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Gresham Saturday Market 2019 at Mt Hood College: Sat, Apr 20, 2019 9AM-3PM

04/20/2019 - 9:00am
04/20/2019 - 3:00pm
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Gresham Saturday Market 2019 at Mt Hood College: Sat, Apr 20, 2019 9AM-3PM. Saturday's thru October. Info here!

Saturday's thru October

When: Sat, Apr 20, 2019 9AM-3PM
Where: Mt. Hood Community College
Parking Lot W
26000 SE Stark St.
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The Gresham Saturday Market is a farmer's market that includes in-season farm-fresh produce, fruits and berries, crafts, artisans, fresh flowers, plants, services, and unique offerings, plus great food and live entertainment. Ample on-site parking is available next to the market.

For more information, call 503-912-4122 or visit the Gresham Saturday Market website.

Gresham Saturday Market 2019 at Mt Hood College: Sat, Apr 27, 2019 9AM-3PM

04/27/2019 - 9:00am
04/27/2019 - 3:00pm
Etc/GMT-8
Gresham Saturday Market 2019 at Mt Hood College: Sat, Apr 27, 2019 9AM-3PM. Saturday's thru October. Info here!

Saturday's thru October

When: Sat, Apr 27, 2019 9AM-3PM
Where: Mt. Hood Community College
Parking Lot W
26000 SE Stark St.
Get Map!

The Gresham Saturday Market is a farmer's market that includes in-season farm-fresh produce, fruits and berries, crafts, artisans, fresh flowers, plants, services, and unique offerings, plus great food and live entertainment. Ample on-site parking is available next to the market.

For more information, call 503-912-4122 or visit the Gresham Saturday Market website.

Free Gardening Course, Seed to Supper. A beginner's guide to low-cost vegetable gardening: Thu Mar 07, 2019 6:30PM-8:30PM

03/07/2019 - 6:30pm
03/07/2019 - 8:30pm
Etc/GMT-8
Free Gardening Course, Seed to Supper. A beginner's guide to low-cost vegetable gardening: Thursday's Feb 21-Mar 21, 2019 6:30PM-8:30PM. Sign-Up Here!

Free Low-Cost Gardening Course

When: Thu Mar 07, 2019 6:30PM-8:30PM
Where: St Aidan's Episcopol Church
17405 NE Glisan St
Gresham, OR
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Healthy gardening on a budget
Seed to Supper is a free, 5-week course (Feb 21-Mar 21) offered by the Oregon Food Bank and hosted by Friends of Nadaka Nature Park that teaches participants how-to garden on a budget. In this interactive class, participants gain new knowledge and skills to be able to start a garden and grow some of their own food. Participants receive free instructional booklets and seeds with the course to help them get started, as well as some hands-on practice in Nadaka's Community Garden. Topics include:

  • Garden site and soil development
  • Garden planning
  • Planting a garden
  • Caring for a growing garden
  • Harvesting and using garden bounty

Learn low-cost ways to build healthy soil, plan you growing space, care for your growing garden and harvest your bounty!

** Registration is required for this event. Please sign up using this Seed to Supper Registration Form. Contact info@friendsofnadaka.org with any questions. Participants are expected to attend all five classes. Please sign up, and share with friends!

This course will be taught in English. If you are interested in attending a Russian- or Spanish-led course, please contact info@friendsofnadaka.org

MHCC Planetarium Show: What did NASA’s New Horizons Spacecraft Find Beyond Pluto?e: Fri, Mar 08, 2019 6PM & 7:15PM

03/08/2019 - 6:00am
03/08/2019 - 8:00pm
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MHCC Planetarium Show: What did NASA’s New Horizons Spacecraft Find Beyond Pluto?: Fri, Feb 08, 2019 6PM & 7:15PM. Info here!

New Horizons Beyond Pluto

When: Fri, Mar 08, 2019 6PM & 7:15PM
Where: MHCC Planetarium Sky Theater
26000 SE Stark Street
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Shows are at 6 p.m. and 7:15 p.m.

Admission is only $5.
MHCC students (with valid ID) and children 17 and under are $2.

All shows are presented under a realistic representation of the night sky, featuring the latest galactic, stellar and planetary images.

The Sky Theater is wheelchair accessible.

2018-2019 MHCC Planetarium Sky Theater Schedule:

Date Topic
October 2, 5 Autumn Sky Wonders
November 6, 9 Space Oddities; Stars That are Stranger Than Fiction
December 4, 7 Treasures of Orion and his Neighbors
January 8, 11 2019: A Snapshot of Upcoming Astronomical Events
February 5, 8 Seeing the Invisible Universe
March 5, 8 What did NASA’s New Horizons Spacecraft Find Beyond Pluto?
April 2, 5 Auroras, Cosmic Rays, Shooting Stars, and Other Space Invaders
May 7, 10 Current Spacecraft Exploration by NASA/JPL and By Other Countries
June 4, 7 To be Announced

All planetarium shows are at 6 and 7:15 pm. All of the above dates represent the first Tuesday of each month that the school is open followed by the Friday of that same week.

More Info
For more info visit: http://www.mhcc.edu/Planetarium

City of Gresham Repair Cafe: Sat, Mar 09, 2019 10AM-12PM

03/09/2019 - 10:00am
03/09/2019 - 12:00pm
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City of Gresham Repair Cafe: Sat, Mar 09, 2019 10AM-12PM. Let's Fix It! Info here!

Let's Fix It!

When: Sat, Mar 09, 2019 10AM-12PM
Where: Habitat for Humanity ReStore
610 NE 181st Ave.
Get Map!

Get your broken items fixed by community volunteers for free

The City of Gresham and Coalition of Neighborhood Associations are teaming up to bring people with repair skills together to help neighbors fix their broken items.

Types of household items repaired

  • Broken bicycles, chains and tires
  • Torn clothing, missing buttons and other fabric repairs
  • Broken clocks, fans and small kitchen appliances
  • Broken VCRs, DVD or CD players, printers, calculators, Gameboys and remote controls

Please note: Televisions, microwaves and small engines are not repairable at this event.

What to expect
  • Try to bring anything that may be needed to repair your item; Parts, buttons, matching thread, power cords, batteries, connecting cables, remote controls, instructions manuals, etc.
  • We try to help everyone who brings an item. If participants bring multiple items (allowed), we can only work on one item at a time and may not be able to fix more than one item per person.
  • Our volunteer fixers will do their best to repair your item, but some repairs may be too complicated or require resources that aren't available at the event.
  • The event is free. There may be a wait depending on the number of repairs.
Contact

For more information contact us at repaircafegresham@gmail.com or 503-618-2694.

Wilkes East Neighborhood, 2019 Spring Meeting: Mon Mar 11, 2019 7PM-8:30PM

03/11/2019 - 7:00pm
03/11/2019 - 8:30pm
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Wilkes East Neighborhood 2019 Spring Meeting: Mon Mar 11, 2019 7PM-8:30PM. Everyone's invited! Join your Neighbors. Get involved. Make a difference! Albertina Kerr, 722 NE 162nd Av, Training Building. Info here!

Watch for these red & white Meeting Signs the week before our meeting.

Meeting Notice

When: Mon Mar 11, 2019 7PM-8:30PM
Where: Albertina Kerr
Gresham Campus, Training Building
(small bldg, center north on campus)
722 NE 162nd Av
Gresham, OR
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Neighborhood Meeting, Everyone's Invited

Join Your Neighbors. Get involved. Make a difference!

Save the date
Be sure to save Monday, March 11th at 7PM for the Wilkes East Neighborhood 2019 Spring Meeting. The meeting will be held at Albertina Kerr, 722 NE 162nd Av, Training Building (small bldg, center north on property), Gresham OR. Get map!

Agenda

  • Changes in Home Values in Gresham
    Eric Chambers, City of Gresham
  • Doing Better Recycling For You
    Kristen Purdy, City of Gresham
  • Rockwood Rising Project Update
    Robyn Stowers, City of Gresham

Who should attend?
Participation is open to all residents who live, own property or a business, organization, church or government agency within our boundaries

Be Part Of Your Community. Plan To Attend.

The Wilkes East Neighborhood is located in the northwest corner of the City of Gresham, Oregon, and is one of Gresham's sixteen neighborhoods. Wilkes East Neighborhood borders are roughly NE Sandy Blvd to the north, NE 181st Ave to the east, NE Glisan St to the south, and NE 162nd Ave to the west. Get map!.


Wilkes East Neighborhood Meeting Signs. Info here!

Watch for these red & white Meeting Signs the week before our meeting. The signs were purchased with assistance of the City of Gresham Neighborhood Grant Program, and with volunteer hours to set them out and retrieve them. Signs Now NW also made a generous contribution to this project.

Mark your calendar. See you there!

Creative Recycling Night: Tue, Mar 12, 2019 6PM-7:30PM

03/12/2019 - 6:00pm
03/12/2019 - 7:30pm
Etc/GMT-8
Creative Recycling Night: Tue, Mar 12, 2019 6PM-7:30PM. Info here!

When: Tue, Mar 12, 2019 6PM-7:30PM
Where: Rosewood Initiative
16126 SE Stark Street
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Join the Citys Recycling and Solid Waste staff for a fun and creative event for the whole family. We will learn how to make recycled greeting cards and journals with recycled materials from SCRAP PDX. Learn how to recycle with fun, interactive presentations and games.

  • Free pizza
  • Craft supplies provided (scissors, glue, paper, etc.)
  • Free instruction and recycling information

For more information, contact Shaunna Sutcliffe at 503-618-2694 or Shaunna.Sutcliffe@GreshamOregon.gov.

Learn more about recycling

Free Gardening Course, Seed to Supper. A beginner's guide to low-cost vegetable gardening: Thu Mar 14, 2019 6:30PM-8:30PM

03/14/2019 - 6:30pm
03/14/2019 - 8:30pm
Etc/GMT-8
Free Gardening Course, Seed to Supper. A beginner's guide to low-cost vegetable gardening: Thursday's Feb 21-Mar 21, 2019 6:30PM-8:30PM. Sign-Up Here!

Free Low-Cost Gardening Course

When: Thu Mar 14, 2019 6:30PM-8:30PM
Where: St Aidan's Episcopol Church
17405 NE Glisan St
Gresham, OR
Get Map!

Healthy gardening on a budget
Seed to Supper is a free, 5-week course (Feb 21-Mar 21) offered by the Oregon Food Bank and hosted by Friends of Nadaka Nature Park that teaches participants how-to garden on a budget. In this interactive class, participants gain new knowledge and skills to be able to start a garden and grow some of their own food. Participants receive free instructional booklets and seeds with the course to help them get started, as well as some hands-on practice in Nadaka's Community Garden. Topics include:

  • Garden site and soil development
  • Garden planning
  • Planting a garden
  • Caring for a growing garden
  • Harvesting and using garden bounty

Learn low-cost ways to build healthy soil, plan you growing space, care for your growing garden and harvest your bounty!

** Registration is required for this event. Please sign up using this Seed to Supper Registration Form. Contact info@friendsofnadaka.org with any questions. Participants are expected to attend all five classes. Please sign up, and share with friends!

This course will be taught in English. If you are interested in attending a Russian- or Spanish-led course, please contact info@friendsofnadaka.org

Metro regional government wants your ideas, Glendoveer trail forum: Mon Mar 18, 2019 5:30PM-7:30PM

03/18/2019 - 5:30pm
03/18/2019 - 7:30pm
Etc/GMT-8
Metro regional government wants your ideas, Glendoveer trail forum: Mon Mar 18, 2019 5:30PM-7:30PM. Info here!

Share Your Opinions

When: Mon, Mar 18, 2019 5:30PM-7:30PM
Where: Rosewood Initiative
16126 S.E. Stark St
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Metro regional government wants to hear how the two-mile trail at Glendoveer Golf and Tennis can better serve the community.

These ideas will shape a parks and nature bond measure being developed for voters across greater Portland to consider this fall. The forum will be from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Monday, March 18, at the Rosewood Initiative, 16126 S.E. Stark St., Portland. Food will be provided. Register online at: oregonmetro.wufoo.com/forms/z1fuwx2e1rtce8z/.

City of Gresham Community Volleyball Night: Mon, Mar 18, 2019 6PM-7:30PM

03/18/2019 - 6:00pm
03/18/2019 - 7:30pm
Etc/GMT-8
City of Gresham Community Volleyball Night: Mon, Mar 18, 2019 6PM-7:30PM. Info here!

All-age Volleyball Fun!

When: Mon, Mar 18, 2019 6PM-7:30PM
Where: Clear Creek Middle School
219 NE 219th Ave.
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Volleyball players of all ages are invited to participate in this free activity. Volleyballs and nets will be provided. Community members and parents are welcome/

Participants under age of 18 must have adult present.

All participants must submit a signed waiver to participate.

For more information, contact the SUN Office at 503-261-4638 or farfan8@gresham.k12.or.us.

This opportunity is brought to you by the SUN Community School at Clear Creek Middle School in partnership with the City of Gresham.

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