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www.portlandobscrvcr.tom Committed to Cultural Diversity Novembci 05. ’0 0 ’. (Elje |Jnrtkmb (Dbseriu'r SECTION ■ M M H M M B M W M M M C o a m l e ni n u tl n i a t y r B Plantings to M ake Interstate M ax Route Turkey Trot Get ready for Thanksgiving din ner by joining the Oregon Road RunnersClubon a four-mile run? walk through Washington Park and the Oregon Zoo. For more in fo rm a tio n , call o r v isit www.oregonzoo.com. GREEN Giant Sequoias are first of thousands of trees, shrubs due Scholarship Help The W om en's Resource Center is holding a workshop on Schol arship Application ABCs from 3 to 4 p.m. Nov. 17 at PC C 's Cas cade C a m p u s, 705 N. Killingsworth.Blvd.SSBRm. 103. TriMet kicked off a community tree planting event Thursday with four Giant Sequoias planted in Paul Bunyan Plaza in the Kenton neighborhood of north Portland. It's the first of 8,300 trees and shrubs that will be planted along the Interstate MAX line over the next six months. The transportation agency picked trees and shrubs that will survive in an urban environment, using less water, fertilizers and pesticides. The four 20-foot tall Giant Sequoias each weighed about 900 pounds. The trees and shrubs are helping to make Interstate MAX one of the "greenest" projects in the nation, officials said. More than 1,300trees will be planted, including some north west native species, such as Big Leaf Maple, Oregon Ash and Red Alder. More than 7,000shrubs will be planted from among 16 different species, including common Snowberry, Evergreen Huckleberry, Salmonberry and Red Elderberry. TriMet also announced that the Paul Bunyan statue, built over4 0 years ago. w ill get a makeover. The 37-foot tall icon was scuffed up a bit when it was moved during Interstate MAX construction. It will get a new set of "clothes" painted on over the next 6 months. The 5.8-mile Interstate MAX line from the Rose Quarter to the Expo Center is 85 percent complete and is scheduled to open May I. Home Fair T he A fric an A m erican Homebuyers Fair is from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8 at the Legacy Emanuel Hospital and HealthCenter Atrium, 501 N.Gra ham St. For more information, call 503-285-5555. Ultimate Freedom The 45* Annual Portland RV Show will roll through town from noon to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 5 through Sunday, Nov. 9, at the Portland Metro Expo Cen- ter,2060N . Marine Drive. $8. Samba Class The World Dance Office pre sents an 8-week fall samba work shop with live music from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thurs days through Nov. 25. Classes are at the Peter Stott Center, Rm. 207. $6. For more information, call 50.3-725-5670. Students from Kenton Elementaryjoin other area residents for the planting of a Giant Sequoia at the Paul Bunyan Plaza along the Interstate MAX line. Over the next six months, 8,300 trees and shrubs will be planted along the new light rail route from the Rose Quarter to the Expo Center. Orchid Love Fall in love with gorgeous orchid blooms at the Fall Orchid Show and Sale from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. 1 N ov.Sand 10a.m. to4p.m .N ov. 9 at the Washington County Fair Complex in Hillsboro. $3 for both days. Body, Mind & Spirit A Body, Mind & Spirit Expo, the largest health and wellness expo of its kind, is at the Oregon Con vention Center, 777 NE MLK Jr. Blvd.,from I0a.rn.to8p.rn.Nov. 8 and from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Nov. 9. W eekend admission is $8. For more information, call 5 4 1 -482- 3722. Mirror Mirror A discussion on skin care and body sculpting is the topic for the P ro v id e n ce W o m en ’s Wellness Series from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Nov. 12 at Providence Port land Medical Center Amphithe ater, 4805 NEGIisan St. Forreser- vations.call 503-574-6595. Chimps Gone Wild Jane Goodall brings enthusiasts closer to nature with "Wild Chim panzees,” through May at the OtnnimaxTheater, I945S.E.W a ter Ave. Tickets are $8.50. For m ore in fo rm a tio n , v isit www.wildchimpanzees.org. Doors of Creativity Northwest Medical Teams spon sors the multi-mediaexhibit "Win dows of Need. Doors of Hope" from Nov. 12 through 18 at the Doubletree Inn, LloydCenter. For m ore in fo rm a tio n , v isit www.nwmedicalteams.org or call 503-624-1 (XX). Planting Neighborhoods F riends o f Trees announces neighborhood tree plantings beginning with the Rose City Park/Roseway neighborhood on Nov. 15. Those interested in lead ing volunteers should attend training at 8 a.m. Nov. 15 at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, 2727 NE 54* Ave. For more infor mation, www.friendsoftrees.org. visit Meeting Teen Needs them through school and work applications, conducts mock interviews, instructs them on resumes writing and computer skills and offers special programs such as parenting and life skills classes. “Teen parents have extra needs before they can commit to an education program, like securing stable housing and maybe rent vouchers, getting food stamps and learning parenting skills," said Dena Wilson, Y El's program assistant. A case manager from the Adult and Fam ily Services is on-site twice a week to con nect teens to the programs they need, in cluding mental health or drug and alcohol services. The institute offers unique pro grams suited for teen parents, including the only on-site childcare facility in the Portland Public School district. "At-risk youth might have an apprehen sion to leaving their children in a childcare facility because of some of theirexperiences," said Wilson. "Here, they can look in on their children any time they want, get feedback on any developmental milestones reached and Youth employment agency promotes better futures by J aymke R .C it i T he P ortland O bserver With O regon's unemployment rate soar ing above national averages, Portland's teens find themselves with few options for earning a livable wage. While many teens are supported by their parents, some are parents themselves and need to support a family. The Youth Employment Institute in north east Portland has been serving teens for 18 years, helping them with job training and getting the general education diplomas that have been standing in their way from joining the professional marketplace. YEI is a nonprofit agency supported by Portland Public Schools, that teaches classes for general equivalency diploma exams, coaches teens on getting into college, walks photo by M ark W ashington AT iie P ortland O bserver The Youth Employment Institute serves students such asTonya (left) and Nicki, giving them education and employment training. encouragement in keeping teens parent in volved in the development o f theirchildren.” The institute pairs teens with case man agers to ignite a life-long love of learning and to promote self-sufficiency. “When a youth comes into our programs, they're hooked up with an adult to develop their goals and we get them on the right path to meet those goals," said Wilson. In the last year. 75 program participants have received GEDs, 425 youth were as sisted in job placement, 300 youth partici pated in the Summer Start subsidized work experience program and new programs were developed to address the needs of youth offenders and teen parents. Dream Comes True at PCC Cascade Beginnings of a premier urban campus take shape by tudes by both college official and community leaders for her tireless effort to make Cascade a premier urban campus that will serve the diverse populations where it is located. “ It was M ildred's dream, Mildred's vision," said Nan Poppe, Cascade's current interim dean. Ollee left the campus in August to assume the job of president M ichael L eighton of Seattle Central Community College. T he P ortland O bserver Portland Community College's Cascade Campus Thursday's opening of an expanded Jackson Hall brings needed neu science laboratories and class serving north and northeast Portland. rooms for math ami science to the campus. The realization of a dream is being celebrated at College officials and community leaders gathered “With the right cooks you can make a wonderful last week to commemorate the completion of the first dish. This is it," Ollee said, describing the slate of the of several new buildings that will lum the school into a modem and comprehensive urban center of learn art building. Up next is the completion of a new physical educa ing. "A dream differed, a dream realized," is the way Jefferson High School. Site preparation for a new former campus executive dean Mildred Ollee de technology education building is also underway. scribed the total $54 million due in new investments at Cascade over the next two years. tion building across North Killingsworth adjacent to A second phase of construction will include a new continued An African-American leader, Ollee won big plati 1 on page A P hoto by M ichael L eighton /T he P ortland O bserver Former Cascade Executive Dean Mildred Ollee (left) and Cascade Interim President Nan Poppe celebrate the opening o f a new addition to Jackson Hall, the first in a line of new buildings slated to make the north Portland campus a comprehensive urban college. k