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September 20, 2000
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The Salmon Festival
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Alberta Street Fair 2000
S a lm o n w a tc h in g is a u n iq u e
N o rth w est a c tiv ity and the Salm on
F e stiv a l on S atu rd ay an d S unday,
O c to b e r 14 and 15, w ill o ffe r g uided
sa lm o n v ie w in g to u rs at M e tro ’s
O x b o w R e g io n a l P a rk . C h ild re n
gam es an d a c tiv itie s, e x h ib its, arts,
m usical e n te rta in m e n t, h o rse-d raw n
w agon rid es and g reat food round
o u t th e fe stiv a l each day from 10:30
a.m . to 5 p.m . C all 797-1850.
First Annual Autumn
Equinox Festival
R evel in the v ib ra n c y o f fall on
T h u rsd ay , S ep tem b er 21, at the first
annual G ran d L odge A utum n E q u i
nox F estiv al. C om e out w ith friends
and fam ily b etw een 4 p.m . and 10
p.m . for seaso n al food and d rin k sp e
cials, live e n te rta in m e n t, and lots o f
fun. A d m issio n is free. The grand
lodge is lo cated in the h eart o f F o r
est G rove at 3505 P acific A ve. in
F o re st G ro v e , O reg o n . C all 503/
9 9 2 -9 5 3 3 .
Wintering-In Harvest
Festival
The Oregon Historical Society will
be presenting its annual Wintering-In
Harvest Festival on the ground o f the
historic Bybee House at M etro’s Howell
Territorial Park on Sauvie Island. A
Northwest tradition for more than 30
years, the festival celebrates the transi
tion from summer to fall, when Native
Americans and pioneers finished har
vesting and storing food for the winter
months. Suggested donation is $3 for
adults and $2 for children. Call 503/
222-1741.
Fred Trachsel o f Oregon City's Rocking Horse Ranch provides free carefree rides down the heart o f the Alberta business district.
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The event w ill be held at the O regon
C onvention C enter on Septem ber 27.
The cost is $99. Call 503/471-2954.
Volunteer Ttitors Needed!
Portsmouth Community School, lo
cated at 5103 N. Willis, is launching a
new Homework/Leadership Club (HLC)
which offers an after-school opportu
nity for Portsm outh M iddle School
students w ho w ant a place to study and
im prove study skills and to learn how
to be positive leaders in their school.
Tutors will be volunteers o f Portland
Parks & Recreation upon completing an
application, criminal background check,
and in interview. Call Curtis Scott at
916-2919.
2nd Annual Westie Walk to
Benefit Dove Lewis
Dove Lewis, Portland’s only non-
emergency/critical care animal hospital
will have its 2nd Westie Walk on Sunday,
September 24 at 10 a.m. Loyal owners o f
Westie terriers will meet in the parking
lot o f Stitches, which is located at 25
NW 23"* Place in the Uptown Shopping
Center. The entry fee is $12. For more
information, call 503/228-8480.
Friends of Wednesday’s
Children
F u n d r a is e r fo r J e f f G ia n o la ’s
“Friends o f W ednesday’s C hildren,” a
foundation to help children enjoy and
participate in after school activities
will be celebrating its 15* anniversary
on Septem ber 23 at 7 p.m. The event is
being held at the Salon N yla,T he Day
Spa, located at 327 SW Pine. A ctivi
ties include casino night, silent auc
tions, raffles, and balloons filled with
prizes. D ress casually. For m ore in
form ation, call 503/228-0389.
The music and dancing is great at just one o f the many Alberta Street Fair
entertainment venues.
Dates Set for Annual Wellness Village
October Community Events to Promote Health Still Need Volunteers
A cross the co u n ty , A frican A m e ri
cans are faced w ith an alarm ing rate o f
D iab etes and D ia b e te s-re late d deaths
relativ e to the W hite population. In P o rt
land, our A frican A m erican C om m unity
is not im m une to this health d isp arity .
This year, the African Am erican Health
C o alitio n along w ith its m any sponsors
w ill p resen t the 5th A nnual W ellness
V illageonO ctober 21 from 9:00a m.- 5:00
p.m at SE1, Inc.
Other events include an African American
W omen’s Tea on Saturday, Oct 15 from4:00
p.m. -7 :3 0 p.m. at I orenzen Center at Legacy
Emanuel and African American M en's Prayer
Breakfast on Sat. Oct. 21 at the Mt. Olivet
Baptist Church at 7:30a m.
All o f theses free com m unity events
w ill focus on D iabetes health screening,
education and aw areness.
V olunteers are also needed.
The M ission o f A A H C is to prom ote
and im prove w elln ess am ong A frican
A m ericans, e a rly p re v e n tio n steps as
lifesty le chan g es and health screening.
O ur V ision is to be the h ealthiest African
A m erican co m m unity in the nation. The
A frican A m erican com m unity is sm all
enough that such a vision is attainable.
O f the 58.000 A frican A m ericans in O r
egon, ap p roxim ately 80 percent live in
the P ortland m etropolitan are. T here is
no reason for A frican A m ericans to be in
poor health w hile other A m ericans live
h ea lth ie r and longer lives.
For m ore inform ation, call 413-1850.
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