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Spring 2024 Newsletter

Inside This Issue:

  • Outdoor School for 6th Grade Students
  • Wilkes East Land Use Update
  • Rockwood Greenspace Now
  • Try The MyGresham App
  • Street Sweeping, 4th Wed, Mar-Nov

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Wilkes East Neighborhood Association
Gresham OR USA

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Newsletters are a regular publication of the Wilkes East Neighborhood Association. They are hand-delivered to over 1,500 residences and businesses in our area 3 times per year, timed to correspond with our general meetings.

Got a story or tip to share?
Wilkes East residents are encouraged to submit articles and tips for the newsletter. Articles should be limited to 300 words and may be subject to editing. Send by email to chair@wilkeseastna.org, or by postal mail to: 17104 NE Oregon St • Portland OR 97230. Deadline for submission is three weeks prior to publication.

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 chair@wilkeseastna.org.


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Policy

  • Ads need to be print ready and submitted at least three weeks prior to publication in either .jpg, .png, .gif, .pdf, or .tif file format.
  • Rates includes both print and online PDF format newsletters.
  • An invoice, which is due upon receipt, will be attached to a copy of the newsletter in which the ad has run and sent to the advertiser for payment.
  • Newsletters are distributed 3 times per year, timed to correspond with our regular meetings.
  • Wilkes East Neighborhood reserves the right not to accept ads that are incompatible with its mission.

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Classified ad
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4" x 3.5", or 2" x 7"
25 words or less
$25/issue
$50/issue
$10/issue

More Info
Contact by email at chair@wilkeseastna.org, or by postal mail to:
17104 NE Oregon St, Portland OR 97230.

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2023 Fall

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Fall 2023 Newsletter

Inside This Issue:

  • WENA Board Election November 13th
  • Aging Levees, Will They Protect Us
  • Wilkes East Land Use Update
  • Climate Action Meeting, All Things Trees
  • How We Saved the CCACs

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2023 Summer

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Summer 2023 Newsletter

Inside This Issue:

  • Rockwood Urban Renewal B188
  • Wilkes East Land Use Update
  • Climate Action Plan workshop
  • Reynolds Schools Start & End Times
  • WENA Summer Meeting August 14th

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2023 Springl

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Spring 2023 Newsletter

Inside This Issue:

  • New Play Structure Nadaka Park
  • City Replaces LED Streetlights
  • Urban Forestry in Gresham
  • Caught on Camera
  • WENA Board Elections March 13th

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2022 Fall

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2022 Fall Newsletter

Inside This Issue

  • Speeding 172nd, Injury Accident
  • Fall 2022 Weather Outlook
  • Local Adopt-A-Block Volunteers
  • Proposed Habitat Project, Glisan
  • WENA Board Elections Nov 14th

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2022 Summer

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2022 Summer Newsletter

Inside This Issue

  • Adding Livability through Walking
  • Summer 2022 Weather Outlook
  • Meet Gresham’s New Police Chief
  • New Bike Route In Wilkes East
  • Citizen Volunteers in Policing


2022 Spring

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2022 Spring Newsletter

Inside This Issue

  • Speeding on NE 172nd Ave
  • Meet Gresham’s City Manager
  • Wilkes East Land-Use Update
  • Proposed Urban Renewal Extension
  • Gresham Charter Review Committee


2021 Summer

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2021 Summer Newsletter

Inside This Issue

  • Trackers, Never Lose Stuff Again
  • New Special Needs Adult Program
  • Wilkes East Land-Use Update
  • Saving 267 Trees; Shaull Woods
  • Meet City Councilor Dina DiNucci


2021 Spring

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2021 Spring Newsletter

Inside This Issue

  • Downtown Rockwood Arrives
  • Albertina Kerr Housing Update
  • Wilkes East Land-Use Update
  • Reporting Livability Issues
  • Hazardous Spills, Who To Call
  • Neighborhood Tree Outreach


2020 Fall

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2020 Fall Newsletter

Inside This Issue

  • Virtual School Challenges
  • WENA Board Elections Nov 9th
  • Wilkes East Land-Use Update
  • Holiday Gatherings & Covid-19
  • Online Scammers; Elder Fraud
  • Tips to Prepare For Winter


2020 Summer

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2020 Summer Newsletter

Inside This Issue

  • An Inclusive Neighborhood
  • Columbia View Park Concept
  • Nature-Deficit Disorder
  • Coping During the Pandemic
  • Importance of Our Parks
  • Albertina Kerr Housing Update


2020 Spring

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2020 Spring Newsletter

Inside This Issue

  • Pining for a Parks District
  • Albertina Kerr Housing Update
  • Wilkes East Land-Use Update
  • Glisan Street Lane Reduction


2019 Fall

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2019 Fall Newsletter

Inside This Issue

  • Albertina Kerr Workforce Housing
  • WENA Board Elections Nov 11th
  • Extreme Weather In Our Region
  • Nadaka Happenings & Changes
  • Update: A Playground For Kirk Park


2019 Summer

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2019 Summer Newsletter

Inside This Issue

  • Columbia View Park improvements
  • National Night Out, Tuesday Aug 6th
  • Back to School, Movies in the Park
  • Nadaka Happenings & Changes
  • WENA Meeting Mon, Aug 12, 6:30PM


2019 Spring

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2019 Spring Newsletter

Inside This Issue

  • Rockwood Rising, A New Urban Hub
  • Migration Brewing Opens New Pub
  • Earth Day Recycling Event, April 20
  • Nadaka Happenings & Changes
  • WENA Spring Meeting March 11, 7PM


2018 Fall

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2018 Fall Newsletter

Inside This Issue

  • TriMet’s New 162nd Ave Bus Line
  • 2018 Reynolds Athletic Hall of Fame 11/16
  • Happenings at Nadaka Nature Park
  • Don’t ‘Leaf’ Debris In The Street
  • Holiday Cooking, Freeze the Grease
  • WENA Annual Election of Officers


2018 Summer

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2018 Summer Newsletter

Inside This Issue

  • Walgreen’s 162nd Has A New Purpose
  • Wilkes Elementary Grand Opening 8/21
  • Diaz Named New Superintendent RSD
  • Happenings at Nadaka Nature Park
  • First Day of School Schedules
  • Old School Furniture - Where It Went


2018 Spring

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2018 Spring Newsletter

Inside This Issue

  • Rick’s Fencing moving to Wilkes East
  • What Are You Most Concerned About?
  • TriMet Safe Travel Tips
  • Happenings at Nadaka Nature Park
  • Local Business Spotlight
  • Earth Day Recycling: Apr 28, 9AM-2PM


2017 Fall

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2017 Fall Newsletter

Inside This Issue

  • Rockwood Boys & Girls Club Opens
  • Zimmerman House Holiday Tours
  • Rosewood/162 Max Stop Name Change
  • Happenings at Nadaka Nature Park
  • Reynolds Athletics Hall or Fame
  • Neighborhood Meeting, Nov 13th 7PM


2017 Summer

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2017 Summer Newsletter

Inside This Issue

  • Rockwood Town Center Awaits Approval
  • Come Visit Zimmerman House
  • Backyard Habitat, Providing Community
  • Nadaka Update, Happenings & More
  • Neighborhood Meeting, Aug 14th 7PM


2017 Spring

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2017 Spring Newsletter

Inside This Issue

  • Rockwood Town Center Design Chosen
  • Friends of the Children in Rockwood
  • Improving Bicycle Safety Along Halsey
  • New Wilkes Elementary, Mar 14, 6PM
  • Nadaka Update, Happenings & More
  • Earth Day Recycling, City Hall 4/22


2016 Fall

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2016 Fall Newsletter

Inside This Issue

  • Gresham Women’s Shelter Update
  • Nadaka Park Delights Neighbors
  • Reynolds HS Athletics Hall of Fame
  • Holiday Cooking: Freeze the Grease
  • WENA Board Elections Nov 14, 6PM


2016 Summer

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2016 Summer Newsletter

Inside This Issue

  • Shelters Quickly Fill with Homeless
  • Waterside Apt Selects Design
  • Summer Happenings at Nadaka
  • Wilkes Elementary Design Chosen
  • 6th Nadaka Festival, Sat Aug 20th
  • WENA Summer Meeting, Aug 22, 7PM


2016 Spring

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2016 Spring Newsletter

Inside This Issue

  • Are You Prepared for a Disaster?
  • Nadaka Is Not Finished, Help Needed
  • Spring Events at Nadaka Park 2016!
  • Mult. County District 4 Candidates
  • Earth Day 2016 Recycling, Apr 23rd
  • WENA Spring


2015 Fall

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2015 Fall Newsletter

Inside This Issue

  • 64-Unit Waterside Apartment Update
  • Enhabit Fall Energy Saving Tips
  • RHS Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees
  • Nadaka Happenings Fall Edition
  • Friday Night Youth Basketball
  • Zimmerman House Holiday Tours
  • WENA Fall Meeting Nov 16th


2015 Summer

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2015 Summer Newsletter

Inside This Issue

  • 64-Unit Waterside Apartment Project
  • Friends of the Children Opening 2015
  • Investing in Oregon Families
  • Nadaka Happenings Summer Edition
  • Clean Energy Works: Summer Movies
  • Nadaka Community Festival Aug 22nd
  • WENA Summer Meeting Aug 24th


2015 Spring

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2015 Spring Newsletter

Inside This Issue

  • Nadaka Nature Park, Grand Opening
  • Habitat, Glisan Gardens Construction
  • Reynolds Approves $125M Bond
  • HB Lee SUN School, Improving Lives
  • Earth Day Recycling Event, Apr 18th
  • Gresham DMV Now At 181st & Halsey
  • Neighborhood Clean-Up, Jun 27th


2014 Fall

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2014 Fall Newsletter

Inside 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


2014 Summer

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2014 Summer Newsletter

Inside This Issue

  • Walgreens Pharmacy Relocating
  • Reynolds HS Gym Renovation
  • Nadaka Groundbreaking Ceremony
  • 10 Simply Ways to Save Water
  • A Tale of Two Wilkes Neighborhoods
  • Nadaka Nature Park/Garden Project


2014 Spring

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2014 Spring Newsletter

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


2013 Summer

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2013 Summer Newsletter

Inside This Issue

  • Albertina Kerr to expand facility
  • Draft Transportation Policy
  • Boys & Girls Club assumes PAL
  • Nadaka Community Festival Aug 3
  • National Night Out Aug 6
  • Nadaka Nature Park/Garden Project
  • WENA General Meeting, Aug 26, 7PM


2012 Fall

Fall 2012 Wilkes East Neighborhood newsletter. Click to view!
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2012 Fall Newsletter

Inside This Issue

  • Habitat to Build 26 New Homes 2014
  • Don’t “Leaf” Debris In The Street
  • Earthquake!! Are You Prepared?
  • Desire a cozy home this winter?
  • Freeze the Grease, Save a Bundle
  • Nadaka Clean-up Event, Dec 1, 9AM
  • WENA Annual Meeting, Nov 26, 7PM


2012 Summer

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2012 Summer Newsletter

Inside This Issue

  • New Public Safety Facility Coming
  • Meet Reynolds New Superintendent
  • Nadaka Community Festival, Aug 11
  • Reynolds Seeks Superintendent
  • Reflection: Reynolds Teachers Strike
  • Nadaka & Garden Project Update
  • Free Outdoor Movies for the Family


2012 Winter

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2012 Winter Newsletter

Inside This Issue

  • East County Courts Open in April
  • Is There Radon In Your Home?
  • New Police Precinct Coming 2013
  • Reynolds Seeks Superintendent
  • Rosewood Applies for PDC Grant
  • Nadaka Update, SOLV Earth Day
  • Earth Day Recycling Event Apr 12


2011 Fall

Fall 2011  Wilkes East Neighborhood newsletter. Click to view!
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2011 Fall Newsletter

Inside This Issue

  • Training Center Breaks Ground
  • Weatherization Rebates Available
  • HB Lee MS Awarded State Grant
  • Center Helps At-Risk Familes
  • Cypress Park joins Nat’l Night Out
  • Rosewood, A Community Unites
  • Nadaka Next Step, Events & More


2011 Summer

Summer 2011  Wilkes East Neighborhood newsletter. Click to view!
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2011 Summer Newsletter

Inside This Issue

  • Nadaka Community Festival
  • Disc Golf, Columbia View Park
  • Reynolds 2011-12 Budget
  • Recycling TV’s and Computers
  • HB Lee MS, Sun Outdoor Club
  • Nadaka Happenings 2011
  • Saturday Family Walks & Rides
  • and more...


2011 Winter

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2011 Winter Newsletter

Inside This Issue

  • Eight Services Under One Roof
  • Commissioner McKeel to Speak
  • Reynolds 2011-12 Budget Survey
  • Managing Stormwater Naturally
  • Redeemable Returns Get Easier
  • RSD Seeks Board Candidates
  • Earth Day 2011 Events
  • and more...


2010 Fall

Fall 2010 Wilkes East Neighborhood newsletter. Click to view!
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2010 Fall Newsletter

Inside This Issue

  • Mult Co Approves Courthouse
  • Don't 'Leaf' Debris In The Street
  • Are You Ready For Winter
  • Filing Police Reports Online
  • BottleDrop Opens In Wood Village
  • Nadaka Vegetation Plan Near
  • and more...


2010 Summer

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2010 Summer Newsletter

Inside This Issue

  • Rockwood’s Renewal Begins
  • Container Redemption Center
  • East County Courts Approved
  • Gresham Police Annual Report
  • Reynolds Select Henstrand
  • Nelson Property Master Plan
  • and more...


2010 Winter

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2010 Winter Newsletter

Inside This Issue

  • A ‘big-box’ in Wilkes East future?
  • Changes along Halsey, May 2010
  • Six new designs for Rockwood
  • Reynolds names interim leader
  • Proposed clinic ‘wrong’ direction
  • 1.88 acres added to nature park
  • and more...


2009 Fall

Fall 2009 Wilkes East Neighborhood newsletter. Click to view!
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2009 Fall Newsletter

Inside This Issue

  • Meet the new Plaza del Sol
  • Nadaka Nature Park expansion
  • Rockwood courthouse redux
  • Reynolds District rehires, news
  • Columbia View Park neighbors
  • Nadaka Nature Park gets a sign
  • and more...


2009 Spring

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2009 Spring Newsletter

Inside This Issue

  • Rockwood: 5 years later
  • Aircraft traffic noise increases
  • Reynolds District layoffs
  • 181st traffic improvements
  • East County justice center
  • Everything Nadaka
  • and more...


2009 Winter

Winter 2009 Wilkes East Neighborhood newsletter. Click to view!
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2009 Winter Newsletter

Inside This Issue

  • Traffic change NE 181st Ave
  • Rockwood business survey
  • Nadaka Park clean-ups
  • Neighborhood clean-up
  • Friends of Trees: Mar 22
  • Urban Forestry openings
  • DCIP Hearing: Dec 16
  • and more...