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July 30. 2003 PageAô First Oregon Krispy Kreme Opens on 82nd Avenue Clackamas just got a little crispier and a whole lot creamier with the introduction ofOregon’s first Krispy Kreme Doughnuts. Krispy Kreme fans report edly camped outside the store at 9950 S.E. 82"d Ave. for two straight days, until the ribbon cutting at 5:15 a.m. Tuesday. The store put 150 people to work, making 250 dozen dough nuts an hour—all within sight o f customers. T he C lack a m a s K rispy Kreme’s drive-thru window is open 24 hours and seating is available inside from 5:30 a.m. to midnight, daily. Krispy Kreme features 15 doughnut flavors, including the famous glazed, and a line o f coffee and espresso drinks. For more information, visit Krispy Kreme baker Shalese Brown bakes 3,000 doughnuts an www.krispykreme.com. hour. River Transit Tested with Free Rides photos by M ark W ashincton /T he P ortland UBS er VT r Bruce, Era and Sky Williams wait to board the Willamette Ferry in the east bank o f the Willamette River near OMSI. The ferry is \ffering free commuter rides for the next three weekends. Looking for a new way to move around downtown? Take the river. The Willamette Ferry, which car ries passengers between Riverplace Marina, OMSI and the East Espla nade, is free to commuters for the next three weekends, through Aug. 10. “This m aiden voyage o f the Willamette Ferry is the first step to achieve a long-held dream o f a river transit system in Portland,” said Mayor Vera Katz. Signs featuring the ferry route and schedule are at the entrances to the dock on the north end o f the Eastbank Esplanade' s floating walk way, at southeast Madison, near the Hawthorne Bridge. The ferry is an “environmentally sensitive” way to travel, according to Peter Wilcox o f RiversWest. “This boat is very low-impact— it has a minimum negative effect on air and water. It is a very efficient de sign and produces a low wake as it moves through the water,” WitcoX said. Fora map o f the ferry route, visit ’l u S p ir it C'fntfe.rfr J u ly ~ Arua, 7 pyn, niy fitly Sanctification for Today’s g e n e r a tio n John 17:19-20 Bishop Ernest» sponwcd by: «All \ iti o n s ( ( ) ( ; > ( Chappell Danu'is "Memorial Ç’OGIC 1234 NF kiilingtovoFlk Street Portland, OR ‘****?,i Praise in Action A d m issio n is F ree F o r in fo rm a tio n c o n ta c t: 360-260-1493 ' holyNpinteonf@yahoo.com Yvette G. Williams (Kurt Carr Singers) Dewitt & Kim Jones GNC (God N” Charge) Raising the Roof on Education The African-American Scholar ship Foundation will “Raise the Roof on Education” at 7 p.m. Sun day, Aug. 3 with a fundraiser for higher education. The scholarship awards night with a fashion show, local enter tainment and hors d'oeuvres is at the Shenanigans on the Wi llamette ballroom, at 4575 N. Channel Ave. Tickets are $15 and can be pur chased at the door or in advance. The scholarship foundation, which began in 2000, is available to African-American children with a grade point average ofbetw een 2.5 and 3.0, who have the academic ability to be accepted into a college ofhigher learning, but lack the nec essary funding to keep them there. The foundation reaches out to chil dren who have had to overcome hardships. The foundation accepts dona tions o f computers, textbooks and cash for travel assistance. For more information, call 503- 287-7354. Be Responsible, Know Where You Stand FREE HIV TESTING Open to the Community New Jobless Benefits Begin O regon has reached a “high level o f unem ploym ent,” trigger ing a further extension o f Federal Extended U nem ploym ent Ben efits. For the past three m onths, the state has experienced an average seasonally-adjusted unem ploy ment rate o f 8.4 percent. This m eans O regon will enter a period o f high unem ploym ent beginning the week o f Aug. 3, extending the num ber o f w eeks a claim ant may receive unem ploym ent benefits under the extended benefits pro gram from 13 to 20 weeks. The Oregon Em ploym ent D e partm ent will notify all individu als potentially eligible for the ex tension. Due to a high volum e o f activity, the departm ent urges O r egonians not to call their local Em ploym ent D epartm ent offices regarding this program . INVESTIGATIONAL VACCINE TO PREVENT HERPES Seeking women aged 18 to 30 to participate in a research study evaluating an investigational vaccine to prevent herpes. If you meet the criteria for enrollment, you will be invited to a screening visit, which will involve a free herpes blood test as well as free educational materials and counseling about herpes. Those who qualify based on blood test results will be eligible to enroll in the vaccine trial. Vaccine trial participants will be reimbursed for time and travel. For more information or to see if you qualify, call (503) 226-6678. Highland United Church of Christ Comer of NE Going and 9th Avenue Wednesday Evening August 6, 2003 5pm - 8pm African American Health Coalition, Inc. W estovertfeights Clinic 2330 NW Flanders Suite 207 Portland, OR 97210 Contact AAHC a t 2800 N. Vancouver Ave Portland, OR 97227,803-413-1880, ktkusarOaaho-portland.org www.westoverheights.coni I