U.S. Postal clerk Alesia Reese,  member of the Parkrose School Board and Woodland Park Neighborhood Association chair, filed for the recently vacated District 6 seat on the Metro Council. One other candidate, Martha Dibblee, has also filed for the seat.

Metro Council District 6, the smallest in area, is fairly rectangular is shape and runs from Portland’s west side across the Willamette River through inner southeast Portland with Powell Blvd. running through the middle, and stretches as far east as 148th with I-84 the northern boundary, with the Multnomah, Clackamas County line the southern border.

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.

Links and a recap of feature articles from the online editon of the November 2009  Mid-county Memo follow:

Latest photos and full story about the transformation of the former Children’s Receiving Center into the Gateway Center for Domestic Violence Services in east Portland.

Latest photos and full story about how former elementary schools within Parkrose School District — Thompson School and Knott Elementary — are being used these days.

A story about developers, for all intents and purposes, killing a proposed amendment to control the way garages are built on smaller parcels

Crossroads Christian School at 2505 N.E. 102nd Ave. is starting a community children’s choir to be called Crossroads Christian Children’s Choir. Although auditions are required for admittance, the choir is open to all children from the community, not just Crossroads Christian School students. It is meant for grades 3 through 8. The cost to join is $75.

The audition date is Thursday, Jan. 10, from 4 to 5:15 p.m. Rehearsals are set from Thursday, Jan. 17 through March 20, from 4 to 5:15 p.m. Performance dates will be announced; stay tuned to the Memo for updates.