Monthly Archives: February 2012
Come and participate in the Concordia Neighborhood by attending the March General meeting!
March 6th at 7:00 PM
McMenamin’s Kennedy School Community Room
(SE corner of building, just off the parking lot)
This month’s meeting topic:
Curbside Collection Services for Food Scrap Composting.
Babs Adamski, Outreach Coordinator for the City of Portland will be there to provide information on a fund raising opportunity and answer questions about the new curbside collection system.
Opportunity to raise funds for your community organization!
How can your neighborhood association, nonprofit group, ethnic group or community of faith raise funds while teaching Portlanders how to compost their food scraps with ease?
Portlanders are doing a great job adapting to the new Curbside Collection Service with food scrap composting and the change to weekly pick up of the green Portland Composts! roll cart and every-other-week garbage collection.
To continue to help Portlanders become successful at food scrap composting, the City is seeking groups of volunteers ages 18 years and older to provide door-to-door training and troubleshooting for residents in St. Johns, Woodlawn, King, Concordia, Cully, Centennial, Lents, Powellhurst-Gilbert, Brentwood Darlington and Woodstock. Volunteers earn $2.00 per conversation or $.50 per piece left behind for their organizations.
Contact Babs Adamski at 503-823-8753, barbara.adamski@portlandoregon.gov or Renée Johnson at 503-823-1862, renee.johnson@portlandoregon.gov to get involved. Canvassing begins February 28, 2012.
Additionally, we will be reading & voting on a proposed change to our bylaws.
Proposed bylaw amendment:
PROPOSED NEW ARTICLE VI, Section B.
General Meetings: Membership meetings will be scheduled at least quarterly at such time and place as established by the Board. Notification shall be by mail, newsletter, posted notices, telephone calls, electronic mail lists or any other appropriate means of communication apt to reach a majority of the members. Notification shall require seven days advance notice to the general public and a minimum of 24 hours’ notice for all active members and to individuals and news media that have requested notice.
OLD ARTICLE VI, Section B.
General Meetings: Membership meetings will be scheduled for the first Tuesday of each month at such time and place as established by the Board. Notification shall be by mail, newsletter, posted notices, telephone calls, electronic mail lists or any other appropriate means of communication apt to reach a majority of the members. Notification shall require seven days advance notice to the general public and a minimum of 24 hours notice for all active members and to individuals and news media that have requested notice.
BOARD’S REASON FOR PROPOSING THE CHANGE:
The CNA Board wishes to move to a quarterly General Meeting schedule to give us more time to plan more educational, interactive, and community-building activities and presentations at General Meetings. Our hope is that this will inspire more neighborhood participation in General Meetings. Quarterly General Meetings could become candidate forums, health fairs, neighborhood strategic planning & visioning retreats, or other special events designed to inspire and engage broader participation of neighbors and businesses. The CNA Board affirms that community comments and ideas will continue to be welcomed at every monthly Board meeting, and that we encourage neighbors to get involved and give comments at Board meetings.
This amendment will be read at our General Meeting and voted on by membership for approval.
Sign-up for Upcoming Workshops with the Portland Fruit Tree Project
Learn more about organic fruit tree care with Portland Fruit Tree Project. See below for some of their upcoming workshops this winter.
More information (and how to register) for all of these workshops can be found at
www.portlandfruit.org/tree-care-workshops
Pollinators
Saturday February 25th, 10:00am – 1:00pm
Portland, OR (NE Portland, Vernon neighborhood)
Click here to register now for this workshop
Grafting
Sunday March 18th, 10:00am – 1:00pm
Portland, OR (NE Portland, Vernon neighborhood)
Click here to register now for this workshop
Young Fruit Trees: Selection, Planting, Espalier, & Care
Saturday March 24th, 10:00am – 1:00pm
Portland, OR (location TBA)
Click here to register now for this workshop
Register Today for the Winter Tree Identification Workshop
Register Today for the Winter Tree Identification Workshop
Saturday, February 18th, 2012
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Take your tree identification skills to the next level and learn to identify trees without their leaves. Learn to recognize up to twenty different genera of trees by clues in bud and leaf scars, lenticels, terminal buds, bark color and texture, and more. The workshop will includes a presentation, manual, and field session with Hoyt Arboretum Curator Martin Nicholson.
Winter Tree Identification is FREE and open to the public.
To register, call 503-823-2525 or Click Here and enter the course number 366821. For information on the workshop or if you are having trouble registering contact Autumn Montegna, Urban Forest Outreach Coordinator, at 503-701-7622 or autumn.montegna@portlandoregon.gov.
2012 series of Urban Growth Bounty classes–Register Now
It’s a new year, and the City of Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability is gearing up for its 2012 series of Urban Growth Bounty classes. We hope that you can help spread the word in your neighborhood — it’s a terrific lineup of courses, with plenty of old favorites to go along with some fresh new subjects.
- Learn everything you need to know about vegetable gardening with Oregon Tilth and Josh Volk.
- Find out the secrets of delicious, home-made cheeses with Claudia Lucero.
- Join Glen Andresen for his unique insights into backyard beekeeping or fruit production.
- Maximize your garden bounty with Will Newman’s insights into soils and tools.
- Start your own backyard flock with help from Naomi Montacre’s chicken, goat, and mixed herd classes.
- Dive into edible landscaping with Jen Aron.
- Explore the world of food preservation (canning, freezing, fermentation, etc.) with OSU Extension Service and the folks at Living City.
You should register now to ensure a place in these limited-size classes. They’re the perfect way to explore urban homesteading and connect with the community.
Feel free to reply to this address or to email food@portlandoregon.gov with any questions, and by telephone at 503-823-6947.
Concordia University Hilken Community Stadium Grand Opening Celebration Saturday, March 3, 2012 | 12:00pm
Grand Opening Celebration
Saturday, March 3, 2012 | 12:00pm
Concordia University Hilken Community Stadium
2715 NE Liberty, Portland, OR 97211
RSVP: www.BringTheTeamsHome.com/rsvp
Questions? 503-280-8505
HIGHLIGHTS
- Neil Everett, ESPN – emcee
- Special game memorabilia for the first 100 people to arrive
- FREE food and fun activities for the entire family
- Enjoy FREE entrance to a baseball doubleheader: Concordia vs. Patten University