SHERWOOD DEMOCRATS
A local community for democrats and nonaffiliated voters
Come join the Chili cook-off fundraiser and vote for Sherwood's best Chili. Proceeds benefit the Advocates for Disability Supports. You can pre-register using this link, or by scanning the QR code. We also need volunteers, this link will take you to our volunteer form.
There will be food, wine, games and raffle prizes. Rep Sue Rieke Smith and Sen Courtney Neron Misslin will also join in on the fun. This will be a great tail end of summer event.
Join the Sherwood YMCA at
In July at Cannery Square: Tuesdays 11-11:45 AM and Thursdays 10-11:30 AM.
In August at Langer Park: Tuesdays and Thursdays 11 AM - Noon.
Thursdays will include a bi-lingual storytime! The library will provide a fun activity, and the Y will provide a free, nutritious lunch! They are looking for volunteers! Please contact the Sherwood YMCA if interested (VolunteerLink).
We had a great time at Robin Hood Festival. We marched in the parade and passed out candy with Representative Sue Rieke Smith and Senator Courtney Neron Misslin.
At our table we had the vote for your favorite candy game ('mailing' in your ballot of course), sold flowers, and got to talk and meet with alot of people. Thanks to everyone who volunteered and stopped by for a visit.
Volunteer with us to help our candidates win elections!
Lawn Sign Hosting
Postcards for Candidates
This is our most important program in contacting voters and winning elections. Lawn signs show support and visibility for a candidate in your neighborhood. The postcard volunteers contact up to 35 democratic families in their neighborhood and encouraging them to vote during election season. These contacts have been shown to increase democratic turnout by 25% and more during off year elections.
These program are open to both Democrats and progressive Independents.
It provides a way to help more than one candidate at the same time, creates a steady base of volunteers for each election cycle and helps build relationships with our voters. This is key to winning local elections and we need your help.
You can also email us at SherwoodORDems@gmail.com to ask questions or sign up via email.
You can also signup to volunteer directly with the candidate, see below for the campaign websites.
Elect Our Salem Representatives!
“I’m running to continue serving as the Representative for Oregon House District 26 because I believe in protecting our constitutional rights, standing up for Oregon values. Our communities deserve bold, pragmatic and principled leadership that always puts people first.”
Campaign website: https://www.votesueriekesmith.com/
Go to the website to volunteer for her campaign.
"As an educator, parent, and legislator, I’m listening to our communities and focusing on our future. As your State Senator, I'm dedicated to investing in quality education, making childcare affordable, expanding mental health care and addiction treatment, supporting crime victims, preventing gun violence, and protecting abortion rights."
Campaign website: https://www.courtneyfororegon.com/
Go to the website to volunteer for her campaign.
Save the date, Saturday August 22nd 4-8pm, for the Summer Chilli cookoff fundraiser for Senator Courtney Neron Missln and Representatibe Sue Rieke Smith!
I am running for a second term in Congress because I believe in the American Dream; that change can happen in a single generation—but we have to work for it and we have to keep that dream within reach for all American families. I am fighting to level the playing field and give families the tools and freedoms they need to overcome the challenges of today and create the change for a better future.
Jeff believes in using ideas and feedback from folks living in every corner of Oregon to shape his work in Washington, D.C. He holds a town hall conversation for each of the state’s 36 counties every year—over 500 town halls and counting—and uses those conversations to deliver for Oregonians.
Governor Kotek took action to protect Oregon values and strengthen communities across the state — signing new protections for immigrant and refugee families, defending Oregon’s vote-by-mail system and economy from federal overreach, expanding housing and child care access, improving student outcomes, stopping nearly $2 billion in tax fraud, supporting farmers and small businesses, and helping communities prepare for worsening drought conditions.
SHERWOOD RALLIES
We want to be visible and peacefully protest against the extremist corruption of the Trump presidency. Please come out and join us!
Banners on the Bridge:
Every Tuesday from 7:30 to 9am
Pedestrian Bridge.
Bring your signs and flags. Do not attach anything to the bridge fencing, we want to be good stewards for our community.
Sherwood Old Town Rally:
Every Saturday from 9am to noon
Corner of 1st and Pine st.
This event has been going on since last April. Stop by, say hi and stay engaged. Coffee from Symposium helps to keep you warm.
SHERWOOD INDIVISIBLE
A chapter of the national indivisible group has formed in Sherwood. You can reach them and get on their email list via:
indivisiblesherwoodor@gmail.com
Donate to cover local expenses
This group does not support political candidates but is very active in direct action and protests around current political issues. The overriding goal at these rallies is to stay peaceful but take a stand against this authoritarian destruction of our constitution and democracy. We display our banners, signs and flags. Always stay on sidewalks and do not impede foot traffic.
We are building a volunteer pool for hosting the Free Speech, Equity & Justice, and other banners. Email at indivisiblesherwoodor@gmail.com to be added to the BannersTeam list and you will be contacted when events are scheduled.
Images from Sherwood No King Rally and other events
Thank you for all the support at the recent NoKings rallys. Our country is at risk today more than anytime in our lifetime. Trump is overridding the constitution and turning presidential powers to that of a dictatorial king. The rule of law is being broken. Congressional purse-string spending powers have been stolen, court orders are beng ignored, he has refused to release the Epstein files in full and redacts his name out of them. Our tax money is being stolen and used like a personal blank check, a two billion dollar political slush fund is being created to payoff his supporters and family. He has creating a national secret police force, and is using our military not to defend us but for his own maniacal whims. His tax cuts for the rich is vastly expanding the debt which will be paid by our children and he is tanking our economy through his neglect and avarice. Unfavorable election results are simply denied and the vote itself is now under attack. Vote by mail is being attacked and rigged election maps are allowing politicians to choose their voters instead of the other way around and whole groups of people will be denied representation. We have to stand for our country and take it back and make it a land where liberty and justice does apply to ALL.
Please support all efforts to withhold ICE funding until major reforms are agreed to and a schedule is laid out for implementation. This includes No Masks, Body Cameras, Judicial warrants, and an end to roving patrols. We must say NO to a secret police in America, and NO to any ICE human detention warehouses in Oregon.
Masked ICE agents are now active in Sherwood, they have taken at least two local residents in the last few months. Our taxpayer money is being wasted targeting people who are not criminals or gang members. This is not keeping us safe, this is just simple cruelty.
Criminal justice must be proportional and follow due process. ICE violates both principles. ICE seizures that separate families is a form of cruel and unusual punishment. It is an extremist penalty to apply to anyone who has not committed any serious crime. Due process is the law for ALL people. Many of those arrested have been denied legal representation.
ICE has hired over 12,000 agents this year, doubling in size. These people are not trained police enforcement officers. Violence and killings are inevitable when you send poorly trained people with guns into a community to use aggressive tactics against locals and apprehend people with no serious criminal records.
Blue states such as Oregon and Minnesota only have an estimated 10% of the number of undocumented immigrants as red states like Texas and Florida, but only the blue states are targeted with a militarized Ice presence. This is not about immigration, this is about an unprecedented politicized intimidation campaign.
Washington County has declared an emergency over the increased ICE activity in our local communities. The fear and disruption this brings to local families is not something we can turn our backs on.
These links contain more information and resources on how we can monitor these activities and help the families affected by it.
PIRC hotline to report ICE activity: 888-622-1510
GOP Health Care Cost Crisis, 20 million Americans rely on the Affordable Care Act for health insurance. Trump's ending of the tax subsidies means that their health care premium costs will double on average. Five million will likely lose insurance outright. So far, About 1.4 million fewer people have enrolled for coverage this year in the face of soaring premiums. That number could increase significantly.
Health care cost for all Americans is rising and the GOP has scheduled their most savage cuts to Medicaid and Food Stamps to kick in after this years midterm elections. As Dems, we need to support the effort to end the GOP health care crisis.
Thanks to Sen Merkley for his epic 22 hour senate floor speech (linked here) protesting Trump's authoritarian power grab.
Thanks to our Rep Andrea Salinas for this video (linked here) explaining this in more detail.
Food Stamps Suspension (SNAP), The shutdown is over now, but GOP efforts to use hunger as a political weapon highlights a fundamental cruelty that cannot be forgotten and must be defeated at the ballot box.
LEGAL UPDATE: 12/11/2025
Our attorney, in addition to the Oregon Department of Justice contacted the WFC to request that WFC accept a 60-day delay in the original deadline for the silent auction and transfer, rather than sell, ownership responsibility of the MMTF in accordance with the family’s written intentions for a wildlife sanctuary as written in the Trust deed signed by WFC in 1977. (See the realtor’s notices attached).
A delay was achieved, and now we need to put pressure on the Oregon DOJ to ensure that the land is transferred to another entity that will honor the original intent of the land donation. The DOJ identified many laws regarding charitable donations that were broken by WFC in proposing a commercial sale.
SEND COMPLAINTS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE:
Please consider submitting complaints to the Oregon DOJ about what the WFC is doing. Make your outrage personal and use the link provided. Instructions on:
[https://justice.oregon.gov/Charities/Complaint](https://justice.oregon.gov/Charities/Complaint) Submit your letter here: : https://justice.oregon.gov/Charities/Complaint
These complaints are not confidential, so the press, WFC, and the general public, may eventually see them. Submitting complaints can help keep the DOJ motivated on this issue, and it may help with outreach/exposure/press if the media eventually discovers a lot of complaints submitted by neighbors and recreationalists.
FUND RAISING UPDATE:
LHNA had no funds for attorney fees so we started outreach for legal fee donations. As of 11/28/2025, we have received check/cash/Zelle donations of $13,582 and GoFundMe donations of $1,350 (less whatever fee GFM chooses to impose!) for an “approximate” total of $14,932. Thank you for your support! Your donation is tax-deductible.
Your donations are needed for us to continue our legal battle to save this beautiful property for the public use. Donate to the Ladd Hill Neighborhood Association to help pay our attorney fees, every bit helps and we need your financial support. There are 3 methods to chose from:
1. At your bank’s website, find Zelle. Enter Ladd Hill or LHNA2015@gmail.com
2. Send a Check to LHNA @ PO Box 2556, Wilsonville OR 97070
3. GoFundMe https://www.gofundme.com/.../support-ladd-hill...
Please make a note that this money is a donation for the MMTF and provide your address to receive a receipt for your tax-deductible donation. Thank you for your support!!!
POTENTIAL PROPERTY STEWARD:
LHNA has officially endorsed the Willamette River Preservation Trust (WRPT) https://www.wrtrust.org to "inherit" Magness Memorial Tree Farm. We hope to work with WFC to transfer the property to the WRPT.
WRPT visited the property and expressed great interest in the possible future stewardship to the WFC. Conserving land in perpetuity is the WRPT’s goal and we feel that is the best outcome for the general public and our community. Unlike forestry organizations, cutting trees is not the focus of the WRPT’s management plan.
SUMMARY – WHAT YOU CAN DO:
1) Submit a complaint to the Oregon Department of Justice, with your personal view on retaining this beautiful property for a wildlife sanctuary and an educational nature center that the Magness Family intended.
2) Donate to pay for legal fees: Here are the three methods of donating:
1. Go Fund Me:
2. Zelle: LHNA2015@gmail.com 3.
3. Checks via US Postal Service: LHNA PO Box 2556, Wilsonville OR 97070
GoFundMe:
Please make a note to LHNA that this is a MMTF donation. Provide your mailing address to receive a donations receipt.
3) Tell others! . Many folks are still unaware of this proposed sale. We haven’t reached those who are not on social media and are not on our email list.
Thank you for your support!!!
Ladd Hill Neighborhood Association
LHNA2015@gmail.com
Event Calendar
SNAP benefits have been restored, but the crisis for local families in need continues. Here are local food pantries and their hours of operation. Below are links for how to donate to them. Helping Hands and Tualatin Food Pantry also list volunteer needs at their websites.
Donation & Distribution Info:
Helping Hands donation button at: https://helping-hands-sherwood.org/ Food_Distribution: 3rd Saturday 9:30-10:30am.
YMCA, takes non perishable food donations, Food Distribution: Wed 10-12
Willowbrook food pantry. Select Willowbrook food pantry to send money specifically to them: https://journeysherwood.churchcenter.com/giving/donations Food_Distribution: Tues 4-6pm, Sat 9-11am
St Francis Food Pantry. Select the food pantry fund to donate specifically to them: https://giving.parishsoft.com/.../614c3e77-3d59-4161-92a3... Food_Distribution: Wed 9-11am, 5-7pm; Thurs 9-11am
Sherwood Schools Share center. They take gift card and other donations (website)
Sherwood for Kids Sake. Raises funds and donations for local food banks (website)
Tualatin Food Pantry, look for the Donate button. https://www.tualatinfoodpantry.org/ Food_Distribution: Mon 11-1, 4-7pm; Wed\Fri 10-1pm, Thurs 4-6pm.
Oregon Food Bank donation link.