Chehalem Heritage Trails Public Information Meeting

PUBLIC INFORMATIONAL MEETING ON PHASE 1 OF PROPOSED CHEHALEM HERITAGE TRAILS

6 p.m. Tuesday, March 8th

Adult Enrichment Center

101 West Foothills Drive

Newberg, Oregon 97132

(Adjacent to Crater Elementary School)

Chehalem Park and Recreation District is holding a public meeting on the Master Plan for Phase 1 of proposed Chehalem Heritage Trails. Public comments are welcome.

Phase One would develop approximately 20 miles of trail connecting Dundee and Newberg along Dayton Avenue, paralleling lower and middle Hess Creek, and linking the Willamette River waterfronts in Newberg and Dundee through pedestrian, bicycle, and multiuse trails.

This meeting will update the public on the progress of the Master Plan for Phase 1 (slated for completion in early 2011). This plan identifies the trail route, where easements will be needed across private property, plus preliminary engineering and cost estimates.

The Advisory Committee met four times and has concluded. Members include representatives from Dundee, Newberg, Yamhill County, Oregon State Parks, George Fox University, and more.

Vigil-Agrimis, Inc., a Portland-based design firm that leads parks and trails projects, is leading a consultant team assisting CPRD with preliminary design for the proposed trail. Paul Agrimis is the project manager for the consultant team.

To learn more about the Chehalem Heritage Trail, contact Kat Ricker at 971.832.4222 or visitwww.chehalem-trail.net

To learn more about Vigil-Agrimis, Inc., contact Marketing Coordinator Carissa Kuhnel at 503-274-2010 or visit www.vigil-agrimis.com.

Community School offers Mandarin Chinese

Ages: 12 to Adult
Monday and Wednesday, 6:40-8:00 p.m.
Class starts Jan. 19, 2011
Registration open now
NHS Room D104
$145 In-District/$174 Out-of-District

NEWBERG, Ore. - Chehalem Park and Recreation District’s Community School program is
proud to offer a course in Beginning Mandarin Chinese. Felix Loo says he is excited to offer this
course in the Newberg/Dundee area.

Loo says the timing is right to offer this course here because many residents travel to China on
business or work with Chinese speakers.

“My objective is to give people in the region the opportunity to learn Chinese,” said Loo.
Loo, born and raised in Taiwan, began speaking Mandarin as a child through immersion, as it is
the official dialect used by Chinese and Taiwan governments. He holds a M.A. in teaching and is
a licensed teacher for K-8 grades. He also holds a master’s degree in computer science. He is
also a “certified language interpreter” in the state of Washington, he says.

Loo taught Mandarin at Portland State University for 15 years. He teaches elementary grades
through the Community School program through the City of Lake Oswego, and has taught high
school as well.

“The Chinese language is very unique,” says Loo. It has a different sound, the characters are
written, and one syllable is pronounced at a time.

To register, visit www.cprdnewberg.org. You can also register in person at Chehalem Aquatic
and Fitness Center at 1802 Haworth Avenue in Newberg, or by phone at (503) 538-7454 or (503) 537-2909.