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March News
from the C.C. Stern Type Foundry
Museum of Metal Typography Open Hours
3rd Saturdays
11am-3pm

March 16th
March 30th *special open house
April 20th
May 18th

We welcome visitors to the C.C. Stern Type Foundry’s working museum from 11am-3pm. Come by to see the casters in action, as well as regular hand-casting demonstrations. Volunteers are on hand to give tours and talk about the art and industry of making metal type.

Admission is $5 (suggested donation). A variety of printed ephemera, printers aprons, books, and keepsake type ornaments are also available for sale at the museum and online.

 
Special AWP Open House
March 30th, 2019
11am-3pm

From March 27 through 30, the Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP) is gathering at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland for their annual conference and book fair. It’s a big event for writers, readers, academics, and blbliophiles, as it provides a venue for making connections, poet to publisher, reader to writer, bookseller to buyer, as well as between writing teachers and prospective employers. In fact, AWP is now the nation’s largest literary conference, drawing over 12,000 attendees for the four-day event. The book fair alone, open to the public on Saturday, March 30, pulls together over 700 exhibitors, from small press publishers to university presses and writing centers.

To connect with all of that interest in the printed word, the C.C. Stern Type Foundry will be hosting special open hours from 11:00 to 3:00 on Saturday, March 30. We’ll demonstrate the process of making metal type with a hand-held mold and with the Monotype “Orphan Annie” sorts caster. We’ll also have our tabletop platen press set up so visitors can print a letterpress keepsake from the foundry. The working museum highlights the history of metal type and its use in contemporary book arts, with examples from Jim Rimmer and, of course, Chris Stern, for whom the foundry and museum are named. Anyone can visit during open hours, so we hope to see you at the foundry.
 
NW Letterpress Network Meeting
March 9th
10am-12pm
at the C.C. Stern Type Foundry
Hosted by Bernie Smith & Ivan Snyder

Printers, artists and other free spirits interested in letterpress printing are invited to join this discussion group. Meetings are hosted at the C.C. Stern Foundry on the second Saturday of each month from 10am to noon, and are followed by a short type and equipment swap. All are welcome. Contact letterpresschatter@gmail.com to add your name to the mailing list for more information.

 
Double Dagger No. 3 Pre-Order
On the heels of our last Type Jam with Pat Randle we are taking pre-orders for the forthcoming issue of Double Dagger. Issue No. 3 is expected to ship in April. The C.C. Stern Type Foundry will purchase directly from Mr. Randle and bundle shipping costs. Reserve yours in person at the Foundry between now and the end of March for $20.

Our exhibit showing work from Whittington Press, Nomad Letterpress, and Double Dagger will remain on display through April, so come by to take a look at it if you missed the opportunity in February.

 
Upcoming Print-related Events
and Information
 
Friends of OCAC
The Friends of OCAC is an informal group that was started in December of 2018 by instructors, students, alumni and longtime friends of OCAC who were concerned about the future of the college and of the community craft school. Our beloved 112 year-old institution is undergoing major changes.

As most of you know, the school has announced that this graduating class will be its last. Students who are not graduating this term are transferring to other colleges. The future of the campus and the community school is not known. Official OCAC information can be found here.

The need for confidentiality during this transition has lead to frustration over the perceived lack of transparency by the Board. The aim of The Friends of OCAC is to help the school gracefully move into its next phase. We seek to bring clarity, civility and thoughtfulness during this time of transition.

With this goal, we organized a day of open studios and craft activities at OCAC on February 2nd, called “Passport to Creativity” to bring positive energy to the campus and the community. The event was attended by over 200 people, some visiting the campus for the first time. We created a petition asking for a Town Hall Meeting with the Board that received 1,167 signatures.

For news, you can “follow” Friends of OCAC on our Facebook page. You can join our mailing list on our website www.friendsofocac.org. We’d love to know your thoughts.
 
 
S.F. Bay Area Printers’ Fair & Wayzgoose
April 27, 2019
10 AM to 3 PM
San Jose, California
Tacoma Wayzgoose
April 27 & 28th, 2019
11 AM to 4 PM
King’s Books
Tacoma, Washington

 
 
Please consider supporting the C.C. Stern Type Foundry programming:

 
Copyright © 2019 C.C. Stern Type Foundry, All rights reserved.

Our mailing address is:
PO Box 2556, Portland, Oregon 97208
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Local Issues

Native Tree Thinning Project at Columbia Children’s Arboretum

Good Afternoon All,

I want to let you all know of a special project we are conducting at Columbia Children’s Arboretum this winter that we hope won’t affect your use of the park. PPR will be removing native trees to improve the overall forest health at CCA in the next week or two.

As you know, thousands of trees, shrubs and ground covers have been planted at CCA to restore the ecological functions of the site.  However, several dozen of those trees have become so dense that in some areas of the forest they are choking each other out.  Most of the trees are so crowded that only the very top of the tree has any green canopy.  Additionally, the more complete shade under the trees has prevented native shrubs and ground covers from establishing, leading to reduced habitat value for animals, poor water quality in the nearby slough channels, and higher rates of homeless camping on the bare soil.

In the coming 2 weeks, some trees will be girdled so that they die slowly, providing snag habitat for the hundreds of bird, mammal and insect species that are found at CCA.  Other trees will be completely cut down and the wood will remain on the ground to enrich and de-compact the forest soil.  In Winter/Spring 2019, community members and school groups will be planting hundreds of shrubs and ground covers in the newly thinned areas.

Special care has been taken to select trees that are less than 12” dbh for removal and that are of varying sizes and species.  The goal is to have a forest with a diversity of tree species and ages.

This project is being conducted and monitored under a Type 1x Land Use permit (#LU 18-251306EN; attached).

Please share this information with anyone else you know who uses Columbia Children’s Arboretum and let me know if you/they have any questions.

Laura Guderyahn (she, they (either))
Ecologist | Lands Stewardship
Portland Parks & Recreation
Office Location: 8931 SE Flavel St, Portland, OR

Mailing Address: c/o Laura Guderyahn @ CNE (B-460)

Mt Tabor Yard, 6437 SE Division St, Portland, OR 97204
503-823-6736 (mobile)
laura.guderyahn@portlandoregon.gov
portlandparks.org

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City wide issues

EPA Portland Harbor Open House
From the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
 
Greetings!  
 
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), with support from the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and the Portland Harbor Community Advisory Group (CAG), invites you to attend the third quarterly Open House/Public Forum on Wednesday, December 12 from 5:30-8:30pm at Revolution Hall located at 1300 SE Stark Street, Portland OR.
 
To RSVP: Please visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/epas-third-portland-harbor-public-forum-tickets-52411006732.You do not need to RSVP to attend, however we encourage you to RSVP to provide us more information for set-up and logistics.
 
What is the purpose of the Portland Harbor Open House/Public Forum?
The Portland Harbor Open House/Public Forum is an opportunity for community members to meet with EPA and DEQ four times a year to understand and review information and updates about the Portland Harbor Superfund Site. This is also an opportunity to ask questions of the Potentially Responsible Parties (PRPs).
 
The meeting will include two segments: (1) open house tabling, and (2) a public forum. The schedule details for the evening are as follows:
 
  1. Open House Tabling, 5:30 – 7:00 p.m.: Tables will be set-up to provide information in a creative, interactive, and visual way. PRPs who have signed legal agreements with EPA and Non-PRP agencies and groups working on topics like fish consumption and community outreach will be available.
  2. Public Forum, 7:00 – 8:30 p.m.: Welcome, open house report-outs, Proposed Explanation of Significant Difference (ESD) presentation, question and answer session, and next steps.
 
When and where will the forum take place?
  • Location: Revolution Hall • 1300 SE Stark Street, Portland, OR 97214
  • Rooms:
  • Open House: 2nd Floor Hallway
  • Public Forum: Room 101 on the ground floor
  • Time: 5:30-8:30 pm
  • Food: Dinner will be provided by the Pre-Remedial Design Group and River Mile 11 East Group and will include gluten-free, vegan, and vegetarian options from Miss’ipi Chef, a minority- and women-owned business. The food will be served on a first-come first-served basis.
 
Public Transportation and Parking Information:
  • Public Transportation – Revolution Hall is on the East Side of Portland and is located within one block of TriMet bus lines 70 and 15, and five blocks from lines 12, 29, and 20.
  • Free Street Parking: Free, non-metered street parking is available starting at SE 16th and Stark, two blocks to the West side of the building.
  • Parking Lots: The Revolution Hall parking lots are only available to the general public after 6:00 p.m. If you arrive after this time, there is a parking lot South of the building.
 
Additional Information:
  • Proposed Explanation of Significant Difference (ESD): EPA released a proposed Explanation of Significant Differences (ESD)for changes to the Portland Harbor Superfund site cleanup plan for a 60-day public comment period ending December 21, 2018. This 60-day comment period incorporates a 30-day extension. Information and materials from the proposed ESD are below:
  • Review the full proposed ESD slide deck from the in-person session
  • Watch the Proposed ESD webinar recording
 
Final Agenda: A final agenda for the evening public forum/open house is attached to this email to help provide context about the open house and public forum meeting.
 
For more information:
 
 
Thank you and we look forward to seeing you at the Open House/Public Forum!
 
 
Kizz Prusia
Project Associate
Triangle Associates, Inc.
811 1st Ave, Ste. 255
Seattle, WA 98104
Offices in WA|OR|MT
(206) 583-0655 ext 138
A certified WMBE Firm founded in 1979
 
Annie Kilburg, MS
Associate/Oregon Office Lead
Triangle Associates, Inc.
811 1st Ave, Ste. 255
Offices in WA|OR|MT
A certified WMBE Firm founded in 1979
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