Community Announcements

• Garden Club News
• Mask-Making, Fall Fun at Museum Family Day
• Walk with the Cedar Milers
• Eagles in West Tualatin View

Garden Club News

All gardeners are welcome to attend the October 21st Cedar Mill Garden Club meeting. The topic is “Lets Go Native, ” with speaker Diana Reeck, of Collector’s Nursery in Batttle Ground, Washington. Visit their website at collectorsnursery.com. The meeting will be held in the Beaverton Community Room, 12350 SW 5Th St., across from the Beaverton Library. The group will gather at 10:00 am for a short business meeting followed by snacks. The program begins at 11:00 am.

This fits right in with our goal of exploring sustainability and native plants and our theme of 150 years of horticulture in Oregon. For additional information about the Cedar Mill Garden Club, our Spring Plant Sale, and beneficiaries of our club fund-raisers, contact Barb Cushman, club president, at 503-649-7741, afternoons or evenings or barbswhimseys@yahoo.com

Mask-Making, Fall Fun at Museum Family Day

Celebrate the season with the Washington County Museum’s popular new Free Family Day program! Kids and parents can make their own mask for pre-Halloween fun. Local artists from Print Arts Northwest will lead mask making, with museum staff and volunteers hosting a variety of activities—kids can try on pioneer clothing, play with traditional toys, or learn to sew with pumpkin-shaped sewing cards. Cookies and juice courtesy of Beaverton Bakery.

The museum’s current exhibits will be open for viewing: This Kalapuya Land about the Native Americans of the region, Washington County in a Nutshell, and “Visual Notations,” a show by local artist Sharri LaPierre.

Sponsored by the PGE Foundation, Family Day is Saturday, October 10 from 10 am to 2 pm. The Museum is located at 17677 NW Springville Road on the campus of PCC Rock Creek.

Walk with the Cedar Milers

The Cedar Miler Volkssport Club invites everyone to join them for a walk on the grounds of Jenkins Estate, Camp Rivendale and the new Cooper Mountain Nature Center. NO dogs allowed in the Nature Park. Walk for free or for credit. Start by 1 pm and finish by 4 pm. Trails are on pavement, barkdust and gravel. Rated 2; mildly difficult. New club members welcome! More details at www.cedarmilers.org

Eagles in West Tualatin View

Boy Scout Troop 198 in West Tualatin View school neighborhood area was established November 1955. In August, the troop celebrated the last few years of honorees and six Scout's attainment of the Honorable Rank of Eagle Scout in two ceremonies. All Scouts attended Sunset High School, Cedar Park Middle School and West Tualatin View Elementary.

On August 12, Lahiru Ranasinghe and Connor Stott were honored. Lahiru has entered Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio. His project was invasive plant removal and trail restoration at THPRD's Hyland Forest Park. The project involved the removal of non-natives from an area of 75,000 sq. ft. and the restoration of 1,600 feet of trail by laying down mulch. Connor is entering the Marines Officer Training program through University of Oregon (UO) this fall. His project involved partnering with a teacher to build raised garden boxes at Cedar Park Middle School that allows students who live in apartments the opportunity to learn to grow food.

On August 24, a second Eagle Scout ceremony celebrated four more Troop 198 Scouts. Cameron Malstrom who is currently a junior at UO majoring in Business Administration. His project was a complete restoration of his West Tualatin View Elementary School basketball court and playground with paint, backboards, hoops and a bench. Sean Hoffmaster just finished his first year at Oregon State. His project was to have the Troop disassemble a wooden play structure that was donated to the Children's Cancer Association and reassemble it at a young cancer patient’s home in Tualatin. Andrew (Andy) Birch is currently studying Literature and History at PSU, works in computer game sales and has his own business assembling and selling fishing jigs & bait coolers. His project was to remove invasive plants and plant natives in a large area of nearby Cedar Mill Park to make it more open and accessible for all users. Peter Dolejs is now a sophomore at UO majoring in Physics. His project was to remove over 50 feet of barbed wire fencing and 175 cubic yards of invasive plants to make a safer and more enjoyable environment for children and animals at Graf Street Park in Beaverton.

Congratulations and thanks to the Scouts and their families, for all that you have done for your community and surrounding areas.

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