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• Electronics Recycling at Farmers Market
• What was school like in the 1860s?
• Beaverton Forum: TriMet & Beaverton Police
• Bonamici Town Hall
• Planning For The Next Cascadia Earthquake
• English as a Second Language classes
• 5K Fun Run/Walk
• Fall Bus Service Enhancements
• Sunday Trailways and Trail Surveys

Electronics Recycling at Farmers Market

On Saturdays, September 14 and October 26, a local Eagle Scout candidate will be gathering your old computers and components. In partnership with Free Geek, Roman will be helping to get the equipment into the hands of good organizations and local people who can make great use of them. Stop in at the booth next to (north side of) the Bobalicious Tea shop for a complete list of items he will accept. The list does include computers, computer monitors, mice, keyboards, speakers, but does NOT include TVs. If you have some of the equipment that Roman can get into the re-use stream, bring it to him at the market! He will also help you figure out where to go for recycle/re-use your other items, such as TVs.

What was school like in the 1860s?

Tuesday, September 10, 7 pm, Beaverton History Center, 12412 SW Broadway Street.

Miss Elliott, dressed in period dress, will be sharing a class similar to the one portrayed at the Butteville Academy in Champoeg State Heritage Area. Attendees will be “students” for our classroom at the Beaverton Historical Society’s monthly program.

Champoeg DAR Museums, including the Newell House, Butteville Academy, and Pioneer Mothers Memorial Cabin, share a part of our rich pioneer history with students throughout the school year through living history tours. Ellen Crauthers, a former homeschool teacher herself, portrays a pioneer teacher (“Miss Elliott”) for the Butteville Academy. “I have always been interested in 1800’s history, and when a good friend suggested that I place an ad in the homeschool letter, which I was publishing at the time, I thought that perhaps I would try out for the role myself!”

Ellen has just finished her sixth year as the schoolmarm. In the school program, students are introduced to the etiquette of the 1863 school day, learn a little bit about the history of our flag, and work on arithmetic problems from a text actually used during the 1860s.

Like the other living history interpreters in the Champoeg museums, she is enthusiastic about showing and telling history in a way that makes our pioneer history come to life for the many students who experience the school program.

Please mark your calendars now and join us on September 10 at 7 pm. Event is free. Donations to the Beaverton Historical Society are welcomed and appreciated. See you there!

The Beaverton History Center is open to the public on Tuesday and Thursday, noon-4 pm. Call 503-430-0106 or visit www.HistoricBeaverton.org for more information.

Beaverton Forum

Thursday, September 19, 7-9 pm, Beaverton City Hall Council Chambers, 4755 SW Griffith Drive

Two visioning partners will present important updates:

Neil McFarlane, general manager of TriMet, will speak about new developments at TriMet, including the westside service enhancement plan, new buses in Beaverton, mobile ticketing, and more.

Geoff Spalding, Beaverton Police Chief, will show an extended video and speak about the Beaverton police response to the shooting incident that occurred at City Hall in July.

Each presentation will be followed by a Q&A with the audience. No RSVP required. Light refreshments will be served. . Questions to Michelle Tagmyer, mtagmyer@beavertonoregon.gov or 503-526-2432.

Bonamici Town Hall

Sunday, September 29, noon-1 pm
THPRD Nature Park Interpretive Center, Beaver Den Room, 15655 SW Millikan Way

Join Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici for a Town Hall meeting in Beaverton. Town Halls provide an opportunity for the Congresswoman to discuss issues, answer questions, and gather ideas.

For more information call (503) 469-6010

Planning For The Next Cascadia Earthquake

Monday, September 9, 7-8 pm at Beaverton City Library

What will the next Cascadia Earthquake mean for our area? Join us for a discussion about the next Cascadia Earthquake and Emergency Preparedness. It will be held Monday, September 9 with Senator Mark Hass, Representative Tobias Read, and Representative Jeff Barker.

The American Red Cross and Dr. Kent Yu will be in attendance to talk about the Oregon Resilience Plan and what you can do to prepare your family and community for an emergency.

Invite your friends!

English as a Second Language classes

An ESL class will be starting in October at St. Pius Catholic Church. The goal is to assist participants to acquire adequate English speaking skills to navigate through society. Classes are a two nights a week from 7-8:30 pm on Tuesday and Thursday. Volunteers work as teachers or teacher's assistants. Foreign language ability is not required. Regsitration is open now. For more information contact Jaime Sevilla, Hispanic Ministry Director at St. Pius at jsevilla@stpius.org

5K Fun Run/Walk

Saturday, September 21, 8-9 am, warmup and registration, 9-11 am event
Oak Hills Recreation Center, 2400 Northwest 153rd

2nd Annual Brielle’s Remembrance 5K Run/Walk

Join us for the Second Annual 5k run/walk honoring Brielle’s memory. The funds raised support the Brielle Grace Lackey Visiting Lectureship in Congenital Cardiac Surgery. This lectureship invites the best cardiac surgeons from around the world to share their knowledge and expertise with Doernbecher’s cardiac program physicians.

Race fee is $20 per adult participant; $10 for participants under the age of 18, payable on the day of the race via check or cash. Details online at http://conta.cc/14Z1eBB. Sponsored by the Pediatric & Congenital Cardiac Program of Doernbecher Children’s Hospital.

Fall Bus Service Enhancements

Effective Sunday, September 1 bus service in our area has been improved, with changes to schedules and/or routes to relieve passenger crowding and provide more reliable service to businesses on the Westside.

Line 48-Cornell provides service between Sunset Transit Center and Hillsboro Transit Center, seven days a week. The enhanced service will have increased weekday morning and afternoon rush hour frequency between Sunset Transit Center and NW Stucki Ave. At Sunset TC, Line 48 will serve a new stop closer to the Park & Ride. Average frequency along the entire route is about every 15 minutes during the am and pm peaks and about every 30 minutes in the off-peak. More information at http://trimet.org/alerts/service-change/r048.htm

Line 47-Baseline/Evergreen will run between Hillsboro Transit Center and PCC-Rock Creek, weekdays only (see map). New stops will be along NW 174th Ave, NW Laidlaw, NW Kaiser Rd, and NW Springville Road providing better connections from the Bethany neighborhood to Kaiser Permanente, Intel Ronler Acres, employers along Evergreen Parkway and businesses in Tanasbourne. Average frequency is about every 30 minutes, with 15-minute service during the am and pm peaks between PCC-Rock Creek and Orenco/NW 231st MAX Station.

Please go online today to check schedules and plan your trip at trimet.org. Trip planning assistance is also available by calling TriMet Customer Service at 503-238-7433, Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Sunday Trailways and Trail Surveys

Sunday, September 22, 11-3

Located on the Rock Creek Regional Trail this year, our second annual Sunday Trailways event brings an afternoon of fun to celebrate our trails. Enter at any trail entrance and enjoy miles of recreation, nature education stations, live music and other activities located along the regional trail. Don't miss this day of free entertainment in recognition of a beautiful trail that connects neighbors, promotes healthy living and provides a safe, off-street route for non-motorized travelers. Sponsored by THPRD.For more information, visit http://www.thprd.org/news/news.cfm?id=1678&type=24

Come enjoy the event as a patron or a volunteer! During the days leading up to the event, we need volunteers to help with postcard/flyer distribution, neighborhood door hanger distribution and giveaway bag assembly. On the day of the event, we are recruiting volunteers to be safety monitors, photographers, face painters, crafts and activity assistants, bike corral attendants, route troubleshooters, event setup and tear down support and information booth attendants. Contact Melissa Marcum to sign up or for more information at mmarcum@thprd.org or 503/629-6305 ext. 2720.

Trail Survey

On September 10 and 14, the THPRD Natural Resources Department will have volunteers performing trail surveys along the Fanno Creek Trail, Waterhouse Trail and Westside Trail. These surveys are important in tracking the amount and types of trail usage in these areas. Information gathered will be used to assist with future planning at a regional level and help secure grant funding for trail improvements. These efforts also support the Bicycle and Pedestrian Documentation Project, which is a nationwide effort to provide a consistent model of data collection and ongoing data for use by planners, governments and bicycle and pedestrian professionals.

Brief surveys are performed to count the number of people biking and walking on local trails that make up The Intertwine – the Portland/Vancouver metropolitan region’s system of trails, parks and natural areas. Check out the most recent data analysis using data collected here.

Volunteers are still needed to perform surveys on Tuesday, Sept. 10, from 4:45 - 7 pm, and Saturday, Sept. 14, from 8:45 - 11 am. If you would like to join in on the surveys, you can sign up at http://www.thprd.org/nature/volunteers/parkimprovementvolunteers.cfm.

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