4 • The Southwest Portland Post
THE COUNTRY STORE
By Erik Vidstrand
The Southwest Portland Post
Hillsdale Paella Dinner
rescheduled for Nov. 9
Who would ever have expected
remnants of a Pacific typhoon to
arrive in Hillsdale the same day as
the annual Main Street fundraiser?
It was rescheduled so there’s still
time to buy tickets.
The Hillsdale Community Foun-
dation is holding their third annual
Hillsdale Paella Dinner on Saturday,
Nov. 9, from 6:00 to 9:00 pm at the
Multnomah Arts Center, 7688 SW
Capitol Hwy. (The event was origi-
nally slated for an outdoor venue at
Fanno Creek Clinic.)
Proceeds help Hillsdale Main
Street raise money for the non-prof-
it’s year-round community support
programs.
The highlight is a Spanish dish
called paella, cooked in a five-foot
diameter pan over the course of the
day by Chef Greg Schwab from Sea-
sons & Regions. Guests can watch
the cooking process while enjoying
local wine and an appetizer course.
Attendees are also welcome to
purchase a mystery bottle of wine
from the wine wall.
COMMUNITY LIFE
By Don Snedecor
The Southwest Portland Post
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Do you wish the bus ran later
or more frequently? Would you
like to take transit to work, school,
appointments or recreation? If so,
TriMet planners need to hear from
you!
The Southwest Corridor Plan
Forum takes place on Wednesday,
Nov. 6, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Tigard
Public Works Auditorium, 8777
SW Burnham St. in Tigard. Visit the
www.oregometro.gov website for
directions and details.
BUSINESS
There will also be a raffle for
prizes donated by local businesses.
Food and cooking services donated
by local restaurants, including
the Tapas appetizers by Salvador
Molly’s catering company, Vibrant
Table Catering & Events, plus bread
and a dessert by Julie Richardson
from Baker & Spice.
A portion of the event’s pro-
ceeds will also go to Neighborhood
House’s Food Box Program, which
serves over 14,000 low-income chil-
dren and seniors each year.
For more info and to buy tickets
visit http://hillsdalemainstreet.org/
events/paella/. Tickets are $90.
November 2013
At press time, the new Safeway balcony was almost ready for outdoor dining. (Post
photo by Erik Vidstand)
The grand re-opening is on
Wednesday, Nov. 6 at noon.
Maybe you’re on the Safeway
upstairs balcony right this instant
enjoying a healthy meal, drinking a
cool drink, or gazing out at Mount
Hood in the beautiful Indian sum-
mer, and, of course, reading the
current issue of the Post.
It’s been a long time coming but
all should be in place for the newest
Safeway to grace the region. With
over 56,430 total square footage and
135 parking spots, the new store will
have 180 employees: 140 new, 40 of
them transfers.
Along with the second floor patio
with a view of Mt. Hood, there will
also be an enclosed seating area with
a fireplace, a Starbucks coffee house,
a U.S. Bank branch, and a large of-
fering of kosher bakery products.
Actually there will be a store
within a store of kosher grocery,
(approximately 44 feet of grocery
items, nine doors of kosher frozen
food including Japanese and Chi-
nese foods, meats, seafood, dairy
and wine.
All employees will go through ko-
sher training before the store opens.
The store manager participated in
extensive kosher practice training.
What did all this cost? The build-
ing was approximately $10 million
without equipment and preliminary
costs. The original store opened in
1968 in the current location at South-
west Barbur Boulevard and Capitol
Hill Road.
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ment, Southwest Nebraska Street
and Capitol Highway. Bring clip-
pers, long-sleeved shirt, heavy
work gloves, and water. Parking
is available at the lot across from
the Sasquatch Pub. Learn more at
swtrails.org.
New Safeway supermarket
caters to kosher customers
Trolley, Train, Trail and Tram:
Mark Turner of SW Trails will
lead the 4T hike on Saturday, Nov.
9. Meet behind the bleachers at
Wilson High School and be ready to
leave by 9:00 a.m. (Southwest Sunset
Boulevard and Capitol Highway).
Trail loop will include trolley
(streetcar) in South Waterfront to
downtown, train (MAX) to the Zoo,
trail (Marquam) to Council Crest
and tram back to South Waterfront.
You may also access the hike via the
Gibbs Street Bridge. The walking
distance will be about 5 miles with
900 feet elevation gain.
You’ll need a TriMet ticket. Bring
a snack and water and dress for the
weather. Service dogs only. To learn
more visit www.swtrails.org.
Multnomah Neighborhood
Association: Next meeting
will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 12 at
7:00 p.m. at the Multnomah Arts
Center, Room 30 (7688 SW Capitol
Hwy). Agenda items include Free-
man Water Tank property discus-
sion, Safeway grand re-opening,
Southwest Corridor Study, and a
proposed cell tower to be built at
the Gabriel Park Community Cen-
ter. For more information, contact
Moses Ross, chair, mnachair@gmail.
com.
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All aboard the Red Electric!
A work party to clear black-
berries will be held on Saturday,
Nov. 16, 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. along
the future Red Electric Trail align-
The Second Chance Boutique
replaces two annual traditions
If you thought you might have
missed the annual Senior Fall Ba-
zaar at the Multnomah Arts Center,
you didn’t miss anything. It turned
into a daily event!
Be sure to check out the Multnomah
Senior Center’s new gift and thrift
shop called The Second Chance
Boutique. This store replaces the
annual October Harvest Bazaar
and the Rummage Sale events, and
offers the best of both year round.
Handmade gifts such as scarves,
baby clothes, and seasonal specialty
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and comedy. Some surprises too. A
wonderful way to get in the holiday
spirit! Thursday through Saturday,
Nov. 20-23 at 2:00 p.m., Alpenrose
Dairy Opera House, 6149 SW Shat-
tuck Rd. $5.00 at the door. For more
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