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2 • The Southwest Portland Post EDITORIAL Join the Multnomah Historical As- sociation and the Multnomah County Library to learn how to research the architectural and historical facts about your home. Saturday, Jan. 25, 3:00-4:00 p.m. at the Hillsdale Library, 1525 SW Sunset Blvd, 503-988-5388. COMMUNITY LIFE By Don Snedecor The Southwest Portland Post 6 Multnomah Historical Associa- tion will hold their monthly board meeting on Monday, Jan. 6 at 7:00 p.m. at the Village Offices, first floor conference room, 2929 SW Multnomah Blvd. Open to the public. More information is avail- able at www.multnomahistorical.com. 8 Hillsdale Neighborhood Asso- ciation will hold their monthly meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 8, at the Watershed Building, community room, 6388 SW Capitol Hwy (at Bertha Court in Hillsdale). Visit www.swni.org or call 503-823-4592 for more information. 15 William Stafford Centennial Celebration: The Oregon Poet Laureate’s works will be read and birth- day cake will be served. Wednesday, Jan. 15, 7:00-9:00 p.m., at Annie Bloom’s Books, 7834 SW Capitol Hwy. Hosted by Susan McKee Reese, Friends of William Stafford board mem- ber. Feel free to bring a favorite William Stafford poem to share. For more infor- mation visit www.annieblooms.com. Note: this is just one of a number of events throughout the year celebrating the 100th birthday of Stafford. 25 Researching your house his- tory: Have you ever wondered about the history of your house, apart- ment, church or other building? Wheth- er you’re looking for documentation for historic status or are just plain inquisi- tive, tracing a property’s history and learning about the people who have lived there can be a fascinating and fulfilling project. January 2014 cess with SW Neighbors, Inc. (SWNI), which means that they are able to accept donations toward their legal fees and that those donations are tax-deductible. The SWNI fiscal sponsorship account is very specific for their potential legal fees and required contingencies for the use of the money in the case the legal fees are met or no longer needed. The application was reviewed and approved by the SWNI board and is managed by the MNA chair and SWNI. As of Dec. 15, there was over $5000 in donations and a retainer of $5000 was sent to the designated lawyer, Kristian Roggendorf. Clean Energy Works Oregon Neighbors deal with water tower property, energy efficiency, traffic calming The January meeting of the Multnomah Neighborhood Associa- tion will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 14 at 7:00 p.m. at the Multnomah Arts Center, Room 30. Our December meeting was held on Tuesday, Dec. 10 and the high- lights of that meeting are below. Freeman Water Tower property A report was given by members of the MNA sub-committee working on the Freeman Water Tower property sale. They report that neighbors working to stop the pending sale of the Free- man Water Tank are gathering at the property located at 8625 SW 42nd Ave on Sundays at 9:30 a.m. until the issue is resolved. Everyone is invited and encouraged to attend. They also report that the sub- committee has successfully completed the fiscal sponsorship application pro- A non-profit group, Clean Energy Works Oregon made a presentation to discuss how their group helps local homeowners with home energy ef- ficiency. The group works with home- owners to assess the energy efficiency of their homes and then works with them through local contractors to make the necessary improvements to resolve those issues. In addition, they have graciously made to members of the Multnomah Neighborhood Association a special offer: for anyone who applies with code CENPMU, and completes a proj- ect in 2014, Clean Energy Works will donate $50 back to the neighborhood association. So we encourage interested Multnomah homeowners to visit their website at www.cewo.org to learn more and to determine eligibility. Traffic calming along Capitol Highway DEEP SEDATION DENTISTRY. It’s MORE EFFECTIVE than just a pill. Call and find out why West Hills Family Dental Center is different. 503-291-0000 • www.fearfreedental.com Omanski elected Vice Chair Many thanks to Beth Omanski, who was appointed via acclamation as the Vice Chair of the Multnomah Neigh- borhood Association. We now have three of the four MNA board positions filled (chair, vice-chair and secretary). The treasurer’s position is still vacant and any local resident interested in the position should contact your chair prior to our January meeting. Moses Ross, Chair - Multnomah Neighborhood Association MNAChair@gmail.com The issue of traffic calming along Capitol Highway continued to be discussed. The chair presented draft versions of the letter to be sent to the Portland Bureau of Transportation and Deeper Sedation Dentistry... Dr. Little at West Hills Family Dental Center now offers to City Commissioner Steve Novick, to express our concerns with the speed of traffic at two points. The first area is the downhill straight section as you drive south into the Vil- lage near Southwest Texas Street. The West Hills Preschool located along this strip has reported many near-accidents (and one actual accident) involving parents picking up children. The second area is the downhill sec- tion of Capitol Highway as you drive north into the Village at the intersec- tion of Southwest 40th Avenue. There is a fork in the road to allow traffic to turn onto 40th Avenue and due to in- adequate warning signage, there have been numerous accidents reported. Wording changes were suggested and applied and the letters will be sent by the end of the year. In addi- tion, members suggested that these letters be sent for review to the SWNI Transportation Committee and to ask for their assistance and advocacy with these problem areas. Massage Therapy •Swedish•Myo-fascialTriggerPoint•Reiki ForStressandPainRelief •TensionHeadaches•TMJDisorder•Backaches Beat the stress with a relaxing massage that will warm and comfort your aching muscles. Swedishsession$38withthisad. 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