June 2022 Newsletter

POOL IS OPEN! Are you ready to cannonball, dive for keys on the bottom of the pool or just get wet? From 9am-4pm, and 6-9 pm, be ready to swim. On the other hand, if you just want to float leisurely around the deep end on your pool noodle, come from 4-6 pm.   Lynn Young



Volunteers are still needed to keep the pool open. Sign up sheets are in the rec room. For questions, call Barbara 858-735-7699 or Cindy 503-557-1811 or Carol 503-803-3999.

Second Annual 50s Rock and Roll Pizza Party and Ice Cream Social: Saturday July 23, 4 PMPizza and Ice Cream provided by the Rec committee. Bring your own beverage. Shirley Piel

A Special Thanks to our Friends

When you say you live in Riverwood and that we are “Self Managed”….I feel proud. It means that homeowners care enough to step up to help run our Organization. To look out for the Maintenance of our homes from top to bottom, to our Treasurer who collects, tracks our HOA Fees and pays our bills.  The Budget and Insurance Committees keep us on track, while Keys, Rental Garages, Parking, and our Rosters are kept updated. The Welcome committee, greeting & helping our new neighbors get settled in. Recreation, in charge of the money making Garage Sale & organizing our Potluck get-togethers. The Architecture Group, making sure no one paints their garage door purple! The Landscape Ladies, keeping us green, and the Pool crew testing our PH levels. Our important Newsletter, keeping us up on what’s going on in our little village. And let’s not forget our valued Board Members and our beloved Secretary Delores Gradin who moved from us, with Laurel McAfee thankfully taking her place, in other words…. I’m saying this place doesn’t run itself! 

We want to honor two incredible Ladies who have ALWAYS stepped forward, volunteering their time and have been instrumental in making Riverwood the best it can be. Ashleigh Norment, our valued Treasurer and Tama October, who made our Newsletter a joy to read. That was just the titles they held… but they were so much more. Always there to help when needed, heading up special projects with a smile, all with an incredible work ethic and a way of making things go so smoothly. But most importantly they became our dear, dear friends. We will miss their positivity, their unwavering support, both for Riverwood and for those of us who were lucky enough to call them our friends. We will miss them and wish them nothing but the best.  But we expect to see them around, thankfully they’re not moving far from us.

We honor them for their selfless service to Riverwood, they will be missed. But…in keeping with volunteering, Irene Hennessey has stepped up as our “Temporary“ Treasurer ( we are looking for someone to step forward to help out, please) and a very special thanks to our brand new homeowner, Robin Redwine in DW#60 who has stepped forward to take over the Newsletter. We THANK YOU both so much! 

So…PLEASE  get involved, it’s really important and you might just make some great new  friends. Pick a committee and join us. Your views and talents are welcome!   Kris Clarke

BEV GRANATO–Message from her children

Bev died June 9, 2022. Riverwood has been a part of Bev, and all of her family since 1992. Mom moved to Riverwood after selling the home that we lived in for over 20 years. She lived there for a couple years, moved out and my sister and family moved in for a couple years. Mom returned to Riverwood in 1998 and lived there until 2021. 

When mom came back she became more involved with the community there and I believe she was also on the board. She also did the newsletter. Her favorite part of Riverwood was the pool! She loved the freedom of movement she could have in the water; the chance to spend fun times with her grandkids in the water but mostly she loved the adult-only time and chance to float with the other Mermaids. If we wanted to talk to mom during the summer, we knew not to call between 3:30 and 6:30pm!

Mom made a lot of friends at Riverwood, some of whom she continued to connect with after they left, or when she left. We are thankful to all you who loved and supported her.

We are planning to have a Celebration of Life this summer and you are welcome to attend. Information will be posted here: https://www.caringbridge.org/visit/ourmomsjourney9 and we will also let Carol Hardy know when the event is scheduled. 

Thank you all, Gina, John, Vince and Julie

Short Notes from Board Meeting, June 9, 2022

  • Reserves increased to $154,000! Increase of $66,392 this fiscal year and over goal. 
  • Great job on conserving water, two more water payments this fiscal year, with $22K left over. 
  • Insurance rebate in May due to increase in deductibles. 
  • Camping on Shaver greatly improved, still an issue on 125th. Lisa Dashiell in contact with Parkrose school superintendent. These two streets are ‘Safe School Routes’. You can call the ‘Neighbors in Need’ line if you see people in trouble, 503-823-3333.
  • Drain work completed Dwy 70/Rec room sidewalk. Fencing being replaced on Prescott, Dwy 10. Gutters still being cleaned. 
  • New pool maintenance issues: Expanded signage for 911 and No Lifeguard, per state and county. Deck deteriorating. After summer pool season, plan to remove decking and go back to concrete underneath, as concrete is in good condition. 
  • Use new gate code 3570 at upper and lower gates to enter the pool. No longer need your card. 
  • Maintenance/transfer fee close to passing, but not all ballots submitted. 
  • Garage sale earned $1265. 
  • New driveway signs in process, then will need to be installed. 
  • Two new board members will be needed, as is new chair for Maintenance committee. 
RESOURCES FOR OUR RESIDENTSThroughout my career as an RN Care Manager, I have had the opportunity to focus on community resources. Now that I am retired, I am interested in communicating resources that may be helpful to our Riverwood community, especially knowing we live in a varied socio-economic, multi-generational community.   Lisa Dashiell, Welcome CommitteeFoodEast Portland Community Center, 740 SE 106th Ave, 97216, is partnering with Urban Gleaners. Food is available on Fridays at 2:30 pm in the Solarium. Food items will vary. First come, first serve. Check-in will start at 1:30 pm.Food Pantries: Shaver Elementary School, Wednesdays 3-4 pm.  Also, Parkrose United Methodist Church, 11111 NE Knott St, 2nd/4th Saturdays of each month, 10 am-1 pm; 1st/3rd Wednesday of each month, 4-6 pm.Have children or grandchildren?June 27- August 27 there is free lunch provided at our neighborhood park – Luuwit View. Lunch will be served at the covered area from 12:30-1:30 pm, Monday through Friday. There will be supervised activities from 11:00-3:00 with arts and crafts, sports and games, and special events. It is a great way to connect with other neighborhood kids.Home Ownership Financial StressHaving difficulty paying your mortgage? Oregon Homeowners Assistance Fund may be able to help.https://www.oregon.gov/ohcs/homeownership/Pages/Homeownership-Assistance-Fund.aspxPGE Low Income Qualified Bill Discount https://portlandgeneral.com/income-qualified-bill-discountThis program provides up to a 25% ongoing monthly discount on electric bills for low-income customers. Currently people can sign up via webform or call 503-228-6322 for assistance signing up.

Note from Irene Hennessy:  Thank you to the person who left a hummingbird plate and globe for her collection! 


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