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P ortland J anuary 2011
B ulletin B oard
PCC FINANCIAl AID DAy! PCC is hosting its annual
Financial Aid Day from 9 a.m. to Noon at four
college locations. locations are Cascade
Campus, Rock Creek Campus, Sylvania Campus
and the Southeast Center.
Sunday Janu ary 30
friday february 4
NATIONAl WEAR RED DAy! The American Heart
Assoc. asks women – and the men who love
them to show their support for the fight against
heart disease in women.
Saturday february 5
INTERNATIONAl CAT SHOW & FOOD DRIVE FOR THE
OREGON FOOD BANK: The cat show will feature
over 200 cats. Happy, healthy adoption kittens
and cats from Chapple Hill Cat Sanctuary and
Purrfect Pals. Cost is $4 with 2 cans of human
food. Without 2 cans of food cost is $6. Children
under 12 are free. 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Holiday Inn at
the Portland Airport, 8439 NE Columbia Blvd.
Plenty of free parking for everyone.
if you have an event you want to share
with the community, email it two weeks
in advance to The Skanner at
info@theskanner.com
thursday January 27
ST. IGNATIuS SCHOOl OPEN HOuSE! All children,
all faiths welcome! Please join us for our annual
open house 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. or on Sunday Jan.
30 at 1 – 3 p.m. 3330 SE 43rd Ave.
thursday february 3
TEllING STORIES: THE ART OF FACT AN EXHIBIT OF
WORKS By DAN PIllERS: Opening reception 6 – 8
p.m. 4115 N. Mississippi Ave. Art Exhibit at the Q.
This exhibit runs until Feb. 27
Saturday January 29
FREE HEAlTH EXPO: There will be cooking demos,
free and low cost health screenings, using food
as medicine, sleep assessments and much more.
10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Heathman lodge, 7801 NE
Greenwood Dr. Vancouver, Wa.
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FREE DENTAl CARE OFFERED FOR uNINSuRED
CHIlDREN! Children’s Dental Health Day is from
7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Clark College Dental
Hygiene Clinic 1933 FT. Vancouver Way. Children
will be seen by appointment only please call
360-397-8000 ext 7371.
FREE HEAlTH SCREENING FOR VASCulAR
CONDITION: Free health screening to detect
vascular condition will be offered for Portland-
area residents. 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Kmart Pharmacy
7655 Nyberg Rd. Advance registration required
please call 866-371-3592. Screenings take 10
minutes.
lEGO SWAP MEET! Buy, sell, trade, build legos.
Door prizes, consignment table. Bring your own
legos to show. Adults $2 children 5-12 $1. 10
a.m. – 3 p.m. Pacific Crest Grand Ballroom 610
Mcloughlin Blvd.
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llOyD CENTER DEBuTS lEGACy FuNlAND
CHIlDREN’S PlAy AREA: A one-of-a kind children’s
soft structure play area on the lower level of the
mall. lloyd Center and legacy Health will host a
grand opening celebration from noon until 4
p.m.
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S eattle J anuary 2011
if you have an event you want to share
with the community, email it two weeks
in advance to The Skanner at
info@theskanner.com
Saturday January 29
CHINATOWN- INTERNATIONAl DISTRICT luNAR NEW
yEAR CElEBRATION: Kick off the year of the Rabbit
in the Chinatown-ID, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. The
neighborhood will blossom with families and
visitors.
IRS TAX ASSISTANCE CENTERS WIll BE
AVAIlABlE THESE TWO DAyS! These
centers are to help taxpayers eligible
for the Earned Income Tax Credit. The
IRS Taxpayer Assistance Centers are in
Bellevue, Everett, Seattle and Tacoma
9 a.m. – 2 p.m. Bellevue Tac 520
1128th Ave NE, Everett Tac 3020
Rucker Ave, Seattle Tac 915 Second
Ave, and Tacoma Tac 1201 Pacific
Ave.
THE 29TH ANNuAl SEATTlE TRAVEl
EXPO! Over 80 travel companies and
300 travel professionals from around
the world will fill the Seattle Center
Exhibition Hall. Saturday 10 a.m. – 5
p.m. Sunday 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Adults
$8 children 14 and under free.
Sunday January 30
tuesday february 1
GAME ON! PuBlIC INVITED TO JOIN THE FuN IN
NEW SCAVENGER HuNT AT PIKE PlACE MARKET:
Around the market in 80 minutes takes game
players around the market in a timed and scored
contest for prizes. 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Check-in tent
near Rachel the Bronze Piggybank.
HOME DESIGN AND REMODEl FAIR! Homeowners
will get inspired by 90 exhibitors who will share
their remodeling ideas. 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Phinney
Prison Issues
Saturday January 29 and february
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BIKES FOR BOOKS READING PROGRAM
FOR KIDS THROuGH MARCH AT THE
lAKE CITy BRANCH lIBRARy! Children
are invited to read books for a
chance to win a bike. For more info
visit of call The lake City Branch
library 12501 28th Ave. or call 206-
684-7518.
page 2 The Portland and Seattle Skanner January 26, 2011
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Neighborhood Center Gallery.
Michelle Alexander, author of, “The New Jim Crow: Mass
Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness,” speaks on
prison issues at Mount Zion Baptist Church in Seattle on
Monday, Jan. 24, as part of the Bush School Diversity
Speaker Series.