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Concordia neighborhood struggles for enhancem ent
and a 50-seat dining area to consum e them.
There wi 11 be butcher and seafood departments
that can provide special orders on request, a
bakery that will produce fresh-baked breads
and pastries daily, and a produce section that
will be “the shining star o f the store,” he said.
A “ w e lln e s s ” s e c tio n w ill p r o v id e
hom eopathic and conventional drugs.
Rohtor said that he w anted to sign a good
neighbor agreem ent before the store opens,
and that a draft proposed “for the most part”
was acceptable.
Dan T aylor o f Nicholson says a second retail
store will be built at the com er o f Northeast
33rd A venue and Killingsw orth Street. This
will be hom e to several existing retail tenants
o f the site, and perhaps a pharm acy in the
future. Nicholson had originally proposed to
build a 15,000 square foot Rite Aid drug store
on the site, a deal that eventually fell through.
O ne catch is that, according to Rohtor, the
“Save a Life Summer”
PortlandTrail Blazer Damon Stoudamire
hosts his fourth annual “ Save a Life
Summer” for American Red Cross Pacific
Northwest Regional Blood Services. This
fu n , f a m ily a n d y o u th - o r ie n te d
celebration focuses on educating youth
about the im portance ofb lo o d donations
and participating in their com m unities.
T he event will be on Saturday, July 29,
from 7:30 am to 1 pm at the American Red
Cross Pacific Northwest Regional Blood
Services (3131 N. V ancouver Avenue).
Call 503/284-0011, ext. 152.
2000 Cooking
Season
Demo
T he farm ers are back in the park and so
are the chefs. B eginning W ednesday,
June 7, the South Park blocks will once
again play hom e to the Portland Farm ers’
M a rk e t. T h e W e d n e s d a y s e a s o n ,
com plete with live ch ef dem os, will be
sponsored by Southpark Seafood G rill
6 W in e B a r a n d T h e H e a th m a n
R estaurant & Bar. C hefs from those tw o
restaurants will appear each W ednesday
through Septem ber 27 w ith special guest
appearances from other restaurants. Call
503/241-0032.
Volunteers Needed at
Sandy River Gorge
Preserve
Sandy R iver G orge Preserve, located
ju s t tw enty m iles east o f P ortland,
includes an old-g ro w th D ou g las-fir
forest and provides a hom e to native
salm on, river otter and other wildlife.
T he N ature C onservancy o f O regon
invites anyone interested in preserving
this unique area to jo in a volunteer w ork
party on Saturday, June 24. V olunteers
will maintain trails and remove non-native
Scots broom and blackberry. Call 503/
230-1221.
Tiles, Tiles Everywhere!
A dd brilliance to yöur garden, kitchen or
tabletop - or m ake a beautiful m osaic to
hang as a piece o f art. A w ide range o f
techniques including stencil, m olding,
m asking, and glazing are introduced. $8
supply fee to instructor for firing tiles.
The special class will be held on Monday,
June 26-July 31, from 6:30-8:30 pm. The
cost is $40.
Women Coming of Age
O u r T urn, O ur T im e is w ritten by
everyday w om en for everyday w om en.
H ere are 25 stories to inspire those w ho
are contem plating the aging process.
T opics range from w om en’s groups,
voluntarism , and crone cerem onies, to
creative expression, changing bodies,
and the confidence that com es from
success in later life. A reading o f this
book will be on W ednesday, June 21 at
In O ther W ords (3734 SE H aw thorne) at
7 pm. Call 232-6003.
Y ou can donate old stu ff and get som e
g r e a t n ew stu ff! W e n e e d y o u r
donations. You can drop anything o ff
on Saturday 6/3,6/10,6/17 from 10 am to
1 pm at the O rlo office (115 N W 9th,
betw een C ouch and Davis). Proceeds
from the garage sale w i 11 go to benefit the
environm ent through O rlo and Earth and
Spirit Council. If you really c a n ’t m ake a
drop o ff and have to arrange a pick up,
or you have further questions, call 242-
2330. D onations are tax deductible.
Senior Art Show
The Mittleman Jewish Community Center
and C edar Sinai Park is announcing their
first annual Senior Art Show and Exhibit
to be held the w eekend o f June 23-25 at
the Rose Schnitzer M anor, (part o f the
C edar Sinai Park com plex) 6140 SW
B oundary St., Portland. T he opening
party will be held on Friday, June 23 from
1 -3 pm at the Rose Schnitzer M anor. All
senior artist are w elcom e to subm it their
artw ork for this show , w hich will be
juried by local artists. A w ards w ill be
given out. Call 503/452-3428.
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for T he P or i land O bserver
The Concordia neighborhood has yet another
ch a n ce to p u t a g ro ce ry sto re back at
N ortheast 33rd A venue and Killingsw orth
Street - ifthey can vault two hurdles in the next
year.
T he first is to win the approval o f neighbors
o n N o rth east 34th Street, w ho h av e opposed
redevelopm ent o f the form er W ilshire Park
Sentry M arket at 5322 N.E. 33rd Ave. in the
past, and still have som e lingering concerns.
A bigger obstacle is to convince the city o f
Portland to approve street changes associated
w ith the project.
N icholson D evelopm ent o f Richland, W ash.,
w hich purchased the property last y ear from
U n ited G rocers, has secured a potential
developer and store operator in N ew Seasons
M arkets. Brian R o h to ro fN ew Seasons told
the Concordia N eighborhood Association
last w eek that his com pany proposed to build
a 29,000 square foot store at the south end o f
the property. T he store w ill have an em phasis
on natural and organic foods, but will also
stock conventional item s - “everything from
Blue Sky Soda to diet Pepsi,” as Rohtor put it,
especially if non-organic item s are available
at a cheaper price. It will offer prepared foods
store has to open by next sum m er if it is to
succeed economical ly. To do so, construction
must begin no later than January, according
to Bill Fuller o f Sienna Architects. Both depend
on first moving N ortheast Emerson street
northward from its current location. Vacating
a city street n o rm ally tak es a y ear to
accomplish. Fuller said it might be possible to
do an “expedited" closure process in seven
months.
A first step is getting signatures o f support
from tw o-thirds o f property ow ners within
400 feet. These includeC hrisptopher Schmidt
and Steve M akinster, w ho have opposed
previous attem pts to relocate or vacate the
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PAST presents black tie and tennis shoe fund raiser
by
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Portlanders will have a chance to m eet such
celebrities as Portland T railblazers M ichael
Thom pson, K enny Carr, Steve Jones and
Darnel 1 Valentine w hen Port land A fter School
Tennis, PAST, presents "A Black T ie and
Tennis Shoe A ffair” on Saturday, June 24
from 6-10 p.m. at the Irvington T ennis Club,
located at 2131 N.E. Thom pson.
The Black T ie and Tennis Shoe A ffair fund
raiser is a benefit fo rth e Portland A fter School
Tennis program. This program helps grow the
sport o f tennis in schools.
The Program will includea reception, followed
by m usic and dancing.special presentations,
and raffle draw ings w ith tickets available for
$5.00 each. Raffleprizesw iil includea week in
M azatlan, a w eek at the O regon Coast,tennis
club m em berships, dinner and more.
“The Trai lblazers wi 11 be there to network with
guests and give their verbal support to the
organization,” said Rufus Dean, ow ner o f
Concepts U nlim ited, the firm planning the
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Residents sample riches of cultures at 8th Annual Good In the Hood
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Portlanders can enjoy this y ear’s 8,h Annual
G o o d in the H ood M u lticu ltu ral M usic
Festival, a three day event scheduled to take
place on the cam pus o f the Holy Redeem er
A rea S chool at N. P o rtlan d B lvd. and
V ancouver Ave. on June 23rd, 24* and 25*. It
is a production o f the G ood in the Hood
C om m unity O utreach Project, a non-profit
organization run totally by volunteers who
seek to present the positive aspects o f the
N o rth
and
N o r th e a s t
P o rtla n d
neighborhoods.
These positive aspects include the rich cultural
resources o f residents o f the area including
cultural and artistic projects that will be
presented as w ell as traditional dances from
m ore than 13 different cultures, according to
G ood in the H ood C om m unity Outreach
Com m ittee C hair A driana Carr.
C ountries or cultures dancers at the festival
will include those o f N ative A m ericans,
Spanish, B razilians, Chinese, Cam bodians,
G hanians, Z im babw e, Javanese, M exican,
Japanese, South Indians, Turkish and Irish,
C arr said.
“The festival appeals to ethnic groups and
generational groups across the board. We
have som ething for everyone ages 2 to 100.
T he A rts and Kidspace for children ages 2-18
have been a big draw ,” C arr said.
T he Festival show cases the culturally rich
resources inherent in the area. It also educates
a n d b u ild s b r id g e s w ith th e g r e a te r
m e tro p o lita n are a. G o o d in th e H ood
strengthens cultural se lf identity, presenting
a stage for all groups to explore, present, and
teach their arts, dances, music, and storytelling
to other segm ents o f the population. T he
Festival also brings contem porary perform ers
and artists to the neighborhoods to educate
the residents o f the larger opportunities
available to them.
This year marks the 8* A nniversary o f the
event. Last year attendance increased by
m ore than 20 percent to m ore than 6,000
attendees. Festival organizers also raised
$25,000 to underw rite 60 percent o f costs.
This year attendance is expected to increase.
“ Eight thousand are expected to attend.” C arr
said. She added that the proceeds w ere only
intended to cover costs.
“ We have no expectations about the am ount
o f money to be raised. We real ly look to cover
our bills, for everything over and above that
w e consider applications from com m unity
outreach projects so that the G ood in the
Hood Com m unity O utreach A ssociation can
be involved in com m unity projects in som e
w ay,” Carr said.
M ajor media sponsors for the event for 2000
in c lu d e K G W -T V an d U .S . W e st
communications, who will provide over $5000
in advertising coverage along with a num ber
o f promotional mentions.
On the Festivals 2(300 M ain Stage will appear
Michael Alan Harrison and Friends, the Linda
Hombuckle Band. Boka Marimba, Nueva Era,
The Norman Sylvester Band, Five G uys
Named Moe. the Patrick Lamb band, and Obo
Addy & O kropong as som e o f the 22 acts
which will entertain audiences.
On the ev en t's Multicultural Stage, groups
perform ing will include those from the
abovementioned 13 ethnic groups.
Kidspace activities will feature live anim als,
jugglers, clowns, puppet theater, hands-on-
arts and crafts by professional artists, wild
animal face paintings, caligraphy, storytelling
and gam es galore throughout the event.
The Ethnic M arketplace will feature arts and
crafts from around the globe with an emphasis
on ethnicity.
A 3 on 3 Basketball T ournam ent taking place
fo rth e 2nd year in a row will be for ju n io r high
players.
T here will also be a Food C ourt featuring
indigenous foods from such areas as the
Carribean, Hawaiian, Cajun, Italian, Laotian,
and M exican com m unities, as well as good o l'
fashioned BBQ and A m erican food.
The Parade fo rth e Festival will include more
than 70 entrants including several marching
bands, fire trucks, hum vees and an antique
car extravaganza. The Parade, w hich will be
staged at N. W illiams and NE. Russell Streets
will then proceed to NE. Russell and Martin
Luther King Jr. Boulevard, and go from there
to Portland Boulevard. Notables in the Parade
will include The Rose Festival Court, The
Buffalo Soldiers and the 2000 Jefferson High
School Basketball State Cham pions
Admission at the door is $5 for families, $3 for
A dults and $1 for C h ild ren . For m ore
inform ation contact Kathy Chellis at (503)
247-2917.