Newsline, October 30, 2010
Skyline Rural Watch Newsline
Mailbox: newsline [at] srnpdx [dot] org
Urgent: alert [at] srnpdx [dot] org
Phone: (503) 621-3501
October 30, 2010
PUBLIC SAFTEY:
Hear About Local Sheriff's Patrols and Home Safety at Nov. 3 Meeting. SRN invites you to our next general meeting, at the Skyline Grange, November 3, at 7:00 p.m. Deputy Bryan White of the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office will be there to provide useful and timely information for Skyline area residents about Sheriff's patrols in our neighborhood. He will discuss staffing, response times, involvement of other law enforcement agencies and other aspects of the local patrols. He will also talk about the 911 call center, when and how to report illegal or suspicious activity, what to do to make your home and neighborhood safer such as the Sheriff’s Office Vacation Check program, etc.
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS:
Volunteer for Grange's Soup Supper: 4th annual Saturday Soup Supper will be on November 13 from 5-8 p.m. at Skyline Grange. Please volunteer to help make this a true home cooked dinner and a successful social evening. Cook up a big batch of hearty soup, make salads, bake breads, and make desserts - a perfect meal for a foggy, drizzly, dark November night. We need help with food, set-up, serving, and cleaning up. If you would like to cook, help, or get more information contact Tracy Waters (503-285-2530 or bluewaters [at] pcez [dot] com) or Sen Speroff (503-621-3331 or sensperoff [at] hotmail [dot] com).
Register Now for CPR / First Aid Class Nov. 10 SRN is offering a discounted price for local residents who want to learn basic CPR and first aid techniques at a 3-hour (non-certification) class to be held Nov. 10 at 7 PM at the Skyline Grange. Tuition for the class is only $10 per person. Pre-registration is required; no walk-in registration will be permitted. Enrollment is limited to SRN area residents and to no more than 20 people due to floor space requirements or practice. Mail a check payable to SRN along with your name, address and phone number to Karen Garber, SRN Treasurer, 16238 NW McNamee Rd., Portland 97231. Please also email treasurer [at] srnpdx [dot] org to let us know you're sending payment to register. Registration and payment must be received no later than November 2. Everyone will need to bring their own exercise mat or blanket since part of the CPR practice will involve kneeling on a linoleum floor.
GOVERNMENT:
Multnomah County Land Use Planning News
Case #: T2-2010-948
Where: 14245 NW Skyline Blvd.
What: Opportunity to Comment on Application for a Significant Environmental Concern Permit (habitat) to place a dwelling on the site originally approved through T3-04-005. Written comments regarding this application will be accepted if received by 4:30 p.m. on Wed., Nov. 3, 2010. For greater details, visit http://www.sunschools.org/Public/EntryPoint?ct=d60cfd32a25db210VgnVCM1000003bc614acSTFL
Case #: T2-2010-649
Where: 13285 NW Germantown Rd.
What: Opportunity to Comment on Application for a Hillside Development & Significant Environmental Concern Permit (habitat) to reconstruct an existing driveway & to extend it to the east onto Tax Lots 4800 & 4900 to serve 2 future single family dwellings. In addition, the application includes constructing a single family dwelling on Tax Lot 4800, 1N1 W09A. Written comments regarding this application will be accepted if received by 4:30 p.m. on Tues., Nov. 2, 2010. For greater details, visit http://www.sunschools.org/Community_Services/LUT-Planning/Notices/T2-2010-649_dwelling_&_driveway_at_13285_NW_Germantown_Rd_(due_11-2-10).pdf
Case #: T2-2010-1261
Where: 12800 NW McNamee Rd.
What: Opportunity to Comment on Application for a Significant Environmental Concerns Permit for Scenic Views in order to install solar panels to the roof of an existing single family dwelling in the Commercial Forest Use-2 zone. Written comments regarding this application will be accepted if received by 4:30 p.m. on Thurs., Nov. 4, 2010. For greater details, visit
http://www.sunschools.org/Community_Services/LUT-Planning/Notices/T2-2010-1261_solar_panels_on_12800_NW_McNamee_Rd_(due_11-4-10).pdf
Case #: T2-2010-849
Where: 13610 NW Riverview Dr.
What: A Permit to replat four existing subdivision lots to combine them into one parcel was approved with Conditions. Unless appealed, this decision is effective Oct 27, 2010 at 4:30 p.m. For details, visit http://www.sunschools.org/Community_Services/LUT-Planning/Notices/T2-2010-849_lot_line_adj_at_13610_NW_Riverview_Dr_(due_10-27-10).pdf
ENVIRONMENT:
Protecting Our Birds’ Nests
By Leslie Hildula
Fall is the perfect time to remove your unwanted trees and shrubs like that patch of blackberries in your back yard. Our birds---the Anna hummingbirds, owls, hawks, etc.---begin tree nesting in February. Our songbirds, like robins, song sparrows, and willow flycatchers, begin nesting in April in shrubs and dense vegetation. Birds and their babies are at their most vulnerable during their nesting season. They can’t fly away. We can manage our land to have minimal impact on birds. The early nesting season, which is mostly in trees, is Febrary 1 through April 15. The primary nesting season is April 15 through July 31.
For a lot more information please check out www.or.nrcs.usda.gov. Or contact Claire Puchy, Bureau of Environmental Services 503-823-3045, clairep [at] bes [dot] ci [dot] portland [dot] or [dot] us
SKYLNE SCHOOL
Wine Tasting Fundraiser On Sunday, November 7, 2010 we will be holding a wine tasting fundraiser at the Wine Cellar on Cornell Rd. from 5-7pm to benefit the Skyline Foundation. Tickets are $25 and include the tasting and light appetizers. The total ticket price and 25% of every bottle of wine sold that evening will be donated to the Foundation. Please see the attached form for more info. or contact Becky Janasik m_janasik [at] yahoo [dot] com Hope to see you there!
Monday December 6: Fresh Thyme Soup Company. The restaurant will donate a portion of the revenue that night to the Foundation. All you have to do is mention you are with Skyline School. They are located at: Fresh Thyme Soup Company 16155 NW Cornell Rd., Ste. 500 Beaverton, OR, 97006
(by Marie Callendar’s and Good Will)
WHATS NEW @ SRNPDX.org
Next SRN Board Meeting: Thurs Nov 11th
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.
Please go to the SRN Website http://www.srnpdx.org/ for more details of these businesses, much more information regarding our community and information on how to add your business to this directory.
Listing of organizations and businesses herein does not imply any endorsement of SRN nor does it imply a lack of endorsement for similar organizations or businesses not included. =)
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.
