Leisure

3rd Annual Capri Terrace Yard Sale, Fri July 11th & Sat July 12th 9AM - 3PM

When: Fri July 11, Sat July 12, 2008 9AM - 3PM
Where: Capri Terrace Neighborhood
NE 167th Ave and NE Glisan St. Look for the signs!
Click here for a map!

Sale Area:
NE 165th Ave thru NE 172nd Ave
NE Hoyt St, NE Oregon St, & NE Pacific St

Clean out the junk - and have fun too!

Gather items you no longer want or need and plan to have a yard sale at your home —- earn some cash. We do the advertising and supply you with signs to
mark where your sale is located. All participants are put on the maps made available during the yard sale.

The 3rd Annual Capri Terrace Yard Sale is July 11th & 12th! Last years event was a big success with many families taking part. Let's make this year's event even bigger! Families interested in participating should contact Billy Simmons at (503) 256 2695 or email bandlsimmons@aol.com for more details!

Multi-Family Garage Sale Saturday June 14, 2008 8:30AM - 4:30PM

When: Saturday, June 14, 2008 8:30AM - 4:30PM
Where: 601 NE 167th Place
Gresham, Oregon

• Household items
• Mens/Womens clothes
• Toys and more!

Multi-Family Garage Sale Friday June 13, 2008 8:30AM - 4:30PM

When: Friday, June 13, 2008 8:30AM - 4:30PM
Where: 601 NE 167th Place
Gresham, Oregon

• Household items
• Mens/Womens clothes
• Toys and more!

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Beautiful Golden Raindrop and Prairifire Crabapples Trees Added To The Park

Gresham Parks Department recently planted 15 new trees in Columbia View Park. The trees were donated to the Parks Department and they are flowering Golden Raindrop Crabapples and Prairifire Crabapples.

They are in full bloom now and are planted near the fence next to HB Lee Middle School on the north end of the park.

Garage Sale Saturday April 26th 8AM - 3PM (Rain or Shine)

When: Saturday, April 26, 2008, 8:00AM - 3:00PM
Where: 16336 NE Oregon Street
Gresham, Oregon

• Lots of great stuff!
• Something for everybody!

Greetings, Parks & Recreation Volunteers!

We hope that spring is treating you well. The daffodils and tulips are emerging and reminding us why we like this time of year so much. Not to mention, Earth Day is right around the corner!

This is Gresham Parks & Recreations - Volunteer Program's April Volunteer Update, which contains information about upcoming volunteer opportunities we have to offer. If you can join us for any of the projects below, please use the contact listed.

Volunteer Opportunities and Events April-June 2008

• Apr 11- City of Gresham photography contest
• Apr 12- Gardening at the Zimmerman House
• Apr 19- Earth Day Celebration
• Apr 30- Yamhill Community Garden Workshop: Gardening 101
• May 17- SOLV Down By the Riverside at Butler Creek
• May 28- Yamhill Community Garden Workshop: Composting
• Jun 25- Yamhill Community Garden Workshop: Bugs and Critters
• Needed: Adopt-A-Park/Trail Volunteer Groups!

Before we get to the information below, I want to thank all of you on behalf of Gresham Parks and Recreation for the time you give to take care of the earth and to encourage others to do so. There seems to be a major shift taking place in the public's awareness of environmental issues, and you have helped make that critical change happen.

Expect root veggies, assorted greens and plants starts now... the next few months bring more produce and more markets!

(excepted from the Oregonian 'FOODday' Apr 1, 2008)

Although it brings showers for May flowers, April also brings farmers markets - and lots of them. Starting Thursday April 3, 2008, parking lots and parks around Portland and the surrounding communities will bustle wth tent poles, tarps and metal cash boxes as area farmers present their fare to resident cooks.

Local Area Farmers Markets

• Fairview Farmers and Artists Market
• Gresham Farmers Market
• Parkrose Farmers Market
• Portland Farmers Market at PSU
• Troutdale Farmers and Artists Market

You'll find plenty of root vegitables, braising greens and lettuces, and of course plant starts for your own vegetable garden.

Native Planting at Butler Creek Greenway

When: Saturday, March 22, 2008 9:00AM - 1:00PM
Where: Along SW 27th Drive, between SW 29th Drive and SW 30th Drive Click here for a map!
(Let us know if you can only make part of the project.)

We're still looking for volunteers to help at a native planting this Saturday, and the weather looks like it shaping up to be pretty nice! Come join us at Bulter Creek Greenway to say goodbye to Winter and "Hello!" to the planting season by removing English Ivy and planting 500 trees and shrubs . These restoration efforts will encourage native growth within Gresham's natural areas and in return, improve the creek's water quality, increase biodiversity and enhance local habitat.

Refreshments and snacks will be provided!

10 volunteers are still needed for this clean up. For more information or to sign up yourself or a group, please contact me at Rachel.Zarfas@ci.gresham.or.us or phone (503) 618-2789.

You are invited to participate in our exciting new lineup of Metro natural gardening programs!

• Show off your garden!
  Deadline Apr 1st
• Free seminars with celebrity gardeners and chefs
  March - July
• Visit the new garden at Blue Lake Park
  Daily thru Summer
• Natural Gardening Tips on KATU's AM Northwest
  Watch now!

Enjoy these great outdoor opportunities sponsored by Metro!

Gresham's No Dumping Sign

This picture submitted by a Gresham Oregon resident appeared in a recent edition of San Francisco Chronical newspaper.