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1874 Zimmerman House. Click to Enlarge

Love Is In The Air When: Sat Feb 16, 2013 10AM-3PM Where: Zimmerman Park 17111 NE Sandy Blvd Gresham, OR Get Map!

A lasting vestige of East Multnomah County's agricultural roots

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.

Neighborhood Board Meeting When: Mon Feb 25, 2013 6:30PM Where: (Contact for location)

Board meetings are scheduled for the 4th Monday each month 6:30PM

For more information please contact: info@wilkeseastna.org

Upcoming Meetings

• Mar 25, 2013
• Apr 22, 2013
• May 27, 2013

You know the old saying, "spring ahead, fall back"...

Set your clocks ahead 1 hour Sunday 2AM

It's time to spring ahead! Daylight saving time 2012 officially begins this Sunday, March 10 at 2:00AM (local time) -- remember to set your clocks ahead one hour to 3:00AM when you go to bed Saturday night.

It's also the perfect time to install a fresh battery in your smoke detectors.

About Daylight Saving Time
Daylight saving time (DST) — aka summer time is the practice of temporarily advancing clocks during the summertime so that afternoons have more daylight and mornings have less. Clocks are adjusted forward one hour near the start of spring and are adjusted backward in autumn.

Most of the United States and Canada observe DST beginning the second Sunday in March and ending the first Sunday in November -- almost two-thirds of the year.

(More on the history of Daylight Saving Time below the break)

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Be Seen! Get Heard! When: Sat Jan 12, 2013 12PM-2PM Where: The Rockwood Building 124 NE 181st Av Gresham OR Get Map!

Join community members for a celebration of the Rockwood Art and Media Project on Saturday, January 12th, 2013 at The Rockwood Building, Gresham. Parents and youth are hosting an event for the community, “Be Seen! Get Heard!” a Showcase featuring photos, art, and talents of youth

Nadaka Nature Park, Gresham OR

Volunteers needed! When: Sat, Jan 19, 2013 10:30AM-12:30PM (Note time change) Where: Nadaka Nature Park 176th & NE Glisan St (Meet at the south gate today) Gresham OR Get Map!

Event info
We will having a general clean-up of Nadaka. Be prepared to get a little dirty and to have fun by supporting and volunteering with Friends of Nadaka and Wilkes East Neighborhood Association.

Rain or Shine! Come dressed for weather and help improve Nadaka Nature Park. Bring working gloves & a water bottle if you have them. Volunteer as long as you can. Drinks and snacks will be provided for volunteers.

Rockwood Fred Meyer (demolished), 185th & SE Stark. Click to enlarge.

Share your ideas When: Tue Jan 22, 2013 6PM Where: The Rockwood Building Community Room 124 NE 181st Av Gresham OR Get Map!

Ten years ago voters approved a 20-year urban renewal district bond measure to rebuild the Rockwood Town Center after Fred Meyer closed. Now, with just ten years remaining, millions spent and no viable plan, what will become of Rockwood?

Community Forum
You're invited to attend a community forum for the Central Rockwood Plan Update. This project is intended to ensure the community’s vision for Rockwood can be achieved, and that the rules in place are not a barrier to the desired urban form. The forum will introduce the project, share identified issues, and ask for input on additional issues to study.

Your input is invaluable since you have unique expertise in how the community operates, where improvements may be made, and what is currently working well.

Save Energy, $ave money! When: Sat Jan 19, 2013 11:30AM-5PM Where: Gresham Downtown Library 385 NW Miller Av Gresham, OR Get Map!

As winter draws near, many residents, both homeowners and renters, will be facing a chilly indoors, coupled with higher energy bills. As utility customers and taxpayers, they are financially supporting a variety of energy efficiency programs that could assist them, and yet they may be unaware of these opportunities. The City of Gresham is offering free energy efficiency information fairs, to raise awareness in the community about the benefits of energy conservation and the opportunities to increase energy efficiency in one's home. Regardless of whether one owns or rents, lives in a single family home, mobile home, apartment or condominium, there are no cost, low cost and advanced energy efficiency opportunities and incentives available.

Neighborhood Board Meeting When: Mon Jan 28, 2013 6:30PM Where: (Contact for location)

Board meetings are scheduled for the 4th Monday each month 6:30PM

For more information please contact: info@wilkeseastna.org

Upcoming Meetings

• Feb 25, 2013
• Mar 25, 2013
• Apr 22, 2013

Share Your Ideas! When: Tue Jan 29, 2013 6:30PM-9PM Where: Gresham City Hall Room 3A 1333 NW Eastman Pky Gresham OR Get Map!

Join us as staff presents an overview of the preferred approaches to address issues with the City's development rules. The solutions will address concerns about how the City reviews and allows food and beverage carts and temporary uses (including carnivals, special events, farmers' markets, commercial stands, agricultural product sales and other uses of a temporary nature).

An open house will begin at 6:30PM and will be followed by the community forum at 7PM.

Revised plan approval When: Tue Dec 18, 2012 3-5PM Where: Gresham City Hall Council Chambers 1333 NE Eastman Pkwy Get Map!

Support Your Park
One of the agenda items will be Council approval of suggested changes to the original Nelson Property Neighborhood Park Master Plan (Nadaka) dated July 1, 2010. Changes include such items as relocation of the community garden and nature based play area.

What People Are Saying...
"My husband and I volunteered at the December 1st sheet mulching event at Nadaka Nature Park. We had a great time, and are so excited to see something like this developing in our neighborhood." K.M.