July 31, 2019
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Arts &
ENTERTAINMENT
‘Footloose’ Musical on Stage
The Broadway Rose Theater Company presents the exhilarating
musical “Footloose,” inspired by the 1980s screenplay of young
people fighting to dance in a small town where it is outlawed.
Shows from Aug. 2 through Sept. 1 at the New Stage in Tigard,
located at 12850 S.W. Grant Ave. Get your tickets early as half
of the shows have already sold out. For more information, visit
broadwayrose.org.
Double Up Food Bucks
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We have moved to: 3625 NE MLK Jr Blvd, Portland OR
Call to Order:
503-288-3836
Open (hours)
Mon-Sat: 11am-7pm
Sunday:
11am- 6pm
Cannon’s, tasty food and
friendly neighborhood atmosphere.
Fighting food insecurity gets a lift with the Double Up Food
Bucks program where every dollar spent on SNAP-eligible foods
are doubled for qualifying low income residents at participating
farmers markets.
Coalition
expands reach to
fight hunger
Farmers Markets in Oregon
have been awarded $1.5 million
from the state to expand the SNAP
Double Up Food Bucks program
for low income residents.
The program helps SNAP par-
ticipants access fresh fruits and
vegetables. For every dollar spent
on SNAP-eligible foods at partic-
ipating farmers markets, Double
Up Food Bucks recipients will
now receive an additional dollar
to spend on Oregon-grown fruits
and veggies.
Over 600,000 Oregonians,
more than a third of whom are
children, currently receive SNAP
benefits.
“We’re delighted the state of
Oregon has chosen to invest in
Double Up Food Bucks,” says
Molly Notarianni, Farmers Mar-
ket Fund program director. “It’s
a triple win: these state funds will
uplift Oregon farmers, families,
and local economies.”
For nearly a decade, Farmers
Market Fund has worked to con-
nect SNAP participants with local
produce. Additionally, they’ve
partnered with Oregon Food
Bank since 2015 to offer the Food
Bucks program at 53 farmers mar-
kets and 31 farm shares across 16
Oregon counties.
The program will also expand
into select grocery outlets, al-
lowing for greater access to fresh
fruits and vegetables in areas of
the state not currently served by
farmers markets.