2012-2013 Budget Calendar

The 2012-2013 CPRD Budget Calendar is now available on the Board of Directors page of our website. Click here to open the PDF.

We are accepting applications for the 2012 - 2013 Budget Committee through 5 p.m. Wed., Feb. 22nd. Download the Budget Committee Application Form and email to kricker@cprdnewberg.org or bring to the CPRD Administration Office.

CPRD Camellia Festival Fun Run

Race starts 9 a.m. Saturday, April 14th

Register now for the 5K or 10K CPRD Camellia Festival Fun Run. Registration is online only through eclecticedgeracing.com. Results will also be posted there.

Our fun run begins in the heart of Historic Downtown Newberg. Enjoy the surrounding mountain views and peaceful neighborhoods as the 5k and 10k courses wind through Newberg on this mostly flat elevation course.

Age groups 10 & Under, 11-14, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80 & Over

Prizes will be awarded to the first male and female finishers in each five-year age group in both the 5K and 10K.

In celebration of the Camellia Festival, the first 100 registrants will receive a potted, one-gallon Camellia. Cool door prizes will also be awarded.

After the race, enjoy the Camellia Festival at the Chehalem Cultural Center after you finish, for refreshments and entertainment.

Parking
Chehalem Cultural Center is located at 415 East Sheridan Street. Free parking is available in the parking lot behind the cultural center, on Sherman Street. Free parking is also available in the public lot on Hancock and Blaine Streets, across from Newberg Public Library. Free street parking is also available.

Race Partners
Chehalem Park and Recreation District
City of Newberg
Chehalem Cultural Association
George Fox University

Public Meeting: CPRD Budget Committee April 10, 2012

A public meeting of the CPRD Budget Committee to discuss the budget for fiscal year July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2013 will be held at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at the administrative office at 125 S. Elliott Road in Newberg.

The purpose of the meeting is to receive the budget message and to receive comment from the public on the budget. Any person may appear at the meeting and discuss the proposed programs with the committee.

A copy of the budget document may be inspected or obtained on or after April 3, 2012 at the administrative office between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Community Easter Egg Hunt

The annual Community Easter Egg Hunt at Jaquith Park Ballfields will be held Saturday, April 7th. Use the Main Street entrance. Bring your basket - No one leaves with an empty one! The Easter Bunny and Fire Pup will be there for the fun. Each hunt begins on time and lasts just five minutes. There are special prize eggs hidden in each hunt!

Schedule

10 a.m.
Age 3 - 4: Section 1
Age 7: Section 2
Age 6: Section 3

10:30 a.m.

Tots - 2: Section 1

Age 5: Section 2

Age 8 - 10: Section 3

Cosponsored with Newberg Volunteer Fire Department. Special thanks to Showcase of Flowers

2012 Newberg Camellia Festival

The 4th Annual Newberg Camellia Festival will be held April 14. This isn’t your average celebration of a city flower! The Newberg Camellia Festival is a jam-packed day full of blooms, entertainment, traditional art and demonstrations that will highlight the cultures of Asia and the Pacific-Rim.

This year the festival has expanded to feature a large indoor garden that will host an exciting line-up of performances, demonstrations and vendors. Between acts, nosh on traditional Asian, Polynesian and Pacific-Rim flavors.

If the entertainment wasn’t enough, view the hundreds of perfect Camellia specimens on display for the Oregon Camellia Society’s Annual Show. The Camellia Festival also welcomes an honored guest, the American Camellia Society’s President, Matt Hunter.

CPRD, City of Newberg & City of Dundee win COG Award for Chehalem Paddle Launch

The Council of Governments named Chehalem Park and Recreation District, City of Newberg & City of Dundee in the 2011 Regional Cooperative Project Award for Chehalem Paddle Launch. This award was presented at the Mid-Willamette Valley Council of Governments' Annual Meeting and Dinner held Wednesday, Jan. 25th at City of Dayton Community Center.

The award specifically names CPRD superintendent Don Clements, City of Newberg councillor Bart Rierson, and Dundee mayor Ted Crawford.

The project was awarded because three government agencies cooperated in raising funds to purchase equipment and materials to build CPL and contributed countless hours to various building efforts, equipment refurbishing and vegetation clearing from the banks to improve access to the river at the Dundee site. Due to their combined efforts, CPL was an immediate success and was open this past summer for seasonal operations on Saturdays and Sundays.

Mayor Bob Andrews states, "It is a pleasure to see so many entities collaborating to make this exciting project a reality. The completion of this project not only enhances our two communities, but brings them together to provide yet another opportunity for family recreation. This project reaches beyond our communities by providing an outstanding venue to enhance tourism for the area."

Councilor Bart Rierson was not able to attend the presentation of the award, a special presentation was done at the CPRD Board of Directors meeting on Jan. 26th, and another presentation will be occurring during the City Council meeting, starting at 7 p.m. on February 6.

The last time CPRD and these two city governments received this award was in 2011. Then the Newberg School District was also a recipient.

Top Photo: John Oberst, Monmouth mayor and immediate past chair of COG, presents award to CPRD superintendent Don Clements and Dundee mayor Ted Crawford.

Bottom Photo: Chehalem Paddle Launch volunteers representing at 2011 Newberg Old Fashioned Festival

Newberg Middle School Track and Field (NMSTF)

Chehalem Park and Recreation District is offering the Newberg Middle School Track and Field (NMSTF) program this spring.

Practice begins March 12th and will be two or three times per week, depending on the meet schedule. Practices will be from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Newberg High School track.

Meets will start the first week of April and will run through mid-May. There will be one meet per week. Meets are scheduled to start at 4 p.m.

Coaches are needed for the following events.

• Sprints (Girls' 100 m, 200 m, 400 m, 100 m Hurdles)
• Sprints (Boys' 100 m, 200 m, 400 m, 100 m Hurdles)
• Relays (Girls and Boys 4 x 100 m, 4 x 400 m)
• Throws (Girls and Boys' Shot, Turbo Javelin, and Discus)
• Jumps (Girls and Boys' High Jump and Long Jump)

For more information, please contact coach Dave Miller at 503.537.9200 or davem97132@gmail.com. A criminal background check is required.