Community Announcements
Bonny Slope reunion planned
Anyone living in Bonny Slope now or in the past, including those who attended Bonny Slope School, are invited to a reunion picnic on August 13, at Bonny Slope Park, 11100 NW Thompson Rd. near the corner of Thompson and South Rd.
The potluck picnic will go from approximately noon-dusk. Marie Grammer, who is organizing the reunion, says, “Bring pictures and stories. Good time fun!”
For more information, contact Marie Grammer, mariegrammer@hotmail.com or phone 503-656-0766 or join us on Facebook: look for the Bonny Slope Alumni Group.
Donations gladly accepted to help pay for items needed including a porta-potty, since the park does not have a bathroom.
Marie also reminds us of the annual Sunset High/Beaverton High reunion at the Skyline Tavern on July 30th, 3pm till closing. Open to all who attended those schools. Cost is $8.00—lots of food!
Native plants for birds, bees and butterflies
Sunday, Jul 17, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm,
Ludeman's Backyard Farm and Garden Center,
2675 Southwest Canyon Road, Beaverton
Would you like to have more beneficial birds, butterflies and gentle native bees in your garden? Discover how beautiful native plants can bring these allies to your yard, helping fight pests and improving garden productivity. Learn which natives might be right for your yard, and how to plant and care for them without harmful garden chemicals. Plus, find out where to get native plants in your area. Led by garden expert Lisa Albert.
Free event includes complimentary coupons and publications. Advance registration required: call Ludeman's Backyard Farm and Garden Center at 503-646-6409. Hosted by Metro, OSU Extension Service and Ludeman's.
Road work scheduled in Cedar Mill
Slurry seal is scheduled to be applied to Saltzman Road between Bauer Woods Drive and Creekside on approximately July 26, weather permitting. This follows some patches that were applied this spring to the worst potholes on the road. It will be a welcome improvement. Various other small stretches of roadwork are scheduled throughout the community this summer. Visit www.wc-roads.com/ for up-to-date information, and if you’re a roadwork fan, you can subscribe to get regular updates in your inbox!
Bluffs Park will get improved trails
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| The improved trail will approximately follow the route of the temporary trail that was constructed in 2009. It offers access to the trail to Bonny Slope School for many local students. |
The Bluffs Park, located adjacent to the Ironwood subdivision, Bauer Woods Estates, and The Bluffs neighborhood, will get improved trails as part of the Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District (THPRD) bond measure that was passed in 2008. A paved trail will replace the temporary wood chip trail that was put in a couple of years ago.
A Neighborhood Review meeting is scheduled for Thursday, July 21, 6 pm at the Cedar Mill Community Library. This meeting will provide a forum for the District and neighbors to review the refined trail alignment. Ask questions, give input, and share your knowledge about the park.
Terra Linda Sustainability Info Fair –
Saturday, July 23rd, 10-Noon
Learn how to get off the grid, save water, and participate in citizen action in Washington County, chatting with vendors in a lovely garden setting. LifeLight Energy, Sunset Solar Electric, Portland Purple Water Rainwater Systems, and the Washington County Citizen Action Network (WC-CAN) will be on hand in the community garden at Christ United Methodist Church, 12755 NW Dogwood Street, one block NW of Saltzman and Cornell. Join us, tour the community garden, and enjoy free ice cream for the whole family!
Sponsored by CUE (Conservation, Us and the Environment), a Terra Linda Neighborhood Association Committee. For more information, contact Becky Lovejoy at GrowStuff@Comcast.net.
Take-It-Or-Leave-It-Day
by Becky Lovejoy
Walk the neighborhood, bring the pets and the kids, and scoop up fantastic treasures, FOR FREE! Modeled after “Sodai Gomi” or “large garbage” days in Japan, Take-It-Or-Leave-It-Day is an event where everyone cleans out their garage, garden shed, and closets, and puts free items in their driveway. Friends and neighbors make the rounds, because one man’s trash is another man’s treasure and you never know what prize you’ll find.
I’ve put out a drafting table and it was snapped up in 30 minutes. Pots of iris, mint and strawberries also went in a flash. A pile of boards with a note encouraging people to make birdhouses also disappeared, freeing up all kinds of garage space. A pond liner, a pile of books, and a working but older blender also found new homes. And garden furniture that I’ve upgraded? I’ve given away tables and chairs and have also gotten a set that’s on my back patio as we speak!
Start this event in your neighborhood or apartment complex—it’s easy. Just pick a day, post flyers, e-mail all your friends, and join in the fun. Participants should include a “free” sign next to the stuff, and should donate any leftovers by the end of the day. This event is a great way to build community by chatting with your neighbors, to reuse and recycle our planet’s precious resources, and to clean out your garage so your car can fit inside again!
Recycle plastics and more at the Flea Market
Save your "hard-to-recycle" plastic containers and toss them in the bin in the kitchen at Leedy Grange’s monthly Flea Market. Our wonderful Girl Scout Troop 49876 will take them to FarWest Fibers to be turned into something new.
Hard-to-recycle plastic includes nearly everything that can’t be included in the curbside recycling program. Any plastic container or other item that has the triangle with a number inside can be recycled through this program. They also collect clean plastic plant pots and trays. The troop is also glad to take redeemable bottles and cans—they use the proceeds for troop activities.
DO NOT bring plastic bags, anything that doesn’t have the triangle/number, or anything soiled with food or dirt. The Flea Market is on the first Saturday of every month from 10 am – 4 pm at Leedy Grange Hall, 835 NW Saltzman. Find out more at leedygrange.org
Food collection at August Flea Market, Farmers’ Market
While we often think of donating food and other items during the holiday season, people are in need of food aid all year long. Several Washington County Farmers' Markets, including THPRD's Cedar Mill Farmers' Market, are pooling resources to maximize returns for a Summer Food Drive to benefit the Tualatin Valley Gleaners, which is a partner organization of the Oregon Food Bank. Once the Blues Festival food drive is over, there's a long dry spell for food donation drives. They’ll be collecting both fresh and packaged food at the August 20 session.
To contribute to that effort, food will be collected in the dining area of the Grange Hall during the August 6 Flea Market, 10 am-4 pm. Canned and packaged food is fine. Other items in demand include condiments such as mayonnaise, ketchup, soy sauce, syrup, and of course protein foods such as canned tuna, chicken, and other meats. Also, deodorant, diapers, shampoo, shaving cream, and so forth are happily collected and distributed by the Food Bank.
The Food Bank accepts and encourages donations of pet food as well. Sometimes food insecurity strikes and families have to choose between feeding themselves well and feeding a beloved family pet, or giving up that pet. Donations of dog and cat food are very welcome and gladly distributed by the Oregon Food Bank.
Timbers adopt Milltown
What a Great day for Milltown United! We are very fortunate to have been selected as one of six soccer clubs chosen by the Portland Timbers to be part of their “Adopt-a Club” program.
Mamadou "Futty" Danso is Milltown’s official mentor, and we couldn’t be happier! He has a great sense of humor, personality, is a GREAT defender, and he is the Timbers’ fifth-highest goal scorer.
Stay tuned as we set some dates for the special opportunities the Timbers have provided us. We will have the opportunity for 50 of our players to have a private clinic with Futty. We will obtain donations for fundraisers, get private coach session with Scot Thompson (Timbers ambassador) and we get to nominate one of our recreational players to be recognized on the field at Timbers game this year!
For more information about Milltown United Soccer Club, visit our website at milltownsoccer.org
Oregon Legislative Town Hall
Our State Representative Mitch Greenlick, and our State Senator Suzanne Bonamici are holding a joint Town Hall to discuss the recently-adjourned legislative session, at 10 am on Saturday, August 13 at the Leedy Grange Hall, 835 NW. Saltzman Rd.
Teens from Cyprus visit Cedar Mill
Twelve teenagers from the Eastern Mediterranean island of Cyprus, six from the Greek-speaking South and six from the Turkish-speaking North, arrived in Portland on July 1 to nurture a friendship with a partner from the other community and build a bridge over the Dead Zone that has divided their island since 1974. Nine Portland area families, five of which are in the Trillium Hollow Cohousing Neighborhood on Leahy Rd., are hosting pairs of teenagers, who all speak English, as part of the Cyprus Friendship Program (CFP).
The CFP is an all-volunteer, person-to-person initiative that builds bi-communal friendships and trust between teenage Cypriots and their families. The four-week U.S. residential program includes group activities such as the Ropes Course at Oregon Episcopal School, community service with Habitat for Humanity, and a field trip to learn loom beading with tribal youth at the Museum at Warm Springs, and enjoy a traditional salmon bake, camp in teepees and delight in the pool at the Kahneeta Resort.
The teens share a room for the summer and become friends for life. Upon their return to Cyprus, CFP teenagers participate in a one-year alumni program where they organize bi-communal activities like tree planting, and they talk to schools and other groups about their experience. In the process of telling their story, they become living examples of peaceful cooperation and coexistence between two communities that have been separated by land mines, physical barriers and U.N. Peacekeepers for over three decades.
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