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Bowl Games For Oregon! AAA Has Game Tickets & Travel Help

| December 4, 2012 | 0 Comments

AAA Oregon/Idaho Offers Bowl Packages for  Ducks and Beavers Ducks Fiesta Bowl Packages The Oregon Ducks will play in the Fiesta Bowl in Phoenix, Arizona on January 3, 2013.  AAA Oregon/Idaho currently offers packages with three-nights hotel and air, flying out of Eugene, as well as land-only packages that include  two or three night hotel accommodations, Fiesta [...]

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Help Name Rose-Tu’s Baby Elephant!

Help Name Rose-Tu’s Baby Elephant!

| December 3, 2012 | 0 Comments

Rose-Tu’s baby needs a name. Oregon Zoo elephant keepers are asking the community to help them choose a name for the week-old female elephant calf. Keepers have come up with five names and are asking people to vote for their favorite on the zoo’s website: www.oregonzoo.org. “The outpouring support for the zoo and its newest resident [...]

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IT’S A GIRL! OREGON ZOO ELEPHANT ROSE-TU DELIVERS 2ND CALF

IT’S A GIRL! OREGON ZOO ELEPHANT ROSE-TU DELIVERS 2ND CALF

| November 30, 2012 | 0 Comments

The long wait is over. Rose-Tu, an 18-year-old Asian elephant, gave birth to a 300-pound female calf at the Oregon Zoo at 2:17 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 30. “We’re all delighted at the arrival of Rose-Tu’s new calf,” said Kim Smith, Oregon Zoo director. “The calf is beautiful, healthy, tall and very vigorous. As soon [...]

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Greeting Cards: Beautiful. Local. Affordable. Bloom Paper Goods

Greeting Cards: Beautiful. Local. Affordable. Bloom Paper Goods

| November 21, 2012 | 1 Comment

Making photo greeting cards, especially at holiday time, should be fun, easy and turn out looking sparkling nice. I was thrilled to learn about Bloom Paper Goods (www.bloompapergoods.com). I know there are lots of larger online places to do this, but personally and professionally, I believe in supporting local business. Bloom Paper Goods in based [...]

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Saving Face With Frost Esthetics

Saving Face With Frost Esthetics

| November 7, 2012 | 0 Comments

I admit I am one of those women who have a hard time managing the smaller, though important, details of taking care of myself. Washing and cleansing my skin each day is a perfect example. I may not wash my face before I go to bed every night. I don’t always wash it when I [...]

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Saks Fifth Avenue Off 5th Shopping Trip

Saks Fifth Avenue Off 5th Shopping Trip

| November 5, 2012 | 0 Comments

After long awaited anticipation, I had the honor of fulfilling the shopping trip extravaganza at Saks Fifth Avenue Off 5th with Tracy Pendergast, my Style for Hire stylist.  As some may recall, Portland Family has partnered with Stacy London’s new venture, Style for Hire, KOIN-TV and Pearl Women’s Center for a self-discovery effort, “Empowering Self [...]

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Facts about Measure 26-146 – Supporting Schools & Arts Together

Facts about Measure 26-146 – Supporting Schools & Arts Together

| November 1, 2012 | 0 Comments

We believe arts accessibility to the community, and especially to children, is a vital cornerstone towards building a creative, thoughtful future generation. Here in Portland we have such a breadth and scope of wonderfully gifted organizations including Oregon Ballet Theater, The Portland Ballet, Oregon Children’s Theater, Northwest Children’s Theater, Portland Art Museum and many, many [...]

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Portland Trail Blazers Harvest Dinner Feeds Over 6,000

Portland Trail Blazers Harvest Dinner Feeds Over 6,000

| October 29, 2012 | 0 Comments

TRAIL BLAZERS, PROVIDENCE HEALTH & SERVICES PROVIDE MEALS AND SERVICES FOR MORE THAN 6,000 PORTLANDERS Trail Blazers players and staff team up with Providence for 17th annual Harvest Dinner  The Trail Blazers teamed up with Providence Health & Services to host the 17th annual Harvest Dinner at the Rose Garden on Monday. For five hours, thousands of meals and a [...]

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Dare to Dream, Disney on Ice

Dare to Dream, Disney on Ice

| October 28, 2012 | 0 Comments

Disney on Ice always awes and inspires: Beautiful music, gorgeous costumes and amazing dancers. Disney on Ice’s Dare to Dream was a great show for kids of all ages. The sets, the music, the choreography of bringing the movies to life is a highly involved production. Stories from Rapunzel, Cinderella and Princess and the Frog [...]

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Cutest Baby Contest Happening on Portland’s Hottest Radio Stations!

Cutest Baby Contest Happening on Portland’s Hottest Radio Stations!

| October 9, 2012 | 0 Comments

  Vote for the most adorable baby today! Portland Family is thrilled to partner with Clear Channel’s K103, Portland Oldies 106.7, The Brew 105.9, 1190 KEX, Z100, Wild 107.5 and 620 KPOJ in discovering Portland’s cutest baby. Help decide who gets a head start on higher education plans with a $1000 Educational IRA prepared by Unitus Community Credit [...]

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