Community Announcements for June 2012

Radio history program
Garden Club meeting
Prince of Peace Pet Fair
Sustainability Fair at CMFM
Washington County Forum schedule
Bonny Slope reunion planned for August
Transportation and Safety – County wants your input

Radio history program

The June 12 Beaverton Historical Society meeting will discuss the history of radio. The meeting starts at 7 pm at the Beaverton History Center at 12412 SW Broadway.

Once upon a time people listened to news and stories instead of watching them. The “age of radio” will be brought back for a night as Dick Karman, a fan of radio for more than 50 years, will highlight the history of radio in Oregon, as well as the “network hook-ups” that gave us radio as we came to know it 60 years ago. He will bring the old familiar sounds of dozens of radio shows that you thought you had forgotten. He’ll remind you of the advertising jingles, newscasters and music from the 1930s, 40s and 50s. Displays will include radios, speakers, headphones, batteries, sound effects and microphones from the last 90 years. This is an event the whole family will enjoy!

Garden Club meeting

Though there will not be a June meeting for the Cedar Mill Garden Club, the club is going on a field trip to the Singer Hill Café & Art Garden and the Wild Ginger Farm on Friday June 8. The Wild Ginger Farm is a nursery that attracts many gardeners because it offers many hard to find perennials. Contact Diane Plesset at diane@dp-design.com for more information.

Garden Club members go on field trips throughout the year, in addition to their monthly meetings.

Prince of Peace Pet Fair

Saturday, June 9 from 10-1 pm, Prince of Peace Lutheran Church at 14175 NW Cornell Rd. A pet blessing will be held at 11:30 am. Friendly and well-behaved animals that are on a leash and wearing ID are welcome. Photos, stuffed animals, drawings, or other representations of nervous, aggressive, or unavailable animals are fine to bring for a blessing. Pet and owner photographs will be available, and representatives from veterinarian offices and 4-H will also be present.

Sustainability Fair at CMFM

The Cedar Mill Farmers Market, sponsored by THPRD, is again teaming up with Terra Linda “Conservation Us and the Environment” (CUE) to hold a free Sustainability Fair as part of the Market on Saturday, June 23 from 8-11:30 am.

In addition to the vendors and organizations usually at the market, the Sustainability Fair will include representatives of local organizations devoted to improving sustainable living in the Cedar Mill Area. Participants will include the Tualatin Soil and Water Conservation District, the Habitat Re-Store, Master Recyclers, Livelight Solar Energy, Washington County Citizens Action Network and CUE. Organizations will have information that residents can use to save energy, conserve water, reduce waste and improve wildlife habitat.

Washington County Forum schedule

June 11: What is Happening Economically in Washington County?—Jonathan Schleuter, Executive Director, West Side Economic Alliance; Washington County Visitors Association—Sylke Neal Finnegan.

June 18: An Open Book Dialogue With… Jeff Mapes of The Oregonian.

Meetings are open to the public. The forum meets at the Tanasbourne Old Spaghetti Factory at 18925 NW Tanasbourne Drive, Hillsboro every Monday at 11:30 am during their season, which ends in June and resumes in September. More information is available at washingtoncountyforum.org

Bonny Slope reunion planned for August

If you ever attended Bonny Slope Elementary School, or if you’re a current or former resident of the area and are curious about its history and want to get to know more of your neighbors, you’re invited to Bonny Slope Park on August 11 for the Bonny Slope Reunion picnic. Times and more details will be available next month. For more information and to get involved, visit the Facebook group “Bonny Slope Alumni,” (go to Facebook.com and type that into the Search Box at the top of the page), or contact Marie Grammer, mariegrammer@hotmail.com or phone 503-656-0766.

Transportation and Safety – County wants your input

Washington County has been looking hard at ways to improve bicycle and pedestrian travel options. The Departments of Health and Human Services and Land Use and Transportation were awarded a grant from the Oregon Health Authority to conduct a rapid Health Impact Assessment (HIA) and are asking county residents to complete a brief online survey on transportation and safety issues.

A postcard regarding the survey was recently mailed to 50,000 randomly selected households, but all county residents are welcome and encouraged to participate.

A Health Impact Assessment is a tool that helps public agencies to evaluate the health effects of projects and policies. This HIA will provide valuable information to decision-makers as the county updates its active transportation (bicycle and pedestrian) policies, develops a "toolkit" for bicycle facility design, and develops a strategy for prioritizing bicycle and pedestrian improvements.

The anonymous survey can be found at www.surveymonkey.com/s/MDS9PRG. Call 503-846-4965 for questions regarding the survey.