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Lookin’ Tight
Livin’ Righ
Boise Elliot Elementary School students (above)
dress In colorful costumes to the delight of
neighbors who came out to watch their storybook
parade.
Frank Baldwin (left) and his son, Chris
sizzle ribs to perfection Saturday at the first
multi-cultural fair In the historic Mississippi
neighborhood.
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Randy Eskelin, a puppet enthusiast, peddles his finest wares at the Mississippi Street Fair
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Multi-Cultural Fair made a sur
prising debut last weekend attract-
ing c u rio u s n e ig h b o rs from
throughout the Boise Elliot neigh
borhood and beyond.
Vendors happily peddled ev
erything from rare books to piping
hot sausage links. O rganizers
were pleasantly surprised by the
larger than expected crowds that
came out to sample local cuisine
and groove to the rhythms o f the
area's musicians.
The fair was conceived o f as a
pow erful w ay to display the
unique cultural wealth o f this dy
namic community, while strength
ening neighborhood bonds and
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at work, Oregon.”
I can remember days where I could see the smoke in my office hanging
troupes, singers and entertainers.
There seemed to be little bit o f
everything and a little bit o f every
one. Kids munched on cherry
snow cones, while parents toured
galleries and collected helpful in
formation. Hungry fair-goers de
voured some o f the best, barbe
cued ribs in town, sizzled to per
fection by some o f the areas local
masters.
Community morale seemed at
an all-time high as proud faces lit
this once crumbling community.
Neighbors remarked at how well
their street is looking and how nice it
is to be among supportive neighbors
who share their vision ofa multiethn ic
and multicultural neighborhood
where everyone feels at home.
“This is a huge accom plish--
ment for a street that really wants
to feel like a place where people
want to come,” said Janet Baue, o f
the Mississippi Historic District
Target Area Project, the organiza
tion that created the fair with
Boise Elementary School.
Charter School Opens
in North Portland
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land is the new Trillium Charter
School, a unique kindergarten
through 12,h grade concept that
instills com m unity aw areness.
Part o f the P o rtla n d Public
School system , T rillium offers
an alternative education th a t's
based on different m odels o f
teaching.
S tu d e n ts o f T rilliu m are
grouped in m ixed-age classes in
a small school environm ent with
a ratio o f one teacher to tw enty
students. T heir m ethod o f in
struction is based on the educa
tional philosophy o f m ixed-age
te a c h in g
and
le a r n in g ,
c o n s tr u c tiv is t te a c h in g and
learning, m ultiple intelligences
and experiential learning. Six
certified teachers w ith offer in
dividualize«} instruction. S tu
dents w ill also be linked with
m entors in the prim ary grades
and m eet regularly.
T rillium ’s curriculum moves
the stu d e n ts th ro u g h a logical
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systems o f support.
L eslie B arnes gave aw ay
children's books with the help o f
her daughter McKenzie, to raise
aw areness o f the North/North
East Network.
“We provide training and grant
money to childcare providers,”
she said.
Barnes was just one o f many
local outreach groups and advo
cates that showed up for support
and announce their services to
local residents.
Activities began Thursday af
ternoon with a parade by all o f
Boise Elliot Elementary School’s
students. Costumed pigs, cater
pillars, and colorful characters
cruised the streets to the delight
o f neighbors who came out to
watch and wave.
Friday Evening featured a tal
ent show at the Mississippi ball
room “Mississippi Rising.”
Saturday’s events ran all day.
An outdoor stage at the Mason's
Lodge featured various local dance
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p ro g ressio n o f com m unity, u r
ban and global studies. G ra d u
a tes o f T rilliu m w ill m eet or
ex ceed state sta n d a rd s and be
p re p a re d for c o lle g e w ith e x
c e p tio n a l c o m m u n ic a tio n and
c ritic a l-th in k in g
s k ills .
C o u rse s w ill be b u ilt aro u n d
in te re sts and a b ilitie s ra th e r
than grade level.
Located at 1 16N . Page, T ril
lium is accepting prospective
students for the new school
year, w hich begins on Sept. 3.
A pplications are being accepted
for the lottery. A diversity o f
s tu d e n ts fro m v a rio u s e c o
nom ic, ethnic, cultural and edu
cational backgrounds are en
couraged to apply.
To leant more about the school
an informational session will be
held for Thursday, May 23 and
W ednesday, May 29,7 p.m. at the
school. All are welcome to attend.
For more information, call 503-285-
3833
or
go
o n lin e
to
www.triHiumcharterschool.ofg.
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