Mid-county Memo Blog

Here’s a recap of the May 2010 online edition of the Mid-county Memo at www.midcountymemo.com:

This month’s front page story: snapshots of a day in east Portland’s life, Saturday, April 24.

Lee Perlman reports on East Portland Action Plan advocates’ testimony at a City Council meeting on the EPAP one-year-anniversary.

A story by Heather Hill about the 50th anniversary celebration of the David Douglas School District held at the Annual David Douglas Educational Foundation Auction/Dinner last month at Persimmon Country Club in Gresham.

We received a note from the Portland Police Bureau about a rash of burglaries at Portland schools, and in east Portland at David Douglas and  Parkrose schools. If you have any information, call Detective Mary Wheat at 503-823-0010.

“Portland Police are investigating a series of burglaries at schools in the Portland area that began in early December. Investigators believe that twelve burglaries have occurred at various schools and that the burglars are attempting to steal laptops and computer equipment.”

Links and a recap of feature articles from the December 2009  edition of the Mid-county Memo online version follow:

Latest photos and full story about the world’s largest choral festival, The Grotto’s twenty second annual Festival of Lights in east Portland.

Full story about east Portland neighborhood association leaders examining the different ways other neighborhood offices are run.

Latest photos and full recap of fall high school spots in Mid-County.

Latest photos and full story about Hall of Fame wrestling coach Marc Sprague joining the David Douglas Mat Club.

Mid-county Memo Neighbor of the Year (1994) William “Bill” Winge’s obituary.

The Portland Metro Concert Band presents a Flag Day Concert Sunday, June 14 at 3:00 p.m. in the Horner Performing Arts Center on the David Douglas High School campus in outer east Portland at 1400 S.E. 13th Ave.

In honor of the holiday, the program includes a variety of music with patriotic themes: the Carmen Dragon arrangement of “America the Beautiful,” a medley of George M. Cohan tunes titled “Star Spangled Salute:”  a collection of World War II songs called “The Homefront,” and a medley of service songs titled “Armed Forces Salute.”

The June 2009 edition of the Mid-county Memo has also, after being sedulously delivered by the United States Postal Service,  been posted online.

Gracing this issue’s front page are the gracious ladies of the Elkettes, a 50-member strong ladies auxiliary of  the Gateway Elks

The four-story, 180,000 square foot new medical pavilion at Adventist Medical Center in east Portland opened last month.  Read Lee Perlman’s first-hand account of the dedication ceremony.

David Douglas School District’s  Fir Ridge Campus is featured in a story  by Heather Hill about  its annual Leadership Conference

The David Douglas High School Theater Department presents its annual senior-directed One Act Festival this week.
Performances begin Wednesday, May 13 at the Howard F. Horner Performing Arts Center, 1400 S.E. 130th Ave., in outer east Portland and continue through Saturday, May 16.
Tickets, available at the door only, are $5 for each night of $6 for both. Curtain goes up at 7:30 p.m. each night. Call 503-261-8270 for more information.

A NIGHTS — May 13th and 15th Condensed Theater Classics:
“Lives in the Wind” by Matt Casarino
Directed by John Ellis & Renee Sanders; Technical Direction by Cameron Lenocker

Families in the outer east Portland community are invited to a afternoon of free food, fun and entertainment, along with an opportunity to learn about resources available to them in Mid-county.

The David Douglas School District and Fir Ridge Campus host their 5th Annual East County Resource Fair from 2-6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 20 at David Douglas High School’s Fir Ridge Campus, 11215 S.E. Market St. Featuring performers, artists and representatives from several local nonprofit agencies.

Two free orientations on affordable home ownership will be hosted by Portland Community Land Trust. An orientation will be held in English from 4-5 p.m., and repeated in Spanish from 5-6 p.m.

Portland City Commissioner Randy Leonard and State Sen. Brad Avakian will host a community town hall on Tuesday, Jan. 15, from 7 to 9 p.m., at David Douglas High School, 1001 S.E. 135th Ave. The public is cordially invited.

This is the second town hall-style meeting planned by the pair this month. The first was held Jan. 9 in Northwest Portland; the theme for both: “Livable Communities.”

The town hall will focus on issues such as land use, water resources, renewable energy, public safety and emergency response. The town hall will begin with a short presentation by both Leonard and Avakian, followed by questions from and a discussion with community members.

An east Portland K-5 elementary school, in the David Douglas School District is seeking instructional assistants. Responsibilities include instructing small groups of students in reading and English as well as assisting the teacher in organization, data collection and lesson preparation.

Two years of college or the ability to pass a basic skills test is required. The positions are temporary and pay $9.00 per hour/no benefits.

If you’re interested and would like to apply, please contact Lisa Oglesby at lisa_oglesby@ddouglas.k12.or.us or call her at 503-256-6500 ext. 4521