When: Sat Jun 11, 2011 10AM-1PM Where: Greater Gresham area Meet at Main City Park
219 S. Main Ave
Gresham, OR Get map!
Join the Fun
If you are new to cycling, are a family with kids, or are just trying to get back on a bike this ride series may be just what you're looking for. These are slower paced group rides of about 8 to 10 miles around Gresham that pass by parks, schools, and other public facilities. The route is mostly on bike paths, bike lanes, and low traffic residential streets.
When: Sat Jun 12, 2011 10AM-1PM Where: Greater Gresham area Meet at Main City Park
219 S. Main Ave
Gresham, OR Get map!
Adult Fun!
This series of free, moderately-paced adult group bicycle rides will explore the area between Gresham, Troutdale and the Sandy River as well as East Portland. Bike rides range from 15 to 25 miles. The group will travel along at around 13/15 mph and stop for coffee, bakery sweets, or ice cream somewhere along the route.
When: Tue Jun 14, 2011 8AM-8:45AM Where: Mt Hood Community College Aquatic Center
26000 SE Stark St
Gresham, OR Get Map!
Help Set A World Record!
Mt. Hood Community College (MHCC) will join aquatics centers from around the globe June 14 to set a record for the world’s largest swimming lesson.
Two hundred adults and kids (age three and older) from throughout the Portland metro area will take a free swimming lesson that day, 8AM–8:45AM at the College’s aquatic center, located on the Gresham Campus at 26000 SE Stark St.
If interested in signing up for the lesson, please call the aquatic center at 503-491-7243.
Last year’s event – the first ever – established the Guinness World Record for the largest simultaneous swimming lesson. Almost 4,000 people from 34 states, five countries and three continents participated
When: Tuesday Jun 14, 2011 7:00PM 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
Fun for the Entire Family!
Music, Food and Activities.
When: Sat Jun 18, 2011 12PM-3PM Where: Nadaka Nature Park
Nelson property addition
175th & NE Glisan
Gresham, OR Get Map!
A festival to celebrate the accomplishments of WENA and the other partners who have joined together over the past two years
Everyone's Invited!
Festivities will include disc golf demonstration, free hot dogs and soft drinks, music, face-painting and activities for the kids, Gresham Fire Department fire truck and more.
1874 Zimmerman House, Gresham Oregon. Click to enlarge
Welcome Summer
When: Sat Jun 18, 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 are available the third Saturday of each month 10AM-3PM.
When: Wed Jun 22, 2011 6:30-9PM Where: Gresham City Hall Oregon Trail Conference Room
1333 NW Eastman Pky
Gresham, OR Get Map!
Public Invited
Join us to discuss how the City can add a process to its Development Code by which long-term, phased Institutional Master Plans can be reviewed and approved.
Master plans are a tool many jurisdictions use for larger developments. The Development Code defines a master plan as a "development plan for multiple projects to be built in two or more phases. A master plan may involve multiple blocks provided that the blocks are contiguous.
When: Sat Jun 25, 2011 6PM-9PM Where: St Henry Parish Center
393 NW First St
Gresham, OR Get map!
Local Artists on Display
Enjoy an enchanting summer evening featuring the hospitality of the St. Henry community and an exhibition of local artists. Come stroll the art show, greet friends –old and new– while sipping a glass of fine wine!
Local artists will be exhibiting and selling everything art -- including ceramics & jewelry, photography, glass, wood, painting, tile, wearable art and more.
Tickets: $5 (redeemable for wine or appetizer plate)
Wine by the glass: $5
Appetizer Plates: $5
Promoting healthier food options and physical activity
Second Community Forum Tuesday June 28th 5:30PM
When: Tue, Jun 28, 2011 5:30PM-7:30PM Where: Rockwood Public Library
17917 SE Stark St
Gresham, OR Get map!
Share Your Experience
Join us as the City hosts "Healthy Eating Active Living" its second community forum for you to share your thoughts on how the built environment helps and/or hinders the ability to have access to healthy foods and active living opportunities.
The purpose of the forum is to provide a venue to hear the community's thoughts on what helps and hinders their access to healthy food options and physical activity. We'll also be sharing best practices from other jurisdictions on how to address obesity through the built environment (land uses, parks, transportation). The forum will also include information on the Gresham Transportation System Plan update and the Metro-led project East Metro Connections.
This community forum will be held in English and Spanish. Translators will be available to assist.
What is Healthy Eating Active Living?
Healthy Eating, Active Living(HEAL) promotes equitable access and opportunities to healthy, affordable food and to active living. It examines how health may be affected by the built environment by promoting healthier food options and physical activity through daily routines.
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!