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FUNDRAISERS
Volunteers will collect your cans and bottles
You have empties. The Parkrose High Boosters will take them off your hands. Swing by Parkrose Middle School, 11800 N.E. Shaver St. on Saturday, Aug. 6 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. to drop off your refundable cans and bottles. The Boosters use the money they raise to benefit Parkrose High School students.
For more information, contact Gail Volk at 503-705-3057.
Play poker to benefit kids
Calling all poker players. The 205 EarlyRiser Kiwanis is hosting its Texas Hold ‘em Tournament fundraiser on Saturday, Aug. 20. The event will be held at the East Portland Community Center, 740 S.E. 106th Ave. from 6 to 9 p.m. Check in begins at 5:30 p.m. Monies raised will benefit the EPCC playground fund and the Mt. Hood Kiwanis Camp.
Trophies and gift certificates will be presented to the top three finishers. The $20 registration fee will get you $20 in chips. An additional $5 worth of chips can be purchased with a donation of five cans of tuna for Loaves & Fishes.
A hot dog dinner will be available. To register, please call Marty or Nori Goplen at 503-622-0443.
Charity golf tournament on tap
St. Therese Council of The Knights of Columbus will be holding a charity golf tournament followed by an awards dinner on Sunday, Sept.11 at Glendoveer Golf Course, 14015 N.E. Glisan St.
Funds raised will benefit the Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts, Seminarians and scholarships for St. Therese School. Last year the tournament helped raise over $7,000 for these organizations.
New this year will be a $5,000 hole-in-one opportunity plus plenty of other prizes. This four-person scramble format tournament will have start times throughout the morning followed by a steak dinner and door prizes held at St. Therese Parish Center at 1260 N.E. 132nd Ave. The cost for both golf and dinner is $65 per player.
For more information or to register, call Ken Oliphant at 503-248-1323.
CHURCHES
Circle of love is the theme
Parkrose United Methodist Church invites you to the Circle G Ranch where God is the center and love never ends. This is the theme for Vacation Bible School, Aug. 7 through 11 from 6:30 to 8:15 p.m. All ages are welcome from preschool to adult. The men of the church are constructing a barn, so drop by to explore the setting at 11111 N.E. Knott St. To learn more, call 503-253-7567.
Parishioners remembered with generous gifts
New Life Eastminster Presbyterian Church, 12505 N.E. Halsey St., is the recipient of special gifts in the memory of members who have passed on. Friends and neighbors are invited to join the congregation when they celebrate and acknowledge these gifts.
New carpet for the Mariner’s Room was donated in memory of Deacon Jean Furrow. A dedication will take place on Sunday, Aug. 14 at the 9:45 a.m. service of worship. Furrow was a member of the Square Riggers, a couples group in the church that has provided the furnishings for the room for over 30 years.
New outside doors leading to the sanctuary will be dedicated on Sunday, Aug. 28 at 9:45 a.m. The new doors meet the Americans with Disabilities Act standards as a handicapped entrance to the building. The children and grandchildren of Elder Donald I. Duvall and his wife Dorothy made the donation.
To contact the church, call Pastor Bill Taylor at 503-252-3888.
Middle Eastern festival and bazaar scheduled
The St. George Festival & Middle Eastern Bazaar will take place Saturday, Sept. 10 from 4 to 10 p.m. and Sunday, Sept. 11, from noon until 7 p.m. at St. George Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church, 2101 N.E. 162nd Ave.
St. George members started the event in 1972 to celebrate their community’s unique heritage and to share fun, food and excitement with their neighbors while raising money for church projects.
Festivities planned for Saturday are new this year, which will make this a two-day event. Saturday evening’s events will highlight a beer garden and Lebanese cuisine in spacious outdoor tents. Outdoors, you’ll also find shawarma and falafel sandwiches, meat and spinach pies, and Arabic coffee and non-alcoholic beverages. Indoors, folk dancing will entertain, various kinds of merchandise will be offered for sale, including Middle Eastern pastries, religious artifacts, and wonderful items in a silent auction. You need not be present to win. For those interested in the Antiochian Orthodox Faith, church tours and films will be going on through out the day with religious books and icons available for purchase.
On Sunday only, a Grand Dinner will be served featuring Middle Eastern cuisine - Chicken (Middle Eastern style), Roz-be-Shairya (rice with vermicelli), Loubia-bi-Lahm (Mediterranean style green beans), salad, Arabic bread and pastry, coffee or milk. Dinner prices are $10 for adults and $5 for children under 12 years of age. Tickets available at the door.
EVENTS
It’s Neighbors National Night Out party time in Mid-County
In conjunction with National Night Out, neighborhoods throughout our area celebrate with food, music, and entertainment at local parks this month. While you enjoy a beautiful summer night out with neighbors, take a minute to consider the work involved in putting the event together. Volunteers and leaders of your neighborhood association are responsible. Seek these folks out, introduce yourself, and learn if there is a way for you to become involved.
To find out which association serves you contact the East Portland Neighborhood Office, located at 735 S.E. 106th Ave. EPNO office hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. The phone number is 503-823-4550, the fax is 503-823-4525 and the e-mail is epno@epno.org.
A National Night Out Picnic will be hosted by the Argay Neighborhood Association beginning at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 2 at Argay Park, Northeast 141st Avenue and Failing Street. There will live music, entertainment and lots of food. The ANA board will meet on Tuesday Aug. 16 at 7 p.m. at Scarborough Flair, Northeast 131st Avenue and Sandy Boulevard.
Be at Wilkes Park, Northeast 154th Avenue and Beech Street on Tuesday, Aug. 2 at 5:30 p.m. to enjoy a Picnic in the Park, a combined Neighbor Night Out event hosted by the Wilkes Community Group and the Russell Neighborhood Association. There will be food, entertainment and raffle prizes.
The Mill Park Neighborhood Association Block Party is set for Tuesday, Aug. 2 between Southeast 113th and 114th Avenues on Yamhill Street. The fun begins at 6 p.m.
Enjoy Pizza in the Park when families in the Glenfair Neighborhood Association gather on Tuesday, Aug. 2 at 6 p.m. in Glenfair Park, Northeast 154th Avenue and Davis Street.
The Parkrose Neighborhood Association will celebrate its first Big Picnic at its newest park. Senn’s Dairy Park, Northeast 112th Avenue and Prescott Street, is the place to be on Saturday, Aug. 6. The Parkrose Lions will man their famous barbeque pits to turn out tender, succulent chicken. Enjoy potato salad, fresh pressed apple cider and more with the chicken while you and your kids partake of the activities planned. And on Tuesday, Aug. 16 there will be a general membership meeting at 7 p.m. at Our Savior Lutheran Church, 11100 N.E. Skidmore St.
The Hazelwood Neighborhood Association board will meet on Monday, Aug. 15 at 6:30 p.m. at Russellville Park, 20 N.E. 103rd Ave.
Board members of Parkrose Heights Association of Neighbors will meet at Parkrose United Methodist Church, 11111 N.E. Knott St. beginning at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 16.
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