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Connecting Our Communities
— Hunt for bargains —
Our region is committed to sustainability, so get thrifty
By SAUNDRA SORENSON
Pamplin Media Group
This is one region famed
for its commitment to
sustainability and re-
use.
Check out one of the many
thrift, consignment and vintage
stores in the area for serious
deals and interesting sartorial
finds:
Thrift stores
Lake Oswego
■ THE CLOTHES CLOSET — 252 B
Ave. (503-636-5932 /
theclothesclosetconsignment.com)
■ CONSIGNING WOMEN — 1235-B
McVey Ave. (503-697-1636 /
consigningwomyn.com)
■ NEW TO YOU — SIMPLY POSH —
101 A Ave. (503-343-3444 /
shopnewtoyou.com)
West Linn
■ MAGNOLIA BOUTIQUE — 19155
Willamette Drive (503-636-4730 /
magnoliaboutique-oregon.com)
Beaverton
■ ASSISTANCE LEAGUE THRIFT
AND CONSIGNMENT SHOPS —
4000 S.W. 117th Ave. (503-526-
9300 /
portland.assistanceleague.org)
■ BABY AND ME — 12595 N.W.
Cornell Road, Cedar Mill (503-
646-2021 / babyandmepdx.com)
■ GOODWILL (MEETGOODWILL.ORG)
— Three locations: 775 S.W. 185th
Ave., Aloha (503-591-5440);
16157 N.W. Cornell Road, Cedar
Mill (503-533-9935); 4700 S.W.
Griffith Drive, Beaverton (503-643-
6099)
■ NAN’S GLAD RAGS — 21325
S.W. Tualatin Valley Hwy., Aloha
(503-642-9207 /
nansgladrags.com)
■ OVERSTOCK BARGAIN OUTLET —
11325 S.W. Canyon Road (503-
641-0400)
■ PLATO’S CLOSET — 18033 N.W.
Evergreen Pkwy, Ste. J, Tanasbourne
(503-617-9948 /
platosclosetbeaverton.com)
■ SPANKY’S LEGENDARY
CONSIGNMENT — 8625 S.W.
Scholls Ferry Road (503-430-
1244 / shopspankys.com)
Hillsboro
■ GOODWILL OUTLET WESTSIDE —
2920 S.W. 234th Ave. (503-649-
5424 / meetgoodwill.org)
Sherwood
■ BOUTIQUE CONSIGNMENT —
16330 S.W. Langer Drive (503-
625-5201 /
theboutiqueconsignment.com)
Southwest Portland
■ ADORNED IN GRACE — 4949
S.W. 76th Ave. (971-244-1583 /
adornedingrace.org)
■ BABY TO BABY — 8685 S.W.
Canyon Road (503-296-6055 /
babytobabyresale.com)
■ GHM BOUTIQUE — 4711 S.W.
Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy. (503-
265-8613 /
ghmboutique.wordpress.com)
■ KATELYN’S CLOSET — 7429
S.W. Capitol Hwy. (503-293-4333)
■ SISTERS N’ STYLE — 8132 S.W.
Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy., Portland
(503-292-6897 /
sistersnstyle.com)
■ THRIFT STORE BENEFITTING CAT
ADOPTION TEAM — 4838 S.W.
Scholls Ferry Road (503-208-
3635 / catthriftstore.org)
■ WHITE ELEPHANT — 12835
S.W. Fonner Pond Place (503-547-
4414 / whiteelephanttrunk.com)
Tigard
■ GOODWILL — 13920 S.W. Pacific
Hwy. (503-624-8570 /
meetgoodwill.org)
■ MUSI’S ON MAIN — 12400 S.W.
Main St. (503-367-2939 /
musisonmain.com)
■ SALVATION ARMY FAMILY STORE
— 11847 S.W. Pacific Hwy. (503-
646-3531 / satruck.org)
■ TOO CUTE CHILDREN’S
CONSIGNMENT — 10115 S.W.
Nimbus Ave., suite 400 (503-
914-1047 /
toocuteforkids.com)
■ UNION GOSPEL MISSION THRIFT
STORE — 11611 S.W. Pacific Hwy.
(503-639-6488 /
ugmportland.org/thrift-store)
■ VALUE VILLAGE THRIFT STORE —
12060 S.W. Main St., Portland
(503-684-1982 /
valuevillage.com)
Tualatin
■ 2ND CHANCE CLOTHES — 7965
S.W. Nyberg Road (503-885-0222
/ 2ndchanceclothes.com)
■ COMMUNITY WAREHOUSE —
8380 S.W. Nyberg St. (503-235-
8786 / communitywarehouse.org)
Wilsonville
■ GOODWILL — 8275 Wilsonville
Road (503-682-3812 /
meetgoodwill.org)
Get a bird’s eye view of the birds
By BARB RANDALL
Pamplin Media Group
Great birding spots are
found throughout the
Portland metropolitan
area.
The Portland Audubon Soci-
ety is working to protect the
state’s valuable bird habitat and
spectacular birding locales by
overseeing Oregon’s 97 Impor-
tant Bird Areas.
These habitat sites are crucial
to our resident and visiting
birds.
The PAS birding community
holds a Birders’ Night the first
Tuesday of each month at 7:30
p.m. in Heron Hall, 5151 N.W.
Cornell Road, Portland. Call 503-
292-6855 for more information.
Following are locations where
bird watching is especially good:
Bird watching
■ CLACKAMETTE PARK is a great
place to view birds of many spe-
cies, including blue heron. It lies
at the confluence of the
Willamette and Clackamas rivers
in Oregon City, with easy access
from I-205 and 99E. Visitors
come from miles around to enjoy
the many amenities of the park.
Located at 1955 Clackamette
Drive, the park is 25 acres in size
with boat launch, beach access to
both rivers, restroom facilities,
walking paths, drinking fountains.
■ TRYON CREEK STATE NATURAL
AREA, 11321 S.W.Terwilliger Blvd.,
Portland.This park is open dusk to
dark, with the nature center open 9
a.m. to 4 p.m. daily.View birds and
animals. Classes and hikes offered.
Visit tryonfriends.org for more informa-
tion.
■ TUALATIN HILLS NATURE PARK
AND COOPER MOUNTAIN NATURE
PARK in Beaverton.Visit thprd.org for
complete information.
■ TUALATIN RIVER NATIONAL
WILDLIFE REFUGE, 19255 S.W.
Pacific Hwy., Sherwood. Call 503-625-
5945 for information.
■ COMMONWEALTH LAKE PARK, at
the corner of Foothills and Huntington
in Beaverton.Visit thprd.org/parks/
parkdetail.cfm?id=53 for details.
■ LUSCHER FARM, COOKS BUTTE,
STEVENS MEADOW, Lake Oswego. 42
acres with soft surface trails and beau-
tiful views.Trailheads on Delenka Lane,
Palisades Crest Drive,Westview Drive
and Shipley Drive (same access point
as for Stevens Meadows — off Atherton
Drive.) Visit ci.oswego.or.us/parksrec/
cooks-butte-park for details.
■ CAMASSIA NATURAL AREA is a
22.5-acre natural area nearWest Linn
owned and maintained by the Nature
Conservancy.This nature area offers
rare plant species, wildlife viewing and
hiking trails.Visit nature.org.
■ MADDAX WOODS PARK is seven
acres in size with pathways and
trails through peaceful woods. Has
river access and picnic tables.
Located at 5785 River Road in West
Linn. Visit westlinnoregon.gov for
more information.
SUBMITTED PHOTO
A visitor to the Tualatin River
Wildlife Refuge at Sherwood scans
for signs of life.