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Visit Rockwood Rising website
Email RockwoodRising@GreshamOregon.gov" or call 503-618-3208.

When: Wed, May 08, 2019 6PM-8:30PM Where: Gresham City Hall Conference Center 1333 NW Eastman Pky Get Map!

The Gresham Task Force on Housing will meet to research and discuss how to best address housing issues in the city. The citizen task force will:

• Assess current information on housing in Gresham
• Identify best practice
• Recommend approaches to provide for housing needs in Gresham

For more information contact:

Brian Monberg at Brian.Monberg@GreshamOregon.gov or 503-618-2418, or Teresa Hall at Teresa.Hall@GreshamOregon.gov or 503-618-2871.

Andrew Speer, Candidate for MHCC Zone 3 Director

Building awareness, Increasing enrollment Andrew Speer is a long-time resident to Argay Terrace, Parkrose and East County where he lives with his wife and two children. He was raised as a life-long resident of the East side, who grew up in a family of small business owners where he learned the value of hard work and determination.

After high school, Andrew joined the U.S. Marines and while serving, he gained valuable leadership experience and insights that he values highly and applies across his life. After returning from his military service, Andrew picked up where he had left off at MHCC prior to his military enlistment; and went on to graduate from MHCC with his associate degree, and went onto earn his bachelor and master’s degrees in economics from Portland State University.

Professionally, Andrew works as an economist for a local utility where he works in rates & regulatory affairs. He works with policy makers and customer advocacy groups to ensure fair and equitable customer prices.

Andrew is running for the MHCC board position because he believes in the community college model and sees (and has experienced) the value it brings to students and communities. He is passionate about balancing affordable tuition rates with the needs of the college and is driven towards building awareness and increasing enrollment of minority and low-income students. Andrew sees MHCC as a focal point for economic change in East County and is dedicated to bringing strong leadership, strategic direction, and sound decision making to the MHCC board!

For more information please visit: www.AndrewJSpeer.com or www.Facebook.com/Andrew.MHCC

DISCLAIMER OF ENDORSEMENT
The views expressed are those of the candidate and not necessarily those of the Wilkes East Neighborhood Association or its directors. Any reference in this website to any person, or organization, or activities, products, or services related to such person or organization, or any linkages from this web site to the web site of another party, do not constitute or imply an endorsement or recommendation.

Vandalism, theft, broken windows, fights and stolen vehicles By Greg Hartung Gresham area businesses along a stretch of NE Sandy Blvd had recently experienced an alarming uptick in criminal activities.

From NE 162th to NE 181st, reports of vandalism, theft, breaking of glass windows and doors, fences cut, harassment of employees, fights and stolen vehicles now have businesses on high alert. Many of these activities are thought to be contributed by the increased population of campers within the Big Four Corners wetlands area.

Big Four Corners is an area of about 165 acres of fragile wetlands located north of Gresham that is owned and managed by Portland Parks and Recreation. Some sources say as many as 250 people are currently camping in this area. It is an important habitat for deer, coyote, river otter as well as a variety of birds and amphibians.

Gresham police can do very little as jurisdiction ends along Gresham’s northern border. The Union Pacific rail line divides Gresham from East Portland and the Big Four Corners wetlands. It is just beyond the reach of Gresham Police where many of these campers reside, however they are still within yards of the businesses on the south side of the border. While Union Pacific does conduct its own law enforcement patrols, they are limited to about 50 feet on each side of the tracks. Portland Parks and Recreation has park rangers who patrol the area.

On April 5th, 2019, a meeting at Gresham City Hall was conducted by the City of Gresham’s Economic Development, Gresham Police and Gresham’s Homeless Services departments and was well attended by many of those businesses affected by these recent activities. Representatives from SEKO Logistics, Cedar Source, Royal Bearing, Northwest Handling, Teeny Foods, Portland Bakery as well as Wilkes East and North Gresham neighborhood associations expressed very similar concerns to the City of Gresham. The crime has been costly to these businesses. Some businesses have gone to great expense to shore up security, such as replacing windows with reinforced glass, fences and hiring security patrol at night.

City of Gresham will be working more closely with the City of Portland and other agencies, but it is feared to get worse before it gets better. Word of mouth and sweeps of campers from other areas are bringing more campers to the Big Four Corners wetlands.

Saturday's thru October When: Sat, Apr 13, 2019 9AM-3PM Where: Mt. Hood Community College Parking Lot W 26000 SE Stark St. Get Map!

The Gresham Saturday Market is a farmer's market that includes in-season farm-fresh produce, fruits and berries, crafts, artisans, fresh flowers, plants, services, and unique offerings, plus great food and live entertainment. Ample on-site parking is available next to the market.

For more information, call 503-912-4122 or visit the Gresham Saturday Market website.

Saturday's thru October When: Sat, Apr 20, 2019 9AM-3PM Where: Mt. Hood Community College Parking Lot W 26000 SE Stark St. Get Map!

The Gresham Saturday Market is a farmer's market that includes in-season farm-fresh produce, fruits and berries, crafts, artisans, fresh flowers, plants, services, and unique offerings, plus great food and live entertainment. Ample on-site parking is available next to the market.

For more information, call 503-912-4122 or visit the Gresham Saturday Market website.

Saturday's thru October When: Sat, Apr 27, 2019 9AM-3PM Where: Mt. Hood Community College Parking Lot W 26000 SE Stark St. Get Map!

The Gresham Saturday Market is a farmer's market that includes in-season farm-fresh produce, fruits and berries, crafts, artisans, fresh flowers, plants, services, and unique offerings, plus great food and live entertainment. Ample on-site parking is available next to the market.

For more information, call 503-912-4122 or visit the Gresham Saturday Market website.

Free Low-Cost Gardening Course When: Thu Mar 07, 2019 6:30PM-8:30PM Where: St Aidan's Episcopol Church 17405 NE Glisan St Gresham, OR Get Map!

Healthy gardening on a budget
Seed to Supper is a free, 5-week course (Feb 21-Mar 21) offered by the Oregon Food Bank and hosted by Friends of Nadaka Nature Park that teaches participants how-to garden on a budget. In this interactive class, participants gain new knowledge and skills to be able to start a garden and grow some of their own food. Participants receive free instructional booklets and seeds with the course to help them get started, as well as some hands-on practice in Nadaka's Community Garden. Topics include:

• Garden site and soil development
• Garden planning
• Planting a garden
• Caring for a growing garden
• Harvesting and using garden bounty

Learn low-cost ways to build healthy soil, plan you growing space, care for your growing garden and harvest your bounty!

** Registration is required for this event. Please sign up using this Seed to Supper Registration Form. Contact info@friendsofnadaka.org with any questions. Participants are expected to attend all five classes. Please sign up, and share with friends!

This course will be taught in English. If you are interested in attending a Russian- or Spanish-led course, please contact info@friendsofnadaka.org

New Horizons Beyond Pluto When: Fri, Mar 08, 2019 6PM & 7:15PM Where: MHCC Planetarium Sky Theater 26000 SE Stark Street Get Map!

Shows are at 6 p.m. and 7:15 p.m.

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.

2018-2019 MHCC Planetarium Sky Theater Schedule:

All planetarium shows are at 6 and 7:15 pm. All of the above dates represent the first Tuesday of each month that the school is open followed by the Friday of that same week.

More Info
For more info visit: http://www.mhcc.edu/Planetarium

Let's Fix It! When: Sat, Mar 09, 2019 10AM-12PM Where: Habitat for Humanity ReStore 610 NE 181st Ave. Get Map!

Get your broken items fixed by community volunteers for free

The City of Gresham and Coalition of Neighborhood Associations are teaming up to bring people with repair skills together to help neighbors fix their broken items.

Types of household items repaired

• Broken bicycles, chains and tires
• Torn clothing, missing buttons and other fabric repairs
• Broken clocks, fans and small kitchen appliances
• Broken VCRs, DVD or CD players, printers, calculators, Gameboys and remote controls

Please note: Televisions, microwaves and small engines are not repairable at this event.

What to expect

• Try to bring anything that may be needed to repair your item; Parts, buttons, matching thread, power cords, batteries, connecting cables, remote controls, instructions manuals, etc.
• We try to help everyone who brings an item. If participants bring multiple items (allowed), we can only work on one item at a time and may not be able to fix more than one item per person.
• Our volunteer fixers will do their best to repair your item, but some repairs may be too complicated or require resources that aren't available at the event.
• The event is free. There may be a wait depending on the number of repairs.

Contact

For more information contact us at repaircafegresham@gmail.com or 503-618-2694.

• Repair PDX
• Gresham Repair Cafe