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The Memo Calendar is your vehicle to publicize community events. Let your mid-Multnomah County neighbors know about events of interest, meetings, fundraisers and the like. Calendar submissions for the November issue are due Monday, Oct. 15. For best results, e-mail Darlene Vinson at editor@midcountymemo.com. Or mail your editorial submissions to 3510 N.E. 134th Ave., Portland, OR 97230. To leave a phone message, call 503-287-8904. The Mid-county Memo fax number is 503-249-7672.
SCHOOL CORNER
Improve your English language skills
English Language and Life Orientation classes are being offered to adults this fall at Alice Ott Middle School, 12500 S.E. Ramona St., and Floyd Light Middle School, 10800 S.E. Washington St. Beginning, intermediate and advanced classes are available on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6 to 8 p.m.
A one-time $30 registration fee covers materials and instruction. New students will receive a native language bilingual dictionary.
Free childcare and homework assistance will be available for the children of enrolled language students.
To register or to learn more, Russian language speakers should call Olga Fedotova at 503-261-8397. For Spanish, call Courtney Acostagrates at 503-261-8244. Cheryl Bland, 503-261-8236 will answer questions in English.
Quick route to nursing career
Begin an exciting career in nursing in only one year through Mt. Hood Community College’s new Practical Nursing program. This is the program’s first year, and now is the time to apply for the 2008-09 school year.
This unique program prepares students to provide care under the supervision of a registered nurse or physician. There is a wide demand for practical nurses, and starting salaries run between $17 and $22 an hour.
“There is a real need for practical nurses in the state of Oregon,” explained Linda Fleshman, program director. “It’s a good way to enter the nursing profession, to find out if you like it and enjoy working with patients.”
The program is also designed to accommodate working people by providing online, evening and weekend classes. Subjects include medication administration, pharmacology, theoretical nursing concepts and working within an interdisciplinary team.
MHCC is accepting applications for the 2008-09 school year until Nov. 2. Call 503-491-6422 to learn more.
Community youth basketball
Fifth- and sixth-grade students — boys and girls — in the David Douglas School District can begin registering to play basketball on Wednesday, Oct. 10 through SUN Community Schools.
New players learn the fundamental rules, skills and drills. Returning players can fine-tune their abilities. Boys and girls play separately by grade level. Practice for all students is at the elementary schools. Games are played on Saturdays beginning in November.
The last day to register is Friday, Nov. 2. Registration forms are available from the building coordinator at each elementary or middle school. Call your student’s school or 503-261-8206 if you would like more information.
The cost is $45 per student.
Work on a degree at home
The biology department at Mt. Hood Community College is excited to announce its new online science classes. Students can now participate in superior quality science classes from home. These include General Biology I, General Chemistry I and Human Anatomy and Physiology I and II.
General biology and chemistry classes can be applied to an Oregon Transfer Degree, and the human anatomy and physiology classes are necessary for most Allied Health degrees.
Online classes have many benefits including flexibility, which is an advantage to working students, students with children and students who commute long distances.
“They will be able to access the information at 11 p.m. after the kids have gone to bed, or when they get home from work,” said Melissa Gonzales-McNeal, anatomy and physiology instructor.
Online classes also provide more time for reading and reviewing lectures, which can be vastly beneficial for students with learning disabilities or students who speak English as a second language.
“Online classes also encourage students who are usually shy to interact by removing social barriers,” said Jeff Rouyer, Instructional Systems designer. “They also shift the mode of learning to students self-teaching.”
For more information, go to www.mhcc.edu or call 503-491-6422.
Wrestling practices begin
The David Douglas Mat Club will begin sign-ups and wrestling practices for boys and girls ages 5 to 14 on Monday, Oct. 29 at David Douglas High School in the South Gym, 1500 S.E. 130th Ave.
Wrestling practices will be held Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m. Wrestling tournaments will be held on most Saturdays. Wrestlers need wrestling shoes and practice gear. A water bottle is recommended; however, no pop, juice or sports drinks are permitted in the wrestling room. The registration fee is $70. Call 503-823-2279 to learn more.
SENIOR RESOURCES
Handwriting volunteers needed
The David Douglas School District occupational therapy department is seeking volunteers to support children with additional handwriting practice. Materials and training are provided. Commitment involves working with elementary students for 30 minutes once a week. Skills required include handwriting capabilities — both printing and cursive — the ability to sit for 20 to 30 minutes at a time and compassion for children. It is a great opportunity to bond with children and help to promote their future success. If interested, please call Sheryl Riley or Beth Arntson at 503-256-6500, ext. 5207.
MEETINGS
Kiwanis seeks new members
Russellville Kiwanis meets every Tuesday from noon to 1 p.m. at Russellville Park, Southeast 103rd Avenue and Burnside Street, and invites people who are interested in serving their community to join them. Meetings include lunch, a guest speaker and a business meeting to discuss charity projects. You are invited to join the group for lunch.
Scheduled guest speakers for October are:
•Oct. 9 - Britta Davaresco, executive director, Cat Adoption Team
•Oct. 16 - Scott Shales of Portland Impact
•Oct. 23 - Molly Twarog, deputy state long-term care ombudsman
•Oct. 30 - Justin Douglas of the Portland Development Commission
Russellville Kiwanis is selling the 2008 Entertainment Book as a fundraising effort. Buy yours now for only $20.
Contact Charlie Ross at 503-252-1570 to learn more about membership or to purchase an Entertainment Book.
Learn about skinny houses
The Living Smart house plan program is a pilot program intended to be an incentive to easily build well-designed houses on narrow lots in the city of Portland. The Bureau of Development Services will focus on this program at its monthly Lunch and Learn Brown Bag luncheon on Friday, Oct. 12 at noon.
The presentation and discussion session will include an overview of Living Smart and will provide information on the architect design plans and how they are available through the city, the advantages of living in a Living Smart home, information on the process of building a Living Smart home and the opportunity to research properties and purchase Living Smart plans.
This is a free event at 1900 S.W. 4th Ave., Conference Room 2500-A.
Garden art focus of meeting
The Flower Lane Garden Club meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 16 will include a tour of an Oregon City garden featuring recycled yard art. Club members will carpool from 12275 S.E. Main St. at 9:30 a.m. Bring a sack lunch.
Prospective new members are welcome to join in the adventure. If you have questions, call Isa Hogue at 503-253-4071.
Business group to meet
The general membership of the Parkrose Business Association will meet on Thursday, Oct. 18 at 11:30 a.m. at Steamers Restaurant & Lounge, 8303 N.E. Sandy Blvd.
Metro’s new neighborhood capital grants program explained
Citywide Parks Team will meet on Thursday, Oct. 18 at 7 p.m. in the Portland Building, Forest Park Conference Room, 1120 S.W. 5th Ave. Arrive on time, no entrance after start of meeting.
Mary Rose Navarro (formerly with Portland Parks & Recreation, now with Metro Regional Parks and Greenspaces) will explain Metro’s new neighborhood grant program — the Natural Areas Program for neighborhood capital grants. Deborah Lev, a natural resources senior planner at PP&R will participate in the presentation and discussion.
The program will fund projects that preserve or enhance natural features and their ecological functions on public lands in neighborhoods, and help ensure that every community enjoys clean water and nature as an element of its character and livability. Schools, neighborhood associations, community groups and other nonprofit organizations, cities, counties and public park providers have been invited to apply for these grants.
The Portland Citywide Parks Team is an ad hoc citizens group, formed in February 2005. Monthly meetings provide a forum for information sharing, an exchange of ideas and respectful discourse on park issues and policies. There are also opportunities to network with others who are working and volunteering to make Portland’s parks even better than they are today. It is citizen-initiated, citizen-led, citizen-owned and intended for all Portlanders who care about getting things done in and for parks in Portland.
The Citywide Parks Team meetings are open to the public. The group doesn’t have designated members or a formal committee structure. Interested individuals are encouraged to drop in whenever they can. Sign up for the group’s e-mail listserv by sending a blank e-mail message to Team4PortlandParks-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.
Board to discuss new office location
The East Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District, which includes all of Multnomah County east of the Willamette River, will hold its regular monthly board of directors meeting for November on Monday, Oct. 29 at 6 p.m. in Room 443 of Montgomery Park, 2701 N.W. Vaughn St.
The agenda will include discussion of the upcoming Strategic Planning Workshop, designation of district representatives to the Oregon Association of Conservation Districts Conference, and an update on a new office location along with other items of business, including an executive session.
For more information, please call the 503-222-7645, ext.114.
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