Hi Overlookers, as usual, there is a lot going on for us this week!
1) Broadway Bridge Closed This Weekend (10/22)
2) Oktoberfest Art Benefit at the Historic Kenton Firehouse (10/22)
3) Law Officer of the Year from North Precinct (10/25)
4) Overlook Evening Walkers Race Away (current)
5) Trick Or Treat for The Oregon Food Bank (10/31)
6) Halloween Party at the Overlook House (10/31)
7) Meet The Storyteller at the Historic Overlook House (Mondays)
8) Daimler Trucks North America Hiring Hundreds (current)
9) Keep Tabs on Tina Kotek (current)
10) Creative People: A New Source of STUFF & Ideas (current)
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1) Broadway Bridge Closed This Weekend (10/22)
The Broadway Bridge roadway closes this weekend. for streetcar work. The Portland Bureau of Transportation said the roadway of the Broadway Bridge is scheduled to close on Saturday, October 22, and Sunday, October 23, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. each day. Sidewalks will remain open on the bridge, but are subject to extended, frequent closures because of bridge lifts on Sunday. Please visit www.portlandstreetcar.org for regular construction updates. Construction is subject to change.
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Oktoberfest Art Benefit at the Historic Kenton Firehouse (10/22)
The 2nd Annual North Portland Oktoberfest benefits the Ockley Green School 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 from $15. 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.
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3) Law Officer of the Year from North Precinct (10/25)
St. Johns American Legion Post #98 will be honoring the Law Officer of the Year from North Precinct on Tuesday, October 25 at 11:00 am. This honor will take place at the St. Johns Community Center, 8427 N. Central Street. A cake and coffee/punch reception will follow (cake from the great Tulip Bakery!!) and ALL members of the community are invited to attend.
Considering the summer we've had in North Portland, these folks deserve your applause.
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4) Overlook Evening Walkers Race Away (current)
Neighbor Joyce's proposed walking group, published last week, has taken off and is ready to expand. Several neighbors are already meeting in evenings at a fixed spot and time for a 30-45 minute turn around the neighborhood.
“I am interested in having a walking partner or partners in the evening hours, probably before dinner since we are entering the early-dark season. Those of us who live alone or don't have family members interested in walking could meet at a certain corner and walk together for a half hour or more. If there were several of us, each of us could come when we didn't have other commitments and hope to find at least one or two others.
If you are interested in walking with others around 5pm, email Joyce directly at jclacki@comcast.net.
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5) Trick Or Treat for The Oregon Food Bank (10/31)
Neighbor Gilah sent in this exciting idea for how to spend your Halloween evening.
Many of us have heard or read about the dramatic increase in the numbers of people needing food assistance in our area. You or someone in your circle may have needed food assistance. For the first time ever, OFB's distribution of emergency food boxes in Oregon and SW Washington by the OFB topped 1 million (for the 12 months ending 6/30/11), as growing levels of unemployment forced more and more people to fall into poverty and to seek emergency food.
On Halloween, I 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 for more information.
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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6) 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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7) Meet The Storyteller at the Historic Overlook House (Mondays)
Jerry Cowan is a long time Overlook resident and has been approved by the State of Oregon Child Care Division background check to work with children. Jerry hosts a free storytelling hour at The Overlook House, 3839 N. Melrose Drive, every Monday Afternoon from 3:30 to 4:30 PM with stories, games and music to entertain children from preschool through elementary grades.
The stories are based on ancient Native American legends and myths handed down for generations and crafted for children. The stories are meant to inspire an appreciation for our forests and animals that inhabit them. Children must be accompanied by an adult guardian.
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8) Daimler Trucks North America Hiring Hundreds (current)
Great news from our Swan Island neighbors (you know that Swan Island is part of the Overlook Neighborhood, right?) Daimler Trucks North America; they're hiring!
As reported in The Oregonian and on KGW (I didn't get the press release), company president Martin Daum says that hundreds of new jobs are coming to the facility. A second shift will be added at the truck plant (including engineering jobs) and there are plans to ramp-up production in 2012.
Up to 500 new jobs are expected. Daimler Trucks North America has been a generous contributor to OKNA, allowing us to publish our paper newsletter Overlook Views from 4 to 6 times per year.
Thank you, Daimler Trucks North America, and congratulations!
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9) Keep Tabs on Tina Kotek (current)
We belong to the email list for House Democratic Leader Tina Kotek, Overlook's Oregon House (District 44) Representative. If you join her list, you can keep track of how your neighborhood's interests are being represented in Salem, too. Lots of info on her website, reporting the session's results: http://www.leg.state.or.us/kotek/
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10) Creative People: A New Source of STUFF & Ideas (current)
The ReBuilding Center on N Mississippi offers area creative people a new source of inspiration, and stuff. The Creative ReUse Ideas Library (www.rebuildingcenter.org/reuse-ideas) has a plethora of creative reuse ideas ranging from the practical to the downright fun. All ideas feature salvaged, reusable
building materials, inspiring and empowering you to incorporate reuse
into your own creative projects. Hop over and read more.