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Schucks Auto Supply opens new store on MLK
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Homeless Cats and
Dogs
Find your new best friend for life this
weekend. High Hopes Premium Pet Food
and HomeGrocer.com are sponsoring this
event. Every dog and cat adoption comes
with a free “High Hopes Starter Kit” and
they will donate 50 pounds o f premium pet
foodtoOHS for every dog and cat adopted.
Get a free “Glamour Shot” taken o f you
and your new companion at the Mall 205
or Washington Square Glamour Shot
studios. First 100 adoptions this weekend
receive the free sitting coupon. H igh Hopes
will be held on Friday March 3 from 10 am.
until 7 p.m. and Sunday March 5 from
noon until 7 p.m. at the Oregon Humane
Society at 1067NE.ColumbiaBlvd.(Offl-
5 near Delta Park). Call 503/285-7722.
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Concord Community
of Choirs
The Concord Com m unity o f Choirs
presents We Remain Faithful featuring
Aurora Chorus in concert on Sunday,
M arch 5. They will be giving two
performances at 4 and 7:30 pm. Aurora
Chorus will sing songs wrought from
voices that have cried for justice - from
women, from South Africa, victims of
AIDS, from responses to the universal
cries for compassion and peace. Call 721 -
0262.
Transit in
Washington County
Be part o f a solution to traffic congestion
in Washington County. Attend the public
forum on March 14, from 9 a m .- 10:30 pm.
at Beaverton City Hall, and learn about the
tra n sit o p tio n s a v a ila b le in y our
community. The forum is hosted by the
Westside Transportation Alliance and
there is no charge to attend. Please call
617-4844 for reservations. You will hear
about bus, train, vanpool, and carpool
options, what has been implemented from
the Transit Choices for Livability (TCL)
report and w hat im provem ents are
expected during the next three years. You
also will hear about a new option starting
up soon in rural Washington County that
combines resources to serve the elderly,
persons with disabilities, the access-to-
work community, and the general public.
Just new to the Martin Luther King block is
the national chain, Schuck’s Auto Supply.
They’ve rolled out the red carpet for their
Grand Opening Sale, offering prizes such as
a trip to Hawaii and events galore. After the
closing o f the Tortilla Factory business, the
company decided to expand to the newly
available commercial site. Their decision was
based on a survey which revealed that many
oftheircustom ersresideinthe97211 zipcode
area. As a greater convenience for their
patrons, Schuck’s officially moved to 5212
NE. Martin Luther King Jr Blvd. on January
Children learn importance of their heritage while performing
Woodlawn Multicultural Committee
p r e s e n te d
"H eritage
and
H orizons:The African-A m erican
Legacies and Challenges fo r the 21s'
Century"
S tu d en ts at W oodlawn EC EC
celeb ra ted ,
p o r tra y e d
and
experienced contributions o f many
African Americans in an assembly,
Heritage and Horizons: The African-
American Legacies and Challenges for
the 2181 Century. Aksari, a drummer in
the West African tradition, began the
assembly with a libation. Later he
entertained the audience with his
drummer abilities. Through music,
p o etry and drama, students re
enacted the lives o f many African
Americans, such as Harriet Tubman, -
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Walker. In addition, African poems
and folktales were presented. Poetry’
by Langston Hughes and Maya Ii
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Portland Public
School Science
Adoption
Portland Public Schools science teachers
will explain plans for the new science
adoption and dem onstrate scien ce
teaching strategies at a community meeting
March 8 at 7 pm. The next meeting will be
held in the boardroom o f the Blanchard
Education Service Center, 501 N. Dixon
Street. Science textbooks currently in
Portland schools are more than 10 years
old. Portland Public Schools will purchase
new science books and materials for all
grade levels this summer, if Measure 26-2
is p a sse d by v o te rs on M ay 16.
Applications are available on the district
websiteat www.pps.kl2.or.us. orby calling
916-3304.
Gil Kelley sets new direction for Planning Bureau
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“I chose Gil because I believe he was best
suited to help this community articulate a
vision for the future and help us maintain our
reputation as the “urban mecca” o f planning.
Most o f all, I was impressed by his desire to
re in v ig o ra te p lanning, re -e n g a g e the
community, and encourage participation in
planning. Gil has passion for planning and
passion for Portland, which 1 think will help
Mission Mill Museum
Join Mission Mill Museum at their 10,h
Annual Speaker Series, “Millennium
Moments at Mission Mill - Past and
Future.” The series runs the 3rd Tuesday
ofeach month, ending on April 18. General
Admission tickets for the series are $20 for
Museum members and $24 for non-
members. Single event tickets are $6 for
members and $7 for non-members. Joyce
Badglcy Hunsaker will perform a historical
interpretation o f Sacagawea, entitled
“ S acag ew ea, B eyond the S h in in g
Mountains with Lewis and Clark,” on
March 2 1,2000. Call 585-7012.
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Mayor Vera Katz and Portland's New Planning Director Gil Keller discuss the duties
that his new position entails
him work effectively with all segments of
P o rtla n d ’s c ity
g o v e rn m e n t,
our
neighborhoods, civic and professional
organizations, regional partners, and the
business community.” Said Mayor Vera Katz.
Kelley is credited for enhancing long-range
planning staff and redirecting it to more fully
engage the community in Berkeley.
T hrough c ity w id e and n e ig h b o rh o o d
planning efforts, he steered through plans
and rezoning for dozens of large and small
development efforts.
He has also worked on returning retain and
affordable housing to downtown, creating a
policy framework for industrial revitalization
that included linking training and placement
opportunities for disadvantaged residents,
developing a comprehensive approach to
transportation planning, and working with
architects, boards, commissions and non
profit groups to promote excellence in design.
“He understands that planning is much more
than land use, and is curious about Portland’s
ambitions for greatness.
He sees opportunities for economic, cultural,
and social gains that will take Portland to a
new level of civility. Today, Portland stands
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on a tremendous foundation o f success and
civic independence. We need strong
leadership ifour future is to live up to our past.
Gil Kelley has the vision and the passion to
make it happen.”
At a time when Portland is being held up as a
national model for “smart growth,” while
Portlanders, including myself, are questioning
how successful w e’ve really been, it is more
important than ever to understand the complex
issues the city deals with in addressing how
growth impacts our neighborhoods. From
dealing with too-fast traffic, to determining if
we can develop underused industrial land
along the Willamette without hurting our
threatened fish runs, to ensuring we don’t
p ric e lo ng-term re sid e n ts out o f the
neighborhoods and into the suburbs, the
impacts o f growth are substantial. As our
population continues to grow, I think it is
increasingly important for citizens to know
what the City is doing to deal with the impacts
o f growth in their neighborhoods.
Gil was hired to lead the reorganized Planning
Bureau and head up a team ofbureau directors
to better coordinate City efforts connected to
planning.
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