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Page 4 The Skanner November 15, 2017 News Events & Announcements SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19 3RD ANNUAL MILWAUKIE HIGH SCHOOL SWIM TEAM BAZAAR: There will be food, fun, fabulous vendors as well as a raffle and silent auction. Attendees are entered to win the door prize just by walking in the door. 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., Milwaukie High School, 2301 SE Willard Rd., Milwaukie. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23 THANKSGIVING DAY FREE THANKSGIVING DINNER AT ST. ANDREW’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH: This will be the eighth year St. Andrew’s has hosted this Thanksgiving meal with all the trimmings. The church has parking available and wheelchair access. St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 7600 N. Herford Ave. FREE THANKSGIVING DINNER: This event is free and all are in- vited to come share a meal with others in our community. We will provide a full traditional Thanksgiving dinner with all the fixings and desert. Noon – 3 p.m., St. John The Apostle Catholic Church, 417 Washington St., Oregon City. BEING A HERO IS EASY AS PIE AT ANNUAL THANKSGIVING DAY BLOOD DRIVE: The American Red Cross is sweetening the incen- tive to give blood and platelets this Thanksgiving Day at the Portland and Clark County Donation Centers. In the spirit of the season, the Red Cross will thank all those who come to donate at the annual Thanksgiving Day blood drive with a free pie, while supplies last. Two locations: 7:30 a.m. – 1 p.m., Red Cross Portland, 3131 N. Vancouver Ave., & , 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. Red Cross Clark County, 5109 NE 82nd Ave., Vancouver. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24 TREE LIGHTING AT PIONEER COURHOUSE SQUARE: Catch the 75-footer as it lights up for the first time and sing some carols with neighbors. 5:30 p.m., Pioneer Courthouse Square, 701 SW Sixth Ave. COMMUNITY TREE LIGHTING + POPS CONCERT: The Vancouver holiday season will kick off on Friday. Tree Lighting in Esther Short Park and Vancouver Pops Orchestra concert at the Hilton Hotel. From 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. there will be live holiday music with children’s choirs and Santa in Esther Short Park. At 6 p.m. Santa illuminates the tree with 10,000 lights. Esther Short Park, 605 Esther St., Vancouver. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 25 2018 TIMBERWOLVES ANNUAL HOLIDAY BAZAAR: The funds from this event are used to throw the graduating class a safe, drug and alcohol free party after graduation. Come and start your holiday shopping at this huge Annual Holiday Bazaar. 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., Heritage High School, 7825 NE 130th Ave., Vancouver. PHOTO COURTESY OF MULTNOMAH COUNTY ANIMAL SERVICES Cascade AIDS Project Awarded $50,000 To Start HIV & Aging Program Cascade AIDS Project (“CAP”) announced this month that it has been awarded $50,000 from Gilead Sciences, Inc. to create a program to work with in- dividuals aged 50 years and over who are are living with HIV. The grant will fund CAP’s HIV and Aging Program for one year. CAP will invest additional resources to develop permanent staff capacity and produce a ro- bust resource library for clients that will be accessi- ble after the grant period ends. Cascade AIDS Project is the oldest and largest AIDS Service Organization in Oregon and Southwest Washington. Prism Health, a primary care health center, an integral part of CAP’s expanding mission to serve the broader LGBTQ+ community and will help remove barriers and improve access to health care for all LGBTQ+ individuals. For more informa- tion about CAP visit www.cascadeaids.org. For more information about Prism Health visit www.prism- health.org. Applications Open for 2017 August Wilson Monologue Competition Applications for the August Wilson Monologue Competition are due Nov. 30. Open to all high school students in the Portland Met- ropolitan Area, the compe- y ! • L i ke u s tition is presented in on toda • F y Portland by the August Wilson Red Door proj- ect, whose mission is to change the racial ecology of Portland through the arts. TheSkannerNews August Wilson is one o k • learn • co See Briefs on page 5 m See Community Calendar on page 5 On Nov. 15, Portland General Electric, Pacific Power and NW Natural are recognizing Utility Scam Aware- ness Day. Together they are urging community mem- bers to be aware of ongoing attempts to defraud util- ity customers. Many utility customers throughout Oregon are being targeted by impostor utility scams. Scammers typically use phone and in-person tactics to target these customers. Scammers pose as electric or natu- ral gas company employees, and threaten customers with disconnection if they fail to make an immediate payment -- typically using a prepaid card or other non-traceable form of payment. Scammers can be very convinc- ing and often tar- get those who are most vulnerable, including senior citizens and low-in- come communities. They also aim their scams at small busi- ness owners during busy customer service hours. However, with the right information, customers can learn to detect and report these predatory scams. PGE, Pacific Power, and NW Natural urge custom- ers to be aware of these signs of potential scam activ- ity: • Threat to disconnect: Scammers may make contact by phone and aggressively tell the customer his or her utility bill is past due and service will be dis- connected if a payment is not made -- usually with- in less than an hour. • Request for immediate payment: Scammers may instruct the customer to purchase a prepaid card —widely available at retail stores — and then call them back supposedly to make a bill payment to his or her utility company. • Request for prepaid card: When the customer calls back, the caller asks the customer for the prepaid card’s number, which grants the scammer instant access to the prepaid funds and the victim’s money is gone. In order to protect themselves, customers should know: • Customers should never agree to immediate pur- chase of a prepaid card to avoid service disconnec- tion or shutoff. Legitimate utility companies offer a variety of ways to pay a bill, including accepting payments online, by phone, automatic bank draft, mail, or in person. Depending on delinquency, cer- tain forms of payment may no longer be an option. However, payment via a prepaid card will never be demanded. • If someone threatens immediate disconnection or shutoff of service, customers should contact their utility company immediately. Customers with de- linquent accounts receive a disconnection notice in ebo 2017 PDX BLACK HOLIDAY BAZAAR: Join Portland alumnae chap- ter for our annual holiday bazaar in support of local Black busi- nesses and creatives. 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. both days. June Key Delta Community Center, 5940 N. Albina Ave. PGE, Pacific Power, NW Natural Alert Customers to Utility Scams ac SATURDAY – SUNDAY, NOV. 25 – 26 Portland News Briefs advance by mail. Companies never send a single no- tification one hour or less before disconnection. A legitimate utility company employee will allow the customer to call the office to discuss arrangements. • If customers suspect someone is trying to scam them, they should state that they are calling their utility company for verification. They should then call the number on their monthly bill or the com- pany’s website, not the phone number the scammer provides. If customers ever feel that they are in physical danger, they should call 911. Customers who suspect that they have been victims of fraud, or who feel threatened during contact with one of these scammers, should contact local law en- forcement authorities. PGE has information about how customers can pro- tect themselves from scams at: https://www.portland- general.com/our-company/news-room/fraud-alert Pacific Power has customer education materials at: https://www.pacificpower.net/scam NW Natural has information about customer pro- tections at: 800-422-4012 it GEN TALK AT THE GFO: “Paper and Spit: DNA + Genealogy and How to Make that First Contact.” Presenter: Don Anderson, au- thor & GFO member. This GenTalk will focus on using Don’s story to illustrate what to say when making contact with new match- es. Free and open to the public. 2 p.m., GFO, 2505 SE 11th Ave. HARVEST ARTISAN FAIRE: The Harvest Artisan Faire will feature handmade gifts. 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., West Hill’s Friends Church, 7425 SW 52nd. St. in y o u r c o m m u n SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18 • nts CLARK COLLEGE JAZZ PLAYS FULL CONCERT: The Clark College Jazz Ensemble performs their full concert with, special guests, the Prairie High School Jazz Band. The concert is free and open to the public. The concert begins at 7 p.m. in Gaiser Student Cen- ter at Clark College, 1933 Fort Vancouver Way, Vancouver. eve Portland Metro FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17 Zappos For Good and North Shore Animal League America are teaming up with Multnomah County Animal Services for “Friends on Us Fridays” Nov. 17. All adoption fees for pets in the shelter will be waived for adopters. That means Multnomah County residents will only have to pay the license fee to take their forever friend home. The special runs from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Multnomah County Animal Services, 1700 W Historic Columbia River Hwy, Troutdale. For more information, visit https://multcopets.org or call (503) 988-7387. lo c a l n e w s • Visit us at a store near you nt • brought to you by MCAS Waives Adoption Fees Nov. 17 me Community Calendar 2017
