Argay Neighborhood Association chair Valerie Curry intends to resign.  Curry, who has served on the ANA board for six years and as chair for two — and has done yeoman’s work — told the Memo if a current Argay board member, or someone doesn’t get on the board, get up to speed and take over, November 2009 will be her last meeting as chair.

“We need a president and secretary, there’s no vp (vice-president), I go to too many meetings the city wants me to go to, I have to take meeting minutes, I have to do articles for that EPNO (East Portland Neighborhood Office) paper, answer phone calls; my interest is in crime and livability, that’s where my real interest lies,” Curry said.

Mel Sears, President of the American Council of Engineering Companies of Oregon, presented the Academy for Architecture, Construction, and Engineering (ACE) Academy with a donation of $2,500 recently.

The gift was made possible through the collaboration of local firms and ACEC Oregon. Participating firms included Parametrix, CH2M HILL, David Evans and Associates, and Petersen Structural Engineers.
 
“We are a part of the community and pleased to financially and professionally support young adults interested in pursuing engineering as a career,” said Mel Sears, Parametrix Executive Vice President, and ACEC Oregon President.

The holiday spirit is alive at east Portland’s Rivercrest Community Church, located at 3201 N.E. 148th Ave.; the church is two blocks south of Sandy Boulevard on Northeast 148th Avenue.

Two events are slated for the holiday.

First, there’s the annual Christmas Sing-Along, set for Sunday, Dec. 16, at 2 p.m. Bring the whole family to enjoy this festive event. A special feature of the Sing-Along will be the organ playing of former church organist Paul Quarino. Quarino’s nickname was “The Organ Grinder,” and his playing will enliven the event.