Announcement

Bring your shovel and gloves! When: Wed, Sep 21, 2011 2PM-5:30PM Where: H.B. Lee Middle School School Garden Area 1121 NE 172nd Av Gresham OR Get Map!

Let's get dirty
Join us as we prepare the garden for fall. Bring your shovel and gloves and help us assemble our new greeehouse, raised bed kits, and do some basic garden maintenance such as pruning, weeding, watering --- and maybe even a bit of harvesting.

H.B. Lee Middle School’s SUN Community School is celebrating the addition of its new greenhouse by hosting an Autumn Greenhouse and Garden Event in the school garden September 21st.

Snacks will be provided, so grab your favorite shovel and come down!

Annual Teddy Bear Parade

Bring Your Bear! When: Sat, Sep 24, 2011 10AM-12PM Where: Historic Downtown Gresham (See route below) Gresham OR Get Map!

Teddy Bears Everwhere
The parade will feature floats from local merchants, service organizations, schools, neighborhood groups and individuals. As always, participants will be carrying teddy bears or will be dressed in bear costumes.

For nearly three decades, the Soroptimists have put on this annual Fall parade to celebrate the “child in all of us” and create a tradition that helped Gresham’s “quaint and special downtown area” to thrive. In addition to the parade, the Soroptimists organize fundraisers throughout the year to raise money for scholarships for deserving women and girls in our community.

Freshwater mussel

Volunteer Opportunity! When: Sat, Sep 24, 2011 10AM-1:30PM Where: Bundy Reserve (contact for exact location) Gresham OR Get Map!

Find Freshwater Mussels
The City and Johnson Creek Watershed Council seek volunteers to come learn about these creatures and spend two hours searching for them from 10AM to 1:30PM on Saturday Sep 24 in Gresham. All ages welcome.

Last year's survey results were astounding. Extensive beds of Western pearlshell mussels were identified. This, and finding four adult Coho salmon last fall, tells us the Gresham reaches of Johnson Creek are able to once again support these native fish. Probably in part due to the cleaning power of the mussels!

When: Mon, Sep 26, 2011 6:30PM-8:30PM Where: Gresham City Hall Springwater Trail Room 1333 NW Eastman Pkwy Gresham, OR Get Map!

DCIP-5: INSTITUTIONAL MASTER PLANS
The Planning Commission will discuss on Monday the draft Development Code that would establish an Institutional Master Plan process.

The agenda is available here. Visit the Institutional Master Plans website for details.

Neighborhood Board Meeting When: Monday Sep 26, 2011 6:30PM Where: (Contact for location)

Board meetings are scheduled for the 4th Monday each month 6:30PM

For more information please contact: info@wilkeseastna.org

Upcoming Meetings

• Oct 24, 2011 PUBLIC MEETING 7PM
  St Aidan's Episcopol Church, 175th & Glisan
• Nov 2011 NO MEETING - HOLIDAYS
• Dec 2011 NO MEETING - HOLIDAYS
• Jan 23, 2012

Healthy Eating Active Living website

Be Part of the Solution When:Mon Sep 26, 2011 6:30-9PM Where:Gresham City Hall Springwater Trail Room 1333 Eastman Pky Gresham OR Get Map!

PLANNING COMMISSION WORK SESSION
The Planning Commission will conduct a work session September 26 regarding the preferred approach to updating the Gresham Community Development Plan related to the Healthy Eating Active Living project. The meeting begins at 6:30 PM in the Springwater Trail Room at Gresham City Hall. Materials for the work session are available on the Planning Commission page of the City’s website. Additional information may be found on the project page.

A Chain Reaction Starts With You!
View invitation here

The Power of One
Please join us for a presentation introducing you to a national program that creates positive outcomes in its communities. We are so excited about Rachel's Challenge and the anticipated difference in school and community culture it brings.

We want you to be a part of the change!

A special community event has been planned for parents, partners, church and community members, 6 pm, Thursday September 29, 2011. The evening presentation will last about two hours, with the first half hour being a light dinner/social time.

Please let us know if you will be able to attend
Yes, I will be attending! RSVP here

Fun for The Whole Family! When: Sat, Aug 20, 2011 7PM-10PM Where: HB Lee Middle School 1121 NE 172nd Av Get Map!

Pack a Picnic, Bring a Blanket
"A mysterious criminal mastermind has stolen one of the pyramids in Egypt, sparking a fit of jealous envy in evil genius Gru, who hasn't managed to make headlines since he and his minions swiped the Times Square JumboTron years back. Ever since Gru was a little boy, he dreamed of going to the moon. Now, if Gru can just build a rocket and get his hands on a powerful shrink-ray, he can cement his reputation as the greatest thief who ever lived by stealing --- the Earth's satellite."

Join us for Cinema Under the Stars night at HB Lee Middle School. Bring a chair or blanket and enjoy a free showing of 4-star rated Despicable Me, rated PG. Despicable Me is a surprisingly thoughtful, family-friendly treat with a few surprises of its own. Fun begins at 7:00PM, and the movie will start at dusk.

Click here to view movie trailer

Zimmerman House, Gresham OR

Every Saturday through August When: Sat Aug 20, 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.

Open house and tours every Saturday through August 10AM-3PM

Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge

Beautiful and inspiring When: Sun Aug 21, 2011 8AM-11AM Where: Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Kiwa Trail River S Unit Ridgefield WA Get Map!

Kiwa Trail Loop
Wildlife is the star attraction of this nearly level hike. Birds in particular seem to be everywhere—standing in the marshes, flitting in the trees, floating on the lakes, swimming in the sloughs, and hunting among the meadow grasses.

Join leaders Robin Carpenter and Gabriel Forcier for a walk around the Kiwa Trail at Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge. The 1.5 mile flat, crushed gravel trail passes through an understory of Oregon ash trees and between open wetland areas. Dress for the weather, hats recommended. Beginners welcome.