A Portland Oregon newspaper since 1985 – Advertiser supported, the monthly Mid-county Memo newspaper circulates over 16,000 copies in the Gateway and Parkrose neighborhoods in the Mid-Multnomah County area of east Portland. Over 15,000 newspapers are directly mailed free of charge to Portland homes in the area bounded on the east and west by Northeast 82nd and 162nd avenues, with Sandy Boulevard and East Burnside Street on the north and south. Remaining copies distributed at popular gathering places throughout the area. To find the latest updates on information, go to our Memo Web log at: MEMO BLOG. Vol. 27, No. 9 • Mailed monthly to over 15,000 homes in the Gateway & Parkrose Communities Free • January 2012 MEMO BLOG Memo Calendar Memo Pad Business Memos Loaves & Fishes Letters Home
	FEATURE ARTICLES Homeless Family Winter Shelter full Mayoral candidate Hales: 'I can and will get it done.' P.A.C.E. brings holiday cheer to recently homeless Glisan Street Commons undergoes design review Spirit awards spotlight east Portland Flamingos flock to Beech Street L.E.A.P. students create winter bash for friends, families Community grows inside a garden fence About the MEMO MEMO Archives MEMO Advertising MEMO Country (Map) MEMO Web Neighbors MEMO Staff MEMO BLOG © 2012 Mid-county MEMO Terms & Conditions	Homeless Family Winter Shelter full On any night this winter, dozens of homeless families spend the night at Eastminster Presbyterian Church in east Portland. Dozens of kids fill the hallways including, from left, nine-year-old Marley McFallo, five-year-old Daniel and his seven-year-old brother Elisha Smith, six-year-old Jeremiah Moreno and eight-year-old Dante McFallo. Mid-county Memo photo/Tim Curran To meet the emergency needs of homeless families in the community this winter, 60 shelter beds were opened for homeless families with children in November by the Family Shelter-to-Housing Partnership, a group of faith-based and non-profit agencies. However, before November was over, the Homeless Family Winter Shelter exceeded its 60-person capacity. Read complete story here. The Mid-county Memo newspaper – serving the Gateway and Parkrose neighborhoods in east Portand, Oregon Founded in May 1985, the monthly Mid-county Memo neighborhood newspaper is mailed to every home in a geographic-specific area of Portland, in the middle of Multnomah County, Oregon. Completely advertiser supported, the Mid-county Memo circulates 16,000 copies in the Gateway and Parkrose neighborhoods of east Portland. Over 14,000 papers are directly mailed, free of charge, to homes in the area bounded on the east and west by Northeast 82nd and 162nd avenues, and Sandy Boulevard and East Burnside Street on the north and south. Remaining copies distributed at popular gathering places throughout the Mid-Multnomah County area of Portland. The Mid-county Memo focuses and reports on positive forces and people in the Gateway and Parkrose communities of east Portland. The Memo reports on, and encourages participation, in civic affairs, thereby serving as a means to promote active citizenship and civic participation. Every month the Mid-county Memo publishes and disseminates pertinent school, neighborhood and business news. Community, library, church, senior, social and fraternal organization meetings and events in the Gateway and Parkrose communities are also published monthly. In this way, the Mid-county Memo enables east Portland neighbors to communicate with themselves and others, strengthening cultural participation and engagement. The Mid-county Memo neighborhood newspaper serves as a vital cultural resource in east Portland. The Memo publishes news and perspectives of the diverse neighborhoods of east Portland that include Parkrose, Hazelwood, Russell, Parkrose Heights, Wilkes, Glenfair, Mill Park and Madison South, strengthening Mid-County’s cultural vitality. By being rooted within the community, the Memo serves as a means to strengthen connections and deepen understanding across the diverse Gateway and Parkrose communities of east Portland and Mid-Multnomah County. The Mid-county Memo neighborhood newspaper represents and reflects the Gateway and Parkrose communities of east Portland. The Mid-county Memo circulation area encompasses one school district in east Portland entirely, the Parkrose School District, along with two others partially, David Douglas and Reynolds school districts. In 1985 Tom and Marcia Pry founded the Mid-county Memo. At the time, the Memo was one of seven neighborhood newspapers the Prys owned in Portland. In September 1991 the Prys sold the Mid-county Memo to Advertising Manager Tim Curran and Executive Editor Rich Riegel. In 2008 Riegel sold his shares to Curran, who continues to publish the Memo. The Mid-county Memo is one of Portland’s oldest community newspapers. Mailing address: 3510 N.E. 134th Ave. Port., OR 97230. Phone: 503.287.8904 Fax: 503.249.7672 Website: www.midcountymemo.com E-mail: advertising@midcountymemo.com E-mail: editor@midcountymemo.com
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