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Local News COMMUNITY NEWS BRIEFS The Oregon History Museum offers free admission Saturday, June 16, for the grand opening celebration of its new high-tech permanent exhibit, Oregon Voices: Change and Challenge in Modern Oregon History. Activities for all ages are scheduled from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., and admission is free all day. Explore the exhibit's interactive areas with theatre instructor Morgan Cox. At 1 PM, listen to historian and author Bill Rob- bins' talk, "Reflections on Modern Oregon." After learning more about Oregon's natural resources, kids can decorate their own back- pack and fill it with fun tools for exploring Oregon's great outdoors. Oregon Voices tells our state's fascinating story through the eyes and stories of the people who've lived it. Interactive touch screen displays give visitors the chance to dive into a diverse range of subjects, from urban development, Oregon food and drink, and Oregon's natural resources. Films, pho- tographs, sound recordings, and digital doc- uments are all used to chronicle the history of our state from 1950 forward. Visitors can add their voice to the exhibit through polling on topical questions and by leaving comments about their own personal history and ideas. Oregon Voices also features a children's activity section, including a chil- dren's theater where kids can dress up and read scripts to learn about Oregon's recent history. The Oregon History Museum at the Ore- gon Historical Society is at 1200 SW Park Ave. in downtown Portland. For more info go to www.ohs.org . Take a SPAYcation and Fix Every Cat in the Your House for $10 Summer vacations are a family tradition. C O M This June you can take all your cats and kit- tens on a SPAYcation. The Animal Shelter Alliance of Portland (ASAP) is offering spay & neuter surgeries for cats and kittens this June for a flat fee of $10 per household. If you have one cat, $10; if you have one cat and two kittens, $10; if you have five cats, $10. Caretakers of stray or feral cats can take advantage of this offer as well. Qualified cat owners are eligible for the $10 flat fee June 18 through June 22. Kit- tens need to be at least eight-weeks old and weigh 2.5 pounds. Surgeries are performed by licensed veterinarians, with costs subsi- dized through charitable donations. Over 500 spay/neuter surgery spots will be avail- able the week of June 18 – 22 as part of this campaign. “As the days gets longer the cats start to reproduce at a much higher rate, two cats can become a 100 cats in a matter of months”, said Dr. Kris Otteman, OHS Director of Shelter Medicine, and ASAP Spay & Save volunteer. “With 20,000 cats entering our area shelters annually, we need to focus on finding good homes for them, without a flood of kittens adding to the overpopulation. There are not enough homes for all of them.” For a cat owner to qualify, they must receive government assistance (such as Medicaid, Oregon Health Plan, WIC, food stamps, SSI, Section 8, public housing, TANF), and live in Multnomah, Washington, Clacka- mas, or Clark County. Individuals feeding unowned feral/stray cats need not meet income requirements. Call 1-800-345-SPAY for a cat you own; or 503-797-2606 for feral cats. The $10 flat fee promotion runs from June 18 through 22 only. Red Cross Needs Donors Now The community blood supply has dropped to critically low levels for blood types O positive, O negative, B negative and A neg- ative. The Red Cross calls on eligible blood M U N I T Funniest Guy Nathan Brannon is now officially ‘Portland’s Funniest Person’ 2012. Brannon was one of 88 comedians who battled for the honor during a weeklong contest at The Helium Club that ended June 8. Brannon began his career as a funny guy in 2006, and has worked with some of the industry’s biggest stars. Check out Portland’s funniest person at www.nathanbrannon .com, on twitter @nathanbrannon, or find his many sketches and videos on Youtube. PHOTO COURTESY HELIUM CLUB Free Historic Society Admission Saturday donors to schedule and keep a blood dona- tion appointment as soon as a convenient location and time are available. To find a convenient donation location, go to red- crossblood.org or call 1-800 RED CROSS (800-733-2767). Eligible donors with types O positive, O negative, B negative or A negative blood are encouraged to double the difference their donation can make by donating via the innovative double red cell technology, where available. Y C A L E N Individuals who are 17 years of age (16 with parental permission in some states), weigh at least 110 pounds and are generally in good health may be eligible to donate blood. High school students and other donors 18 years of age and younger also have to meet certain height and weight requirements. Eligible donors can call 1- 800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or go online to redcrossblood.org for more infor- mation and to make a blood donation appointment. D A R P ORTLAND 2012 B ULLETIN B OARD 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 Page 2 The Portland Skanner June 13, 2012 Wednesday June 20 Saturday June 16 DADDY DAUGHTER DANCE. Celebrate Father’s Day by taking your dad to a dance! Dance the night away to live music, family fun and free refreshments. $5 fee per dad and daughter. 6 – 8 p.m. Mt. Scott Community Center, 5530 SE 72nd Ave. For more info call 503-823-3183. BICYCLISTS & PEDESTRAINS KNOW YOUR LEGAL RIGHT. These clinics instruct riders & walkers about Oregon’s vehicle law from a pedestrian & bicyclists’ perspective. 6 – 7 p.m. Bicycle Transportation Alliance, 618 NW Glisan St, Suite 401, 4th floor (use buzzer 41) Call BTA at 503-226- 0676 to pre-register. Friday – Sunday June 22 – 24 CELEBRATE OREGON VOICES, A NEW HANDS-ON EXHIBIT ABOUT OREGON’S HISTORY. To celebrate, the museum is opening its doors for free for the grand opening celebration of its new high-tech permanent exhibit, Oregon Voices, Change and Challenge in Modern Oregon History There will be activities for all ages from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. at The Oregon Historical Society, 1200 SW Park Ave. GOOD IN THE HOOD MUSIC & FOOD FESTIVAL & PARADE NEW LOCATION. Celebrating 20 years of uniting the community. Friday June 22 Good Neighbor Night 6 – 9:30 p.m. Lillis- Albina Park. Saturday June 23, Parade, Good Neighbor Run/Walk 11 a.m. at King School Park. Saturday & Sunday June 23 -24 at Lillis- Albina Park, the festival will include ethnic food, marketplace, kids’ space and much more.
