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Page 4 The Skanner February 17, 2016 News Events & Announcements Community Calendar 2016 Visit us at a store near you Portland Metro SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20 29TH ANNUAL NEIGHBORHOOD FIX-IT FAIR! Healthy families, healthy homes. Fix-it Fair is a free event where you can learn simple ways to save money and be healthy at home this winter. Free: Great giveaways, onsite child care, exhibits, lunch, raffle & hourly workshop. 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. George Middle School, 10000 N. Burr Ave. ASK A MILITARY HISTORIAN DAY: Do you have questions about your great grandfather’s old military uniform hanging in the closet? Do you want to look up his uniform? This event will begin at 11 a.m. with a 30-minute discussion on how to find mil- itary records for relatives, as well as uniform and military unit histories. Admission to the museum is $4 for adults, $3 for se- niors, $2.00 for children under 18. Doors open until 5 p.m. Clark County Historical Museum, 1511 Main St., Vancouver. 10TH ANNUAL CHOWDER CHALLENGE: A dozen regional restau- rants and pubs will vie for the coveted Chowder Cup at the 10th Annual Chowder Challenge. Portions (ages 12 and up) pay $10 for a tasting tray featuring a dozen two-ounce samples of New En- gland style clam chowder. The event also features live music, a beer garden, raffle and much more. Noon – 3 p.m., Lompoc Fifth Quadrant, 3901 N. Williams Ave. HEART HEALTH AND DIABETES PREVENTION: Learn about natural medicine from naturopathic and Chinese medicine professional. Free talks 1:30 p.m., 5 p.m. NCNM Clinic, 3025 SW Corbett Ave. SATURDAY - SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 20 – 21 AFFORDABLE DAY OF FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY: NORTHWEST LARGEST FAMILY EXPO-KIDSFEST! This annual community event features live stage entertainment, interactive sports demos, in- flatable fun zones and so much more. Saturday 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Sunday 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. $5/person, kids under 3 are free, family pass $20 for up to 5 people. Portland Expo Center, Hall E, 2060 N. Marine Dr. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22 PATRIARCHY IS TERRORISM EVENT: “Patriarchy is the single most life-threatening social disease assaulting the male body and spirit in this nation.” bell hooks. For Black men. Do you know what patriarchy is? Do you know how it works in society? 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. 700 N. Killingsworth St. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23 LEVI SCOTT’S STORY OF THE 1846 EMIGRATION WAGONS OF THE WILLAMETTE: Captain Levi Scott and the Southern Route to Ore- gon 1844-1847. Scott’s stories of the exploration and the emigra- tion expand our knowledge of the experience for the emigrants. Free and open to the public 6 p.m. -7:30 p.m., Oregon Historical Society, 1200 SW Park Ave. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25 TOWN HALL TO ADDRESS VETERAN PRIORITIES AT COMMUNITY LEVEL: The MYVA Cascadia Board will hold a public town hall meeting for Veterans, their families and community leaders, to brainstorm new strategies to existing Veteran issues. 6 p.m. – 8 p.m., Montavilla Baptist Church, 9204 SE Hawthorne Blvd. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27 THE NAACP PORTLAND BRANCH INVITES THE COMMUNITY TO ITS MONTHLY GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING: President JoAnn Hardesty and executive leadership will provide updates about current and future initiatives. Noon – 2 p.m., American Red Cross Oregon Chapter, 3131 N. Vancouver Ave. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28 AFFAIR OF THE HEART: Adventist Health Celebrates American Heart Month with Free Educational Heart Health Activities: Portlander’s talk with primary care providers, to get their blood pressure, cholesterol levels, blood sugar level and so much more. Noon – 3 p.m., Adventist Medical Center Amphitheater & Atrium, 10123 SE Market St. The Set-Up Cygnet Productions’ presentation of J.M. March’s rhyming epic, The Set-Up, opened Feb. 12 at Shaking-the-Tree Theater, 823 SE Grant Street, and runs through March 5. The Set-Up is a tale of savagery and betrayal in the underbelly of the boxing world of 1920s Hell’s Kitchen, told in verse, music, and stylized movement. This original adaptation is the story of Pansy Jones, a washed-up Black prizefighter who never got his chance at the middleweight crown. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are $25 general admission, $20 for seniors and students. http://www.brownpapertickets. com/event/2484134 PHOTO BY OWEN CAREY brought to you by Portland News Briefs Multnomah Bar Association Offers LSAT Prep Course Scholarship The Multnomah Bar Association’s Equality and Di- versity Committee is awarding scholarships for law school applicants who will enhance diversity in the legal community. The scholarships will be applied to- ward a private LSAT preparation course. The application is open to any law school applicant (a) attending college in the state of Oregon or Van- couver, Washington; or (b) with substantial ties to the state of Oregon. Applicants should apply for this scholarship only if they can commit to taking a rigor- ous LSAT preparation course. Classes preparing stu- dents for the June test date begin in early April and last 6-8 weeks. Each session runs 3-4 hours, and there are 2-4 sessions per week. (Some coursework may be done online.) Although the subcommittee will consider applica- tions on an ongoing basis, applicants should submit the application by March 4 to ensure consideration. To obtain a copy of the application or for other questions, contact the scholarship subcommittee at mbalsat@mbabar.org. Black History Walking Tour Continues Feb. 27, March 4 For Black History Month, the Hidden History of Al- bina serves a primer to teach African American his- tory as a response to the controversial debate about whether gentrification and displacement are good or bad for the community. The tour highlights the vast cultural transformation of the region, beginning at Little Big Burger, and hearing from speakers at the Sons of Haiti Lodge, the North Northeast Business Association, the Urban League of Portland, and the Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods. The program received a diversity access grant to provide free tickets to a number of organizations that serve the African American community. The next tours take place Feb. 27 and March 4. Tickets cost $17.87 and can be purchased at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hid- den-history-of-albina-tour-tickets-21011297356. Registration Opens for HSSW’s Walk for the Animals Event Registration for the Humane Society for Southwest Washington’s annual Walk/Run for the Animals event is now available at http://southwesthumane. org/engage/events/walk-run-for-the-animals, with $30 early-bird registration fee available until March 15. The will take places May 7 at Esther Short Park in Vancouver. Beginning in the heart of downtown Van- couver at Esther Short Park, runners and walkers will depart in waves to accommodate what is expect- ed to be larger numbers of participants. The Annual Walk/Run for the Animals is the sec- ond largest fundraising event for the Humane So- ciety for Southwest Washington, and is funded in part by the Thomas A. Plein Foundation, Riverview Community Bank, Waste Connections, Allied Fasten- ing Supply, Inc., Mollet Printing and Ghost Runners Brewery. North by Northeast Rolls out Epic Electronic Health Record North by Northeast Community Health Center to- day announced the successful roll out of its Epic elec- tronic health record (EHR). Because a patient’s elec- tronic health record is visible to all members of the care team regardless of their location, the switch will lead to improved coordination of patient care. Electronic health records make hospital, clinic and laboratory visit information available in the same database and accessible whenever and wherever the patient needs care, avoiding duplication and making it easier for clinicians to have access to the right in- formation at the right time. North by Northeast will use Epic to better monitor its patients’ care. In the past, North by Northeast of- ten would not receive notification, by old-fashioned fax, of a patient’s hospitalization until the patient had been discharged from the hospital. With most North by Northeast patients using Leg- acy Health for lab services, specialty care and hospi- talization, Legacy Health included North by North- east in its Legacy Epic for Affiliated Providers (LEAP) program. Epic is the industry leader in integrated electronic health records and is used by the majority of health care providers in the Portland area. The LEAP staff provides support and training before, during and af- ter implementation. Legacy Seeks Community Stories for 140th Anniversary As part of Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center’s 140th anniversary of serving the Portland-metropol- itan region and beyond the hospital is seeking stories from current and former Legacy Good Samaritan pa- tients, physicians, staff and volunteers. The contest concludes Feb. 29. The public will select three winners in two different categories: Patient or Staff/Volunteer. First place will receive an iPad mini and an opportunity to be featured in Legacy Good Sa- maritan’s new historical exhibit, which will open fall of 2016; second place will receive $100 Visa gift card; and third place will receive $50 Visa gift card. Those who are interested in sharing their story See Briefs on page 5
