The minutes from the June KNA meeting are in draft form and posted online. If you were at the meeting and see anything that needs corrections or additions, send them to info@kingneighborhood.org. If you have any suggestions for July’s agenda, send those as well.

June Draft Minutes

Due to the Good in the NeighborHood Festival this weekend, the King Farmer’s Market will move to 7th Avenue for this Sunday only. Traffic will be diverted at Alberta and at Wygant during the market.

The King PTA was awarded two grants so far this year. A grant from the Bureau of Planning and Sustainability for reusable flatware to replace the district standard disposable flatware is intended as a first step to make King a model of sustainability that reflects the values of the community.

The Portland Schools Foundation fully funded the PTA’s request for outreach and involvement for $7530. This money, combined with $1443 raised last year will fund a reader board sign at the school, Spanish translation, dinner, and childcare at meetings and flyers for door-to-door canvassing to connect the community to the school and increase parent involvement. To learn how you can get involved with the King PTA contact info@kingpta.org or come to the booth at the Good in the NeighborHood festival Saturday June 27th, Noon to 5pm at King School Park.

This year’s Good in the Neighborhood Multicultural Music and Food Festival is June 26th through the 28th at King School Park.

Traffic on 7th Avenue on Sunday will be diverted at Alberta and at Wygant so the Famer’s market will have room to share with the festival.

There is a kick-off event Monday June 22nd at McMenamin’s Kennedy School,
5736 NE 33rd Avenue, 6pm to 10pm featuring live music by the Linda Hornbuckle band. Admission is free! Enjoy great food from the McMenamins chefs. This is an evening you don’t want to miss!

The music line-up is at:
http://goodintheneighborhood.org/Music%20Line%20Up.html

To check booth availability or take part in the parade, contact them at: http://goodintheneighborhood.org/ContactUs.html

Since the grant money for childcare at our meetings has run out, we have voted to fund continuing it throughout the summer to see if demand is there to provide this service. This is an attempt to remove barriers to Neighborhood Association involvement among busy parents. If childcare is important to you as an incentive to attend, contact us at info@kingneighborhood.org. If we don’t attract parents with children to the July, August, or September meetings, we will decide if we should continue or provide childcare on a reservation only basis.

A planning meeting for this year’s 10th avenue block party takes place this Saturday, June 27th. The block party will take place on 10th avenue between Alberta and Wygant streets. If you live on the block or adjacent to it and would like help make this year’s block party an even bigger success than last year, come to the Bye and Bye at 10th and Alberta at 6:00pm. Some possibilities are live music and a better kid’s play space.

If you don’t live on this block and want to block off the street and have a party on yours, go to: http://www.portlandonline.com/oni/index.cfm?c=33907 or stop by the King Neighborhood Facility at 4815 NE 7th avenue and get your forms filled out. Finally, the King Neighborhood Association will assist in the planning and payment of fees for block parties in our neighborhood that promote involvement in the neighborhood association.

For more information or to RSVP, contact “The Governor,” aka Brian aka Bre at 971.235.5065 or email at mdarne”at”hotmail.com

BICYCLE HELMET SALES
$5.00 EACH
Helmet fitting & Adjustments available
Helmet Sizes Toddlers – Adults

Discounted helmets provided by grants from Legacy Foundation,
Legacy Portland Hospitals Medical Staff, and Trauma Nurses Talk Tough

Legacy Emanuel Hospital (Atrium)
2801 N Gantenbein Ave – Portland, Oregon
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Thursdays, 3 to 5 pm

Andrew Bean and Jon Bradford are helping to organize a Crime Prevention Block Watch for the area surrounding NE 7th and Killingsworth, where they manage a retail center. This area has been a magnet for criminal activity and drugs. That is why they contacted the ONI about what could be done to make the surrounding area safer. There is going to be a Block Watch Orientation meeting this Tuesday June 9th at 6:30 PM. If anyone in the area would like to attend, they hope they will do so. If you need more info, please call:

Andrew Bean
Doug Bean & Associates, Inc.
Property Assistant
1211 SW 5th Ave., Suite 1440 Portland, OR 97204
Direct: (503) 478-4896
Main: (503) 222-5100

Crime Prevention – Block Watch Orientation Meeting
Tuesday June 9th, 6:30 PM
740 NE Killingsworth, Portland, OR

An orientation meeting about what neighbors can do to make the area surrounding NE 7th and Killingsworth safer. Hosted by the ONI, Crime Prevention Program.

Farnell Newton

Cherry Extract Music presents a late-night, locally grown jazz music series, titled ‘Round Midnight, which showcases some of Portland’s world-class musicians, talented up-and-coming bands, vocalists and spoken word performers. ‘Round Midnight will be held every Saturday from 11:30pm to 1:30am at Curious Comedy Theater, 5225 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd in Vanport Square. A portion of the $8 admission fee will go to support jazz and art programming at Jefferson High School.
May 30: The Farnell Newton Project, featuring trumpeter Farnell “Bleek” Newton, who was born in Miami where he was exposed to many forms of music, from jazz, salsa, funk and hip hop. His musical family includes saxophonist and arranger Conny Murray and Sunny Murray, considered “father of avant-garde drumming.” Farnell performs regularly with Klezmocracy, Mel Brown, Thara Memory, Cana Son, Johnny Polanco, Ricardo Lemvo and Darrell Grant, to name a few. Farnell recently recorded his debut CD, Sense of Direction, co-led by pianist Marcus Reynolds.

June 6: The Bobby Torres Ensemble, featuring world class percussionist Bobby Torres, along with pianist Brian Ward, drummer James Taylor, Al Criado on bass and singers Margaret Linn, Mary Linn and Sean Homes. Bobby has played or recorded with Dr. John, Tom Grant, Jackson Browne, Kenny Rogers, Tom Jones and Etta James. Bobby, who also teaches and makes films, has been spicing up Portland’s jazz music scene for more than 40 years.

See you Saturday, ‘Round Midnight at Curious Comedy. To see a complete schedule of performers, go to http://www.roundmidnightpdx.com and for ticket information, contact Curious Comedy Theater 503-477-9477 or go ONLINE.

Please come out and volunteer for a Blue Door Project to be held on Saturday May 30th at the home of Mrs. Mary Evans. She has lots of work to be done, cutting back bushes, cutting grass, weeding flower beds and planting a small garden. Bring your favorite tool and gloves and we’ll have some too. Attached is an event flyer on the Blue Door Project for you to see what we are trying to accomplish. We will meet at the Northeast Coalition Office located at 4815 NE 7th at 9:30 AM to sign waivers and then we’ll go to her house about a mile away. We should be done before noon.

We’ll need ten people for this project. Let Allyson know if you can make it. Please send your reply to allyson.spencer@comcast.net. She will confirm your participation once everyone replies. If you can’t this time there will be one held every month through October.

Blue Door Project Event Flyer