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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
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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
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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
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SATURDAY – SUNDAY, NOV. 25 – 26
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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