Newsletter
Your source for Beaumont-Wilshire news and updates
Volunteers produce the Beaumont-Wilshire newsletter, which is published every other month starting with the January-February issue. The newsletter is hand-delivered to approximately 2,700 B-W homes and many Beaumont Village businesses by a legion of 60-plus volunteers. An electronic copy of each newsletter is available below.
Sep-Oct 2026
Download full issue (PDF) Beaumont Crossing Opens Community News President's Message: Community Connectedness — Al Ellis President's Message Neighbor Spotlight: Emily Dean Returns to Her B-W Roots — Jamie Gardner Community News News Bits Community News City Councilor Answers Questions — Tim Gillespie Community News Upcoming Events Events Health, Independence Highlighted in Upcoming Fair — Molly McRoberts Events Fremont Fest: 40 Years and Still Going Strong — Chris Rauber Events Food and Fun at Movie in the Park — Susan Trabucco Events Art & Garden Tour — Susan Trabucco Events Going, Going... Gone! — John Sandie Events They Came, They Saw, They Conquered (Weeds, Not People) — Susan Trabucco Volunteer OLLI Offers Programs for Lifelong Learners — Chris Rauber Community News B-W Book Club: Where Reading Makes Community — Pamela Plimpton Community News Throngs in Thongs (or Less): PDX World Naked Bike Riders Strut Their Stuff — Molly McRoberts Community News
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2026 (4 issues)
Jul-Aug 2026
Download PDF President's Message: Meeting Neighborhood Needs — Al Ellis President's Message One Step at a Time: Alameda Stairs Get a Makeover — Susan Trabucco Community News News Bits Announcements Volunteer Voices: The (Very) Long-Serving Al Ellis — Polly Webber Volunteer Inner Eastside Zoning Project Could Bring Big Changes to B-W — Susan Trabucco Land Use BBA Checks In on Fremont Businesses — Kendall Jang Business Neighbor Spotlight: The Twins Take on the Route — Jamie Gardner Community News Fremont Garage Is Ready to Service Your Appetite — John Sandie Business Climate Change — Chris Rauber Opinion Women: Help to Get Your Strength Game On — Susan Trabucco Business Sure Shot Burger Is Sure About New Location — Chris Rauber Business Need Pampering? New Salon on Fremont May Fit the Bill — Susan Trabucco Business Volunteer Organizations Help Seniors with Yardwork — Pamela Plimpton Community News Mysteries Solved: Wistaria Is Not Misspelled, and More — Tim Gillespie History Signs of the Times — Michael Wright Community News
May-Jun 2026
Download PDF Plaza Trial Is a Go — Aaron Breakstone Community News President's Message: Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind? — Al Ellis President's Message Landfill 'Loses Out' to BWNA Recycling Event — Susan Trabucco Community News News Bits Announcements District 2 Councilor Sameer Kanal Visits BWNA Board Meeting — Tim Gillespie Community News Leave It to the Crows, or Use These (Better) Strategies to Reduce Yard Damage — Pamela Plimpton Environment Neighbor Spotlight: A 28-Year Legacy — Jamie Gardner Community News No Kings Day in Beaumont-Wilshire Community News Puddletown Games Is Growing: A New Chapter — Beaumont Business Association Business The Castle House Finds New Life — Jamie Gardner Community News John Deshler: The Owl Guy of Forest Park — David Friedman Community News The Mayor of Beaumont — Gary Hahn Community News Our Flags Have Feet! Safety The Arrangement Makes a New Arrangement, on the QT — Chris Rauber Business For (Some) DIY-ers: Converting a Gas Water Heater to an Electric Heat Pump Water Heater — Geoff Wickes Environment Mural Just Off NE 42nd Avenue Designed to Help Promote That Area's Business District — Michael Wright Community News Alameda Ridge Stairs Habitat Marks 10 Years — David Whitaker Environment Circles of Dough: Small-Batch Bagels, Shared Close to Home — David Friedman Community News A Neighbor's Field Notes on AI — Tom Cuppernull Opinion Q&A with PBOT — Colin O'Neill Community News
Mar-Apr 2026
Download PDF President's Message: Building a Strong Community — Al Ellis President's Message News Bits Announcements Public Street Plaza Update — Aaron Breakstone Community News Volunteer Voices: Liz Erickson — Polly Webber Volunteer Our Neighborhood: Improving on Perfection? — Chris Rauber Community News BWNA Launches Communication Committee — Al Ellis Community News Creative Series: A Wilshire Park Love Story With Coffee, Concerts, and a Very Good Dog — David Friedman Community News Proud in Many Ways — John Sandie Business Drew Watkins Brings Financial Focus to BBA Board — Scarlett Heydt Business The Poetry Corner — Chris Rauber Opinion Son Hit by Car Is a Call to Action — Michael MacKenzie Opinion Neighbor Spotlight: Carol Turner — Jamie Gardner Community News Painted Hills Mural Is the Real Deal — Michael Wright Community News Don't Murder the Murder, Crows are our Friends — Pamela Plimpton Environment 100 Years Ago, the Forests of Larch Mountain Served B-W — Matthew Carter History Avoid a Fine, Know the New Gas Leaf Blower Rules — Liz Erickson Environment
Jan-Feb 2026
Download PDF President's Message: Progression — Al Ellis President's Message Take the Survey! Help Shape Our Food Cart Pod Business News Bits from B-W & Beyond Community News Pequeñitos Child Care Continues to Expand — Chris Rauber Business Upcoming Events Events BWNA Volunteer Voices: Laurie Webber — Polly Webber Volunteer BWNA Speakers Forum Recap: Reckoning with the Really Big One! — John Sandie Safety Downsizing for the Future and to Help Heal a Broken Heart — Susan Trabucco Community News BWNA Creative Series: A Rose is a Rose — David Friedman Community News Silhouette's Exterior Mural Evokes Skill of Designers Within — Michael Wright Business Indigenous Peoples Called Beaumont-Wilshire 'Home' — But by Another Name — Tim Gillespie History Neighbor Spotlight: Behind the Stride of the 77-Year-Old '5-Mile Guy' — Jamie Gardner Community News 'Tick-Tockers' Pair with Moms to Do Good Works — Pamela Plimpton Community News Opinion: We Can, and Must, Make Things Better — Chris Rauber Opinion Get Involved! Volunteer BWNA, BBA Jointly Exploring Public Plaza Opportunity — Aaron Breakstone Land Use Excerpts From PBOT's Portland Street Plazas 2024 Annual Report Land Use
2025 (6 issues)
Nov-Dec 2025
Download PDF Tolling for Diversity — Al Ellis President's Message Thank You to Our Block Party Sponsors! Events Get Involved! Volunteer News Bits Community News Beaumont Market Rebounds with Assist from BWNA — Al Ellis Community News Upcoming Events Events Annual Fremont Holiday Fest Set for December 5 — Scarlett Heydt Business Put a Little Eco-Friendly Spark in Your Life! And Perhaps Save Money, Too — John Sandie Environment BWNA Rocks the (Skidmore) Block! — Susan Trabucco Events A Call for Hospice Volunteers — Jordan Amali Volunteer New Businesses Pop Up on Lower NE 42nd Avenue Corridor — Chris Rauber Business Thad & Betsy: Garden Whimsy and Rubber Duckies — Jamie Gardner Community News Jo Marks Aardsma: Artist and Master Falconer — David Friedman History It's a Wrap — Go Sustainable in Gift Giving — Liz Erickson Environment There Are So Many Ways to Give! Community News Flags Are Not the Fix — Sam Balto Opinion Stirring the Pot: A Minty, Old Family Recipe for the Holiday Season — John Zell Community News
Sep-Oct 2025
Download PDF BWNA Block Party on Skidmore Sept. 12: A Chance for Folks to Meet — Al Ellis President's Message Opportunity to Get Involved! — Susan Trabucco Volunteer News Bits from B-W & Beyond Community News Bottle Bill Blues for Beaumont Market and Neighborhood — Al Ellis Community News Upcoming Events Events Two Halloween Events Coming to Fremont Events Petition Calls for Safety Improvements: BWNA Stays Committed to Local Action and Advocacy — Colin O'Neill Safety Harmonious Lives: The Creative Journey of Rebecca Sanborn and Ji Tanzer — David Friedman Community News Jim & Patty's is Back: Hopes to Retain Old-Time Favorites and Feel — Chris Rauber Business Oregon Takes Lead in Recycling Efforts — Liz Erickson Environment Movie-in-the-Park a Hit Once Again — Susan Trabucco Events Fremont Fest "Bubbles" Over with Fun and Festivities — Susan Trabucco Events Great Things Are Growing in NE Village — Teri McKenzie Community News The Annual Coming of the Vaux's Swifts to Portland — Tim Gillespie Environment TK, Libby and the Backyard Chickens — Jamie Gardner Community News A Look Back: The Early History of B-W — Liz Erickson History
Jul-Aug 2025
Download PDF Events! Events! Events! Events The Sunny Side of the Street — Al Ellis President's Message B-W Events Team Makes Things Happen in the 'Hood — Chris Rauber Community News News Bits from B-W & Beyond Community News Upcoming Events Events Neighborhood "Sweep"stakes Winners — John Sandie Community News Fremont Fest Marketplace — Scarlett Heydt Events PBOT Declines New Safety Measures at NE 45th & Fremont — For Now — Colin O'Neill Safety Success! 'Flags on Fremont' Improving Safety on Busy Business Corridor — Susan Trabucco Safety Dog Owner and Homeowner Alert! Safety Community for Positive Aging Supports Older Adults in NE Portland — Amber Kern Johnson Community News It's Official: Myers Owns Sylvan Learning on Fremont — Amaan Mohiuddin Business Bring Back the Bugs! — Susan Trabucco Environment Poorly Planned Cluster Housing Reduces Street Safety, Emergency Access — Luella Nelson Opinion Den for Lil' Dogs to Open July 14 — Susan Trabucco Business A Look Back: The Early History of B-W — Liz Erickson History
May-Jun 2025
Download PDF Landmass Wines Makes Landfall on Fremont — John Sandie Business Spring Cleaning — Al Ellis President's Message BWNA Welcomes Crystal Community News Getting to Know FoWP Committee Chair Mary Roney — Al Ellis Parks News Bits from B-W and Beyond Community News Upcoming Events Events News from the BBA — Scarlett Heydt Business Cottage Clusters Cropping Up in Beaumont-Wilshire — Susan Trabucco Land Use Bryan Butcher Oregon Teacher of the Year — Amaan Mohiuddin Schools Historian Shares Local History — Liz Erickson History Concrete Evidence — Pamela Plimpton Community News Newsletter Delivery Team Still Going Strong After 30-Plus Years — Chris Rauber Volunteer Project in Wilshire Park Brings Info & Joy — Mary Roney Parks Dirty Work — Angela Greer Opinion Save Money and Lives by Installing Modal Filters Instead of Speed Bumps — Sam Balto Opinion Bianca Youngers Paints Her Own Way in B-W — David Friedman Community News
Mar-Apr 2025
Download PDF Flags on Fremont — Susan Trabucco Safety Open Spaces — Al Ellis President's Message News Bits Community News Sober Living Center Reps Reassure BWNA Board, Community — Chris Rauber Community News Upcoming Events Events Take a Trip Back in Time Events Next Generation to Take Helm at Paperjam — Chris Rauber Business BWNA Recycling Event Cleans Up — Susan Trabucco Environment Opportunity to Be in the News! — Susan Trabucco Announcements Jessica Bernert: A Creative Voice for the Birds! — David Friedman Community News Living with Coyotes — Chris Rauber Environment When Sawdust Heated Beaumont-Wilshire Homes — Tim Gillespie History Looking for Fun? Find it at First Thursdays on Fremont Street! — Mary Myers Business A Lot of Love Goes into the BWNA Newsletter — Susan Trabucco Community News Women's (Good) Work: Philanthropy — Pamela Plimpton Community News New Maintenance "Super" for Wilshire Park — Peter Mogielnicki Parks Neighborhood Heroes Community News The Dark Side of Light — Eileen Stark Environment Think Before You Toss That Mattress — Liz Erickson Environment
Jan-Feb 2025
Download PDF Our Community, United — Al Ellis President's Message Things That Keep Me Up at Night — Susan Trabucco Community News News Bits Community News Upcoming Events Events Neighborhood Survey Provides Road Map for BWNA Board, Committees — Susan Trabucco Community News Give a Ride, Help a Neighbor in NE and North Portland — Maruska Lynch Volunteer Looking (Way) Back with Neighbor Bob Kern — Molly McRoberts History Covid Isolation Opens Door to Artistic Fulfillment — David Friedman Community News Faster Traffic, Slower Response — Colin O'Neill Safety Did You Know the Neighborhood Has a Private Japanese Cemetery? — Chris Rauber History Put Up Your Dukes! — John Sandie Business The Paladins League Offers Family-Friendly Fun for Neighborhood — Chris Rauber Business My Favorite Memory from 2024 — Polly Webber Community News An Old Family Recipe Offers Comfort, Love, and Lasting Memories — Myrna Sheie Community News Morning Commute — Katy Fackler Opinion
2024 (6 issues)
Nov-Dec 2024
Download PDF Block Party Rocked! Community News BWNA Hosts District 2 Candidate Forum Community News Recent Fremont Street Accident Highlights Need for More Action — Al Ellis Safety Chimes of Freedom — Al Ellis President's Message Let's Show Beaumont Businesses Some Love — Susan Trabucco Business News Bits Community News Upcoming Events Events BWNA Gifts BMS and Vernon PTAs — Susan Trabucco Community News Lt. Greulich Puts Crime in Perspective — Al Ellis Safety Practice Vigilance to Help Prevent Crime — Colin O'Neill Safety Farewell to Summer Skidmore Block Party — Molly McRoberts Community News Did You Know B-W Was Once Home to "Wild Woods"? — Chris Rauber History Adopt a Park Bench, Recall a Story — Pamela Plimpton Parks Two Poems Penned by Neighbors Other Opportunity to Be in the News! — Susan Trabucco Announcements Why the Inner Eastside? — Tim Root Opinion A Better Future for Our Children Is Possible — Joe Stenger, MD Environment Stirring the Pot — Mark Cockcroft Other Word Search — Amaan Mohiuddin Other
Sep-Oct 2024
Download PDF Art & Garden Tour Draws Happy Crowd Community News Autumn Aspirations — Al Ellis President's Message News Bits Community News BWNA Board Welcomes Newest Member Community News Upcoming Events Events Two Halloween Events Coming to Fremont Events Movie in the Park: A Big Bang for the Bucks — Susan Trabucco Parks Art & Garden Tour in Pics Community News Beaumont-Wilshire NA Welcomes New Neighbors – Maybe Yours — Susan Trabucco Community News "Purr" Spectives — Polly Webber Community News Beastly Weather, But Beauty Prevails — Susan Trabucco Community News Did You Know B-W Has Its Own Historic Mansion? — Chris Rauber History Pronto Gelato: A Sweet Spot on NE 42nd Avenue — Chris Rauber Business
Jul-Aug 2024
Download PDF Summer Fun in Beaumont-Wilshire! Events Positive Vibes — Al Ellis President's Message Looking for Fun? — Mary Myers Community News Board Updates & More — BWNA Community News News Bits from B-W & Beyond Community News Upcoming Events Events More Blooms & Butterflies Come to Wilshire Park This Summer — Peter Mogielnicki Parks A Historical Nugget About Thousands of NE Portland Homes – Maybe Yours — Tim Gillespie History Bringing Art to the Street Again – In 3 Ways – July 19 & 20 — Susan Trabucco Community News A Warming World — Chris Rauber Opinion The Mule: A New Watering Hole — John Sandie Business "Paw" Spectives — Polly Webber Community News Dog Owner and Homeowner Alert! Safety Caffeine Dreams — Chris Rauber Business PBOT Presents Mason/Skidmore Neighborhood Greenway Project — Colin O'Neill Land Use Stirring the Pot — Mark Cockcroft Other Did You Know B-W Has Its Own Historic Mansion? — Chris Rauber History
May-Jun 2024
Download PDF Bike/Walk Rally Events Transitions — Patty Nelson President's Message Fish On! We're Painting the Street Again — John Sandie Community News Board Updates & More — BWNA Community News Board Elections Yield New Members, Recycled President — Susan Trabucco Community News News Bits from B-W & Beyond Community News Upcoming Events Events Life and Death in an Urban Village — Chris Rauber Safety Pride Brings Volunteers — Susan Trabucco Community News Meet Mary Myers, New Business Association President — Susan Trabucco Business PDX Sidewalk Joy: "Third Places" — Pamela Plimpton Community News Spring Has Sprung in Wilshire Park — Peter Mogielnicki Parks "What Makes You Laugh?" — Polly Webber Community News Lamb Shanks Provençal — Mark Cockcroft Other Did You Know Beaumont Has Roots Dating Back to 1907? — Chris Rauber History
Mar-Apr 2024
Download PDF Queen's Gambit on NE 44th — John Sandie Community News It Takes a Village — Patty Nelson President's Message Board Updates & More — BWNA Announcements News Bits Community News Upcoming Events Events For the Good of the Order: Mind the Signs — Pamela Plimpton Community News Data Out on Impacts of Alameda/Fremont Traffic Diverter — Colin O'Neill Land Use Queer Plants Cafe Serves Up Plants, and Safe Space for Comfort Food, Unique LGBTQ+ Folks — Chris Rauber Business Poets in Our Midst Community News On Poetry Posts — Tim Gillespie Community News Trees of Wilshire Park: Natives and Newcomers — Peter Mogielnicki Parks Did You Know Beaumont-Wilshire Had Its Very Own Historian? — Chris Rauber History Toilet Talk: Because March 18 to 24 Is the EPA's Fix-a-Leak Week — Bonny Cushman Environment Beef & Vegetable Udon Noodle Soup — Mark Cockcroft Community News Perspectives — Polly Webber Schools
Jan-Feb 2024
Download PDF BWNA Work Enriches BMS Resiliency Fund — Susan Trabucco Community News A New Year, A New Mission — Patty Nelson, BWNA Board President President's Message News Bits Community News Upcoming Events Events Food Cart Pod Coming to Former Barrett Automotive Site — Susan Trabucco Business Naturespace: Nurturing Nature in Wilshire Park — Peter Mogielnicki Parks Northeast Village PDX Helps Neighbors Age in Place — Teri McKenzie, Northeast Village PDX Manager Community News Broughton Beach Is for On-Leash Dogs Only — Rachel Frennea, a B-W concerned citizen Opinion Alder Commons: Not Your Everyday Community Center — Patti Koehler & Susan Trabucco Community News Is the Coyote Population on the Rise, or Does It Just Seem Like It? — Susan Trabucco Environment Do You Know the Mushroom Man? — John Sandie Business Improve Environment, Save Money by Going Electric — Will Musser, ElectrifyPDX Volunteer Advocate Environment A Spot for Spirits Opens in Beaumont Village — Susan Trabucco Business Urban Forestry Volunteers Spruce Up B-W, Need Recruits — Chris Rauber Volunteer "What are you looking forward to in 2024?" — Polly Webber Community News Curried Cream of Winter Squash, Cauliflower, and White Bean Soup — Mark Cockcroft Other Cryptogram Quote Other
2023 (6 issues)
Nov-Dec 2023
Download PDF Perspectives — Polly Webber Community News Speak Up About Neighborhood Livability — Patty Nelson President's Message Answering Questions About Color in the Newsletter — Susan Trabucco Announcements Board Updates & More — Patty Nelson Community News News Bits & Upcoming Events Community News What a Great Place to Explore — Myrna Sheie Community News B-W Family Grows Giant Pumpkins, Sows Neighborliness — Pamela Plimpton Community News A Gratifying B-W Welcome — Al Ellis Community News End-of-Life Event Business Takes Root — Bonny Cushman Business A Community of Artists Adds Color to B-W Community — Chris Rauber Community News Furniture Store Moves to Beaumont Village — Susan Trabucco Business Meet Rylie! Community News Nearby River Beach Has Gone to the Dogs…and People! — David Friedman Parks One Person's Trash … Is It Your Next Treasure? — Liz Erickson Environment Stirring the Pot — Mark Cockcroft Community News A Winter Tale: Create Your Own Exciting Story — Amaan Mohiuddin Other
Sep-Oct 2023
Download PDF Movie in Wilshire Park Is a Hit! Community News Connecting Builds Community — Patty Nelson President's Message Connecting, Community, and Woo Hoo: Color! — Susan Trabucco Community News Board Updates & More — Patty Nelson Community News News Bits Community News Upcoming Events Events Safer, Prettier Crosswalks . . . and a Memorial Community News Happy Hydrated Dogs at Wilshire Park — Mary Roney Parks Why Preparing for Emergencies Is Personal — Bonny Cushman Safety Art & Garden Tour Community News Thumbs Up for Editor's Note in Parking Regulations Article — Joseph Stenger Opinion The Value of Making Connections — Chris Rauber Community News Bike Bus Is Amazing. Do You Like It? — Hazel Cockcroft Schools Pink Martini Celebs to Perform at Grant High for September 15 Benefit Concert Events Geocaching Gets 'Em Off the Couch and Outside Community News Perspectives — Polly Webber Community News A Simple Treat Packed with Fall Flavor — Jane Feinberg Other
Jul-Aug 2023
Download PDF Summer Fun in Beaumont-Wilshire! Events Celebrating Freedom — Patty Nelson President's Message Grappling with Graffiti Is Board Member's Mission — Myrna Sheie Community News Board Updates & More — Patty Nelson Community News Upcoming Events Events News Bits from B-W & Beyond Community News The New Reality? Infill Projects, New Parking Rules Reshaping B-W — Chris Rauber Land Use A Bunny Tale: On Rabbits in Beaumont-Wilshire — Tim Gillespie Environment Maral Cavner: Advocating for Animal Welfare and Compassionate Choices — David Friedman Community News Creative Kids: Ambriel Rudisel Community News Take Action to Prevent Ash Tree Die-Off — Matthew Carter Environment Where Does Recycling Go After Pickup? — Liz Erickson Environment Perspectives: "How has the neighborhood changed since you moved here?" — Polly Webber Community News Cook Like No One Is Watching: A Delicious Summer Grilling Recipe — Susan Trabucco Other Family Fun: Geocaching Contest in Beaumont-Wilshire — John Sandie Events
May-Jun 2023
Download PDF Tree Lights Are In! — Susan Trabucco Community News Coming Together — Patty Nelson President's Message Welcome New Board Members Announcements Board Updates & More — Patty Nelson Community News Crime Stinks! These Prevention and Safety Tips May Help — Patty Nelson Safety News Bits from B-W & Beyond Community News Bike Fun! 2023 Events Frozen Yogurt Lounge Will Provide a 'Sweet Spot' for Neighborhood — Pamela Plimpton Business Laying a Good Bead at Wildcat Welding — John Sandie Business Giving Up the Ruler: Moving from Landscape Design to Art — Pamela Plimpton Community News Friendship Binds Maven Beauty Team — Susan Trabucco Business An Interview with Local Game and Puzzle Store Owner — Max Shannon Business A Free, Easy Way to Help Clean Up Our Neighborhood — Nancy Hline Volunteer Reduce and Reuse at Picnics and Block Parties — Liz Erickson Environment Perspectives: "What is one of the best memories you have of your dad?" — Polly Webber Community News Reduce Crime, Restore School Safety by Reinstating Resources — Kimberely Dixon and Kristen Downs, PPS parents and community advocates; Dr. J.W. Matt Hennessee, Inter-Faith Peace & Action Collaborative (IPAC); and Antoinette Edwards, Community Elder and retired director of Portland's Office for Violence Prevention (OVP) Safety Parking Strips Can Provide Small Yet Important Native Habitat — Gin McCollum Environment
Mar-Apr 2023
Download PDF Bikeway Improvements Coming Soon — Patty Nelson Land Use We Need You! — Patty Nelson President's Message Tacovore Corrections Community News Board Updates & More — Patty Nelson Community News Community Comes Together to Remember One of Its Own — Patty Nelson Safety News Bits Community News BWNA Board Bids Barb Adieu — BWNA Community News Why Do We Keep Allowing Vandalism in Our Neighborhood? — Diane Charlton Opinion Honoring the Women Who Came Before Us — Susan Trabucco History Book Review: Old Stories; Some by Tim Gillespie — Peter Mogielnicki Community News Just How Harmful Is a Fire? — the Multnomah County Health Department Environment Why I like living in Beaumont-Wilshire — Max Shannon Community News Garden as Habitat — Gin McCollum Environment Keep Food out of Landfills — Liz Erickson Environment Perspectives — Polly Webber Community News Missing Links — JED, aka Brian Greer Other
Jan-Feb 2023
Download PDF Tacovore Aims to Be a Good Neighbor — Susan Trabucco Business A Year of Hope — Patty Nelson President's Message Board Updates & More — Patty Nelson Community News BWNA Board Retreat: Ready, Set, Goal! — Patty Nelson Community News News Bits Community News Upcoming Events Events Game On! Deeply Rooted Opens Sports Bar with Vegan Fare in BV — Susan Trabucco Business Sunrise Books Is a Joy-Filled Place — Susan Trabucco Business B-W Man's Cartoons Make *Willamette Week* and *The New Yorker* — Peter Mogielnicki Community News Friends of Wilshire Park Meet Goals, Forge Ahead — Susan Trabucco Parks Mural on McPeet's Brings Beauty to BV Community News Winter Blues? Overcome Them with Natural Strategies — Allyson Abraham Other Traffic Diverters Improve Safety for All — Sam Balto Opinion Perspectives — Polly Webber Community News Help Keep Portland Sewers Fat Free — Liz Erickson Environment Cook Like No One Is Watching: Treat Your Sweetie to a Sweet for Valentine's Day! — Susan Trabucco Other
2022 (6 issues)
Nov-Dec 2022
Download PDF Pedestrian Fatality Moves BWNA to Push for Safety Improvements on Fremont — John Sandie Safety The Gift of Presence — Patty Nelson President's Message Board Updates & More — Patty Nelson Community News A Neighbor Remembered — Patty Nelson Community News Upcoming Events Events Outreach at the Core of BWNA — Al Ellis Community News Exploring Religious, Cultural Holiday Traditions Opens Door to Understanding — Susan Trabucco Community News The Gift's in the Giving — Myrna Sheie Community News There Are So Many Ways to Give! Community News Success Leads B-W Woman to Expand Business Beyond Her Home — Susan Trabucco Business Perspectives — Polly Webber Community News It's a Wrap—Go Sustainable in Gift Giving — Liz Erickson Environment Cook Like No One is Watching — Susan Trabucco Community News
Sep-Oct 2022
Download PDF Neighborhood Greenways May Change the Way You Use Your Street — Patty Nelson Land Use We the People — Patty Nelson President's Message Board & Committee Updates — Patty Nelson Community News News Bits from B-W & Beyond Community News What's Music to Your Ears May Be Noise to Others — Carlos Montalvo Safety Tess Donohoe: A Multi-Faceted Artist & Graphic Designer — David Friedman Community News Neighbor Seeks to Revive Butterfly Population — Gin McCollum Environment Perspectives — Polly Webber Community News Guts but No Glory — Until Now — Susan Trabucco Volunteer Give Birds a Break by Reducing Light Pollution — Liz Erickson Environment Cook Like No One Is Watching — Susan Trabucco Other
Jul-Aug 2022
Download PDF Fremont Fest Is Back August 6! Community News Public Service — Patty Nelson President's Message Board & Committee Updates — Andrew Rinke Announcements Bike Fun! Community News News Bits from B-W and Beyond Community News Newsletter Team Honors Former BWNA Editor — Susan Trabucco Community News Welcome Five New BWNA Board Members Announcements Neighborhood Nest Egg Survey Results — Andrew Rinke Community News Village Fit: A Conversation with Owner Aminta Davis Business Beaumont Middle School Teacher Earns Prestigious Award — Susan Trabucco Schools Residential Ripples from RIP — Al Ellis Land Use Perspectives: "How Important Is It to Know Your Neighbors?" — Polly Webber Community News COVID's $$$ Impact: The Downs and Ups in Beaumont Village — Carlos Montalvo Business Gather, and Be Planet-Gentle! — Liz Erickson Environment Summer 2022 Scavenger Hunt! — John Sandie Events
May-Jun 2022
Download PDF A Neighborhood Nest Egg Community News A Final Word: Gratitude — Tim Gillespie President's Message Board & Committee Updates — Andrew Rinke Announcements Citizens Speak Up on Traffic Issue — Susan Trabucco Land Use News Bits from B-W and Beyond Community News What's the Latest in the Red-Hot Beaumont-Wilshire Real Estate Market? — Carlos Montalvo Community News Shakespeare & Sci-Fi: A Winning Combo for Playwright Ian Doescher — Elise Schumock Community News Bevy of Volunteers Spruce Up Stairwell — Susan Trabucco Volunteer Perspectives: "What do you like most about living in our neighborhood?" — Polly Webber Community News May 16 Good Neighbor Day Puzzle Other Why I Need Pride This June — Andrew Rinke Opinion Cook Like No One Is Watching — Susan Trabucco Other Concern for Environment: Basis for Business — Liz Erickson Environment
Mar-Apr 2022
Download PDF Fremont Street safety front and center — John Sandie Safety Join us to build a better neighborhood — Tim Gillespie President's Message Swan song — Al Ellis Other BBA rebounds under passionate leadership of Wesley Callaway — Polly Webber Business Community engagement key to crime prevention & safety — Patty Nelson Safety NNWP scrambles to keep up with newcomer greetings — Al Ellis Community News Recycling with Liz—leave this world a little better than you found it — Elizabeth Erickson Environment B-W Creative Souls: Beaumont Village artist with a passion for running the gamut — Peter Mogielnicki Community News Advertiser Lori Vance champions silver fitness in a neighborhood she loves — Mark Mohammadpour Community News Calling all Volunteers! Volunteer Cook like no one is watching! — Susan Trabucco Other
Jan-Feb 2022
Download PDF Volunteerism and networking are key objectives of Neighborhood Emergency Teams (NET) in 2022 — Al Ellis Safety On compassion and heroism — Tim Gillespie President's Message Editor's notes — Al Ellis Other Beaumont Middle School Principal Dr. Vimegnon innovates to meet new challenges — Polly Webber Schools Traffic concerns take front seat at BWNA's February general meeting — John Sandie Community News Calling all Volunteers! Volunteer Letters to the board: A cleanup call to action — Diane Charlton Opinion Recycling with Liz—about those holiday batteries — Elizabeth Erickson Environment Neighborhood walkabout scavenger hunt results — John Sandie Community News More native understory for Wilshire Park — Peter Mogielnicki Parks Who knew? (fun local history—second of two parts) — Tim Gillespie History Weighing in on the oil terminal controversy — Al Ellis Environment Beaumont-Wilshire "Creative Souls:" Poet of note in our midst — Peter Mogielnicki Community News Maintenance tips from "pet-friendly" Mike Gardner of Real Estate Roofing — Mark Mohammadpour Business Cook like no one is watching! — Susan Trabucco Community News Autumn Bisque Community News
2021 (6 issues)
Nov-Dec 2021
Download PDF FoWP ramping up in support of fundraiser — Mary Roney Parks Thinking cross-culturally for the holidays — Susan Trabucco Community News Thinking Ahead — Tim Gillespie President's Message Editor's Notes — Al Ellis Other Who is Beaumont-Wilshire? Neighbors who care — Andrew Rinke Community News Calling all Volunteers! Volunteer Family man and IT CFO Derek Humbard steps up to serve on board — Mark Mohammadpour Community News Holiday recycling with Liz — Elizabeth Erickson Environment Holiday cyclamen...and more — Barbara Strunk Other Neighborhood Walkabout Scavenger Hunt Events Newsletter advertiser Jad Hamdan brings neighborhood flair to financing! — Polly Webber Business Particularly Pomegranate-y Salad — Susan Trabucco Other
Sep-Oct 2021
Download PDF BWNA teams with Beaumont Middle School PTA on fall blood drive — Tim Gillespie Community News In praise of good neighbors, good deeds, and the newsletter — Tim Gillespie President's Message Editor's Notes — Al Ellis Announcements Transportation committee updates — John Sandie Other Legal compliance on wide-open Skidmore Street — Al Ellis Safety It takes a village: Beaumont Middle School cleanup — John Sandie Schools Recycle with Liz: Sorting it out — Elizabeth Erickson Environment Tigard-based Fred Shearer & Sons feeling right at home in Beaumont-Wilshire — Mark Mohammadpour Business Compassion for the houseless — Tim Gillespie Community News Gardening in pots — Barbara Strunk Environment Cook like no one is watching! — Susan Trabucco Other Pumpkin, Black-eyed Pea, and Coconut Curry Other
Jul-Aug 2021
Download PDF Calendar of Events Events Dog days fundraiser aimed at quenching dogs' thirst — Gary Hancock and Al Ellis Parks For the sake of neighbors — Tim Gillespie President's Message Editor's Notes — Al Ellis Other Friends of Wilshire Park befriend native flora — Peter Mogielnicki Parks Who knew? (fun local history for parents and kids—part 1) — Tim Gillespie History Local artists bring a unique gallery to Fremont Street — Polly Webber Business Recycle with Liz — Elizabeth Erickson Environment Patty Nelson can't imagine a better place to live…and be of service to the neighborhood — Mark Mohammadpour Community News Poetry in motion revisited and call for submissions — Al Ellis Community News Cook like no one is watching! — Susan Trabucco Other My Dad's Meatballs Other Summertime Fun! Word Search Other
May-Jun 2021
Download PDF A beautiful day in the neighborhood — Al Ellis Community News Our better nature — Tim Gillespie President's Message Editor's notes — Al Ellis Community News Ramping up transportation — John Sandie Community News Adopt One Block — Ellen Wax Environment Tips from a master recycler — Elizabeth Erickson Environment Gardening in a dry summer climate — Barbara Strunk Environment FoWP Committee springs forward — Gary Hancock Parks Sam Balto's green influence on BWNA — Al Ellis Community News Neighborhood Flavor Community News Creative, organic landscaping is advertiser Ann Rad's "pride and joy" — Mark Mohammadpour Business Beverly Cleary as one of our own — Tim Gillespie History
Mar-Apr 2021
Download PDF Beaumont Middle School Family Resiliency Fund keeps on giving — Al Ellis Schools Making a Difference — Tim Gillespie President's Message Editor's Notes — Al Ellis Other Calling All Volunteers! Volunteer Portland, Beaumont-Wilshire Housing Market: Resilient and in Demand — Susan Trabucco Community News FoWP Aspirations Encompass Water, Fences, Logs, Boulders, and Plants — Gary Hancock and Peter Mogielnicki Parks B-W Fun Facts: More Hidden Staircases — Al Ellis History Handy Online Community Safety Resources — Tim Gillespie Safety Pea Salad — Kathy Campbell Other A Resource for Reporting Bias Incidents — Tim Gillespie and John Sandie Safety Realtor Jamie Van Hoorn a Boon to BWNA and the Neighborhood — Mark Mohammadpour Community News A Wilshire Park Scavenger Hunt Events
Jan-Feb 2021
Download PDF New Neighbor Welcoming Project rebounds for 2021 — Al Ellis Community News Signs of the times — Tim Gillespie President's Message Editor's Notes — Al Ellis Announcements Farmland heritage for B-W neighborhood — Barbara Linssen History BWNA joins forces with Beaumont Middle School in lending a hand to needy families — Tim Gillespie Community News Gardening for winter interest — Barbara Strunk Environment Wilshire Park project opportunities — Peter Mogielnicki Parks New Transportation Committee emerges — John Sandie Land Use Cream of Asparagus Soup — Kathy Campbell Other Letters to the Board: Appreciation and pedestrian etiquette Opinion The Merchant's Collection in Beaumont Village brings furniture, stone-carved items from afar — Susan Trabucco Business Participate in the "Calming Flurry of Snowflakes Artistic Challenge" — Andrew Rinke Events
2020 (6 issues)
Nov-Dec 2020
Download PDF PFP helping to meet increased food needs in a holiday season unlike any other — John Sandie Community News Meet the new BWNA board president — Tim Gillespie President's Message Editor's Notes — Al Ellis Other BWNA's FoWP Committee welcomes input on prioritizing park improvements — Gary Hancock Parks Fun facts about the neighborhood and surrounding community — Al Ellis History The charms and challenges of the unruly garden — Barbara Strunk Environment New Dutch Village building owner avoids coronavirus crisis — Susan Trabucco Business Polish Cream Cheese Cookies — Kathy Campbell Other Letter to the board: Community Solar—what is it and how do I get it? — Reed McDowell Environment Longtime newsletter advertiser The Arrangement going strong after all these years — Al Ellis Business Kids! Color This Duck and Try Your Luck! Announcements
Sep-Oct 2020
Download PDF BWNA condemns racism, extols diversity, fosters inclusion — the BWNA Board of Directors Community News Time to stand up! — John Sandie President's Message Editor's notes — Al Ellis Other A fall project not just for the birds — Nancy Mogielnicki Environment McPeet's "side street plaza"—a success and a controversy — Al Ellis Business Sign of the time — Amy Hamdan Community News Italian Meatloaf — Kathy Campbell Other Letter to the board: Historical moment not to be missed — P. Medina Opinion Basics of BWNA relevancy — Al Ellis Announcements Dog lover and community activist Andrew Rinke fully engaged as board member — Mark Mohammadpour Community News
Jul-Aug 2020
Download PDF Wilshire Park a happy place in troubled times — Tiffney Townsend Parks Turning the corner — Tim Hemstreet President's Message Editor's notes — Al Ellis Announcements RIP hearings over, final council vote slated for July — Susan Trabucco Land Use The potential of parking strips — Barbara Strunk Environment UNR-influenced Demolition Subcommittee spurs regulation reform — John Sandie Land Use BBA facilitating small business summer rebound — Al Ellis Business Cedar Planked Chicken Thighs with Soy-Ginger Glaze — Kathy Campbell Other Eudaly vs. Mapps: electoral spotlight on neighborhood associations — Al Ellis Community News Dr. Baird back in business exceling in transformative healing at Evolve Performance Healthcare — Mark Mohammadpour Business
May-Jun 2020
Download PDF COVID-19: the view from my block — Susan Trabucco Community News Walking takes on whole new perspective — John Sandie Community News Making our way out of the darkness — Tim Hemstreet President's Message Editor's Notes — Al Ellis Other BWNA priority of purpose amidst crisis — Al Ellis Community News No time like the present to know about NETs — Susan Trabucco Safety Input sought to develop priorities for Columbia Slough Watershed — Al Ellis Environment We did it! — Peter Mogielnicki Parks The Arrangement gets creative for 40th anniversary — Deena Spang Business In the garden there is always hope — Barbara Strunk Community News Calico Beans — Kathy Campbell Other Poetry in motion: coronavirus two-step — Tim Gillespie Other Caring for your teeth through diet modification during self-quarantine — Kiran Mistry, DDS Other Loving the neighborhood, Dr. Baird excels in transformative healing at Evolve Performance Healthcare — Mark Mohammadpour Business Letter to the board: Speeding on B-W streets — Sam Balto Safety
Mar-Apr 2020
Download PDF Homestretch for Friends of Wilshire Park fundraising campaign — Tiffney Townsend Parks New BWNA website offers fresh look, better connections — Carl Baird Announcements Cleanup coming to B-W neighborhood in May — Kathy Campbell Community News A parting president's message from Tim Hemstreet — Tim Hemstreet President's Message Editor's Notes — Al Ellis Other Our 42nd Avenue: Same program, new face, NAYA as partner — Susan Trabucco Business Planting Beaumont-Wilshire's parking strips — Barbara Strunk Environment B-W Behind the Scenes: A walk around the neighborhood — John Sandie Land Use BWNA board endorses anti-GLB resolution — Al Ellis Environment Volunteer opportunities abound at Beaumont Middle School — Linda Safran Volunteer French Spring Soup (Oh là là!) — Kathy Campbell Other Dutch Village Apartments: template of revitalization and restoration — Al Ellis Community News Wild Hearts Wellness: intertwining compassionate alternatives with community support — Mark Mohammadpour Business Letters to the Board: Safe weed control and leash reminder Opinion
Jan-Feb 2020
Download PDF Beaumont Village ins, outs, and updates for the new year — Susan Trabucco Business Neighbor participation integral to Wilshire Park initiatives — Peter Mogielnicki Parks BWNA Gears Up for a Busy and Fulfilling 2020 — Tim Hemstreet President's Message Editor's Notes — Al Ellis Other Gardeners can do their bit to control climate change—even in winter — Barbara Strunk Environment Responsible residential demolition practices update — John Sandie Land Use Back to the future for neighborhood associations in 2020 — Al Ellis Community News Calling all Volunteers! Volunteer Strawberries and Champagne Cheesecake — Kathy Campbell Other Letter to the Board: Headline tempering — Maya Lopez Opinion Creative, resourceful Kiran Mistry makes a smiling impression — Mark Mohammadpour Community News
2019 (6 issues)
Nov-Dec 2019
Download PDF For family man Darren Stowell, it's back to the future with the Dutch Village building — Mark Mohammadpour Community News Magic number this year for Friends of Beaumont School is 100 — Dave Root and Peggy Haggard Schools BWNA-BMS partnership a contributor to neighborhood livability — Tim Hemstreet President's Message Editor's Notes — Al Ellis Opinion Next stop for Civic Life's code change proposal: City Council? — Al Ellis Land Use BBA bids adieu to Amy, welcomes Kathy as new District Organizer — Susan Trabucco Business Fremont Holiday Fest brightens Beaumont Village the first Saturday in December — Kathy Madore Events Friends of Trees goal for Beaumont-Wilshire: 100 New Trees — Janet Baker Environment B-W Behind the Scenes: Wilshire "Car" Park? — John Sandie History FoWP initiatives continue to enhance Wilshire Park — Peter Mogielnicki and John Sandie Parks Cranberry Brie Bites — Kathy Campbell Other Calling all Volunteers! Volunteer Take it to the bank with upbeat, community-anchored Clint Elliott — Al Ellis Community News
Sep-Oct 2019
Download PDF Eudaly in the eye of the neighborhood association tiger — Al Ellis Community News Neighborhood Volunteers Spruce Up Beaumont Middle School — Al Ellis Schools Celebrating and Enhancing Our Neighborhood — Tim Hemstreet President's Message Editor's Notes — Al Ellis Other Friends of Wilshire Park Raises Over $2,000 with Help from The Wiggle Room — Tiffney Townsend Parks Tree-of-Heaven... or Hell? — Barbara Strunk Environment August Events Foster Community, Collaboration, Appreciation — Susan Trabucco and Al Ellis Events Beaumont-Wilshire is a Spanish Learning Program Hub for Children — Al Ellis Community News Honey Garlic Chicken Wings — Kathy Campbell Other Rich Woyma Contributes Youth and Urban Experience to BWNA Board — Mark Mohammadpour Community News Portland Open Studios Return to Beaumont-Wilshire — David Friedman Events
Jul-Aug 2019
Download PDF August activities galore in your neighborhood — Susan Trabucco Events Summertime for BWNA: pollination, collaboration, participation — Tim Hemstreet President's Message Editor's Notes — Al Ellis Other CDZ Collegium Musica—cultural gem in the heart of the neighborhood — Peter Zisa Community News Grandparents organize to support Beaumont Middle School — Dave Root Schools St. Rose School celebrates 25 years of community service — Shelly Davidson Schools The real dirt on dirt — Barbara Strunk Environment Altruistic B-W residents donate park equipment — Tiffney Townsend Parks B-W Behind the Scenes: Alameda public stairs — John Sandie Community News Reaching out to help a "Sparrow" — Tim Gillespie Community News Neighborhood Associations Rock! or not? — Al Ellis Community News Greek Garlic Chicken — Kathy Campbell Other Laurie Holtz brings youth, marketing savvy, and family perspective to BWNA board — Al Ellis Community News
May-Jun 2019
Download PDF BWNA Calendar of Events Events BWNA outreach on display at Taste of Beaumont — Al Ellis Community News A time to serve: BWNA seeking board members — Tim Hemstreet President's Message Editor's Notes — Al Ellis Other Goings on at Wilshire Park — Peter Mogielnicki Parks A neighborhood for the birds — Patrick Slabe Environment BWNA newsletter printer fittingly global — John Sandie Business What's up in downtown Beaumont Village? — Susan Trabucco Business B-W Behind the Scenes: How Anchor End Bakery got its name — John Sandie History A tale of Russia and neighborhood for BWNA Board member/newsletter editor Al Ellis — Mark Mohammadpour Community News Greek Chickpeas and Spinach — Kathy Campbell Other The Arrangement: 39 beautiful years in Beaumont-Wilshire — Joanie Donnelly Business The joy of gardening and neighborhood with assist from local businesses — Diane Charlton Environment Letter to the Board: The GLB blues — Nancy Mogielnicki Opinion
Mar-Apr 2019
Download PDF Friends of Wilshire Park looking to attract support for new projects — John Sandie Parks Front burner issues for Beaumont-Wilshire: HB2001, Civic Life, and Taste of Beaumont — Al Ellis Community News Discussing current issues and anticipating Taste of Beaumont — Tim Hemstreet President's Message Editor's Notes — Al Ellis Other Rehabilitated slough habitat a nearby gem of nature — Barbara Strunk Environment Helpful advice on solarization from Energy Trust of Oregon — Nancy Mogielnicki Environment CNN committee hopes to improve neighborhood safety with trash removal at homeless camps — Susan Trabucco Safety Beaumont Business Association Update: What's new on Fremont — Amy Hamdan Business Riverside Investment Realty's Jean Johnson feels right at home in Beaumont-Wilshire — Mark Mohammadpour Community News Chicken and Vegetable Hand Pies — Kathy Campbell Other Letter to the Board: The dark side of light — Eileen Stark Environment
Jan-Feb 2019
Download PDF New year exclusive: BBA president's "State of the Beaumont Business District" — Andy Frazier Business New year, new habitat for park: NatureSpace a community achievement — Peter Mogielnicki Parks Board member ranks reduced, solar energy front and center at December general meeting — Tim Hemstreet President's Message Editor's Notes — Al Ellis Other Life path led State Farm agent from Brazil to Beaumont Village — Susan Trabucco Business Friends of Wilshire Park seeking input on issues of concern to park users — Al Ellis Parks What's happening with the Residential Infill Project — Barbara Strunk Land Use Georgina Head delights in serving the neighborhood in multiple ways — Mark Mohammadpour Community News Parmesan Chicken Bake — Kathy Campbell Other Letter to the Board: The many benefits of trees — Doug Trotter Opinion
2018 (6 issues)
Nov-Dec 2018
Download PDF Calendar of Events Events Friends of Wilshire Park move forward on projects — Tiffney Townsend Parks Portland's "Plant or Else!" ordinance — Al Ellis Land Use Homelessness and residential infill top concerns at October general meeting — Tim Hemstreet President's Message Editor's Notes — Al Ellis Other BBA gears up for Holiday Fest as board extends beyond the Village — Amy Hamdan Business Letter to the Board: The inspiration behind FOWP — Gary Hancock Parks Three steps to a healthier home — Jean Johnson Other Botanical plant names not just for geeks — Barbara Strunk Environment NW Seismic aims to protect homeowners from earthquakes… *and* misinformation — Susan Trabucco Safety Lentil Soup with Hillshire Farm Smoked Turkey Sausage — Kathy Campbell Other
Sep-Oct 2018
Download PDF Reprise of BWNA-sponsored Beaumont-Wilshire walking tour — Al Ellis Events Success for Friends of Wilshire Park on NatureSpace project and play equipment — Barbara Linssen and Al Ellis Parks National Night Out Picnic and Fremont Fest epitomize community spirit — Tim Hemstreet President's Message Editor's Notes — Al Ellis Other Residential oversight of hazardous materials — John Sandie Environment Letter to the Board: Traffic diverter at 33rd and Bryce — Patricia Matteri Opinion Globally inspired, approachable fare plus comfortable digs bode well for Perlot — Susan Trabucco Business Writer, poet, urban activist Tim Gillespie adds touch of class to BWNA board — Mark Mohammadpour Community News Swedish Meatballs — Kathy Campbell Other
Jul-Aug 2018
Download PDF The front and back ends of infill development reform — Al Ellis Land Use Thousands flock to Beaumont Village for one festive day — Amy Hamdan Events Looking to the summer and fun local events for the family — Tim Hemstreet President's Message Editor's Notes — Al Ellis Other Providing for our pollinators — Barbara Strunk Environment Friends of Wilshire Park begin improvement projects — Tiffney Townsend Parks Sometimes it takes a "virtual village" — Joan S. Malling and Al Ellis Community News Nextdoor.com: community-building at what cost? — Susan Trabucco Community News Grilled Three-Herb Chicken — Kathy Campbell Other
May-Jun 2018
Download PDF BWNA facilitates forming of Friends of Wilshire Park — Barbara Linssen and Al Ellis Parks BWNA-sponsored Beaumont-Wilshire spring walking tour — Al Ellis Community News BWNA Calendar of Events Events Taste of Beaumont recap and important update on Residential Infill Project — Tim Hemstreet President's Message Editor's Notes — Al Ellis Other It's happening on Fremont Street: Dash to Donuts! — Amy Hamdan Events Letter to the Board: Wiberg Lane a concern — Dennis Hanley Safety Green Dog and Americana Frame promote pet adoption month — Diane Charleton Community News Demolish and grow the way to go? — Al Ellis Land Use Multifaceted Susan Trabucco brings professionalism and volunteer zeal to BWNA newsletter — Mark Mohammadpour Community News Taste of Beaumont Photo Spread Events
Mar-Apr 2018
Download PDF CNN challenges neighborhoods to combat homelessness — Al Ellis Community News BWNA's February general meeting covers wide-ranging issues of concern — Tim Hemstreet Community News Busy year in the neighborhood shaping up — Tim Hemstreet President's Message Editor's Notes — Al Ellis Announcements BWNA to host pollinator workshop on May 12th — Barb Strunk Environment Fremont Bustling with new kids on the block and Hip Hop into Shops — Katie Hamdan Business Neighborhood bids fond farewell to Chef Smalley — Al Ellis Community News Workers' compensation attorney makes home in Beaumont-Wilshire — Susan Trabucco Community News UNR instrumental to passage of lead and asbestos best practices ordinance — John Sandie Land Use Creamy Spring Pasta — Kathy Campbell Other
Jan-Feb 2018
Download PDF Oregon Car Theft Follow-up — Pat Bellamah Safety A transformative year for BWNA — Al Ellis Community News Making Resolutions for the New Year — Tim Hemstreet President's Message Editor's Notes — Al Ellis Announcements BBA and BWNA on common ground in Beaumont Village — Al Ellis Community News It's no optical illusion: Beaumont Vision helps patients see clearly — Susan Trabucco Business Volunteer Profile: Myrna Sheie — Mark Mohammadpour Volunteer Filet Mignon with Rich Balsamic Glaze — Kathy Campbell Other
2017 (6 issues)
Nov-Dec 2017
Download PDF Auto theft skyrockets in Portland — Pat Bellamah Safety Beaumont Village spirit on display at Fremont Holiday Fest — Katie Wilgus Events What's next for the neighborhood association—and the neighborhood? — Tim Hemstreet President's Message Editor's Notes — Al Ellis Other Letter to the Editor Opinion Density-expansion plan would transform single-family neighborhoods — Barbara Strunk Land Use Maintaining our yards while preserving the environment — Brooke Kavanagh Environment Behind the scenes: lobbying for environmental safeguards — John Sandie Environment Advertiser Billy Grippo: realtor, neighbor, family man, connoisseur — Susan Trabucco Community News Honey-Cranberry Upside Down Cake — Kathy Campbell Other
Sep-Oct 2017
Download PDF Two nail-biter legislative wins for demolition/infill reform — Al Ellis Land Use Summer Neighborhood Picnic and Recent Association Activities — Tim Hemstreet President's Message Editor's Notes — Al Ellis Opinion Unraveling the traffic signal project enigma — Al Ellis Community News BWNA newsletter board member interview: Deb Harris — Mark Mohammadpour Community News St. Rose School: service to the community as a virtue—and as advertised! — Pat Bellamah Schools Insider insights into newsletter distribution — John Sandie and Georgina Head Community News Amazing aster family for late summer bloom — Barbara Strunk Environment Hearty Vegetable Lasagna — Kathy Campbell Other
Jul-Aug 2017
Download PDF BWNA Calendar of Events Events Fremont Fest turns 31 on August 5 — Katie Meyer and Al Ellis Community News Rock out to oldies-but-goodies at NNO Picnic with ensemble "Broke 'N Hip" — Al Ellis Community News Building Community in the Neighborhood — Tim Hemstreet President's Message Editor's Notes — Al Ellis Other Beaumont Bloviating — John Sandie Opinion Letter to the Board — Peter Mogieinicki Parks Former BWNA President Alison Stoll leads by example at CNN helm — Pat Bellamah Community News Last general meeting until fall delivers on diversity of topics, issues, and presenters — Al Ellis Community News Hola! Spanish language and culture learning made fun for kids — Susan Trabucco Schools It's barbecue time at Kathy's Kitchen! — Kathy Campbell Other
May-Jun 2017
Download PDF Beaumont Middle School—music to the ears of our community — Pat Bellamah Schools Contributing to the well-being of a fantastic neighborhood — Tim Hemstreet President's Message Editor's Notes — Al Ellis Community News Getting to know your community at Cully Farmers Market — Alexey Moore Community News Letter to the Board — John Carson (with input from Al Ellis) History Gardening and Nature for Health — Barb Strunk Environment Spring cleaning for BWNA bylaws at June general meeting — Al Ellis Announcements May/June family-friendly events promote pet adoption — Diane Charlton Events Where were you in '62? — Al Ellis Community News Teacher, family man Gary Hancock exudes positivity along with resolve to tackle problems — Mark Mohammadpour Community News Pacific Audiology Clinic co-owner, BW resident is here to help — Susan Trabucco Business Movie event in Wilshire Park set for first Friday in July — John Sandie Events Festive Taste of Beaumont serves as backdrop for BWNA changing of guard — Al Ellis Community News
Mar-Apr 2017
Download PDF Safe Routes to School Program enhances kids' safety and health — Pat Bellamah Safety Editor's notes — Al Ellis Community News Our early spring garden jewels — Barbara Strunk Environment Taste of Beaumont: an evening not to miss — John Sandie Events New BBA president is avid volunteer, wealth manager, & family man — Susan Trabucco Community News A beginner's guide to adult budgeting — Jackie Waters Other "Guitarology" comes to Bethany Lutheran April 8 — Al Ellis Events Beaumont bloviating Opinion Anna Gillespie brings youth, enthusiasm, and conviction to BWNA Board — Mark Mohammadpour Community News Fallout from delayed residential infill reform decision — Al Ellis Land Use pasta primavera Other
Jan-Feb 2017
Download PDF The case of the B-W Airbnb that wasn't — Jack Bookwalter Land Use Transition and change — John Sandie President's Message Editor's notes — Al Ellis Opinion Aspirational news from evolving "Our 42nd Avenue" — Pat Bellamah Business Charles Schwab manager at home in the neighborhood — Susan Trabucco Community News Valentine's Day Recipe from Kathy Campbell's Kitchen: Chocolate Lava Cake Other Classical/Jazz concerto comes to Bethany Lutheran — Al Ellis Events Split decision on residential infill reform — Al Ellis Land Use Who's been naughty or nice? Events
2016 (6 issues)
Nov-Dec 2016
Download PDF BBA Ushers In December With Fremont Holiday Fest — Katie Wilgus Community News Demolitions and Public Safety Update — John Sandie Safety Your Neighborhood Needs You! — John Sandie President's Message Editor's Notes — Al Ellis Community News Autumn Leaves Benefit Wildlife and Your Garden — Eileen Stark Environment Letter to the Board Opinion Fremont's Pinball Outreach Project to Receive Oprah Magazine Exposure — Susan Trabucco Community News "Proud To Live In Beaumont-Wilshire" Patch Fundraiser — Al Ellis Community News VP Bill Markwart Brings Knowledge and Experience to BWNA Board — Mark Mohammadpour Community News New Traffic Signals for Beaumont-Wilshire Arteries — Pat Bellamah and Al Ellis Land Use Northeast Village PDX to Serve Beaumont-Wilshire — Jane Braunger Community News Brie en Croute Other
Sep-Oct 2016
Download PDF That Eyesore Next Door — Al Ellis Community News Broken Windows — John Sandie President's Message Editor's Notes — Al Ellis Other Fremont Fest Success! Events Dealing With Density — Al Ellis Land Use BWNA National Night Out Picnic Postscript — John Sandie Events Zucchini Casserole Other A Fond Farewell to Eleanor Hunting: Paragon of B-W Neighborliness — Al Ellis History
Jul-Aug 2016
Download PDF Neighborhood United as One for National Night Out Picnic — John Sandie Community News Will Fremont be the Next Division? — Jack Bookwalter Land Use Let's Party! — John Sandie President's Message BWNA Calendar Events Editor's Notes — Al Ellis Announcements Fremont Fest Turns 30! — Katie Meyer Events Neighborhood Character a Priority for New Board Members Goldman and Wire — Mark Mohammadpour Community News City of Portland Seeks Neighbors' Input Regarding Residential Infill — Barbara Strunk Land Use Popina's Provides Unique, Relaxing, Swimwear Shopping Experience — Susan Trabucco Business Living Fitter/Healthier/Better in our Neighborhood this Summer — Anne Koski Community News BWNA Volunteers Continue Embellishment of Alameda Ridge Stairs — Dave Whitaker Environment Calico Beans Other
May-Jun 2016
Download PDF Celebrating Beaumont Middle School's Centennial — Pattie Renouard Schools Preparing for the Really Big One — Nan Lipton and Al Ellis Safety Time Well Spent — John Sandie President's Message BWNA Calendar Events Editor's Notes — Al Ellis Other Veteran BWNA Treasurer Karla Lenox Exemplifies Professionalism and Good Neighbor Spirit — Mark Mohammadpour Community News Beaumont-Wilshire Street Tree Inventory Volunteers Needed — Jeff King Volunteer Our Gardens as Ecosystems — Barb Strunk Environment Jim Arnal—Putting Passion to Work in his Neighborhood — Susan Trabucco Community News Neighborhood Beautification: We Can All Lend a Hand! — John Sandie Parks Saving the Home Next Door — Al Ellis Land Use April's Taste of Beaumont/Election Night — John Sandie Community News Mini Sweet Stuffed Peppers Other
Mar-Apr 2016
Download PDF BBA Strides Into Spring With Dash to Doughnuts — Katie Wilgus Events Beyond Recycling 101: Lighten your Environmental Footprint — Barbara Linssen Environment Slough 101 Workshop Free to the Public — Karen Carrillo Community News What Have I Learned? — John Sandie President's Message BWNA Calendar Announcements Editor's Notes — Al Ellis Other BWNA February Review and April's Taste of Beaumont/Elections Event — John Sandie Community News Letter to the BWNA Board Opinion Demolitions and Hazardous Materials — John Sandie Land Use Bookwalter Brings Savvy Planning Expertise to BWNA Board — Mark Mohammadpour Community News Our Neighborhood Trees — Barb Strunk Environment Green Dog offers much more than pet supplies — Susan Trabucco Business The Long and Winding Road For Demolition/Development Reform — Al Ellis Land Use Creating a Neighbor-Helping-Neighbor Village in Northeast Portland — Carolyn Buan Community News Baked Asparagus with Balsamic Butter Sauce Other Local Kindergarteners Welcome Spring — Tekla Hoehn Schools
Jan-Feb 2016
Download PDF Alameda Stairs Work Continues — Dave Whitaker Parks Crime Prevention New Year's Resolution: Be a Hard Target for Crime! — Meg Juarez, Beaumont-Wilshire Crime Prevention Coordinator Safety What About Those Resolutions? — John Sandie President's Message BWNA Calendar Announcements Editor's Notes — Al Ellis Other Invited UNR Testimony Fails to Carry Day on Demo Tax — Al Ellis Land Use General Meeting "High Notes" from December; Preview of February Agenda — John Sandie Community News Joel Schmitz Adds Personality and Talent to BWNA Board, Pushes for Building Code Reform — Al Ellis Community News Rock Gardens in Winter — Barb Strunk Environment Thrive Sauce and Bowls Thriving on Fremont — Tekla Hoehn Business Red Sauce Pizza Offers New Pies & Updated Digs on 42nd Avenue — Susan Trabucco Business BBA Ends 2015 on Positive Note, More on Tap This Year — Ted Perkins Business 42nd Avenue Makes Strides in 2015, More in Store for 2016 — Laura Waddick, Community Engagement Manager, Our 42nd Avenue Community News Warm Winter Recipe from Kathy Campbell's Kitchen: Chicken Casserole Other
2015 (6 issues)
Nov-Dec 2015
Download PDF Fremont Holiday Fest brings Santa, Mrs. Claus, and family fun — Susan Trabucco Events Preparing for a Safe and Comfortable Home This Winter — Stephanie Swanson Community News Building Community, Block by Block — John Sandie President's Message Editor's Notes — Al Ellis Opinion BWNA Calendar Announcements Mayor's Teardown Tax Riles Developers and *The Oregonian*, Energizes United Neighborhoods for Reform — Al Ellis and Barb Strunk Land Use Nightmare for Neighborhood Allayed by Gratifying Silver Lining — Al Ellis Community News Gardening in Autumn — Barb Strunk Environment BWNA Board Member Katy Fackler Sees Retail as Key to Community — Mark Mohammadpour Community News Grandfather's Soup Other October's BWNA General meeting touches many nerves — John Sandie Community News Get to Know a Neighbor in Uniform — Tekla Hoehn Community News Over 70 years of history at Barrett's in Beaumont Village — Susan Trabucco History
Sep-Oct 2015
Download PDF 42nd Avenue Community Active, Evolving — Laura Waddick Community News Halloween in the 'Hood — Tekla Hoehn Community News NNO Picnic Brings Neighbors Together — John Sandie Community News Walkability — John Sandie President's Message BWNA Calendar Announcements Editor's Notes — Al Ellis Other Mayor's Initiative Mirrors UNR Goal — Al Ellis Land Use Gardening When it is HOT! — Barb Strunk Environment New BWNA Board Member Tim Hemstreet Wants to Preserve Neighborhood's Charm — Mark Mohammadpour Community News Neighborhood Artist Premiers Work at Portland Open Studios — Al Ellis Community News B-W Serendipity: Two Ice Cream Cones and the Shade of a Maple — Tekla Hoehn History Antique and Artisan Faire at Rose City Presbyterian — Donavan Burkert-Kerr Events Come See the Puppies in the Window — Diane Charlton Community News Community Warehouse Roadshow — Rena Satre Meloy Community News Crockpot Mac and Cheese — Kathy Campbell Other
Jul-Aug 2015
Download PDF BWNA-Sponsored Summer Gatherings — John Sandie Community News Fremont Fest 2015 — Al Ellis Events Pinball Outreach Project: A Win-Win for Kids and the Neighborhood — Tekla Hoehn Community News Talk The Walk — John Sandie President's Message UMNAF Rummage and Yard Sale — Helen Stewart Community News BWNA Calendar Announcements Editor's Notes — Al Ellis Other BWNA June Meeting: Land Use Remains High Priority — John Sandie Land Use Family Fun in the Sun and Energy Conservation at Home — Dahlia Grossman-Heinze, Clean Energy Works Community News Beaumont-Wilshire: The Real Dirt on Lacebugs — Barb Strunk Environment Longtime B-W Resident Jean Wojnowski Turns 100 Years Old — Helen Stewart History Meticulous Plumbing Takes Pride in Serving N.E. Neighborhoods — Tekla Hoehn Business BWNA Board Member Roger Price Extols Neighborhood He Knows Well — Mark Mohammadpour Community News Spreading the Word on Demolition/Development Reform — Al Ellis Land Use
May-Jun 2015
Download PDF Entertaining Evening at Taste of Beaumont — John Sandie Community News State of the Neighborhood — John Sandie President's Message BWNA Calendar Announcements Editor's Notes — Al Ellis Community News Activists Mobilize at UNR Demolition/Development Summit IV — Al Ellis Land Use The reluctant gardener — Tekla Hoehn Community News Chicken Piccata Breast with Lemon and Capers — Kathy Campbell Other Get Your Hamburger On — Tekla Hoehn Other Beaumont Health Care Clinic celebrates 20 years — Tekla Hoehn Business Cat Six Cycles…a bicycle shop in a category of its own — John Carson and Chris Boeh Business
Mar-Apr 2015
Download PDF Beaumont-Wilshire Grassroots Advocacy Showcased — Al Ellis Community News Taste of Beaumont: a treat not to miss — John Sandie Events It Takes All Kinds — John Sandie President's Message BWNA Calendar Announcements Editor's Notes — Al Ellis Other Letters to the Board Community News Beaumont-Wilshire: The Real Dirt — Barbara Strunk Environment Dispelling Myths for the Good of the Environment — Barbara Linssen Environment Spiced Toasted Almonds — Myrna Sheie Other UNR Message Resonates — Al Ellis Land Use Earth Day Cleanup — Jessica Jazdzewski Environment New Team At Americana Frame — Tekla Hoehn Business 3 Tasty Spots to Try — Tekla Hoehn Business
Jan-Feb 2015
Download PDF Alameda Café: an old favorite returns — Tekla Hoehn Business Alameda stairs cleanup — David Whitaker Community News It's the Little Things — John Sandie President's Message BWNA Calendar Announcements Editor's Notes — Al Ellis Volunteer Letter to the Editor Opinion Board Member Profile: David Whitaker — Mark Mohammadpour Community News Myths of Demolition — Jack Bookwalter Land Use Porcupine Meatballs — Kathy Campbell Other UNR Urges City Council to Expand on BDS Demolition Reform Recommendations — Al Ellis Land Use Local mom opens family-friendly business — Tekla Hoehn Business Lightning Strike Gives B-W Douglas-fir New Lease on Life — Barbara Warren-Sams Environment
2014 (6 issues)
Nov-Dec 2014
Download PDF Asking About the Holidays in Beaumont-Wilshire — Tekla Hoehn Community News Fremont Holiday Fest — Katie Wilgus Events Holiday Recycling Tips — Barbara Linssen Environment Dialog, a 360° View — John Sandie President's Message BWNA Calendar Announcements Do you know a neighbor that could use a helping hand? Volunteer Editor's Notes — Al Ellis Other Wilshire United Methodist Native American Fellowship Bazaar — Helen Stewart Events Letter to the Editor Opinion Board Member Profile: Margaret Davis — Mark Mohammadpour Community News Brief BWNA Updates — John Sandie Community News Smart Growth Summits Give Rise to Activism — Al Ellis Land Use Neighborhood Opinion Survey: Demolition and Development in PDX — Barbara Strunk Land Use A Natural for our Neighborhood… — John Carson & Chris Boeh Business A Salute and Fond Farewell to George Flesuras — Tekla Hoehn Community News Leek and Potato Soup — Kathy Campbell Other
Sep-Oct 2014
Download PDF BWNA Board Advances Plan for Curbing Demolition — Al Ellis Land Use What Will They Remember? — John Sandie President's Message BWNA Calendar Events Editor's Notes — Al Ellis Other Letters to the Editor Opinion Board Member Profile: Barb Strunk — Jeff Gwilliam Community News So, What's the Solution? — John Sandie Business BWNA "National Night Out" Picnic — John Sandie Community News BWNA Demolition/Development Resolution Land Use Neighbor Pledge — Al Ellis Land Use Cuban Beef Pecadilla Other
Jul-Aug 2014
Download PDF Annual Night Out Picnic, Movie, Fremont Fest and More! — John Sandie Community News The How and Why of Friendships — John Sandie President's Message Editor's Notes — Al Ellis Announcements BWNA Calendar Events New Wheels are Turning on NE 42nd Avenue! — Myo DeMayo Business Board Member Profile: Kathy Campbell — Mark Mohammadpour Community News Unique Spanish Language Program for Youngsters — Lisa Hirsch and Jessica Swartz Amezcua Schools BWNA and ANA Co-Sponsoring Summer Movie in Wilshire Park — Al Ellis Parks Fire and Stone Restaurant Under Construction — Jeff Smalley Business Summer Recipe: Pacific Northwest Spinach Salad with Apples and Cherries — Kathy Campbell Other BWNA Approves Action Plan in Response to Residents' Infill-Demolition Concerns — Al Ellis Land Use Property Tax Deferral: A Way Forward for Struggling Senior Homeowners — Tess Scheck and Al Ellis Community News Take a bite out of mosquitoes! — Barbara and Peter Linssen Environment
May-Jun 2014
Download PDF Taste of Beaumont Elections Result in Fresh Leadership for BWNA — Al Ellis Community News Tyro — John Sandie President's Message BWNA Calendar Announcements Editor's Notes — Al Ellis Other BWNA Hosts Citywide Summit on Infill-Demolition Issue — Al Ellis Land Use Board Member Profile: Sally Baker — Mark Mohammadpour Community News A Children's Place Turns 40. — Mark Mohammadpour Business BWNA and ANA Co-Sponsoring Summer Movie in Wilshire Park — Al Ellis Events "Arranging" a Life of Enjoyment — John Sandie Business A Farmer's Market Worth Its Salt — Evans Martin and Al Ellis Community News "YoChoice" Offers You Many. . .. — John Sandie Business Expect the Unexpected — John Carson Business Restoring Pre-Recession Service on the Fremont Bus Line — Jim Howell and Al Ellis Land Use June 9th = Last General Meeting Until October — Al Ellis Announcements One-Size-Fits-All Status Quo Challenged at Mixed Use Advisory Committee Meeting — Jack Bookwalter Land Use
Mar-Apr 2014
Download PDF Taste of Beaumont + BWNA Elections on 3rd Monday of April at Beaumont Middle School — Al Ellis Events Incumbent Change — Al Ellis President's Message Beaumont-Wilshire Neighborhood Volunteer Group (BWNVG) Update — John Sandie Volunteer Opportunity to Chip In via Chip Drop — Bryan Kappa Community News Celeriac and Potato Leek Soup — Serah Breakstone Other Predictability and Convenience at Heart of Portland Food Project's Success — Al Ellis Community News Neither Sleet Nor Snow Deters Beaumont-Wilshire Neighbors for Responsible Growth Supporters — Margaret Davis & Al Ellis Land Use 120-day Demolition Delay Suddenly Nullified — Al Ellis Land Use Rose City Park Neighborhood Association Hosts Political Forum on March 18th — Al Ellis Community News Neighborhood Business Spotlight: The Refinery — Mark Mohammadpour Business Zoning 101 — Barbara Linssen with Al Ellis Land Use The "Evolving" Red Fig — John Sandie Business
Jan-Feb 2014
Download PDF Land Use Board of Appeals Remands Permit for Controversial Northeast Fremont Development — BWNRG and Al Ellis Land Use Probing Purposes and Priorities — Al Ellis President's Message BWNA Calendar Announcements Letter to the Board — John Sandie Community News Grandpa's Oatmeal Cookies — Serah Breakstone Other "Neighbors Helping Neighbors" Theme for February 10th General Meeting — Al Ellis Community News Learn to Landscape for Healthier Waterways! — Katie Meckes, East Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District Environment BWNA Granted Demolition Delay for 35th Place Home — Al Ellis Land Use The Entrepreneur Among Us — John Sandie Business Calling All Local Artists — Helen Koba Community News Introducing New BWNA Board Member: Grant Sprick — Serah Breakstone Community News "The Rest of the Story" — John Sandie Business
2013 (6 issues)
Nov-Dec 2013
Download PDF Goodbye, Kitty — Jean Moore-Vollmer Community News Caring — Al Ellis President's Message Beaumont Business Association Debuts Fremont Winter Holiday Fest — Dan LaGrande Business Radon a Portland Concern — Jim Bittner, Lead Project Estimator for Cascade Radon, Inc. Environment Lentil Sausage Soup — Serah Breakstone Other Helping Student Achievement at Beaumont Middle School — John Sandie Schools Learn Conflict Resolution Skills While Serving the Community — Stuart Watson Volunteer New Grant Principal Wins Points for Openness, Prepares for Rebuilding — Dave Anderson Schools There is a "Wheel Need" for Volunteer Drivers! — Trink Easterday Volunteer Early December Winter Holiday General Meeting Rich in Treats & Food for Thought — Al Ellis Events
Sep-Oct 2013
Download PDF Nepali Couple Revives Neighborhood Market — Dave Anderson Business A Quandary for Everyday People — Al Ellis President's Message BWNA Calendar Events Letter to the Board: At Least One On Every Block — Diane Carlton Opinion Volunteers needed to bring holiday cheer to seniors — Deborah Shimkus Volunteer Introducing Our New Board Members — Serah Breakstone Community News Enchiladas via Cecelia — Dan K. Johnson Other Commissioner Fritz and PPS Director to Speak at October 14th General Meeting — Al Ellis Community News Our 42nd Avenue Hires District Manager — Robert ("Bob") Granger Business The Neighborhood Corner Store — John Sandie Business Harvest Festival Comes to 42nd Avenue Events Happy Ending for Wilshire Park Mural Preservation Project — Al Ellis Parks September Book Sale and Chili Cook-Off at Wilshire United Methodist — Helen Stewart Events National Night Out Picnic a "Swinging" Affair — Al Ellis Community News
Jul-Aug 2013
Download PDF August 6th National Night Out Picnic Substitutes for General Meeting — Al Ellis Community News Summer Renewal — Al Ellis President's Message BWNA Calendar Announcements Letter to the Board: Community Health — Kat Lattimer Opinion Introducing Our New Board Members — Serah Breakstone Community News BWNA Recipe Box — Serah Breakstone Community News Summer Construction May Cause Traffic Headaches on Major Neighborhood Street — Dave Anderson Community News BBA Seeks Volunteers for Expanded August 3rd Fremont Fest — Jesse Burke Volunteer Volunteer to Deliver Newsletters! Volunteer Local Scout Troop and Parents Help Beautify Neighborhood — Chris Labuhn Community News Tips for Waterwise Gardening in Beaumont-Wilshire — Rose Kelsch Environment Revised Newsletter Ads and Articles Procedures Implemented — Al Ellis Announcements July 26-28 Fundraiser Events at Wilshire United Methodist — Helen Stewart Events 4th Annual Grant High School All-Alum Picnic Events 42nd Avenue Annual Street Fair on Tap for August — Marie Larkins and Susan Trabucco Events
May-Jun 2013
Download PDF Taste of Beaumont Treats Community, Revitalizes BWNA — Al Ellis Community News Neighborhood As Extended Family — Al Ellis President's Message BWNA Calendar Events City, SOLVE offer to work with neighborhood on public stairways — Dave Anderson Community News June General Meeting to Focus on BWNA Ties to Business Community — Al Ellis Community News Volunteer to Deliver Newsletters! Volunteer ONI, GA, CNN, RACC, PP & R and BWNA Team Up With Residents to Save Mural — Al Ellis Parks Alameda Tuesday Club Celebrates 100-year Anniversary with Wilshire Park Benefit — El Shelden Lawrence Parks Pip's Original — Michael Gray Business Fight Continues for Adherence to Responsible Growth and Density Standards — John Golden Land Use
Mar-Apr 2013
Download PDF April 8th Taste of Beaumont——New Venue, New Approach — Al Ellis Events Season of the Mensch — Al Ellis President's Message City offers opportunity for neighborhood input on future development — Dave Anderson Land Use BWNA Calendar Announcements Hattie's Sweet Shop — Michael Gray Business Apartment construction could begin soon on Northeast Fremont — Dave Anderson Land Use Bridge City Mercantile: A New Shop on Fremont — Serah Breakstone Business Volunteer to deliver newsletters! Beaumont-Wilshire delivery carriers wanted Volunteer
Jan-Feb 2013
Download PDF Neighbors, Scouts step up to maintain Beaumont-Wilshire stairways — Dave Anderson Community News Something Ventured — Al Ellis President's Message BWNA Calendar Events December General Meeting Reviews the Year That Was and Honors Contributors — Al Ellis Community News New Homes in Beaumont — Serah Breakstone Land Use February 11th General Meeting Ushers in New Year for BWNA — Al Ellis Community News Mark your calendars today for a free, fun, health fair in March — Cathy Bax Community News Neighborhood Waves coming to Beaumont-Wilshire — Kerry Pinney Community News Taize Service Events Volunteer to deliver newsletters! Beaumont-Wilshire delivery carriers wanted Volunteer
2012 (6 issues)
Nov-Dec 2012
Download PDF Pizzicato/BWNA Launch Welcome Sign Contest — Al Ellis Community News The Joy of Giving — Al Ellis President's Message BWNA Calendar Announcements Peer Support Program Looking for Volunteers to Help Local Seniors Volunteer Commissioner Fish Headlines December 10th Winter Holiday General Meeting — Al Ellis Community News Aaron Good Joins Neighborhood Board — Dave Anderson Community News Grant High School Book Sale Nov. 19-20 Schools Local Business Diversity + Convenience = Neighborhood Appeal — Beaumont Business Association Business Neighbors Press Forward With Building Concerns — Margaret Davis Land Use Business Update — Dan K. Johnson, BBA President Business Shop Adorn - A Portland Boutique — Michael Gray Business Fremont Festival of Lights Events
Sep-Oct 2012
Download PDF Fremont apartment changes fail to address main concerns — Dave Anderson and Al Ellis Land Use The political season and people making a difference — Al Ellis President's Message Beaumont Market — Michael Gray Business BWNA Calendar Events History of a house — Serah Breakstone History Volunteer to deliver newsletters! Volunteer Wistaria speed bumps replaced — Dave Anderson Safety L'Arche Portland hosts benefit concert Events Neighbors and police party together at National Night Out — Al Ellis Community News Meet Northeast Portland legislators at October general meeting — Al Ellis Community News Taize Service Events
Jul-Aug 2012
Download PDF Opposition builds to 4-story apartment complex planned on Northeast Fremont — Dave Anderson Land Use Summer of Hope — Al Ellis President's Message Volunteer to deliver newsletters! Volunteer BWNA Calendar Announcements Parsons Farm Brings Fresh Produce to Beaumont — Serah Breakstone Community News Beaumont-Wilshire Summer Family Fun — Al Ellis Events Volunteer Opportunities With BWNA — Al Ellis Volunteer Residents choose roofline logo for sign caps — Dave Anderson Community News Cascadia Flute Circle and Wilshire United Methodist Native American Fellowship Present Events Come to the Fun, Fabulous Fremont Fest — Saturday August 4 — Dan Johnson, Beaumont Business Association President Events City plans for rain garden concern Alameda Boulevard residents — Dave Anderson Environment B-W Community Invited to Participate in Beaumont Reunion and Field Day Event — Ellyn Terry and Alicia Hasson Events Placing newsletter ads or participating in Fremont Fest as vendor? — Al Ellis Announcements Expanded Activities at 3rd Annual 42nd Avenue Street Fair — Marie Larkins Events Taize Service Events Rummage and Yard Sale Events
May-Jun 2012
Download PDF Beaumont Jazz Ambassadors wow overflow crowd at Taste of Beaumont — Al Ellis Community News In Touch with the Neighborhood — Al Ellis President's Message BWNA Calendar Announcements A rose garden 38 years in the making — Dave Anderson Community News A Taste of the Middle East to be Found in the Neighborhood — Michael Gray Business Neighborhood considers sign caps to identify Beaumont-Wilshire — Dave Anderson Land Use Canvas and Cloth — Baer Charlton Business Smallwares opens with a big vision — Serah Breakstone Business Procedures for placing newsletter ads or participating in Fremont Fest as vendor — Al Ellis Announcements June 11th General Meeting runs gamut from education to aviation — Al Ellis Community News
Mar-Apr 2012
Download PDF The Very Littlest Dragon — Michael Gray Community News Neighborhood in Bloom — Al Ellis President's Message BWNA Calendar Announcements Big Turnout Anticipated at April 9th Taste of Beaumont General Meeting — Al Ellis Events New Contacts for Newsletter Ads and Residential Distribution — Al Ellis Announcements Michael DeMarco, Helping to Activate 42nd Avenue — Serah Breakstone Community News Plans for businesses along Fremont could affect nearby residents — Dave Anderson Business Reduce, Re-use, and Recycle on Earth Day — Barbara Ford Environment Cascadia Flute Circle and Wilshire United Methodist Native American Fellowship Present Morgan Fawcett Events Easter Services at Wilshire United Methodist Native American Fellowship Events Easter Week Services at Bethany Lutheran Church Events Volunteer to Deliver Newsletters! Volunteer
Jan-Feb 2012
Download PDF Fremont Festival of Lights a Big Success — Dan K. Johnson Community News Imagining and Doing — Al Ellis President's Message BWNA Calendar Announcements Neighborhood Greenways Outreach Project — Scott Cohen Community News New Business, Familiar Face — Serah Breakstone Business Troop 107 Tree Recycling — Lecia Schall Community News General Meeting Focus: Beaumont-Wilshire Small Business Community — Al Ellis Community News New NET News — Chris Boeh Safety Learn to Landscape for Healthier Waterways! — Katie Meckes, East Multnomah Soil & Water Conservation District Environment Wistaria Drive Success Offers Lessons for Neighborhood Problems — Dave Anderson Community News Volunteer to Deliver Newsletters! Volunteer
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