West Gresham
Nadaka Park Winter Cleanup #1 Sunday Dec 7, 2008
By admin - Posted on December 3rd, 2008
12/07/2008 - 9:00am
12/07/2008 - 3:00pm
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Let's Get Dirty!Bring your clippers and gloves to Nadaka Park this Sunday Dec 7th! |
When: Sunday Dec 7, 2008 9:00AM - 3:00PM
Where: Nadaka Park
NE 176th Ave and NE Pacific St
(Click here for a map)
Gresham, OR
Nadaka Winter Cleanup #1
On Sunday, December 7th from 9:00AM to 3:00PM the Wilkes East Neighborhood Association will be holding the first of three Winter cleanup's at Nadaka Park. Come on by and give us a hand! Dress warmly. Bring your gloves and clippers.
If you haven't stopped by Nadaka Park lately you owe it to yourself to see the many improvements made over the past several months!
Meeting, land-use change 2120 NE 162 Ave: Dec 1, 2008
By admin - Posted on November 29th, 2008
12/01/2008 - 7:00pm
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Proposal to divide property at
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When: Monday, Dec 1, 2008 7:00PM
Where: Springwater Trail Room (1st floor)
Gresham City Hall
1333 NW Eastman Parkway
Proposal
The land division proposal to be submitted is located at 2120 NE 162nd Ave. The property is located on the East side of 162nd Ave and North of Halsey St. The legal description of the property is Parcel #1 of Partition Plat No. 1995-151, located within the City of Gresham and Multnomah County, and the Multnomah County tax identification number is R-238920.
The proposal is to divide the property in a fashion that would allow a 2nd buildable lot to be created under the current zoning and planning codes of the City of Gresham.
Pacific Drive Neighborhood Watch Meeting: Nov 15, 2008
By admin - Posted on November 5th, 2008
11/15/2008 - 1:30pm
11/15/2008 - 3:00pm
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Pacific Drive - Fall 2008
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When: Saturday Nov 15, 2008 1:30PM - 3:00PM
Where: 16825 NE Pacific Dr
Gresham OR
Meeting is open to all neighbors in the vicinity of NE 168th Ave (between NE Pacific Dr and NE Oregon St), and NE 169th Pl (between NE Hassalo St and NE Pacific Dr).
Click here to view the Pacific Drive Neighborhood Watch area map
Hosted by: Art & Gail Abbottn
Join us to discuss issues we feel are important to our safety, and hear our special guest speaker Glenn Mathew's presentation on Crime Prevention!
Capri Terrace Neighborhood Watch Meeting: Nov 16, 2008
By admin - Posted on November 5th, 2008
11/16/2008 - 3:00pm
11/16/2008 - 4:30pm
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Capri Terrace - Fall 2008
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When: Sunday Nov 16, 2008 3:00PM - 4:30PM
Where: 714 NE 167th Place
Gresham OR
Meeting is open to all neighbors in the vicinity of NE Hoyt St (between NE 167th Pl and NE 169th Ave), and NE Oregon St (between NE 166th Ave and NE 171st Ave).
Click here to view the Capri Terrace Neighborhood Watch area map
Hosted by: Kevin & Tammy Hansen
Join us to discuss issues we feel are important to our safety, and hear our special guest speaker!
Zimmerman House tours: Nov 15, 2008
By admin - Posted on November 5th, 2008
11/15/2008 - 10:00am
11/15/2008 - 3:00pm
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Open House 10AM - 3PM
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When: Saturday Nov 15, 2008 10:00AM - 3:00PM
Where: Zimmerman Park
17111 NE Sandy Blvd
Gresham OR
Take a step back into history at the Zimmermann 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. Open house and tours are available every third Saturday. Don't miss this unique opportunity to step back in time!
Slider, the otter, to return to Nadaka Nature Park in 2025
By admin - Posted on February 26th, 2025
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 Gresham City Councilor, David Widmark, GOPA Board member Joan Albertson, and artist Rip Caswell unveil Slider in 2017. Click to enlarge |
By Charlotte Becker About eight years ago, Joan Albertson, a member of Gresham Outdoor Public Art’s (GOPA) board, brought the idea of art in Nadaka Nature Park to the board. GOPA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with an all volunteer board. The group’s goal is to commission and install permanent art in Gresham’s public spaces. Most of the permanent art, up until 2016, was in and around Historic Downtown, so Joan’s idea got wings…as well as fur and a tail. |
But first, a group from GOPA, along with Wilkes neighborhood champion Lee Dayfield, met at Nadaka to see what might be a good fit for the park. A path of rocks resembling a meandering stream bed seemed like home for some kind of water-loving creature. And a nearby towering timber could be the perfect perch for a squawking bird. Board member, David Baumann, said he had something at home that the group might like.
A few days later, the group got together again at Nadaka to see David wheeling in a bronze otter on a hand truck! It was created by Troutdale artist Rip Caswell, and it was perfect. Then the project really got off the ground, when we met with Rip and his son, Chad, who agreed to create a life-sized Raven to perch atop the timber.
The otter and the raven were installed in the park in 2017 with help from the City of Gresham. Neighborhood families came to see the unveiling, and children entered a contest to name the creatures. That’s how the otter became “Slider” and the raven became “Seeker”. Nadaka was to be their permanent home.
Until 2024, when Slider disappeared. It seemed someone needed him more than the neighborhood did. The word went out with the hope that Slider would be returned, but not even Seeker could find him. Not giving up, GOPA President, Judy Han, met with a representative from the City to discuss how to replace Slider. Rip Caswell told GOPA he had created an additional otter, the last of his kind, and would offer it to GOPA at cost. Once again, the pieces came together to bring Slider back to Nadaka.
GOPA and the City of Gresham plan to return Slider to his meandering stream in June, 2025. We’ll provide more information on the date as it is known. Visit Gresham Outdoor Public Art’s website, www.greshamoutdoorpublicart.com, to learn more about GOPA, the project at Nadaka and other projects in Gresham.
Wilkes East Neighborhood Association Board Meeting: Mon Feb 10, 2025 6:30PM-8PM
By admin - Posted on February 3rd, 2025
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02/10/2025 - 8:30pm
02/10/2025 - 10:00pm
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Neighborhood Board MeetingZoom Online Meeting When: Mon Feb 10, 2025 6:30PM-8:00PM Join Zoom Meeting Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kc2nTPucWZ |
Download meeting minutes here.
Board meetings are scheduled for the 2nd Monday each month 6:30PM via Zoom
For more information please contact: info@wilkeseastna.org
Upcoming Meetings
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* General Meeting. Everyone's invited. Please attend.
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Wilkes East Neighborhood
17104 NE Oregon St
Portland OR 97230
Wilkes East Neighborhood Association Board Meeting: Mon Jan 13, 2025 6:30PM-8PM
By admin - Posted on January 2nd, 2025
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01/13/2025 - 7:30pm
01/13/2025 - 9:00pm
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Neighborhood Board MeetingZoom Online Meeting When: Mon Jan 13, 2025 6:30PM-8:00PM Join Zoom Meeting Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kc2nTPucWZ |
Board meetings are scheduled for the 2nd Monday each month 6:30PM via Zoom
For more information please contact: info@wilkeseastna.org
Upcoming Meetings
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* General Meeting. Everyone's invited. Please attend.
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Wilkes East Neighborhood
17104 NE Oregon St
Portland OR 97230
Wilkes East Neighborhood, 2024 Fall Meeting: Mon Nov 18, 2024 7PM-9PM
By admin - Posted on November 1st, 2024
11/18/2024 - 7:00pm
11/18/2024 - 9:00pm
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Fall Meeting NoticeWhen: Mon Nov 18, 2024 7PM-9PM |
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Everyone's Invited
Join Your Neighbors. Get involved. Make a difference!
Save the date
Be sure to save Monday Nov 18th at 7PM for the Wilkes East Neighborhood 2024 Fall Meeting being held at the Moose Lodge, 16411 NE Halsey St
Agenda
- WENA Board Elections
- Cook Plaza Homeless Center
- Habitat for Humanity
- Spring Cleanup Volunteers Needed
- Neighborhood news and more!
Download the Summer 2024 meeting minutes here!
Download the Fall 2024 meeting agenda here!
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Who should attend?
Participation is open to all residents who live, own property or a business, organization, church or government agency within our boundaries
Be Part Of Your Community. Plan To Attend.
| The Wilkes East Neighborhood is located in the northwest corner of the City of Gresham, Oregon, and is one of Gresham's sixteen neighborhoods. Wilkes East Neighborhood borders are roughly NE Sandy Blvd to the north, NE 181st Ave to the east, NE Glisan St to the south, and NE 162nd Ave to the west. Get map!. |
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Watch for these red & white Meeting Signs the week before our meeting. The signs were purchased with assistance of the City of Gresham Neighborhood Grant Program, and with volunteer hours to set them out and retrieve them. Signs Now NW also made a generous contribution to this project. |
Mark your calendar. See you there!
Questions or comments?
Contact Wilkes East Neighborhood by email at info@wilkeseastna.org, or by postal mail to: Wilkes East Neighborhood, 17104 NE Oregon St, Portland Oregon 97230
Download the Wilkes East Neighborhood Fall 2024 Newsletter here!
By admin - Posted on November 1st, 2024
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Fall 2024 Newsletter"Diversity, Harmony, Community - |
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Fall 2024 NewsletterInside This Issue:
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Download your copy here. (includes active web links)
¡Descargue nuestro boletín en español aquí!. (incluye enlaces web activos)
Newsletters are a regular publication of the Wilkes East Neighborhood Association. They are hand-delivered to over 1,500 residences and businesses in our area 3 times per year, timed to correspond with our general meetings.
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