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.

We received an e-mail from Karen Bohart, Reynolds High School choir director about a pair of fundraisers this weekend in support of their efforts to travel to New York City to perform at Lincoln Center. It follows:

The Reynolds High School Choir is scheduled to perform at Lincoln Center in New York, New York on Sunday March 29, 2009.
The public is invited to help students’ reach this destination by attending a performance and dinner hosted by Ristorante Di Pompello in Historic Downtown Troutdale, 117 East Historic Columbia River Highway, from 6 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, February 12 and Friday, February 13, 2009.