When: Sat Dec 16, 2016 10AM-4PM Where: Gresham History Museum
410 N Main Av
Downtown Gresham Get Map!
Come Join Us!
Join us for Christmas at the Museum and Photos with Santa!!! Santa will be at the museum Dec 9th, and 16th 10AM-4PM. The museum will be fully decked out in holiday decorations with refreshments and fun activities for the whole family.
Photo Pricing
4"x6" print: $12
Digital: $10 ($5 with 4"x6")
Happy Holidays!
More Info?
Call Gresham History Museum at 503-661-0347, or visit the Gresham History Museum website
When: Sun, Nov 05, 2017 5PM-7PM Where: Friends of the Children
424 NE 172nd Ave. Get Map!
Free drop-in futsal games for boys and girls in grades 3-6 will take place from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm on Sundays in the Friends of the Children gym. Rain or shine.
Supervised play is provided by Active Children Portland volunteers. This activity is sponsored by the City of Gresham.
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Volunteers Needed
Newsletters are hand-delivered to Wilkes East residents and businesses by neighborhood volunteers. There are usually routes that need delivery people. Routes are small and many. We can always use your help. To volunteer contact info@wilkeseastna.org.
When: Sat, Sep 02, 2017 9AM-3PM Where: Mt. Hood Community College
Parking Lot "W"
26000 SE Stark Street Get Map!
The Gresham Saturday Market is a Farmer's Market that includes many crafts, artisans, fresh flowers, plants, services, and unique offerings, plus great food and live entertainment from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm.
Ample on-site parking is available next to the market.
Distance shown is from downtown Portland to the event location. Click the link in each activity for event details.
Halloween Trail October 01-30, 2017 26 miles SE
Families love the lighted Halloween Fantasy Trail, with its decorated castle, suspension bridge, tunnel, and maze at Wenzel family farm in Oregon City. 7-10PM Daily. 19754 South Ridge Rd, Oregon City, 503-631-2047
Haunted Yard October 01-31, 2017 6 miles SE
Visit Davis Graveyard in Milwaukie any day, or after dusk to see the lights, or wait for special effects Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evenings. Excellent sights and sounds!! Free. SE 43rd Ave & Johnson Creek Blvd, Milwaukie.
Halloween on a Farm October 01-31, 2017 Greater Portland area
Enjoy pumpkin patches, hayrides, and corn mazes.
Greek Festival October 06-08, 2017 2.8 miles east Portland Greek Festival has Greek food, crafts, music, and dance at NE 32nd Ave. & NE Glisan St. Free.
Apple Tasting October 07-09 and 20-22, 2017 3.8 miles east
Taste and buy 60 kinds of apples and pears, visit a kids’ tent, see cider making, and hear live music at Apple Tasting at Portland Nursery on Stark St. Free. Apples still $.99 LB.
Howloween at the Zoo Sat, October 28, 2017 10AM-3PM 3 miles west
Kids 3 to 11 will enjoy scavenger hunts, goody bags, and activities like watching animals eat pumpkins during Howloween at the Oregon Zoo.
When: Sat, Oct 14, 2017 8:30AM-2PM Where: Downtown Gresham at NW 3rd Street and NW Miller Avenue Get Map!
The Gresham Farmers Market is a community gathering place where you can stroll, shop and listen to live music. The market offers shoppers fresh, local produce, meats, cheeses, flowers, crafts, fresh food and live music.
Dont forget to bring your bag or basket from home.
When: Wed, Oct 18, 2017 9AM-5PM Where: Meet at Gresham City Hall
1333 NW Eastman Pky Get Map!
Round-trip travel: 124 miles
Difficulty: Easy
Elevation gain: Mostly flat
Suggested donation per hiker: $12
This three-mile walk, on paved paths, begins at the "Carousel" at Riverfront Park in Salem and ends at a picnic area near the Willamette Slough. We will circle "the world" before crossing the new Peter Courtney Minto-Brown Island Bridge. It spans the Willamette River and connects with a 1,200-acre waterfowl and wildlife sanctuary. The sanctuary has a variety of habitats that support many different wildlife species. Along the way, look for rabbits, raptors, bald eagles, osprey, owls, river otters, and deer. Listen for downy, hairy and Pileated woodpeckers, the largest woodpecker in North America.
We will eat our sack lunch at the Willamette Slough picnic area. Wear comfortable walking shoes, pack a lunch, and bring water and snacks. We will park at Riverfront Park and have a car shuttle parked on the island to bring drivers back to their cars to pick up their passengers on the island.
When: Sat, Oct 21, 2017 8:30AM-2PM Where: Downtown Gresham at NW 3rd Street and NW Miller Avenue Get Map!
The Gresham Farmers Market is a community gathering place where you can stroll, shop and listen to live music. The market offers shoppers fresh, local produce, meats, cheeses, flowers, crafts, fresh food and live music.
Dont forget to bring your bag or basket from home.
North Mollala River Trails Loop Hike and Basalt Rosette Viewing
When: Tue, Oct 24, 2017 9AM-5PM Where: Meet at Gresham City Hall
1333 NW Eastman Pky Get Map!
Round-trip travel: 122 miles
Difficulty: Moderate
Elevation gain: 700 feet
Suggested donation per hiker: $12
This hike is 3.5-mile loop hike through a new growth forest in the Molalla River Recreation Corridor. The trail is mostly a dirt trail with rocks and tree roots along the way. The elevation gain is gradual in some places and steep in others. After our hike, we will drive another 4 miles down the road to view the basalt rosette in the cliffs along the river. After the viewing, we will head back into the town of Molalla and have lunch at the new Lumberjacks Bar and Grill.
Hiking boots are recommended. Bring an energy snack and water for the trail.
For more information about this hike please contact Doug and Dana Duval at 907-230-6543 or danakol24@aol.com.
Senior Healthy Hikers asks that participants be 50 or older. A couple wishing to hike is welcome if one member of the couple is 50 or better.
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!
