Central Northeast Neighbors
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Can you name 10 facts about April?
April is named after the Greek goddess of love,
Aphrodite
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Leonardo da Vinci Was Born in April
William Shakespeare Was Born and Died in April
You will find more great information about April at the end of the newslette
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Upcoming Meetings in the
Central Northeast Neighbors
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CNN Board Meeting has been CANCELED, April 1, 2020
Rose City Park Neighborhood Board meeting,
VIRTUAL MEETING Tuesday, April, 7,2020, 7:00-9:00pm
Up to date information on the meeting will be posted on there web site
Click here.
Madison South Neighborhood Association General Meeting CANCELED,
Up to date information on the meeting will be posted on there web site
Click here
Beaumont Wilshire Neighborhood Association Boards Meeting
,
Up to date information on the meeting will be posted on there web site
Click here
Cully Association of Neighbors (CAN) General Meeting,
Up to date information on the meeting will be posted on there web site
Click here
Roseway Neighborhood General/Board Meeting, VIRTUAL MEETING
Tuesday, April 14, 2020 7:00 - 8:30 pm - details at
facebook.com/rosewaypdx/
Friends of Wilshire Park Playground Project
Up to date information on the meeting will be posted on there web site
Click here
Sumner Neighborhood Association General Meeting
has been
CANCELED
Cully Association Land Use Meeting
, Up to date information on the meeting will be posted on there web site
Click here
Rose City Park Neighborhood Association Land Use and Transportation Meeting,
Up to date information on the meeting will be posted on there web site
Click here
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Cully Association of Neighbors (CAN) Board Meeting,
Up to date information on the meeting will be posted on there web site
Click here
Rose City Park Neighborhood Association (RCPNA) General Meeting
, Up to date information on the meeting will be posted on there web site
Click here
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Hollywood Neighborhood Association(HNA)
Up to date information on the meeting will be posted on there web site
Click here
Central Northeast Neighbors Community Connections CANCELED
For more information contact Ronda @ 503-823-2780 The focus for this gathering will be on local business and making connections with businesses and Neighborhood groups.
Grant Park Neighborhood Association Board Meeting
Up to date information on the meeting will be posted on there web site
Click here
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During COVID19
It’s understandable if we all have moments when we’re heartbroken, frustrated and scared.
In phone calls, emails, and social media, we’ve been hearing stories about people in tough situations, desperate for help. This is probably going to go on for a while. That’s why I want to share some resources that you may find useful.
What if I am struggling with my mental health?
If you need someone to talk to, here are some options:
- Senior Loneliness Line: 503-200-1633
- Youth Line: 877-968-8491 or Text teen2teen to 839863
- Mental health crisis line: 503-988-4888.
- The Oregon Recovery Network and MyRecoveryLink offer digital recovery support.
If you're fortunate enough to have a healthcare provider, consider reaching out to them, too.
Please check in with your friends, family, loved ones and neighbors, even if you haven’t talked to them in a while. A simple “How are you doing?” can make a big difference. I have found doing this keeps my energy and mood up.
Please don’t let any self-stigma stand in the way of attending to your mental health. We need more awareness and openness around mental health issues and support options. These are tough times. If you need help, please don’t hesitate to reach out to others.
What if I need health insurance?
You may be able to get it now when you could not before because the Oregon Health Plan was recently
approved
for expanded coverage.
Masks or no Masks: How do I keep up-to-date on the COVID 19 Research?
Our scientific knowledge of how to prevent and treat COVID-19 has to improve. When it does, make sure you know about it.
You need to decide whether to take this option for yourself. But the larger point is, this pandemic and our understating of it will continue to evolve as more data becomes available. Stay alert using news sources you trust.
Sign up for email updates from these COVIS-19 information sources:
We will get through this together by staying together, even if virtually, by taking care of ourselves and helping others.
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Resource
Portland General Electric (PGE)
: Find payment extension information
Click here
Pacific Power:
Call customer service at 1-888-221-7070
Portland Water Bureau
: Apply for financial assistance
Click here
NW Natural:
Customers should call (800) 226-4211 and contact the billing department to make arrangements.
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Zoom an alternative to meetings and gatherings
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With the current COVID 19 virus and the quarantine rule many of neighborhood meetings have had to be cancelled.We are looking into finding other strategies to help get information out to your neighborhoods.
Zoom may be an option for your group. This is an electronic meeting gathering place.
*Unparalleled usability
Enable quick adoption with meeting capabilities that make it easy to start, join, and collaborat
e across any device.
*Join anywhere, on any device
Zoom Meetings syncs with your calendar system and delivers streamlined enterprise-grade video conferencing from desktop and mobile.
*Video for every need
Enable internal and external communications, all-hands meetings, and training's through one communications platform.
There is a few plans and pricing from free to $20 a month.
The free plan seems like it would work for most of you. Host up to 100 participants, Unlimited 1 to 1 meetings, 40 mins limit on
group meetings, Unlimited number of meetings and Online support.
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Hollywood Neighborhood News
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Development Name: Belong Community
Property at
1675 NE 41st Ave is being developed. Tony Jones, Project Manager, from Homes First has requested a meeting to review the plans for the project in order to meet the city requirements and their development & finance schedule.
Project description:
This project consists of 17 new residential apartment units in a single five story building for developmentally disabled adults with a shared passion for art and a desire for collaborative supportive housing. On-site amenities include art room, music room, fitness room, common room, trash recycling, bike storage, and shared outdoor area.
Conference
call meeting on Tuesday, April 7, 2020
at 10:00 am
For more information contact Owners Representative: Home First Development; Tony Jones, Project Manager (503) 504-0921
tony@hfdpartners.com
Neighborhood Association: Hollywood Neighborhood Association
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Hollywood Theater Needs Help With Renovations
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History has not been kind to movie palaces. Most other theaters built during the Golden Age of American cinemas have been demolished, or allowed to decay beyond repair. But the Hollywood Theater still stands thanks to this community's support.
Our lower facade is showing signs of water intrusion and masonry failure - which could lead to severe damage within the wall system. Water has penetrated behind the wall surface, causing paint to blister and buckle. Marble wainscoting is displaying open joints and cracks. Metal reinforcements are corroding. We're seeing troubling indicators of severe damage lurking within, which must be investigated and repaired immediately.
Sadly, many distinctive, historic features of the lower facade were stripped away during the mid-1960’s. While we’re making structural repairs, we can seize the opportunity to finally bring back an aesthetic more in keeping with the original 1926 design.
With your help, we can repair failing masonry, correct and prevent water damage, and revitalize the appearance of our lower facade. So many other movie palaces have been lost, but not the Hollywood. Not yet. Let’s work together to make it last for future generations.
On March 3rd, HNA board members Jo Schaefer, Steve Colburn and Peter Sysyn, presented Doug Whyte, Executive Director of the Hollywood Theater and Christen Fulk, Development Director, with a $700.00 donation to support the restoration of the
theater's lower facade.
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Rose City Park News
All RCPNA meetings will be held in a virtual context on the ZOOM platform.
You are invited to attend the RCPNA April 7, 2020 virtual Board Meeting on the ZOOM web platform.
You must have
ZOOM
on your device to enter the meeting. You can create an account at the
ZOOM
website.
Topic: RCPNA Virtual Board Meeting
Time: Apr 7, 2020 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 764 540 5080
Password: 902406
When you enter the meeting please list your name and address. This will be the virtual sign in sheet.
Share this with your neighbors! Anyone interested in hearing about neighborhood news and events from the Rose City Park Neighborhood Association can sign up on the homepage at
https://rcpna.org
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Roseway Neighborhood News
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QUARANTINE AND NEIGHBORHOOD NETWORKING
Hey, neighbors! How shall we keep in touch with each other during this time of social distancing?
Over on 78th Ave, we have started a group on NextDoor, the community social media application (
Here’s a link to NextDoor)
. The group is called “78th Avenue North.” The vision is that neighbors on the numbered streets, both north and south of Sandy could form NextDoor groups to keep in touch during this time of isolation—groups like “69th Ave South” or “65th Ave North.”
Just a thought.
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Sumner Says Thank You. To the many companies and neighbors that helped clean up the Sumner Neighborhood.
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The residents of the Sumner Neighborhood have been fighting for a long time to get their neighborhood cleaned up. Over the past 5 years they have come together as neighbors and successfully cleaned up four drug houses. The neighbors in each of these instances were diligent in working with the neighborhood association, Portland Police and the City of Portland Crime Prevention to evict and move the squatters out, a process that takes 2-3 years. Happily each of these four houses were sold, flipped and now are now home to very nice families.
Their story is not over: one of their long time houses on NE 92
nd Ave (build in the early 1920’s) has been engaged in drug activity, prostitution and multiple other offenses for several years. Again with the help of neighbors coming together, Portland Police, Rapid Response and Jonathan Lewis, Program Coordinator with the City of Portland, this property was finally cleaned up and the squatters were moved out. A total of 45,000 pounds of trash was removed. Good news is the house is up for sale.
The Sumner Association of Neighbors is committed to staying on top of problem houses by working with and supporting neighbors who live near these houses. They also know the importance of working with Portland Police, their NERT Officer, Bob Boylan, and all the other agencies that are involved in the process.
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Grant Park Neighborhood News
GPNA Board Adds New Members-at-Large
At a recent GPNA meeting, the Board of Directors voted to add two new Members-at-Large. They are:
• Marisa Morby: Marisa initially contacted GPNA about traffic concerns on her street, and thereafter decided to seek a position on the board. Marisa and her partner, Jason, moved back to Portland two years ago and happily settled in northeast Portland to be close to friends and family. Before moving back she lived in Austin, TX and spent two years in Europe, Southeast Asia, and Japan. “Getting involved locally was really important to me after moving around a lot, so I’m very excited to be involved and help out in our neighborhood.”
• Marion James Horna: After working for many years as a mechanical engineer, with an emphasis on wind power generation, Marion recently retired and moved with his wife to Grant Park to be close to his two youngest grandchildren and their parents. A Commissioned Naval Officer and Vietnam veteran, Marion served as board member and chair of the Community Foundation of Ogden Valley. In addition to his GPNA position, Marion currently sits on the Building and Grounds Committee for the North East Community Center.
GPNA welcomes our two new Members at Large!
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ROSE COURT PRINCESS-
Wren Louis has been selected as the 2020 Rose Court Princess from Madison High School. Wren is a junior at Madison, her GPA places her at the top of her class, she is an active member in the Peace & Justice and Garden clubs, she plays goalie for Madison's Women's Soccer team, and is the scorekeeper for the Madison Women's Basketball team. Wren loves to explore the stores and restaurants of Alberta Street. She is proud of being a counselor at Outdoor School for the past two years. Wren plans on attending an in-state college to become either an ASL interpreter or an independent business owner.
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GREGORY HEIGHTS LIBRARY EVENTS CANCELLED
7921 N.E. Sandy Boulevard, 503-988-5386
More information and updates can be found at https://multcolib.org/ .
All Multnomah County libraries are closed until further notice
due to COVID-19.
Do not return materials. You will not be charged.
Todas las bibliotecas del Condado de Multnomah están cerradas hasta
nuevo aviso debido al COVID-19.
No devuelva materiales. No se le cobrará ninguna multa.
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Central Northeast Neighbors Clean up Schedule 2020
Ronda will be the contact for all clean up questions
Due to all the quarantine times we have currently cancelled the Neighborhood clean ups. We will keep you posted to changes as they come.
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Rose City Park Playground Project Continues to Move Forward!
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The Rose City Park Playground Project (RCPPP) has made positive strides towards the goal of installing a new playground structure in Rose City Park. If you’re interested in contributing to the RCPPP fund, getting involved, or have general questions, email Ben and Joe at
rosecityparkplaygroundproject@gmail.com
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You can also help us spread the word! Follow Us:
Instagram @rcpplaygroundproject
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Portland Parks & Recreation Trail closures in April
Beginning Tuesday, April 14, 2020, bridge maintenance work will require closures on the Lower Macleay, Maple, and Wildwood Trails for 1-2 days each. Detour signage will be in place. Only one of these trails will be closed at a time.
Closures will occur in the following order:
Lower Macleay
Trail between the Lower Macleay Trailhead and Wildwood Trail.
Link to detour map
Wildwood Trail
between NW Cornell Road and the Lower Macleay intersection.
Link to detour map
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2020 CENSUS: FILL YOURS OUT ONLINE TODAY
2020CENSUS.GOV
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Can we count on you?
Each decade, the census provides an opportunity to count every person living in the U.S.
The data collected has an impact:
• REPRESENTATION: Determines the number of seats each state receives in the U.S. House of Representatives.
• FUNDING: Informs how billions of dollars are distributed for critical public services including: roads, schools, and hospitals.
April 1, 2020 is national Census Day. By this date, every home will receive an invitation to participate. Once the invite arrives, you can respond online, by phone, or mail. Get involved and shape the future of your community.
¿Podemos contar con usted?
Cada década, el censo brinda la oportunidad de contar a cada persona que vive en los EE. UU.
Los datos recopilados tienen un impacto:
• REPRESENTACIÓN: determina la cantidad de escaños que cada estado recibe en la Cámara de Representantes de los EE. UU.
• FINANCIACIÓN: Informa cómo se distribuyen miles de millones de dólares para servicios públicos críticos, como carreteras, escuelas y hospitales.
El 1 de abril de 2020 es el día nacional del censo. Para esta fecha, cada hogar recibirá una invitación para participar. Una vez que llega la invitación, usted puede responder en línea (internet), por teléfono o por correo. Participe y ayude a forjar el futuro de su comunidad
https://www.portlandoregon.gov/civic/79479
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TriMet: Most lines will be running with reduced service starting April 5,2020
Trimet is reducing service on MAX, WES and most bus lines starting April 5. These changes are temporary as they adapt services to match the reduced need for transit due to COVID-19. This is a painful-but-necessary adjustment that will help them bounce back quickly when this public health crisis passes. See how your line will be affected at
trimet.org/reducedservice
. These service changes will appear in theTrip Planner beginning Wednesday, April 1. Updated schedules will be posted online April 5, 2020.
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April's
full Pink Moon will rise on the night of Tuesday,
April
7, reaching peak illumination at 10:35 P.M. ET. This full Moon, which is the first full Moon of the spring season, is both a supermoon and the Paschal Full Moon!
So many fun facts to learn about in March.
Click here
for more April history
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This newsletter has been made possible through funding by the City of Portland, Office of Community & Civic Life
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Views or findings expressed here do not necessarily represent those of the City of Portland or the bureau.
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