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Kristi Harnish
6x10
Terrace Drive $1,795,000
Transitional floor plan, lake views, soaring ceilings,
study, media room, billiard room w/bar, guest quarters.
6BR, 4.3BA, 6919 Sqft.
436189.080113 LO
Proposed Home
NEW LISTING
RIVER FRONT
FIRST ADDITION
SALE PENDING
POOL/ACREAGE
LAKE FRONT
POOL / NEW LISTING
LAKE EASEMENT
Jon Harnish, Kristi Harnish, Veronica Park,
Justin Harnish and Errol Bradley
harnishproperties.com
Located in Country Square,
425 Second St., Suite 140,
Downtown Lake Oswego
503.699.8483
harnish@harnishproperties.com
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5th Street $1,195,000
First Addition home, gourmet kitchen w/great room, office/den,
media room w/bar, walk-in wine cellar, covered patio, corner lot.
4 Bedrooms, 4.1 Bathrooms
Palisades Terrace Dr. $839,000
0.38 corner lot, gourmet kitchen w/granite, hardwoods, patio w/pool
& spa, wine cooler, wet bar, Lake Oswego swim & boat easement.
4 Bedrooms, 2.1 Bathrooms
Ma quis Court 2,2 ,
1.65 acres, end f cul-de-sac, mast r on main, billiard/media
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4 Bedrooms, 5.1 Bathrooms
Ridgeway Road $2,239,000
Renovated w/today’s amenities, double lot, new boat house, dock,
southern exposure, billiard/TV room, great room, covered patio.
4 Bedrooms, 3.1 Bathrooms
Twin Fir Road $669,000
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4 Bedrooms, 2.2 Bathrooms
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Master on main,
gourmet kitchen with
great room layout,
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LAKE OSWEGO REVIEW
AUGUST 2013
3
LO’s dog days of summer
A
s we ease into August, it
feels like life’s odometer
either spins out of con-
trol…or slows to barely a
crawl. We’re racing out the door to
a neighborhood concert or our next
summer weekend getaway, or we’re
lounging in the backyard sipping a
mojito, enjoying the sun’s warm rays
and reading the page-turner we’ve
had on our nightstand for months.
(Check out this month’s What’s on
Your Nightstand column on page
11 if you’re looking for book sugges-
tions.) August is an all or nothing
month. And the food…the glorious,
fresh food! We’re all IN where the summer bounty
is concerned! What did we ever do before Farmers’
Markets?
Speaking of odometers, there will be about 300
of them in Lake Oswego this month at the Collector
Car and Classic Boat Show on August 18. What a
great way to spend a Sunday…meandering through
the park or on a dock enjoying these beautiful vehi-
cles that have been lovingly restored. The big buzz at
our house is the model trains that will be there this
year. Railfans of all ages won’t want to miss that!
Jillian Daley interviews three local collectors about
their passion for classic cars and boats on page 4.
Surely you’ll work up a thirst at the car show, so
head over to Tucci for some of the coolest cocktails
in town — or try making them at home.
Barb Randall gets some tips from Tucci
bartender Nic Donahue on page 8. (On
second thought, who wants to mix at
home? We say leave it to the experts!)
Sherry Dorn has found some mod
summer outfits that will keep you look-
ing cool and fashion forward on these
hot days. We’re dying for the maxi
dress from EG Page and sassy sandals
from Soletta…and the striped skirt
from Grapevine. Yikes — we just spent
our paychecks and all we’ve done is
oooh and ahhh over the photos!
You can’t have an August issue with-
out a reference to “dog days of sum-
mer,” so new dog mama Nicole DeCosta hit the
dog parks to meet some new playmates and their
owners. She also hit up some pet boutiques to find
the latest must-haves for Fido. (Her dog’s name
isn’t Fido, but some dog’s name must be.)
Finally, if your August isn’t already booked,
you’ll want to check out the events calendar on
page 12. The summer fun just keeps going on
through the month and we know you won’t want
to miss a thing! After all, whether you’re an “all”
or “nothing” August person, you can’t ever say
this city doesn’t offer you a variety of things to do.
That’s what we love about Lake Oswego!
The LO Monthly Team
Publisher:
J. Brian Monihan
Editor:
Jill Weisensee
Writers:
Jillian Daley, Sherry Dorn,
Barb Randall, Nicole DeCosta
Graphic Design:
Dan Adams
Photography:
Vern Uyetake
Advertising Reservations:
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Downtown Lake Oswego
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Real Estate
Creative Services/Digital Production:
Cheryl
Duval, Valerie Clarke, Gail Park, Chris Fowler,
Debra Kirk-Rogers, David Boehmke, Cheryl Doug-
lass, Gary Jacobson and Dan Adams
On the cover:
Vic Keeler, co-founder and chairman
of the Collector Car and Classic Boat Show,
relaxes in his 1940 Chevy Coupe.
Photograph by Vern Uyetake.
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LAKE OSWEGO REV I EW | AUGUST 2013
LUXURY LIVING IN LAKE OSWEGO
The heat might be on, but these Lake Oswego styles will
keep you looking nice and cool.
Page 9
Warm weather got you parched? Head to Tucci’s for one of
their refreshing, classic cocktails.
Page 8
SHOWCASING
EVERYTHING
LOCAL IN
LAKE OSWEGO
fashion
food
AUGUST 2013
A SPECIAL PUBLICATION OF THE LAKE OSWEGO REVIEW
Passion for
the Classics
Lake Oswego residents put their historic cars
and boats on display at the Collector Car
& Classic Boat Show
Page 4
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I N T R O D U C T I O N
By KARA HANSEN MURPHEY
The Review
After more than a decade in the
doldrums, redevelopment of Lake
Oswego’s Block 137, owned by Gene
Wizer, appears to finally be moving
ahead.
Developers and city staff presented a
plan to the Lake Oswego Redevelop-
ment Agency on Tuesday that would
transform the whole downtown block
into a development with 242 “upper-
end” apartments, retail spaces on the
street level and underground parking
along with a courtyard and a public
walkway. The block, between First and
Second streets, Evergreen Road and A
Avenue, has long been eyed for such a
project, but redevelopment has taken
place around the property rather than
on it over the years.
The Wizer block is now sandwiched
betweenMillenniumPlaza Park, a com-
mercial building housing the Italian
restaurant Tucci and other businesses,
and a fewdozen three-level townhomes.
“This is a project that’s been a high
priority for the LORA board and the re-
development agency for years,” said
Brant Williams, the city’s director of
economic development, on Tuesday at
city hall. The LORA board ismade up of
city council members.
Patrick Kessi of W&K Development
said Monday that his firm had reached
an agreement withGeneWizer late last
year, although discussions between the
parties began as long as six or seven
years ago. Now, if all goes according to
plan, W&K will buy the property in the
heart of downtown where Wizer’s gro-
cery store has served residents for
more than 50 years.
City meeting records confirm Wizer
has been in contact with numerous de-
velopers over the past decade, but a re-
development project never came to
fruition on his block.
“Gene is very cautious,” Kessi said,
“and a really good man. He cares about
the community tremendously. He didn’t
want to just let a developer have all of
the control.”
Developers are hoping
for $5 million public
investment from the city
Wizer block poised for transformation
By JILLIAN DALEY
The Review
Superintendent Bill Ko-
School board talks security, cougars
School district
safety questioned
See BLOCK 137 / Page A6
Police warn of
possible cougar
Eyed for
redevelopment
for years, the
block where
Wizer’s has been
for decades is
now poised for a
transformation
into apartments
and retail spaces.
REVIEW PHOTO:
VERN UYETAKE
Final resting place
A tombstone from 1896
goes back to Eugene
— See NEIGHBORS, Page B1
THURSDAY, MAY 9, 2013 • THE LAKE OSWEGO LEADER IN NEWS FOR 93 YEARS • LAKEOSWEGOREVIEW.COM • VOLUME 100, NO. 19 •
75 CENTS
Tennis success
Seeds hold to form
at district tennis tourney
— See SPORTS, Page A21
David Swanson and his constant companion Butch, a purebred Shepherd. See
the story beginning on page 6 of this issue of LO Monthly.