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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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P ORTLAND 2012
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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.