Mid-county Memo Blog

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.

We recently received a note from  from Brenda Brady, Interim Director of College Advancement at Mt. Hood Community College in east Multnomah County.  It follows:

With Oregon’s unemployment rate the second highest in the country, Mt. Hood Community College has increased its efforts to assist the unemployed with a wide variety of retraining opportunities, job search strategies and skill development.

The MHCC Career Planning and Counseling Center offers workshops for unemployed individuals to learn about new “green” careers, search strategies, how to write a resume and techniques to cope with stress. The MHCC Small Business Development Center offers a new free seminar, “Navigating Your Business Through an Economic Downturn,” designed for small businesses suffering from the recession.

Mt. Hood Community College will hold a dedication ceremony for the new biodiesel lab at 2 p.m. today on the Gresham Campus. The biodiesel lab originated as a Sustainability, Health and Safety program student project and is the only biodiesel lab on a college campus in Oregon.

“Oregon’s future lies in sustainable industry,” said Oregon State Representative Brent Barton of Clackamas.

The biodiesel lab is located at the Fisheries building. Click here for  directions.
For more information about the biodiesel lab or the Sustainability, Health and Safety program, contact Program Director Dr. Javid Mohtasham at 503-491-7440 or javid.mohtasham@mhcc.edu.

A note from our friends at Mt. Hood Community College.  Worth noting:  the last maintenance project out our way, yea!

As part of the 2009 Oregon Economic Stimulus Program, or Go Oregon!, Mt. Hood Community College recently received $3.85 million to use toward deferred maintenance projects.

In addition to improving the College’s facilities, the funds will help stimulate the local economy by providing employment.
maintenance projects funded by Co Oregon!:

·The stage rigging in the Performing Arts Center on the Gresham Campus will be replaced and the stage and electrical system rebuilt.

A note from our friends at Mt. Hood Community College’s Office of College Advancement:

A savory German-themed dinner will be the highlight of the Mt. Hood Community College Hospitality and Tourism program’s 18th annual Gala Dinner and Silent Wine Auction. The event is scheduled for Saturday, May 2, at 5:30 p.m. in the Town and Gown Room on the Gresham Campus.

Robin Flower, corporate executive chef for the Gala Dinner, is a third-generation chef who trained at the University of Cornwall. Flower is currently the corporate chef of Horst Mager’s Rheinlander and Gustav’s restaurants.