December 30, 2015
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L OCAL N EWS
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M ETRO
Volunteers honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King by giving their time to service projects coordi-
nated by the United Way and sponsored by a variety of partner organizations. Signups for this year’s
Hands On Greater Portland Martin Luther King Weekend of Service, Jan. 15-18, are now being taken.
Hands On Portland
Signups taken for MLK weekend of service
The Martin Luther King Jr.
Weekend of Service sponsored
by the United Way’s Hands On
Greater Portland program is call-
ing on volunteers to help with
public service projects during up-
coming holiday weekend of Jan.
15-18.
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ENTERTAINMENT
C LASSIFIEDS
C ALENDAR
O PINION
F OOD
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Residents can honor the lega-
cy of Dr. Martin Luther King by
signing up to participate in more
than 65 volunteer service projects
throughout the Portland and Van-
couver metro region.
The efforts are hosted by a va-
riety of partner organizations and
open to all. The projects range
from packaging food donations to
cleaning up schools, from prep-
ping books for kids in need to
beautifying parks.
To sign up or learn more, visit
the website unitedway-pdx.org/
mlk-weekend.
Marijuana Policy Task Force Forms
Portland City Commissioner
Amanda Fritz is asking interested
residents to apply to serve on a
Marijuana Policy Task Force.
“This is an important opportu-
nity for community members to
work together to address issues
related to marijuana sales and use
that impact our neighborhoods and
our local economy,” said Fritz.
Representatives will be asked
to provide input and offer recom-
mendations on a variety of issues
including the potential creation
of social environments for mar-
ijuana use and whether or not
recreational marijuana should be
taxed at the local level. These
recommendations will inform
Portland City Council as it con-
tinues to integrate the emerging
marijuana industry into the Port-
land landscape.
The Marijuana Policy Task
Force will meet monthly. Inter-
ested parties are encouraged to
apply to serve for a year-long
term. The application can be
found at PortlandOregon.gov/
ONI/Marijuana.