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United Way Honors Okianer Christian Dark
Multnomah Playschool
Auction
It’s The M ultnom ah Playschool annual
auction. H elp keep our school open by
com ing to our fundraising auction on Sat­
u rd a y , A p ril 1O‘\ T h e M u ltn o m a h
Playschool has been in our com m unity for
over 50 years and w e w ould like you to
com e to our event! W e’ve got the m ost
eclectic variety o f item s such as: H ome
Décor, Tattoos, R estaurant Script, H ome
Baked G oodies, etc. W e have over $25,000
worth o f auction items! Call 503/244-9141.
The Fantasticks
Lakew ood Theatre Com pany will be
having open call auditions on Sunday,
April 11 to com plete its casting o f the
musical com edy, The Fantasticks, directed
by Ron Daum. A ctors w ill receive rem u­
neration. Each actor should prepare a c las­
sie Broadw ay song for the audition. Lake-
w ood T heatre C om pany supports and
encourages m ulti-ethnic diversity in its
casting. Call the theatre at 503/635-3901
during the hours o f 9-5 weekdays to sched­
ule an appointm ent.
Education Discussion
The Board o f Education budget discus­
sions and public hearings will be on the
follow ing dates at 6:30 PM:
W ednesday, April 14; Tuesday, April
20; M onday, April 26.
I f you have a disability or are hearing
impaired and need assistance for this m eet­
ing; please m ake arrangem ents in advance
by calling the B oard O ffice at 916-3741.
Model M ovem ent & Attitude
All w om en dream o f w alking through
the door o f a party only to have every head
turn. Venus Imaging Education will impart
to you the secrets that professional m od­
els use to com m and this attention. O ur
entertaining class will infuse you with
confidence as w e teach you how to walk,
move, stand & turn like a professional
model. Call 360/882-4416.
k ian er C h ristian D ark w as se
lected as U nited W ay o f the
C o lu m b ia -W illa m ette’s o u t­
sta n d in g v o lu n te e r fo r M u ltn o m ah
C ounty based on her volunteer achieve­
m ents w ith T he U rban L eague o f P o rt­
land, U nited W ay m em ber agency.
In 1995, D ark co -fo u n d ed T he U r­
ban L eague o f P o rtla n d ’s S aturday
School, a p ro ject-o rien ted acad em ic
program for children in second through
fifth grades. D ark also h elp ed create
the C h ild re n ’s B o o k fair, a co llab o ra­
tive effo rt betw een T he U rban L eague
o f P o rtlan d and the N orth B ranch o f the
M u ltn o m ah C o u n ty L ibrary. T he pro­
gram helps children earn books by com ­
pletin g activities.
D ark w as one o f five v o lu n teers
w ho received aw ards in the four-county
area th at U n ited W ay serves. F ive
U n ited W ay m em b er agencies an d five
co m p an ies th a t su p p o rt U nited W ay
w ere also recognized. A w ards w ere
giv en at U n ited W a y ’s an n u al aw ard s
Emcee and KATU Channel 2 John Marler with Okianer Christian Dark.
d in n e r o n M arch 17.
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Photo: Vidinghoff Photography
Streetcar Construction Underway
The first m odem streetcar in the United States started construc­
tion April 5 with track installation connecting Portland State Univer­
sity (PSU) downtown Portland to G ood Samaritan Hospital in
N orthwest Portland. To kick o ff the construction. City Commis-
sionerC harlie Hales was joined by Congressmen Earl Blumenauer
and David Wu, the Honorable Mark Hatfield. Portland Streetcar Inc
Board Chair Don M agnusen as well as over a hundred business
owners and residents along the streetcar route.
The new streetcar will run on tracks from PSU north on 10lh. west
NW Northrup, south on 23rd. east on NW Lovejoy and then south on
11* back to PSU. The streetcar will boast 10-minute headways. Fares
will be the same as Tri-Met and be transferable betw een the two transit
providers. The streetcar will be fully operational early in 2001.
Spring Book Sale
Friends o f the W ilsonville Public Li­
brary are sponsoring their Spring book
sale Saturday, April 10, from 9 AM to 6 PM
at he Old Post Office Building at 30125 SW
Boones Ferry Road. Books, videos, C D s,
m aps, puzzles and other item s w ill be sold
to benefit the library. First hour shoppers
will pay a $ 1 adm ission fee, due to the large
selection available at that time. A fter 10
AM , no fee will be charged. From 5 to 6 PM,
the price o f all rem aining item s will be 50
percent off. Call 682-2744.
Poets On Campus
M ountain W riters Series and Portland
State U niversity are pleased to begin the
spring season w ith a co-sponsored read­
ing by poets Jam es Tate and D ara Wier.
C urrently professors at the U niversity o f
M assachusetts in A m herst, Jam es Tate
and D ara W ier w ere featured w ith four
other prom inent university writers in a six-
part educational TV series that aired in the
fall o f 1998. The Poetry Reading will be on
Saturday, A pril 16 at7 :3 0 in the School o f
Business A dm inistration in Portland State
University, Room 190. Call 503/236-4854.
“Raise The RooT
Cleveland High School will be having a
“ Raise the R o o f ’ A ll School A uction to
raise m oney to fund school program s and
activities affected by recent budget cuts.
The event w ill be on Saturday, A pril 17,7
PM at H istoric O aks Park Pavilion in
Sellwood. A dm ission is $ 10 (includes hors
d ' oeuvres and desserts). A uction item s
include a 1999“ 1750" Bay liner Capri, hot
air balloon ride, A m trak tickets, and much
more! Call 235-7414.
The Testing Craze
M onty N eill, Executive D irector o f the
N ational Center for Fair & O pen Testing
(Fair Test), will be the featured speaker at
the Portland C onference on “W hy the
Testing Craze W on’t Fix O ur Schools.”
The conference will take place at M onroe
High School Auditorium, 2508 NE Everett,
April 16-17.OnApril 17,at9A M ,N eillw ill
initiate w orkshop discussions with a pre­
sentation on “A lternatives to Standard­
ized Testing: B uilding Better Schools.”
Call 503/282-6848.
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