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Water. Save a Little. Help a Lot! Regional Water Providers Consortium offers free indoor water saving kits.

Many of us have ignored the sound of a trickling stream coming from our toilet, or maybe we’ve chosen to overlook those small, slow drips from a bathroom faucet or kitchen sink.

After all, how much water do they really waste?

According to the EPA, more than 1 trillion gallons of water leak every year in homes across the U.S. That’s enough water to sustain the population of Los Angeles, Chicago and Miami combined each year. It’s also estimated that leaks in almost 10 percent of American homes drip away nearly 90 gallons of water a day. In the greater Portland metro area, that can mean about $100 in water charges literally going down the drain each year.

Many of these leaks occur in old fixtures, such as leaky toilets, faucets and showerheads. Fix these drips and you'll be amazed at how much water and money you can save.

Construction on a new sub-acute care addition, and a new residential facility, are set to begin in March at Albertina Kerr Centers Gresham Campus, 722 NE 162nd Ave. Work on the project is expected to be completed in July.

The 6,000 square feet of new space, a new exercise area and parking lot improvements will allow the facility to serve approximately 25% more children and families.

Sunrise Rockwood Charter School, Click to enlarge

Starting in April, demolition will begin to make way for construction of a new three-story, 53,000 square foot building for the Sunrise Rockwood Charter School at 19034 SE Stark Street in West Gresham.

The new 700 student K-12 school will have twenty-eight classrooms, a student commons, administrative offices, auditorium, food services, plus covered and open outdoor play areas.

Rockwood Community Development Corporation, the project's developer, says the Corbett Charter School Association has agreed on a lease to create the new school, which will border E. Burnside and S.E. Stark Street along the MAX Blue Line.

The success of the nationally acclaimed Corbett Charter School, which shares school buildings inside the Corbett School District, has created a waiting list of new students (mostly from east Multnomah county) wanting to enroll in the highly successful program. High demand and lack of space is one of the reasons for building the new school.

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"Diversity, Harmony, Community - Together we can make a difference!”   INSIDE THIS ISSUE New K-12 Rockwood Charter School Free! Earth Day Recycling, Apr 19 Fix-a-Leak Week, March 17-23 Albertina Kerr Construction Begins Nadaka Nature Park/Garden Project Neighborhood Clean-Up, Jun 28th

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2013 was a very productive year for the Friends of Nadaka team which includes the Audubon Society of Portland (Audubon) and Columbia Slough Watershed Council (CSWC).

By Lee Dayfield, Friends of Nadaka

Audubon released a Cooper’s Hawk and brought their educational birds to the Nadaka Community Festival. Over 300 people attended the Festival last August. This year’s Festival will be held September 27th. You can view the release of the Cooper’s Hawk on YouTube by searching for Nadaka Nature Park.

The Nadaka Nature Park & Garden Project was awarded an Oregon State Parks grant in the amount of $523,480. These funds will be used to cover the large capital improvements such as the restrooms and covered picnic shelter.

State of the City Address When: Thu Feb 13, 2014 6:30PM Where: Gresham High Auditorium 1200 N Main Av Gresham, OR Get Map!

Plan to Attend
Mayor Shane Bemis will deliver the annual State of the City address before City Council, community leaders and citizens starting at 6:30PM Thursday, Feb. 13, at Gresham High School in the auditorium. A reception before the address starts at 6PM. The public is invitied to attend.

Give Blood, Get a Bucket* When :Sat Feb 15, 2014 Where: Glendoveer Golf & Tennis 14015 NE Glisan St Portland OR Get Map!

Give The Gift Of Life
Join the American Red Cross and Glendoveer Golf & Tennis for an 'After Valentine's Day' Blood Drive, Saturday Feb 15th! We would L<3VE for the community to join in and make a difference! * All presenting donors will receive a voucher for a large bucket of golf balls at the driving range.

To schedule your appointment or for more information call Teresa Rodriguez at (503) 475-6405.

CPR / AED Training When: Sat Feb 22, 2014 9AM-12PM Where: Contact for location

Are You Prepared?
Would you know what to do in a cardiac, breathing or first aid emergency? The right answer could help you save a life.

Every minute without CPR following sudden cardiac arrest, the probability of survival reduces by 7-10% per minute. Attend this training provided by Gresham firefighters and learn the most up-to-date CPR techniques, as well as hands-on training using an Automated External Defibrillator (AED).

Register Today! Don't put this off another minute.