light (BBL), Halo fractional laser, and plasma technology all cause deep heating in the tissues that triggers collagen production as well. These treatments can be used to address fine lines and wrinkles, skin laxity, hyperpigmentation, and more.

All of these advances in skincare and aesthetic treatments mean that we can fight, and in some cases, even reverse the signs of aging. A high quality medical aesthetics team can combine a number of these treatments in an individualized long-term plan to address your unique needs and concerns, and achieve them.

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ARTIST SPOTLIGHT

DAN REED

For the Love of Paint

By Dennis McNabb, Contributing Writer

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e’re all familiar with Dan Reed, the musician. Born and raised right here in Portland, Oregon, he’s our hometown hero who has been rocking and rolling across the globe with his band, the Dan Reed Network, since 1987. Incidentally, the Dan Reed Network is preparing now to unleash their exciting new album, Let’s Hear It For The King, to a fervent and anxious fanbase. But music alone does not define the man; Dan is a multifaceted artist expressing himself through a variety of creative endeavors. Most significantly, outside of his musical career, he has also become an avid and revered painter.

He actually started painting back in college. He took some classes and produced some beautiful work, but when his musical career took off, painting naturally took a back seat. It wasn’t until years later, after Dan became disillusioned with the music industry and he put the band on hiatus, that he returned to the canvas.

They were dark times. He had traveled the world in support of The Rolling Stones, he had reached the pinnacle of success, scaled the very heights of Mt. Olympus, but inside he was feeling empty, bereft of joy and inspiration.

Painting allowed him the freedom he’d been missing in music. Without the strict “guidance” of labels and overeager A&R representatives making their demands, telling him what to play, how to play, and how to look, he was finally able to express himself more authentically. There were no rules, no borders; only the edges of the frame to restrict his flow. And it was transformative! Along with his spiritual journey (he spent years meditating and studying at a monastery), the demons 12 • WILSONVILLE LIVING MAGAZINE • AUGUST 2022

he was able to exorcise through the process of putting paint to canvas, helped him navigate those dark corridors and return to a path of wellness and light.

Although he has returned to music, and the fans are all grateful, Dan hasn’t given up his “second love” this time around.

Painting allows his creativity of expression to simply flow. They are all abstract pieces, informed by internal emotion and mood versus being representative, realistic compositions. They are fascinating to behold, full of depth and color, inviting thorough examination and discussion over the feelings they evoke. They are the kinds of paintings you can stare at for hours, continuously finding new and interesting patterns as they emerge.

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is an effective treatment for areas of sore and fatigued muscles. While the cups are on your skin, they loosen and lift your connective tissues, which increases blood and lymphatic flow to your skin and muscles. The targeted blood flow brings oxygen-rich blood to the affected area. Your lymphatic system is responsible for clearing the cellular waste and toxins from your body.

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o you get a massage? Do you take time to read? Do you workout? How about one of my favorites—a warm bath with a face mask and a glass of wine? I am a mother of 5 young children, remember, so I know how important selfcare is. We need self-care so we are able to give our best, but it’s difficult to care for ourselves with our busy lives.

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The suction may feel tight at first (but not painful) while it draws your tissue up into the cup. The suction action engages the parasympathetic nervous system, thus allowing a deep relaxation to move through the entire body. It is not unusual to fall asleep when receiving this treatment. The cups will stay in place for 5-20 minutes, depending on your specific needs. When it’s time to remove the cups, the release of pressure often feels calming, your body feels instantly lighter and less tense. Impressive, huh?!

Have you heard of cupping with massage?

So even if a massage is not on your schedule today, this is your friendly reminder to take even 10 minutes today and thank yourself.

Take 10 minutes, my friends, to do what you need to relax and remind yourself how amazing you are! Self-care is your version of filling your cup, because say it with me: we can’t pour from an empty cup. And you deserve an abundantly overflowing cup to pour from.

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I had a prior negative perception that this was a painful treatment, but I am pleasantly surprised how relaxing this is! Cupping has been used all over the world to treat health conditions for thousands of years. The indirect pressure draws blood to the surface of the tissues, allowing fresh blood to circulate, often bringing an immediate relief from pain. Cupping is a myofascial release technique and

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BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT

CONCERT SCHOOL OF MUSIC

MUSIC FOR EVERYONE

By Patti Jo Brooks, Contributing Writer Photos by Carly Carpenter

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“We are so excited to begin this new phase,” says Lori Givens, founder and co-owner of the business. After occupying the Town Center venue for the past 29 years, fate forced its hand and Concert School of Music had no choice but to move on, and in this case—move upward. Vacating the Town Center space in May, Concert School of Music has held virtual classes while undergoing construction at the new location. With its opening in August, the new space allows Concert School of Music larger lesson rooms and the ability to add more classes. The Recital Hall, for instance, will host a number of group classes and also serve as a rehearsal space.

Concert School of Music’s newly adopted slogan, “Music for Everyone,” encompasses the wide range of infants through adults of all ages, regardless of musical interest, background, training, or skill level. Classes the school is particularly proud to offer are Mini Mozarts (earlychildhood music education) and Concert Kids (children ages 4-6). More adult group classes such as ukulele and guitar are also offered, and XLR, the rock band program, is being expanded.

The Chamber Music program is resuming—now with ample room. Theory Thursdays is a class whereby kids learn music theory and gain understanding of how to play their instruments better.

“Our big one,” says Lori, “is The Young Composers Society.” Kids 20 • WILSONVILLE LIVING MAGAZINE • AUGUST 2022

can learn how to compose, and their pieces are performed by professional musicians. The additional staff of 15 professional musicians allows Concert School of Music to teach all the different instruments: piano, voice, guitar, drums, as well as all other instruments. Most teachers are performing musicians, and all are exceptionally good at their discipline.

Lori and Nathan Givens, coowners of Concert School of Music, live in Wilsonville along with their three sons (Elijah 17, Mason 14, and Hudson 12), and all play string instruments. Lori and Nathan both play viola and violin, and the boys each chose “what they really connect with”—Elijah, upright bass and electric bass; Mason, viola; Hudson, cello—Elijah and Mason are also starting piano and composition. The Givens family are 3rd generation performers for the Portland Youth Philharmonic (formerly Portland Junior Symphony).

Nathan’s grandmother, Lori and Nathan, and now

their boys share this very special connection. The Givens try to give back as much as they can to the Portland Youth Philharmonic. “It’s one of those organizations that really changes your life, and we just want to be part of that music community,” Lori professes.

Straight out of college, with a music degree from the prestigious Indiana University (Jacobs) School of Music, Lori went to work for Music Man Studio in Wilsonville. A couple years down the road, Music Man put the business up for sale and Lori bought it. It was 1999 and Lori was in her early 20s and on her own.

“I just always wanted to mix music and business,” she explains. “I come from an entrepreneurial family and this just felt right.” A few years later she hired Nathan, they went on to marry, “and the rest is history,” she chuckles. Nathan took on co-ownership, he teaches violin and viola, conducts the orchestra, and is trained in 3 different states as a luthier.

The Quartet Violin Shop is also an integral facet of the Concert School of Music, but maintains its own identity.

The new location affords the shop a designated entry apart from the Concert School of Music, and includes a workshop and luthier. Offering an affordable rental program and full-service amenities, the shop provides accessories and repairs, and assures that all instruments leaving through its doors are “good instruments, set up correctly, and capable of producing a positive learning experience,” says Lori.

String instruments are also available for purchase, and whether brand new, or tried and true, string instruments only increase in value, so your purchase is truly an investment. Re-branded in 2017, Music Man Studio became Concert School of Music because “we kind of accidently started the violin shop,” Lori relates.

Trying to supply instruments for the community, because “there weren’t really other options available,” imparted an

additional focus within the business. This aspect of the business continued to grow, resulting in the need for a complete and independent violin shop.

performance. With the younger children in mind, instruments will be performed solo then played together to hear how they sound individually and in unison.

Living and working locally, the Givens feel the importance of giving back to the community. They participate in outreach programs and are extremely excited by their new location because the Recital Hall will provide the needed space to give free concerts. These concerts will have a focus toward children, as many have little or no knowledge of the various instruments and rarely have the opportunity to experience live music.

At Concert School of Music, families can come and enjoy a free live music

Always looking for feedback, Lori at Concert School of Music asks, “What does everyone else want that maybe we’re not thinking of?” They’d like to add those suggestions as a resource for the community and truly provide “music for everyone.”

Concert School of Music is located at 9510 SW Pioneer Ct. in Wilsonville.

Call them at (503)682-9829, email at info@concertschool.com, or visit their website, concertschool.com.

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HISTORY

By Robert Matsumura, Contributing Writer t’s a good bet that Cannon Beach may be one of your favorite coastal destinations. After all, this charming beach community is a short scenic drive from the city, the perfect place to stroll the beach, shop, or enjoy an ice cream cone while people-watching on Main Street. Have you ever wondered though, about the origins of this cherished beach community?

Archaeological records indicate the Cannon Beach area was inhabited by early ancestors of the indigenous Tillamook people as early as the 15th century. The beginnings of Cannon Cannon Beach Early 20th Century Beach as we know it today, however, trace back to the 19th which shipwrecked on the treacherous century and the famous expedition Columbia River Bar in 1846. A section of of Lewis & Clark. In 1806, while the ship containing cannons drifted south wintering in Fort Clatsop, near and washed ashore near present day Arch present day Astoria, the expedition Cape. Although iron, copper, and wood were learned of a beached whale to the salvaged from the wreckage, the cannons were south. A party was dispatched to lost as the tides buried them in sand. investigate in hopes of acquiring The mid to late 1800s saw a number of blubber and oil. The party, which Cannon replica significant events in the history of Cannon included Captain William Clark and Sacajawea, traveled across Tillamook Head and located the whale Beach. Ships at sea were grateful for the construction of the Tillamook Rock Lighthouse, which was first lit in 1881. At the near the mouth of a creek which Clark named “Ecola,” the term time of its construction, it was the most expensive lighthouse for “whale” in the Tillamook language. Clark’s interactions with built on the West Coast. In 1891, James P. Austin built the the local Tillamook people were some of the earliest on record, first hotel at present day Arch Cape—the Austin House— and his journals describe five Tillamook lodges along the creek. and chose the name “Cannon Beach” for the postal stop in Clark was able to successfully barter for the needed blubber and reference to the lost cannons. Seven years later, locals were whale oil, and to this day, a whale sculpture stands on Hemlock delighted when one of the lost cannons was discovered in Street commemorating the event. Early settlers to the area later renamed the creek “Elk Creek,” and formed a community nearby nearby Arch Cape Creek. It was subsequently relocated to a position of honor in front of the Austin House. with that name.

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serve as a historical marker and be more accessible to tourists.

Today, a replica cannon stands in this spot, while the original cannon Cannon replica resides in the Cannon Beach History Center. Two more cannons from the USS Shark were recovered in Arch Cape in 2008, and were sent to Texas A&M University for restoration. These restored Hotel Bill - Cannon Beach - Courtesy Old Oregon Photos cannons can now be viewed in the Columbia River Maritime hotel from logs washed ashore from an experimental log raft that Museum in Astoria.

Portland industrialist, Simon Benson, had employed for the In 1964, disaster transport of logs to San Francisco. A post office was established befell Cannon Beach in Hotel Bill operating under the name Ecola—a reference to when an earthquake Clark’s original name of the creek. The center of activity in the in Alaska generated a burgeoning town, Hotel Bill even hosted President Woodrow tsunami that struck the Wilson, who stayed there in 1914.

North Oregon coast.

Water from the tsunami flooded downtown Tsunami Flooding Downtown Cannon Beach Cannon Beach and washed away the Elk Creek Bridge, cutting off the north entry into town. In an effort to rally the community after the disaster, the first Cannon Beach Sandcastle Contest was held, a tradition that survives to this day.

Lastly, what history of Cannon Beach doesn’t include Haystack Rock? This iconic landmark was formed approximately 17 million Hiking area near Cannon Beach with Haystack Rock views years ago when massive lava Haystack Rock 1950s Many signature features of today’s Cannon Beach flows spread out over the emerged in the early 20th century. One of the most important Columbia Plateau and met with the ocean. Like other familiar achievements was the completion in 1911 of an oiled rock rock formations along the Oregon Coast such as Table Rock and road from Seaside to Cannon Beach, shortening travel time Twin Rocks, Haystack Rock is a sea stack—a basalt formation between the two towns to 30 minutes. A bridge was also built created underground when molten lava meets the marine across Elk Creek. Around the same time, the area to the south environment, cools, and subsequently rises vertically above the previously known as Cannon Beach, abandoned the name ocean due to geological uplift and changes in sea level. As time and chose to be called Arch Cape. passes, these formations are sculpted by wind and water into the In 1922, another name-change occurred, this time unique shapes seen today. In 1968, Haystack Rock was added as a involving Elk Creek. At the insistence of the U.S. Postal Service, National Wildlife Refuge to safeguard the seabird nesting habitat the Ecola post office was renamed due to a name similarity with there. And in 1990, Haystack Rock was designated a Marine another post office in the state located near Salem—a town Garden by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. called Eola. The name Cannon Beach was selected. Although When you find yourself in Cannon Beach soaking the post office was forced to abandon the name Ecola, it up the quaint, rustic charm of this popular seaside town, was chosen for land gifted to the state in 1932 by private imagine the Tillamook lodges along Ecola Creek, the beached landowners—land that became today’s Ecola State Park. Elk whale encountered by Captain Clark and Sacajawea, the Creek was also restored to its previous name, Ecola Creek. shipwrecked USS Shark, and how today’s Cannon Beach was During the 1950s, the cannon from the USS Shark previously known as Elk Creek and Ecola, before Arch Cape was relocated to a site along Highway 101, where it would relinquished the name to the town we know and love today.

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Swan Island Dahlias: A Work of Heart “A beautiful garden is a work of heart”

By Dennis McNabb, Contributing Writer

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t has become increasingly difficult over the past few years to find inspiration in the world, to find reasons to smile.

We have sometimes felt overwhelmed, gotten caught up in the negatives, and neglected to appreciate the simpler pleasures in life.

Quite literally, we have forgotten to stop and smell the flowers. In order to rectify that situation, though, we need look no further than our own backyards. Swan Island Dahlias, the largest and leading dahlia grower in the entire country, is located right here in Canby, and they want nothing more than to simply share the fruits of their labor with all of us and return that smile to our faces!

Established in 1927—with acreage in Portland and on Swan Island, hence the name—the farm was relocated to Canby in 1953. It was purchased by the Gitts family in 1963, and since then has doubled in size and scope. Still owned and operated by the Gitts family to this day, during the blooming season the farm boasts almost 50 acres of the most dazzling, varied, and unique dahlias you’ve ever seen. With 370+ varieties on display, and on average roughly 10 new varieties introduced every year, there’s always something new and exciting to be found.

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Gitts Family Prior to the pandemic, the farm hosted a six-day dahlia festival every summer, split between two weekends. Since then, they have adapted to our advantage. Now Swan Island Dahlias is open to the public for two full months, from Aug. 1 to Sept. 30. It’s free to attend, free to park, and if the stunning, world-class assortment of gorgeous flowers isn’t enough to lure you, then perhaps the adorable gift shop will. If not that, then the food—anywhere from two to six food trucks are on site at all times, the educational classes (art, health and beauty, floral arranging, dahlia care, and more), or the entertainment (live music every Saturday and Sunday from noon to 4 pm) certainly will. This is truly the hidden gem of the Willamette Valley. You don’t want to miss it.

Three generations have proudly run Swan Island Dahlias. I had the pleasure and privilege of speaking with Heather GittsSchloe, daughter of Nicholas and Linda Gitts (who currently run the farm) and granddaughter of Nick and Margaret Gitts, who initially purchased the farm back in 1963. Her passion and love for the farm was evident in every word she spoke. Some of us work to live, but clearly she and her family live to work (on this farm). The gratitude she expressed for being a part of something so sublime and so positive was inspiring, and her sincerest wish was only to share all of this with the community at large.

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By Donovan Darling, Staff Writer

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Started 44 years ago, Superman I and Superman II blew peoples’ minds! I think this franchise’s success greatly depends upon visionary director Richard Donner, who directed great movies like the Lethal Weapon series and cult classics The Goonies & The Lost Boys.

These movies are action-packed, funny, and just solid entertainment (III & IV aren’t as great, but still good). The starstudded cast includes Gene Hackman (Lex Luthor), Marlon Brando (Jor-El), Ned Beatty (Otis), and Margot Kidder (Lois Lane), among others. But let’s not forget Christopher Reeve, a Cornell and Juilliard School graduate, and classically trained actor. His simple spandex, dark slicked hair and curl were true to the comics, and his kind, sly, understated demeanor were fantastic—the Man of Steel was a true American hero. He played Clark Kent exactly as he should be—meek, bumbling, and clumsy, in the iconic thick black glasses. And that Clark Kent good-naturedness carries into his Superman, an altruistic and all-powerful alien who finds his humanity. Rated PG, watch these classics!

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The black sheep of Superman movies, Bryan Singer directed and wrote the story, who also directed the hit or miss X-Men movies and the recently acclaimed Bohemian Rhapsody.

Although visually slick, the pacing is a bit slow, the story too focused on romance instead of action, and Brandon Routh’s Superman is a tad stoic. That said, it’s polished and watchable, but not my favorite. Co-starring Kevin Spacey (Lex Luthor), Kate Bosworth (Lois Lane), James Marsden (Richard White), and Parker Posey (Kitty Kowalski), and others. Rated PG-13, it’s a solid entry in the Superman cinematic universe.

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Henry Cavill:

Man of Steel (2013), Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), Justice League (2017)

Heir apparent to Christopher Reeve and bearing an incredible resemblance, Henry Cavill has 3 films under his belt as Superman and he’s fantastic! Cavill’s Superman is just as sly, kind, and softspoken as Reeve’s, but he’s much more ripped and modern in today’s superhero heyday. Ultimately, you just like Cavill and want to root for him. Directed by the polarizing, long-winded, but reliable Zack Snyder, the movies are visually spectacular, action-packed, funny, and really fun to watch. Man of Steel has a star-studded cast rivaling the original movies, including Amy Adams (Lois Lane), Michael Shannon (General Zod), Diane Lane (Martha Kent), Laurence Fishburne (Perry White), Kevin Costner (Jonathan Kent), Russel Crowe (Jor-El), and more. BvS and Justice League are team-up movies but still Supermancentric and solid entertainment. Rated PG-13, give them a watch!

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BOREDOM BUSTERS FOR A SUNNY SUMMER!

By Donovan Darling, Staff Writer • Illustration by Upklyak

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ids and adults alike CAN’T WAIT for summer to roll around every year. But without fail and after a few weeks, the phrases “I’m bored” and “There’s nothing to do!” are inevitable. Here are some fun things to do to BUST that summer boredom before it starts!

CLIMB A TREE

This might sound weird, but there’s no better way to feel like a kid or literally get into nature. Read a book or see how high you can climb!

PHOTOGRAPH

With modern cameras, almost anyone can take great photos. Look up a photo challenge or list of practice shots, and get out there. It’s actually quite fun!

TAKE A HIKE

Just getting outside in the fresh air is a great way to enjoy summer. Long or short, flat or steep, woods or beach, it doesn’t matter. Bring some snacks and drinks!

MOVIE NIGHT

Just the family, or invite friends over.

Pop some popcorn, bust out the candy and soda. For a real adventure, rent an outdoor projector and watch outside on a white sheet or blank wall.

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Go to a local state or national park, the beach, or even your backyard! If you’re not a big camper (me neither), roast some marshmallows and hotdogs in a fire pit instead.

A favorite of mine and actually very easy.

You just need a blender, popsicle mold and sticks, frozen fruit and juice, yogurt, and honey or agave nectar. And it’s a healthy and fun way to eat fruit.

SWIM

When it’s finally warm enough to swim in the PNW, find a creek, river, lake, or local beach. If you don’t love swimming, at least get your feet wet, collect rocks or shells, or watch the wildlife.

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No, not biking. Upcycling is where you take free old junk and make it into art or something useful, like a bathtub becoming a planter box. The possibilities are endless. Look online!

Anything from yard games like croquet or cornhole, to golf and tennis, sports are great for exercise, endorphins, and vitamin D. And an easy way to socialize and get outside.

PICNIC

Super easy, this just involves a basket or tote bag, snacks, drinks, and a blanket in your backyard or local park. Bring charcuterie (like quality salami and prosciutto), rare cheeses, fresh fruit, and cold drinks.

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(Re)Location, Location, Location BELTRAN PROPERTIES GROUP at eXp Realty

By Dennis McNabb, Contributing Writer

Moving in or out of the state?

The Beltran Properties Group can assist in both directions!

W

e’re all familiar with the old real estate adage suggesting that the key to success is location, location, location. This month’s article

from our friends, Jaimy and Sherine Beltran, considers that expression and delves into the adjacent arena of relocation, relocation, relocation! It’s no secret that the current market is still competitive. Although demand has cooled due to rate hikes, there’s still an extremely low amount of inventory, and the need for buyers and sellers to acquire a premier agent is more imperative than ever.

Once you’ve done your due diligence though, chosen the perfect agent and sold your house, then what?

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Relocating? Beltran Properties Group Can Help!

That’s the problem so many of us are faced with: starting the whole process again from scratch in a new state.

Maybe the move was inspired by family, or a new job.

Maybe it was to move back home, or to test the boundaries of your comfort zone and try someplace entirely new.

Whatever your motivation, chances are you’re not going to know where or how to find the best agents in a new town.

Recommendations can be helpful and well-intentioned but don’t always pan out. What you specifically need in an agent may not be what the last person needed, and so it’s not unusual to find ourselves in a new city, crashing at some cheap hotel, wondering where to go, and contemplating the magnitude of our error.

This is in no way to discourage

has expanded to well over 100

the adventurous spirit. On the

agents across the nation. That

contrary, it’s to raise awareness

means when you sell your home

about the relocation process

and move to another state, the

so that we can avoid certain

Beltrans have a network of

pitfalls and truly embrace

over 100 professionals, located

the adventure without all

all around the country and

of the associated negative

personally vetted by Sherine,

consequences. More specifically,

who they will connect you

it’s to raise awareness regarding

with on the other side. Sherine

the level of commitment you, brave adventurer, will receive when wisely choosing the

was quite insistent on this (l to r) Shantel Yamada, Sherine Beltran, Greg Kozina, Jason Windell, Davide Cook, Jaimy Beltran, Michelle Benikov (Photo by Kelby Maria Photography

Beltran Properties Group as your agency.

If you’ve been following along and reading our monthly real estate articles courtesy of the Beltrans, or even if you just live in the Wilsonville area and spend time in the community, you’ll likely be familiar with their credentials. Not simply the nicest, most genuine people you could ever hope to meet, Jaimy is also listed in

point: When she vets someone, she literally calls them and

interviews them herself! She does not take referrals at face value. She also doesn’t just provide a number and leave it up to you to do the rest. She contacts the forwarding agent to assure they are available, taking clients, are a good match personality-wise, and that they are familiar with the specific geographical area in which you are interested in buying. Sherine literally takes care of everything!

the top 50 of all Portland realtors and has received

Working with the Beltran Properties Group here in Portland

numerous other accolades. He has an impeccable

means a seamless transaction both locally and wherever you

reputation in the industry and among clients, and is

are moving to. You get the same high quality service on both

known for his warm, friendly, relatable demeanor.

ends. So if you’re looking to sell your home and move out of

Sherine is equally accomplished, introducing her

state, there is only one call you should be making, and that

background in marketing to the equation, and helping

is to Beltran Properties Group at eXp Realty: 503-502-3330.

them move inventory with greater speed and efficiency.

Vetted Professionals You Can Count On, Coast-to-Coast!

In addition, since 2012, Sherine has been regularly

coaching and mentoring other agents in the industry.

Through this process, she has built up a considerable network of vetted professionals across the country.

It was never something she set out to do, she never solicited a single mentee, it just transpired organically, and as a result she never “works” a day in her life.

Her naturally calm, patient, and generous disposition, combined with her expertise in the field, has established her as one of the premier mentors in the region. As such, there is no better agency to work with during a relocation than Beltran Properties.

In speaking with Sherine regarding this process, she stated that their organization (as members of eXp Realty)

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