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Boating and fishing education and awareness day
This event at Metro’s Chinook Landing Marine Park on Saturday, May 17 from 10 a.m.- 4p.m. will increase your knowledge of boat and water safety while providing new information about the region’s water related recreational opportunities and the appropriate use of our regional waterways.
The Coast Guard Auxiliary and the Power Squadron will have all hands on deck to provide free watercraft safety inspections in concert with Multnomah County Sheriff’s River Patrol. Additional programs offered will include how to build your own boater safety kid, knot-tying demonstrations, boater videos and visits by the Coast Guard helicopter.
Take a guided walk and learn about efforts to restore the vitality of the Columbia River. Children can participate in the Coast Guard Sea Partners and find out how to help protect the health of regional waterways. Visit the Coast Guard’s river clean van and see the equipment used for responding to toxic spills.
Listen as staff naturalists and others talk about all the different types of angling opportunities from sturgeon bank casting to steelhead fishing. What is a Northern pike minnow and why is there a bounty on it? Learn about the Columbia River’s native salmon runs and what is being done to restore them. Short free workshops and clinics will be scheduled throughout the day; participants will be asked to register on site the day of the event.
Local professional outfitters will be available for short talks on navigation and safety for canoes and kayaks. Learn how to have fun while being safe and courteous in small watercraft. The Coast guard Auxiliary will provide additional on-board safety information.
Don’t be caught unprepared. Local regulatory agencies will be available to provide information on boat and fishing licensing as well as upcoming boater education requirements.
Take this opportunity to explore Chinook Landing Marine Park, a 67-acre marine park with six launching lanes on the Columbia River. It is the largest public boating facility in Oregon. The park offers picnic and viewing areas, wetland and wildlife habitat, disabled-accessible docks, restrooms and a seasonal river patrol station.
Chinook Landing Marine Park is adjacent to Blue Lake Regional Park on Marine Drive.
Bring the whole family and be on your way to a safer and more enjoyable summer boating season for watercraft of all types. There is a $4 per vehicle entry fee; free with your annual Metro parks pass.
Vote
Ballot Measure 26-48 is a proposed ordinance that would provide three years of bridge funding for Multnomah County schools, senior and low-income health services and public safety needs such as decreasing the early release of prisoners. If enacted, the ordinance would establish a three-year, personal income tax of 1.25% on Oregon taxable income.
Voters will make a decision on the Measure on May 20, 2003. All Oregon elections are vote-by-mail, so ballots will appear in mailboxes beginning the first week in May.
Whatever your position on this issue, be sure to cast your vote.
Ice cream social
Calling all Shaver Elementary School alum, and the community at large. The Shaver Parent Faculty Association (SPFA) invites you to attend an ice cream social on Tuesday, May 20 from 6-8:30 p.m. at the school at 3701 N.E. 131st Place. This fundraiser promises to provide loads of fun for everyone. The third through fifth grade classes will be singing while guests participate in activities ranging from Bingo to a silent auction.
Burgerville is donating the ice cream for this event. Auction items collected thus far include special gift baskets assembled by the students and local businesses; tickets to the Chinese Gardens and Northwest Children’s Theatre; Blazers memorabilia; car washes and gift certificates. A special surprise guest will be on hand to emcee the activities.
For more information please call 503-408-2850.
Water quality meeting
The East Multnomah Soil & Water Conservation District develops comprehensive plans and specifications for the conservation of soil resources and for the continued control and prevention of soil erosion. To become involved in this process, attend the next Local Advisory Committee meeting for the Lower Willamette Agricultural Water Quality Management Area on Tuesday, May 27 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. in the Multnomah Building, 501 S.E. Hawthorne Blvd., Room BCC Conf 112. For more information, call Julie at 503-222-7645 x105
16th Annual Maywood Park Garage Sale
This community wide event will take place on May 30 and 31 and June 1. Hours for the sale are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday. At any one of the participating households, attendees can obtain a brochure listing the addresses where sales are being held, outlining the “special” items each home will be selling, and showing a map of the entire neighborhood. Each home taking part in the sale will be marked with a blue-staked sign and balloons so that it is easily identifiable. At this year’s event, Lily Field Christian Montessori School will be sponsoring a fundraising concession stand where coffee, donuts, caramel corn, various lunch items and beverages will be offered for sale. Last year, 70 individual households participated in the garage sale. The City of Maywood Park is located between Northeast 92nd and 102nd Avenues from Fremont to Prescott Streets.
Parkrose Community Fair
Saturday, May 31 from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. the Parkrose High School Bronco Boosters bring the community together for a day of lively family oriented activities. Sample the food, climb a rock wall and enjoy local entertainment while raising scholarship funds for Parkrose students. This event takes place at Parkrose High School, 12003 N.E. Shaver St. For more information contact Alesia Reese at 503-253-4414, or Parkrose High School at 503-408-2600.
CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS
Supporting neighborhood volunteer associations
The strength of any neighborhood is its residents. By becoming active in your neighborhood association, your will contribute to its health, vitality and livability. Contact the East Portland Neighborhood Association (EPNO) to learn which neighborhood association serves you.
The East Portland Neighborhood Office is located at 735 S.E. 106th Ave. Office hours are 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Contact the office by phone at 503-823-4550, by fax at 503-823-4525 or by e-mail at east123@teleport.com.
The Mill Park Neighborhood Association meeting will be Tuesday, May 13, at 7 p.m. at Midland Branch Library, 805 S.E. 122nd Ave. The Mill Park Neighborhood contact is Rosemarie Opp, 503-253-5491.
The Wilkes Community Group will hold a Board of Directors workshop at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 13 in the Teamsters Complex, Joe Edgar Hall, 1850 N.E. 162nd Ave. No general meeting is scheduled for May. For more information, call Ross Monn at 503-261-1010.
The guest speaker at the Hazelwood Neighborhood Association general meeting will be Kristin Hull from Metro talking about I-205 light rail. This meeting is Thursday, May 19, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the East Precinct Community Room, 737 S.E. 106th Ave. For more information, contact Arlene Kimura, 503-252-9429.
The Parkrose Heights Association of Neighbors general meeting is Tuesday, May 20, at 7 p.m. at the Parkrose United Methodist Church, 11111 N.E. Knott St.
A city at work
The Maywood Park City Council meetings for May will be Tuesdays, May 6 and 20 at 7 p.m. on the Maywood Park campus of Mt. Hood Community College, 10100 N.E. Prescott St. Meetings are usually located in room 223. Look for the sign in the front window.
The council encourages citizen participation and suggests new items for discussion be submitted in writing to the City Office, 10100 N.E. Prescott St., Maywood Park, OR 97220. For more information, call the Maywood Park City Council at 503-255-9805.
Improving the quality of life for children and families
One of the objectives of Kiwanis International is to give primacy to the human and spiritual, rather than to the material values of life. Kiwanis is a thriving organization of men, women and children who are dedicated to serving the children of the world. The following local chapters serve the Mid-County area:
The Montavilla Kiwanis meets at 12:10 p.m. every Tuesday in the Chinese Village Restaurant and Lounge, 520 S.E. 82nd Ave. For more information, please call Diane Lawrence at 503-289-6427.
The Columbia View Kiwanis meet every Wednesday at noon in the Refectory Restaurant, 1618 N.E. 122nd Ave. For more information, please call Charlie Ross at 503-252-1570.
Mall 205 Early Riser Kiwanis Club meets at 7 a.m. every Thursday morning at Roscoe’s Restaurant and Pub, 8105 S.E. Stark St. For more information, please call Bruce Altizer at 503-261-1575.
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