2 • The Southwest Portland Post
July 2008
EDItoRIal
Park bureau embarks on habit and trail plan for Marshall Park
By Don Snedecor
The Southwest Portland Post
According to Emily Roth, project
manager with Portland Parks & Rec-
reation, the park bureau is embarking
on the planning process to develop a
habit management and trail plan for
Marshall Park.
“We are hosting a series of walks
through the park, as well as attending
neighborhood association meetings
during the summer, to gather com-
munity input throughout the planning
process,” explained Roth.
The following activities are planned
for July and early August:
{July 8} Markham Neighborhood
Association meeting, 7:00 p.m. at the
Multnomah Center, SWNI Board
Room, 7688 SW Capitol Hwy. PP&R
staff will be on the agenda to talk about
the planning process, gather informa-
tion on the experience they want in the
park, and discuss issues and challenges.
{July 10} Marshall Park Neighbor-
hood Association meeting, Marshall
Park, 6:00 p.m.
PP&R staff will review the bridge
alternatives and discuss the Marshall
Park habitat management and trail
plan. The alternative bridge locations
will be “flagged” so that neighbors can
view the proposed creek crossings.
{July 22} Join PP&R staff for a morn-
ing walk in Marshall Park, 9:00 to 11:00
a.m. Meet by the picnic tables. Walk the
trails and discuss the habitat manage-
ment of the site, the location of the play
area, and a potential trail layout.
{August 4} Join PP&R staff for an
evening walk in Marshall Park, starting
at 6:30 p.m. Meet by the picnic tables.
Walk the trails and discuss the habitat
management of the site, the location
of the play area, and a potential trail
layout.
For more information, contact Roth
at emilv.roth@ci.portland.or.us or 503-
823-9225.
Cheers to
new grocery
store, jeers to
gas guzzlers
A note of thanks from the 2008
Wilson Graduation Party Committee
I received a letter from Sally New
last month, wishing to place an ad
which thanked scores of individuals,
families, organizations and businesses
who contributed to the Wilson High
School 2008 Graduation Party. While I
didn’t have room here to thank all the
folks individually, I thought I would
pass along New’s sentiments in general.
“The Wilson High School PTA Grad
Party Committee would like to thank
the community businesses for sup-
porting our efforts to provide a one
of a kind, alcohol, drug, tobacco and
weapon-free celebration to honor the
graduating seniors from the Class of
2008.”
“All the grads were fully funded
to attend the party and were given
some cozy monogrammed blankets
to comfort them and give them lasting
memories of this wonderful extrava-
ganza. Your contributions and support
are what kept these graduates off the
streets and in a safe haven on one the
best days of their lives: Graduation from
mandatory school attendance.”
“Families also donated to our scholar-
ship fund and Senior Parents chaired
different aspects of Grad Party 2008. We
also want to thank the over 40 parents
from the Senior and Junior classes, and
staff members at Wilson High School
who willingly gave their time and effort
to our endeavors.”
“Most sincerely, and with grateful
hearts we pray for blessings on the
Wilson Community, the seniors, and
their families, who will also transition
to new phases of life: Especially the
empty-nesters. Hats off to you, The 2008
Wilson PTA Grad Party Committee.”
The Southwest Portland Post
Cheers to
the advent
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of the Food
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Front Coop-
erative in Hillsdale! It was a shame
to see Whole Foods, (a marketing jug-
gernaut run by a self-absorbed CEO
which targets primarily the well-heeled,
pseudo-aware) enter the neighborhood
and then close it as part of their “mar-
keting strategy”.
Thank goodness for a grocery
store close by in Hillsdale (we live in
Multnomah Village) with an emphasis
on local food and local concern and
providing a local grocery anchor. Nice
picture of hope.
Jeers to the SUV, the entire parking
lot filled completely with SUVs Monday
morning at Grand Central Bakery and
to the male SUV driver who swooped
directly in front of, and into, a park-
ing space on Multnomah Boulevard
for which my wife, in our little Geo
Metro, was sitting, patiently waiting.
The space was being slowly vacated by
yet another SUV, replete with woman
glued to cell phone in one hand while
trying to exit parking space with other.
To the, ahem, “gentleman” SUV-
driver-parking-space-swiper (who
shrugged his 40-something business-
guy shoulders as if to say “tough luck,
sorry, I’m really very important right
now”), you’re a sad picture of gloom.
Let’s hope he and his ilk drive their
oil-wagons by Food Front Cooperative
and get the real picture.
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