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Rose Festival
Kids Program
Completed
Kids, R osarians and
P acific P o w er K ick
O ff N ew P rogram
The members o f the Portland branch o f The Washington family celebrate their family reunion at
Lincoln Park in Seattle. Pictured: Destiny Washington, and Cynthia Washington.
Pools Scheduled To Open Soon
Another summerofswimming and
other aquatic activities begins this
month at the Portland City pools
Opening day is Monday, June 17.
There is a week o f free learn to
swim lessons from June 17 to June
21. There is still time to get kids
signed up for swim lessons. Regis-
VOA Seeking
Nominees For
Community
Service Awards
The celebrate 100 years o f service
to the community V olunteers o f
America will honor 100 individuals
for tier community service. The con
tributions o f these “All-Stars” will
be recognized at an awards event on
September 5 at the Portland Center
for the Performing A rts’ “Salute to
the Stars” .
To obtain a w ide cro ss sectio n
o f nom inees a cen te n n ia l c o m
m ittee in charge o f p la n n in g the
event is c o n ta c tin g co m m u n ity
leaders from a v ariety o f d iffe r
ent fields ranging from b u sin e ss,
the arts,an d go v ern m en t, to r e li
gion, health and ed u catio n . “ We
w anted to insure as bro ad a re p
resen tatio n as p o ssib le to re fle c t
the values o f VOA O regon and
the o rg a n iz a tio n ’s com m itm en t
to d iv e rsity ,” said C huck W ill
iams, com m ittee chairm an .
“All-Star” nominees must have
demonstrated extraordinary acts o f
kindness and personal sacrifice to
help others, contributed to the uplift
ing of a person, organization, or the
greater community; or built bridges
between people and organizations
by overcom ing barriers o f race occu
pation, culture, age, gender or other
differences.
Call 235-8655 for more informa
tion.
tration from sand summer schedules
are available by calling the Portland
Parks and Recreation Aquatics De
partment at 823-5130. Swim Les
sons classes w ill continue to through
out the summer.
To sigh up call or visit neighbor
hood pools during normal operating
hours.
The Portland pools also offer rec
reational play swims, pool rentals,
water exercise classes, junior life
guard training, summer swim teams
and special events.
For more information call the Pool
Hotline at 823-SWIM
Jefferson Class Of 1951 ’s Reunion
The Rose Festival Kids, spon
sored by Pacific Power, is a new
program involving youth from 12
elementary and middle schools in
local community service projects.
The projects will be completed dur
ing Rose Festival Kids Week May 8
- May 19, and the children will
march in the Pacific Power Junior
Parade on June 5.
Participating schools chosen by
lottery, include Chapman Elemen
tary Femwood M idd le, George M id-
dle, King Elementary, Prescott Ele
mentary, Robert G ray M iddle,
Russell Elementary, Smith Elemen
tary, Sunnyside Elementary, Harri-
etTubman Middle, Vestal Elemen
tary and Youngson Elem entary
Schools.
To Kick off the Program , Pacific
Power, school children and Royal
Rosarians celebrated at a ceremony
held at Portland Public Schools ad
ministration building.
Sheriff’s Office Thanks Community
Sheriff Dan Noelle and the Mult
nomah County Sheriff’s office would
like to express their appreciation to
the citizens of Multnomah county for
approval of the jail levy/bond pas
sage.
The office promises to provide the
maximum amount of public safety
for the least coast. ,
During the past hear the agency
has created 100 jail beds without
additional construction costs. We
intend to make the best use of tax
dollars and bring an end to the early
release of inmates. The remodeling
of the justice center booking facility
ABO UT W H A T YO U'D EXPECT
The Class o f 1951 from Jefferson High School will hold its 45th year
reunion with a golf tournament at Broadmoor G olf Course on Friday
morning July 19, 1996 That evening there will he a social at Blitz
Wemhard Brewing C 'o. Dinner and dancing will he at the Milwaukie Elks
Lodge starting at 6:30 on July 20, / 996. For more information contact:
Merrinell Lindstedt 409! N. Overtook Blvd., Portland, OR 91221.
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R obert G rey M iddle S chool . Wetlands
this year with Rose Festival Kids
cleanup at Gabriel Park.
sponsored by Pacific Power. Rose
R ussell E lementary S chool . Donation
Festival Kids involves youth from elementary and and assistance to House of Rahab women &
middle schools in local community service projects.
children’s shelter.
Portland area schools during May completed
S mith E lementary S chool . Fund raising
12 outstanding projects that put volunteerism and
for calf to replace Tillamook farmer’s cow.
public service at the forefront. Pacific Power is
S unnyside E lementary S chool . Street
proud to be the sponsor o f the Rose Festival Kids
cleaning, SMART volunteer recognition and
program. These schools arc putting the right kind
senior citizen history project.
o f energy back into their community.
H arriet T ubman M iddle S chool .
• C hapman E lementary S chool . Can and
bottle drive for the homeless.
• F ernwood M iddle S chool . Clean-up
of
neighborhood, Grant Park and Sauvie’s Island.
You Are Invited To
The OASIS Volunteer Breakfast
“Exploring The Wonders ”
VOLUNTEERS
Thursday, June 13, 1996, 8:30 AM To 10:00 AM
Meier & Frank Georgian Room
RSVP By June 6, 1996
241-3059
Sponsored by Meier & Frank. Legacy Health System, and BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon
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will end officers having to wait in
line to book inmates. It will also keep
them off the streets longer.
The office says it relates to citi
zens frustration in paying for the jail
initiatives and that the public’s safe
ty has always been the main concern
governing the jails.
• G forc . f M iddle S chool .
Restoration o f Ramsey I^kc
through plantings in wetland
areas.
• K ing E lementary S chool .
Raise funds for sculpture of
Martin Luther King, Jr. at
Oregon Convention Center.
• P rescott E lementary
S chool . Visitation and fund rais
ing for Docrnbechcr Children’s
Hospital.
Training in peer mediation to help solve
problems.
V estal E lementary S chool . Interviews
with nursing and retirement home residents
about school experiences for book.
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1 Y oungson E lementary
S chool . Design, landscape of
public walking path.
Congratulations to all who
pitched in to make Rose Festival Kids
a success. Look for Rose Festival
Kids a t the Junior Parade.