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INSIDE THIS ISSUE

2015 Reynolds School Bond SeeksVoter Support on May 19

By Valerie TewksburyCitizens for Safe Reynolds Schools

District voters to approve a capital bondauthorizing $125 million in construction onthe May 19 2015 ballot This bond is pro-jected to cost $156 per $1000 the sametax rate as our patronsrsquo 2014 Property TaxBill

improve the learning environment for thou-sands of our students Modern spacescost less to operate and the savings canbe used to make additional improvementsthroughout the district The Bond ProjectsincludeSafety amp Security Upgrades atAll Schools

safety and security including secure con-trolled access entrances that require visi-tors to go through the office to enter thebuilding automatic door locks on exteriordoors and improved lighting and camer-as

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Did you know The average Americanproduces more than four pounds of gar-bage per day Over the course of a yearthat is more than 1600 pounds of gar-bage person

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Wilkes East Neighborhood NewsletterGresham Oregon USAldquoDiversity Harmony Community - Together we can make a differencerdquoWE

Natural play areas picnicshelter and communitygardens complete the park

By Monica McAllisterNadaka Nature Park Coordinator

start at Nadaka Nature Park andGarden The final stages of theparkrsquos natural play area and com-munity garden are progressingbeautifully As of FebruaryVerde has finished seeding theeco-lawn and planting of hundreds of na-tive plants In addition ADA ramps intothe play area wooden benches and berrytrellises around the community gardenhave been completed The parking lot ofSt Aidanrsquos has recently received somemuch need TLC and has been partiallypaved with gravel to make it more acces-sible to the nature play area

Alpha High School stu-dents who planted over 400 hundredplants in the rain gardens along NE PacificStreet February 23rd The projected wasfunded by Federal CDBG funds and will

be a great tool for teaching the communityabout how rain gardens work to improvethe health of our watershed Alpha HighSchool will also be visiting Nadaka everyother Tuesday to do stewardship and edu-cational activities starting March 3rd Ifyou are in the area come and let themknow they are doing a great job

be consistently at Nadaka this spring HBLee SUN students will continue to visitNadaka once a week to learn more aboutplant animals and forest ecology

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Habitat for Humanity BeginsConstruction of Glisan Gardens

By Sasha DavisHabitat for Humanity Portland

Habitat for HumanityPortlandMetro East breaks ground onGlisan Gardens located at 165th andnortheast Glisan Street in the Rockwoodneighborhood

The City of Gresham helped Habitatpurchase the large 164-acre lot alongwith Housing and Urban DevelopmentHOME and SHOP program funds Thesite will become 25 energy efficient homesto local hardworking families who buildand then buy their homes with a 0-inter-est mortgage

homes in and around the Rockwood areawhere the City has completed a number ofprojects to improve streets help smallbusinesses and enhance parks and othercommunity amenities Habitatrsquos consistenthome building efforts in Rockwood arestabilizing classrooms and contributing tothe larger effort aimed at making an attrac-tive high quality neighborhood for families

cludes 12 homes and is underway to becompleted and sold by December of thisyear Families have already been se-lected for this phase The second phasewill include the final 13 homes The OpenApplication Round for this phase is cur-rently scheduled to begin in December of2015

cess for phase two of Glisan Gardenscontact Reianna DaRosa HomeownershipProgram Manager at 503-287-9529 x19or Reiannahabitatportlandmetroorg

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Glisan Gardens 25 energy efficient homes available Dec 2015Habitat for Humanity

Nadaka Nature Park and Gardens Grand OpeningCelebration Saturday April 4 2015 10am-12pm

Mark Your CalendarWilkes East Neighborhood

St Aidanrsquos Church

Spring MeetingMarch 23rd bull 7PM

174th amp NE Glisan

New picnic shelter at Nadaka Nature Park and Gardens 176th amp NE Glisan

Wilkes East Neighborhood Association - 2Spring 2015

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Wilkes East NeighborhoodAssociation Newsletter

Published three times a year Over 1500copies distributed throughout Wilkes East

The Wilkes East Neighborhood Association(WENA) is a non-profit organization in GreshamOregon Deadline for submission is the 10th ofthe month prior to publication Submit materialto infowilkeseastnaorg WENA reserves allrights and all copy may be edited for clarity andlength Download a PDF of this newsletteronline at wwwwilkeseastnaorgnewsletterhtm

BOARD MEMBERSChair Kris Freiermuth

Vice Chair Greg Hartungvicechairwilkeseastnaorg

Secretary (Vacant)

Treasurer Billy Simmons

Land Use (Vacant)

At-Large Bob Lundbom

Juanita Null member2wilkeseastnaorg

BOARD MEETINGSBoard meetings are held on the fourth Monday ofeach month at 630PM See website for details

SPECIAL THANKS

City of GreshamPrint Results Inc 503-287-9566

St Aidanrsquos Episcopal Church

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Volunteer OpportunitiesGet involved Let us know how youd like to helpEmail infowilkeseastnaorg for details

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Replace Troutdale Fairview and WilkesElementary Schools

three elementary schools TroutdaleFairview (each is 88 years old) and Wilkes(101 years old) Recommendations to re-place these schools were based on safetyand security concerns including collapse ina seismic event as well as other neededcapital repairs such as windows roofsHVAC electrical and plumbing Replacingthese schools will also increase capacity forfuture growth Wilkes Elementary has experienced waterleaks plumbing backups inside the schooland depressions on the property Safetyand security concerns include collapse inseismic event evacuation plan for oneclassroom from windows and over windowwells in the basement (fall hazard) Go tohttpvimeocomchannelsrsdfacilities forvideos on conditions at all three schools

100 of the investment will be returned andwill reset the life of the school to another75-100 years and assure that heatingplumbing roofing and play areas are mod-ern fully functioning and safe Current con-

struction techniques and school design willlead to lower operating costs and highereducational outcomesRenovate Reynolds High School

greater than the buildingrsquos capacity makingit the most over-crowded facility in the dis-trict Bond projects would add 18 class-rooms new modern science labs andenlarge the commons area to accommo-date the number of students Security wouldbe improved by connecting all buildings withhallways so students will not be leaving themain building during passing times and in-stalling a secure controlled access entrywayso visitors are required to go through theoffice before entering the building How You Can Help

Measure 26-143 Donations and volunteersare also needed to reach voters throughmail and in person Please contact ValerieTewksbury chair of Citizens for Safe Reyn-olds Schools at valeriereynoldsbondorgor (503) 804-7010 and like our Facebookpage wwwfacebookcomsafereynolds

Did you know A leaking toilet can leak 20to 30 gallons a day Thatrsquos more than 600gallons of wasted water a month

kes East the second Monday each monthMarch through December Remember toremove curbside objects to your drivewayAnd please dont put leaves or yard debris inthe street

Park amp Garden will be held Saturday April4th 10am to 12pm This event marks theofficial opening of the newly developedsouth two acres of the park Public officialsproject partners and Audubon of Portlandwill be on-hand Bring the kids and exploreyour new park

Public Meeting 7pm at St Aidans EpiscopalChurch 174th amp NE Glisan Guest speakersinclude Monica McAllister Nadaka NaturePark amp Gardens Habitat for HumanityGlisan Gardens project Oregon Departmentof Transportation Summer road projectsEastrose Unitarian Church proposed land-use zoning change

area crime DeLeons Tortilleria Y Tienda162nd amp NE Glisan was burglarized earlyFebruary 8th Homes burglaries were re-ported in Sandstone and on NE Hassalo StCypress Park had several car break-insAnd fresh graffiti has been seen along NE162nd Ave

not have a Neighborhood Watch group weencourage you to consider forming one Itsan excellent way to get to know your neigh-bors and keep your neighborhood safe Letus know by email or phone if you would likeany assistance

of you who volunteer to serve WENA as wellas those who take time to read the newslet-ter Visit our website at wilkeseastnaorg

Your Friend amp Neighbor

Kristen Freiermuth

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NADAKA (Page 1)

These posters will be showcased at the Grand Opening of Na-daka April 4th from 10-12pm

Slough School toprovide classroom lessons to Hartley Elementary Schoolrsquos SUNprogram monthly These classroom programs will be paired withstewardship and a nature hike at Nadaka once a month OnApril 17th Hartley Elementary School and Salish Ponds Elemen-tary school will be doing a SOLVE sponsored cleanup with theirfamilies at Nadaka

has been hired as the Nadaka Nature Park Coordinator Monicastarted this February and will have her office based out of StAidan Episcopal Church To contact Monica for volunteer oppor-tunities or events at the park and garden email her atmonicafriendsofnadakaorgUpcoming Events

ties for the whole family Come join Outgrowing Hunger andFriends of Nadaka at St Aidanrsquos Murdock Hall for the Commu-nity Garden Open Enrollment Sunday March 15th 1-3pm Regis-tration for the garden is typically done online through the City ofGresham but during this event we will help register communitymembers with limited access to computers Internet or who sim-ply have questions This event will be a great opportunity to meetyour fellow gardeners and community members while enjoying apotluck style meal The Community Garden will also host futuregardening workshops seasonal potlucks recipe exchanges andmore For additional information on our community garden andquestions on how to sign up for a plot please contact CommunityGarden Manager Adam Kohl at 971-231-4191 oradamoutgrowinghungerorg You can also go online athttpgreshamoregongovgardens and click ldquoregister onlinerdquo fora plot in the community garden

be held Saturday April 4th 10am to 12pm This event marks theofficial opening of the newly created nature play area and com-munity garden on the south two acres of the park Public officialsand project partners will be there to say a few words about Na-daka The Audubon Society of Portlandrsquos Education Birds will bepresent and teaming up with Slough School to provide environ-mental education Nature play experts from ONPLAY will bedemonstrating the possibilities the nature play area can provideChildren and adults will be provided wildflower seeds to plantand grow at home as a souvenir from the event After the cere-mony stick around to explore all that Nadaka has to offer

Earth Day Join Friends of Nadaka and SOLVE Saturday April18th 9-12pm for a SOLVE IT Cleanup event at Nadaka NaturePark We will be pulling invasive species and doing a park clean-up To save time and paper please register ahead of time by vis-itinghttpsolveoregonorgget-involvedeventsnadaka-nature-park-cleanup In addition to the SOLVE Cleanup Nadaka will be hav-ing a Stewardship Saturday the first Saturday of every monthwith the exception of July and September The specific dates forthe springsummer are May 2nd June 6th July 11th and August1st Equipment and light refreshments will be provided We lookforward to seeing you there

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SUN Community School Improving the Lives of Children

By Lee Orr SUN CoordinatorHB Lee Middle School

HB Lee MFS (Metropolitan Family Service) SUN Com-munity School is one of 27 Community schools that MFS facili-tates in North Clackamas and Multnomah County that provideyear round extended day academic support and enrichmentclasses for almost 10000 students every year HB Lee servesover 350 students each week of which 225 kids receive freemeals and transportation SUN academic classes include Mathand Reading Academy Newcomer Academy (for ESL students)Homework Club and Study Center The Newcomer Academy issupported by our partners at IRCO who provide onsite after-school mentorship We also feature Destination Imagination ascience challenge club offering students opportunities to honetheir creative science skills as they tackle new team challengeseach week

transition to middle school high school college preparation andadult education

I Have a Dream Foundation (IHD) has been a valuablepartner in supporting HB Lee and the ldquoDreamersrdquo students whohave set their sights on college and careers IHD has been in-strumental in meeting planning and hosting college night eventsand bringing to our fold Girlrsquos Inc a leadership group aimed to-ward girls of all ethnicity and backgrounds providing them a fo-rum to discuss issues important to them HB Lee is also thehome of the WEB and Student Council who serve to provideleadership opportunities for matriculating 6th graders and 8thgraders preparing to transition into high school Other featuredclasses include orchestra club film theatre yoga soccer basket-ball and ultimate Frisbee

Latino Club facilitated by Catholic Charities SRB (Sisters Re-flecting Sisterhood) and BRB (Brothers Reflecting Brotherhood)through Self-Enhancement Inc and RISE facilitated by Path-ways of Oregon We expect to add the Slavic club hosted byNW Impact a class focused on the needs of Slavic kids and fam-ilies in our community soon Each of our culturally specific clubsprovides students the opportunity to develop leadership skillsstrong connections to their school and community

ning classes that include English as a Second Language onThursday evenings and Abriendo Puertas (Opening Doors) anevening parenting class offered once a week for 2hrs in Spanish- with both classes running for 8 weeks We also offer a cookingand nutrition class for adults teaching parents how to preparehealthy food on a limited budget On January 14th we held ourinaugural Family Info Night event offering families access to re-sources in the community as well as how to navigate their kidsthrough grade transitions

AmeriCorps We feel it is important that youth experience natureoutside the classroom Our AmeriCorps volunteer leads our gar-dening class and nature walks to Nadaka Nature Park in partner-ship with St Aidanrsquos Church twice per week

more work to do As our efforts intensify we aim towards contin-ually helping all people move beyond the limitations of povertyinequity and social isolation ndash in short we are ldquoMoving Lives For-wardrdquo

Visit us at httpwwwmetfamilyorgwhat-we-docommunity-schools

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MAX Blue Line Stations toReceive Safety Improvements

in the coming months as TriMetinvests in safety improvementsand station upgrades on the Eastside Fourteen stations between

HollywoodNE 42nd Ave Transit Center and Cleveland Ave willundergo renovations that will increase safety and security andpave the way for information displays and equipment for theupcoming electronic fare system

security camera views and make way for more and better light-ing Cameras will be upgraded shelters will undergo changesincluding improved windscreens and other amenities will beinstalled The changes will create better visibility increasesafety and discourage inappropriate activities

between Gresham and Hollywood over the next five years

Earth Day 2015 Recycling EventSaturday Apr 18th 9AM-2PM

man Pkwy Free to all Gresham andWood Village residents

plastics plastic bags block Styro-foamtrade paper ONLY shredding (twogrocery bag limit) fluorescent tubesand bulbs cell phones batteries(three-pound limit) No TVs computers monitors or electron-ics accepted

Gresham DMV Moves to 181st amp NE Halsey

DMV office is now at 1519 NE 181stAve in the Halsey Crossing shoppingcenter next to Safeway The new6800-square foot facility will provide alarger lobby better customer parking

and space to conduct driving tests A spokesperson for ODOTsays that after 17 years Gresham DMV had simply outgrownthe old 5253-square foot location at 2222 East Powell

PUBLIC NOTICEEastrose Fellowship UU on 181st Ave amp NE Wasco is prepar-ing to include the house at 1120 NE 179th Ave as part of itschurch facility The City of Gresham requires Eastrose to followthe process for a Type II Special Use Review Design ReviewC The public may speak to this change in land use at theWENA neighborhood meeting at St Aidans Church 17405 NEGlisan 7 pm Monday March 23 This meeting will give East-rose leaders a chance to hear local concerns and addressthem (if possible) prior to submitting the formal application tothe city This opportunity also provides surrounding propertyowners and other interested people a chance to learn aboutthe proposal before it is submitted as well as to offer com-ments For more information contact Sue Aschim Eastroserepresentative 503-200-9489 sueaschimgmailcom

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