Events

1874 Zimmerman House, Gresham Oregon. Click to enlarge

Come and enjoy the"Dog Days" of Summer.
Zimmerman House Tours
Sat Aug 21st 10AM -3PM
A lasting vestige of
East Multnomah County's agricultural roots

When: Saturday Aug 21, 2010 10AM-3PM
Where: Zimmerman Park
17111 NE Sandy Blvd
Gresham, OR
Get Map!

A delightful 1874 Victorian farmhouse
Take a step back into history at the Zimmerman 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.

Take a closer look at the future of Gresham parks
Bring a picnic lunch!Live music, field games, prizes, photo contest winners, more!

When: Saturday, Aug 21, 2010 11AM-2PM
Where: Center for the Arts Plaza
401 NE Second St
Gresham, OR
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You're Invited!
You bring a picnic basket, or pick up something delicious to eat from a Downtown restaurant or the Gresham Farmers' Market, and we'll provide the fun with an opportunity to take a closer look at the future of Gresham parks.
Parks Picnic on the Plaza, a first-year event produced by the City in partnership with the Center for the Arts Foundation, Gresham Downtown Development Association, and the Historic Downtown Gresham Business Association, features:

• Lively music by the Federal Cigar Jug Band
• Old-fashioned field games – including baby races to crown the fastest future parks user!
• Prizes
• Photo gallery of winners from the Aug. 1 "Picture Your Parks" community photo contest
• Information vendors representing a variety of community organizations and programs including People for Parks; EastSide United FC; El Programa Hispano; and the City's Our Parks, Our Future outreach program. Sign up to stay involved.

Our Parks, Our Future, which launched this spring, asks a simple question: What can the community do to keep Gresham parks going today, and growing to meet the needs of tomorrow?

• Neighborhood Update
• Energy Trust of Oregon
• Gresham Parks Update
• Mt Hood Medical Center
• Election of Board

Everyone's Invited!
Join Your Neighbors. Get involved. Make a difference!

When: Monday, August 23, 2010 7:00PM
Where: St. Aidan’s Episcopal Church
174th & NE Glisan
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Save the date!
Be sure to save Monday, August 23th at 7:00 PM for the Wilkes East Neighborhood Annual Meeting. This years meeting will be held at St. Aidan’s Episcopal Church, 17405 NE Glisan St, Portland, Oregon. Get map!

Highlights include: Neighborhood Update, Election of Officers, and special guest speakers: Donald Shaw, Energy Trust of Oregon describes programs, rebates, and incentives; Maegan Vidal, Mt Hood Medical Center community outreach about services available to residents; Ric Catron, Parks Planner, City of Gresham discusses the future of Gresham's Parks.

Who should attend?
This meeting is open to all residents and businesses in the Wilkes East Neighborhood!

Human Solutions Rockwood BldgClick to enlarge

Join Human Solutions as we break gound on the new Rockwood Building and celebrate the hard work and dedication of all our project partners

You're Invited!
When: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 1:00PM
Where: Human Solutions
Rockwood Mutli Service Center
124 NE 181st & Couch
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From vision to reality
After more than six years of fundraising and project design, The Rockwood Building will be the realization of a concept envisioned by Human Solutions that will bring much-needed housing and a suite of human services -together in a single building- to serve low-income families in the Rockwood area. The Rockwood Building will be constructed on a lot that has been empty for thirty years in the heart of one of the poorest areas in Multnomah County. It will bring infrastructure development and much needed social services to families in East Multnomah County, many of whom have been displaced by gentrification that has taken place in many Portland neighborhoods.

Guest Speakers
The program presentation will include a Welcome from Gresham Mayor Shane Bemis, with comments by Victor Merced, Director of Oregon Housing and Community Services, Oregon State Senator Laurie Monnes Anderson, Jan Laskey of Bank of America, Margaret Van Vliet, Director of Portland Housing Bureau, and Jean DeMaster, Executive Director of Human Solutions, as well as Carla Piluso, Human Solutions’ Board President and former Chief of Police for Gresham.

Learn English this fall!Click to enlarge

Learn to speak English this fallClasses in Espanol & RussianSign-up now! Attend this seminar.Sep 2 & Sep 9 9AM-6PM
Classes begin Sep 20th!

Learn English!
When: Sep 2nd & Sep 9th, 2010 9AM-6PM
Where: Rockwood Station
19100 SE Burnside
Gresham, OR 97030
Get Map!
Cost: $30.00
ESL Classes in Rockwood
Learn to speak English this fall. Sign-up now to ttend an ESL assessment seminar on either September 2nd or September 9th from 9AM to 6PM.
Sponsored by Mt Hood Community College, Human Solutions, and the Housing Authority of Portland.

English info here!Click to enlarge

Espanol info here!Click to enlarge

Russian info here!Click to enlarge

Classes will be offered at Rockwood Station 19100 E Burnside, and Rockwood Landing 19045 SE Yamhill St. The cost is $30.00. Classes will be held September 20th thru December 3rd 2010 on Tuesdays & Thursdays at 9AM-11:50AM or at 6:00PM-8:50PM.
Requirement
Students must attend an ESL assessment on September 2nd or September 9th at Rockwood Station from 9AM-6PM
Questions?
For more information call 503-491-7333, or Espanol 503-491-7675

Western Screech OwlClick to enlarge

Please come and join us,all are welcome!
Nadaka becomes home for two rehabilitated Western Screech Owls

When: Wednesday, Sep 8, 2010 7PM
Where: Nadaka Nature Park
175th & NE Pacific St
Gresham, OR
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Releases are weather dependent!

Back to the wild
Both of these Western Screech Owls came into Portland Audubon's Wildlife Care Center as fledglings. Unfortunately they had signs of head injury, probably from being hit by cars while learning to fly. After recovering from the initial injuries, the owls have been in a flight cage building up strength and learning to hunt. They are ready to be wild once more!

GRDC Advisory Committee agenda:
Meeting Minutes: May & June, New Industries Grant Program Refinements, Public Safety Facility, Plaza del Sol Work Group Update

When: Wednesday Sep 8, 2010 7PM-9PM
Where: Gresham City Hall
Oregon Trail Conference Center
1333 NW Eastman Pky
Gresham OR
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On the agenda
Click here for Wednesday night's Gresham Redevelopment Commission (GRDC) Advisory Committee meeting agenda. This link takes you to the City of Gresham webpage that has the attachments and further meeting information.
It includes: Meeting Minutes: May & June, New Industries Grant Program Refinements, Public Safety Facility, Plaza del Sol Work Group Update, and more. You will find all of this under "Agenda" for the meeting on 9/8.

Learn English this fall!Click to enlarge

Learn to speak English this fall!
Classes in Espanol & Russian,Sign-up now! Attend this seminar.
Classes begin Sep 20th!

Learn English!
When: Sep 2nd & Sep 9th, 2010 9AM-6PM
Where: Rockwood Station
19100 SE Burnside
Gresham, OR 97030
Get Map!
Cost: $30.00
ESL Classes in Rockwood
Learn to speak English this fall. Sign-up now to ttend an ESL assessment seminar on either September 2nd or September 9th from 9AM to 6PM.
Sponsored by Mt Hood Community College, Human Solutions, and the Housing Authority of Portland.

English info here!Click to enlarge

Espanol info here!Click to enlarge

Russian info here!Click to enlarge

Classes will be offered at Rockwood Station 19100 E Burnside, and Rockwood Landing 19045 SE Yamhill St. The cost is $30.00. Classes will be held September 20th thru December 3rd 2010 on Tuesdays & Thursdays at 9AM-11:50AM or at 6:00PM-8:50PM.
Requirement
Students must attend an ESL assessment on September 2nd or September 9th at Rockwood Station from 9AM-6PM
Questions?
For more information call 503-491-7333, or Espanol 503-491-7675

Coalition of Gresham
Neighborhood Associations
Board Meeting
Tuesday Sep 14, 2010 7:00PM

When: Tuesday Sep 14, 2010 7:00PM
Where: Gresham City Hall, Springwater Trail Room
1333 NW Eastman Pky
Get Map!

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Public welcome
The Coalition of Gresham Neighborhood Associations was formed to provide structure and support for the leadership of Gresham's neighborhood associations, enabling more effective cooperation among neighborhood associations in order to achieve desired outcomes. Goals of the Coalition include providing a public forum for the review and evaluation of issues and problems, providing education and information on specific areas such as land use, and providing a unified voice for the neighborhood associations.
The Coalition meets monthly on the second Tuesday at 7:00PM

greshamoregon.gov

Grant Applications: Apartment Rehabilitation (12), Storefront Improvement (2), New Industries Grant Refinements, Catalyst Site- Phase II Use, Temporary Use Policy, GRDC Work Plan: Public Safety Facility and Services in Rockwood

When: Thursday, Sep 16, 2010 4PM
Where: Council Chambers
Gresham Civic Center
Public Safety & Schools Building
1333 NW Eastman Parkway
Gresham, OR
Get Map!

The Gresham Redevelopment will meet on Thursday, September 16, 2010 at 4:00PM. in the Council Chambers, Gresham Civic Center, Public Safety and Schools Building, 1333 NW Eastman Parkway, Gresham, Oregon.

The meeting agenda can be found here http://greshamoregon.gov/WorkArea/linkit.aspx?LinkIdentifier=id&ItemID=22680. The agenda materials have been posted to the web and are accessible here http://greshamoregon.gov/city/city-departments/urban-renewal/meeting-minutes-and-agendas/minutes-agendas.aspx

NOTICE OF EXECUTIVE SESSION
Immediately following adjournment of the Gresham Redevelopment Commission September 16, 2010 at 4:00 p.m. open session., the Gresham Redevelopment Commission will hold an Executive Session pursuant to ORS 192.660(2)(e) Real Property Transactions, ORS 192.660(2)(f) – Exempt Public Records, and ORS 192.660(2)(h) – Legal Counsel. Executive sessions are CLOSED to the public. Pursuant to Oregon Revised Statutes, no information from this session shall be disclosed by the news media.

1874 Zimmerman House, Gresham Oregon. Click to enlarge

Fall is in the air!
Zimmerman House Tours
Sat Sep 18th 10AM -3PM
A lasting vestige of
East Multnomah County's agricultural roots

When: Saturday Sep 18, 2010 10AM-3PM
Where: Zimmerman Park
17111 NE Sandy Blvd
Gresham, OR
Get Map!

A delightful 1874 Victorian farmhouse
Take a step back into history at the Zimmerman 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.

Family Fun and It's Free!
Bike Helmets, Car Safety Seat Check, Healthy Kids' Check, Immunization Clinic and more!

When: Saturday Sep 18, 2010 10AM-2PM
Where: Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center
24800 SE Stark St
Gresham, OR
Get Map!
Come to our Healthy Kids Fair! On Sept. 18th from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm, dozens of hospital departments and community organizations are set to entertain and educate, while focusing on kids' safety and fun!
Bike Helmets & More
Here's a chance for your whole family to get helmets at a terrific price: $5 for bike and $20 for snowboard helmets, thanks to a generous donation from the Legacy Foundations, Legacy Medical Staff and Legacy Trauma Nurses Talk Tough (TNTT). Toddler to adult sizes available. Cash or checks only.
Car Safety Seat Check
Keep your child safe. Drive to our Car Safety Seaat Check, and we will make sure that you are using your car safety seat properly. Located across Stark St at the former Saturn dealership. Recycle your used/damaged car safety seats and bike helmets FREE of charge.
Healthy Kids' Check
Have your child's height, weight, heart and smile checked. Go home with a new toothbrush and a button containing this important information.
Immunization Clinic
Bring your immunization records and receive low-cost immunizations from Multnomah County Health Department. Call 503-988-3828 for more information.