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Committed to Cultural Diversity v\ \v\\. port Iandobserver.com Youngest Ever Hoists Golf Championship Cup M etro The Women's Amateur event makes a star out o f 16-year-old Kimberly Kim ijjîortlanb 00b See Sports, page B6 SECTION om m unity a le n d a r Concerts at Blue Lake Enjoy w aterside entertainm ent with the 'M usic by Blue L ake’ s e rie s , f e a tu rin g th e g ro u p M oondance, Friday, Aug. 18 and the eclectic South African group Fools in Paradise, Friday, Aug. 25. Both concerts run from 6 p.m. to 8 1 p.m. at Blue Lake Regional Park, located between M arine Drive and Sandy Boulevard o ff N ortheast 223rd Ave. For more information, v isit w w w .m e tro -re g io n .o rg / bluelakeorcall 503-797-1850. Women’s Rights Day Join the Portland branch o f Radi cal W omen in a celebration o f women winning the right to vote, with a forum held Saturday, Aug. 19 at 7:30 p.m. at the Bread and R o se s C e n te r, 819 N. Killingsworth. A sum m er buffet will be available at 6p.m . for $8 to $10 on a sliding scale. For more information, call503-240-4462. Pet Adoption Events The Oregon H um ane Society will host adoption events on S atur day, Aug. 19 at Jantzen Beach Home Depot; Dog Star. 1313 NW K earney; and the W oodstock Neighborhood Picnic. For more in f o rm a tio n , v isit w w w .oregonhum ane.org. G ram m y-w inner a n d Latin ja z z p ia n is t E d d ie P alm ieri will jo in h is o rc h e str a a t th e V ancouver W ine & J a zz Festival. Vancouver serves up a cultural event Golf Tourney Volunteers SEI is looking for volunteers for the Jeld-W en T radition at the Reserve Vineyards and Gold Club, Aug. 2 1 through 27. Roles include Expo Tent and Putt for Charity staffing, and caddy and standard bearers. V olunteers will receive a w eekly ticket to the tournam ent, as well as a SEI hat and shirt and f(M)d and beverage. For more in formation, call 503-249- 172 Lex- tension 264. Women’s Caregiving A free health forum ‘W hen is it Tim e to Take C harge? W om en j and C aregiving' will help partici pants recognize red flags, cope w ith caretaking and provide com - I munity resources every woman can use. It takes place Thursday, Sept. 7 at 7 p.m. at Providence St. j Vincent Medical C enter's Souther| I. Auditorium, 9205 S. W. Barnes Rd. For more information, call 503-513- 8404. YWCA Needs Advocates Clark County YW CA is looking for adults who can serve as m en tors for sexual assault victim s and d o m e s tic v io le n c e s u p p o rt groups, court-appointed ad v o cates for abused and neglected children and volunteers for incar cerated women transitioning back into the com m unity. Fall training and orientation begins Tuesday, Sept. 2 from 6 p. m. to 8:30 p.m. For more inform ation, call 360-696- 0167. Family Fun at Irving Park Portland Parks and Recreation and First Steps Sports A cadem y w el com e all to Family FunDays, on Fridays from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Aug. 18 and 25 at Irving Park, 7 N.E. Knott St. There will be food and entertainm ent, health screenings and more. Economic Empowerment PDX Confidential hosts DEED: Di versity Economic Empowerment Day, a conference to celebrate di- versity,explore individual skillsand I develop leadership in the global economy, Tuesday, Sept. 12 at the Portland Hilton and Executive Tower, 921 S.W. Sixth Ave. The conference takes place from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., followed by a Mas querade Ball at 6 p.m. community service H arm onica m a n J a m e s C o tto n is s c h e d u le d for o p e n in g n ig h t o f th e three-d a y w ine a n d ja z z extra v a g a n za in Vancouver. Rosa Parks School Opening Set Achieving principal leads wav Registration for kindergarten through sixth-grade students started this week at Rosa Parks Elementary School, a new school opening Sept. 6 in the New C olum bia neig h b o rh o o d o f z *' V north Portland. The signups are taking place at the *** « B old Ball Elementary School. 4221 N. i ** W illis B lv d . | th ro u g h F rid a y , but will move tothe Tam ala N e w s o m e new school at 8960 N. W oolsey Ave. on Monday. Aug. 28. Registration is primarily for new students w ho reside in the recently constructed New Colum bia ncighborhtxxl. Students who at tended Ball Elem entary last year will attend Rosa Parks, and their school records have been sent. T am ala Newsome, an African Am erican educator honored for raising stu dent achievem ent at Ball, will serve as prin cipal at Rosa Parks. Fam ilies must provide the follow ing in formation when registering: two pieces o f proof o f residency, with address; one piece o f picture identification, different from the first tw o items; for kindergartners, an origi- continued on page US Excitem ent is building for the ninth Annual W ine & Jazz Festival, com ing to dow ntow n V ancouver for the w eekend o f Aug. 25, 26, and 27. O ver the past eight years, the event has becom e one o f the most important jazz festivals in the Northwest. T his y ear’s celebration is expected to attract more than l5,(X X )peopleenjoyingm ajorG ram m y-w inningjazzand blues artists, up-and com ing perform ers and regional jazz and blues greats from throughout the Northwest. Each year there is a com m itm ent to presenting inter nationally acclaim ed jazz artists, as well as local and regional jazz m usicians, said Dr. M ichael Kissinger, V ancouver W ine & Jazz F estival's artistic director. O pening the 2(X)6 edition on Friday, Aug. 25 is an “all blues evening, headlined by blues legend, seven-tim e G ram m y nom inee and harm onica man Jam es Cotton. Cotton began his career in 1944 at age 9, and has perform ed with great stars from Muddy W aters, Elvis, B.B. King and the Steve M iller Band. The lineup for Saturday, Aug. 26 includes SpyroG yra ( 11 million album s sold to dale I. R&B and G ospel diva Mavis Staples, and 4-tim e G ram m y-w inner and New O rleans jazz giant Dr. John. continued on page H5 M a vis S ta p le s , fre sh fro m a G ra m m y L ifetim e A c h ie v e m e n t Award, will ta k e th e W ine & F estival s ta g e a t E sth e r S h o rt Park in V ancouver. Neighbors Step Up for Livability Taking action to improve Dekum I :{*« jSSg •. C harity P rater F or T iii P ortland O bserver by Ross Danielson rem em bers when his wife, Annie, would arrive home upset after falling into deep pot holes as she stepped off the Tri-M et bus on N orth east Dekum Street. The holes that hid beneath overgrown grass were rem nants ol an unfinished thought o f trees lining the street. C om pounding those absentm inded pitfalls was the trash and graffiti plaguing streets in their W oodlaw n com m unity. Many o f these empty patches o f land between the street and sidewalks are the homeowners ’ concern, the city's concern, and Tri-Met's concern. -R o ss Danielson Several other neighbors agreed that the disre spectful behavior made Dekum an unsafe and un sightly route for transit riders. D anielson said when he approached the city of Portland and T riM et he was told there was no money or governm ent help available to solve the neighbor hood livability issues " I he city w ouldn't fill the holes or clean up the continued y^ on page US R o s s D a n ielso n (far right) ta k e s a s e a t o n a b u s s to p b e n c h bu ilt b y M a tt Cartwright ( s e c o n d from right) for th eir n eig h b o rh o o d on N o r th e a s t D e k u m S tr e e t in P o rtla n d 's W oodlaw n co m m u n ity . A lso p ic tu re d are n e ig h b o rs Z a c R e is n e r (far left) a n d J.L. Q uentin.