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Page 4 The Skanner September 28, 2016 News Events & Announcements Community Calendar 2016 brought to you by Portland Metro SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1 OLD APPLE TREE FESTIVAL: Come celebrate an amazing 190 years of life at Vancouver’s annual Old Apple Festival. The free community festival will include live music, food, arts and crafts for kids and more. 11 a.m. – 3 p.m., Old Apple Tree Park, 112 Co- lumbia Way, Vancouver. QUAKE UP! EARTHQUAKE PREP FAIR: Attendees will receive in- formation about how to prepare for a major earthquake: what steps to take during and immediately after the quake and what to do in the following days and weeks. 9 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., Bea- verton Farmers Market, SW Hall Blvd. between Third & Fifth Streets, Beaverton. LINCOLN CITY FALL KITE FESTIVAL: Watch large colorful kites take light. Festivities include kite demonstrations, free kids kite making and more 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. on the beach at the D River State Recreation site, US Highway 101 and SE 1st St., Lincoln City. PHOTO COURTESY OF PORTLAND PARKS & RECREATION Visit us at a store near you Parke Diem The nonproit Portland Parks Foundation (PPF) and Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R) are pleased to announce the return of Parke Diem: Portland’s largest citywide volunteer event for the city’s beloved parks. More than 1000 volunteers are expected to join forces at 58 community gardens, neighborhood parks and natural areas across Portland for Parke Diem’s fourth year. Volunteers are welcome to sign up for Parke Diem events on October 14 and 15. Registration and information are available right now at www.parkediem.org. Volunteers are shown here at Columbia Childrens Arboretum in 2015. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2 WOODSTOCK APPLE FESTIVAL: We will have booths hosted by Woodstock Elementary and Hosford Middle Schools, caramel apples, bounce houses and lots more games. This is a fundraiser for Shu-Ren of Portland. 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Chase Bank – Wood- stock, 4700 SE Woodstock Blvd. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6 N/NE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE COMMUNITY FO- RUM: Your input and thoughts are Needed. How should the re- maining $32 million be spent for economic development in the Interstate Corridor URA? Please join us for a community forum to discuss the plan? Please RSVP to morelandk@pdc.us 5 p.m. – 9 p.m., New Song Community Center, 220 NE Russell St. BARBARA HOLM BELIEVES IN YOU: This is a quirky, smart, unique comedy show. The show features some of the funniest comedi- ans nationwide and is hosted by local comic Barbara Holm. This is a free show (suggested donation $5) Doors open at 7:30 p.m., show starts at 8 p.m. Bossanova Ballroom, 722 E. Burnside St. Seattle Metro THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 TACOMA ARTS MONTH OPENING PARTY: Start Tacoma Arts Month of on the right note with a kaleidoscope of pop-up art exhibits, hands-on activities, music and dance performances and more at this free-family friendly community festival! 6 p.m. – 9 p.m., Asia Paciic Cultural Center, 4851 S. Tacoma Way, Tacoma. See Community Calendar on page 5 Portland News Briefs LWVLC and ‘Think Out Loud’ to Host Gubernatorial Debate Oct. 6 The League of Women Voters of Lane County (LWVLC) and Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB)’s daily radio program Think Out Loud will co-host a de- bate among candidates for Oregon governor on Oct. 6 at Churchill High School in Eugene. The event be- gins at 7 p.m. and is free and open to the public. Think Out Loud host David Miller will moderate the debate among the three candidates: • Kate Brown, Democratic Party • Bud Pierce, Republican Party • Clif Thomason, Independent Party The debate will introduce gubernatorial candidates to area residents, increase understanding of major public policy issues and encourage informed voting. The audience will be able to submit written questions for the candidates during the event, and Think Out Loud listeners can submit questions in advance via Facebook, email or by calling 503.293.1983. In addition to airing live on OPB Radio, the debate can also be streamed online and through the OPB News app and will re-air at noon on KLCC in Eugene and at noon and 8 p.m. on OPB Radio on October 7. For more information about the gubernatorial de- bate, please visit opb.org/thinkoutloud. To learn more about the event, please vis- it www.facebook.com/ events/1814600152109012 Washington County Holds Elder Abuse Forum Washington County Disability, Aging and Vet- eran Services (DAVS) is hosting its third annual Elder Abuse Forum on 8 a.m.–5 p.m. Oct. 11, from, at the Hillsboro Civic Center, 150 E. Main St. The event, which is geared toward law en- forcement and banking industry professionals, will focus on working together to develop efec- tive strategies to combat and prosecute inancial elder abuse. Case stud- ies will be presented to demonstrate how a team approach can help to suc- cessfully prosecute these types of crimes. Speakers include Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum, Federal Trade Commission Deputy Di- rector Charles Harwood and Washington County District Attorney Bob Hermann. This free forum is open to the public but is most ap- propriate for members of law enforcement and the banking industry. Light breakfast and lunch will be served. CLEs, CTEs and DPSSTs will be ofered. RSVPs are requested. Call (503) 846-3060. EMEA Announces 2016 Candidates Forum Oct. 13 The East Metro Economic Alliance (EMEA) is ex- cited to host “Candidates Forum 2016” for State and County Oices. This is a breakfast event hosted at the Conference Center at Gresham City Hall at 7:30 a.m. Oct. 13. There are six contested races between the State Sen- ate (District 25) State House (Districts 50, 51 and 52) and Multnomah County (District 4) that represent the East Metro region. EMEA has invited all candidates seeking to repre- sent the East Metro region in the Oregon Legislature and Multnomah County Commission including: Sen. Laurie Monnes Anderson, Tamie Tlustos-Arnold, Rep. Carla Piluso, Stella Armstrong, Michael Cal- cagno, Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Janelle Bynum, Mark Reynolds, Rep. Mark Johnson, Lori Stegmann and Amanda Schroeder. Registration is currently open via our website http://eastmetro.org. Volunteers Needed at Tom McCall Preserve Oct. 15 The Nature Conservancy invites anyone interested in preserving Tom McCall Preserve to participate in a volunteer work party taking place Oct. 15. Located in the transition zone between the moist, heavily-forested west side of the Cascades and the drier bunch grass prairies of the east, Tom McCall is home to one of Oregon’s most impressive displays of spring wildlowers. More than 200 plant species, in- cluding grass widows, prairie stars, shooting stars, balsamroot, lupine and Indian paintbrush thrive here. Volunteers are needed to help repair and reroute the hiking trail to McCall Point. Come prepared for heavy liting and digging on steep hillsides. Volunteers are asked to bring hiking boots, a day- pack, lunch and snacks, plenty of water for the day, layers of clothing including raingear, a hat, and sun- screen — and leather gloves and safety goggles if they have them.
