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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18
WASHINGTON COUNTY FAMILY CAREGIVERS CONFERENCE: This
year’s conference is titled “Resilence Yesterday, Today, & Tomor-
row.” Author Bonnie Nester will present the keynote. “Self-Care
is not Selfish!” Registration is required by calling (503) 846-3089.
9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Tuality Health Education Center, 334 SE 8th Ave.,
Hillsboro.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19
HOUSE OF DREAMS 16TH ANNUAL PRETTY KITTY HOLIDAY CRAFT
BAZAAR: Our popular colorful bazaar features handmade gifts
for people and pets, many using recycled content. All bazaar
proceeds go directly to the care of the Fab Cats House of
Dreams. 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Tabor Space, 5441 SE Belmont St.
FIX – IT FAIR HEALTHY FAMILIES, HEALTHY HOMES: Join us, over
60 exhibitors, hourly workshops, great giveaways, lunch pro-
vided, on-site childcare. The Fix-It Fair is a free event where you
can learn simple ways to save money and be healthy at home
this winter. 9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., Ron Russell Middle School,
3955 SE 112th Ave.
NAACP VANCOUVER DAY OF PRAYER: The public is invited. A free
goodwill offering will be taken to offset the cost of the room.
For questions please email revmarva@yahoo.com or call (360)
750-1224. 2 p.m. – 4 p.m., Clark College – Gaiser Hall, 1933 Ft.
Vancouver Way, Vancouver.
GROUT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HOLIDAY BAZAAR: 6th Annual Hol-
iday Bazaar kicks-off with a pancake breakfast at 8 a.m. to 10
a.m. Bazaar starts at 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Start your shopping ear-
ly. Choose from visual art, pottery, clothing, jewelry and much
more. Grout Elementary School, 3119 SE Holgate St.
See Community Calendar on page 5
PHOTO BY JERRY FOSTER
SAY HEY: The Say Hey event series was created to honor new
professionals of color relocating to Oregon and Washington and
help them connect with multicultural community. 5:30 p.m. – 8
p.m. Oregon Episcopal School Gymnasium, 6300 SW Nicol Rd.
Nigerian Independence Day
The Nigerian Community in Oregon and southwest Washington celebrated the country’s 56th independence day Oct. 29 at Matt Dishman
Community Center in Portland. The celebration included a cocktail hour, networking with community and business leaders followed by
a ceremony, dinner and dancing. Pictured here are Sam Okafor (President Nzuko Ndi Ilgbo), Prince Vitalis Ogbeama (President Nigerian
Community), Princess Pamela Ogbeama (First Lady Nigerian Community), His Royal Highness Eze Nwaele, Chief Cosmas Nwerem (VP
Nigerian Community), Mrs. Titiola Tubadi (President Oduduwa Association) and Mr. Djimit Dogo (director, Africa House).
Portland News Briefs
Meals on Wheels People Hosts
Thanksgiving Dinner
Meals on Wheels People will deliver more than
1,000 hot turkey dinners to homebound seniors on
Thanksgiving Day. The organization will also host
community Thanksgiving Dinners at several loca-
tions in the Portland metro area.
The community is invited to join with others for
a Thanksgiving Dinner at one of these Meals on
Wheels People locations between 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.
on Nov. 24:
• Beaverton Center, 5550 SW Hall Blvd., Beaverton
• Elm Court Center, 1032 SW Main St., Portland
• North Plains Center, 31450 NW Commercial Street,
North Plains
• Tigard Center, 8815
SW O’Mara, Tigard
The menu includes
roast turkey and gravy,
cranberry relish, bread
stuffing, mashed po-
tatoes, yams, peas and
carrots, cranberry gel-
atin salad, potato rolls,
and pumpkin pie with
whipped topping.
Pick-up
sites
for
Meals
on
Wheels
delivery
will
be:
Meals on Wheels People
Central Kitchen, 7710
SW 31st Ave, Portland
Double Tree Hotel, 1000
NE Multnomah, Portland
Ambleside Center, 600
NE 8th Street, Gresham
Forest
Grove
Cen-
ter,
2037
Douglas
Street, Forest Grove
Luepke Center, 1009 E
McLoughlin Blvd., Van-
couver, Wash.
For more information
about the community
dinners, call the Meals
on Wheels People at
(503) 736-6325.
Financial Aid
Night
On Dec. 7, specialists
from Clark College’s Fi-
nancial Aid Office will
be on hand to answer questions from prospective
students and parents about navigating the world of
financial aid.
Clark’s annual Financial Aid Information Night
provides information about Clark’s admission pro-
cess, scholarship opportunities, financial aid grants
and loans, how to apply, and much more.
The event will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
at Clark College’s main campus in Gaiser Student
Center. Clark College is located at 1933 Fort Vancou-
ver Way, Vancouver. Driving directions and parking
maps are available at www.clark.edu/maps.
This event is free and open to the public; it requires
no advance registration or reservation. Information
is available at the Clark website at http://www.clark.
edu/cc/fan. If you have any additional questions,
please direct them to Clark College’s Financial Aid Of-
fice in Gaiser Hall at (360) 992-2153 or finaid@clark.
edu.
Event Schedule:
• 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.: Open House
• 6:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.: Financial Aid Presentation
by Chippi Bello, Clark College Associate Dean of Fi-
nancial Aid
• 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.: Q&A Session
If you need accommodation due to a disability in
order to fully participate in this event, you should
contact Clark College’s Disability Support Services
Office at (360) 992-2314 or 360-991-0901 (VP), or visit
Penguin Union Building room 013 as soon as possible.
Savings Plan Offers Matching
for New Accounts on Black Friday
Legions of shoppers annually open their wal-
lets on Black Friday for the retail industry’s fren-
zy of deals and discounts. While most browse for
TVs, tablets and toys, the Oregon College Savings
Plan is encouraging this year’s shoppers to invest in
the gift of education.
On Black Friday of this year – Nov. 25, 2016 –
the Oregon Colleges Savings Plan will make a one-
time matching contribution of $25 into any new ac-
count established online between 12am and 11:59 pm
PDT. Match details and official rules are available
at OregonCollegeSavings.com/BlackFriday.
For families who already have an account, the Ore-
gon College Savings Plan offers a convenient eGift fea-
ture that allows friends and family to make a contri-
bution for the holidays, providing downloadable gift
certificates for Christmas, Hanukah and Kwanzaa.
Opening an Oregon College Savings Plan account
takes just 15 minutes and $25 to get started, and of-
fers a wide variety of low-cost investment portfolios
to choose from including age-based, multi-fund, sin-
gle-fund and guaranteed options. Oregon taxpayers
are eligible for a state income tax deduction on con-
See Briefs on page 5
