Hi neighbors, happy weekend! There are some nice activities scheduled that are sure to bring on Spring. Come outside! If the rain keeps you in, you can still surf over to check out the OKNA Facebook page and read the interesting things posted ther
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What’s that? You like to read paper stuff? Like Overlook’s newsletter Overlook Views? Well good news! We are preparing the next issue and welcome your submissions. Please write to Michelle at views@OverlookNeighborhood.org with your ideas, neighborhood observations and Overlook news by April 20th or so.
1) Willamette Bluff Heritage Tree Bike Ride (Sunday, 4/1)
1.5) Mayoral Candidate Meet and Greet (Monday, 4/2)
2) Easter Egg Hunt at the Historic Overlook House (Saturday, 4/7)
3) Mayoral Candidate Forum: Building an Age-Friendly Portland (Saturday, 4/7)
4) Public Safety News
5) More Reasons Facebook is Popular
6) Overlook House Yoga & Qi Gong
7) Celebration of Mazurkas: Cake & Classical Music (4/14)
8) OKNA Earth Day Clean Up (4/21)
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1) Willamette Bluff Heritage Tree Bike Ride (Sunday, 4/1)
Location Peninsula Park Rose Garden, 700 N. Ainsworth
Starts Sunday, April 1 2012 @ 10:00 AM Ends 12:00 PM
Host Karl C Dawson
Arbor Week Heritage Tree Bike Tour in North Portland
Join Portland Parks & Recreation Arborists and Neighborhood Tree Stewards for this 6-mile bike ride to Overlook Neighborhood’s Heritage Trees. Learn their history, tree identification, and see North Portland’s smaller parks. Bike ride starts at the Peninsula Rose Garden Fountain 700 N Ainsworth Portland Oregon 97217
Ride is free, registration appreciated 503-823-1650
Ride Map: http://g.co/maps/t89xk
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1.5) Mayoral Candidate Meet and Greet (Monday, 4/2)
Please join us, and invite your members, to an informal forum with mayoral candidates to discuss issues facing residents of North and Northeast Portland.
Monday, April 2nd 7:00-8:30pm
The Village Ballroom
700 NE Dekum
http://villageballroom.com
To submit questions or topics for the event please contact Sara Ryan at sara_gx@yahoo.com.
Hosted by the Multnomah Democrats PCP’s. We hope to see you there!
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2) Easter Egg Hunt at the Historic Overlook House (Saturday, 4/7)
What: Annual Children’s Easter Egg Hunt
When: Saturday, April 7, 2012, at 10:30 a.m. – Sharp!
Where: Overlook House, 3839 N. Melrose Drive
Grab your Easter Basket and Hop to Overlook House!
Do you believe in the Easter Bunny? He sure hopes so, because he has hidden over one thousand colorful Easter eggs holding treats and toys for you to find on the grounds of Overlook House. Find one of 10 Golden Eggs and win a special prize!
We’ll begin promptly at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, April 7 – rain or shine.
The hunt goes quicker than a bunny can hop, so don’t be late!
This event is sponsored by the Friends of Overlook House for the young children of Overlook. Free, with donations gratefully accepted at the event.
For questions, please contact overlookhouseevents@gmail.com
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3) Mayoral Candidate Forum: Building an Age-Friendly Portland (Saturday, 4/7)
AARP Oregon and Elders in Action are hosting a forum for mayoral candidates on the topic of “Building an Age-Friendly Portland.” Prior to and following the forum, community members will be asked to answer polling questions intended to identify priorities that they associate with building an age-friendly Portland.
Leading Portland mayoral candidates: Eileen Brady, Charlie Hales, and Jefferson Smith. This event is not a debate, but rather an opportunity for each candidate to share their vision of an “Age-Friendly Portland,” learn more about how Portland has been addressing World Health Organization (WHO) Age-Friendly criteria and respond to questions from the audience and interested Portlanders regarding these issues.
The candidate forum will be moderated by KGW-TV anchor and Straight Talk host Laural Porter.
Where: Doubletree Hilton, Holladay Ballroom
1000 NE Multnomah Street, Portland, OR, 97232
When: April 7th, 2012
This date was selected as it is the World Health Organization’s “World Health Day.” In 2012, the day will focus on the topics of aging and health.
Why: This candidate forum is focused on “Building an Age-Friendly Portland” based on the ongoing efforts to create a Portland that is friendly for those of all ages and abilities. Portland is currently a member of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Global Network of Age-friendly Cities based on the WHO’s acceptance of an application that was completed by current mayor Sam Adams and the Institute on Aging at Portland State University.
Outcomes of the Age-Friendly Portland project include: (1) conducting research on the features and barriers to age friendliness in Portland, (2) creating an Action Plan to address the rapid aging of Portland’s population, and (3) developing measures that will track the progress of Portland’s age friendliness over time.
This forum was proposed by the advisory group for the Age-Friendly Portland project and is specifically intended to elicit the responses of Portland’s mayoral candidates on the topic of building an age-friendly Portland. The hope is that the future mayor of Portland will be knowledgeable about the challenges associated with our city’s aging population, “carry the torch” by continuing to offer support to the efforts of the current project, collaborate with the myriad organizations that are trying to make Portland an more age-friendly city, and have the ability to navigate the needs and use the assets that exist among Portlanders of all ages and abilities.
For additional information about the forum, contact Bandana Shrestha from AARP Oregon at BShrestha@aarp.org.
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4) Public Safety News
A big THANK YOU for all our neighbors using Overlook email and Facebook messages to share information about safety issues in their pocket of Overlook. We’ve recently answered queries and shared reports regarding noisy neighbors, stolen bicycles, backyard creepers/front door knockers and more.
Additional thanks to our great public safety city employees, including our district police officers and Crime Prevention Coordinator Mark Wells. Mark coordinates many casual reports with our district police officers, ensuring a more comprehensive look at ‘just that one petty crime’… who knows when it is part of a pattern if we don’t share information?
You can join in the conversation by reading and posting at www.facebook.com/OKNAinPDX and encouraging your neighbors to join this email list by visiting our web page: www.OverlookNeighborhood.org
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5) More Reasons Facebook is Popular
Overlook neighbors are posting on all sorts of interesting topics; next time you’re on Facebook, surf over and check it out.
Laura M is asking around for a lawn mowing recommendation and Quin P is looking for a dog walker. Shar S posts about tomorrow’s Trayvons Mothers March for Community Unity while Metro mailed in to let us know about natural gardening workshops. Facebook is a great place for us to post a wider variety of events than this email digest.
www.facebook.com/OKNAinPDX
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6) Overlook House Yoga & Qi Gong
Sat April 7 and Sat April 14
Join Heather Hallett for the last two Parent/Child Yoga classes in the basement of the Overlook House 9AM- 9:45AM. For more information contact Heather at hallett.h@gmail.com
Qi Gong- both basic and advanced with James Bloom will continue weekly in the basement Mondays and Thursdays 10 AM and 6:45 PM. For more information contact James Bloom at dragonbreathoffire@comcast.net or phone 503.285.8331
Please note…Dragon’s Breath OF Fire QiGong will be closed June 1, 2012 to Sept 1, 2012 for more training under Master ZhougXian Wu in Chinese Comic Orbit QiGong and Fire Dragon 12 Meridian QiGong. James will be attending the National QiGong Association for more training. Contact James to sign up for more weekly classes beginning September 1, 2012
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7) Celebration of Mazurkas: Cake & Classical Music (4/14)
Polish Music at Polish Hall presents CELEBRATION of MAZURKAS
Fine regional pianists: Ruta Kuzmickas, Art Maddox, Kaori Katayama-Noland, Lisa Ann Marsh, Sung Eun Roh; perform mazurkas of three immortal Polish composers: Fryderyk Chopin, Karol Szymanowski, Roman Maciejewski. Following the successful launch (with superb soprano Maria Knapik) Portland’s newest classical music series, Polish Music at Polish Hall, continues with CELEBRATION of MAZURKAS.
Poland’s most distinctive music is as sweet as its finest dessert; Mazur and Mazurek, respectively (Mazurka in English); baked only at Easter time. The weekend following Easter this year, we’ll be enjoying both at Polish Hall admission: $10, all inclusive (entertainment and desserts).
Mazurek cakes, baked in local Polish kitchens, will be served with coffee and tea. Selected fine Polish liqueurs will be available (in moderation, of course) at Grandpas’ cafe, in the lower level of Polish Hall.
Saturday, April 14, 2012 @ 7:00pm
Polish Hall (PLBA)
3832 N. Interstate Avenue
tickets: $10
Order tickets & more info at https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/237781
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8) OKNA Earth Day Clean Up (4/21)
Join your OKNA neighbors on Earth Day to tidy up our little corner of the planet. We’ll meet at the Pittman HydroPark, north of the Going Street pedestrian overpass, to pick up litter and beautify the park and areas along Going. Contact Alan Cranna to volunteer or donate: ascran3@hotmail.comor contact us at OKNA.
As always, write to us at info@OverlookNeighborhood.org
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