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Dec 17,2008
Tight Times
by Librarian Kate
"Libraries will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no libraries." Library use is up around the country. Here in Multnomah County alone more books, movies, and music are being checked out than a year ago. Haven't discovered your local library yet? Here are a few reasons libraries can help in tough economic times: FREE books, movies, and music to check out. FREE magazines and newspapers to read at the library. FREE programs. Join a book discussion group, listen to music, learn about different cultures, attend storytime with your child, or learn a new skill. Visit Multnomah County Library's events page for details. FREE resources for your business-tips and information for small businesses, websites and databases, and grant information. FREE resources for your job search-test prep, job hunting and resume books, and local and national job listings. FREE internet including WiFi. Did I mention that all of this
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Dec 11,2008
Multnomah electronic recycling project underway
by TeachStreet
This holiday season, as you head out to the market to buy ingredients to prepare a holiday meal or bake cookies for you know who, think about recycling your old electronic goodies in preparation for the new ones you may receive as gifts. The materials that make up your electronic gadgets are often times toxic, therefore Multnomah County is offering its residents an alternative option for discarding their toxic trash.You can recycle your old cell phones, PDAs, MP3 players, chargers and Bluetooth headsets into one of the free recycling bins at 11 locations across the county . You can find the drop boxes at libraries and other county buildings.
Photo: Olivia Bucks | The Oregonian
The program was started by Commissioner Jeff Cogen last month in anticipation of the coming holiday season. The Environment Protection Agency predicts that we recycle only 20% of old cell phones, and that we hold onto 130 million unused phones.
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Aug 5,2008
Portland Water Bureau Says, "Bring it On!" to Red Cross Blog, Blog-Off Challenge
by jenniferd
As "Blogmistress" to the city's famed Portland Water Bureau, Water Blog , I get a lot of interesting things coming through my office -- but I must say, the most interesting suggestion yet showed up in my inbox last week -- A Blog-Off, presented to the Water Blog by the local Red Cross Blog . Fearing that Water Bureau Administrator David Shaff would laugh me out of his office, I meekly presented this idea to him, because quite frankly, I thought it was pretty durn cool. Much to my delight, he agreed and even liked the idea, blessing me to go forth and blog prosper. So, beginning August 18th, Blog-Off 2008 will ensue between our two blogs. I couldn't be more excited because to be quite honest, we take blogging and The Water Blog pretty seriously around here. Though I do try to keep the Water Blog light, there is some super important information that I post on there. I know that the Red Cross Blog also posts really important stuff -- so it's mandatory for both of our blog
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Jul 10,2008
Summer Reading–not just for kids anymore
by Librarian Kate
It's almost the middle of July—are you signed up for summer reading? I'm not asking about your 8-year-old, I want to know if you are participating. Why should kids have all the fun? Go to any Multnomah County Library to pick up a Read 4 Life card. Then read or listen (yes, you can listen too!) to 4-6 books, complete your card, and return it to the library to enter a drawing. You could be the winner of a McMenamin's gift certificate or the grand prize of a stay at Sylvia Beach Hotel in Newport. In addition to the opportunity to win a prize for yourself, your reading also is a model for the child in your life. The more a child sees the adults in his/her life reading, the more likely that child will become a reader. Need a suggestion for a good read? Ask a librarian or take a look at our booklists . Now that you're ready to read, has the child in your life signed up for Summer Reading? Multnomah County Library's Summer Reading program promotes reading as a fu
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Jul 7,2008
Fireworks show downtown
by shooter
I wish I had gotten these photos up over the weekend, but this weekend was incredibly busy. Friday evening I went out to the eastside esplanade and joined a large, but very relaxed, crowd of people to watch the fireworks. The show itself was great with two barges used to launch the fireworks. I was seated closer to one barge, so I focused on it. Being on the eastside, with the prevailing breeze, I had to contend with the smoke. That didn't really detract from the show, but some of my images look like illuminated clouds rather than spectacular fireworks. If you haven't viewed the show from the eastside you should give it a try. It's easy access, the skyline is a nice backdrop, and the people were great.
Boom. Photography © Kenneth Aaron, Neighborhood Notes
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Jul 7,2008
10 Free Family Bike Rides
by pearlgirl
Portland Wheelmen Touring Club offers some fun rides especially for families and novice riders. An adult must accompany children and all riders must wear helmets. Arrive early. Group departs at time listed. Sunday, July 6 Vancouver Lake/Columbia River 10:00 am 15 miles Start at Vancouver Lake Park. I-5 to Mill Plain (Vancouver) Take Exit 1D/Fourth Plain Blvd. Go west (left) about 5 miles and follow signs to the Lake (on your right). The parking will cost about $2. We'll ride on low traffic roads country from Vancouver Lake Park, past French Bar Park and Caterpillar Island to the end of Old River Road and back. This will be a very scenic, family friendly ride. Ride Leader: Bill Hamilton 503-961-4184 or bill@simple.be Saturday, July 20 Smith and Bybee Lakes 10:00 am 8 miles
Start at the Princeton Trailhead at North Princeton and Carrey Streets off Willamette Blvd. to ride along the Peninsula Crossing Trail to the Smith and Bybee Wetland Area. Brin
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Jun 23,2008
Dutch Elm Disease threatens Ladd’s Addition landmark
by shooter
A great chance to get involved in your neighborhood and help save a landmark. From the Portland Tribune : The stately elm trees that line the boulevards of the Ladd's Addition neighborhood in Southeast Portland are in danger. Dutch elm disease, which has devastated elms in the Midwest and Europe, has also reared its head in Portland, but help is on the way. A small neighborhood group called Save Our Elms has been working for 11 years to protect Ladd's Addition's 100-year-old elms, which were planted when the development, laid out in unique pattern of traffic circles and diagonal streets, was first established. It is now possible to inoculate trees against the disease, which is a fungus spread by beetles, but the inoculations are costly and must be repeated every three years. It costs about $12,000 a year to keep the Ladd's Addition trees in good shape, according to Toby Deming, a resident who coordinates annual volunteer days to inoculate the trees. Some of that money also goes t
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