Announcements
General messages from the HAND board – reminders, notices, and updates for the neighborhood.
How this works
The board posts short announcements here as they come up – upcoming meetings, meeting changes, neighborhood updates, meeting minutes, and other general notices. For forwarded newsletters for HAND, see HAND Sharing Square instead.
Latest Announcements
Abernethy Harvest Festival & Farmers Market, Wednesday, Oct. 13
HARVEST FESTIVAL and FARMERS MARKET Come and celebrate another year of bounty in the Garden of Wonders! Bring the kids to enjoy a garden scavenger hunt, apple tasting, Chef Nicole’s famous pumpkin muffins, arts and crafts and more! Support your local farmers and get...
Sunday Morning Traffic Alert: Portland Marathon
PORTLAND MARATHON – Sunday, October 10: · Broadway Bridge, CLOSED: 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM · Burnside Bridge – westbound only CLOSED: 6:30 AM – 9:00 AM · Morrison Bridge – westbound only CLOSED: 6:00 AM – 9:00 AM · I-5 southbound ramp – City Center exit to...
Abernethy’s Third Annual Tour de Ladd
Abernethy Elementary students, parents and teachers just wrapped up a third successful Tour de Ladd. Nice job to all the volunteer organizers and participants! Watch video of the Tour de Ladd on KGW.com: Tour de Ladd promotes biking and PE Check out pictures on...
Police Arrest Man Accused of Exposing Himself Near Hosford
UPDATE: Police report the arrest of man accused of exposing himself to students, 10/5/10 Below is a press release/crime alert from Portland Police about incidents near Hosford Middle School. Thanks to our Southeast Crime Prevention Coordinator Katherine Anderson for...
Traffic Alert: Abernethy’s 3rd Annual Tour de Ladd
Next Wednesday, October 6th, Abernethy students and their parents will be taking part in the third annual "Tour de Ladd." Please see the parking restrictions/suggestions outlined below. If you can, be sure to pass this on to any neighbors you may know who may be...
Volunteer Opportunity! RAIL~VOLUTION 2010 — October 17–21, 2010
This year, Rail~Volution comes to Portland, Oregon. This is a conference for passionate practitioners—people from more than 300 U.S. communities who believe in the role of land use and transit as equal partners in the quest for greater livability and greater...
Brooklyn Street Skate Spot
Neighbor Colin Sharp joined the HAND meeting this month to introduce an informal skate area he and other neighbors have been working to establish near the pedestrian overpass to the Union Pacific train tracks on SE 16th & Brooklyn. For more information about his...
HAND’s Pocket Park Efforts Featured in The Oregonian
Tom Hallman, Jr. with The Oregonian recently wrote about HAND's efforts to explore a park possibility at SE 19th Ave. and Division, if you missed the story, here's a link: Small neighborhood park proposed for what many thought was a parking lot off Southeast Division...
Hawthorne Bridge Closed Sunday for Maintenance
The Hawthorne Bridge will be closed to all users this Sunday, October 3 from 7 am until as late as 3 pm during annual maintenance work. During the closure crews will grease the counterweight cables and make adjustments to other cables that help to raise and lower the...
Prescription Drug Turn In, Saturday, Sept. 25
Prescription Drug Take-Back Saturday Sept. 25, 2010 from 10am to 2pm at a location near you Are you aware of the threat unused prescription drugs pose to our community? Teenagers and young people are increasingly experimenting with old painkillers found in their...