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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
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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
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