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Tuesday Timbers Tidbits (07/20/2010)

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TimbersThe Portland Timbers did not embarrass themselves Saturday when they faced Manchester City, though they did lose 3-0.

The Timbers, as usual, get little rest now. They travel to Vancouver to face the Whitecaps Thursday, July 22nd, and then play three more matches on the road before returning home to face Minnesota FC at PGE Park on August 11th.

Meanwhile Saturday the U-23 Timbers beat the Kitsap Pumas 1-0 and accomplished an impressive feat – they completed the PDL regular season with a perfect record – 16-0-0, the first time a team has done that since 1998.

Sunshine Trailer T-ShirtIn supporter news, as you learned last week the Timbers Army Sunshine Trailer is sadly, no more. However you can help in the replacement trailer fund raising by buying a nifty, limited edition, t-shirt. $20! Visit the Timbers Army store for more details.

The Timbers Army has increased in size each year of its existence. Next year, as the club enters the MLS, the supporters group will no doubt see the largest increase yet. And someone needs to teach them all the chants. Dropping Timbers has already begun this project – check out their series of Know Your Chants posts.

July 24: Division / Clinton Street Fair and Parade 2010

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Update: I just received confirmation that Hammy’s Pizza (2114 SE Clinton) is once again this year hosting a pizza eating contest during the street fair – at 1pm Saturday! Visit Hammy’s for details!

2010 Division Clinton Street FairThe 18th annual Division/Clinton Street Fair and parade takes place Saturday, July 24th, along SE Division and Clinton Streets from 12th through 60th.

The parade begins at 10:45am near SE 50th and Division. The route terminates at SE 28th and Clinton Street.

At 7 Corners (SE 19th and Division) Roots of Our Neighborhood, sponsored by the Hosford-Abernathy Neighborhood Development Association, features music, a neighborhood history exhibit, and activities for kids from 11am until 5pm.

Meanwhile over 80 vendors will be offering food and street fair fare. Multiple music stages feature everything from acoustic klezmer to punk rock (the full lineup is available at the Division Clinton website).

The fair runs from 10am to 5pm, with the street dance at SE 25th and Clinton continuing until 9pm.

July 24: The South Park Blocks: The Evolution of a Portland Neighborhood

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South Park BlocksThe Architectural Heritage Center presents The South Park Blocks: The Evolution of a Portland Neighborhood.

Pioneer Daniel Lownsdale had a visionary plan of a greenway that would extend from Portland’s northwest waterfront to the southwest hills. Unfortunately, his dream never came to fruition and Lownsdale’s park block property was lost to litigation after his death.

During the past 130 years, property facing the South Park Blocks—the area to the south of Salmon Street—has consistently been used for educational, religious, cultural and residential purposes. Grand mansions and smaller residences later became boarding houses. Some of these houses were removed and were replaced by surface parking lots. In some cases these parking lot properties were later redeveloped into housing. Portland State University (PSU) has grown to cover most of the property south of Market Street. PSU has re-purposed many properties, including the former Shattuck Elementary School and Lincoln High School, as part of its expanding campus.

Join Portland author Don Nelson, as he discusses the evolution of the South Park Blocks. The lecture is based on his book The South Park Blocks: A Neighborhood History.

The lecture takes place Saturday, July 24th, 2010 from 10am to 12:30pm. For more information visit the AHC website.

July 20: Seeing Things in a New Light: Infrared Imaging – Science Pub

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Omsi Science PubOMSI’s Science Pub event for July 2010 takes place this Tuesday the 20th at the Mission Theater (1624 NW Glisan).

Join us to see the world in a “new light.” John Lester Miller (a.k.a. Dr. Strangephoton) will give an energetic presentation on the history, phenomenology, and applications of infrared imaging. The evening starts with Hershel’s discovery of infrared light in 1800 and traces the fascinating story to modern day astronomy, military, law enforcement, and commercial applications. The talk will be augmented with numerous infrared video clips, images, and a live infrared camera.

The presenter, John Lester Miller, has designed and developed infrared systems for astronomy, commercial, and military applications for three decades. He currently works for Wilsonville based Flir Systems.

Science Pub runs from 7 to 9pm, but arrive early (5pm doors open) to secure your beer, grub, and a seat! There’s a $3.00 suggested donation/cover charge.

Portland Timbers Roundup (07/16/2010)

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TimbersThe Portland Timbers are on the road until August 11th, except for a particularly noteworthy friendly being played at Merlo Field this Saturday, July 17th 2010 . . .

Portland Timbers vs Manchester City

Our humble Portland Timbers of the USSF division 2 face one of the richest football clubs in the world, Manchester City of the English Premier League this Saturday, July 17th 2010.The 31 man traveling roster for Manchester City includes three players who represented their countries in the 2010 World Cup finals: Shaun Wright-Phillips (England), Kolo Toure and midfielder Yaya Toure (Ivory Coast). [more]

The Timbers’ virtual venue visualization used for 2011 MLS seat selection has been garnering media attention recently:

A look into the future in Portland by Duane Rollins at The 24th Minute

The Portland Timbers have released a mock-up of the renovated stadium so that people can buy their season tickets with some knowledge of what the place will look like. It’s not new technology. Most pro sports teams are providing a similar service. But, it is some serious stadium porn for the true hardcore North American footy geek. [more]

Timbers fans see future with Virtual Venue by Joe Becker at KGW Sports

PORTLAND — Major League Soccer in Portland is less than 9 months away and Timbers fans will have plenty of options when it comes to tickets.

PGE Park has about two months left before becoming a soccer-only stadium. Construction will begin in early September.

The Timbers were already using the very latest technology to give soccer fans a look into the future. It’s called Virtual Venue and gives fans an accurate view of every seating section available when the timbers begin play in the MLS. [more]

In FO news, Part 2 of Prost America Soccer’s interview with Timbers COO Mike Golub is now up . . .

Golub: No $9 Beers in Portland But You Can Buy Three $3 Beers! at Prost America Soccer

PROST AMERIKA: What have you learned about soccer since you started here?

MIKE GOLUB: I think relative to other sports I’ve been involved in, there’s a real sense of mission and purpose in the sport. There’s just a universal love of the game, a universal intent to keep the sport moving forward in this country. [more]

The John Spencer rumors are rumored to be more than rumors . . .

Report: Spencer to be Timbers first MLS coach by Erik Siemers at the Portland Business Journal

Signs point towards John Spencer becoming the Portland Timbers first head coach in Major League Soccer.

The Houston Dynamo on Tuesday said Spencer left the club after more than four years as an assistant coach, according to a report on MLSSoccer.com, the league’s official website. [more]

Portland Timbers MLS Coach Rumors by paulsepp at Dropping Timber

We knew the Timbers would have a new coach for next season, and the rumors surrounding the decision have been building and now the Portland Business Journal is reporting that the next coach of the Portland Timbers will be the former assistant coach of the Houston Dynamo, John Spencer. Spencer has been in the assitant coaching spot for the past four years and resigned yesterday. [more]

In supporter news, the Timbers Army Trailer is dead, long live the Timbers Army Trailer – with your help!

Timbers Insider: Spencer headed to Portland? by Goeffrey C. Arnold at The Oregonian

The surprise resignation of John Spencer earlier this week had many news outlets reporting that the former Houston Dynamo assistant coach would resurface in Portland.

No. At least he’s not in Portland today. He’s actually in Portugal. But he could end up in Portland as the team’s coach when the Timbers join Major League Soccer in 2011. [more]

Timbers Army Trailer Update at TimbersArmy.org

Our home and transport for both Timbers Army merchandise and 107ist membership items, the Timbers Army Sunshine Trailer, was recently damaged beyond repair. A lot of hard work, time, and love went into the trailer and we are appreciative of everyone who contributed.

While we are actively seeking to replace the trailer with a new and improved alternative, we will still be providing ways for you to collect both orders and membership cards and t-shirts. On Saturday, we will be handing out merchandise on the patio at 4pm at the Twilight Room on 5242 North Lombard Street, Portland, OR‎ (503) 283-5091‎ before the Portland Timbers play Manchester City at University of Portland’s Merlo Field at 7pm. The Twilight Room has also extended happy hour prices and given us a $1 off meals special for the day.

If you just ordered one of the limited edition PTFC vs. MCFC scarves, those will be available at the Twilight Room too.

How You Can Help
Want to help us with our replacement efforts for a new, Timbers Army ‘merchmobile’? We are currently collected donated items and services for an upcoming fundraising event. If you have an item or service to donate, you can post it on talktimbers.com here or send us an email about your offering.

Also, you can donate at anytime on our website here (you can specify ‘TA Trailer Fund’ in the text box during the PayPal checkout process as needed.) If you have any other ideas or donations for fund raising or a replacement, let us know!

At our next home game, we will be in the same location as always, outside the florist shop on SW 20th and SW Morrison diagonal to PGE Park to hand out merchandise.