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Just the thing for a new baby

A. Jay’s Baby Shoppe, in Menlo Park Plaza, at N.E. 122nd and Glisan St., is now offering a new product designed by a local resident and mother of two. Rosie Meyers, President and Founder of Sentimental Treasures, was frustrated when she tried to store all the mementos of her first child. The albums she tried were too small, and had no place to store hospital I.D. bracelets, locks of hair, or baby teeth. But Rosie didn’t just complain - she did something about it. She has created the Baby Photo Album and Keepsake Box.

This is more than just a place to store pictures. Each album comes nestled in a special compartment above an elegant keepsake box including eight velvet-lined compartments of varying sizes. The boxes include a compartment specially sized for a VHS tape, and others for storing everything from hospital I.D. bracelets to birthday cards.

Other unique features include: the ability to record the first five years of your baby’s life instead of just one, removable pages, photo page headings for many events, including ultrasounds, all major holidays, and godparents, to name just a few. The album also includes six pocket folders. Along with the album, you will receive a sheet of transparent stickers that make it easy to label or date pictures and keepsakes, along with plastic bags with date labels for first lock of hair. This album is one of the most comprehensive available today.

The Baby Photo Album and Keepsake Box has been featured in Portland’s New Arrival Magazine, the New Jersey Suburban Parent, and Colorado Parent. Rosie Meyers was also featured on the Good Morning Oregon show on KPTV Channel 12 on Mother’s Day 2000. The Baby Photo Album and Keepsake box have even been featured in the Oregonian’s “This Week” section.

The Baby Photo Album and Keepsake Box makes a great gift for expectant moms and dads, and can also provide a way to organize all your pictures and keepsakes. To purchase the album and box, available in different designs, go to A. Jay’s Baby Shoppe, 12435 N.E. Glisan, call Sentimental Treasures at 503-649-8457, or visit www.sentimentaltreasures.org.

New preschool opening

Our Savior Lutheran Church is proud to announce the opening of several pre-school classes. These classes will be available at a very affordable rate, with several different sections available. There will be two sessions of pre-school for children who are 4 years old by September 1, 2001. Both sessions will be offered Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, one from 9 to 11 a.m., and the other 12:30 to 3 p.m. There will also be a session for children who will be 3 by September 1, 2001, on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 to 11:30 a.m.

Teaching the children will be Christine Joy, who has been teaching pre-school for many years. She has lots of enthusiasm and creativity to share with her students. Pastor Stan Aufderheide and the rest of the church are excited about being able to offer this pre-school, and are planning to make daycare and kindergarten available in the future. Our Savior Lutheran Church is located on the corner of 112th Ave. and Skidmore St. For more information, please call 503-257-9409.

Improve your mind and your social life

Learn to play bridge with six free lessons from the Portland Unit of the American Contract Bridge League. The lessons are focused on playing to learn in a friendly atmosphere. Learn to play the most popular card game in the word. The bridge lessons are open to beginners, people returning to bridge after a long time, or social players who would like to learn modern bridge methods.

Bridge is not only a pleasant way to pass the time, but it is also good for your mind. The mental challenge of bridge has been show to improve cognitive skills and memory. People who play bridge regularly show heightened mental activity. Bridge can also help you meet new people. Due to the popularity of bridge, there are clubs in most towns, offering the opportunity to meet new friends. Portland has two local bridge clubs, and holds many tournaments throughout the year.

The bridge classes, held at the Eastside Bridge Club, 1435 N.E. 81st Ave., are open to all ages. The first class will take place on Saturday, September 8, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. For more information, call the Eastside Bridge Club at 503-252-1318, or email jansey@earthlink.com

New Mid-County neighborhood holds grand opening party

Homebuilders Pacific Western Homes, Inc., located at 5530 N.E. 122nd Ave., announces their return to home building in the Northeast Portland community. Las Brisas neighborhood, located at 165th Ave and N.E. Sandy Blvd., features seventy new homes on large lots, several floor plans, 10-year home warranties, and the solid craftsmanship Pacific Western Homes is known for.

The grand opening for Las Brisas will be held two consecutive weekends, Saturday and Sunday, September 22 & 23, and September 29 & 30 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. NW Natural Gas will be serving up free tacos from noon to 5 p.m. every day. While parents stroll through four new homes, a dinosaur bounce house and a clown will be on hand for younger members of the family. It will be a fun event for all.

Chet Antonsen and Tom Skaar, owners of Pacific Western Homes, are both Mid-county residents and have been building quality homes in the Portland area since 1989. Nick Rossi of the Rossi Farms’ family is heading up marketing and sales of Las Brisas.

From ground breaking to key turning, Pacific Western Homes customers receive personal attention to make their home building experience a rewarding one. For more information, please call Nick Rossi at the Hasson Realty Company at 503-652-9801.

Be an honored guest at Cameo Café West

If you want to be treated with a unique dinner experience, visit Cameo Café on the corner of N.W. Westover and Everett. There, like at the Cameo East on N.E. 82nd and Sandy Blvd., you’ll receive award winning meals and generous hospitality. At Cameo West, you’ll enjoy outstanding food from three continents, and order almost any entrée for under $15, many under $10.

Their generous hospitality and warmth make everyone who enters fell like a personal friend of owners Charlie and Sue Gee Lehn. This husband and wife got into the restaurant business largely because they like contact with people. They seem to know almost all of their customers, greeting everyone with friendly conversation, as well as excellent meals.

All their dishes are served with extra-generous portions, to ensure that you get your fill. At Cameo Café, you get quality with quantity. They have won the Northwest Examiner community newspaper’s Best Breakfast competition with their ample and unique breakfast combinations. Lunches are also known for their high quality. The Cameo club sandwich won the Examiner’s Best in the Northwest contest. Long known for their award winning breakfast and lunch fare, they now serve notable dinners as well. Cameo Café Northwest was chosen this spring by the Northwest Examiner’s Community Awards panel as their favorite restaurant because it projects pure hospitality - the feeling that your hosts are thrilled to have you there. When hosts try this hard to please without regard to time or cost, you know it’s not about the bottom line; it’s about the customer.

The wonderful combination of the food and the service hasn’t gone unnoticed. Their continued success has allowed them to expand to all three levels of their building at 2340 N.W. Westover. There are now five dining rooms, each with elegant decoration in a unique theme, including an Oriental dining room with chairs specially ordered from Korea and a sumptuous American Heritage dinning room. The dining rooms seat 175, with additional seating in two outdoor sections.

Come visit Cameo Café today, or call 503-221-6542 for reservations. The Cameo Café is open from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. every day and open for dinner Monday through Friday 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Overwhelmed by wedding details?

A new business has joined the Parkrose community: Blue Lagoon Wedding Florist, located at 4633 NE 116th Ave. Originally established as a wedding florist, owner Kristi Harris has added decorator and consultant to the services she offers her clients. This allows them to save time by dealing with one person instead of three. As a decorator, Harris can handle the setup and decoration of the wedding and reception sites. She can balance the decorations whether you have lots for a small space, or just a few decorations for a large space, making the perfect backdrop for your special day.

As a consultant she can take care of all those hundreds of wedding details, from getting a tux for the groom to scheduling a site and selecting a cake. Often both the bride and groom work full-time, so Harris does all the legwork, bringing the information she gathers to happy couple, letting the bride and groom make the final decisions. This service can take all the worries and headaches away for the bride, the groom and their families so they can fully enjoy the wedding. Brides are free to use one or all of the services offered. Services offered by appointment only. For more information visit www.geocities.com/bluelagonwedding01 or call 503-253-2456 for a consultation.

Local Insurance Agent wins award

Chet Hill Insurance, 10402 N.E. Sandy Blvd is proud to announce that Bradd Hill has been awarded Safeco’s Award of Excellence. Safeco is one of the insurance providers that Hill directs clients to. Hill has been selling insurance for over 25 years. He received the Award of Excellence in recognition of his professionalism, knowledge of insurance, and costumer satisfaction. This award is presented to fewer than two percent of Safeco’s agents, and this is the fifth year that Bradd Hill has won this award. Come to Chet Hill Insurance for your insurance needs. For more information, please call Chet Hill Insurance at 503-256-2020.

Century 21 Real Estate opens local office

Century 21 Real Estate Corporation, the world’s largest residential real estate sales organization, is proud to announce the opening of Century 21 Hart Realty’s first branch in Portland. Century 21 Hart Realty is owned and operated by Bev Neal, who has more than thirty years of real estate industry experience. Located in Plaza 205 at 9738 S.E. Washington St, the branch office will offer the full array of real estate services, specializing in Residential, Commercial, Recreational, and Multifamily property sales in Portland.

Century 21 Real Estate Corporation provides comprehensive training, management, administrative, and marketing support for the entire Century 21 System. This system includes 6,600 independently owned and operated franchised broker offices in more than 28 countries worldwide. For more information or to set up an appointment with Century 21 Hart Realty, please call 503-252-2121.