Mid-county Memo Blog

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“As you probably are aware, the annual Adequate Yearly Progress reports have been released. We have an article up on our website about our results, along with links upon links that provide all the information anyone could want about AYP, assessments, and our schools. Get to it all here:

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.

Bronco Boosters can collection is tomorrow from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Parkrose Middle School, 11800 N.E. Shaver St.

Drive-up and drop-off your refundable plastics, cans, and bottles to support the Parkrose High School Scholarship Program tomorrow. It’s just that easy.

For more information or to make arrangements for a large donation, call Dave “Can Man” Luce at 503-255-3745.

We received notice from Eden Dabbs at the Bureau of Planning and and Sustainability about next week’s Portland Plan Senior Day. It follows. In this round of meetings, the City especially wants to hear from seniors, elders, their friends and families to help shape Portland’s future

“The senior community, family and friends are invited to the Portland Plan Senior Day discussion. The event is co-sponsored by Elders in Action, Multnomah County Aging and Disability Services, Native American Youth and Family Center and Hollywood Senior Center. Deborah Stein of the Bureau of Planning and Sustainability will lead the dialogue, and door prizes, ice cream and beverages will be provided!

Portland Plan Senior Day
Thursday, June 3rd, 2010
1:30-3:30 p.m.
NAYA Family Center Cafeteria
5135 N.E. Columbia Boulevard

Portland Plan meeting at David Douglas today

A media advisory (new name for  press release) from Bureau of Planning & Sustainability Eden Dabbs about the Portland Plan’s Phase Two workshop at David Douglas High School follows:

“WHAT: Portland residents are invited to participate in the Portland Plan Phase Two Community Workshops all over town!

“Featuring door prizes, refreshments and live music, the East Portland Plan workshop will be Saturday, May 15 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at David Douglas High School. Childcare will be provided.

An east Portland multi-neighborhood bulky waste Spring clean-up is being held tomorrow from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. — earlier if dumpsters fill up — in TriMet’s Park & Ride at Southeast 122nd Ave. and E. Burnside St. in outer east Portland. Enter on Southeast Ash St.

They will welcome appliances, furniture, metal and tires.
Because of Metro’s new rules this year, they can’t accept yard debris, electronics (televisions and monitors), food, animal, Commercial or hazardous waste.

Suggested Donations are $10 per passenger car load; $20 per truck load. Tires: $2 off rim, $5 on rim — limit five.

The East Portland Land Use & Transportation Advisory Committee meets this Wednesday, May 12 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the East Portland Neighborhood Office, 1017 N.E. 117th Ave.

For additional information contact Linda Bauer at 503-761-2941 or lbauerpvna@aol.com.

Dave Luce — the Can Man — holds his monthly pop-can drive today at Parkrose Middle School, 11800 N.E. Shaver Street.

Bring your returnable soda cans and bottles to the east Portland middle  school from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Luce and his crew will take them off your hands and see that they get put to a good use.

Parkrose High School Community Center, 12003 N.E. Shaver St., hosts Mayor Sam Adams’ Education Summit this Saturday, April 10 from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Held to discuss critical issues facing schools in Portland, hear about actions underway to increase graduations rates and access to post-secondary education.

What would help the educational opportunities in Portland? Air your concerns, offer solutions at Saturday’s summit.

The next general meeting of the Parkrose Heights Association of Neighbors is Tuesday, March 23rd. Besides its regular business, the general meeting will feature a City of Portland Radon Expert. Parkrose Heights is listed as the Portland neighborhood with the highest potential for high radon levels according to the EPA.

Meetings are held at Parkrose United Methodist Church, 11111 N.E. Knott St. For more information contact chair Carol Williams at 503-255-9696 or e-mail her at: carolsmailbox@msn.com.