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The Memo Calendar is your vehicle to publicize community events. Let your Mid-Multnomah County neighbors know about events of interest, meetings, fundraisers and the like. Calendar submissions for the February issue are due Monday, Jan. 15. For best results, e-mail Darlene Vinson at editor@midcountymemo.com. Or mail your editorial submissions to 3510 N.E. 134th Ave., Portland, OR 97230. To leave a phone message, call 503-287-8904. The Mid-county Memo fax number is 503-249-7672.
SCHOOL CORNER
Experts to offer leadership workshops
Expand your supervisory skills, learn to deal effectively with difficult people, and find out how to stop negativity in the workplace by attending workshops in the Competitive Edge Business Training Series. This series of three-hour seminars presented by the Professional Development and Community Education Department of Mt. Hood Community College will bring attendees together with some of the most respected business experts in the field.
Upcoming seminars are: Dealing with Difficult People on Tuesday, Jan. 9 from 9 a.m. to noon; Assertive Communication Skills for Women on Tuesday, Jan.16 from 9 a.m. to noon; Stop Negativity on Tuesday, Jan. 23 from 1 to 4 p.m.; Criticism and Discipline Skills for Managers and Supervisors on Wednesday, Jan. 31 from 9 a.m. to noon; Thriving on Conflict and Managing Emotions Under Pressure on Friday, Feb. 9 from 1 to 4 p.m.; Leading Without Authority on Tuesday, Feb. 13 from l to 4 p.m.; and Improving Your Organizational Skills and Managing Multiple Priorities on Wednesday, Feb. 21 from 9 a.m. to noon.
Each workshop is only $29 per person, and discounted group rates are available. All workshops will be held on the Gresham Campus of Mt. Hood Community College at 26000 S.E. Stark St. Space is limited, and pre-registration is required. For more information about the series and the workshop leaders, visit http://www.mhcc.edu/pages/2645.asp. To register, call 503-491-7235, or 503-491-7585 or e-mail clay.fife@mhcc.edu.
People requiring accommodations due to a disability should contact the MHCC Disability Services Office at 503-491-6923 or 503-491-7670 (TDD).
Legal seminars for small businesses held
In partnership with Schwabe, Williamson and Wyatt, Mt. Hood Community College is offering a series of two-hour seminars for businesses on a wide range of topics. January classes will be on Tuesdays, beginning Jan. 16. The topics to be covered are implementation of business laws, environmental law and a checklist of the top ten issues for commercial tenants. Classes are in the evenings from 6:30 to 8:30. The cost is $10 per class. Pre-registration is necessary. Call 503-491-7585, or download a registration form at www.mhcc.edu/pages/2646.asp.
SENIOR RESOURCES
Senior volunteers needed to help kids
The OASIS Intergenerational Tutor Program seeks adults, age 50 and over, to help children in grades 1-4 with reading skills, self-esteem and developing a positive attitude toward learning. OASIS tutors are caring, positive mentors to the children they are matched with. Tutors work one-on-one for up to an hour a week in a participating school during the school day. A caring mentor can make a big difference in a child’s life. Please call Colleen Shannon at 503-833-3636 to volunteer or to learn more.
MEETINGS
Russellville Kiwanis extends invitation
If you are interested in having a good time, meeting new people and serving your community, the Russellville Kiwanis Club is the place you need to be.
This small but active group of women and men meets weekly on Wednesdays at Russellville Park, Southeast 103rd Avenue and Burnside Street, from noon until 1:15 p.m. They have lunch, conduct a short business meeting, and enjoy varied and interesting programs.
Most importantly this group of Kiwanians supports and works for a variety of helping agencies in the community, including SnowCap Community Charities, Mt. Hood Kiwanis Camp for Disabled Children & Adults, DayBreak Family Shelter, Ronald McDonald House, Doernbecher Children’s Hospital, Parkrose Little League and others.
If you opt to try them out some Wednesday, they will spring for your lunch on your first visit and tell you more about activities and programs. If you have questions, call Charlie Ross at 503-252-1570.
Conservation district to elect officers
The East Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District, which includes all of Multnomah County east of the Willamette River, will hold its regular monthly board meeting on Monday, Jan. 8 at 6 p.m. in Room 443 of Montgomery Park, 2701 N.W. Vaughn St. The agenda will include officer elections, budget calendar approval, a decision on appointing a budget advisory group and other items of business. For information, please call District Manager Jean Fike at 503-222-7645, ext. 114.
All Night Party planning session scheduled
Parents, guardians and family members are invited to help plan the Parkrose High School Class of 2007 Senior All Night Party. A meeting is scheduled for Monday, Jan. 8 at 7 p.m. in the library at the high school, 12003 N.E. Shaver St. to share ideas for this annual event.
The committee is set up to accept tax-deductible donations and in-kind gifts, but stresses that your time and input is what is needed most. Folks that volunteer in the early stages will get the first shot at the highly prized party chaperoning duties the night of the event.
To get your name added to the contact list or if you have questions, call Janet Gardner at 503-254-1752.
Lunch with garden club members
Start the New Year with something interesting. Join the Flower Lane Garden Club meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 16 at Leach Botanical Gardens, Southeast 122nd Avenue and Foster Road, at 10:30 a.m. There will be a guest speaker from the Cascadia Monarch Society, and lunch will be served at noon. The meeting and luncheon are free.
Contact Isa Hogue at 503-253-4071 with your questions.
Luncheon to include year in review
The Parkrose Business Association monthly meeting is Jan. 18 at Steamers Restaurant & Lounge, 8303 N.E. Sandy Blvd. The buffet luncheon prepared by Chef Edgar begins at 11:30 a.m. and is priced at $12 including gratuity.
Outgoing President Wayne Stoll will issue a State of the PBA address.
EMSWCD rings in New Year with buffet, awards
Help celebrate 56 years of conservation in your county at the East Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District’s 2005-06 Annual Meeting at the Mt. Hood Community College Town and Gown Room, 26000 S.E. Stark St. in Gresham. A buffet dinner will be served on Thursday, Jan. 18 at 7 p.m. A new grants program that can help you implement conservation on your land or in your community will be introduced. Awards will be handed out for Cooperator of the Year and Weed Warrior, and there will be raffle and door prizes. This is a great opportunity to meet the directors, share your experiences, visit with your neighbors and enjoy a meal. Please R.S.V.P. to 503-222-7645, ext. 110. For more information or directions, please contact Diana Lobo at 503-222-7645, ext. 100.
CHURCHES
Inspirational leader to speak
St. George Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church has announced that the Rev. Irenaeus du Plessis of Belfast, Northern Ireland, will be giving a presentation on Sunday, Jan.14 at 4 p.m. The topic is Orthodox Christianity in Ireland: The Solution to the Protestant-Catholic Conflict. The presentation will take place at the Frank and Margaret Bitar Parish Hall at St. George, 2101 N.E. 162nd Ave. The public is invited.
Father Irenaeus and his wife Genevieve live in Belfast where he is the pastor of the Antiochian Orthodox Church of St. Ignatius. Father Irenaeus is the chairman of the Antiochian Deanery’s Board of Missions and Evangelism and serves on the executive board of the Irish Council of Churches. He and Genevieve are both recent converts to Orthodoxy and believe that the years of interdenominational teaching, training and welfare work among the various Protestant churches as well as the Roman Catholic Church have been God’s way of preparing them and giving them favor with the local fragmented society. Their parish in Belfast is only two years old. It is comprised of former Protestants and former Catholics as well as those who have no previous Christian background, and it has experienced tremendous growth in a very short time.
St. George Church, the oldest Antiochian Orthodox Church on the West Coast, is pleased to bring this inspiring story to Portland. The parish is made up of Christians from countries of the Middle East, such as Lebanon and Syria, as well as many converts to the faith from a variety of nationalities and backgrounds.
For more information about this event of the St. George Antiochian Church, contact Don or Karen West at 503-239-5351.
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