Iron Bartender competition benefits Children’s Relief Nursery

Nathan Gerdes / Thatch Tiki Bar / H50 Bistro

Winner, Jordan Felix from Clyde Common

Portland, October 13th. The Children’s Relief Nursery’s 4th Annual Iron Bartender competition crowned a winner: Jordan Felix. Executive Director, Lisa Wiebe, congratulated the savvy bartender from Clyde Common.

Children’s Relief Nursery Executive Director, Lisa Wiebe, with Iron Bartender winner, Jordan Felix

Iron Bartender is a mixology battle royale of Portland ‘s top bartenders using hand-crafted local ingredients. Attendees voted for their favorite drink in four different themed categories, and then winners of each theme competed for the top title of Iron Bartender.

Justin Littlejohn, Damon Smedley, Kristen Smedley, Steve Turner, Amanda Hinsdale, Ronda Chong

Emily Baker from Rum Club hands her drinks to the judges

Sponsors were NW Natural, Knowledge Universe, PacifiCorp, Koldkist, and Starbucks

Ian McHone, Michelle McHone, Michelle Shorney, Kristen Colyer

Angel Teta from 3 Degrees

Judges were: Allison Jones from Portland Monthly, Sheryl Stewart from The Buzz, audience member, Alex Payne, Byron Beck from Have You Heard, Brandon Wise the 2010 Iron Bartender

The event was held at the Leftbank Annex in North Portland

Emily Baker from Rum Club

Maryn Stalazs, Rattis Stalazs

The Children’s Relief Nursery provides a range of services that “wrap-around” the family to reduce parental stress and social isolation. Professionals are teaching parenting skills, strengthening bonds between parents and their babies, providing targeted services, reducing child behavioral problems and improving social-emotional development in very young children.

Elisa Klein

I’ve been a professional journalist and writer since 1987, (and long-time reporter for KOIN-TV.) As a nationally published reporter, with a Master’s Degree in Journalism, I love to report positive news and information. Journalism has also connected me with another non-profit where I served as a leader; the Northwest’s biggest writer’s organization: The Willamette Writers.