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8th
January
2012
Sunday, January 15
Join us for our monthly public meeting and a few games of vintage bowling at the Milwaukie Elks Lodge.
 The Milwaukie Elks Lodge is a midcentury marvel, a community treasure that boasts a gym, basketball court, racquetball, a commercial kitchen, several bars and an 8-lane manual-score bowling alley. Unfortunately, as membership in fraternal organizations in the U.S declines, the lodge is for sale and endangered. Your opportunities for enjoying this beautiful example of midcentury institutional architecture are dwindling! It’s slated to be razed in less than two years.
This event is OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, and is a fundraiser for the league, so bring friends! There’s a full bar on premises, so if you don’t want to bowl, come for a classic cocktail in a vintage setting. The building is amazing and definitely worth a visit!
Bowling Party
4:00pm – 8:00pm
$4 per game, free shoe rental
Meeting
6:30pm – 7:00pm
Milwaukie Elks Lodge
13121 SE McLoughlin Blvd, Milwaukie, OR
Map: http://bit.ly/zAVgXN
The bowling alley is on the left back side of the building. Park in the main lot and walk down the stairs to the left, or park in the lower lot. Call 503-888-1362 for info.
More photos of the Milwaukie Elks Lodge can be found at Lost Oregon.
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1st
December
2011
 Please join us for a midcentury-style potluck! This event is open to everyone, not just official League members, so don’t miss it.
Diane and Jay Plesset have graciously invited us to host our holiday party at Evergreen, their beautiful custom-built, midcentury-inspired home in Oregon City. Diane is a designer with 25+ years of home building and design experience and the the host of “Today’s Home,” an internet talk show. She spoke at a recent MCM League meeting about her involvement in saving the Gordon House, Oregon’s only Frank Lloyd Wright home. This is a great opportunity to learn more about their design, home building and preservation work, and to enjoy their holiday hospitality!
The party will also serve as our December public meeting, though League business for December will consist primarily of welcoming our new officers and enjoying ourselves.
When
Sunday, December 11, 2011
2:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Where
“Evergreen”
20088 S. Athens Dr, Oregon City
503-632-8801
[map: http://bit.ly/su739d]
This is a BYOB potluck, so please bring your favorite adult beverage and bring a dish to share with the group. (This is also a fabulous opportunity to try your hand at creating your own Charles Phoenix-inspired Astro Weenie Christmas Tree!).
Directions, from North or South
- Take I-205 to the Molalla-Oregon City Exit (Hwy 213)
- Drive south on Highway 213 for approx 3 miles
- Turn left at Beavercreek Road (Berry Hill strip mall is on southeast corner) and drive approx 2 miles
- Turn left on Henrici Road and drive approx 1.5 miles
- Turn left on South Athens Drive
- Go over exactly 5 speed bumps, then make a hard right-hand turn onto a gravel driveway (do not turn onto the adjacent asphalt driveway–that leads to a neighbor’s house)
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9th
November
2011
It’s November, and that means it’s time to elect new officers for the MCM League.
Voting is open to all MCM League members in good standing (i.e. your dues are paid and current). We’ll be conducting a live vote at the next League meeting, Sunday, November 20. You can also vote by email in the week preceding the meeting, and we’ll be sending an email notification out with instructions how to vote by email.
All the nominees are currently running unopposed, but we’ll be accepting nominations right up until the vote occurs, and we will accept write-ins for email voting.
The current nominees are:
- For President: Todd Koopman
- For Vice-President: Edwin Kietzman
- For Treasurer/Secretary: Kimberly Hayes
- For Webmaster: Greg Clapp
This is a good opportunity to renew your membership using the PayPal controls on our website. If you’re uncertain of your membership status, please send us an email at admin@mcmleague.org, and we’ll get back to you with the details.
MCM League Public Meeting and Officer Elections
Sunday, November 20
At the home of Justin DuPre (President) and Greg Clapp (Webmaster)
10333 NE Russell Ct, Portland [map]
Meet & Greet: 5:00pm – 6:30pm
Meeting: 6:30 – 7:00 pm
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16th
October
2011
 Our October, 2011, meeting was held at the beautifully restored Frank Shell house of Matthew Siegel, in Southwest Portland. We’d like to thank Matthew for letting us meet there and for telling us all about the history of the house and his renovation project. The architect’s granddaughter was also on hand to answer questions.
[Pssssst...the house is also for sale. If you're in the market for a stunning midcentury modern home by a noted architect, this is a good one!]
We are now in the nomination period for League officers. All positions are up for a vote, in accordance with our charter. Nominations will remain open until the November meeting, at which time the paid members will vote. Email voting will be opened one week before the meeting. All nominees are currently unopposed, but if you’d like to nominate yourself for one of these positions, please let us know!
Current nominations:
- For President: Todd Koopman
- For Vice-President: Edwin Kietzman
- For Treasurer/Secretary: Kimberly Hayes
- For Webmaster: Greg Clapp
The November meeting date and place have been set. It will be held at the home of League President Justin DuPre and Webmaster Greg Clapp, in outer Northeast Portland, on Sunday, November 20. We’ll start with a potluck meet-and-greet at 5:00 p.m., and follow it with our officer elections and regular business at 6:30. The MCM League holiday party is tentatively set for Sunday, December 11, at the home of Diane and Jay Plesset in Oregon City. The party will take the place of a December meeting. Details to follow.
The January meeting will be held at the bowling alley at the Milwaukie Elk’s lodge. Details to follow.
Greg Clapp will head the committee to plan and produce the League’s spring party. This will be a large-scale fundraising and membership drive event. Details to follow.
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12th
October
2011
 We’ll be holding our next MCM League public meeting Sunday, October 16, at the recently restored/renovated Frank Shell house in SW Portland. This house is for sale, so this may be your last chance to tour it!
The renovator of the house, Matthew Siegel will give a short presentation, and the Shell family has been invited to attend.
Also, it’s officer nomination month. We’re about to elect new officers for the League, so bring your suggestions! Voting will be open to all paid members in good standing.
DATE: Sunday, October 16
TIME: Meet & Greet at 5:00PM, Meeting at 6:30PM
DIRECTIONS: The house is actually on GardenHome Rd, in a curve between 47th & 48th. See map: http://g.co/maps/wrn9t
BYOC: Bring your own chair!
BYOB: Bring your favorite beverage. We’ll provide a few mixers for adult beverages.
BYOP: Bring a dish to share, it’s a potluck!
See you there!
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15th
September
2011
The MCM LEAGUE will be having our September meeting at a Lance and Lara’s FABULOUS 1963 MCM house in NE Portland. This is a must-not-miss house!
We’re starting the party early (4 pm) because interior designer Diane Plesset will be broadcasting her RADIO SHOW – “Today’s Home” live from our meet & greet!
During the meeting Diane will be giving a presentation in regards to her involvement in the saving and relocating of Frank Lloyd Wright’s GORDON HOUSE, dismantled in 2001 and successfully relocated 21 miles to its new home at the Oregon Garden.
Come early for the party, stay for the meeting!! Feel free to bring a potluck dish to share, and adult beverages of your choosing. The MCM League will provide a few standard mixers.
SUNDAY, SEPT 18.
4:00PM – Meet & Greet Party/Radio Show
6:30PM – Meeting/Gordon House Presentation
1245 NE 153rd Ave, Portland OR [map]
This event is open to the public, come check the MCM League out!
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8th
June
2011
Portland, OR – June 8, 2011 – Building Blocks llc, architectural preservation re-modelers, announce the commencement of a renovation project of the Frank Shell family home originally built in 1960. The home features original teak woodwork throughout, three atriums, and dramatic “saw-tooth” roof-line. Primarily a public/educational project architect, Frank Shell created his home as a showcase of a unique form of “pinch and open” relationship between space and light, creating a naturalistic yet modern placement for a family burrow. Rooms are exposed to light through one or more complete glass walls, oversize windows, and numerous skylights which compliment nearby atrium rooms.
Located within walking distance to the warm and family friendly Multnomah Village, this home offers authentic mid-century living with the advantages of 20th Century efficiency.
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14th
December
2010
Great article posted on Daily Journal of Commerce of Oregon:
POSTED: Thursday, December 9, 2010 at 03:42 PM PT BY: Nathalie Weinstein
In a 48-foot-by-10-foot storage unit several miles south of Portland, pieces of the city’s architectural history are waiting to be reassembled.
They belong to a house built in 1949 on a woodsy lot in Lake Oswego. The structure may be modest – it’s only 921 square feet – but its architect, the late Pietro Belluschi, is legendary in Portland.
Now, more than 60 years later, local builder Tim Mather of MCM Construction plans to reconstruct the house on Marylhurst University’s campus and unveil a Belluschi design that, until recently, few people knew existed.
Read the rest of the article
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22nd
November
2010
 League officer elections were held last night at the November public meeting, held at the Gold Dust Meridian on SE Hawthorne in Portland. Voting was conducted by secret ballot and by email for absentees, and our officers for the coming year are…[cue drum roll]…
President: Justin DuPré (incumbent)
Vice President: Alyssa Starelli (incumbent)
Secretary/Treasurer: Kimberly Hayes
Webmaster: Greg Clapp (incumbent)
As you may have heard, the Secretary and Treasurer positions have been combined, and the League would like to welcome Kimberly Hayes as the newest member of the team!
We’d also like to thank our outgoing Secretary, Sandi Vincent, and outgoing Treasurer, Haley Lewis, for their hard work and outstanding contributions in 2010! They will both continue to be strong members and contributors to the League.
We’re about to take a break for the holidays, but the MCM League officers and Board are looking forward to a great year in 2011. We’ve been building great energy and excitement over the past year, and are hatching plans to capture that energy for the benefit of our members and our community, with more events, field trips, educational opportunities and preservation efforts in the year ahead.
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12th
November
2010
November is voting month! All paid members are asked to voice their opinion by nominating and voting for the Officers. Your input is important to us! If you are not a paid member at this time, and would like to vote, we urge you to contact Sandi Vincent to renew your membership.
Currently nominated are:
President: Justin DuPré
Vice President: Alyssa Starelli
Secretary/Treasurer: Kimberly Hayes
WebMaster: Greg Clapp
Please vote either at our next meeting, or via email if you are not able to attend. Your vote counts! Email your vote to: vote@mcmleague.org
Our next meeting will be held at the Gold Dust Meridian on Hawthorne. They have saved the front of the bar next to the window’s when you walk in, for our meeting. If you have never been there, you’ll be in for a treat of architecture, great decor, and a very nice menu.
Gold Dust Meridian
3267 SE Hawthorne Blvd.
November 21st, 6pm
Thanks!
MCMLeague
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