икона за подаръкThe Northeast Rotary Club has scheduled a fundraising golf tournament at Gresham Golf Course on Friday, June 1.

Northeast Rotary golf tourney set for June 1 at Gresham Golf Course.

Four-person teams from area Rotary clubs provide the competition. Tee time is 1 p.m.

A dinner and awards banquet follows the tournament.

According to Northeast Rotarian and organizer AJ Prasad, all proceeds go to the Northeast Rotary’s scholarship fund for Parkrose High School graduates.

For more information, or to enter a team, call Prasad at 503-729-7136. Gresham Golf Course is at 2155 N.E. Division St. in Gresham.

The May 2012 Mid-county Memo is posted online. A recap of its contents:

Last month, the top three mayoral candidates debated at David Douglas High School’s Howard Horner Performing Arts Center; the new Neighborhood Prosperity Initiative areas are approved; Parkrose School District averts a teacher’s strike; David Douglas special education teacher Annie Harrell is named Outstanding Teacher of the Year; Lee Perlman interviews City Commissioner Amanda Fritz and opponent, state Rep. Mary Nolan; the Planning and Sustainability Commission endorsed the Outer Powell Conceptual Design Plan; since 2006, east Portland neighborhood associations have been operating illegally; the Portland Housing Bureau is changing tax abatement area boundaries in east Portland … again; and, longtime Gateway hairstylist June Bauer’s obituary.

Parkrose High senior Felicia Seery has lost her battle with Hodgkin’s lymphoma.

Felicia Seery

The vivacious drama student and Parkrose Middle School Sparrow will be remembered with a handful of events in the next several days.

On Saturday, April 21 the Parkrose School District classified staff have put together a benefit for the Seery family at the Russellville Grange Hall, 12105 N.E. Prescott St. The event begins at 6 p.m. Admission to this adults only event is $5. Food will be provided by the Parkrose Boosters

American Legion Auxiliary Portland Unit #1 annual rummage sale is Friday and Saturday, April 13 and 14 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, April 15 from 9 a.m. until noon at 1830 S.E. 122nd Ave. in outer east Portland.

All proceeds support veterans programs. If you have questions, contact rummage sale chair Donna Linstead at 503-252-6245.

The April 2012 Mid-county Memo is posted online. A recap of its contents follows:

Bre’Shay Barnes was named Rose Festival Princess from Parkrose; the new Neighborhood Prosperity Initiative areas struggle to meet financial goals; Parkrose School District declares impasse with teachers; PSD Superintendent Karen Fischer Gray is one of four finalists for Reynolds job; the first meeting between Metro and Glendoveer golf course lovers since a contentious open house in August; the Argay Neighborhood Association hires a lawyer to help fight infill development across the street from Argay Park and an east Portland high school winter sports roundup.

“February Fiesta” is this year’s theme for the 2012 St. Rita Silent Auction, Sat. Feb. 18, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.

St. Rita Silent Auction is Saturday from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Call Mindy Malone at 503-936-0393 for tickets.

The annual event is held in the parish hall following the 5:30 p.m. Mass.

Tickets for the event are $10.00; a $5 gift certificate, good at any Elmer’s Restaurant location, is included with the purchase. Food and a beverage are also included.

To buy a ticket or find out more about what items are being auctioned this year, call Mindy Malone at 503-936-0393.

Posted online, here’s a recap of the February 2012 edition of the Mid-county Memo ….

Tom West, girls varsity basketball coach at Portland Christian for 30 years, was named Oregon’s 2010-2011 National Federation of State High School Associations Coach of the Year.

Former Portland Christian girls varsity coach Tom West, center, holding plaque, was named 2011 National Federation of State High School Associations Coach of the Year. West quit coaching after 30 years at the school. He won three state titles, including a 29-0, undefeated record in 2007.

According to participants, nights at Outdoor School are magical: the glow of the campfire, songs and skits with friends old and new, the quiet walk back to the cabin, wrapped up in an individual goodnight from the student leaders.

Captain Conservation lectures Outdoor School students how to reduce waste.

The cost for a 6th grader to spend the night at Outdoor School is around $60. Donate $60 to provide one night for one student; get friends and family together to sponsor a night for a cabin of kids for $600; $1800 will pay for one night at Outdoor School for one class of 6th graders.

Thanks to the Parkrose High choir, pink flamingos are showing up in yards all around Parkrose. This whimsical fundraiser will continue throughout most of the school year as the choir works to raise funds for a trip to New York this spring.

Here’s how it works: Pay a fee of either $10 or $15 and under cover of darkness, a Parkrose choir parent will sneak into your friend’s yard with a flock of 10 or 15 plastic pink flamingos where they will stay for about 24 hours.

Parkview Christian Retirement Community holds its annual Craft Fair, Friday Oct. 28 and Saturday Oct. 29, from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. at Parkview Christian Retirement Community, 1825 N.E. 108th Ave. in Gateway.

Parkview Christian Retirement Community holds its annual craft fair Friday and Saturday.

Many of the items are handcrafted. Residents will be showing everything from books to toys, harvest decorations to Christmas gifts, and lots of baby items.

The PCRC Garden Club will be selling plants at great prices. While browsing the vendor offerings, people attending can treat themselves to the homemade goodies that will be for sale as well.