The May 2013 edition of the Mid-county Memo posted online.

Feature stories and news about east Portland, all right here.

LaShawn McCarthey, Prescott Elementary SUN site manager, poses with some of his students, from left, fifth grader Anthony Green, first grader Rickiya Overton and fifth grader Forrest Clark. Students participate in up to 45 minutes of daily homework help.

This month’s feature stories are: Schools Uniting Neighborhoods (SUN) shines at Prescott Elementary in the Parkrose School District; a Top Notch labor dispute at Yaw’s restaurant in Gateway; East Portland Sunday Parkways kicks off in outer southeast this Sunday; the East Portland Neighborhood Office and the East Portland Action Plan face budget cuts; Parkrose school board candidates answer a question and, how do Mid-county restaurants rate?

Yes, for some of you, there is still time to both buy and plant street trees in parking strips.

Friends of Trees is offering trees, at $35 to $75 apiece depending on variety and location, to property owners in the Argay, Parkrose, Parkrose Heights, Russell, Sumner and Wilkes neighborhoods through February 4.

If you live in the Argay, Parkrose, Parkrose Heights, Russell, Sumner and Wilkes neighborhoods, there is still time to both buy and plant street trees in parking strips.

Trees are offered that are calculated not to cause damage to pavement or overhead wires in a specific site.

The January edition of the Mid-county Memo is posted online.

Tim Price, Parkrose high school head football coach, was fired in November. Over his five seasons, he had an 18-26 record.

Feature stories, news and events about east Portland people, all right here.

This month’s edition features: a Christmas tradition of giving at SnowCap Community Charities; Parkrose sacks head football coach Tim Price;

Parkrose school district buys a piece of property from the Rossi family for $240,000;

the Portland Planning and Sustainability Bureau holds Comprehensive Plan Workshops in east Portland;

Mt. Hood Community College
It’s time to go shopping for those special folks on your holiday list — or maybe even for you!

MHCC will hold the 43rd annual Scrooge Lives Holiday Craft Sale Dec. 4 (10 a.m. to 6 p.m.) and Dec. 5 (10 a.m. to 5 p.m.) in the Gresham campus Student Union, 26000 S.E. Stark St. Shawn Schlogel, an MHCC graduate, will play holiday tunes in a solo piano performance from noon to 1 p.m., both days.

Christmas bazaars abound in mid-county this weekend.

The December edition of the Mid-county Memo is posted online.

Feature stories, news and events about east Portland people, all right here.

Read all about Hazelwood Plaza, a new, 59-unit apartment building slated for Northeast 102nd Avenue, between Glisan and East Burnside streets, in this month’s edition.

This issue features: Fall activities roundup from midcounty schools; the Grotto celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Festival of Lights; a groundbreaking story on Glisan Commons, a social service agency headquarters and low-income housing development in Gateway; a Lee Perlman piece on Hazelwood Plaza, an apartment development on Northeast 102nd Avenue, gets a second look at the Portland Design Commission; a Laotian leader seeks a community center for immigrants; and, after being homeless for more than two years, Parkrose Community United Church of Christ finds a permanent home in Gateway

The October edition of the Mid-county Memo is now posted online.

Feature stories, events, and news about east Portland people are all right here.

Courtesy Greg Wood
Residents, along with government, non-profit, business and volunteer help, built a new playground at Gateway Park Apartments last month.

This issue features: A non-profit collaborates with businesses and city government to build a much needed playground at Gateway Park Apartments;

the city tries to come up with new street paving strategies;

the Children’s Book Bank gives books to every Mill Park Elementary student — more than 7,000 total;

With Jefferson Smith forced to resign the House District 47 seat to run for Portland mayor, the outer east Portland district is up for grabs in November.

With neighborhoods as diverse as Wilkes on the north end and Powellhurst-Gilbert on the south, the district has a large population.

The candidates, Democrat Jessica Vega Pederson and Republican Maggie Nelson, were asked the same question:

“Why is it important constituents know who their state representative is and what they do?”

With a limit of 250 words, and responses edited for clarity and grammar, they are posted below.

The August issue of the Mid-county Memo, with President Barack Obama’s surprise visit to east Portland on the front page, posted yesterday (coincidentally, today is the President’s birthday. Best wishes Mr. President!).

At the 2012 Barn Bash, Tom Mannen’s Turkey Creek Desperadoes take a break between shows. Read about it, and other east Portland news in this issue.

A recap of its contents:

Rivercrest Community Church organist Paul Quarino was feted with a ceremony and reception honoring his thirty years as music director at the outer east Portland church last month.

Nearly every parishioner of Rivercrest Community Church turned out for a ceremony to honor organist Paul Quarino’s thirty years of making music at the outer northeast Portland church.

The ceremony included a video presentation, friends’ tributes, anecdotes about Quarino’s long service, performances by him and presentation of gifts and a plaque. Presenter Marjorie Woodfill said, “We wanted to attend a church with an organ. I just want to tell you how much your music means to me. And I love you.”

Last night, police officers responded to a call of shots fired at a residence in the 14800 block of Northeast Fremont Court in the Wilkes neighborhood of outer east Portland.

According to a Portland Police Bureau news release, arriving officers found a deceased adult male at a residence. Immediately, they began searching the area for a suspect and called for Homicide Detectives and the Forensic Evidence Division.

Investigators are on scene and no additional details area available at this time as this is an active and ongoing investigation.

Anyone with information is urged to contact Lt. Robert King, 503-823-0010, pager: 503-790-1779, or email him at Robert.King@portlandoregon.gov.