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The Mid-county Memo is a newspaper dedicated to serving the community. The Memo Pad is a special section dedicated to your accomplishments, births, and celebrations of milestone events. If you have something special to announce or news your neighbors should know, publicize it in the Mid-county Memo Pad.
Submissions for each month are due by the 15th of the previous month. Please have submissions for November in by Tuesday, October 15. We prefer e-mailed submissions sent to Dawn Widler, Department Editor at editor@midcountymemo.com. You may also mail complete information to 4052 N.E. 22nd Ave., Portland, OR, 97212-1503, phone 503-287-8904 or fax 503-249-7672.
Reserve a spot now
Portland Christian High School is having a Jingle Bell Bazaar this Christmas season. Now is your chance to get a table! Portland Christian High School is actively seeking vendors who want to sell their goods. The Bazaar will be held on Saturday, Nov. 23 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Portland Christian High School, 12425 N.E. San Rafael St. For more information or to reserve a table please contact Chairperson Pat Cross at 503-253-8908. Each vendor table costs $35 for the entire day.
Help Snow-CAP support our community
Snow-CAP, a Community Action Program, benefits many people in our area. This is made possible by the local volunteers who donate their time or money to help support those less fortunate in the community.
Snow-CAP runs several food and clothing programs for low-income residents of the Mid-county area. These programs have served over 4,000 different families in the last year. This translates to over 65,000 visits for various services. These programs include a shopping style food pantry, produce distribution on Tuesdays, a co-op-type program called Community Basket, a community garden, and a delivery program for low-income seniors called Food 2 You, as well as much more.
Our community works through volunteers from the community pitching in, providing time and donations to help those less fortunate make it through another Portland winter. Assist your community by supporting Snow-CAP. Call 503-674-8785 to volunteer, donate, or for more information about what you can do to help.
Local student wins scholarship
A student in the Mt. Hood Community College Hospitality and Tourism program has been awarded a $2,000 scholarship from the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation.
Heather Perrin-Maller is granted this scholarship to pay her tuition, books and miscellaneous living expenses as she enters her second year in the program at MHCC.
By describing her series of jobs in the hospitality industry and how she has learned from her experiences, Perrin-Maller’s essays were chosen for this top award, which is partially funded by the Coca-Cola Company. Perrin-Maller currently works at two Portland restaurants-Lucere and Sylvia’s-and plans to advance in this field upon graduating.
As part of the Hospitality and Tourism program, Perrin-Maller completed a summer internship at both the restaurant Lucere in the Riverplace Hotel and the hotel itself. She learned about management, kitchen operations and customer service. She will continue working at Lucere as a hostess.
“I’m glad that my experience helped me get this scholarship-and I’m grateful for being awarded such a big scholarship,” she said. “I came to MHCC to go into the Hospitality and Tourism program, and this shows that I’ve chosen the right field.” Congratulations to Heather Perrin-Maller.
New classes being offered
The David Douglas Community School is offering several classes this fall for the first time.
A Yoga class will be offered from 6 to 7:15 p.m. and from 7:15 to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesdays, starting Tuesday, Oct. 22. Tuition is $38. Conversational Spanish class will be offered from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays, starting Tuesday, Oct. 22. The tuition fee is $40. Both classes run for eight weeks.
David Douglas Community School also offers piano and guitar lessons. Lessons are private, 30-minute sessions, available on Tuesday afternoons from 3 to 7 p.m. The piano lesson fee is $56 for 4 weeks and the guitar lesson fee is $44 for 4 weeks. Interested children or adults may begin lessons anytime in October. Please call 503-823-2279 to schedule the 30-minute time slots.
All classes will be held at David Douglas Community School, located in Alice Ott Middle School, 12500 S.E. Ramona St. David Douglas School District and Portland Parks and Recreation sponsor David Douglas Community School. For more information, please call David Douglas Community School at 503-823-2279.
Elders in Action offers help for seniors
Elders in Action has specially trained volunteer Ombudsman available to assist seniors and people with disabilities who may be experiencing problems in the areas of healthcare, housing and elder crime and abuse.
These Ombudsman can provide problem solving assistance, advocate for client’s rights, safety, dignity and well being. They provide information and link clients with community services, provide emotional and peer support, and provide physical support in making phone calls, filling out paperwork, or accompanying clients to appointments.
Elders in Action volunteers are also available to speak to senior and community groups about Medicare fraud and abuse and to alert them to swindles and fraudulent practices aimed at seniors.
For more information on Ombudsman Services, or to arrange for a speaking engagement call the Elders in Action Ombudsman Services Line at 503-823-5293.
You can also get involved over the internet. Sign up today to participate in public surveys about issues that affect seniors. Your voice will help Elders in Action to decide what issues to focus on, and you will also be more informed about current legislation that might affect you. Sign up today in an e-mail addressed to volunteer@eldersaction.org.
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