6 • The Southwest Portland Post COMMUNITY LIFE By Don Snedecor The Southwest Portland Post Want your children to develop or improve swimming and water-safety skills? Portland Parks & Recreation offers swimming lessons year-round at six indoor pools. Lessons are available for swimmers of all skill levels from age 6 months to adult. Group, semi-private and private lessons are available. For rates, registration information, and a fall lesson schedule call the PP&R Aquatic Division at (503) 823- 5130. You can also register for swim lessons on-line at www.PortlandParks. org or in person at Southwest Commu- nity Center Pool, 6820 SW 45th Ave., (503) 823-2840. 3 Community Recycling for non- curbside items will be held on Sat- urday, November 3, from 9:00 a.m. to 12 noon at St. Luke Church, Southwest Vermont Street and 46 th Avenue. In- cludes rigid plastics, light bulbs, small appliances and electronics, and more. Visit www.community-recycling.org for details. CALENDAR 7 Hillsdale Neighborhood Associa- tion meets again on Wednesday, November 7, at 7:00 pm at St. Barnabus Episcopal Church, 2201 SW Vermont St. For agenda information contact chair Mikal Apenes, 503-705-9777, mikal@windemere.com or visit www. hna-pdx.com. 10 Southwest Fall Cleanup is be- ing held on Saturday, November 10 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Port- land Christian Center parking lot, 5700 SW Dosch Rd. Wood, yard debris, large appliances, old furniture, scrap metal and donations for charity are among the items being collected. Volunteers are still needed. Assistance is available for the elderly and disabled. Call 503-823- 4592 or visit www.swni.org for more information. Free Hillsdale Community Supper at St. Barnabas Church on Saturday, November 10 from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. The church is located at 2201 SW Vermont St. The community dinner is the second Saturday of every month. Come by to meet your neighbors and to have an excellent meal. Urban Weed Control Work- shop will be held on Tuesday, November 13, 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. at the Southwest Community Center, 6820 SW 45 th Ave. Mary Logalbo of 13 November 2012 the West Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District will be discuss- ing how to deal with invasive species in the back yard like English ivy and Himalayan blackberry. Call 503-823- 2862 to reserve space. Multnomah Neighborhood As- sociation will be electing new officers (chair, vice chair, secretary, and trea- surer) at their next meeting, Tuesday, November 13, at 7:00 p.m. at the Multnomah Center, 7688 SW Capitol Hwy. Requirements include neigh- borhood residency and three to five hours per month. For more informa- tion contact Moses Ross, 503-309-7985, mnachair@gmail.com. 14 Maplewood Neighborhood Association meets again on Wednesday, November 14, at 6:45 p.m. at Maplewood School (library), 7452 SW 52nd Ave. Contact chair Jill Gaddis, jillg@pacifier or call (503) 823-4592 for agenda information. You can also visit www.swni.org. 30 Portland Gingerbread Bridge Competition. Several Portland engineers and architects will gather from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. on Friday, No- vember 30, at the Old Market Pub (6959 SW Multnomah Blvd) to raise funds for the Family Bridge Day Shelter in Hillsboro and to show off their gin- Shasta Kearns Moore, officially releas- es her children's book, "Dark & Light: A Love Story in Black and White," with a booksigning and reading at Annie Bloom's Books in Multnomah Village on Sunday, Nov. 11 at 2 p.m. The book is part of an effort to pay for expensive treatments for her son's dis- ability. Moore is former editor of the Southwest Community Connection newspaper. Additional information is available on her website, www.Dar- kandLightBooks.com. (Photo courtesy of Shasta Kearns Moore) gerbread bridge building skills. Each firm/school will enter a 24-inch bridge. Engineering, architecture and edibility are all factors. A panel of qualified judges will critique the entries prior to the main event: the bridge breaking! Pictures and information can be found at www.gingerbreadbridge.com. PoSt a to Z BuSineSS CaRd diReCtoRy 503-244-6933 Your Fall Leaf and Yard Cleanup Service Average lawn mowing less than $20 per week. Fertilization and aeration less than $20 per week. Anywhere in the Portland metro area. Free estimates. No contracts required. (503) 244-2314 info@cleancut1.com www. cleancut1.com Lic # 370189-91 Fully Insured