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Monday, July 2, 2018
Saturday, June 16, 2018
Summer, June 2018, Newsletter:
Chairman’s Column
Toraj Khavari
Happy Birthday Bull Mountain
Park!
The Bull Mountain Park was dedicated, June 21,
2012. The park was purchased by the City of Tigard using some of
bond measure 34-181 funds. All funds and projects for park
development were raised and managed by the Friends of Bull Mountain Park.
Progress, changes and transitions shape our lives.
Ø Park transition: 6 park
entrances, ADA friendly hard surface trails, picnic shelter, Nature Play
Ground, toolshed, bathroom, signs, soft trails, picnic tables, benches, etc.
have been added since 2012. The latest nature play area has been a great
accomplishment. Since Oct. 15, 2017, the Nature Play Area dedication day, every
day has dozens of children of all ages using the park. My delight and absolute
joy are when I see little kids try to master the Nature Playground area and
climb the play structures. Absolute fun is to see young adults place
their electronics aside and enjoy the nature, look up, and look around. I
cannot help but smile; thinking of when the new crop of apples on the
trees, basking under sun, will taunt the local deer.
Our phantom
orchids are in full bloom, beautiful as ever. However, there
are fewer of them this year! No worries, phantom orchids
will stay dormant for years, sometimes more than ten years. They will show up.
Scientist have not learned how to transplant phantom orchids or grow them.
These beautiful plants, need our protection, as they are on endangered species
watch list.
Ø Friends of park
transition: Friends of Bull Mountain Park was formed 1Q2011, 18
months before the park dedication. Bull Mountain Park physical large-scale
development projects are coming to an end. The projects are getting
capitalized / transitioned from Friends of Bull Mountain Park to City of
Tigard. The projects warranty period is concluding soon. There are
opportunities to continue building our community by providing education
programs, coordinating events, maintaining and making additional
enhancements. It is time for new ideas and new leadership.
I am stepping down as the chair and president of Friends of
Bull Mountain Park, 4Q2018. My wife, Irene and I will continue our community support
and involvement.
Friends of Bull
Mountain Park will continue as a grassroots organization.
Ø City of Tigard transition: The City of Tigard mayor / leadership is
changing. In the past 6 years, I had the pleasure of working with Counselor
Dirksen, previous mayor, and Mayor Cook. Mayor Cook is retiring his mayoral position at the end
of his term; well deserved.
Bull Mountain
Park, Friends of Bull Mountain Park
leadership, and City of Tigard mayor are changing. Changes are bitter
sweet.
I
encourage you to embrace and welcome changes. Sometimes, changes may show up
like an unexpected storm. However, be part of the acceptance and solution.
Mahatma
Gandhi said
“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.” Please consider joining the
leadership in the Friends of Bull Mountain Park. The grassroots organization
has done a great job in the Park. Now that the City of Tigard Park
levy did not pass, the Bull Mountain Park needs “Friends”. If you are
interested email Sarah Soper (Editor and Project Coordinator), snsoper@mac.com or toraj.khavari@gmail.com before Sept.
1, 2018.
You can be part of
the solution. Margaret Mead says it the
best, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can
change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” Friends of
Bull Mountain Park, is a perfect example.
Enjoy the Park and
join us for the special upcoming events. See you in the Park!!
“Friends to the
end”,
Toraj
Volunteer
Projects
By
Sarah Soper
Spring has
been a busy one for the FBMP. Volunteer
Days included finishing our Landscaping Plan and Spring Cleanup. Native Oregon
plants were donated by George and
Sara Kral, owners of Ash Creek Forest Management.
Rock
Engraving
By
Sarah Soper
Thank you to all donors
Check made to:
Tualatin River Watershed Council or TRWC
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
Newsletter Editor: Sarah Soper snsoper@mac.com
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:
Park Address - 13950 SW Alpine Crest Way, Tigard,
Oregon 97223
Thursday, October 5, 2017
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. 15th 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.
Friday, September 1, 2017
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 16th,
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.
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.
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
Newsletter Editor: Sarah
Soper snsoper@mac.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:
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