The Portland Police Bureau’s Missing Persons Unit asks for help from the public in locating 16-year-old Kalpana Wagley, a recent Bhutanese refugee, missing since last Friday.

Kalpana Wagley, left, a 16-year-old David Douglas High School student seen here at a 2010 soccer clinic, was reported missing Friday. Mid-county Memo photo/Tim Curran

Wagley is described as a female Nepalese, five feet eight inches tall, and 104 pounds, with mid-back length black hair. Kalpana was last seen wearing knee-length, cut-off blue jeans, dark brown ski-type boots, and a black vest under a white jacket.

Two of three Mid-county school districts — Reynolds and Parkrose — are seeking state mediation help in reaching agreement on their teachers contracts; classified employees in Parkrose also.

The third district, David Douglas, has been negotiating since June, but is not headed to mediation — yet.

In a show of solidarity, area union members and volunteers joined Parkrose teachers and employees picketing the school district. From left, North Clackamas School District teacher Deborah Barnes, eight-year-old Tori Garrett, and Sena Norton, Boring Middle School teacher and Garrett’s stepmother.

On Monday, the Fairview Police Department discovered its radar speed enforcement trailer was stolen.

According to a news release from the Fairview PD, its last known location was near the intersection of Northeast 213th Avenue and Hancock Street in Fairview. Making it hard to miss, the trailer is adorned with three Fairview Police Department emblems painted on its sides.

Anyone seen the Fairview Police Department's speed enforcement trailer?

The Fairview PD is offering a reward of $500 for information leading to the recovery of its stolen radar speed enforcement trailer. The police are also offering an additional reward of $500 for information leading to the arrest of the person or persons responsible for the theft.

In its news release, the Fairview police urge anyone with any knowledege of what happened to its radar spped enforcement trailer to please call Detective Brad Robertson at 503-674-6259, or the Fairview Police Department Tip line at 503-674-6250.

SnowCap Community Charities celebrated the annual end-of-summer garden party last month at its facility with an extra boost this year with the help of a $10,000 grant from the Grainger Foundation presented by a volunteer whose connection with the organization goes back to her years as a Bluebird volunteer.

The grant, presented by Lori Gilinsky, of the Illinois-based W.W. Grainger Co., will be used to continue SnowCap’s Food 2 You program, which delivers food boxes to seniors and shut-ins

Posted online, a recap of the October 2011 edition of the Mid-county Memo  follows ….

At 15, Curtis Crawford joined the Knott Street Boxing Club; it changed his life forever. Crawford is a mixed martial arts fighter, youth boxing coach and a personal trainer at his gym, Curt’s Ultimate, in Gateway; he lives to fight.

Curtis Crawford, from left, with Curt's Ultimate Youth Boxing coaches Ray Monge and Joel Caldera. Crawford's gym, his mixed martial arts career and youth boxing program are featured on the Memo's front page this month.

East Portland Rep. Jefferson Smith throws his hat in the ring for Portland’s mayor.

Honoring first responders and hometown heroes, the Mt. Hood Adventure Park at Skibowl is offering a 50 percent discount to them and their guests this weekend and next.

Skibowl owner Kirk Hanna said, “We are happy to extend this discount to the public servants who contribute so much to our communities. With the summer crowds gone, Fall is an ideal time to enjoy the activities at Skibowl.” Valid for up to six people, any police, firefighter, active-duty military or emergency medical technician — with proper identification — can take advantage of the half-price discount.

Mt. Hood Skibowl Adventure Park Slide

On Sun., Sept. 11 Portland Fire & Rescue will receive a Blue Star Memorial Marker — a memorial plaque honoring military and civilian first responders — from the Portland chapter of the Garden Club of America

Portland Garden Club District Director Jennifer Nash and PF&R’s Training Staff Captain Kyle Wochnick will conduct the ceremony in the newly constructed Blue Star Memorial Reflection Garden with PF&R’s Honor Guard posting the colors at PF&R’s Training & Safety Facility, 4800 N.E. 122nd Ave. in east Portland beginning at 2 p.m.

Oregon State Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc. President, Garnet Ascher is dedicating the marker.
Past Portland District Director, Nancy Ebsen, is accepting the marker on behalf of Portland District Garden Club and Pastor Peter Warner is leading an invocation.

Originated to honor service members from World War II, the Blue Star Memorial Program was expanded to honor men and women who serve in all of America’s wars. Recently, the program was expanded to include civic locations honoring civilian first responders who dedicate their lives and careers to public safety and service.

The September issue of the Mid-county Memo posted online. A re-cap of its content follows …

Proposed changes at Glendoveer Golf Course and Fitness Trail is this month’s main front page feature story. Glendoveer lovers and government haters showed up en masse for the heated open house last month.

Lee Perlman pens a piece about east Portland tours conducted by Oregon State Rep. Jefferson Smith (D) for candidates for City office is the subject of the second story on this month’s front page. Smith took candidates on a tour of east Portland low-lights, highlighting the decades of City neglect for Mid-county.

Jodi Taylor is nutritional services manager for the David Douglas School District. She is responsible for planning nutritional, healthy and tasty meals for over 10,000 students— three quarters whom receive free or reduced lunch — on tight budgets in 10 elementary schools, three middle and two high schools buildings never designed to hold such numbers. How does she do it?

The lunch lady gets a bad rap. Kids criticize cafeteria food for everything from its looks to ‘that’s not how mom makes it at home…’ Parents scrutinize the nutritional content of corn dogs. Administrators weigh headaches of implementation. In addition, they all take it out on the lunch lady.

The August issue of the Mid-county Memo is posted online. A re-cap of its content follows …

This month’s issue has a front page feature story about the Native American Youth and Family Center housed in an old elementary school on Columbia Blvd. in east Portland.

Lee Perlman pens a piece about the results of the recently revived Barn Bash, a western style party that was annually held at Rossi Farms in Parkrose for ten years before it ended in 2007, is the subject of the second story on this month’s front page.