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The Gateway Area Business Association general membership meeting will be held on Thursday, Dec. 11 at 11:45 at JJ North’s Grand Buffet. The main speaker will be Charlie Ross, SnowCap Chairman of the Board. The David Douglas music program will provide special music. Members and guests are asked to bring canned food for SnowCap to the meeting.
Permit & Property Research Tools “101”
Your next opportunity to take advantage of free seminars offered by the Bureau of Development Services or BDS will be Friday, December 12 from noon - 1:30 p.m.
Bring a lunch to this ‘Brown Bag’ session to learn the resources available to you. The event in the 1900 S.W. 4th Avenue Building in the second floor conference room 2500-A is free.
At the December session you will be able to take a “virtual” tour of Development Self-Help Resources and learn where to find:
• Historical information on permits, plans, & building codes ~ online searches
• Maps showing water & sewer lines, street, zoning, and topography details
• Electronic resources—What you’ll find in TRACS, and map tools online
• BDS website research tools; forms, fees, process/project information and more
• Planning and zoning maps and land use information — Questions & Answers
For more information contact Martha Shonya at 503-823-7822.
Neighborhood Watch in Argay
Shaver Parent Faculty Association or SPFA will be coordinating a Neighborhood watch program at the January meeting.
The meeting will be hosted by the SPFA at Shaver Elementary School, 3701 N.E. 131st Pl., in the Library on Tuesday evening, January 13, starting at 6:30 p.m. Special Guest Teri Poppino, Crime Prevention Specialist for East Portland. The Neighborhood Watch program is designed to increase neighborhood livability by reducing crime and the fear of crime through active citizen participation.
Representatives of this effort would like you to talk to your neighbors and make sure that at least one person from your block comes to this meeting. The more participation, the more effective the program. Free childcare will be provided in the gym. Building a stronger, safer community starts with one step. This one.
For more information, contact SPFA president Christy Hillman at 503-408-7816. Terri Poppino is available at 503-823-5532.
SCHOOL CORNER
Recruiting SMART volunteers
Can you read? Do you enjoy children? Then you have all the qualifications to be a SMART Volunteer. The Start Making A Reader Today program at Shaver Elementary needs 40 more volunteers this year. Give one hour a week to help K-3 students love to read. SMART is a reading and book give-away program that matches community volunteers with students. Call Kara Beam at 503-525-1133 for more information or visit the SMART room at Shaver School on Monday or Thursday mornings.
Oregon Colleges offer rewards to Academic All-Stars
Beginning its 21st year of operation, Multnomah Education Service District’s Academic All-Stars, or AAS, program has found a creative way to provide scholarships while offering incentives for Multnomah County’s top students to attend in-state colleges and universities.
The program has reached agreement with six Oregon colleges and universities that have established themselves as Academic All-Stars Partners. Each institution will honor outstanding academic achievement by awarding additional scholarships to enrolling Academic All-Stars, over and above the cash award bestowed by the program.
The institutions signed up so far are Willamette University, Concordia University, Portland State University, Warner Pacific College, Cascade College and Western Baptist College. In addition, Oregon Health Sciences University is participating by offering a 2004 Summer Science Apprenticeship Scholarship for the highest-ranking science category finalist.
Here’s an example of how the program works: Willamette University is offering to first place winners a $15,000 scholarship, renewable for four years. With nine categories, the value of Willamette’s scholarships is a potential $540,000 - or six times what the entire Academic All-Stars scholarship fund provided in 2003.
Here is a list of the colleges and universities that are partners, and their commitment to the program.
Warner Pacific College will award their full-tuition ($16,000 in 2003-04), Regent’s Scholarship, to the top three places in any of the AAS categories of the 2003 competition who desire to attend Warner Pacific College. The scholarship is renewable for up to eight semesters provided the recipient maintains a cumulative college grade point average of 3.50. For the 2003-2004 academic year, in addition to continuing the above, WPC will offer the President’s Scholarship (1/2 tuition) to each finalist in each of the Academic All-Star categories.
Cascade College will award their highest academic scholarship to each of the top three places in each AAS category. For the 2003-2004 school year the award would be $6,500 each. To retain this award, students must be enrolled full time and maintain a 3.0 cumulative GPA. This award can be retained for up to 8 semesters.
Concordia University will award all finalists, regardless of their competition placement, a $1,000 annual scholarship. The top three individuals in each AAS category will be awarded a $2,000 annual scholarship. These scholarships will be above and beyond the outstanding academic scholarships an Academic All-Star would be eligible to receive. In addition, all finalists will be considered for Concordia University’s Honors program. The Honors Program not only provides half tuition scholarships, but also the opportunity for stellar academic challenges and preparation for graduate studies. Scholarships are renewable for up to eight semesters for full time enrollment, provided the student meets minimum standards.
Western Baptist College will award a $2,000 scholarship to any Academic All-Stars finalist, regardless of their competition placement. This $2,000 will be above and beyond the already outstanding academic scholarship an Academic All-Star would be eligible for at WBC. The scholarship is renewable for up to eight semesters ($1,000 each semester) provided the recipient maintains accumulative college grade point average of 3.0.
Willamette University will award The G. Herbert Smith Presidential Scholarship, an award amount of $15,000 renewable each year for four years to the first place finalist in each category. The second and third place in each category will receive The Elmer and Grace Goudy Scholarship, an award amount of $13,000 renewable each year for four years. All other finalists will be awarded The Willamette All-Stars Scholarship of $10,000 renewable each year for four years.
Portland State University will offer to one 2003 Academic All-Star a $2,000 fee remission for the academic year 2003/2004. In the event that more than one Academic All-Stars attends PSU, this scholarship will be awarded to the student that placed highest in their category of competition.
Oregon Health Sciences University will provide a 2004 Summer Science Apprenticeship Scholarship for the highest-ranking Science finalist (who desires to utilize this opportunity).
Academic All-Stars is a portfolio-based scholarship and recognition competition among top students from 19 public high schools in Multnomah County. In 2003, AAS awarded $55,000 in scholarships to 72 students.
To learn more, contact Shelly Adams, Academic All-Stars specialist, at 503-257-1625.
MHCC classes teach new and healthy meals to add to your menu
If you plan to add healthy eating to your New Year’s resolution list, Mt. Hood Community College’s or MHCC Continuing Education department is offering three new cooking classes designed to get you started in the right direction.
“Contemporary Japanese Cooking” (HEC4J), will teach you how to create nutritious and healthy traditional Japanese meals. The only requirements are basic cooking skills and a sense of fun. The class begins Tuesday, January 6, and runs through March 9, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. This 10-week course costs $79.
“Soups of Italy” (HE4SO-01), is a new, one-night class that will have you cooking up warm, hardy Italian soups for those cold winter nights. The class will be held on Tuesday, January 27, from 6 to 9 p.m. The cost is $28.
Tofu, you know it’s good for you, but you haven’t a clue how to prepare it. “Tofu-What To Do With It” (HE4TO-01), will show you how to cook simple and delicious meals with this often misunderstood food. The class will also provide an opportunity to try other soy products available on the market. The cost of the class is $28, and will be held Tuesday, March 9, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
All three classes will be at Centennial High School, 3405 S.E. 182nd Ave. in Gresham. For information or to register, call the MHCC Continuing Education department at 503-491-7571.
People requiring accommodations due to a disability should contact the MHCC Disability Services Office at 503-491-6923 or 503-491-7670 (TDD).
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