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100 Things to Do in West Linn during 2013
January


1.  January 5th  - Centennial Heritage Discovery Walk (every 1st Saturday) Arch Bridge to Oregon City – meet at McLean House - 9am

2.  January 7th - City Council Proclamation - 6:00 pm

3.  January 13th - Centennial Heritage Lecture Series (every 2nd Sunday of month) - The Willamette River, Locks and Floods - 3pm WLACC

4.  January 17th - Old Fashioned Quilting Bee @ New Life Church  - 7pm

5.  January 16th  - Maddax Woods Work Party (every 3rd Saturday, 9:00 am)

6.  January 19th - West Linn Chamber Health and Wellness Fair


February

7.  February 2nd - Centennial Heritage Walks – Willamette. Meet at Willamette Primary - 9am - 1403 12th St.

8. February 10th - Centennial Heritage Series - Exploration and Settlement - A Story of Abundance, Leadership, and Prosperity - 3pm - West Linn Adult Community Center

9. February 12th - Story Time at West Linn Library (every Tuesday)

10. February 14th - Valentine’s Day - Take your sweetheart to dinner at any of the many fine West Linn restaurants

11. Tales to Tails West Linn Library (every Wednesday)

12. February 16th West Linn Lions Kraut Feed 4pm @ Resurrection Parish  21060 Stafford Rd

13. All Month in February - Historic West Linn Photography at WL Library Gallery by John Klatt

14. February 20th - Music in the Stacks at the Library

15.  Take a walk along the Willamette River in Westbridge Park

16. Eat lunch at the Adult Community Center

17. Play tennis at North Willamette Park

March

18. March 2nd - West Linn Centennial Heritage Walk - Historic Sunset Neighborhood - Meet at Sunset Primary School - 9am  2351 Oxford St

19  March 10th - Centennial Heritage Series - Robert Moore and the Founding of Linn City – Larry McIntyre - 3pm - WL Adult Community Center

20.  March 16th  - Peter Rabbit Breakfast by West Linn Community Preschool @ West Linn High School

21. St. Patrick’s Day @ Linn City Pub

22. Take a hike in Mary S. Young Park

23. Watch March Madness at Little Cooperstown

24. March 30th - West Linn Lions Easter Egg Hunt @ West Linn High School

April

25. April 1-5th - Arbor Week  - FREE Trees available at West Linn City Hall

26.  April 6th - Centennial Heritage Walk - 9 am - Bolton - Meet at Bolton Grade School 5933 Holmes St

27.  April 14th - West Linn Centennial Heritage Series - 3pm - WLACC -Electricity Generation at the Willamette River Falls and the Founding of Portland General Electric

28.  April 20th  - Earth Day – SOLVe Event at Mary S Young Park and other citywide locations

29.  Take a hike in the  Nature Conservancy’s Camassia Natural Area

30. April View the Great Blue Herons on Goat Island from Maddax Woods

31. April 27th - McLean House Century Garden Event with Workshop. Explore 100 years of gardening South end of River St   9 am – Noon

503-655-4268

32. April 28th - Celebrate the West Linn Lions 60th Anniversary

May

33. May 1st - May Day Garden party with a May Pole @ West Linn High School

34. Walk the labyrinth at Marylhurst Park

35. May 11th - West Linn Garden Club Plant Sale @ Hammerle Park 9am

36.  May 12th - Take your mother to tea @ Lavender Blue

37. May 18th - Take Care of West Linn Day contact Parks Department  for info - 503-557-4700

38. Take a Sunday bike ride down Willamette Fall Drive

39. Walk the Historic Willamette Walking Tour - brochures available at City Hall

40. May 27th  - Enjoy a Memorial Day picnic at Willamette Park

41  Play tennis at North Willamette Park

42. Watch a junior baseball game at Fields Bridge Park

43. View some of West Linn's tallest trees at Sunset park

June

44. June 1st  - Riverview Lions at the McLean House: “Tea Party of the Century” 11am – 3pm - Contact: westlinnriverviewlions@gmail.com

45. June 3rd - West Linn Garden Club “100 Years of Roses” - 7pm at the West Linn Library

46. June 4th - West Linn High School Graduation Class 2013

47. June 14th - Daddy & Daughter Dance @ West Linn Adult Community Center

48. June 16th - Canoe or kayak with you father on Father’s Day at Willamette Park's Bernert Landing

49. June 21st - Host a Summer Solstice neighborhood barbeque picnic

50. June 24th – 28th  - Safety Town- Sunset Fire Hall

51. June 26th - 100 years of  Music” - Clackamas Community Band - Hammerle Park -  7pm

52. Take a walk in the White Oak Savanna

53. Ride the giant slide at Salallie Illahee Park

July

54. July 4th, Independence Day Celebration & Fireworks at Willamette Park

55.  Kayak out of Cedar Oak boat launch

56. July 13th - Street Dance in Old Willamette 5pm

57. July 19th - 21 Old Time Fair in Willamette

58. July 20th - Antique Car Show in Willamette Park 10am

59. July 20th 100 years of Music concert by the Clackamas Community Band at the Old Time Fair

60. July 21 - Old Time Baseball Game, Willamette Park Baseball Field

 61.July 24th - Concert by Clackamas Community Band @ Hammerle Park

62. July 25th - Concerts in the Park Series begins @ Tanner Creek Park (every Thursday thru August)

63. Hike a long the Tualatin River from Willamette Park

August

64. View the meteorite interpretive signs @ Fields Bridge Park

65. Play in spray pad at  Robinwood Park

66.. August 15th - West Linn’s Birthday –Kick Off Concert at Tanner Springs Park

67. August 16th  Centennial Weekend Celebration continues

68. August 17th - WL Garden Club 2nd Annual Flower Show & Sale at Maddox Woods

69. August 17th  - Centennial Celebration @ Mary S Young Park.

70. August 28th - West Linn Lions 60th year as a service club

71. Walk to the Street of  Dreams along the Rosemont Road pathway

72.  Walk the Historic Bolton Neighborhood Walking Tour - begin at sign in Hammerle Park

73. Pick blackberries in Wilderness Park

74. Walk the Palomino Loop Trail

75. Wash your dog at the West Linn Dog Club

 September

76. Play in the spray pad at Hammerle Park

77. View the Anne McLean Rose Garden at the McLean House and Park

78. September 21st - Volunteer for Neighbors Helping Neighbors

79. September 21st - Maddax Woods SOLVe Riverside Cleanup 9am @ Maddax Woods

80. September 21st - Willamette Living History Tour 7pm contact Beth @ 503-680-6141

81. Watch the skate boarders at the Skate Park in Tanner Creek Park

October

82. Walk out to Cedar Island from Mary S. Young Park

83. October 12th  - Dance with Alice at Oktoberfest event

84. October 19th - Annual Turkey Dinner , Willamette Methodist Church

85. October 25h & 26th - Haunted Forest @ Mary S Young Park

86. October 19th - McLean House Murder Mystery Dinner and Auction

87. Wlak along the Willamette Park at Burnside Park

November

88. November 10 - Operation Home Front Freedom Walk and West Linn Lions Burger Feed

89. November 11th - Veteran’s Day - West Linn Garden Club’s Blue Star Memorial Highway dedication

90. November 16th - 10th Annual  Lighting of Maddax Woods (thru Dec 31)

91. November 16th - Holiday Bazaar” at the West Linn Adult Community Center

92. Food Drive for West Linn Food Bank- City Hall and other locations

93. November 29th - Community Tree Lighting - Santa arrives, City Hall

December

94. December 7th - Ugly Sweater Holiday Dash/Scuttle Puddle Run

95.  December 7th - Holiday Parade - Willamette Falls Drive - Willamette

96. Get a U-Cut Christmas Tree on Rosemont Road

97. Take a hike in Robinwood Park

98. Donate household items to Goodwill

99.  Resolve to volunteer in 2014!

100 December 31st - Happy New Year!! Celebrate Centennial Year Ending event

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