11/2016 Mayor's Corner November 2016
Your ballots are due on Nov. 8, by 8 p.m. at a ballot drop box. Please vote! There are three
city measures and two council positions on the ballot. Whether you feel voting is a right or a
responsibility, the democratic process works best when we have the majority of the
electorate involved.
Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday celebrated in the United States and Canada. It was
originally celebrated as a day of giving thanks for the blessing of the harvest and of the
preceding year.
Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States and on
the second Monday of October in Canada. Several other places around the world observe
similar celebrations. Although Thanksgiving has historical roots in religious and cultural
traditions, it has long been celebrated in a secular manner as well.
However you choose to celebrate, I hope it is enjoyable. Why not kick off your day with a
walk. Join the Tigard Walks Turkey Traipse for an 8 a.m. walk through the city's beautiful
Bull Mountain Park at 13950 SW Alpine Crest Way.
I am honored to have been voted in by my fellow mayors as President-Elect of the Oregon
Mayors Association for the year 2017.
My next "Fireside Chat with the Mayor" will be one week later this month because on the
first Thursday I will be at a U.S. Conference of Mayors Water Task Force meeting. Please
make plans to join me for the Fireside Chat on Nov. 10, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at
Symposium Coffee, 12345 SW Main St.
My November quote of the month is by W. Clement Stone "If you are really thankful, what
do you do? You share."