6 • The Southwest Portland Post
coMMuNIty LIFE
By Don Snedecor
The Southwest Portland Post
Kick up your heels and join in the fun
for the monthly Family Dance put on by
Portland Country Dance Community.
Sherry Nevins will provide calling and
live music for children and adults of all
ages.
The family dances are the second
Saturday of each month at Fulton Park
Community Center, 68 SW Miles, from
5:00 to 7:00 p.m. with a potluck dinner
afterwards. $6 for adults, $5 for children,
babies are free, maximum of $20 per
family. For more information call 503-249-
5070 or 503-981-2179.
It doesn’t just build community among
local Native Americans, but the Portland
community as a whole. That is what
the ninth annual Portland Community
January 2008
FEAtuRE
College Traditional Winter Powwow
(Wacipi) will attempt to accomplish this
January at PCC.
The Winter Powwow, which attracts
more than 1,000 visitors each year, runs
from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Saturday,
Jan. 19, in the HT Building at the P.C.C.
Sylvania Campus, 12000 S.W. 49th Ave.
The event is free and open to the public.
Parking also is free.
“It’s a really important community
event,” said student coordinator Crystal
Rogers, who is a member of the Tlingit
Tribe in Northwest Alaska. “I think it is
a great opportunity for Native Americans
and the community to enjoy a cultural
event. It shows what it means to be Na-
tive American because each group repre-
sented will have their own heritage and
backgrounds on display. It’s an opportu-
nity for the community to come and enjoy
a rich cultural event.”
The main staples of the event include
grand entries at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m., a col-
lege fair from noon to 4 p.m. and com-
munity dinner at 5:30 p.m. The powwow
will feature master of ceremonies David
West (Potawatomi, Miami and Kickapoo
nations), arena director Ed Goodell (Con-
federated Tribes of Siletz).
Plus Northwest Indian Veterans As-
sociation Color Guard, Native American
merchandise vendors, and Native Ameri-
can food like fry bread and tacos. For
more information about the powwow, call
the Multicultural Center at (503) 977-4112.
The Multnomah Historical Association
is busy planning for Multnomah Vil-
lage’s 100th birthday party, to be held Au-
gust 8-17. All communities, organizations,
businesses, schools, and libraries of the
Southwest Community are encouraged to
take part in the “Multnomah Centennial”
celebration.
Among the activities scheduled so far
are a kickoff Wine & Cheese event at
the Multnomah Arts Center Gallery, a
bridge lighting ceremony, a showing of
Actors dressed as "Star Wars" characters enter-
tained shoppers in front of Macy's downtown
on December 15. Donations were accepted
to benefit the Salvation Army charities. (Post
photo by Don Snedecor)
the Multnomah School All-Class Reunion
DVD, and the annual Multnomah Days
Festival and Parade.
The Multnomah Historical Associa-
tion meets on the first Monday of each
month at 7:00 p.m. at the Multnomah
Center. For more information, visit www.
multnomahhistorical.com. Volunteers
are needed! Contact Patti Waitman-
Ingebretsen at pattitwirler@comcast.net
or 503-244-6540, or 503-341-0039.
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