4 • The Southwest Portland Post
BUSINESS
December 2013
First Friday in December brings holiday gala to Multnomah Village
By Erik Vidstrand
The Southwest Portland Post
On the first weekend of each Decem-
ber, Multnomah Village transforms into
a winter wonderland bringing carolers,
horse drawn carriages, hot chocolate,
and lots of great gift ideas for anyone
who made the “good” list and even for
the naughty!
With shops open late on Friday,
Dec. 6, the first stop is the holiday tree
lighting located outside Village Beads
(Southwest 35th and Capitol Highway).
A visit by Saint Nick himself, whose
sleigh is due to arrive at 6:42 p.m. sharp,
will help with the lighting.
This a year a holiday train, sponsored
by Riversgate Church, will take little
ones around the parking lot of Key
Bank. Carriages will be available at the
Multnomah Arts Center as always.
On Saturday, be sure to head over to
the Lucky Lab for the annual Kiwanis
breakfast with Santa from 8:00 to 11:00
a.m. All you can eat pancakes, sausage,
and juice will be on hand for a small
donation to help a determined charity.
But the big question is on everyone’s
mind: not that will it snow, but, will
the promised trees arrive in time for
the festivities?
According to Jennifer Devlin, with
Dental staff celebrate anniversary
Dr. Lisa Jensen, and her staff of Ninja Turtles, celebrated one year at Multnomah
Village Dental Care on Halloween. In full Ninja attire are Kelsey (Michelangelo),
Lisa (Leonardo), Marissa (Raphael) and Aubrey (Donatello). (Photo courtesy of
Multnomah Village Dental Care.)
Petie Farkas, owner of Peachtree Gifts.
(Photo courtesy of Katie Parks)
the Portland Bureau of Environmental
Services, they are due to be planted
right before Thanksgiving. (At press
time, white paint had been sprayed indicat-
ing their placement.)
With “Shop Small” door mats, on
participating businesses front porches,
visitors are encouraged to shop local.
According to Randy Bonella, Venture
Portland representative, 68 cents of
every dollar spent locally stays in the
community.
Newly elected Multnomah Village
Business Association co-chair, Jennifer
Robinson (Switch Shoes), said that traf-
fic control efforts will not be in place
that night like it was for Halloween
trick-or-treaters.
“Drive and walk safe this season,”
Robinson said at the recent monthly
meeting.
“Let’s make this the best holiday
shopping season yet!”
Please visit multnomahvillage.org and
Facebook for the latest updates and schedule.
PCC Community Ed offers dozens of non-credit classes in Southwest Portland
and hundreds more throughout the district and online. Start exploring today!
www.pcc.edu/communityed