Neighborhood Connections: Nov 2012

Inside this Issue

• Celebrate The Spirit of Christmas: Dec 1
• Free Grease Kits for Holiday Cooking
• Personal Safety Awareness Class: Dec 3 (RSVP Nov 30)
• Backyard Wildlife Habitat Program
• It’s Dark Early Now: Be Safe, Be Seen
• Fall Leaves: Your Help Needed
• Tips for Heavy Rains
• Chamber Honors Businesses, Volunteers: Dec 6
• Holiday Gift of Music: Dec 2
• MHCC Planetarium Show: Dec 3
• Jacob Marley's Christmas Carol: Dec 7-16
• Wings Exhibit Reception: Dec 11

Keep up with what’s Happening in your City!

Celebrate The Spirit of Christmas: Dec 1
Gresham’s beloved holiday kick-off event is on Saturday, Dec. 1. The Spirit of Christmas features a program full of music and fun including performances by East County’s Got Talent winner Bo Baskoro, The Dickens’ Carolers and the Gresham Christmas Choir.

Santa Claus will hand out candy canes and help light the tree, a 60-foot Ponderosa pine on the Arts Plaza. The free event starts at 5 p.m. and the tree will be lit promptly at 6 p.m. Read more

Free Grease Kits for Holiday Cooking
Cooking a turkey with gravy this holiday season? Keeping cooking greases out of the kitchen sink can prevent clogged sewer pipes. Wastewater Services offers tips for smart cooking and free kits to scrape and freeze the grease. Read more

Personal Safety Awareness Class: Dec 3 (RSVP Nov 30)
Gresham Police will hold a free class for the public on personal safety awareness from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 3. Learn how to spot pre-attack indicators and other safety measures. RSVP by Friday, Nov. 30. Read more

Backyard Wildlife Habitat Program
For wildlife to thrive it needs food, water, shelter and a safe place to raise its young. Turn your backyard into a haven for wildlife with help from the City’s Backyard Wildlife Habitat Certification Program. Read more

It’s Dark Early Now: Be Safe, Be Seen
Now that it’s getting dark earlier, making yourself visible to drivers when walking or biking is critical for one’s safety. Transportation staff offer some tips for being safe and seen when out and about on streets or waiting for public transportation. Read more

Fall Leaves: Your Help Needed
If you see leaves covering a stormdrain on your street, please help our public works crews by raking aside and removing the pile of leaves to prevent clogging and flooding. We have some easy recommendations for preventing leaf-related flooding in your neighborhood’s streets. Read more

Tips for Heavy Rains
Gresham homeowners needing sandbags to protect property from flooding or flows because of the rain may access the City's free, fill-your-own sandbag station. Read more

Chamber Honors Businesses, Volunteers: Dec 6
Celebrate with local businesses and community members who are being honored by the Gresham Area Chamber of Commerce for their leadership and contributions to the community. Join the Chamber for the first annual Business Excellence Awards along with the Golden Note volunteer of the year award on Thursday, Dec. 6. Read more

Holiday Gift of Music: Dec 2
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MHCC Planetarium Show: Dec 3
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Jacob Marley's Christmas Carol: Dec 7-16
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Wings Exhibit Reception: Dec 11
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