When: Wed, Mar 20, 2019 7PM-9PM Where: Gresham City Hall
Conference Rm 1A
1333 NW Eastman Pky Get Map!
The Finance Committee advises Council on City financial matters. Finance Committee meetings take place on the third Wednesday of the month from 7:00 - 9:00 pm at Gresham City Hall.
For more information about the Finance Committee or about this meeting, contact Sharron Monohon, Budget and Financial Planning Director, at 503-618-2890 or Sharron.Monohon@GreshamOregon.gov.
When: Wed, Mar 20, 2019 6:30PM-9PM Where: Gresham City Hall
Council Chambers
1333 NW Eastman Pky Get Map!
The Design Commission is the primary advising subcommittee to the City Council on design excellence for the built environment of the city. The Commission assists in the development and application of design standards and guidelines, and will conduct hearings as necessary to ensure that proposed public and private projects achieve these standards.
When: Thu Mar 21, 2019 6:30PM-8:30PM Where: St Aidan's Episcopol Church
17405 NE Glisan St
Gresham, OR Get Map!
Healthy gardening on a budget
Seed to Supper is a free, 5-week course (Feb 21-Mar 21) offered by the Oregon Food Bank and hosted by Friends of Nadaka Nature Park that teaches participants how-to garden on a budget. In this interactive class, participants gain new knowledge and skills to be able to start a garden and grow some of their own food. Participants receive free instructional booklets and seeds with the course to help them get started, as well as some hands-on practice in Nadaka's Community Garden. Topics include:
Garden site and soil development
Garden planning
Planting a garden
Caring for a growing garden
Harvesting and using garden bounty
Learn low-cost ways to build healthy soil, plan you growing space, care for your growing garden and harvest your bounty!
** Registration is required for this event. Please sign up using this Seed to Supper Registration Form. Contact info@friendsofnadaka.org with any questions. Participants are expected to attend all five classes. Please sign up, and share with friends!
This course will be taught in English. If you are interested in attending a Russian- or Spanish-led course, please contact info@friendsofnadaka.org
When: Thu, Mar 21, 2019 6PM-8:30PM Where: Mt. Hood Community College
Rm GE201
26000 SE Stark Street Get Map!
Meet the beetles, bugs, flies, lacewings and other invertebrates that provide free pest control. Discover ways to attract and sustain these friendly beneficial insects that help your garden thrive.
When: Thu, Mar 21, 2019 3:30PM-6PM Where: Gresham City Hall
Springwater Trail Rm
1333 NW Eastman Pky Get Map!
Join us at Gresham City Hall to exchange your unvalidated, foil-stamped tickets for a Hop card loaded with equivalent value. Along with exchanging fares, we'll be answering questions and handing out prizes and free Hop cards (a $3 value).
Unvalidated, foil stamped Adult, Youth and Honored Citizen 2 1/2-Hour tickets and 1-Day passes are eligible for exchange. Pre-validated paper passes (such as 1-Month passes and 7, 14, and 30-day passes) and fares purchased on the TriMet Tickets app cannot be exchanged.
There is an exchange limit of $250 and four Hop cards per person. If you need to exchange more than $250, please visit the TriMet Ticket Office at Pioneer Courthouse Square.
When: Fri, Mar 22, 2019 6PM-10PM Where: H.B. Lee Middle School
1121 NE 172nd Ave. Get Map!
Middle school and high school youth can attend free basketball practice, skill building and game play on Friday nights at H.B. Lee Middle School, 1121 NE 172nd Ave.
Open to boys and girls in grades 6-12
Learn new skills, make new friends, play basketball.
Adult supervision and mentorship provided by the Portland Opportunities Industrialization Center (POIC).
When: Sat, Mar 23, 2019 8PM-12 am Where: Friends of the Children
424 NE 172nd Ave. Get Map!
Middle school and high school youth can attend free basketball practice, skill building and game play on Saturday nights at Friends of the Children at 424 NE 172nd Ave.
Open to boys and girls in grades 6-12
Learn new skills, make new friends, play basketball.
Adult supervision and mentorship provided by the Portland Opportunities Industrialization Center (POIC).
When: Sat Mar 16, 2019 Noon-4PM Where: Zimmerman Park
17111 NE Sandy Blvd
Gresham, OR Get Map!
A delightful 1874 Victorian farmhouse
Take a step back into history at the Zimmerman House, a Victorian era farmhouse, built in 1874 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. This beautiful farmhouse is a perfect reflection of typical Columbia River dairy farm life in the late 1800s. The Zimmerman Heritage Farm is a unique cultural education and recreational resource that is being created for the benefit of the public on a 5.98-acre historic site in Gresham, Oregon.
Thank You!
Wilkes East Neighborhood would like express our gratitude to the following for their generous contributions & continued support:
• Jazzy Bagels, Main St & Powell
• Parkrose Hardware, 106th & Sandy
• Growers Outlet, 162nd & Glisan
• SOLV, Bringing Oregon together
• Albertsons, 181st & Glisan
• And, all the many volunteers!