![Students in the National Art Honor Society work on the Mount Hood mural on the window of SouthLake Church. The students brought a variety of paints and mixed their own custom colors. “Instead of brushstrokes, we’re doing more dabbing, because it gives [a] better impression of tree foliage, rather than looking like actual brush strokes, because if we’re painting trees, we need it to look like trees,” Crawford said.](https://wlhsnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/IMG_2397-1200x900.jpg)
![Main Street said farewell to summer on Aug. 30 through the second annual Chalk Walk Art Festival. Ruth Offer, Chalk Walk organizer, brought this tradition from Wyoming in an attempt to make use of the renovated sidewalks of Willamette Falls Dr. “[This is] a community event for the kids,” Offer said.](https://wlhsnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/image-12-1200x803.png)
Right down the hill from school, Market of Choice offers a close by lunch destination. Their many choices include a large create your own salad bar and fresh warm pizza by the slice. They offer delicious house made sandwiches piled high with different meat and cheese combinations. A large sushi bar provides a fresh authentic lunch for someone looking for something a little different. For someone looking for a cheaper snack there are freshly made doughnuts for only 99 cents each. “The food is good and it’s a really nice place to have for the freshmen and sophomore to go to lunch because we don’t have cars and can’t drive anywhere else,” Alexander Kingsborough, sophomore said. While it is not the cheapest place to eat, it is a close and quick stop with many options.
Where: 5639 Hood St
Phone number: (503) 594-2901
Website: marketofchoice.com
