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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