The Ardenwald-Johnson Creek Neighborhood Association is asking for your volunteer help to clean up the terrace sign and prepare the plants for winter this weekend.

The terrace sign cleanup is Saturday, November 19, 2011, from 9 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Ardenwald sign located on S.E. Johnson Creek. Blvd. just west of S.E. Brookside and volunteer help is welcome.

Lisa Gunion-Rinker said at the Tuesday neighborhood meeting the volunteers will be weeding, pruning, laying down mulch and removing blackberry brush.

Volunteers also need to bring their own tools and work gloves, and dress for possibly working in muddy conditions.

(NOTE: The EAS test was conducted at 11:00 a.m. PST on Nov. 9, 2011.)

On Wednesday, November 9, 2011, at 11:00 a.m. Pacific Time (2:00 p.m. Eastern Time), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) will be conducting a nationwide Emergency Alert System (EAS) test. Although the EAS test is routinely conducted at a local level, FEMA says this is the first nationwide test to be conducted.

The 30-second test will involve broadcast, cable, and satellite televisions, and broadcast and satellite radios.

The test will also be conducted on the National Weather Service radio, meaning those with weather radios, citizen band (CB) radios, and scanners capable of receiving weather radio will hear the test.

During the test, there may be disruption in local radio and television programming. Some cable and satellite providers say the EAS test may disrupt digital video recording (DVR).

On some stations, the scroll may not announce that the EAS message is a test, which is why the announcement is being highly publicized.

FEMA says the test does will not include the Internet and mobile phones.

Remember, this is only a test that is expected to last 30 seconds and you do not need to take any action when you see or hear this test at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, November 9, 2011.

FEMA: http://www.fema.gov/eastest/index.shtm

NOAA: http://www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr/

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Friends of Tideman Johnson Park will be branching to a new area in the park for cleanup this Saturday..

Volunteers will be working in an undeveloped public land northeast of the park adjacent from the spillway known as “BES Property” (view map) that has never been maintained before by Friends of Tideman Johnson Park.

Volunteers will also be pulling ivy.

The work party is Saturday, November 5, 2011, from 9:00 a.m. t0 12:00 p.m. Volunteers will meet at the overlook deck at the east bridge between S.E. 37th Ave. and S.E. 45th Ave.

Volunteers of all ages are welcome to help out. Tools and refreshments will be provided, but volunteers must be dressed accordingly to the weather and for working in muddy conditions.

Website: Friends of Tideman Johnson Park

Meeting Location: Ardenwald Elementary School, Room 101, 6:30 p.m.

1. Introductions – 6:30
2. Police Reports – 6:35
3. MHS Dance Team Donation/Grant – 6:45
4. Walk Safely Milwaukie Program (WSMP) – 6:55
1. Grant for School Crossing Guard Equipment
2. AJC NDA Projects for 2012
5. SE Uplift AJC NDA Record Archive – 7:05
6. Holiday Families – 7:15
7. Committee Reports – 7:30

8. Approve October NDA Meeting Minutes – 7:55
9. Adjournment – 8:00

Ardenwald-Johnson Creek Neighborhood District Association (NDA) meetings are open to the public. Pizza and soft beverages are served at each regular NDA meetings. For more information about the neighborhood meetings and for past meeting agendas and minutes, visit the Meetings web page at  www.ardenwald.org/meetings.

Download Nov. 8, 2011 Regular Meeting Agenda (PDF)

The City of Milwaukie began the waterline replacement project on S.E. Harrison St. between S.E. Campbell St. and S.E. 42nd Ave. in the southern area of the Ardenwald-Johnson Creek neighborhood on Oct. 31, 2011.

Vehicle traffic and residential water service will be impacted by the project. Door hangers will be distributed two days in advance to residents and businesses notifying of water service disruption.

The project will be completed in three phases. The waterline replacement is expected to be competed in December 2011, followed by work on the Harrison St. railroad crossing for the Quiet Zone implementation in early spring 2012, and then reconstructing S.E. Harrison St. from S.E. Campbell St. to S.E. 42nd Ave. in late spring 2012.

For more information about the waterline replacement project, please visit the City of Milwaukie website.

The North Clackamas School District Board is proposing to place a local option levy on the November 2012 election ballot, but they would like citizens’ input before doing so with their online survey. The proposed levy would raise about $4 million per year and costing residents $1 to $1.25 per $1,000 assessed property value.

The funds collected from the levy would be used to school operating costs, but the district is asking the citizens the priorities are for using the funds. Examples included hiring more teachers to reduce class sizes; adding more school days; more educational program; purchasing new math books; or adding classroom technology like computers.

The NCSD local option levy online survey can be taken at http://www.nclack.k12.or.us/localoption. The survey will be available until mid December when the Board will then review the results. Additional information is available at the link provided above.

Ardenwald Elementary School principal Sheila Shaw provided a slideshow presentation about the local levy option to the Ardenwald-Johnson Creek Neighborhood Association at the meeting on October 11, 2011.

Website: http://www.nclack.k12.or.us/localoption

The City of Milwaukie is offering free leaf drops for Milwaukie Residents for the next two months.

Residents can bring their leaves in a paper bag, plastic bag, or loose to the Johnson Creek Facility at 6101 S.E. Johnson Creek Blvd. from 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Nov. 5, Nov. 19, Dec. 3, Dec. 10, and Dec. 17.

Residents are required to present their City of Milwaukie utility bill to participate.

City of Portland can check out the Portland Bureau of Transportation’s website for information about their leaf disposal.

S.E. 43rd Ave. between S.E. Johnson Creek Blvd. and S.E. Roswell St. in Milwaukie will close to motorized vehicles on Oct. 31 from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. for spectators viewing Davis Graveyard display. Motorized traffic can detour around the closure using S.E. 42nd Ave. one block to the west. Residents on the closed section of S.E. 43rd Ave. and emergency vehicles will be allowed access during the closure.

The following is from Clackamas County:

Clackamas County Commissioners invite the public to an open forum with the Clackamas County Commissioners Wednesday, Nov. 2, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.. The gathering is the first of a series of planned discussion forums with the Clackamas County Commissioners that will be held throughout the county in the coming months.

The Nov. 2nd meeting will be held in the Clackamas County Development Services Auditorium, 150 Beavercreek Road, Oregon City, 97045 on the Red Soils campus.

This is an opportunity to meet the County Commissioners informally and discuss issues of concern or ask questions about county operations or programs.

Website: http://www.clackamas.us/

The Milwaukie City Council is holding the first of the three listening post for the “Bring It Back” baseball project. The first meeting is Thursday, October 27, 2011, at Ardenwald Elementary School, 8950 S.E. 36th Ave., Milwaukie, in the cafeteria from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Two other listening post sessions are scheduled later:

• Wed., Nov. 9, 2011, at Milwaukie Elementary School, 11250 S.E. 27th Ave., Milwaukie, in the cafeteria from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
• Thu., Nov 17, 2011, at Linwood Elementary School, 11909 S.E. Linwood Ave., Milwaukie, in the cafeteria from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

More information is available at the City of Milwaukie’s website.