We've been holding our Coffee Meetings for the Burnham Street project every Friday morning at 7:30 since last November. Don Hanson, owner of Tigard Cleaners, has perfect attendance. Don has owned Tigard Cleaners since 1960. He started out in the business with his wife Shirley. He now has his daughter, Darbie, and grandson, Corey, working with him in the family owned business. Don treks down from Welches every morning to open his doors to community and serve his customers with the same work ethics he's held true to since 1946. Don is one of the local historians we have on in our downtown area. He's just busy having fun on Main Street and we hope he's there for many years to come.Another attendee of our meetings is Mike Marr. Mike, along with his wife Marie, have been operating the Tigard Sub Shop for the past 5 years. The Sub Shop has been around for 25 years, so they are carrying on a tradition on Main Street. They are most famous for their subs, but Mike says if you really want something big, get the Destroyer! They also have breakfast foods and terrific muffins made on the premises. Mike also owns the Michael Marr, Accountant business. If that weren't enough to keep a sane man busy, he is active in the TCBDA (Tigard Central Business District Association), which seeks to provide economic enhancement and improvements for downtown businesses.
Mike's also very excited about his involvement in the Annual 4th of July Celebration. This year marks the 24th year the event will be held. In 1987, Tigard 4th of July, Inc. was formed to put on an old fashioned 4th of July event for the community. It is held at the high school and attendance is estimated between 15,000 - 20,000. There are fireworks, a band, representatives from the police and fire departments, and old time sack races
0 comments:
Post a Comment