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SENIOR RESOURCES
Prostate cancer support group endures
It’s somewhat unusual for men to get together to talk about their private dealings with disease, but that’s what happens twice a month with the Providence Milwaukie Man-to-Man Prostate Cancer Support Group.
Free and open to the public, Man-to-Man is a support group for men diagnosed with prostate cancer. The group promotes awareness of the disease, its treatments and provides support for patients. Meetings are run and facilitated by men. Spouses and significant others are welcome. A guest speaker is featured each month.
The June 16 meeting will feature medical oncologist Brendan Curti, M.D., director of Genitourinary Oncology Research at the Providence Cancer Center. He will be talking about experimental vaccines used to boost the body’s immune system to fight prostate cancer.
The group meets from 6:30 to 8 p.m., the first and third Thursdays of the month in the Mother Joseph Conference Room of Providence Milwaukie Hospital, located at 10150 S.E. 32nd Avenue, Milwaukie. For more information call 503-513-8175.
CHURCHES
Freedom Day celebration date announced
Our Lady of Lavang Church from the Southeast Asian Vicariate announces the 30th annual pilgrimage to celebrate freedom in the United States. Pilgrimage 2005 celebrates the Year of the Eucharist and commemorates 30 years of exile from Vietnam. The theme for this year’s pilgrimage will be “30 Years: A Journey of “Faith.” Thousands of Catholics from various ethnic communities in the Pacific Northwest are expected to congregate at the Grotto, Northeast 85th Avenue and Sandy Boulevard, on Sunday, July 3, at 11 a.m. to worship, give thanks, and pay homage to the Vietnamese Martyr Saints. Hundreds will begin the day at 9 a.m. participating in a procession from Our Lady of Lavang Catholic Church at Northeast 54th Avenue and Sandy Boulevard. Many participants will be in native costume.
Church announces vacation bible school
As an introduction to its vacation bible school, Crossroads Church, 2505 N.E. 102nd Ave., invites you to drop by on Saturday, July 9 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. to learn more about the programs and events offered. You will find craft booths, food booths and lots of great information.
Children from age four through those entering the sixth grade in September can sign up for Jerusalem Marketplace, the Crossroads Church vacation bible school. The session runs from Sunday, July 10 through Thursday July 14 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. To learn more, call Dana Brown at 503-257-9193.
MEETINGS
Join your neighborhood association today
Leaders in your neighborhood are currently involved in activities such as organizing a neighborhood wide garage sale, learning more about a proposed composting facility seeking to locate in the area, and a special Bureau of Environmental Services project to help remove pollutants from street runoff. They need you. Contact East Portland Neighborhood Office, to find out which neighborhood association serves you. EPNO is located at 735 S.E. 106th Ave. Office hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. The phone number is 503-823-4550, the fax is 503-823-4525 and the e-mail is epno@epno.org.
Parkrose Heights Association of Neighbors will host its annual garage sale on Saturday, June 4 beginning at 9 a.m. The association general membership meeting is Tuesday, June 21 beginning at 7 p.m. at Parkrose United Methodist Church, 11111 N.E. Knott St.
Midland Library, 805 S.E. 122nd Ave., is the site of the Mill Park Neighborhood Association general member ship meeting on Monday, June 13 at 6:30 p.m.
Cedar Grove Composting of Maple Valley Washington, has plans to build an 18 acre composting facility at Northeast Marine Drive near 169th Avenue in the Wilkes neighborhood, recycling up to 80 thousand tons a year. Ross Monn, chair of Wilkes Community Group, along with neighborhood environmental leaders, will take a tour of their Everett, Washington facility in early June.
Cedar Grove Composting is an organic recycling company, transforming grass, leaves, yard trimmings, food waste and wood waste into compost. Currently Metro trucks this waste to the Everett facility.
A representative from Cedar Grove Composting will be on hand Tuesday, June 14 at the Wilkes Community Group meeting in the Teamster's Complex at 1850 N.E. 162nd Ave., discussing plans for their Portland facility and address neighborhood concerns. The meeting begins at 7 p.m.
On Monday, June 20, the Hazelwood Neighborhood Association board will meet at Russellville Park (formerly Courtyard at Russellville), 20 S.E 103rd Ave.; beginning at 6:30 p.m.
Board members of Argay Neighborhood Association will meet at 7 p.m. on Tuesday June 21 at Scarborough Flair, Northeast 131st Avenue and Sandy Boulevard, in the Friendly Village Shopping Center.
A general membership meeting of the Parkrose Neighborhood Association will be held at Our Savior Lutheran Church, 11100 N.E. Skidmore St. on Tuesday, June 21 at 7 p.m.
No meetings are on the schedule at press time for the Glenfair Neighborhood Association, Russell Neighborhood Association or Woodland Park Neighborhood Association.
GABA to learn of proposed new designs
Gateway business leaders will hear about the proposed plans for the 102nd Avenue Streetscape Improvement Project from city of Portland project manager, Dan Layden at its next meeting. The Gateway Area Business Association will meet at J J North’s, 10520 N.E. Halsey, at 11:45 a.m. on Thursday, June 9.
Finalizing Cruise-In plans
Member Greg Bolt of ABC Roofing will share the story of his business when the Parkrose Business Association gets together on Thursday, June 21. This meeting will also go over final details for the Rose Festival Cruise-In set for Saturday, June 26.
Be at Steamers Restaurant, 8303 N.E. Sandy Blvd., at 11:30 a.m. to network and find out how to get involved.
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