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Raising the Wall at Humboldt Gardens
Thursday, Aug. 2, from 5p.m . to 10p.m., the
Fifth Avenue Street Fair takes place be­
tween Burnside and Glisan Street, dow n­
town. The public is invited to celebrate the
completion o f a segment o f the ne w Tri Met
Max line on the Portland Mall.
Providence Bridge Pedal
The one chance a year to bicycle across
all 10 o f Portland’s bridges, from the
Sellw ood to St. Johns Bridge, kicks off
Saturday, Aug. 11. T he m ail-in registra­
tion deadline is W ednesday, Aug. 4. Visit
providence.org/bridgpedal or call 503-
281-9198.
Score One for Safety
Saturday, Aug. 4, PGE Park, dow ntow n,
will host this family fun event filled with
prizes, safety tips, special guest and base­
ball. The gates open at 5:30 p.m ., first
pitch at 7:05 p.m. Tickets available at
ticketm aster.com . For group tickets call
503-553-5555.
Teen Swim Parties
Portland Parks is teaming up with Jammin
95.5 to bring the Teen Sw im Parties to
neighborhood pools throughout the city
through Thursday, Aug. 9. For more in­
form ation, visit portlandparks.org.
Haitian Project Garage Sale
Friday, Aug. 3, and Saturday, Aug. 4,
from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Sunday, Aug. 5,
from 9 a.m. to noon, the M adeleine Parish
Hall, 3123 N.E. 24 Ave., will host agarage
sale to support and educate the children
in Port Au Prince, Haiti.
Summertime Rummage Sale
S aturday, A ug. 4, from 9 a.m . to 5 p.m .,
an d S unday, A ug. 5, from 10 a.m . to 4
p.m ., the B read and R oses C en ter, 819
N. K illin g sw o rth St., host a rum m age
sale to raise funds fo r the F reedom
S o cia list Party.
Say Hey, NW!
Thursday, Aug. 9, from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.,
Partners in D iversity host the networking
m eet and greet to w elcom e new profes­
sionals o f color to the business com m u­
nity, event to be held at T w o W orld T rade
C enter-plaza level, 121 S.W . Salm on St.
Call 503-516-3505.
P hoto
T he H ousing A u th o rity o f P ortland
g ath ered w ith the co m m u n ity last w eek
to c e l e b r a t e th e c o n s t r u c t i o n o f
H um boldt G ardens, a five-acre, $35 m il­
lion resid en tial p ro ject to rep lace Iris
C o u rt, a 6 0 -y e a r-o ld hou sin g p ro ject in
the H um boldt n eig h b o rh o o d o f north
P o rtlan d .
H u m b o ld t G ard en s is p attern ed after
N ew C o lu m b ia, a m uch b ig g e r hou sin g
effo rt that m ark ed P o rtla n d ’s first foray
into federal g ran t m oney in v e ste d by
the U .S. D ep artm en t o f H ousing and
U rban D ev elo p m en t to rev italize aging
and stru ctu rally u n so u n d urban c o m ­
m unities.
By A ugust 2008, fo rm er resid e n ts o f
I r is C o u r t a n d n e w r e n te r s a n d
Donated cans
may be tainted
The Hubble Hubbub
M onday, Aug. 13, at 7 p.m. and 8 p.m., the
M HCC Planetarium Sky Theater, explores
the m ysteries discovered by the Hubble
Telescope. This is the last scheduled
show ing for the season. A dm ission is $ 1.
Benson 1996 Reunion
W ednesday, Aug. 15, the Benson class
o f 1996 reunion will be at the Kennedy
School M cM enam ins from 7 p.m. to 1 1
p.m. For more inform ation, call ReShawn
Lewis at 971-219-7871.
Tax Help in Rockwood
V IT A tax aide for low-income famil ics wi 11
begin to assist clients at the Rockwood
C om m unity office, 18709 S.E. Stark. C li­
ents are seen by appointm ent only. A p­
pointm ents will be m ade on W ednesdays
onlyfrom I p.m. to 5 p .m „ b y calling 503-
816-1530.
Neighborhood Farm Stand
Relationship Transformation
Washington Park Shuttle
S u m m er service is every 15 m inutes
from 10 a .m .- 7 p.m . w ith m ore than 10
sto p s including the O reg o n Z oo and
the Ja p an ese G arden. T he shuttle runs
d aily through L abor Day. R egular Tri-
M et fare applies.
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h o m eo w n ers will m ake the m ove to
H um boldt G ard en s, w hich by that tim e
w ill be a tree-lin ed neigh b o rh o o d with
130 ap artm en t units, 21 o w n er-o c cu ­
pied hom es, green spaces, com m ercial
sp aces and a co m m u n ity center.
Chili Warning
S atu rd ay , A ug. 11, the M artin L uther
K ing, Jr. L oaves & F ishes C enter, 5325
N .E. M artin L uther K ing Jr. B lvd., will
h o st a d e lic io u s a u th e n tic C re o le
Ja m b alay a D inner. M eals are available
fo r take out. C all D avid L om ax at 503-
988-5211.
Peace-M aking, a local group based on
non-violen, com m unication and co n ­
scious aw areness, hosts a sem inar that
includes inform ation on how to have
better relationships both personally and
professionally. For more inform ation, call
503-228-7256.
S arah B l o in t /T hk P ortland O bserver
Food Bank
Creole Jambalaya Dinner
Locally grow n vegetables and bouquets
o f fresh flow ers will be available to the
public, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every S un­
day, at the Redeem er Lutheran Church,
NE 20th and K illingsw orth. The stand
supports local refugees and im m igrant
farmers.
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The first wall at Humboldt Gardens is raised in a ceremony drawing Housing Authority of Portland commissioner Lee Moore (from left). James Faison of Faison
Construction, former Iris Court resident Pete Luca and his son Anthony Denero, future Humboldt Gardens homebuyer Leslie Esinga, HAP commissioner Jeff
Bachrach, Portland City Commissioner Erik Sten, Bob Walsh of Walsh Construction and architect Michael Willis.
Local high school and college graduate Shara Brazzle (right) shares her experience on the basketball court and as an
ambassador with Campus Crusade for Christ with campers in Brazil.
Local Athlete in Crusade for Christ
Portland native Shara Brazzle was a
m em ber o f the nine-player A thletes in
Action Cam pus Crusade for Christ bas­
ketball team that com peted in Brazil this
summer.
Prior Io their South A m erican d epar­
ture, the team underw ent training cam p in
Xenia. O hio on June 18 at the AI A s W orld
T raining and Resource C enter to learn
how to apply biblical principles to sports.
O nce in Brazil the squad played gam es
against Brazilian club team s and against
the Brazilian under-20 w om en's national
team. Theirrecord w as6-1, which included
w inning the cham pionship o f a Brazilian
tournam ent.
The AIA group also helped run AIA
Brazil Sports Cam ps, put on basketball
clinics, and helped the AIA Brazilian staff
prepare for the Pan-Am erican G am es in
R iode Janeiro, Brazil.
Athletes in Action, the sports ministry of
Cam pus Cnisade for Christ, regularly use
the unique platform of sport to help people
around the world with questions of faith.
W hile involved with the team Brazzle. a
graduate o f Cascade College where she
played on the w om en's basketball team,
was able to use her love of basketball to
share her Christian faith with opponents
and fans alike.
"I loved visiting another country and
doing tw o things that I enjoy: playing
basketball and serving God," said Brazzle
who also graduated from Jefferson High
School in north Portland.
A thletes in Action has been sending
m en’s and w o m en 's team s o f this nature
for alm ost three decades.
The O regon Food Bank, w hich has
distributed three C astleberry canned
food products through its m em ber net­
work agencies, is asking anyone who
received M orton House Chili (15 oz.
cans) from an em ergency food pantry
or other hunger-relief program to re­
turn the product im m ediately to the
same agency or program front which
they received it.
C astleberry Food o f Augusta, Ga..
announced a nationw ide recall last
week o f canned food products due to
possible botulism contam ination.
As a precautionary m easure. O r­
egon Food Bank is also asking recipi­
ents to return M orton House Beef Stew
(20 oz. c a n ) and C ast leberry Beef Stew
(24 oz. c a n ). which are not currently on
the recall list hut are being investigated
by the U.S. D epartm ent o f Agriculture
and the Food and D nig A dm inistra­
tion.
"Food safety is alw ays our top co n ­
cern, and we work hard to ensure the
safety o f the food we distribute," said
Rachel Bristol, C E O of Oregon Food
Bank. "At this tim e, we have not heard
any reports o f illness due to these
products in the area we serve Oregon
and southw est W ashington. But we
take this recall very seriously.
"W e ask anyone who has received
fix'd from one o f our m em ber agencies
to check their cupboards.'' Bristol em ­
phasized. "If you have these products
-M o rto n H ouse Chili ( I5 o z.), Morton
House Stew (20 o z.) or Cast leberry Beef
Stew (24 oz.) on your shelves, return
the product im m ediately to the non­
profit program or agency from which
you received it.”
Oregon Health officials are also urg­
ing consum ers to check their c u p ­
boards for any o f 90 different canned
food items recalled in the w ake o f the
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