Yearly Archives: 2011

Hitting The Road For A Year-Long Summer EcoJaunt invites you to join their adventure

Posted on June 3, 2011 by tomdwyer

You’ve may have had the fantasy of being a travel writer being paid to go to exotic locales.  Or maybe your dream is to be a sports reporter, and see every game of the season from the best seats.  This … Continue reading →

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Don’t Get Taken For A Ride Tips for buying a NEW car on YOUR terms

Posted on June 3, 2011 by tomdwyer

“If you know your enemies and know yourself, you will not be imperiled in a hundred battles.”  -Sun Tzu It may be a little extreme to view car buying as war, but as in any conflict the same rules apply.  … Continue reading →

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Investigative report targets Tom Dwyer Automotive: College research paper caught our attention

Posted on June 3, 2011 by tomdwyer

You know your day is off to a bad start when you come into work and there’s a team from “60 Minutes” waiting to talk with you.  A couple months ago, a gentleman called the shop about an investigative report … Continue reading →

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Shop Talk- Planning for summer trips makes a difference

Posted on June 3, 2011 by tomdwyer

(Note:  We ran this article in last month’s Shop Talk, but we’ve had a surge of people this month getting their cars serviced and leaving on a trip the next day.  When we’re trusted with their vehicles we make sure … Continue reading →

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Health Notes- Our country has been manipulated into a nation of drug users

Posted on June 3, 2011 by tomdwyer

(Adapted from an article by Dr. Joseph Mercola; http://www.mercola.com) From 1992 to 2002, the number of prescriptions written increased 61 percent and the number of prescriptions written for opiates increased by almost 400 percent.  According to the latest statistics from … Continue reading →

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Drew’s Kitchen- Roasted Herbed Chicken

Posted on June 3, 2011 by tomdwyer

Summertime is grill time, and here’s a recipe that will be as welcome on the grill as it will be in your oven. Ingredients: 1 1/2 – 3lb. broiler-fryer chicken 2 Tbsp. butter 3 Tbsp. lemon juice 1 tsp. dried … Continue reading →

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Sellwood Bridge Update- Looking forward after the Clackamas vote

Posted on June 3, 2011 by tomdwyer

Last month’s vote by Clackamas on the Sellwood Bridge funding measure was a blow, but the Bridge Replacement project is slowly grinding on.  We went to an informational meeting held at SMILE (Sellwood Moreland Improvement League) in which the County … Continue reading →

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Sellwood Riverfront Park Concerts start in July

Posted on June 3, 2011 by tomdwyer

Now that the weather may actually be changing, it’s time to think about the beautiful summer evenings.  In Sellwood, that means the Sellwood Riverfront Park Concerts.   Here’s this year’s lineup… July 11- TooLoose Cajun/Zydeco Band (Louisiana dance tunes) July 18- … Continue reading →

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Free Carwash Season Is Going On Now

Posted on June 3, 2011 by tomdwyer

Beautiful evenings aren’t the only thing that summer brings.  The dry weather will bring the dust back to our parking lot.  We wrote an article explaining why we don’t pave the lot or wash cars, but our solution to the … Continue reading →

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The Green Thing

Posted on June 3, 2011 by tomdwyer

These kids today… they think they know everything.  Now that environmental consciousness is hugely important to children and teens, they think that everyone else needs to be educated.  That may be true for many people, but as this short-but-funny story … Continue reading →

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