Community News - North Plains, Oregon · 2018. 1. 5. · Corey Mitchell Project plays a variety of acoustical music ... Please contact Patti Burns at (503) 647-2619 or [email protected]

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August 2013 Community News

Concerts in the Park

Schedule: August 2 –

Corey Mitchell Project

plays a variety of acoustical music

August 9

Rodeo Rose

and other live music will be at the Summer Fest and Garlic

Out West Festival August 16

Sambafeat

will make you want to dance with South American rhythms

August 23

Responsible Party

entertains with Classic Rock, Pop and Soul August 30

Garcia Birthday Band plays your favorite

Grateful Dead music!

Bring your own chairs and

blankets for a picnic. Some

bench seating is available.

Individual Highlights:

Concerts in the Park 3 Library News 4 Farmer’s Market 5 New NP Elementary Principal 7 Senior Center News 7 Photos 8 Calendar 9

City of North Plains, 31360 NW Commercial Street, North Plains, OR 97133www.northplains.org

August 9, 10, and 11 www.garlicoutwest.org

Where It’s Chic To Reek! The Elephant Garlic Festival has a

new name this year. It will still be

the same festival at Jessie Mays Park

we all have enjoyed for many years.

North Plains Events Association has

three full days of fun, food and music

planned for the community.

Admission is free. Lots of garlicky goodness can be

found at the food alley. Arts and

crafts vendors will offer a variety of

wares. A large kids’ area will include

bounce houses, slides, a rock wall,

and other attractions.

(continued page 2)

National Night Out August 6, 2013

6:00 p.m. at Jessie Mays

Please join the North Plains Police

and others as we celebrate a united

community opposed to crime and

drug abuse. This celebration is a

positive way to support local law

enforcement agencies.

- Demonstrations of police and

other emergency service vehicles

- New: A bicycle rodeo where

kids can test their safe riding

skills

- A bike helmet give away

- Activities for kids including face

painting and coloring

- Free hot dogs, drinks and cake

Residents who cannot attend the

event are encouraged to leave their

porch lights on in support of the

National Night Out message

opposing crime and drug abuse

http://www.northplains.org/


Summer Fest & Garlic Out West

Schedule

Friday:

12:00 p.m. to 11:00 Festival grounds, food

vendors and beer/wine garden open

12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Crafts vendors open

Live Music on main stage:

3:00 p.m. Corey Mitchell Project

5:30 p.m. Bluestar

8:30 p.m. Rodeo Rose

Saturday:

7:00 a.m. Pancake Breakfast at

North Plains Senior

Center (31450 NW

Commercial St.)

8:00 a.m. Oregon Road Runners Club 10 K Run

starts

8:05 a.m. 2 K Walk starts. Register at www.orrc.net

10:00 a.m. Parade down Main Street and

Commercial Street

10:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Festival grounds, food

vendors and beer/wine garden open

10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Crafts vendors open

Live Music on main stage:

12 noon Brazen Thistles

1:30 p.m. Folsom a Johnny Cash Tribute

5:30 p.m. Responsible Party

8:30 Flexor T

Sunday:

7:00 a.m. Pancake Breakfast at NP Senior Center

10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Car Show on Commercial

Street includes vendors, live music 12-2 by

the Twangshifters

10:00 a.m. to 6:00 Festival

grounds, food vendors

and beer/wine

garden open

10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Crafts

vendors open

Live Music on main stage 10:00 a.m. North Plains Christian Band

12 Noon Rogue Bluegrass Band

2:00 p.m. After the Rain

4:30 p.m. Norman Sylvester

6:00 p.m. Festival Closes

Volunteers Needed at

Summer Fest Information Booth

If you can volunteer for 2 or more hours on Friday,

Saturday or Sunday at the Information Booth located

on Basketball Court at Jessie Mays the North Plains

Events Association would welcome your help. You

would be partnered with another volunteer to provide

information and sell t-shirts.

Please contact Patti Burns at (503) 647-2619 or

[email protected]

Signs The City of North Plains sign ordinance limits the

placement of temporary signs such as sandwich

boards, for sale signs and banners.

As a general rule signs should not be placed in the

street right of way, including public sidewalks, and

signs are prohibited in residential areas. The City has

a permit process for temporary signs in the downtown

area.

The City allows the promotion of non-profit and City

events on the Glencoe spires and at Commercial and

Glencoe intersection. An application for banners can

be found at www.northplains.org

Currently staff is evaluating how or if signs should be

permitted in the right of way at Commercial and

Glencoe in order to promote local businesses. While

promotion of local business is important, preventing

hazards and clutter in public streets is also an important

community goal. The City has been more lenient about

the removal of signs for local businesses, versus those

for national or out-of-area businesses. A schedule may

be proposed to allow limited use of the right of way on

weekends and during special events.

Comments regarding temporary signs can be

sent to [email protected]

If a sign is removed by City staff from the right

of way, it is brought to the Public Works storage

area at City Hall. Owners have up to 14 days to

claim the signs.

Lost and Found

If you lost an item at a public park or City facility, you

can call City Hall 503-647-5555 to see if the property

has been turned in. Unclaimed property is donated or

sold after 30 days.

http://www.orrc.net/

http://www.orrc.net/

mailto:[email protected]





Library News New Library Employee. Please introduce

yourselves to Larissa, our newest part time Library

Clerk. Larissa hails from Indianapolis and is a

practicing artist with a focus on print and making

books. Larissa also works at the Oregon College of Art

and Craft Library, which is a member of the

Washington County Cooperative Library Services.

EReaders for

Checkout. The Knights

of Pythias Glencoe

Lodge #22 of North

Plains has generously

donated $700 to the

North Plains Library to

fund a new ereader

checkout program. This

donation was made in

honor of Knights Brother

Jim Andrews who passed

away on May 17, 2013,

and who was not only a

longtime advocate for the

North Plains Public

Library but also a true

believer in community

enrichment through

programs such as this. A

Barnes & Noble NOOK

and an Amazon KINDLE

will be purchased, and

popular titles for all ages

will be pre-loaded on

each device. These

ereaders will be checked

out to patrons 18 and

older for a two-week

period. Watch for them

to appear in the Library

by mid-August.

Summer Reading

Programs for All Ages. Kids and teens, be sure to

wrap up your Summer Reading Program participation

by bringing in your finished log between August 5-31

in order to receive a free book, an Oaks Park coupon

(good August 15-31), and a ticket voucher for a

Trailblazers’ game.

Adults, there is still time to sign up and be entered

into drawings for some fabulous prizes: overnights at

the Sylvia Beach Hotel or Sunriver Resort, dinner at

Higgins Restaurant or Café Allegro, tickets to Portland

Arts and Lectures, Broadway Rose Theater, or


Beaverton Civic Theater, gift certificates to Powell’s

Books or Tualatin Hills Park and Recreation District, a

painting by Pat Gerlach, or lessons and membership to

Stoneworks Climbing Gym. Registration deadline is

Saturday, August 31.

North Plains Library registrations to date:

Pre-Readers 0-4 years 45 Teens 7th-8th 28

Children K-6th 164 Teens 9th-12th 24

Adults 89

For Program details, check this website:

http://www.wccls.org/srp2013.

Wacky Wednesdays The popular Super Saturday events which take place

each month during the school year are replaced during

the summer by weekly Wednesday programs. All

events are free and take place at the Jessie Mays

Community Hall beginning at 1 p.m. The August line-

up includes:

August 7 Washington County Mobile

Museum. Come learn all about the first people of

Washington County, the Atfalati-Kalapuya. Find

out about what they wore, what they ate, and where

they lived. All ages are welcome to attend.

August 14 Revolutionary Revue. Join us for a

musical journey through the history of the United

States, produced and directed by Kevin Muir, who

brought us the mathematical musical adventure,

“Alice In Mathland!” All ages are welcome to

attend.

August 21 Reptile Man and SRP Party. Come

celebrate the closing of the Summer Reading

Program with the Reptile Man. Meet snakes, turtles,

lizards and more! You don’t want to miss this

program and party!! All ages are welcome to attend.

Hands on Henna. Teens entering 6th - 12th grades

are invited to a two-hour henna workshop featuring

history, a mixing demo, books, artifacts, and hennaed

objects to explore! Henna application will be available

for all participants. Group size will be limited to first

30 teens who show up. Be at the Jessie Mays

Community Hall on August 20 at 6 p.m. to participate

in this free event.

Storytimes. Children ages 0-6 are invited to

participate every Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. in the

children's section of the Library.

August 7 - Children’s Librarian Kay:

Elephants

August 14 - Miss Marion: Under the Sea

August 21 - Special Guest Storytime: Police

Chief Bill Snyder

August 28 - Youth Librarian Jackie: Monsters

Writers’ Group. Share your writing projects and

receive feedback from peers on Thursday, August 1 at

6:30 p.m. New members are welcome to join.

First Friday Flick. Free family movie nights occur

on the first Friday of each month at 6 p.m. at the

Library. The PG-rated film from Walt Disney Pixar to

be shown on August 2 is about a family of undercover

superheroes, who, while trying to live the quiet

suburban life, are forced into action to save the world.

Seating is limited. Refreshments will be served.

Summer Fest & Garlic Out West – Friends of the

Library Annual Book Sale. Thousands of fabulous

books will be for sale at Jessie Mays Community Hall

throughout the festival. Come inside for great bargains

and good reads – fiction, non-fiction, children’s,

DVDs, and more. Open hours will be Friday, August

9 from 12 - 8 p.m., Saturday, August 10 from 9 a.m. –

8 p.m., and Sunday, August 11 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Friends of the Library Meeting. There will be a

regular meeting of the Friends on Monday, August 12

at Jessie Mays Community Hall from 7-9 p.m. New

members are welcome to attend.

Library Book Club. The

Thursday, August 15 selection to

be discussed is The Round

House by Louise Erdich. When

his mother, a tribal enrollment specialist living on a

reservation in North Dakota, slips into an abyss of

depression after being brutally attacked, 14-year-old

Joe Coutz sets out with his three friends to find the

person that destroyed his family. The meeting will

begin at 7:00 p.m. at the Library. New members are

welcome. Refreshments will be served.

Library Board Meeting. A regular meeting of the

Library Board will begin at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday,

August 21, at the Library.

Craft Night. The Craft Guild members are taking a

summer break and will resume meeting in September.

(continued next page…)

http://www.wccls.org/srp2013


Lucas Duyck Drawings on Exhibit. Local teen

artist, Lucas Duyck, will be exhibiting his work at the

Library through the months of August and September.

His hand-drawn and computer-enhanced anime style is

reminiscent of manga comics and is characterized by

colorful graphics, lively characters, and imaginative

themes.

Quilt Display. This month’s quilt on display over the

checkout desk at the Library features the traditional

Lone Star pattern. This beautiful quilt was recently

presented to Roni Andrews by The Westside Quilters

Guild in honor of her many years of service to the

organization. It was made by

member Lois Marie Mayer. Roni

is also a long-time volunteer at the

North Plains Public Library.

There are only a few days left to

enter to win the showpiece quilt

donated by The Westside Quilters

Guild for the Library’s annual fundraising raffle.

Tickets may be purchased at the Library through

August 8 and then at the Jessie Mays Community Hall

during Summer Fest & Garlic Out West until the

drawing is held on Sunday, August 11 at the festival.

Tickets are $1 each or 6 for $5.

Call 503-647-5051 or visit our website at

www.nplibrary.org for more information. You can

also find us on Facebook!

North Plains Farmers’ Market

Open Saturdays 9:00-1:00

through September 28th Sign up for Market Sprouts Kids Club program and

receive $3.00 in” Sprout Bucks” with each visit

through August 24th while funds last! Children ages

4-12 are eligible. The Sprout Bucks can be spent on

fruits, vegetables and plants.

Upcoming events in August include:

August 10th:

Washington County Fresh & Canned Food Drive

with the Tualatin Valley Gleaners, a partner with the

Oregon Food Bank. All canned food donations will

go to the North Plains Food Pantry.

Summer Fest & Garlic Out West: Volunteers will

be available after the festival parade to ferry patrons

from the farmers’ market to Summer Fest & Garlic

Out West by golf carts. Look for the orange flags on

the golf carts!

Tuality Community Hospital Mammography

Van will be available.

August 17th:

The Farm Truck, Tractor and Old Time Farm

Implement Show will take place at 8:00 a.m. as part

of the market.

The application to enter is posted on the web site at

www.northplainsfarmersmarket.org. All entry

donations for this event will go to the North Plains

Farmers’ Market. There will be prizes!

The Senior Center will host a bar-b-que lunch the

same day.

Thanks to a generous market grant from New

Seasons Market we will match SNAP/Oregon Trail

Card purchases up to $5.00 per person, per market

day. The Market Sprouts Kids Club is a collaborative

grant from New Seasons Market for Beaverton,

Hillsboro, Forest Grove and North Plains Farmers’

Markets. The market accepts WIC/Senior vouchers as

well. (continued next page)

http://www.nplibrary.org/

http://www.northplainsfarmersmarket.org/


NEWS AND NOTES FROM THE

SENIOR CENTER BREAKFAST, LUNCH & GARLIC FEST -

The Center will be serving an all-you-can-eat

breakfast during the car show, Saturday, August 10

and Sunday August 11 from 7:00 until 10:00. Cost is

$5. Additionally on the 11th, we’ll be grilling hot dogs

and hamburgers and selling chips and sodas out front.

Stop by for a bite!

KITCHEN REMODEL - The North Plains Senior

Center received a $298,000 Washington County block

grant to remodel our kitchen and food storage areas.

Work will tentatively begin mid-August.

CLASSIC COUNTRY DANCE TO BENEFIT

CENTER - Dick and Sherri Thompson and their

group, DT & Country, will present their 3rd summer

fundraiser dance Saturday, August 17th at Jessie Mays

Community Hall. Admission is $5; refreshments and

50/50 raffle. Dancing from 7:00 to 11:00. Come and

kick up your heels!

WHAT HAVE YOU GOT TO LOSE? - Anyone

living or working in North Plains who is interested in

becoming healthier through weight loss is invited to

join a new weight loss support group which is

currently being formed. The program will run

September through March and meet monthly at Jessie

Mays. Each person is responsible for their own

method of weight loss, be it diet, exercise or both.

Meetings will be for encouragement and support and

possible group activity and will include confidential

weigh-ins, raffle drawings, guest speakers and a big

prize for the person who loses the most weight. This

program will be a fundraiser for the Senior Center.

Cost of membership is anticipated to be about $10

and starting date and time will be announced shortly.

For information call Carol Gaspar at 503-809-9450 or

email [email protected].

MAKE US YOUR CHARITY OF CHOICE - Just

a reminder that the Senior Center runs on community

donations and proceeds from our various fundraisers.

If you’d like to make a tax-deductible donation, send

it to North Plains Senior Center, PO Box 147, North

Plains, OR 97133. Thank you!

DRIVERS NEEDED – We need drivers for the

Meals on Wheels deliveries. The Senior Center

provides a van, a map and hot meals for homebound

seniors. If you can spend 3 hours delivering meals on

any weekday your assistance would be welcome.

Shifts are from 10:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Contact the

Senior Center at 503-647-5666 or come in and talk to

us.

…Farmers’ Market (Continued…) The 2013 farmers’ market handbook and vendor

application are available on line at

www.northplainsfarmersmarket.org and at City Hall.

Farmers’ Market Wish List:

Canning books from 1988 until present

Canning pots, jars and utensils

Food dryers We gladly accept any used items listed above, call

503-989-8303.

Volunteer for Farmers’ Market

We are seeking volunteers to help drive patrons in

golf carts from the Farmers’ Market to Summer Fest

& Garlic out West on Saturday August 10th. The

North Plains Farmers’ Market board continues to seek

board members and volunteers for the farmers’

market.

Our New Principal At North

Plains Elementary School Karen Murphy has been selected as

the principal for North Plains

Elementary.

Karen is currently the Student

Supervisor (Dean of Students) at

Vose Elementary School in

Beaverton. Prior to that, she was a

Professional Development Facilitator, Program

Coordinator, K-2 Literacy Coach, and Dual Language

Kindergarten teacher at the school. She began her

career teaching primary elementary grades in the

Lincoln County School District, as well as in the

Hillsboro (Peter Boscow) and Beaverton School

Districts. Another Hillsboro assignment was as a

Learning Center Teacher at Minter Bridge

Elementary School from 1991-1993.

Karen is bilingual in English and Spanish and is

known for her strong collaboration skills.

http://www.northplainsfarmersmarket.org/


North Plains Photos

Photo: 1 Ice Cream Social with LUX 6/4

Photo: 2 Oregon's Own Article 15 Rock Band performed 7/12

Photo: 3 Wacky Wednesday Puppet Show 7/17

Photo: 4 Pie Eating on July 4

Photo: 5 Boy Scouts Lead Parade

Photo: 6 Parade Grand Marshals Herb and Cindy Hirst

Mayor presents

Fill-the-Boot

Proclamation to

MDA and

Washington

County Fire

District #2 on 7/15

A hula hoop

contest was one

of many

activities on July

4th. More than

100 vehicles and

40 vendors

participated in

this year’s event.


Calendar 8/2 First Friday Flick 6 p.m. at the Library

8/2 Concert in the Park, Jessie Mays, 6:30

featuring Corey Mitchell Project

8/3 North Plains Farmers Market

314th and Commercial

8/5 City Council Meeting cancelled

8/6 National Night Out, 6:30 Jessie Mays Park

8/7 Story time 11:30 a.m. at the Library

8/7 Wacky Wednesday 1-2:00 p.m.

Washington County Mobile Museum

8/8 NP Food Pantry Open 5 p.m. – 6 p.m.

31311 Commercial St

8/9-11 Summer Fest & Garlic Out West


314th & Commercial

8/12 Friends of Library Meeting

7:30 p.m. at Jessie Mays

8/14 North Plains Garden Club

9 a.m. at Jessie Mays


8/14 Wacky Wednesday 1-2 p.m.

Revolutionary Revue

8/14 Chamber of Commerce

12 noon at the Fire Station

8/14 Planning Commission Meeting

7 p.m. at North Plains Senior Center


featuring Sambafeat


314th & Commercial

8/17 Farm and Tractor Show 8 a.m.–3 p.m.

Commercial Street and Senior Center

BBQ

8/17 Senior Center Benefit Dance 7-11 p.m.

Jessie Mays Community Hall

8/19 City Council Meeting 7 p.m. at the

Senior Center


8/21 Wacky Wednesday 1-2 p.m.

Reptile Man and SRP Party

8/21 Recology Stake-Holders Meeting 6 p.m. at

the Library

8/21 Library Board Meeting 7:30 p.m. at the

Library

8/22 Craft Night 6 p.m. North Plains Library

8/23 NP Food Pantry Open 5–6:30 p.m.

31311 Commercial Street


featuring Responsible Party


314th & Commercial


8/28 Parks Board 6 p.m. at Jessie Mays


featuring Garcia Birthday Band


314th & Commercial


City of North Plains Mayor David Hatcher

City Council: President Teri Lenahan,

Michael Broome, Michael Demagalski, Robert

Kindel, Charlynn Newton, Glen Warren

City Manager: Martha DeBry

Police Chief: Bill Snyder

Public Works Director: Blake Boyles

Library Director: Debra Brodie

City Hall

31360 NW Commercial St, North Plains, OR 97133

(503) 647-5555, [email protected]

Our website: www.northplains.org

City Services

Did you know the City can assist you with more than

paying your water bill?

FAX (City Hall): $1.25 first page

$0.25 additional pages

Note: Residents who are looking for work,

can fax completed job application forms to potential

employer at no cost

NOTARY (City Hall): $5 per signature.

FINGERPRINTING (Police): $15 (by appointment)

COPIES:

City Hall -

Color: Single sided $45.00/100 sheets

Two sided $60/100 sheets

Any size $0.80/sheet

Black and white: Single sided $11/100 sheets

Double sided $22/100 sheets

Any size $0.70/sheet

Bulk copies must be of same item,

and can be auto-folded in half or thirds.

Library Self Service Copies –

Black and white $0.10

Color $0.40

DRIVERS NEEDED

Volunteers are needed to drive

and deliver Meals on Wheels

meals to seniors in the North

Plains area who are

homebound. Hours for

delivery are 10:30 to 1:00, and

you would drive the Senior Center van. If you can

help, the center can accommodate your schedule.

Contact the Senior Center at 503-647-5666 or come

in and talk to us.

One day a month or one day a week helps a lot!

North Plains Senior Center Presents

Country Swing

and Sway

Music by DT & Country

Want to learn to line dance?

Is there a Texas two-step in your future?

Then come to Jessie Mays Community

Center on Saturday August 17, 2013

7:00 to 11:00 p.m.

Line-dancing lesson 6:00-7:00 p.m.

$5 per person

Drinks and food available.

For info call 503.647.5666



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Community News - North Plains, Oregon · 2018. 1. 5. · Corey Mitchell Project plays a variety of acoustical music ... Please contact Patti Burns at (503) 647-2619 or [email protected]