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18 THE CHARBONNEAU VILLAGER
Charbonneau
Women’s
Association
By ANNE SHEVLIN & LEE HARKER
CHARBONNEAU WOMEN’S
ASSOCIATION CO-PRESIDENTS
We have an exciting program
all set for our February
luncheon. Carrie Minns is a
writer and
photographer
who lives in
Portland with
her three
kiddos, her
hubby and her
Anne Shevlin
golden
retriever coworker. Carrie is
about as Northwest born and
bred as one can get. She spent
her early childhood on
Whidbey Island in
Washington’s Puget Sound and
most of her adult life has been
spent in Portland.
In late 2009, Carrie started an
unassuming food and
photography blog featuring
stories from her life. This led to
three years writing and
photographing the “Home
Grown Chef” column for 1859
Oregon’s Magazine and five
years as a regular guest chef on
AM Northwest, Portland’s
morning show where she
prepared seasonal food on live
TV. A growing photography
business took shape and
ultimately, all of this led to her
book La Pomme de Portland
published spring of 2018.
Carrie believes that food
brings us together — family,
friends, strangers — to share
our stories. The stories and
recipes in La Pomme de
Portland are from the season of
Carrie’s life when she sent her
youngest off to kindergarten,
ushered her eldest out of the
nest and lost her mom to ALS.
The details of her stories may
be different from yours, but the
sentiment is the same — love,
loss, regret, celebration. La
February 2019
Pomme de Portland is a gentle
reminder to gather your loved
ones, share food and stories,
and rediscover the art of
connecting with one another
around the kitchen table.
Please join us at the
clubhouse on Monday, Feb. 11
at 11:30 for an entertaining and
informative luncheon with
Carrie, her stories and her
recipes. Books will be available
for sale for $27.95. The cost for
the luncheon is $20 for CWA
members and $25 for guests.
Sign up in the CCC coatroom by
noon, Thursday, February 7th.
Spring Into Fashion
Now is the time to mark your
calendar for our annual fashion
show. This year the theme is
Spring Into Fashion. Back by
popular demand, clothing will
be featured by Soft
Surroundings in Bridgeport
Village. The event will be held
at the clubhouse on Monday,
May 13. Sign-ups will begin at
the February luncheon. Tables
may be reserved for a
maximum of eight guests.
Forms will be available in the
sign-up notebook. Since this is
always a popular event and we
will sell out, it has been
determined that the table
reservation “captain” must be a
CWA member. Guests may or
may not be CWA members. The
cost is $25 for members and $35
for non-members.
Feedback Always Welcome
We received a fair amount of
feedback from a number of you
over the past month, and we
want you to know we value and
appreciate the comments and
suggestions that were
submitted. The board of
directors takes this information
very seriously and incorporates
the feedback into our decisions.
We want to deliver a quality
event to our members and
guests that includes interesting
and informative speakers and
entertainment, as well as an
enjoyable luncheon. So, keep
those cards and letters coming,
we want to hear from you! ■
Cindy
■ From Page 10
More than a reporter
Brown: Over the years I
came to understand how
much she loved this
community and the people
that call it home.
Hoem: I loved working
with Cindy. She is very
considerate and
understanding, and I came
to like her very much as a
person. Cindy was easy to
work with; in fact, I came to
appreciate her as the most
considerate editor I have
ever worked with.
Meirotto: She took
immediate care to
interview me and write a
wonderful story about me
when I started my job at
Charbonneau. When she
heard my son liked the
Georgia Bulldogs, she made
a point to talk to him and
give him a Bulldogs sign to
hang on his wall. I think it
made a lasting impression
to form a new fan!
McLain: Cindy was more
than a professional with a
job to do; she became a
friend to all in the
community.
Brown: She took an
active position in this
community being a
resident here herself. She
always brought a loving
touch to every article she
Civic affairs
■ From Page 14
scuttle plans to extend the
runway, we have reason to
believe the FAA might not
approve the application.”
What’s next? We will just
have to wait to see what
happens.
ever penned for the
Villager.
Hoem: As the leader of
an organization in
Charbonneau, I understood
that I was expected to
contribute content to our
community newspaper
monthly, yet with Cindy, I
always felt that it was a
commitment to a friend and
not a duty. I cannot list the
many times over the years
that Cindy offered helpful
suggestions or gave some
latitude when I got stuck as
a writer or needed a couple
days extra to get a photo to
her.
A lasting legacy
Brian Monihan, Pamplin
Media Group vice president:
“Producing a newspaper
can be a tireless and
thankless job, which is why
I respect so much the work
that Cindy did for the past 7
years. A newspaper is a
living history of the
community it serves and
Cindy made sure that each
issue of the Villager was a
strong representation of
what was happening at the
community at that time. It's
important to honor her for
this contribution to the
community and I wish her
the best in retirement.”
Hosford: I have enjoyed
getting to know Cindy and
consider her a good friend.
Brown: Cindy will be
missed but never forgotten.
She has left her mark on
Also on the horizon is
the 2019 regular session of
the Oregon Legislature
that began Jan. 22. It seems
that each year the
Legislature meets, bills are
submitted that can have an
effect on Charbonneau.
With that possibility, your
Civic Affairs Committee
will keep a watchful eye on
what is happening in
the village of Charbonneau
with multiple memories
documented by photo and
verse. The archives of the
Villager are a collection of
hard work and great
reporting which describe a
very special neighborhood
of remarkable people who
enjoy this great community
of Charbonneau.
Hoem: I will miss Cindy
very much, but I offer her
my very best wishes in the
next chapter of her life.
McLain: Cindy, Cindy,
Cindy. There is a hole in
the fabric of the
community, and you will be
missed.
Cindy Garrison: I
appreciate the opportunity
to have worked on The
Charbonneau Villager for
the past seven years. My
husband, Tim, and I raised
our son, Sam, here since
1998. But, being involved
with the paper brought my
awareness of just how
special this community is
to a whole new level. The
neighborly love and respect
Charbonneau residents
have for each other is
amazing. I can't name
“one” event that had an
impact on me, but the sum
of them all helped me
become the person that I
am today. My hope is that
over the last few years, the
paper reflected the vibrant
community in which we
live. ■
Salem. If necessary,
Charbonneau residents
may be called upon to let
their opinions be heard,
either in person or via
emails. We will attempt to
keep you informed. Stay
tuned!
For more information,
contact office@
charbonneaucountryclub.
com. ■