Newsline, October 17, 2010
Skyline Rural Watch Newsline
Mailbox: newsline [at] srnpdx [dot] org
Urgent: alert [at] srnpdx [dot] org
Phone: (503) 621-3501
October 17, 2010
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS:
The date of the Monty Smith Memorial Hike (reported in the Oct 2 Newsline) is Nov 26, 2010.
GOVERNMENT:
West Multnomah Soil & Water Conservation District Holds Open House
The West Multnomah Soil & Water Conservation District invites the public to its Annual Meeting, Tuesday, October 19, 2010 from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. at the REI Community Room in the Pearl (1406 NW Johnson). Light refreshments will be served.
District Manager, Dick Springer, says “This is an excellent opportunity for residents in West Multnomah County to find out what we’ve accomplished over the past year. We’ve been very busy with activities and workshops to assist landowners and managers and we’d like to let folks know what we can do for them in the coming year. Most of our programs are free of charge to District landowners and we want to make sure people are aware of our services and take advantage of them.”
Following the Annual Meeting, the WMSWCD Board of Directors will hold its Board Meeting, which is also open to the public. The District will announce the winners of a group of annual awards including those for Urban and Rural Cooperators of the Year, Outstanding Government and Non-Profit Partners of the Year, Volunteer of the Year, and Green Award winner.
RSVPs should be sent to registration [at] wmswcd [dot] org with Annual Meeting as the subject of the email.
West Multnomah Soil & Water Conservation District Board of Directors is:
Chairman, Director Zone 4-Brian Lightcap
Secretary, Director Zone 3-George Sowder
Treasurer, Director Zone 5-Terri Preeg-Riggsby
Director Zone 1-Kim Peterson
Director Zone 2- Jane Hartline
Director-at-Large-Marshall Miller
Director-at-Large-David Patte
Associate Director-Bob Wiley
The mission of the West Multnomah Soil & Water Conservation District is to conserve and protect soil and water resources for people, wildlife and the environment.
Carolyn Myers Lindberg
Communications Coordinator
West Multnomah Soil & Water Conservation District
2701 NW Vaughn Street, Ste. 450
Portland, OR 97210
503/238-4775, ext. 101
www.wmswcd.org
"Conserving and protecting soil & water resources for people, wildlife and the environment"
FARM & FOREST:
Space Still Available for Ties to the Land Workshop sponsored by West Multnomah Soil & Water Conservation District and OSU Extension. Join us for a workshop to answer all your questions about passing your land to the next generation!
Wednesday, October 20, 2010; 6:00-9:00 p.m.
Heron Hall, Audubon Society of Portland
5151 N.W. Cornell Road, Portland, 97210
Cost is only $25 per person
If you're the owner of farm, forest or pasture land who want to pass it on to the next generation, we'll walk you through all the steps to make a smooth transition. This is the first of two "Ties to the Land" workshops; the second will be held Tuesday, January 18, 2011. Plan to attend both! For more information, call Michael Ahr at 503/238-4775, ext. 109; michael [at] wmswcd [dot] org. Register today by clickinghttp://www.wmswcd.org/content.cfm/Events/102010-Ties-to-the-Land-Workshop or "Events" at www.wmswcd.org.
SKYLNE SCHOOL
Metal Cutlery Needed:
Skyline School aims to be a "no waste" cafeteria. To that end, we have switched to metal cutlery which is washed daily. Just like at home, spoons and forks have wandered off. If you have extra metal spoons and forks please donate to the school!
WHATS NEW @ SRNPDX.org
October 2010 Skyline Ridge Runner
On the SRN Calendar:
Country Living presents: How to Home Brew
How to Home Brew. Friday, October 22, 7-9 PM, at Brooks Hill Church
Long time home brewer and vintner, Rick Wilding, will share his knowledge and experiences about how to brew your own beer. He will discuss types of beer including root beer and ginger ale, ingredients, equipment, recipes and references.
SRN Resource Directory
Did you know – SRN publishes an on line Resource Directory as a service for Skyline area residents? It lists a wide variety of businesses that are either located in our area, or whose owners live here. It also lists many governmental agencies and nonprofit organizations that provide services to the Skyline neighborhood.
If your home-based or commercial business is located within the SRN boundaries, if the business owner lives therein, or if your agency or nonprofit organization provides services directly to SRN area residents, you are eligible to have a free listing in the Resource Directory. To add a new or edit an existing listing, please send a short description and full contact details to Directory or call 503-621-9867.
About the Newsline:
Skyline Rural Watch Newsline is a part of Skyline Ridge Neighbors (SRN) and has been produced since June 1994 as a means to communicate neighborhood information. The Newsline is produced by Laurel Erhardt (editor) with help from Miles Merwin, Rich Edwards, Libby Merwin, Sharon Barthmaier, Jennifer Jenkins, Sara Bowersox and Sen Speroff.
The Newsline depends on you as a source of accurate information about local crimes, upcoming events, and other news pertinent to the area. If you have information you would like considered for the Newsline, you may do so by e-mailing the information to newsline [at] srnpdx [dot] org, or leaving a message at (503) 621-3501. Urgent, timely items (crimes, lost pets) should be emailed to alert [at] srnpdx [dot] org.
If you would like more detailed information about any item on the Newsline, request that information & SRN will e-mail it to you if available.
You can subscribe to the Newsline at the Skyline Ridge Neighbors Website, SRNPDX.org. Tell your neighbors about this free Newsline service.
About Skyline Ridge Neighbors:
SRN is a neighborhood association serving much of unincorporated northwest Multnomah County and some adjacent areas within the city of Portland. SRN is registered as a neighborhood association within Multnomah County, registered as a non-profit public benefit corporation with the State of Oregon and approved as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization under the IRS Code. SRN is operated by volunteers and with donated funds entirely.
If you would like to donate to SRN in support of its activities, such as this free Newsline service and the publication of its quarterly Skyline Ridge Runner, send your donation to “Skyline Ridge Neighbors”, c/o Karen Garber, 16238 NW McNamee Rd., Portland, OR 97231 Contributions are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.
