Announcement

Tree Lighting, Santa & more! When: Sat Dec 3, 2011 9AM-7PM Where: Center for the Arts Plaza 401 NE Second Street Gresham, OR Get Map!

Celebrate the Season
Bring your family and spend the day enjoying entertainment, in-store specials, a visit from Santa, a parade and a tree-lighting ceremony in the city's Center for the Arts Plaza.

See events schedule below for times & locations.

1874 Zimmerman House. Click to Enlarge

A Victorian Holiday Season When: Sat Dec 17, 2011 10AM-3PM Where: Zimmerman Park 17111 NE Sandy Blvd Gresham, OR Get Map!

A lasting vestige of East Multnomah County's agricultural roots

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.

Festival of Lights. Click to Enlarge

5 Days Only! When: Nov 27-Dec 1, 2011 Where: The Grotto Festival of Lights 85th & Sandy Blvd Portland, OR Get Map!

Presenting the sights, sounds and sensations of the season, The Grotto’s Christmas Festival of Lights is the largest Christmas choral festival in the world. The 2011 festival features nearly 170 indoor holiday concerts performed by many of the region’s finest school, church and civic choirs. Offering a family-oriented blend of traditional celebration and serene reflection, the 2011 festival theme “Joy to the World” reflects the special season of hope that Christmas offers to many thousands of families from around the Pacific Northwest.

Get discount coupon here!

Visitors are asked to bring a donation of canned or dry food benefiting Snow-Cap, the east county’s affiliate of the Oregon Food Bank.

IMPORTANT NOTICE When: Wed Nov 9, 2011 11AM Where: All Broadcast Media Nationwide

A nationwide live test of the emergency alert system is planned for 11:00AM Pacific Standard Time (2:00PM EST) on Wednesday, Nov 9th.

The three-minute test will go out on radios and TVs, briefly interrupting normal programming.

The test is different than other tests in that it will present itself as an actual emergency announcement, not a test. Doing so allows the Federal Communications Commission and Federal Emergency Management Agency to test reliability of different parts of the emergency notification system chain.

Officials stress that though it will appear there is a real emergency, it is only a test.

MHCC Planetarium website

Celestial Cornucopia When: Mon Nov 7, 2011 Show Times: 7:00PM and 8:15PM Where: Mt Hood Community College Planetarium Sky Theater 26000 SE Stark St Gresham, OR Get Map!

Admission $2. MHCC students are admitted free. The Sky Theater is wheelchair accessible.

The Autumn Sky
Join Howard Knytych, Interim Planetarium Director as he points out objects in the autumn sky such as Jupiter, which will be as close to Earth as it gets.

All shows are presented under a realistic representation of the night sky, featuring the latest galactic, stellar and planetary images.

Visitors are encouraged to ask questions during each 45-minute program. Children are welcome to attend.

Parking Changes
Parking permits are required and may be purchased for $3 at ticket kiosks located by the flagpoles and gym. (Violators will be ticketed and/or towed)

When: Tue Nov 8, 2011 5:30PM Where: IRCO 10301 NE Glisan Portland, OR Get Map!

Show Your Support Tonight!
Meeting with Portland Development Commission at 5:30pm at IRCO, 10301 NE Glisan, Portland to explore the options of the ROSEWOOD area as a new "mini-urban renewal area."

This is our first workshop to discuss what resources that could bring our neighborhood. It's extremely important that we have a diverse group of people to represent us, please come participate!.

Coalition of Gresham Neighborhood Associations When: Tuesday Nov 8, 2011 7-8:30PM Where: Gresham City Hall Springwater Trail Room 1333 NW Eastman Pky Get Map!

Public welcome
The Coalition of Gresham Neighborhood Associations was formed to provide structure and support for the leadership of Gresham's neighborhood associations, enabling more effective cooperation among neighborhood associations in order to achieve desired outcomes. Goals of the Coalition include providing a public forum for the review and evaluation of issues and problems, providing education and information on specific areas such as land use, and providing a unified voice for the neighborhood associations.

The Coalition meets monthly on the second Tuesday at 7:00PM

Community Forum When: Thu Nov 10, 2011 6PM-8PM Where: Gresham City Hall Conference Room 3A 1333 NW Eastman Pky Get Map!

Share Your Opinion
Join us to discuss the preferred approaches to removing obstacles to Downtown development by changing the Development Code.

Issues to be explored include floor-area ratio (development intensity), parking and street design.

The Downtown Plan Review project seeks to remove obstacles to Downtown development while retaining the vision of Downtown as: a center for jobs and housing; a thriving and unique entertainment, nightlife and shopping district; and a visually interesting place with buildings and streetscapes of high design quality.

A document that describes the preferred approaches to addressing Downtown Development Code issues is available on the project website.

Residents, business owners, property owners and other interested parties are invited to attend and comment on the proposals.

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.

Urban canopy, Gresham Oregon

You're Invited When: Mon Nov 14, 2011 6:30PM Where: Gresham City Hall Council Chambers Public Safety & Schools Building 1333 NW Eastman Pky Gresham, Oregon Get Map!

* Note: Hearing Public Comment Follows the Staff Report

Urban Forestry
Join us on Monday Nov 14 at 6:30PM when the Planning Commission considers approving proposed amendments to the Gresham Community Development Plan, Volume 1 - Findings and Volume 2 - Policies, that will adopt new and revised findings, goals, policies and action measures related to the Urban Forestry Management Plan.

You can view the staff report and proposed plan amendments at: greshamoregon.gov/urbanforestryplan.

Institutional Master Plan
The Planning Commission will hold itshearing Monday, Nov. 14, immediately following the Urban Forestry hearing regarding Development Code changes that would create an Institutional Master Plan process.

You can find the Institutional Master Plans Staff report and Proposed Code Amendments here.