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
UPDATE: Tour de Ladd, Oct. 3rd
RAIN PLAN: As you may know, rain is predicted to fall at some point tomorrow, maybe including in the morning. A decision will be made at 8:20 a.m. regarding how we will run the Tour de Ladd, based on conditions. If it is too wet to ride, we are going to have the...
WANTED: Your ideas for preserving Portland’s neighborhoods
HAND has been concerned about the loss of neighborhood character and historic buildings for a number of years. Although Ladd's Addition already has historic district designation, our neighborhood contains many other historic structures. For example, there are more...
Land Use Notices for Proposed Development @ SE Sherman & 11th
A few neighbors have contacted HAND regarding the development at 2234 SE 11th Ave, directly across from the Kettleman's Bagel Shop. Below are the two notices our Land Use Chair Kina Voelz just received from the city. lu_08_121413_dz_decjul24 lu_08_121413_dz_propjun20...
Volunteers Needed: Fix up Hosford Middle School
Hosford Middle School Beautification Day: Saturday October 4th from 9:00 - Noon. We need volunteers to help with the landscape maintenance of the "Butterfly" garden. We had 40 volunteers for Community Care Day on August 23rd spruce up the front of the school along...
Save Our Elms, Tour of Ladd’s Addition Homes, Sept. 20
Ladd's Addition Historic Home Tour Saturday, September 20, 2008, 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM Autumn is such a lovely time of year in Ladd's Addition as the trees turn color. We hope that you will enjoy the scenery as well as the homes on the SAVE OUR ELMS' first Fall Home...
People’s Harvest Party
On Wednesday September 17th, our year-round Farmer’s Market will not only be bursting with the season’s finest harvest, but celebrated with lots of fun festivities for the whole family! Live Music by: The Amazing Maelstrom Shoeshine Blue Joe Baker and His Barefoot...
HAND Meeting Minutes, Sept., 2008
HAND Board Meeting – September 17, 2008 Board members present: Chair Alex Bassos, Vice Chair Sean McCusker, Secretary Carolyn Brock, Treasurer Matthew Masini, Liz Gatti, Lois Hankins, Dave Kaplan, Wendy Kunkel, Amy Lewin, Joseph Murphy, Linda Nettekoven, Susan...
Big Look Task Force Town Hall Meeting, Sept. 18
Thursday, September 18, 2008 University of Portland - Buckley Center Auditorium 5000 N Willamette Boulevard Portland, OR 97203 6:30 pm - 8.30 pm Oregon's Big Look Task Force is a 10-member state-appointed group charged with evaluating our statewide land use planning...
HAND Meeting, Sept. 16
Please mark your calendar for the next HAND board meeting. Tuesday, September 16 St. Paul Classroom @ Paulist Center, St Philip Neri Catholic Church 2408 SE 16th Ave, Portland, OR 97214 6:30 PM Land Use & Transportation Committee (Contact: Kina Voelz) 7:00 - 9:00 PM...
HAND is a Walker’s Paradise
In case you hadn't noticed, you're living in a Walkers Paradise -- right here in the Hosford-Abernethy Neighborhood -- and long time neighbor Richard Ross has supplied a website that proves it. Hosford Abernethy is rated as one of the top walking neighborhoods in one...