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Annual Earth Day Event When: Sat Apr 20, 2013 9AM-2PM Where: Gresham City Hall 1333 NW Eastman Pkwy Gresham, OR Get Map!

Bring your recyclables to Gresham City Hall, Sat April 20th 9AM to 2PM

Earth Day Recycling. Rain or Shine!

Every year the City holds a free recycling event in April around Earth Day. The recycling event is free to Gresham and Wood Village residents (businesses may only participate in recycling fluorescents).

Begin saving your recyclable items and bring them to Gresham City Hall on Saturday, April 20.

Collection Items

• Rigid plastics/clean plastic bags (not accepted in curbside recycling)
• Styrofoam™
• Paper shredding (two boxes per household)
• Fluorescent tubes and lights
• Cell phones
• Batteries (3lb. limit per household)

Electronics
The City does not accept electronics at the Earth Day recycling event.

Options for Recycling Electronics:
• TVs, computers and monitors can be recycled for free year-round at several recycling sites (Goodwill, Salvation Army) in Gresham.
• Metro has two household hazardous waste facilities open for drop-off. See Metro's website for more information.
• Metro also holds household hazardous collection events.

Or, take your items to a recycler year-round. Contact Metro Recycling at 503-234-3000 for location and material information.

Celebrate Earth Day Exhibits, Crafts, Tours and More When: Sat Apr 20, 2013 11AM-3PM Where: St Aidan's Episcopal Church 174th & NE Glisan Get Map!

St. Aidan's Episcopal Church in Gresham, in conjunction with We Are Rockwood is holding a celebration of Earth Day on Saturday, April 20, 2013, 11AM-3PM. Events will take place in St' Aidan's Murdock Hall and on the church's park-like grounds.

Activities include environmental exhibits, crafts made from found objects for the kids, tours of Nadaka Nature Park, refreshments, and community information.

Nadaka & SOLVE® Clean-Up Event
Friends of Nadaka and SOLVE® is having a clean up day at Nadaka Nature Park on Saturday morning April 20th from 9AM-1PM. Everyone's invited to participate! Click here to register, or visit the north gate at 175th & NE Pacific St.

Community Forum When: Wed Apr 24, 2013 6:30-8:30PM Rescheduled: May 6, 2013 7PM Where: Gresham City Hall Room 2A 1333 NW Eastman Pky Gresham OR Get Map!

Join us for an open house to review draft changes to City development rules, review processes and fees related to the Food and Beverage Carts and Temporary Uses project.

An open house will begin at 6:30PM and will be followed by the community forum at 7PM.

Inside this Issue

• Help us Share the News
• State of the City: ‘Great Energy Building’
• New Drop Box: Safely Dispose Prescription Meds
• Arbor Day Tree Tag Campaign
• Become a Weed Watcher: Apr 16
• Free Earth Day Recycling Event: Apr 20
• Seniors Need Rides, You Can Help
• City Jobs, Meetings and Community Events

Keep up with what’s Happening in your City!

Three East-County school districts in our area — Parkrose, David Douglas and Reynolds — are holding school board elections Tuesday, May 21.

Source: Mid County Memo (March 7, 2013)

Any qualified voter who desires to be a candidate for an office must file with the Elections Division of Multnomah County, 1040 SE Morrison St, Portland, OR 97214, no later than 5PM Thursday, March 21.

Four of seven positions on the Reynolds School Board are up for election; all with four-year terms ending June 30, 2017.

Incumbents Robert Lee and Joe Teeny, Positions 1 and 4 respectively, have filed for re-election.

To date, two others have also filed to run:

John Lindenthal, Multnomah County’s Capital Improvement Program manager and a Reynolds Budget and Finance Committee member challenges incumbent Theresa Delaney Davis for Position 3.

Juan Diego Hernandez, a teacher with Elevate Oregon and Reynolds Finance and Audit Committee member, filed for school board chair Valerie Tewksbury’s Position 4.

The application packet and the candidate qualifications are available at the Multnomah County Elections Division website www.mcelections.org.

The Pleiades MHCC Planetarium website

Galaxy Treasures When: Mon Mar 04, 2013 Show Times: 7:00PM and 8:15PM Where: Mt Hood Community College Planetarium Sky Theater 26000 SE Stark St Gresham, OR Get Map!

Admission $2. MHCC students are admitted free.
The Sky Theater is wheelchair accessible.

Galaxy Treasures
Join planetarium director Pat Hanrahan as he shows visitors how to locate the planets and prominent constellations, star clusters, galaxies and nebulae. You don't want to miss this exciting monthly star adventure into our universe.

Each 45-minute show is presented under a realistic representation of the night sky, featuring the latest galactic, stellar and planetary images.

Visitors are encouraged to ask questions during each 45-minute program. Children are welcome to attend.

Passport Applications When: Sat Mar 09, 2013 10AM-3PM Where: Gresham City Hall Council Chambers 1333 NW Eastman Pky Greaham OR Get Map!

Apply Today!
On Saturday, March 9 from 10AM to 3PM in the Council Chambers, the City is participating in a nationwide Passport Day in the USA.

City officials will be accepting passport applications and providing passport information.

Inside this Issue

• Happy Birthday, Gresham!
• Gresham Honored for Excellence and Innovation
• What Bird is Singing?: Mar 05
• Renewable Energy Open House: Feb 21
• Groundbreaking Event, Rockwood Safety Facility: Mar 07
• Earth Day Collection Event Needs Volunteers: Apr 20
• Passport Day in the USA: Mar 09
• Private Property Towing Reminder
• Winter Carpool Giveaway
• City Jobs, Meetings and Community Events

Keep up with what’s Happening in your City!

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Have You Seen This Trailer? Did this "fairly new" but quite used charcoal utility trailer appear at your neighbor's home over the weekend? If so, call the police immediately!

BE ON THE LOOK OUT
The trailer with a 5' x 8' bed and a partial load of wood debris from a demolished deck was stolen from the driveway in the Wilkes East neighborhood at NE 162nd and Multnomah St sometime between Friday evening March 8th and Sunday morning March 11th. Most likely the theft occured overnight Friday.

Because the hitch was locked, the trailer was probably towed away using only the safety chain.

Contact the Police
A police report has been filed. Anyone with information on the whereabouts of this trailer is urged to contact the Gresham Police 503-823-3333.

Radon. An Invisible Danger. Radon gas occurs naturally. It is present in nearly all soil and rock. You can't see, smell or taste it - but it's there. Radon forms when uranium breaks down to radium, which in turn breaks down to form radon. As radon decays, it releases radioactive byproducts that are inhaled.

Health Impact
Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer after smoking -- and the number one reason why non-smokers die of lung cancer. It's estimated to be responsible for over 21,000 deaths annually in the United States.

Is Their Radon In Your Home
Radon enters a home through cracks in walls, basement floors, foundations and other openings. Once inside, radon can become trapped and build up to unsafe levels, especially in areas below ground-level. Nationwide it's estimated that 1 in every 15 homes has elevated radon levels. In the Portland / Vancouver area (map) that number can skyrocket to 1 in 4 homes.