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Calling all writers, photographers and editors! The Newsletter Committee has a meeting coming up. Whether you have just a tiny bit of time or endless hours to contribute, there is undoubtedly a way you can be involved.

From the committee head Maureen Ray:
On Monday Feb 25 we are having a newsletter meeting. The next issue will be around April 25. We will meet to discuss newsletter content, writing articles, and ad sales and prices. I hope you can make it.
We are meeting at (committee member) Kersten’s house at 8pm.
Maureen

For more information and the address, you can e-mail Maureen: WoodlawnPDX //at// Hotmail.com

Do you have a special skill or area of interest you’d like to share with your neighbors? Let us know! We’re looking for articles from neighbors for this website and our quarterly newsletter. Articles can be as short as two paragraphs or much longer. We’re especially interested in articles that are informative and fun.

We’re just getting started with this website but here is a taste of some of the great articles you can look forward to over the next few months:

• Tips for keeping your bike in working shape
• Art in Woodlawn from a neighborhood artist
• Neighborhood history from Anjala Ehelebe who has written a book about Woodlawn
• Gardening tips
• Yummy recipes
• Tips for youth bike safety
• Photos of the neighborhood

And so much more! We hope you’ll be a part of the action. To get involved, contact Website //at// GoWoodlawn.com.

// Contributed by Andrew Longeteig

With its rolling landscape, meandering pathways, majestic Doug Firs and unique layout, Woodlawn Park is one of Portland’s most original green spaces. At just under eight acres, Woodlawn Park is part of 12,591 acres of public parkland and open space — 10,000 of that is owned and managed by Portland Parks and Recreation. By comparison, Chicago has 7,300 park acres; Seattle, a mere 6,200.

The park’s many defining features include the amphitheater where the Oregon Symphony performed in August 2005. In 1998 the neighborhood association worked to establish the Community Garden. In 1999, local artist Anne Storrs created “Buckeye Bench,” a stone seating area that celebrates a nearby chestnut tree. The spray fountains, also installed in 1999, are a popular summer destination. In 2002, Woodlawn became one of 35 area parks to receive new basketball hoops and a synthetic surface made out of recycled shoes, courtesy of Nike. And on a clear day, visitors can look north to see snow-covered, slumbering Mount St. Helens.

Our neighborhood may be 109 years old, but the park’s history is much shorter.
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