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* •** P age A3 T he P ortland O bserver • M arch 30, 1994 ^trrU axtfr (©fcrserirer St- Johns Residents Praise North Police Precinct • • 1- . . ■■ '. I / ' . <• * ■,-< "The P recinct h a s done a lo t to clean up St. Johns, ” ». • ■ i* Mary Mccracken •e ».• "G ood fo r the com m unity, if it w a s n ’t here - there w o uld be a lo t o f crim e ," George New & used books on Business, Music, & African-American Studies Bosswell Alan Orr North Precinct Commander S' • • ■s,. "P recinct - w o uld offer m ore protection, "Keeping this precinct open will make it easier for us to really get to know the people in the communities we serve, ” said Alan Orr, Commander of Portland’s North Precinct. » Lordane Bachelor POWELL’S CITY OF BOOKS i' I ; . •/- cV *•'? \* I ■ i '- . - r y . ' 9 a m - i i PM M o n d a y th o u g h S a tu r d a y 9 am - 9 pm Sundays r-ç U s e d b o o k s b o u g h t e v e r y d a y till 8 :3 0 p m O n t h e # 2 0 B u s lin e • O n e h o u r fre e p a r k in g 1 0 0 5 W e s t B u r n s i d e S tr e e t A d v e r tis e In (The O (Db scrinar . 2 2 8 -4 6 5 1 Easter Offers Consumers A T aste Of Oregon O regon en jo y s a strong reputation w ill please th e palate o f those w h o d o n ’t »fTcring high-end high-value spe- f food products that fill a niche like chocolate. “W e have com panies that are p ro ducing w onderful little p ackages o f dried :et in consum erland. An upcom ing w ill b u y you a chocolate egg w ith six ch o co late b unnies in side. F or fans o f Ju rassic Park, h o w ab o u tach o co lateeg g filled w ith little ch o co late baby d i ; non-food item s another chan ce to ess consum ers w ith discrim inating cran b erries an d d ried ch erries,” says B arton. “S o m e o f the m eat snacks like dried jerk ies are nicely packaged an d go Many O regonians m ay not realize le southern O regon C oast is largely nsible for the traditional E aster lily. cookie com pany w hose ovens are busy right now baking rich, buttery shortbread in th e shape o f bunnies, tulips, and E as t C ounty and the bordering county ;1 N orte, C alifornia are tw o o f the n ’s leading production areas for ter eg g s.” O regon also supplies m any o f those E aster b asket itself is chang- special confectionery ingredients to co m p an ies inside an d o u tsid e its borders. “Fruit cream s are one ex am p le.” ‘W e see a tren d o f people b eing discrim in atin g in their this tim e o f year. If you purchase the m ore expensive says B arton. “O u r g reat pro d u ctio n o f ing th eir ow n E aster b ask ets,” berries and o th er fru its a re u sed by says Fuhr. “Fam ily m em bers :r baskets filled w ith specialty con- ch ocolateers around the co u n try .” B ut it is the candy m akers in O r are n o t only pu ttin g in c o n fec egon that sing the hig h est praise for the w hatever.” M ost O reg o n p ro d u ced lay w ill g ive these products and great in an E aster b asket. W e h av e a r lily bulbs. rh e n there arc those things that are ins and food products, chances are ire getting a taste o f O regon. “It’s a very busy tim e for us,” says id le M cC all, sales m an ag er for in and L ee, a E ugene-based com - that produces chocolate candies, local ingredients. “W e u se O reg o n p roducts as m uch as possible - local fruits, nuts, and dairy nosaurs? For adults, chocolate co v e re d esp resso b ean s are p opular. Sugar free ch ocolate item s are m ore in dem and these days. E ven the m ak eu p o f the m g. E aster offerings aren ’ t the types o f baskets o r candies norm ally started filling E aster orders the : after V alentine’s D ay. T h ere has rem iss if w e d id n ’t use the trem endous resources that O reg o n has to o ffer.” grocery store and are tradition no rest.” “ A bout 4 0 % o f our annual sales e n at C hristm as,” says D ick Fuhr, O reg o n leads the nation in the p ro d uction o f m arionbcrrics. T h e C andy O regon item s tend to b e m ore expensive, a bit m ore special. “W e d o have co n fectio n ;r o f the C andy B asket in Portland, ter is next w ith up to 30% o f the B asket developed a m arionberry cream for its soft cen ter choco lates six years ago. T oday it ranks as its top selling soft ers that p roduce sm all item s th at are 15 to 20 cen ts ap iece,” , follow ed by V alentine’s D ay at center cream . O reg o n leads the n ation in says B arton. “ B ut m ost o f them the pro d u ctio n o f hazelnuts. F uhr says the g ift shop at the Sm ith so n ian Institute in W ashington D .C . offers a “T aste o f are going to b e m o re like a do llar item such as a chocolate O regon” chocolate bar that features finely friend master chef. f e , c i. S AND tions, b u t local fruits, syrups, fo u n d in a local disco u n t or ;ocs into the chocolate, n o t to n that h ig h -q u ality rep u tatio n role model, mentor, tastes to the p o in t o f cu sto m iz pro d u cts,” says Fuhr. “W e w o u ld be s not ju s t the chocolate that puts 1 confectioners on the m ap. It’s Y ou ' re his ally han d ed o u t to children. truffle.” “W e are in the fine c o n D epend on USWEST TO SUPPORT YOU IN ALL YOUR ROLES. / t ’s no easy task preparing munity. And we view our most our children for the future. The important role as assisting you values and beliefs we share with with the latest in information and them today lay the foundation for communication tools and tech success and growth tomorrow nology. Like you, our role in the They depend on you. And you can community is versatile — w e’re depend on U S WEST to keep the volunteers, grant supporters and lines open between all genera economic development advocates. tions, now and in the future. At And also like you, we realize that chopped O regon hazelnuts. T h e rep u ta tion o f O regon products for confections fectio n in d u stry ,” adds Fuhr. very special or a rew ard for U S WEST, we recognize the valu the support we provide today vonderful specialty food products has spread. “M ost o f o u r business is out o f som eone.” A nd the relatively high able role you play in the lives of the comes full circle for generations ittag c in d u strie s,” say s L au ra state,” says F enton and L e e ’s M cC all. , m arketing specialist w ith the 1 D epartm ent o f A griculture. “ It is “ M any o f o u r p roducts en d u p in the price som eone pays fo rO reg o n next generation and in your com- to come upscale dep artm en t stores o n the cast coast. W e h av e a fru it and n u t eg g featu r specially products is a rew ard lolidays arc alw ays an occasion to iff w hat the state has to o ffer.” ing O regon h azeln u ts and locally dried u c ts o u t, a d d in g v a lu e to fruits. W e also offer a straw berry choco regon com panies arc not only pro- late that uses fruit p ow der from O regon ; the standard chocolate E aster is o r eggs, but this y ear’s E aster F reeze D ried w hich p ro d u ces pink E as ter b u n n ies that taste like straw berries.” O reg o n ’s econom y. F or m o re in form ation , co n tact L aura B arton at 229- s m ay also contain local item s that W h a t's new this year? T en dollars n a num ber o f O regon products, »coplc look to O regon as being reputation and an im age that we i è ® i»**«* o “W e m ake a p ro d u ct that is for those w h o turn the p ro d LU2MÆ5T 6 7 3 4 or B ruce Pokam ey at 378- C 1994 U S WEST. Inc 3773. . » l i . :
