General Meeting TONIGHT at 6:30pm at the Sabin School!

In case you haven't heard through our printed newsletter, tonight is the Fall General Meeting for the Sabin Community Association. We're holding it at the Sabin School (2nd floor auditorium) and once again, there will be a plant exchange outside. We're beginning tonight at 6:30pm with social time and will be reviewing plans for the Sabin Triangle design. Friends of Trees will be there if you want to sign up to have a tree planted. Do come and meet your neighbors, fill us in on what is going on with you and learn how you can get involved in making our neighborhood a great place to live!

Free childcare will be provided.

See you there!

Mark your Calendars: Monday May 9th --- SCA Plant Exchange and General Meeting

The SCA Plant Exchange and Bi-Annual General Meeting is Monday, May 9th!!!

This year we are hosting our first of many plant exchanges and presenting some fantastic designs for the remodel of Sabin Triangle (SW corner of 15th and Prescott). All of the events listed below take place at Sabin School on Monday, May 9th.

Childcare will be provided.

6-7pm--- We will host Sabin’s free neighborhood plant exchange where neighbors/friends who love gardening get together and swap seedlings, cuttings, bulbs, potted plants, bagged plants, or other terms for easily planted flora. Please make sure all items are properly labeled (to the best of your knowledge), and potted/bagged (to the best of your ability- see Neighborhood Beets article in May edition of our printed newsletter). Our local Ariadne Garden will have a few starts for sale

as well. Tables will be setup outside on the basketball courts at Sabin Elementary (SE entrance).

7-8pm---The SCA will be presenting some concepts for how to repurpose the Sabin Triangle. Architects will be on hand to present their designs and Sabin will be asking for your input so please join us! The presentation will take place in the Sabin School auditorium and Whole Foods will provide delicious refreshments.

8-9pm--- If you want to help make your neighborhood a better place for everyone, this is your chance. We will be hosting elections to the Sabin Community Association board. Board members for July 1, 2011-June 30, 2012. The SCA and this community need your help!

If you’re interested in serving on the SCA Board for 2011-2012, please contact Austin Peterson, President, 503-519-6447 or sabinpresident@gmail.com, or Barbara Conable, Secretary, 503-283-9636 or barbconable@hevanet.com.

Designing the Heart of Sabin: Sabin Makes the News!

Designing the Heart of Sabin
By David Sweet


There is a triangle of land on the corner of 15th and Prescott. A Century ago it was the terminus for the Irvington-Jefferson Streetcar Line that ran all the way from SW 18th and Jefferson. Now it’s a slab of concrete with no particular use. What could it become? Please join us as we dream together about the future of this public space.

The Sabin Community Association’s general meeting, Monday, May 9, at Sabin School, will be devoted to a discussion of design options for the “Sabin Triangle.” There will be a social hour and plant exchange at 6:00, and the meeting begins at 7:00. Architect, Mark Nye will bring drawings of some design options for this space. Please come and help us create a community place that could become the heart of Sabin.

The Oregonian posted the following article about our community design project:
Portland neighborhood's efforts to re-imagine Sabin Triangle show how city should work

http://mobile.oregonlive.com/advorg/pm_100844/contentdetail.htm;jsessionid=8C83D86F36CB64B96C447B66A43ED192?contentguid=3HCxs1xI

October 2010 General Meeting - What Style is My House?

Minutes of the Sabin General Meeting, Monday 18 October, Sabin Elementary School.

Social hour, 6-7:00. Sabinites ate cookies and enjoyed Trailhead Coffee and hot cider, during which they had the opportunity to peruse the Betty Walker files organized by Rachel Studer and Bill Youngren, our Sabin historian. In addition, we saw plans for the Irvington Historical District, explained by Mary Piper. The Architectural Heritage Center had a table supportive of the program What Style Is My House? Resolutions Northwest was well represented by Naomi Pusch.

The opening lecture by Robert Jordan was supplemented by photographs and commentary by Bill Youngren showing Sabin houses representative of the various styles. This contribution was greatly appreciated. In closing, Bill made the point that we have every reason to be as proud of the architectural integrity of our homes as anyone else.

The business meeting contained updates on the Green Streets projects on Fremont, on the Sabin Identity Project for designing a new logo and motto, and plans to beef up community-business engagement.

Future projects include a yard sale to accompany the cleanup, a guided home tour, plant exchanges, and a Betty Walker Memorial Bench in Irving Park.

Discussion from the floor concerned a troubling burned out house at 3954 NE 18th and welcome baskets for new people in the neighborhood.

Austin delivered a Call for Volunteers for all the wonderful projects ahead and for service on the SCA committees.

The meeting adjourned at 8:30.

Fall General Meeting: Tomorrow night @ Sabin School!

Sabin Community Association Fall General Meeting
What Style Is My House?

When: This Monday evening! Monday, October 18th
6pm – 7pm: Social Hour (refreshments, local coffee roaster, cider)
7pm – 8pm: Special Presentation: Sabin Architecture
8pm: Sabin Community Association Business Meeting (all welcome)

What:

• Social Hour: Special exhibit of Sabin’s rich history of diversity and community service from the archives of Betty Walker; Architectural Heritage Center table, with experts on weatherizing your home, researching your house, and more; Irvington Historic District table.
• Special Presentation: 7-7:30. What Style Is my House? by Bosco-Milligan Foundation/Architectural Heritage Center board member Robert Jordan. If you’ve ever wondered what style to call your home, you will find the answer in this perfect program. 7:30-8. Sabin historian William Youngren presents particular houses representative of the great integrity of Sabin design.
• Business Meeting: Bring your community business. All residents, community organizations and businesses welcome.

Where: Sabin Elementary School Auditorium 4013 NE 18th Ave. Portland, 97212

Note: Free Babysitting Available, no RSVP necessary!

Our Awesome Annual Sabin Neighborhood Event: The 2010 Sabin Spring Clean-Up!

On Saturday, May 15, from 10 am -to 2 pm the Sabin Clean-up Committee cordially invites the Sabin community to load-up unwanted debris and bring it to the annual Spring Clean-Up for disposal. The drop location is the same as most years; the Maranatha Church Parking Lot, NE 12th & Skidmore. We are readily accepting yard debris, household junk, furniture, mattresses, scrap metal, appliances, microwaves & tires. However, there will be a disposal fee for TVs and computer monitors that have "CRT picture tubes." The fees are $10 for each computer monitor, $10 for each TV and $20 for each large console television. There is no charge for e-waste such as stereos, tape players, printers or CPUs.

The Sabin Clean-up will not accept kitchen garbage, construction debris, commercial by-products, batteries, paint, hazardous or chemical wastes. Additionally, the clean-up crew will not accept materials that are classified as compostable material or curbside recyclables; recyclable glass, newspapers, motor oil or cardboard should be put out for pick-up with your regular household garbage for pick-up by your normal rubbish pick-up service. See the Metro website for details at www.metro-region.org.

The Sabin Clean-up Committee offers a limited curbside pick-up service to individuals, seniors and folks that are "in-need." These folks typically have disabilities that limit their ability to efficiently dispose of debris. Please do not use this service unless you are severely limited by physical ability and have no means what-so-ever to dispose of debris. Please donate generously when using this service; Fred and Rick are the Sabin Clean-up A-Team; their commitment to this service is absolutely amazing. Contact Jerry Channell at 503-282-7584 to schedule a pick-up time and place for May 15th only.

To dispose of debris, just clip, fill out and bring the sanctioned coupon that is at the bottom of this newsletter or located at numerous neighborhood businesses and institutions. Please donate generously, this is a neighborhood fund-raising effort; we don’t charge flat fees like most neighborhoods. The Sabin Clean-up Committee is readily soliciting volunteers to expedite this endeavor; call Jerry at the aforementioned phone number to pitch-in and celebrate "community" by contributing to the clean-up effort. Sorry contiguous neighbors, the Sabin Spring Clean-up is available to Sabin residents only.

November 16 General Meeting -- Sabin Stood Up!

Thank you to those who joined the Sabin community's general meeting on November 16th, held in the Sabin Elementary School auditorium.

About 30 Sabin residents joined the evening's activities, which started with a social half-hour from 6:30-7:00pm with coffee, juice and appetizers. Three of our own Sabin businesses contributed to the spread: Charlie Wicker provided his Trailhead Coffee, Liberty Wilson prepared appetizers from her Tastefully Simple business and Whole Foods donated a variety of juices.

The first hour of the meeting included a presentation by Sabin principal, Andrew Dauch; recognition of Diane Meisenhelter, Sabin community’s Spirit of Portland 2009 award recipient; and presentations about the work in which the community association has been engaged over the last year. This has included a wide variety of projects in the areas of community safety, traffic safety, sustainability, outreach and working with the business community. In addition, we asked for community help with action steps for the future.

From 8:00-8:30pm were board elections. We warmly welcome our two new board members, Austin Peterson and Bill Youngren.

The final half-hour was reserved for the hard core who stayed to review the SCA Bylaw revision. Thanks to those who participated in this important process. You may view the revised bylaws on this blog. Final adoption will take place at the SCA spring general meeting.

If you would like additional information, contact Naomi Lambertson, nlambertson at yahoo.com.