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Committed to Cultural Diversity ZfT imun n u t t u VJz’t I e n h a r www.portlandobserver.com September 13, 2000 Race for the Cure to jam Portland streets • Women s Event Now Touches Men, Families First Annual Autumn Equinox Festival b \ Revel in the vibrancy o f fall on Thursday, Septem ber 21, at he first annual G rand Lodge A utum n Equinox Festival. Com e out w ith friends and fam ily betw een 4 p.m. and 10 p.m. for seasonal food and drink specials, live entertainm ent, and lots o f fun. A dm ission is free. The grand lodge is located in the heart o f Forest G rove at 3505 Pacific A ve. in Forest Grove,Oregon. Call 503/992-9533. M ichael L u g h io *. It’s now an event for the entire family! Portland is preparing for the 2000 K omen Portland Race for the Cure with some exciting changes this year. The race to be held Sunday morning at Tom McCall W aterfront Park raises m oney to help eradicate breast cancer as a life-threatening disease. D onations further the m ission o f the Susan G. K om en Breast C ancer Foundation fo r re se a rc h , e d u c atio n , screen in g and treatment. More than40,000people, including women, men and their families, are expected to show their support. Coast Guard Academy Nationwide Competition The United States Coast G uard Academy is n o w a c c e p tin g a n d p ro c e s s in g a p p lica tio n s to th e C lass o f 2005. A ppointm ents are tendered solely on th e b asis o f an an n u al n atio n w id e c o m p e titio n w ith no c o n g re ssio n a l nom inations or geographical quotas. A pplications m ust be subm itted to the Director o f Admissions prior to December 15, 2000. To obtain an application or further information, call 1-800-883-8724 or visit their w ebsite at w w w .cga.edu. Walk on the Wild Side J o in th e S ie rra C lu b o n S u n d a y , Septem ber 24 to “W alk on the W ild Side” Forest Park W alk along W ildw ood Trail. Families w ithchildren are welcome. Five and ten-m ile walks begin at 9 and 10a.m. A tw o m ile guided “nature w alk” begins at 11 a.m. The w alk begins ju st southeast o f the intersection ofFisher and Kingston near the Vietnam V eterans M em orial in Forest Park. Call Tim Hahn a t288-1043 to register. How New B eliefs Can Double Your Sales Join a personal success coach to help double your sales. Y ou w ill learn such things as converting lim itations and fears in to a c h ie v in g y o u r g o a ls an d a s p ir a tio n s ; o v e r c o m e fe a rs an d disempowering beliefs w hich disrupt and cease forw ard m otion; disco v er the driving force behind hum an behavior and system ically utilize it for constant im provem ent and much more! The event will be held at the O regon C onvention C enter on Septem ber 27. T he cost is $99. Call503/471-2954. Sample Acupuncture & Herbal Remedies Residents in the Portland m etropolitan area have many choices in traditional and alternative health care. I f you would like to learn m ore about alternative m edicine, consider the free Saturday sem inars for the public sponsored by the O regon C ollege o f O riental M edicine, 10525 SE. Cherry Blossom Dr. in Portland. T he 90-m inute sem inars w ill be on Septem ber 16, 23 and 30. Each free seminar starts at 10a.m. Sample treatments will be offered along w ith the talks. Call 253-3443. Marvelous Manicures to Construction site accident results in explosion on Killingsworth A cutting torch used to dismantle an old underground gasoline tank sparked an explosion Monday at this form er gas station at Northeast 15th and Killingsworth. The blast broke several windows in the immediate vicinity’. Luckily, no one was injured. 2at U o S — Ì * I s & o 6 £ Development takes shape on N Killingsworth I BlXilDtUXlASIZ roR T u t P ortland O rserv lr Make Healing W aters, located at 2426 NE. Broadw ay will be conducting an Incense W orkshop on Saturday, Septem ber 30. L eam how to m ake incense from scratch w ith su p p lies on hand to practice. Instruction provided by Buddhist monk, V ajracarya Daijo. C ost is $ 15. For more information, call 503/528-1430. But m any folks are still unaware o f some new features added to this year’s race, according to spokeswoman M elinda Merrill. A co-ed 5K run and 5K walk has been added to the event. The race also includes the w om en’s 5K run and 5K walk, as well as the coed one mile walk. M errill said if you can ’t participate in the race, you can still sign-up as a “virtual runner” and receive an official race shirt and finisher pin through the mail. A new surv ivor’s tent will present cancer survivors participating in the race, with com plim entary food and special treats, a chair m assage and random drawings for prizes. Prizes aw arded for raising the highest num berofdonations,best team name, largest team and the team that has grown tne most from last year. A post race party includes food, m usic, dancing and other fun activities. Registration is happening now .o n lin e at www.cvbersignup.com . You can also register at JC Penny; G.l. Joes; Nordstrom; Athletic D ep artm en t at B eav erto n Mall, Pace Setter Athletic at SE W o o d sto ck and 4 3 rd, Athletics’ East in Gresham and th e P o rtla n d R u n n in g Com pany on Progress Road. O n-site registration will be held at W aterfront Park near Pine and SW N aito Parkw ay staring at 6:30 a.m. Sunday. For m ore inform ation call th e race h o tlin e at 503.553.3680. Big crowds fill the Portland waterfront at last year's Race fo r the Cure. This year's race takes place Sunday and is expected to draw as many as 40,000 people. Y our hands speak volum es about you, so take pride in your nails. Learn natural techniques for filing, taking care o f your cuticles, and polish selection. D iscover solutions to com m on hand and nail problem s - splitting, breaking, tearing and dryness on W endesday, O ctober 18 from 5:45 - 7:30 p.m. for $10 at the M ontavilla C om m unity Center. O pen to a ll a g e s a n d s e n io rs . C a ll A b b e M acFarlane at 823-4101. Learn How Incense 50‘ Killingsworth, a block once known as Delicious D's and formerly Bun ‘N Burgers restaurant I C onstruction is expected to be com pleted betw een C hristm as and N ew Y ea r's D ay on a 45,000 square foot retail and housing facility to be know n as M cCuller Crossing, located at 236 N. K illingsw orth Street, said D eveloper John Kelly, w ho is w orking with his sister Jane O lberding to create the new facility. The project was so nam ed because it is on land form erly ow ned in the early 1990’s by John and M aijorie M cCuller, who ran Farm er Jo h n 's Restaurant on the site. A fter that it was more recently the site o f D elicious D 's, a fast food restaurant. During the 1950’s and 1960’s it was a well know n hot spot for teenagers in the neighborhood who spent tim e at Bun N Burgers, a local hangout. So far only one business, V innie’s Pizza, has bought space in the retail portion. “W e really w ould like to see m ore local tenants, but they need to be qualified tenants," said Property Owner Bill Leigh o f Leigh Properties. “ There is 3,000 feet leftofretail space. The com m unity has constantly expressed an interest for more options for eating," Ix ig h said. He hopes to attract more upscale eating establishm ents. At $ 11 per gross square foot annually, retailers will likely pay quite a bit below the market rate to become part o f the facility C urrent market rates for retail space range from $ 14 to $25 per square foot, Leigh said. “ The ow ners are not making a lot o f money at that rate It's a very stripped dow n space to m ake it affordable The attem pt al 1 along is to try to keep rent as low as possible in order to keep it viable.” The unit will also include 40 apartm ents w hich w ill be o w n ed by a n o n -p ro fit organization. Shelter America, Olberding said The facility will include one to three bedroom ( P lease see 'D e v elo p m en t' p ag e 2)
