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Wilsonville ~ Beauty and the Bridge ~ A community Open House

Wilsonville ~ Beauty and the Bridge ~

A Community Open House




Beauty and The Bridge Project Student ArtistsWilsonville student artists are in a production mode for I-5/Wilsonville Road Interchange aesthetic treatments.

The Spring of 2011 brought over 1,000 Wilsonville public school students who researched, sketched, drew and glazed approximately 1,500 tiles showing this area's natural beauty of flora and fauna.


Boeckman Creek students Peyton Tolboe & McKenna Doblie


Beauty and The Bridge Project Wilsonville



So far, as of March 2012, 95 flora and fauna species, historic buildings of Wilsonville, the Willamette River and Mt. Hood have been captured in glazed ceramic tiles.






I-5/Wilsonville Interchange Beauty and The Bridge Project



I-5 and Wilsonville Highway Interchange in the process of being built. This is a huge project in and of itself and when done will make access to I-5 from Wilsonville easier and much safer going South.

The same is true for the off ramp from I-5 going North to Wilsonville . They have made a Wilsonville only lane for easier egress into our town and it is so much easier and safer. The aesthetics of the project as a whole will be pleasing to the eye and a snapshot of Wilsonville.

OPEN HOUSE

March 13, 2012

"Beauty and the Bridge" project

3:30 - 7:30 p.m. in the Art Studio

Wilsonville High School

6800 SW Wilsonville Road


Parents, teachers, administrators and community members are invited to have a "Sneak Peak" at the design for the walls of the I-5 Wilsonville Road underpass. "Beauty and the Bridge".

Student Art Council, student artists, Design Coordinator, City of Wilsonville, SMART and ODOT staff will be present to discuss the project and I-5/Wilsonville Road bicycle and pedestrian enhancements. JOIN US AND ENGAGE

For more information please go to www.beautyandthebridge.com


THE GREATEST LOVE OF ALL



THE GREATEST LOVE OF ALL

Hearts



This song has been one of my very favorites and has meant so much to me in just the words alone.

Whitney's rendition is so powerful, beautiful and meaningful to me today just as it was the first time I heard it by Tommy Edwards all those many years ago.


Happy Valentine's Day to all of you who might read this post and those who might not.




Candy Hearts

A GYM FULL OF KIDS, A BASKETBALL GAME AND A NEW TRADITION ~ THE SILENT TREATMENT

A GYM FULL OF KIDS, A BASKETBALL GAME AND A NEW TRADITION ~ THE SILENT TREATMENT ~

The Wilsonville High School's basketball team began a new tradition of "Silent Night" last Friday night when they played rival Sherwood High School.

Can you imagine sitting at a good basketball game, talented ball players running up and down the court, adrenaline running amok, points being scored and getting the silent treatment? What would you think if you did not understand what was happening.

The crowd is to remain silent until the Wildcats score their 10th point! Well here it is and once the team scores that 10th point the object is to have the crowd go into a loud roar, be a little wild and scream for the rest of the game.


Pretty cool and obviously very fun. Kids !

HOW DO PEOPLE VIEW YOU, HOW DO YOU APPEAR TO OTHERS, DO YOU SAY WHAT YOU MEAN AND MEAN WHAT YOU SAY




HOW DO PEOPLE VIEW YOU, HOW DO YOU APPEAR TO OTHERS,
DO YOU SAY WHAT YOU MEAN AND MEAN WHAT YOU SAY





TheseSelf Image Reflection are pretty large thoughts don't you believe? I often wonder, how people view me, do they just see what is on top or do they look at a deeper level and actually see or understand at least part of who I am.


How do I appear to others, do I present myself well in different scenarios, am I cool, calm and collected if the situation is difficult. Do I appear happy, glad to see you when you meet me. Am I believable, do I appear to say what I mean and mean what I say, are my words revealing who I am in a good way?

Today, in the world there are sources that give you all kinds of information, from the Internet to political ads tearing someone to shreds to gossip that tears peoples' reputations apart. I have long been aware of how easy it is to conceive someone wrongly based on light information regarding them, or on how they are acting or reacting, and not understanding the circumstances or the whys of their behavior. Reflections How Are You Viewed

How we are viewed by others is important regardless of whether it is business or personal. How we appear to others, are we well put together even if it only means our shoes are shined and our clothes do not appear rumpled. Do we appear to care about ourselves. We do not need to have the most expensive of things, just an attitude that shows we feel good about ourselves.

It is important that we mean what we say and say what we mean, how difficult is it to guess what a person is trying to say to you when they are not clear. Do we tell the truth and not color our words to save a situation. People usually know instinctively when you use colored or empty words.

A lot of good questions and I am not sure I have the answers, but I am always looking. Our behavior tells all even when we do not say a thing. One thing I do know of myself is I do mean what I say because I don't speak in empty words and I work very hard to say what I mean in a good and kind way. So tell me do you have insights regarding yourself on.......


HOW PEOPLE VIEW YOU, HOW YOU APPEAR TO OTHERS, and
DO YOU SAY WHAT YOU MEAN AND MEAN WHAT YOU SAY







When Unfortunate Events Happen In Your Own Neighborhood

When Unfortunate Events Happen In Your Own Neighborhood

We live in a very nice and fairly quiet neighborhood that began building out in 1991. It was carved out of orchards and homes were built in phases as they are with pretty much all developments.
Our school district is very desired and ranked as one of the highest in the state, with nice schools and good sports teams. The Median Household Income Demographics for my neighborhood according to zip code ranges from $67,000 to 72,000. We are in the 85% percentile nationally and 93% percentile state wide.
Our town of Wilsonville, has good businesses, friendly people and frankly people who care about their city, it is on the smaller side, 19,509 in the census year of 2010. We are ever growing and working to make sure our city is the best it can be.

Crystal Ball Into The Future
I have read in Realty Trac of many homeowners receiving Notice of Defaults, and actually have watched the process as they lose their homes to whatever the circumstances may be. My heart goes out to them, regardless of facts or how they obtained their home. I don't care what their process was.
I think so many people were lured into obtaining loans that were actually beyond what they may have been qualified for, and did not/could not foresee and/or perhaps were not warned of what the possibilities were if the market burst, especially in the excitement of purchasing a new home. Who would have thought at that time, not many.

Many people because of the economy, downsizing of companies, rising costs of utilities, rising cost of food, gas, clothing, losing their jobs, have been hard pressed to find new employment that would sustain their life style, regardless of what it was or is.
It is scary to say the least to not know what will happen to your family if they take your home because you no longer have the means to pay for it, or if you lose your job and not much money coming in. What then?

People are told so many things, like just stop paying your mortgage, stay until they kick you out, whatever the rhetoric may be, easily said and not so easy to live. In my county alone, according to Realty Trac, one in every 645 housing units received a foreclosure filing in December 2011. It may not sound like a lot, but in our area it is. On my street in the last year we have had three short sales/foreclosures and several NODs.
Moving PodsAcross and up the side street from me is an example of what happens when circumstances change and you lose control for many unforeseen reasons. Loss of job, not being able to find a job, whatever.
The owners of this house have struggled since 2009 to hold on, being able to pull out sometimes and I guess this time they just could not.
I drove past Saturday and saw the moving trucks and a pod, without a doubt it puts reality in your face on what is happening for so many people. It is sad as I look out my kitchen window and see that storage pod, and I hate what has happened for this family regardless of their circumstances, what they have been or what they currently may be.
I am not privy to that information nor do I want to be, I just know it is happening so much more frequently to all income levels, I just think it is a sad state of affairs for our country and is very unfortunate


When Unfortunate Events Happen In Your Own Neighborhood