1 00:00:04,880 --> 00:00:13,200 This committee was formed over 10 years ago of citizens of Woodburn who have a 2 00:00:10,320 --> 00:00:17,440 passion for art and want to preserve the history and the cultural aspects and the 3 00:00:15,599 --> 00:00:21,119 diversity of our community. >> They're usually very active in the city 4 00:00:19,199 --> 00:00:27,760 and they're very strong supporters of Woodburn. This committee is very down to 5 00:00:24,880 --> 00:00:32,079 earth and kind of adamant though on what colors they want and what they want to 6 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:36,640 ultimately depict. It's a good relationship between the artist and the 7 00:00:34,160 --> 00:00:39,840 committee to be able to get this final product done. 8 00:00:37,520 --> 00:00:45,680 » I think my favorite part of being on the committee is being able to collaborate. 9 00:00:43,840 --> 00:00:51,840 » It's a good group that can work together and work things out and come up with 10 00:00:48,559 --> 00:00:55,920 really good ideas. We want to bring in cultural significance as well as 11 00:00:54,160 --> 00:01:02,719 historical significance. >> The aim is is to make art available and 12 00:00:59,199 --> 00:01:06,560 to try to enhance the city as well as honor the people. Being in the 13 00:01:04,879 --> 00:01:10,560 committee, I'm learning and it it makes me giddy cuz it there's so much history 14 00:01:08,640 --> 00:01:15,600 that's unknown and we're finally opening it. It's commemorating and honoring what 15 00:01:13,119 --> 00:01:21,759 Woodburn was and what it could be. It's about feeling pride in where you live 16 00:01:17,840 --> 00:01:25,200 and also wanting to create inspiration for other people to feel that way about 17 00:01:23,600 --> 00:01:31,200 their community too. >> What they have done over the last 10 18 00:01:27,280 --> 00:01:34,320 years is is put these art masterpieces on the on walls that has brought the 19 00:01:33,520 --> 00:01:39,759 city together. >> The arts and murals committee could not 20 00:01:36,240 --> 00:01:45,040 exist without volunteer and people engaged in truly the beautifification of 21 00:01:43,280 --> 00:01:48,280 downtown Woodburn. Art brings a community together. 22 00:01:59,119 --> 00:02:06,719 The memories I have of the Pix Theater um would be when it was Linda's 23 00:02:04,240 --> 00:02:10,560 furniture and I remember going in to buy a bed with my mom. She says that that 24 00:02:08,720 --> 00:02:15,200 was her first theater she's ever been to and she came there and her dad when her 25 00:02:13,200 --> 00:02:18,640 dad migrated. Anytime I think about it, I think about family. 26 00:02:16,400 --> 00:02:25,200 » It was a gathering place on Friday nights, Saturday nights for my friends 27 00:02:22,000 --> 00:02:31,440 and siblings. This was a gathering point for not just Wood community but more 28 00:02:29,120 --> 00:02:36,879 communities around. Yeah, a lot of first kisses were gained there. Not I can't 29 00:02:34,160 --> 00:02:42,000 speak personally but we were really saddened and angry that it had to be 30 00:02:39,440 --> 00:02:48,160 taken down and we didn't understand that it was beyond the point of salvage. The 31 00:02:44,720 --> 00:02:52,800 day they decided to actually functionally take it down. It's 32 00:02:50,400 --> 00:02:59,440 like observing part of your childhood finally going away. There was a group of 33 00:02:55,519 --> 00:03:05,519 people, the arts and murals, that made a kind of a promise to the citizens 34 00:03:03,440 --> 00:03:12,080 that if it gets torn down, we're going to do something with the wall to try and 35 00:03:09,840 --> 00:03:17,120 represent what the theater was to the town. Kind of a homage, a legacy that 36 00:03:14,879 --> 00:03:20,959 this had for the city. They came up with this great plan of representing what 37 00:03:19,280 --> 00:03:26,640 downtown Woodburn might have looked like when the theater was being used. The 38 00:03:23,519 --> 00:03:30,640 words on the mural um are my favorite. The translation in there is beautiful 39 00:03:28,560 --> 00:03:34,720 because it's open to the community. So, it's telling you to enjoy Woodburn, 40 00:03:32,400 --> 00:03:37,760 enjoy the wonderful things that we have here. 41 00:03:35,920 --> 00:03:42,640 » That's like you enjoy the finest movie, enjoy the finest environment. It was the 42 00:03:39,920 --> 00:03:47,040 finest movie theater in the area. >> It is translated beautiful and it has 43 00:03:44,560 --> 00:03:50,799 elements of Woodburn like the plaza and the colors are a little retro that kind 44 00:03:48,720 --> 00:03:55,120 of give the feeling of like when it was built. built a panoramic mural, so you 45 00:03:53,519 --> 00:03:59,680 can see a lot of little elements of Woodburn and what it used to be. They 46 00:03:57,280 --> 00:04:04,159 incorporated part of the downtown structures like city hall and the 47 00:04:01,760 --> 00:04:08,720 fountain. You'll see a flatbed truck that represents the community because 48 00:04:06,480 --> 00:04:13,519 Woodburn was such a farming community. The mural was designed to make it appear 49 00:04:11,760 --> 00:04:18,160 like it was the actual wall of the theater. So, it's almost like a visual 50 00:04:16,639 --> 00:04:23,520 illusion, which makes it so cool because to me, 51 00:04:20,959 --> 00:04:27,040 the theater is still alive to some degree. 52 00:04:24,080 --> 00:04:32,240 » Anytime I think about the theater, I I think about the big pig sign. 53 00:04:29,199 --> 00:04:36,080 » The old marquee is actually standing in the Woodburn Bungalow Museum. 54 00:04:33,919 --> 00:04:40,479 » I think for Woodburn, taking down the theater was hard because we are hopeful. 55 00:04:38,800 --> 00:04:47,160 It was important to commemorate it because maybe it'll give inspiration for 56 00:04:42,639 --> 00:04:47,160 future generations to bring it up again. 57 00:04:52,880 --> 00:04:58,000 » Oh, it's so important to know where you came from. You know, that's why we've 58 00:04:56,080 --> 00:05:04,320 preserved a lot of historic buildings. It's important for our future and our 59 00:05:00,320 --> 00:05:12,400 legacy for the people that move here to understand where this town came from as 60 00:05:07,919 --> 00:05:17,120 well as where we plan it to go to. >> Being able to preserve that and and show 61 00:05:14,560 --> 00:05:21,199 the uh the historic aspect plus the the cultural aspect that that Woodburn is 62 00:05:19,039 --> 00:05:26,080 unique in being one of the most diverse cities in in Oregon. One of our first 63 00:05:23,759 --> 00:05:30,960 projects was the art sculpture located in our plaza. a grass sculpture of a 64 00:05:29,520 --> 00:05:35,039 little boy and girl playing. >> The committee worked really hard to get 65 00:05:32,560 --> 00:05:40,160 the children just right. They wanted to be sure that everybody felt like they 66 00:05:37,520 --> 00:05:44,800 belonged, that everybody felt like these children could be their children. It 67 00:05:42,240 --> 00:05:49,360 felt like it communicated to us and to everybody else the future of Woodburn. 68 00:05:47,280 --> 00:05:54,000 » We were able to bring in our high school mascot, little bulldog and a soccer ball 69 00:05:52,240 --> 00:05:58,160 depicting the soccer programs that Woodburn High School is so proud of. 70 00:05:56,160 --> 00:06:03,039 After the sculptures were put into the plaza, the committee felt that the 71 00:06:00,479 --> 00:06:08,000 downtown water fountain needed to be enhanced. They spent an afternoon taking 72 00:06:05,919 --> 00:06:12,479 all kinds of different tiles and holding them up against the fountain until they 73 00:06:10,319 --> 00:06:18,520 chose one. The tiles that were selected were handmade from Mexico and put on the 74 00:06:15,199 --> 00:06:18,520 water fountain. 75 00:06:22,000 --> 00:06:31,600 Directly across the street from Woodburn's downtown plaza, there had 76 00:06:27,120 --> 00:06:38,720 been a fire and the old brick building after the fire was just closed up. you 77 00:06:36,080 --> 00:06:44,880 know, that was a boarded up building for 30 years with a bunch of plywood there 78 00:06:41,280 --> 00:06:50,800 and people just drove by it. So, the city in 2019 79 00:06:47,440 --> 00:06:57,680 uh obtained possession of that property. They wanted to do what we would refer to 80 00:06:53,919 --> 00:07:04,479 as a pocket park, Dalia Plaza Park. The reason I especially like it is because 81 00:07:02,240 --> 00:07:08,960 it solved a problem. It wasn't just something pretty to look at. We helped 82 00:07:06,960 --> 00:07:13,680 create a space that people could actually come into and enjoy. 83 00:07:10,880 --> 00:07:17,039 » Just to be able to sit there and feel the ambiance of all the flowers 84 00:07:16,080 --> 00:07:23,440 around you. >> We wanted to do floral, a floral theme. 85 00:07:19,759 --> 00:07:26,960 We figured that was something given the size of the wall kind of makes it feel 86 00:07:25,440 --> 00:07:32,960 more open in a way. >> It's bright. 87 00:07:29,360 --> 00:07:36,720 It's colorful. A happy place. Come sit down. and have a cup of coffee, just 88 00:07:34,720 --> 00:07:40,639 relax, talk with your friends, and the fact that you're right across the street 89 00:07:39,120 --> 00:07:46,479 from the plaza. >> The parks and recreation installed the 90 00:07:43,280 --> 00:07:49,520 seating and string lights across the top of the area. I'm just so happy the city 91 00:07:48,720 --> 00:07:54,080 stepped in. >> As mayor Woodburn, on behalf of the 92 00:07:51,520 --> 00:07:58,080 city, I'm so proud of of this system working and the committee working with 93 00:07:56,000 --> 00:08:01,599 well within it. It's the way it is because of the staff that works for this 94 00:08:00,720 --> 00:08:09,360 city. >> The collaboration between urban renewal, 95 00:08:05,039 --> 00:08:13,120 arts and mural and you know just the city crew. 96 00:08:10,879 --> 00:08:20,400 » The committee works so well with city staff and uh through the urban renewal 97 00:08:17,039 --> 00:08:22,720 uh program to get high quality work here in in Woodburn. 98 00:08:21,360 --> 00:08:28,000 » You know, the arts and mural committee on its own can't do anything. We need 99 00:08:25,120 --> 00:08:35,279 the assistance of, you know, this fantastic staff that Woodburn has. 100 00:08:32,399 --> 00:08:42,640 » Our fire department, the main department was redone completely. Uh, and and part 101 00:08:38,640 --> 00:08:48,240 of that uh was that they wanted an area that their firemen or that the public 102 00:08:44,880 --> 00:08:52,640 could come and sit and relax and enjoy. So, they wanted a sculpture and some 103 00:08:51,040 --> 00:08:57,279 landscaping in front of the fire department. The committee finally 104 00:08:54,560 --> 00:09:00,720 settled on a sculpture that resembles flames. 105 00:08:58,160 --> 00:09:07,120 » We had all these pictures of these flames and everything. And once the fire 106 00:09:03,279 --> 00:09:13,040 chief saw it, it oh yes, they were all excited about it. Arts and mural 107 00:09:09,680 --> 00:09:18,720 committee wanted to um make sure that you know we had a little bit of um 108 00:09:16,080 --> 00:09:24,160 pizzazz to it like lights, water, action, you know how that goes. when 109 00:09:21,360 --> 00:09:27,920 they had the dedication, it was made us very proud to see that and to see 110 00:09:26,640 --> 00:09:34,519 something that the fire department themselves chose out of something that 111 00:09:30,480 --> 00:09:34,519 we had presented to them. 112 00:09:37,360 --> 00:09:45,279 » So, one of our our murals on the back of the independent office down on Lincoln 113 00:09:42,399 --> 00:09:49,920 Street became a very large project for the city depicting so many aspects of 114 00:09:47,680 --> 00:09:54,560 the city. Starting out with the founder of Woodburn, Jesse Settlemire, his his 115 00:09:52,160 --> 00:09:58,240 homestead going into so the logging concept and how Woodburn initially was 116 00:09:56,320 --> 00:10:02,959 founded. In front of the Settlemmer house is a beautiful Hispanic dancer 117 00:10:00,959 --> 00:10:08,399 with the beautiful tulips that annually come and draw a lot of people to. And 118 00:10:05,279 --> 00:10:12,320 this mural depicts a Russian church that is so prevalent in in the surrounding 119 00:10:10,560 --> 00:10:17,440 areas of our community. It's so much about our history uh going back to the 120 00:10:14,880 --> 00:10:23,040 beginning of Woodburn to the farming aspect to uh the cultural diversity that 121 00:10:20,959 --> 00:10:28,560 we have with the the Hispanic Latino culture. So, it's not only our past but 122 00:10:27,040 --> 00:10:34,480 a glimpse into our future. >> It's a wonderful melting pot. I think um 123 00:10:32,640 --> 00:10:39,040 the cultural diversity 124 00:10:36,399 --> 00:10:46,959 of Woodburn um means um I it touches my heart. It's 125 00:10:45,040 --> 00:10:50,880 kind of this little melting pot we have here. Love it. 126 00:10:48,320 --> 00:10:56,240 » When you plate that pot of like the the culture, what Woodburn has, it's 127 00:10:53,519 --> 00:11:00,399 creating a pathway to the American dream. It's been a place where I've been 128 00:10:58,399 --> 00:11:03,680 able to be prideful of where I come from because I am first generation. 129 00:11:02,000 --> 00:11:08,880 Woodbrin's been able to give me that because it's been a safe place and it 130 00:11:05,760 --> 00:11:14,000 welcomes that and they're very open to change and it's it's showing cuz we're 131 00:11:11,040 --> 00:11:16,959 we're bringing out artwork that is very reflective to Woodburn. 132 00:11:15,440 --> 00:11:22,320 » As the arts and mural committee, we're always cognizant to be inclusive and 133 00:11:20,640 --> 00:11:27,360 acknowledge that we have many cultures in town. It's showing that, you know, we 134 00:11:25,040 --> 00:11:33,240 see you, we understand, and we're going to welcome you in. And by being 135 00:11:29,279 --> 00:11:33,240 inclusive, we thrive. 136 00:11:34,000 --> 00:11:40,240 The building that the city owns, called the engineering building, was once first 137 00:11:38,160 --> 00:11:44,399 interstate banked. It's on the corner of Garfield and First Street. 138 00:11:42,240 --> 00:11:49,120 » We were looking for an artist to be able to capture everything that that Woodbury 139 00:11:46,480 --> 00:11:54,560 represents, and she did a a fantastic job putting it together. We tried to 140 00:11:52,640 --> 00:11:58,640 make sure that in each of those small windows and the letters, it represents 141 00:11:56,560 --> 00:12:05,040 something that is significant to Woodburn. You can relate to something in 142 00:12:01,120 --> 00:12:10,240 that picture and you feel at home. >> Everything from the sunrise you could 143 00:12:06,800 --> 00:12:16,720 see from downtown Woodburn to Mount Hood to what is celebrated in Woodburn, the 144 00:12:12,560 --> 00:12:23,839 the women dancing, soccer, low rider, the flowers, the tulips, the berries. 145 00:12:19,839 --> 00:12:28,560 North uh Marian County Lan Valley is such a beautiful place to live and this 146 00:12:25,839 --> 00:12:32,720 mural definitely shows that aspect. >> We also have welcome to Woodburn in 147 00:12:30,320 --> 00:12:38,240 three different languages to acknowledge that we want to embrace that we are 148 00:12:36,480 --> 00:12:42,639 different because it makes us a richer population. We put bisons there to 149 00:12:40,399 --> 00:12:45,760 represent and have people ask why is there a bison on the side of the 150 00:12:44,079 --> 00:12:52,600 building? And it's because you're standing on ground that is ice age. 151 00:12:53,040 --> 00:13:03,519 10,000 years ago or more, this was all bog land. This Woodburn area was 152 00:12:59,519 --> 00:13:08,720 underwater. In 1987, when the city was working on replacing a sewer line near 153 00:13:07,040 --> 00:13:12,880 Woodburn High School, they started finding things. 154 00:13:10,000 --> 00:13:18,079 » I started teaching here in 1997. There was a crew coming in from Oregon State 155 00:13:15,680 --> 00:13:21,360 and uh the Institute of Archaeological Studies. Being the new biology teacher, 156 00:13:19,920 --> 00:13:25,839 I went down and introduced myself to these people and we did some digs. We 157 00:13:23,680 --> 00:13:30,880 dig down to a layer of dirt that was probably a pond 12, 13,000 years ago. We 158 00:13:29,120 --> 00:13:34,560 bring that soil up to the top. We go through it. We find all kinds of bones 159 00:13:32,320 --> 00:13:39,360 of critters. Normally, we find like frogs and muskrats and ducks and 160 00:13:36,880 --> 00:13:43,040 turtles. And when that big bone came out of the backhoe, I looked at it. I said, 161 00:13:40,959 --> 00:13:46,160 "Oh, that's not a frog." And so we stopped. We looked down inside and my 162 00:13:44,720 --> 00:13:49,519 heart was racing cuz I could see all these bones down there. It was I mean I 163 00:13:47,839 --> 00:13:53,519 was pretty excited cuz this is bigger than anything we've ever seen. We 164 00:13:50,959 --> 00:13:56,399 brought all these bones up. We took them all up to the classroom if we cleaned 165 00:13:54,959 --> 00:14:01,680 them all up. We figured out it was a bison 2 years ago. We dug right next to 166 00:13:58,959 --> 00:14:07,279 the 2008 site and we found more of the skeleton. There was a a guy out in South 167 00:14:04,320 --> 00:14:10,720 Dakota. His name was Larry Agenro and he was kind of like the bison guy in the 168 00:14:09,199 --> 00:14:14,720 United States. loaded the bones in the back of this van and I drove out to 169 00:14:12,240 --> 00:14:20,720 South Dakota and I showed them to Dr. Aenrod. He said, "This is probably the 170 00:14:17,519 --> 00:14:25,839 largest bison skeleton in the world right here in Woodurn, Oregon. If you 171 00:14:22,800 --> 00:14:31,040 were to hold this bone, this would be the right humorous." So, you can see how 172 00:14:28,000 --> 00:14:38,639 much bigger it is than than my arm. We found this bone in 2008. This bone was 173 00:14:34,959 --> 00:14:44,920 found in 2023. And when I we got the bone together was 174 00:14:41,680 --> 00:14:44,920 a big 175 00:14:45,839 --> 00:14:52,000 » they fit perfectly. >> Now it's down at the Bungalow Theater 176 00:14:49,360 --> 00:14:55,680 where the whole population of Woodburn and the world can actually visit. 177 00:14:53,600 --> 00:15:01,199 » We opened up the dig for community events now. Anybody who wants to comes 178 00:14:58,160 --> 00:15:06,639 to Woodburn and they are there to help look for fossils and bones of animals 179 00:15:03,600 --> 00:15:10,959 that that lived here 12 13,000 years ago as the ice age was ending. The city's 180 00:15:08,800 --> 00:15:14,639 gracious and they volunteer all their time and effort and resources. So, it's 181 00:15:12,720 --> 00:15:18,720 great. The reason why I like to do this dig is because I want people who want 182 00:15:16,720 --> 00:15:22,399 people to come and find fossils. You're the first person to see that bone, see 183 00:15:20,720 --> 00:15:26,240 that animal. The sculpture that they're making is to represent that we do these 184 00:15:25,600 --> 00:15:30,079 digs here. >> It's a cutout of iron work that will 185 00:15:28,800 --> 00:15:34,160 have three bisons. >> This is an important part of the Wamut 186 00:15:31,839 --> 00:15:37,760 Valley and a Woodburn itself is that these things are here. uh the sculptures 187 00:15:36,000 --> 00:15:41,600 there to represent that and it's going to be exciting to have that here to 188 00:15:39,519 --> 00:15:44,959 people to see cuz it's it's people know about what we do the digs. I don't know 189 00:15:43,199 --> 00:15:48,480 how many people know what we find and it'll be kind of it'll be right by the 190 00:15:46,480 --> 00:15:52,800 high school really close to where we dig do all our digs. There's still more down 191 00:15:50,399 --> 00:15:57,480 there still but maybe this year we'll dig there and find some more. I don't 192 00:15:54,079 --> 00:15:57,480 know. We'll see. 193 00:15:58,800 --> 00:16:09,040 the arts and murals committee. I believe our goals are to educate the population 194 00:16:05,920 --> 00:16:15,279 about the opportunities and the beauty of what's available here. 195 00:16:12,399 --> 00:16:21,600 It is very important for um future to see our culture and history of wood. It 196 00:16:19,360 --> 00:16:27,920 shows the history of of where we've been. Um definitely over 125 years. And 197 00:16:25,759 --> 00:16:31,199 then uh I think it's it's starting to show where we want to go. 198 00:16:29,440 --> 00:16:36,560 » Again, I think it's it's a matter of pride for the city. I think that uh 199 00:16:34,480 --> 00:16:39,600 seeing those things has got to make people feel better. The bright colors 200 00:16:38,320 --> 00:16:44,079 and the warmth. >> Lots of accomplishments have been made 201 00:16:42,000 --> 00:16:49,360 by the arts and mural committee which makes me very very proud to be a member. 202 00:16:46,800 --> 00:16:54,399 I think our committee is very proud of the work we've done. It is just the 203 00:16:51,440 --> 00:16:57,920 beginning and and there's more better stuff to come in the future. 204 00:16:56,000 --> 00:17:05,039 » The downtown Woodburn looks like a downtown that I never imagined. I never 205 00:17:00,959 --> 00:17:10,799 imagined we'd have murals or fountains or art. And it's very encouraging 206 00:17:07,839 --> 00:17:16,559 because it gives it a fresh look and it shows that the city itself is protecting 207 00:17:13,439 --> 00:17:21,839 as well as respecting downtown. I just invite all of the people that are 208 00:17:20,319 --> 00:17:27,120 interested, please come down to Woodburn. 209 00:17:24,959 --> 00:17:33,919 » If you've never been to Woodburn, I would suggest you come and check it out. 210 00:17:29,360 --> 00:17:36,640 I think it is just a gem of a city and I can't say enough about it. 211 00:17:35,039 --> 00:17:42,320 » When you fall in love with Woodbury, you always come back. It's like, come on 212 00:17:39,440 --> 00:17:46,600 down and see what we've done. Woodford's the place to be, really.