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EDITORIAL
prise--$23 million for a 1.1 mile stretch is
outrageous. Personally, I think that in order
for any major transportation projects to be
cost-effective in Southwest Portland, there
may need to be some rethinking of priorities
and rewriting of city code relating to sewer
and stormwater facility construction. This
is just the tip of the iceberg.
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Whining about Capitol
Highway gets annoying
Regarding “Multnomah parents fed up
with navigating busy Capitol Highway,”
by Erik Vidstand, The Post, January 2014.
The Multnomah parents who are “fed
up” with navigating busy Capitol Hwy
would have to have known that they
would be living close to a busy street
when they purchased their homes.
It seems that when they had children
(or dogs to walk) this realization kicked
in. All of a sudden it is a nuisance or
safety issue when the landscape does
not adapt.
There are places to walk or ride bikes
that are not alongside Capitol Highway.
The whining gets annoying; after all they
were not forced to live here - just saying...
Fellow SW neighbor
Dear Neighbor: Thank you for your
letter. I can’t speak for Jessica Wade or Rob
Gardner, but I know that many Southwest
Portlanders expected (after nearly 20 years
of planning) that this stretch of Capitol
Highway would have pedestrian and bicycle
improvements by now.
The extremely high costs related to envi-
ronmental services took many of us by sur-
–Don Snedecor
Does anyone remember 1st
grade teacher Mrs. Newton?
Regarding “Old Multnomah: Do you
remember a store in Multnomah called The
Sewing Basket?” by Don Snedecor, The
Post, January 2014
I read the article in the SW Portland
Post about The Sewing Basket. No,
I can’t help you with that, but I have
some information about a first-grade
teacher at Multnomah School that I
thought you would find interesting.
This teacher’s name was Bessie New-
ton, and it was said that if a child had
her as a first-grade teacher, that child
would do very well in school. She told
my grandson he should read cereal
boxes!
Mrs. Newton lived in Multnomah
Village for many years and then lived
in Beaverton until the end of her life.
She had a lovely home and garden here
and was very disappointed that the new
owners didn’t give it her kind of care.
A few years ago there was going to
be a parade honoring the old school
and teachers, but unfortunately, Mrs.
Newton died before the parade was
going to take place. Someone in the
Multnomah Historical Association
might have knowledge about this.
I also know a painting contractor
who went through the third grade at
February 2014
Multnomah when the school closed.
His sister was there through grade 8.
Heisler to discuss her recent
book at the Hillsdale Library
Janet Lang
Editor’s Note: Thank you for your let-
ter, Janet. The Post won a grand award in
2001 (the ribbon still hangs in my office) for
our Multnomah Days Parade entry which
featured a horse-drawn carriage carrying
several past Multnomah School principals.
Multnomah School operated as a grade
school from 1919 to 1979. It later became
the Multnomah Center. More information
on the history of the school is available at
www.multnomahhistorical.com.
Corrections to the story
on Guild of Oregon
Woodworkers
Regarding, “Guild of Oregon Woodwork-
ers relocates to Multnomah Village,” by
Erik Vidstrand, The Post, January 2014.
We enjoyed the article about the guild
a lot, thank you.
Two changes that need to be
made. SawStop, of Tualatin, donated
the SawStop table saw to the guild,
not Roy Underhill. We are renting
the space from Greenline and Patrick
O’Neill. They did not “donate” it to
the guild.
Our membership, now over 500, is
open to anyone that is interested in
woodworking.
About a third of our members are
from Southwest Washington, a third
from east of the Willamette [River] and
the other third from west of the Wil-
lamette.
Over 10 percent are women, and we
now can have high school students
working with a parent in the shop.
Thanks, again for the nice article.
First of all, I am an occasional patron
of the Hillsdale Library, where I picked
up a copy of the most recent Southwest
Portland Post.
Thank you for your good work, es-
pecially in connecting the community
through events, and writing about im-
portant topics such as protecting people
and the environment (Capitol Highway
reworking, Earth Talk), as well as pro-
viding updates from neighborhood
association meetings.
Secondly, I am a board member of
the Portland cultural nonprofit Zeit-
geist Northwest, and I wanted to bring
an upcoming event to your attention
should you wish to include it in the next
edition of the paper.
Zeitgeist Northwest will be present-
ing a book talk by Barbara Schmitter
Heisler at the Hillsdale Library on
Thursday, Feb. 27 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
on her recent book From German Pris-
oner of War to American Citizen: A Social
History with 35 Interviews, followed by
Q & A. Further details and images for
the event are available on our website:
www.zeigeistnorthwest.org.
Aaron Choate
Take a look at our
website for digital
issues of the Post
www.SWPortlandPost.com
Gig Lewis
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