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The construction site at North­
west Tenth Avenue and Glisan
Street is the future location of the
newest Albina Community Bank,
located in the Pearl District.
The Social Impact banking of­
fice, at 430 N. W. Glisan St., began
construction this month, and plans
to offer services for socially pro­
gressive individuals and institu­
tions that have an interest in doing
business with a bank that invests in
the community.
The site will also house Fidelity
National Title Company of Oregon.
In the future, Albina Community
Bank will also open a Beaumont
Branch at Northeast 41 Avenue
and Fremont and a Rose City Branch Albina Community Bank team members Gregory Brown, vice president and commercial loan officer, (from left) Flo Maldonado, senior person banker o f Social Impact
at Northeast 57 Avenue and Sandy Banking and Mary Edmeades, vice president and manager o f Social Impact Banking at the future site o f Albina Community Bank's Social Impact Banking office in the
Pearl District.
Boulevard.
Grant Nurtures Young Readers
Literacy skills begin before
children enter kindergarten, ac­
cording to library specialists.
Because of a Ready to Read
grant, the M ultnomah County
Library has assisted children
from birth to kindergarten with
program s affecting literacy.
The Ready to Read grant has
been used statewide to buy
children’s library materials, hire
staff to provide programs, bring
library services and materials to
at-risk children and provide
children’s computer equipment
to libraries.
A nother area of concentra­
tion supported by the grant is
in-home child care. Library
specialists visit child care pro­
viders and train them in tech­
niques supporting early lit­
eracy.
Since the grant totalin g
$90,369 began in 1993, library
services to children have in­
creased by 80 percent, accord­
ing to State L ibrarian Jim
Scheppke.
“This program is really help­
ing children develop early lit­
eracy skills, begin school ready
to learn and develop a lifelong
love of reading,” he said.
These youth and volunteers are taking advantage of the Multnomah County Library's Ready to Read program.
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cial assistance and
Vancouver is partici­
academio prepara­
pating in a national
tion for students.
initiative to motivate
“Over the next six ,
more students, par­
months, Clark will be
ticularly those from
meeting with our K-
minority com m uni­
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ties, to consider at­
velop specific strat­
tending college.
egies to make college
The initiative em­
a possibility for more
phasizes that a col­ Clark College Presi­
young people in our
lege education is an dent Wayne Branch
com m unity,” said
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Jefferson High School Grad Night
— the all night alcohol- and drug-
free party immediately following
graduation ceremonies that the PT A
sponsors annually for graduating
seniors.”
To attend this well-chaperoned
dance with security at the door,
Neighborhood middle schoolers students must present their stu­
in the neighborhood of Jefferson dent identification card and a per­
High School can attend a chaper­ mission slip signed by their parent
oned dance at Jefferson High or guardian that requires an adult to
School, at 5210N. Kerby. The dance pick up their student at Jefferson at
is from 6 to 8:45 p.m. Friday, April 8:45 p.m.
23.
Permission slips are available at
“We want potential Jefferson B eaum ont, Fernw ood, O ckley
students to see what a wonderful, G reen, Tubm an and W hitaker
fun place our school is,” said Bar­ middle schools or by calling the
bara Lescher. “W e’ve planned a Jefferson PT A Hot Line at 503-727-
great evening for middle schoolers. 1700. Tickets, available at the door,
Diskjockey Ricky Pettiford will spin cost $2.75, including the 25 cents
the tunes. Kids will dance and spend charge for mandatory checking of
supervised time with their friends all coats, backpacks and purses.
in a safe environment. And they’ll Refreshments ranging in cost from
be doing this at this same time 50 cents to $ 1.25 will be for sale at
they’re raising funds for this year’s the event.
Jeff PTA
holding dance
for middle
schoolers
‘College is Possible’
Campaign Opens
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A Call for North Catholic Alumni
Alumni from North Catholic High
School are searching for graduates
or members of the 1964 class for a
40“' reunion.
North C atholic, which burned
down in the 70s, does not have an
active adm inistration or Alumni
A ssociation. A datab ase c u r­
rently cataloguing 128 people is
being built and those that were
part of that class are urged to
c o n ta c t
M ike
P a rk e r
at
m ikpar@ pnxligy.net or 503-283-
4060 for more information.