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Healing Time
A Community Forum, A Time to
Heal will address crime, commu
nity concerns and the conduct
of the Portland Police Bureau
with an open mic at 6 p.m. on
May 14 at the King Neighbor
hood Facility, 4815 N.E. 7"1 Ave.
For more information, call 503-
284-0617.
Park Terrace Shines with Improvements
Retains local
population in
homes that
are affordable
Healthy Chat
A long-term affordable hous
ing complex serving inner north
and northeast Portland was saved
from becoming an open-market
priced property and underwent
major renovations because a local
housing nonprofit took an interest
in it and its tenants.
For that, Portland Community
R einvestm ent Initiatives, Inc.
(PRRI) was rewarded with a 2(X)4
Award o f Excellence in Housing
by the Oregon Housing and Com
munity Services ceremony on April
23.
The community housing orga
nization preserved the long-term
affordabi I ity of Park T'«race Apart
ments at 315 N. Alberta by making
dramatic improvements at the prop
erty and working with Park Terrace
Tenants’ council throughout the
process.
“Park Terrace sits in an area of
Portland that in recent years has
e x p e rie n c e d
sig n ific a n t
gentrification, the replacement of
O H SU ’s healthy chats continue
with Caregiving for Family and
Friends with Serious Memory
Problems from noon to 1 p.m.
May 6 at the Metro YMCA, 2831
S. W. Barbur BI vd. The Dark Side
of High Fashion Shoes is dis
cussed from 7 to 8 p.m. W ednes
day, May 12 at the PHSU Family
Health Center, Richmond, 3930
S.E. Division St.
Salvation for Kids
The Salvation Arm y’s IO"1 anni
versary luncheon is all about
kids, from noon to I p.m. May 14
at the Lloyd Center Doubletree
Hotel, 1000 N.E. Multnomah. For
more information, call 503-963-
1187.
Maya Angelou Visit
Maya Angelou joins the Unique
Lives and Experiences lecture
tourat7:30p.m .onM ay 19atthe
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.
For
tic k e ts ,
v isit
www.eventsunlimited.org.
Women Speak
Women have a voice at W omen
in NAACP, a new w om en’s
group, meeting from 10:30 a.m.
to 1 p.m. the first Saturday of
each month at the American Red
C ro ss B u ild in g , 3131 N.
Vancouver Ave. For questions,
call 503-249-6263.
Bright exterior walls o f gold and terracotta give new life to the Park Terrace Apartments at 315 N. Alberta. The affordable
housing complex is also shining with new windows, exterior lights, landscaping and laundry facilities.
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‘George Shrinks’ Hits a Beat
Old Home Workshop
A workshopcalled So, You Went
A head and B ought an O ld
H ouse?is from 6:30 to8:30p.m .
Thursday, May 13 at Rejuvena
tion, upstairs at 1100 S.E. Grand
Ave. Cost is $17. To pre-regis
ter, call 503-231-7264.
Diabetes Walk
Am erica’s W alk for Diabetes is
at 8 a.m. at the Rose Quarter
Amphitheater in Portland and
Esther Shore Park in Vancouver.
R e g is te r
o n lin e
at
www.diabetes.org/walk or call
888-DIABETES.
Hospice Training
Kaiser Permanente is offering
free training to adults interested
in providing physical and em o
tional support to terminally ill
patients. The trainings are on
Tuesdays and Thursdays from
6 to 9:30 p.m. through May 13.
For more information, call 503-
499-5285.
Interest in Adoption?
A free information meeting for
prospective adoptive parents
held the third Wednesday of
every month from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
at Belmont Public Library, 1038
S.E. 39“1 Ave. For more informa
tion, call 503-226-4870 or visit
www.openadopt.com.
A Healing Song
Sankofaa Health Institute offers
a free diabetes support group
from 6 to 7:30 p.m. every third
Thursday at Alberta Simmons
Plaza, 6707 N.E. MLK Blvd. For
more information, call 503-285-
2484.
M ark W ashington ZT he P ortland O bservrr
Minority entrepreneurs Linda and her uncle, Henry
Scott, live their dreams by owning cleaning and
janitorial businesses.
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Former Blazer Jerome Kersey poses with children at King Elementary School after reading them the
popular book “George Shrinks."
Fortner Portland Trailblazer Jerome Kersey read an
award-winning story to 80 new readers at King Elemen
tary School in northeast Portland to celebrate O regon's
SMART (Start Making A Reader Today) early literacy
program.
The book “George Shrinks” was voted the most popu
lar book by some 9,251 children across the state partici
pating in program.
SM ART children get to see firsthand how reading is
a doorway to so many other wonderful things,” said
Donna Dengel, a field director for the program.
“G eo rg e S h rin k s” by W illiam Jo y ce is a story
ab o u t a y o u n g boy co m p letin g his ch o re s one
m o rning - o nly th is day he has sh ru n k to about
th ree in ch es tall, m ak in g e v e ry th in g from b re a k
fast to d ish w a sh in g to re trie v in g the m ail an e x c it
ing ad v e n tu re.
To learn more about the SMART program, to volun
teer, or to pledge a donation, please call I -800-355-3999
or visit www.getsmartoregon.org.
A Legacy o f Clean
Portland business opens with
generations of experience
Linda Scott has been the ow ner of a Linda’s Maid Service
for less than two months, ye, she is backed by a lifetime of
experience and generations of entrepreneurs in the industry.
Manuel and Henry Scott, L inda's father and uncle, opened
Coast Janitorial Service and Empire Security Service in 1957,
becoming one o f the firs, black business owners in Portland.
Scott said calls from new clients come in everyday since
Oregon Quarter Image Picked
NAACP Meetings
The Portland Branch o f the
NAACP holds two monthly ex
ecutive com mittee meetings, on
the second T hursday o f the
month and the Thursday before
the fourth Saturday of the month.
General membership meetings
are held on the fourth Saturday
o f each month. For more infor
mation, call 503-284-7722.
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The Oregon Commemorati ve Coin Commi ssion ree -
om m endedtoGov. Ted Kulongoski thata viewofCrater
Lake appear on the reverse side o f Oregon ’ s commemo-
rative quarter when the United States Mint releases
it around June o f 2005. The Governor will send a
recommendation to the director of the United States
Mint this month.
“The Oregon quarter is like a billion postcards
w e're sending to the res, o f the country for the next
two decades, and it will feature one of Oregon’s
most beautiful natural treasures," said State Trea
surer Randall Edwards.
The Commission considered four designs: Cra
ter Lake, Mt. H ood.asalm onjum pingupaw aterfall,
and a prairie schooner on the Oregon Trail moving
pas, Native American dwellings toward mountains.
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she launched the maid cleaning service in March.
“I feel like my business is my family legacy," says Scot,. "I
opened it up because o f a dream ."
The dream has now come true for Scott, who is bonded and
capable o f cleaning small or large homes on a weekly or bi
monthly basis and large cleanups for moving and special
events. She also offers free estimates
“I’m overwhelmed by the success it’s already taken in jus,
the first month,” she said. Scott is already considering ex
panding by adding catering services to her company.
Scot, accredits her family with her success for training her
in the industry and thanks many local mentors and business
owners who have inspired and encouraged her.
To contact Scott for a free estimate, call 503-288-1489.