Read Minutes of the April Meeting (older minutes can be read by clicking the "About MTNA" link above)

Volunteers Needed for MTNA Annual Cleanup - May 10
The Mt. Tabor Neighborhood Association’s annual clean-up on Saturday, May 10, is in need of volunteers to help that day.  The success of this annual fund raiser is dependent on sufficient volunteers to staff the clean-up area at Mt. Tabor Middle School, 5800 SE Ash St.  If you can help, even if only for an hour or so, please contact me.  The clean-up benefits all who live within the boundaries of Mt. Tabor, so come on out and help the neighborhood. 

Gayle Marechal
Clean-up Coordinator
bgmarechal@comcast.net
503-239-7198

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Community Well-Ness Fair - October 27
10AM – 3PM Saturday, October 27th
Tabor Heights United Methodist Church
6161 SE Stark, Portland
Phone: 503-232-8500
HELMETS provided by Legacy Health Systems for all Sizes & Ages $5 Bike/Multi-Sport & $20 Sno/Ski   User must be present for fitting.
 11 AM   Healthy Parenting in Stressful Situations,  Carolyn Kohlenberger, Director of the local non-profit Sunnyside Counseling Center.
 1 PM  How to Get Help,  when you or someone you know is dealing with mental illness, NAMI: National Alliance of Mental Illness.
FLU Shots and some tests may be billed to Medicare, Health Insurance, or Private Pay.
Pedometer & Walking Kits, Kaiser Permanente and City of Portland
Fire, Emergency & Halloween Safety Information, Portland Fire and Rescue
Emergency Preparation, American Red Cross
Bike Safety, Bike Transportation Alliance
Fitness Activities   
Dental Health     
Fall Prevention
Y’s Choice, YMCA Child Care
Cub Scouts

Support a new Mt. Tabor restaurant AND Glencoe Elementary! - October 9

Eat at or take out dinner from the new Pizzicato located at 6042 SE Division on Tuesday, October 9, 2007!!!!
20% of ALL sales on October 9th will be donated to Glencoe Elementary.
 
Call ahead for takeout:  503-546-1686
 
For delivery orders over $50.00, please call the Pizzicato catering office with 48 hours notice:  503-274-8855 (remember to designate the order for "Glencoe.")
 
Check out the Pizzicato menu:  www.pizzicatopizza.com
 
Thanks!
Betsy Salter, President
Glencoe Elementary PTA

Summer Hawthorne Events - August 18 & 25
Multnomah County and the City of Portland are declaring August 18th to be “Hawthorne Day!”  Celebrate the end of construction on Hawthorne, and the placement of bronze sidewalk medallions and historic plaques at each end of Hawthorne.  Bus service will run as usual – please use transit or bike if possible.  Live music on several stages, food vendors, art, balloons, sidewalk sales, free samples, and more!  Visit the special children’s area at Kids at Heart, at 35th! 
 
Upper Hawthorne will have its annual Block Party on Aug 25. Upper Hawthorne is the section east of 39th, where many trendy shops and hip restaurants have sprung up over the last several years. We'll close off 43rd, a side street, and have music, art, vendors, and other interesting booths. Events and activities usually begin at 8am and go until 8pm.  Don’t be confused – Upper Hawthorne will also be jumpin’ with fun activities on Hawthorne Day, Aug 18th! e

Enjoy the best of the Northwest and help care for Neighbors in need - April 21
Tabor Heights United Methodist Church, 6161 SE Stark Street, will host a community dinner at 6 PM Saturday April 21st..  The gourmet five-course dinner, including a choice of entrées, will feature fresh Northwest faire lovingly prepared by volunteer food-service professionals.  Proceeds from the dinner will benefit Our House located in SE Portland, which provides comprehensive in-patient and out-patient care for those with HIV and AIDS.  Proceeds will also benefit the Common Cup Family Shelter, which operates November – March.  It is the only short-term shelter in SE Portland, where parents and children can stay together. Tickets are $15 and a limited number are available for the single-seating dinner.   Please call the church at 503-232-8500 or email church@taborheightschurch.org to request your tickets now. For information about this notice contact the Church at the number above 9:30 Am – 2:30 PM Mon- Fri.

MTNA Neighborhood Cleanup - May 5
Even Portland is in the midst of winter, you should start thinking about “Spring Cleaning” and gathering your household junk. Your opportunity is coming to clean up your home, garage, or yard at a bargain price and in the process support your neighborhood. The MTNA will hold its annual neighborhood cleanup/fundraiser on Saturday, May 5. We happily will take your household junk, yard debris, old appliances, tires, etc. The cleanup will also feature our ever-popular “reusable item exchange area.”
 
MTNA Cleanup Information:
Saturday, May 5
Mt. Tabor Middle School parking lot (S.E. 57th just north of S.E. Stark St.)
9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Cost: $10 to $20, depending on size of load.
 
The Neighborhood Cleanup is the MTNA’s annual fundraising event. The MTNA uses the funds to support MTNA activities and projects. The MTNA contributes to community and local school projects, publishes and delivers the neighborhood newsletter, and assists Mt. Tabor residents on a wide range of issues such as land use, nuisance, crime, transportation concerns, and MUCH MORE.
 
For more information about the clean-up, or to volunteer to help, contact Gayle or Bunny Marechal at 503-239-7198 or send an email to: bgmarechal@comcast.net.

Note: No household hazardous waste (e.g. paint, pesticides, etc.) please. Metro accepts hazardous household waste items at its transfer stations. Last year Metro also scheduled special hazardous household waste pickups in neighborhoods around the city. For more information call Metro at 503-234-3000.

MT. TABOR TRAFFIC CONGESTION MEETING DEC. 5 (by Don Lief)
The Growing safety problems along SE 60th Avenue, Belmont and Stark Streets, will be examined at an open forum Tuesday, December 5 at Tabor Heights United Methodist Church beginning at 7:00 p.m.  Residents of the area are concerned that these streets have the highest number of crashes within the Mt. Tabor neighborhood.

In addition, heavy rush-hour traffic congestion is expected to increase after completion of two mixed-use projects at these key intersections, according to meeting organizers Henry Zambrano and John Turner.

The meeting's goals are both to focus attention on the problems of safety and congestion and to begin a process of bringing many persons and groups together to consider possible solutions.  The effort has been endorsed by the Mt. Tabor Neighborhood Association, and a wide range of residents, nonprofit organizations, and small business in the area have been invited to offer their views.

Greg Raisman, traffic engineer with the city's Department of Transportation, will present the results of his safety study of Portland in general and the Stark/Belmont area specifically before taking audience questions. 

Meeting organizers emphasize that it is important that all residents become part of the process; the meeting will offer Spanish and Korean translation, as well as baby-sitting if needed.  For further information: safestreet@comcast.net

Note: Above article to be printed in the Southeast Examiner on Friday, November 24th, in the Portland Tribune, and possibly in the Asian Reporter as well.

Our Neighborhood Traffic Issues:

Nuestros Problemas de Trafico: