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March 23, 2005
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Trillium Charter School
T rillium C harter School is now
accepting applications for the
2005-2006 school year. Applica
tion deadline is April 1. For more
inform ation, visit w w w .trillium
charterschool.org or call 503-285-
3833.
Pet Identification
T he O regon H um ane Society,
1067 N.E. C olum bia Blvd. will
offer pet ID tags for free, ID
m icrochips for $ 15, and inform a
tion on finding a lost pet, along
w ith refreshm ents during aclinic
on Saturday, April 2 from noon
to 3:45 p.m. For m ore inform a
tion, call 503-416-2985.
Foster Girls
A p rese n tatio n on the g reat
w om en o f the M iddle A ges will
be presented for free on M on
day, A pril 4 from noon to 2 p.m.
atT errellH all 122 at the Portland
C om m unity C ollege C ascade
C am pus. F or m ore inform ation,
call 503-978-5249.
Women Mentors
W om en in C om m unity Service
is seeking volunteer m entors for
female offenders at Coffee Creek
C orrectional Facility. M entors
provide support and encourage
m ent to w om en transitioning
from prison back into the co m
munity. M entors must be female,
24 or older. Trai ning is provided.
Call 503-570-6614 for more infor
mation.
Portland Children’s
Museum Activities
Portland Children’s M useum will
hold a variety o f art activities for
children throughout the m onth,
including m edium s using m o
saic, A frican arts and culture
and garden stepping stones. For
m ore inform ation, call 503-223-
6 5 0 0 o r v isit w w w .p o rtlan d
childrensm useum .org.
Used Bookstore Sale
The
M u ltn o m a h
C o u n ty
Library ’ s Title W ave U sed Book
store at 216 N.E. Knott St. will
hold its 17th anniversary sale all
m onth long. Sales will change
d a ily . H o u rs a re M o n d a y
through Saturday from 10a.m. to
4p.m .
Hospice Training
A free com prehensive course o f
training to prepare people w ho
are interested in becom ing hos
pice volunteers will be held from
6 to 9 :30 p.m . on T uesdays and
T hursdays from April 19 to May
10 (w ith various exceptions). To
pre-register, call C ynthia C ohen
at503-215-5774.
photos by
J e ffe r s o n B a s e b a ll C o a ch M ike M a g n u m (left) a n d Jo h n J o h n s o n d ig th ro u g h a n e g le c te d in field a t J e ffe r s o n High S c h o o l in a v o lu n te e r e ffo r t to bring th e fie ld b a c k to
its fo rm e r glory.
Investment
in Jefferson
Volunteers rebuild
a field of dreams
H elp is pouring in to rebuild a field o f
dream s on the Jefferson High School cam
pus in north Portland.
D ozens o f com m unity residents, includ
ing police officers, coaches, players and
neighborhood representatives are renovat
ing the high sch o o l’s baseball field after
years o f neglect.
T he Portland Police A ssociation becam e
interested w hen they learned that Jefferson
h asn ’t fielded a team for three years.
A frican A m erican police officer Daryl
T urner and other m em bers o f the associa
tion w ent to their union board and won a
$2,5000 donation that is being used to pay
for som e o f the renovations.
M em bers o f the non-profit Youth
G ang O utreach team and H um boldt
N eighborhood A ssociation have also
added a donation o f sw eat-equity by
w orking on the project. A local busi
ness has offered to donate bats needed
for the team to practice. T he school is
also seeking the donation o f ad d i
tional baseball equipm ent and a riding
law nm ow er to m aintain the field.
T he goal is to have a w orking base
ball field by April 6 ahead o f Jefferson’s
opening gam e on A pril 19.
For inform ation on how to contrib
ute to the project, call C oach M agnum P ortland P o lice S g t. D ave Virtue a n d M ike H eb ra n d o f A th le tic Field D esig n w ork o n th e
at 503-793-3803.
b a s e b a ll in field a t th e J e ffe r s o n High S ch o o l.
Fruit Trees Distributed on Saturday for Free
Annual giveaway
honors growing
Get Fit, Stay Healthy!
Sankofaa H ealth Institute offers
a free diabetes support group
from 6 to 7:30 p.m. every third
T hursday at A lberta Sim m ons
Plaza, 6707 N.E. Martin Luther
King Jr. Blvd. Form ore inform a
tion, call 503-285-2484.
Friends o f T rees is encouraging
area residents to celebrate A rbor
M onth in April and Earth Day on
April 22 by picking out your own
apple, pear orplum
tree at the o rg an
iz a tio n ’s an n u al
fru it tre e g iv e
aw ays.
The events are
scheduled for this
Saturday. M arch
26 from 9 a.m. to 3
p.m. at F riends o f T rees, 3 1 17N .E.
Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. an don
S aturday, April 23 from 9 a m. to 1
p.m. at the Earth Day 2005: A C e l
e b r a tio n o f L o c a liz a tio n at
Sunnyside E nvironm ental M iddle
S ch o o l on S o u th e a st 3 4 lh and
Yamhill Street.
D onated by a local nursery, the
bare nx»t fruit trees are six to 12 feet
tall and include dw arf, sem i-dw arf,
and stan d ard stock. F rien d s o f
Trees will provide planting and tree
care tips. A $5 to $ 10 donation per
tree to support Friends o f T rees
planting projects is w elcom e.
In addition to providing shade
and hom es for song birds, trees
planted in our yards trap rainw ater
on their leaves and through their
roots, reducing storm w ater m an
agem ent costs and com bined sew er
overflow s into the W illam ette River.
They also release oxygen and trap
pollutants on their leaves, cleaning
our air. and they rem ove carbon
dioxide from the atm osphere, slow
ing global w arm ing.
A C enterforU r-
ban F orestry In
s ti tu te
s tu d y
sh o w s that each
yard tree planted
in the N orthw est
today can provide
m ore than $ 1.000
in b e n e f its to
hom eow ners and the com m unity
over the trees' lifetim e.
T his is F riends o f T re es' 15th
anniversary planting season. Since
its in c e p tio n , v o lu n te e rs h av e
planted m ore than a q u arter o f a
m illion trees and shrubs in the P ort
land-V ancouver area.
F riends o f T rees inspires c o m
m unity stew ard sh ip o f o u r urban
forest by b rin g in g people in the
Port land-V ancouver area together
to p lant, care for, and learn about
city trees.
F o r m ore in fo rm atio n ab o u t
F riends o f T rees and the F ruit T ree
G iv eaw ay s, call 5 0 3 -2 8 4 -T R E E
(8 733) o r visit F rien d s o f T re es'
w eb
s ite
at
w w w .f r ie n d
s o ftre c s .o rg .
Donated by a
local nursery, the
bare root fruit
trees are six to
12 feet tall.
AIDS Awareness
A lb in a M in iste ria l A llia n c e
sponsors a bi-m onthly support
and education group for African
A m erican s living w ith H IV /
A ID S at M aranatha Church at
4222 NE 12,h St. T he group will
m eet every second and fourth
Thursday o f the month. For more
in f o r m a tio n , c a ll E ln a th a n
Hudst >n at 503-2854)493 ext. 217.
Women in NAACP
W om en in N A A C P m eets from
10:30a.m . to 1 p.m. the First S at
u rday o f each m onth at the
A m erican Red C ross Building,
3131 N. V ancouver. For q ues
tions, call 503-249-6263.
Creative Space For Dance
A urora Dance Studio, 5433 N.E.
30th ( at K i 11 ingsw orth ), offers an
array o f classes for children,
teens and adults at all levels o f
ability.Call 503-249-0201 orvisit
o n lin e at w w w .h ev an et.co m /
auroradance for inform ation.
M ark W ashington /T he P ortland O bserver
photo by M ark W ashington /T he P orti ani » O bserver
Fruit tr e e s will b e d is tr ib u te d fre e S a tu rd a y a t th e F riends o f T rees h e a d q u a rte rs a t 3 1 1 7 N.E.
M artin L u th er King Jr. Blvd.