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FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK
By Don Snedecor
The Southwest Portland Post
Earthquakes in Oregon:
Are we ready for the Big One?
Do you know we live at the edge
of an extinct 600,000-year-old classic
boring lava shield volcano? Dr. Scott
Burns, geology professor at Portland
State University will discuss Mt. Syl-
vania and the Southwest Portland
area geology at a joint meeting of the
Arnold Creek and Markham neigh-
borhood associations. The two groups
will meet on Tuesday, May 8, at 7:00
p.m. at the Jackson Middle School
auditorium, 10625 SW 35th Ave.
Southwest Neighborhoods
Spring Cleanup
The annual Spring Cleanup event
will be held on Saturday, May 5 from
9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Portland Christian
Center, 5700 SW Dosch Road. Sug-
gested donation is $15 per carload.
Items accepted include bulky waste
(large items that won’t fit in your gar-
bage can); broken or soiled furniture,
mattresses and toys; scrap metal,
including bicycles, washers/dryers,
ladders, etc.
Reusable items (including furni-
ture, kitchenware, home appliances
and linens) will be collected by Com-
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May 2018
munity Warehouse.
Southwest Community Recycling
will be collecting small and large
batteries, corks, printer cartridges,
compact florescent lightbulbs, and-
block Styrofoam.
No electronics, curbside recyclables
or yard debris will be accepted at this
particular event. Pick up is available
for seniors. Contact the Southwest
Neighborhood office at (503) 823-4592
for more information.
State of the Watershed science
talk and dinner
Did you know we have fish-friendly
habitat in our creek system? The U.S.
Fish & Wildlife Service and Portland
Bureau of Environmental Services
recently published a paper about the
Tryon Creek Watershed.
The two agencies will be present-
ing their findings and chatting about
fish, wildlife, and habitat at the Tryon
Creek Watershed Council’s annual
State of the Watershed event.
This year, the event will be held
on Thursday, May 31, 6–8 p.m., at
the Lucky Labrador Public House in
Multnomah Village.
Pizza and salad will be provided
but registration is required. Visit try-
oncreek.org for tickets. Questions?
Contact Terri Preeg Riggsby, co-
ordinator@tryoncreek.org or (971)
404-4909.
Up For Debate: Multnomah
County Auditor
If you are still trying to decide who
to vote for in the primary election,
then the following event may be
helpful.
The Multnomah County Auditor
race is an open seat with three experi-
enced auditors vying for the position.
The debate will be held at the City
Club meeting at 12 p.m. on May 4 at
the Sentinel Hotel, 614 SW 11th Ave.,
downtown. Check with KGW-TV as
this may be televised live.
Scott Learn currently serves as
performance auditor with the State
of Oregon’s audit division. His back-
ground includes journalism and work
as a financial auditor.
Jennifer McGuirk serves as man-
agement auditor for Multnomah
County. Her past experience includes
communications, organizational
development, and grant writing for
universities.
Mark Ulanowicz serves as a prin-
cipal auditor for Multnomah County
and his background includes work as
a performance auditor for the federal
Government Accountability Office.
The debate will be moderated by
Serena Cruz, executive director of the
Virginia Garcia Memorial Foundation
and former Multnomah County com-
missioner.
For more information please con-
tact the City Club at (503) 228-7231
or visit pdxcityclub.org. Don’t forget
your ballot must be received at your
polling place by 8:00 p.m. on Election
Day, May 15.
Don’t forget to advertise in the
June edition of The Post!
Call Don at 503-244-6933.
Deadline is May 25.
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