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A Portland Oregon newspaper since 1985
Solely supported by advertising, the monthly Mid-county Memo newspaper circulates 15,500 copies in the Gateway and Parkrose
neighborhoods in the Mid-Multnomah County area of east Portland. Over 13,500 newspapers are directly mailed free of charge to
Portland homes in the area bounded on the east and west by Northeast 82nd and 162nd avenues, with Sandy Boulevard and
East Burnside Street on the north and south. The remaining 2,000 newspapers are distributed
at popular gathering places throughout the area.
To find the latest updates on information, go to our Memo Web log at: MEMO BLOG.
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Vol. 22, No. 1 Mailed monthly to over 13,500 homes in the Gateway & Parkrose Communities Free MAY 2006 |
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Libraries celebrate childhood and bilingual literacy |
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MEMO PHOTO: TIM CURRAN
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The Mid-county Memo
Mariachi Viva Mexico performed at the Día de los Niños y Día de los Libros celebration held last month at Gregory Heights Library, 7921 N.E. Sandy Blvd. The musicians delighted the packed house with traditional music from Mexico at the conclusion of a month long celebration of childhood and bilingual literacy at the library. The eighth annual event included bilingual storytellers, Flamenco dancers, free food, and a chance to make paper bag piñatas and colorful paper flowers. Rita Jimenez, neighborhood libraries director, said this celebration helps expose children and families to the library, promotes bilingual learning and gives others a chance to learn about a different culture while meeting their neighbors.
Día de los Niños y Día de los Libros is celebrated each spring at a number of area libraries, including Gregory Heights and Midland. You will find library events listings for both of these branches every month at www.midcountymemo.com, click on Memo Calendar. Mid-county library listings are also in each issue of the paper.
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The Mid-county Memo newspaper
serving Gateway and Parkrose in east Portland.
Founded in May 1985, the monthly Mid-county Memo neighborhood newspaper is mailed to every home in a geographic-specific area of Portland, in the middle of Multnomah County, Oregon.
Completely advertiser supported, the Mid-county Memo circulates 15,500 copies in the Gateway and Parkrose neighborhoods of east Portland. Over 13,500 papers are directly mailed, free of charge, to homes in the area bounded on the east and west by Northeast 82nd and 162nd avenues, and Sandy Boulevard and East Burnside Street on the north and south. The remaining 2,000 copies are distributed at popular gathering places throughout the Mid-Multnomah County area of Portland.
The Mid-county Memo focuses and reports on positive forces and people in the Gateway and Parkrose communities of Mid-Multnomah County.
The Memo reports on, and encourages participation, in civic affairs, thereby serving as a means to promote active citizenship and civic participation.
Every month the Mid-county Memo publishes and disseminates pertinent school, neighborhood and business news.
Community, library, church, senior, social and fraternal organization meetings and events in the Gateway and Parkrose communities are also published monthly.
In this way, the Mid-county Memo enables Gateway and Parkrose community members to communicate with themselves and others, strengthening cultural participation and engagement. The Mid-county Memo neighborhood newspaper serves as a vital cultural resource in east Portland.
The Memo publishes news and perspectives of the diverse neighborhoods of east Portland that include Parkrose, Hazelwood, Russell, Parkrose Heights, Wilkes, Glenfair, Mill Park and Madison South, strengthening Mid-Countys cultural vitality.
By being rooted within the community, the Memo serves as a means to strengthen connections and deepen understanding across the diverse Gateway and Parkrose communities of east Portland and Mid-Multnomah County. The Mid-county Memo neighborhood newspaper represents and reflects the Gateway and Parkrose communities of east Portland.
The Mid-county Memo circulation area encompasses one school district in east Portland entirely, the Parkrose School District, along with two others partially, David Douglas and Reynolds school districts.
In 1985 Tom and Marcia Pry founded the Mid-county Memo. At the time, the Memo was one of seven community newspapers the Prys owned in Portland.
In September 1991 the Prys sold the Mid-county Memo to Advertising Manager Tim Curran and Executive Editor Rich Riegel, who continue to this day to publish the Memo. The Mid-county Memo is one of Portlands oldest community newspapers.
The Mid-county Memo mailing address is 3510 Northeast 134th Ave., Portland, Oregon97230.
Phone: 503.287.8904
Fax: 503.249.7672
Website: www.midcountymemo.com
E-mail: advertising@midcountymemo.com
E-mail: editor@midcountymemo.com
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