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Spring Egg Hunt – Saturday, March 31, 2018

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SPRING EGG HUNT
Saturday, March 31
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, March 30, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Meet at the American Legion at 2104 NE Alberta St.
– hide 6,000 candy-filled eggs on Saturday, March 31. 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.

Concordia Neighborhood Holiday Party — You Are Invited!

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Tuesday, December 12, 6:30 to 9 p.m. at Cerimon House, 5131 NE 23rd Ave.

  • Light eats and nonalcoholic beverages
  • Activities for kids
  • Live music

Pizza generously donated by Hot Lips Pizza, Pizza Jerk and Red Sauce Pizza.
Coffee generously donated by Caffe Vita.

Featured!

  • Performance by Vernon School Choir at 7 p.m.
  • Community Sing led by Susan Riggs, director of FEAST Community Choir at 8 p.m.

Food & Clothing Drive and Raffle to benefit Northeast Emergency Food Program

Suggested donations:

  • Men’s & women’s clothing
  • Soups
  • Canned meat
  • Rice
  • Pasta
  • Cereal and oats
  • Staples (salt, pepper, cooking oil, etc.)
  • Snacks and treats
  • Personal hygiene items (toilet paper, feminine hygiene, soap, shampoo, etc.)
  • Household supplies (laundry and dish detergent, cleaning supplies)
  • Canned fruits and vegetables
  • Pet food

Raffle tickets: $2 each or six for $10

Raffle prizes generously donated by Basics, a Pacific Foods store; Dekum Street Doorway; Cottage Pantry; Frock; Grand Central Bakery; Hot Lips Pizza; Just Bob; Amelie Marian – Hasson Company Realtors; Red Sauce Pizza; Sarah Miller – Portraits in Prose, ink; Seastar Bakery; and Verum Ultimum Art Gallery.

Emergency prep takes center stage Nov. 1

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Recent events indicate nowhere is safe from disaster, natural and otherwise. Dedicated volunteers and professionals in Concordia – throughout Portland, the state and the nation – are ready to help you prepare for events that may come.

Two of them will share details with you at the Wednesday, Nov. 1, Concordia Neighborhood Association (CNA) Annual Membership Meeting. It begins at 7 p.m. in the McMenamins Kennedy School Community Room.

Immediately prior to the 7 p.m. Annual Membership Meeting, the CNA Board of Directors will convene for its regular monthly meeting at 5:30 p.m. Members of the public are welcome and encouraged to attend and contribute.

Justin Ross

Justin Ross, community capacity specialist, represents Multnomah County Emergency Management at the CNA meeting. That department hosts and sponsors a variety of personal and community preparedness classes through its new Community Preparedness Education and Outreach Team.

His presentation will outline the impacts of a Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake. Scientists estimate that zone, a fault that stretches from northern California to Vancouver Island, has a 37 percent probability to rupture within the next 50 years and produce a 9.0-plus earthquake in Portland.

He’ll also discuss the necessity for local residents, businesses, agencies, organizations and governments to become disaster resilient. That requires them to:

  • Create plans
  • Build community connections
  • Obtain training
Amy Gard

Amy Gard, leader of the all-volunteer Concordia/Vernon/Woodlawn Neighborhood Emergency Team (NET) will explain how the three-dozen-member team plans and drills for natural disasters. She’ll also discuss “Map Your Neighborhood,” an Oregon Emergency Management/Oregon Citizen Corps publication.

The NET is one of 71 across Portland that are trained by the Portland Bureau of Emergency Management and Portland Fire & Rescue to respond to events that include:

  • Earthquakes
  • Floods
  • Severe winter storms
  • Hazardous material spills
  • Other citywide/regional emergencies

The local team is tasked with acting as first responders to help the 17,000 local residents survive until the arrival of adequate emergency services. NETs aren’t new to Portland which, in 1994, was the third city in the country to form them.

Click here for additional details – including the board election – about the CNA Annual Membership Meeting.

Nov. 1 election beckons CNA board candidates

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Wednesday, Nov. 1, is election day for Concordia Neighborhood Association (CNA). In addition to the election/re-election of board members are presentations on emergency preparedness, CNA committee reports and time for you to speak up on neighborhood concerns.

Immediately prior to the 7 p.m. Annual Membership Meeting, the CNA Board of Directors will convene for its regular monthly meeting at 5:30 p.m. Members of the public are welcome and encouraged to also attend that meeting and contribute.

Each year, seven two-year positions – half of the CNA Board of Directors – are up for election/re-election. Incumbents may or may not stand for re-election. In either case you’re welcome to nominate yourself or another Concordian for office.

This year eight positions will be included in the election. That’s because the Southwest 2 position is being vacated, with one year remaining in the term. The incumbent in the East 1 position has indicated he will decline re-election to a two-year term.

Terms expiring and/or becoming vacant Dec. 31, and the incumbents, are:

East 1, Tyler Bullen

Southwest 1, Garlynn Woodsong

Southwest 2, Daniel Greenstadt

Northwest 1, Isham “Ike” Harris

At large 1, Robert Bowles

At large 3, Jody Pollak

At large 5, Truls Neal

Chair, Chris Lopez

See the map to right for CNA district boundaries.

The primary qualification is residing in or owning property or business interests in the neighborhood. The age minimum is 14 years, and any nominee younger than 18 must have written permission from a parent. The two-year terms begin in January.

Each board member commits to attending monthly board meetings, attending regular and special membership meetings, attending CNA-sponsored events and membership on at least one CNA committee.

Board members should additionally be willing to represent the community to the city on issues such as land use, livability and safety. They are also ambassadors within the neighborhood and at association events.

For complete details on CNA elections and positions, visit ConcordiaPDX.org/about-cna/bylaws/. If you have questions prior to the Nov. 1 meeting, contact board member Ali Novak, AL4@ConcordiaPDX.org.

In addition to the board election, the CNA Annual Meeting features emergency preparedness presentations by the local neighborhood emergency team and Multnomah County.

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!

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.

Pedalpalooza offers 230 rides

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By Riley O’Boyle – CNA Media Team

Erinne Goodell and Kirk Paulsen bike riding
Erinne Goodell and Kirk Paulsen enjoy a variety of bike rides during every June’s Pedalpalooza. This year they’ll lead one of northeast Portland’s alleys, including some in Concordia. Photo by Chris Baker

Riding bare as you dare in a sea of other naked bike riders happens once every June during Pedalpalooza. The World Naked Bike Ride highlights the importance and vulnerability of people on bikes in the U.S. oil-centric culture.

The June 24 event – which begins this year at Fernhill Park –is also the biggest event of more than 230 free organized bike rides held during Portland’s month-long Pedalpalooza, an annual family-friendly celebration of bicycle delight.

In fact, the Concordia neighborhood is featured in a June 18 ride led by neighborhood residents Kirk Paulsen and Erinne Goodell, exploring the back alleys of northeast Portland.

“Something important to know going into Pedalpalooza, is that you’ll likely rest as much as you ride.” Kirk explained. “Many rides operate on ‘bike time,’ where the rides don’t usually start until 15 minutes or more after the scheduled time of departure.”

“Of course there are rides led by local bike shops and organizations that operate strictly on schedule,” Erinne added. “But generally, there’s as much socializing as bicycling to be found.”

Like the rides planned by Erinne and Kirk, all of Pedalpalooza’s themed rides are organized by individuals throughout the Portland and Vancouver metro areas. Find the schedule on Pedalpalooza.org.

There are fast rides and slow rides, costumed rides, and rides that involve plenty of noise and bright lights. Some show off specialized bikes, like folding or cargo bikes, and others dare people to get lost in the city at midnight.

Some teach how to maintain bikes, or to advocate for safer streets. BikeLoudPDX, a local grassroots advocacy group, leads advocacy and protest rides, like demonstrating against widening I-5 near the Rose Quarter.

Pedalpalooza started in 2003 as an offshoot of Bike Summer, during which Portland adopted its own version of the World Naked Bike Ride. Both were organized, international events similar to Critical Mass, in which people on bikes rode together through city streets to bring attention to the need for safe bicycle lanes and parking, and to celebrate the joy of biking.

Pedalpalooza is now facilitated by shift, a grassroots, volunteer-led, bikefun community formed during Bike Summer. Members strive to demonstrate the value of bicycling through activities that are fun, free, inclusive and, in this case, great for kicking off summer.

Riley, certified EIT, works in land development and site engineering, and can be reached at RSOboyle13@gmail.com