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A Monthly Bulletin of News and Events at the
Ramona Apartments |April 2012
Manager’s Corner
By Crystal Haight
Notice of Event near
the Ramona, April 14
Local non-profit Red
Dress PDX will be hosting their annual fundraiser
party on April 14th at
1415 NW 12th Avenue.
This building is diagonally
across the street from the
Ramona.
Please note the party is
scheduled from 8:00 pm
to 2:30 am, with live DJs
and performances. The
board let us know the
event will be well staffed
with security personnel,
event staff, EMTs, and all
patron activities will be
monitored in designated
areas. Red Dress staff
want to ensure they maintain a positive relationship
with neighbors and a safe
event for their patrons.
You can learn more about
the event at www.RedDressPDX.com.
Junk Day
This month’s Junk Day
will be on Wednesday,
April 18th. Bring your unwanted household items to
the loading dock starting
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Local and Affordable Summer Camps for Kids
It’s hard to believe it’s April already, and that
in a few short months warmer weather and
school-free kids will be upon us. If you’re a
working parent, or just want to make sure your
young ones are active this summer, it’s not too
early to begin thinking about summer camps.
Lucky for us, Portland is chock-full of fun and
affordable summer camp options. Programs
run the gamut from arts and theater to language and sports, with schedules ranging from
single day drop-in sessions to overnight stayaway camps. There is something for every kid!
We’ve culled through the myriad offerings to
highlight some of the options that are close(r)
to the Ramona, and are affordable and/or have
financial assistance available, while still providing a diversity of subject matter.
Camps Near the Ramona
• Zimmerman Community Center
www.zcommunitycenter.org
ZCC is offering drop-in summer camp in the
month of August. Discounts available for siblings attending in the same week.
• Kids Community Learning Center at
MLC - http://kidscommunitypdx.org/
KCLC is offering all sorts of fun camps this
summer from “Masks and Mutants” to “Under
the Big Top”. Most camps include at least one
field trip and guest instructors. Scholarships
available and early sign up and multiple week
discounts. Go online for their great 2012 Summer Camp Guide.
• The Audubon Society - http://audubon-
portland.org/trips-classes-camps/camps
The Audubon Society offers single and multiday camps for students in grades 1 through 12
featuring nature education and field trips to
locations around the region.
• NW Film Center Camp - www.nwfilm.
org/school/classes/camp
The film center has camps for children grades
2 through 12 in subjects like digital movie
making and animation. Tuition assistance
available.
• PNCA smART Works Camp
www.pnca.edu/programs/ce/youth/c/smartworks
PNCA offers cutting edge art day camps for
youth, and smARTexplorers camp for children
ages 4-6. Scholarships available, and free before and after camp care.
• Portland Timbers Soccer Camp
www.portlandtimbers.com/youth/portlandtimbers-camp-program
The Timbers have a full line-up of half and
full day camps for all ages at various locations
around the city.
Ramona Apartments Newsletter | April 2012 | www.TheRamona.com
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Zimmerman Community Center and Isobel’s Clubhouse
FREE SAFETY CLASS - APRIL 10
By Kris Moore
Keep your eyes open for what’s
happening at Isobel’s Clubhouse
and Zimmerman Community Center.
Information about programs for
children and families can be found
on our website, and also on our
Facebook page. If you’re already
on Facebook, “like” us at Isobel’s
Clubhouse. You’ll hear about fun
activities including free and lowcost activities for children of all
ages, and get a chance to look at
pictures that document our work.
Check out spring and summer opportunities for children, including
some new drop-off activities.
Would you like to learn some techniques for how to recognize potential
threats to your safety? Are you interested in practicing options to escape from
or to de-escalate a dangerous person or
situation?
If you answered yes to any of these
questions, we invite you to take part in
a free Personal Safety Workshop (for
adults and youth, ages 15 and up) on
Tuesday, April 10. This workshop is
presented by Sarah Berkemeier of the
Portland Police Bureau. To register,
contact [email protected]
or phone 503-224-4636
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JOIN A PNDA COMMITTEE
Looking for ways to give back to your
community? We’re putting in plugs for
the Pearl District Neighborhood Association. Several people at the Ramona
volunteer with PDNA in a variety of
capacities, and PDNA is always looking
Community and Building Events
Join us for the Ramona Apartments
Easter Egg Hunt!
Saturday, April 7th
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
We’ll have 3 different hunts for children
(ages 0-3, 4-6 and 7+) living at
the Ramona and the Sitka.
Meet us in the courtyard!
Crafts, games and prizes, too!
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for more people to get involved. Check
out www.pearldistrict.org for more information or see p. 4 for this month’s
meetings and committee contacts.
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SUMMER CAMP AT ISOBEL’S!
This August we’ll be offering a 5-week
day camp for children ages 4-7. Each
week of camp will have an exciting
theme and children will participate in
playtime, cooking, crafts, enjoy special
visitors, neighborhood field trips and
outdoor learning at Isobel’s Garden!
Camp will be held from 9:00 am-12:30
pm each day and campers can sign up
for as little as 1 day or for the full week.
The cost is $30 per day with a 10%
discount for siblings enrolled within
the same week. A healthy snack and all
materials are included in the cost. Camp
registration opens this month.
For more information about camp feel
free to see a staff member at Isobel’s
Clubhouse.
Spring Polish the Pearl
Saturday, April 21st
9 am -noon
Join with neighbors to help in a clean-up of the
neighborhood.
Coffee and snacks provided by local businesses.
Register at www.pearldistrict.org
Ramona Apartments Newsletter | April 2012 | www.TheRamona.com
Summer Camps continued from p. 1
Other Camps in Portland
• Oregon Children’s Theater
Camp - http://octc.org/actingacademy/summer
OCT offers week-long acting camps,
running from June through August,
that cover a variety of levels, subjects
and acting methods.
• Zenger Farm Camp http://zengerfarm.org/index.
php?page=summer-camp.
Zenger Farm offers Monday-Friday
camps for kids entering grades 1-9,
with topics ranging from meeting the
“farm friends” to cooking with freshgrown produce. Scholarships available.
• Oregon College of Art and Craft
Art Adventures Camp
www.ocac.edu/#/communityprograms/youth-programs/jordanschnitzer-family-art-adventures-youthprogram/
Youth experience all types of art activities on OCAC 10-acre campus. Scholarships available.
• Oregon Zoo Camp
http://www.oregonzoo.org/Education/families/camps.htm
The zoo offers camps from June
through August for children pre-K
through 8th grade.
Still don’t see something you like?
Metro Parent magazine produces
a directory of hundreds of camps
throughout the metro region and
state. Check them out here: www.
metro-parent.com/issues/summer11/
index.html
Resident Article: I Heart KPOJ - Portland’s Only Progressive Talk Radio Station
By Mamie Stafford
I’ve been listening to 620 a.m. KPOJ radio since it’s inception and consider it an important part of my day. I have
three radio’s tuned to KPOJ; one in the kitchen, keeps me
company while cooking and cleaning; another in my bedroom, wakes me each morning, and finally, a little wide band
transistor radio sits atop my desk at work. I also listen to
KPOJ on my laptop at I Heart Radio. While I may sometimes listen to OPB or KBOO, 620 a.m. is by far, my favorite radio station on the dial.
To understand how rich and rare this station is, one must
look at the national statistics: As of 2007, 91% of Talk
Radio was conservative, leaving 9% for progressive views.
Each weekday 2,570 and fifteen minutes of conservative
talk are broadcast, compared to 254 hours of progressive
talk (ten times more!); 76% of the top ten radio markets are
conservative, while only 24% is progressive.
These numbers certainly do not reflect the electorate of our
country. In other words, what is available to us on the radio
is not reflective of where we stand, politically or socially, by
any means.
I consider KPOJ to be a refuge; an education; a great
source of current events information and interviews, I will
not find elsewhere. In addition to listening to KPOJ every
day, I support their advertisers. This is a for-profit station
run by Clear Channel, whose central interest is profit. This
is why KPOJ has recently began playing Beaver’s games. It
is my hope that they will stop there and that my favorite
radio station will not transition to sports radio.
My top three shows on KPOJ are: Carl Wolfson, (local),
6:00-9:00 a.m., weekdays; Thom Hartmann, (national) 9:00noon, weekdays; and on Saturdays, Ring of Fire. Two of the
most popular shows on KPOJ are Ed Schultz and Randi
Rhodes. You can get the full programming schedule at
www.kpoj.com.
If you haven’t given KPOJ a listen, I encourage you to do
so- and support their advertisers. This is truly a gem of a
radio station that depends on it’s listeners to keep it going!
Do You Have a Story to Tell?
If you have an interesting story, a piece of neighborhood news, or something else to contribute to
the Ramona’s monthly newsletter, send it to
[email protected].
We’ll do our best to include it in an upcoming
issue.
Ramona Apartments Newsletter | April 2012 | www.TheRamona.com
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Manager’s Corner
continued from p. 1
Tuesday morning. Please do not bring items to the loading dock prior to Junk Day.
Early Bird Winner
March’s early bird drawing winners were Steven Strop and
April Russo. Be entered into the drawing for a chance to win
a $25 gift certificate by paying your rent on or before the 1st
of the month.
Internet Update
In last month’s newsletter we incorrectly announced that the
building’s internet system had been upgraded. Our Integra
rep had been out to work on the upgrade, but had not yet
completed the job. The full upgrade should be completed
this month and the system should run a bit faster than it
previously did.
Breakfast Fundraiser for Southwest Charter School,
Saturday, April 21st, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Join other Ramona residents in the
Community Room on April 21st for a
home cooked pancake breakfast. This
fundraiser, hosted by Ramona resident
Mamie Stafford, will raise funds for
Southwest Charter School’s end of the
year fieldtrip to Seattle.
SWCS is a small K-8 charter school located at the end of
the Portland streetcar line in the South Waterfront neighborhood. There are currently at least three students who attend
SWCS that live at the Ramona.
Drop by for some breakfast and visit with neighbors.
You can find more information about SWCS by visiting the
school’s website - www.swcharter.org.
Let’s Prepare Together – An Emergency
Planning Workshop, April 18, 5:30-8:00 pm
Northwest Neighborhood Cultural Center
1819 NW Everett
Learn how to reduce the risk to you, your family, and/or
business in the event of a major emergency—such as a
devastating earthquake. Featured speakers will share easy
and practical ways to help you get prepared.
Children’s activities, snacks, and door prizes!
Coordinated by NWDA, Neighbors West-Northwest, the
Office of Neighborhood Involvement and the Portland
Bureau of Emergency Management.
Heads Up: Two Building Inspections in May
We have two important inspections coming up
next month that all residents should be aware
of. On Tuesday, May 8th the Ramona’s investors
will be visiting the building to conduct their first
year inspection. In compliance with our funding
requirements, we will need to enter a small number of apartments on that day.
Also in early May (date not yet confirmed) we’ll
be conducting an inspection of the entire building with our contractor. We are coming to the
end of the building’s one-year warranty on all the
construction and materials.
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Please let us know now if there is anything
that is broken or not working correctly in your
apartment so we can have it fixed while the
building is still under warranty.
We do plan to enter every apartment during this inspection to make sure that all the
original construction work is in tact and functioning correctly. We will give you plenty of
advance notice and won’t spend very long in
each apartment.
Keep an eye out for more detailed information
well in advance of both inspections.
Ramona Apartments Newsletter | April 2012 | www.TheRamona.com