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Superheroes Blood Drive
The A m erican Red Cross Pacific North­
west Regional Blood Services will partner
with D ove Lewis Animal Emergency Hospi­
tal Saturday, Feb. 10 to let dogs and their
hum ans help those in need. This is the third
year for the Superheroes Blood Drive, which
seeks blood donors am ong both humans
and canines. The drive is hosted this year by
the O regon H um an Society (OHS) at then-
new shelter, 1067N EColum biaBlvd.
Portland Gets
New On-line
Housing Help
Portland City Com m issioner Erik Sten and
the c ity ’s bureau o f housing and com m unity
developm ent have developed a new online
w eb-based housing inform ation and resource
system .
T he purpose o f the program is to m atch
people w ho need affordable housing an d 'o r
housing services w ith information, resources
and referrals to access these services quickly.
T he system is supported by a $480,000
grant from the U.S. Dept. o f C om m erce and
$800,000 in matching resources from the city
ofP ortland.
It w ill serve as a "virtual” one-stop clear­
inghouse ofhousing information, including a
list o f available and affordable housing units
and housing services for the region.
Furtherm ore, the project will link private
and public resources, including developers
o f affordable housing, property m anagers,
landlords, housing service agencies and low-
income housing consum ers searching for
housing they can afford.
Fundi: The Story of Ella
Baker
In honor o f Black History Month, Radical
Women will host a view ingof ’Fundi: The Stoiy
ofEllaBaker,” a film about this dynamic leader
ofthecivil rights m ovement Join the discussion
afterwards to review issues raised in the film and
to explore what is needed to achieve equality for
alL The event will be on Wednesday, Feb. 14,7
p.m., at the Bread and Roses Center, 819 N
Killingsworth. Call503/240-4462.
Discoveries Through
Drawings
The OregonPeaceInstitute(OPI)will present
a workshop on “Discoveries through Drawing:
Insights on Conflict and Conflict Resolution”
with Frances Kaplan and Andy Wiselogle.
Participants will explore the use o f drawing to
look at conflict in a new way and learn creative
approaches to conflict resolution. The work-
shopwillbeheldonThujsday,7-9p.m.,Feb. 1,8,
15and22atOPI, 1950SW 6,hAve.,Rm. 121 in
Portland. Call503/725-8192.
Law m akers W ant
Input on O regon
H ealthcare Issues
Indoor Gardening for
Children
The Oregon G arden present “Indoor Gar­
dening for C hildren” on Saturday, Feb. 17
from 9:30 a.m. -1 2 p.m. This is a fun event for
children ages 3 - 1 4 . Activities include m ak­
ing an ivy topiary, designing a m ilk carton
herb pot and making seed tapes. Janet Smith
o f The Ladybug Roadshow will be present­
ing storytim e at 10 a m. and again at 11 a.m.
Call503/874-8249or 1-877-2733,ex t 8249.
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Linda-Denise Leans is one o f 30 outstanding dancers to perform in three Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater classics scheduled Feb.
27 at Portland's Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall. S e e sto ry o n P age A3.
(P hoto by A ndrew E ccles )
King School Mathematics
Program
$ 1.4 Million Won in Racial Profiling Case
Parents, volunteers, com munity members
and business partners: com e to King School
and learn m ore about the M athem atics Pro­
gram. The focus o f this session will be on the
“w hat” o f today’s m athem atics curriculum.
Participants will look at student w ork and
learn m ath gam es to introduce to their chil­
dren. This event will take place at the M edia
Center at the King School, 4906 N E 6* on
Tuesday, Feb. 2 0 fro m 5 :3 0 -7 :3 0 p .m .
A federal ju ry in Portland on Friday recom ­
m ended a $1.4 m illion aw ard to a form er
C lackam as C ounty sh e riff’s recruit who
claim ed he w as fired after com plaining about
racial profiling. Carl Bell, 3 7 ,ofO rlando, Fla.,
filed the suit against the county, claim ing he
w as firedayear earlier because he complained
to a superior that deputies w ere stopping
A sian, Latino and Russian drivers w ithout
probable cause. The sh e riff's departm ent
says Bell w as fired because he failed the
department’s Field Training Exercise Program,
a year-long process req u ired o f all first-year
o ffic e rs. T h e n in e -p e rs o n ju r y fo u n d
C lackam as C ounty S h eriff Pat D etlo ff and
seven deputies all liable for the dam ages,
which include $750,000 in com pensation and
$52,446 for tw o years o f lost pay.
State R ep.’s Deborah Kafoury, D-Portland
and Jo A nn Bowman, D-Portland, will co-host
a town hall meeting on healthcare and the use
o f tobacco lawsuit settlem ent m onies on
Thursday, Feb. 15 at W hitakerM iddle School
from 7 -9 p.m.
The lawm akers will discuss health care
issues facing the Legislature, including pre­
serving the Oregon Health Plan, reducing the
cost o f prescription drugs and determ ining
how best to spend the millions o f dollars
O regon is receiving this year through a n a­
tional tobacco lawsuit settlement.
The meeting is the first o f three tow n halls
to encourage public input on proposed legis­
lation. A town hall meetm g on education will
be on M arch 15 at Jefferson H igh School,
followed by a legislative update on April 19 at
G rant High School.
There is no charge to attend any o f the
town halls and families are encouraged to
attend. For questions, call Susan Drew at 503-
281-3960.
Valentin e-O-Gram
Valentine-O-Grams are a pair o f yummy
Cinnabon cinnamon rolls packaged in a box
with a personal message from the sender and
delivered throughout the Portland metro area
on Valentine’s Day. This message o f love is
delivered by Loaves & Fishes volunteers. The
Valentine-O-Gramsareonsale nowand will be
soldthroughFeb. 10. C all503/736-6325.
A Gathering of Voices
A G athering o f V oices present Portland
poet and author H arold Johnson who will
read at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 16 in the
Channing Room o f the First Unitarian Church,
1011S W 1 2 in Portland. Mr. Johnson wrote
“Dry Boats,” a book o f poem s, and has been
e d ito ro f‘Fireweed.” Call 503/452-4634.
Grandfolks and Kids on
the Go!
On your mark, get set - go have a blast
together! Catch a M ajor League fastball, play
Robo Pong, take the basketball challenge,
sprint from the starting blocks or climb into
hockey gear. Bring $2 each for admission and
money for lunch at Izzy’s Pizza Parlour. Meet
at East Portland C om m unity Center, 740 SE.
1 Ob41, on Thursday, M arch 29,11 a m . - 3 :3 0
p.m. Call503/823-4328.
Valentine Social and Dance
Portland Parks&Recrea tion’sSeniorRecre-
afionfor55+celebratesPortland's 1 SO* birthday
with a festive Valentine Social & Dance on
Friday, Feb. 9, 1-4 pm. at the Matt Dishman
Community Center, located at 77 NE. Knott.
Dance to the sweet sounds o f Jack Mahoney &
the Phis Five B and No partners needed you
can make new friends during “mix & meet"
numbers. Call 503/823-4328.503/408-2640or
visit their website at www.PottlandParks.org
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WISELY
wallboard downtown informs residents
about the need to conserve electricity.
Big Switch is
a Reminder
to Conserve
Oregonians driving and w orking in dow n­
town Portland during the next few m onths will
have a very visible rem inder from Portland
General Electric about the need to be energy
efficient. The65-foot wallboard featuringPGE's
‘‘Please Use Wisely” advertisement was painted
last week on a building near the com er o f
Southwest 4th Avenue and W ashington Street.
The wallboard is ju st one elem ent o f a cam ­
paign to tell residents about the need to re­
spond quickly to pow er supply issues feeing
the west. Recent pow er alerts in California,
including numerous rolling blackouts, make
energy efficiency communications all the more
timely. TeamsofPGEenergyefficiencyspecial-
ists are also helping customers save pow er by
using energy efficient technologies in their
homes and businesses. They work with com ­
mercial and industrial customers to facilitate the
installation ofenergy efficiency measures, such
as lighting, heating and cooling systems.
Residential programs include w eatheriza­
tion and hot w ater heater rebates.
i
The Portland
Development
Commission has
ju st become the
owner o f the old
Walnut Park
Theater on Martin
Luther King Jr.
Boulevard, north o f
Alberta. Last week,
a group o f local
residents
encountered three
squatters and a
bunch o f needles
inside. The place
was completely
trashed, fu ll o f
pigeons, and with
extensive cracks in
the walls. The PDC
has accumulated
several properties
along the block.
They hope to
develop a
neighborhood
commercial center.
The theater could
be demolished,
eventually.
P hoto
PDC Buys Old Theater
M ark W ash ­
(T he P ortland
O bserver )
by
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