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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 August issue are due Friday, July 14. 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
Preschoolers can sign up now
Gethsemane Lutheran Preschool, 11560 S.E. Market St., is accepting preschool registrations for the 2006-2007 school year. The preschool program is for children who will be three or four years of age by Sept. 1. Call Karla Hills at 503-256-1835 for more information or to register.
SENIOR RESOURCES
OASIS tutor program holds informational meeting
Adults age 50 and over are invited to come hear about becoming an OASIS Intergenerational Reading Tutor in the 2006-2007 school year. Volunteer tutors receive training and are then placed with a child who needs extra one-on-one help. Tutors work one hour a week in the school. Additional tutors are needed at Menlo Park, Gilbert Heights, Gilbert Park, and Ventura Park Elementary schools. The informational meeting will be at Midland Library, 805 S.E. 122nd Ave., on Thursday, July 20 at 3 p.m.
For more information please call Colleen Shannon at 503-833-3636.
Learn about osteoporosis
Firwood Gardens Residential Care Center, 819 N.E. 122nd Ave., invites you to join its visiting registered nurse in a presentation and discussion about osteoporosis. This free event begins at 2 p.m. Bring an empty bag. Nurse Loretta provides free goodies for all who attend.
For more information, get in touch with Becca Letourneau at 503-252-0085.
CHURCHES
Fiesta vacation bible school scheduled
Woodland Park Baptist Church at 11375 N.E. Halsey St. is gearing up for Fiesta vacation bible school. The fun begins Monday, July 10, and concludes on Friday, July 14. The program runs from 6:30 to 9:00 p.m. each evening and is open to children in kindergarten through grade six. Registration is ongoing until the first session. A special pre-registration carnival will be held Saturday, July 8 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the church.
International event kicks off summer sessions
Vacation bible school at Crossroads Church, 2505 N.E. 102nd Ave., begins with an International Extravaganza on Saturday, July 8. Your family will enjoy food and performers from around the globe between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.
The theme continues Sunday, July 9-Thursday, July 13 from 6:30 to 8:45 p.m. during vacation bible school designed for children age 4 through those entering the sixth grade.
To learn more, contact Dana Brown at 503-517-8624.
FUNDRAISERS
Swing away for special needs kids
Golfers, sign up now for the Serendipity Center Heart to Heart Charity Golf Event. Each golfer will be playing on behalf of a special needs student at Serendipity Center.
The tournament format is a four-person scramble with a shotgun start at 8 a.m. at Eastmoreland Golf Course on Friday, Aug. 4. The field is limited to the first 100 players. Be sure to get your registration in by Monday, July 24. The $150 entry includes greens fees, cart, range balls, prize fund, lunch and a $50 charitable donation.
For an entry form or for more information, contact Rita McClellan at 503-595-2754 or ritam@serendipitycenter.org.
Serendipity Center is a therapeutic school committed to providing a safe and supportive environment in which at-risk students learn and practice the skills to become contributing members of our world.
Save your cans for scholarships
As always, the Parkrose High Bronco Boosters want your returnable cans and bottles. They show up at Parkrose Middle School, 11800 N.E. Shaver St., on the first Saturday of each month for just that reason.
Enjoy your summer. Host lots of barbecues, gather up your empties, and drop them off between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Saturday, July 1 or Aug. 5.
The money the Boosters raised from this and other events helped fund $4,000 in scholarships awarded to Parkrose High students last month.
Botanical garden announces sales
Leach Botanical Garden has announced it will hold Open Nursery Sales this summer at the garden, 6704 S.E. 122nd Ave. Visitors are invited to explore the nursery and purchase new and unusual treasures. Special plants from the garden including recent horticultural introductions, old favorites and miscellaneous one-of-a-kind plants will be offered. Garden staff and volunteers will be on hand to answer your horticultural questions.
Open Nursery days will be the first and third Saturdays of the month from now through September from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. All money raised will go to support the operation of Portland's only public botanical garden.
For more information contact Nancy Williams at 503-823-1671.
Popular sports car is big prize in raffle
Don't miss your chance to be the proud owner of a brand new sports car. The Mt. Hood Community College Foundation's third annual car raffle is now selling tickets for a chance to win one of the most popular cars this year - a 2006 charcoal gray Pontiac Solstice convertible. Tickets are $20 apiece, and a limit of 2500 tickets will be sold. The car features power windows, power door locks and remote keyless entry. The retail value of the car is $24,500. Must be 18 years of age to participate.
Proceeds from the raffle will be used to benefit MHCC students with scholarships and equipment. The car to be raffled is sponsored by Weston Pontiac Buick GMC.
The winning ticket will be drawn at the "Rockin' Round the Block" car show on Saturday, Aug. 12 at 5:45 p.m. Tickets may be purchased by calling 503-491-7204 or in person at the MHCC Foundation Office, Room 2398, located at the Gresham campus of Mt. Hood Community College, 26000 S.E. Stark St. A printable order form can also be accessed online at http://www.mhcc.edu/docs/docsFoundation/CarRaffle.pdf.
MEETINGS
Open house features MAX Light Rail Project
TriMet will host an open house to highlight future service plans and projects, including the I-205/Portland Mall MAX Light Rail Project. The new 8.3-mile light rail line will connect Clackamas Town Center with Portland State University.
The open house will be on Tuesday, July 18 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Clackamas Town Center, Center Court, Southeast Sunnyside Road and 82nd Avenue.
You will learn about station location and design, public art, construction plans and the 2009 service plan.
The I-205/Portland Mall MAX Light Rail project will add the light rail to Southwest 5th and 6th avenues between Union Station and Portland State University, and between Gateway Transit Center and Clackamas Town Center. The extension is part of the proposed 8.3-mile I-205/Portland Mall MAX Light Rail Project set to begin construction in mid-January 2007 and to open in September 2009.
For more detailed information on the I-205/Portland Mall MAX Light Rail Project, or to receive updates by e-mail, visit trimet.org.
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