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UPDATED: National Night Out – Friday, Aug. 4

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CNA’S BICYCLE & PED PARADE ON AUGUST 4th is CANCELLED but THE NNO CELEBRATION WILL GO ON THAT EVENING WITH A FREE CONCERT & MOVIE IN FERNHILL PARK! 

CNA’s National Night Out Parade has been cancelled due to the extreme heat, but as the temperatures start declining on the evening of August 4th, please join us at FERNHILL PARK for a night of traditional Afro-Mexican folk music, song, and zapateado (percussive dance) by COLECTIVO SON JAROCHO DE PORTLAND from 6:30 to 8:15 PM. 

Then stay at the park and beat the heat with a cool nighttime showing of THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE (Subtítulos en Español) at SUNDOWN sponsored by ROSE CITY MORTGAGE & your CNA!

There will be fun activities at the park, including:

  • Children’s Art Activities by COLLAGE
  • Balloon Animals & Hats
  • Henna Tattoos
  • Firetruck to Explore with Local Firefighters

There will be FREE popcorn, popsicles, and water for all! Bring a picnic dinner or buy a meal from one of our 4 food vendors!

Bring a blanket, or low-back concert chair, relax in the hopefully cool breeze and enjoy the show!

American Legion Post 134 to provide Cooling Center this week

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With temperatures expected to reach record-breaking highs this week, the AMERICAN LEGION POST 134 at 2104 NE ALBERTA ST. is providing a COOLING CENTER to help senior citizens, people with disabilities and people with other health conditions stay safe.

The Cooling Center at the American Legion will open August 1, at 10:30 a.m. and will stay open until at least Friday.

Pets and children are welcome at the Legion. Air conditioning, water, electrolyte drinks and first aid will be provided. Medical Personnel will be available on-site.

The American Legion staff would appreciate donated supplies, such as ice packs, coolers, and powdered Gatorade.

If you have questions about the cooling center or about donation of supplies, please call the American Legion at 503-284-7272.

For more information and a list of other cooling centers in the area, visit: multco.us/multnomah-county/cooling-centers-open-multnomah-county-tuesday-aug-1.

Have a Passion for Writing?

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Concordia News needs people who:

  • Have a knack with the written word
  • Want to practice and/or hone their writing skills
  • Like talking to people who are helping keep Concordia the greatest neighborhood in Portland
  • Want to contribute a few hours a month to keeping neighbors informed about what is – and maybe isn’t – happening here

If that describes you, consider this an invitation. We want you to write about topics that speak to the diverse interests of members of the Concordia neighborhood.

Stories fit for print encompass myriad truly local topics. (We leave national coverage to CNN, statewide to The Oregonian and citywide to the Portland Tribune.) Here’s a sampling of what we publish:

  • New businesses
  • Development
  • Art
  • History
  • Culture
  • Environment
  • Issues affecting seniors, parents, children and families
  • Schools
  • Events

Interested? Email CNewsEditor@ConcordiaPDX.org today!

23rd Annual Columbia Slough Regatta

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Sunday August 06, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Join our on-the-water festival and celebrate the Columbia Slough!

At this year’s Regatta, over 500 people will have the opportunity to rent a canoe or kayak from the Council (free of cost) to explore and learn more about this special hidden gem.  Despite the name, the Columbia Slough Regatta is not actually a race, but more of a leisurely wildlife-watching group paddle. The event celebrates the watershed with fun and free activities for community members to develop connections with nature and neighborhood resources.

For more information and to register, visit: columbiaslough.org/events/event/248/

Attention Neighbors of the Portland International Airport

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The Oregon Air National Guard (OANG) and the Port of Portland will co-host a community “Fly Day” on July 8, 2017 at Helensview High School and you’re invited!

The intent of the Fly Day is to demonstrate the ground track and flight profile of the Continuous Descent Overhead Approach flown by 142nd Fighter Wing aircraft, as well as to answer any questions about this expanded procedure.

The Fly Day event is scheduled for July 8, 2017 from 1PM to 3PM. at

Helensview High School

8678 NE Sumner St, Portland, OR 97220

In the event that the winds and weather necessitate an easterly traffic flow, the location will be moved to the Columbia Children’s Arboretum.

Columbia Children’s Arboretum

10040 NE 6th Dr. Portland, OR 97211

A booth will be set-up at the Helensview school on the afternoon of the event to provide updated information.

For more information about the Continuous Descent Overhead Approach procedure follow the link below:

https://popcdn.azureedge.net/pdfs/Continuous%20Descent%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf

For any other questions contact:
Port of Portland – Noise Management Department
Phone: 503.460.4100 (Oregon) / 800.938.6647 (Washington)
E-mail: pdxnoise@portofportland.com
Web: http://www.portofportland.com/Noise_Mgmt_Home.aspx

Safe Routes to Groceries

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Safe Routes to Groceries event
on July 15th
at New Seasons Market Concordia
on 5320 NE 33rd Ave. in Portland, OR.

This is a celebration of bicycling to get groceries. This is an alternative to driving to the store. We know that half of automobile trips are 3 miles or less and we want people to consider the sustainability aspect of bicycling to bring home fresh food in a convenient and sage manner.

The event will provide

  • Free white plastic buckets for rear rack panniers (& will help affix them to the bikes!)
  • We will be featuring Bicycle ambassadors from Portland Bureau of Transportation helping people find their best low volume streets from home to fresh food.
  • Queen Bee and North Street Bags showing off beautiful panniers for carrying groceries in style.
  • Cosmo spaghetti sauce samples.
  • Grand Central Bakery goodies
  • Cat Six Bicycle store will be on hand to evaluate bicycles and offer a discount for tune up/repair.
  • Cat Six and Clever Cycles will be showing bicycles built for carrying groceries and kids

Raffle to win a pair of North Street Panniers.

This is a first for Portland. New Seasons is taking on this campaign to help people use the Bicycle Boulevards in order to get groceries in a sustainable manner.

For more information, visit PBOT Events Calendar or Every1Bikes.

CNA Stands Against Hate

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In light of recent events in our city – and rising racial, cultural and faith-based tensions across our country – the Concordia Neighborhood Association (CNA) reiterates our commitment to fostering a strong and safe neighborhood.

We cannot rely on legislation alone to eliminate hate from our world. Instead, resistance must come from the bottom up, from within our own communities.

We agree with the recent statement from our Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods, which “strongly encourages all our neighbors, friends we know and those we have not met yet, to stand in solidarity with marginalized and vulnerable communities and individuals. Find ways to get trained in ‘bystander intervention,’ and ‘disrupting racism’ trainings.

“Get to know all your neighbors, even those who may be different from you, as your neighbors are your greatest assets in our ability to create resilience and safety during challenging times.”

We may have a history of challenging racial relations, and are in the midst of a period of growth and sometimes uncomfortable change. However, we believe Portland today will stand together against hate, and our community will not tolerate fear tactics and intimidation.

The CNA board of directors has changed our board meeting time and date so we no longer conflict with RACE TALKS, held on the second Tuesday of each month, beginning at 6 p.m. at McMenamins Kennedy School.

We invite our neighbors to join us at Race Talks for important conversations. The July 11 event topic is “Protecting Yourself Physically and Emotionally in Trying Times.”

Standing united in amity and peace,

Your CNA Board of Directors

Chris Lopez, Chair
Daniel Greenstadt, Vice-chair
Heather Pashley, Treasurer
Steve Elder, Secretary
Ali Novak
Amelie Marian
Donn Dennis
Garlynn Woodsong
Isham ‘Ike’ Harris
Jody Pollak
Robert Bowles
Truls Neal
Tyler Bullen

SPRING EGG HUNT

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SPRING EGG HUNT
Saturday, April 15
Fernhill Park
(Playground along NE 37th Avenue)

The hunt begins at 10 am SHARP.

Don’t be late – it ends in a flash!

Volunteers needed to:
– stuff 6,000 plastic eggs with candy on Friday, 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Meet at the American Legion at 2104 NE Alberta St.
– hide 6,000 candy-filled eggs on Saturday, April 15. Meet at Fernhill Park (Playground along NE 37th Avenue) at 8 a.m.

Sponsored by Concordia Neighborhood Association & American Legion Post 134

Contact Katie Ugolini at Social@ConcordiaPDX.org or 503.449.9690.