Bring your friends and family and join us for the second planting party at Springwater Meadows* as we place another round of native, pollinator-friendly plants in the ground! Please bring gloves, wheelbarrows, shovels and box cutters (if you have them), along with your water bottle and weather-ready attire as we join friends and neighbors in getting this beautiful neighborhood gem ready for even more native plants.  This is an all-ages event.  Everyone is welcome! RSVP SE 9th Ave Between Marion + Linn Streets  

6:00 - 6:05 PM: Introductions. 6:05 - 6:45 PM: Neighborhood Contact meeting for 5236 SE 18th:  Architects Gunnar Langhus and Richard Grimes will present and discuss a proposal for an 18 unit apartment building. 6:45 - 6:55 PM: Updates on SMILE comments on the Better Housing by Design Project and SMILE testimony on the Map Refinement Project that were the subject of our February meeting (David Schoellhamer). 6:55 - 7:05 PM: General discussion of other issues: Possibly including our website, projects list, Residential Infill Project, and other topics.

Fight to keep the Sellwood and Woodstock Community Centers open!  Join your neighbors to show your support for our beloved centers.

Help the neighborhood celebrate St Patrick's Day on March 17th.  St. Agatha is having a parade and celebration with fun for the whole family. The parade, featuring the Sellwood Middle School Marching Band, will kick off the festival at noon, as hundreds of visitors, including children with decorated bikes and wagons, march through Sellwood and Westmoreland proudly wearing their Irish green.  A family-friendly festival will be awaiting the children as they return to St. Agatha Catholic School from the parade. Children of all ages will enjoy an old-fashioned carnival and high-energy entertainment under the Festival tent. Your taste buds will enjoy […]

6:00  Introductions and Announcements – Scott Kelly, Chairman, Transportation Committee.  Update on communication with ODOT regarding pedestrian crossing on south side of Tacoma at McLoughlin.  Portland Bureau of Environmental Services to attend SMILE General meeting on April 4 to provide updates on Oaks Bottom Habitat Enhancement Project. 6:20  SMILE Open House – Scott Kelly.  Discuss planned SMILE Open House, tentatively scheduled for April 29. Coordinate Transportation Committee presence. 6:45  Transportation Committee Webpage – Elaine O’Keefe.  Review and develop ideas for updated and/or improving the committee’s page on SMILE’s website. 7:10  Future agenda items. 7:15  Adjourn.

7:30 - Welcome and introductions. Review and pass minutes for February 21 meeting. 7:40 - Proposal:  SMILE and the Sellwood Riverfront Summer Concerts -- Jim Friscia, organizer of Sellwood Riverfront summer concerts. 8:05 - Proposal:  Lean to/shed for BECCN cashe container -- Bob Burkholder, SMILE Board member, Co-Chair Emergency Preparedness Committee. 8:20 - Review of SMILE fiscal budget -- Patrick Hainley, SMILE Board member & Treasurer. 8:50 - Open Forum -- an opportunity for any announcements, ideas, or issues that are of interest to SMILE. 9:00 - Adjourn.              

The children's annual Easter Egg hunt in Westmoreland Park starts at 10:00 a.m. sharp.  Don't be late because it's over in a flash!