EDITORIAL
2 • The Southwest Portland Post
COMMUNITY LIFE
By Don Snedecor
The Southwest Portland Post
it up at Hillsdale Farmers
7 Chalk
Market… Grab a bucket and get
chalking at the Wilson Chalk Art Fes-
tival on Sunday, September 7 from 11
a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Hillsdale Farmers’
Market (Rieke Elementary School park-
ing lot, 1405 SW Vermont St). The free
festival celebrates the arts in the nine
Wilson Cluster schools. Talented chalk
artists will offer tips and demonstra-
tions; chalk and sidewalks will be pro-
vided. For more information, visit the
Portland Public School event calendar
www.pps.k12.or.us.
Walk to Fight Blindness… The
13 Foundation
Fighting Blindness
will host its 2 nd Annual 5K VisionWalk
September 2008
in Portland on Saturday, September 13
at Duniway Park, Southwest 6 th Avenue
and Sheridan Street (Sports Field #1).
Registration begins at 9:00 a.m. and the
walk will start at 10:00 a.m. The event
will raise money for the research that
will lead to cures to a variety of vision-
related diseases. For more information
visit www.visionwalk.org or call (866)
782-7330.
Southwest Trails Monthly Walk…
This walk will be a 4T (trails, transit,
tram, trolley?) starting from Hillsdale
on Saturday, September 13. Meet at the
big oak tree (corner of Capitol Highway
and Sunset Boulevard) at 9:00 a.m.
sharp. The adventure begins with a
TriMet Bus #44 trip downtown. Bring
bus fare for an all day ticket or for two
2-zone rides, plus tram fare. Includes a
ride on the OHSU aerial tram. Trip will
take around three hours depending on
connections, route and walking speed,
Multnomah Historical Association president Patti Waitman and Portland Mayor-Elect Sam
Adams dedicate the new bridge marker at a ceremony identifying the "Capitol Highway
Viaduct" as having been built in 1927. Originally built over the Oregon Electric Railroad
tracks, the viaduct now crosses Multnomah Boulevard at about 37th Avenue. Notably
missing from the plaque was the date of the dedication, August 9, 2008. (Post photo by
Don Snedecor)
2-3 hours walking and about 4 miles.
Contact Don Baack at 503-246-2088 or
baack@q.com for more information. Or
visit http://explorepdx.com/swtrails.
html.
of Summer Rooftop Party…
19 End
On Friday, September 19, check
out the big band sound of Portland jazz
legends Carl Smith and the Natural
Gas Company outdoors on the roof
of Jax Bar & Restaurant, 826 SW 2 nd
Avenue (Yamhill Market building).
Doors open at 6:00 p.m. Tickets are $12
at the door, $10 in advance. Contact
Jax Bar at 503-228-9128 or Carl Smith
at O’Connor’s in Multnomah Village
(503-244-1690) for details.
hedgerows
20 Multi-functional
for urban and rural settings…
A hedgerow is a row of trees, shrubs,
ground covers, vines and herbs that
divide or border fi elds, waterways or
lots. Learn how to implement and main-
tain a hedgerow on a lot of any size, to
provide shelter and food for wildlife,
windbreaks, soil stabilization and even
an income source.
Horticulturist Jude Hobbs (Cascadia
Landscape Design) will lecture in the
morning and the class will be install-
ing a hedgerow in the garden in the
afternoon, Saturday, September 20,
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at The Berry Bo-
tanic Garden, 11505 SW Summerville
Ave. For information or to register call
503-636-4112 ext. 102 or email register@
berrybot.org. Cost is $50.
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Phone: (503) 244-6933; Fax: (866) 727-5336
general email: news@multnomahpost.com
web address: www.multnomahpost.com
Editor & Publisher: Don Snedecor
Reporters/Writers: Polina Olsen, Lee Perlman,
Don Snedecor
Retail Advertising Manager: Harry Blythe
Graphic Design: Leslie Baird Design
Printing: Oregon Lithoprint
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