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Local News COMMUNITY NEWS BRIEFS King Boulevard Center Meals on Wheels Hosts 8th Annual Jambalaya Festival Labor Day is Crunch Time for the Red Cross—Donors Desperately Needed Meals on Wheels People Martin Luther King, Jr. Center will host the eighth annual Summer in September Jambalaya Festival & BBQ sponsored by New Seasons Market Saturday, Sept. 7, from noon to 6 p.m. at Dawson Park. Live musical entertainment will be featured all day as well as dance les- sons by the Cascade Zydeco Club. The menu includes authentic Creole-style jambalaya (a non-seafood version is avail- able) or BBQ Ribs, along with bread, salad, beverage, dessert. A beer garden sponsored by Widmer Brothers Brewing will be fea- tured this year. Cost is $15 for adults or $45 for a family ticket for four. Tickets are avail- able in advance at mealsonwheelspeople .org, from the center or at the event. Meals are available for take-out. The event features a Past-Present-Future exhibit of Black History with presentations by the Oregon Historical Society and Roo- sevelt High School on topics ranging from freedom fighters to Portland’s lost black neighborhoods. Also featured at the event are backpacks filled with school supplies for the first 150 attendees. Dawson Park is located between N. Williams and N. Vancouver and Morris and Stanton Streets across from Emanuel Hospi- tal. Martin Luther King, Jr. Center is located at 5325 NE MLK Blvd. in Portland. For more information, call David Lomax at 503- 953-8207. With the arrival of Labor Day and the unofficial end to summer, the American Red Cross encourages eligible donors to roll up a sleeve and give blood or platelets to help ensure sufficient supplies over the holiday weekend. Those who present to donate between Aug. 26 and Sept. 9 could win one of five $1,000 American Express gift cards, and all donors will walk away with the instant grat- ification that they may be helping to save more than one life. While thousands of people answered the call for blood and platelet donations issued by the Red Cross earlier this summer, an urgent need remains for platelets and types O negative, A negative and B negative blood. The summer months can be especial- ly difficult to collect enough blood and platelet donations to keep pace with patient needs. To help spur additional donations over the Labor Day weekend, all presenting blood and platelet donors between Aug. 31 and Sept. 2 will also receive a complimentary Red Cross T-shirt. Live a story. Give a story. Donate blood or platelets. Call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit redcross- blood.org/summer for more information and to make an appointment to help save lives. C O M M U N I T PHOTO BY SMULTNOMAH COUNTY ANIMAL SERVICE Cat Month All over the region, animal shelters have too many cats. That’s why staff at the Multnomah County Animal Services is offering a special discount for cat lovers to make sure the shelter’s fabulous felines find wonderful homes. “Simply put, we are taking in more cats than are being adopted out and we’re out of space,’’ said Animal Services director Mike Oswald. “Our adoption placement partners are experiencing similar scenarios and are limited in how many cats they can accept from us right now.”That’s why County Animal Services is offering a “Name Your Price” adoption special for cats. The deal is good until the shelter’s cat population reaches a more sustainable level (dogs are not included) – keeping in mind “kitten season” usually lasts through August. As many as 30 additional cats and kittens arrive at the shelter everyday – and at Portland’s only open door shelter, stray cats and kittens are never turned away. Y C A L E N D A R P ORTLAND 2013 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 Thursday – Saturday August 22 – 24 COUVFEST NW. CouvFest NW is a free annual festival showcasing Vancouver Washington’s musical talent. Thursday August 22, 7-10 p.m. Kiggins Theater $5 cover charge. Friday Aug. 23, Torque Coffee Roasters, 501 Columbia St. Vancouver; Saturday, Aug.24, Turtle Plaza Park, 700 Main St., 4-10 p.m. Saturday August 24 Wednesday August 28 42ND AVENUE ANNUAL STREET FAIR OFFERS FOOD & FUN IN NOTEWORTHY BUSINESS DISTRICT. The fun starts with a kick-off parade at noon, followed by music and other entertainment, food, craft booths and kid friendly fun until 6 p.m. NE 42nd Avenue. AN EVENT HONORING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING’S SPEECH. “I Have A Dream.” Salem-Keizer NAACP invites individuals of all races, ethnicities and orientations to attend Civil Rights: Then and Now. There will be a video screening of the speech followed by a panel discussion on current Civil Rights issues. 6 – 9 p.m. Salem Library, 585 Liberty St SE. Salem, OR SPIRTUAL SEMINAR – THE ISRAELITE CHURCH OF GOD IN JESUS CHRIST PRESENTS, “Is the Holy Bible the Word of God or the Word of Man?” Light refreshments. McCoy Village Apartments Community Center, 4430 NE MLK, Jr. Blvd at Prescott. 5 – 6:30 p.m. SEI COMMUNTIY RE-SALE FAIR. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. SEI Parking lot, 3920 N. Kerby Ave. Please contact Linda Brooks to reserve a table at 503-249-1721. Sunday August 25 Friday- Saturday August 23-24 ROSEMONT COURT ART SHOW AND SALE. Original works by participating artists. Many paintings of African theme. 1 – 5 p.m. 597 N. Dekum St. HOOD TO COAST RELAY. Starting Friday morning at Timberline Lodge, teams of 12 run all night, all the way to the Seaside, Ore. Turnaround. There find live music, a beer garden, food, and evening fireworks. Info at www.hoodtocoast.com. A.M.E. ZION CHURCH ANNIVERSARY. You are invited to come celebrate with us. “Let the Promises of the Lord Rise Among Us.” 11 a.m. Community A.M.E. Zion Church, 3605 E.13th St. Vancouver, WA Page 2 The Portland Skanner August 21, 2013 Saturday August 31 IT’S PROPER TIME. Community gathering with live cultural arts, entertainment, paint show and much more. Noon – 4 p.m. Free food, inspirational resource booths. Kenton Park, 8417 N. Brandon. Sunday September 1 9TH ANNUAL SALSA EN LA CALLE. Dancing in the streets. This year’s event will feature lots of Salsa dancing and one of Salsa’s most respected performers and singers headliner Oscar D’ Leon. 11 a.m. – 11 p.m. East Bank Festival Plaza, SE Main at Esplanade (next to Hawthorne Bridge)
