What is Non-Invasive Skin Tightening?

Whitney Berrier
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What is Non-Invasive Skin Tightening?

Non-invasive skin tightening treatments use non-invasive technologies and devices to help tighten, tone, and lift loose skin. 

Multiple factors can cause loose skin, but the most common are aging, weight loss or pregnancy and is one of the top concerns of our clientele.   Loose skin is why many clients feel that diet and exercise are not enough to achieve their dream body. Loose body skin, and even facial and neck skin, can create a look of extra tissue and “fluff” – losing the definition of their bone structure. Many clients mistake extra skin for “fat.”  

In the past, lax skin could only be surgically removed. Now, there are vast options for non-invasive ways to stimulate collagen and elastin production in the deeper layers of the skin with absolutely no impact on daily living and activity. In general, the sensation of these technologies feels like a warm massage. 

Most clients need 5-8 sessions, 1-2 weeks apart, to see a significant result in their skin. Popular areas to be treated for skin laxity are upper arms, breasts, butt, abdomen, inner thighs, upper back bra line, face, and neck. 

Aesthetic Body Design offers several popular non-invasive technologies to tighten the skin:

Radio Frequency Therapy and Cryo:  A non-invasive/non-surgical treatment to address fine lines and sagging skin. This procedure uses energy waves to heat the deep layers of your skin (dermis), thus stimulating the production of fibroblasts, which play a critical role in the production of collagen and wound healing. When the energy waves make contact, they trigger tissue contraction, effectively resulting in tighter skin.

Cryo Electroporation:  A non-invasive, low-level current of electricity that mirrors the body’s own natural electrical impulses that stimulate ATP (adenosine triphosphate), which contributes to the body’s healing and rejuvenating powers combined with a strong cooling function that vitalizes cell activity of skin surface and increases product penetration ratio. During the treatment, electric impulses create an electric field of voltage across the cell membrane, bringing about molecular changes which lead to the formation of ultra-micropores. The nano-sized droplets penetrate the skin layers to reach the dermis for regenerative skin treatment. This results in strengthening, firming, toning, and relaxing of the muscles. Improved blood flow increases the supply of nutrients to the tissue and muscle fibers. By improving blood circulation, the skin’s overall health, function, and appearance are enhanced.

Ultrasound Skin Tightening:  Ultrasound tightening is a non-surgical treatment that lifts and stimulates the muscle as well as creates heat at a deep tissue level. This is good for sagging skin, brow lines, jowls, and body skin. 

HIFU with Radio Frequency: High-intensity focused ultrasound goes deep into the subcutaneous fat layer by turning the energy source into individual hot condensation points to destroy the unexpected fat cells, reduce unexpected fat cells, stimulate the contraction and thickening of collagen simultaneously, stimulate elastic fiber, unexpected fat cells decomposed into triglyceride, excreted through the body’s metabolism to get the effect of body shaping. The focused ultrasound also promotes collagen and elastin growth, as well as the Radio Frequency that can tighten and lift loose skin.

Contact us at Aesthetic Body Design to receive a complimentary consultation with a free demo of a skin tightening treatment and see how your body can change without surgery! Call us at 503-575-7653 or email us at hello@aestheticbodydesign.com. You can also visit our website at www.aestheticbodydesign.com.

Hollywood’s Hottest Trend – Face and Body Contouring

Whitney Berrier
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Hollywood’s Hottest Trend – Face and Body Contouring

Tualatin Life sat down with Whitney Berrier, Licensed Esthetician and founder of Aesthetic Body Design, to discuss facial and body contouring and why it’s becoming one of the hottest aesthetic trends in the US.

TL: First of all, how did you get started in body contouring?
WB: I personally have always struggled with my weight, so I have a special place in my heart for clients who come in feeling defeated by their bodies. When I learned that this kind of work could be done, I became absolutely obsessed with learning and training with others who had lots of background in body contouring. We commonly work with clients struggling with weight gained from hormonal issues, loose skin from quick weight loss and pregnancy, or genetically driven body shape or cellulite deposits. It blew my mind that topical treatments that feel as comfortable as a warm massage, could take care of those “problem areas” easily while a client just laid in a treatment bed. 

Body contouring is surprisingly popular with Hollywood, actually. Lots of stars travel to Europe to have treatments done. This is why I established Aesthetic Body Design – I wanted to bring amazing technology for body and facial modification to our Portland-metro area, technology that has only been available abroad until now. Aesthetic Body Design is a boutique salon specialized in technological aesthetic work that allows clients to feel slimmer, smoother, and younger – without needles, lasers, or anything painful or invasive. Safety, comfort and results are our TOP priorities at Aesthetic Body Design. 

TL: What is facial contouring and what is a session typically like?
WB: Facial contouring is one of my favorite services we offer. Our LUX facelift targets fine lines and wrinkles, tightens jowls, and remodels deep tissue and muscle laxity. It can plump cheeks and lips, creating a youthful, plush look to your face. Our facial treatments also target dark spots and uneven texture as well as acne scarring. We use a proprietary brightening serum that does amazing results when combined with our mechanical facial contouring treatments. Dark circles, brow laxity, the dreaded “11’s” between the brows, can all be improved with our facial contouring treatments. They also don’t involve any downtime or special aftercare. We like to call them the “lunchtime facial” since you can pop in during lunch and immediately head back to work. 

TL: How many sessions would someone need to see results and how long are the sessions?
WB: You can usually see an improvement even in the first session, but typically, for body treatments, you can expect 5 – 8 sessions for stabilized, fully developed results. Times can range from 45 minutes to 120 minutes, depending on the area treated and type of treatment plan. We also provide “The Hollywood Body” plan that covers the face, arms, abdominal area, back, and thighs. This is one of our most popular services! For face and neck, typically clients need 8 – 10 sessions – and sessions can range from 45 minutes to 90 minutes. 

TL: How does booking a session work?
WB: Just call us at 503-575-7653 or email us at hello@aestheticbodydesign.com and we can book you a free consult to go over your aesthetic goals. We are also running a spring special for new clients that include a free facelift treatment or body slimming treatment with your consult, so you can actually experience what face and body contouring really is!

Dressed to Dream formalwear giveaway puts the glitz in prom for area teens

Holly Goodman
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Dressed to Dream formalwear giveaway puts the glitz in prom for area teens

Glam is where it’s at for Keira Morthland.

“I’m a huge dress person,” the 17-year-old high school junior said. “I like seeing all the nails, the jewelry, the shoes, all of it.”

Bergen Lien (right), served up custom drinks, snacks, and Miss Hannah’s Gourmet Popcorn to tired “shoppers.”
Bergen Lien (right), served up custom drinks, snacks, and Miss Hannah’s Gourmet Popcorn to tired “shoppers.” Mike Antonelli/Tualatin Life

And there was a lot of it being seen, tried on, fawned over, and taken home for the low, low cost of free last month at the pre- prom formalwear giveaway event, Dressed to Dream, where Morthland was a volunteer greeter.

The event was designed to take the financial sting out of an evening that can cost hundreds of dollars before it even begins, making the iconic night accessible to students who might otherwise be priced out.

“We really want to make the kids feel like this is their special day,” said Cyndy Hillier, a Tualatin city councilor.

Hillier, who spearheads the giveaway for Tualatin Together, coordinates year-round donations and leads the volunteer crew that spent a combined 200 plus hours making it happen, from clothes collection to tear down.

The group’s efforts included a full day arranging dresses, suits, button-downs, dress pants, shoes, jewelry, purses, and make-up into an easy to navigate, one-stop, pop-up prom shop at Rolling Hills Community Church.

Guests shopped for shoes, suits, prom dresses, jewelry, purses and more, all provided free of charge by volunteers.
Guests shopped for shoes, suits, prom dresses, jewelry, purses and more, all provided free of charge by volunteers. Mike Antonelli/Tualatin Life

Tigard/Tualatin area students were invited to “shop” head to toe for the attire and accessories to complete their prom looks.

While the bulk of the collection is femme attire comprised of hundreds of dresses from vintage to still-tagged new styles, the Dressed to Dream team is working to grow its more masculine collection. This spring’s inventory included a handful of tuxedos, a couple of dozen suits, and about 50 pairs of slacks and dress shirts.

“Whichever way you want to dress to go to prom, we have the clothes,” said Kristen Grant. Grant works with the school district’s Caring Closet, which culls formalwear and other dress clothes from its donations to help stock the racks at Dressed to Dream.

A couple of years ago, Grant’s daughter “found this absolutely stunning blue dress. And because we found a free dress, we were able to go buy really nice shoes,” she said.

Unfortunately, the 2021 graduate, never got to wear it. Her junior prom, like dances around the globe that spring, was a casualty of the coronavirus pandemic.

Still, Grant said, the shopping was fun.

“I love taking the girls and watching them get so excited to find something they are so utterly in love with,” she said.

The only thing better is getting to be the one trying them on.

The last time Morthland volunteered, she tried on at least a dozen of the dresses just for the thrill of playing with fashion.

Like many of the other student volunteers, Morthland got involved through Tualatin Together’s youth coalition StandUp Tualatin. Both the non-profit and its youth group focus on encouraging young people to maintain a drug and alcohol-free lifestyle.

Tualatin Together holds the event three times a year, also hosting free pop-ups for homecoming dances and winter formals. Hillier said they’d additionally like to expand into outfitting students for their first interviews and jobs.

Dressed to Dream, originally dubbed Diva Day, was started by parents about a decade ago. When Tualatin Together took over, the group changed the name to reflect the events’ gender inclusivity.

About 130 students from five high schools left the event with something to wear this round, Hillier said. She estimates they’ve outfitted about 2,500 kids over the years.

To up the access, they offered free bus service to Rolling Hills Community Church from both Tigard and Tualatin high schools and several elementary schools. Hillier said she was pleased that, in its inaugural run, the bus service had a handful of riders and said she hopes to see it more widely used on future voyages.

While the idea is to ensure kids can attend who otherwise might not be able to afford dancing the night away at the prom, there are no income restrictions.

“The biggest thing with this program is that it’s for everyone. This is not just for those kids who are in need. It’s for everyone – anywhere in the area,” said Kristin Morthland, who volunteered at the event with her daughter.

With the spring event fading into the rear view, organizers already have their eyes on the fall. And winter. And spring 2023.

“I love that the community comes together for all of these kids,” Grant said. “It’s a high school moment every kid should have. It’s absolutely a milestone.”

To find out more about Tualatin Together, email info@tualatintogether.org. They next meet on May 12 from 4:30-5:30 p.m.

Tualatin’s Memorial Day Commemoration returns to Winona Cemetery on May 30 after two year absence

Dale Potts
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Tualatin’s Memorial Day Commemoration returns to Winona Cemetery on May 30 after two year absence

Tualatin’s annual Memorial Day Commemoration is held at Winona Cemetery, 9900 SW Tualatin Rd. The ceremonies start at 10:45 am on Monday, May 30 with a Missing Man Maneuver fly over. After the event, head over to nearby Tualatin Community Park to enjoy a free Barbecue picnic.

Tualatin’s annual Memorial Day Commemoration is back after a two-year hiatus caused by COVID. This national holiday provides us an opportunity to honor and respect deceased military members, especially family and friends. It is a fast paced patriotic event featuring local members of our community. Memorial Day is on the last Monday in May, which this year is May 30. The event is conducted at Tualatin’s Winona Cemetery, located at 9900 SW Tualatin Rd. It starts with a missing Man Maneuver fly over at 10:45 a.m., and after conclusion, is followed by a free barbecue picnic at Tualatin Community Park.

Dave Dehart is this year’s Honored Vet.
Dave Dehart is this year’s Honored Vet.

This year’s honored veteran, Dave Dehart, is well known in Tualatin. After retiring from the Army where he served in two wars, both the Korean War and Vietnam, he worked 20 years for Miller Insurance agency. His military career took him around the world, working as a truck driver/chauffeur/interpreter, then intelligence, followed by counter-intelligence duties. During the Korean War, Dave wanted to join the Navy while a junior in high school because that is where his dad had served. The Navy recruiter told him to graduate first. While leaving the recruiting center, an Army Sergeant with a chest full of medals signed him up for the Army. He had been active in music in high school so volunteered for the Army band. But after boot camp was sent to paratrooper school. He injured his ankle the last week of that school and not able to make final jump. He already had orders to Korea so he was sent there, where the Army made him a truck driver, transporting POW’s. While finishing an 18 month tour as a chauffeur for a high ranking General in the LA area, who, after learning he had aptitude for languages, assisted in getting him into that school in Monterey. There he had a choice between Russian and Turkish. Figuring that Russian would put him in a remote area along the Russian border, he chose Turkish. His job after graduation, was the interpreter for the four star General for COMLANDSOUTHEAST, a NATO Command headquartered in Turkey. He was approached by Army Intelligence to work in that field. He spent time in Oregon where one of his tasks involved defusing incendiary materials attached to a balloon that had been found in a tree near Bend. The balloon had been released from a Japanese submarine off the Oregon Coast during WWII with intent to cause forest fires. When assigned to Army Intelligence office in San Francisco Bay area, one of his jobs was photographing Mario Savio in Oakland who making a name for himself as an anti-war protester.

MC Dale Potts (left) sharing 2018 Honored Vet Gordon Sundue’s story.
MC Dale Potts (left) sharing 2018 Honored Vet Gordon Sundue’s story.

One assignment had him stationed in Italy where his work area was the Mediterranean Ocean. There he helped close down a foreign intelligence network targeted against the NATO forces.

David returned to South Korea in 1962 where he helped capture North Korean spies who had been inserted into the country to collect military intelligence on UN Forces, facilities, locations, and troop morale. Others had different missions including spreading propaganda. He returned to language school to learn Vietnamese before taking on counter intelligence mission in Vietnam where his Vietnamese language skills and background dealing with double agents uniquely qualified him to work with field agents called “Trail Watchers” in two spy-nets; in the Delta and along the Cambodian border. He operated out in the open with no apparent connection with military. He wore bermuda shorts, golf shirts and sandals, and drove a blue Vespa motor scooter. But he really worked with Vietnamese agents called “Trail Watchers” who infiltrated into enemy units or had contacts with them. They provided Dave with information on enemy activity which he passed on to American military who decided whether to unleash Navy ship gunfire or jet aircraft attacks on these targets.

Among other activities, Dave now writes novels, some involving military intelligence. They are sold through online stores like Amazon where you can find his books by searching for his name.

Tualatin High’s choral group, the Crimsonnaires, will sing the National Anthem.
Tualatin High’s choral group, the Crimsonnaires, will sing the National Anthem.

The Missing Man Maneuver is narrated by Len Kaufman, a long time Tualatin resident who flew Army helicopters in Vietnam. As the aerial demonstration concludes, Tualatin High’s choral group, the Crimsonnaires, will have filled into the Cemetery to sing the National Anthem while the Tualatin Police Honor Guard posts the colors. A vet from a local church (this duty is rotated amongst local churches each year) gives the opening prayer followed by another patriotic song by the Crimsonaires. The Pledge of Allegiance is lead by the previous year’s Honored Vet, Army Ranger Bill Manderfeld, who has lived in Tualatin-Sherwood area since completing his military duty in Vietnam. He became a purple heart recipient on his first Ranger LRRP – long range reconnaissance mission – into enemy territory. Once a Ranger, Bill had rapid combat advancement. In less than ten months, he was promoted to Private First Class; next to Specialist; and then to Sergeant.

The President of the Winona Cemetery, Mike Hannegan, is up next. Then Mayor Frank Bubenik, who served in Army in Germany, introduces Patriotic speakers. Next, Kathy Walsh, who grew up in Tualatin, reads “In Flanders Fields.” She recited this poem at Tualatin’s first Commemoration and has continued since. She is followed by the President of VFW Post 3452 Auxiliary, Sanna Warren. The event concludes with Tualatin Police Honor Guard’s Order Arms and bugler Martin Murrell playing taps.

Immediately after the Commemoration, Tualatin VFW 3452 Auxiliary is hosting a free barbecue picnic in nearby Tualatin Community Park coordinated by Daniel Payne and prepared by Dalton’s Northwest Catering.

Kathy Walsh recites “In Flander’s Fields.”
Kathy Walsh recites “In Flander’s Fields.”
Bugler Martin Murrell with members of Boy Scout Troop 530.
Bugler Martin Murrell with members of Boy Scout Troop 530.
Len Kaufman, who flew Army helicopters in Vietnam, will narrate the Missing Man Maneuver.Len Kaufman, who flew Army helicopters in Vietnam, will narrate the Missing Man Maneuver.
Len Kaufman, who flew Army helicopters in Vietnam, will narrate the Missing Man Maneuver.
2019 Honored Vet, Army Ranger Bill Manderfeld, will lead the Pledge of Allegiance.
2019 Honored Vet, Army Ranger Bill Manderfeld, will lead the Pledge of Allegiance.
Tualatin Mayor Frank Bubenik will give comments and introduce speakers.
Tualatin Mayor Frank Bubenik will give comments and introduce speakers.
Motivational Speaker Ree Armitage, is US Sen Ron Wyden’s Field Representative.
Motivational Speaker Ree Armitage, is US Sen Ron Wyden’s Field Representative.

Tualatin artist recognized as guiding force behind countless projects and arts events

Holly Goodman
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Tualatin artist recognized as guiding force behind countless projects and arts events

From the bronze flock of geese forever taking flight at Tualatin’s main gateway to the library’s art bedecked walls, Buck Braden’s legacy is woven indelibly into Tualatin’s public spaces.

Her Heritage, Myeerah (Walks in Water, The White Crane, daughter or Tarhe and Ronyquaines). Oil on canvas. Myeerah is Braden’s grandmother seven generations removed.
Her Heritage, Myeerah (Walks in Water, The White Crane, daughter or Tarhe and Ronyquaines). Oil on canvas. Myeerah is Braden’s grandmother seven generations removed. Buck Braden

And, Tualatin is more beautiful for it.

“Your fingerprints are all over this city, in every beautiful place,” Tualatin City Councilor Bridgette Brooks told Braden during a recent meeting in which the artist was recognized for his longtime service and lasting impact.

Braden finished his final term as head of the Tualatin Arts Advisory Committee earlier this spring, wrapping up a nearly 30-year run with the volunteer board. His vision, passion, and insistence on artistic excellence were the guiding force behind countless projects and arts events.

“Buck was instrumental in so many things,” said Paul Hennon, who teamed with Braden on numerous projects during his time as the city’s community services director. “He was an important voice for conveying that the library should have a substantial amount of public art, and it’s a much nicer place because of that art.”

The men met not long after Braden and his wife, retired Tualatin city attorney Brenda Braden, arrived in 1994. Buck quickly began organizing an event that would become the city’s long-running annual art show and sale, ArtSplash.

It was the start of a decades-long friendship and countless collaborations, with Braden leading the arts advisory committee and Hennon acting as city liaison.

APA 120, U.S.S. Hinsdale hit by a Kamikaze off Okinawa. Oil on Canvas. Braden’s father survived the attack on the Hinsdale, but a dozen of the others onboard did not.
APA 120, U.S.S. Hinsdale hit by a Kamikaze off Okinawa. Oil on Canvas. Braden’s father survived the attack on the Hinsdale, but a dozen of the others onboard did not.

“Buck, first and outright, is just a genuinely nice person,” he said. “He’s very approachable, he listens, he absorbs and he’s not bashful about sharing his opinion, but he does it all in a manner that’s kind.”

While Braden was busy helping to organize events and grow the city’s collection – which now includes more than 300 works – he was simultaneously setting a high standard for the quality of pieces it accepted.

That level of excellence is now ingrained in Tualatin’s approach to public art,” Hennon said.

Formidable as his contributions are, Braden’s service tothe city is only one piece of the lifelong artist’s work. He paints regularly, exhibiting his work and volunteering with other arts organizations.

The split-level home he shares with his wife Brenda is a gallery. Braden’s portraits, seascapes, and scenes hang side-by-side with paintings he’s picked up over the years from friends and mentors. Every inch of wall space and most of the surfaces are covered in art.

Though his favorite genres, maritime and figurative, appear to have little in common, his love of history and stories is threaded with a reverence for detail and composition through every piece.

In a sea painting that hangs on his downstairs studio wall, a Kamikaze plane dives toward a U.S. Navy ship off the shore of Okinawa. It’s a World War II scene that Braden lifted straight out of his family’s past. Braden’s father was aboard the ship. He survived the hit, but a dozen of his fellow seamen died in the attack.

Up in the living room, one of Braden’s favorite portraits reaches even farther back into his ancestry.

This is my great grandmother back, back, back, back, back,” he said, pointing to the young Native American woman staring out from his painting. She’s Braden’s grandmother seven generations removed: Myeerah Tarhe Zane, daughter of Chief Tarhe, leader of Wyandot Nation.

Every painting has a story, most of them steeped in history.

“It’s been who I am all my life,” Braden said. “I haven’t made a lot of money at it, and most of my friends haven’t either, but I do what I do because I like to do it. There’s a certain consistency to what I do.”

Braden started drawing and painting on his own in a Kansas prairie town so small his school didn’t offer art classes. But he had a natural touch and the motivation to match.

He found an art class at Kansas State, then went on to earn undergraduate and graduate art degrees from nearby Ft. Hayes State. He did post-graduate work at his beloved University of Kansas, taught, worked as an illustrator in the Army, and spent 10 years studying with a master figure painter.

His maritime paintings – seascapes with ships on the water – have been included in regional and national shows. Braden is active in the genre. He’s the president of the Pacific Rim Institute of Marine Artists and currently working on new paintings for an upcoming show.

“It’s really fun to do (maritime scenes) because there’s so much history,” he said.

That love of history, combined with his attention to detail and his enduring belief in the value of public art, is what made Braden’s contributions to Tualatin so special.

“We’ve got this accomplished artist who understands Tualatin well,” Hennon said. “We need some of his work. Now that he’s not on the advisory committee, it’s an opportunity for the city to add a Buck Braden to the collection”

Tualatin Lacrosse Club serves up Bingo, Burgers and Beverages

Kristi Degroat
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Tualatin Lacrosse Club serves up Bingo, Burgers and Beverages

The Tualatin Lacrosse Club is holding a Bingo, Burgers & Beverages night at Marquis Community Cafe on Thursday, May 12, from 5:30 to 10 p.m. All are welcome. Doors open at 5:30 and Bingo starts at 6:30 p.m. The evening will feature prizes for Bingo, Auction Baskets, Food Drinks and Fun while supporting our young athletes.

All proceeds will help fund the Tualatin Lacrosse Club. The Club strives to keep our player’s fees
as low as possible to encourage participation and leave nobody on the sidelines that wants to play. We give several scholarships each year to kids and families that need a bit of assistance to get on the field. In order to keep fees reasonable, we rely heavily on sponsors to help cover the considerable costs of running a successful program. Our club pays for uniforms, field equipment, field maintenance, transportation, coaches, referees, coach training, and scholarships for players who would otherwise be unable to participate. Our goal is to burden no more than half of these expenses upon participating families, with our community businesses donations and fundraising efforts.

Tualatin Lacrosse Club is a 503c non-profit organization dedicated to providing girls and boys opportunity to compete in recreational and competitive lacrosse for grades 1-12. Tualatin Lacrosse was founded in 2006 and is run by a volunteer board. Our program receives no funding from Tigard-Tualatin School District and functions through a combination of club dues, and sponsorships from local businesses throughout the community.

Tualatin Lacrosse Club offers recreational and competitive lacrosse for boys and girls in grades 1-12.

For More information, please see www.tualatinlacrosse.com.

Bingo, Burgers & Beverages

When: Thursday, May 12th 5:30-10 p.m.
Where: Marquis Community Café 19805 SW Boones Ferry Road Tualatin
Cost: $10 includes a Burger, Chips, and a Beverage. Bingo Cards $1 ea.

Mix It Up at the Blender Dash!

Heidi Marx
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Mix It Up at the Blender Dash!

After a two year hiatus, Tualatin Parks and Recreation’s Blender Dash will be back and messier than ever!

The Blender Dash is Tualatin’s craziest fun run for kids ages 5 to 15. It combines a mix up of everyone’s favorite themed runs, including color, foam, mud, obstacles, and even zombies.

This year’s course will include a new, exciting element from Perlo Construction and the giant inflatable arena from Impact Action Sports.

Thank you to all of our sponsors including Family Dentistry of Tualatin, Jamba Juice, Lee Farms, and New Seasons Market.

Every participant will receive a race number, colorful sunglasses, and a Blender Dash bandana. Make sure to wear clothes and shoes you don’t mind getting dirty as no one will come out of this clean! Register by May 9 to receive a $5 discount.

Register today at www.TualatinOregon.Gov/Recreation.

Scouts BSA Troop 530’s Welcomes Girls & Boys on May 7

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Scouts BSA Troop 530’s Welcomes Girls & Boys on May 7

Tualatin Scouts BSA Troop 530 is hosting a Join Night for all GIRLS & BOYS between the ages of 11 years old – 17 years old. Please join the unit for a SWIM NIGHT at the Tigard Swim Center, 8680 SW Durham Rd, Tigard, OR 97224, on Saturday, May 7th at 4:15pm – 6:15pm.

The cost is free to all those interested in joining the adventures of scouting. Informa- tion will be provided to all parents/guardians, and youth who attend. Youth should bring their own swimsuit and towel. Scouting helps youth develop academic skills, self-confidence, ethics, leadership skills, and citizenship skills that influence their adult lives. Try new things. Provide service to others. Build self-confidence.

For additional Information, contact Scoutmaster Lance Lewellan at email: scout-master@troop530.org or phone: 503-753- 8922 or sites.google.com/site/tualatinorbsatroop530. Meetings are held on Monday evenings at Tualatin Elks Lodge at 7:15pm. All are welcome. If you are unable to attend the Join Night, visit a Troop meeting on Monday nights. Bring a friend for some fun!

Council Corner: May 2022

Valerie Pratt
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Council Corner: May 2022

In Tualatin, being a councilor or mayor is a volunteer role that requires dedication and time to tackle a steep learning curve. Allowing Tualatin residents to serve two terms as city councilor and two terms as mayor can broaden the pool of candidates, as it allows individuals to gain enough experience to feel comfortable running for mayor.  

Currently, when a Tualatin City Councilor or Mayor is elected, the elected official can serve three terms for a total of twelve years maximum, regardless of position. The term limit does not distinguish between the two very different positions of councilor and mayor. If a Tualatin City Councilor serves two terms, they are limited to only one term as the Tualatin Mayor. Voting yes on measure 34-309 would allow a city councilor who has served two terms as councilor, to serve two terms as mayor. Failure to differentiate term limits between councilor and mayor can lead to high turnover for the position of mayor and loss of valuable experience, which could be detrimental to our city.  

A city council position is a jumping-off point into policymaking. It takes time and effort to learn the ropes and become an effective policymaker. In the first term, a city councilor spends many hours learning the basics of city government, including budgets, operations, and policymaking. In addition, councilors serve on regional committees, manage periodic crises (COVID, I-205 tolling, and controversial land use actions) as well as digest complex, ongoing matters like the future development of the Stafford area.   

In the second term, with a solid foundation of knowledge, a city councilor begins to become a familiar face at regional and statewide events and often becomes a specialist in an important policy area such as, water source and management, local and regional transportation, or council liaison to a regional or county government committee. Seasoned councilors mentor newly elected councilors to ensure a knowledgeable and well-functioning local government. The relationships and knowledge built up over this time allows a councilor to serve effectively as a mayor in your third term on the Council.

The Mayor of Tualatin serves as the Chairman of the Council, presides over the council deliberations, and is expected to have established relationships with other policymakers who influence and shape the future of Tualatin. The mayor is a different role than a councilor. It is important for our community to differentiate the term limits between the two positions and have the choice to elect a mayor who possesses sufficient experience as a city councilor. 

The specific change proposed reads as follows, with the revision appearing in bold typeface:  

“Section 12a. – City Council Term Limits.
No person shall be eligible to serve on the City Council more than twelve (12) years in any twenty (20) year period, whether serving as Councilor, Mayor, a pro tem member, or a combination thereof, except if a person has served no less than two terms on the City Council, then that person shall be eligible to serve another two consecutive terms as Mayor. No person may be elected or appointed to an office on the City Council if completing that term of office would cause a violation of these term limits. The calculation of “years” shall include those preceding the passage of this Section, but shall not prevent any member of the City Council from completing a term of office that commenced prior to its passage. For the purposes of this Section, years of service on the City Council shall be calculated by first determining the aggregate number of days a person has served as a member of the City Council within an applicable window of twenty calendar years, and then attributing a year of service for every 365.25 days of service. This Section becomes effective immediately upon passage.”

Here a few more details about what the proposed change to the Charter does and does not do: 

  1. It does allow a person who has served two terms as a councilor and then one term as mayor to be eligible to run for mayor for a second, consecutive term as mayor;
  2. It does not allow a person who serves one term as a councilor and two terms as mayor to be eligible to run for a third, consecutive term as mayor – the normal term limits apply;
  3. It does not allow a person who serves three terms as mayor to be eligible to run for a fourth, consecutive term as mayor – the normal term limits apply;
  4. It does not allow a person who serves one term as councilor, then one term as mayor, then one more term as councilor, to be eligible to run for mayor for a second term – the normal term limits apply; and
  5. Similarly, it does not allow a person who serves one term as mayor and then two terms as a councilor to be eligible to run for mayor for a second term – the normal term limits apply.

Please join us in voting yes on measure 34-309 to ensure Tualatin has a balance of experienced governance to complement new leadership representing our beloved city.   

Police Chief is retiring after a job well done

Barbara Sherman
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Police Chief is retiring after a job well done

Tualatin Police Chief Bill Steele is retiring in June, leaving behind a legacy of “terrific” leadership with accolades coming in from city officials and the community.

Mayor Frank Bubenik said of Steele and his contributions to the community: “Chief Steele has been a terrific police chief. He has always been very accessible to the community and has hired terrific police officers to protect our safety. He led the department through some difficult times recently with the murder of George Floyd and its impacts on policing and with the COVID pandemic.

“I was greatly impressed by the department’s transparency during our Community Conversations on Policing and the actions taken in response to the community’s feedback. He will be greatly missed, and I wish him and his family the best in retirement.”

Steele said he will take some time to decide what he wants to do after spending his career in both the military and law enforcement. After four years in the Air Force, Steele knew he wanted a career in law enforcement and the opportunity to serve his community, which he has done entirely in Washington County.

He joined the Washington County Sheriff’s Office in 1996 as a patrol deputy and moved up through the ranks to chief deputy, where he managed nearly 450 employees. In 2012, Steele was assigned as the City of Forest Grove’s interim Chief of Police.

In 2016 Steele became Tualatin’s Chief of Police, saying, “Tualatin is such a great community. We are very fortunate that the city supports its police officers. Our police officers do a great job taking care of the community. And we are fortunate not to have the challenges of larger municipalities.

“Our last two murders were in 2017, but you always have to be ready. It can happen at any time.”

Tualatin currently has 39 certified officers, which is its maximum number; the department recently hired a couple of officers, and Steele thinks there will be a couple of vacancies coming up in the near future. “We get good applicants,” Steele said. “Tualatin has a good reputation and is recognized as a solid place to work.”

Steele said the Police Department has a good response time to calls for service, noting that it varies depending on the time of day. “We have enough officers to respond quickly, and if that ever changes, we will ask the City Council for more funding,” he said. “We have to be smart on how we allocate our resources, and we get good feedback on our response times. Tualatin is a safe community.”

That carries into the schools, with two School Resource Officers assigned to Tualatin High School, which has 2,000 students, who also fill in at the other lower-level schools.

Acknowledging that the last couple of years have been tough due to COVID-19, Steele said that “we deal with human beings, and this has been a very stressful time for people.”

With that said, Steele explained that Tualatin’s officers are provided with hours of crisis-intervention response training, and Tualatin shares a mental health clinician, who is based in Tualatin, with the Tigard, King City and Sherwood police departments and responds with officers.

People with mental health issues and/or are homeless are much more visible than they used to be, according to Steele, but he said that the homeless are not as visible in Tualatin as they are in other cities.

Steele said he still remembers the first time he took someone into protective custody because it was such a rare event, “but now it happens every day.”

“We’re here to make the situation better,” Steele said. “When people call the police, something has gone wrong in someone’s life, and we work to resolve it. Many times, that is not so easy, but that’s what we’re in this for. All police officers are community members and try to be of service. Deep down, public safety is one of the most valuable services a city can provide.”

While Tualatin has a population of 27,000, “not everyone deals with the police,” Steele added. “But when they do, they want professional, trained, compassionate officers. Our officers are proactive in the community and do a wonderful job. Tualatin is a desirable place to live, work or play. I have been honored to be the Chief.”

Tualatin City Manager Sherilyn Lombos joined Bubenik in praising Steele’s leadership in the Police Department.

“Chief Steele has dedicated his entire career to public service through law enforcement, and Tualatin has been blessed to have him at the helm of the Tualatin Police Department these last six years,” she said. “Bill has beena strong and steady force in the community and the (Police Department). He understands the value and importance of relationships and responsiveness, and he has worked hard to build both. Bill’s leadership helped guide us through challenging times.”

Lombos added that the city is currently accepting applications for the Police Chief position and will be interviewing candidates in May, with the goal of swearing in a new Police Chief around July 1.

Kidney transplant gives Tualatin woman new lease on life

Holly Goodman
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Kidney transplant gives Tualatin woman new lease on life

The third time, or more precisely the third call, really was a charm for Luauna Dean. Not just a charm, a lifesaver. It was the call that brought her a new kidney.

And that new kidney is bringing back lost pieces of an old life that had slowed and narrowed during the three years she waited when her daily dialysis routine kept her tethered close to home.

“It’s amazing that I thought I was okay,” she said. “I didn’t realize until after the transplant how crappy I’d felt.”

Dean was diagnosed in 2005 with FSGS, a rare kidney disease that attacks the organ’s filtering units and causes scarring that slowly diminishes function, eventually leading to renal failure. She spent three years on the national organ transplant list.

The disease impacts about 40,000 people, according to NephCure Kidney International. About half of them, like Dean, will eventually have kidney failure.

For nearly three years she was on home dialysis, with a permanent port in her abdomen that allowed her to plug into the dialysis machine overnight. While she slept, it did her kidneys’ job, clearing toxins from her blood.

Gone were the days of exploring faraway places with her husband, John. Long hikes were clipped to short walks. A week in Hawaii became a weekend at the coast. Cruises were out of the question.

Her ever-slowing pace became so normal that she couldn’t recognize the full impact of her illness.

Friends and family rallied around Dean as the disease progressed. One of them published a public ask for a living donor in this newspaper; several others offered to be her donor. But none were a viable match.

While Dean waited, she set up a home office and continued working as a senior consultant at Rose City Moving and Storage, where John also works. The couple has worked together throughout their three-decade relationship.

Life on the list was an emotional game of hurry up and wait, filled with one almost after another.

The first time OHSU called to say a kidney was available, the donation evaporated before she left the house.

The second time she was already at the hospital when doctors deemed the waiting organ was unviable. That third call? Dean remembers it clearly – October 2020.

“It was just kind of a cuddle-up dreary fall day,” she said. “I had just gotten back from work when the call came.” Then it was done. And just like that, the waiting became healing.

As her body recovered from the surgery, Dean’s old vitality began to return.

She’s had some challenges, like an early- on organ rejection that was quelled with a change in immunosuppressant medications, and a recent infection that landed her back in the hospital. But Luauna and John are focused on what she’s regained.

“The word is used a lot, but it’s a literal rebirth that for a long time we didn’t know we were going to get,” John said.

More than 100,000 people are currently waiting for an organ transplant, according to the organization Donate Life. The vast majority of those, 85 percent, are in line for a kidney. Every nine minutes another name is added to the list.

Though 40,000 transplants were performed in 2021, not everyone gets the lifesaving organ they need. About 17 people die every day waiting.

“I tell people all the time, a person we never met and will never get to meet saved four lives that day,” John said. The donor’s other kidney and two other organs were also transplanted that day. “It’s a gift that can’t be repaid other than becoming an organ donor yourself.”

A few months after the transplant surgery, the couple celebrated their anniversary with a trip to the Oregon coast. In a weekend of
firsts, they traveled without dialysis equipment and tested her growing stamina with increasingly longer hikes.

“I hadn’t been on a good hike for years,” Dean said. “We took a couple of short walks one day and then the next day we took a much longer one. I asked my husband ‘Can you believe I’m doing this?’ He said: ‘I didn’t think you even would have tried.”

Dean still checks in for monthly visits and monitors her weight and blood pressure daily–logging the numbers to create a long-term health portrait. She and John are also busy planning future travel adventures and spending time with their three grandchildren.

“I’m not surprised at her inner strength,” John said. “The bond we felt all along only grew stronger through this.”

$3,000 Jack Broome Scholarship Available through the Tualatin Historical Society

Rick Wheelock
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$3,000 Jack Broome Scholarship Available through the Tualatin Historical Society

For a twelfth consecutive year a group of Tualatin Historical Society members will sponsor a $3000 scholarship for a qualified Tualatin High senior who plans to attend an Oregon College or University this fall. We are very proud of our previous winners and the difference that the scholarship has made in their lives. Our first recipient, Nathan Andrews, who received the 2011 award, graduated from medical school and is now in family practice. The 2017 winner, Sharona Shnayder, lives in Israel and is the leader of Tuesdays for Trash, an environmental cleanup company which is active in 23 countries. These examples show what a financial boost can do for a student. The Jack Broome Scholarship is named in honor of Jack Broome, who was the early leader of the program. Jack had received a scholarship through the G.I. Bill in 1945 after his WW2 service and felt the Historical Society could help students in Tualatin.

If you know a Tualatin High School senior going to an Oregon college or university in the fall, have them talk with their counselor for information on how to apply. Applications are due May 15.

We are always looking for additional people to help us grow this program by donating funds, as well as encouraging students to apply for the award. You will find that giving to this effort to help future generations will put a smile on your face knowing you are making a difference.

Committee members are: Gerry Brosy, Kay Gooding, Rochelle Martinazzi, Diane Swientek, Chris Tunstall, and Norm Parker.

To donate or find out more about the scholarship, contact the Tualatin Historical Society at www.tualatinhistory.org or 503-885-1926.

Upcoming Programs at Tualatin Library

Tualatin Library
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Upcoming Programs at Tualatin Library

Summer Reading Starts June 1st

Summer Reading at the Tualatin Public Library is right around the corner. Beginning on June 1st, Every child and teenager will receive a free book upon sign up, as well as a reading log. For every twenty minutes you read, mark off one of 50 spots on your log. When you complete it, bring it back to receive another free book, as well as fabulous prizes. Also, every additional log means another free book! We will also be hosting our inaugural Summer Reading Kickoff event on June 5 at 2pm. Make sure you swing by for awesome performances and more free book giveaways!  Stay tuned for more information about our awesome in-person Summer Reading events! 

Children’s Book Week

Monday, May 2nd through Sunday, May 8th

Visit the children’s area of the library during open hours May 2 through 8 for a special week-long celebration of children’s books and the joy of reading. Complete a book character scavenger hunt for a prize or pick up take-home craft activities (while supplies last).

Eric Ching Trio

Sunday, May 15th 1 – 2 pm

Drummer Eric Ching, who trained with jazz masters in NYC, brings standards and a few surprises with his trio, rounded out by Tim Gilson on upright bass and Mike Doolin on guitar. They will perform by the library hearth.

Gardening for Nutrition and Sustainability

Saturday, May 14th at 3:00 pm
Hosted in the Tualatin Library Community Room

Join Chad from Neighbors Nourishing Communities for a presentation about the history of agriculture, how to improve the nutrition of your food through gardening, and gardening practices for success here in the PNW. If you’ve ever struggled with tomatoes, peppers, or watermelon here in the Willamette Valley, come learn some secrets!

Make Your Own Seed Paper

Wednesday, May 18th at 6:00 pm
Library Makerspace, Registration Required

Swing by the Tualatin Library Makerspace to learn how to make seed paper: recycled paper, embedded with flower, vegetable or herb seeds that will sprout and grow when planted! All materials will be provided. Register online.

From Point A to Plan B

Hannah Cashman
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From Point A to Plan B

Every experience is an adventure when working at The Garden Corner. It starts out differently each day.

Some mornings come a little quicker than others (perhaps due to some late-night article writing). These mornings cause me to stumble out of bed after my fifth alarm hits the fifteenth snooze (thankfully, my husband is a deep sleeper) and slip on the first pair of pants that I can find.

Other mornings are calm and collected. The birds and the sun join me in a comfortable routine that can only be described as picturesque. The sweatshirt is fresh out of the laundry, the socks manage to match, and both shoes went on the right foot on the first try.

Occasionally, there will be a morning where I can take a leisurely pace and tidy up the house before the desperate onset of my zombification calls for a cup of coffee. The rest becomes a blur until that first sip of chocolatey goodness of a mocha touches my bloodstream.

No matter which morning I experience, I always finish my pre-work procedures with a quick glance behind me after backing out of the driveway with a single thought “what is the worst that could happen?”

The answers slowly surface on my commute to work, and they are always varied. Perhaps someone will ask me a question, and I will not know the answer. Maybe I forgot my rainboots again and found myself unprepared for a sudden hail storm in the middle of spring. Suppose my car breaks down on my way to work causing me to be egregiously late. Or worse- maybe I will have to do some actual gardening with real-life plants.

Being the type of person I am, I recognize these instances as real issues and challenges; therefore, I must make sure I am properly prepared. I now drive around with a box of extra clothes in my car for various weather- induced outfit changes. A walkie-talkie app is downloaded on my phone, placing co-workers at my fingertips if I have a question. That pesky oil change light has been tended to, and I always make sure to account for the regular morning traffic. Feeling ready for any outcome helps me lower the anxiety caused by these somewhat outlandish stressors.

Without a doubt, I know that regardless of any preparations that I may or may not have carefully put into place, something will go wrong. In those instances, in my experience, I have found it best to have a just-in-case plan. An elaborately outlined, mostly realistic, but entirely theoretical plan that I have listed out step by step in my head created and executed in my imagination, all on my morning commute. Note: to prevent excessive spiraling, this morning process is limited to the twenty- minute drive from my house to work.

These plans help me move along with my day, there is always a list of projects for me to start/ continue/finish, and I simply cannot be held up with worst-case scenarios all day. I know that, in the end, I have to be prepared for and accept failures as they inevitably will be an outcome
at some point. This daily practice that I have just so happens to be very, very useful in the garden as well. There will always be changes, unexpected weather, and all of the best-laid plans (or planted plants) can fail. So, I have applied my daily routine to the outdoors and listed it below for anyone interested.

First, in the garden, you simply have to get up and get to work, accepting any adventure that comes your way. Gardening experiences can vary. You can be unprepared and rushed, you can be structured and precise, or you can be relaxed and simply see where the garden takes you. All that matters is that you get going!

Second, recognize the obstacles. They can be realistic or entirely imaginary. Answer the question for your garden “what is the worst that can happen?” In my experience, most people have a list of stressors floating around, and I would like to think that plants have a similar list. Your garden experiences a variety of stressors: bugs, weather, and seasons. Plants experience all of these troubles just as we do – in one way or another – some just handle them better than others.

That brings us to the next and third step, prepare yourself and your plants. Recognizing triggers can be healing for both humans and plants. Proper watering, fertilizer, bug repellent, and sunlight are all tools that allow your flowers and shrubs to flourish. Questions can always be passed along to someone with more practice. Feel free to text us pictures of any plant that is not following your plan for advice. Most of my gardening experience has been trial and error. After all, we can not just ask the plant what it needs.

Then we find ourselves a just-in-case plan. While this may be as elaborate as you would like, I recommend sticking to the simple answer – if all else fails, try something else. If your preparations do not succeed, simply do something different.

While I am neither a professional in stress management nor gardening (yet), I have found this process of rationalization makes any work less daunting. For now, I will keep working in my own yard as I preparedly shovel and scoop according to plan. After all, what is the worst that could happen?

Mask & Mirror presents Michael McKeever’s hilarious farce Suite Surrender

Virginia Howe Kincaid
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Mask & Mirror presents Michael McKeever’s hilarious farce Suite Surrender

On May 6 Mask and Mirror Community Theatre will open its live production of Michael McKeever’s hilarious award-winning farce Suite Surrender at Rise Church, 10445 SW Canterbury Lane, Tigard. Performances begin at 7:30 pm on Fridays and Saturdays May 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, and 21, and matinees begin at 2:30 pm on Sundays May 8, 15, and 22. Advance ticket purchase is recommended (www.maskandmirror.com). All patrons 12 and over must show proof of vaccination or negative Covid test results within 48 hours. Masks are not required but strongly encouraged.

Cast in photo, left to right: Amelia Michaels, Laurie Monday, Charly Smith, Mary Reischmann, Aaron Morrow, Lura Longmire, Kraig Williams, Steve Hotaling, Jeff Gardner.
Cast in photo, left to right: Amelia Michaels, Laurie Monday, Charly Smith, Mary Reischmann, Aaron Morrow, Lura Longmire, Kraig Williams, Steve Hotaling, Jeff Gardner. Photo/Michael Martinez

It’s 1942, and two of America’s greatest divas have descended upon the luxurious Palm Beach Royale Hotel accompanied by their entourage of assistants, mounds of luggage, and their legendary feud. Accidentally assigned to the same suite, these dueling divas may bring real war to their wartime performance. Sprinkled among the battles is a hair-raising, rib-tickling chain of events which includes mistaken identities, overblown egos, double entendres, and a scene-stealing lap dog named Mr. Boodles. 

Director and Mask and Mirror board member Aaron Morrow is thrilled to be co-directing with his wife Lisa for the second time with Mask and Mirror and, after a two-year Covid-induced hiatus, is excited to return to live theater with almost the entire cast intact from when production was halted in March of 2020. The sensational cast includes Rick Hoover as Bernard Dunlap, Lura Longmire as Claudia McFadden, Mary Reischmann as Athena Sinclair, Laurie Monday as Mrs. Osgood, Kraig Williams as Mister Pippet, Charly Smith as Murphy, Jeff Gardner as Francis, Steve Hotaling as Otis, and Amelia Michaels as Dora Del Rio.

Mask & Mirror Community Theatre is a 501(c)3 non-profit theatre company. Your support is appreciated. Additional information can be obtained by visiting www.MaskAndMirror.com.

Growing Minds: Helping you raise successful humans in a modern world

Stephanie Giunta, LMFT
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Growing Minds: Helping you raise successful humans in a modern world

Top Tips to Respond to Sibling Conflict

Sibling conflict (and how to respond) can be one of the more stressful dynamics for parents to process and manage. Sibling conflict can come in many different flavors, and while the majority of these squabbles usually fall within the umbrella of ‘developmentally typical behavior,’ the impact on the family can still be significant. Although a certain degree of conflict amongst humans living together may be inevitable, fighting does not have to be. The good news is that there are ways parents can respond to sibling conflict that will help their kids build important relationship skills. This will not only help home feel more peaceful, but can set kids up to skillfully navigate conflict in their future relationships. 

Here are a few of my favorite tips and tricks for parents when responding to sibling conflict:

1. Facilitate > Fix

Parents often wonder if they should step in to help their kids solve conflict, or take a more hands-off approach and let siblings sort things out on their own? I usually recommend taking a middle-path approach, one that allows parents to respond to conflict as a teachable moment, but still leaves kids with a degree of autonomy and control. Psychologist Pamela Varady, PsyD (2022) also recommends parents take a soft approach to responding to sibling conflict and suggests using the acronym T.A.P. as a guide. ‘T’ stands for ‘translate.’ Instead of saying which kiddo is right vs. wrong when conflict emerges, start by ‘translating,’ or describing what’s happening. (Example: “you’re mad your brother took your lego,” “you think you should have the lego because it’s the last one.) ‘A’ stands for ‘attune,’ so accurately attuning to the feelings of both children. And ‘P’ stands for helping kids ‘problem solve’ the situation (Varady, 2022).

2. Cultivate Empathy

A usual consequence for fighting, especially for behaviors such as aggression, is for kids to go to their room. While clear household rules, including rewards and consequences, can be very appropriate, and a certain amount of space to cool down is often necessary, kids often don’t build many skills to handle frustrating situations differently when they’re sitting alone in their room. When more significant behaviors such as aggression occur, I recommend parents take steps to help their child build empathy for their sibling. For example, after the dust has settled, parents can help their kiddo go ‘check on’ their sibling and make sure they’re okay. Maybe they bring their sibling an ice pack, a band-aide, or a glass of water. 

3. Normalize Relational Repair

A mantra from one of the most esteemed play therapists, Gary Landreth, is ‘sometimes the most important thing isn’t what you did, but what you do after you did what you’ve done (Landreth, 2002).’ Normalizing relational repair after moments of conflict is a great goal for a family and one that can be continually put into practice. Again, although a certain degree of conflict may be inevitable, it is how we handle conflict that can make or break a relationship. Parents can model healthy relational repair skills after conflictual interactions with their children, such as when adults might lose their cool and respond out of frustration (which is bound to happen at some point). This affirms that while conflict may be a part of life, there are things we can do to maintain healthy relationships. 

4. Reward the Positive 

Remembering that kids respond better to reward than punishment can be helpful. And finding creative ways to reward positive behavior and interactions between siblings can be fun and worth your while. My favorite method for this comes from Dr. Lee, a clinical psychologist at the Child Mind Institute, called The Tootle Jar (Martinelli, 2022). Martinelli (2022) reports, “Tootling, as Dr. Lee describes, is calling someone out for positive behavior. So, for example, encourage your kids to come and tell you when their sibling shares a toy or demonstrates kindness, then make a big deal out of the positive actions of both children. Depending on your family culture, you may want to start a penny jar that gets them pizza night when it’s full, or have some other means of documenting all the good deeds.”

References:

Landreth, G. L. (2002). Play therapy: The art of the relationship. New York: Brunner-Routledge.

Martinelli, K. (2022, April 20). When siblings won’t stop fighting. childmind.org/article/when-siblings-wont-stop-fighting/

Varady, P. (2022, April 15). Should I stay out of it when my kids fight? Kids in the house [Video]. www.kidsinthehouse.com/preschooler/friends-and-siblings/sibling-rivalry/should-i-stay-out-it-when-my-kids-fight

TuHS Performing Arts presents Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Julie Mast
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TuHS Performing Arts presents Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

The Tualatin High School Performing Arts departments have been very busy preparing for the performance of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, which will debut May 13. This musical comedy was created by the theatre powerhouse team, Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber. The story is based on the “coat of many colors” tale of Jospeh from the Bible’s Book of Genesis.

This production promises to deliver a powerful punch of color, energy and lights with over 60 performers singing or playing tunes from all genres. So for all of you who have seen past performances of Joseph…be prepared to be wowed by this particular production. This musical delivers a different interpretation of the show. Jenn Hunter Tindle, the theatre teacher at Tualatin High School and director of the play says, “Traditionally, it is set in biblical Egypt, but this production is not going to look like that. We have made it look like a rock concert. There will be costumes influenced by rock icons throughout time. You’ll see a little bit of the Beatles, Elvis, punk and even some Willie Nelson. We’re really driving on musical influences throughout modern time! To say that I am excited would be an understatement!”

That enthusiasm is felt throughout the entire cast. Emma Jade, the stage manager explains, “This musical is really interesting in that the entire story is told through song. It’s going to be a really bright and beautiful show with a bunch of fun lights and costumes. The cast is huge, so when you see all the dancing and singing together it’s really exciting!”

Besides being a sensory delight, this show brings some serious talent. Henry Findtner, a sophomore taking the lead as Joseph, has trained with many local theaters, performed professionally and is a young professional at Oregon Children’s Theatre. Annalise and Megan Dayton, sisters in real life, play brothers in Joseph and were in Wizard of Oz with Henry.

The two sisters bring a special chemistry to the cast and are getting lots of practice after the school bell rings. Megan says, “At home we listen to the music nonstop and on repeat, and we always have our parents as an audience! It’s my favorite thing ever acting with my best friend.” Annalise adds, “It’s been super fun. Everyday we get to go home after rehearsal to practice singing and dancing.”

Besides the obvious chemistry these two sisters share, the whole crew have a sense of camaraderie that is palpable. It was abundantly clear that what’s most important to all of these participants is how much fun they have together and how supportive they are of one another. Of course, they are also excited they finally get to perform after two years without a production.

This show promises to bring the audience to their feet with the music and have them leaving with a heart full of hope. And we hear it also promises a few surprises as well… rumors of a real goat?page15image87979712

Henry Findtner adds, “This show is a ton of fun, and will appeal to all ages. There’s a little something for everyone and the music is just fantastic.” Please carve out time to come and watch Tualatin High School’s Performing Arts departments come together to create one phenomenal show…they are ready to sing their hearts out for you!

Performances will run Fridays (May 13 and May 20th) and Saturdays (May 14th and 21st) at 7:00pm. Saturday matinees are also available and will show at 2:00pm on May 14th and May 21st. Tickets can be purchased online at or-tigardtualatin-lite.intouchreceipting.com/tuhstheater.

Forty Facts Featuring the Tualatin Rotary Club:

Diane Bonica
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Forty Facts Featuring the Tualatin Rotary Club:
  1. Founded in 1982 and chartered in 1983, the Tualatin Rotary Club has been a benefactor in this community for forty years. 
  2. Twenty-nine men were the first members and in 1987, three women were admitted.  
  3. Rotary International has led the fight to eradicate Polio worldwide.   
  4. Rotary is a service organization.  Members clean Tualatin Sherwood Road twice a year. 
  5. The club has participated in “Building Together”, a project to help homeowners with home repairs.  
  6. Members have worked at Pearl Street Farm and The Tualatin Bird Refuge tackling blackberry bushes, weeding, and providing general landscape maintenance.  
  7. The Tualatin Rotary focusses its fundraising on the youth in our city.  
  8. The majority of funds raised each year are donated to Tualatin High School.  
  9. Scholarships for First Generation College students have exceeded $200.000. Currently, five students are enrolled in college and the sixth graduate will complete her education in May.  
  10. Rotary has supported The Crimsonaires and the FBLA, two clubs at the High School. 
  11. The TuHS counseling office has been gifted funds to provide extra care for students. 
  12. Rotarians have participated with students in InterCambio and the club has funded their mentoring program. The high schoolers support struggling students at Hazelbrook Middle School and Rotary supports the work they do. 
  13. Every year, a student from TuHS has been selected as a foreign exchange student and spends a year attending high school in another country.  
  14. Rotary also sponsors a high schooler from a foreign country to experience education at TuHS. Members of the Rotary Club provide a monthly stipend for this student and offer many opportunities to explore Oregon.  
  15. Rotary has been funding Legacy Projects in this community.  These are long lasting gifts that benefit our youth.  Bridgeport Elementary has a track and Rotary was one of the signature donors.  
  16. Literacy is high on the list for Rotarians.  The Tualatin Club supports Books on Wheels. This summer reading program gives free books to students during the summer break.  
  17. Dictionaries delight every third grader in town.  The club purchases and delivers these treasures every year.  
  18. The dictionaries have gone global.  Travelers join “Pack With A Purpose” and bring Tualatin dictionaries around the globe. 
  19. Members of the Tualatin Club have travelled the globe in service to others.  
  20. The club’s first trip brought Rick Matthias, Bill Jordan and Pat Nicholson to Toledo, Brazil in 1996.  They worked at three dental clinics and set up preventative care and dental health awareness.  
  21. Honduras, Uganda, Costa Rica, Cambodia, India, Guatemala, Poland and Tanzania are just some of the countries that benefitted with aid from Tualatin Rotary.  
  22. Current club members have started service projects in Uganda, Ethiopia, and India.  Advances have been made in dental health, preventive medicine and women’s financial opportunities.  
  23. Shelterbox is an organization that is supported by the Tualatin Rotary.  This global organization provides critical supplies for refugees and people displaced by natural disasters. 
  24. Rotary supports RYLA, the Rotary Youth Leadership Assembly and awards a scholarship to a young community member.  
  25. Rotary provides trainings for its own club members.  
  26. In honor of Rotary’s founder, Paul Harris, awards are presented to club members and community residents. 
  27. Rotarians wear pins.  Members all over the world recognize the Rotary emblem.  
  28. The 2022 Tualatin Rotary membership is comprised of 45 members.  
  29. The club welcomes new members.  
  30. Rotary meets every Wednesday at noon.  
  31. The meetings are held at the Tualatin Country Club and are known to serve the best lunch in town.  
  32. Rotary raises funds through fundraisers.  
  33. The first attempt was a rose sale then several auctions.  
  34. The main fundraiser for 2022 will be The Regatta Run.  
  35. Rotary invites everyone to participate in this 5K event this October. 
  36. Proceeds are earmarked for college scholarships for first generation students at TuHS.  
  37. Additional funds provide educational opportunities for local youth.  
  38. Rotary has one of the best charitable giving ratings. 
  39. Rotary is ready to serve this community for the next 40 years.  
  40. Join in at tualatinrotary.org.

Tualatin Police Blotter: March-April 2022

Tualatin Life
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Tualatin Police Blotter: March-April 2022

This information is provided by the Tualatin Police Department and represents a partial log of calls received by the department last month. The department’s non-emergency phone number is (503) 629-0111. The community tip line can be reached at (503) 691-0285.

MAR. 14: 2:16 a.m. – Unknown suspects damaged the front glass door of Sunglass Hut, 7243 S.W. Bridgeport, and stole an unknown amount of merchandise.

MAR. 15: 8:37 a.m. – Police responded to a traffic accident with an injury involving a pedestrian and an automobile at S.W. 115th Avenue and Tualatin Sherwood Road.

10:35 a.m. – Two suspects entered ULTA Salon, 7081 S.W. Nyberg St., and stole numerous fragrances.

3:36 p.m. – A 41-year-old woman was arrested for forgery and identity theft near the 18000 block of S.W. Lower Boones Ferry Road.

11:00 p.m. – Unknown suspect cut out catalytic converters from two Applied Technical Systems vehicles parked at 7015 S.W. McEwan Rd. in Lake Oswego.

MAR.16: 11:57a.m. – A physical altercation between boyfriend and girlfriend involving harassment (domestic violence) was reported near the 18000 block of S.W. McEwan Road.

12:03 p.m. – Unknown suspect stole $542.52 in merchandise from Best Buy, 7041 S.W. Nyberg St.

11:00 p.m. – A 31-year-old woman was arrested for stealing items from the Tualatin Fred Meyer and then striking the loss prevention employee with her vehicle. She was charged with Recklessly Endangering and Robbery III.

MAR. 17: 7:55 p.m. – Reporting party believes he lost his wallet in the parking lot of 24-Hour Fitness, 17942 S.W. McEwan Rd., Lake Oswego.

MAR. 18: 1:05 a.m. – A 29-year-old man was arrested for driving under the influence of intoxicants (alcohol) at the I-5 freeway northbound on-ramp at Lower Boones Ferry Road.

MAR. 19: 12:18 a.m. – A 22-year-old man was arrested and charged with Menacing- Intimidation/Threat. The subject punched the door next to the victim’s head, placing her in fear of personal injury. The incident occurred near the 6000 block of S.W. Nyberg Lane.

5:21 p.m. – Report of a vehicle break-in where a window was smashed, and two phones and a purse/handbag were stolen in the parking lot near the Tualatin Fred Meyer.

MAR. 20: 1:35 a.m. – A 43-year-old woman was arrested for being in possession
of a stolen vehicle near the 17800 block of S.W. McEwan Road.

2:46 a.m. – Two unidentified suspects broke into the Tualatin Food Store, 8101 S.W. Nyberg St., and stole numerous vape pens.

MAR. 21: Sometime between 8:30 a.m. on March 21st and 8:30 a.m. on March 22nd, an unknown suspect vandalizes Tualatin Park Bridge with graffiti at 5485 S.W. Nyberg Lane.

5:28 p.m. – Two women were arrested on multiple charges after stealing items from the Tualatin Fred Meyer. A 31-year-old woman was arrested and charged with Robbery III, Theft I – Shoplift, False Info to Police, Identification Theft, Arrest Warrant, and Possession of a Stolen Vehicle. A 28-year-old woman was arrested and charged with Possession of a Stolen Vehicle, Identification Theft, and Fraudulent Use of a Credit Card.

MAR. 22: 4:00 p.m. – Unknown suspect vandalized Stoneridge playground located at 19489 S.W. 68th Ave.

MAR. 23: 12:01 a.m. – A female reported an unknown individual sent her an image of herself and was threatening to send it to CNN.

3:38 p.m. – Two male subjects stole over $11,000 worth of merchandise from Ulta Salon, 7081 S.W. Nyberg St. Suspects are unknown and were wearing masks. One of the suspects has stolen several times from multiple locations and is on ULTA’s radar.

MAR. 24: 3:06 p.m. – Report of a robbery and theft that occurred at the Tualatin Fred Meyer when a female subject stole a tote full of merchandise and told Loss Prevention that she was going to her car to get her gun and shoot them. A 30-year-old woman was arrested and charged with Arrest Warrant, Robbery II, and Theft I – Shoplift.

MAR. 26: 3:27 p.m. – A woman reported an unknown person had opened a fraudulent T-Mobile account in her husband’s name.

5:34 p.m. – Subject reported possibly being “drugged” while at work as an entertainer at Stars Cabaret, 17939 SW McEwan Rd. in Tigard.

7:27 p.m. – A 39-year-old man was arrested and charged with Driving While Suspended/ Revoked (Felony) after being stopped for an observed traffic violation at S.W. Nyberg Street and Nyberg Lane.

7:30 p.m. – Unknown suspect collided with the victim’s car while parked in the Tualatin Fred Meyerparkinglot.Theunknownhit-and-run suspect did not leave information about the collision.

MAR. 27: 3:00 p.m. – The victim said he lost his wallet while at the Tualatin Skate Park, 8515 S.W. Tualatin Rd. Later, he discovered
his debit card, which was in his wallet, was fraudulently used at a bar in Beaverton.

MAR. 28: 4:23 p.m. – Unidentified suspect used stolen credit cards out of Lake Oswego at the Apple Store in Tualatin, 7293 S.W. Bridgeport Rd. The stolen cards were also used at multiple locations in Beaverton.

MAR. 29: 11:16 a.m. – A 21-year-old man was arrested after he pushed a rock into a door window causing damage to the glass at the McDonald’s restaurant, 6800 S.W. Nyberg St. The man also had a warrant for his arrest from the State of Oregon Parole Board.

11:30 p.m. – Employee confronted suspects who were stealing four cases of beer from the 7-Eleven store at 6630 S.W. Nyberg St. One of the suspects hit the employee in the face with a case of beer as he was attempting to flee from the store. The next day the same suspects returned and stole another four cases of beer.

11:44 p.m. – A vehicle crashed into a tree on S.W. Tualatin Sherwood Road near Boones Ferry Road and the driver was transported to the hospital.

MAR. 30: 5:30 p.m. – Theft from a vehicle was reported where a black compact 9 mm Sig Sauer P365 was one of the items stolen. The incident occurred near the 21000 block of S.W. 103rd Drive.

APR. 2: 7:47 p.m. – A 42-year-old man and a 37-year-old woman were arrested for stealing from Dick’s Sporting Goods in Lake Oswego. The man was charged with Theft II – Shoplift, and Forgery I. The woman was charged with Theft II – Shoplift.

APR. 3: 1:15 a.m. – Police received a report of a house that was egged by three subjects while the homeowner videotaped them on a cell phone camera. The incident took place near the 22000 block of S.W. Elno Place.

1:28 a.m. – A 32-year-old man was arrested for driving under the influence of intoxicants after hitting a pedestrian with his vehicle. He was charged with DUII – Alcohol, and Reckless Driving. The incident occurred at S.W. Warm Springs Street and Tonka Street.

APR. 6: 8:45 p.m. – A white four-door 1994 Acura Integra displaying both Oregon license plates was stolen from the Tualatin Fred Meyer parking lot.

APR. 13: 6:25 p.m. – An unidentified female offered three counterfeit $100 bills in an attempt to pay for dishware at Crate and Barrel, 7267 S.W. Bridgeport Rd. in Tigard. The female left the scene without taking the dishware or bills when the sales associate said she was going to “scan” the bills.

Tualatin CIO President’s Report: May 2022

Jeanne Raikoglo
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Tualatin CIO President’s Report: May 2022

Riverpark Community Fair at Jurgens Park 

Join the fun at the Riverpark Community Fair on May 14 at Jurgens Park from 1:00 to 3:00. There will be something for everyone. The whole family is welcome.

There will be activities for the kids, information about emergency preparedness in our neighborhoods, city staff on hand to answer questions, displays from local groups, and activities for anyone who is interested. Start your garden with plants and seeds from Neighbors Nourishing Communities or grab that book you’ve been longing to read from the library table’s free selection. Let your inner artist spring free to browse at the table of our local artists who will be displaying their art and answering your questions about available art classes.

Learn about what you should do to be ready for any emergency from your local CERT and Neighborhood Ready teams. Ask the questions you’ve been saving up about city services and what they mean for you and your family.

While you browse the information available your children can enjoy painting rocks or have their faces whimsically painted by local teens. There
will be snacks for all and some gift giveaways to contribute to the fun. But most of all take a little time to meet your neighbors, share the afternoon with them and celebrate our wonderful community.

This event is sponsored by the Riverpark Community Involvement Organization in partnership with the City of Tualatin and supported by the following local organizations:

For more information, go to our website www.tualatincio.org/riverpark-cio or email us at riverparkcio@gmail.com.

Tualatin CIO

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