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All Summer Free For All schedules are online at www.
PortlandOregon.gov/parks/freesummer.
To better serve Portland’s diverse communities, and in
partnership with East Portland Neighborhood Offi ce with
funding from the East Portland Action Plan, PP&R trans-
lated the Summer Free For All schedule into seven different
languages this year: Spanish, simplifi ed Chinese, Vietnam-
ese, Russian, Somalian, Burmese and Nepalese. Schedules
are available here.
Stay up to date and follow #SFFA on both www.Facebook.
com/PortlandParks and on Twitter @PDXParksandRec
PHOTO BY JERRY FOSTER
Port of Vancouver Hosting Two
Waterfront Project Events, July 14 and
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Maria Damaris, a Portland Public Schools parent, spoke at Monday night’s PPS board of directors
meeting, in favor of increasing investment in science, technology, engineering and math education
at Roosevelt High School. Local activists, who earlier this year voiced concern about disparities in
investment in STEM in the school district, held a rally before Monday’s meeting to raise awareness
about the issue. School board members do not respond to public comment during meetings, activist
and former teacher Donna Cohen told The Skanner News she and her fellow advocates are hopeful
that the newly-elected board will be more receptive to their concerns.
Free Vision Screenings for Kids at
Hollywood Library
Children ages three to seven can receive free vision
screenings from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, July 11 at the
Hollywood Branch of the Multnomah County Library, 4040
NE Tillamook St.
The Elks Children’s Eye Clinic at Oregon Health & Sci-
ence University’s Casey Eye Institute is partnering with the
Oregon State Elks Association, the Oregon Library Associ-
ation and Oregon Lions to provide free screenings across
Oregon as a part of a statewide initiative called See to Read,
which aims to detect vision problems that can only be treat-
ed successfully if caught before age seven.
Oregon law now requires that public school students seven
or younger provide proof of vision screening or eye exam-
ination before entering school. Children who are screened
for vision problems at the event will receive a certifi cate that
can be used as proof of vision screening.
Additional vision screening events are being held at par-
ticipating public libraries throughout Oregon. Visit Seeto-
Read.net for more information about additional screenings.
Free Child Safety Seat Clinic in
Beaverton Saturday
The Beaverton Police Department, in partnership with
Safe Kids Washington County, will be conducting a free
child car seat clinic on Saturday, July 11 at the Beaverton
Police Department located at 4755 SW Griffi th Drive Bea-
verton, Oregon 97076. The clinic will run from 9 a.m. to 12
p.m. The last vehicle will be accepted at 11:30 a.m. to allow
the technicians to be fi nished by 12:00 p.m.
This clinic is designed to teach parents and caregivers
how to properly install and use a child safety seat. A proper-
ly installed and used child safety seat will greatly decrease
the chance of your child sustaining a serious or life threating
injury during a motor vehicle crash. For more information,
visit. www.safekids.org
Portland Parks & Recreation Presents
the 2015 Summer Free For All
Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R)’s Summer Free For
All, the wildly popular annual series of free outdoor con-
certs, movies, playground programs and more, is back for
the 2015 season.
Beginning in late June, Summer Free For All highlights
include PP&R’s 49 nights of free Movies in the Park, 57 free
Concerts in the Park, eight straight days of the free Wash-
ington Park Summer Festival, and 44 sites for the Summer
Lunch and Playground program. This summer, PP&R ex-
pects to serve more than 111,000 free, healthy lunches to
kids in our parks across the city. The Summer Lunch and
Playground program is accompanied by sports, games,
crafts and family activities, including a rock climbing wall.
“The Summer Free For All is the surest sign that this glo-
rious season is upon us” says Portland Parks Commission-
er Amanda Fritz. “I’m delighted that PP&R is once again
bringing so many popular, much-anticipated activities to all
areas of town – once again, at no cost to participants. I look
forward to talking with neighbors at many Summer Free For
Members of the public can hear updates and learn more
about the Port of Vancouver USA’s waterfront development
project at two public events next week.
The fi rst event, a commission workshop with Le-
land Consulting Group, will take place at noon Tuesday,
July 14 at the prot offi ce, 3103 Northwest Lower Riv-
er Road, Vancouver. The port hired the Portland-based
fi rm in December 2014 to analyze the feasibility of
developing a multiuse commercial building on the
port’s 13 acres of waterfront property at Terminal 1.
The second event, a public open house at the Terminal 1
amphitheater, will take place from 5 to 8 p.m. Attendees can
stop by anytime to view concepts for redeveloping the port’s
waterfront, talk with project staff, submit comments, take
a survey, and more. The family-friendly event also offers
walking tours, a kids’ activity area and light refreshments.
The development is part of an overall effort by the port,
city of Vancouver and developer Columbia Waterfront LLC
to revitalize the downtown Vancouver waterfront. The three
organizations have been partnering for more than a decade
to modernize infrastructure and develop a vibrant new com-
munity along the Columbia River. Both events are open to
the public and on-site parking is available.
Be The Match® Walk+Run To Take
Place Sunday
Portland will host a Be The Match Walk+Run on Sunday,
July 12, 2015 at World Trade Center Plaza. This fundraising
event helps patients with blood cancers like leukemia fi nd
a marrow donor and receive a life-saving transplant. Most
of us won’t have a marrow match in our family and Be The
Match matches volunteer marrow donors with patients who
need them. The cure for blood cancer is in the hands of ordi-
nary people. The event village will open at 7:30 a.m..
For people with life-threatening blood cancers - like leu-
kemia and lymphoma - or other diseases, a cure exists. Be
The Match connects patients with their donor match for a
life-saving marrow or umbilical cord blood transplant. Peo-
ple can be someone’s cure as a member of the Be The Match
Registry®, fi nancial contributor or volunteer. Be The Match
provides patients and their families one-on-one support, ed-
ucation, and guidance before, during and after transplant.
Be The Match is operated by the National Marrow Donor
Program® (NMDP), a nonprofi t organization that matches
patients with donors, educates health care professionals and
conducts research so more lives can be saved. To learn more
about the cure, visit BeTheMatch.org or call 1 (800) MAR-
ROW-2.
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Saturday – Sunday, July 11 – 12
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
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.
Tuesday, July 14
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
MARIJUANA’S LEGAL: NOW WHAT HAPPENS TO THOSE
ALREADY IN JAIL? Race Talks “Opportunities for Di-
alogue”. This series deal with race in Oregon, both
historically and up to present time. Doors open
at 6 p.m. Talk starts at 7 p.m. All ages welcome.
McMenamins Kennedy School, Gymnasium, 5736
NE 33rd Ave.
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Wednesday, July 15
JOEY PORTER’S TRIBUTE TO STEVIE WONDER: The free
show will take place on Main Street in downtown
Portland between SW Broadway & Park Ave. Joey
Porter, originally known as the front man for the
acclaimed Portland Jazz/ Funk Group, Porterhouse.
All ages welcome to attend. 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Saturday, July 18
VANCOUVER POLICE INFORMATIONAL MEETING:
Learn more about the hiring process for entry and
lateral police officers. 10 a.m. – 11 a.m., Vancou-
ver Police West Precinct, 2800 NE Stapleton Road,
Vancouver. For more information please call (360)
457-7454.