Applicants for the scholarship must be residents of Sauvies Island and registered for college, business college, Nurse’s training or graduate school. A copy of an acceptance should be presented with the application to the Scholarship Chairman by April 15, 2010, A typed or written letter including personal information, such as age, family background, education, years on Sauvie Island, hobbies and/or community services along with applicants’ ambitions for the future must also accompany each application. Applications may be obtained from and returned to:
The Grange Master: Keith Steenslid 503.621.9604
The Scholarship Chairman: Yvonne Cieloha 503.621.3457

Dr. Peter L. deFur, of Environmental Stewardship Concepts will be the speaker at the next Portland Harbor Community Advisory Group meeting on Wednesday, March 10. Dr. deFur, who is a technical advisor to Willamette Riverkeeper and the CAG will share the results of his review of the draft Remedial Investigation Report for Portland Harbor. The CAG meets monthly CAG meeting is from 6-8 pm at the City of Portland BES Water Pollution Control Lab at 6534 N. Burlington Avenue under the St. Johns Bridge.

www.portlandharborcag.info  

The Portland Harbor Superfund Site is the topic of the Tuesday, March 16 River In Focus brown bag session hosted by the City of Portland. Chip Humphrey, Eric Blischke and I will share information and answer questions about what EPA is learning about contamination and the river and what it means for the cleanup to come. Rick Applegate from the City of Portland and others will also participate. Join us from noon – 1:00 in the 2nd floor auditorium at 1120 SW 5th Avenue.

www.portlandonline.com/river  

The US Army Corps of Engineers has just issued a public notice about their proposed maintenance dredging at Post Office bar in the Willamette River. The Draft Environmental Assessment is available for review and comment by interested parties at the Corps website

http://www.nwp.usace.army.mil/pm/e/docs/PO_Bar_Public_Notice.pdf

Multnomah County Chair Ted Wheeler and the Citizen Involvement Committee are holding the following forum to gather citizen input that will help shape the Chair’s Executive Budget for Fiscal Year 2011:

Creating a Healthy Community held Thursday, March 18, 2010 6:00-8:00 p.m.

Please click here for further descriptions and information.

Scott Grade School in North Portland needs volunteers in the month of March for several short sessions to read the OAKS State Math test to Scott students grades 3 through 8.  All you have to do is read aloud the written words you see on a computer screen (this is done as children are being tested on their math ability not their reading ability). Please help by contacting Terri Schumacher via email tschumac@pps.k12.or.us or calling her at 503.916.6369 ext 72341, to sign up for one or more sessions.  If you can’t help, please pass this along to friends and/or family members.  Having the State Math Test read to our students really does help and you could be the one to make a difference in a child’s life. Click here to see a schedule of times to sign up.

The Oregon State Marine Board has postings for new regulations affecting recreational boaters. All Oregon boaters 12 and older must now carry a boater education card when operating powerboats greater than 10 horsepower. Read more at  athttp://www.boatoregon.com/OSMB/news/2010/MEd2010Rel.shtml.

Boaters of both powered and manual craft are required to purchase an AIS Prevention Permit to use their boats beginning January 1, 2010. The new fees will fund efforts to prevent invasive species from taking over our waterways. Read more at #mce_temp_url#

Saturday, April 24, 9 – 11:00 a.m. Wapato Greenway Access Area, Sauvie Island

Come join West Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District in pulling invasive weeds that threaten the ecosystem at Sauvie Island’s Wapato park. The weed pull will help prepare the area for educational and interpretive signs on the ecosystem and wildlife found there. Bring your gloves! Register at: www.handsonportland.org.

Every Monday from 11a.m. – noon @ the Linnton Community Center, 10614 NW St. Helens Rd. several islanders have been enjoying these weekly classes that help get rid of aches and pains and get you moving more fluidly.  They are useful for people of all ages and abilities, from physically fit sports enthusiasts to people with serious mobility problems.  You can just show up and try a class.  Drop in rate is $12 or you can pay $25 per month. For more details, call 503-380-5437.  For a full list of programs offered at the community center, go to www.linnton.com/lcc.asp .

Waste Management, Inc. has taken over Gruetter Disposal Service’s island route as of 1 January 2010. On 28 Jan 2010, customers of Waste Management received 64-gallon recycling containers with this announcement.

Islanders, not customers of Waste Management have two other recycling options on the island:

• The SI Fire Departments runs a recycling container located at the Douglas barn on Sauvie Island Road which accepts paper (newspaper, scrap paper, magazines, newspapers or cardboard).
• Several smaller recycling bins are located behind the Sauvie Island school.  Recyclers can bring any paper product, tin, aluminum, hard plastic and metals – NO GLASS.

Any recycling material can also be taken to

• Metro transfer center, which takes everything, including hazardous wastes.  To get there, I-30, left on Kittridge and left again as soon as you cross over the overpass.
• N.W. Recycling Center, 1520 NW Quimby ( Tue through Sat. 8 - 5);  a $3 donation requested.