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Bethel Church Juneteenth Parade
Rally and Picnic
In an effort to provide a community
activity that fosters unity and awareness
throughout the C ity o f Portland, the Better
E ntertainm ent A ttractions N etw ork
(B.E.A.N.) will be presenting the 1998
Summer Rally & Eamily Picnic to be held
on July 4th at Dawson Park (N. Vancouver
& Stanton) from 1 PM til 7 PM. This
| year’s theme is “W hat’s Independence
Without Justice.”
Estuary Meeting
The Lower Columbia River Estuary
Program Management Committee will
meet on Thursday, June 25 th at the Bureau
I o f Environmental Services Laboratory on
6434 N. Burlington Avenue from 1 -4 PM
Members o f the public are welcome.
Bethel Church Juneteenth Parade
The horse and buggy was courtesy o f the Albina Rotary Club.
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Learn about the Secure Horizons health
plan and Medicare and how the two work
together for maximum coverage. The Se
nior Health Lecture will be on Wednes
day, July 8th and August 5th, from 10 AM
till NOON in Amphitheater C. Call 256-
| 4000.
Oregon Ballet
Forest Workshop
The USDA Forest Service has teamed
with several other local federal agencies to
present a contracting workshop especially
designed for minority contractors in the
Vancouver-Portland Metropolitan area.
The workshop will be held on Friday,
| June 26th at Portland Community Col
lege, Cascade Campus located at 705 North
Killingsworth, Portland from 10 AM to 2
PM. The workshop will take place in the
auditorium room 122 of Terrell Hall. Call
287-9836.
Spread Your Wings and Fly
"Spread Your Wings and Fly ”
was the theme oftheLes Femmes
1998 Debutante Ball, Sunday,
June 14, presenting 15 accom
plished and talented young la
dies to the community.
The affair, held at the Double
Tree Hotel, Jantzen Beach drew
a large attendance o f friends
and well wishers. Special fe a
tures included the Presentation
Waltz by the Debutantes. In line
with Les Femme program o f
continually involving past debu
tantes,
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Family Cooperative
School
Family Cooperative School, a Portland
Public School located in the Belmont/
Hawthorne area, is having a Kindergarten
Open House. Come learn about a school
community where parents remain involved
intheirchild’seducation. TheOpen House
will be at Sunnyside School, 3421 SE
Salmon St., on August 1 Ith at 10 AM.
Kindergarten openings still available.
match with PDC’s continuing focus on small
business assistance and affordable housing,”
said Katz.
Atkinson currently serves on numerous
Boards and Commissions including: the As
sociated Oregon Industries, Downtown Com
munity Housing, Inc., Metropolitan Sports
Authority, the Portland Chamber of Com
merce and the Oregon Ballet Theater.
He is a graduate of the University o f Or
egon and attended the Southwestern Gradu
ate School o f Banking and the Columbia
University Graduate School o f Banking.
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The School o f Oregon Ballet Theatre
will hold auditions for new students, ages
seven to nine, for the 1998/99 school year
on Wednesday, July 29th from 6-7 PM.
The auditions, for enrollment in begin
ning classical ballet technique classes, will
be held at The School o f Oregon Ballet
Theatre, located on the second floor o f the
Portland Art Museum North Wing (1120
SW Tenth Avenue in downtown Port
land). Call 227-6890.
Mayor Vera Katz announced last week
that James Atkinson will be elected Commis
sioner to the Portland Development Com
mission. Atkinson will fill a position left
vacant by John Eskildsen, who has served on
theCommission since 1993.
Atkinson is currently District President
with KeyBank N.A. where he has served in
various capacities since 1969. Priorto join
ing KeyBank, Atkinson was with Security
First National Bank.
“Jim 's experience in and commitment to
community redevelopment wall be a perfect
Jim Atkinson
Secure Horizons
On July 11th, Ride the Parkdale Sum
mer Festival Train and enjoy crafts, music
and fresh produce in the small community
of Parkdale. Departs at 10 AM and 3 PM.
Cost is $24.95 Adults; $21.95 Seniors (60
plus) $16.95 Children (2-12 yrs.). Call
(800-TRAIN-61), or visit their website at
www.mthoodrr.com.
Photo by Mark Washington
Mayor Vera Katz appoints Jim Atkinson
to Portland Development Commission
Star Festival
The Japanese Garden Society o f Or
egon is pleased to announce the annual
Tanabata Star Festival to be held Tues
day, July 7th a, 7 PM. Tanabata is one of
Japan’s most popular summer festivals
and features traditional Japanese music
and dance. The festival owes its origin to
a fable traced back to the fifth century
China. The legend tells o f two stars doomed
to opposite sides o f the milky way who
reunite only one night each year, the sev
enth night o f the seventh month. Call 223
9233.
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S lu g h c o n ta in c h e m i
c a ls w h ic h p o s e a
h e a lt h r i s k .
T h e O re g o n H e a lth D iv is io n
h a s is s u e d a h e a lt h a d v i s o r y
w arn in g p e o p le c o n s u m in g fis h
c a u g h t in th e C o lu m b ia S lo u g h
to a v o id o r lim it t h e i r c o n s u m p
tio n o f fis h c a u g h t in th e C o
lu m b ia S lo u g h .
T h e B u re a u o f E n v i r o n m e n
ta l S e r v ic e s h a s c o n d u c te d o u t
re a c h and e d u c a tio n a c tiv itie s
w ith m o re th a n 9 0 o r g a n i z a
t io n s w ith in th e P o r t l a n d a r e a
s in c e 1 9 9 5 .
O n g o in g o u tr e a c h ( e s p e c i a l l y
m u l ti l i n g u a l a n d m u l t i - e t h n i c )
is d e s i r e d .
C o n t r a c t o r s w ill r e p o r t to
s t a f f m e m b e r s w ith in th e B u
re a u o f E n v iro n m e n ta l S e r
v ic e s .
T h is p r o g r a m is f u n d e d by
EPA C o lu m b ia S lo u g h R e v ita l
iz a tio n G ran t fu n d s and fed era l
re q u ire m e n ts a p p ly . T his c o n tra c t
w ill run from Ju n e 20, I 9 9 8 -Ju n e
30, 1999.
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Tree Seed Orchard
On Thursday, June 25th, the Clackamas
County Farm Forestry Association and
the Oregon State University Extension
Service are sponsoring an evening tour to
the Schroeder Forest Tree Seed orchard
(3700 Mahoney Road, NE.; St. Paul. The
event is free to the public and begins at
6:45 PM and goes until dark. Call 655-
8631.
Columbia
Slough
Fish
Advisory
Community
Outreach
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Back Row: Nitosha Ramey, Harriet Taylor, Wendy Barnes; Front Row: Tia Clemons, Jennifer Harry, Lakisha Sloan, Laura
Lockett, Rose Lockett.
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Reisha Mills, Amerah Shabazz. Kayin Taiton, Kimberly Brooks, Temmecha Turner. JaNaela Page, Cyreena Boston.
Henderson (1995) and Miss
Rebecca L ivingston (1996)
served as mistress o f ceremo
nies.
The poem , "G rand
C urtsy” was presented by Ms.
Natasha Cash and musical trib
ute by Mario DePriest and Com
pany. . Mrs. Rena Allen, Les
Femmes President welcomed
guests. Mrs. Karen Ridgeway,
1st Vice President, was ball
chair and Ms. Debora Leopold,
2nd Vice President, Co-Ball
Chair.
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