For this issue, we spoke with board member Roger Price. Roger grew up in the neighborhood. After high school, Roger went to UO where he earned a BA and MA. After college, Roger taught math for a year in Eugene, a year in Portland, and four years overseas before spending 30 years teaching at David Douglas High School. Now retired, Roger enjoys playing golf and traveling with his wife.
How long have you lived in the neighborhood and what’s your favorite part of living in the neighborhood?
I grew up on Mason between 30th and 31st and spent many hours at Wilshire Park playing football and baseball. We bought our present home on 37th and Alameda in 1970, a huge home and we had no kids at the time. We raised two boys here who are now living in Eugene and Tacoma. This has always been a great place to raise a family, and it continues to be as evidenced by the enrollment at Alameda, Beaumont, and Grant. The neighbors are friendly and helpful and always ready for a block party or a progressive dinner. What’s not to like? We walk somewhere in the neighborhood everyday. People take pride in their homes and it certainly shows. And folks you meet are always friendly. This year I plan to bicycle past the front of every home within the boundaries of BWNA.
What’s your favorite neighborhood restaurant and why?
Alameda Brew Pub is our favorite restaurant. Their beer selection is very good, their menu wide and varied, and the food quite good. And they fill growlers for $5 on Saturdays. What more could you ask?