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For more information, contact the Lincoln City Visitor &
Convention Bureau at 800-452-2151 or visit www.ore-
goncoast.org.
Nikki’s New Playgroup
Register kindergartners Now for Fall
PHOTO COURTESY NIKKI BROWN CLOWN
Children who are five years old on or before Sept. 1 are
ready to be signed up for kindergarten. School offices close
for the summer so it’s important to get the word out early to
families and the community. Families needing help deter-
mining their neighborhood school should call 2-1-1, email
children@211info.org or text their zip code to 898211. Free
interpretation is available. “Register for School by June”
materials are available at www.multco.us/sun/register
Registering for kindergarten before June 1 is one of the
easiest ways to put children on a path for success in school.
Kindergarten transition activities vary by school, but can
include summer reading programs, kindergarten transition
programs and family orientation. All of the activities are
designed to help children become comfortable with the
classroom setting and reduce anxiety that parents often feel
about leaving their kindergartener on the first day of school.
Children learn their teacher’s name, meet their classmates,
tour the school and learn basic classroom etiquette—all
things that help them get focused for learning earlier in the
school year.
Multnomah County Elections: Ballots
Are in the Mail
Nikki Brown Clown leads a new playgroup at happy Cup Coffee, 446 NE killingsworth St., on
Tuesday mornings at 10 a.m., followed by a free craft project with the uplife Community Arts
Center. For more information go to www.uplifepdx.org.
May Day Fundraiser for Black
Midwives
Come celebrate International Midwives Month with a
special screening of “Bringin’ In Da Spirit,” narrated by
Phylicia Rashad. It’s a documentary celebrating the history
of the Black midwives who committed themselves to holis-
tic answers in the face of powerful misconceptions about
the practice.
The event is Friday, May 1, 5:30 – 8:30 p.m., Terrell Hall,
Room 122PCC Cascade Campus, 72 N Killingsworth St.
After the film, Shafia Monroe will moderate a panel dis-
cussion with Pastor E.d. Mondiane, Mariah Taylor and
Willie Poinsette with reflections on the film and their sto-
ries about the midwives in their lives, the role that Black
midwives play today and how to get more women to
become midwives. After the discussion join the panelist,
guests and the ICTC members for refreshments, socializing
and purchase ICTC -T-shirts.
This is a fundraiser, reserve your spot by April 28 at
www.ictcmidwives.org.
Cinco de Mayo on the Oregon
Coast
Celebrate Cinco de Mayo at the 7th Annual Fish Taco
Cook Off! Join us in the Culinary Center in Lincoln City on
May 2 from 11am to 2pm. Restaurants from around the
region will compete for the best fish taco on the Oregon
Coast.
Fresh-made fish tacos from Roadhouse 101 will be avail-
able at the event as well as tacos from Pelican Pub and
Brewery, Hearth and Table, and Lincoln City Mayor and
restaurateur Don Williams. Taste tacos from each restau-
rant, then vote for your favorite with the Peoples Choice
Award.
Ballots will be available during the cook-off at marked
locations inside the Culinary Center.
Admission to the cook-off is free with fish tacos available
for $1.50 each. Craft beer and local wine will be provided
by the Wine Cellar @ the Eventuary, and an assortment of
desserts from Captain Dan’s Pirate Pastry Shop and My
Petite Sweet.
The Culinary Center in Lincoln City is located at 801 SW
Highway 101 on the fourth floor of City Hall. Four annual
cook-offs are hosted by the Culinary Center: the Jambalaya
Cook-Off in February, the Fish Taco Cook-Off in May, the
Wild Mushroom Cook-Off on Oct. 3, and the Chowder
Cook-Off Nov. 14-15.
Multnomah County Elections announces that the U.S.
Postal Service has begun mailing ballots today, Wednesday,
April 29, for the May 19 special election.
Each of the county’s 445,216 registered voters will
receive a ballot. Multnomah County voters who do not
receive a ballot by Thursday, May 7 can call the county
elections office at 503-988-3720.
Multnomah County Elections is asking voters to help test
out a new ballot tracking system in this election. Participat-
ing voters will receive alerts at several points on their
ballot’s journey. Text, email or voice alerts will tell voters
when the Elections Division has mailed ballots and when a
completed ballot has been received back at the elections
office. Alerts will say whether the ballot has been accepted
or whether it has a non-matching signature or another defect
that requires further action by the voter. Voters can partici-
pate by signing up at https://multnomah.i3ballot.net.
A voted ballot can be sent to the elections office with one
first-class stamp or by dropping it off at any official drop
site in Oregon. To find a drop box locator in Oregon, go
online to www.sos.state.or.us/dropbox/#. Multnomah
County voters looking for a convenient drop site also can go
online at http://web.multco.us/elections/multnomah-coun-
ty-official-ballot-drop-sites.
Voted ballots must be received by 8 p.m., May 19. For
more information about the May 19 election, please visit
www.mclections.org.
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ceremony there will be a free BBQ lunch and
self- guided tours of the campus. 10 a.m.
Roosevelt high School, 6941 N. Central St.
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Friday May 1
MAY DAY CElEBRATION WITh MORRIS DANCING AT
DIRECTOR PARk. Come watch ritual Morris
Dancing and celebrate May Day! 10 a.m. –
noon. Director Park, lower Terrace.
Saturday May 2
RhS GROuNDBREAkING AND BBQ. Following the
18Th ANNuAl MAY DAY CElEBRATION. Mother’s
Day gifts for sale, bake sale, Flower Baskets for
sale, handmade outdoor items for sale,
rummage sale and much more. Fun for the
whole family. 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. Family of Christ
lutheran Church, 2500 NW 129th St. Vancouver.
Saturday – Sunday May 2 – 3
2015 DOuBlE All-DAY ShAPE NOTE SINGING.
Come sing early American Shape note music
with us! Beginners are welcome! This event is free
and open to all ages. 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. both
days. The little Church, 5138 NE 23rd Ave.
Saturday – Tuesday May 2 – 5
31ST ANNuAl CINCO DE MAYO FESTIVAl. This
event is the main fundraiser for the PGSCA’s.
Charitable activities will feature fun activities for
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all ages, including Authentic food, live
entertainment, carnival rides among other
activities. Adults 13 years an older $8; 6 to 12
years old $4; 62 and older $4; 6 years and
younger free. 11 a.m. – 11 p.m. The festival is
closed on Monday May 4. Tom McCall
Waterfront Park.
Monday May 4
RACE TAlkS 2, COMMuNITY POlICE FORuM TO
IMPROVE RElATIONShIPS. Come give your input.
Be part of the solution in Portland. 6 p.m. – 9
p.m. Grant high School Cafeteria, 2245 NE 36th
Ave.
Saturday – Sunday May 9 – 10
Mother’s Day show and sale at Crystal Springs
Rhododendron Garden. The Garden will be in
peak bloom. Come join us and view the garden.
9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Both days. 5801 SE 28th Ave.