Announcement

Learn English this fall! Click to enlarge

Learn to speak English this fall Classes in Espanol & Russian Sign-up now! Attend this seminar. Sep 2 & Sep 9 9AM-6PM Classes begin Sep 20th!

Learn English!

When: Sep 2nd & Sep 9th, 2010 9AM-6PM
Where: Rockwood Station
19100 SE Burnside
Gresham, OR 97030
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Cost: $30.00

ESL Classes in Rockwood

Learn to speak English this fall. Sign-up now to ttend an ESL assessment seminar on either September 2nd or September 9th from 9AM to 6PM.

Sponsored by Mt Hood Community College, Human Solutions, and the Housing Authority of Portland.

English info here! Click to enlarge

Espanol info here! Click to enlarge

Russian info here! Click to enlarge

Classes will be offered at Rockwood Station 19100 E Burnside, and Rockwood Landing 19045 SE Yamhill St. The cost is $30.00. Classes will be held September 20th thru December 3rd 2010 on Tuesdays & Thursdays at 9AM-11:50AM or at 6:00PM-8:50PM.

Requirement

Students must attend an ESL assessment on September 2nd or September 9th at Rockwood Station from 9AM-6PM

Questions?

For more information call 503-491-7333, or Espanol 503-491-7675

Coalition of Gresham Neighborhood Associations Board Meeting Tuesday Sep 14, 2010 7:00PM

When: Tuesday Sep 14, 2010 7:00PM
Where: Gresham City Hall, Springwater Trail Room
1333 NW Eastman Pky
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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

Family Fun and It's Free! Bike Helmets, Car Safety Seat Check, Healthy Kids' Check, Immunization Clinic and more!

When: Saturday Sep 18, 2010 10AM-2PM
Where: Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center
24800 SE Stark St
Gresham, OR
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Come to our Healthy Kids Fair! On Sept. 18th from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm, dozens of hospital departments and community organizations are set to entertain and educate, while focusing on kids' safety and fun!

Bike Helmets & More

Here's a chance for your whole family to get helmets at a terrific price: $5 for bike and $20 for snowboard helmets, thanks to a generous donation from the Legacy Foundations, Legacy Medical Staff and Legacy Trauma Nurses Talk Tough (TNTT). Toddler to adult sizes available. Cash or checks only.

Car Safety Seat Check

Keep your child safe. Drive to our Car Safety Seaat Check, and we will make sure that you are using your car safety seat properly. Located across Stark St at the former Saturn dealership. Recycle your used/damaged car safety seats and bike helmets FREE of charge.

Healthy Kids' Check

Have your child's height, weight, heart and smile checked. Go home with a new toothbrush and a button containing this important information.

Immunization Clinic

Bring your immunization records and receive low-cost immunizations from Multnomah County Health Department. Call 503-988-3828 for more information.

1874 Zimmerman House, Gresham Oregon. Click to enlarge

Fall is in the air! Zimmerman House Tours Sat Sep 18th 10AM -3PM A lasting vestige of East Multnomah County's agricultural roots

When: Saturday Sep 18, 2010 10AM-3PM
Where: Zimmerman Park
17111 NE Sandy Blvd
Gresham, OR
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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.

You're invited! Celebrate the opening of Portland Audubon's East Metro office at Leach Botanical Garden Sep 21st 5:30-8PM

When: Tuesday, Sep 21, 2010 5:30-8PM
Where: Leach Botanical Garden
Manor House
6704 SE 122 Avenue
Portland, OR 97236
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Portland Audubon's presence at Leach Botanical Garden began July 1st.

"We hope our new partnership with Leach Botanical Garden and other community organizations will help expand our mission in the East Metro region."

Celebrate Our Opening

To celebrate we are inviting our friends, neighbors and partners to an event in the Leach Botanical Garden Manor house, 5:30 to 8:00pm Tuesday September 21st. Please join us, Portland City Commissioner Nick Fish, Metro Councilor Robert Liberty, and other public officials for an evening of light food and drinks, socializing, and news and plans for future Portland Audubon's programs, trips and events in East Metro. RSVP please (below).

Capri Terrace Fall 2010 Neighborhood Watch Meeting Saturday Sep 25, 2010 3PM

Meet your neighbors. Get involved. Make a difference!

When: Saturday, Sep 25, 2010 3PM
Where: 550 NE 167th Place
Gresham OR
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Join us for our 'Fall' Capri Terrace Neighborhood Watch meeting Saturday Sep 25th at 3PM to discuss issues we feel are important to our safety, and hear our special guest speaker, Steve Meckel, Code Compliance Inspector with the City of Gresham, followed by a brief Q & A.

Who should attend?

This meeting is open to all neighbors in the vicinity of NE Hoyt St (between NE 167th Pl and NE 169th Ave), and NE Oregon St (between NE 166th Ave
and NE 171st Ave), and NE 167th Place (between NE Glisan and NE Oregon St). Get Map!

It's a Potluck!

Please bring your favorite dish, salad, dessert, rolls or bread to share with your neighbors and friends.

Come enjoy the food, friends, and conversation! We're looking forward to meeting you!

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Join SOLV volunteers at Nadaka Nature Park Sept 25th 10AM-1PM 2010 SOLV Beach and Riverside Cleanup Presented by the Oregon Lottery

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When: Sat Sept 25, 2010 10AM-1PM
Where: Nadaka Nature Park
NE 175th Ave and NE Pacific St
Gresham, OR
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2010 SOLV Beach and Riverside Cleanup
Saturday September 25, 2010!

From inland rivers to the coast, water connects us all. This fall, Oregonians are invited to continue the tradition of cleaning coastal beaches and make an even bigger impact by joining other SOLV volunteers along rivers, creeks, lakes and watersheds as SOLV expands this cleanup event this year for the first time!

Join the fun. Register Here!

Event Info

Be prepared to get a little dirty and to have fun by supporting and volunteering with SOLV, Friends of Nadaka and Wilkes East Neighborhood Association in their efforts to remove invasives and clear underbrush from Nadaka Nature Park, part of the Columbia Slough Watershed.

Rain or Shine! Come dressed for weather and help improve Nadaka Nature Park and our watershed. Bring working gloves & a water bottle if you have them. Volunteer as long as you can.

Coffee, juice, water & refreshments provided by Wilkes East Neighborhood.

Registration requested

Click here to register! Volunteers younger than 18 will need a signed waiver (available at the event).

See website calendar for more Nadaka Nature Park events and activities!

Wilkes East Neighborhood Board Meeting Monday Sep 27, 2010 6:30PM

When: Monday Sep 27, 2010 6:30PM
Where: (Contact for location)

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

For more information please contact: info@wilkeseastna.org

Neighborhood Update Energy Trust of Oregon Gresham Parks Update Mt Hood Medical Center Election of Board

Everyone's Invited!

Join Your Neighbors. Get involved. Make a difference!

When: Monday, August 23, 2010 7:00PM
Where: St. Aidan’s Episcopal Church
174th & NE Glisan
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Save the date!

Be sure to save Monday, August 23th at 7:00 PM for the Wilkes East Neighborhood Annual Meeting. This years meeting will be held at St. Aidan’s Episcopal Church, 17405 NE Glisan St, Portland, Oregon. Get map!

Highlights include: Neighborhood Update, Election of Officers, and special guest speakers: Donald Shaw, Energy Trust of Oregon describes programs, rebates, and incentives; Maegan Vidal, Mt Hood Medical Center community outreach about services available to residents; Ric Catron, Parks Planner, City of Gresham discusses the future of Gresham's Parks.

Who should attend?

This meeting is open to all residents and businesses in the Wilkes East Neighborhood!

How many people bike, walk, and skateboard on Gresham streets & trails? Help conduct counts or surveys on trail & sidewalk use in Gresham as part of a nationwide effort

Be counted!
Even if you don't volunteer, please show-up and be counted at one of the locations below if you bike, walk, skateboard, or rollerblade on the trails or streets in the Gresham area. Ed.

Volunteers needed

Gresham is participating in a nationwide effort to document the number of people biking, walking, skateboarding, and rollerblading on trails and local streets. As part of that effort, City staff is asking for volunteers to help conduct counts and surveys.

The counts will be conducted September 14th, 15th, and 16th from 7 to 9 a.m. and 5 to 7 p.m., and September 18th and 19th from 9 to 11 a.m. The City has identified 18 locations where counts will be taken:

Click here for a map of these locations.

Count or Survey?

Volunteers can choose to conduct counts or conduct a short survey. The surveys well help provide information on trip distance, why people use trails, and what types of trials they prefer.

Your participation in this effort will help the City gain valuable information on walking and bicycling:

• Baseline data: How many people are biking? Walking? Where? What are the volume trends from year to year?
• What is the return on investment in bike lanes, trails and sidewalks: How many people use bike/pedestrian facilities after they are built?
• How can safety be improved: Certain locations have high numbers of bike/pedestrian crashes, but what is the risk exposure rate? Is it high or low relative to bike/pedestrian volumes? How should safety improvements be prioritized?

Click here to volunteer!