4 • The Southwest Portland Post
CALENDAR
By KC Cowan and Don Snedecor
The Southwest Portland Post
Dinner. Don’t miss the homemade
pumpkin pie. Please come and meet
your neighbors. Wheat free and vegan
options are available. The community
dinner is the second Saturday of every
month.
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Wilson cheerleaders compete and win places on
All-State team
The Oregon Cheerleading Coaches
Association’s annual All-State
Competition was held Oct. 25 at
Springfield High School.
Congratulations are in order to
senior Ilia Duckler, junior Rachel Koch
and junior Erin Koch of Wilson High
School
They competed in the 2014-15
Oregon Cheerleading Coaches
Associations All-State Cheerleading
Individual Competition and won a
place on the All-State Team.
Some 118 participants from all over
Oregon jumped, tumbled and cheered
for a spots on this elite, All-State
Team. This year’s team consists of 24
members.
These individuals will be
introduced and may be invited to
perform their routines at the Oregon
School Activities Association State
Cheerleading Competition, February
14, at Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
– Don Snedecor
COMMUNITY LIFE
How will the Portland
Comprehensive Plan affect you?
Find out at the public hearing on the
plan, Tuesday, Nov. 4 from 4:00 – 8:00
p.m. at 1900 SW 4 th Avenue, Room
2500A. You can also comment ahead
of time: www.portlandoregon.gov/
bps/57352.
Nerd Night! Test your little “grey
cells” and find out how much trivia
you know! The Garden Home
Community Library will host its
monthly trivia night Tuesday, Nov.
4 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. The questions
are not guaranteed to be easy, but
the fun is! Play as an individual or a
team. Free.
Wilson High School cheerleaders Erin
Koch, Ilia Duckler, and Rachel Koch
competed and won places on the All-
State Cheerleading Team.
(Photo courtesy of Lucy Koch)
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We’d like to meet you!
Please join us for the
RIVERDALE HIGH SCHOOL
OPEN HOUSE
1-3 p.m., Sunday, November 16
9727 SW Terwilliger Blvd., Portland
Program begins promptly at 1 p.m.
At Riverdale, you’ll discover an exciting, energetic place where your
child will be challenged intellectually and welcomed for who they are.
Riverdale High School is a college preparatory school with an intimate
and collaborative approach focused on individualized education. We
off er a rigorous academic curriculum supported by a wide range of
co-curricular activities.
Learn more at www.riverdaleschool.com/November .
Riverdale
“Teaching students to be thoughtful in their education,
about each other, and for their community.”
503-262-4844 | 9727 SW Terwilliger Blvd., Portland, OR 97219
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Hillsdale residents are invited to
attend the monthly meeting of the
Hillsdale Neighborhood Association,
Wednesday, Nov. 5 from 7:00 to 9:00
p.m. Meet your neighbors and find
out about issues that concern you. The
meeting is at St. Barnabus Church,
2201 SW Vermont St. Contact Mikal
Apenes, mikal@windermere.com,
503-705-9777.
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Thanksgiving dinner at St.
Barnabas Church. Mark your
calendars! On Saturday, Nov. 8 from
5:00 to 6:30 p.m., St. Barnabas Church
will be hosting its annual Thanksgiving
Engineer Al Iverson will give
a PowerPoint presentation of
his ideas for Capitol Highway
improvements at the next meeting of
the Multnomah Neighborhood
Association on Tuesday, Nov. 11 at
7:00 p.m. at the Multnomah Arts
Center, 7688 SW Capitol Hwy. For
more information, contact new chair
Carol McCarthy, mnachair@gmail.
c o m o r v i s i t w w w. s w n i . o r g /
multnomah.
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The
Maplewood
Neighborhood Association
meets Wednesday, Nov. 12 to further
discuss the Portland Comprehensive
Plan. The meeting is at Maplewood
School, 7452 SW 52nd Ave. Arrive at
6:45 p.m. to enjoy some social time
with your neighbors. For more
information, call 503-823-4592, email
maplewood@swni.org or visit www.
swni.org/maplewood.
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She thrilled them on A Prairie
Home Companion, and now’s
your chance to listen to singer-
songwriter Ellis when she performs
Friday, Nov. 14 at 7:00 pm at
O’Connor’s Vault, 7850 SW Capitol
Hwy. Her singing has been called
thoughtful and captivating. Seating is
limited; advance tickets are
recommended. Visit www.ellispdx.
brownpapertickets.
com. $15 advance, $20
at the door.
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Keep the
holidays stress
free! Are you tired of
the pressure to “buy
more stuff” during
the holidays? Come
find out how to simplify
your holidays; find
more meaning; and
create more calm and
connection with your
family and friends.
Certified Simplicity
Northwest Senior Theatre prepares for Holiday Harmonies,
Parenting Coach
playing Nov. 19 - 22 at Alpenrose Dairy's Opera House. (Photo
Stephana Johnson
courtesy Northwest Senior Theatre)
brings strategies
to simplify the holiday season.
Tuesday, Nov. 18, 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. at
the Hillsdale Library, 1525 SW Sunset
Blvd. 503-988-5388. Registration is
required.
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It’s not too early for Christmas
music. Join the cast of
Northwest Senior Theatre for Holiday
Harmonies to hear all your favorites
and perhaps some new holiday tunes.
The show runs Nov. 19 – 22 at the
Alpenrose Dairy Opera House, 6149
SW Shattuck Road. Admission is only
$5. For more information, call 503-227-
2003, email bettymer@comcast.net, or
visit www.nwseniortheatre.org.
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Science is fun! Children can
learn all about science in a fun-
filled class Saturday, Nov. 22 from
10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Capitol Hill
Library, 10723 SW Capitol Hwy. There
will be hands-on experiences for the
kids as they see chemicals change
colors, levitate objects, and meet a live
reptile. Free tickets available 30
minutes before the program.