Announcement

Bring Your Gloves -- Lend A Hand! Help Us Remove The Storm Debris From Our Parks. Saturday, Jan 24th 9AM-Noon

When: Saturday, Jan 24, 2009 9AM-Noon
Where: Various Locations (see below)

Wilkes East Neighbors:

As a result of the high winds over the last week an incredible amount of debris has fallen in our parks. The City cannot handle the cleanup without help from community volunteers. This Saturday, January 25th, Parks & Recreation is organizing cleanups in the following four parks from 9AM to Noon:

• Pat Pfeifer Park
  424 NE 172nd Ave
• Vance Park
  1400 SE 182nd Ave
• Rockwood Central Park
  17707 SE Main St
• North Gresham Park
  1111 SE 217th Ave

Please come by one of these parks this Saturday to help with a cleanup. All you will need is your work gloves (or the City will provide them).

Already Busy This Weekend?

If you can’t make it to one of these parks on Saturday and you want to do something to help the Wilkes East Neighborhood you can go to Columbia View Park, 1000 NE 169th Ave anytime. You'll see some neighbors have already begun piling branches -- and you can continue this work.

Neighborhood Watch Workshop Thursday, Jan 29th 7PM

When: Thursday, January 29, 2009 7PM - 9PM
Where: Gresham City Council Chambers
1333 NW Eastman Parkway

The Gresham Police Crime Prevention Unit invites all citizens to participate in a workshop designed to increase crime awareness and identify safety methods that reduce crimes to yourself or within your neighborhood.

Topics that will be discussed:

• Neighborhood Crime Trends
• How to develop a new Neighborhood Watch Program
• Reporting emergencies and non-emergencies
• Identification techniques for personal property
• Personal safety techniques / recommendations

This workshop is for established Neighborhood Watch groups as well as those who wish to initiate new Neighborhood Watch programs.

Help Us Plant 1000 Plants! Butler Creek Trail Volunteer Planting Event Jan 17th

When: Saturday, January 17, 2009
Where: 2385 SW 27th Dr
Gresham, OR 97080

Click here for Butler Creek Trail Map.

Happy New Year Volunteers!

Hope you all had a wonderful holiday season and were able to get out and play in the snow. Now that the weather has calmed down a bit, we are gathering for another planting event at Butler Creek Greenway on Martin Luther King,Jr weekend. We have about a thousand plants to get in the ground, so any time you can donate and help out would be greatly appreciated. Below is a detailed description of the event.

Friends of Trees comes to Gresham! 1st Neighborhood Planting Mar 21st! Winter Special for West Gresham residents

When: Sunday Mar 21, 2009
Where: Your neighborhood
Gresham OR

1st planting March 2009

On March 21nd 2009 Friends of Trees will be hosting their 1st Neighborhood Planting event in the city of Gresham. Friends of Trees is a non-profit organization that brings communities together to help them expand tree cover in their neighborhoods and to improve their environment.

Benefits are many

Planting a tree in your yard or parking strip creates long lasting benefits enjoyed by everyone! Did you know that trees remove pollutants from the air? A typical tree absorbs 10 pounds of pollutants, cleans 330 pounds of carbon dioxide, and creates 260 pounds of oxygen each year! Trees also help intercept and retain 760 gallons of rainwater each year, which help keep our rivers clean and help save us money on stormwater fees! Trees raise the property value of your home by up to 20%.

Welcome Spring Open House 10AM - 3PM! Visit this delightful turn-of-the-century Victorian farmhouse

When: Saturday Mar 21, 2009 10:00AM - 3:00PM
Where: Zimmerman Park
17111 NE Sandy Blvd
Gresham OR

Take a step back into history at the Zimmermann 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 every third Saturday. Don't miss this unique opportunity to step back in time!

Your input is needed! Residential Districts Review - Innovative Housing Workshop Jan 14, 2009 6:30PM

When: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 6:30PM
Where: Rooms 2A and 2B, 2nd Floor
Gresham City Hall
1333 NW Eastman Parkway

Share Your Thoughts With Us

Your input is needed on efforts to allow innovative housing in Gresham.

Property owners, business owners, residents and other interested parties are invited for a workshop at 6:30PM Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2009 at City Hall. The meeting will be in Rooms 2A and 2B on the second floor of City Hall

Examples of innovative housing include:

• Cottages (often facing courtyards)
• Neighborhoods with a mix of housing types, such as single-family homes, duplexes, and tri-plexes
• Cluster developments that group housing onto one part of a site to preserve open space or natural features on the rest of the site

The City is considering changing its Development Code to allow innovative housing types or configurations

FREE! 22nd Annual Neighborhood Fix-It Fair Workshops Saturday, January 10, 2009 8:30AM - 2PM Parkrose High School

When: Saturday, January 10, 2009 8:30AM - 2PM
Where: Parkrose High School
12003 NE Shaver St, Portland
Click here for a map

Healthy home workshops. Energy & money-saving tips. Presented by City of Portland, Office of Sustainable Development.

What's a Fix-It Fair?

The Fix-It Fair is a FREE City of Portland event where you can learn simple ways to save money and connect with resources. Join your neighbors and talk to the experts about how to spend less and stay healthy.

Exhibits

Workshops

• learn simple and affordable ways to improve your home
• 45 minute classes offered hourly

Free Lunch!

Free on-site professional childcare!

Door prizes every hour!

Cypress Park NE Wasco St Neighborhood Watch Meeting Wednesday Jan 14th 7PM Meet your neighbors. Get involved. Make a difference.

When: Wednesday Jan 14, 2009 7:00PM
Where: 17517 NE Wasco St
Gresham OR

Hosted by: Claudette & Dick Naylor

Watch Area Boundaries

Meeting is open to all Cypress Park neighbors in the vicinity of NE Wasco St (between NE 172nd Ave and NE 178th Ave).

Special Guests

Join us to discuss issues we feel are important to our safety with special guest speaker Sgt Marvin Madtson, Gresham Police Department; and enjoy a brief announcement from Friends of Trees on upcoming events in our area.

Open House Saturday Jan 17th 10AM - 3PM Visit this delightful turn-of-the-century Victorian farmhouse

When: Saturday Jan 17, 2009 10:00AM - 3:00PM
Where: Zimmerman Park
17111 NE Sandy Blvd
Gresham OR

Journey Back In Time

Take a step back into history at the Zimmermann 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 every third Saturday. Don't miss this unique opportunity to step back in time!