October 2017 Newsletter:

Chairman’s Column

Toraj Khavari

Bull Mountain Park Development for Nature Play Area, Picnic Shelter and  trails are completed, open and available. On Sunday Oct. 15, 2017, the  development dedication and ribbon cutting were celebrated. Many of us  have anticipated that day for years, and never gave up on the hope that it  would come. As is true of many of life’s surprises, the reality far exceeds the vision.

It is a great pleasure to hear the sound of construction equipment replaced by children’s laughter. Seeing young and young at heart use the trails brings me absolute joy. Young couples visiting around picnic tables and parents watching children play are delightful. I anticipated seeing them, hearing them, and at times visiting with them for a long time. Our community has a brand new Nature Play Area, the first of its kind in Tigard! What fun.

New grass fields are quickly replacing the construction excavation effected areas. The deer, birds, squirrels, and other flora and fauna are re-claiming the park, once again providing a natural setting. Construction debris are removed. Native growth and flora are taking over their rightful area. I am grateful for everyone’s involvement to make this project successful. 

Bull Mountain Park is now more enabled for children of all ages, backgrounds, and cultures to enjoy and have outdoor activities.

Enjoy the Park and go play!

Friends to the end.

Eagle Scout Project 

By Tristan Parkinson

When I had finished my chemistry merit badge, and my mom was driving me home, she told me, “Since you are finished with the Eagle required merit badges you should start thinking about your Eagle Scout project".

We decided to look for good potential Eagle scout projects when Dad’s coworker said he had a few projects to pick from. So, on May 1^st, I met with Toraj Khavari. We reviewed 5 projects, but in the end, I chose to build a retaining wall. After donations, a fundraiser, and a purchase of 8,000 pounds of rock, the project was ready to start. One of the biggest setbacks to the projects: The rock delivery truck couldn’t back up far enough. The result: all the rock I had witnessed crashing down on top of each other had to be moved further back towards the trailhead, by hand, another 40 feet. So, mom and younger siblings, we spent the next 2 days moving the 4 tons of rock. We were all very sore. 

The following week my fellow scouts, family and I started moving rocks via wheelbarrow down the steep path towards my project site. Throughout the following week I enlisted in the help of 7 other volunteers to create the foundation. I had people tamping, loading up wheelbarrows, and driving wheelbarrows filled with rocks and heavy boulders down the narrow trail. Then, after moving all the rocks down to the wall site, I finally constructed my retaining wall and added finishing details to complete my Eagle Scout project before the new school year started. It was a lot of hard work, heavy lifting, sore muscles - but it was still a good experience.

This project has taught me that if you have a good attitude and willing helpers, anything can be accomplished. I may not grow up to be a landscaper, but it was in interesting process to learn. By working on this project and learning how the Eagle Scout process works, T hope I can help other scouts in my troop and encourage them to reach for Eagle and beyond.

Eagle Scout Project

By Chris Tento

Over the past months, I have been working towards my Eagle rank in Scouting. In the process of looking for an Eagle project to pursue I came across Bull Mountain Park and the Friends of Bull Mountain Park, who had several ideas for things I could do to support the park and the community. As I had worked on several other projects at Bull Mountain Park and wanted to help complete the vision that the community had for the park, I decided to help by replacing an old retaining wall that had been falling apart for quite some time. While the project got delayed at points, I was able to coordinate with both the City of Tigard and the Friends of Bull Mountain Park to get everything in order for the project just so we would be able to begin work. 

Unfortunately the day I had chosen to begin work was on one of the first very rainy days of the season and we came very close to delaying once again, but thanks to some very dedicated hard working volunteers from my troop,  school, and family we were able to finish all of the  “dry” stacking in only one very wet day. 

In the next  weekend, myself and another volunteer from my troop put the final touches on the project by planting ferns just below the rock wall to keep the soil from eroding  in the future and to cover the small open area. Once  again, I would like to thank everyone from the Friends of Bull Mountain Park, Troop 799, Westside Christian, and the City of Tigard for helping to make this happen.

Project Status

By Sarah Soper

We have completed most of our current projects. The contractor has wrapped up, the Friends of Bull Mountain (FBMP) finished up the picnic shelter with the help of City of Tigard. Thank you to all the volunteers and for the volunteers that fed everyone! The park is open!

We have a few more projects to complete but we are mostly done until spring.

Thank you very much

Major Underwriter and Grants 

•      Metro Nature in Neighborhood

•      Friends of Bull Mountain Park

•      City of Tigard Capital Improvement Plan

•      Oregon Community Fund

•      Juan Young Trust

Donors and Sponsors

•      Bonnie G. Conger (Legacy Donor)

•      Toraj & Irene Khavari (Legacy Donor)

•      Scott & Loni Parrish – A-dec (Legacy Donor)

•      Pearson Financial Group, Conrad Pearson  (Legacy Donor)

•      Anonymous (One family, Visionary Donor)

•      Robert & Sarah Soper (Visionary Donor)

•      Ken & Joan Austin (Patron Donor)

•      Mike & Cheryl Druding (Patron Donor)

•      Jake Egger (Patron Donor)

•      Paul & Sarah Messenger (Patron Donor)

•      James & Lorraine Clauss (Patron Donor)

•      Synopsys (Patron Donor)

•      Irene M. Khavari, Sunstone Distributors (Patron Donor)

•      Renee M. Johnson (Patron Donor)

•      Tim Pepper (Patron Donor) Intel (Patron Donor) employer match

•      Memory of Carroll  E. Smith by Marianne C. Poole (Patron Donor)

•      Mike & Claudia Grover (Patron Donor) Shell Oil (Patron Donor) employer match

•      Linda & Steve Shaw (Patron Donor)

•      Ronald & Ruth Hartford (Patron Donor)

•      Kathleen Egger Sherwood (Patron Donor)

Please support our generous Corporate Donors and Sponsors

•      Mr. Tree (Visionary Donor)

•      Trees Restaurant, Sherwood, Shannon Johnson (Patron Donor)

•      The Kelly Group Real Estate (Patron Donor)

•      Blakeslee Vineyard Estate, Sherwood (Patron Donor)

•      Casa Lola Kitchen de Mexico, Beaverton  (Patron Donor)

•      State Farm Insurance – Gus Nadelhoffer, Tigard  (Patron Donor)

•      Prudential Financial Services, Inc. Randall Barkhurst, Tigard (Patron Donor)

•      Talbots Bridgeport (Patron Donor)

•      Greatbatch Inc. (Patron Donor)

•      Fulcrum Logo - Brian & Lorraine Otis (Patron Donor)

•      John and Steve Barker/Barker Construction (Patron Donor)

•      Parr Lumber (Patron Donor)

•      Pacific West Roofing, Stan Robinson (Patron Donor)

•      The CarMax Foundation (Patron Donor)

•      Tigard Burgerville (Patron Donor)

•      Tigard Sherwin-Williams, Nate McNeely (Patron Donor)

•      Washington Square Dental, Dr. Rashidi (Patron Donor)

•      Broadway Rose Theatre Company, Dan Murphy and Sharon Maroney (Patron Donor)

•      Dr. Timothy Hubbard D.C., Sherwood Chiropractic (Patron Donor)

With great appreciation for all participating Friends of Bull Mountain Park

Make Your Donations 

Check Memo line:  Friends of Bull Mountain Park Project or FBMP Project

Send to:     

April Olbrich

Friends of Bull Mountain Park (FBMP) Projects

Tualatin River Watershed Council (TRWC)

PO Box 338

Hillsboro OR 97123-0338

For more details about the FBMP’s projects and BMP concept plan refer to the following documents.

                             City Of Tigard -  http://www.tigard-or.gov/community/bull_mountain_park.php

                                    FBMP Nature Play Projects Information - https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/FEBMP/files/Nature%20Play%20Projects%20Information/

FBMP November 2014 Newsletter - https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/FEBMP/files/newsletters/

FBMP Contacts

    Chairperson : Toraj Khavari   toraj.khavari@gmail.com

    Newsletter Editor: Sarah Soper   snsoper@mac.com

    Tigard Park and Recreation Advisory Board (PRAB) Liaison: Tim Pepper  tpepper@gmail.com

    Trail Masters: Tim Pepper  tpepper@gmail.com and Jenn Eaton  jennilynn311@yahoo.com

    Volunteer and Event Coordinator: Linda Shaw  lindashaw13178@msn.com

    

FBMP Meetings

Please mark your calendars and join us.

Time and Dates: 7 PM to 8:30 PM

January 25, 2018

Where: Fire Station #50, located at 12617 SW Walnut St. Tigard OR, 97223

The BMP soft trails start at multiple (6) entrances: SW Greenfield Drive, SW Benchview Place, SW Woodshire, SW Alpine Crest Way, SW Fernridge Terrace, and SW Ridgefield Ln.

Come and enjoy the park, be active, be healthy, and be green. Bull Mountain Park area photo and trail maps: 

Connect with the FRIENDS of BMP at the following sites:

                                                Yahoo® User Group - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FEBMP/

                                                Facebook® - http://www.facebook.com/FEBMP

Park Address - 13950 SW Alpine Crest Way, Tigard, Oregon 97223

It is with a great pleasure that we invite you and yours to the Friends of Bull Mountain (FBMP) ribbon cutting event. The City Of Tigard first Nature Play Area opening will be publicly celebrated.

No RSVP required.

We would appreciate your arrival earlier than start time to join us in honoring the flag of United Sates and Pledge of Elegance at the beginning of the celebration.

Date: Sunday Oct. 15^th 2017

Time: 3 PM - please arrive by 2:45

Where: Park Address - 13950 SW Alpine Crest Way, Tigard, Oregon 97223

Due to very limited parking, we encourage biking and walking to this event.

August 2017 Newsletter:

Chairman’s Column

Toraj Khavari

I am delighted to see all the construction untidiness and activities in Bull Mountain Park. When I go on site, I welcome the extra dust on my shoes, clothes, and having to be an acrobat to get to construction zone. I celebrated the accomplishments when the West Side Trail base was excavated, picnic shelter concrete pad was poured, basalt rocks were delivered,  and truck after truck full of dirt were delivered for the East Side Trail.

The construction is demanding on one hand, and on another, it is great progress. The Bull Mountain Park development vision is coming to reality with every step. The due diligence, planning, project coordination, and environment sensitivity are paying off. Even the local deer embrace the construction area and comfortably accept the new arrangement.

Friends of Bull Mountain Park (FBMP) has an awesome and outstanding Project Coordinator (PC). She has been with us for more than 4 years. FBMP PC, City of Tigard Engineers, Inspectors, Park Department members and contractors are working together. They are taking every challenge as an opportunity to work closely, resolve, implement, make progress, be safe, and meet the project requirements.

I sincerely hope are you are as excited as I am, to see our beautiful park taking form. All the volunteerism, fundraising activities, grant writing, contract negotiations, and involvements are fruitful. Soon, Bull Mountain Park, will have Tigard’s first nature playground. Wow!

I leave you with a call to action.

·         Find your passion.

·         Align your efforts with your passion.

·         Live a purposeful and meaningful life.

·         Do your part to build community.

I encourage you help make Bull Mountain Park development a reality.  Financial and volunteer commitments are what will ensure our FINISHING WELL!!

See you in the park.

First Eat lots of Mexican Food and THEN go clothes shopping!!!!

Irene Khavari

The Friends of Bull Mountain Park held many events since our last printing.  The objectives were to bring community together, to champion the completion of Bull Mountain Park in September and to raise funds necessary to do so.  Many of the FBMP volunteers led and participated in fundraiser events.  Our first major fundraiser was held at Casa Lola Restaurant in Beaverton from May 8-11.  We would like to thank them for their generosity and encourage you to support their restaurant, particularly if you like authentic Mexican Cuisine.  Then, on to Talbots in Bridgeport Village on June 1; again, thank you participants for shopping and thank you Talbots for the generous donation to the Friends of Bull Mountain Park.  On June 16th, The Party for the Park was held at Blakeslee’s Vineyard Estate.  FBMP launched the ROCKstar Campaign for engraving the basalt rocks in the Bull Mountain Park Rock Garden; there are only a few rocks left and information can be found on a subsequent page as to how you can become a ROCKstar.  We thank Sheila and Bill Blakeslee, Trees Restaurant, Newberg Ford and for their music, Highwater Johnny.  Through ticket sales, a silent auction hosted by The Kelly Group Real Estate, and engraving donations, we raised the funds needed for this construction phase. 

While funding is still needed for finishing touches, the fundraiser events were very successful and we thank one and all that participated.  There are more events planned with Picnics in the Park in August and September, Tigard Farmer’s Market, and others to be announced.  FBMP is selling souvenir wine glasses at the picnics and the Farmer’s Market.  There are always donation envelopes available at these events, and all donations are tax deductible.  All proceeds go to the park development. 

A word about the ROCKstar basalt rock engraving; for a $500 tax-deductible donation, you have the opportunity to leave a legacy in YOUR Park.  You have up to 20 spaces for engraving to demonstrate your interest and participation that will last through generations to come.  Please see the following form and submit it, with your payment, to April Olbrich, Tualatin River Watershed Council (TRWC) P.O. Box 338, Hillsboro, OR  97123-0338. Email: trwc@trwc.org

Missing – ONE ROCKSTAR

Irene Khavari

The Friends of Bull Mountain Park requests a ROCKstar Donor get in touch with FBMP or TRWC by either requesting or submitting the ROCKstar form.  On June 16^th, several engravings on basalt rocks in the Bull Mountain Park rock garden were purchased.  We have one guest who made the contribution but has not as yet sent the ROCKstar form.  Our registered guests can be identified, but some of their guests cannot.  By way of identification, we have the last 4 digits of the credit card in our swipe transactional records which will be confirmed by the donor.  Please, so that you can get the tax deduction for your donation and have the engraving sentiment you desire on the rock, be in touch.  Thank you.

Raising Funds and Having 

Construction Progress

By Sarah Soper 

The contractor has made great strides this summer, now that the weather has been clear! The park is finally taking shape! The basalt columns are set and the concrete has been poured. It will not be long before we finish this phase of the project!  Please obey all construction signs and stay safe out there!

The next phase will be the FBMP building the picnic shelter and installing the landscaping. We are always in need of volunteers and donations! As a community, we are building this park!

Eagle Project

By Ryan Barlow 

I am working on obtaining my Eagle Scout rank and needed to identify an eagle project to perform. My assistant scout master suggested that I contact Toraj at Friends of Bull Mountain Park to see if he had any projects. I also contacted a couple of other organizations, but after talking to Toraj decided that building octagon picnic tables for the Bull Mountain Park was the best option for me. Toraj provided a picture from a magazine of the type of tables he wanted. I researched the internet for octagon table designs similar to the picture Toraj provided. Fortunately, I was able to find a design that both Toraj and I liked.

 After printing the designs, I drafted a list of items that I would need to buy to complete the tables. I also arranged for a fund raiser at Burgerville and raised about half of the dollars needed for the project. Over the following weeks my dad and I pre-cut all of the wood and partially assembled the tables. Next, I scheduled a project completion at the park where about ten of my fellow scouts helped me assemble and stain the tables.

Below are a few pictures of the project and completed tables. I hope you enjoy the tables.

Ryan Barlow

Eagle Scout candidate

You are Invited!

Thank you very much

Major Underwriter and Grants

•       Metro Nature in Neighborhood

•       City of Tigard Capital Improvement Plan

•       Juan Young Trust

•       Oregon Community Foundation

Donors and Sponsors

•       Tigard Noon Rotary (Legacy Donor)

•       Bonnie G. Conger (Legacy Donor)

•       Scott & Loni Parrish – A-dec (Legacy Donor)

•       Toraj & Irene Khavari (Legacy Donor)

•       Anonymous (One family, Visionary Donor)

•       Pearson Financial Group, Conrad Pearson  (Legacy Donor)

•       Ken & Joan Austin (Patron Donor)

•       Mike & Cheryl Druding (Patron Donor)

•       Jake Egger (Patron Donor)

•       Paul & Sarah Messenger (Patron Donor)

•       James & Lorraine Clauss (Patron Donor)

•       Robert & Sarah Soper (Patron Donor) Synopsys (Patron Donor) employer match

•       Irene M. Khavari, Sunstone Distributors (Patron Donor)

•       Renee M. Johnson (Patron Donor)

•       Tim Pepper (Patron Donor) Intel (Patron Donor) employer match

•       Memory of Carroll  E. Smith by Marianne C. Poole (Patron Donor)

•       Mike & Claudia Grover (Patron Donor) Shell Oil (Patron Donor) employer match

•       Linda & Steve Shaw (Patron Donor)

•       Ronald & Ruth Hartford (Patron Donor)

•       Kathleen Egger Sherwood (Patron Donor)

          Please support our generous Corporate Donors and Sponsors

•       Mr. Tree (Visionary Donor)

•       Trees Restaurant, Sherwood, Shannon Johnson (Patron Donor)

•       The Kelly Group Real Estate (Patron Donor)

•       Blakeslee Vineyard Estate, Sherwood (Patron Donor)

•       Casa Lola Kitchen de Mexico, Beaverton  (Patron Donor)

•       State Farm Insurance – Gus Nadelhoffer, Tigard  (Patron Donor)

•       Prudential Financial Services, Inc. Randall Barkhurst, Tigard (Patron Donor)

•       Talbots Bridgeport (Patron Donor)

•       Greatbatch Inc. (Patron Donor)

•       Fulcrum Logo - Brian & Lorraine Otis (Patron Donor)

•       John and Steve Barker/Barker Construction (Patron Donor)

•       Parr Lumber (Patron Donor)

•       Pacific West Roofing, Stan Robinson (Patron Donor)

•       The CarMax Foundation (Patron Donor)

•       Tigard Burgerville (Patron Donor)

•       Tigard Sherwin-Williams, Nate McNeely (Patron Donor)

•       Washington Square Dental, Dr. Rashidi (Patron Donor)

•       Broadway Rose Theatre Company, Dan Murphy and Sharon Maroney (Patron Donor)

•       Dr. Timothy Hubbard D.C., Sherwood Chiropractic (Patron Donor)

With great appreciation for all participating Friends of Bull Mountain Park

Make Your Donations

Check Memo line:  Friends of Bull Mountain Park Project or FBMP Project

Send to:     

April Olbrich

Friends of Bull Mountain Park (FBMP) Projects

Tualatin River Watershed Council (TRWC)

PO Box 338

Hillsboro OR 97123-0338

For more details about the FBMP’s projects and BMP concept plan refer to the following documents.

                             City Of Tigard -  http://www.tigard-or.gov/community/bull_mountain_park.php

                                    FBMP Nature Play Projects Information - https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/FEBMP/files/Nature%20Play%20Projects%20Information/

FBMP November 2014 Newsletter - https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/FEBMP/files/newsletters/

FBMP Contacts

    Chairperson : Toraj Khavari   toraj.khavari@gmail.com

    Newsletter Editor: Sarah Soper   snsoper@mac.com

    Tigard Park and Recreation Advisory Board (PRAB) Liaison: Tim Pepper  tpepper@gmail.com

    Trail Masters: Tim Pepper  tpepper@gmail.com and Jenn Eaton  jennilynn311@yahoo.com

    Volunteer and Event Coordinator: Linda Shaw  lindashaw13178@msn.com

    

FBMP Meetings

Please mark your calendars and join us.

Time and Dates: 7 PM to 8:30 PM

October 26, 2017

Where: Fire Station #50, located at 12617 SW Walnut St. Tigard OR, 97223

The BMP soft trails start at multiple (6) entrances: SW Greenfield Drive, SW Benchview Place, SW Woodshire, SW Alpine Crest Way, SW Fernridge Terrace, and SW Ridgefield Ln.

Come and enjoy the park, be active, be healthy, and be green. Bull Mountain Park area photo and trail maps: 

Connect with the FRIENDS of BMP at the following sites:

                                                Yahoo® User Group - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FEBMP/

                                                Facebook® - http://www.facebook.com/FEBMP

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