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Page 10 June 3, 2015 Platinum Fade Salon Come in and be pampered • • • • • • • Box Braids Hair Extension Relaxer Color Wash & Set Press & Curl Dredd Loc Arts & ENTERTAINMENT Ashley Lewis Specializing in All Hair Types 5010 NE 9th, Unit A, Portland, Or 97211 503 284-2989 Avalon Flowers 520 SW 3rd Ave., Portland, OR 97204 • 503-796-9250 Cori Stewart-- Owner, Operator A full service flower experience • Birthdays • Anniversaries • Funerals • Weddings Open: Mon.-Fri. 7:30am til 5:30pm Saturday 9am til 2pm. Website: avalonflowerspdx.com email: avalonflowers@msn.com We Offer Wire Services photo by M ary M oore Children at Rosa Parks School access a new online library which includes a new selection of high-in- terest, readable and multicultural books, thanks to a new literacy space created by the Shadow Prod- uct, a Portland non-profit working with Portland Public School’s ‘Read Together initiative.’ Unique Literacy Space Reading made more accessible at Rosa Parks BOWEIVEL Classic Cuts & Lawn Care Maintenance Mowing, Edging & Trimming Pruning, Tilling, & Gardening Clean-Up & Hauling Leaf & Debris Removal Composting • Yard Maintenance Bark Dusting • Power-Washing & More! Commercial & Residential Services For free estimates call Owner James Wimbish at: 503-890-4826 “Your satisfaction is my guarantee” Boweivel@comcast.net An innovative new space de- signed for children with diverse learning needs is helping chil- dren at Rosa Parks Elementary concentrate on reading and other classroom tasks, setting an expec- tation that everyone can read and graduate. Oregon’s first SuperSensory Literacy Space, created by the Portland nonprofit The Shadow Project, was unveiled May 19 at the north Portland school. As part of the school district’s “Read Together initiative,” six reading and family organizations are providing students at five pi- lot schools with intensive, wrap- around literacy services. The Shadow Project’s unique, compact, multisensory libraries are designed to help children with learning disabilities like dyslexia, ADHD and autism, utilizing more than 200 high-interest, highly readable, multicultural, and five- piece books sets for group lesson plans. The pace also provides access to an audio library of more than 80,000 titles; a computer tablet and accessories; and multisenso- ry tools to calm and or stimulate students, including fidgets, kinetic sand, weighted lap pads, and nub- by-surfaced cushions. The Shadow Project partners with special education teachers to close the achievement gap that separates children with disabili- ties from their peers. Vetted by the Harvard Business School Associ- ation of Oregon, the organization serves 1,500 children from kin- dergarten through eighth grade in 34 schools in Portland, East Mult- nomah and Yamhill Counties, and Hillsboro. Free Parks and Fishing Weekend State parks throughout Oregon invite the public to camp and play for free the weekend of June 6-7 in celebration of State Parks Day and Free Fishing Weekend. Camping is free the night of June 6 in traditional RV and tent sites. Yurts, cabins and tepees are available at regular price. Parking will also be free June 6-7, at the 26 parks that charge a day-use park- ing fee. Campsite reservations may be made by calling 800-452-5687 before 5 p.m. June 5. Or, reserve online at oregonstateparks.org. “State Parks Day is our chance to say ‘thank you’ to our visitors,” said Oregon Parks and Recreation Department spokesman Richard Walkoski. Visitors will also be able to fish, crab and clam without a li- cense June 6-7 for Oregon’s Free Fishing Weekend. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will provide the gear, bait and in- structions at some state parks, in- cluding Champoeg, Detroit Lake, Jessie Honeyman and parks in the Columbia River Gorge. All events are listed at dfw.state.or.us/educa- tion/angling/free_fishing.
