Community

Quiet Thunder PowWow When: Sat Nov 12, 2011 11:30AM-10PM Where: Mt. Hood Community College Gymnasium 26000 SE Stark St Gresham, OR Get Map!

Public welcome
The eighth annual Kanawaksooma (Quiet Thunder) Celebration is coming to Mt Hood Community College (MHCC). This cultural celebration offers traditional Native American music, dance, crafts, food and cultural enrichment for the whole family.

Chako Kum Tux, MHCC’s Native American student club, welcomes the public to this free event. Parking is free in lots U and V.

You can do this! When: Tue, Nov 15, 2011 10AM-12PM Where: Mt Hood Community College Main Mall (Downstairs past flag poles) 26000 SE Stark St Get Map!

NOW is the time
Come and see just how easy it is. Worried about money? Financial Aid is available! Don't know what classes to take? Advising is free.

There are countless resources to make your college restart seamless. Come find out why you should restart - we will show you how. Learn the benefits of restarting and completing college.

Hosted by Rho Theta Honor Society

When: Wed Nov 16, 2011 1:000PM Where: Rosewood Cafe 609 SE 162nd Ave (at Stark, in Village Square plaza) Portland, OR Get Map!

Building Community - Neighbors helping neighbors

About Rosewood
The Rosewood Initiative is a non-profit organization launched in 2009 dedicated to making the Rosewood area a safe and desirable place to live, work, and play. To accomplish this goal, they are partnering with residents, apartment managers and owners, businesses, churches, government agencies, social services, neighborhood associations, and public safety agencies.

Rosewood is a roughly 15-block area around the intersection of NE 162nd & Burnside. The neighborhood is most commonly defined as SE 157th to SE 165th and NE Holiday to SE Alder.

Everyone who lives or works in or around the Rosewood area will benefit from the success of the Rosewood Initiative.

Handmade Crafts Bazaar When: Sat/Sun Nov 19-20, 2011 9AM-3PM Where: St Aidan's Episcopal Church 174th & NE Glisan St Greaham OR Get Map!

Holiday Gifts Galore
Handmade gifts, crafts, jewerly and foods. Exqusite quilt raffle. Santa photos and lunch too!

Click here for the Oregonian's complete list of 2011 Holiday Bazaar's

Happy shopping!

Wilkes Creek Headwater discussion When :Tue Oct 4, 2011 6:30-8PM Where: Margaret Scott Elementary School 14700 NE Sacramento Portland OR Get Map!

Save the Date

Wilkes Community Group is hosting an open house meeting to provide information on the recent acquisition of the Wilkes Creek Headwaters property. The following panelists will share information and answer questions.

Representing Portland Parks and Recreation:
• Planning Manager
• Natural Areas Supervisor with City Nature
• Zone Four Manager
• Park Security Manager
• Public Involvement Manager

Representing Bureau of Environmental Services:
• Program Coordinator, Watershed Services

Representing Portland Police Bureau:
• Policeman from North Precinct

Representatives from other community organizations with interests in the future development of this new park property have expressed intent to also attend this meeting

To expedite the open microphone forum, please come 15 minutes early to sign in on the speaking list.

When: Sat Oct 8, 2011 8:30AM-2PM Where: Historic Downtown Gresham NW Miller & NW Third Gresham, OR Get map!

Final Month!
Gresham Farmers' Market Downtown Gresham N.W. Miller and Third St.
Shoppers will find all-natural meats and cheeses, fresh-picked produce, nursery stock and fresh-cut flowers, hand-crafted jewelry, soaps, artwork, and much more. Live music and food are always part of the market. Located on Northwest Miller Avenue between Second and Third Street 8:30AM to 2PM each Saturday through Oct. 29.

Free Flu Shot Event When: Oct 13, 2011 10AM-2PM Where: Rockwood United Methodist Church 17805 SE Stark St Gresham, OR Get Map!

Protect Your Health
FREE flu shots available on October 13, 2011 from 10AM-2PM at the Rockwood United Methodist Church. Pneumonia, TDAP, Hepatitis (first in series), and HPV shots will also be available. Sponsored by SnowCap Community Charities.

When: Sat Oct 15, 2011 8:30AM-2PM Where: Historic Downtown Gresham NW Miller & NW Third Gresham, OR Get map!

Final Two Weeks!
Gresham Farmers' Market Downtown Gresham N.W. Miller and Third St.
Shoppers will find all-natural meats and cheeses, fresh-picked produce, nursery stock and fresh-cut flowers, hand-crafted jewelry, soaps, artwork, and much more. Live music and food are always part of the market. Located on Northwest Miller Avenue between Second and Third Street 8:30AM to 2PM each Saturday through Oct. 29.

Krugers Farm Corn Maze. Click to enlarge

Kick-off Fall With Some Great Family Fun -- Explore a Corn Maze! There's no mistaking that harvest-time feeling. The brisk air, the warm drinks and the sight of children climbing over large pumpkins in a field.

There's another tradition worth exploring this year - the corn maze! So grab a jacket and the kids and head for one of these locations. You're sure to find plenty of family fun, food and even some warm apple cider.

Check each websites for schedules and details.

• Fazio Farms Corn Maze
• Kruger's Farm Corn Maze
• The Maize at The Pumpkin Patch

Have a Safe & Happy Halloween!    More info below this break.

SE 188/187th Street Realignment Construction crews are entering the final phases of the street realignment project at 188th and Burnside in Rockwood. This realignment will create a safer connection between 187th and 188th Avenues for vehicles and improve pedestrian safety along East Burnside and SE Stark Streets between 185th and 190th Avenues.

To safely switch over the signals at the intersection of 188th and Burnside, beginning October 26, 2011 vehicle movements will be limited to those that do not cross the MAX light rail tracks. This work is expected to last approximately two weeks. See map (below the break) for complete details on the traffic impacts.

Bad weather may postpone or increase the time frame of these traffic improvements.