January 2016
COMMUNITY LIFE
By KC Cowan
The Southwest Portland Post
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Spring Garden Park: Come give
your opinion on the design for the
new Spring Garden Park on Thursday,
Jan. 7 at 6:30 p.m. at the Multnomah
Arts Center, 7688 SW Capitol Hwy. in
Room 30. Refreshments and childcare
provided. For more information,
contact Hun Taing at 503-825-5596.
Trail work party: Join the Thursday,
Jan. 7 work party to improve the
George Himes Park trail. They’ll
replace degraded stairs, trail armoring,
and install grade dips. Meet at 9 a.m. at
Southwest Iowa Street, one block west
of Corbett Avenue. Any questions?
Call Dave Manville at 503-753-8186.
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Take a hike: Start off your New
Year’s resolution to exercise on the
right foot. Join the SW Urban Trails
walk on Saturday, Jan. 9 as a guide
takes you on a 5.8 mile walk through
Multnomah Village and beyond. Meet
behind the bleachers at Wilson High
School (Southwest Sunset Boulevard
and Capitol Highway) and be ready to
go at 9 a.m. Bring a snack and water
and dress for the weather. Well-
b e h a v e d a n d l e a s h e d d o g s a re
allowed. For more information, contact
Sharon Fekety, fekety@hevanet.com,
or visit www.swtrails.org.
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Family Clay Night is a great
chance to bond with your
family over clay. No pre-registration
CALENDAR
needed, just come to the Multnomah
Arts Center, 7688 SW Capitol Hwy. on
Fridays, Jan. 15, 22 and 29 at 6 p.m. and
get creative! Cost is $20 a session per
adult/child pair and $10 for each
additional family member.
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Dyslexia 101: Do you, or
someone you know struggle
with Dyslexia? It affects up to 20
percent of the population. Come to the
Hillsdale Library, 1525 SW Sunset
Blvd. on Saturday, Jan. 16 at 2 p.m. to
learn the warning signs, causes and
treatment available to help.
Registration required. Register online,
in the library, or by calling 503-988-
5234.
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The Jewish Frontier: Come to
a special screening of OPB's
“Oregon Experience: The Jewish
Frontier" at the Mittleman Jewish
Community Center, 6651 SW Capitol
Hwy. on Tuesday, Jan. 19 at 7 p.m.
Learn how Jewish pioneers were
among the earliest settlers in the
Northwest. Free and open to the
community. “The Jewish Frontier” airs
on KOPB-TV on Jan. 25 at 9 p.m. For
more information call 503-244-0111 or
email mjcc@oregonjcc.org.
Seismic retrofitting: Learn the basics of
how to retrofit your home to withstand
earthquakes and be ready for the Big
One. This event takes place Tuesday,
Jan. 19, 6–8 p.m.at Capitol Hill Library,
10723 SW Capitol Hwy. Topics will
include the goal of a seismic retrofit,
basic load calculations, earthquake
insurance, permits, tools and more.
Registration required. Register online,
The Southwest Portland Post • 5
in the library or by calling 503-
988-5234.
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Garden Home writers:
The Garden Home
Community Library, is starting
a new writers group. Members
will decide the focus of the
group and what activities it will
participate in. Come to the first
meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 26 at
6:30 p.m. at the library, 7306 SW
Oleson Road. For more
information call 503-245-9932.
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Four centuries of guitar:
Hear a performance of
guitar styles spanning the 1600s
to the 21st century. Steve Adams
incorporates fingerstyle and
plectrum technique showcasing
works from the Renaissance,
Baroque, classical, jazz, loops,
and beyond. Hear him perform
on Sunday, Jan. 31 at 2 p.m. at
the Hillsdale Library, 1525 SW
Sunset Blvd. Free. For more
information call 503-988-5388.
Erika Bartlett’s show, “Pneuma,” is a series of 28
digital images of clouds cropped, repeated, then
printed on transparency film. The film is adhered
to acrylic sheets, allowing light to shine through. It
is on display through the month of January at the
Multnomah Arts Center Gallery.
Comprehensive Plan
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letters were sent, almost 1,800 signing
petitions gathered, and 700 written
comments submitted in the last several
months.
“No center more than three stories
and certainly no canyon effects,” said
Stewart Rounds who lives near the
proposed 75-unit apartment building
across from the Multnomah Arts Center.
With some time left over at the
end, Fritz allowed additional time
for six striking photos of the “canyon
effect:” large towers of buildings
overshadowing the old bungalow or
Victorian home, blocking sunlight and
overlooking backyards without regards
to privacy.
The crowd of yellow-shirted activists
filed out one by one. They will have to
wait until the city council votes on the
plan sometime this year.
The draft 2015 Portland Comprehensive
Plan can be located online at http://www.
portlandoregon.gov/bps/57352 .
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