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City of Gresham Planning Commission Meeting: Mon, Nov 28, 2016 6:30PM-9PM

11/28/2016 - 6:30pm
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City of Gresham Planning Commission Meeting: Mon, Nov 28, 2016 6:30PM-9PM. Get involved, Make a difference. Info here!

Get involved, Make a difference

When: Mon, Nov 28, 2016 6:30PM-9PM
Where: Gresham City Hall
Springwater Trail Rm
1333 NW Eastman Pky
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The Planning Commission advises City Council on long-range, comprehensive planning and land use issues within the city.

For more information about this event contact Tammy Richardson, Planning Technician at 503-618-2401 or Tammy.Richardson@GreshamOregon.gov.

Download the Wilkes East Neighborhood Fall 2016 Newsletter here!

Download the Wilkes East Neighborhood Fall 2016 Newsletter here! Wilkes East Neighborhood, Gresham Oregon USA. Diversity, Harmony, Community- Together 'WE' can make a difference.

2016 Fall Newsletter

"Diversity, Harmony, Community -
Together 'WE' can make a difference!”


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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

Download your copy here. (includes active web links)

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 regular meetings.

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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 300-350 words and may be subject to editing. Send by email to info@wilkeseastna.org, or by postal mail to: PO Box 536 • Fairview, OR 97024.

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 info@wilkeseastna.org.

Friends of Nadaka Unites a Gresham Neighborhood to Create a Park

Friends of Nadaka Unites a Gresham Neighborhood to Create a Park. Complete with bird walks, play spaces, and a community garden—and soon Gresham’s first handicapped-accessible swing. Read more here!

Complete with bird walks, play spaces, and a community garden—and soon Gresham’s first handicapped-accessible swing.

Source: Portland Monthly Magazine (November 2016)

One spring morning in 2007, Lee Dayfield took her dog for a walk. As she passed an empty field, she saw a sign that would forever change her life. It read “for sale.”

The desolate plot of grass sat next to 10 acres ringed by a chain-link fence and barbed wire. Where others may have seen a $900,000 meadow, Dayfield saw a two-acre opportunity: a nature-based play area for the Gresham neighborhood’s children, many of them Native American.

City of Gresham CityFest: Sat, Oct 01, 2016 11AM-2PM

10/01/2016 - 11:00am
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City of Gresham CityFest: Sat, Oct 1, 2016 11AM-2PM. . Info here!

When: Sat, Oct 01, 2016 11AM-2PM
Where: Gresham City Hall
1333 NW Eastman Pky
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How the City works for YOU
how YOU can work for the City

Join us for a festival of fun at City Hall. Police motorcycles, a K9 dog, helicopter tours, photo opps for the kiddos, as well as free popcorn and other goodies.

Unleash your inner CSI sleuth, check out our big rigs (dump trucks, fire trucks, water rescue rig), and learn about the paths you can take to meaningful work at the City of Gresham.

Not in the market for a new career? No problem. You bring the kids (or your inner child), and well bring the free, hands-on, family-friendly fun.

For more information, contact Ashley Graff, 503-618-2297 or Ashley.Graff@GreshamOregon.gov.

Check out our CityFest video.

Gresham Farmers Market: Sat, Oct 01, 2016 8:30AM-2PM

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Gresham Farmers Market: Sat, Oct 1, 2016 8:30AM-2PM. Saturday's thru October. Info here!

Saturday's thru October

When: Sat, Oct 01, 2016 8:30AM-2PM
Where: Downtown Gresham on Northwest Miller Avenue between 2nd and 3rd Streets
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The Gresham Farmers Market takes place from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Saturday from May to October. Held in downtown Gresham at NW 3rd Street and NW Miller Avenue, the market offers shoppers fresh, local produce, meats, cheeses, flowers, crafts, great food and live music.

For more information visit the Gresham Farmers' Market website or Facebook page.

City of Gresham Sunday Afternoon Futsal: Sun, Oct 02, 2016 11AM-1PM

10/02/2016 - 11:00am
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City of Gresham Sunday Afternoon Futsal: Sun, Oct 2, 2016 11AM-1PM. Let's Kick Ball!. Info here!

Let's Kick Ball!

When: Sun, Oct 02, 2016 11AM-1PM
Where: Friends of the Children
424 NE 172nd Ave.
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Free! Drop-in futsal games for boys and girls in grades 3-6, from 11 am to 1 pm Sundays in the Friends of the Children gym. Rain or shine. Supervised play is provided by Active Children Portland volunteers. This activity is sponsored by the City of Gresham. A signed waiver is required to participate.

Read more about the Sunday Afternoon Futsal program and print the waiver. For more information, contact Jared Hoffman, 541-921-0686.

Rockwood Farmers Market: Sun, Oct 02, 2016 11AM-3PM

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Rockwood Farmers' Market: Sun, Oct 2, 2016 11AM-3PM. Saturday's thru October. Info here!

Saturday's thru October

When: Sun, Oct 2, 2016 11AM-3PM
Where: Next to Plaza del Sol
SE 187th Street
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The Rockwood Farmers Market is a community-focused market featuring fresh produce from local farms in a welcoming and vibrant atmosphere. Purchase local fruits and produce, jams and jellies, enjoy hot food vendors, music, a weekly activity for kids and more.

The outdoor market is open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sundays next to the Plaza del Sol, SE 187th Avenue, between East Burnside and SE Stark Street. The market runs on Sundays until October 16.

WIC, SNAP and Farm Direct coupons are accepted.

Take the MAX: The market is conveniently located right off of the Rockwood/E 188th Ave MAX stop. There is parking available and the market is accessible for bikes as well.

The Market is a collaboration of Ecumenical Ministries of Oregons Interfaith Food & Farms Partnership and the Rockwood Co-op.

Be a sponsor, volunteer or vendor at the market. For more information call 503-221-1054, ext. 215 or email rockwoodfarmersmarket@gmail.com.

Visit the Rockwood Farmers Market website.

[Updated] Wilkes East Neighborhood Association Board Meeting: Mon Oct 03, 2016 6:30PM-8PM

09/26/2016 - 6:30pm
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Board Meeting, fourth Monday monthly. Wilkes East Neighborhood, PO Box 536, Fairview OR 97024. Diversity, Harmony, Community -- Together we can make a difference

Neighborhood Assn Board Meeting

When: Mon Oct 03, 2016 6:30PM-8PM
(date change)
Where: Simmons' Foster Care
17104 NE Oregon St
Portland, OR
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Board meetings are scheduled for the 4th Monday each month 6:30PM
For more information please contact: info@wilkeseastna.org

Upcoming Meetings

  • Oct 24, 2016
  • Nov 28, 2016
  • Dec 2016 (no meeting)

BOARD MEMBERS NEEDED
Are you motivated, passionate, creative?

Help shape our neighborhood. Join the Board. Become a Member-at-Large. No experience required -- just the desire to make our neighborhood a better place. Click here for details!  "Together WE can make a difference!"

Wilkes East Neighborhood
PO Box 536
Fairview, OR 97024

City of Gresham Council Business Meeting: Tue, Oct 04, 2016 6PM-8PM

10/04/2016 - 6:00pm
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City of Gresham Council Business Meeting: Tue, Oct 4, 2016 6PM-8PM. . Info here!

When: Tue, Oct 04, 2016 6PM-8PM
Where: Gresham City Hall
Council Chambers
1333 NW Eastman Pky
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Regular Council meetings allow necessary City business to be dealt with, such as citizen recognition, citizen advisory committee reports, bid awards, resolutions, ordinances, public hearings, etc. Regular Council meetings are streamed live on the City's website at GreshamOregon.gov/Videos.

For more information contact the City Recorder at 503-618-2697.

Read more about Council meetings.

Planetarium Show: Wonders of the Fall Sky: Tue, Oct 04, 2016 6PM-8:15PM

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Planetarium Show: Wonders of the Fall Sky: Tue, Oct 4, 2016 6PM-8:15PM. See the Night Sky. Info here!

See the Night Sky

When: Tue, Oct 04, 2016 6PM-8:15PM
Where: MHCC Planetarium Sky Theater
26000 SE Stark Street
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Two shows: at 6:00 pm and 7:15 pm

Admission is only $5. MHCC students (with valid ID) and children 17 and under are $2.

All shows are presented under a realistic representation of the night sky, featuring the latest galactic, stellar and planetary images.

The Sky Theater is wheelchair-accessible.

Read more about this event.

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