Coming Soon – The Santa Clara Newsletter in Your Mailbox

Santa Clara residents should be finding an SCCO newsletter in their mail soon. Key topics include:

  • SCCO Board Elections February 1, 2024
  • Volunteer in a Park – Keep Santa Clara Green and Beautiful
  • A list of ongoing and future projects such as Roundabouts, the West Bank Path extension and the Beaver-Hunsaker corridor
  • Update on the restoration of the one-room schoolhouse that was built in 1901. The school is located on city property in Santa Clara and plans are to make it a permanent part of the Santa Clara Community Park.
  • The River Avenue Navigation Center – a 75-bed shelter serving as a shelter for the homeless and as a transition center to permanent housing.
  • How the Upper Willamette Soil and Water Conservation District deals with concerns such as fire, soil, water, wildlife habitat, and pollinators.
  • A recap of the SCCO’s Santa Clara Concert in the Park last August
  • How to get an Everyone Welcome Sign

The election information covers who is eligible to vote and run for a board position at the February 1st SCCO meeting. Five board positions are open. Click here for the early bird edition of the newsletter. It is the same newsletter that will show up in your mailbox, plus an additional page with information from the Soil and Water District. Please forward this post to your Santa Clara neighbors.

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Leaf Pick-Up Season Begins November 13

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Hileman Park Heroes—Join Us

Work Party: Saturday, October 28, 2023, 9:30 am – 2:00 pm, various shifts

Sign-up for shift(s) at SignUp Genius…

Hileman Landing County Park is located at the end of Hileman Lane in north Santa Clara. See the map…

Photo by E. Wigham, 2022
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Free Trunk or Treat Event at Irving Grange on October 28th

It’s Back.

You’re invited to a TRUNK-OR-TREAT at Irving Grange on Saturday, October 28th from 5:30 to 7:30 PM.
The event is free. The Grange is located at 1011 Irvington Drive. You might also want to consider hosting a trunk. Visit IrvingGrange.org to register your trunk by October 22nd.

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Help Needed – Egan Warming Centers are looking for volunteers

Winter is coming, and it is time for 2023 new volunteer orientation sessions.

New Volunteer Orientations: all orientations are 7-9 pm via Zoom. Interested persons should email Kim at egan.volunteers@svdp.us. Please help recruit new volunteers by spreading the word.

1)      Wednesday, Oct 18
2)      Saturday, Oct 21, IN-PERSON & Zoom Hybrid, 10:30am, location TBD
3)      Tuesday, Oct 24
4)      Wednesday, Nov 1
5)      Thursday, Nov 9
6)      Tuesday, Nov 14
7)      Thursday, Nov 30

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