Activites for Boys & Girls, Spend Spring Break 2011 at the PAL Youth Center

Outdoor activities, Spring Break at the PAL Youth Center, Gresham Oregon. Info here!
Outdoor fun. PAL Center, Gresham

Fun & Activities for All

Spring Break 2011 is going to get CRaZy at the PAL Youth Center

When: March 21-25, 2011 10AM-5:30PM
Where: PAL Youth Center
424 NE 172nd Ave

Gresham, OR
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"Come PAL around with us!"

Boys & Girls (ages 8-18 years) are invited to enjoy Spring Break 2011 at the PAL Youth Center on 172nd (just south of NE Glisan), where the fun never ends. Spend a jamb-packed week with all your friends!

Making friends. Spring Break at the PAL Youth Center, Gresham Oregon. Info here!
Sharing ideas. PAL Youth Center

Activities include: Field Trips, Basketball Tournaments, Soccer Clinics, Pool Tournaments, Movie Madness, Arts & crafts, and more.

Arts & Crafts. Spring Break at the PAL Youth Center, Gresham Oregon. Info here!
Arts & Crafts. PAL Youth Center

Registration

Cost: $5.00 per student.

Contact Britt Fredrickson, Coordinator, PAL Youth Center, by phone at 503-256-3479, or email britt.fredrickson@portlandoregon.gov.

Rockwood Building Takes Shape, Completion Fall 2011

Rockwood Building Takes Shape, Completion by Fall 2011. Project Will Bring Eight Social Services Under One Roof. Info here!
Rockwood Building, NE 181st & Couch

The Rockwood Building
Will Bring Eight Social Services Under One Roof

Making Rockwood a better place

For years the grassy vacant lot on NE 181st Ave near Burnside served only an occasional traveling carnival or Christmas tree vendor.

Now, that lot is being transformed into a Multi-Service Center to serve area
families in need.

The new three-story $17 million Rockwood Building will host eight social service providers plus a community room on the first floor, and 47 apartments on the two floors above. Fifteen of those apartments will be reserved for homeless families.

Rockwood Building Project Will Bring Eight Social Services Under One Roof. Info here!
Rockwood Building construction, 02/2011

Ground floor agencies will provide day care, employment assistance and Head Start classes, among other services. The new building is expected to be a hub for residents in and around Gresham’s Rockwood neighborhood.

Human Solutions, a social service agency with offices in Portland and east Multnomah County, is coordinating the project.

Have you tried the Wood Village BottleDrop yet?

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Have you tried the Wood Village BottleDrop yet? Returning Oregon redeemable's just got alot easier.  Info Here!
Employees counting redeemable's
Wood Village BottleDrop Center

Returning Oregon redeemable's
just got a lot easier.

Fill the bag. Drop it off. Collect your refund.

If you haven't tried the new Wood Village BottleDrop Redemption Center - what are you waiting?

Getting started

Simply stop by the Wood Village BottleDrop Center at 233rd & NE Halsey to sign-up (it only takes a minute). You'll get a nifty hard plastic ID card and 2 convenient ID key fobs, 2 BottleDrop bar coded bag tags and 2 EZ Drop bags (made from 100% recycled materials) to get you started.

Neighborhood Connections: Feb 2011

City of Gresham: Neighborhood Connections February 2011

Neighborhood Connections is a publication from the City of Gresham
Communications & Community Outreach offering City of Gresham news, Public Safety information, Community Activities & Events, Training & Workshops, Volunteer Opportunities, and more.

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Gresham Neighborhoods listing

For more information, visit the Neighborhood Associations page at GreshamOregon.gov or contact Cathy Harrington at 503-618-2482, or email Cathy.Harrington@GreshamOregon.gov.

UPDATED: Coyote sightings in Capri Terrace and Clairmont areas

Coyote sightings in Capri Terrace and Clairmont areas in Wilkes East neighborhood

Third pre-dawn sighting in the past week

For the third time in the past week a lone coyote has been spotted around 5:30AM roaming the Capri Terrace and Clairmont areas in the Wilkes East neighborhood on NE Oregon & 166th, and NE Multnomah between 165th & 162nd. Residents should be careful to keep small pets and animals indoors at night and keep a watchful eye on them when they're outside.

UPDATED Feb 24, 2011: A pair of coyotes was seen again roaming NE Multnomah St between 165th &162nd a couple of hours before dawn Thursday morning. Residents in the area are advised to leave the coyotes alone as they typically do not present risks to humans unless cornered or threatened.

Urban coyotes sightings are not unusual in the Portland area, especially between the hours of dusk and dawn when they are most active. Just last fall there were several reported sightings in the Alameda neighborhood of Northeast Portland

Reynolds School District seeks public input on 2011-12 budget. Sign-up to take the online survey

Reynolds School District wants your online budget feedback. Sign-up here!

Reynolds Tomorrow
Tough Choices: Smart Decisions

District wants your online survey feedback for proposed 2011-12 budget. Results to be posted in February

Source: The Gresham Outlook, Jan 11, 2011
By Rob Cullivan

In an effort to increase public input into its proposed 2011-12 budget, the Reynolds School District plans to gather opinions through an online survey.

The survey is part of a program called “Reynolds Tomorrow: Tough Choices – Smart Decisions,” information about which can be found at ReynoldsTomorrow.com.

Sign-up here to participate in the survey!

“At this date, the district cannot predict how much state aid will be available for the 2011-12 budget year,” the site states, adding Oregon “is facing a $3.5 billion revenue shortfall, based on the latest quarterly economic forecast in November 2010.

“The picture for the next fiscal year (2011-2012) has not come into full focus,” the site reports. “If our state allocation next year holds constant, the district may have to eliminate at least $4 million from the current operating budget.”

Welcome to Dina DiNucci’s wonderful life: Park Place Coffee remains open

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Park Place Coffee remains open. Unexpected help keeps cafe owner from closing her heart and doors. Story here!
Jim Clark / Gresham Outlook
Disc golfer Jerry Miller, right, helped spearhead a drive to raise funds for Park Place Coffee when owner Dina DiNucci, left, was ready to close up shop.

Unexpected help keeps cafe owner from closing her heart and doors

Park Place Coffee will continue serving the community

Source: The Gresham Outlook, Jan 7, 2011, Updated Jan 11, 2011
By Mara Stine

Dina DiNucci opened her coffee and crepe shop Park Place Coffee in Rockwood four years ago, not only to operate a small business, but to give the community a gathering place.

But as the economy tanked it became harder and harder for DiNucci to stay afloat. She squeaked by every month. Yet as 2011 neared, she wondered if it made sense to invest another $1,000 in her annual business licenses, permit and other yearly expenses

Local leaders to break ground on new East County Courts building: Jan 7, 2011 11AM

01/07/2011 - 11:00am
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Local leaders to break ground on new East County Courts building: Jan 7, 2011 11AM. Info here!
East County Courts, Rockwood
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Formal ground breaking to begin construction of $19.6 million courthouse

Courthouse opens in spring 2012

When: Friday, Jan 7, 2011 11:00AM
Where: East County Courthouse site
SE 185th Avenue & Stark St
Gresham OR
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Source: Multnomah County, East County Courts website

Public Affairs Office, News Release

Multnomah County is slated to break ground on a new courts facility in the Rockwood neighborhood of Gresham.

On Friday, Jan. 7 at 11 a.m., project stakeholders will make remarks and formally break ground to begin construction on the $19.6 million courthouse on a 4.2 acre lot at Southeast 185th Avenue and Stark Street in Gresham. The Courthouse opens in spring 2012.

Speakers will include Oregon State District 25 Senator Laurie Monnes Anderson, Multnomah County Presiding Judge Jean Maurer; Multnomah County Chair Jeff Cogen; Multnomah County Commissioners Diane McKeel and Judy Shiprack; and project manager Doug Obletz with Shiels Obletz Johnsen.

The expanded court facilities will serve people being adjudicated for misdemeanors, violations, small claims, landlord and tenant actions, ex parte hearings and document filing for all civil and domestic relations actions. Many of these functions historically have been filed at the downtown courthouse.

Neighborhood Connections: Dec 2010

City of Gresham: Neighborhood Connections December 2010

Neighborhood Connections is a publication from the City of Gresham Communications & Community Outreach offering City of Gresham news, Public Safety information, Community Activities & Events, Training & Workshops, Volunteer Opportunities, and more.

Inside this Issue

Keep up with what’s Happening in your City!

Facebook - Read more
Twitter - Read more
Subscribe to City media releases - Read more

Gresham Neighborhoods listing

For more information, visit the Neighborhood Associations page at GreshamOregon.gov or contact Cathy Harrington at 503-618-2482, or email Cathy.Harrington@GreshamOregon.gov.

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