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SENIOR RESOURCES
Senior volunteers needed to help children read
The OASIS Intergenerational Tutor Program seeks adults, age 50 and over, to help children in Mid-county schools learn to read. Tutors work with a child once a week for an hour. Previous experience is not necessary. OASIS provides training, materials and ongoing monthly support meetings for further sharing and camaraderie. Please call Tutor Program Coordinator Colleen Shannon at 503-833-3636 for more information.
FUNDRAISERS
Tea served al fresco
Enjoy an old-fashioned three-course tea served in a beautiful garden setting at Leach Botanical Garden, 6704 S.E. 122nd Ave. This fundraising event is prepared and served by garden volunteers. The teas will be held on Wednesday and Thursday, July 11 and 12 with seating at noon or 2:30. Tickets are $25. Reservations are required. For more information or to make a reservation, please call 503-771-2486.
Get a 2007 Ford Mustang for $5
The Russellville Kiwanis Club is selling raffle tickets for a 2007 Ford Shelby Mustang GT500. Only 1,000 of these cars were built. This is one of the first to come off the assembly line. The console cover on this vehicle is autographed by race car driver and auto manufacturer Carroll Shelby. Car buffs will be impressed by the 5.4L supercharged, intercooled DOHC V8 engine, 6-speed manual transmission, bright-machined aluminum wheels, stainless exhaust, functional heat extractors on the hood and side rocker stripes. A similar car on the showroom floor would list for $43,765. Raffle tickets are selling for $5 each. The drawing will be held at the Oregon State Fair on Labor Day.
You can purchase tickets from Russellville Kiwanis members through Aug. 1. After that they will be available at the state fair.
All proceeds will go to the Kiwanis Children’s Cancer Program at Doernbecher Children’s Hospital. Contact Charlie Ross at 503-252-1570 for tickets.
Ross said the Kiwanis are always looking for folks who are interested in serving the community. If you fit the bill, drop by Russellville Park, Southeast 103rd Avenue and Burnside Street, any Wednesday at 12:15 p.m. for lunch and a meeting.
MEETINGS
Real Estate for beginners
If you are a real estate investor or have ever considered buying real estate, the July session of the city of Portland Bureau of Development Services luncheon seminar is not to be missed. The topic on Friday, July 13 will be On-site Realtor Presentation. Professionals will discuss how to research properties before you buy and why it is important to do so. You will learn about the Get Legal Program offered by the city and what projects are eligible. Lot segregations and land divisions will be covered under zoning codes, and you will tour the document services center.
This free seminar begins at noon downtown at 1900 S.W. 4th Ave. in Conference Room 2500-A. Pack a lunch, and be prepared with your questions.
Network with business leaders
Join the monthly networking luncheon of the Parkrose Business Association on Thursday, July 19 at 11:30 a.m. Mike Dawson of the Parkrose Burgerville will speak. The meeting will be at Steamers Restaurant, 8303 N.E. Sandy Blvd.
Metro bond measure will fund area parks
In November 2006 voters directed the Metro Council to safeguard water quality, protect fish and wildlife habitat, and ensure access to nature for future generations. The $227.4 million bond measure voters approved protects natural areas and lands near rivers and streams throughout the metro region, safeguarding the quality of our water while managing the impacts of growth and maintaining the area’s quality of life for future generations.
Metro’s Natural Areas Program is designed to preserve natural areas at the regional, local and neighborhood levels. $44 million in bond funds is earmarked for that purpose.
Portland’s share will be focused primarily on natural area acquisitions, with smaller allocations for neighborhood park acquisition in park-deficient neighborhoods, trail corridor acquisition and restoration projects.
Neighborhood park acquisitions are being considered in the Argay and Centennial neighborhoods. A meeting on Thursday, July 19 at 7 p.m. at the East Portland Police Precinct, 737 S.E. 106th Ave., will give you the opportunity to share your ideas for these proposed new parks.
Drugs on agenda for East Precinct meeting
There will be a meeting of the East Precinct block captains on Wednesday, July 25 in the East Precinct Community Room, located at 737 S.E. 106th Ave., from 6 to 8 p.m.
The speaker will be Sgt. Mike Krantz of the Portland Police Bureau’s Drugs and Vice Division. Krantz will describe the role of the Drugs and Vice Division in interdicting illegal drugs in our community. There will be a drug kit available so citizens can see, up close, what street drugs and drug paraphernalia look like.
All members of the community who are concerned about neighborhood livability and crime reduction are encouraged to attend.
CHURCHES
Special evening prayer established
Each Friday, Faith Community Church, 12414 East Burnside St., will offer a time of prayer from 7 to 8 p.m. for our nation, state, county and city in the church library. For information, contact Prayer Coordinator Phyllis Ernsberger at 503-253-3563.
Summer events appeal to young and old
Freedom Day is a celebration held at The Grotto, Northeast 85th Avenue and Sandy Blvd., on Sunday, July 2 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. that celebrates freedom from oppression. The majority of attendees are Southeast Asian representing Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. In addition, the Polish, Croatian, Russian, Korean, Filipino, Hispanic and Eritrean communities participate in Freedom Day. Thousands of people gather at The Grotto in native costumes carrying bouquets of vibrant flowers to celebrate their freedom.
Freedom Day festivities include a commemoration ceremony at 10 a.m. to honor all of those who have fought for or died in the name of freedom, followed by a rosary procession and a noon Mass.
Archbishop John G. Vlazny, of the Archdiocese of Portland, will be the celebrant of the Mass, which will include traditional liturgical dances to honor our blessed mother performed by the Our Lady of La Vang’s liturgical dance group.
A Mass and blessing with the relic of St. Peregrine will be offered on Saturday, July 7 at noon. St. Peregrine is the patron saint of victims of cancer, AIDS and other life-threatening diseases.
Animals large and small will be blessed during a special outdoor event on Sunday, July 15 at 2 p.m. The annual Blessing of the Animals offers individuals with pets the opportunity to reflect upon the positive impact animals have on our emotional and physical well-being. This annual event attracts a wide variety of animals. Individuals of all faiths are invited to bring their companion animals, properly restrained, to The Grotto.
There is a special twilight Mass celebrating the Feast of St. Anne on Thursday, July 26 at 7:30 p.m. St. Anne was the mother of Mary and the grandmother of Jesus. It is an evening of prayer and reflection. The Mass is held outdoors, weather permitting.
Fill the summer with music, drama
Parkrose United Methodist Church is accepting registrations for its first-ever Summer Music and Drama Camp. The camp will be held July 23-27, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the church, 11111 N.E. Knott St.
This unique opportunity is for children and youth entering grades three through eight in the fall. Campers will take group lessons in singing, drama and hand bell playing in the morning, and in the afternoons they will work on a short musical theater production to be presented on Friday, July 27.
The camp fee is $30 and includes lunch and snacks each day. Scholarships are available on the basis of financial need.
For additional information about the Music and Drama Camp, or to obtain a registration form, please contact the church office at 503-253-7567 or welcome@parkroseumc.org.
THE ARTS
Enjoy comedy with dessert
The Players at Resurrection Lutheran Church present “Over the Checkerboard,” a two-act comedy by Fred Carmichael. Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, July 6 and Saturday, July 7 and at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 8.
Tickets are $7 for adults, $6 for seniors and $5 for children. To reserve seating, call 503-256-0978 or 503-252-8393. Desserts will be available from the youth group that is raising funds for a mission trip to Mexico.
Resurrection Lutheran Church is located at 1700 N.E. 132nd Ave.
Summer arts activities at Parkrose
The Community Connections Program at Parkrose High School will continue through the end of July with exciting neighborhood events. Look for upcoming details about the new mural planned for the outside wall of the performing arts center. Muralist Larry Kangas, a well-known Pacific Northwest artist with a 30-year career painting murals — he’s done over 1,000 — has begun work on a mural for the high school with the working title “Horses Through History and the World’s Cultures.”
Community Connections, in collaboration with the Portland Parks & Recreation SUN Community School, plans mural-related events for youth throughout July. A mural dedication party is set for Saturday, July 28.
To learn more, contact Community Connections Program Developer Joanne Oleksiak at 503-408-2645 or joanne_oleksiak@parkrose.k12.or.us.
Enjoy live music at Powell Butte
The Portland Parks & Recreation Summer Concert Series will include a performance by Rich Halley’s Outside Music Ensemble on Saturday, July 14 at 7 p.m. at Powell Butte Nature Park, Southeast 162nd Avenue and Powell Boulevard.
Picnics are welcome, and many parks have food vendors on-site. Alcoholic beverages for personal consumption are permitted in parks only during the concerts. Concertgoers are asked to help keep our neighborhoods and parks clean by picking up litter. If you pack it in, please pack it out.
Except when posted “No Dogs,” or during off-leash times in specific off-leash areas, all dogs must be on leash in Portland parks. Concertgoers appreciate dog owners who use scoops.
To avoid parking hassles, concertgoers are encouraged to take TriMet to performances. Please visit www.trimet.org for routes and schedules.
If you have a disability and require an accommodation in order to participate, please call 503-823-2223 V/TDD. Please allow at least two working days’ notice.
The full summer concert schedule is posted at www.portlandonline.com/parks/index.cfm?c=35300, you can also call 503-823-PLAY for more information.
Pianist offers solo concert
Rivercrest Community Church, 3201 N.E. 148th Ave., will host a Christian Music Ministries of America concert featuring pianist David Jonathan Lomascola on Saturday, July 14 at 7 p.m. Limited seating is available, so plan to arrive early.
Lomascola began playing the piano by ear at age 2. He is a graduate of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, with a master’s degree in piano performance. He has toured throughout the United States and the Caribbean and has appeared extensively on the Las Vegas Strip at the Flamingo Hilton, Caesar’s Palace and the Bellagio.
Should you have questions, please call 503-254-4400.
Student photography on display
Opening to rave reviews back in May, the exhibit of Parkrose High School student artwork titled Photography: First Impressions is now on tour. The photographs were displayed at the East Portland Neighborhood Office during the month of June and have now moved to the Argay branch of U.S. Bank, 4100 N.E. 122nd Ave., for the month of July.
For information about after-school photography workshops in the fall, contact Trevor Todd, site manager at Parkrose SUN Community School, at ttodd@ci.portland.or.us.
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