December 03. 2003
Page A3
Getting Winter-ready
“The Vision’ by
Charles Rex.
demonstrates
Kujichagulia, a
Kwanzaa principal
meaning self
determination.
Rex's work will be
on display through
Dec. 31 at the
Interstate Firehouse
Cultural Center on
North Insterstate
Avenue, ju st north
o f Killingsworth St.
Kwanzaa Illustrated at Interstate Firehouse
Portland General Electric Employee Rick Weijo installs vinyl storm
windows on the north Portland home o f Elmer Miller.
radio, blanket and other essentials.
At each home designated by the
Community Energy Project, a non
profit located just off Martin Luther
King Jr. Boulevard on Northeast
Alberta Street, volunteers also
Portland resid en ts can stay weather-strip doors, install vinyl
warmer for less this winter and pre storm windows and compact fluo
pare themselves for power outages, rescent light bulbs, seal air leaks,
thanks to a new effort from the insulate pipes, install energy-sav
American Red Cross Oregon Trail ing showerheads and faucet aera
Chapter, Portland General Electric tors, and caulk cracks around the
and the Community Energy Project. house. Red Cross volunteers also
Specially trained Red Cross and explain the importance o f relying
Portland General Electric volunteers on flashlights instead of candle
recently gave participants, who are light, which has become a major
limited income seniors and people cause of house fires during power
with disabilities, a short course on outages.
dealing with storms andotheremer-
T h e C o m m u n ity E n e rg y
gencies, and lessons on weatheriz Project offers various w orkshops
ing their homes and compiling an throughout the city about w eath
emergency supplies kit.
erization, w ater conservation and
The Red Cross team explained lead poisoning prevention. Free
how to put together a fami ly outage m aterials are often available. For
and emergency plan, and wfiafgoes more information about the w ork
in a well-stocked kit including food, shops, locations and tim es, call
water, flashlight, battery-operated 503-284-6827.
Red Cross, PGE
aid non-profit
energy project
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Local African-American artists of the seven principles of Kwanzaa exhibit on Thursday, Dec. 4 from 5
and community members will ex th is m onth at the In te rsta te to 8 p.m. with traditional drumming
hibit textiles, paintings, prints, Fi rehouse Cu ltural Center, 5340 N. by Calvert and Lasan Johnny. An
drawings, photography and other Interstate Ave.
lFCC-hosted Kuumba celebration
mixed media works to reflect one
A public reception will open the is from noon to 5 p.m. on Dec. 31, to
Trimet Eases
Holiday Shopping
Tri Met eases the bustle of
holiday shopping by adding a
shuttle to transport shoppers
to a Christmas Bazaar.
T he sh u ttle w ill take
shoppers from north P ort
land to the C hristm as B a
zaar at the Expo C enter this
weekend.
Running every half hour,
the shuttle will pick up riders
on the northwest corner of
North Interstate Avenue and
Lombard Street between 9:45
a.m. and 7:45 p.m. on Friday
and Saturday, ending at 5:45
p.m. on Sunday.
From the Expo Center, the
shuttle will travel to Jantzen
Beach and then to the north
Portland site until 7:30 p.m. on
Friday and Saturday and 5:45
on Sunday.
For more information, call
5 0 3 -2 3 8 -R ID E or v isit
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celebrate the principal of creativity.
Karamu, a community feast is at 4
p.m., the same day. For more infor
mation, call the IFCC at 503-823-
2061.
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