EDITORIAL
2 • The Southwest Portland Post
CoMMunity life
By Don Snedecor
The Southwest Portland Post
nomahhistorical.com for more informa-
tion about this and other Centennial
events or call 503-244-9238.
Connecting Green, Wild In The
City
All aboard the Oregon Electric!
This year Multnomah Village com-
munity is celebrating the 100 th anni-
versary of the opening of the Oregon
Electric Railway’s Multnomah Station
in 1908. Transportation provided by
the interurban railway enabled many
people to settle in the southwest area
of Portland. Businesses soon followed,
clustering around the station.
A program entitled “Rolling Down
the Oregon Electric Railway” will be
presented by Bob Melbo of the Oregon
Department of Transportation on Tues-
day, May 20 at 7:00 p.m. in the Capitol
Room of the Multnomah Center, 7688
SW Capitol Hwy. Entrance to the build-
ing will be from the back parking lot
where parking is available.
The event is sponsored by the
Multnomah Historical Association.
Visit the MHA website at www.mult-
Paddle Around Ross Island, Sat-
urday, May 10 from 8 to 11 a.m. Join
naturalist Mike Houck on a three hour
paddle around Ross, Hardtack, East and
Toe Islands. The paddle will acquaint
participants with the natural history of
this four island archipelago and the is-
sues concerning public ownership and
long term management of the islands.
The trip is appropriate for beginning
paddlers. Pre-registration is required
at: www.audubonportland.org (click
on field trips, then wild in the city) or
call 971-222-6116.
Hayhurst School Rummage Sale
Spring is here and rummage sales are
in the air!
This year’s sale is Friday, May 9 from
9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday, May 10
from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Vermont Hills
United Methodist Church, 6053 SW
55 th Drive. Donations are accepted on
Thursday, May 8 at the church. All sales
benefit Hayhurst School Enrichment
Programs.
May 2008
Alpenrose Softball Cup
All are invited to a new community,
the First Annual Alpenrose Softball cup
scheduled for Tuesday, May 13 at 7:15
p.m. at Alpenrose Dairy’s main field.
The event features the rival Lincoln and
Wilson high school girls’ varsity softball
teams playing one of their regular sea-
son games. The event will celebrate the
season by bringing together local soft-
ball players that play for Mt. Sylvania,
Southwest and Sunset Park leagues.
Grauer Project Plant Sale
A plant sale benefiting the Grauer
Back-to-School project will be held Sat-
urday, May 10 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon,
and Sunday, May 11 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
at St Luke Lutheran Church, 6835 SW
46 th Ave. Vegetable and flower starts,
grasses, small trees, and cut flowers
will be featured along with trellises
and garden art. The Grauer Project is a
cooperative effort to help low-income
Southwest Portland students start the
school year with backpacks filled with
school supplies, as well as new shoes
and clothing.
Southwest Neighborhoods Spring
Cleanup and Litter Patrol
The annual SWNI Cleanup is Sat-
urday, May 10 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
at Portland Christian Center, 5700 SW
Dosch Road. Cost is $10 per carload
(additional costs for TV and computer
monitors).
Items accepted include yard debris
and wood items, bulky items like furni-
ture, scrap metal, computers/electron-
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ics. Reusable items for charity such as
used, clean clothing in good condition,
furniture, antiques, books, small electric
appliances, etc. Litter patrols will be
cleaning surface streets like Multnomah
Boulevard.
Curbside pickup is available for
seniors and disabled citizens. Volun-
teers with trucks are needed for this
service. For more information, contact
the Southwest Neighborhoods office at
503-823-4592. Or visit their website at
www.swni.org.
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Community benefits from local
school coverage
Just wanted to pass on a big thanks
to Polina Olsen and the Southwest
Portland Post for the great article in
this month’s issue on our school [“Place-
based learning key to new Southwest Char-
ter School,” April 2008].
We so appreciate you’re taking time
and valuable space to let folks know
about what we are doing here. Starting
a new school is a gargantuan task, but
thoughtful and complimentary cover-
age in the media is uplifting for our
whole community.
Thanks again!
Anne Gurnee, Education Director,
Southwest Charter School
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