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.

The Double Reed Divas are the featured artists at the next offering of the Tabor Heights United Methodist Church concert series on Sunday, Sept. 11 at 4 p.m. Victoria Racz, Dagny Rask Regan and Ann van Bever will play classics by Debussy, Haydn and Krommer and newer works by Australian composer Graham Powning and jazz composer Arthur Woodbury.

The church is located at 6161 S.E. Stark St. The concerts are free. Free will offerings will be accepted.

Members of the community are invited to the Parklane Neighborhood Fair, presented in part by Portland Parks & Recreation today,  beginning at 4 p.m. at Parklane Park, Southeast 155th and Main Street.

The fair celebrates the first project in the city’s E205 Initiative, the new equipment and upgrades at Parklane Park —  and will feature family activities, a dedication and remarks by City Parks Commissioner Nick Fish and Mayor Sam Adams. The event will conclude with a tour of the future park site, live music and a  free movie in the park “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse” at dusk.

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.

Take a step back in time Friday, July 1 and participate in East Portland Community Center’s 14th Annual Independence Day Parade.

The old-fashioned neighborhood Independence Day parade steps off at 11:30 a.m., with pre-parade activities beginning at 10. Pre-parade activities include face painting, hot dogs, a climbing wall, and crafts at EPCC.

The colorful processional of all ages, from kids on their patriotically decorated bicycles to a military honor guard, winds through the community, including a  stroll through the nearby CherryWood Village Retirement Community before returning to the community center for more fun. Watch the festivities or join in the fun yourself. Dress up in your celebratory Americana best and march with the band.

See three senior directed one-act plays for $5 or, see all six one-act plays for $7 — three tonight, three more on either Friday or Saturday.

Tonight’s plays (reprises Saturday, May 14 at 7 p.m.) are “Off the Map” By Rich Orloff. Directed by Michael Williamson; Technical Direction by Shelby Wallstrum and Amber Schreiter.

“The Still Alarm” By George S. Kaufman. Directed by  Carson Cook; Technical Direction by Cameron Lenocker.

“All I Really Need to Know I learned by Being in a Bad Play” by Werner Trieschmann. Directed by Terran Jorgensen and Katie Turley; Technical Direction by Jakob Anderson.

The February issue of the Mid-county Memo was posted online last week.  This month’s issue contains stories about east Portland’s Lost Arts Kitchen, the University of Western States and the Portland Housing Bureau’s proposal last month to “adjust” the territory of one of its programs: the Single Family New Construction Limited Home Tax Exemption or LTE.

In this month’s issue you’ll also find a story about the fund raising event held at the Refectory restaurant last month for the Parkrose Senior All-Night Party, a story about how the American Legion’s Portland Post #1 fixed the flag at Glendoveer Golf Course and an obituary for a Parkrose artist, Mark Phillips and an update on the planning for Gateway Park.

A news release from the Rose Festival announcing the 64 students — 63 Seniors and two Juniors — vying to become the 2011 Queen of Rosaria follows. The list includes five students from David Douglas and Madison with four from Parkrose.

A strong showing by students for the Metro area schools highlighted the first day of judging for the 2011 Rose Festival Court, Saturday February 5 at the Rose Festival Court Headquarters in the Lloyd Center. Overall 132 students participated in the first round speech and interview process, and 64 were selected to represent their school in the second round. The second judging session takes place February 26 to determine the final fifteen princesses, from which the 2011 Rose Festival Queen will be chosen.

Portland Metro Arts, a non-profit organization, is holding auditions for their production of Alice In Wonderland.
Casting for children, adult, character and principal roles held Sat., Jan. 15th at Portland Metro Arts Center, 9003 S.E. Stark St.

Portland Metro Arts dancers present their version of this classic story.  Lewis Carroll’s characters come to life with humor and whimsy, expressed in ballet and mime, set to music and amazing costumes.

Auditions are open to anyone, regardless of where they received their training; casting for principal and supporting characters as well as adult, children’s, intermediate and advanced dancing roles.

The July issue of the Memo was posted earlier this week.

This month’s feature stories include: a story by Heather Hill about the schism at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church in Parkrose; Lee Perlman reports on the progress of PAC, or the Gateway Regional Center Urban Renewal Area Program Advisory Committee; Perlman also reports on the wrapping up of the Portland International Airport’s Master Plan; finally, this month’s Perlman’s Potpourri, a beat reporter’s round-up of news and information in Mid-Multnomah County.

As always, the Memo Calendar, containing east Portland’s most comprehensive listing of community events.