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06 / 9 Neighborhood Coalition Meeting: June 9, 2009 7PM Start: 7:00 pm Coalition of Gresham Neighborhood Associations Board Meeting Tuesday June 9, 2009 7:00PM When: Tuesday June 9, 2009 7:00PM Where: Gresham City Hall, Springwater Trail Room The Coalition of Gresham Neighborhood Associations next meeting will be Tuesday June 9, 2009 7:00PM in the Springwater Trail Room, Gresham City Hall, 1333 NW Eastman Parkway, Gresham, OR 97030. Public welcome more info
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06 / 11 FREE! Rain Gardens 101 Workshop, Fairview: June 11, 2009 6PM Start: 6:00 pm End: 9:00 pm Click to enlarge Rain Garden Free workshop! Make your own Rain Garden! Beautify to your yard & protect our streams too. When: Thursday June 11, 2009 6:00PM - 9:00PM Where: Fairview Community Center 200 Harrison St Fairview, OR Get Map! What is a Rain Garden? Rain gardens are a great way to add beautiful landscaping to your yard and protect our overloaded urban streams at the same time. Join us to learn how to build a rain garden on your property to keep our streams clean and healthy! Participants will learn what a rain garden is and the critical role they can play in the restoration of urban streams, and the “how to’s” of constructing your own rain garden. You will learn the how to assess your site, calculate impervious surfaces, locate and size rain gardens, determine soil suitability with a percolation test, choose appropriate plants, and how to maintain your new rain garden. You will receive a rain garden packet, and where possible, take a field trip to a nearby rain garden. Advanced registration required. Click here to register! more info Nadaka Nature Park 'Preferred Design' Master Plan presentation. Gresham City Hall: June 11, 2009 7PM Start: 7:00 pm Preserving urban habitat for tomorrow. Nadaka Nature Park "Preferred Design" Master Plan Presentation When: June 11, 2009 7PM Where: Gresham City Hall 1333 NW Eastman Parkway Gresham, OR Get Map! Preferred Design Presentation Join us June 11th, at 7PM, for a presentation of the 'preferred design' Nadaka Nature Park Master Plan at Gresham City Hall. The revised master plan includes exciting changes that are sure to please everyone. See you there! more info
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06 / 13 Volunteers Needed! Hershey's Track & Field Games: June 13, 2009 8AM-2PM Start: 8:00 am End: 2:00 pm Be a part of the fun! Volunteers Needed to Help with Hershey’s Track and Field Event! Saturday, June 13th 8AM-2PM Gresham High School When: June 13, 2009 8AM - 2PM Where: Gresham High School 1200 N Main Ave Gresham, OR Get Map! Volunteers Needed! Volunteers needed to help with Hershey’s Track and Field Event, Saturday, June 13th 8AM-2PM, Gresham High School. Volunteers are needed to help with time keeping, distance measuring, and registration. Volunteer orientation will be from 8AM-9AM, registration from 9AM-10AM, and the event will run from 10AM-2PM. Please RSVP to Danielle Quist, Community Volunteer Coordinator, Gresham Parks and Recreation, NWSA AmeriCorps by email to Danielle.Quist@ci.gresham.or.us, or phone 503-618-2789. more info Grow green with Metro’s Gardens of Natural Delights™ tour in Gresham: Jun 13, 2009 12PM Start: 12:00 pm End: 4:00 pm Natural gardening tour You can grow a garden that's not only beautiful and abundant, but also safe for children, pets, forests and streams. When: Sunday, June 13, 2009 12PM - 4PM Where: Gresham area (provided with registration) Register now! Call 503-234-3000. Space is limited. Join the Tour! Free, including helpful resources, fun seminars and a garden gift! Peek into the beautiful backyards of passionate home gardeners, discovering their secrets to chemical-free success. Fantastic flowers, edibles, manicured lawns and naturescapes await you. Register Here Don’t miss out! Register now at 503-234-3000. Space is limited to Multnomah, Clackamas and Washington county residents and a guest. For more information visit www.oregonmetro.gov/garden. more info
06 / 14 Capri Terrace Neighborhood Watch Summer Meeting: June 14, 2009 3PM Start: 3:00 pm Everyone's Invited! Capri Terrace Neighborhood Watch Summer MeetingSunday June 14th, 3PM. Meet your neighbors. Get involved. Make a difference. When: Sunday, June 14, 2009 3PM Where: 620 NE 167th Place Gresham OR Get Map! Join us for our “Summer 2009” Capri Terrace Neighborhood Watch meeting Sunday June 14th at 3PM to discuss issues we feel are important to our safety, and hear our special guest speaker! Who should attend? This meeting is open to all neighbors in the vicinity of NE Hoyt St (between NE 167th Pl and NE 169th Ave), and NE Oregon St (between NE 166th Ave and NE 171st Ave), And NE 167th Place (between NE Glisan and NE Oregon St). Get Map! Hosted by Mary & Bob Lundbom Refreshments Please bring a snack to share with your neighbors and friends. Hot dogs and beverages will be provided. Come enjoy the food, friends, and conversation! We're looking forward to meeting you! more info
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06 / 17 Gresham Area Chamber presents Going Green in Gresham with Mayor Shane Bemis: June 17th 11:30AM Start: 11:30 am The Government Affairs Council Presents Going Green in Gresham with Mayor Shane Bemis When: Wednesday, June 17th 11:30AM -1:00PM Where: Heidi's Restaurant 1230 NE Cleveland Ave Gresham, OR Lunch $20.00 Going Green in Gresham Where does the City of Gresham stand in the world of going green? Have we implemented green practices at the City and how do we compare to other Cities in the region? What are we doing to leverage our green values for economic development? Do we have a chance of attracting clean technology companies to Gresham? Do we have the infrastructure, work force and tax structure that clean technology companies are seeking? Please join us as we meet with Mayor Shane Bemis to discuss the answer to these and other important questions about our green values and the connection of those values to economic development. Please RSVP to the Chamber at (503) 665-1131 or by email to gacc@greshamchamber.org. more info
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06 / 20 Zimmerman House tours: June 20, 2009 10AM-3PM Start: 10:00 am End: 3:00 pm Hello Summer, Come enjoy the flowers! Zimmerman Heritage Farm Open House 10AM - 3PM When: Saturday June 20, 2009 10:00AM - 3:00PM Where: Zimmerman Park 17111 NE Sandy Blvd Gresham OR Get Map! A delightful 1874 Victorian farmhouse Take a step back into history at the Zimmermann 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. Open house and tours are available every third Saturday. Don't miss this unique opportunity to step back in time! more info
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06 / 22 WENA Board Meeting: June 22, 2009 6:30PM Start: 6:30 pm Wilkes East Neighborhood Board Meeting Monday June 22, 2009 6:30PM When: Monday June 22, 2009 6:30PM Where: Contact for location Board meetings are scheduled for the 4th Monday of the month at 6:30PM For more information please contact: info@wilkeseastna.org more info
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06 / 27 Volunteer opportunity. Neighborhood Cleanup. Invasives removal at Nadaka Nature Park: Jun 27, 2009 9AM Start: 9:00 am End: 1:51 pm Let's get dirty and have fun too! Help restore our urban habitat. Volunteer opportunity. Invasives removal at Nadaka Nature Park When: Sunday, Jun 07, 2009 9:00AM - 2:00PM Saturday Jun 27, 2009 9:00AM - 1:00PM Saturday Jul 25, 2009 9:00AM - 1:00PM Sunday Aug 02, 2009 9:00AM - 2:00PM Where: Nadaka Nature Park NE 175th Ave and NE Pacific St Gresham, OR Get Map! Event Info Be prepared to get a little dirty and to have fun by supporting and volunteering with Friends of Nadaka and Wilkes East Neighborhood Association in their efforts to restore this natural area by removing invasive underbrush and ivy. Come on by, and give us a hand! Spend all day, or whatever time you can. Dressed for weather. Bring your gloves, waterbottle, clippers, and yard tools. Coffee, juice, water & refreshments provided by Wilkes East Neighborhood Assn. No pre-registration required. Volunteers younger than 18 will need a signed waiver (available at the event). See website calendar for more Nadaka Nature Park events and activities! more info Dump Your Junk! Annual Neighborhood Clean-Up, Saturday June 27, 2009 9AM Start: 9:00 am Clean out the garage! Here come the drop boxes! Wilkes East Neighborhood Clean-Up Saturday June 27, 2009 9AM HB Lee Middle School parking lot When: Sat June 27, 2008 9:00AM - 12:00PM Where: HB Lee Middle School 1121 NE 172nd Ave (between Glisan & Halsey) Get map! Cost per load: $15.00 -- auto, standard pick-up truck $25.00 -- trailer load, large truck Clean-up Info "Spring Clean-Up" usually means you discover a lot of things you wish you could take to the dump! Well, now you don't have to take your junk very far! The dumpsters are coming to you! This event is open to all Wilkes East Neighborhood residents. Click here for a neighborhood map! Bring all your general debris to the dumpsters located in the parking lot at HB Lee Middle School, 1121 NE 172nd Ave (between NE Glisan & NE Halsey), Saturday June 27th from 9AM to 12PM. Items Accepted yard debris, wood scraps, general clean-up items bulky waste, mattresses, furniture scrap metal, cardboard Items Not Accepted hazardous waste, chemicals, paint construction and demolition waste, tires, concrete or rocks, dirt kitchen garbage Got Hazardous Waste? Bring it to Metro! Click here for more info! Join Your Neighbors -- Get involved. Make a difference! more info
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