Woodburn Community Advantage Magazine December 2022

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PET TIPS FOR

DECEMBER

By Donovan Darling, Staff Writer

as possible, as well as avoiding dangerous

Santa’s Coming

Santa can bring stocking stuffers for your pets, too! Dogs and cats get tired of old toys just like kids, so it’s wise to get them new pet-safe toys to keep them happy instead of becoming destructive or lethargic. You can also do bags of treats for cats and bones for dogs.

Playdate

Dogs need socializing just like humans, and even more so in the winter when it’s cold and rainy and the outside world is less inviting. If you have a friend with a dog, invite them over and make it a hangout for the whole family.

O Christmas Tree

Pets love Christmas trees–sometimes too much, cats especially–and they can knock over your tree. Make sure to securely set up your tree for just this reason. The water can also contain fertilizer or bacteria if it becomes stagnant, making for a dangerous drink if it’s spilled.

Holly Jolly

While holly boughs are beautiful, the berries are poisonous to people and pets, so toss them out if you see them. Mistletoe, while fun to kiss beneath, is toxic to pets. So if you do hang it in your home, do so securely.

Christmas Candles

There’s nothing like the warm glow of a burning candle in winter. But a candle is also a major fire hazard if left unattended or knocked over by pets. Place them in a candle holder on a stable surface, and blow them out if you leave the house.

Sugar Plums

Perhaps more than even Thanksgiving, there are innumerable treats laying around just waiting to be eaten by pets. Chocolate and xylitol are especially toxic for cats and dogs. Keep these treats out of reach, and treat your pets with treats of their own.

By Donovan Darling, Staff Writer

Klaus (2019)

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.

Dr. Suess’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)

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.

Jingle All the Way (1996)

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.

Fatman (2020)

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.

TIPS FROM THE NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION

Holiday Fire Safety

Winter holidays are a time for families and friends to get together, but that also means a greater risk for fire. Following a few simple tips will ensure a happy, fire-safe holiday season.

Holiday Decorating

✴ Be careful with holiday decorations. Choose decorations that are flame resistant or flame retardant.

✴ Keep lit candles away from decorations and other things that can burn.

✴ Read carefully as some lights are only for indoor or outdoor use, but not both.

✴ Replace any string of lights with worn or broken cords or loose bulb connections.

Read the manufacturer’s instructions for the number of light strands to connect.

✴ Use clips, not nails, to hang lights so the cords do not get damaged.

✴ Keep decorations away from windows and doors.

Holiday Entertaining

✴ Test your smoke alarms and tell guests about your home fire escape plan.

✴ Keep children and pets away from lit candles.

✴ Keep matches and lighters up high in a locked cabinet.

✴ Stay in the kitchen when cooking on the stovetop.

✴ Politely ask smokers to smoke outside. Remind them to keep their lighters with them so young children don’t touch them.

✴ Provide large, deep ashtrays for smokers. Wet cigarette butts with water before discarding.

✴ Before heading out or to bed, blow out candles and turn off all light strings and decorations.

Did You Know?

✴ More than one-third of home decoration fires are started by candles.

✴ More than two of every five decoration fires happen because items are placed too close to a heat source.

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HOME OWNERSHIP ADVANTAGES

Owning vs. Renting

EQUITY — You can’t build equity in an apartment or rental property. In your home, you can.

TAX DEDUCTION — Your rent payment is not tax-deductible. The interest portion of your mortgage payment could be tax-deductible.*

PRIVACY — Your apartment shares the walls, ceiling and/or floor. In a single-family home, you can have privacy.

FIXED PAYMENT — Your rent almost always increases when your lease us renewed. With a fixed-rate mortgage, the principal and interest payments never rise.

PRIDE — An apartment can feel only like a place to stay. Owning your own home gives you pride of ownership.

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2/1 BUYDOWN

Easing into Payments

Do you want to ease into monthly mortgage payments? Looking for a program that offers lower initial monthly payments with the stability of predictable payment increases and the security of a fixed-rate mortgage?

A buydown is a credit that can be given to a buyer from a seller, builder, or a lender that allows the buyer to secure a 30-year fixed rate. That rate is discounted 2% the first year and 1% the second year. Year three through the 30th year, the buyer pays the original secured 30-year rate.

The

While our area has a whole host of phenomenal local nonprofits, I can only speak to those I have volunteered for or donated to the last 5+ years. The organizational qualities I see as important are the program’s sustainability and I look for a streamlined intake process that puts services directly into the hands of its clients efficiently. I encourage everyone to align themselves with worthy charities that demonstrate: a proven track record; a fair selection process; a large number of individuals served; all within a hyperlocal service area. An example of one such local nonprofit is Love Santa, Inc.

Love Santa, Inc . is an IRS 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides a hearty holiday meal to client families in the Woodburn, Hubbard, Donald, and Aurora areas. Along with the meal, children 16 and younger in those families receive Christmas gifts.

Love Santa, Inc. began with a handful of local business people finding need within their community. In 33 years it’s now grown to serve over 375 area families (including 1000 children) each year!

Love Santa, Inc . operates on donations of time, food, gifts, and money to serve our local families. I encourage all my friends and neighbors to consider supporting their efforts however you’re able.

Winter Wonderland

The jaw-dropping display of 200,000+ lights will return, transforming the fairgrounds’ idyllic Fir Grove into a magical wonderland of festive sights and sounds, but this year’s rendition will also feature an indoor Holiday Market with more than 25 local vendors set up in the Main Pavilion. “Canby is a place where people still really like to shop locally for the holidays,” Fairgrounds Vendor Coordinator Trina Smith says. “I see that everywhere. Canby is one of the towns that really sticks to that.” Fairgrounds Executive Director Brian Crow agrees, “We support our own here.”

As an additional treat, the Fairgrounds is working with local schools to supply children’s choirs, bands, orchestras and ensembles to serenade the market throughout the holiday season. “So you’ll be able to grab some hot cocoa from Gimme Some Sugar, watch your child perform, then just head out and enjoy the lights,” Brian says. That’s where the real magic happens. “The experience will start as soon as you step outside the pavilion onto the fairgrounds,” Brian says.

This year’s redesigned experience will return all the standout favorites from last year’s walk-thru, including a 166-foot-long tunnel of cascading, multi-colored twinkles; a 200-foot-long LED light curtain on the east side of Ely Arena; and a delightful, 20-foot-tall dancing Christmas tree that forms the centerpiece of the Fir Grove.

Other scenes will capture images and memories the Fairgrounds are most associated with, like the Cowboy Corral and festively decked out horse trailer. “A lot of our scenes out in the Fir Grove will be rodeo or fair-themed,” Brian says.

The Winter Fair will also bring back a staple of the event since it first debuted in drive-thru experience in 2020: Santa

and Mrs. Claus. The Festive First Couple of the winter holiday season will be back at a new North Pole/Santa’s Workshop-themed corner of the Fairgrounds brought to life by Canby resident and designer Stephanie Anderson, whose home in Northwood Estates is known for its elaborate Halloween and Christmas displays.

The jolly old elf himself, Santa, will visit the village to talk and take photos with children until 8 p.m. every night the fair is open.

“It’s a lot of work, and it’s not cheap, but we do this for the community,” Brian says. “Our goal is to continue to develop events like the Winter Fair, the Canby Haunt, and our County Fair so we’re really maximizing the use of the facility. This is a great facility with tons of potential.”

Clackamas County Winter Fair kicks off December 2, running every Friday and Saturday through December 17, as well as December 22 and 23. Hours are 5 to 10 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults and teenagers and $5 for children ages 4 to 12. Children 3 and younger are free.

Clackamas County Fairgrounds and Event Center is located at 694 NE 4th Ave. in Canby. For more information or tickets, visit ccwinterfair.com.

Story and photos by Tyler Francke

Learning the Ropes

By Tyler Francke, Contributing Writer Photo by Canby First

Canby Music has built its reputation, in its more than a decade in town, on quality service, selling, renting, and repairing instruments, as well as providing supplies and accessories.

But when Brian Haines started the store 14 years ago, its business model was a little more streamlined, focusing primarily on lessons for musicians at various skill levels.

“Lessons are the backbone of the store,” Brian says today. “It’s what the whole store was built on back in the day. I didn’t know anything about retail, and I wasn’t doing rentals yet. I was a musician, and that’s what really carried the store through those first few years.”

Canby Music’s second longest-tenured employee, Christian Engerman, who joined the staff in May ‘21, was recently appointed Lessons Studio Manager, and the studio is located in the new

store’s basement floor. Interestingly enough, all Canby Music employees are musicians.

“It’s nice to have more responsibility and a different kind of responsibility,” Christian says, adding that the lessons have always been his favorite part of the job. “It’s fun to see the students have fun, and it’s nice to watch them grow.”

Brian says he quickly saw in Christian that he was somebody who could handle the extra responsibility.

“It’s really nice that he’s a very organized person,” Brian says. “I can completely trust him. Whatever the schedule says, I know that’s what’s going to happen. He’s really made my life easier.”

For more information about lessons or other services offered by Canby Music, call 503-263-2263 or visit canbymusic.com. Canby Music is located at 590 NW 1st Avenue in Canb y.

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Peppermint & Ginger The History of Christmas Treats

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!

DISCOVERING WOODBURN AND BEYOND

Discovering Woodburn and Beyond is all about highlighting the bes t the Woodburn area has to offer, including local businesses that are making a difference, such as The Groove Café La Onda, a gathering place for everyone in the community.

FINDING YOUR GROOVE

Swenson Creates Woodburn’s Hot Gathering Spot

BY HILARY BERG

Community is essential for the success of any sized town. For Woodburn’s former mayor, Eric Swenson, he’s made it his business. At The Groove Café La Onda, Swenson and business associate Luis Lamas have cultivated a gathering place under the delicious disguise of an artisan coffee shop. Located in The Metropolis building in downtown Woodburn, The Groove offers a menu filled with tasty temptations. Food items such as house-made sandwiches and pastries join espresso drinks, smoothies, hot chocolate, chai and more. The menu seems like any other Oregon café, with almond, oat, soy, and hemp milk options, but the coffee beans themselves hint at something more intentional.

The coffee is imported directly from Guatemala and the Southern Mexican states of Oaxaca, Veracruz, and Chiapas, which is fitting for Swenson, whose wife, Alejandra, is a proud native of Mexico and bilingual teacher in the Woodburn School District for more than 25 years.

Sixteen years ago, when their son, Jonathan, was three, the Swensons moved to Woodburn, where he has been allowed to experience the rich culture of his Mexican roots and small-town U.S.A. — Jonathan played on his high school state-champion soccer team and in Woodburn’s well-renowned mariachi group.

Swenson learned Spanish working his way through college at a Mexican restaurant in Salem. His son, already a Spanish

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speaker, also became fluent in Russian through Woodburn's Russian immersion program, beginning in kindergarten.

Swenson served as a middle and high school principal before retiring, being elected mayor and opening the coffee shop in 2021.

At the Swenson house, diversity is not merely a buzzword but a part of their lives. In fact, Woodburn boasts the largest Hispanic population in the state at more than 60%.

This statistic gives the city a vibrant foundation and a unique opportunity for residents to bridge the cultural gap. At the coffee shop, Swenson does so serving Mexican drinks such as horchata with coffee, along with their popular Mayan mocha.

More than bringing together cultures, Swenson also hopes to create community-building opportunities for customers with shared interests.

His idea is to make the café a portal of sorts where people

can find their “groove,” their own micro-community. Serving more than 30 years in education, Swenson says everyone — kids and adults alike — have something to offer, an interest that fuels them. Whether it’s knitting or playing the bass guitar or reading poetry, The Groove will soon be Woodburn’s venue to make social connections and foster those kinds of relationships — c heck The

Groove’s Facebook soon for more about this effort.

Besides the tables and chairs in the coffee shop, an upstairs room is available for such “groovy” groups wishing for a little more privacy. The Woodburn Chamber of Commerce and other organizations have held meetings in the space, but it’s for any social or business gathering accommodating 20 to 100 people. Drinks and food are catered by The Groove or The Hungry Lion, Vaquero BBQ and Tequila’s Bistro Bar, which round out the culinary offerings downstairs.

Whether you’re thirsty for espresso or thirsty for conversation with community members you know or have never met, The Groove is the place in Woodburn for gathering and connection. So, come on by and find your groove. 

The Groove owner Eric Swenson (right) chats with a friend while enjoying a coffee.

INGREDIENTS

CRANBERRY SAUCE

1 C fresh cranberries

6 T packed brown sugar

1 T orange juice

1/2 t grated orange peel

BRIE AND PASTRY

1 T butter or margarine

1/3 C sliced almonds

1 (17.3 oz) sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed

1 (14 to 15 oz) round Brie cheese

1 egg, beaten

DIRECTIONS

1. In 1-quart saucepan, mix cranberries, brown sugar and orange juice. Heat to boiling, stirring frequently; reduce heat. Simmer uncovered 15 to 20 minutes, stirring frequently, until mixture thickens and cranberries are tender. Stir in orange peel; remove from heat.

2. In 8-inch skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Cook almonds in butter, stirring frequently, until golden brown; remove from heat.

3. Heat oven to 400°F. Spray cookie sheet with cooking spray. On lightly floured surface, roll pastry into 16x9-inch rectangle. Cut out one 8 1/2-inch circle and one 7-inch circle from pastry.

4. Place cheese round on center of large circle. Spoon cranberry sauce and almonds over cheese. Bring pastry up and press around side of cheese. Brush top edge of pastry with egg. Place 7-inch circle on top, pressing around edge to seal. Brush top and side of pastry with egg. Cut decorations from remaining pastry and arrange on top; brush with egg. Place on cookie sheet.

5. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 1 hour before serving.

Serve with assorted crackers or sliced fresh fruit.

bettycrocker.com/recipes/brie-in-puff-pastry-with-cranberry-sauce

A legacy of vision and hope

The History of Timberline Lodge

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

Timberline Lodge, summer

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

Ironwork at Timberline, Courtesy Oregon State Library

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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President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated Timberline Lodge on September 28, 1937, five months before its opening to

the public.

Timberline Lodge interior

Timberline Lodge plaque

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Restrictions apply. Compatible Xfinity Gateway required. Limited availability. Internet: Actual speeds vary and not guaranteed. Many factors affect speed, including equipment performance, interference, congestion, and speeds of visited websites. WiFi speeds affected by additional factors, including distance from Gateway, home configuration, personal device capabilities, and others. For factors affecting speed visit www.xfinity.com/networkmanagement. Mobile: Not available in all areas. Xfinity Mobile requires residential post-pay Xfinity Internet. Line limitations may apply. $25/line/mo. charge applies if Xfinity TV, Internet or Voice post-pay services not maintained. Pricing subject to change. In times of congestion, your data may be temporarily slower than other traffic. After 20 GB monthly data use, speeds reduced to a maximum of 1.5Mbps download/750 Kbps upload For Xfinity Mobile Broadband Disclosures visit: www.xfinity. com/ mobile/policies/broadband-disclosures. Xfinity Mobile utilizes the network with the most RootMetrics 5G data reliability wins in 2H 2022. Results may vary. Award is not endorsement. Xfinity customers will auto-connect to Xfinity WiFi when available and not use the wireless network. RootMetrics did not test WiFi networks. Results may vary. Award is not endorsement. Xfinity Mobile utilizes the network with the most RootMetrics 5G data reliability wins in 2H 2022. Results may vary. Award is not endorsement. Xfinity customers will auto-connect to Xfinity WiFi when available and not use the wireless network. RootMetrics did not test WiFi networks. Results may vary.Award is not endorsement. TV: Limited basic TV service required to receive other levels of service. Programming subject to change. Viewing will count against any Xfinity data plan. Streaming content limited to the U.S. Call for restrictions and complete details. © 2022 Comcast. All rights reserved. FLY242780