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Free Hospice training
Providence Hospital is offering a free comprehensive course of training to prepare people who are interested in becoming a hospice volunteer.
The class will be held from 9:30 a.m. to noon, Tuesdays and Thursdays from September 25 to October 28 at Kaiser Permanente Town Hall, 3704 N. Interstate Avenue.
Hospice volunteers help people who are facing terminal illness. The training course covers the basic principals of hospice, understanding the special needs of patients and their families, effective communications, patient care, pain and symptom management, spiritual care giving, and understanding grief and loss.
Volunteers must be at least 18 years old. No previous hospice experience is required. Following training, volunteers are asked to commit no more than four hours a week for a year. Among areas volunteers can choose to spend time in are: respite care, bereavement, Me Too & Company - a children’s grief support group, and oncology. The Community Hospice Volunteer Training Coalition is comprised of Providence Portland Hospice, Providence St. Vincent Hospice, Kaiser Permanente Hospice, Legacy VNA Hospice and Hopewell Hospice.
Pre-registration is required. For more information or to request an application packet call Karen Arnold, Providence Portland Hospice volunteer coordinator at 503-215-4944, or Mary Anne Nance, Providence St. Vincent Hospice volunteer coordinator at 503-574-9498.
Providence Hospice is part of Providence Health System, which offers a comprehensive array of health and education services through its seven hospitals, medical clinics, health plans, long-term care facilities and home health services. Its services are designed to provide care and support for people nearing end-of-life. For more information, visit www.providence.org/oregon.
MEETINGS
Weekly weight loss meetings
TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly!) #OR128, Portland would like you to join them on Monday evenings from 6:15 pm to 7:30 pm in the Fireside Room located on the North side of the Resurrection Lutheran Church, 1700 N.E. 132nd.
Founded in 1948, TOPS is a nonprofit weight loss support group with almost 240,000 members in 11,000 chapters worldwide. It is affiliated with ‘Shape Up America’. If you would like to learn more, call toll free 1-800-932-8677 or visit the website at www.tops.org - they’ll be expecting you.
Your neighborhood is nothing without you
The East Portland Neighborhood Office (EPNO) at 735 S.E. 106th Ave. will put you in touch with your neighborhood association. These active groups provide direct access to city government and offer a united voice for neighborhood concerns. EPNO office hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Contact the office by phone at 503-823-4550, by fax at 503-823-4525 or by e-mail at epno@epno.org.
Mill Park Neighborhood Association has scheduled a general meeting for Tuesday, September 9 at 7 p.m. at Midland Library, 805 S.E. 122nd Ave. For more information, contact Rosemarie Opp at 503-252-5491.
Wilkes Community Group will meet at the Teamster’s Complex, Jo Edgar Hall, 1850 S.E. 162nd Ave on Tuesday, September 9 at 7 p.m.
The Hazelwood Neighborhood Association will meet on Monday, September 15 at 6:30 p.m. in the East Precinct Community Room, 737 S.E. 106th Ave. For more information, contact Arlene Kimura at 503-252-9429.
This month’s general meeting of the Parkrose Neighborhood Association (PNA) will be Tuesday, September 16 at 7 p.m. at Our Savior Lutheran Church, 11100 N.E. Skidmore St. Contact PNA chairman Mark Gardner at 503-254-1752 with your questions.
Parkrose Heights Association of Neighbors will hold a Board meeting at 7 p.m. on September 16 at Parkrose United Methodist Church, 11111 N. E. Knott. This is a working session of the Board but is an open meeting.
On September 23 PHAN will hold their Fall General meeting. This meeting is at 7 p.m. also at Parkrose United Methodist Church. Elections for six board positions will be held at this meeting. They are: Vice President, Recording Secretary, Corresponding Secretary, Crime prevention representative, Traffic, and Board Member at Large.
The featured speaker will be Serena Stoudamire, Senior Outreach Representative for Tri Met. She will discuss how Tri Met service will affect the neighborhood with the Urban Renewal coming to Gateway? Please attend to learn more about what is going on in your neighborhood.
For further information, please call Carol Williams, 503-255-9596 or Grace Fitzgerald, 503-254-3767.
A general meeting of the Argay Neighborhood Association has been scheduled for Tuesday, September 16 at 7 p.m. in Community Room L 13 at Parkrose High School, 12003 N.E. Shaver St. The agenda includes reports from ANA board members, and speakers from the Multnomah County Tax Assessor’s office, Columbia Recycling and Pacific Power. For more information, contact Karl Kunberger at 503-475-0871.
Russell Neighborhood Association will not meet in September. Please direct questions to chair Bonnie McKnight at 503-253-6848.
City of Maywood Park
The Maywood Park City Council, lead my Mayor Mark Hardie, urges all citizens to get involved in their local government.
Meetings will be held on Tuesday September 9 and 23 at 7 p.m. at Mt. Hood Community College.
If you have an item of new business to present, send it, in writing, to the City Office. New business will be added to the agenda as time permits.
Libraries and your business
The Gateway Area Business Association (GABA) will meet on Thursday, Sept. 11 at 11:45 am. The meeting will be held at the Midland Regional Library, 805 S.E. 122nd and will be catered by Aloha Kona Espresso. Librarians, Judy Loeb and Cathy Wright, will give a presentation of Electronic Business Resources available through Multnomah County Library. For more information contact Tim Curran at 503- 287-8904.
Extended networking
The Parkrose Business Association (PBA) September meeting will offer members the opportunity for extended networking. Enjoy the Member Moment presentation by Alexandra Cope of the National Assn. For the Self Employed and the buffet luncheon at Steamers Restaurant, 8303 N.E. Sandy on Thursday, September 18 beginning at 11:30 a.m. The PBA contact is Gordon Boorse at 503-493-2251.
SCHOOL CORNER
Parents are partners
Parents and guardians are invited to review their students’ class schedules, meet teachers and advisors at Parkrose High School’s (PHS) annual Back to School Night. The event takes place on Thursday September 25 and the program begins at 7 p.m. in the auditorium.
Principal Roy Reynolds encourages families to attend the event. “Parents are our partners,” he explains, “and we really want their support and ideas. In addition, we have more than a dozen new teachers that parents will want to meet and lots of new courses to learn about.”
The PHS Site Council, the governing body guiding school improvement efforts, is seeking another parent representative. Applications are now available at the high school’s main office and will also be available at Back to School Night.
Parkrose High School is located at 12003 N.E. Shaver St. For more information contact Mary King at 503-408-2687.
Fall registration at MHCC
Fall term registration is now open for classes that will begin the week of September 22. Continuing and returning students who have attended Mt. Hood Community College (MHCC) in the last year may register online or by using Touch-Tone at 403-491-6000.
New students must submit an Admissions Form prior to registration. Check out the MHCC web site at www.mhcc.edu for more information and forms or call the Admissions and Records Office at 503-491-7393.
Students taking six or more credits or taking reading, writing and/or mathematics must take the College Placement Test (CPT) prior to registration. Call 503-491-7638 for testing information.
Transfer students who have completed English composition and mathematics courses, both with ‘C’ or higher grades can bring a copy of their transcripts to the Academic Advising and Transfer Center or fax it to 503-491-7388 so the CPT may be waived.
Phone registration for non-credit classes is available by calling the Center for Continuing Education at 403-491-7571
People requiring accommodations due to a disability should contact the MHCC Disability Services Office at 503-491-6923 or 503-491-7670 (TDD).
SENIOR ISSUES
Tuition-free classes at PSU
Portland State University’s Senior Adult Learning Center offers tuition-free classes for senior adults.
Oregon residents who are 65 years of age or older may take courses at Portland State University through the Senior Adult Learning Center and pay no tuition (course fees may apply for some classes).
Fall term classes begin on September 29. Senior auditors do not receive any credit for the classes and they are on a space available basis. Registration for Fall term will officially begin in mid-September. Please call the Senior Adult Learning Center at 403-725-4739 for office hours and registration times.
The senior Adult Learning Center is part of the Institute on Aging at the College of Urban and Public Affairs and located in the Urban Center Building (Room 470H) at Southwest 6th Avenue and Montgomery Street in downtown Portland. The campus is easily accessed by bus and the streetcar.
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