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SCHOOL CORNER
Talented and Gifted orientation
The North Powellhurst Elementary TAG Center, 1400 S.E. 135th Ave., will host an open orientation night Thursday, Sept. 4 from 7 to 8 p.m. for students attending the TAG Center in the upcoming school year. This is an informational evening for students in grades two through five who plan to participate in the TAG program. Parents and students are encouraged to attend to meet the TAG teachers and learn about the TAG Center curriculum.

Please park and enter on the southeast side of the building.

Free tuition for college success course
Mt. Hood Community College will again offer its effective college success course this fall. The course is free for new students and geared toward students who are making the transition from high school to college or returning to college. Tuition is waived. Course and book fees still apply.

The HD 100 College Success course introduces students to strategies for success including library orientation, educational planning, self-management and teamwork. Students not only get to meet other students but also caring employees with whom they can connect during their time at the college.

This one-credit course can be used for elective and transfer credit. Classes are available evenings, weekends and before fall term.

MHCC’s course has been lauded nationwide for helping students stay in college. Statistics show at least 50 percent of the students who have taken the course have successfully transitioned from freshman to sophomore year.

For more information call 503-491-7432. Register online at www.mhcc.edu or in person at the Student Services Center Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Join the swim team
David Douglas Swim Club is holding tryouts Wednesday, Sept. 17 and Thursday, Sept. 18 from 6 to 7 p.m. at the David Douglas swimming pool, Southeast 120th Avenue and Taylor Court. Swimmers must be able to swim one length of the pool comfortably. The cost to be on the team ranges from $35 to $60 a month depending on what level of the program the swimmer qualifies for. There is a yearly insurance fee of $49. The current David Douglas Swim team membership consists of 100 swimmers ranging in age from 5 to 18, including novices and up to Olympic trial level. Make a splash and join the fun.

If you have questions, contact Coach Jim Bowe at 503-261-8378 or jimbo07062003@yahoo.com.

MEETINGS
Community-minded folks sought
Russellville Kiwanis meets each Tuesday from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Refectory Restaurant, 1618 N.E. 122nd Ave. The club will buy your first lunch and, of course, invite you to join in serving the needs of our community through such organizations as SnowCap Community Charities, Ronald McDonald House, Shepherd’s Door, DayBreak Family Shelter, Doernbecher Children’s Hospital and the Mt. Hood Kiwanis Camp for disabled children and youth.

The September calendar includes a board meeting on Sept. 2; Kelly Cross of Special Olympics on Sept. 9; Gresham Chief of Police Carla Piluso on Sept. 16; Sharon Adams, who completed a solo voyage across the Pacific Ocean, on Sept. 23; and popular Native American storyteller Ed Mo on Sept. 30.

Install an eco-roof on your home or building
The folks at the city of Portland Bureau of Development Services will tell you how. Eco-roofing will be the topic of the bureau’s monthly lunchtime brown bag seminar on Friday, Sept. 12 from noon to 1 p.m.

During this informative hour you will learn exactly what constitutes an eco-roof and how it might benefit you. Installation, permitting and maintenance will be on the agenda along with information about the city’s eco-roof incentive program. Pack a lunch and sit in on the discussion downtown at 1900 S.W. 4th Ave., Conference Room 2500-A.

Neighbors plan to take back 82nd Avenue
The Save NE 82nd Avenue Coalition, a nonprofit organization created to improve livability along Northeast 82nd Avenue, has spearheaded a community-wide town hall summit to discuss the growing problem of prostitution along 82nd Avenue. The Take Back 82nd town hall meeting is scheduled to take place on Monday, Sept. 15 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at Vestal Elementary School, 161 N.E. 82nd Ave. Anticipated attendance is expected to fill the 400-plus seat auditorium, as all neighborhoods adjacent to 82nd Avenue will be invited from Killingsworth at the north end to the Clackamas County line on the south end.

Citing independent efforts to curb prostitution from each of the individual neighborhoods and a high number of concerned neighbors affected by prostitution, Save NE 82nd Coalition members realized that the time had come to unite all the efforts taking place. This effort will pull all the city and neighborhood-wide anti-prostitution activities and concerns into a respectful, concerted and solution-oriented town hall meeting with the purpose to promote a common understanding of how to empower citizens in combating this issue while assisting police enforcement efforts.

Invited speakers include Portland City Commissioner Randy Leonard; Mayor-elect Sam Adams; Lila Lee, executive director of the Council for Prostitution Alternatives; Commander Mike Crebs of the Portland Police Bureau East Precinct; Bill Smith, executive director of Defenders USA; Ken Turner, chair of the 82nd Avenue of Roses Business Association; and Officer Laura Wiley of the Portland Police Bureau Vice Unit.

The agenda will focus closely on educating community members on root causes of prostitution and how it operates, providing perspectives from people working to stop prostitution and empowering residents to take safe steps to discourage prostitution activities on their property, street or neighborhood.

For more information on the summit, please call 503-539-3954.

Garden club begins new season
The Flower Lane Garden Club is ready for a new season and will welcome all who would like to learn more about garden clubbing. This year looks really exciting, as the club gets ready to celebrate its 60th anniversary. Monthly programs will include water-tolerant landscaping designs and sustaining gardens. The club will meet on Tuesday, Sept. 16 at 10 a.m., location to be announced. Please call Isa Hogue at 503-253-4071 to learn more.

Lunch will be served at noon. Meetings are free.

New location announced for DDHS meetings
The David Douglas Historical Society holds its first fall meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 16 at 1:30 p.m. at a new location, 2900 S.E. 122nd Ave.

You are invited to help evaluate letters and stories submitted for a planned update to “The History and Folklore of the David Douglas Community.” All members and interested friends are encouraged to attend. The group is looking for stories from former students, staff and military personnel who resided in the district. For more info about the new publication, please call Joanna Klick at 503-658-4892 or Jo Curry at 503-254-5923.

Your chance to design a park
The design process for the proposed Beech Park adjacent to Shaver Elementary School, 3701 N.E. 131st Place, will continue at a community open house on Wednesday, Sept. 17 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Shaver Elementary. Neighbors will be asked to review and comment on the preferred design.

The following week the Public Advisory Committee for the park plan will meet to preview and discuss the final design alternative. That meeting will take place on Wednesday, Sept. 24 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Parkrose High School community rooms, 12003 N.E. Shaver St.

Let your voice be heard, comment on the design and push for the amenities you prefer.

Learn about lilies
Would you like to know more about lilies, like how to hybridize them or what makes them tick?

If so, plan to attend the Villa Garden Club meeting on Thursday, Sept. 25 at Savage Memorial Presbyterian Church, 1740 S.E. 139th Ave. The program, following the business meeting, will be What About Lilies? presented by Marion Cox. It will start at approximately 12:30 p.m., but be sure to bring a sack lunch and attend the 10:30 a.m. business meeting to find out more about Villa Garden Club. Dessert will be provided. For more information, please call Leona Connelly at 503-287-4517.

CHURCHES
September activities at The Grotto
The annual celebration of the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows is Sunday, Sept. 21 at noon. The Rev. Jack Topper will preside. This is a special celebration for The Grotto because it is dedicated to Our Lady of Sorrows. The Grotto is celebrating its 84th Anniversary in 2008.

The Feast of San Lorenzo will be celebrated on Sunday, Sept. 28 at 4 p.m. with Archbishop John G. Vlazny presiding at the Mass. Archbishop Vlazny will also dedicate and bless the Dambana, the Filipino Faith Shrine. Following the dedication and blessing will be a reception in the plaza. The community is invited to celebrate the Feast of San Lorenzo as well as the dedication of the Dambana. For more information call 503-254-7371. The Grotto is located on Northeast Sandy Boulevard at 83rd Avenue.

Benefit concert on tap
John Standefer, world-class fingerstyle guitarist, will play a benefit concert Sunday, Sept. 28 at Savage Memorial Presbyterian Church, 1740 S.E. 139th Ave., between Stark and Division streets at 6:30 p.m.

Standefer is a teacher and performer who began his professional career at age 16. His musical selections range from Chet Atkins favorites to Christian selections.

Advance tickets may be purchased for $12 through the church office. Call 503-256-9933. Tickets at the door will be $15.

Sausage dinner reflects history
The annual German sausage dinner at Rivercrest Community Church, 3201 N.E. 148th Ave., is Saturday Oct. 4 from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children ages 6-10. Children 5 and under are free. Tickets may be purchased in advance or at the door. Call 503-254-4400.

Rivercrest Community Church was founded as Zion German Congregational Church in 1914 in inner Northeast Portland. The church was relocated and renamed in 1972.

Register to vote
The deadline to register to vote in the Nov. 4 general election is Tuesday, Oct. 14. You can register at the Parkrose Community United Church of Christ, Northeast 105th Avenue and Wygant Street, between 10 a.m. and noon and from 5 to 7 p.m. Oct. 1, 3, 6, 8, 10 and 13.

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