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Page 4 The Skanner April 18, 2018 News Events & Announcements Community Calendar 2018 brought to you by Visit us at a store near you CLARK COLLEGE SAKURA FESTIVAL CELEBRATES INTERNATION- AL FRIENDSHIP: Opening ceremony will include a Koto per- formance, performance by Clark College Women’s Ensemble, family- friendly cultural activities and more. All events are free and open to the public. 1 p.m. – 4 p.m., Clark College, 1933 Fort Vancouver Way, Vancouver. FRIDAY, APRIL 20 PORTLAND REELABILITIES DISABILITY FILM FESTIVAL: The public are all invited to celebrate Disability Arts at City Hall to open the festival. This event is free and open to the public. 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m., City Hall Atrium, 1221 SW 4th Ave. 1st Floor. SATURDAY, APRIL 21 NAACP MONTHLY MEETING: After a short potluck, the business meeting will begin and guest will speak. All are welcome. 10 a.m. – noon, Vancouver Housing Authority, 2500 Main St., Van- couver. ARBOR DAY 2018: A free family-friendly festival: The festival will feature: A live performance of Trio Matices, learn about the his- tory of Portland’s Urban Forest, ecologically themed scavenger hunt and so much more. 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Mt. Scott Park, SE 72nd Ave. between Harold St. and Knight St. COMMUNITY SHRED DAY: This is a way to safely dispose of any old unneeded financial or personal records. Please limit to three storage boxes per person. 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. or until truck is full. Windermere, 6110 N. Lombard St. SUNDAY, APRIL 22 12TH ANNUAL JENNIE T. KEMP SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS: Speaker of the hour Rev. J.W. Matt Hennessee, Pastor. 3 p.m. – 5 p.m., Community A.M.E. Zion Church, 2605 E. 13th St., Vancouver. TUESDAY, APRIL 24 PCC JOB FAIR: An Oregon icon will join the ranks of employers at the Portland Community College Job Fair at Cascade Campus. This year ike, Inc. will be on hand when the Job Fair returns for its 21st year. 11 a.m. – 3 p.m., Cascade Campus Gym, 705 N. Killingsworth St. SATURDAY, APRIL 28 ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS DAY AT THE CAPITOL: The Ore- gon State Capitol will be celebrating the second annual Asian and Pacific Island Day! Offering a gateway of events happening throughout the state. 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Oregon State Capitol Gal- leria, 900 Court St. NE, Salem. TUALATIN VALLEY GARDEN CLUB ANNUAL PLANT SALE: A great selection of vegetables, a variety of landscape plants and gar- den related materials and specialty plants. Free admission. 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., Washington County Fair Complex, 873 NE 34th Ave., Hillsboro. Seattle Metro FRIDAY – SUNDAY, APRIL 20 – 22 2018 SEATTLE CHERRY BLOSSOM AND JAPANESE CULTURAL DES- TIVAL: There will be kids’ activities, storytelling, Ikebana, wood- work, food carts, and much more. 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., Fisher Pavil- ion at Seattle Center, 305 Harrison St. TULIP FESTIVAL STREET FAIR 2018: This year the street fair in- cludes more than 150 vendors, 15 different food vendors and three days of live entertainment in multiple locations through- out the street. Free for the entire family. 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., Histor- ic Downtown Mount Vernon, First St., Mount Vernon. SATURDAY, APRIL 21 EARTH DAY: Celebrate this wonderful world by creating art from recycled material, than make a mini herb garden to take home and grow. Seeds, soil and planters are all provided. Free. Lott’s Wet Science Center, 500 Adams St. NE, Olympia. See Community Calendar on page 5 PHOTO COURTESY OF ETHOS MUSIC CENTER Portland Metro THURSDAY, APRIL 19 Ethos Music Center Honors Attorney Dave Baca with Annual Resonance Award May 2 At Ethos Music Center’s upcoming 20th anniversary celebration gala, prominent Portland attorney Dave Baca will be honored with the organization’s Resonance Award. Baca, a former managing partner at Davis Wright Tremaine, has served on the Ethos Board of Directors since 2005. Baca is also the Board Chair at Linfield College. During Baca’s tenure on the Ethos Board of Directors, the organization has grown into one of the largest music education nonprofits in the state, serving thousands of children every year through group and individual lessons at Ethos’ North Portland headquarters, after-school programs in low-income schools, and through the Music Across Oregon program, which places 10 AmeriCorps volunteers in low-income, rural communities to serve as full-time music instructors. The award will be presented at Ethos’ annual Ovation Gala on May 2 beginning at 5:30pm, held in the Pavilion Ballroom at the Downtown Portland Hilton. For more information, visit https://ethos.ejoinme.org/ovation. Portland News Briefs April 24 is Voter Registration and Party Choice Deadline Multnomah County reminds voters that Tuesday, April 24 is the voter registration deadline for the May 15 Primary Election. Ore- gon voters can register to vote online at www. oregonvotes.gov/regis- ter. To register to vote online an eligible voter must have a valid Or- egon driver’s license, permit, or ID card. The online registration deadline is 11:59 PM on April 24. Voters can register to vote on paper with an Oregon Voter Reg- istration Card. Registration cards can be found at the elections office, Oregon DMV, post office, or public library. The deadline for mailing the Oregon Voter Registration Card is a USPS postmark of April 24. April 24 is also the party choice deadline. Voters who wish to vote in a major party’s closed primary election need to be registered as a member of that party (Democratic or Republican) by the deadline. Voters can choose their party affiliation online at www.oregonvotes.gov/myvote.The Independent Party of Oregon has chosen to open its primary elec- tion to voters who are not members of any party for the May 15 Primary Election. To receive a ballot for the Independent Party of Oregon you must complete and return the Voters Not Registered with a Political Party (PDF) form via, email, mail, fax, or in person to Multnomah County Elections by 5:00 PM on April 24. Ballots for the May 15 Primary Election will be mailed to voters beginning on April 25, 2018. Voters who will be away from home on election day should contact the elections office to request an absentee ballot as soon as possible. Voters can check their registration status online at www.oregonvotes.gov/ myvote. Registered voters who have moved need to update their voter registration information online or fill out a new Oregon Voter Registration Card. Multnomah County Elections will be opening an additional location in Gresham for this election. The Voting Center Express will be open April 30 - May 15 inside the Multnomah County East Building. Voters will be able to replace a lost ballot, get help voting, ask questions, or vote in person at the Voting Center Ex- press in downtown Gresham. Main office: Multnomah County Duniway-Lovejoy Elections Building 1040 SE Morrison Street, Portland OR 97214 Gresham location: Open April 30, 2018 - May 15, 2018 Voting Center Express at the Multnomah County East Building 600 NE 8th Street, Gresham OR 97030 Phone: 503-988-3720 Email: elections@multco.us Website: www.mcelections.org AG Rosenblum Launches New Resource on Oregon’s New Gun Safety Laws Oregon Attorney General last week launched a new downloadable resource for Oregonians who are con- cerned about a family or household member who is in possession of a gun or other weapon. Oregon’s new “Red Flag Law”, also called the Extreme Risk Protec- tion Order law, allows a judge to issue an order that permits the court to take weapons away from people who are deemed a risk to them- selves or others. In conjunction with National Crime Vic- tims’ Rights Week (April 8-14 2018), the Oregon Depart- ment of Justice re- leased the new one- page handout to educate Oregonians about the new law. This Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum downloadable one-pag- er highlights how the new law works, lists those who can request an order, and details the timelines for hearings, and how long the order is effective. Oregon is one of five states in the nation to have this type of law. The law is nicknamed “Red Flag Law” for See Briefs on page 5
