March 12. 2003
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New Seasons Celebrates Third Birthday
TO« "Mr'"8“ ' 33“
This week marks the third anni­
versary of locally owned and oper­
ated New Seasons Market.
The company opened its doors
in the Raleigh Hills neighborhood
in 2000, ready to offer customers
grocery choices, invest in the com ­
munity, support local growers and
producers and make grocery shop­
ping fun and easy.
Now with a fifth store set to open
at Southeast 20lh and Division next
year and more than 530 employees,
the company is doing well while
sticking to its principles.
From the beginning the com ­
pany has made a point of giving
back tothecom m unities in which it
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does business. In its three years of
operation, the company has given
$ 100,000 in cash and in-kind dona­
tions to more than 412 Portland-
based nonprofits and community
organizations, supporting causes
from hunger abatement to wetland
preservation.
“ Being locally owned and oper­
Bank Executive Named to Arts Board
Northwest Business forCulture
and the Arts has elected David
Tillery to its 32-person board of
directors.
T illery is a vice president and
regional operations m anager for
W ells F a rg o ’s H om e E q u ity
Group. Based at W ells F argo’s
W illia m B a rn h a rt C e n te r in
H illsboro, he m anages the pro-
cessing o f applications for home
equity loans and lines in O regon,
W a s h in g to n , C a lif o r n ia and
A laska. He oversees 500 team
m em bers who process more than
200,000 home equity applications
annually.
The former resident of Lexing­
ton, Ken. has served on many
boards in the past, including the
board o f a major hospital in Louis­
ville, Ken., the Lexington Public
Library, and L exington Urban
League.
Northwest Business forCulture
& the Arts is a statewide member­
ship organization of 145 businesses
and corporations dedicated to
building long-term public and pri­
vate investment in O regon's arts
and culture. For more information,
call503-228-2977.
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Dave Tillery
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ated means playing an active role in Market sourdough bread sold in
the community,” said New Season s stores goes to the Loaves & Fishes
Market President Brian Rohter.
Meals on Wheels program.
New Seasons Market has also
Founded by three Portland fami­
sold about $2 million dollars in script lies, New Seasons Market strives
to support local schools. In addi­ to combine’the sfervice and atmo­
tion to these donations, 50 cents sphere o f an old-fashioned neigh­
from each loaf of New Seasons borhood market with a selection of
M '“pen "Is” ™
ftxxl and other products for today‘s
lifestyle. New Seasons M arket’s
stores are located in the neighbor­
hoods of Raleigh Hills, Sellwood.
Concordia and Orenco Station in
Hillsboro. New Seasons Market
Seven Com ers will open on South­
east 20th and Division next year.
C hinooíc W inds
C asino
Meek School Closure Stings
continued
from Front
on N ortheast 33rd was closed.
Kennedy School now serves as a
McMennamins brewpub and ho­
tel.
School district officials said stu­
dents at Meek will move to Vernon
E lem entary at 2044 N .E.
Killingsworth. Closing Meek is esti­
mated to save the district $300,000 in
the next school year, officials said.
The district hasn't decided on
how it will use Meek in future years.
There's consideration being given
to plans to use the building for
special education administrators or
other district officials.
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