Skyline
Ridge Runner
October 2014
Skyline Ridge Neighbors
Vol. 26, No. 4
A Nonprofit Neighborhood Association Serving Northwestern Multnomah County, Oregon
SRN Thanks Everyone for a Fun and Successful Gathering
By the SRN Board of Directors
The Plumper Pumpkin Patch and Tree Farm venue
was generously donated by Jim and Peggy Kessinger.
The 24th Skyline Ridge Neighbors Summer Gathering
Their son Peter put in extra hours sprucing up the place
on August 24 was a near-perfect day. Our sign-in sheet
ahead of time. This made it a perfect setting and lightened
logged over 230 neighbors
the load of our volunteer crew.
and friends in attendance, inThe Meating Place donatcluding many longtime resied the pulled pork, sausages,
dents, many coming back to
and hotdogs.
In addition,
visit, some visiting friends
Sweetrock Farm Swiss Bakery
and relatives from near and
gave us fresh bread to complifar. We spent the afternoon
ment the meat. And thanks, of
visiting with friends, enjoying
course, to all who contributed
the diverse potluck feast, tradto the potluck. The food was
ing tales, and tapping our toes
great!
to the live music.
The neighbors who donatDue to the generosity of
ed auction items are: Sen and
our donors and bidders, the
Leon Speroff, Tracy Waters,
net proceeds of the GatherGary and Kelly Kuntz, Karin
ing was about $4,700. That
Hunt, Richard and Bobbi Linn,
amount will cover the routine
Audrey Vasoncellos, Gene and
annual cost of SRN adminisSusan Still, Jamie Shuali, Lestration, which includes web- Final instructions to the kids getting ready for the sack race at the
lie Morgan, Miles and Libby
SRN Summer Gathering (Photo: L. Erhardt)
site management, Newsline,
Merwin, Dick Gilkeson, Valand Ridge Runner printing
erie Fries and Jeremiah Wade,
and publication costs.
Laurel Erhardt, Craig Cameron, Pat Brady, Sharon Barth-
Thanks to Our Hosts and Donors
Summer Gathering, p. 8 ➤
Learn How You Could Reduce Your Property Taxes at Nov. 6 Meeting
By Valerie Fries Wade
Living on the Hill has many advantages. Not only do
we get to enjoy fresh air, beautiful surroundings, and real
community, but as a benefit of living in unincorporated
Multnomah County, some of us may qualify for lower
property taxes through a special tax assessment. Did you
know that Oregon has many categories of special assessments which can result in lower property taxes?
Have you ever wondered what it would take to qualify for a Conservation Easement Special Assessment? Or
perhaps you would be more interested in an Open Space
Land Special Assessment. I know that I, for one, am very
interested in the Wildlife Habitat Conservation and Management Assessment. These plans are available to reward
private landowners for helping wildlife and preserving
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open space.
Some of our neighbors are already benefiting from
farmland and forestry special assessments. These special
assessment programs reduce the taxes for private land
owners who manage their property for the primary purpose of farming, or growing and harvesting timber.
There are other programs available to relieve individuals from paying all or part of their property taxes. These
include programs for widows and widowers, senior citizens, and disabled citizens.
I have heard about neighbors who have found ways to
benefit from these programs, but I have never had to time
to figure out what is out there and how to apply. Looking
at the website for the State of Oregon can be a bit over-
Property Tax Meeting, p. 7➤
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Skyline Ridge Runner
Editor: Miles Merwin
Contributing Editor: Laura Foster
Production: Agnes Kwan, Libby Merwin, Karen Garber
Contributors: Laurel Erhardt, Valerie Fries Wade, Diane Vireday, Ras Sauer, Patti Long, Kim Johnson, Ken Pincus, Kammy
Kern-Korot, Sen Speroff, Tracy Waters
Send comments, articles, opinions and advertising requests to
the Editor, 14416 NW Skyline Blvd., Portland, OR 97231, ridgerunner@srnpdx.org, or fax to 503.621.3450. Deadlines for all
submissions are the 15th day of March, June, September, and
December unless otherwise announced. Letters to the Editor
are welcome, but must include your name and phone number
for verification. Letters may be edited for length.
➜ Deadline for the next issue is December 15
Skyline Ridge Neighbors Inc.
Skyline Ridge Neighbors is a nonprofit organization serving
rural northwestern Multnomah County through educational,
environmental, and social programs that inform residents on
relevant issues and events. SRN endeavors to better our community, encourage volunteer efforts, and openly communicate
with residents and outside organizations.
SRN Board of Directors (2014-2015)
Laurel Erhardt, President / 503.621.3501
president@srnpdx.org
Valerie Fries Wade, Secretary / 503.621.9256
secretary@srnpdx.org
John Eskew, Treasurer / 503.349.7031
treasurer@srnpdx.org
George Sowder, Land Use / 503.621.3552
Sue Kenney/ 503.621.3710
Linda Pooley / 503.647.7600
Don Zerr / 503.705.4412
Skyline Rural Watch Newsline
Subscribe to SRN’s weekly email newsletter of local events
and news via the link at www.srnpdx.org. Contact the Editor,
Laurel Erhardt, at newsline@srnpdx.org or 503.621.3501 to
submit items for publication
SRN Website
Visit www.srnpdx.org for more news, photos and information
about our community. If you have questions or comments,
contact the Webmaster, Agnes Kwan, at webmaster@srnpdx.
org.
The views and opinions presented herein are those of the
authors and are not necessarily endorsed by SRN or Skyline
neighborhood residents.
There's more online at
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Treasurer's Report
By John Eskew
SRN Income & Expenses
12/31/2013 - 9/15/2014
BEGINNING BALANCE DEC. 1, 2013
INCOME
Advertising
Donations
Summer Gathering (net)
Interest
TOTAL INCOME
19,139
890
2,420
4,859
35
8,204
EXPENSES
Administration
750
Ridge Runner
2,628
Community Programs
2,400
TOTAL EXPENSES
5,778
NET INCOME/(EXPENSE)
2,426
ENDING BALANCE SEPT. 15, 2014
21,565
Letters / In My Opinion
Thank you, Hugs all Around
By Ras Sauer
Recently, I discovered that all not all Beaver Holes are
free of man-made materials. Stepping over a Beaver felled
log, and into a Beaver “Sink Hole,” I discovered to my
dismay an old metal fence post. A laceration, fractured
Tibia and Fibula, 2 1/2 months of suspended animation,
and I am finally on an uphill swing.
Though it may seem like the worst part of the story,
that is instead the simpler part. The difficult part of this
story is finding a way to extend my gratitude to so many
people for their support, help, kindness, and well-wishes.
I may never know who they all are. So if you are one of
those incredible people, please give yourself an Enormous
Hug for me. If you are someone who knows one of these
people, extend that hug to them. And for anyone of you
who are wondering what this is all about, haven’t a clue,
but know that if you did, you’d be hugged too. Do It!
Thank you! You know who you are! :) 
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Community News
Help the Effort to Renovate the Old School to a Bakery and Cafe
By Diane Vireday, Sweetrock Farm Swiss Bakery
an acre, with 30 acres of fields surrounding it that belong
to the house next door. The owner we are leasing from
approves that we are renovating and bringing new life to
the building and property.
The old school is getting renovated slowly so far, but
more changes are coming. We are
getting a new septic system soon,
and the school will be painted
with the original 1907 colors (as
near as we can figure out). We will
be fixing the doors and windows
soon, as well. We are thinking of
holding an Open House/Volunteer
Potluck in October, where we will
update people on the history of
the building, recruit volunteers for
various projects, and get feedback
on community needs and interests.
My partner Bob McCormick and I are working to
renovate the old schoolhouse on Phillips Road. We hope
to renovate the upstairs into a breakfast bakery and
cafe, an indoor farmers market,
and a community meeting hall
for classes and events. We also
need to fix up the downstairs for
our Swiss bakery to expand its
capacity to be able to serve our
year-round customers with daily
fresh bread and pastries.
The school is located just
west of McMenamin’s Rock Creek
Tavern, near the corner of Phillips
Road and Old Cornelius Pass
Road. The nearby community
of Helvetia is home to farmers,
descendants of Swiss & German
Help Needed
Plans are underway to renovate the old school house on
pioneers, and many wonderful
Our bakery has been selling out
Phillips Road as a new home for the Sweetrock Swiss Bakneighbors. Its rural charm ought ery (Photo: D. Vireday)
at farmers markets this summer,
to be preserved through the many
but we need several items if we will
changes brought by the growing
be able to expand capacity. Current
city of Hillsboro.
needs include a refrigerator (commercial preferred), oven
(both commercial and standard, gas), various bakery
Building History
items like metro racks, scales, bakers' rack, dough sheeter,
Built in 1907 as a two-room school for the local children
kitchen appliances, and construction materials (sheetrock,
(descendants of Swiss pioneers), it was called Phillips or
tile, lumber, etc.). The list of things neighbors could help
Rock Creek School. Originally with only a wood furnace
us acquire or do is larger than we can include here.
for heating and outhouses, it never had plumbing and was
For upstairs, we will need chairs and tables and
a couple of couches and cafe supplies, and any local
only retrofitted for electricity many years later. It closed as
cultural art, furniture, or restoration that suits an old
a school in 1949, and the bell in the bell tower was taken
Swiss schoolhouse cafe/bakery. Contact Diane (503-803down and given to the Washington County Museum for
safekeeping. It was used sporadically since then, and fell
8418) for the cafe interior needs or Bob (503-803-7855)
into disrepair, but was listed as being of historical interest.
regarding construction needs. You can also contact us at
The building has 2,000 square feet on each floor, and is
sweetrockfarm@gmail.com or sweetrockfarm.com. 
approximately 40 x 50 feet. The school property is about
Martial Arts Class at the Grange
A Martial Arts class is now being held at the Skyline
Grange every Tuesday at 6:30p.m.
This all-inclusive class is for anyone aged 6 and up.
Although it is mostly about self-defense, these classes are
an excellent opportunity to increase your fitness, improve
balance, mobility, and range of motion. "We meet people
where they are and take them where they want to go," says
Christina Traunweiser, who is integral in bringing these
classes to the neighborhood. She says they have had participants in wheelchairs, and other limiting conditions,
who are able to participate, enjoy and improve.
Donations are accepted to cover Grange rental. Come
check it out! 
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Life On the Hill
Bringing the Classroom to the Countryside
By Patti Long, Founder
cooking lessons and farm lunches provided by Chef Farmer
Rex. I am a PSU college graduate with extensive early
West Hills Farm School, located on NW McNamee
childhood credits and a former preschool/kindergarten
Road, was created on the foundations of our upbringing.
teacher.
My husband’s family originated in the Southern United
Please visit our website at www.westhillsfarmschool.
States on homesteads in the
com or call us today at
Appalachian
Mountains.
503-621-9775
for
more
My ancestors immigrated
information or to schedule a
from Germany and settled
visit to our farm preschool.
on North Dakota farmIf you cannot reach us, we
lands. Our family’s history
are most likely doing farm
has shaped our philosophy
chores, teaching or working
of how we live our lives
on our website for farmers
today and raise our children.
at www.farmmade.com, so
Growing up with a strong
please leave us a message
sense of DIY values meant
and we will be sure to get
cooking most everything
back to you at or before the
from
scratch,
growing
next business day. We will be
fruits and vegetables for
offering FarmToCraft classes
preservation, and mending
such as canning, sewing,
and fixing most anything
cheese making and soap
before buying something At their West Hills Farm School on McNamee Rd., Patti and Rex
making for both adults and
new. There are some things Long of have fun teaching pre-schoolers how to grow a garden and
children, coming soon! 
how the plants grow (Photo: Courtesy P. Long)
that stay with you a lifetime.
When we moved up to
the Hill some eight years ago, the first thing we did was
enroll in the OSU Master Gardener program with plans
to utilize our land and forest to grow food for our family.
Anthony Reel, CFP®
Part of the certification process was performing a number
Vice
President
- Investments
of community service hours. We decided that creating
503.841.6111
and implementing a garden curriculum for preschoolers
would be right up our alley. After six weeks of teaching as
Radish Rex and Potato Patti, we successfully installed our
Trusted Advice. program at a local childcare center in Beaverton, which is
still in use to this very day. It is very rewarding to see that
Exceptional Service. the program is still an integral part of the children’s daily
activities.
Liberty Capital Investment Corp.
Our own children have grown up with a love for
Avenue, Ste. 150 Portland, OR 97201
1800
S.W
First
everything ‘farm'. After many years of building our hobby
Member
SIPC, FINRA & MSRB
farm, we have created a place full of stories that talk about
our farm animals, the wonder of plants, and the magic
of the forest. Our hope is that our experiences will be of
interest to our community members and their children.
We have decided to offer a half-day farm preschool
program that runs Monday through Friday and follows the
Portland Public School calendar. We will also be offering
an assortment of summer camps in 2015 for preschool
through fifth grade.
We are offering a two-night stay at our Sunriver
vacation home this fall, winter or spring, for the first ten
families who sign up for the four or five day program.
Our daughter, Salina Long, is a college student and very
interested in working with children. She and I will be
teaching the farm preschool program, along with weekly
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Forest, Farm & Garden
Conservation District Improves NW Streamside Land
By Kammy Kern-Korot, WMSWCD
which can be used by wildlife. And, to enhance the habitat
value and aesthetics, a native hedgerow was planted along
Karl and Kathleen Winkler began working with West
the roadside fence-line, providing privacy and noise buffMultnomah Soil & Water Conservation District in late winering along Skyline Boulevard. Pollinators will also benter 2013 on a plan to improve more than seven acres of
efit from the thousands of other flowering plants installed
land on Skyline Boulevard, in the
throughout the project area.
Bronson Creek watershed, as part
The steep open slope below
of our Healthy Streams Program.
the Winkler’s house was also
The Winklers were inspired by
planted with native Oregon oak
the Conservation District’s work
and other species to expand rare
on a neighbor’s property, during
and declining habitat types, and
which a mature Oregon white oak
to preserve the view of the Tutree was discovered, and wanted
alatin Valley. The Winklers will
to expand the oak savanna and
protect their new oaks and the
riparian habitat improvements to
neighbor’s mature oak tree from
their property as well. In the fall
the shade and competition of
of 2013, the Conservation District
encroaching conifers, and from
secured $9,000 from the Oregon
faster growing deciduous trees,
Watershed Enhancement Board
such as red alders, by cutting or
to pay for site preparation, apgirdling the competing trees.
proximately 5,000 native plants,
Approximately 1.5 acres of
and a contract crew to install the Upland area at Winkler habitat enhancement project in upriparian area along 730 feet of
plants in both the uplands and per Bronson Ck. watershed (near Skyline Blvd. & SpringBronson Creek was inter-planted
ville Rd.) ready to be planted to oak savanah (Photo: K.
along three streams.
with native shade tolerant coniKern-Korot)
The project has involved confers and other native plants to
trolling the invasive weed infestabetter stabilize the slope, and to
tion on the property and restoring most of the property to
protect it and the creek bank from additional slides, limit
native plant communities. With Conservation District's
creek sedimentation, and boost the number of conifers in
guidance, the Winklers worked hard to prepare the site by
the riparian forest. In addition, the new trees will help
cutting back and spraying more than two acres of Armeincrease the availability of large wood for stream habitat,
nian blackberry, and they pledge to maintain the site in the
increase native species diversity in the forest, and improve
future. English hawthorne and feral orchard trees were rehabitat function and value. During this project, a grand
moved from the unused uplands which were planted with
total of 1/4 mile of stream was improved on this one propnative Oregon white oak and mixed oak/Ponderosa pine.
erty alone.
To take advantage of the available wood from invasive
For more information about our Healthy Streams Protree removal, and to avoid carbon release from burning,
gram, contact Senior Conservationist Kammy Kern-Korot,
the landowner will store carbon in the form of brush piles,
kammy@wmswcd.org or 503.238.4775, ext. 108. 
Looking for Owners of Streamside Property
By Kammy Kern-Korot, WMSWCD
Do you live along Rock, Abbey or McCarthy Creek or
one of its tributaries? We’re looking for creek-side landowners who want to work with us to improve the health
of their streams. West Multnomah Soil & Water Conservation District has been controlling weeds and planting trees
and shrubs, free of charge to landowners, for the past three
years. The idea is to stabilize stream banks and provide
shade to cool the water for fish and other wildlife.
The District’s Healthy Streams Program offers financial and technical assistance to enhance private rural land
along the creek. We know that managing this land can be
challenging, whether you’re battling blackberry bushes or
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trying to keep the stream banks from eroding and falling
into the water. It can be overwhelming!
Here’s what the Healthy Streams Program can do:
• Identify and control invasive weeds, and replace
with low-maintenance native plants
• Provide free site visits and develop a customized/
voluntary plan for your approval
• Hire crews to battle weeds and conduct maintenance
• Cover 100% of the costs if your property is a denuded area on the main-stem creek (or 50% of the costs
for tributaries)
Streamside Property, p. 6 ➤
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People of Skyline
Got Soap? Sell Soap!
By Kim Johnson
My husband suggested several years ago that I stop
collecting goats. People would start to refer to me as “that
goat lady,” he said. I wouldn’t want that title, he said. I
listened for a while, but then I found Daisy, a beautiful
sideways eared, white Saanen Goat. Daisy has a terrific
personality and incredible milk production.
The husband was willing to make an exception for
Daisy, mostly due to the great goat milk ice cream, goat
cheese, goat milk for frosted flakes, and soap. Yes, soap.
Goat milk makes really great soap. If you have a high production, large volume output goat, like Daisy, you will end
up with an excess of milk. An excess of milk equaled an
excess of soap at my house.
For the last ten years, I have been making soap in the
kitchen. I have consistently produced enough soap for local sales, but when Daisy came along, I upped my game.
Thirty bars became ninety. Ninety bars became, “Hey,
let’s go industrial!” After all, if I was making ninety bars,
I might as well make a hundred and ninety. Daisy was
happy to keep up the milk supply and my recent purchase
of a milking machine freed up time to make more soap.
So how much handcrafted product can one realistically store in one’s home? Soap needs to “cure” or dry
for about six weeks before the final saponification makes
it safe to use. I had hundreds of bars of soap drying in my
house. When it became difficult to find a place to sit down
in my office (which is also the laundry room), I suspected
there might be storage problems. Considering it was also
➤Streamside Property, (continued from p. 5)
This work will increase the value of your property as
well as make it look better and give you more privacy. It
will help stop stream bank erosion, improve water quality
and fish and wildlife habitat, and take less effort to maintain. Here’s what one McCarthy Creek landowner had to
say:
“We’ve worked with the Conservation District for
nearly 3 years and are very pleased with the results of
our project… so pleased that we just expanded it up the
hill this year. We are thrilled to be rid of the nasty weeds
and to have our creekside area beautified. The fact that
difficult to sit at the kitchen table, dining room table - and
forget trying to put your feet on the coffee table - the issue
became more critical.
Was a business born? Not quite. I have no business
background. I majored in biology and chemistry, not sales
and marketing. I can’t even spell business without needing
an autocorrect. But I love making soap, so I guess a business was born when no one at my house could sit down.
There was soap all over our house, and I needed to sell
it. I had a fairly regular amount of sales to local friends,
but I needed to think bigger. Necessity might be the mother of invention, but I try not to invent the wheel if someone
else has already done it. So I opened an Etsy shop online
and named it “Rain Barrel Acres Farm” after our farm. The
first day was very nerve wracking in trying to figure everything out, but I gradually got the hang it and starting
selling soap.
After the first week of sales online, we could put our
feet on the coffee table again. I happily informed my husband that we might be able to eat dinner at the table soon. I
further informed him that we might actually need another
goat. He agreed that eating dinner at the table would be
good, another goat, not so much.
Check out our Etsy Shop - Rain Barrel Acres Farm, or
contact us directly: kim.a.gardener@gmail.com or 503-7815797. Great Soap comes from Happy Goats! 
the planting area is maintained by professional crews
has made our lives so much easier and freed us up to
tend to other parts of our property. The staff has always
been helpful and courteous and even organized a stream
clean-up to clear out the trash! We feel good knowing that
we have improved our land and that we are benefiting
wildlife, water and air quality, and protecting our soil and
stream-banks from erosion.”
To learn more about the Healthy Streams Program,
schedule a site visit, or get neighbor references, contact
Senior Conservationist Kammy Kern-Korot; kammy@
wmswcd.org (503-238-4775 x 108). 
Keep up-to-the-minute with
the Skyline Newsline. Subscribe at www.srnpdx.org
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Skyline Artisans Guild
Come to the Artisans Guild Holiday Festival, Nov. 22-23
By Ken Pincus
In an evolving series at the Skyline Grange, Skyline
Artisans is pleased to invite the public to our next Holiday Festival at the Skyline Grange on Nov. 22 and 23 from
10am to 4pm.
In this weekend event, there will be about 20 booths
showcasing the work of Skyline area artisans. Included
will be booths showing & selling jewelry, accessories, pottery, glass, book arts, paintings and other items. As in
previous events, local food vendors will have their baked
➤Property Tax Meeting, (continued from p. 1)
whelming, and the task seems daunting.
Come join us for an evening meeting at the Skyline
Grange on Thursday, November 6 at 7:00 p.m. that will
provide information that could save you money. Speakers
will be provided by the Multnomah County Tax Assessor’s
office and West Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation
District.
Special Assessment Specialist, Karla Hartenberger
from the Tax Assessor’s office, will talk about how to find
out whether you qualify for any of these programs, how
goods, pickles and other foods available for purchase. And
we hope to have continued participation by local wineries
and area musicians.
Discover the beauty that is being created in your neighborhood, and come out to strengthen our shared community bond. We look forward to seeing you.
For more information including inquiries about renting a booth, please contact Ken Pincus at ken@pincuspotterystudio.com. 
to apply for them, how to maintain them, and how to get
assistance in applying.
Michael Ahr and Kammy Kern-Korot, from WMSWCD, will be available to talk to you about creating a
conservation plan to help you qualify for specific farm or
forestry programs.
This educational program is offered by SRN as a community service benefit. We strive to keep residents informed and involved for the betterment of our community
as a part of the mission of SRN. 
Helvetia Winery
23269 NW Yungen Rd, Hillsboro, OR 97124
Tasting Room Hours: Wednesday 5-8pm,
Thursday-Sunday noon-5pm
Private events & tastings by appointment.
Call 503-647-7596 for details.
http://www.helvetiawinery.com/
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503.319.0964 Call or Text
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SRN News
➤Summer Gathering, (continued from p. 1)
maier, Dexter Bacon, Sen. Betsy Johnson, Tim Baker, Carolyn Lindberg, Rosalie Hall, Scott Teitsworth, and Linda
Williams.
The Businesses who donated auction items are: Means
Nursery, West Hills Farm School, St. John’s Veterinary,
Linnton Feed and Seed, New Seasons Market, Pincus Pottery, Alpaca Naturally, Painting with Threads and many of
Sue Kenney’s co-vendors from Portland Saturday Market,
Rice Museum, Audubon Society of Portland, West Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District, Glimmerglass, Beauti”full” Country Style Holiday Wreaths, Zoe
Bacon, Our Favorite Foods, “8” Sticky Fingers, Timeless
Treasures, and Jensen & Marineau Ceramics.
again next year!
Save the Date! Saturday August 15, 2015 - the 25th
SRN Annual Summer Gathering. Yes, it was a near-perfect
day. What would have made it perfect? It could have been
about 5 to 10 degrees cooler! ❐
Thanks to the Volunteer Helpers
Kudos to all our volunteers!!! All the members of the
SRN Board helped, including Laurel Erhardt, Valerie Fries
Wade, John Eskew, George Sowder, Sue Kenney, Don Zerr,
and Linda Pooley. Audrey Vasconcellos and Sharon Barthmaier spent many hours working the auction, both before
and during the event. Valerie Driscoll was our potluck
coordinator extraordinaire. Our table and supply-moving
crew were Miles Merwin, Jim Cheadle and his boys Austin and Trevor, plus one recruited friend, Calum Maloney.
Once again, George Sowder, with the help of Dexter Bacon,
got all of the signs up throughout the ‘hood, and then took
them all back down. Rebecca Jenkins organized the Kids'
Games. Sue Kenney, Rosalie Hall and Patricia did Kids'
Art. Don Jenkins was on hand as local Historian. Rob
Bass was our Auctioneer extraordinaire. Lori Schreiber
did Face-painting for the kids. Thanks to both Sen (community table) and Leon (reception) Speroff. Libby Merwin provided flowers from her garden with vases from
Pat Brady. And those who set up, picked up, cleaned up,
toted, washed, and labored to contribute to the day were
John Driscoll, John Gritzmacher, Tracy Waters, James and
River Lyons, Claire Mersereau, Julie Perry, Vickie Coghill,
Rhonda Kelvin, Jean and Elmer Zerr, Kelly Sue and Melissa Munson, Natalie Harger, Elinor Markgraf, Cindy Banks,
Pat Brady, Dustin Sauer, Laurel Harroun. Jennifer Jenkins
Glowacki, Jolene Williams, and Robert Walker. Our student volunteers this year were Chaucie Edwards, Michaela Friedrich, Ben Ritt, Lucca Jenkins Law, and Nova Platt.
Last but not least, thanks to Ras Sauer who diligently did
phone work while keeping his broken leg elevated.
Our music was once again provided by the McCarthy
Creek Boys: Cousin Don Zerr, mandolin; Uncle Don Tilson,
guitar; Forest Bloodgood, fiddle; Simon Babbs, guitar; Jim
Haggenjous, drums; and Jesse Hardin, bass. They provided the perfect sound for this summertime, neighborhood
picnic event.
You know it was a good event when at the end of the
day, as we are sitting around rehashing the events of the
past 24 hours, our volunteers, neighbors, and friends are
relaxing with a cool beverage and speaking of doing it
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Service ◆ Remodeling ◆ Repiping
CRAIG ANDERSON
PLUMBING INC.
Craig Anderson
11230 NW Plainview Rd. 503-232-1060
Plainview, OR 97231 CCB# 100658
Skyline Ridge Runner
Please Thank and Support the Local Business
Sponsors of the 2014 Summer Gathering
Plumper Pumpkin Patch & Tree
Farm
11435 NW Old Cornelius Pass Rd, Portland
503-645-9561
www.plumperpumpkin.com
Zoe Bacon Design
The Meating Place
6495 NW Cornelius Pass Rd., Hillsboro
503-533-0624
www.meatingplacepdx.com
Painting With Threads
Sweetrock Swiss Bakery
11180 NW Old Cornelius Pass Rd
503-803-8418
sweetrockfarm.com
Means Nursery
503-621-6946
ztbacon@msn.com
Suekkenney@gmail.com
33499 Kammeyer Rd, Scappoose
503-543-3223
www.meansnursery.com
Alpaca Naturally
Pincus Pottery Studio
West Hills Farm School
11311 NW Plainview Rd
503.621.3710
easyfeelingalpacas@gmail.com
St Johns Veterinary Clinic
4818 N Lombard St., Portland
503-289-4996
www.stjohnsvc.com
Rice NW Museum of Rocks &
Minerals
26385 NW Groveland Drive
503.647.2418
ricenorthwestmuseum.org
Skyline Ridge Runner
503.621.3710
14000 NW McNamee Rd
503.715.7066
14754 NW Ash St.
503-285-4785
pincuspotterystudio.com
www.westhillsfarmschool.com
Linnton Feed & Seed
New Seasons Market
10920 NW St Helens Rd., Portland
503-286-1291
linntonfeed.com
3495 SW Cedar Hills Blvd., Beaverton
503.641.4181
www.newseasonsmarket.com
Beauti"full" Country Style
Holiday Wreaths
18325 NW Morgan Rd.
503.789.0605
imkellysue@gmail.com
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Skyline Grange News
Garage Sale and Soup Supper Return to the Grange
By Sen Speroff and Tracy Waters
Often summers at Skyline Grange are quieter than
other seasons, so members can tend to their own gardens
and perhaps take a vacation. We cannot say this summer
has been inactive. There has been a whorl of activities –
sprucing up the landscaping, tending to our dear native
plants as they get established, preparing for a wedding
event as if it was our own daughter’s, and planning
permanent fencing to secure our fancy, new, expensive
septic system. Now that it is autumn, Skyline Grange is
gearing up for a couple of traditional community activities.
Come join us.
com. You can get more Grange information on the SRN
website at http://www.srnpdx.org/skyline-grange-894-0.
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Fall Garage Sale, Oct. 3-4
Skyline Grange’s garage sales are named “Everything
and the Kitchen Sink” for a reason. Donations from a large
number of Skyline households reflect our community and
its semi-rural setting. There will be items from every part
of the house, barn, root cellar, and tool shed – from clean,
functional items to the zany. It will be held on Friday-Saturday, October 3-4, from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Come help distribute the wealth of “stuff.” It is a BIG event. These sales
have generated loyal followers who return with delight
and anticipation sale after sale.
Are you a garage sale enthusiast or looking for an
opportunity to support our community? If so, please
consider volunteering to help set up or staff the sale.
Contact us if you are interested.
Saturday Soup Supper, Nov. 1
Skyline Grange invites you to its 9th annual Soup
Supper on Saturday, November 1 from 5-8 p.m., serving
until 7 p.m. It’s a perfect place to be on a rainy, foggy
autumn evening. We do the cooking; you enjoy hearty
homemade soups, homemade breads, fresh salads,
homemade desserts, and conversation with neighbors.
Suggested donation is $7/adult or $15/family. Questions
or to help, contact skylinegrange894@msn.com, or Tracy
Waters at 503-285-3530 or Sen Speroff at 503-621-3331.
Grange Facts
Full Color Maps of Skyline Area for Sale
Skyline Grange is located at 11275 NW Skyline
Boulevard, 1.6 miles east of the Cornelius Pass Road
intersection and 0.1 miles west of Newberry Road.
Monthly meetings are held on most second Mondays of
each month at 7:30 p.m. For inquiries about renting the
Grange, email Pat Barnard at pbarnard2@aol.com or phone
her during the evenings or on Fridays or Saturdays at 503522-0904. Email the Grange at skylinegrange894@msn.
SRN offers a 34 x 44 inch color wall map made
by Metro that shows an aerial photo of our
boundaries in Multnomah Co., overlaid with
street names, parcel outlines, creeks, etc.
Price is $25 each. Contact srn@srnpdx.org or
503.621.9867.
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Skyline Ridge Runner
Classifieds
Moles and Gophers be GONE! If you are having
trouble with moles or gophers making a mess of your yard,
garden, or pastures, I can help. I trap them and you can be
rid of them in a few days. Email or call if you would like
more info . eileen113@comcast.net or 503-803-0593.
For Sale: 2 houses on 4.9 acres, 11440-11400 NW Rock
Creek Rd. Close to the intersection of Old Cornelius Pass
Road. 40 fruit & nut trees and 2 acres of timber. Home #1:
4 bedroom, 2 bath, 2 car garage, shop 32x34. Home #2: 2
bdrm, 1 bath. $565,000.00. Call: 503-319-3812.
Petsitting, Housesitting, Babysitting. Young responsible woman living on Skyline. For Petsitting: experience
with dogs, cats, horses, barn animals; Housesitting: dropins or overnight; Babysitting: preschool and up; Everyday help: dog walking, gardening and errands. Call/Text
Peyton Chesley, 503-887-5708. Rates and References upon
request.
org and click Skyline Grange.
Weed wrenches. The invasive Scotch Broom is in full
bloom. Get rid of it now to prevent it from going to seed.
You can eliminate Scotch broom, holly and other woody
shrubs and sapling trees easily with a weed wrench. S RN
has a weed wrench loan program. We have 3 sizes (small,
medium and large) available at no charge. Contact Sen at
(503) 621-3331 for the large and medium weed wrenches
located on Skyline near mile marker 15. Contact Karen at
(503) 289-7169 for the small weed wrench located on McNamee Rd.
United Pack Rat’s Garage Sale, October 3 & 4th on
NW Rock Creek Road, 10am-6pm ONLY. Antiques, hand
tools, electronics, musical instruments, art work, horse
equipment, collectables, power tools, unusual items, weird
and wonderful, we’ll have it! If you’re interested in a picture preview, email Cindy at kruegerkash@gmail.com.
Blackberry, Scotch Broom Removal, Hydraulic
Woodsplitting, Hedge Trimming. Stihl FS-250 brush cutter
gets in tight spaces: fence lines, foundations, through narrow gates, on hillsides where brush hogs can’t go. Scotch
Broom pulled with roots by Weed Wrench. Haul behind
splitter rolls to your site. Chainsaw work, cut up downed
trees. Joel, 503-287-6956.
Sweetrock Farm Swiss Bakery is an artisan custom
domestic bakery, fresh-baking delicious Swiss breads,
pastries, savory pies, and more. We use local ingredients
where possible, our farm eggs and herbs. Find us at farmers markets and our farm store; we can prepare your custom order in 24 hours. Contact Diane Vireday at sweetrockfarm@gmail.com or 503-803-8418.
Owen West Electric. Our specialty is service and panel changes, kitchen and bath remodels, security and yard
lighting. 30 years of experience. CCB #29492. 503.297.6375
Office, 503.880.9512 Cell.
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Donate your vehicle, running or not, to MIKE Program commemorating longtime SRN resident, Michael
Hartnett. Detailied instructions at www.mikeprogram.
org/vehicle_ donation to support health and mentoring
enrichment for teens.
Rent the Skyline Grange. Planning an event? The
Grange may be the perfect spot. Contact Pat Barnard at
(503) 522-0904 or pbarnard2@aol.com. Visit www.srnpdx.
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Community Calendar
Oct. 3-4, 9 AM – 5 PM: Grange Fall Garage Sale,
“Everything and the Kitchen Sink.” Includes donations
from a large number of Skyline households, from every
part of the house, barn, root cellar, and tool shed.
Jewelry, accessories, pottery, glass, book arts, paintings,
and more. Food vendors and live music.
Dec. 8, 7:30 PM: Monthly meeting of Skyline Grange
#894, 11275 NW Skyline. Everyone is welcome to attend.
Oct. 9, 7 PM: Monthly meeting of SRN Board of
Directors, 18030 NW Johnson Rd. All neighbors are
welcome to attend.
Oct. 13, 7:30 PM: Monthly meeting of Skyline Grange
#894, 11275 NW Skyline. Everyone is welcome to attend.
Nov. 1, 5 – 8 PM: Saturday Soup Supper at the Skyline
Grange. Enjoy hearty homemade soups, homemade
breads, fresh salads, homemade desserts, and conversation
with neighbors. Suggested donation is $7/adult or $15/
family.
Nov. 6, 7 PM: Learn about special assessments for
lower property taxes. Speakers from Multnomah County
Tax Assessor’s office and West Multnomah Soil and Water
Conservation District. Skyline Grange, 11275 NW Skyline
Blvd.
Nov. 10, 7:30 PM: Monthly meeting of Skyline Grange
#894, 11275 NW Skyline. Everyone is welcome to attend.
Nov. 22-23, 10 AM – 4 PM: Skyline Artisans Guild
presents Holiday Festival at the Skyline Grange. Featuring
20 booths showcasing the work of Skyline area artisans.
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Skyline Memorial Gardens & Funeral Home
We value enduring relationships in Northwest
communities. Since 1951 we have provided service
with integrity, respect and excellence.
Plan your remembrance at one of the most
beautiful vistas in the Portland area.
Call or visit us www.skylinememorialgardens.com
4101 NW Skyline Blvd, Portland
503-292-6611
Skyline Ridge Runner