This month we're gathering at Oaks Pioneer Church to learn about the terrible storm-related damage at the SMILE Station and the Sellwood Community House, the work underway to save these beloved neighborhood buildings, timelines for returning them back to our community, and how we all can help save these neighborhood treasures for ourselves, our children and our grandchildren.  Please plan to attend!

Help keep Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge healthy with Portland Parks & Recreation and the Friends of Oaks Bottom. We will be planting native plants and removing English ivy and Himalayan blackberry if there's time to make way for native plant species. Please dress for the weather, wear waterproof boots (rain boots are recommended!), bring rain gear, and personal water bottle. Tools, gloves, project instruction, warm beverages and snacks  will be provided. Registration is required.

Let's gather together, dear neighbors, and enjoy an afternoon of beautiful music! SMILE, Moreland Presbyterian Church, and SMBA are presenting a Midwinter Concert and Fundraiser at Moreland Presbyterian Church (great acoustics!) at 2 pm on Sunday, February 18. The concert will feature musician and educator Catarina New. Set 1 will be classical music with the PDX Saxophone Quartet. Set 2 will be jazz with a quartet featuring Catarina on vocals and sax.  Corkscrew Wine Bar will be on hand to handle all of your beverage needs!   All money raised through this concert will help support Transition Projects' Willamette Center […]

This is an online meeting. Join Zoom Meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81331047405%20 Meeting ID: 813 3104 740 Agenda: 6:00 - Approve minutes from 01/17/24 meeting; 6:05 - Update: TriMet Forward Together bus routes scaled back; 6:15 - Launch of Umatilla-focused traffic-calming petition; 6:30 - Guests: Daisy Girl Scouts requesting safety improvements at SE 13th & Bidwell; 6:45 - Continued discussion of Umatilla petition logistics (time permitting); 7:00 - Adjourn.

This is an online meeting. Join Zoom Meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82063113016 Meeting ID: 820 6311 3016 Agenda in brief: Adopt-One-Block with Willamette Center - logistics Collaboration with Tag Blockers (covering graffiti and graffiti-proofing priority spotS)

This is an online meeting.  Zoom link here: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87681599764?pwd=g6CEh6Pb5RAukgPci4zP0HobQxICYV.1 7:30 pm Call to order, protocols, and introductions – David Dugan. 7:35 pm Review and approval of minutes of Jan. 17, 2024 Board Meeting. 7:40 pm Update on water damage and restoration. 8:00 pm Upcoming Events – Egg Hunt and Neighborhood Clean Up. 8:15 pm Milk Carton Boat Races assistance discussion. 8:35 pm Other Board business. 9:00 pm Adjournment.

Sellwood Community House is sponsoring a lively, interactive workshop to develop the wisdom and courage to answer all of your kid's questions about puberty, sex, and all they want to know about their growing minds and bodies. The workshop will be facilitated by Roads to Family's Rachel Ginocchio.  Suggested donation: $15, but pay what you can! Your generosity will help the Sellwood Community House recover from the damage it experienced during the recent ice storm. For more information and to sign up, visit: www.RoadsToFamily.com/happenings

Planned presenter had to reschedule.  Hope to see you next month.

This is an online meeting. Join Zoom Meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86058841324 6:00 – Vote to approve minutes from 02/20/24 meeting. 6:05 – TriMet Forward Together letter. Volunteer to read it into the record at 3/27 TriMet Board meeting? 6:10 – 14th & Bybee intersection improvement. Update from developer. 6:12 – SE Ochoco Pathway Application. Any details available? 6:15 – Street Mural. Process overview. Choosing a place and IDing stakeholders. 6:35 – Tacoma Cut-Through Traffic Calming SMILE Board letter. Discussion of language. 7:00 – Adjourn.

7:30 pm Call to order, protocols, and introductions – David Dugan. 7:35 pm Review and approval of minutes of Feb. 20, 2024 Board meeting. 7:40 pm Land Division Code Update Project, David Schoelhamer. 7:50 pm Overlook Park trash receptacle, Grant Huling. 8:00 pm Update on water damage and restoration. 8:15 pm Upcoming events – Egg Hunt, Neighborhood Clean Up, etc. 8:30 pm May 2024 elections. 8:45 pm Other Board business. 9:00 pm Adjournment.