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Sweet Street BBQ Cart
on the comer of MLK and Lombard
Spring call 503-995-6150 to place order
Special Monday - Friday, 11:00am - 7:00pm
Saturday - Sunday, 11:00am - 5:00pm
Wednesday Special: 3 W ings $2.00
Friday Special: Rib Sandwich, B eef or Pork, $4.00
Avalon Flowers
520 SW 3rd Ave., Portland, OR 97204 • 503-796-9250
A full service
flower experience
• B irthday s
• Funerals
• Anni versaries
• Weddings
Open: Mon.-Fri. 7:30am til 5:30pm
Saturday 9am til 2pm.
Cori Stewart— Website: avalonflowerspdx.com
Owner. Operator email: avalonflowere@msn.com
We Offer Wire Services
SHOW DOGS
Ine Central Library downtown. The Multnomah County Library system has restored Monday service
and open hours that were reduced la st year at all 1 9 libraries.
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Show dogs is a full service salon. We do
baths, all over hair cuts, tooth brushing,
nail trims, soft claws, flea treatments, mud
baths, and ear cleaning. We also have
health care and grooming products to
keep your pet clean in between visits.
Show Dogs
G ro o m in g S a lo n & B o u tiq u e
926 N. Lombard
Portland, OR 97217
503-283-1177
Ihesday-Saturday 9am-7pm
Monday 10am-4pm
Yo dawg is gonna look like a show dawg
and your kitty will be pretty.
Open Library Hours Restored
Beginning July 1, the Multnomah
County Library will restore M on­
day service and restore open hours
that were reduced last year at all 19
libraries.
In the new schedule, six libraries
will be open Sunday mornings and
all libraries will be open later in the
evenings, Tuesdays through Sat­
urdays.
Summer
Reading
Sign Ups
Multnomah County Library’s
Summer Reading entices kids to
read for pleasure when school is
not in session, maintaining the
skills developed during the school
year and encouraging lifelong li­
brary use.
Overall, library patrons will have
40 percent more open hours each
week than the current schedule. This
new schedule reflects community
input, based on specific preferences
expressed in nearly4,000responses
to a community survey.
The extended evening hours will
also offer more opportunities for
groups and organizations to use
The program is open to kids of all
ages, from birth to high school stu­
dents entering grade 12. Anyone
who has not signed up through
school may do so at any neighbor­
hood library.
Upon signup, participants re­
ceive a gameboard customized for
their age group: birth-preschool
(also available in Spanish), grades
K -6 or grades 7—12. Participants
then engage in any number of lit­
eracy-building activities and track
their progress.
Activities include reading, being
read to, listening to audiobooks,
free meeting space. Revenues from
a new library district also restores
funding to purchase new books and
other materials.
“We are grateful to the voters of
Multnomah County for their sup­
port of library district funding to
restore hours and services,” said
Multnomah County Library District
Director Vailey Oehlke.
writing a book review, drawing a
picture about a book, and attend­
ing an event at the library. As they
c o m p le te le v e ls on th e ir
gam eboards, participants earn
books, free passes, restaurant cou­
pons and other prizes.
“The library’s Sum m er R ead­
ing program inspires a love o f
reading that kids will carry into
adulthood,” said D irector o f L i­
braries Vailey Oehlke. “The pro­
gram preserves critical reading
skills and opens a door to the
w orld o f resources available at
the public library.”