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Cover Oregon will be hosting an applica-
tion fair event this Saturday, March 1, from
9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Irvington Covenant
church located in Portland.
The African American Health Coalition
will be available to assist individuals to fill
out an application for health care coverage.
If you have any questions, please call
AAHC at 503-413-1580 or visit
www.aahc-portland.org. You do not want to
miss out on this opportunity.
Living in Health
Rescheduled for March 1
In Celebration of Black History Month,
Teaching God's Word Faith Ministries is
holding a Day of Wellness, Feb. 8, 11 a.m.-
2 p.m., at 126 NE Alberta St. There will be
a free wellness check for body fat, blood
pressure check, stroke prevention, and risk
factor screening and education by Legacy
Emanuel Cardiac Rehab team.
Information about fall prevention for sen-
iors will be available by Legacy Emanuel
Trauma Nurses Talk Tough team. A Legacy
Good Samaritan dietician and diabetes edu-
cator will be on site with health education
materials.
The Legacy Emanuel Black Employees
Resource Group is volunteering at the
event, which also features author Vanessa
Turner with her first book, “Pain, Pain, Go
Away,” about infertility.
The African American Health Coalition
will be signing up clients for Cover Oregon,
and health vendors Luisa Turner with
REALW8 highlighting healthy eating
choices made simple and Joshua and Angel
Staples with ADVOCARE focusing on vita-
mins and nutrition.
Academy Award Night
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Music Hall of Fame
College Scholarship
Application Extended
Due to the inclement weather, the applica-
tion date for the Oregon Music Hall of
Fame college scholarship has been extend-
ed to March 3. Thanks to the generous
contributions of Portugal the Man and
EPB&B Insurance Brokers, the scholar-
ships rose this year from $1,000 each to
$2,500 each, four in total.
Each applicant should be a student study-
ing music with the talent on an instrument
or voice graduating in the spring of 2014
from an Oregon high school and continuing
their collegiate academic career with a
major or minor in music at any college or
university in the country.
Any questions may be emailed to:
Janeen@ omhof.org or info@omhof.org.
For more, including the application, go to
www.omhof.org.
PHOTO COURTESY A. M. E. ZION CHURCH
Health Insurance
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Each year members are asked to speak on a person in Black History.
Our Young Zionites selected individuals of interest as they related to their
individual aspirations in life. From left, Tesha Armstrong (Hair Care -
Madame C. J. Walker ); Mattie Crittenden, OR-WA,Varick International
Christian Youth Council (VICYC) President (Nursing/Health Care; Mabel
Keaton Staupers); Aminah Polite (1st Black Female in U.S. to recieve PhD -
Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander ); Mahailia Evans (1st Black Female
Lawyer - Charlotte E. Rays); and Denotea Legette (Volley Ball - Rita
Crockett) Standing in back: Sis. Kathy Parrish, Community's Director of
Youth & Sunday School Youths' Facilitator of Learning.
Viewing Party at Kiggins
Theatre
On Sunday, March 2, the Greater Vancou-
ver Chamber of Commerce and the Kiggins
Theatre team up to present the star studded
event: Vancouver Goes Hollywood.
This is Vancouver's official Academy
Awards viewing party, themed: It's Great...
It's Gatsby for 2014. Starting at 4 p.m.,
Main Street will be transformed into a Hol-
lywood hotspot for Oscar night.
There will be a DJ on the street, step-and-
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Beaverton City Library
Hosts Global Warming
Forum
repeat logo wall with the famed red carpet -
plus local fashion icons interviewing our A-
listers in search of the "Best Dressed" man
and woman in 1920's inspired black tie
attire.
The Gatsby theme will play out via
décor by Royce's Prop Shop, custom ice
sculptures, and roaring 20s era music inside
the Kiggin's Theatre, where you'll rub
shoulders with the who's who of Vancouver
and celebrate this year's greatest accom-
plishments in Cinema. RSVP online at
www.vancouverusa.com.
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The Beaverton City Library hosts a public
forum on Monday, March 3 at 6 p.m. in
Meeting Room B, 12375 SW 5th St., featur-
ing Kathie Dello, associate director of the
Oregon Climate Change Research Institute.
She will present on a range of projected cli-
mate impacts in the Pacific Northwest as
well as plans for adaptation.
Dello works on climate impacts analysis,
climate adaptation, and public outreach for
OCCRI and the Climate Impacts Research
Consortium. She also coordinated Oregon's
first climate assessment report.
This event is the second in a lineup of pro-
grams hosted by the Beaverton City Library
this spring exploring options for a sustain-
able future.
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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 – Sunday February 27 – March 2
18 YARN STORES – UNRAVEL PORTLAND IN THE 5TH
ANNUAL ROSE CITY YARN CRAWL. Celebrating the
unique world of knitting and crochet culture of
the City of Roses. Please find more information
on times and places at
www.rosecityyarncrawl.com
upper elementary and above. 7 – 8 p.m.
Celebration Tabernacle, 8131 N. Denver St.
celebrate Mardi Gras.
Friday – Saturday February 28 – March 1
Thursday March 6
8TH ANNUAL, WHO I AM CELEBRATING ME… 7:30
p.m. Both days. Jefferson High School Auditorium,
5210 N. Kerby. Tickets $12 at the door.
WSU VANCOUVER INVITES STUDENTS AND THEIR
FAMILIES TO NOCHE DE FAMILIA. Noche de
Familia, an annual information night hosted by
Washington State University Vancouver , will be
held at 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. in the Firstenburg Student
Commons. The event is free and open to the
public, 14204 NE Salmon Creek Ave. Vancouver,
WA
Friday March 1
WYDEN TO HOLD ANNUAL MULTNOMAH COUNTY
TOWN HALL. U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden will hold his
Annual Town Hall meeting which he has held in
every county ever since he joined the Senate in
1996. 2 p.m. Multnomah Arts Center, 7688 SW
Capitol Highway. Portland
A DAY OF WELLNESS RESCHEDULED. The Living
Health event was rescheduled due to weather.
Please join us in celebration of Black History
Month. 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Teaching God’s Word
Faith Ministries at 126 NE Alberta St.
Friday February 28
Tuesday March 4
LA BOHEME: LA BOHEME, Puccini’s opera
masterpiece and one of greatest and most
loved operas of all time. FREE – For children ages
MARDI GRAS PARADE ON MISSISSIPPI AVE. 6:30 – 7
p.m. Join us for a showbox parade from N.
Skidmore to N. Fremont on Mississippi Ave. to
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Saturday March 8
5TH ANNUAL WAFFLE FEED FOR MILWAUKEE HIGH
SCHOOL BASEBALL. On the menu this year are
Belgian Waffles, Sausage, Biscuits & Gravy, Fresh
Fruit and Beverages. The event will be held at the
Clackamas Sweet Tomatoes: 13011 SE 84th Ave.
7:30 a.m. – 10 a.m. Individual tickets $5 – A
family ticket is available for $20.00