The City of Milwaukie’s Portland-Milwaukie light rail meeting on Monday, Sept. 19, will be at the Public Safety Building at 3200 S.E. Harrison St. in Milwaukie, starting at 6:00 p.m. According to City of Milwaukie, The Milwaukie Pilot September 2011 events calendar listed the incorrect meeting location and time.

More information:

Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Project Page (City of Milwaukie)

Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Project (TriMet.org)

By Marianne Colgorve

Hi all Friends of Tideman Johnson,

Well, I’m glad that heat wave is over! Time to think about fall stuff, right?

Starting on October 1st, we’ll begin our fall schedule of Tideman Johnson work parties on the first Saturday of the month:

• October 1
• November 5
• December 3

9 am – noon. Tools and refreshments provided. As always, volunteers of all ages are welcome.

If you know a community or school group that might be interested in joining us, please pass along their contact info and I’ll follow up with them.

Everything in the park is looking a little crispy these days. But, I still look around and marvel at how much of the park we have improved over the last 4 years. Its amazing to see such a natural space in the city, with a beautiful creek running through it. I just love that a small, dedicated group can make such a visible difference.

I hope you can find some time to join us now and again, and to enjoy Tideman Johnson Park.

Marianne
Friends of Tideman Johnson

Ardenwald resident Macy Bishop was unanimously nominated by the Ardenwald-Johnson Creek Neighborhood District Association board Tuesday, September 13, to represent Ardenwald on the Public Safety Advisory Committee board.  She will then begin her application process, complete a background check, and must be approved by the Milwaukie City Council.

Meeting agenda item no. 4, North Clackamas Schools Local Option Levy discussion with Misty Bell, has been rescheduled for the regular meeting on Tues., Oct. 11, 2011.

An updated agenda is available for download as a PDF file.

Meeting Location: Ardenwald Elementary School, Room 101, 6:30 PM

1.    Introductions – 6:30
2.    Police Reports – 6:35
3.    Milwaukie Development Update (Kenny Asher) – 6:45
4.    North Clackamas Schools Local Option Levy (Misty Bell) – 7:10 (Rescheduled for regular meeting on Oct. 13, 2011.)
5.    Committee Reports – 7:25
6.    Approve June 14, 2011, NDA Meeting Minutes – 7:50
7.    Adjournment – 7:55

Download Regular Meeting Agenda for Tuesday, September 13, 2011 (PDF).

Ardenwald Meetings and Agendas

SOSOregon.org is holding a stand-in event on Friday, September 9, at 6:00 p.m. at the Acropolis (8325 S.E. McLoughlin Blvd.) to oppose establishment of a new adult entertainment club, and protest against two other existing adult entertainment clubs nearby.

The group is protesting against the establishment of Casa Diablo, an adult entertainment club catering to vegans. The club wold be located next door to another adult entertainment club Acropolis on S.E. McLoughlin Blvd. near the Portland and Milwaukie city boundary.

The group is also protesting a third club, Blush, which is located two miles north on S.E. McLoughlin Blvd.

Casa Diablo currently has one club open in northwest Portland.

SOSOregon.org explains the purpose of the stand-in in more detail in their update from SOS Oregon.

On May 10, 2011, the Ardenwald-Johnson Creek Neighborhood District Association approved unanimously at its regular meeting to produce a letter in support of Sellwood-Moreland Improvement League’s (SMILE) opposition to the new club.

Both Acropolis and the new Casa Diablo sites are in the SMILE neighborhood on the boundary with Ardenwald-Johnson Creek neighborhood within the Portland City Limits.

(Photo: Casa Diablo in Northwest Portland. By Bryan Dorr.)

Both the Ardenwald Parade and the Walk or Bike to School dates have been set.

On Saturday, September 17, the 65th Annual Ardenwald Parade kicks off at 10:00 a.m. with the parade route beginning at the Ardenwald Elementary School and finishing at Ardenwald Park.

The Ardenwald Parade is a family fun event for all ages. Decorated bicycles, tricycles, and wagons are encouraged.

On Wednesday, October 5th, Ardenwald Elementary School is participating in the Walk or Bike to School Day.

The starting time and locations, and the route information for the Walk or Bike to School Day will be available later this month.

Bicycle helmets are required for participating children riding a bicycle in any event.

The Ardenwald-Johnson Creek Neighborhood District Association’s regular meeting is Tuesday, September 13, 2011, 6:30 p.m. The meeting is held at the Ardenwald Elementary School Room 101, 8950 S.E. 36th Ave. in Milwaukie.

A meeting agenda will be available soon. Pizza and soft beverages are served at the meetings. More information about the meetings and the minutes are available online at http://www.ardenwald.org/meetings.

The Johnson Creek Watershed Council is kicking off the Johnson Creek Days with a creek clean-up event on Saturday, August 27, 2011.

Volunteers will be helping the watershed council remove trash and debris from Johnson Creek  and help improve fish and wildlife habitat.

The creek cleanup includes the creek in Tideman Johnson Park.

Sign in is from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. at Mill Park in Milwaukie (off Johnson Creek Blvd. at S.E. Linwood Ave. and S.E. Overland St.

Clean-up is from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Complimentary barbecue food and ice cream will be served afterwards until 2:00 p.m.

Groups are welcomed. Volunteers will need to bring work gloves and wear clothing suitable for working in or around the creek.

Children under the the age of 12 are required to be accompanied by an adult and will be assigned to Mill Park.

Pre-registration is required. Contact Amy Lodholz at amy@jcwc.org or call 503-652-7477 to pre-register.

There is no Friends of Tideman Johnson Park work party on Sept. 3. The next work party is Sat., Oct. 1., 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Download Johnson Creek Cleanup Poster (PDF)

The Southeast Uplift Neighborhood Coalition is hosting a community block party on Sat., Aug. 27 from 4 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., at the SEUL building at 3534 S.E. Main St. in Portland. There will be great food, beer, wine, live music, kids entertainment and fun activities with neighborhood leaders.  Read more at Southeast Uplift…