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The Bee, Sep 6, 2006, Updated Oct 30, 2009

Hal Lillywhite

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“Making better decisions” is focus of speaker in Sellwood. Hal Lillywhite, local personal coach, will be advising how to make better decisions in his talk, “The Seven Deadly Sins of Decison-Making” at the monthly meeting of the Association of Home Businesses, meeting at SMILE Station, S.E. 13th at Tenino, a block south of Tacoma Street, in Sellwood, 6-9 pm Thursday evening, September 21st. The meeting is open to anyone interested, whether they operate a home business or not, includes a buffet supper, and costs $10 to attend (nonmembers should mention having seen this notice to receive the members’ $10 rate). Reservations are requested: Call Eric at THE BEE, 503/232-2326.

Old Woodstock banners sold to benefit community center. The Woodstock Community Business Association (WCBA), which had underwritten the original Woodstock neighborhood banners hanging from utility poles along Woodstock Boulevard, and who recently replaced them with an updated banner design, donated the old banners in August to the Woodstock Neighborhood Association, which sold them at the second annual Woodstock Family Picnic on August 19th, with the proceeds going towards the ongoing maintenance of the Woodstock Community Center. WCBA meets monthly on the second Tuesday, 7-9 pm, at Country Bill’s, S.E. 45th and Woodstock Boulevard. All are welcome to attend.

New wine shop opens in Sellwood. Two native French friends, Didier Sudre and Frederic Raclot, who share a passion for wine, have combined their expertise and enthusiasm to open the “Vinideus Wine Store” at 8317 S.E. 13th Avenue in Sellwood. The owners say they are introducing a wide selection of exclusive imported wines and hard-to-find Northwest wines. “Our goal is to offer the community something different; special wines that they won't find in the other stores. We will carry a large selection of unknown, but exceptional French wines, hard to find Northwest wines and help our customers discover wines that are emerging or have been unfairly overlooked by most wine distributors and stores”. The new store opened August 19th, and is open Tuesday through Sunday, 10 am till 8 pm. The telephone number is 503/235-8002.

“Stromboli’s” sold, closes. Co-owner Nancy Taylor reports that the popular Woodstock restaurant, located at the site once occupied by Davidson’s, closed on July 30th after being sold to a group planning to convert it into a bar and grill, most likely called “Westover’s”, with pool tables, and with smoking permitted. No date was given for the reopening.

Gallery reports sale from artist’s estate. Mark Humpal Fine Art, located at 8235 S.E. 13th, suite 7, reports that it will be presenting a show and sale of paintings from the estate of the late Oregon artist Paul J. Grellert (1916-2005). The gallery is open Thursday through Saturday each week, 12-6 pm. For information, call 503/238-4452.

“Wong’s King” Chinese restaurant gains more attention. In the aftermath of having won a number of gold medals at major cooking competitions held within the country of China, the local “Wong’s King” Chinese restaurant has now been featured prominently on the cover and in the pages of the June issue of the nationally-distributed “Asian Restaurant News” magazine. The Inner Southeast Wong’s King is located on the southeast corner of S.E. Tacoma Street at 17th, open seven days a week for lunch or dinner dine-in service, as well as drive-through take-out. The restaurant was previously nationally honored as being one of the best hundred Chinese restaurants in the United States.

“Flamenco Shop” opens in Inner Southeast. The “Flamenco Shop” is now open in SE Portland, located next to Solo Flamenco’s “Arts Academy” at 1235 S.E. Division, #107-B. The shop offers an array of products including music and didactic CD and DVD recordings, rare videos, cajons (Flamenco percussion boxes), skirts, tops, shoes, and accessories for dancers and guitarists. An online store is opening this month at: www.theflamencoshop.com. Many of the products offered come directly from Spain, and, according to the store, until now were not available for purchase in Oregon. The shop is open Monday-Thursday 5-8 pm, and Saturdays 10:30 am till 2 pm. The telephone number is 503/972-1178.

Sellwood stylist wins contest. Linda St. James of Mia Bella Salon in Sellwood won first place, this summer, in the “NW Stylist and Salon” magazine “cover contest”. The subject of her entry (only her second entry in the popular regional trade contest) was Ma Bella receptionist Rebekka Hauskins, who has a modeling background; assisting in the entry was M’chel Bauxal, Hollywood celebrity makeup artist now based in Oregon; and photographer Eric Fox, whose studio is in the rear of the Mia Bella Salon. The winning photo appeared on the cover of the June 15th issue of the magazine.

New women’s accessories shop open Sept. 8th. “Tilde” will open on September 8th at 7919 S.E. 13th in Sellwood as a women’s accessories and home decorative shop; the Opening Celebration will be 11 am-7pm on that date. The store highlights a large range of jewelry, handbags, belts, stationary, apparel, glass and ceramics from North America, Australia and Europe. The shop’s staff notes, “we are honored to be the only store in the nation to showcase Lani Ching of I Ching Bead's unique jewelry line. Lani is a long-time Sellwood resident, and a nationally recognized glass artist.”

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