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A haunted Jantzen Beach lures
thrill seekers, and benefits
Red Cross disaster aid
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AlexSandra’s Birthday Bash
On Thursday, Oct. 19, from 5 p.m.
to 8 pm. AlexSandra's vintage bou
tique, 6726 N. Interstate Ave., in
vites you to pre-shop fo r the h o li
days, and help celebrate her 30Ib
birthday. 30 percent o f f selected
items, with cheese and champagne
pro v ided. 503-735-4420.
Home Buying Fair
The A frican American A lliance
fo r Homeownership presents its
Maxine Fitzpatrick, (center) executive
director o f the Portland Community
Reinvestment Initiatives, a non-profit
group providing affordable rental
homes in north and northeast Port
land, presents Barbara B. Smith
community service awards to Mike
Purcell (left) and 0. Gerald Uba of
the Albina Community Development
Commission, for their work in sup
port o f housing for low and medium
income individuals and families.
annual home buying fair, Satur
day, Oct. 28 from 10 a.m. to 2:30
p.m. in the Legacy Emanuel Hos
pital A triu m , 501 N. Graham. A t
tendees w ill get help through the
hom ebuying process w ith valu
able inform ation and free w o rk
shops. T w o $2,5(X) housi ng grants
w ill be raffled.
Non-Profit Career Fair
Portland State U niversity hosts
N on-P rofit Career Fair, Thursday ,
Oct. 19,from 11 a.m .to3p.m .inthe
third flo o r ballroom at the Smith
M em orial Student Union at PSU.
Bring resumes and network w ith
photo by
non-profit recruiters. For more in
form ation visit idealist.org/fairs.
Fighting Cancer with Food
Historic Black Colleges Conference Set
Free nutrition and cooking classes
fo r cancer prevention and sur
viva l, 4 p m , Sunday's through
N ov. l9 a tth e C o m m u n ity Learn
ing C enter4212 N.E. Prescott. To
register, call 503-281-8596.
Students, parents to
gather at PCC
Create-A-Costume
On Saturday, Oct. 21 and Satur
day, Oct 28, from noon to 4 p.m.,
bring your ideas and imagination
and let SCRAP, the non-profit re-
cycler on N. W illia m s Avenue,
supply materials andcreative help
college spotlight session w ith students.
Inform ation on how the com m unity col
lege can be a pathw ay to black colleges
will also be available.
O ther conference supporters include
the N orthw est R egional E ducational
L a b o ra to ry E q u ity C e n te r. A frican
A m erican C h am b er o f C om m erce o f
O regon, Black U nited Fund o f O regon,
U N C F O regon C hapter, and O regon
A ssociation o f M inority E ntrepreneurs.
Students should check with theirschool
cou n selin g office for registration form s
o r call 5 0 3 -275-9603 for inform ation.
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to make a Halloween costume.
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Chinook Tribe Basket Weaver
The C hinook T ri be announces the
fu n d ra is e r e ve n t “ A S pecial
Evening w ith Pat Courtney Gold,
C olum bia R iver Basket W eaver” ,
on Saturday, Oct. 21, at 7 p.m. at 8
N.E. K illin g sw o rth St. For more
in fo rm a tio n , contact In O ther
Words Bookstore at503-232-6003.
Portland’s Late Night Bakery, Disco
Volunteer for Crisis Line
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com m unity? Volunteers and ad- |
vocales are needed fo r the Port-
T he biblical peak o f M ount A rarat
rises from a Oat plain to d o m inate the
skyline o f the A rm enian capital Yerevan.
P o rtla n d 's ow n A rarat - a bakery, res
spond in person or over the phone, I
outreach and educational efforts, I
and fundraising and administra- I
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tiveduties.C all 503-232-417 6 fo r
more inform ation.
taurant and w eekend disco - has be
com e a sym bol of its ow n, capturing
O re g o n 's thriving R ussian and Eastern
E uropean com m unities.
A rarat A m erican & R ussian R estau
rant & B akery, 31 I N.E. M artin L uther
K ing Jr. Blvd., has been a m odern m ain
stay on the boulevard since 1997. H us
band and w ife team Nelli G rigorian and
A vetis K arapectian are responsible for
scores o f international breads and past
ries, baked often and from scratch and
harboring only one s e c r e t- th a t ingredi
ents are few.
Home buying Classes
Portland C om m unity Land Trust
helps first time and low-incom e i
homebuyers purchase homes at |
below market price. Attend a free, t
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Drum Making Workshop
A drum making workshop w ill be I
held Saturday, Nov. 11,from9a.m. [
to 3 p.m., at T a lkin g D rum Books. | I
P re -re g is tra tio n re q u ire d by
N ov.6. T uition is $ l(X) adults and
$ 6 0 fo rc h ild re n . Material fees are
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$60 fo r 15" drums and $75 for
18” drums. For more details call
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A rarat sells their baked goods to g ro
cery stores throughout the Pacific N orth
w est and C alifornia and w ork w ith large
ve ndors I i ke W i neo, w h i I e be i ng courted
by grocery giants like Safew ay.
H aving turned som e business dow n
due to a lim ited 5,(XX) square feet o f
space. A rarat w ill relocate in the next
few m onths to 5716 S.E. 9 2 nd A ve, ju st
off F oster Road in the em erging Lents
T ow n C enter.
As a part o f Portland D evelopm ent
C o m m issio n s B u rn sid e B ridgehead
Project, a d esignated central eastside
urban renew al area, the city agency
helped the fam ily business identify their
future hom e in Lents, recently securing
a 2 2 ,500 square feet space that will
d w a rf their existing, close-in location,
allow them m ore banquet space and
d o uble th e irc u rre n t roster o f 30 em p lo y
e e s.
The PD C w orked w ith A rarat to iden
tify the location, w here they signed a
ten-year lease and received financial
assistance through the a g e n c y ’s Q uality
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circlelivingearth.org.
Catlin Gabel Rummage Sale
Thursday, Nov. 2, kicks o f f the
C atlin Cable Rummage Sale, an
enormous annual fundraiser that
runs through Sunday, Nov. 5. at
the Portland FxpoCenter, 2060 N.
M arine Dr. No admission charge.
photos by
community service
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P ortland O bserver
Yemaya is the resident bellydancer at Ararat's, Portland s international bakery
and disco.
Ararat 's international breads and pastries provide work for 30 employees on
Northeast Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. The workforce will double when t
bakery moves in the coming months to Lents at Southeast 9 2 " and Foster.