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By Kelly Stevens For this issue’s Linnton Business Highlight, we’re heading to the river! Fred’s Marina is a family-owned marina and old standby of Linnton that has been in continuous operation since 1946. Open to the public, and accessed by car right off of Marina Way, Fred’s is situated on the Multnomah Channel, just before… Continue reading Business Highlight: Fred’s Marina

By Brian Hoop In the steps of the forgotten, the silenced and the resilient A portrait exhibition featuring oral histories, historical photographs, maps, trail maps, and the natural history of Forest Park.  I’d seen the sign at the Linnton Trailhead with an invitation to learn about local history via a walking tour. Intrigued, I caught… Continue reading The Braided River Campaign presents: Voices of the Portland Harbor

By Brian Hoop  There’s lots of activity at Linnton’s Community Center (LCC) with building repairs and programs coming back online this summer and fall.  Volunteer Work Party to Clean Up LCC Playground and Grounds Join your neighbors to help cut back weeds in the Community Center playground and perimeter so the grounds look great for… Continue reading Linnton Community Center programs reopening after year of closure

Sunset over the WillametteA moment of gratitude and celebration August 1st at 6:00 pmHistorical Gallery Open at 4:00 in the Community CenterRiver Trail music and words at 6:00 pm For decades the people, streams and wildlife of Linnton have been cut off from the river.  This sunset celebration is a moment of gratitude in the… Continue reading Reunion with the Willamette

Wednesday May 5, 2021 | 7:00 PM | Meeting held via Zoom Join Zoom Meetinghttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/82104562510?pwd=eGo0dmpvcHh2ZEpqYVdrQXRkYm00dz09 Meeting ID: 821 0456 2510Passcode: 139916One tap mobile+16699006833,,82104562510#,,,,*139916# US (San Jose)+12532158782,,82104562510#,,,,*139916# US (Tacoma) Dial by your location        +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)        +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)        +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)        +1 929 205 6099 US (New York)        +1 301… Continue reading General Membership Meeting: Wednesday, May 5, 2021

Three positions are open in the May election. Elections will take place during the July 7th General Meeting at 7pm.  Vice Chair:  • Attend General membership meetings bi-monthly • Attend any interim meetings called by the chairperson • Attend meetings of Neighbors West-Northwest monthly • Create Agenda and conduct General Membership meetings should the Chair… Continue reading Board Elections July 2021

9:00 AM, Linnton Community Center  10614 NW St. Helens Rd. Help keep Linnton’s main thoroughfare clean. Remove litter along NW St. Helens Rd./Hwy 30 from Riverview Rd. to NW 107th Ave. If enough people join us the cleanup should only take two hours. We should have extra gloves but bring your own, just in case. … Continue reading Linnton Neighborhood Litter Cleanup: Saturday, May 22

By Brian Hoop  ODOT is developing plans to repave U.S. Hwy 30 (St. Helens Rd.) between NW Bridge Avenue and NW Saltzman Road. The project, as currently proposed, will also replace two signals at the south end of Bridge Ave. and NW Front Ave., update and install curb ramps to American with Disabilities Act standards,… Continue reading ODOT planning to repave US 30 South of NW Bridge Ave.

By  Nancy Hiser A Neighborhood Emergency Team (NET) online training on sanitation happily titled, “You Survive the Earthquake But Die of Dysentery,” was presented by a Portland NET member and physician who began, “Those involved with sanitation following a catastrophic event will be more likely to save more lives than the rescue and medical team.”… Continue reading Neighborhood Challenge: Build Handwashing Stations to Win Free Ice Cream

By Brian Hoop  In the March 2021 newsletter issue we covered how Portland is a key participant in a $550 million nationwide settlement with Monsanto due to environmental contamination caused by PCBs, a harmful compound found in sediment at the Portland Harbor. Cathedral Park and Linnton neighborhood leaders tracking this issue have advocated for half… Continue reading Neighbors’ Brainstorm of Ideas to Fund from Monsanto Settlement Contributes to Legislators’ request in response to federal stimulus