September 4, 2005

Gulch-O-Rama

Sunday, September 11, 4-8 pm, 24th & Clackamas

The Event that makes all other neighborhoods envious

Ongoing Events

• Display of the ongoing Confluence Project – an art and history project to research and represent the characters and history of Sullivan’s Gulch
• Giant inflatable playhouse for kids (smaller children must have parent watching them while they bounce)
• Tables exhibiting for compliments and even purchase some of the great art and creative work done by your artist neighbors.
• Art projects for kids
• Stilt Walkers and Jugglers from the Nomadic Theater 

Scheduled Events

4– 5:00	Live Music	Special musical guest: Diane Hagen
5:00	Raffle: Round One	Great gifts donated by Broadway businesses – you must be present to win
5– 6	Live music	Surprise musical guest
4– 6	Sullivan’s Gulp	Sample dishes from the many great local eateries within walking distance of your homes.
5– 7	Barbeque & Potluck	Donations accepted
6:00	Raffle: Round Two	More great prizes for those there to receive them
6– 8	Live music	Trash Can Joes – Swing Band like you’ve never seen before (dancing is encouraged)
7:00	Raffle: Round Three	More. Good. Stuff
8:00	Raffle: Round Four	Everything must go, those who last longest have the best chance to win.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sullivan’s Gulp

This is the Bite of the Gulch!  Neighborhood eateries are giving away samples of their best stuff, free!  Participating restaurants are:

Arabian Breeze Aztec Willie & Joey Rose Taquieria Blue Nile Café Costello's travel Café

Hugo's on Broadway Pet's On Broadway (A DOG GULP) Pour Wine bar Rose and Thistle

Potluck Assignments

If you have something for which you are famous in any of these categories, please feel free to bring it to show all of your neighbors how talented you are. 

If not, please follow the following assignments to keep the distribution right.

   Salads or Side Dishes    If your last name starts with A through J
   Chips & Snacks              If your last name starts with K through P
   Desserts                         If your last name starts with Q through Z

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Don't You Understand, We Know What's Best for You?

By Sy Kornbrodt

This appears to the attitude of the majority of the Multnomah County Commission when it comes to public involvement. As you may know, I am the Sullivan's Gulch representative to the Multnomah County Citizen's Involvement Committee (CIC), as well as its Treasurer and serve on the Executive Committee.

The CID was founded in the 1980s as a stand alone agency to get citizen's involved in what goes on in County government. The charter that made the CIC, which was renewed last year, included language that the CIC should have adequate funds to that it could have sufficient personnel to carry out it's mission.

At one time there were three persons who ran the CIC, but that went down to two several ago. The County Commission removed one person, leaving the CIC very shorthanded. Their excuse was that the budget was so low that they needed to money. This was hard to understand since the "savings" were split between a County reserve fund and District Attorney's office, which didn't really need the money. The CIC has identified over $2 million in savings - 40 times the CIC annual budget of $50,000.

It became very clear to me that as we advanced from just having citizens work on various County budget committees to having more discussion of all types of County work that some of the Commissioners were getting leery of the CIC. They shifted some of the traditional functions of the CIC to the Public Affairs office, which they control. All of the above is in clear violation of the charter establishing the CIC as a citizens' committee.

It appears that when we had citizens meet to discuss the budget and what they wanted done, a group of the Commission became very worried that they would not have full say without interference from "pushy" citizens, such as yourselves! I suggest you get in touch with our Commissioner, Maria Rojo de Steffey and tell her how you feel about this. district1@co.multnomah.or.us