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NECN Holiday Party at Old Town Pizza

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The Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods is having a party – and you’re invited!

Please join NECN for a Winter Social & Holiday Bazaar

Monday, December 6, 2010
6:00pm to 9:00pm
At Old Town Pizza
Vanport Square, 5201 NE MLK Jr. Blvd.
(just north of Alberta)

  • Kick-off the holiday season & celebrate active civic engagement in our vibrant N/NE Portland Neighborhoods.
  •  Arrive early to enjoy FREE pizza on us
  •  Join the fun and socialize with Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods’ Board of Directors and staff, local leaders & your N/NE Neighbors
  •  Enjoy music for all ages and tastes by a local DJ
  •  Buy unique holiday gifts by local artists including King’s Treasures Marketplace – featuring unique art works & fair trade items
  •  Door Prizes

Hope to see you there!

Katy Asher
Neighborhood Programs Coordinator
Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods
4815 NE 7th Avenue
Portland, OR 97211
P: 503-823-4135
F: 503-823-3150
E: katy@necoalition.orgwww.necoalition.org

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North Precinct Commander Addresses King Residents

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At the last meeting of the KNA, Portland Police North Precinct Commander James Ferraris came to respond in person to the letter KNA had drafted and sent to the mayor and police chief. In that letter, KNA urged that King be staffed with a 24 hour police presence. Currently, the patrol distict that coincides with the King Neighborhood is not assigned an officer from 1:00 am to 7:00 am. Concerns about response times came after an incident at the end of the summer where a fight broke out, was quieted, flared back up again and shots were fired.

He presented statistics on police response times and numbers of police calls initiated by calls to dispatch as compared to calls that were officer initiated. The ratio of officer initiated calls was said to indicate that officers are adequately covering the area and are not having to be dispatched in for every incident. Since the North Precinct is in this patrol district, PPB relies on officers who transit in and out to provide some coverage. When a patrol district doesn’t have an officer assigned specifically, neighboring distict officers cover them. Crime stats drive where officer patrol and at what times. The average response times were from 3 to 4 minutes.

Read the whole story with the statistics attached in the meeting minutes by clicking here.

SCRAP’s 9th Annual Holiday Bazaar

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How will you redefine (re)gift this holiday season? Find out at SCRAP’s Holiday Bazaar 2010! Come check out local craft vendors, a volunteer craft table, live music, food carts, a killer raffle, and gift wrapping by SCRAP!

When: Saturday, Nov. 20 and Sunday, Nov. 21, 10am – 6pm
Where: SCRAP, 2915 NE MLK Blvd, Portland, OR 97212

Music:
Paul Silveria
Celtic harpist Tyger Bailey
Raised by Television
Angela & Aubrey Webber
DJ AM Gold
Bece Kidder
Ryan Furhman & Friends

Food carts:
Hot dogs from Little Mama’s Kitchen
Chic’s Coffee, Etc.
Thai Mama Eggrolls

SCRAP
2915 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
scrapaction.org

Report Issues via iPhone, Android Phones

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The City of Portland is pleased to announce the release of PDX Reporter, an application (app) for Android based smart phones. Now residents who use Android phones can report and request service calls to City assets and publicly maintained infrastructure. The decision to create an open sourced Android app follows the successful release of a similar iPhone app in February 2010, and is aimed at increasing transparency through open data and improving communications with Portland residents.

“This is a way to instantly connect with your City. If you see a problem in your neighborhood, you don’t have to wait to report it. You can make a report instantly. I encourage Portlanders to download the PDX Reporter app and send us information on the issues you see around your community,” says Mayor Sam Adams.

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Support King School and Get Your Books!

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Don’t dread the holiday shopping season–it can be for a good cause! King School is holding its second-annual bookfair fundraiser at the Lloyd Center Barnes and Noble store on the 27th. That’s the Saturday after Thanksgiving from noon to 5:00pm. There will be performances by one of Cleveland High School’s choral groups; King students will read their stories; volunteers will lead fun activities for the kids; and PTA volunteers will be gift wrapping all day–open to close. All you need to do is bring your shopping list and print out a voucher to give to the cashier. The vouchers are at: www.pps.k12.or.us/schools/king/.

Every purchase you make, including the in-store cafe and e-readers, will support King’s ongoing programs that raise student achievement and enrichment. Even if you don’t have shopping to do, stop by and meet the PTA and enjoy the entertainment. Find out about how parents are striving to build bridges between the school and the larger community.