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SATURDAY, JUNE 18
JUNETEENTH OREGON CELEBRATION “BRIDGING THE GAP”: Family
fun, parade, community vendors, music, family activities, food
vendors, live entertainment, kids area, hip hop yoga & Spoken-
Word. The parade starts at 10:45 a.m. Parade starts on 8th & Jar-
rett travels South on MLK – then West on Russell. Then events
will be at Emanuel Field NE Graham & Vancouver following pa-
rade. Noon – 7 p.m.
2016 JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION: “SUPPORTING SUCCESS FOR
BLACK STUDENTS LIVES.” Hosted by Black Lives Matter, Vancou-
ver. There will be food, sweet potato pie contest, entertainment,
vendors, T- shirt contest winner announced, sales of winning
T-shirt, and so much more. 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Marshall Community
Center, 1009 E. McLoughlin Blvd. Vancouver, WA
NAACP PICNIC COMMEMORATES THE END OF SLAVERY: The Cor-
vallis-Albany NAACP warmly invites all area residents to attend
its annual celebration of Juneteenth a state holiday commem-
orating the oicial end of slavery in the United States. The cel-
ebration will be a Bar-B-Que at 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Avery Park
Thompson Shelter, 1310 AW VERY Park Dr. Corvallis, OR 97333.
All food will be provided. However a suggested donation of
$5.00 is welcome.
THE COURTYARD AT ONE NORTH SUMMER PARTY: THIS IS THE
PLACE TO BE: The Boise and Eliot Neighborhoods are getting
a new public space, and to welcome the community into the
courtyard. One North is throwing a summer gathering in the
style of a classic neighborhood block party. We will One cele-
brate the past, present, and future. Free for the community to
enjoy. 2 p.m. – 6 p.m. N. Fremont between N. Williams & Van-
couver Ave.
TUESDAY JUNE 21
THEATRICAL FORUM ON HOUSING AND HOMELESNESS! Living
Stages Theatre will present an interactive theatrical forum
“Home is where the Heart id” to engage community members
in conversation about ideas, values, and assumptions related to
“HOME”. 7 p.m. German American Society, 5626 NE Alameda St.
For more information call 503-863-1406.
THURSDAY – SATURDAY JUNE 23 – 25
FORT VANCOUVER REGIONAL LIBRARY FOUNDATION BOOKFEST
USED BOOK SALE: Come check out the over 20,000 books avail-
able for sale. All days hours are 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. The sale will be
held in the Library Hall at FVRL District Headquarters, 1007 E.
Mill Plain Blvd. Vancouver
FRIDAY JUNE 24
IURBAN TEEN ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING DAY! Come join us!
Tours encourage visitors to think about our water systems. You
will learn how wastewater can be recycled into reusable water.
This is for teens 13 to 18 years old. 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Columbia
Boulevard Treatment Plant, 5001 N. Columbia Blvd.
SATURDAY JUNE 25
THE NAACP MONTHLY GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING: Presi-
dent JoAnn Hardesty and executive leadership will provide up-
dates about current and future initiatives. Noon – 2 p.m. Ameri-
can Red Cross Oregon Chapter, 3131 N. Vancouver Ave.
Seattle Metro
SATURDAY JUNE 18
WESTWOOD VILLAGE BRINGS PIRATE STREET FAIR TO SEATTLE
COMMUNITY! The street fair invites families to participate in a
Treasure Hunt with prizes for inding the pirate. Other activities
include cougar mountain zoo, McCaw Show, storytime, a ire en-
gine tour and so much more. 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Westwood Village,
2600 SW Barton St.
See Community Calendar on page 5
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Fitness in the Park
Portland Parks & Recreation launched a free, 12-week outdoor Fitness in the Parks program running from June 13 through September 4.
There will be 45 free classes each week in 30 parks throughout the city. The full schedule can be found on Portland Parks & Recreation’s
website. Registrations are still being accepted at https://apm.activecommunities.com/portlandparks/Activity_Search/58141. Participants
will only need to register once, and will be given a bracelet that will allow them to drop in to any class all summer long. The program
includes family itness and youth-focused classes in addition to more typical adult itness classes. A number of PP&R instructors speak
Spanish, and upon request will incorporate bilingual instruction into their classes.
Portland News Briefs
Oneness Home Peace Run to Honor
Carolyn Leonard
Carolyn Leonard, a retired Portland Public School
Administrator and ongoing community activist, will
be honored Saturday by Oneness Home Peace Run.
This award honors individuals from all over the
world who have contributed to peace and under-
standing and equality. The runners visit commu-
nities world wide and over a million people hold
the torch and make their own wish for peace. This
amazing group of runners, crossing the entire Unites
States, will be in Portland to honor Leonard.
Leonard has worked for equality and cultural com-
petency all over the world, including Jamaica, United
Arab, Emirates, Oman, Guyana, Egypt, Ghana, Can-
ada and Switzerland; she is an educator, researcher,
evaluator, multicultural coordinator and overall
community activist.
Leonard will hold the torch and make a wish for
peace in the community. Other recipients have been
Mother Teresa, Pope Frances, Nelson Mandela and
hundreds of individuals who have contributed to
their communities.
This event is being held at Irving Park at 4p.m.
June 18. The international group of runners will ar-
rive carrying their torches and ready to honor Ms.
Leonard as an example of a person promoting peace,
equality and friendship.
Pleased join us to celebrate Carolyn’s contributions
to the community at Irving Park. There will be light
refreshments. Please follow the balloons to ind us.
History Workshop Will Teach
Participants How to Research the
History of Buildings
The Clark County Historical Museum and Battle
Ground Library are hosting a workshop on how to un-
cover the history behind a building, home or property.
The workshop takes place at 11 a.m. at The Battle Ground
Library (1207 SE 8th Way, Battle Ground, WA 98604).
Space is limited. To reserve space call (360) 993-5679
or email cchm@cchmuseum.org.
BOLI announces statewide sick
time and minimum wage-related
seminars for employers
The Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) today
announced a series of seminars focused on updates
to sick time, minimum wage and other employment
laws so that employers can understand and comply
with new workplace protections.
Starting in July, compliance experts with the agen-
cy’s Technical Assistance for Employers program
will ofer the low-cost sessions throughout the state.
Interested businesses may reserve spots for the $35
sessions at http://www.oregon.gov/boli/TA/pages/t_
sem_taseminar.aspx#EMPLOYERSEMINARSCHED-
ULE.
Employment Law Update: Includes sick leave,
minimum wage and new employment laws
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The seminars will also cover the U.S. Department of
Labor’s updated overtime requirements.
BOLI anticipates publishing new minimum wage
rules related to SB 1532 on Wednesday, June 15th. Fi-
nal rules for Oregon sick time can be found online
here.
In addition to the employment law update semi-
nars, other upcoming sessions will include informa-
tion about:
• Dealing with a diicult employee
• Developing an employee handbook
• Legal hiring practices
• Workplace accommodations
• Workplace drug and alcohol issues
• Workplace harassment and discrimination
• Beginning and advanced leave laws in Oregon
• Documentation, discipline and discharge
• Efective supervisory practices
• Recordkeeping requirements
• Wage and Hour laws
• Employee supervision
• New supervisor training series (starting on July
13th in Portland and September 7th in Medford).
Interested businesses can access the Technical As-
sistance for Employers seminar registration and
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