[bwna] BWNA update

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Hi neighbors!
 
BWNA General Meetings are held on even-numbered months, but August is an  
exception. In place of the usual meeting on the second Monday of the month,  
we'll be celebrating summer (and neighborhood crime prevention) at the  
annual Wilshire Park (National Night Out) BWNA Potluck Picnic on the first  
Tuesday, 
August 4th, beginning at 6:30 p.m. and ending around 8:30. BWNA will  
provide hamburgers, hot dogs, veggie burgers, buns, condiments, and bottled  
water. Neighbors are encouraged to bring chips, salads, entrees, and  desserts. 
Additionally, musical entertainment, games for kids, and a door prize  
raffle will be featured, with police officers, firefighters, and local  
politicians on hand to greet the audience. (Last year we had close to 200 people  
attending.)
 
Please let me know if you are willing help out on the picnic. I  promise it 
will not involve any heavy lifting or lengthy time commitment on your  part.
 
We're also in need of a small grill suitable for cooking veggie  burgers 
and are searching the neighborhood for someone who is  willing to donate it 
for the evening of the picnic. Are you able to provide  such a grill? If not, 
do you know someone who can? (The alternative  a donated grill is renting 
one for $60.)
 
Other summer events coming up:
 
* Sunday, June 28th, 2:00 p.m. = Portland Wind Band Ensemble Concert  & 
Potluck Picnic in Wilshire Park
 
BWNA last heard from band director Cynthia Plank and her Beaumont Middle  
School Jazz Ensemble musicians at the Taste of Beaumont. She returns to the  
neighborhood on June 28th with a totally different
musical program featuring the Portland Wind Band Ensemble: "We  are a 
40-piece band, playing very listenable classical as well as familiar  popular 
music, like from Broadway shows and marches." Bring a potluck picnic  dish and 
enjoy this free concert with your neighbors.
 
* 4th of July Neighborhood Parade, NE 45th and Wistaria, 10:00 a.m.
 
In its third year, this informal holiday parade of BW neighbors  has become 
a popular Independence Day morning event. It's the brainchild of BW  
resident Mimi Farley. For details, phone her at 503-282-9216.
 
* Sunday Parkways, Northeast Portland, July 19th, from 9:00 a.m.-4  p.m.
 
Building on last summer's successful Sunday Parkways event, the city  is 
sponsoring three this summer--one through the middle of our  neighborhood. A 
route for cyclists and walkers will  connect Alberta, Fernhill, and Wilshire 
Parks in a seven-mile  traffic-free loop. They can use volunteers. Contact 
Rich Cassidy of  Transportation Options to help. His number is 503-823-6051.
 
* Fremont Fest, August 1st, shopping & festivities all day and into the  
evening on Fremont St.
                                                                            
                                                                            
                  For details, contact Beaumont Business Association 
Interim President Jackie  Safco at 503-445-8723.
 
Lastly, at the last BWNA General Meeting, a resolution was passed to oppose 
 the renaming of 39th Ave., and I was directed to communicate the 
Association's  decision to the Mayor and City Commissioners. I'll copy my e-mail 
letter to all  of you. One of the points I'll be emphasizing is that opposition 
to  the renaming of 39th is in no way intended to diminish the historic  
contributions of Cesar Chavez.
 
Best,
 
Al Ellis--BWNA Pres.
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