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Plan to Attend! Wilkes East Neighborhood, 2025 Spring Meeting: Mon Mar 10, 2025 7PM-9PM

03/10/2025 - 6:00pm
03/10/2025 - 8:00pm
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Wilkes East Neighborhood 2025 Spring Meeting: Mon Mar 10, 2025 7PM-9PM. Everyone's invited! Join your Neighbors. Get involved. Make a difference! Moose Lodge, 16411 NE Halsey. Info here!

Spring Meeting Notice

When: Mon Mar 10, 2025 7PM-9PM
Where: Moose Lodge
16411 NE Halsey St
Get Map!

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

Everyone's Invited

Join Your Neighbors. Get involved. Make a difference!

Save the date
Be sure to save Monday Mar 10th at 7PM for the Wilkes East Neighborhood 2025 Spring Meeting being held at the Moose Lodge, 16411 NE Halsey St

Agenda

  • Emon Ghassemi, Youth Director, City of Gresham
  • Jan Han, Arts Group of Gresham
  • Lucy Hardin, WeShine Community
  • Spring Cleanup Volunteers Needed
  • Neighborhood news and more!

Download the Fall 2024 meeting minutes here!

Become a Board Member!   Are you motivated, passionate, creative?
You can become a Member-at-Large at any time? Being a Board Member is a great opportunity and experience for any neighbor whether you’ve been on a board before or you're considering the idea for the first time. No experience required. Contact any board member. Get involved! Make a difference!

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!

Questions or comments?
Contact Wilkes East Neighborhood by email at info@wilkeseastna.org, or by postal mail to: Wilkes East Neighborhood, 17104 NE Oregon St, Portland Oregon 97230

Download the Wilkes East Neighborhood Spring 2025 Newsletter here!

Download the Wilkes East Neighborhood Spring 2025 Newsletter here! Wilkes East Neighborhood, Gresham Oregon USA. Diversity, Harmony, Community- Together 'WE' can make a difference.

Spring 2025 Newsletter

"Diversity, Harmony, Community -
Together 'WE' can make a difference!”


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Spring 2025 Newsletter

Inside This Issue:

  • Slider the Otter returning to Nadaka
  • Wilkes East Land Use Update
  • Youth Activities in Gresham
  • Quirky Shops in East County
  • Advocating for Maternal Health

Download your copy here. (includes active web links)

¡Descargue nuestro boletín en español aquí!. (incluye enlaces web activos)

Newsletters are a regular publication of the Wilkes East Neighborhood Association. They are hand-delivered to over 1,500 residences and businesses in our area 3 times per year, timed to correspond with our general meetings.

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Got a story or tip to share?
Wilkes East residents are encouraged to submit articles and tips for the newsletter. Articles should be limited to 300-400 words and may be subject to editing. Include a related photo. Send by email to chair@wilkeseastna.org, or by postal mail to: 17104 NE Oregon St • Portland OR 97230.

Volunteers Needed
Newsletters are hand-delivered to Wilkes East residents and businesses by neighborhood volunteers. There are always routes that need delivery people. Routes are small and many. We can always use your help.
To volunteer contact chair@wilkeseastna.org.

Thanksgiving, A Time To Be Grateful More Than Ever

Thanksgiving, A Time To Be Grateful. Happy holiday from Wilkes East Neighborhood

Thanksgiving is a time to reflect on everything that’s good in your life -- and to give to others who may not share the same good fortune this Thanksgiving.
Enjoy a happy Thanksgiving holiday!

Attracting Pollinators to the Urban Garden: Thu, Apr 08, 2021 6PM-8:30PM

04/08/2021 - 6:00pm
04/08/2021 - 8:30pm
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Attracting Pollinators to the Urban Garden: Thu, Apr 08, 2021 6PM-8:30PM. Free Hands-On Event. Info here!

Free Hands-On Event

When: Thu, Apr 08, 2021 6PM-8:30PM
Where: Online workshop

Learn how to landscape for clean water and healthy habitat from the safety and comfort of home.

In this workshop, get to know the different kinds of pollinators that might be living in your garden and what plants can help attract and support them. Plus, shelter, water, nesting and overwintering site tips.

Learn more and register.

These free online classes are offered by the East Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District. For more information, contact the EMSWCD office at 503-222-7645.

Free Workshop! Rain Gardens 101: Sat, Apr 10, 2021 9AM-1PM

04/10/2021 - 9:00am
04/10/2021 - 1:00pm
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Free Workshop! Rain Gardens 101: Sat, Apr 10, 2021 9AM-1PM. Improving Our Watershed. Info here!

Improving Our Watershed

When: Sat, Apr 10, 2021 9AM-1PM
Where: Online workshop

Learn how to landscape for clean water and healthy habitat from the safety and comfort of home.

In this workshop, learn to build your own rain garden . from site selection to best location and size, plants and more. Receive a booklet to guide you through all the steps.

Learn more and register.

These free online classes are offered by the East Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District. For more information, contact the EMSWCD office at 503-222-7645.

Learn How to Properly Maintain Your Lawn: Sat, Apr 10, 2021 1PM-3PM

04/10/2021 - 1:00pm
04/10/2021 - 3:00pm
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Learn How to Properly Maintain Your Lawn: Sat, Apr 10, 2021 1PM-3PM. Free workshop. Info here!

Free Workshop!

When: Sat, Apr 10, 2021 1PM-3PM
Where: Gresham Japanese Garden
Main City Park
Get Map!

Take a free class on getting green, healthy grass. Taught by Jim Card, director of the Gresham Japanese Garden, you'll learn how to get moss out, how to water your lawn vs. your plants and more.

This class is held in the garden's outside greenhouse. Masks are mandatory. Limited to nine participants.

Register for this event.

Learn more about the Gresham Japanese Garden or email info@GreshamJapaneseGarden.com.

Free Workshop! Native Plants: Sun, Apr 11, 2021 1PM-3:30PM

04/11/2021 - 1:00pm
04/11/2021 - 3:30pm
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Native Plants: Sun, Apr 11, 2021 1PM-3:30PM. Free Workshop! Info here!

Free Workshop!

When: Sun, Apr 11, 2021 1PM-3:30PM
Where: Online workshop

Learn how to landscape for clean water and healthy habitat from the safety and comfort of home.

In this workshop, get to know common native plants from the Willamette Valley. You'll walk away with loads of information so you can decide which native plants will work well in your yard.

Learn more and register.

These free online classes are offered by the East Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District. For more information, contact the EMSWCD office at 503-222-7645.

Organic Vegetable Gardening: Tue, Apr 20, 2021 6:30PM-8PM

04/20/2021 - 6:30pm
04/20/2021 - 8:00pm
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Organic Vegetable Gardening: Tue, Apr 20, 2021 6:30PM-8PM. Gardening Workshop. Info here!

Gardening Workshop

When: Tue, Apr 20, 2021 6:30PM-8PM
Where: Gresham Japanese Garden
Main City Park
Get Map!

Join members of the Friends of the Gresham Japanese Garden for a free class in the greenhouse.

Instructor Jim Buck will cover how to improve your garden.s health and our environment by growing organically.

Register Organic Vegetable Gardening

All classes and workshops follow COVID-19 restrictions and guidelines. Masks are required.

Learn more about the Gresham Japanese Garden or email info@greshamjapanesegarden.com.

Virtual Mt. Hood Jazz Festival: Fri-Sun, Apr 30-May 2, 2021 10:30AM-9PM

04/30/2021 - 10:30am
05/02/2021 - 9:00pm
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Virtual Mt. Hood Jazz Festival: Fri-Sun, Apr 30-May 2, 2021 10:30AM-9PM. Let's Get Jazzed!. Info here!

Free Family Event!

When: Fri-Sun, Apr 30-May 2, 2021
10:30AM-9PM
Where: Online Virtual Festival

Get jazzed! The 2021 Mt. Hood Jazz Festival goes online for a virtual three-day immersion in the jazz culture.

You can watch the entire festival lineup for free. Featuring performances, workshops and master classes by famous artists and educators.

View the Virtual Jazz Festival schedule here!

Watch Livestreamed on:

Learn more about the Mt. Hood Jazz Festival.

Attracting Pollinators to the Urban Garden: Sat, May 01, 2021 9AM-11:30AM

05/01/2021 - 9:00am
05/01/2021 - 11:30am
Etc/GMT-8
Attracting Pollinators to the Urban Garden: Sat, May 01, 2021 9AM-11:30AM. Free Hands-On Event. Info here!

Free Hands-On Event

When: Sat, May 01, 2021 9AM-11:30AM
Where: Online workshop
Get Map!

Learn how to landscape for clean water and healthy habitat from the safety and comfort of home.

In this workshop, you will learn about the different kinds of pollinators that might be living in your garden. Discover a plant palette to help attract and support pollinators, and go beyond the bloom to consider ways to provide shelter, water, nesting, and overwintering sites.

Learn more and register.

These free online classes are offered by the East Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District. For more information, contact the EMSWCD office at 503-222-7645.

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