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The MEMO Calendar is your vehicle to publicize community events. Let your Mid-Multnomah County neighbors know about events of interest, meetings, fundraisers and the like. To ensure publication, please send submissions for each month by the 15th of the previous month. Calendar submissions for the November issue are due Friday, Oct. 15. For best results, e-mail Darlene Vinson at editor@midcountymemo.com. Or mail your editorial submissions to 3510 N.E. 134th Ave., Portland, OR, 97230. To leave a phone message, call 503-287-8904. The Mid-county MEMO fax number is 503-249-7672.
EVENTS
Block watch captains receive notice
The city of Portland's Office of Neighborhood Involvement Crime Prevention Program holds its annual recognition of neighborhood block watch captains on Thursday, Oct. 7, at East Portland Community Center, 740 S.E. 106th Ave.
The evening will begin with a training session from 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. A recognition ceremony is scheduled from 8 to 9 p.m. highlighting the volunteer efforts of more than a dozen neighborhood block watch captains in the past year.
Since 1984, the National Crime Prevention Council has recognized October as Crime Prevention Month. The month's focus is to spotlight successful crime prevention efforts and generate interest and enthusiasm for those efforts.
"As part of National Crime Prevention Month, the Office of Neighborhood Involvement's Crime Prevention Program is pleased to offer special training to our block watch captains,” says William Warren, ONI crime prevention coordinator, who is managing the special event. “This is in response to their request for training about the City's Time, Place and Manner Ordinance and the City's Noise Control Office. Those trainings will be led by our ONI colleagues, Kimberly Mark-Villela, liquor licensing specialist and Paul Van Orden, noise control officer."
Seminars to save resources
The Community Energy Project is offering free weatherization and water conservation workshops in Mid-County in October.
Don't let your heating bills take you hostage. Take action. Weatherize. Come to a workshop on Saturday, Oct. 9 from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. at East Portland Community Center, 740 S.E. 106th Ave. Learn how to save energy through material installation, behavioral changes and simple maintenance around your home. Both homeowners and renters are welcome. Qualified participants receive a free kit of materials worth $150. To register, call 503-284-6827.
Learn how to take control of your water and sewer bills. Sign up for a workshop on Thursday, Oct. 14 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at East Portland Community Center, 740 S.E. 106th Ave. This workshop provides information on how to detect and repair leaks, water conservation ideas in and around your home, plus details on Portland's water system. Each Portland household receives an instructional workbook and a free kit of materials worth $25. To register, call 503-284-6827.
Go if you dare
Keeping with the Halloween tradition, Rossi Farms presents its Haunted Ghost Town. The farm’s annual fundraiser has transformed from a hayride into a ghost town, so expect the usual scares and frights to be bigger and better this year. Don’t be too scared to go through the haunted corn mazes. As always, this event will offer an evening of screams and fun for the whole family.
Proceeds from the event will benefit the Parkrose High School All-Night Senior Party. Rossi Farms appreciates the continued support of the community and hopes you dare to come.
The Haunted Ghost Town will run from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings Oct. 22, 23, 24 and 29, 30, 31. Entrance is $8 for adults, $5 for children 12 and under. The Rossi Farms Haunted Ghost Town is located at 3839 NE. 122nd Ave. For more information, please call 503-253-5571.
Healthful solutions from the Far East
The Oregon College of Oriental Medicine, 10525 S.E. Cherry Blossom Drive, is sponsoring two free Saturday seminars for the public on Saturday, Oct. 16 and Saturday, Oct. 23. Scheduled to coincide with the North American Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Day, the seminars will provide information about how to get well and stay healthy by using traditional Chinese medicine.
These medical techniques, developed over centuries in China, can be helpful in easing stress, tension and other ailments of modern life.
Each seminar starts at 10 a.m. and lasts for 90 minutes.
The seminar on Oct.16 will focus on acupuncture and Chinese medicinal herbs. Sample acupuncture treatments will be offered. Herbal teas will be available for tasting.
On Oct. 23 there will be a presentation on Oriental massage and qigong (chee-gong). Attendees will learn how massage and simple meditative exercise can reduce stress and ease aches and pains.
The seminars are free, but space is limited. To reserve your place, call 503-253-3443 ext. 550.
The Oregon College of Oriental Medicine is a four-year medical college, founded in 1983 and accredited at the master's level, which trains master's and doctoral degree students in acupuncture and Oriental medicine. The college also operates a teaching clinic, the OCOM Acupuncture and Herbal Clinic, which provides affordable health care to an estimated 1,500 patients per month throughout the metropolitan area.
Women’s health
In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness month, Slim and Tone 30-Minute Workout for Women, located at Northeast 114th Avenue and Halsey Street, will host a Women’s Wellness clinic.
Free and open to the public, the event is set for Wednesday, Oct. 20 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Discussion topics will include:
• Early Detection Saves Lives
• Hormones and Breast Cancer
• Reducing Your Risk Thru Lifestyle Changes
• Exercise
• Body Fat and Breast Cancer
• Cleansing the Body for Optimal Health.
This event is open to women of all ages. Vendors will be on hand with product samples.
For additional information, contact Michelle Craver at 503-492-9270
Trick-or-treat for tots
Trick-or-treat in a safe environment and bring joy to the senior residents of Firwood Gardens. Children of all ages will be welcomed to this residential care facility at 819 N.E. 122nd Ave., on Friday, Oct. 29 at 10 a.m.
So the staff can be adequately prepared for all the little ghosts and goblins, please RSVP to 503-252-0085 no later than Wednesday, Oct. 27.
Fly tying clinic
The Northwest Fly Fishing Club will host a fly tying clinic and auction on Saturday, Nov. 6 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Sam Cox Community Hall at Glenn Otto State Park in Troutdale.
There will be tyers workshops for both new tyers as well as those seeking to tie patterns from 15 high profile celebrity tyers scheduled to be on hand. The will share knowledge, experience, tying techniques and suggestions on tying materials.
Funds raised are used to protect steelhead and trout habitat.
For more information, call Gary Muncy at 503-519-8871
Nature tours, classes, canoe trips and events
Fall is a good time to be outdoors as trees begin their colorful transition to winter. Metro has dozens of ways to enjoy nature's spectacle in October.
Salmon Festival at Oxbow Regional Park - 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 9 and 10.
Don't miss this opportunity to have fun while learning about the importance of healthy watersheds, the salmon life cycle, and what we can do to help ensure that salmon and nature remain a viable part of our
Northwest culture. Festival features include the Wy-Kan-Ush-Pum (Salmon People) Village, guided river walks, horse wagon rides, exhibits, arts and crafts, music, children's crafts and activities, and a wild salmon barbecue. Festival admission is just $7 per vehicle in advance and $8 at the gate. Call Metro at 503-797-1850 or visit www.metro-region.org/salmonfestival for details. To get to Oxbow, from I-84, take the Troutdale exit 17. Go past the truck stop to the light. Turn right on 257th, Go 3 miles to Division Street. Turn left onto Division. Follow the signs 6.5 miles and turn left. Follow the road to the park.
Birds of autumn class - 7 to 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 13.
Join Metro naturalist and expert birder James Davis for an overview of the most common birds seen in the metropolitan area from September into the winter. You will learn about songbirds and briefly discuss birds of prey and waterfowl. Recommended field guide is Field Guide to Western Birds, 3rd. Ed. by Roger Tory Peterson. Meet in room 370 at Metro Regional Center, 600 N.E. Grand Ave.
Registration and payment of $8 are required in advance. Call 503-797-1850 option 4.
Mushrooms at Smith and Bybee Lakes Wildlife Area - 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 16.
Join naturalist James Davis for an exploration of the fungus at Metro's Smith and Bybee Lakes Wildlife Area. On this beginner's mushroom walk Davis will be talking about the basics of mushrooms and other fungus and how to go about identifying this complicated group of strange and fascinating life forms. All items found will not be identified, but you will enjoy the amazing variety of shapes, colors, textures and smells that make these living things so intriguing.
Smith and Bybee Lakes Wildlife Area is located On Marine Drive between the Expo Center and Kelley Point Park. Take I-5 to exit 307. Go west on North Marine Drive for 2.2 miles. Turn left at the large brown and white wildlife area sign. Meet in the wildlife area parking lot.
This class is free but advance registration is required. Call 503-797-1850 option 4. Wheelchair accessible.
Animal tracking workshop - 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 16.
Oxbow Regional Park is rich in tracks this time of year when beaver, otter, fox, mink, mouse and deer leave clear footprints in the sand. Let local tracker Terry Kem introduce you to the basics of track identification and interpretation, and the awareness and stealth skills needed to watch wildlife at close range. You will make plaster casts of tracks to take home. Bring a lunch. Registration and a fee of $8 per person are required in advance. There also is a $4 per vehicle entry fee to the park payable at the gate. Call 503-797-1850 option 4 to register.
Autumn birds field trip - 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 16.
By October, the first wintering waterfowl and raptors, as well as resident birds, will be at Smith and Bybee Lakes Wildlife Area. As the leaves fall from the trees, it is easier to see the songbirds. Recommended field guide is Field Guide to Western Birds, 3rd. Ed. By Roger Tory Peterson. Meet Metro naturalist James Davis in the wildlife area parking lot on North Marine Drive. Bring binoculars or borrow a pair from Metro. Spotting scopes will be provided. This field trip is free, but advance registration is required. Call 503-797-1850 option 4. Wheelchair accessible.
Waterfowl class - 7 to 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 20.
In autumn, half a million ducks, geese and swans fly over the region's wetlands and tens of thousands stay to spend the winter. Waterfowl, among the region's most abundant and diverse groups of wintering birds, are easy to identify. Join Metro naturalist and expert birder James Davis to find out who's who in this large group of beautiful birds. Recommended field guide is Field Guide to Western Birds, 3rd. Ed. by Roger Tory Peterson. Meet in room 370 at Metro Regional Center. Registration and payment of $8 are required in advance. Call 503-797-1850 option 4. Wheelchair accessible.
Build your own bird feeder - 7 to 9:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 21.
Become a bird-feeding expert and build your own feeder in just one evening. Park supervisor Dale Vasnik and naturalist James Davis team up to get you all set for feeding birds in your yard this winter. Davis will go over bird feeding basics and introduce you to the most common "feeder birds" in the region with a slide show, identification tips and handouts. Then Vasnik and his crew will help you build your own bird feeders to put up in your yard or give as gifts. Materials and tools will be provided. Meet in Room 370 at Metro Regional Center. $15 fee covers the class and one feeder; $10 for each additional feeder. Fees are payable the night of the class, but registration is required in advance. Call 503-797-1850 option 4. Wheelchair accessible.
Metro volunteer orientation - noon to 1 p.m. and 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 27
Start your Metro volunteer experience off on the right foot. Join staff for new volunteer orientation either during the lunch hour or in the evening at Metro Regional Center. Learn about Metro's parks and greenspaces, hear about the benefits of volunteering, receive information on volunteer job opportunities in the field and office, complete your volunteer application and enjoy the company of other new volunteers. To register, call 503-797-1850 option 7. Wheelchair accessible.
Owls of Oregon - 7 to 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 27.
Join Metro naturalist James Davis for a program about owls. There seems to be a big boost in interest in owls just before Halloween. Like bats, owls have been the objects of much misunderstanding. Find out how owls really live in the wild and "whooooo" the most common owls are in Oregon. This class is suitable for any owl fan 10 or older. Class meets in room 370 at Metro Regional Center. Registration and payment of $8 per person are required in advance. Call 503-797-1850 option 4. Wheelchair accessible.
Ancient forest mushroom class - 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 31.
Join mycologist Gary Slone for a two-hour class that ends with a walk on an easy trail in the old growth forest at Oxbow Regional Park. Gary will discuss mushroom classification and edibility, and then participants will gather, identify and compare specimens. Beginning and experienced "shroomers" are welcome. Dress warmly. Meet at group picnic area A. Registration and a fee of $8 per person are required in advance. There is a $4 per vehicle entry fee to the park. Call 503-797-1850 option 4 to register.
To learn more about Metro, visit www.metro-region.org.
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