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Portland and SW Washington S P O T L I G H T Extremely Hot and Dry Weather Prompts Fireworks Warning, Reminder Opportunities PHOTO COURTESY OF AOC The City of Vancouver would like to remind residents and visitors that use of fi reworks within the city limits is restricted to 9 a.m. to midnight on Saturday, July 4, 2015. The extremely hot and dry weather is also creating a serious fi re hazard that those using fi reworks need to be aware of. The City also wants to remind everyone that it is illegal to use fi reworks in a public park without a permit and fi re- works buyers must be at least 16 years of age. Last year, the City issued a number of citations for illegal use of fi reworks. Individuals who use fi reworks inside the city limits on days other than July 4 may be subject to fi nes starting at $250. Fines for use of illegal fi reworks begin at $500. It is important to note that fi reworks laws outside the Van- couver city limits are different. To verify whether or not you are within the city limits, please visit www.cityofvancouver. us/cmo/page/do-you-live-city-vancouver. For more information about the City’s fi reworks ordi- nance and general fi reworks safety tips, please visit: www. cityofvancouver.us/fi reworks. Underserved businesses in the Portland metro area may now have an easier time securing growth capital thanks to a $1.3 million capital campaign that Albina Opportunities Corporation recently closed. Pictured here, left to right, are Robin Wang, AOC Executive Director, Travis Stovall, OCF Repre- sentative, and AOC board members Barb Attridge and Bruce Watts. AOC is a Portland nonprofit certified by the U.S. Treasury as a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) small business lender. Its mission is to inspire business opportunities and create jobs and wealth for Portland’s underserved small businesses and distressed neighborhoods throughout the metro area. Businesses interested in getting a loan should visit www.AlbinaOpportunities.org and submit an initial inquiry. Individuals or organizations interested in investing or donating to AOC should contact Robin Wang, executive director. Gresham Police Watching For DUII Drivers and Enforcing Safety Belt Laws With the help of funding through the US Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffi c Safety Adminis- tration (NHTSA), the Gresham Police Department in part- nership with the Oregon Department of Transportation and Oregon Impact will continue to provide enhanced patrols looking for DUII drivers and enforcing safety belt laws. During the 4th of July weekend, offi cers will be deploying extra patrols to stop and arrest alcohol and drug-impaired drivers in the department’s ongoing traffi c safety campaign. Offi cers will be targeting those who do not heed the message to designate a sober driver and will spe- cifi cally target those who get behind the wheel after drinking too much or using drugs that impair driving. Offi cers will also focus attention on safety belt usage. Chil- dren that either are riding unrestrained or in the wrong type S of safety restraint for their size are often injured or killed in traffi c accidents. Over the past 5 years, 1,552 kids between the ages of 8 and 14 died in car, SUV and van crashes across the nation - of those who died, almost half were unbelted. You can fi nd more information about fi tting stations at the following websites: http://www.nhtsa.gov/apps/cps/index.htm or at http://oregonimpact.org/car-seat-resources/ Since January 2015, Gresham Offi cers working specifi c hours dedicated to these missions issued a total 106 safety belt citations with 20 of them being child restrain citations, 61 suspended or revoked license citations, 28 DUII citations and 451 citations or warnings for other offenses. Gresham Police will continue these enhanced enforce- ment efforts in the upcoming months and during other hol- iday events, including Labor Day along with other special events that have been associated with DUII problems in the past. Community Warehouse To Hold Furniture Drive July 11 Community Warehouse will host a furniture drive with Mayor Charlie Hales from 10am - 1pm on July 11th at its Portland location (3969 NE MLK Jr. Blvd, Portland OR 97212). Friends, family, volunteers and neighbors are invit- ed to drop off furniture and household goods, and to enjoy music and lemonade while contributing to this important initiative. “I can house somebody, but it’s just a “unit” until they have gotten what they need from Community Warehouse to turn it into a home,” says Naomi Painter, the lead SSVF Case Manager at Transition Projects. “Many of our veter- ans have nothing to their name and have been very disem- powered by the experience of homelessness. The ability to furnish an entire place the way they would like helps them regain a sense of agency in their own lives.” Community Warehouse is currently riding the wave of a successful spring cleaning season, but will need addition- al donations from the community to meet this initiative’s needs. The success of a furniture bank relies on full partic- ipation from its community. Without this synergy, Commu- nity Warehouse is just an empty warehouse. They are now asking for increased support to make furnished homes a re- ality for so many deserving veterans. The event will feature music, Voodoo Doughnuts for the fi rst 50 donors, a meet and greet with Mayor Hales, and the fi rst installment of 200 donated mattresses from BedMart Mattress Superstores. More information can be found at https://www.commu- nitywarehouse.org/july-11 Your Community Bulletin Board Brought to You by Visit us at a store near you PORTLAND COMMUNITY CALENDAR 2015 live entertainment all day. Tickets will be available at any Clark County Fred Meyer stores for $5.00 in advance. Gates open at 8 a.m. Entertainment starts at noon, fireworks start at 10:05 p.m. 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, July 2 ECOTRUST’S SUNDOWN CONCERTS: Music for this concert will be performed by Portland Cello Proj- ect. Enjoy a whole evening of the famed “All Ages Dance Party.” These family-friendly events also include the “Sundown Kids Corner” from 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Ecotrust’s Jean Vallum Natural Capital Center Parking Lot, 721 NW 9th Ave. Saturday, July 4 INDEPENDENCE DAY AT FORT VANCOUVER: Indepen- dence Day at Fort Vancouver is presented by Bank of America. There will be something for everyone! Spend the day kicking back on lush lawns, party down with friends in the adult beverage pavilion or grab the kids and enjoy family fun games and CELEBRATE THE FOURTH OF JULY IN LINCOLN CITY. Celebrate the Fourth with a spectacular fireworks display over The Siletz Bay and loads of family fun in Gleneden Beach. Gleneden Beach is offering great family entertainment, pancake feed (adults $5 – kids ages 4 to 10 $2.50), craft fair, and then the annual parade at 1 p.m. food court and much more. This is an all - day event the pancake breakfast kicks off at 8 a.m. Gleneden Beach. Just south of Lincoln City on the beach. Tuesday, July 7 LEAD POISIONING PREVENTION WORKSHOP. Learn how to prevent lead exposure in your home. Register for workshop at www.communityener- gyproject.org or call (503) 284-6827 ext 109. 6 p.m. -7:30 p.m. Community Energy Project, 2900 SE Stark St., Suite A. Wednesday, July 8 MUSIC – COMMUNITY LEGACY REMEMBERING JAN- ICE & LINDA: Concert organizers wanted a special Page 4 July 1, 2015 The Portland and Seattle Skanner show to pay respects to Soul Sisters in Heaven Janice Scroggins & Linda Hornbuckle. 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Dawson Park, N. Williams @ Stanton St. SUMMER ARTS ON MAIN STREET: Kate Power & Steve Einham will perform for the first noontime show- case concert. The music of Kate & Steve delivers the real deal in a push-button world. Noon – 1 p.m. Downtown Portland on Main Street, between SW Broadway & SW Park Ave. Friday, July 10 THE SPACESUITS – TALES OF THE ANCIENT – FUTURE: Disjecta Contemporary Art Center presents a mul- timedia installation and live performance by The Spacesuits an international collective of musicians and artists organized by Anais Duplan and Winston Scarlett. $10.00 per person! 8 p.m. Disjecta, 8371 N. Interstate Ave. Saturday – Sunday, July 11 – 12 PORTLAND ACTORS ENSEMBLE PRESENTS: “The Taming of the Shew”. This is a free event held at Concordia’s Campus Green at 7 p.m. until 9 p.m. Both nights! 2811 NE Holman St.
