Concordia Neighborhood Association | Portland, Oregon

CNA Board Elections Tuesday Nov 6th at 7 pm in the Kennedy School Community Room!

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Do you have a passion for service? Would you like to help guide the vision and oversee direction of a dynamic nonprofit that has a voice in shaping your community? Some of the past year’s achievements have included:

• Influencing T-Mobile’s abrupt change in plans to install cell phone antennas
• Saving TriMet bus route number 9
• Raising 17 thousand dollars for hosting 5 concerts in Fernhill park
• Taking an official position against CRC and coal transport

The nomination committee has vetted a roster of candidates, and if your moved to become involved on the night of the elections you can also nominate yourself for an open position. Members attend one monthly meeting, participate in CNA-sponsored events, as well as serve on at least one working committee of their choice. Terms begin January 2013 and run 1-2 years depending upon the position being filled.

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University of Portland hosts 2012 West Coast Conference Cross Country Championship

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On October 27th Fernhill Park will be the site of 2012 West Coast Conference Cross Country Championship hosted by the University of Portland.  Approximately 160 women and men, representing the nine member institutions of the WCC: Gonzaga, Saint Mary’s, Santa Clara, San Francisco, Loyola Marymount, Pepperdine, San Diego, Brigham Young and host Portland will participate in the conference championship.  The women’s six kilometer race will start at 9:00am and the men’s eight kilometer race at 9:45am.  The public is welcome to attend and the championship may also be viewed via a live webcast available at the West Coast Conference website, wccsports.com.

New Current Event Forums for Seniors

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On October 5th the Senior Studies Institute (SSI) begins hosting a regular current event forums on Friday mornings from 10:00 to 12:00. Forums are open to the public and are moderated by experienced SSI volunteers. The forums are held at the Portland Metropolitan Workforce Training Center, 5600 NE 42nd Avenue, Building 1, Room 132.

Land Use and Transportation Meeting, Tuesday September 18th

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This month’s meeting will concentrate on meeting the new owner of the White Church at 23rd and Sumner. After earlier hearing from a basketball group and a yoga program, both of whom couldn’t get the financing apparently, we will finally hear from Cerimon House who is definitely purchasing the building and wrapping up the City’s approval process by mid-October. They plan to open a variety of community-oriented programs and activities that they describe as “creating settings for artistic expression and education and fostering an environment for non-denominational ceremonies and celebrations.” All of these are supposed to be “walk-to” events that won’t require neighborhood parking problems. Come to hear what they plan and to ask questions.

We will also talk about the City’s response to noise problems associated with the church at 7015 NE 23rd that has festered for years and about the coal train response from the forum at NECN in late August.

Hope that you can attend. We will limit the meeting to one hour or less.

George Bruender
CNA Land Use Co-chair