Get with neighbors to Map Your Neighborhood!

MYN is a program designed to improve disaster readiness at the neighborhood level. Neighbors may only have each other to rely upon in the hours or days following an emergency before fire, medical, police or utility responders are able to reach them.

Learn to prepare your neighborhood to survive emergencies and disaster situations, save lives, reduce the severity of injuries and trauma, and reduce property damage. Neighborhoods generally consist of 15-20 homes in urban areas or 5-7 homes in rural areas. MYN can also be implemented in condos and apartment complexes. MYN begins with a single individual soliciting interest and inviting the neighborhood to his or her home or a centralized public site for a 90 –120 minute presentation by a trained presenter with a MYN program DVD in a play, pause and discuss mode. The presentation focuses on the nine steps to take immediately after a disaster or emergency occurs.

Local, county, state and Federal Emergency Management leaders believe that an informed, responsible and committed public can play a major role in safeguarding property and saving lives after an emergency. This program is one of the most effective ways to ensure that we are better prepared and more resilient in dealing with emergencies of all kinds.

Please contact Mike Lueck, Tigard’s Emergency Services Coordinator at mikel@tigard-or.gov to set up a presentation in your neighborhood.

Two free genealogy workshops Coming to the Tigard Public Library

Volunteers from the Tualatin Family History Center will present two free genealogy workshop sessions at the Tigard Public Library on Thursday, Feb. 23, at 4:30 and 6:30 p.m.  The workshops will instruct participants about how to explore family roots using the AncestryPlus and Heritage Quest genealogy databases available at the Library. 

The instructors recommend that participants bring their own family information to research. Each session will last 90 minutes. Registration is required to attend one of the two sessions.  Please call the Library at 503-718-2517 to register.  The program will be in the Technology Room on the second floor of the Library. 

For more information, please call the Library at 503-718-2517 or visit the Library’s website at www.tigard-or.gov/library and click on Programs & Classes.

Keep the Summerlake Waterway Clean!

http://www.cleanwaterservices.org/Residents/ToolsAndTips/Doody.aspx

Take a Virtual Ride on WES

Take a Ride on WES!

As a celebration of WES' 3 year anniversary, we take the ride from Beaverton Transit Center to Wilsonville and check out the sights along the way.
A few facts about WES:

• stands for 'Westside Express Service'
• has been operating for 3 years
• 98% on-time service in 2011
• 3-fold growth in ridership since 2009
• 27 minutes from Beaverton TC to Wilsonville

View the WES Schedule on TriMet's website.

Visit Tigard's Pacific Hwy/99W Intersection Improvements 'Virtual Open House'

photo credit: City of Tigard

The City of Tigard invites you to comment on proposed improvements to the Pacific Hwy./Gaarde St./McDonald St. intersection in this interactive forum, with the goal of reducing traffic congestion in the area.

To view the 3 recommended options and provide your feedback, visit the Virtual Open House.

Main Street Trick or Treat is a go!

The popular Halloween “Trick or Treat Main Street” event will be held from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Monday, October 31.

Look for participating merchants who will be displaying a “Halloween Event” flyer in their window.

Rain or shine we hope to see you there!

Questions? Contact Margaret Ellenson at Tyler’s Automotive at 503-639-5588.

I'd love to say thanks to everyone who contributed to the neighborhood food drive in honor of 9/11..

I'm happy to report that we delivered about 45 bags of food and a big pile of clothes to the Sunshine Pantry.

Thanks neighbors!
Eric Winger
eric@thewingers.net

How do you experience Downtown Tigard on foot?

The city is developing a downtown walking map and wayfinding signage system for residents and downtown visitors. Resident and visitor input is important, so tell staff about your experiences walking downtown.

Please visit https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/73BK5F5 and take a few minutes to complete a short survey. To learn more about this project, contact Sr. Transportation Planner Judith Gray at 503-718-2557 or judith@tigard-or.gov.

Summer Slurry Seal Street work Complete!

All street closures for Tigard's Slurry Seal project have been completed! At about 4 p.m. Monday, the contractor removed the last ‘ROAD CLOSED - FRESH OIL’ sign opening up the last street to be slurry sealed this year.

This year, the project included about 2 million square feet of slurry seal, which covered about 12 miles of Tigard streets, at a total cost of about $265,000. The cost to overlay this many miles of street with new pavement would cost taxpayers over $2 million.


Tigard's Traffic Engineer Mike McCarthy offered a big THANK YOU!!! to all the residents and workers who rearranged their schedules to work around the street closures necessary for this project.

Summertime Safety for Stay-at-Home Children

With the end of school in sight, many children will soon be staying home alone during the day. Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue encourages working parents to help keep their children safe this summer by reviewing the following fire and life safety tips with them.
Place phone numbers for family and nearby neighbors where they can be quickly referenced.

Know when to call 9-1-1 for police, fire, or medical assistance.

Never play with matches or lighters, or light candles.

Base cooking privileges on the age and maturity of the child. Parents may wish to limit cooking to the microwave or oven (rather than the stovetop). Remind children to always supervise food while it’s being heated. Never allow cooking oil to be used.

Limit the use of curling irons and hair straighteners to the bathroom to avoid the risk of these appliances coming into contact with bedding, carpet, or other combustibles.

A helmet reduces the chances of a brain injury by 85%. Remind your child to always wear a helmet when biking or boarding. For proper fitting tips, visit TVF&R’s website.

Certain cleaning products if mixed can produce toxic gas. Identify approved cleaning products if your children are responsible for cleaning tasks.

Have first-aid supplies available for small cuts and scrapes. Consider signing your child up for a first-aid and CPR class.

Have working smoke alarms throughout the house and identify two escape routes from every room. Practice your fire escape plan.

Discuss appropriate internet use and remind children never to talk to strangers online. Consider a software application that blocks inappropriate content, sites, and gaming; sets time limits; and monitors chat room use.

For more safety tips, visit TVF&R’s website at http://www.tvfr.com/.