Neighborhood meeting about Schaad Park

Find out about the plans for Schaad Park and join in the discussion! Come to the neighborhood meeting at 6 p.m. on Wed., April 25th in the event tent at Chehalem Glenn Golf Course. The event tent is on East Fernwood Road, across from the Clubhouse, next to the driving range. We'll have an updated master plan and details on construction, which will begin this summer.

New Shelters at the Dog Park

Three new shelters are going up at the dog park at Ewing Young Historical Park on Blaine Street. Here, Troy puts the finishing touches on the first one.

Update on Fortune Park

Our newest neighborhood park in Dundee
Opening Spring 2012

Chehalem Park and Recreation District is developing a new neighborhood park in Dundee. You can check out the progress now. Fortune Park is named for the Fortune family who made this park possible (Fortune Distributing).

This is the only park CPRD has developed on the south side of 99W in Dundee.

The park covers nearly an acre. It is located at 700 Locust Street, between SE Maple Street and SE Locust Street.

Superintendent Don Clements says the district has wanted to put a park on the southeast side of Dundee for about a decade. Fortune Park will provide a place to throw your Frisbee, play some basketball, picnic or play on the new playground.

When completed, this ADA-accessible park will feature walkways around the east side of the park to Maple Street as well as along Locust Street, a full-sized basketball court, drinking fountain, two picnic tables, and modern playground equipment where children of all ages can climb and spin, and swing.

Until this spring, only the walkway is available for public use. The grass is still trying to grow in. Construction on the basketball hoops and playground equipment will be completed sometime in the spring of 2012.

Pictured is John Fortune and CPRD superintendent Don Clements.

Dundee neighborhood meeting to discuss park development

When: 6 p.m. Monday, June 13th

Where: At the park site off of SE 5th St., at the end of Maple St. in Dundee

If you are a resident in this area, we hope you will attend this neighborhood meeting to discuss the development of a neighborhood park near where you live. Your input is important to us.

If you have any questions concerning the meeting, please contact Park & Facilities Supervisor Jim McMaster at (503) 209-2222.

Public meeting on Schaad Park

A neighborhood informational meeting will be held on the future of Schaad Park at 6 p.m. this Thursday, May 12th. We'll gather near the sign on the park property on Eagle Street, near Chehalem Glenn Golf Course. Learn about the amenities planned for this future neighborhood park.

Dog park opens Monday!

The dog park at Ewing Young Historical Park will officially open Monday, Dec. 6. This latest Chehalem Park and Recreation District amenity features a fenced open area for dogs of all sizes.

The park is approximately two acres, split into two sections - one for large dogs and one for small and shy dogs. The fenced area is off-leash.

There are large oak logs to keep dogs interested and for owners to sit. Water is available. There is a station for waste collection materials and disposal.

The dog park will open from 7 a.m. to dusk. No other animals are permitted. A complete list of rules is posted, designed to keep this new park safe, clean and enjoyable for all.

Ewing Young Historical Park is located at 1201 South Blaine Street in Newberg (follow the railroad tracks). It is also home to famous Chehalem Skate Park, a BMX track and a disc golf course.

Your opinion matters! Take this survey for creating public space around the cultural center & library

The Newberg Downtown Coalition, the City of Newberg, Chehalem Parks and Recreation District and other local partners are working with Project for Public Spaces to develop a placemaking vision and a program for the public spaces around the Chehalem Cultural Center and the Newberg Library.

On September 15, 2010 PPS facilitated a public visioning workshop brainstorming ideas and opportunities for the new public space. We want to include your ideas in this plan as well. Please take this online survey and spread the word to friends and relatives.

Thank you for participating!

CS Lewis Academy students help out at CPRD park

Thank you!

On Sept. 25, about 80 local CS Lewis Academy students removed invasive plants from Herbert Hoover Park and cleaned and organized the gym at Central School.

National Literacy Event at Rotary Centennial Park

A fun and educational reading fair awaits you and your child from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday Sept. 25 at Rotary Centennial Park (outside the Chehalem Cultural Center).

Features

Reptile Man

Book Bingo

Book Walk

Crafts

Story times

and more!

George Fox students help out around CPRD

On Serve Day--Sept. 9, 2010--about 100 George Fox students put in about 600 hours of labor helping out around Chehalem Park and Recreation District. Thank you!

• Spread bark chips on Dundee Billick Park playground, trimmed trees and cleaned weeds from baseball infields
• Removed blackberries from the Harvey Creek Trail in cooperation with the City of Dundee
• At Chehalem Cultural Center they cleaned windows, pulled weeds, placed 42 parking stops for temporary parking, removed the old fence surrounding the center and helped dig and locate an empty electrical conduit which will be used in the future to bring power out to the lawn area.
• At the Community Center they cleaned windows
• At the Adult Enrichment Center, they cleaned wilndows and pulled weeds
• At Chehalem Golf course, they helped clear brush along the new pedestrian trail
• Students also set up soccer goals districtwide

Fresh bark chips at Dundee-Billick Park

Fresh bark chips - 150 cubic yards of them - are being spread at Dundee-Billick Park as part of George Fox University Serve Day today.

Newberg Community Foundation Donates to Dundee Skate Park

CPRD extends a big THANK YOU to the Newberg Community Foundation for the generous donation of $1,500 toward the creation of the Dundee Skate Park.

Project costs are estimated at $80,000. The goal of the CPRD Dundee Skate Park Committee is to raise $18,000. So far, the committee has raised about $10,000 through bottle and can drives, art auctions, dances, community service and T-shirt sales. The committee has also received in-kind donations for concrete and excavation, the Newberg Rotary Club donated a piece of equipment, and the Dundee Farmers' Market donated $200.

Mark your calendars for the ribbon-cutting ceremony slated for Sunday, Sept. 12th.

For more information or to make a contribution, email dundeeskatepark@verizon.net.

The committee is currently seeking a landscaper to donate services. Call Jim McMaster at (503) 209-2222.

Youth Quake Works on CPRD Parks

As part of a camp at George Fox University this week, Youth Quake middle school student volunteers gathered from Oregon, Washington, Alaska and Idaho performed community service at CPRD parks. We extend a big THANK YOU to Youth Quake!

Here is the breakdown.

Chehalem Cultural Center – 10 volunteers spread barkdust and weeded

Adult Enrichment Center – 10 volunteers spread barkdust and weeded

Buckley Park – 20 volunteers spread 96 yards of new cedar chips in the playground

Armory Park – 20 volunteers spread 100 yards of new cedar chips in the playground

Friends Park - 30 volunteers removed several hundred yards of invasive Himalayan blackberries as high as 15' from an old chainlink fence so that the fence can be taken out and the park developed.

Ewing Young Dog Park Progress

Friday, volunteers helped us set fenceposts in the future dog park at Ewing Young Historical Park - at the end of newly-paved Blaine Street.

CPRD Paves Blaine St. to Ewing Young Park

CPRD paved Blaine Street from West 9th Street Thursday, smoothing the way for travelers to Ewing Young Historical CPRD Park. This stretch of road had been dirt and gravel until now.

Ewing Young Historical Park is home to a 12-hole Disc Golf course, Bicycle Motorcross (BMX) Track, skate park, and the future dog park, which is being built at the entrance to the park. (Drive down the newly paved road and you can get a peek at the progress.)

The District has long wanted to do this in order to reduce dust raising during dry months and make a safer, more pleasant trip to the park. Because the park is frequented by bicyclists and skateboarders, this will benefit more travelers than just automobile drivers.

Crater Park Concession Restroom Building Dedicated

A belated formal dedication ceremony was held for the concessions and restroom building at Darnell Wright Sports Complex on Thursday, June 17 on Field #3.

The dedication plaque was unveiled, permanently affixed to the outside wall of the building. Director Mike Ragsdale and Parks Supervisor Jim McMaster spoke briefly. A BBQ was served to our generous volunteers.

This facility was constructed largely by volunteers who donated their time, labor and professional expertise. The cost for the building was approximately $74,291 for materials, permits, and engineering. To build this building today without donations would likely exceed $200,000.

The building opened for business in September, 2009. Until that time, a trailer and portable restrooms served during the games.