New bands are lined up for the 2010 Summer Concert Series , getting ready to provide Ardenwald-Johnson Creek with free performances at Ardenwald Park every Thursday night in August starting at 7 p.m.

Event coordinator Jeff Davis has selected new bands with different music styles to perform. This year’s band line-up is:

• Aug. 5, 2010-Tom Grant Trio
• Aug. 12, 2010-Joe New and Friends
• Aug. 19, 2010-Gravy
• Aug. 26, 2010-Kolaku Hawaiian

The Neighborhood will also celebrate the National Night Out on Aug. 5, starting at 6 p.m. at Ardenwald Park.

Also new this year is a food vendor that will provide food and beverages for the concert goers.

Give Pizza a Chance, a food cart based in Portland, Ore., will be at the events, serving slices of artisan pizza and hand-made soda at the concert.

More information about the 2010 Summer Concert Series and the bands is available on Ardenwald.org.  The 2010 Summer Concert Series poster is also available for download here (PDF).

The Milwaukie Police Department, in partnership with Providence Milwaukie Hospital and their Community Health in Motion Program,  will host a prescription drug turn-in day.

Designed to raise awareness of the abuse of prescription drugs, and to keep potentially dangerous drugs out of landfills and waterways, this event allow citizens to anonymously drop off unneeded or expired prescription drugs for safe disposal.

The event will be held Saturday, April 10, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Milwaukie Public Safety Building, 3200 SE Harrison Street, in Milwaukie.

The Neighborhood Association delivered the presents donated by local residents and businesses  to  two anonymous Ardenwald-Johnson Creek NDA Christmas Adopt-a-Family families over the weekend.

Lisa Gunion-Rinker said that both families “were so touched by your thoughtfulness and generosity that they started crying.”

Matt Rinker, Jeff Davis and Chris Davis helped deliver the presents, including a queen-sized mattress and box spring, in the pouring rain.

Last year the Neighborhood Association had to deliver the presents in a foot and a half of snow.

Read statement from Lisa Gunion-Rinker

The Neighborhood Association Christmas Adopt-a-Family program plans delivering the donations to the two selected families on December 20, 2009.

For those people who signed up for items at the holiday party and have not dropped off their items, please call Lisa at: 503-659-7807 so a time can be coordinated for drop off.

Thank you to everyone who have donated to help out the families!

Go to Neighborhood Christmas Families webpage

(UPDATED) Ardenwald-Johnson Creek Neighborhood Association has selected two families this year to help out the families who are in need.  Donations can be brought to the Holiday Potluck on December 8, 6:30 p.m. at the Ardenwald School, or call Lisa Gunion-Rinker at (503) 659-7807 if you have anything to donate or have any questions.  The details of items needed for the two families are available online at the Christmas Families Webpage.