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Tribute Concert in the Park
Norman Sylvester (left), Lenanne Sylvester, LaRhonda Steele and Arietta Scroggins performed July 8
at Dawson Park to pay tribute to the late soul diva Linda Hornbuckle and to late piano powerhouse
Janice Scroggins, both of whom passed away last year.
Beaverton Police Hold Free Child
Safety Seat Clinic
The Beaverton Police Departmen, in a partnership with
Safe Kids Washington County and Kuni Collision Center,
will conduct a free child car seat clinic Saturday at Kuni
Collision Center located at 3725 SW Cedar Hills Blvd, Bea-
verton, OR 97005.
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 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 a child sustaining a serious or life-threating
injury during a motor vehicle crash.
A certifi ed technician will help parents and caregivers
learn to install and use their child safety restraints properly.
No appointment is required just drop by during the event.
Each car seat check will take about 30 minutes.
Please note that the last car will be accepted at 11:30 a.m.
State, Local Foundations Contribute
to Help Build New Boys & Girls Club in
Rockwood
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Portland Metro (BGCP) re-
ceived a big boost from the State of Oregon last week with
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the passing of a $1 million bond dedicated to the building
of a new Boys & Girls Club in the east Multnomah Coun-
ty community of Rockwood. With the additional recent
support of $300,000 from The Collins Foundation and
$100,000 from OCF Joseph E. Weston Public Foundation,
BGCP is nearing the halfway point of a $9 million campaign
designed to build and maintain the new facility, and provide
operational funding for the broader organization.
As a result of the unexpected closure in early 2013 of the
Police Activities League (PAL) Center, the only youth ser-
vice program of its kind in Rockwood, and the subsequent
loss of youth programming in a community with great dis-
parity, BGCP stepped in and secured two years of opera-
tional funding to support the transition of the PAL youth
to school-based sites in a partnership with the Reynolds
School District.
Identifying the signifi cant void in youth services and the
tremendous need for facility-based programs that offer ed-
ucational, recreational, and social development, leaders in
the City of Gresham have identifi ed a new Boys & Girls
Club as a catalyst for positive change in Rockwood.
The City of Gresham has identifi ed the site of the former
Drake’s 7 Dees Landscaping business located at the corner
of SE 165th and Stark Street for the construction of the new
Rockwood Boys & Girls Club. The new Club facility will
be approximately 30,000 square feet occupying 1.7 acres of
a 4-acre plot. Additional land on the site will be dedicated to
a creating campus of critically needed wrap-around services
for kids and families ages zero to adult to include an outdoor
recreation space, a new Open (Meadow) School and an ear-
ly childhood service provider. BGCP plans to break ground
on the new Club facility in the fall of 2015. Target open date
is fall 2016.
Free Backyard Composting
Workshop July 21
Columbia Springs in east Vancouver will host a feww
Master Composter/Recycler Backyard Composting Work-
shop from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, July 21 at Columbia Springs
in east Vancouver.
Participants will learn how to build soil health in their
own back yards in this workshop, which offers an introduc-
tion to the science of composting and a visit to a composting
demonstration site to view composting bins and systems in
action.
Pre-registration is required for all workshops.
To sign up or learn more, visit columbiasprings.org/mcr/
workshops.
For questions, contact mcr@columbiasprings.org or (360)
882-0936 x224.
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PORTLAND COMMUNITY CALENDAR 2015
Sunday, July 19
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 16
PATRICK LAMB – FREE CONCERT AT SIX TO SUNSET
CONCERT: Bring a lawn chair or blanket and your
dinner, or purchase food from local food vendors
at the park then sit and enjoy Patrick Lamb. 6
p.m., Esther Short Park, 605 Esther St., Vancouver.
30TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF “THE
GOONIES”: Live music from the Portland School of
Rock and from Portland Teen Idols. Music starts at
6:30 p.m. Movie starts at dusk (approx. 8:45 p.m.)
Lents Park, SE 92nd & SE Holgate Blvd.
Wednesday, July 22
PENDULUM AERIAL ARTS PERFORMS ON MAIN STREET:
Pendulum has been an innovator in both aerial
performance and education in the United States,
mixing dance, acrobatics, theatre and storytell-
ing with contemporary circus acts. Noon – 1 p.m.
Program will be held on SW Main St. between SW
Broadway & Park Ave.
Saturday, July 18
Wednesday – Sunday, July 22 – 26
FIRE IN THE PARK: This event is free and open to the
public. It features modern and antique fire trucks
and rescue trucks, live performances, kid’s fire
fighter challenge, water, bike and fire safety also
much more information about safety. 11 a.m.,
Esther Short Park, 605 Esther St., Vancouver.
28TH ANNUAL OREGON BREWERS FESTIVAL: Over
five days, 89 craft breweries from North American
will serve 90 different beers of numerous styles.
No admission for event. However, to taste beers,
you must purchase a souvenir cup for $7. Beer is
purchased with wooden tokens for $1 each. Hours
are 12 p.m. – 9 p.m. daily except Sunday noon –
7 p.m. Tom McCall Waterfront Park.
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 Rd.,
Vancouver. For more information please call (360)
457-7454.
Saturday, July 25
LABYRINTH – MOVIE ON THE GREEN: In partnership
with Portland Parks & Recreation, this is a free
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event held on Concordia University Campus. The
movie will be shown on the green in front of the
library. Concordia University, 2811 NE Holman St.
7th ANNUAL BOOK FESTIVAL: Over 200 critically
acclaimed and well known authors from Oregon
and out of state will be attending this year. Meet
the authors in person, get an autograph and ask
questions about their work. 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., Pio-
neer Courthouse Square, corner of SW Sixth Ave.
and SW Morrison St.
THPRD’S 10TH ANNUAL PARTY IN THE PARK WILL BRING
ALL-DAY FUN TO BEAVERTON: Party in the Park’s
signature activities will return: Celebrate Beaverton
Cultural Festival, The Family Triathlon and many
more fun and games. Free swimming will also be
available. 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., Howard M. Terpen-
ning Rec. Complex. 15707 S Walker Rd., Beaver-
ton.
Sunday, July 26
LENTS STREET FAIR AND FOUNDER’S DAY PARADE: Fun,
free family community event with over 50 food
and craft vendors, International Farmer’s Market,
live music, dancing, games and much more. 11
a.m. – 5 p.m. SE 91st – 88th between Steele St.
and Reedway St.