West Gresham

Help Us Remove Invasive Ivy When: Sat Oct, 25 2014 9AM-NOON Where: Nadaka Nature Park (See addresses below) Get Map!

• 175th & NE Pacific
  (walk straight down trail to meadow)
• 174th & NE Glisan
  (During construction enter thru gate at NE corner of St Aidan’s Episcopal Church parking lot)

Help A Little, or Help A Lot
The annual No Ivy Day event is coming to Gresham. Volunteers will be pulling invasive ivy and other weeds at sites across Portland and neighboring cities. Get to know Nadaka Nature Park and help protect the diversity and beauty of this unique natural area. This 10-acre forest in northwest Gresham was saved from development because it served as a day camp for the Camp Fire organization for many decades. Today Nadaka is a city park that provides an island of native habitat and a place for the community to access and learn about nature.

Come enjoy this neighborhood treasure and help restore the forest understory. We will provide gloves, tools, training, and refreshments.

Your Input Is Needed! When: Tue Sep 23, 2014 7-9PM Where: HB Lee Middle School Cafeteria 1121 NE 172nd Av Get Map!

Classroom, Technology and Safety Imporvements are Recommended!
Community input is needed now! After the community process is completed the Reynoldds School Board will be asked to adopt the master plan.

• ATTEND any of the four sessions below.
• BRING youur family and neighbors.
• SEE the recommended plans for facility impprovements.
• PROVIDE input to refine the Facility Master Plan.

What is the Reynolds' Master Plan?
The Reynolds School District "Facility Master Plan" is the long-range plan to responsibily manage the district's capital assets, which include: school buildings, athletic fields and operational facilities such as the bus barn, kitchen and maintenance shops

1874 Zimmerman House. Click to Enlarge

Summer At Its Best When: Sat Aug 16, 2014 Noon-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.

Neighborhood Meeting, Everyone's Invited

Join Your Neighbors. Get involved. Make a difference!

Save the date
Be sure to save Monday, August 25th at 7:00 PM for the Wilkes East Neighborhood Summer General Meeting. The meeting will be held at St. Aidan’s Episcopal Church, 17405 NE Glisan St, Portland, Oregon. Get map!

Topics & Guests
Highlights will include: Gresham Emergency Plan; City of Gresham Transportation; Powell-Division Transit Project; Squatters; and neighborhood news

Who should attend?
This meeting is open to all residents and businesses in the Wilkes East Neighborhood!

Be Part Of Your Community. Plan To Attend.

Nadaka Nature Park, Gresham OR

Join the celebration! When: Wed Jul 09, 2014 6:30-7:30PM Where: Nadaka Nature Park 175th & NE Glisan St Gresham OR Get Map!

Please join us for the Nadaka Nature Park & Garden Groundbreaking Ceremony.

Everyone's Invited
After the years of dreaming, grant writing, meeting, planning, permitting, and designing --- construction will soon be underway!

Help us to turn the dirt and celebrate building the park and garden including nature play space, paths, benches, meadow, and picnic shelter. Light refreshments will be served.

Neighborhood Board Meeting When: Mon Jul 28, 2014 6:30PM Where: Simmons' Foster Care 17104 NE Oregon St Portland, OR Get Map!

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

For more information please contact: info@wilkeseastna.org

Upcoming Meetings

• Jul 28, 2014
• Sep 22, 2014
• Oct 27, 2014

1874 Zimmerman House. Click to Enlarge

Tour The Gardens Too! When: Sat Jun 21, 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.

Neighborhood Board Meeting When: Mon Jun 23, 2014 6:30PM CANCELED Where: Simmons' Foster Care 17104 NE Oregon St Portland, OR Get Map!

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

For more information please contact: info@wilkeseastna.org

Upcoming Meetings

• Jun 23, 2014
• Jul 28, 2014
• Sep 22, 2014

Join the fun on the plaza! When: Fri Jun 27, 2014 3PM-8PM Where: Plaza del Sol 18535 SE Stark St Gresham OR Get Map!

Everyone's Invited!
Join us June 27 and 28 for Rock the Block, an engaging, family-oriented community celebration that enables neighborhood residents to:

• Enjoy safe family fun
• Nutritious food
• Access and enroll in needed services
• Change their environment for the better via positive social engagement

Rock the Block also provides a forum for the community to connect to youth activity and resource providers in the area and thrive on an ongoing basis. Festival Poster

Read more about Rock the Block as well as event volunteer opportunities.

Albertina Kerr, Louise Home, Gresham campus

Renovation of Louise Bldg When: Thu Apr 10, 2014 6-7PM Where: Albertina Kerr Center Meeting at Chapel 876 NE 162nd Av Portland OR Get Map!

You're Invited
Plan to attend this informative meeting at Albertina Kerr's Gresham campus as their staff outlines Phase II. Improvements include changes to parking, circulation and landscaping, in addition to renovation and expanion of the historic Louise building.

Background
The Louise Home, 722 NE 162nd Ave, is now the Gresham campus for Albertina Kerr Centers for Children, a mental and emotional health service center. Built in 1925, the Georgian Revival styled building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987, more than 70 years after it became the property of the Pacific Coast Rescue and Protective Society, which would later become Albertina Kerr.