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Page 4 The Skanner September 20, 2017 News Events & Announcements Community Calendar 2017 brought to you by PHOTO BY RUSSELL J. YOUNG COURTESY OF MILAGRO Visit us at a store near you Portland Metro SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 “TAKE THE RIGHT STEPS” FALL PREVENTION CLASS FOR OLDER ADULTS: Have you fallen? Do you have a fear of falling? This workshop is for you. This is a one-hour fall prevention work- shop. It is free and open to the public. 11 a.m. – noon, Immac- ulate Heart Church Community Hall, 2926 N. Williams Ave. For more information, please call (503) 287-3724. MICRONESIAN ISLANDER COMMUNITY CELEBRATION: The second annual Micronesian Islander Festival will feature multicultural performances including dancing, music and singing. We will have Island vendors. Food will be provided by Island Girls Lun- cheon and much more. 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., Salem’s Riverfront Park, 116 Marion St. NE, Salem. Milagro Kicks Off Season 34 with “Éxodo” Milagro’s 22nd annual Día de Muertos production brings a new, company devised espectáculo built around the theme of diaspora to the stage. Inspired by the Egyptian Book of the Dead and current refugee stories, the production embarks on a journey of the living and the dead as they both seek safety and peace in a new home. “Éxodo” is creatively guided and directed by Tracy Cameron Francis, an Egyptian-American theatre director and interdisciplinary artist, and Milagro’s producing creative director, Roy Antonio Arauz, in collaboration with company members Patricia Alvitez, Robi Arce, Kushi Beauchamp, Jean-Luc Boucherot, Tonea Lolin, and Samson Syharath. For more information, visit milagro.org. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 SALMON ARE BACK IN THE CITY: 4TH ANNUAL SALMON CELEBRA- TION AT WESTMORELAND PARK: Salmon celebration activities include: Salmon Bake and demonstrations, storytelling (all ages welcome), fun and interactive intercultural activities and much more! 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., Westmoreland Park, SE McLoughlin and SE Bybee St Blvd. Portland News Briefs NAACP Portland Branch Invites Community to Monthly General Membership Meeting MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 INFANT CPR: Spend a few quick hours to learn how help a baby who is choking, respond to a breathing or cardiac emergency, and how to childproof your home. Cost is $10.00. No charge to families with a baby in NICU. Register by calling (503) 814-2432. 4 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., Community Health Education Center, Salem Hospital Campus, Building D. First floor, 939 Oak St., Salem. The NAACP Portland branch invites the commu- nity to its monthly general membership meeting the fourth Saturday of every month. This month’s meeting will take place from noon to 2 p.m. Sept. 23 at Concordia University’s Luther Hall, 2811 NE Holman St. President Jo Ann Hardesty and executive leader- ship will provide updates about current and future initiatives. This is an opportunity to connect with Portland NAACP’s work in advancing racial justice in the community. All current and prospective members of the NAACP are invited to attend. The mission of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is to ensure the po- litical, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination. The vision of the NAACP is to ensure a society in which all individuals have equal rights and there is no racial hatred or racial discrimination. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 THE WAKE OF VANPORT SCREENING: Stories told by Vanport sur- vivors and others closely related to the era, along with archi- val photo backdrops, will be screened at the Kennedy School Theater at 1 p.m. Admission is free, but space is limited and reservations are required. Please go to www.theskanner.com to register. 1 p.m. – 4 p.m., Kennedy School, 5736 NE 33rd Ave. SATURDAY – SUNDAY, SEPT. 30 – OCT. 1 LINCOLN CITY FALL KITE FESTIVAL: Watch large colorful kites take flight at the Fall Kite Festival. Join us on the beach at the D River State Park recreation Site in the center of Lincoln City for two days of kite flying fun. Kite flying demonstrations by experts, free kids kite making and so much more fun. 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. D River State Park Recreation Site, US Highway 101 and SE 1st St., Lincoln City. Connect with Portland NAACP: • WEB: www.portlandnaacp1120.org • FB: www.facebook.com/PDXNAACP • EMAIL: pdxnaacp@gmail.com Seattle Bulletin SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 Pre-registration, by Oct. 2 is required for a mammogram appointment. Mammograms are available, with or without insurance. If possible, the insurance company will be billed, but if a woman does not have insur- m me • nts o k • learn • co nt • lo c a l n e w s • eve See Community Calendar on page 5 ebo in y o u r c o m m u n ac it EVERETT MAKERS MARKET SUMMER WRAP UP CELEBRATION: Mobile Mammography Van Comes Join us for a fun day filled with food, drinks and awesome goods available to shop from our local maker made businesses. As al- to Health Fair Oct. 7 ways this event is free and family friendly. Noon – 5 p.m., Grand “Health Matters” is the theme for the 2017 Worship Avenue Market Place Courtyard, 2900 Grand Ave., Everett. in Pink Kick-Off Health Fair, presented by Susan G. VIETNAM DAY: Join us for Vietnam Day, a commemorative event Komen Oregon & SW Washington, in partnership here at the Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum. This event with the Oregon Health Insurance Marketplace and tells the story of the Vietnam War through the military planes, Tuality Healthcare. vehicles, and helicopters that were actually there. Bring the en- The community is invited to attend the Health Fair, tire family for an educational tour through which will be held at Maranatha Church, 4222 NE the history you won’t soon forget. 10 12th Avenue on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017, from 11 a.m. – 2 y ! • L i ke u s a.m. – 4 p.m., Flying Heritage Mu- a p.m. d o on t seum & Combat Armor Museum, • It will include live music, a children’s play F y 3407 109th St. S., Everett. area, free lunch, and information from local health organizations. FREE COMMUNITY EVENT For the first time, the Tuality Mobile – GET SQUASHED: Squash Mammography Van will be onsite, from 9 your carbon footprint a.m. – 3 p.m., to provide mammograms for and celebrate fall. Enjoy women 40 and older who have not had one a day of fun activities for in at least one year. the whole family on the 21 TheSkannerNews ance and does not qualify for Screenwise, Oregon’s free mammogram program, then Komen has funds set aside to cover the cost. If someone has Kaiser insurance, they will be con- nected to a Kaiser Permanente (KP) representative to schedule their mammogram at a KP facility, as it is not accepted on the Van. Wo r sh i p in Pink is a breast health education program for congrega- tions of all faiths. Volun- teer Ambas- sadors are trained by Komen to present fun activities in their congregations in October that share the importance of screening in the early detection of breast cancer. More information can be found at www.komenore- gon.org about the Worship in Pink program, the up- coming health fair, and mammogram registration. Portland to Launch Online Platform to Ease Rental Applications The City of Portland, in partnership with local tech company NoAppFee, announced the project launch of a new an online platform Friday. One App Oregon aims to reduce barriers to access- ing affordable housing for Portland’s renter house- holds and will list both private market and regulated affordable rental units. The app NoAppFee.com was developed by Portland innovator Tyrone Poole, a 34-year-old African Amer- ican entrepreneur, following his own experience with homelessness and housing instability. NoAppFee.com – for which Poole won a spot in Prosper Portland’s 2014 start-up incubator and 2015’s Pitch Black competition – screens applicants against a comprehensive listing of vacancies in rental prop- erties for a single fee, and connects them with the properties for which they qualify, reducing the time and cost to families in search of housing. The new One App Oregon system will build upon this innovative concept by including listings of af- fordable housing regulated by the City of Portland through the Portland Housing Bureau. Development on the project begins this month and is expected to go live later this year. Moshin Hamid Selected for Everybody Reads 2018 Next February, Multnomah County Library will launch Everybody Reads 2018, the library’s 16th an- See Briefs on page 5