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Albertina Kerr's Louise Home addition Artists rendering. Click to enlarge.

Albertina Kerr's historic Louise Home undergoes its first major renovation in more than 30 years to complete the 10-acre campus overhaul.

Built in 1925 as a juvenile hospital offering maternity services for dependent girls, the historic Albertina Kerr Louise Home will undergo its first major renovation in more than 30 years.

The 3-story 12,000 sq.ft. Georgian style building is the oldest and most recognizable building on the Albertina Kerr Gresham campus at 722 NE 162nd Ave.

The Louise Home will retain its historic structure and facade and receive a full interior renovation including seismic, structural and ADA building updates. A modern 2-story 4,000 sq.ft. addition between the two wings on the east side of the building will complete the renovation providing much needed space for Albertina Kerr programs and support staff.

While preliminary work has already begun, the planned start for the renovation is December 2014, with project completion scheduled for September 2015.

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Wilkes East Neighborhood 2014 Fall Newsletter IN THIS ISSUE $5M Youth Center Opening Fall 2015 Historic Louise Home Renovation Reynolds Athletic 2014 Hall of Fame Simply Ways to Stay Cozy This Winter Zimmerman House Holiday Events Nadaka Nature Park/Garden Project

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Celebrate Our Newest Wetlands Where: Sun Sep 14, 2014 2:30-4:30PM Where: Cascade Athletic Club 19201 SE Division St Get Map!

An Invitaion from Metro Commissioner Shirley Craddick
Thanks to the community’s support and a partnership between the City of Gresham, the East Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District and Metro, a unique 33-acre natural area near Grant Butte in Gresham has been protected for future generations.

I hope you will be able to join us in celebrating the Grant Butte Wetlands on Sunday, September 14th. Enjoy a quick presentation about the history of the site, share your values and dreams for its future, connect with neighbors and have a piece of pie on us!

Healthy Kids Fair, Mt Hood Medical

Start-off the school year right! When: Sat Sep 06, 2014 10AM-2PM Where: Legacy Mt Hood Medical Center 24800 SE Stark St Gresham, OR Get Map!

Free Event! Bring the Family
Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center will host its 29th annual Healthy Kids Fair celebrating children’s health and safety awareness on Saturday, Sep 6 from 10AM-2PM.

This free, family-friendly event offers many fun hands-on activities, including crafts, sports demos, healthy living information and more. Public safety vehicle tours include Life Flight helicopter (if not handling an emergency), ambulances and City of Gresham fire engines.

Families may purchase bike and board helmets at discounted prices thanks to support from Legacy Foundations, Legacy Medical Staff and Trauma Nurses Talk Tough. Helmet purchase can be made with cash or check.

Please also visit our car safety seat check clinic and we'll make sure your car safety seat is properly installed. Unused child safety seats can also be recycled at the fair.

And be sure to bring a favorite stuffed animal for repair at the Teddy Bear Clinic. Surgi-Bear will give kids hands-on experience with a machine that's used in robotic surgery.

Day of Service & Ice Cream Social Green and Clean Event When: Sat Sep 13, 2014 9AM-Noon Where: Locations thoughout Gresham (see below) Ice Cream Social When: : Sat Sep 13, 2014 Noon-2PM Where: : Arts Plaza owntown Gresham

Join in. Lend a Hand
The City is launching a Green and Clean annual service day designed to bring people together, promote community action, and create a tradition that will last for many years to come. The day of service will give volunteers from throughout the City the opportunity to help ensure that Gresham is a healthy, safe, and enjoyable place to live. The service day will consist of a range of clean up and maintenance projects, including trail clean ups and improvements, roadside trash pick up, invasive species removal, and tree plantings.

Planned Projects

• Gresham Fairview Trail
  Trash clean up and general maintenance (weed pulling, raking, etc.) will be the focus of the Fairview Trail site.
• Kelly Creek Wetlands Trail
  Remove the BMX track installed illegally and weed/beautify the trail at the 2nd Avenue connection.
• Eastman and Powell Roadside Cleanup
  The embankment on Eastman south of Powell will be targeted for trash cleanup and general maintenance, as well as the planters along Powell through the Grant Butte wetlands.
• Gradin Sports Park Arboretum
  Volunteers will plant approximately 40-50 trees in the arboretum.
• Stormdrain Marking
  Stormdrain marking in downtown Gresham and Rockwood will help ensure that our watersheds are protected.
• Nadaka Park and the Tsuru Island Japanese Garden
  Existing volunteer organizations at Nadaka and Tsuru Island will be able to take in additional volunteers to assist them on the day of the event.

Egan School, Rockwood (Artist Concept)

Show Your Support When: Wed Sep 24, 2014 6PM Where: Fairview City Hall Council Chamber 1300 NE Village St Get Map!

Source: Gresham Outlook Online (09-23-2014)

Former Corbett superintendent and charter director will speak to board
A public hearing on a proposed charter school in the Reynolds School District is scheduled for 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 24, at Fairview City Hall’s chambers.

Bob Dunton, the former director of Corbett Charter School and former superintendent of the Corbett School District, will give a presentation on The Egan School, Rockwood.

The proposed Rockwood lease agreement hinges on charter approval from the Reynolds Schools District, where the property lies.

On Wednesday, the public will have an opportunity to comment during the charter hearing. Documents on proposed charter may be found at www.reynolds.k12.or.us/district/school-board.

On Oct. 8, the board is expected to vote on the proposal at its board meeting

Your Input Is Needed! When: Thu Sep 25, 2014 7-9PM Where: Alder Elementary School Gymnasium 17200 SE Alder St Get Map!

Classroom, Technology and Safety Imporvements are Recommended!
Community input is needed now! After the community process is completed the Reynoldds School Board will be asked to adopt the master plan.

• ATTEND any of the four sessions below.
• BRING youur family and neighbors.
• SEE the recommended plans for facility impprovements.
• PROVIDE input to refine the Facility Master Plan.

What is the Reynolds' Master Plan?
The Reynolds School District "Facility Master Plan" is the long-range plan to responsibily manage the district's capital assets, which include: school buildings, athletic fields and operational facilities such as the bus barn, kitchen and maintenance shops

You're Invited!
A message to our neighbors from Pam Krecklow, Real Estate & Construction Manager, Albertina Kerr:

Greetings, My last order of business in regards to our Phase I construction project is to invite you all to the celebration party. Please join the celebration! Please consider joining us as we would love for everyone to comes and see what all the mess has turned into. Pam Krecklow Albertina Kerr

Join us to celebrate the completion of Albertina Kerr’s Crisis Psychiatric Care Expansion and Intensive Treatment Group Home!

When: Fri Sep 26, 2014 11AM-2PM
Where: 722 NE 162nd Ave
Portland, OR
Get Map!

Refreshments & entertainment begin at 11AM. Dedication Ceremony at 11:45AM. Guided tours following until 2PM.

Please RSVP to Jodi Lippert by email at JodiL@AlbertinaKerr.org or phone 503-262-0185

Nadaka Nature Park meadow, Gresham OR

Nakada Cleanup Event
Its happening Saturday, Sept. 27th. The Fourth Annual Nadaka Community Festival & Cleanup. Nadaka is a beautiful 10 acre forest where we will be removing invasives and litter in the morning from 9:00am to Noon.

Nakada Community Festival
The Nadaka Community Festival will be held after the cleanup from Noon to 3:00pm where volunteers will be treated to hot dogs, music and activities for the family. The Audubon Society of Portland will have their live birds and you will be entertained by Aztec dancers from Ollin Yolliztli as well as NW PanMan Terry Baber on his steel drum.<.p>

See ya at park!