When Metro Councilor Shirley Craddick visited the Hazelwood Neighborhood Association last month, it was an educational experience for both.

Craddick’s district encompasses most of Mid-Multnomah County east of 122nd Avenue.

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Metro Councilor Shirley Craddick represents District 1.

Last month, Metro Councilor Bob Stacey, who represents the area immediately west of Craddick’s, spoke to the HNA board.

Several people mentioned that the Metro 2040 Plan designates Gateway as a “Regional Center” for major growth.

HNA board member Linda Robinson, said, “Some, like Gateway, are stumbling.” Craddick said the designation makes the area eligible for federal grants, but Robinson countered, “We haven’t gotten many. If developers were willing to come here, Metro could help the buildings get built.”

Mayor Charlie Hales’ draft budget, while kinder to neighborhood involvement programs in east Portland and elsewhere than previous projections suggested, still calls for significant cuts.

The East Portland Neighborhood Office is a branch of the Portland Office of Neighborhood Involvement, and receives most of its funding from that bureau.

In April, at a budget hearing in east Portland, Portland’s City Council listens to citizen comments on Mayor Charlie Hales’, middle, proposed budget.

Last winter Hales asked ONI and all other City bureaus to submit budgets with a ten percent reduction from fiscal year 2012-13 levels.

Including steering committee members, about 47 people came to an open house last month at Tony’s Tavern, sponsored by Parkrose Neighborhood Prosperity Initiative, intended to acquaint business owners and residents with each other, and with new NPI manager Bridget Bayer.

Parkrose NPI, one of six such districts in the city (including three others in east Portland), is a sort of mini-urban renewal district.

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In April, at the Grand Reopening of Parkrose Hardware,former Historic Parkrose Chair Joe Rossi, from left, poses with fellow steering committee members Amelia Salvador and Vice-Chair Loretta Stites.

Early Tuesday morning, around 1:30 a.m., police reponded to the reports of shots fired at a residence in the 10500 block of Northeast Fremont Street.

When police arrived, they did not locate any victims.

Witnesses said they heard shots and then saw several vehicles leave the area, police said.

Shortly after the officers arrived on scene, they received a report from East Precinct that police responded to the report of a gunshot victim arriving at Portland Adventist Medical Center.

The victim, 45-year-old William Rasmussen of Southeast Portland, was suffering from two non-life-threatening gunshot wounds and was transported from PAMC to Legacy Emanuel Medical Center for treatment.

When you’re hired at Human Solutions, the East County social service agency, you’re encouraged to visit its facilities and learn about its mission and many programs.

When Sheila Guernsey, who was hired as special events coordinator in January, toured the Daybreak Shelter Network — Human Solutions’ facility that serves homeless families from the basement of Peace Church of the Brethren in outer Southeast Portland — she saw a need.

After a one-day makeover of the outdoor play area at Human Solutions’ Daybreak Shelter Network for homeless families, five-year-old Esperanza Sumano is first to try out one of the new swings.

On Friday, May 24 Parkrose High School Community Center student groups, teachers and student advisors produce a public Multicultural Festival from 6 to 8:30 p.m. in the high school cafeteria.

The event includes ethnic food, games, prizes, a raffle and live performances beginning at 7 p.m.

Parkrose High School Community Center students, with help from teachers and advisors, are producing a Multicultural Festival Friday, May 24 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. in the high school cafeteria at 12003 N.E. Shaver St.

The festival is being presented to display the unity of the many ethnicities at the high school, according to Student Advisor Whitney Alfrey.

The 51st annual Montavilla Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast is Saturday, May 18, from 8 a.m. until noon at Columbia Christian School-Johnson Center, Southeast 92nd Avenue between Glisan and Burnside.

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The Montavilla Kiwanis 51st annual Pancake Breakfast is Saturday, May 18, from 8 a.m. until noon at Columbia Christian School-Johnson Center, Southeast 92nd Avenue between Glisan and Burnside.

The breakfast includes pancakes, eggs, ham, coffee, juice and milk. Tickets are $7 each or a maximum of $18 per family.

Kids will enjoy balloon artists and face painting while adults settle in for some good ole’ bluegrass by the Fabulous Cover Dogs.

After an eight month run, and nearly a 30 year absence from Portland, Yaw’s Top Notch Restaurant, at 11340 N.E. Halsey St. in Gateway, closed its doors last week, perhaps forever.

When the first restaurant named Yaw’s opened in September 2012, it carried great expectations, high hopes and a built-in fan base.

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In July 2012, when Yaw’s Top Notch was under construction, owner Stephen P. Yaw, Sr., poses with Barby Radmacher.

With a publicized labor dispute and other problems at the Gateway restaurant, owner Stephen P. Yaw, Sr. was evicted for non-payment of rent, according to property owner Dan Banes.

This Gateway Area Business Association annual event runs from Thursday through Sunday, May 16 to 19.

Take your family to the carnival on Northeast 106th Ave. and Halsey St. all four days.

The Gateway parade is Saturday, May 18 at 1 p.m.

Grab a spot on the curb along Halsey and Weidler streets between 106th and 111th avenues on Saturday, May 18 at 1 p.m. for the Fun-O-Rama parade.

A Community Fair at 111th Square follows at 2 p.m.

For more information, go to gabanet.com or call 503-803-3707.

There are approximately 3000 restaurants in Multnomah County, about 350 in east Portland.

Multnomah County Health Department Environmental Health Specialists conduct unannounced inspections of food service establishments.

These inspectors ensure food safety by evaluating food worker habits and practices, where food comes from and how it is stored in the restaurant, how food is prepared, and cooked, cooling, holding and reheating temperatures.

Inspectors report observed violations that are not in compliance with Oregon Revised Statute 624 and Oregon Administrative Rule. This law and these rules are designed to identify violations that can contribute to food-borne illness.