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August 17. 2005
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Attention Photographers
HomeStreet Bunk's Northwest
Portland branch is holding a
photo contest for photographers
of all ages. Prizes will be given for
the best in five categories: life,
nature, an im als, people and
cu sto m er’s favorite. W inners
could receive cash prize or gift
certificates. Deadline is August
17.For submission requirements
c o n ta c t
L isa
M u lh e rin ,
HomeStreet Bank at503-227-1679.
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NAACP Meeting
The Portland Chapter will meet
on August 20 at 10:30 a.m. The
public is welcome to attend. The
meeting will take place at Mallory
Christan Church located on 126
NE Alberta Street. For more infor­
mation please call 503-249-5937
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Hawthorne Sidewalk Sale
The vast majority of shops and
restaurants are offering special
deals, sidewalk sales and activi­
ties including wine tasting, bands
and kids games. The event is on
A ugust 20, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Get some freebies as well like
yoga classes, chair massage, tem­
porary tattoos and free samples
along the way. For more informa­
tio n v isit w w w .th in k h a w
thorne.com
Wildlife Walk at Dusk
Take a relaxing walk after work at
the Smith and Bybee Wetlands
Natural Area on Tuesday Au­
gust 23. This is a good way to see
m am m als like beavers, otter,
muskrat and raccoons. Birds are
also more active during this time
o f day. Bring your binoculars or
borrow some. Payment of $5 per
adult is required and children are
free. Children must be quiet,
sneaky and patient in order for
the animals to come out. For more
information call 503-797-1928.
Native American
Literature Celebration
A celebration will be held at the
C ollins G allery located on the
third floor at the Central Library,
801 SW 10,h A venue. A lecture
an d r e a d in g by E liz a b e th
W oody w ill be on Saturday
A ugust 20 from 2-3:30p.m. The
exhibit goes until Septem ber 29
and will include other guest lec­
turers through out the series.
F o r m ore in fo rm a tio n visit
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O bserver
College Gateway Near Complete
Building
transforms
Albina and
Killingsworth
Portland Community College is preparing
to open the final piece to a massive upgrade
o f its north Portland cam pus with the
completion o f the Daniel F. Moriarty Arts
and Humanities Building.
The facility on the com erof North Albina
Avenue and Killingsworth Street opens the
PCC Cascade Campus to its surrounding
neighborhood.
The transition, which includes new wider
The Moriarty Arts and Humanities
Building gives Cascade the opportunity
to showcase our arts related programs.
Scott Huff, dean of instruction at Portland Community College, Cascade
sidewalks, lighting and traffic signals, has
been met with widespread enthusiasm, but
some pain also because of the removal of an
African American church and a historic com­
mercial building used by the campus in re­
cent years.
The Moriarty building is considered the
campus' signature addition from a 2(XX)con-
struction bond levy. The facility is named
after former PCC President Dan Moriarty,
who retired in 2(X)I after 15 years directing
the state's largest institution of higher edu­
cation.
O ther parts o f the construction levy
have already provided the Cascade cam ­
pus with a new gym nasium , a technical
education building, a public service and
fire departm ent training center, a new sci­
ence wing and a remodel o f Terrell Hall. In
all, about a dozen houses and a handful of
businesses were rem oved to make room
for the grow ing cam pus.
The Moriarty building will house the pro­
fessional music, multimedia, distance edu­
cation and arts programs. Construction on
the $7.5 million. 42,200-square-foot facility
This is a great way to get cheap,
healthy, organic fertilizer for
your garden. On Saturday A u­
gust 20, from 9.am to noon learn
w hat com post can do for you
and how to make a com post pi le
or worm bin. Participants will
learn about com post and actu­
ally participate in building, turn­
ing and screening com post piles
at O regon Food B ank’s L earn­
ing G arden in NE Portland. For
more inform ation or to register
c o n ta c t S ta rr F a rris at
503.282.0555 x268 or sfarris@
oreg o n fo o d b an k .o rg .
Class o f 1995 will be celebrating
their 10-year reunion on Au­
gust 20. Class mem ber W endell
Raiford is encouraging class­
m ates to contact him about the
event. He can be reached via
email atjenelley77@ yahoo.com
Paper Arts Festival
* community service
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Opinions that
put money in
your pocket
Jefferson High Alumni
years.,
started in October 2004.
“The Moriarty Arts and Humanities Build­
ing gives Cascade an opportunity to show ­
case our arts-related programs,” said Scott
Huff, dean of instruction at Cascade. “It’s an
opportunity for us to put ali three together in
a nice new facility that will serve the citizenry
and professional community.”
PCC will be dedicating the Moriarty Arts
and Humanities Building on W ednesday,
Oct. 12, from 3 to 5:30 p.m. The event will be
held in the auditorium and will feature
Moriarty as the keynote speaker. Tours,
demos and live jazz are planned.
The building was designed by Yost Grube
Hall Architecture and incorporates sustain­
able design features to reduce energy usage
and promote a healthy indoor environment.
The facility will include naturally venti­
lated corridors through the use of exterior
motorized louvers; high performance win-
Your
Two Cents
Learn to Compost
Local paper artist will be at the
Japanese G arden on Sunday
A ugust 21 from 10-4p.m exhib­
iting and dem onstrating their
individual work and artistic pro­
cess. V isitors can get involved
in hands on dem onstrations of
origami, gyotaku (fish painting),
J a p a n e s e p a p e rm a k in g and
wood block printing. The Japa­
nese Garden is located at 6 1 1
SW K ingston Ave. For more
information call 503-223-1321 or
v is it
w w w .ja p a n e s e
garden.com .
Portland Commu­
nity College is near
completion of its
new Moriarty Arts
and Humanities
building on the
corner of North
Albina Avenue and
Killingsworth Street.
The two-story struc­
ture is called the
signature building
to an expanded
campus.
Ken Cha, one of the children of the ROSES After School Mentoring Project and a student at the Peninsula year-round school,
creates beautiful embroidery for an upcoming auction and dinner.
Auction, Dinner Supports Mentoring
Hmong baskets, embroidery created
The Advisory Board of the ROSES
After School M entoring Project in­
vites the public to an auction, includ­
ing dinner and entertainm ent on Sat­
urday, Aug. 27, from 5 p.m. until 9
p.m. at the Portland B aha’i Center,
8720 N .Ivanhoe.
Hmong lunch baskets and em broi­
dery, created by children of the ROSES
Project, and other Hmong art and
clothing will be featured at the auc­
tion. Dancers will perform the tradi­
tional Hmong dances and a special
presentation will be made in honor of
Hmong history.
The auction will benefit the ROSES
Project, which currently serves chil­
dren 7-14 years old who are of Hmong
heritage and attending north Portland
schools. The ROSES Project began
in sum m er 2000 and continues year
round to prom ote character develop­
ment, academic achievement and cul­
tural appreciation. A diverse group
o f m entors assists students; mentors
range in age and represent many
ethnic backgrounds of the interna­
tional community
Adm ission to the auction is free. A
$5 donation for dinner plates will be
welcom ed.
For more inform ation, call 503-
6 17-9917 or 503-780-3732.
by N icole H ooper
T he P ortland O bserver
Companies are realizing that in order to
make a product successful, they need the
average person's input.
So instead o f getting professional critics
to review new products, focus groups with
ordinary people are
put together to get
an honest opinion.
This trend can mean
extra cash in your
pocket.
Burt Lybrand has
been an account ex­
ecutive with Market
Decisions Corpora­
tion in Portland for
nine years. He has Burt Lybrand
seen first hand which
methods work for companies seeking hon­
est answers.
“Focus groups are just one way to get
customers opinions and it seems to be the
most affective," said Lybrand.
The process gives a level of validity to
new products and helps companies make
good decisions based on the information
received.
But not just anyone can get into a focus
group, for each study there is a set of criteria
that a panelist must meet. The criterion var­
ies for each group.
"We help the companies narrow down the
type of people they want,” said Lybrand.
“We try to get them to figure out just who
their customer is— a lot of times, companies
don’t know.”
For market research companies the pro­
cess to put together a focus group can be a
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