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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

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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.

When: Sat, Oct 01, 2016 11AM-2PM Where: Gresham City Hall 1333 NW Eastman Pky Get Map!

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.

Saturday's thru October When: Sat, Oct 01, 2016 8:30AM-2PM Where: Downtown Gresham on Northwest Miller Avenue between 2nd and 3rd Streets Get Map!

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.

Saturday's thru October When: Sun, Oct 2, 2016 11AM-3PM Where: Next to Plaza del Sol SE 187th Street Get Map!

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.

Let's Kick Ball! When: Sun, Oct 02, 2016 11AM-1PM Where: Friends of the Children 424 NE 172nd Ave. Get Map!

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.

Neighborhood Assn Board Meeting When: Mon Oct 03, 2016 6:30PM-8PM (date change) Where: Simmons' Foster Care 17104 NE Oregon St Portland, OR Get Map!

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)

Wilkes East Neighborhood
PO Box 536
Fairview, OR 97024

When: Tue, Oct 04, 2016 6PM-8PM Where: Gresham City Hall Council Chambers 1333 NW Eastman Pky Get Map!

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.

See the Night Sky When: Tue, Oct 04, 2016 6PM-8:15PM Where: MHCC Planetarium Sky Theater 26000 SE Stark Street Get Map!

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.

Get involved, Make a difference When: Wed, Oct 05, 2016 6:30PM-8PM Where: Gresham City Hall Oregon Trail Rm 1333 NW Eastman Pky Get Map!

The Design Commission is the primary advising subcommittee to the City Council on design excellence for the built environment of the city.

For more information about this event contact Jamie Thomes at 503-618-2842 or Jamie.Thomes@GreshamOregon.gov.