The May 2013 edition of the Mid-county Memo posted online.

Feature stories and news about east Portland, all right here.

LaShawn McCarthey, Prescott Elementary SUN site manager, poses with some of his students, from left, fifth grader Anthony Green, first grader Rickiya Overton and fifth grader Forrest Clark. Students participate in up to 45 minutes of daily homework help.

This month’s feature stories are: Schools Uniting Neighborhoods (SUN) shines at Prescott Elementary in the Parkrose School District; a Top Notch labor dispute at Yaw’s restaurant in Gateway; East Portland Sunday Parkways kicks off in outer southeast this Sunday; the East Portland Neighborhood Office and the East Portland Action Plan face budget cuts; Parkrose school board candidates answer a question and, how do Mid-county restaurants rate?

The Mid-county Memo presents a Parkrose School Board Candidates Forum Monday, May 13 at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, 11229 N. E. Prescott St. Come prepared with questions for candidates vying for the board of education. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the forum starts at 7 p.m.

For more information, contact Tim Curran at 503-287-8904.

To increase coordination and partnership between faith communities and Multnomah County on issues focusing on family support services, health education and disaster preparedness, the county’s Interfaith Initiative is hosting an event Thursday, April 18 at Parklane Christian Reformed Church, 16001 S.E. Main St. in outer southeast Portland

The goal of the event, Commissioner Diane McKeel said in a news release, is is to provide speakers and resources so attending congregations will receive a greater understanding of the professional support Multnomah County provides.

Presenters from the county’s Interfaith Initiative recently provided an overview of the county’s approach to collaboration with faith communities on their shared goals of improving resident’s health and well being.

The April edition of the Mid-county Memo posted online.

Feature stories and news about east Portland, all right here.

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The David Douglas High School wrestling team celebrates first place in the 6A team title of the OSAA 2013 Wrestling State Championships at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

The March issue of the Mid-county Memo is posted online.

Feature stories and news about east Portland, all right here.

Vancouver residents Cindi and Dave Fooshe travel to east Portland monthly to dance the night away at Ballroom Parkrose.

This month’s edition features: dancing with the professionals at Ballroom Parkrose; a co-op grocery store is forming in Montavilla, construction on the I-205 Airport Way interchange improvement project; city budget cuts proposed and, how do Mid-county restaurants rate?

Memo Departments — Memo Pad, Business Memos, Memo Calendar and the monthly Meals on Wheels People menu — are full of items of interest about what east Portlanders are doing; local business news and the many activities in March.

If you are curious about icons or have ever wondered how they were created and what the symbolism is all about, master iconographer Sherry Lynch is offering a 12 week icon painting class at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, 11229 N.E. Prescott St. beginning, Saturday, Feb. 23 at 11 a.m.

Lynch trained in Turkey and was acknowledged as an iconographer by His All Holiness Patriarch Athenagoras, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1948 to 1972.

COURTESY MARLA McGARRY LAWRENCE
Master Iconographer Sherry Lynch will share her skills and knowledge in a 12-week course.

The holiday season lived on at the 13th annual Epiphany Choir Fest, a Jan. 6 benefit at Rose City Park United Methodist Church that raised $4,406 for the Human Solutions Homeless Families Program.

The total includes a contribution from Pacific Power, that matched the first $1,500 donated.

PHOTOS COURTESY SARA FISHER, HUMAN SOLUTIONS
Nine church choirs and one community choir combine to sing the “Hallelujah Chorus” from Handel’s Messiah at the annual Epiphany Choir Fest, a benefit that raised $4,406 for Human Solutions’ Homeless Families Program. Pacific Power matched the first $1,500 in donations.

The January edition of the Mid-county Memo is posted online.

Tim Price, Parkrose high school head football coach, was fired in November. Over his five seasons, he had an 18-26 record.

Feature stories, news and events about east Portland people, all right here.

This month’s edition features: a Christmas tradition of giving at SnowCap Community Charities; Parkrose sacks head football coach Tim Price;

Parkrose school district buys a piece of property from the Rossi family for $240,000;

the Portland Planning and Sustainability Bureau holds Comprehensive Plan Workshops in east Portland;

Before noon Christmas day, dozens of volunteers were ready to serve a specially prepared meal for diners at the SnowCap’s annual Christmas Dinner. The event, held in the decorated Rockwood United Methodist Church fellowship hall, attracted more than 160 people, according to Jeremy Wilebski, Snowcap Community Charities food procurement specialist.

Now in its sixth year (“SnowCap Christmas dinner feeds the needs of the season“, January 2008, Mid-county Memo), the Christmas dinner compliments SnowCap’s other holiday offering, the longer running Thanksgiving fête.

Elladonna, front, Amber and Kex Phillips pose at the sixth annual SnowCap Christmas Dinner held in the Rockwood United Methodist Church fellowship hall.

Snowcap Community Charities is hosting a Christmas dinner for low-income individuals and families in mid-Multnomah County.

Now in its sixth year, the annual Christmas dinner is free and held from noon to 2 p.m. at the Rockwood United Methodist Church, 17805 S.E. Stark St.

As he did in 2007 at the inaugural event, Santa Claus makes an appearance at the SnowCap annual Christmas Dinner. It is free and held from noon to 2 p.m. at the Rockwood United Methodist Church, 17805 S.E. Stark St.

If you want to volunteer or make a donation, contact SnowCap, 503-674-8785 ext.17, or email dolores@snowcap.org