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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.

Inside this Issue

• Help Finish the Gresham-Fairview Trail
• Food Trucks? Fruit Stands? Have Your Say
• Save Money on Energy
• Winter Garbage Service
• Questions About Police, Fire and Parks Fee?
• Rockwood Community Forum Planned
• Development Code Improvement Project Hearing
• City Hosts CPR Training
• City Flushing Water System
• Other Events
• City Jobs, Meetings and Community Events

Keep up with what’s Happening in your City!

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.

Gresham PAL Center, NE 172nd Av Photo:Everton Bailey Jr./The Oregonian

Generous donations keep doors open through end of month for more than a hundred at-risk children. Fundraiser next Friday

Source: kgw.com (Feb 15, 2013)

The Gresham Police Activities League Center will stay open at least through the end of the month.

The PAL center is an after school program for more than a hundred “at risk” children. More than 3000 children a year benefit from the program.

“We’re thrilled!” said PAL Board President Mark McGinnis. Earlier in the week he said the doors would close if the organization could not make payroll by Friday. He said that would take $20-thousand-dollars.

PAL Center, 424 NE 172nd Av, Gresham

PAL Center on 172nd to close Feb 15th Local youth center to cease after school activities

Source: Pamplin Media Group, Feb 12, 2013

Without additional funding, the Greater Portland Police Activities League Program said Tuesday that it will be forced to close its centers in Portland and Gresham on Friday, Feb. 15.

Beaverton’s PAL center is expected to stay open for now.

A Tuesday press release said “the ongoing reduction of governmental funding and the economic times have placed the organization in the position to need to make this difficult decision.”

“It is with great sadness that this wonderful program may have to close,” said PAL board member Cliff Madison. “It has made a great impact in the lives of many kids in our community and has taken down many of the walls between Cops, Kids and Community. It will be missed.”

The closure will include both the Bud Monnes PAL Center (NE 172nd Av) in Gresham and the PAL Office at the Portland Police Bureau’s North Precinct.

Orion MHCC Planetarium website

Exploring Orion’s Secrets When: Mon Jan 07, 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.

Exploring Orion’s Secrets
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.

All shows are 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.

Share Your Ideas Jeff Merkley Town Hall Where: Gresham City Hall When: 1333 NW Eastman Pky Gresham, OR Get Map!

Oregon's Senator Jeff Merkley is holding his annual Multnomah County town hall in Gresham this year.

Share your opinion and ideas. Plan to attend.