Announcement

When: Sat/Sun Dec 14-15, 2013 9AM-4PM Where: Reynolds Learning Academy 20234 NE Halsey Fairview, OR Get Map!

Noble's $15 ($20 over 12 feet)
Reynolds Learning Academy (RLA) is holding its annual noble tree sale at 20234 NE Halsey, north parking lot. The sale will be held 9AM to 4PM Dec.7-8 and 14-15. Trees $15, $20 over 12 feet. The sale benefits Multnomah Youth Corps and the trades program at RLA.

Zimmerman. Click to enlarge

Last Evening Christmastime Event When: Tue Dec 17, 2013 7-9PM Where: Zimmerman House 17111 NE Sandy Blvd Gresham OR Get Map!

If you've enjoyed the Zimmerman House during the day...
you should see her at night!

A Journey Back In Time...
The historic Zimmerman House was built in 1874 and was home to three generations of the Zimmerman Family. Their furnishings and personal articles remain in this two-story Victorian home, including children’s toys, games, Christmas postcards, and winter clothing. The third annual evening tours will be held on Tuesday, December 10th and December 17th from 3pm-8pm. We’ll have carols playing on the parlor piano, family recipes on exhibit and ginger snap cookies from the family recipe to take home.

Parking is extremely limited, so please consider car pooling. Please reserve the time you'd like to visit the House, and give yourself approximately 45 minutes to explore both floors of the home.

Reservation required. Visit https://zimmermanholidays.eventbrite.com

Admission is free, but the suggested donation for this special event is $5 per person 12 and older. Your donation helps to support our all-volunteer organization and enters you into a drawing for one of two holiday “thank you” gifts! $5.00 donation is paid at event location by cash or check, no debit/credit cards.

1874 Zimmerman House. Click to Enlarge

Celebrate the Season When: Sat Dec 21, 2013 10AM-3PM 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.

EWww! Grease clogged pipe

After big holiday meals, no one likes doing the clean-up But if you aren't careful with leftover gravy, pan drippings and sauces a grease-clogged drain could end up costing you a bundle.

When fats, oils and grease are poured down the drain, they stick to the inside of pipes causing messy sewer backups and expensive cleanup and repair in your home.

The simple solution
Pour the grease into a can, freeze it, then toss the can in the trash.

Do your part
Grease can also plug sewer collection lines and pumps, thereby causing overflows into public areas and again possibly back up into your home. As a double whammy, the untreated wastewater may flow into streets, neighborhood storm drains and ultimately the nearest river or stream causing problems for surrounding communities and the environment.

Grease sources:

How to Dispose of Grease at Home:

• Never pour grease down sinks or toilets
• Pour grease and oil into a can and freeze, then toss in the trash
• Throw food scraps in the garbage
• Avoid the garbage disposal

Remind family and friends - keep the grease out of the drain.

Happy Holidays!

Comet ISON MHCC Planetarium website

Comet Fever When: Tue Nov 05, 2013 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.

Comet Fever and Comet ISON
“Comets can arouse public curiosity when they are bright and disappoint people when they don’t live up to their hype,” says Pan Hanrahan, Planetarium director. “While Comet ISON will not be the ‘Comet of the Century,’ it still has a chance to be visible to the naked eye". Comet ISON will make its closest approach to the sun on Thanksgiving morning and if it survives, may even show its tail in the blue sky just after sunrise.

There are three shows this evening, with start times at 6:00PM, 7:15PM and 8:30PM.

The Mt. Hood Community College (MHCC) Planetarium opens the year with more great public shows, a move to a new night and coming soon, a state-of-the-art 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.

Honoring All Veterans When: Sun Nov 10, 2013 10AM-12PM Where: St Aidan's Episcopal Church 17405 NE Glisan Gresham OR Get Map! The 10:00AM service at St. Aidan's is honoring and blessing military veterans and their families on November 10, 2013 - Veterans Day.

All Denominations Invited
Veterans of any military branch and of whatever denomination are invited to a Holy Eucharist dedicated to the service these men and women gave to their country in times of both conflict and peace.

Share Your Mementos
Veterans are invited to bring mementos of their participation in the service (no firearms or weapons, please) to display at the fellowship hour following the service. Uniforms are encouraged.

Coalition of Gresham Neighborhoods When: Tue Nov 12, 2013 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

1874 Zimmerman House. Click to Enlarge

Kick-off the Holidays When: Sat Nov 16, 2013 10AM-3PM 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.

We'll visit some of Gresham's historically significant graves and learn a little about the lives of those within them.

The tour group will meet at the Spring Water Corridor entrance into Main City Park. From there the group will walk a short distance to the Pioneer Cemeteries.

The tour is absolutely free.

Rockwood NA Meeting When: Mon Nov 18, 2013 7-9PM Where: Human Solutions Rockwood Building 124 NE 182st Ave Greaham OR Get Map!

Agenda

• 7:00 p.m. Call to order and Introduction of Officers
• 7:05 p.m. Jim Labbe--Aubudon Society, and Lee Dayfield-Friends of Nadaka Park discuss Laminated Root Rot in Nadaka Park
• 7:20 p.m. Gresham Police Chief Craig Junginger: Drug houses, and theft
• 7:50 p.m. Jenny Holmes: Update on Rockwood Food Assessment
• 8:10 p.m. Approval of June 17, 2013 Minutes
• 8:15 p.m. Election of Officers
• 8:30 p.m. Citizen Comments
• 8:45 p.m. Good of the Order
• 9:00 p.m. Adjourn

More Info
Contact Catherine Nicewood, Rockwood President, at 503-285-6587 or rockwoodpresident@gmail.com.