When: "Thu Feb 12, 2015 6PM-8:30PM Where: Gresham City Hall
Conference Center
1333 NW Eastman Pky
Gresham OR Get Map!
The Powell-Division Transit and Development Project is holding a Hands-on Community Workshop. This is an opportunity for community members to provide thoughts and ideas on transit alternatives and options for desired neighborhood change. Attendees will be able to look at plans and ask questions of City, Metro and TriMet staff.
The open house start at 6PM; presentations and discussions begin at 6:30PM.
When :Tue Nov 04, 2014 6:30-8:20PM Where: Margaret Scott Elementary
School Library
14700 NE Sacramento
Portland OR Get Map!
Public Invited!
Wilkes Community Group is hold their General Meeting, Tuesday Nov 4th, 6:30PM at Margret Scott Elementary School. Neighbors are invited to attend.
Agenda
6:30 - Introductions
6:45 - Police Officer(s) Report
6:55 - Minutes and Treasurers Report
7:00 - Election of Officers Chairperson, two Co-chairpersons, secretary, treasurer, EPN Director
7:20 - Approval of By Law Changes see Web Page at wilkes.eastportland.org for proposed changes
7:45 - Speaker - Danielle DePaiva Voisi Tree Plan Outreach Coordinator, PP&R
Urban Forestry
7:30 - Old Business Meeting Place
8:00 - New Business Should the Board have a December Retreat?
When: Tue Nov 11, 2011 3-7PM Where: Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center
24800 SE Stark St
Gresham, OR Get Map!
Protect Your Health
Legacy Health is offering FREE flu shots to people age six months and older on Tuesday, November 11, 2014, Veterans Day. Shots will be available on all five hospital campuses.
People age 12 and older may also receive a free tetanus/diphtheria/pertussis vaccination. Pertussis commonly referred to as whooping cough, is very contagious. County health departments declared pertussis outbreaks in Oregon and Washington in 2012. Eighty three percent of people who die from pertussis in the U.S. are less than three months old and often catch it from adult family members.
Let's Have a Parade!
We love a classic come Christmastime, and this longtime Portland favorite rarely disappoints. So grab the kids, bundle-up and join the fun!
Join the excitement of My Macy's Holiday Parade in Downtown Portland featuring inflatable floats, local marching bands and nearly 500 costumed characters! It's a great day-after-Thanksgiving event that's fun for the whole family!
Albertina Kerr's Louise Home addition Artists rendering. Click to enlarge.
Albertina Kerr's historic Louise Home undergoes its first major renovation in more than 30 years to complete the 10-acre campus overhaul.
Built in 1925 as a juvenile hospital offering maternity services for dependent girls, the historic Albertina Kerr Louise Home will undergo its first major renovation in more than 30 years.
The 3-story 12,000 sq.ft. Georgian style building is the oldest and most recognizable building on the Albertina Kerr Gresham campus at 722 NE 162nd Ave.
The Louise Home will retain its historic structure and facade and receive a full interior renovation including seismic, structural and ADA building updates. A modern 2-story 4,000 sq.ft. addition between the two wings on the east side of the building will complete the renovation providing much needed space for Albertina Kerr programs and support staff.
While preliminary work has already begun, the planned start for the renovation is December 2014, with project completion scheduled for September 2015.
Friends of the Children, Gresham OR Artists rendering. Click to enlarge.
Focus on At-risk Youth. New Facility Opening Fall 2015.
Friends of the Children, a Portland non-profit, is making a significant investment in the East County community.
The non-profit agency Friends of the Children has begun the final planning phase of their budgeted $5 million project—an 8,500-square-foot youth center located next to Pat Pfeiffer Park on NE 172nd Ave. Construction is set to begin in February, and the facility opens in the fall of 2015.
Founded in 1993, Friends of the Children is a mentoring program dedicated to transforming the lives of children in need. Youth are selected in kindergarten and paired with a “Friend,” a full-time professional mentor. Youth’s benefit from this strength-based relationship through high school graduation.
The organization currently serves over 425 youth, half of whom live east of I-205. According to Friends of the Children’s COO, Mark Young, the organization anticipates enrolling many of each year’s new class of kindergartners from East County elementary schools. The program focuses on enrolling youth whose life challenges put them most at-risk of school failure, juvenile delinquency and early parenting.
When: Every Saturday, 8:30AM-2PM Where: NW Miller & Third St
Historic Downtown
Gresham, OR Get Map!
Stock-up Now! Final Weeks This Year
Fresh & Local
Shoppers will find all-natural meats and cheeses, fresh-picked produce, nursery stock and fresh-cut flowers, hand-crafted jewelry, soaps, artwork, and much more. Live music and food are always part of the market.
Located on Northwest Miller Avenue between Second and Third Street 8:30AM to 2PM each Saturday now through Oct. 25.
When: Sat Oct 04, 2014 9AM-4PM Where: Oregon Zoo
4001 SW Canyon Rd
503-226-1561 Get Map!
As a thank you to our community, the Oregon Zoo is offering free admission today!
The weather is expected to be warm and sunny on Saturday. Don't forget that you do have to pay for parking at Washington Park. Better yet, take the MAX Blue Line west to the Zoo terminal, take the elevator up.
"It's a great time of year to see the animals, and our hope is that everyone who comes through the gates Saturday is inspired to help create a better future for wildlife," said Teri Dresler, interim zoo director. "This zoo has been community supported for more than 125 years, and we want it to be accessible for everyone in the region. We are grateful for the generous support of our presenting sponsor — Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon — for making this free community day possible."
Activities taking place Saturday include the following:
10:45 a.m. - animal activity at river otters
11 a.m. - monkey feeding at Africa Rainforest
12:15 p.m. - reptile encounter at Family Farm
1 p.m. - chimpanzee feeding
2 p.m. - animal activity at polar bears
2:15 p.m. - penguin feeding
2:45 p.m. - chameleon feeding at Africa Rainforest
3 p.m. - bat feeding
Throughout the zoo, visitors will have a chance to see history in the making, as work advances on Elephant Lands — a sweeping expansion of the Asian elephant habitat that will quadruple the elephants' space and dramatically enhance their daily experiences.
Thank You!
Wilkes East Neighborhood would like express our gratitude to the following for their generous contributions & continued support:
• Jazzy Bagels, Main St & Powell
• Parkrose Hardware, 106th & Sandy
• Growers Outlet, 162nd & Glisan
• SOLV, Bringing Oregon together
• Albertsons, 181st & Glisan
• And, all the many volunteers!
