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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
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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
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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-
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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.
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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
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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
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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.