When: Sat Apr 16, 2016 8PM-12AM Where: Friends of the Children
424 NE 172nd Avenue
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Middle school and high school youth can attend free basketball practice, skill building and game play on Saturday nights at Friends of the Children at 424 NE 172nd Ave.
Open to boys and girls in grades 6-12
Learn new skills, make new friends, play basketball.
Adult supervision and mentorship provided by the Portland Opportunities Industrialization Center (POIC).
When: Sat Apr 16, 2016 Noon-4PM Where: Zimmerman Park
17111 NE Sandy Blvd
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A delightful 1874 Victorian farmhouse
Take a step back into history at the Zimmerman 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.
When: Sat Apr 16, 2016 9AM-12PM Where: Nadaka Nature Park
17550 NE Pacific St.
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The City's third annual Green and Clean Day of Service features the community joining together for a planting and spring cleaning project at Nadaka Park in the Wilkes East neighborhood. • The event will take place on Saturday, April 16, from 9 a.m. to noon. • A celebration will follow at St. Aidan's church, next to Nadaka Park, from noon to about 2 p.m. Volunteers will get free pizza and soda. • For more information, please call 503-618-2482.
• Volunteers from across the City will join City staff to help do some "spring cleaning" around the park - light landscaping, planting seedlings, ivy removal, and disposing of trash. • Make sure to bring a good pair of gloves and your favorite garden tool (especially shovels, rakes, and loppers). •All ages are invited, although younger children will need to be closely supervised. More information about the Green and Clean Day of Service.
When: Mon Apr 18, 2016 4:30PM-6:30PM Where: Gresham City Hall
Springwater Trail Room 1333 NW Eastman Parkway
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The Urban Forestry Subcommittee advises the City Council and staff about tree preservation, tree species for the City’s street tree list and trees to be designated to the City’s significant tree list.
For more information about this event contact Tina Osterink, Natural Resources Planner at 503-618-2392 or Tina.Osterink@GreshamOregon.gov.
When: Tue Apr 19, 2016 6PM-9PM Where: Gresham City Hall
Conference Center 1333 NW Eastman Parkway
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The City of Gresham Budget Committee will hold a public meeting to review and approve the proposed budget for fiscal year 2016-17. If needed, follow-up meetings will be announced at this meeting. Public participation is encouraged.
For more information, contact Sharron Monohon, Budget and Financial Planning Director, at sharron.monohon@greshamoregon.gov or 503-618-2890.
When: Thu Apr 21, 2016 5:30PM-7:30PM Where: Gresham City Hall
HR Training Room 1333 N.W. Eastman Pkwy.
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The purpose of the Gresham Commission on Children and Families is to conduct research and advise the Gresham City Council on the development, implementation and maintenance of strategies, policies and programs designed to strengthen and engage Gresham’s children and families.
When: Fri Apr 22, 2016 6PM-10PM Where: H.B. Lee Middle School
1121 NE 172nd Ave.
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Middle school and high school youth can attend free basketball practice, skill building and game play on Friday nights at H.B. Lee Middle School, 1121 NE 172nd Ave.
Open to boys and girls in grades 6-12
Learn new skills, make new friends, play basketball.
Adult supervision and mentorship provided by the Portland Opportunities Industrialization Center (POIC).
When: Sat Apr 23, 2016 8PM-12AM Where: Friends of the Children
424 NE 172nd Avenue
Gresham, OR Get Map!
Middle school and high school youth can attend free basketball practice, skill building and game play on Saturday nights at Friends of the Children at 424 NE 172nd Ave.
Open to boys and girls in grades 6-12
Learn new skills, make new friends, play basketball.
Adult supervision and mentorship provided by the Portland Opportunities Industrialization Center (POIC).
When: Sat Apr 23, 2016 9AM-2PM Where: Gresham City Hall Parking Lot
1333 NW Eastman Pkwy.
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The City will hold its annual free recycling event in celebration of Earth Day. The recycling event is free to Gresham and Wood Village residents (businesses may only participate in recycling fluorescents).
We will also be looking for volunteers for this year's event. Tasks may include directing traffic, handing out flyers, uploading materials from automobiles and sorting materials.
Earth Day Recycling Event
April 23 - 9AM to 2PM
Start saving those items that cannot be recycled at the curb for the annual Earth Day collection event. The event is for Gresham and Wood Village residents.
Volunteers needed
If you would like to volunteer at this event and for more information, contact Meghan Borato at Meghan.Borato@GreshamOregon.gov or 503-618-2134. Deadline to sign up is April 8.
Fluorescent tubes and bulbs/boxes available at City Hall
Cell phones
Items NOT collected at this event
Batteries - these can be taken to Batteries Plus at 2438 SE Burnside Road, 503-328-0009
Small plastics (lids, caps)
Televisions
All hazardous waste materials (paint, aerosol cans, gas cans, needles)
All construction, remodeling or demolition materials (including asbestos containing materials)
All kitchen garbage
Residential yard debris and trimmings
Waste and recyclables collected curbside
Batteries and hazardous waste items from residences (no businesses) can be taken to the Metro Hazardous Waste Neighborhood Round Up event happening April 23 as well as other dates that may be convenient.
For other recycling options, contact Metro at 503-234-3000 or visit oregonmetro.gov.
Businesses - only fluorescents
Limit 30 fluorescent tubes and bulbs
For more information about the Earth Day recycling event or other recycling questions, contact Cherie Ludwig at 503-618-2518 or Cherie.Ludwig@GreshamOregon.gov.
Thank You!
Wilkes East Neighborhood would like express our gratitude to the following for their generous contributions & continued support:
• Jazzy Bagels, Main St & Powell
• Parkrose Hardware, 106th & Sandy
• Growers Outlet, 162nd & Glisan
• SOLV, Bringing Oregon together
• Albertsons, 181st & Glisan
• And, all the many volunteers!