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Stock-up Now! Final Weeks This Year

Over 90 vendors • Local Farm Fresh Produce, Fruits & Berries • Crafts • Fine Art • Artisan Foods • Unique Services • Music • Fun

Located in the NE corner of the Gresham Kmart parking lot at Eastman Parkway and NW Burnside Road with plenty of convenient parking. Open every Saturday now through Oct. 25. Accepting SNAP and WIC.

Lunar Eclipse 04-15-2014. MHCC Planetarium website

Two Special Eclipses When: Tue Oct 7, 2014 Show Times: 6PM, 7:15PM, 8:30PM Where: Mt Hood Community College Planetarium Sky Theater 26000 SE Stark St Gresham, OR Get Map!

Admission $2. MHCC students are admitted free.
The Sky Theater is wheelchair accessible.

Season Opening: Two Special Eclipses & The Autumn Sky
(This October we'll experience two eclipses, a lunar and a solar eclipse)
Join us for a tour of the night sky where you'll whiz through universe from the comfort of your seat! 3 shows starting at 6:00PM, 7:15PM and 8:30PM.

The Mt. Hood Community College (MHCC) Planetarium invites you enjoy another year of great public shows using their state-of-the-art digital star projection system.

Each show is presented under a realistic representation of the night sky, featuring the latest galactic, stellar and planetary images. Visitors are encouraged to ask questions during each program. Children are welcome to attend.

Hunter's Moon Eclipse When: Wed Oct 8, 2014 2AM-5AM Where: Your Night Sky (Find an unobstructed location) Locate the Moon

Start your day with an eclipse of the full moon Wednesday October 8, 2014

Wake-Up Early Oct 8th
A total lunar eclipse is expected to make a colourful peak early Wednesday morning, Oct. 8. The 2014 lunar eclipse will occur during a bright ’s Hunter’s Moon – (the name for the full moon after the Harvest Moon) turning a bold shade of red at totality. Best of all, this amazing sight will be viewable all accross America. This event begins at 2:15am PDT, and ends at 5:34AM PDT, with totality at 3:25am.

What's A Lunar Eclipse?
"During a lunar eclipse, most of the light illuminating the moon passes through the stratosphere where it is reddened by scattering." explains atmospheric scientist Richard Keen of the University of Colorado.

Folks on the West Coast will have the best view of the colourful total lunar eclipse which will end about one hour before sunrise.

Every Saturday May thru October! 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.

Stock-up Now! Final Weeks This Year

Over 90 vendors • Local Farm Fresh Produce, Fruits & Berries • Crafts • Fine Art • Artisan Foods • Unique Services • Music • Fun

Located in the NE corner of the Gresham Kmart parking lot at Eastman Parkway and NW Burnside Road with plenty of convenient parking. Open every Saturday now through Oct. 25. Accepting SNAP and WIC.

Coalition of Gresham Neighborhoods When: Tue Oct 14, 2014 7PM-8:30PM Where: Gresham City Hall Oregon Trail Room 1333 NW Eastman Pky Get Map!

Public welcome
The Coalition of Gresham Neighborhood Associations was formed to provide structure and support for the leadership of Gresham's neighborhood associations, enabling more effective cooperation among neighborhood associations in order to achieve desired outcomes. Goals of the Coalition include providing a public forum for the review and evaluation of issues and problems, providing education and information on specific areas such as land use, and providing a unified voice for the neighborhood associations.

The Coalition meets monthly on the second Tuesday at 7:00PM

Let's Go Walking! When: Wed Oct 15, 2014 8:30AM-3PM Where: Forest Park Hike Meet at: Gresham City Hall 1333 NW Eastman Pwy Gresham, OR Get Map!

We will do a section of the Wildwood Trail in Forest Park starting at Upper Springville Road and SW Skyline Boulevard, do a loop of approximately five miles, including Leif Erickson Drive, and return to our cars. Please wear boots, or sturdy shoes, as the trail may be wet and slippery in spots. We will go to the Guilds Lake Inn for lunch.

• Round-trip travel: 56 miles
• Difficulty: Moderate
• Elevation gain: 250 feet
• Suggested donation per hiker: $7

Every Saturday May thru October! 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.

1874 Zimmerman House. Click to Enlarge

Fall Colors & Spooky Trees When: Sat Oct 18, 2014 Noon-4PM Where: Zimmerman Park 17111 NE Sandy Blvd Gresham, OR Get Map!

A delightful 1874 Victorian farmhouse
Take a step back into history at the Zimmerman House, a Victorian era farmhouse, built in 1874 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. This beautiful farmhouse is a perfect reflection of typical Columbia River dairy farm life in the late 1800s. The Zimmerman Heritage Farm is a unique cultural education and recreational resource that is being created for the benefit of the public on a 5.98-acre historic site in Gresham, Oregon.

Stock-up Now! Final Weeks This Year

Over 90 vendors • Local Farm Fresh Produce, Fruits & Berries • Crafts • Fine Art • Artisan Foods • Unique Services • Music • Fun

Located in the NE corner of the Gresham Kmart parking lot at Eastman Parkway and NW Burnside Road with plenty of convenient parking. Open every Saturday now through Oct. 25. Accepting SNAP and WIC.