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10 • The Southwest Portland Post COMMUNITY LIFe By Don Snedecor The Southwest Portland Post 6 Hillsdale Neighborhood As- sociation will meet again on Wednesday, February 6 at 7:00 p.m. at St. Barnabus Church, 2201 SW Vermont St. Contact Don Baack, president, at 503-246-2088 or e-mail baack@pacifi er. com for more information. Website is www.hna-pdx.com. West Hills Christian Church will celebrate the 35 th anniver- sary of the dedication of its existing sanctuary on Sunday, February 10. Fol- lowing the 10:45 a.m. worship service, a reception for past and present members of the congregation will be held in the church’s fellowship hall. Photos, church bulletins, directories and other memorabilia will be displayed. Originally called Multnomah Church of Christ, the congregation grew out of a tent-revival meeting in Multnomah Village in 1930. The first sanctuary was completed in 1933. The name was changed in 1964, and the existing sanc- 10 Calendar of Events tuary was dedicated February 11, 1973. Joe Core has been pastor of the church for the past seven years. Maplewood Neighborhood Association will meet again on Monday, February 11, at 7:00 p.m. at West Hills Friends School, 7426 SW 52 nd Ave. Contact Anne-Marie Fischer at 503-452-4240 or Jill Gaddis at 503-977-2835 or e-mail co_chair@ maplewoodna.com for more informa- tion. Website is www.maplewoodna. com. Multnomah County has schedule a series of town hall meetings to present information on the condition of its Wil- lamette River bridges and a proposal to fund their repair. The bridges include the Broadway, Burnside, Hawthorne, Morrison, Sauvie Island and Sell- wood. The meeting closest to Southwest will be held Monday, February 11, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Multnomah Building, boardroom, 501 SE Hawthorne. The meeting format will include a presen- tation, an opportunity for the public to ask questions and share comments, and time to view displays on the condition and repair needs of the bridges. 11 February 2008 Multnomah Neighborhood Association will meet again on Tuesday, February 12 at 7:00 p.m. at the Multnomah Center, 7688 SW Capitol Hwy. Contact the Southwest Neighbor- hood offi ce at 503-823-4592 for more information or visit www.swni.org. Pageturners engage in stimulating conversation about books. Join us for Everybody Reads, Multnomah County Library’s annual community-wide discussion. Read A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Solider by Ishmael Beah. Interested readers are encouraged a pick up a copy of the featured book at the reference desk. Tuesday, February 12 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, February 21, 12:30 to 2:00 p.m. Hillsdale Library, 1525 SW Sunset Blvd, 503-988-5388. Robert Gray Middle School (6 th , 7 th and 8 th graders) is hosting a Multicul- tural Celebration on Tuesday, February 12, from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. Admission is free and the evening festivities will fea- ture the renowned “Lions of Batacuda,” an exhilarating, marching samba en- semble performing Brazilian-inspired music and dance. The World Café will be selling ethnic foods donated by local restaurants. Other entertainment will include music, hands-on craft activities and multicultural displays from stu- dents and local artists. 12 13 Don’t forget Parent Informa- tion Night on Wednesday, February 13 at 7:00 p.m. at Robert Gray Middle School, 5505 SW 23 rd Ave. in the Hillsdale neighborhood. School tours on 2/13, 2/20, 2/27, 3/5 from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m. For more information visit www.gray.pps.k12.or.us or call 503-916-5676. 15 Indignation fl ares when Lane (Susan Coromel) discovers that her sister-in-law Vir- gina (Marilyn Stacey) has been cleaning Lane’s house behind her back in The Clean House, Sarah Ruhl’s Pulizter Prize nominated play about the messes we make of our lives, running through March 2nd on the Artist Rep’s Second Stage. Tickets available online at www.artistsrep.org. West Hills Unitarian Univer- salist Fellowship is hosting a Book Sale and Coffee Shop on Friday, February 15 from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. and Saturday, February 16 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Books include fi ction and non-fi ction for children and adults and will be categorized and shelved for easy searches. There will also be a selection of CDs and DVDs. Espresso, light lunch and supper foods, tea and desserts will be available in the Edibles Café. WHUUF is located at 8470 SW Oleson Road. It is wheelchair acces- sible. 19 The Portland Police Bureau has scheduled an open house on Tuesday, February 19 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Multnomah Center, 7688 SW Capitol Hwy. The session will allow the bureau of discuss plans to rearrange the boundaries of its police precincts and hear public input on the subject. 20 Under the direction of Charles Gray, 17 of the fi nest jazz artists in Portland are featured in the Portland Jazz Orchestra. PJO will be headlining a concert at the historic Crystal Ballroom (1221 W Burnside) on Wednesday, Feb- ruary 20 at 7:30 p.m. Advance tickets are $20 from the PDX Jazz box offi ce (503-228-JAZZ). 26 Estate Planning Made Easy is the name of a class being offered on Tuesday, February 26, from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. at Fulton Park Community Center, 68 SW Miles Street. Receive practical advice to safeguard your assets and healthcare wishes during and after your lifetime. Registration is requested and the course (#257474) will be held in Room 1. 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