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Learn to grow your own exotic beauty
Portland hosts a club full of folks that love exotic flowers. The African Violet Society can teach you everything you need to grow beautiful, healthy African Violets, as well as other beautiful, unusual flowers. Meetings often include guest speakers, workshops, or slideshows featuring different types of violets.
The African Violet Society will meet at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 30 at Tabor Heights Methodist Church, 6161 S.E. Stark St. Use back entrance. For more information, please call Charlotte Smith at 503-771-5762.
Get together with other local business owners
All Parkrose area business owners and managers are invited to this month’s meeting of the Parkrose Business Association. Every month, get together with local folks to share ideas and hear guest speakers. Each meeting also includes a “Spotlight Speaker,” where a member gives a short presentation. November’s “Spotlight Speaker” will be Wayne Stoll of Argay Square.
The November meeting will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 21 in Steamers Restaurant, 8303 N.E. Sandy Blvd. For more information about this organization, please contact Executive President Nancy Murphy at 503-493-2215 or e-mail proseba@aol.com.
Defeat those butterflies
Does the thought of speaking in front of others make your knees knock? Toastmasters International can help you defeat the swarms of butterflies that invade your stomach. Learn to give a presentation at work or a toast at a wedding with equal ease. Toastmasters International can make you a confident, strong speaker.
Toastmasters International meet every Monday at 12:05 p.m. in the Columbia Center, 17650 N.E. Sandy Blvd. For more information, please call David Hattery at 503-401-3777.
Make a difference
Do you wish your neighborhood were more exciting? Or perhaps you’re worried about security. Help shape your neighborhood by participating in your neighborhood association. Neighborhood associations provide a place for differences between neighbors to be worked out and community issues to be resolved. They also provide an opportunity to plan for neighborhood events such as fairs or neighborhood yard sales. Get involved in your neighborhood’s association today, and help make your neighborhood a better place to live. Local meetings are listed below. For general East Portland Neighborhood Office information, please call Becky Hughes at 503-823-4550.
• The Argay Neighborhood Association meeting is Tuesday, Nov. 19, 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Parkrose High School, 12003 N.E. Shaver St. For more information, please call Sandy Nelson at 503-254-1984.
• The Hazelwood Neighborhood Association will meet to hold general elections on Monday, Nov. 18 at 6:30 p.m. in the East Precinct Community Room, 737 S.E. 106th Ave. For more information, please call Shirley Holmes at 503-253-7193 or email shirleya_hol@msn.com.
• The Mill Park Neighborhood Association meets on Tuesday, Nov. 12 in the Powell Valley Water District Office, 12350 S.E. Powell Blvd. at 7 p.m. For more information, please call Rosemarie Opp at 503-256-4591.
• The Parkrose Neighborhood Association will meet on Tuesday, Nov. 19 at 6:30 p.m. in St. Matthews Episcopal Church, 11229 N.E. Prescott St. For more information, please call Ron Nelson at 503-254-1164.
• The Parkrose Heights Association of Neighbors will hold a meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 19 at 7 p.m. in Miller Hall at United Methodist Church, 11111 N.E. Knott St. This will be an open meeting but is working session of the board. For information, please call Carol Williams, 503-255-9596 or Grace Fitzgerald, 503-254-3767.
• The Russell Neighborhood Association will hold its next meeting on Thursday, Nov. 21 at 6:30 p.m. at Shepherd’s Door, 13207 N.E. Halsey St. This is a special meeting to visit the site and meet the people who will be living and working there.
Shepard’s Door is a six-phase program for a minimum length of 9 months and a maximum of 24 months. The program is focused on homeless women with children and provides them a consistent and positive living situation while they prepare themselves and their children to become members of the greater community. School age children will be transitioned into area schools when they are ready.
The completed site will include 3 play areas with equipment, (including a small basketball court), a large kitchen, 44 individual bedroom family units, a camping area for overnight campouts, counseling rooms, classrooms, and other features. The entire site and its building elements will be used for teaching as well as life experiences. A bus shelter will be placed at the site by Tri-Met in order to provide transit availability for residents. Limited, on site parking is provided for staff and program visitors.
The meeting will consist of a hardhat walking tour of the new buildings at Shepherd’s Door that are nearing exterior completion and is open to the public. A general discussion period will follow. Construction has been exceptionally fast and the timeline for completion of the project has shortened. Current plans call for 6 families to begin the first residential program in mid-January, 2003. It is expected that 50% of the families will be fully enrolled by the end of year one, with 100% enrollment by the end of year two.
If you would like to attend, please contact the Russell Neighborhood Association by calling the East Portland Neighborhood office at 503-823-4550 or call Bonny McKnight, Russell NA Co-Chair, at 503-253-6848.
• The Wilkes Community Group will hold a general meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 12 at 7 p.m. at the Teamsters Complex, Jo Edgar Hall, 1850 NE 162nd Ave. For more information, please call Ross Monn at 503-261-1010.
Keep an eye on our water quality
The Lower Willamette Agricultural Water Quality Management Area Local Advisory Committee will be holding their next meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 26 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Multnomah Building, 501 S.E. Hawthorne, Room BCC Conf 112. For more information, please call Julie at 503-222-7645 ext. 105.
Good works and games
The Columbia View Kiwanis invites all civic-minded community members to visit their next meeting. The Kiwanis not only support charitable organizations such as Snow-CAP, Loaves and Fishes, and many others, but also enjoy a bingo game every week. Each meeting also includes a special program with guest speakers on topics of interest.
The Columbia View Kiwanis meet every Wednesday at noon in the Refectory Restaurant, 1618 N.E. 122nd Ave. For more information, please call Charlie Ross at 503-252-1570.
For the people, by the people
The League of Women Voters is a non-partisan group dedicated to increasing citizen participation in the government. They also seek to influence public policy through advocacy and education. Join in to keep the people’s voice in government.
The League of Women Voters meets at 10 a.m. on the third Saturday of each month at the Airport Shilo Inn, 11707 N.E. Airport Way. On Saturday, Nov. 16, come join your fellow patriots and make a difference. For more information, please call zone chairwoman Artie Johnson at 503-282-8044.
Participate in Parkrose
The Parkrose Lions Club is a local organization that supports the community through a variety of fun and worthwhile activities. Do your part to support local causes in a fun group of like-minded individuals. Lions will even treat first-time guests to a free dinner. This group volunteers for many causes and are always organizing special events. Drop by and see what they are cooking up!
The November meetings of the Parkrose Lions Club will be Wednesday, Nov. 6 and Wednesday, Nov. 20. The special guest for the meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 20 will be Judy Giorgi, District Governor. The meetings will be held at the Royal Garden Chinese Restaurant, 13816 N.E. Sandy Blvd. Dinner is at 6 p.m. with the meeting beginning at 6:30 p.m. Find out what activities benefiting the community the Parkrose Lions will be working this month. For more information, please call Sterling Leiv at 503-258-1346.
Help others in the morning
Help humanity and enjoy a game of bingo with the Mall 205 Early Risers Kiwanis Club. This lively group spends every Thursday morning discussing ways to be of service to the community, by supporting such organizations as Snow-CAP and the East Portland Community Center. Each week’s meeting also includes a special program with guest speaker as well as a bingo game. The Early Risers meet at 7 a.m. every Thursday at the Old Country Buffet in Plaza 205, at 10542 S.E. Washington St. Help make our world a better place. For more information, please call Bruce Altizer at 503-261-1575.
Brighten up your home
The Indoor Gardening Club can help you liven up your home with a variety of beautiful, fragrant plants and flowers. Add some of nature’s beauty to your living space. The Indoor Gardening Club can give you tips for your indoor garden even if you have been gardening for years. The club has plenty of experts to help anyone just starting out.
Each meeting includes a special program, often with field trips, guest speakers, and plant exchanges. Every meeting also includes a potluck dinner provided by all those who attend. The next meeting will be held at noon on Sunday, Nov. 24 at 15893 N.E. Holladay St. For more information, please call Charlotte Smith at 503-771-5762.
Help a local family have a home
Our local Mid-county Rotary clubs help provide housing for local families through Habitat for Humanity. These service clubs also support many other valuable community services, provide numerous Rotary scholarships, and contribute to International Polio Plus - a Rotary project aimed at eradicating polio. Attend one of the local meetings listed below to find out how you can be of service to the community:
The Central East Rotary Club meets at 7 a.m. every Thursday in the Ringside East Restaurant, 14021 N.E. Glisan St. For more information, please call Teresa Platts at 503-253-7569.
The Northeast Portland Rotary Club meets at 12:15 p.m. every Tuesday in the Refectory Restaurant Banquet Room, 1618 N.E. 122nd Ave. at Halsey St. For more information, please call Tom Lobingier at 503-252-4036.
Profession women bettering the world
The Soroptimist International organization is the largest organization for professional and executive women. This club gives you a chance to give back to the community, helping victims of domestic violence and improving the status of women and children.
They hold a meeting every week to discuss and implement projects to improve the community. First timers get treated to lunch, so come learn about this group and enjoy a meal. The Soroptimists meet every Wednesday at noon in the banquet room of the New Copper Penny Restaurant, located on the corner of S.E. 92nd Ave. and Foster Rd.
If you are a professional woman who would like to make a difference, call Lisa Ortquist at 503-261-9608, e-mail soroptimistpdxe@hotmail.com, or write to P.O. Box 30657, Portland, OR 97294-3657.
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