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Portland Parks & Recreation Has Extra
Pool Time for MLK Day. All extra sessions
are for Monday, Jan. 16.
—Buckman Pool 320 SE 16th Ave 503-
823-3668
Open Play Swim 1 – 5 p.m.
—Matt Dishman Community Center Pool
77 NE Knott St 503-823-3673
Open Play Swim 1:15 - 3:45 p.m.
Mt Scott Community Center Pool 5530 SE
72nd Ave 503-823-3183
Open Play Swim 1 - 8:30 p.m. - Leisure
Pool Only
—East Portland Community Center Pool
740 SE 106th Ave 503-823-3450
Family Swim 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.- Leisure
Pool Only
Open Play Swim 1- 4 p.m. - Leisure Pool
Only
7- 9 p.m. - Leisure Pool Only
—Southwest Community Center Pool 6820
SW 45th Ave 503-823-2840
Open Play Swim 1- 4 p.m. - Both Pools
4 - 7:30 p.m. - Leisure Pool
7:30 - 9 p.m.- Both Pools
For more information, call 503-823-5300
or visit portlandparks.org.
Teen Summit Coming
up Saturday
The African Methodist Episcopal Zion
Churches of Oregon and Washington host a
teen summit/young adult assembly called
“Teens ‘N’ Jeans,” Saturday, Jan. 14 from
9 a.m. to 4 p.m., designed to give voice to
the younger generations in the community.
The convocation-style event will allow
13 to 23-year-olds to gather to learn about
and discuss issues affecting young people
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including gang violence, health and well-
ness, finance and other material presented
by community advocates and industry pro-
fessionals.
Those planning to attend are asked to
bring a pair of gently used or new jeans
and two cans of food to donate to local
homeless shelters.
Teen ‘N’ Jeans will be held at the Clark
Public Utilities Building—1200 Fort
Vancouver Way, Vancouver, WA 98661.
This is a no-cost event and open to the
public.
For more information or to pre-register,
contact Breanna Probasco-Canda at
orwa_cedyouth@yahoo.com, or call her at
503-358-9908.
Rally for Patrice
Lumumba Ford
Rally for Freedom for Patrice Lumumba
Ford, Friday, Jan. 13, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30
p.m., at the Federal Building, 1000 SW 3rd
Ave. at SW Salmon.
In honor of Martin Luther King Jr.’s birth-
day, activists are agitating for release of
Ford, a member of the Portland Seven,
plead guilty to “seditious conspiracy and
levying war against American and allied
forces,” after traveling to China and
attempting to enter Afghanistan to alleged-
ly join the Taliban.
As of October 4, 2011, he had served
nine years.
March of Dimes
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This month 150 Boise-Eliot kindergartners, first-graders, fourth-graders and
middle school students got a moment of fame at Randall Children’s
Hospital at Legacy Emanuel where they helped make a commercial for
the facility set to air this month. Randall Children’s Hospital patients,
physicians, staff and families are also featured.
women who live or work in Oregon and
have made exceptional contributions to our
community. The organization is accepting
nominations through Jan. 27 for the 30th
Annual White Rose Award—A Salute to
Women of Achievement.
White Rose honorees are selected on the
There are two weeks left to submit your
nomination for an Oregon woman of
achievement. March of Dimes Greater
Oregon Chapter is looking for special
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basis of volunteerism, professional
excellence and contributions to the
community as a whole. Get a nomination
application by calling 503-222-9434 in
Portland, 1-800-811-0805 outside Portland,
or online at ww.marchofdimes.com/oregon.
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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
Friday January 13
OCCuPY OPEN HOuSE: Come celebrate our new
community space. Please bring a can or food
for a food bank or a pie to share. Featuring door
prizes, food, music and much more. 6 – 9 p.m.
1131 SE Oak St.
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Saturday January 14
FIRST ANNuAL MARTIN LuTHER KING, JR.
CELEBRATION & EDuCATION FORuM. Job Fair 11
a.m. – 3 p.m. at Center for Intercultural
Organizing, 700 N. Killingsworth. Non Profit Fair
11:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. Terrell Hall, Cascade
Campus! And much more all day long.
BYOF DAY (Bring Your Own Friend Day to IKEA). A
nationwide in-store event inviting shoppers to
benefit from a day out with their friends.
Featuring: Free breakfast, IKEA food samples, free
blue bags and much more. 10 a.m. – 9 p.m.
IKEA, 10280 NE Cascade Pkwy.
FIRSTENBuRG COMMuNITY CENTER HEALTH &
wELLNESS FAIR! The fair will run from 9 a.m. to 1
p.m. and will include vendor booths, aerobics
classes at the Center’s gym and drawings for
prizes. Firstenburg Community Center is located
at 700 NE 136th Ave in Vancouver, wA
wednesday January 18
wHAT IS THE NATuRE OF YOuR CITY? A presentation
of Biophilic Cities with Dr. Timothy Beatley. 6 – 8
p.m. Portland Northwest College of Art, Swigert
Commons, 1241 Nw Johnson. This presentation is
free and open to the public.
Saturday January 21
FIX – IT FAIR! Healthy families, healthy home. Fix-It
Fair is a free event where you can learn simple
and affordable ways to save money and be
healthy at home this winter. 8:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Rosa Parks Elementary school, 8960 N. woolsey
Ave.
ANNuAL TRADITIONAL POwwOw. Portland
Community College’s Annual Traditional winter
Powwow is one of Portland’s largest celebrations
of Native American Culture and Tradition. 9 a.m.
to noon in the Health and Technology Building
Gymnasium, Sylvania Campus. First grand entry
is at 1 p.m. And more events throughout the day!
Free parking and free admission.