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July 27. 2005 www.portlandobserver.com Committed to Cultural Diversity Lowery Takes Reigns at Pacific M etro Portland native comes home to coach basketball iri!' ^.torttanh (Observer years« * community service See story in Sports, page B6 SECTION C B o ni ni u n i t y it I e n d a r Johnson Family Reunion The Johnson Family Reunion Picnic will be held on Saturday, July 30 from noon to 5 p.m. at Robin’s Island at Bonneville Dam, approximately 40 minutes from Portland. For more information, call 503-753-7107. Summer School Jam Vernon Elementary School in northeast Portland hosts the 5,h annual Back to School Summer Jam with games, prizes, a basket ball tournament and free school supplies on Saturday, Aug. 6 from noon to 5 p.m. Lunch will be served from noon to 2 p.m. The sponsors are Providence Health Systems and the International Fellowship Family. National Night Out “N ational Night O ut,” a com munity celebration focusing on crim e prevention, will include festivities on Tuesday, Aug. 2 at Peninsula Park, 705 N. Port land Blvd. from 5:30to8:30p.m . The local event will include live music, food, free sw im m ing, a basketball tournam ent, a ten nis m ixer and giveaw ays for bikes. The African Am erican Health Coalition will be on hand with health tips. Light a Lantern A variety o f materials at the Port land C hildren’s Museum this month will inspire children tocre- ate a beautiful hanging electric lantern to decorate your home. The event goes until July 30 and is intended for children over five years old. W orkshop cost is $25. To register, visit www.Portland ChildrensM useum.org. Family Camperoo Youcan bring the whole family to set up cam p for a night’s stay on zoo grounds on Saturday, July 30. Special events and ac tivities like gam es and the pri vate showing o f the Discover Birds exhibit are planned. For registration inform ation, call 5 0 3 -2 2 0 -2 7 8 1 or v is it w w w .oregonzoo.org Sisters in Action Ashley Jones (from left), Cassie Holloway, Courtney Jones, Camille Kent, Elisha Williams, Terenie Faison and Patti Hayes. P o w e r fu l A d v o c a te s Sisters in Action celebrate 10 years N ana O pokv T he P ortland O bserver Sisters in Action for Power, agroup of young African-American girls fighting for the rights of all youth in the Portland community, is celebrat ing 10 years of excellence. These powerful young women stand up for what they believe in and most importantly, what is right. For example, when they saw that by many students from Portland Public Schools were missing classes due to lack of transportation and finances, they took action to lesson the bur den of transportation costs. Because of their perseverance and strength, they were able to reduce the Tri Met youth bus passes from $32 to $16. “This was a big victory for us. It benefited 200,(XX) students," said 15 Oxbow Campfire Program The A merican Red Cross offers a range o f classes for learning how to baby sit children to per form ing CPR. The techniques learned in the courses may prove necessary for crisis situations. Courses are intended for chil dren aged 8 through adult. For m o re in fo rm a tio n v is it w w w .redcross-pdx.org Summer Play Days All sum m er long com e jo in other fam ilies in Irving Park every W ednesday at 10 a.m. to gather w ith W aldorf School oriented and inspired fam ilies w ho wish to play, snack and get wet in the new w ater play area. For more inform ation, c o n ta c t w w w .s h in in g starsch o o l.co m . continued on page 86 In an effort to bridge the gap and the Summer Youth Employ between local youth and City Hall, ment Program, giving their impres 69 summer employees from the sions of the program and working Immigrant and Refugee Commu for the city. The city’s Director of nity Organization gathered re Human Resources presented in cently with Portland’s elected formation about the city-funded officials. program. Three minority youth, Chris The project coordinates re tina Li, Anael Jeannis and Suada cruitment, screening and selec Ibrahim, presented their state tion o f minority youth to partici ments about working for the city pate in the City o f Portland’s Sum mer Youth Employment Program. It provides work skills training Summer youth city while coordinating that experience employees Christina Li, with city-wide job placement. Anael Jeannis and Suada For more information regard Ibrahim present state ing the Summer Youth Employ ments at a recent Port ment program, call Lyn Tan at 503- land City Council meeting. 234-1541. Wine Tasting Learn Safety new campaign called Support our Schools and Students. The mission is to help neighborhood public schools get the community support they need to get the best results. The sisters are fighting hard to prevent the selling o f public school land to private institutions; they want the land to be sold to other public Youth Workers Meet City Council On Saturday, July 30 com e to Oxbow Regional Park to learn how plants have been used for thousands o f years for food and medicine with naturalist Natalie Norman and M iriam Burk from Portland Parks and Recreation. The event starts at 8:30a.m . and lasts until 9:30 p.m. For more inform ation, call M etro at 503- 797-1850. A day o f entertainm ent, wine tasting and silent auction will benefit P o rtla n d ’s H om eless and Transitional Youth. P:ear works year round to serve more than 350 youth through educa tion, art and recreation. The ev en t w ill be held at V ino Paradiso, which is located at 417 N.W. 10lh Ave. For more inform ation contact A ndreea Tofan at 503-330-2467 or visit w w w .pearm entor.org. year-old Cassie Holloway. The sisters are also great encour- agers, pushing local schools and students to keep-up the good work despite the negative feedback from the community. Their “We Believe, You do Achieve” said it all for Jefferson High School students who were struggling with community support. The group is now working on a Columbia Slough Regatta to Launch “RediscovertheColumbia Slough" by joining the Columbia Slough W a tershed Council and its regatta part ners at the 11th annual Small Craft Regatta in north and northeast Port land on Sunday, July 31, from 9a.m. to 1 p.m. The Regatta is the largest commu nity paddling event in Oregon. Last year more than 50()community mem bers launched more than 170 boats to celebrate the efforts of concerned citizens, agencies and organizations who have worked hard to make the slough a cleaner and more vibrant habitat and recreational resource. The 2005 Regatta includes live music by Hora Tzigane at the launch site, a live radio remote by 105.9, kayak clinics by Alder Creek Kayak and Canoe, and tours of the Multnomah County Drainage District Facilities. Participants receive a complimen tary Regatta t-shirt, refreshments and a paddler’s access guide to the Co lumbia Slough. Participants should plan to bri ng their own canoe or kayak and personal flotation device. A do nation of $5 per boat is requested. The start and finish location will be the Multnomah County Drainage District # 1 Office at 1880 N.E. Elrod Drive. To reserve a complimentary ca noe or kayak, contact Debbie Caselton Local paddlers make their way through the Columbia Slough. More than 500 people showed at 503-823-2831. up to last year's Small Craft Regatta. The annual event takes place this Sunday.
