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Submissions for each month are due by the 15th of the previous month. Please have submissions for April in by Friday, March 15. We prefer e-mailed submissions sent to Dawn Widler, Department Editor at editor@midcountymemo.com. You may also mail complete information to 4052 N.E. 22nd Ave., Portland, OR, 97212-1503, phone 503-287-8094 or Fax 503-249-7672.

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Promise of a Senior Center Broken

Dear Editor:

I am a long time Parkrose resident who retired in January 2002. Having looked forward to this happy event for many years, I immediately set out to discover the senior activities available in my community. I remembered the huge tax bond a few years ago that involved building a new Parkrose High School. I don not recall the year this occurred, but I do recall that passing that bond was a hard-won victory, possible only when the building of a community/senior center was included in the plans.

With this in mind, I drove to the beautiful new Parkrose High School building, parked at the east end of the property, and walked through a door into a vacant hallway. Finding no directions, no doors announcing “senior center”, and, in fact, no activity at all, I opened an unmarked door into what appeared to be a small office with one young man inside. I explained what I was looking for and was informed that while there was a small Multnomah County Library branch in the building, there certainly was no senior or community center, and no plans that he knew of creating such center. I wandered for a few minutes, found no one else to whom I could pose my questions, and left the building knowing nothing more about the promised community/senior center than I had when I entered the building.

So, while the following questions may not be timely, they do beg for answers. 1. What happened to the center that was promised to pass the school bond? 2. Do any plans exist for such center? 3. If so, when may Parkrose residents expect to see results? 4. If not, what happened to the money intended to pay for the center?

Carol Bouchard

10512 N.E. Tillamook St, Porltand, OR, 97220

503-254-0580

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Mid-county is a caring community

Dear Editor,

Thank you so much for printing my press releases regarding the Volunteers in Partnership (VIP) and Older Adult Support and Information Systems (OASIS) programs.

I really appreciate the Mid-county Memo’s support and the community focus of your paper. Thank You !

Beth Ragel

VIP Mentor/ Oasis Program Coordinator for the Mid County Caring Community