Concordia Neighborhood Association | Portland, Oregon

Home Energy Workshop, October 6, 6 – 8:30 p.m.

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Pacific Power is sponsoring a Home Energy IQ Workshop:

October 6 from 6 – 8:30 p.m.
McMenamins Kennedy School
The Gymnasium
5736 NE 33rd Ave
Portland, OR 97211

The event is free for all Pacific Power customers and dinner is on us!

Seating is limited and we are asking that everyone register ASAP to ensure we have enough catering and seating. You can register at https://www.regonline.com/builder/site/Default.aspx?EventID=891307.

Pacific Power is working with Energy Trust of Oregon to deliver this workshop that will educate homeowners about improving their home’s energy efficiency and lowering their electric bills. Attendees will learn how to:

  • Identify your household energy use and how it changes over time
  • Take a whole-home approach to energy efficiency
  • Recognize the most cost-efficient energy improvements for your home
  • Save energy and improve your home’s comfort, health and safety
  • Reduce your environmental footprint
  • Save money with Energy Trust incentives

Participants will receive a free Energy Saver Kit, including:

  • Compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) that use 75 percent less energy, last up to seven years – depending on your daily usage – and give off natural-looking light
  • High-performance faucet aerators and showerheads that reduce water heating costs by using up to 20 percent less water – compared to standard fixtures – without impacting water pressure

If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, please feel free to let me know.

Kari Greer
Community Relations
(503) 813-5642 office

Oregon Energy Efficiency

Concordia Street Tree Inventory Saturday, September 11th

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Saturday, September 11 from 8:30 am to noon
Concordia University, George R. White Library
Corner of NE Liberty and NE 29th

Can you identify common street trees? Do you want to improve your tree id skills? Or simply learn more more about trees? Join Urban Forestry staff and volunteers and help collect important tree inventory data. Those with more advanced tree identification skills (that’s you, Tree Stewards!) will be paired with volunteers in small groups to measure and identify street trees on a few city blocks.

This tree inventory work day is part of the Concordia neighborhood’s effort to examine the count, type, size, and health of the local street trees. Once completed, the inventory will help create the Concordia Neighborhood Stewardship Plan, which will include findings of current conditions and recommendations for achieving neighborhood street tree goals. All Tree Stewards are encouraged to take part in the inventory and consider their neighborhood’s interest in a future street tree inventory and Neighborhood Stewardship Plan.

Register on line now

To register by phone or email contact Angie DiSalvo at 503-823-4484 or angie.disalvo@portlandoregon.gov.

For more information on the Street Tree Inventory project visit www.portlandonline.com/parks/treeinventory

Lead Poisoning and Weatherization workshops to be held

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Free Lead Poisoning Prevention Workshop – living in an older home? Participants learn how to prevent lead exposure while living in homes older than 1978. Participants receive a free safety kit worth $30. Contact Community Energy Project at 503.284.6827 x110 to register.

Tuesday, September 14
6:00pm – 7:30pm
Peninsula Park Community Center
700 N Rosa Parks Way, Portland OR

Thursday, September 30
6:00pm – 7:30pm
Community Energy Project
422 NE Alberta Street, Portland OR

Free Weatherization Workshop – is your home drafty? Participants learn how to conduct small-scale draft-stopping measures using simple tools such as a screwdriver and scissors. Great for renters and homeowners alike. Qualified participants receive a free weatherization kit worth $150. Call Community Energy Project at 503.284.6827 x108 to register.

Thursday, September 16 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Community Energy Project
422 NE Alberta Street, Portland OR

Thursday, September 30 6:00pm – 8:00pm
SE Portland Tool Library
2800 SE Harrison St, Portland OR

International public high school for immigrant students now enrolling for fall

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Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon’s Portland International Community School (PICS) is enrolling students for the school’s 17th year of providing education programs for high school aged students (14 to 21) who are the children of immigrants or refugees.

An accredited school, PICS is one of several community-based schools under contract with Portland Public Schools. The school has partnered with Concordia University to strengthen its English as a Second Language curriculum this year and will feature master’s degree candidate interns as tutors.

Enrollment for the fall term will take place at the school (2728 NE 34th Ave., Portland, Ore.) starting Aug. 30, 2010.

For information about PICS, contact the school at (503) 232-5334, or go to www.emoregon.org/PDX_intl_school.php.

Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon is a statewide association of Christian denominations—including Protestant, Roman Catholic and Orthodox bodies—congregations, ecumenical organizations and interfaith partners working together to improve the lives of Oregonians through community ministry programs, ecumenical and inter-religious dialogue, environmental ministry and public policy advocacy.

Michelle Bush

Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon (EMO)
Administrative & Communications Assistant
(503) 221-1054, ext. 202
www.emoregon.org

Alberta Street Fair August 21st, 2010

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The Alberta Street Business Association (ASBA) presents the 13th Annual Alberta Street Fair, benefiting the Community Cycling Center.

Festival highlights include:
· Three Stages of Live Entertainment
· 150 Assorted Local Market Vendors
· Parade: For the Young and the Young at Heart
· Beer Garden: Featuring some of Portland’s many Microbreweries

The Street Fair will take place Saturday, August 21, 2010 on NE Alberta Street. Make your way to the Alberta Arts District for a day filled with local art, crafts, food, music and a parade! The Alberta Street Fair promises to be an event for the whole family to enjoy.

In addition to a variety of other family friendly activities, the Kids Corner will be located at the corner of 17th Avenue. Prior to the parade, which starts at 2pm, kids can stop by and transform their bikes into proper parade exhibits. Additionally, the Community Cycling Center will feature a station to “take a picture with your bike”.

The parade for the young and the young at heart will begin at the King School on the corner of NE Alberta & 6th Avenue. Anyone can be in parade, to be a part of the line-up, please email kriss@kparnell.com.

Music stages will be set up at 11th Avenue (also the location of the beer garden), 21st Avenue and 30th Avenue. Stages will feature a wide variety of acts throughout the day.

Vendors will line Alberta Street, which will be closed to all traffic, between NE 10th & NE 30th Avenues. There are still some booths available, visit http://www.albertastreetfair.com/alberta-street-fair/vendors/ to reserve your spot today.

Volunteers are still needed; if you are interested, please visit http://www.albertastreetfair.com/alberta-street-fair/volunteers and sign up today.

Gather your friends and family and join us at the Alberta Street Fair! We hope to see you there.

For additional information about Alberta Street Fair contact Ira Pasternack at ira@irapasternack.com. Information about the Alberta Street Fair can be found at www.albertastreetfair.com.

Citizens Noise Advisory Committee Meeting August 12, 6 – 8 p.m.

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The Portland International Airport Citizen Noise Advisory Committee will meet at the Port of Portland Headquarters in the Anchor Room (1st floor), from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday, August 12. CNAC meetings are open to the public and include time for public comment. Interested residents are encouraged to attend. For more information or directions to the meeting, please contact Debbie Bishop.
Agenda topics include an overview of airport finance including how revenue is generated and spent at PDX, an update on the North Runway Extension Project, and a briefing on the progress of the working group exploring noise impact mitigation beyond the airport’s DNL 65 noise contour. The community is invited, and questions and comments are encouraged.

The PDX Citizen Noise Advisory Committee is the Port’s official forum for working with the community on issues related to aircraft noise. Committee representatives are from northwest Oregon and southwest Washington. Eleven members are appointed by various city and county jurisdictions, and four representatives are appointed by the Port in an effort to maintain geographic diversity on the committee. Technical assistance is provided by the Federal Aviation Administration and the Oregon Air National Guard.

Contact:
Jason Schwartz, 503.415.6068
Debbie Bishop, 503.415.6555

Related Links:
Noise Management, http://www.portofportland.com/Noise_Mgmt_Home.aspx
Agenda, http://www.portofportland.com/cnac_agenda.aspx

Special Needs:
People with special needs who plan on attending the meeting are asked to contact the Port for accommodations at 503.415.6555.