Happy Halloween Weekend, Overlook!
Happy Halloween, Overlook! Keep a sharp eye out for little goblins & ghouls on Monday night, and enjoy the last week of Daylight Savings.
1) Halloween Party at the Overlook House (10/31)
2) Trick Or Treat for The Oregon Food Bank (10/31)
3) Prescription Drug Turn In Event (10/29)
4) Deadline Alert: Leaf Day Opt Out (11/1)
5) Greenway Trail Group Recruiting (now)
6) Communicate with OKNA
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1) Halloween Party at the Overlook House (10/31)
Calling little Halloween goblins, witches, fairies and robots!
Overlook House holds its annual Halloween party for little kids on Monday, October 31st, from 4-6 p.m. We will have games, crafts and yummy treats for kids from 1 to 5 years old. Bring your young family members and see what we've cooked up for this year's fun. Be sure to wear your costumes! 3839 N. Melrose Drive. www.historicoverlookhouse.org
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2) Trick Or Treat for The Oregon Food Bank (10/31)
On Halloween, neighbor Gilah will be walking the neighborhood with a rolling cart doing "Trick or Treat for the Oregon Food Bank." Here are several ways Overlook friends & neighbors can participate.
*You can give donatable foods when I come to your door. (see below)
*You can give me a check made out to the Oregon Food Bank (for which you'll get a receipt from them).
*You can drop off contributions to a container on my front step through Tuesday November 1st, and/or
*You can join my team on Halloween so we can cover more territory. If you want to walk the streets collecting, with me or dividing territory, please contact me by 8 pm on Sunday the 30th.
Gilah: seabird24 @yahoo.com
The Oregon Food Bank website has helpful information about the types of food they can accept for donation: http://www.oregonfoodbank.org Consider donating healthy, low-fat and low-sugar products; there's a great list at the link.
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3) Prescription Drug Turn In Event (10/29)
Safely dispose of unused and expired medications on Saturday. This is an effort to keep our waterways clean and raise awareness about the dangers of prescription drug abuse.
Saturday, October 29th, 2011 from 10:00am-2:00pm.
North Interstate Fred Meyer (police mobile precinct on site)
7404 North Interstate Avenue
Items acceptable for deposit are:
Prescription medications and samples, all over the counter medications, vitamins, pet medications, medicated ointments, and liquid medication in leak proof containers.
Items NOT acceptable for deposit are:
Thermometers/Sharps/Syringes, IV bags, bloody or infectious waste, hydrogen peroxide, aerosol cans, inhalers, and EpiPens. *NO SHARPS
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4) Deadline Alert: Leaf Day Opt Out (11/1)
www.portlandonline.com/leafday
Leaf Day Opt Out Deadline is November 1.
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5) Greenway Trail Group Recruiting (now)
Planning for North Portland Greenway Trail has begun; you are invited to join the discussion.
Portland Parks & Recreation and North Portland Neighborhood Services are committed to working together to provide a high quality trail and active transportation opportunity for all Portlanders. As part of this commitment, we are convening a group of interested community members to advise the development of the alignment study for the proposed Greenway Trail.
A portion of the trail, reaching from at the Steel Bridge to Kelley Point Park, straight through Overlook.
For more information about the project or the advisory committee, please contact Mary Jaron Kelley mary@npnscommunity.org or Kip Wadden atkathleen.wadden@portlandoregon.gov
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6) Communicate with OKNA
The Overlook Neighborhood Association board not only enjoys telling you things, they enjoy hearing things from you as well. If you have a non-commercial item to share with Overlook neighbors, email OKNA at info@ OverlookNeighborhood.org with ‘Post to List’ in the subject line. We appreciate it when your short item is paste-in ready!
Email digests are posted to our website as well, crowded in among the tons of useful information already there: www.OverlookNeighborhood.org
If you prefer Facebook, you can find us there now too; search ‘Overlook Neighborhood PDX’ (<<< or click that fancy link!) and ‘like’ us to subscribe. I’m sure one day there will be a Facebook button on our website.
Public Safety Forum, OKNA Meeting and Oktoberfest
Hello Overlook!
This is the week for the Overlook Public Safety Forum; we hope to see you at the Kaiser Town Hall Ballroom on Wednesday! More details below.
Of course, we'll have the regular OKNA general membership meeting on its regular 3rd Tuesday of the month: 10/18 at 7pm at the Kaiser Town Hall. Come hear about the Bureau of Transportation plans for the bike greenway on N Skidmore, and how the intersection at N Interstate & Skidmore will change. See you this week!
1) Little Kids' Jamboree Sessions at Overlook House (Wednesdays)2
2) Overlook Public Safety Forum: This Week! (10/19)3
) Oktoberfest fun! (10/22)
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1) Little Kids' Jamboree Sessions at Overlook House (Wednesdays)
Little Kids’ Jamboree is an interactive event with simple rhythm instruments, singing and movement! Instructor Lorna Miller, and her guitar, invites children along with their family and friends for an hour of fun!
This is most appropriate for young children up to 6 years. Children must be accompanied by a parent or adult guardian.
October 12th through December 14th **there is still time to join the group!
Time: Wednesdays, 3:30 to 4:30 PM
Location: Basement room of the Overlook House
Cost: $50
Contact Lorna Miller 503-233-6890 or lorna@westernhummingbird.com
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2) Overlook Public Safety Forum: This Week! (10/19)
Overlook Public Safety Forum
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Kaiser Town Hall Ballroom
3704 N. Interstate Ave.
All Overlook neighbors are encouraged to attend our first public safety forum.
· 6:00-7:00 p.m. Open House with representatives from Portland Police Bureau, Gang Enforcement Team, Transit Police, Parks Rangers and more.
· 7:00-9:00 p.m. forum presentations from many of the above organizations facilitated by Crime Prevention Coordinator Mark Wells.
This forum is organized by and for Overlook residents and business owners to educate ourselves about public safety in our neighborhood. Please help us spread news of the forum so we can fill Kaiser Town Hall. Bring all your questions and speak directly to those officials who deal directly with public safety.
Questions or need additional information, please contact:
Mark Wells
Crime Prevention Coordinator
Office of Neighborhood Involvement
City of Portland
503-823-4098
mark.wells@portlandoregon.gov
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3) Oktoberfest fun! (10/22)
Plan ahead now for Oktoberfest fun on Saturday October 22!
SECOND ANNUAL North Portland Oktoberfest - SUPPORT THE OcKLEY GREEN ARTS PROGRAM
Historic Kenton Firehouse -8105 N Brandon Street - (Off N Denver and Lombard)
Saturday, October 22, 2011 3:00 - 10:00
Bratwurst Dinner & Dessert
2 Drink Tickets • Prizes
Commemorative
Glass Mug
TICKETS START AT $15.00 -21 AND OVER
Get the value of your donation back with savings from our sponsor coupon book!
http://northportlandoktoberfest.eventbrite.com
Donations to the North Portland Oktoberfest are made tax deductible through our fiscal sponsor, North Portland Community Works, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit serving organizations in North Portland.
Overlook Art Car May Make it to “Portlandia”
From Neighborhood Notes, we find the following; an art car familiar in Overlook may make it to the tiny screen near you soon. Here’s an excerpt; click through for the whole story.
The Fin Car Driven by Bill Lockner
The Fin Car
Bill Lockner’s car is a 1979 Volvo that has been enhanced and rebuilt using scrap yard metal, and car parts that were bound for the landfill.
“It started out stock,” Lockner explains, “and as time went by, things got added to it.” These things include truck fenders, the back end of a Rambler, and a fin.
“[The Fin Car] was an idea to use up and change a car that to me represented soccer moms in the ‘70s,” Lockner says. “Every soccer mom had a ‘79 Volvo.”
Lockner’s car features a removable fin, naturally, and is fully operational. He has driven his car to art car festivals throughout Washington, and regularly services his car to keep it running for everyday use.
“What I like about it is that it makes me laugh,” Lockner says. “Wherever I go, when I drive it, it makes me laugh.”
Lockner has owned five or six art cars over the years, and currently has another that’s a work in progress. His newest car project is a 1975 Gremlin that Lockner hopes to turn into a kinetic sculpture.
Q&A: Overlook volunteer shares update on neighborhood Tree Inventory Project
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Melissa Navas/The Oregonian
Volunteers in the Overlook neighborhood began documenting trees on city property in June as part of the Tree Inventory Project.
Since June, people have walked five Portland neighborhoods measuring trees, jotting down species and documenting the city sidewalks in which they sprout.
The effort is part of the Tree Inventory Project sponsored by Portland Parks & Recreation Urban Forestry. The other neighborhoods undergoing inventories are Kenton, St. Johns, Eastmoreland and Sellwood-Moreland.
Vinny Parisi, an Overlook resident who studies horticulture at Clackamas Community College, coordinates the efforts in Overlook and took time to share progress about the project, which just had its second of three walkabouts July 23. His comments have been edited for clarity.
Q: Give an update on the Overlook tree inventory project?
A: We have completed two of the three inventory events in Overlook. Each neighborhood is given three event days to complete the inventory, along with tons of help from Urban Forestry staff. So far both events have been a huge success, with nice staging areas and good volunteer turnout. We have completed approximately two-thirds of the target inventory area in Overlook so far and have identified 2,410 trees to date. I can tell you that I have personally inventoried around 700 trees during the two events and in my free time.
View full sizeVinny Parisi, Tree Inventory Project volunteer
Q: What is the city's goal?
A: The city's eventual goal is to help the neighborhoods to create stewardship plans for their urban canopy. With help from Urban Forestry, using the data collected from the inventories, the neighborhoods will decide exactly what they would like to do, maybe plant trees in empty planting space, help residents care for existing trees, and increase awareness of the important role trees play in making urban environments more livable.
Q: How do you go about collecting information and what are you looking for?
A: Determine the location, species, size, and health of trees. Visually identify the genus of the tree and, in certain cases, identify the species as well. Measure the diameter of the tree at breast height (4.5 feet), measure the planting strip and an overall evaluation of tree health. Good, fair, poor, and dead. Pretty simple. Looking for tree diversity, unhealthy trees, areas for improvement, beautiful noteworthy trees.
Q: Where will this information go?
A: All of the information is put into a database, that I'm not familiar with, that Urban Forestry is using. They have said that they will create custom site maps and Excel sheets illustrating the findings.
Q: How many community members have volunteered and what have they contributed?
A: So far residents have assisted in data collection and allowing use of their space for a staging site. The first inventory on June 25 was held at the Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center and about 20 residents attended. The second inventory was on July 23 at Daybreak Cohousing and about 15 residents participated. The final event will be at Overlook Park from 8:30 a.m. to noon on Aug. 27.
Q: What have been some of the surprising finds during the inventory process thus far?
A: Thus far some surprising things have been lack of tree diversity, the same genus in clumps throughout the neighborhood. Dead trees, empty space, lack of planting strip in some areas, which is called being curb tight.
Q: Anything else you'd like to add about the project?
A: I have a pretty good tree ID knowledge base, but I have already learned so much about the trees in the Overlook neighborhood. Familiar trees once taken for granted and ignored are now in the forefront of my thinking. I hope to spread this awareness of the necessity of trees, the huge value that planting trees has for the urban environment.
For more information about the project or how to volunteer, visit the Tree Inventory Project website.
This story was originally published by The Oregonian at http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2011/08/qa_overlook_volunteer_shares_u.html
OKNA email 8/6/11
Hello Overlook! A few things for you to know about; sorry about the late notice with the bridge.
1) Fremont Bridge Closure (now)
2) Livability Team Meeting Sunday (8/7)
3) Sewer Work Begins in Overlook (now)
4) Community Outreach Project Brainstorming (ongoing)
5) OKNA Picnic Reminder (RSVP now)
6) Misc OKNA Reminders
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1) Fremont Bridge Closure (now)
Don't forget about the upcoming Fremont Bridge closure schedule:
** Full Closure of the Upper Deck: Friday, August 5, at 11 p.m., to Monday, August 8, at 5 a.m. -- upper deck closed (southbound); all ramps to the upper deck are also closed
** Full Closure of the Upper Deck: Friday, August 19, at 11 p.m., to Monday, August 22, at 5 a.m. -- upper deck closed (southbound); all ramps to the upper deck are also closed
DETOUR: During the full closure of the Fremont Bridge, motorists on I-5 south will be directed to continue on I-5 south to I-405 north to their destination.
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2) Livability Team Meeting Sunday (8/7)
We're just a few days away from Sunday's cleanup! We'll meet at DiPrima at 9am. I'll have extra paper towels, garbage bags, latex gloves, scrubbies and solvent on hand. Also, we'll talk about scheduling a team BBQ before summer's end!
The OLT usually meets on the first Sunday of the month. If you'd like to join the Overlook Livability Team to help with litter pickup and graffiti removal, please contact group leader David at graffiti@overlookneighborhood.org
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3) Sewer Work Begins in Overlook (now)
Sewer Work in 2012
Keep your eyes out for a yellow letter in your mailbox from the Burau of Environmental Services describing the big sewer project that will be happing throughout Overlook starting in the fall of 2012 (you have perhaps already noticed lots of marking and surveying).
Email us if you didn’t get a map in the mail and want one.
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4) Community Outreach Project Brainstorming (ongoing)
From Our United Villages…
Do you have an idea to build community, create a more vibrant neighborhood, or a project that will benefit the community as a whole?
Community Outreach of Our United Villages offers free consultation and brainstorming to individuals and groups working to make a positive difference in their community or neighborhood.
During a one-hour session we listen, brainstorm, strategize, and give feedback to build capacity for people to turn their ideas into action. We may link you to other people or groups working on similar projects or identify community resources that will help bring your idea to fruition. Following the consultation, Community Outreach will give away the tools and strategies relevant and/or useful to the idea or project. Individuals, volunteer groups or non-profits with new or existing projects and ideas are eligible.
Visit our website to learn more about Consultation and Brainstorming Sessions, find out if you are eligible and request a consultation online. You can also call or email us at 503.546.7499 or outreach@ourunitedvillages.org.
Linda F. Hunter & Emily A. Burruel
Community Outreach Team
Our United Villages
3625 N. Mississippi Avenue
Portland, OR 97227
503.546.7499
outreach@ourunitedvillages.org
www.ouvcommunityoutreach.org
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5) OKNA Picnic Reminder (RSVP now)
Tuesday, August 16 from 5:00- 9:00 pm at Pause Restaurant, 5101 N Interstate Avenue
Don't forget to send your RSVP email to us here at info@ OverlookNeighborhood.org! Put `Picnic RSVP' in your subject line.
Come over for dinner and to meet your neighbors. Tuesday, August 16 from 5:00- 9:00 pm at Pause Restaurant, 5101 N Interstate Avenue.
This annual Overlook gathering is always a lot of fun. For $8, the folks at Pause will put out a delicious spread for all to enjoy (veggie & other options available). Your early RSVP helps us plan the meal and earns you a free drink.
See you at the picnic!
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6) Misc OKNA Reminders
Don't forget to check our website www.OverlookNeighborhood.org for midweek updates and additional postings. If you have a non-commercial item about an Overlook-centric event, send your short message to info@ OverlookNeighborhood.org with "Post to List" in the subject line.
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Deadlines are approaching for the Fall issue of Overlook Views, your neighborhood newsletter. Please contact Michelle with your story submissions, starting.. NOW!
Views @OverlookNeighborhood.org
Overlook Village Celebration Coming Up!
Local Artists, Live Music, Farmer’s Market, Kids Corner, Bike Parking, Dog Costume Contest, Food & Beer
What’s not to love?! See you at the street fair next weekend!
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Overlook Neighborhood Yard Sale & Free Share
Overlook Neighborhood Yard Sale & Free Share: This weekend July 16 & 17 10am - 3pm
Saturday: You Sell It
Sunday: You Share It
Here is the map of locations participating in the Yard Sale & Free Share; other neighbors may join in so keep your eyes peeled!
(the map will open in a new window, full size)
Join us for a neighborhood-wide yard sale on Saturday, July 16 in the Overlook neighborhood. Over 50 households have signed up to participate, with many others joining in spontaneously; print a map to the sales for yourself, and one to give away!
On Sunday, items that have not sold may be put out on the curb for a Free Share. Giveaways should be clearly marked 'FREE', please make sure you're not taking your neighbors porch chairs!
The Overlook Yard Sale & Free Share is a project of ONeST, the Overlook Sustainability Team. Direct your questions to them at ONeST@OverlookNeighborhood.org
Read more about it in The Oregonian: http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2011/07/overlook_residents_to_host_two.html
Overlook Meetings This Week & More!
Sorry we missed Friday's email; hopefully you will still join us for this week's meetings and here are some other notices as well.
1) ONest Meetings and Activities (6/20)
2) OKNA General Meeting (6/21)
3) Tree Inventory in Overlook (6/26)
4) Politicians at the Parkways
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1)ONest Meetings and Activities (6/20)
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Give ONest your used Portland Schools YES signs!
Please help ONest (Overlook Neighborhood Sustainability Team) in our preparations for the Overlook Yard Sale/Free Share on July 16 & 17. We'll re-purpose the (nice, bright yellow) Portland Schools signs for the yard sale. You can drop them by 3908 N. Concord (on the corner of Failing), or email ONest@overlookneighborhood.org and we'll pick them up. And thank you to the two neighbors who have donated theirs!
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Get off the couch! (and on your bike?!) and join O•Nest (Overlook Neighborhood Sustainability Team)
for our third Film & Food evening,
Mon. June 20, 6-8pm: The Future of Transportation: where we'll screen Who Killed the Electric Car? and Streetfilms' Portland's Bike Boulevards Become Neighborhood Greenways
Daybreak Cohousing, 2525 N. Killingsworth, Community House
We'll start at 6pm with a delicious potluck dinner with good neighborhood folks, screen the inspiring movie from 6:30-7:30, and finish the evening with our Seed & Plant Swap.
Don't Miss It!
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Get ready for the Overlook Neighborhood Yard Sale and Free Share! July 16 & 17
Too much stuff clogging up your attic? Send it on to a new owner! We'll start with a neighborhood-wide Yard Sale on Saturday, and follow with a Free Share on Sunday. Let's all clean out our closets!
Saturday, Sell It… Sunday, Share It!
Please let us know if you'll be joining us, so we can publicize how many households are participating, and create a map! Send an email with Overlook Yard Sale in the subject line and your address to: onest@overlookneighborhood.org
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2) OKNA General Meeting (6/21)
Join us for the monthly meeting of the Overlook Neighborhood Association. On the agenda this month:
- Ross Swanson, PBOT, Going to the River Project
- Jim Winkler, Killingsworth Station Project Update
- Donata Tiley, Polish Library Building Association, John Paul II Square Proposal
-Public Safety, Chair Reports and more!
7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Kaiser Town Hall
3704 N Interstate Ave
(at N Overlook Blvd)
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3) Tree Inventory in Overlook (6/26)
The first Overlook tree inventory will be held on Saturday, June 26, at IFCC at 8 AM
RSVP Garrett Phillips at garrett.b.phillips@gmail.com or 503.422.5070.
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4) Politicians at the Parkways
Please join Rep. Tina Kotek on Sunday, June 26th for North Portland Sunday Parkways.
From 11 a.m.-12 p.m., Rep. Kotek and Mayor Sam Adams will be in Kenton Park for coffee and conversation with constituents. At noon, join Rep. Kotek for a walk from Kenton Park to McCoy Park. Bring your walking shoes, sunglasses and session-related questions!
Overlook Views Summer Issue
The latest issue of Overlook Views, your neighborhood newsletter, is hot of the press and about to hit your doorstep. If you can’t wait for the print edition, check out the upload here on the web: Overlook Views Summer 2011 Issue
In this issue, read about:
- The next OKNA General Meeting, June 21
- The Overlook Yard Sale & Free Share, July 16 & 17
- The upcoming OKNA Picnic, August 16
- Updates from Ethos @ IFCC, the Historic Overlook House, the Interstate Farmer’s Market
- Memories of Warren Cassell
- To-Do projects and participation opportunities with parks, trees and O·Nest, the OKNA Sustainability Team
- Art and writing from neighborhood students
- Important Public Safety information
And much, much more!
If you have a story idea for a future issue, please write and let us know!
Volunteer Call Out
Via Overlook Village on N Killingsworth:
Portland Sunday Parkways could use some help getting the doorhangers out to the homes along the North Sunday Parkways route. Anyone available to get them out this weekend? By Monday, June 13th the latest. Feel free to email them at janis.mcdonald@portlandoregon.gov or call 503-823-5358. Thanks
