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4 • The Southwest Portland Post THE COUNTRY STORE By Erik Vidstrand The Southwest Portland Post Fanno Creek Clinic celebrates 20 years in Hillsdale Medical director Gregg Coodley, M.D. and office manager Kelly Henry at Fanno Creek Clinic. (Photo courtesy of Kelly Henry) Fanno Creek Clinic, a primary care, multi-specialty clinic is celebrating 20 years in Hillsdale this May and 50,000 patients. The health care center was formed by a group of physicians and nurses who left Oregon Health & Science University in April 1997 to form an independent clinic. Long time clinic staff noted that they were told that they wouldn’t last six months. Since then, contrary to their belief, the BUSINESS clinic has grown to include 12 primary care physicians, two psychiatrists, and three other mental health therapists. A variety of specialists also practice at the clinic including a podiatrist, rheumatologist, a women’s health nurse practitioner, and a colorectal surgeon. The health center offers on-site x-ray, lab, ultrasound, and stress testing. With over sixty employees, all who own a part of the business, Fanno Creek Clinic is one of the largest employers in the Hillsdale and Multnomah area. Many clinic employees have worked at the clinic for over decade. “Fanno Creek Clinic has long been known for its innovations,” said medical director, Gregg Coodley, M.D. “We were the first Oregon medical clinic to install solar power in 2005.” The clinic has developed a number of programs to help the local community over the years including giving grants to local elementary schools and helping businesses provide energy saving light bulbs. According to clinic staff, previous grants went to pay for arts and science programs at Rieke, Maplewood, and Stevenson elementary schools as well as science textbooks at Robert Gray Middle School. The clinic’s most innovative program included teaming up with Neighborhood House to pay for health insurance for uninsured people in exchange for volunteering at Neighborhood House. May 2017 Gurtons’s Plant Shop opens in French Quarter Gurton’s Plant Shop, a new boutique featuring houseplants, succulents, and cacti, will be holding its grand opening on First Friday (May 5) in the French Quarter boutique mall in Multnomah Village. Owner Julina Abbott, a mother of three boys, grew up in Portland and attended college in Seattle. She became a pediatric oncology nurse but recently moved back to Portland to chase her dream job. “This boutique has been seven generations in the making,” Abbott explained. “My great-great-great-great grandfather, Henry Gurton, Julina Abbott (left), owner of Gurton's Plant Shop, holds her son, Justin. Abbott's mother was the florist at Buckingham Jackie Troutman is also helping out with the Palace in the mid-1800s.” family business. (Post photo by Erik Vidstrand) Henry Gurton moved to Canada in later years and his Anne Bocci Boutique moves from descendents made it to the United Multnomah to Pearl District States. “This is a family business,” she Anne Bocci Boutique, which had explained as she held her three- been in the heart of Multnomah month-old son with one hand and a Village since 2007, has emptied and delicate air plant in the other. moved to the Pearl District. “Even Grandmother Gurton is “Loved our ten years in Multnomah helping out,” she said. “She’s been Village,” owner Anne Bocci told The busy arranging succulent gardens Post. “We have gotten to know you, and she will be at the opening.” your family members and hear your Gurton’s joins five other businesses personal stories. Many of you are now that have been operating in the New our closest friends.” Orleans-themed boutique mall. According to Bocci, after 10 years, Property owner Yves Le Meitour the store had grown and needed has been working with various city a bigger, brighter space to better bureaus to bring boutiques, food celebrate the artists and designers. carts, and a farm stand to where “The new space,” Bocci said, former Keith’s Auto Service once “actually has heat, air conditioning, operated. and a bathroom which the Multnomah “I’m excited to grow my family Village store never had. business in the neighborhood I grew “Mention the Southwest Portland up in and where I’m lucky enough to Post in our new Pearl District store raise my family,” Abbott said. and get a discount,” Bocci said, Located at 3530 SW Multnomah “Thank you for 10 wonderful years!” Blvd, Gurton’s Plant Shop will be For more information, visit the open Friday through Sunday, 11 a.m. new store at 416 NW 12th Ave. to 7 p.m. or annebocciboutique.com. 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