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September 13, 2000
Race for the Cure to jam Portland streets
• Women s Event Now Touches Men, Families
First Annual Autumn
Equinox Festival
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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Killingsworth, a block once known as Delicious D's and formerly Bun ‘N Burgers
restaurant
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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)