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Tigard Times - Tigard's 30th Birthday - 09/05/1991 ppy "Iii, , _., _di,h,, ........ 0 _ , ix I? 1 410 I- IR • A i IN, W Q 1 ' • i • 0 • 0 10 • LI * iii•Litimmillionni, i.„ A City of Tigard celebrates its 30th Birthday ! INSIDE FOCUS: 30 People who shaped Tigard Page 2•Tigard's 30th Birthday•September 5,1991 Tigard'S 30th birthday set THIRTY in There's little left but the wait- popular event for young and old PEOPLE g is sponsored byGTE Northwest. Plans are complete for the "Thirty People I city's 30th birthday bash •Model boat/ship display— P e Who celebratingbirthday Tigard's incorpora -- 10 a.m.to 10 p.m.The Portland Shaped Tigard and the Way Model Power Boat Club displays We Live" is a limited edition tion in September 1961 with their shipbuilding and profile of our community. three days of activities. P g sailing skills downtown on a portable Certainly, there are more Last-minute additions to the pond,built by club members. folks who deserve recognition. celebration include an open Highlights include a 7-foot But 30 were singled out in con- house at the Tigard Senior Cen- model of the Titanic,the cert with Tigard's celebration ter,an 8-kilometer run/6 Bainbridge and the France,now of its 30th Birthday as an in- kilometer walk and a model boat known as the Norway. corporated city. display. t.., •Main Street Dance—7 to We were aided in identify- At the invitation of Mayor . 10 p.m..The Warloks,started by ing more than 75 deserving Jerry Edwards,mayors from CITY HALL locals Marty Stites and Jerry local residents — past and neighboring communities have Noyes,will steal the evening present—by a group of com- ' agreed to participate in the 0 t with popular rock'n'roll music munity leaders and discus- celebration's Saturday parade. from the 60s.This group once sions with other leaders and They include Bud Clark, £ LOBBY won"Best Band"in a series of residents. The final selections Portland;Steve Stolze,Tualatin; ,or is 4. clashes at BeBops.The alcohol- were ours. Larry Cole,Beaverton;and Alice f free dance is for everyone,young In an effort to represent the Schlenker,Lake Oswego.State , 1 ‘-.`,, and old. broadest spectrum of the com- Sen.Paul Phillips,R-Tigard,and �� ) � munity, we organized the list Rep.Tom Brian,D-Tigard,also t •/ `] into five categories: history, take part in the parade along with ' t Sunday,Sept.8 community, schools, city and a number of citizen entries under �� •Birthday Run/Walk—9 the theme"Growingupin business. N ''4, ,r ' a.m..Early risers should meet at To those many citizens who Tigard." 'ti' _ the fire station on Southwest - may not been included, we Convertibles with volunteers L` ' �_ Commercial Street for the first apologize. Your contributions drivers will chauffeur the mayors ,� ti` -.;, ' all-city 8-kilometer run or 6- to Tigard are significant and ' and other dignitaries. i.,t kilometer walk.Sponsored by are not to be discounted. • A---.1 the Tigard-Tualatin School Dis-Sponsored by the city with or- til For others who would seek an helpfrom all areas }`° trict,the event may become an g �s to become involved in the com- of the community,the three-day annual fall feat.Entry fees are munity and shape its present event begins Friday with a giant $10 for preregistration,$11 on and future,use these 30 people birthday cake at Washington race day.Fees include a T-shirt. and other leaders and volun- • Forms are available at City teers you know as models. Square. ! ' , Hall, 13125 S.W.Hall Blvd.,and With the exception of cake at Tigard is a community of Washington Square,all other the school district headquarters, g q 13137 S.W.Pacific Highway. people. It is a community events will be held downtown g y where people shape the • The event is limited to the first present and future. People do centers.- participants Civic and Senior 200 registrants.Afterward,all make a difference in Tigard. The following is a list of ac- free will be treated to a �* free frp rt bufBay provided by CONTENTS tivities and times: file photo by Vern Uyetake Newport Bay restaurant.For 1. SOUVENIR SHIRT — Designed by Tigard's Katja Gluhr, more information call the district Friday,Sept.6 a ninth-grader at Twality Junior High, commemorative T- at 620-1620 or the city at Wilson Tigard 3 •Birthdaycake—10 a.m. shirts of the city's 30th birthday639-4171. Herb &Anna McDonald3 ry' go on sale this weekend. to 3 p.m.,Washington Square's The shirts, at $10 each, are available at the Main Street Carnival,food and crafts Sylvester Vincent 4 Nordstrom Court.Cake cutting information booth. Shirts are available in black, white or booths— 11 a.m.to 5 p.m.on Dr. R.A. Bissett 4 by Mayor Jerry Edwards is at 10 green. Gluhr's graphic design has been printed on more Main Street. Bob Gray 5 a.m.while the C.F.Tigard than 1,000 shirts. •Senior Center Open House Wilburii &Martha 7 Elementary school choir sings —11 a.m.to 4 p.m.The TigardEd Bishop 8 "Happy Birthday"to the city. — _ Senior Center,8815 S.W.Omara Bev Froude 8 Cake will be served to the public St.,will open its doors and serve John Cook 9 by local community leaders and The Dan Balmer Group— booths—10 a.m.to 10 p.m.on refreshments.Citizens can Russ Joki 10 business men and women until 3 The jazz group takes the Main Main Street. browse the center's gift store Cog Hastin & p.m. Street stage at 7 p.m.The free featuring crafts from local ar- Tom Campbell 11 concert lasts until 9:45 p.m.The Community Talent Show— tisans and check out the build- Floyd Bergmann 12 Downtown carnival,food event closes at 10 p.m. 2 to 4 p.m..Tigard residents put ing's new look since the city's Rob Blakely 12 and arts and crafts booths— their best foot forward in the all- remodeling project last fall. Joy Lindner 17 All open at 3 p.m.along Main community talent show on the •Model boat/ship display— Deb Fennell 19 Street.The carnival,run by Saturday,Sept.7 Main Street stage. 11 a.m.to 5 p.m.Continued from Amo DeBernardis 20 Playland Shows of Vancouver, •Parade—10 a.m..As- " Saturdayby will open in the parkinglot of semblybegins at 8 a.m.at Tigard Over 30 Olympics"— the Portland Model Hobart Vermilye 20 g Afternoon fun for those heading Power Boat Club. Tom Brian 22 PayLess Drug Store at the corner Marketplace on Pacific Highway. into"The Wonder Years."Spon- Back Porch Blues—3 to 5 Mary Woodward 22 of Main and Scoffins streets, Judging of parade entrants sored by the Tigard Times,the p.m..Singing the blues is the Emily Bohart 23 featuring mostly rides for teens begins at 8:30.The parade specialty of this group, Gordon Martin 23 and adults.A"kiddie carnival," begins at 10 a.m.and travels east event features grueling c pie eating- will wrapuptheghich sponsored bythe Tigard on Pacific Highway to Main tion in events such as a eatingthree-day event Bob Santee 24 P g g Y contest and three-legged race. on the Main Street stage.Spon- Jake Lohrenz 24 Kiwaniannes for younger Street,turns on Main Street and sored by the Arts Commission of Mary Payne 25 children,will be held across the disbands at Southwest Commer- Hot air balloon rides—Free Tigard,Tualatin and Sherwood, Connie Raemakers 26 street in the U.S.Bank parking cial Street. tethered rides in the GTE hot air the group is a Muddy Award Jack Ryan 26 lot. •Carnival,food and crafts balloon in the afternoon.The winner for"Best Blues Band." Elton Phillips 26 •_. . .. .."_....-o-. ,.Pr-. sV:4•.9.1•!.:.. .- _ ....■ >.... .,. °:°•i,-/ v."+- =.r w.Z.V*`3. 'e'+.'4'�#`i'?.�.��.♦s's��.�rt�L��`i•:. .W►�",.Pr"3 # __.. .. ... . :. • +hti'i�i'I+�e spry' .11 - 7 1 Tigard's 30th Birthday•September 5,1991 •Page 3 -iG .ikFED3InIZr•ID Y al HERB and ANNA McDONALD WILSON TIGARD Store owners and community activists Area offered 'good land, —— — —•— — At the turn of the century,Tigardville residents had only two places to secure good water, good timber' life's basic necessities—H.B.Tigard's store in the downtown area and the large Long before developers saw the promise of the Bull Mountain H.W.McDonald General Merchandise area,Wilson and Polly(Mary Ann)Tigard knew they'd found a lit- store run by Anna and Herb McDonald. tle bit of paradise. .c, --, The store sat on what is now the corner 4•04,After a harrowing wagon train journey in 1852,Wilson and his , of Highway 99 and McDonald Street,until family staked out a 320-acre claim near Little Bull Mountain,in an t. • it was torn down in the mid-50s. area called Butte.At the time,they probably didn't envision that -4 _ Anna McDonald(nee Pollard)original- 4. the pastoral,verdant countryside surrounding their newfound 1� ,* ly bought the store from C.F.Tigard, homestead would one day bear their name. ------ - before marrying Herb in 1910.She ran it The family cleared 2 acres for a modest log cabin—later A_air, \ as a general store,in the true sense of the replaced by a framed house—that would be home to Wilson, word.Creditworthy residents were al- Polly and nearly a dozen children. -- lowed to run tabs,says her daughter Despite the hardships the Tigard family had endured,Wilson . . i Mabel Holt,and Anna's mother stocked Tigard was optimistic about the area he'd chosen.Writing to fami- -{ .r.r. "` . the store with everything she could fit ly back in Arkansas,Tigard described his claim as having"good ' �° within its walls. land,good water and good timber... 10 miles from the principal `y The store also housed the post office markets of Oregon." - ' :� / and served as a meeting place for the The store the family established there,the first general store in 3 eR}-^ ��,,� 4, R_ members of the Odd Fellows and the area,would become the community's hub,housing the post of- !(3' .�� , /. ... Rebekahs.During election years,it served fice,a voting precinct and the first telephone.In persuading the ,. as a polling place. government to establish the post office in 1886,then 24-year-old I The McDonalds were active in the Charles F.Tigard requested the postmark"Tigardville." v ' i a�; 0� Grange and the few other civic organiza While Charles F.Tigard set his sights on politics serving his i r 7�e 1 ' lions that existed at the time,says Holt, first term in the Legislature in 1885—father Wilson focused his •� '6 ' * -. i, but the center of their lives was the store civic efforts close to home.He donated land near what is now the - 40,',-..,,n , —which became a community landmark. corner of Bull Mountain Road and Highway 99 for the first evan ,' Herb McDonald,along with Charles F. gelical church—and the cemetery that remains nearby. sunm nEa Pnao Tigard and four other Tigardville resi- HERB AND ANNA McDONALD dents,established the first Bank of Tigard. L _r. HAPPY 30th BIRTHDAY TIGARD ! .,,,, :3. ., THE "WATER t, Geo. A. Morton HEATER KING" 1 SINCE 1927 ? _e-• 1 _ .:.......„. . .. Pu rr ing Supp ..--. _. - ,...... A OUR 2nd ANNIVERSARY SALE IN TIGARD �.• Sat.-Sun. SEPTEMBER 14-15, 1991 poSAVE at our 31/4 acre "Supermarket of Plumbing" i BUILDERS • REMODELERS • HOMEOWNERS • DON'T MISS IT! l___. 5� GALLON FIBERGLASS SELECTED '� -- ELECTRIC SOAKINGAMERICAN �O�PLETE TUBS STANDARD BATH REMODEL / r " ":WA.ER �'-� IjjjFIXTURES �C�T ■ 1 HEA 5 FT.BATHTUB =� r;� UP TO •TUB WALL KIT I ! SellA GRADE TOILET • ENERGY /DESIGNER MA SIZES + OFF •BATHSINKSAVER SLAGHTLYYLES f 40% • STUBBY" $991 BLEMISHED ALL FOR199 MODEL •FAUCETS ALL A GRADE PRODUCT BONE FINISH ONLY Tigard EXTRA NEW STYLES COLORS LIMITED SUPPLY •FAUCETS •EXTRA f 12585 SW Pacific Hwy HUNDREDS OF ITEMS AT CLEARANCE PRICES! ' (503) 624-7381 Sale Hours: Saturday 9-5 Sunday 10-4 le* If It's Plumbing_ _ _ _ _ _ - We Have It! r' .:, Page 4•Tigard's 30th Birthday•September 5,1991 J', , 1�j Postal, Business and Communication Services \ `.'' != ,::, +i $th' gsIWA1 ORES ETC. .' ��A too "oma 13500 SW Pacific Highway (Next to Bi-Mart in Tigard Marketplace) 624-7148 SYLVESTER VINCENT . Locally Owned and Operated! soups a0 ENcet Tigard's first doctor Sylvester Ruel Vincent has the dual condition of the roads,the auto distinction of being Tigard's first doc- remained on cinder blocks in the barn TIGA RD S SECOND POST OFFICE!! tor and proud owner of the first for the winter months. automobile,a 1911 Maxwell,to Devoted to his patients,Vincent DID YOU KNOW? traverse the city's streets.. often worked himself to exhaustion.In Vincent arrived in Tigardvillea family history,Vincent's wife We Do Everything around the turn of the century,moving Elizabeth had passed on stories about into a house on the corner of what isthe Post Office Does! Vincent's nightlong caring for"con now McDonald Street and 102nd finement cases."On the mornings fol- Avenue.He installed one of the area'slowing such stints,Vincent's sons • All-hours access — 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. first windmills on the property. typically found him asleep out in the Typical of his era,Vincent was the buggy,which had been pulled home quintessential"country doctor."He by his horse. • practiced from his Tualatin office,a •BOX SERVICE(w/street address) YES! •INTERNATIONAL PARCEL POST YES! one-story wooden bulding on Boones In 1915,Vincent was involved in a .STAMPS YES! •EXPRESS MAIL YES! Ferry Road near the railroad tracks. serious accident on Main Street in PRIORITY MAIL. YES! •INSURED MAIL YES! Although enamored of his shiny Tigard,when,his car was hit by a • new car,Vincent used a horse and train.The injuries he suffered were the •CERTIFIED/RETURN RECEIPT. YES! •INTERNATIONAL LETTERS YES! buggy to make the house calls that ultimate cause of his death in 1918,al- .FIRST CLASS MAIL YES! •STAMPED POSTCARDS YES! kept him away from home day and though he returned to his practice in night.Because of the weather and the the interim. •DOMESTIC PARCEL POST YES! •BULK MAIL YES! •THIRD/FOURTH CLASS YES! •CHANGE OF ADDRESS FORMS YES! •1300K RATE YES! •PERSONAL SERVICE YES! •LONG LINES NO! R.A. BISSETT a.. a Campaigner for a. hospital ' FAX Tigard physician R.A.Bissett, '--`- _ �p s , known around town as Doc Bissett, .- - ; � A Y..• Or liked it here so much he set up prac- COPIES tice and stayed until he died. Authorized Outlet "Toots,"as he was called by his college hockey teammates and close •i` friends,grew up in Vancouver,British 13PACKING SUPPLIES WESTERN 1 Columbia,and attended the University UNION of Washington as a pre-med student in the 1920s.He graduated at the top of , his class at the University of Oregon �` The fastest way to send money._: Medical School in Portland in 1927 and,soon after his residency at St. Vincent's Hospital,opened a general ` practice office in the Johnson Building MAIL B OXES ETC on Main Street. for "He never practiced anywhere else,"said his son,Tigard resident 0 lh a� UPS & WESTERN qs Larry Bissett."He liked the area and (� �ouC UNION t�� decided that was where he would S 7 Sr 0 stay." :11 Bissett's contributions to Tigard are f� ?ass �I(�f�� 4tpperhaps best represented by his sue- p�r� �f pLpeck cessful campaign to establish �/ps as onallyMeridian P ad oark otreatt injure people and say 6'i0spital.He oc- „ m�� who came to his house for emergency snMpi 1o10 0 care,and several incidents convinced him that Tigard needed an emergency ;°;°*A� 4.: �`'�`= facility. submitted photo 01C:\�.a^�`Q„a+s" I • ,ekW ,sµ By serving as chairman of a com- DR. R.A. BISSETT e.-.` ?9 mittee organized to establish the ,,"..•.•"" offer expires hospital,Bissett was able to convince "He was a hard worker,and I think 4 '--//9/ the board of directors at the Physicians everyone around here that knew him proposed0 and Suenew Hospital facility that theirrd would say he was very caring,"he FREE be located in Tigard. said."He had a gruff exterior,but he Larry Bissett remembers his father was very devoted to his profession and as a strong-minded man with an unfal- to his career." tering sense of obligation to his com- Bissett died in 1972,at the age of munity. 73. Serving you is our priority! 1 Tiqard's 30th Birthday•September 5,1991 •Page 5 I G ilf—ir>.-- tFMD I3 ----iiklt h I R TH D if! BOB GRAY Driving force behind Tiger Stadium General contractor Bob Gray "As-far as I know,Tiger ,i-- -- - is modest about his role in the Stadium is the only stadium in ir . construction of Tigard High the country that was totally - m, School's Tiger Stadium,but donated by people and busi- ` there is-no denying that as the nesses,"Gray said."We sent out commercial chairman for the hundreds of letters soliciting Y stadium project,he helped lay donations.We had a brand new '.e., ' lathe foundation in more ways copy machine,and we wore it than one. out in three months.We were + --- Gray is probably most proud treating it like a printing press." �J " of the effort of the people who, Gray,who is 60,has been an 5r - by donating their time and active civic leader since he + money,helped build the 2,000- moved to Tigard from Portland ., y - seat stadium.The stadium was in 1970.He served on the school -` • _. completed in 1981,just one year board from 1978 to 1986,was a after plans were initiated to Little League coach from 1971 lel replace the school's open-air to 1987 and in 1980 was Alm field,and,according to Gray, presented the First Citizen b .�„ 900 businesses and families con- Award from the Tigard Area tributed time,money and Chapiber of Commerce.The � materials to Project Pride,the award,which decorates a wall in --,40:"*"....... ,•= - { official name of the stadium Gray's office,reads: - - •�� 111111, campaign. "For his selfless dedication - And,there is no hiding the and singular achievements in be- -- oi �� '�: pleasure Gray gets from relating half of the Tigard area com- -- �. - the fact that the stadium was munity." _ - "�`' - = _ built for$167,000.He compares Gray is a strong believer in r that total with the cost to build a civic responsibility and pride, 418% similar stadium at Southern and he hopes Tigard can con- NM= w Oregon College in Ashland— tinue to succeed through the photo by Craig Strong $1.5 million. dedication of its people. BOB GRAY Congratulationsto Tigardonth 30th Birthday! We, the Powers Family and employees at Tigard Bowl and Pizza Caboose, would like to thank the community for your valued patronage over the last 20 years. It has been our pleasure to serve you a quality pizza pie and take care of your recreational needs. Bowling is a lifetime sport for all ages. It is a great way to exercise and socialize at the same time. Bowling and Pizza -7-- also go great together and -are a good combination for - , mgrs. parties or social business gatherings. i i Ad i i. tt - _"Alt �''' '. �" Call us at 6zo.14o0 'P' , r-di; Xi Ipt-T„,,,it, 639-2001 to D y iii arrange your .s .k...... • 1 --A:3 CI r Ali# Aritamilt‘lit next t party! ,_ ., TIGARD BOWL PIZZA CABOOSE , \1k 11660 S.W. Pacific Hwy. 11670- S.W. Pacific Hwy ie 639-2C 01 a : : 620-1400 . .___ ___ _______ ___ _ ___ __w_._.___.�.4 Page 6•Tigard's 30th Birthday•September 5,1991 EXCHANGE STUDENT . . . < Anna from Sweden "I love sports, cooking and music. Last summer, I worked at a camp as a swimming instructor. I really enjoyed working with the children. " BECOME A HOST FAMILY. . . to an Australian. Scandinavian , European , South American or Japanese High School Exchange Student. AISE brings people together from around the world. Open your heart and your home to a foreign student who wants to spend a year studying and sharing in America. CALL TOLL FREE 1 _ 800_SIBLING OR CALL YOUR STATE COORDINATOR KATHY ( 503 ) 526-0254 American Intercultural Student Exchange 54446.6.15.% A NON-PROFIT TAX EXEMPT EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION Tigard's 30th Birthday•September 5,1991 •Page 7 I I fiMi : 1 II I 1 D I V 3cmthTIGARD . ..„,, .,. rip . , . , . ..„, i-P i ' , . iiii4ur Family • � T Our Friends =1' Our Futreu- -4u ' : l i . \ I Happy...„0„, #41 _ - 30th . .„..., _ ir WILBUR AND MARTHA BISHOP WILBUR and MARTHA Birthday! BISHOP Political, without trying to be Martha Bishop comes by her ac- porated areas.A former newspaper I t'�+�7pleasuretvist tendencies honestly.Her father publisher,Wilbur became well was extremely political,and Martha known in Tigard for his relentless remembers her childhood was"pret- efforts to preserve the individual t 0 serve �� ty lively"as a result. voice in government: "I remember thinking when I left He launched his first mayoral home that I'd never get as involved campaign in 1974 and stepped as my father did,but then I some- . how ended up being married to a down,for health reasons,soon after politician,"says Martha,69. winning his fifth election in 1984. Even du Martha admits she was largely ring his tenure,Wilbur • responsible for her husband Wil- remained involved with the PTA,his bur's decision to go into politics. church and various community ac- His chronic health problems,which tivities. r' 11. ultimately caused his death at 70 in Martha,outspoken and energetic, July 1990,had made him kind of took on what she calls"projects" low for a period in the early 1970s while her husband pursued a career —and she suggested he run for in public relations and,later, mayor. politics.She singlehandedly riti, . -i ... "He was having a bad spell,and I upgraded the city's annual parade just wanted to see him get excited and became involved in"all the about something again,"she says. clubs,"often successfully lighting a "It just kind of came out.I never fire under other volunteers because Paul Phillips dreamed he'd take me seriously.Of of her considerable enthusiasm. course,Wilbur was a native son,and "I guess I'm the impatient type. State Senator I did believe that since he was born When we came to Tigard in 1956,it here he should do something to bet- seemed like it was frozen in time.I ter his community.". felt the city needed to grow,"says Obviously,he did.Wilbur Martha."I guess I tended to initiate Bishop became a five-time Tigard projects without ever meaning to— mayor,leading the city through its and then they seemed to take off on "growing pains"period,the two- their own.I let Wilbur take the year effort to develop a comprehen- leadership role,because I never sive plan,and working tirelessly to wanted to give my undivided atten- eliminate annexation of unincor- tion to any particular thing." Paid for by People to Elect Paul Phillips, P.O. Box 231208,Tigard,OR 97223 - - Page 8•Tigard's 30th Birthday•September 5,1991 —iiGitc;;ID/ 3 In 101 i ;t Er! ki D If! .,. 7 = ti PErDoWineOntOcDii' ARD c leader ' lk , r : ti• . t t y.' Ed Woodard is probably best s ' t, , known as the man behind the es ;; tablishment of Tigard's first liquor 'ti �� •i 1 ll store,but he was also a prominent ?, ' civic leader who helped shape the ' 'Ci . city. 4*' % eft, Woodard opened his liquor store = ` r 4.. i on Main Street in 1939 and was in _ - .'�._r.- _ i-� t volved in city issues from the begin- �.•- �::•° r� ,�, Hing of Tigard's incorporation. ;• 1 _ t - __ Woodard served on the first city .4_ •>. A. - J . q:r:-. — ) council,under the direction of T i :1 Tigard's first mayor,Elton Phillips. 's _! `= , " '. When Phillips' term ended, _- `_.t t • a Woodard took over and served as " ' ' • • \ mayor until his death in 1966. • , - • • Woodard's son,Chuck,who took _ over store's operations in 1957,said his father would not let himself sit ` "-"s. .11fie •11101" " back and watch things happen. -_-''-' . - ,_ � "He was a very concerned in- -__ _� r:••`= dividual,"Chuck said."He was con- • - =_ , „r cerned about the environment and • •_ '"t _ ��• • �.' dr cared about the well-being of the4. _ • .+.+. ; y�; ��'~`+' people of Tigard.He really had a +- �,'. -•` -. great interest in the Tigard area.” "' ,P,7 'ir- �_y • Woodard moved west from his i' v:,; r .66 �'`, ,, t native Wisconsin after serving in e. te _' e: ...--,,:' ; ' ; - ., r.- World War I.He moved to Tigard in _ _ k 1927,after brief stays in Spokane 5 ,"'tom photo and Portland. ED WOODARD BEV FROUDE BEV FROUDE r /44E4\�e� __ 77111Migmlmim/ �'ORSOUTXW�ST . Always ready to get involved .� •«.0� AUT0BODY R�'PAIRCALL; ,7-- 0 AS i----- in community planning issues :61=61=110�� From the vantage point of her Bull you going to do with the water run- �iM. /--- Tigard quto Body , Mountain home,Bev Froude has a ning off your pavement so houses 10925 SW Greenburg Road front-row seat on Tigard's growth and downhill from you don'tget flooded? • Complete Auto Work■ Complete Body Work 639-1159 development. Do you really have to cut down that ■ Foreign And Domestic But the 27-year resident never has many trees?Can you widen the mad ■All Insurance company �6 �(,akQ O�GD�O quto Body) Approved been one to just look—she rolls up in front of your development for the i oft Street Parking her sleeves andgets involved.And if increased traffic you'll brio Canyou ••Storage Lot Available 120 SW Foothills Drive Y g ■ Unibody Specialists 636-3688 there was ever proof that country and add a turnout there so children can • Frame Repairing city could work together,Froude is enter and exit the school bus safely? ■ Providing quality service for probably it. • Specia4isisyears handun details � �quto.Body P Y And many have made such cones- g A longtime communityactivist and willingly between the customer and the 4400 SW Rose Lane g cions willin 1 after a healthydose of insurance agents Between Farmington&TV Highway a past chairwoman of Bull Mountain persuasion,Froude style. • Offering expertise in all phases Citizen PlanningOrganization 4,she of auto body repair 643-1159 g Froude's philosophy is that you is a self-educated woman in the plan- can't stop growth and development • ning and urban growth issues that entirely,even though many want to. often bring city and county lines But a balanced,happy medium can together. usually be reached if neighborhoods, r Perfectly Legal Many of the area's developers business and government work Nk. � know her by name.They also know together and keep the communication rDocuments she'll watchdog their projects,but that channels open. ` she's not vicious.Froude is best And she's quick to credit her neigh- known as a woman of compromise,a bors for getting involved and guiding We're happy to be a part of Tigard! leader in keeping the peace in the the planning process along.Their sup- often stormy world of development.In port,she says,is what makes her ef- Come see us at our NEW OFFICE. times of hot debates and hot heads, fective. 12950 S.W. Pacific Hwy., Suite 4 (Hudson.Plaza) Froude's quiet demeanor and persis- tance scream for communication. And she recognizes the work that SAME UNIQUE SERVICES! When developers proposing lies in the future.Development and projects bring in construction plans, transportation in the Bull Mountain LEGAL SELF-HELP ASSISTANCE Froude is often the first to bring in and Tigard areas promise to be top LEGAL DOCUMENT PREPARATION questions. contenders for sensitive negotiations. How about adding a left-turn lane No doubt Froude will be at the �� in front of your business so we don't table,sleeves rolled up and ready to CALL have more traffic accidents?What are work—for the community. - m DIVORCE•BANKRUPTCY•WILLS•LIVING TRUSTS•STEP-PARENT ADOPTIONS M ,/ g11 ••NAME CHANGES•INCORPORATIONS•AND MORE i,;:� .. r.r...L ;?.-s�-----. a.i .....zuw.r.<a::. ,i'.,....4414.1..,ri s.rv..r"-..;.1Q.".1 -44, *44,4 , .44,r;`s'44.yrs`r4 •.s:.:i+'..1.=asw.ns:i..�..:.� r` r'r.,... -::,te'.4=. ;t t-,.'.•;1,2.1 Vt re t 1 1 Tigard's 30th Birthday•September 5,1991 •Page 9 --iiit— c--ii:—t— _____j\j—r-1116------Iiiidi m H D y! JOHN COOK Longtime supporter of city parks Thirty-nine years after coming to cash and for the next five to 10 years ^` r Tigard,John Cook is still involved, survived on the efforts of numerous -" ,� a • ^� �. r trying to make a difference in the community volunteers,limited city � � community.His mark is imbeded in funds and federal parks grants. . ` ° -`` the community's fabric. Beyond his interest in recreation- 1 • ,� `, ` = ': . •.• • "s" - A pharmacist,he came to the al facilities,Cook said he became e 4 `` =~ �� community as an employee of interested in growth's impact on . • Tigard Pharmacy in 1952,later Tigard. @ t ' • 1x.r owning and operating the store from As mayor,he presided over the _ r 1957 to 1983. dedication of the new city hall and :` 4 As a civic leader,he was in- the passage of an updated city tax - ti t strumental in establishing the city's base.His role,he said,was to N '' park system,serving on the city provide a cohesive direction in city i ,_= Park Board for 14 years and helping government. - the city acquire and develop Cook "My style was more low-key,"he Park. said comparing himself to previous - From 1973 through the spring of mayor Wilbur Bishop,who often 4 " , 1984,he served as a city councilor was at the center of controversy. - before being elected mayor that In leaving the council,Cook said p spring in a special election.Cook he promised his family that he 4 served as mayor for another 21/2 would take two years off before get- ... years before retiring from elected ting involved again"in the govern- *,a office.City service has not been his ment thing."Now he serves on the only volunteer vocation.Cook also mayor's blue ribbon task force and a - has been Tigard Chamber of Com- newly appointed task force to study '' ill merce president,president of the state plans to widen Pacific High- Tigard Lions Club and a member of way. the St.Anthony's Parish board. Looking to the future,Cook said He calls his biggest contribution the city must develop a transporta- • • to the community working for parks tion plan. . . • - A 411 —"not just for young people,but "Something has to be done to get for everyone,"he says. people out of their cars or through at Cook said the city got into the a faster rate.The more cars,the JOHN COOK stall photo by Steve Clark parks business with about$1,000 in more pollution." o .Alt:)' . �,. HAPFYBIRTHDAYTIGARDI NOW ON SATURDAYS �►�' x�„a POWER 47,-_, 78:00 - 11:30 ay .m. T a,„:7 k`��4 , and Sundays 8:00 POWER 11:30 a.m. RENLO........, 1( TS _ • Carved Hickory Smoked Hamon The • Bacon Strips • Sausage Links • Fried Chicken • Chicken Livers&Rice Weekender • Scrambled Eggs • Quiche • French Toast • Potatoes O'Brien • Caramel Rolls A Proud Citizen of Tigard Since 1971. • Biscuits&Sausage Gravy • Waffle Bar Farmhouse Breakfast • ...PLUS • Fresh Fruit&Salad Bar • Dessert Bar• Beverages include Milk& p' Chocolate Milk. ordi. �un Nobody Works Tigard Marketplace • 13500 S.W. Pacific Hwy. • Suite 200 Harder t0 Eam P TIGARD 624-2794 •� 0 t YOU! Your Business ! ti►� e5WEWANT . 0 ! 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Dozers Manlifts Trailers Dump qucks Moving Vans Trenchers CENTERPOINTE Farm Equipment Pickup Trucks Vans Flatbed Trucks Plumbing Tools Welding Equipment .‘,, Forklifts Power Tools and more COMMUNICATIONS "Northwest's Leader in Satellite Television” MON-FRI 8-5 • Tigard 639-1125 SAT 10-5:SUN 12-5 9 TIGARD HILLSBORO PORTLAND SALEM 4 Portland 222-1125 620-1235 640-1235 255-1235 393-1222 i 12963 SW Pa:Mc .#1TiGARD -' - :-MOW- Page 10•hoard's 30th Birthday•September 5,1991 _ I 111 AIII: ..:L.---fil iR__—'1-1 --t —ii.1_..___T6111 I R III Ili ii—V—Ir IN RUSS JOKI Guiding Tigard schools through _ . � some of their toughest times ever I Russ Joki often uses one four-letter word to Joki says. - describe his job—kids. A native of Idaho,Joki is the district's second . And when it comes to today's kids,in the face superintendent,hired in 1985 to replace retiring - E ' of education reform,the district's switch to middle superintendent Deb Fennell. - . , 410,, . schools,unprecented student population growth Among his achievements is bringing student i and the war on drugs,Joki probably faces some of resource officers into the schools and stepping up ..:. the toughest times ahead in a wave of change. the district's drug education program.He has y . His vision has two parts,says Joki:student helped develop partnerships between schools and 1 learning and new schools to keep up with growth. the business community and gained voter support During the past two years,Joki has taken for construction of a second high school and third leadership of the transition and planning for the middle school. qt.- district's switch to a middle school system.And "Growth requires us to have a much larger '.._ his efforts always include involvement from view of our district;it's linked us to city and coup- teachers,administrators,students and parents, ty governments as never before,for example.We _ whether it's pounding out a new curriculum, can barely keep up with its demand on facilities. building schools or grading the district's own We need another elementary school,right now,on report card. Bull Mountain and additions to several other schools,"he says. "I don't want the performance of our kids to be In the future,Joki wants to be a leader in the above average in anything.That's not good education reform effort sweeping Oregon and the - enough.To be a-high performing district means nation. I each school,each classroom has to be accountable "Reform has given us a very specific list of / - for increasing student achievement.The program things to do.Overall,I think it's a very powerful, centerpiece is the conversion to middle schools. creative force;it's going to help us make some ~ submitted photo. Their student achievement values will have a great dramatic,positive changes,such as a longer RUSS JOKI influence on how we operate the high schools," school year." r , .. . _ - - - - - 1 HAPPY 1 HAPPY 1 1 BIRTHDAY HAPPY 1 BIRTHDAY j TIGARD! When I ,.F . 1 BIRTHDAY 1 �n� V.� 1 Come visit one of you give blood TIGA!#.I/ three locations serving TIGARD!�� giveI the Tigard area. you ...,0:,.. another birthday, I Help us celebrate ' •+v •• 1 our 6th Anniversary 1 TnE 639-2321 Young's n 's Funeral another laugh, 1 as we roll back our 1 Notre Washington g Home has been another chance. 1 prices. 1 TREE ' Square apart of the 1 Present this coupon I Tigard .- - - and receive 10% Community since ,1 -. OFF prices from „ 3"', ,�” , a 1939. 4 ;.. _ September 5-20. ''�:- _� � F A.� '' 1 (Not valid with any other offer.) I 620-7979 Washington 1 1 Square - : . ®1991;..;roma Hart I insty-prints 1 j. _ _�_ }7- 1 12950 S.W. Pacific Hwy1 _ - a �`� YOUNG'S 1 . 1 .ii' �r` _ � �`�"i FUNERAL 1 TIGARD, OR 97223 1 . - HOME American Red Cross 1 1 BERGMAN N'sand CREMATORY please give blood. 1 12725 S.W. Pacific Hwy. 11831 S.W. Pacific Hwy- 1 . 620-5498 1 Tigard 1 1 4 639-1206 632-7030 :Gismo Nilo Iwo' ■r .f rit'.Y; r4L'P a..YF6.t A`!lIii"'.d'"-":tii'.s ` r- -- .- +_aNI._ _ -- !f--a- Fap.- Yt-rF YfrAT she"tV :, aiiM — — - _ -- . . 1 Tigard's 30th Birthday•September 5,1991 •Page 11 IGlikREIV-i-- 111-1:Iniii—lillIRTHDilY . TOM CAMPBELL MIN • and CRAIG HASTINit A pair of championship coaches -. .4 f` 1 , . '� Tom Campbell and Craig Hastin leader,took over from Deno Ed- ' kIasi. 4, have made sure that Tigard has had wards in 1985 as the head coach of -''�A a ball when it comes to high school Tigard. -. sports. In his first two years Hastin took 1,� i The two Tigard High School the Tigers to the quarterfinals.He head coaches have each led their also led Tigard to the playoffs in ",iiiii, I. respective teams to Oregon state 1987.Tigard missed the playoffs in i !Irl. Sq.- ' championships in recent years. 1988 but bounced back,way back, It was just last fall that Hastin to play in the semifinals in 1989. took the Tigard Tigers to the Class Speaking of playoffs,Tom4A state championship game.With Campbell has been a fixture in them, - - Hastin at the helm the Tigers turning the Tigard baseball team illclaimed a share of the state cham- into a traditional powerhouse. • pionship with a 14-14 tie with Campbell and the Tigers tasted -Roseburg in the title game Dec.8 at championship glory during the 1988 Civic Stadium. season.Tigard defeated league-rival 4,1 - That game was a culmination of a Beaverton 2-1 in the Class AAA season that had the city of Tigard in championship game June 4 of that an uproar by the end.The Tigers year. I • 4*Ilkwent 8-1 in Metro League play and Tigard has established a baseball then won four straight playoff dynasty during Campbell's tenure.games on their way to the title con- The Tigers played in the 1987-� test. championship game and reached the i . The championship season is just semifinals in 1990.They also played one of the highlights Tigard has en- in the playoffs in the 1989 and 1991 TOM CAMPBELL joyed since Hastin,a soft-spoken season. CRAIG HASTIN THE SMART ALTERNATIVE ! We rent late model, clean dependable vehicles and offer the We ' re Proud Of Our Team ! best service and value around. 1/Allii 117\1116' 1. ill \REHT *RECK I P*R *I*D*E DISPOSAL COMPANY We sell clean used cars 9785 SW Shady Lane ' — I service records available. Tigard, OR 97223 Conveniently located by Washington Square, I. 624-1804 just across Hwy. 217, off Greenburg Rd. Separate custom designed recycling trucks provide weekly , service to the Tigard community. I The Anbiron , int• .:. i9,2 sit. Gas • Wood • Pellet 1,1, Stoves & Inserts Take P * R * I * D * E In Your_, Complete Installation Services CommunityRecycle! 4 It IPortland Willamette Glassfrye Screens • Rams-Air Heat Extractors • Gas Logs and more! Please call PRIDE DISPOSAL CO. "Be Wise" to be placed on our list of recyclers. 620-0262 11955 S.W. Pacific Hwt . • TIGARD 625-6177 (Next to Joy Theatre) s Page 12•Tigard's 30th Birthday•September 5, 1991 1 t . s f. f. ROB BLAKELY Tongue-in-cheek minister >. Two things about the Rev.Rob Blakely.He has coholics. A I a great sense of humor.And he is not fond of talk- Blakely seems to be wherever someone needs — ing about himself. help,says Mike Marr,a member of Blakely's con- "I only work one day a week,"he protests, gregation and of the Chamber of Commerce. I w tongue in cheek,when asked about his contribu- "He's one of those people who have great dif- tions to the community. ficulty saying no,"Marr says."He looks beyond . That's not what people say at Tigard Christian people's flaws and sees them them as individuals Church,where Blakely has been minister for 12 who have a good side.He gives of himself." years,or at the Tigard Chamber of Commerce, A native of Glide,Blakely earned an under- All' which named Blakely its 1990 First Citizen just graduate degree in electrical engineering from over a year ago. Oregon State University and in the Marines for i.- Among other things,Blakely,46,serves as a four years,serving in Vietnam. volunteer chaplain for the Tigard Police Depart- "I'm still trying to figure out what I'm going to , / - - ment,accompanying officers when they have the do when I grow up,"he jokes."I think I've settled Fi i 1 - tough job of delivering bad news to citizens.He into something now.As long as they let me stay also does counseling work with recovering al- here,I'll stay." • r - , 0 dr 19..'IN 41111Iii I • • sialf pnnro by Craig Strong FLOYD BERGMANN r FLOYD BERGMANN Man of many activities The question now should be: Bergmann's.He has been a success- What hasn't Floyd Bergmann done? ful businessman for more than 30 His list of accomplishments and years,and he likes to joke about the contributions to Tigard is long, realities of self-employment. varied and impressive:restaurateur, "I was told to go into business for mayor,city councilman,Rotarian, myself because I would only have to volunteer pancake flipper,city work half days,"he recalled."But I budgeteer,city planning and zoning didn't know back then that half-day commissioner,First Citizen of meant 12 hours." Tigard in 1979,past president of the But 12-hour days did not deter Oregon Restaurant and Hospitality Bergmann from pursuing his civic +.' Association,Restaurateur of the interests.He was elected to the city 401 Year in 1989,active member of the council in 1962 and served for 12 Republican Party,chamber presi- years,completing the last two years , dent,caterer and Outstanding Young as Tigard's mayor.A year after he Man of America. left office he was appointed to the IL But Bergmann,52,is not content city budget committee and has been -' .� to leave it at that.There is still plen- involved with Tigard's finances ever ' 'Ill ty of room on his resume for addi- since. tional achievements. f "I've always wanted to contribute Bergmann is proud of Tigard's to the community because the com- progress in the past 30 years,but he munity has been good to me as a said the city's evolution did not businessman,"he said."I have to come without the occasional pay back the community by being problem. involved and by giving my time.I "There's always a lot of resis- always try to find the time." tante to growth and development, Bergmann has been a Tigard resi- and some people didn't want to see dent since 1953,when his family growth after they moved here,"he ANL moved here from Minnesota.He said."There can be a lot of pains 1111 graduated from Tigard High School with growth,but somehow we sur- photo by Vern uyetak in 1957 and a year later bought what vived.Thanks to many dedicated in- ROB BLAKELY was then the Texas Cafe.He later di-viduals,we,:ended up With.ar fine., ;; ._. . changed the restaurant's name to community:` ` ` ' '' Tigard's 30th Birthday•September 5,1991 •Page 13 i I I 1 I 1 ' 1 i F , Orli I teill 0 s il • sit . s ex ■ ■ s900 IP 410iti ay, SNO � • M • r % :1110 AP Ibib 411111 • .+# • si. ..■� •r s r:! +rt-••••Iiress >1 I std s +s• ga�018 , •••mss. 4 444II Li Lt LI i Happy 30th Birthday , Tigard 14\41% lir 0 . % ea ei. 1141y $77. . o. war . • . __ . . �. . astimm. .. .�. . ..- - __ .. . _ _____�. .. . s rr 1114•441r ar■•tr ■AM AndCongratulations to the 30 People Tigard from TiCommunityNewspaper ard ' s� ■ Tigard Page 14•Tiaard's 30th Birthday•September 5, 1991 Sunrise Oriental 9 ARADING Foods & Gifts Philippine, Tongan, Samoan, Indonesian, Vietnamese, .-`� Jpanese, Chinese, ! Ind Ch1110 inese Thailand, illekikAIRD 4Hawaiian, etc. Open: Mon-Sat 10am-8pm Closed Sunday 620-5399 12295 S.W. Main St., Tigard (Across from Wash. Fed. Bank) r 99c SUB ze,..e,,,, f, celebrates Buy any full submarine TIGARD'S 30th sandwich at regular price, and New Apparel and Quality Resale get a second sandwich for just ` Rusty's Resale Limit 2 Specials With Coupon 99011 (11,s 1-14 2 0 % OFF All sandwiches made with cheese, lettuce, mayonnaise, Your Entire Purchase mustard,tomatoes,onions,wine vinegar and corn oil. Lunn Ong Coupon PerCustconsrr No❑tlwr discounts a ppIy n Orders To Go;k,Q SH . TIGARQ 684-7827 12559 SW Main St. 12501 S.W. Main Street 620-3775 L Not valid with any other offer•Expires Oct.31st,1991 l Sunset Opticians Serving Tigard Area Since 1972 /— • High Quality Sunglasses-- lir .--,- - Bolle & Serengeti '"� ' �. •il 'Nlif • Varilux- No-line Bifocals I r, ` 1� • designer Frames y "' �� '. 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Page 16•Tigard's 30th Birthday•September 5.1991 00411i: . i'' 4. ... . _ sit ...._ 4. _ . 1 . ge . . ,: it. , 4 1 , i 9 . 1,,,,:. if • 1 _ , . ... s poi � - - - yy • a , s I p e. iFir The Tigard City Council would like, to thank the followingindividuals and businesses for their donations of time and merchandise to Tigard 's community-wide 30th Birthday Celebration . 30th Birthday Committee Sign Central Hollywood Video Pam Benson-Washington Federal Bank Pietro's Pizza-Hwy.99 Videoland Kelly Shoals-Washington Federal Bank Little Ceasar's Pizza Blockbuster Video Sydney Sherwood-Graphic Expressions Kentucky Fried Chicken Godfather's Pizza Susan Stark-Tigard Tualatin Schools Burger King-Scholls Ferry Rd. TGI Friday's Bruce Ruminski-Portland General Electric Room For Dessert Scotty's Pub &Grill Patricia Kelly Mongolian BBQ Baskin-Robbins-Scholls Ferry S. Carolyn Long-Tigard Chamber of Commerce Home Quarters Subway-Hwy. 99 Steve Clark-Tigard Times Dominico's Burger King-Hwy. 99 Mayor Jerry Edwards Karen's Kreations Taco Time Councilor Valerie Johnson Papa Aldo's Tigard Sub Shop Liz Newton-City of Tigard Tigard Cinemas McDonald's Birthday Cake Committee Washington Square Cinemas Portland Deli Co. Shirley White-SlimTan Systems Taco Bell Dominoes Pizza Elaine Pratt-BankAmerica Perfect Look Sub Shoppe—110 Bruce Ruminski-Porland General Electric Red Lobster The Grand Stand Pub &Grill Dave Pfander-Kadell's Tigard Auto Body Los Baez Mexican Restaurant Oregon Academy of Dance Patti Kaser-KeyBank Davidson's Casual Dining Body Dynamics Health Club Donations Elmer's Pancake Restaurant New Shoes Professional Safeway Sugar Plum Too Dress Shop Shoe Repair Albertson's King's Table Health Habit Food Connection Newport Bay Shilo Inn �3,,+ {� Kienow's Baskin-Robbins-Hwy. 99 Mary Dalton, L.M.T. 1 +�- �� West Coast Grocery Casa Lupita Round Table Pizza 1 CITY OF TIGARD Market at Bull Mountain Silver Palace Pizza Caboose Classic Dimensional Graphics Tigard Music Skipper's � OREGON Unique Flowers &Gifts Marketplace Cleaners Bergmann's Restaurant ` 1961-1991 1 Flowers by Donna Wendy's �_ i iiio - - - --_ '-'_ _ -':Ys+.}...-:=..z=�_.. .. n-�_1i-Fy••..'Y T�`sx+i=�.na-R'f=-. : eCi: '-i'ryy-yV"''_ .+�PA� '_"�.v 5.a_ _ - _ _ter-�•_-'"1 I r— Tigard's 30th Birthday•September 5, 1991 •Page 17 JOY LINDNER Educator, animal lover, reading promoter - - Asked to name their favorite school district office),then went on r _11611.47 teacher,a fair number of Tigard- to graduate from the old Tigard area residents are likely to land on High School where Payless and ' ` . the name of Joy Lindner.Invariably, McDonald's now do business. tied to that memory will be her After graduating from the bright,booming voice and a smile University of Oregon and doing a •711111.rO :,,,1` that could melt bad moods clear two-year teaching stint in Cottage f across the room. Grove(where she met her husband- Known for her use of newspapers to be,Richard),Lindner returned to ` ! in the classroom and an excitable Tigard in 1961. view of the world around her, r Lindner taught school for 35 years She now works part time at St. . —25 of them in the Tigard School Vincent Hospital("I'm the patient . . 4 District,at Tualatin Elementary information lady")and continues to ''45,.c `` �. 1 School. travel the country leading seminars F2Though she's been retired four on the Newspapers in Eduation II. ..-.001110111111 years now and has moved from her program. small farm on Beef Bend Road to Still,it's a transitional time for her parents'old home("the first Lindner.Son Kurt and daughters house to be sold in King City"),the Jenny and Heidi are now grown. former sixth-grade teacher says She's dealing with the recent losses she's still most often remembered as of her husband and mother,and is 1978's Oregon Teacher of the Year.• well along in adjusting to life in a 10Ligill'igi What you have to remember,she retirement community. \rill. , points out,is that to even be a con- tender for the statewide title,you "The nice thing about King City have to be picked by your fellow is,"she says,"you can be as in- Tigard Tualatin teachers. volved as you want to be—or you "To me,just being the Tigard can be totally alone." %� f Teacher of the Year was the be-all, The other nice thing about the li :ili. end-all,"she says. community,she says,is its small Lindner moved to Tigard in library,where she can trade in an 1939.She grew up on a farm near old bag of paperbacks for a new - 4,' Fanno Creek,just off what is now one,a fitting pastime for one who staff photo by Mike!Kelly Hall Boulevard.She went to Tigard spent 35 years preaching the joys of , JOY LINDNER Grade School(at the site of the reading. \ 1G ilill ■ I ■ t . . . -amitimak 45 BAUGH CONSTRUCTION 641-2500 ATTRELL'S SHERWOOD FUNERAL CHAPEL LEE BERRY FARMS 33280 NW 1st Ave. Larry & Loyce Martinazzi Lee Sherwood 22 YEARS Quality - Pride • Safety YEARS 625-6515 692-9275 "Here'o H::Ic" YEARS Farming in Tualatin since 1969 40 RESER'S TIGARD RADIATOR KELLY TEMPORARY R 643FINE-6431FOODS, INC. 28 9037 S.W. Burnham Road 21 8705 SW Nimbus Ave.SESuite 260VICES Tigard 643-1614 . YEARS "With Reser's you've got it made." YEARS 639-5342 YEARS Serving your Community for over 20 years. 7 3 KADEL'S TIGARD AUTO BODY 26 CLARK LUMBER COMPANY 21 TIGARD OPTOMETRIC CLINIC 10925 S.W. Greenburg Road 8460 S.W. Nyberg Road Helping you see your way Tigard Tualatin - clear for 21 years. YEARS 639-1159 YEARS 692-0200 YEARS 639-8844 TIGARD FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 25 McCLURE & SCHWAB J.D. FULWILER & COMPANY, INC. 34 11075 S.W. Greenburg Road 9250 S.W. Tigard Street 20 DBA Insurance Associates Tigard Tigard 12200 SW Main St. YEARS 639-3913 YEARS 639-4108 ' YEARS 639-1126 TIGARD TIMES MICHAEL D. O'NEIL I r r • r ,, r 6975 S.W. Sandburg Rd. 25 11875 SW King James Pl. 911747 S.W. Pacific Highway Tigard King City Tigard YEARS 684-0360 YEARS 639-6176 639-7151 YEARS Contributing to the Ti ard Community since 1947. 1 Paae 18•Ticard's 30th Birthday••September 5, 1991 AGA II DI 3 8 h 13IR z _ . , HDllairil r _ _ , _ . _____ , . , ... • . , _ 1 7 CLARK AUTO PARTS THE FLOWERING JADE MINUTEMAN PRESS 8460 S.W. Nyberg Road 8101 S.W. Nyberg Road,Tualatin 413815 S.W. Pacific Highway Tualatin 1 029890 S.W.Town Center Loop West,Wilsonville Tigard 1 YEARS 692-5700 YEARS 682-9892 YEARS 620-5203 1 7 THE RABBIT HUTCH GRAPHIC EXPRESSIONS aurora Books o' Gifts 10075 SW Tualatin-Sherwood Rd. i 016285 S.W. 85th 311527 S.W. Pacific Highway Tualatin Tigard Tigard. YEARS 692-2930 YEARS 639-1614 YEARS 246-7090 1 6 ON THE SPOT PRINTING KESSLER PAINTING CARTRONICS 19291 SW Martinazzi Square8 11560 S.W. Crown Drive 11640 S.W. Pacific Highway, Tigard Tualatin Tigard 20745 S.W. TV Highway, Aloha YEARS 692-1040 YEARS 639-9754 YEARS 620-2081 or 591-8838 i 6 FRAN1Z BAKERY THRIFT STORE RUSS CHEVEROLET Chocolate (n) Presents 10840 s.w. cascade Blvd. 6 3Tigard Towne Square Tigard 11880 SW Pacific Hwy 16200 SW Pacific Hwy • Suite I 639-6806 Tigard Tigard YEARS Serving Communities for 85 years YEARS 639-1166 YEARS 639-4218 5 TIGARDITUALATINyOUTH SERVICES BARB'S POSTAL PLUS CHRISTIAN GIFT CENTER 1 620-2621 12162 S.W. Scholls Ferry Road, Tigard 13975 SW Pacific (near Howard's on Scholls) Hwy. 620-9386. Fax 620-9734 Tigard YEARS Serving Families&Youth in the YEARSYEARS 684-7505 Tigard/Tualatin Community. U.P.S.Authorized Shipping Outlet 1 PALMER8100 CS.W.LEHunzikerWIS CO. ALAROUND TRAVEL DAN BURTON CONSTRUCTION CO. 519281 S.W. Martinazzi Avenue 2 10240 SW Nimbus • Suite L2 Tigard YEARS Tigard YEARS 692 a1 t227 YEARS Residential&v4 6 -620-1411 51 clO 620-1411 ing Specialists 1 2 ELNADR. 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AMERICAN INTERCULTURAL AMERICAN INTERCULTURAL AMERICAN INTERCULTURAL STUDENT EXCHANGE 1 STUDENT EXCHANGESTUDENT EXCHANGE 1-800-SIBLING 1-800-SIBLING ', 1-800-SIBLING Become A Host Family To A Foreign Exchange Student Become A Host Family To A Foreign Exchange Student Become A Host Family To A Foreign Exchange Student , , ,' ------J lY". These businesses wish Tigard a Happy Birthday! Tigard's 30th Birthday•September 5,1991 •Page 19 44111Fr 111111 1'' --U----zA'F41 11 R DEB FENNELL H D Y ii!ji".11- - ' ' ' ., Former school administrator . g�- -, put Tigard district on the map Both literally and figuratively,Deb Fennell is Fennell's successes in Tigard did not go un- credited with putting Tigard schools on the map. noticed by the education community at large. ILIIIIII---111 . The former Tigard School District superinten- Recognized statewide as a leader in education,Fen- . - who spent 31 of his 35 years in education nell is a former president of the Oregon Associa- �. , working in Tigard,joined the Tigard Union High tion of School Executives and served as chairman School District as superintendent in 1958.Between of both the Oregon School Study Council and the ` ' '` 1963 and 1969,Fennell served as superintendent of Teachers Standards Practices Commission.On the - .- both the high school and elementary districts, local level,Fennell is known for his longtime in- spearheading the unification effort than eventually volvement with the Tigard Rotary Club,the Tigard combined the Metzger,Durham,Tigard and Chamber of Commerce and the United Way. Tualatin schools into one district in 1969.He Fennell says his stint at the helm of the school retired in 1985. district might not have gone so well without the The family atmosphere and sense of teamwork support of the community he served. Fennell established in the district—despite the on- "Tigard is just a great place for education.It has going growth issues the district faced—remain exceptionally fine community leadership,suppor- today in the school system widely acknowledged tive residents and committed students,"says Fen- for its excellence. nell."We were able to keep up with growth,as the 1- During his tenure,Fennell implemented kinder- community changed from semirural to suburban, garten,special education and staff development because the community was behind education. programs cited for their effectiveness,and was suc- None of the districts in the area have had the com- cessful in enlisting the wholehearted support of the munity support Tigard has had—or the leadership. community. That certainly made it easier for me." s2sio.e.s.x 1 p 0 ,... B1gAE .... EV. • • _. Birthday ► Specials! 0.6,.. 4., ,,,,,, • �- • - 1 �� A Filters oil_ _ -----,g,8 ,5,,:,,,,,N , ...,..,.._ Oil , Air, Fuel ,. , ..,,G , • Dig ____ ,-,: � j.�� .T.,...,,,.„.. .„..,\.:�,�_`�� gallon 4 quart •� . ._ .„ w : •••••0 • 0 + /n Case ° quantities � o. • ■ 1.11 • o 'o OFF suggested listed price • °0.0116i•_41 4.1 � :� • o • �+ `r'l� ' ° TIGARD TUALATIN BSG ll 12175 S.W. Main and 19360 S.W. 90th Court f 6 7 39 X88 692-7288 J:1s4 . 140 T THE FIRSTLETTER. IN AUTO. PARTS Pace 20•Tigard's 30th Birthday•September 5, 1991 AMO DeBERNARDIS The father ofPCC Community.Commitment.Invol III. vement._ _ f • 0.fr The three words describe how ._ b �,�y ; Amo DeBernardis views life in r. �I general and living in Tigard in par- ticular. '- -:-.. - DeBernardis may be best known _ � ir Mt- as the father of Portland Community `a '• r ?'""' . ' '' College.He served as PCC presi- submitted photo + dent for 20ears and helped build HOBART VERMILYE - k ,, -f e;` y } _: �� an educational philosophy and a two-county network of college cam- HOBART ,r .. --�, puses,including the Sylvania cam- pus on the border of Tigard, VERMILYE Portland and Lake Oswego. � "The word community was the ' key,"DeBernardis said of PCC's A hard worker „ - philosophy."It had to be community ..9based.The community had to flow Hobart Vermilye's car dealership _ �, P# through us and us through the corn- on Main Street is now the site of a - .. . I munity." health club,where aerobics tights t = DeBernardis retired in 1980 and and pulsing dance music have .F ' a year and half later moved to replaced vintage Fords and Mer _ Tigard to begin yet another career in curys. T,_ g community service.In part • Vermilye,who is 92,is good na- prompted to move to Tigard because tured about the changes he's seen in • �: his children were community resi- Tigard since he established his car • - 4 ' dents,DeBernardis said he chose to dealership in 1936.When he moved r, `' - A - locate here because"Tigard is a to the Portland area in 1929,Tigard ,•;._,...0``= small community,a community consisted of a few farmhouses in the - " . "� , where people get involved." country. •- '-_,. - Q Since then,he has joined the "Back in the old days,you really "''' �' ranks of local community volun- had to do things for yourself,"he .+ r p Y' r teens,serving on the city economic said."Things seem to be easier '• r ,. development commission,the • now." , .-' - r • mayor's blue ribbon task force, Vermilye has been involved in D i • selection committees who helped • the Tigard community for many r,�p, .• hired the city administrator and years.He is a past recipient of the g ' police chief and the city library Tigard Area Chamber of Commerce ' '.. \ , - board. First Citizen Award,has served on r ' ,t % .--_+ g 41 As current library board chair, the chamber and was active in the DeBernardis works to continue a Tigard Businessman's Club and the4 }■ # tradition of service based upon ful- Episcopal Church. filling customer needs.And said he Jean Vermilye describes her hus- P11150. -. hopes to help the library plan for the • band of 65 years as a man who �. next 30 years when it will have to could shoulder hard work with �'. f 41111 `_' ,� serve people in different ways with seemingly little effort. 1 -' vastly different technology. "Somehow he didn't make it 1 II On the economic side,he sug- seem like hard work,"she said."He11111 ] gests that Tigard concentrate on was always cheerful about work and ,bIllisaL developing Tigard's downtown into he got a lot done." w► . - b - an"old town"renewal area— The Vermilyes still own the staff photo by Craig strong rather than as the core of economic buildings that housed their car AMO DeBERNARDIS activity for the city. dealership. Let Us Take Care Of Your Car's Radiator! AN:',21 RA®IAT> We can help. Do something g We carry new radiators and heaters. We do complete repairs on radiators , -41 j_21:_lFeel somreal, and heaters. Pickups & delivery Cali Jim or Patty Ochs Free Estimates from now on in America,any definition of a successful life must include serving others. } �;. CALL 63 9-5 342 To find out how you can help in your community,call 1(800)6775515. fiIGD RADIATOR visor MasterCard POINTS OF LIGHT POUNDATION ra Iii 4r =90. 7 _s kY _ Burnham lid. *= IG .. _ - -- - ----- . , - ----= PublfaSewice of-the-Times - -- -- Tigard's 30th Birthday•September 5, 1991 •Page 21 TIGARD AREA CHAMBER BUSINESS DIRECTORY 1992 Make sure you act NOW to reserve your space in the 1992 edition of the Tigard Area Chamber of Commerce Business and Community Directory --the Tigard area's NUMBER ONE Business Referral Resource Call Jeanne Vernon Community Newspaper/ Inc, " !) '"‘ -40!" "d V.I\ 4'1-' \WI"' Page 22•Tigard's 30th Birthday•September 5,1991 y I } r 14 • v TOM BRIAN ' A politician who isn't especially interested in who gets the credit ''t 9 I 1;:jaw'l I I I I I I ill'' - 1 Tom Brian,the Democratic state representative that went with it. from Tigard,has spent more than a decade serving As a junior legislator,Brian made a name for the community.And not just in the political arena. himself,both in the Capitol and at home. It was Brian,along with a handful of friends, He has become known as a man who con- or who founded the city's Old-fashioned Fourth of centrates on issues more than politics,and his non- 'S July six years ago as an all-community,family- partisan approach and consensus-building leader- �_ oriented event.He also was a founder of the Tigard ship style has made him popular with his con- - Community Youth Services organization,which stituents. has grown county-wide,and is a past president of During his first term in Salem,Brian served on 1 the Tigard Area Chamber of Commerce. the House Transportation and Judiciary commit- Before elected to the Tigard City Council in tees.He helped toughen Oregon's child abuse laws 1979,he sat on the city's Planning Commission for and started a statewide literacy program for con- _ nearly two years.Brian served as the city's mayor victed criminals. in 1987 and stepped down when the people sent And with transportation as a major interest, - him to Salem as their District 9 representative in Brian has brought more than$30 million in road r November 1988.He was re-elected in 1990. construction to Washington County.Another keen During his stint as the city's mayor,Brian interest is reforming Oregon's land-use laws. worked to strengthen the city's ties with its neigh- An Oregon native,Brian says he learned his boring cities and other government agencies.He work ethic and the meaning of responsibility as a ,' i was a stickler for staying within the city's budget youngster growing up on a Monmouth farm.A ; .,'• and helped strengthen the voice of local citizens by former sheriff's deputy and later a real estate agent, expanding the role of neighborhood planning or- he now works as a private consultant on land-use ganizations in city business. issues. Brian saw the city's boundaries grow with the . He once said,"You can get a lot done if it annexation of a portion of Metzger and Washington doesn't matter who gets the credit." Square and guided the city through the controversy That statement may best describe Brian's style. TOM BRIAN y MARY WOODWARD .. - r k 5, , t:. She did a number of things to . change Tigard for the better it . 1; _ One of Mary Woodward's best remembered planting,cleaning up—making Tigard more at- quotable quotes was actually in contradiction with tractive.Many of her beautification programs, the way she went about her own life. which won her the nickname"Mary Appleseed," "Don't ever try to change the world.It's just.too were carried out through the Tigard Women's Club, iie - ,• complicated,"she once said.The occasion was a a group she founded.The Metro West Chamber of 1975 tree planting ceremony at Cook Park,during Commerce named her Outstanding Citizen in 1975 which Woodward directed Tigard sixth-graders in for her pollution abatement,conservation and the planting of 1,000 Noble firs. beautification efforts. 4 Conservationist,educator,journalist and cham- Woodward was also a founding member of pion of the working woman,Woodward-after Oregon Press Women and a twice a member of the r- whom the Tigard school is named—spent much of Governor's Commission on the Status of Women. • Ik her 23 years in Tigard trying to change things for the better. Most area residents who had the fortune to work ,,, On the receiving end of her considerable energy with Mary Woodward remember the dizzying and efforts were often the children of Tigard.In ad- schedule she set for herself,even in her 80s.While dition to teaching them about conservation and na- recovering from an accident that left her with disa- _ ture,she held essay contests and encouraged them bling injuries,Woodward responded with typical • +~ to strive for all worthy goals.Woodward,who died candor to her physician's prognosis that she would * r =,' 4` in 1979,said she wanted to be remembered as"a be wheelchair bound,and would need to slow little old lady in Hush Puppies who wants every down. 'Ir."'.i, i.` .�,-• child in Tigard to grow up to be terrific." "I think you can rest for centuries after you have .z.--.4-,'' '' • All of Tigard benefited from her attempts to died.As long as you can navigate,why not work? beautif the city.Byexample andprodding,Wood- Your mind is like any kind of machine.If you let it submitted photo .Y P MARY WOODWARD ward challenged citizens to get their hands dirty stand,it rusts and quits." Tipard's 30th Birthday•September 5, 1991 •Paae 23 I G fflk; ki 1 R NTH D y! GORDON MARTIN Early backer of Washington Square _. provided money, time, energy Gordon Martin remains modest Lily Palmblad,Ralph Cardinal and when it comes to the part he played in Donald Palmblad are credited with getting the ball rolling for Washington completing the site acquisition. Square. In the end,Martin said,he just sort ._ Martin,a lifelong Tigard resident, of let everything fall into place. was instrumental in the late 1960s for "I'm certainly proud I had some- � _ ' ensuring that westside residents ended thing to do with it,"said Martin,who -" - ' up with quality places to shop without describes himself as an entrepreneur. driving to Portland. Construction on the 1.2 million- 11111# square-foot shopping center began in "I had problems buying certain October 1972. alitems without going to downtown Meier&Frank was the first ' Portland,"Martin recalled."I decided Washington Square store to open in we needed this." August 1973.The official grand open- It was Martin who put up the initial ing was in February 1974. J. money for what would later become The 140-acre shopping center was one of Washington County's major annexed into the city of Tigard in drawing cards. 1987. Washington Square was developed He also began talks with executives and is owned by Winmar Pacific Inc., from such retailers as Meier&Frank, a subsidiary of Winmar Co Inc..a Sears and others,persuading them to Safeco Co. - come to the suburbs. Martin helped with land acquisition along with help from Progress Realty, . MEM Min r -I TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS?I r AUTOMATIC CLUTCH SPECIAL I I TRANSMISSION II FREE 11 00 MosT I I SERVICE SPECIAL I-MINOR ADJUSTMENT DIAGNOSIS I g� CARS I - _ I 995 MOST I I WE CHECK: I 1Includes Clutch Disc. CARS •Hydraulic Connections Pressure. Plate, New EMILY BOHART staff photo byLeslie Constans I ' •Bands•Minor Leaks 1 I Throw Out Bearing, I. I •Universal Joints•Motor Mounts I Resurface FlyWheel. •Road Test•Check U-Joints 1 Differential•Complete Drive Train I I •Adjust Bands(If Applicable) 1 Inspection•All Domestic and I ,MONTH WARRANTY I •• Clean Screen(Filter Extra) 1 Foreign Cars&Trucks I • Pan Gasket •— J �.5. and Canada EMILY BOHART • Replace Fluid(Up to 5 Qts) I NO MILEAGE LIMITATION I 1.•• CheckVacuumModulator 1 Locally Owned& Operated 1 FRONT WHEEL DRIVE&4x4 EXTRA 1 PPM WPM 1~ .�.I 1,.. # 61004:4;•3;•X The backbone of the Tigard Chamber, TIGARD BEAVERTON she's seen directors come and go (Behind Tigard Auto Rebuilders) Ag ! ! (Across from Herzog Meier) 11225 S.W. Greenburg Rd, �} 13980 SW TV Hwy Emily Bohart calls herself the Ed "Everyone always says,`I know this is 684-0558 626-4619 McMahon of the Tigard Chamber of a stupid question,but—"'said Bohart, OPEN: MON-FRI 8-5:3Opm TRANSMISSION OPEN:MON-FRI 8-5:3Dpm Commerce. explaining that a big part of her position Indeed,like the Tonight Show,the is answering questions and making refer- SATURDAY 8.30-12 noon & TRANSAXLE SATURDAY 8:3Q t2 noon chamber has seen its share of directors rals."I really,truly enjoy working with and locations come and go.But through it people.That's what makes it interesting." all,Bohart has provided the kind of A number of moves and personnel Vie 're Here For Yo u "straight man"support needed to keep changes have also made her job interest- the show afloat,once filling in as head of ing.When she first started,the chamber the chamber for 12 months. shared an office with the Tigard Times in Services We Offer: Brand Names We Offer: "Chamber managers,historically, what is now the downtown liquor store. don't stay a long time,"said Bohart,who Then it moved to what is now Sam Gotter • Brake Service • Alignment • Dunlop runs the chamber's office on Main Street. Real Estate,before sharing space again, • Shocks &Struts • Batteries "I've been able to provide some con- this time with Rep.Tom Brian,D-Tigard. • Pirelli • Suspension - repair • Custom tinuity." Now the Tigard Chamber of Com- p p Hired in 1976 as a part-time office merce is located in the heart of Old Town & modification Wheels • National manager,Bohart greeted the job with en- Tigard,where Bohart spends much of her • Lube, Oil & Filter • Douglas thusiasm and looked forward to working time coordinating a handful of chamber with people.Little did she know that events-from the First Niter and the Tigard would grow from a population of Golf Tournament to the first-ever Tigard ` ! 13880 SW Pacific Hwy 8,000 back then to 30,000 in 1991,a Birthday Party. TIGARD figure that brings more and more people "I'm always pleased we're able to put 1 . to Bohart for help all the time. on events that are classy,"she said."The %//J Questions range from how to locate a chamber can't do anything but grow.The TIRE AND SERVICE CENTER 639-4100 large corporation in Tigard to how to community is growing,the issues are get- remove a dead bird from a swimming ting more complex.And Tigard's a great Locally Owned and Operated Since 1977 24 pool. place to live. Pave 24•Tigard's 30th Birthday•September 5.1991 T • R ilE.-> g c ki it BOB SANTEE Saw the Tigard Water DistrictSIGN through some turbulent years P No one has done more to shape the for„ Tigard Times Tigard Water District than former ad- ministrator Bob Santee. I Santee,a retired lieutenant colonel in the Marine Corps,joined the district in i 1969 at a time when Tigard was plagued with chronic water shortages.When 1 OVER 30 • newspapers wanted to know about a water shortage in the Portland area,they called Tigard first. ., -- Under Santee's administration,the district commissioned an engineering study in 1971 that was to become the ..i gospel of Tigard water service. Since then,the Tigard Water District has grown from a drought-prone,deep- /' well operation with 6 million gallons of storage capacity to a dependable,multi- source network of pipelines and reser- voirs with 21 million gallons of storage. The 1971 study recommended build- ingYmpics water mains from the Burlingame 0 1 water tower and Lake Oswego's Waluga BOB SANTEE submitted photo Reservoir as well as a series of reservoirs on Bull Mountain. demand periods. The water district didn't have the Just months before his retirement in PNZE money to hire a contractor,so Santee June 1989,Santee drew criticism for his /t bought pipe wholesale and designed the plan to build a$1.6 million, 17,840- Featurin SI projects himself.Current administrator square-foot headquarters for the district at g• John Miller and his crew went into the 8777 S.W.Burnham St.His"swan construction business. song,"as he called it,was built with ex- `If' Pie eating contest In addition to the pipelines,Santee isting funds and opened in April 1989. designed the 10 million-gallon reservoir Tigard's water rates remained the lowest 6 Egg dipping contest at Southwest 125th Avenue and Bull inEastWashington County. Mountain Road,a 2.5-million reservoir at "It wasn't just for the Tigard Water ° 3-legged race Southwest 135th Avenue and Walnut District,"Santee said."It was for the plus 3 other events!Street,and a 1.5 million-gallon reservoir whole community." on Southwest High Tor Drive on Bull Today the Santee legacy continues. Mountain. The water district just recently completed Instead of drawing on four slow- a 24-inch water main parallel to the producing deep wells,the Tigard Water original 16-inch Waluga line.The new District now uses water from the Clack- line increases water capacity to the e: The over30olympics will be held Saturday, September amas River with Portland's Bull Run quivalent of a 30-inch main m as recom- at 12-:30pin downtown.Tigard in conjunction with Tigard' Reservoir as a back-up during peak mended by the 1971 study ~;30th_Birthday'celebration. First place prize is a trip for you JAKE LOHRENZ teamto the Inn of the Seventh Mountain. Call now to sign t. your team of over-30-year-old participants. Ask for Sue Curran or Terresa.Clark. n He's seen the growth firsthand Jake Lohrenz has seen Tigard's water sioners,Tigard can boast of a complete district grow from a one-well,one-man and efficient water system.Lohrenz operation into a sophisticated system of recalled that during his term as water water mains,meters,wells and storage commissioner,Tigard's reserve water tanks. was contained in one storage tank that RULES: Lohrenz,who is 87,became the ad- held 200,000 gallons.Today,Tigard has • Teams must consist of four participants, each over the age of 30. ministrator of Tigard's water district in several reservoirs,including one tank on • Pre-register, or register at the event, but participation will be limited to 20 1951 after serving as a water commis- Bull Mountain that can store 10 million teams. sinner.At that time there were only 449 gallons. • Each team membermustparticipate in at least one event. Points will be meters in the ground,compared with the Lohrenz moved to Oregon from Min- awarded for each event. The team with the most points wins. more than 10,000 that exist today. nesota in 1926.He lived for a while in • Injury disclaimer required for participation. The rapidly growing population of Tillamook,where he worked at a dairy Tigard forced the water district to expand extension service.He moved to Tigard in its system.A 400-foot well was drilled on 1941,after deciding that city life in Little Bull Mountain,in the area that is Portland did not agree with him.He now Canterbury Square.Then,Lohrenz retired in 1969,and said he is proud of said,demand for water increased even the advances of Tigard's water district. in-Tigard further and a second well was drilled.For "It's really become a good going busi- ' I a. I --several years,Tigard's water was sup- ness,"he said."I remember when we had plied by two wells.A third well was later to hold our meetings in public school added to the system to keep up with buildings because we didn't have an of- 684-0360 demand - fice.Now-the district.has;a fleet of men:; Now,thanks to the work done by and equipment and beautiful new offices. Lohrenz and other early water commis- It's really something." 1 Tigard's 30th Birthday•September 5, 1991 •Page 25 1 G A i.:1-i ! §———-—4i ii it h 1 R s H D y! L MARY PAYNE Tigard's town historian Mary Payne never had a burning desire to become Tigard's his- torian in residence.Payne,a King City resident,says the Tigard _,- - ir ,..01 - . Town and Country Days committee planning the Bicentennial . -+ • tea_ 0. ••t . i celebration"leaned on her"to accept the task of producing,z weekly lAO ' tiI L. column on Tigard's early families.Having a town historian was a lit+ ;.;. .• -_`. '.`_' 'es: . condition of Tigard's designation as a Bicentennial City. t '1i ____- "I had never taken journalism or writing classes,so I was ap- '�' _ prehensive,"says Payne,78."Wilbur Bishop,who was mayor then, h did a good job of persuading me that I could do it." " No one elsequestioned that MaryPayne was the right 4; s. ynperson for T_ ,q •• ••; 4 4 1 the job.The longtime Tigard schoolteacher had a history of con- it siderable community involvement,as a member of the park board .- ' +: EP •`b and secretary for the Tigard Town&Country Days committee for ;,r�' -' �' many years.She had also been married to Tigard native John Lenz, y nf," ,_ .q-• ,. it who died in the Columbus Day storm of 1962."John knew everyone 4t. !^ y �' , in town,so I had learned a lot about Tigard's early families." ' �t • . -. -,,Ikli ,� - The columns,which ran for nearly a year in the Tigard Times, .kk 1, , r, were very popular,and writing them,says Payne,was more gratify r, ,i� i. , , r Al , ..% °" f ing than she expected. r . Yx %IP,Pt;t' `�.. :; "I think they were popular because many people in Tigard didn't 47 I� r' �. ,� .; know their neighbors—they never asked them where they had } ' ,•' 'A i ..- , , come from,"says Payne."By reading the columns,people found i ,, . ; .... ` ;' other residents who had similar backgrounds—and the children be- ti ‘.',,,,ii • fr r came interested in their own family origins,asking for stories.I sup- '�► r,T,`'` - . - ': pose it enhanced the sense of community,because readers kept sug- t , • ,'' gesting more stories." i ti„4; The columns eventuallybecame"Tigardville Tigard,"the history ' . ' R .'1.(,,,•••. �? w` book Payne penned in 1979 using her columns as background.The •'.ill. .- C + .i ' '��''' book has been both successful and well received by the community- ' t� • r Payne's efforts in chronicling the city's first 100 years,and her Saha .0),:•141`• many years of volunteerism,earned her the First Citizen award in MARY PAYNE photo by Bonnie Darves 1978. 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"He was so much more than - - ' The ply' Connie Raemakers Ryan will be long remem- a coach,he was a friend to the -•s, 1. • "party" bered for his contributions to y Wayne _;_, -_- boys,"said Wa e Huberd,a ,fstarted years ago has yet to break youth in the Tigard and Portland former Tigard Babe Ruth presi- 1 ,r- up. areas.He formed the Tigard dent in a story that appeared in Blue Sox,the community's the Tigard Times a week after t my= Raemakers,who introduced the Senior Babe Ruth baseball team, Ryan's death in 1988."He was a & • 7 first Drug and Alcohol-free Gradua- in 1968 when he saw a need for 1 `4 tion Party at Tigard High School in special type of guy...he let the another baseball team for high boys play ball around their jobs I 1984,has spent most of the last school-age players.Ryan ...winning at all costs(wasn't decade helping kids entertain them believed in giving as many important to Jack)." t ; si,� selves without altering their minds. players as possible an oppor- . ' ,,t tunity to play.The team has be- For 21 years,right up to the _ . - The parent awareness program come one of the most successful day he died,Ryan coached the ' - she started in 1981 has blossomed Senior Babe Ruth programs in team he founded.And he died r l into a full range of drug education the state. while assisting his son,Mike,at i programs targeting all students in Ryan stressed the fundamen- a Blue Sox practice at Tigard _. ' the Tigard School District.Her tals of the game of baseball to High on July 13, 1988. ,',x .` years of volunteer work for the dis trict's students eventually landed her his players—giving it your all, Today the Ryan family carry ;,: a salaried position for the job she'd sportsmanship and,most impor- on the Tigard Blue Sox tradition k been doing all along—community tantly,having fun.He was well each summer.In his honor,the respected in the community,ac- Tigard Blue Sox changed the : drug education coordinator. tive with St.Anthony's Catholic name of their annual Fourth of Raemakers started Tigard Turns Church and at St.Anthony's July weekend baseball tourna I the Tide,a program aimed at in- Grade School where he was the ment to the Jack Ryan Invita- 4.-`.. y t g creasing parent awareness of sub- first male teacher at the school. tional Baseball Tournament. k ' `l \' ' 1 i stance abuse among high school stu- He was a counselor at Portland's This past July,for the first time `t ?` ', # J dents,eight years ago. Lincoln High School and was in team history,the Blue Sox instrumental in organizing won the championship of the "I started it because there was a several Special Olympics track tournament. JACK RYAN real need for it,"says Raemakers,a mother of seven."There were a lot of dangerous,parties,kids were get- ting drunk,and I felt the parents ELTON PHILLIPS Conditions poor for Tigard's first mayor needed to get together to work on the problem." Elton Phillips apparently did not would be trying to run Tigard from Raemakers then set her sights on mind working in the cramped,user- 11 miles away." increasing awareness at the district unfriendly back offices of an old It took the people of Tigard three level of the substance abuse problem building on Commercial Avenue, times to vote in the incorporation. among students. where an organized file system was With the framework for the new city only a dream and paperwork was in place,Phillips,Tigard's newly- The drug-free graduation parties, stored in cardboard boxes.It was hischristened first mayor,and his col- POWER(Promoters of Wellness in mission—to incorporate Tigard .,rt , leagues began shaping a new city Entertainment and Recreation)clubs and provide it with an efficient government. They had little money for junior and senior high students, government—that motivated him to work with,but were finally able and drug education programs for to look past his cluttered surround- 1� to afford the monthly rent on the old elementary students followed.Drug ings. U.S.Bank building on Main Street. abuse awareness now starts at the "The conditions really were ter- •• g. The building was later purchased by kindergarten level in Tigard schools, rible for the people working on the -- -` -OP�. - the city,and offices were located with the focus on building self-es- incorporation of Tigard,"said Phil- . : there until they were moved to a teem. lips' wife Jeanne."Theyjust didn't new building on Hall Boulevard five "If kids feel good about themsel- have the money for a building with years ago. ves,they're not inclined to get into proper offices,so they had to make Phillips'mayoral term was short with troubleledrugs and alcohol," do with what they could get." He served for about 11 months says Raemakers. Jeanne said her husband had been .t before moving his wife and family interested in community affairs for - to a larger home on Bull Mountain With her help,a group of stu- as long as she could remember. He Road.He was not eligible for re- dents started OSSOM(Oregon Stu- moved to Portland from Emmett, election because he had moved out dent Safety on the Move)in 1988. Idaho,after World War II,moved to of the Tigard city limits. She also was instrumental in es- Tigard in 1954 and became involved - Although Phillips'stint as mayor tablishing peer tutoring programs in in and was eventually named presi- • _ -- / • was brief,he left behind his example the schools and the successful Sum- dent of the Tigard Area Chamber ofof. hard work and determination.He mer Leisure program,now in its Commerce.During that time,Jeanne .'f set the standard for future Tigard fourth year. said,Phillips realized Tigard was mayors and other government offi- Raemakers is modest about her growing too fast and needed to be .. cials. accomplishments,and says she controlled. .-, ., . "He did a lot of work in those couldn't have made this much head- 1 "You could compare Tigard back few months,"Jeanne said."He and way without a lot of help. then to a child with no parents," the people he worked with gave 1 Jeanne said."Elton knew that some- ' their total lives to setting up city "Without the support of the thing had to be done,so he began government.He was so dedicated.It parents who've given thousands of L - �•_ was an amazingthingto watch." hours as volunteers,and the district the process of incorporating Tigard. •.�, He didn't think an annexation to Phillips died in 1986 at the age of —and their trust in me—we'd .P.ortland,woald.worksince.they......r.. ,.C.e•..'.. . R V. . . .. .1.TON.Pki1.� . . .-. . ., , _. ..._ . . , . . : < . ., , . never have come this,far.". 1 Tipard's 30th Birthday•September 5.1991 •Page 27 t . . ' '. "r �y- :IF, ge. ,. • ..411 • • w . 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