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Local businesses are the lifeblood of our community. The Mid-county Memo offers this section to our business neighbors for news, advancements, promotions, expansions and other noteworthy events to be shared with the community at large. Business Memo submissions for the April issue are due by Friday, March 14. For best results, e-mail Darlene Vinson at editor@midcountymemo.com. You may also mail submissions to 3510 N.E. 134th Ave., Portland, OR 97230. To leave a phone message, dial 503-287-8904. The Mid-county Memo fax number is 503-249-7672.
Live without pain
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| Cynthia Birney, a movement specialist in the Madison South neighborhood, practices the Feldenkrais Method. COURTESY CYNTHIA BIRNEY |
Birney practices the Feldenkrais Method developed by Russian physicist Moshe Feldenkrais. The method uses gentle movement, noninvasive touch and verbal cues to create comfort and ease in movement.
Private appointments are $90 for 90 minutes. One-hour group sessions are available for $15 per one-hour session. Please call ahead to make private appointments or to sign up for the group class. Contact Birney at cynthia@cynthiabirney.com or 503-867-2450 or go to cynthiabirney.com to learn more.
Mid-county: A diamond in the rough
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| Realtor Wendy Durighello, an agent with Zip Realty thinks Mid-Multnomah County is a hidden gem with affordable, nice homes. COURTESY WENDY DURIGHELLO |
“It offers many distinct neighborhoods ranging from spacious lots that feel like you are living in forest of Douglas firs to areas of mid-century retro homes,” said the relative new comer to the area. She also likes the access to shopping, excellent schools, and she loves that it's only minutes to the airport, downtown, Vancouver and Gresham.
Durighello points out that Mid-county offers some of the best real estate values in the Portland area but notes that prices are on the rise. Interest rates are still low and first-time buyers will find programs to help them make the transition from renter to homeowner.
If you are a seller, she notes that the market is strong, especially in the under $250,000 price range.
She believes the area is poised for growth and expansion and anticipates this area will become one of the most interesting and exciting neighborhoods in Portland in the near future.
Zip Realty has an online real estate site with super interactive tools for buying and selling your home. Durighello also provides service the old fashioned way with personal consultations. She strives to provide excellent customer service, integrity and knowledge about the area.
Before becoming a real estate agent with Zip, Durighello owned Tin Inn Vintage Travel Trailers, a vintage travel trailer restoration business. Over a nine-year period, she restored and refurbished 260 vintage trailers and sold them worldwide.
Get in touch with Durighello now at wdurighello@ziprealty.com or 971-256-2579.
Lutheran schools make changes, join forces
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| Kara Kaufman, left, principal at Portland Lutheran and the Rev. Tom Wolbrecht, executive director of PLACE Foundation welcome Principal Joy Mueller of Trinity Lutheran School into the Portland Lutheran Association For Christian Education. COURTESY PORTLAND LUTHERAN SCHOOL |
Kara Kaufman, elementary principal at Portland Lutheran School, has been promoted to principal of the full pre-kindergarten through 12th grade academic program. A lifelong Lutheran, Kaufman has worked in Lutheran education for 12 years.
She graduated magna cum laude from Concordia University in 1999 and began her career as a middle school teacher in Santa Monica, Calif. that fall. Her area of specialty is the language arts, and she has taken great joy over the years helping students develop into effective and confident writers and speakers.
While teaching, she received her master's degree and was also trained for a principal position in the Lutheran schools through the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod's School Leadership Development Program.
It was while teaching in Santa Monica that she met her husband, Derek. After taking two years off with her two young daughters, Kaufman moved with her family back to the Portland area, where she soon after became a school administrator for Trinity Lutheran School in Oregon City. Currently, Kaufman is in her fourth year at Portland Lutheran School, where her two young daughters attend elementary school.
In addition, PLACE Foundation announced a partnership between Portland Lutheran School and Trinity Lutheran School to assist in the promotion of Christian education in the Portland area.
The PLACE Foundation was established in the 1970s to accept, manage and distribute monetary donations to Portland Lutheran School. This new partnership means Trinity Lutheran School now will benefit from PLACE Foundation fundraising as well. This relationship allows administrators and faculty at both schools to concentrate on academics and student development.
The foundation staff includes Wolbrecht, an office manager, and a full-time marketing specialist and student recruiter. The office is located at Portland Lutheran School, 740 S.E. 182nd Ave.
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