Recycling News March 2024

items to swap

• SHS Recycling Drive!
• PlanetCon coming in April
• Egleston moves to Metro

Roads & Transit March 2024

217 road closure map

• Highway 217 closure mid-March
• Hall Boulevard nine-month closure
• Kenny/Thompson update
• Walker Road project traffic impacts
• Transit Study Findings
• MAX Blue Line disruptions
• Shape the future of transportation in Oregon!
• A summary of TriMet Reduced Fares Program

CPO 1 March News

• CPO 1 March Program
• CPO 7 meeting
• Development Applications
• Neighborhood Meetings
• Peterkort Starbucks Phasing
• Washington County Advisory
Council on Racial Equity
• February Meeting Notes

­­Garden & Nature March 2024

friends of trees

• East Multnomah SWCD
• Friends of Trees Community Tree
Planting
• Weed Wranglin’ Webinar 
• Tree & Native Plant Sale at Skyline
Grange
• Treekeepers of Washington County
programs
• Washington County Master
Gardener programs
• Bird Alliance Nature Night: For the
Love of Hummingbirds

Business News March 2024

opal apartments

• CMBA March meeting
• ReStore sets new online curbside
pickup hours
• Get your home ready for the spring
market
• Protect your finances and identity
with these security tips
• Free Home Seller Seminar
• Cedar Mill Farmers’ Market getting
ready!
• Bethany Village Easter Egg Hunt
• Business Expo West

Community News March 2024

sheriff jail tour

• Free tax assistance available for qualified residents
• Metro Supportive Housing Services tax—who pays?
• Volunteer to help WashCo improve Translation Quality
• Neighbors Ready! (aka Cedar Hills Ready!)
• Washington County Public Affairs Forum
• Ease food insecurity in Oregon by volunteering or donating
• Victim Assistance Program seeks volunteers
• Explore the possibilities at WCSO
• Learn about the WCSO Search and Rescue program
• Prevent falls!
• Women Veteran Luncheon
• County Advisory Groups recruiting members
• Summer Camps are here!
• WashCo Bikes Summer Camp registration!
• Five Oaks Museum
• Discolored water? Don’t panic!
• Ask WCSO: Sheriff’s Office Warns of phone scammers impersonating officers
• New way to apply for unemployment in Oregon
• Community Public Safety Forum
• Viva Village March events

Parks News March 2024

recuerdo park

• THPRD News
• March THPRD Events near Cedar Mill
• Volunteer for THPRD events
• Burlington Creek Forest Nature Park update
• Metro Council awards 15 grants to community-designed parks and nature projects

School News March 2024

BSD logo

• BSD, licensed staff negotiate contract
• Middle School schedules changing
• Changes to High School “bell schedule”
• West TV alumni scholarship offered
• Big Book Giveaway

Arts & Entertainment News March 2024

• Songs of Scandinavia
• SHS Theatre presents: The Sound of Music
• Birds, Bees, and Tubas
• Lovegood Theatre presents “Just So”
• BSO presents the Spring Concert
• Performances at the Reser in March
• Village Gallery March News

Library Events and Programs­­ March 2024

library owl logo

• Kids
• Teens & Tweens
• Adults
• Second Edition Resale
• Library Book Sale
• Volunteer Opportunities

January storm hits hard in Cedar Mill

Forecasts were calling for colder temperatures and the possibility of snow from January 10, 2024. The month had started off with mild temperatures and rain. As the weekend approached, some were skeptical. We’ve been fooled before with the promise of snow. But by Saturday, January 13, temperatures had fallen into the 20s and winds had picked up. Moist air from the coast met freezing arctic air right over Portland. It often seemed to be snowing sideways, and it piled up in drifts against fences and buildings.

Alaska Airlines door lands in Cedar Mill

We sent some questions to the NTSB but didn’t hear back in time for the February issue. We’ll bring you more information next month if it is available