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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.

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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

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.

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!

5th Round of Development Code Improvements Begin Community Forum, Public Invited Tues Aug 17th 6:30PM

When: Tuesday Aug 17, 2010 6:30PM-8:30PM
Where: Room 2A
City Hall
1333 NW Eastman Pkwy
Gresham, OR
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Plan to Attend

The fifth round of Code improvements are being initiated with the purpose of enhancing the clarity of the Code and increasing its effectiveness. Topics of this round include:

• Assessment of Community Services Uses and consideration of a Conditional Use process
• Developing a master plan process for institutional use
• Examining alternative energy systems
• Introducing a protocol for classifying permitted uses

A community forum is tentatively scheduled for August 17 from 6:30 to 8:30 in Room 2A at Gresham City Hall. Information on the topics will be shared at this meeting. Staff will also solicit input from the public on the topics and issues associated with them.

The Planning Commission will hold its first work session on DCIP-5 on August 23. This meeting is scheduled from 6:30 to 8:30 in the Springwater Trail Room at City Hall. The purpose of the meeting will be to share the topics, share public comments on the topics, and gain additional feedback.

Over 300 Hot Rods and Classic Cars! Rock-n-Roll! Fabulous Food! Saturday August 14, 2010 Downtown Gresham Oregon

When: Saturday, August 14, 2008 8:00AM-5:00PM
Where: Main Street
Historic Downtown Gresham
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Hosted by: Northwest Motorsports Association

MHCC Automotive Benefit

Proceeds from this event benefit the Mt Hood Community College Automotive Scholarship Program. Over the past 11 years, Northwest Motorsports Association has generously donated over $100,000 to fund scholarships for Automotive Technology students!

Hot Rods & Classic Cars!

The weekend kicks off with the Historic Bed Races on Main Street at 7PM. Friday, Aug. 13.

Saturday will feature free kids’ activities, vendor booths and an old-fashioned street cruise.

New this year is the “Classics and Culture” display, which will feature some “extraordinary” local specialty cars such as Gary Coe’s 1957 F150 pickup, which has earned several awards, including Car Craft Magazine’s Summer Nationals Grand Champion.

Saturday, Aug. 14, Schedule

• A pancake breakfast will be served at 7AM at Fourth St and Main Ave as a fundraiser for East Hill Church Student Ministries
• Registration takes place from 8AM to 1PM at Fourth St and Main Ave. Your car must be registered by 1PM if you want it to be judged.
• Opening ceremony will take place at 10AM at Third St and Main Ave.
• Show ’n’ Shine — Cars will be on display in the Gresham Center for the Arts Plaza between Hood and Kelly avenues.
• Ron Ruedi and the Hurricanes, a classic rock band, will play from 10AM to 5PM at Third St and Main Ave.
• Free children’s activities will take place from 9AM to 3PM. in the grassy field at Fifth St and Miller Ave.
• Vendor booths will be set up on Third St between Miller and Roberts streets.
• Trophy presentation will take place at 3PM at Fourth St and Main Ave, followed by a cruise of registered cards down Main.

When: (See posters below)
Where: Wilkes Park
3655 NE 154th Ave
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Hosted by: Portland Parks & Recreation

Avatar Saturday, July 24, 2010 The River City Band

The Princess & the Frog Friday, August 24, 2010 The Sounds of Rayvis (Elvis) & Rock Climbing Wall

Carnegie Library Bldg 1913 Main St, Downtown Gresham

Supports Gresham's efforts to preserve its sites, buildings and objects of historical significance

When: Thursday, August 19, 2010 6:30PM-8:00PM
Where: Room 2A
City Hall
1333 NW Eastman Pkwy
Gresham, OR
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You are invited!

Property owners, stakeholders and interested parties are invited to attend a community forum about the Historic Certified Local Government project, which supports Gresham's efforts to preserve its sites, buildings and objects that have historical significance. The project will enable the city to be designated by the State as a Certified Local Government (CLG).

The meeting will include:

• An open house from 6:30-7:00PM
• A presentation at 7:00PM
• A question and answer period

11 Live Bands, 65+ Vendors, Great Food, Free Health testing

Fun For The Entire Family!

The East Portland Exposition (EPO XPO) is a two day community event that will be held at Ed Benedict Community Park, located along SE Powell Boulevard between 100th Avenue and 102nd Avenue (Get Map!) in East Portland on July 17 and 18, 2010. The gates open at 11AM on Saturday and 10:00AM on Sunday. EPO XPO is co-sponsored by all 13 East Portland Neighborhoods. The event will feature numerous exhibitors, lots of entertainment and food, free health testing, and free activities for children and families.

Click here for EPO XPO flyer and events schedule!

Music, Vendors, Great Food & Movies at Dusk

This year, EPO XPO will be partnering with the City of Portland for the very first Sunday Parkways in East Portland — and EPO XPO will be at the heart of it all! Sunday Parkways is great fun for everyone. So come to EPO XPO on Saturday to visit all the great exhibitors, and enjoy some great food and entertainment. Be sure to stay for the movie that evening (and Sunday too!) starting at dusk. Then, on Sunday, come join the festivities for the single best day of the Summer — East Portland style!

Annual Clean Up, July 17th 9AM

Clean out the garage, Clean up the yard! Wilkes East Neighborhood Clean-Up, Sat July 17th 9AM HB Lee Middle School

When: Sat July 17, 2010 9:00AM-12:00PM
Where: HB Lee Middle School
1121 NE 172nd Ave (between Glisan & Halsey)
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Cost per load:

$15.00 -- auto, small pick-up truck
$25.00 -- trailer load, larger truck

Clean-up Info

Join Your Neighbors -- Get involved. Make a difference!

"Spring Clean-Up" usually means you discover a lot of things you wish you could take to the dump! Well, now you don't have to take your junk very far! The dumpsters are coming to you!

This event is open to all Wilkes East Neighborhood residents. Get map!

Come for ice cream and a chance to meet up with neighbors!

Bring all your general debris and recycles to the dumpsters located in the parking lot at HB Lee Middle School, 1121 NE 172nd Ave (between Glisan & Halsey), Saturday July 17th, 9AM to 12PM.

*Hazardous Waste Disposal

Wondering what to do with those old paint cans, motor oil and solvents?

Click here to visit Metro's website and find out what materials are hazardous and where and how to safely dispose of them.