Cops serve burgers to help Special Olympics
Oregon law enforcement officers traded in their badges for aprons Saturday to raise funds for Special Olympics Oregon.
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Woodburn Tulip Festival opens Saturday
The Wooden Shoe Tulip Festival opens Saturday, and an estimated 145,000 are expected to visit within the upcoming weeks.
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Woodburn Tulip Festival opens Saturday
SOLV Spring Beach Cleanup is Saturday
The annual SOLV Spring Beach Cleanup hits the Oregon coast Saturday, and volunteers from Brookings to Astoria will be cleaning up the coastline.
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Biggest Loser open casting in Portland
NBC's hit show “The Biggest Loser” is holding an open casting call for Season 12 in Portland on Saturday, February 26 at the Rose Garden.
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The Toy Trains – Live!
Please come and see my band The Toy Trains this Saturday, November 20th at The Mississippi Pizza Pub in North Portland. We’ll play from 4:00 – 5:15 or so. $5 for anyone over the age of… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Celebrate National Adoption Day Nov. 20
In our November issue , we explore the unique challenges and unique joys of adopting older children. While prospective parents often wait years — and spend small fortunes — trying to adopt newborns, hundreds of older children wait in the state foster care system for permanent, loving homes of their own. This Saturday you can learn more about foster care adoption and Oregon’s waiting children — and have some fun at the same time. Celebrate National Adoption Day! Saturday, November 20, 10 am to 1 pm. The Park Room, Jantzen Beach Super Center 1405 Jantzen Beach Center The event is sponsored by Oregon Post Adoption Resource Center (ORPRC), Oregon DHS , Oregon Heart Gallery , Boys & Girls Aid , Wendy’s Wonderful Kids and the NW Adoption Exchange /Oregon Adoption Resource Exchange (OARE). (Read more about OARE in the Angels Among Us column in our November issue .) Ms. Clackamas, who was herself adopted, will host the event, which also features refreshments, a DJ, face painting, entertainers, free carousel rides, free family portraits, raffles and more. High school students from the Portland Waldorf School, many of whom are adoptees, have volunteered to help. In Oregon, about 250 foster children are waiting to be adopted at any given time, while Washington state recently reported more than 1,300 foster children awaiting adoption. Visit oregon.gov/DHS/children/adoption/ for information about adoption via the state of Oregon’s foster care system. Visit dshs.wa.gov/ca/adopt/ for information about adoption via the state of Washington’s foster care system. More Cool Links: Read the Presidential Proclamation for National Adoption Month . Learn more about National Adoption Day . View or print the OARE invitation .
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PVS Craft Fair
Portland Village School (7654 N. Delaware Ave., Portland, OR) is having their annual Craft Fair & Cornucopia on Saturday, November 20th from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. We went to this event last… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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The Thrill of Robotic Victory!
If you’ve never witnessed the thrilling competition between LEGO robots built by local kids as they complete feats of skill and precision, you have seriously been missing out. Really! The FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) LEGO Robotics program gives kids a chance to learn about robotics, problem solving, perseverance and teamwork in a fast-paced, exciting, competitive arena, guided by coaches with expertise in the fields of electronics, robotics and more. Intrigued? Get a taste of what it’s all about this Saturday, October 23, as OMSI hosts a FIRST Robotics Showcase. You’ll see 120-pound robots designed and built by local high school teams battling it out in a scrimmage that combines the fun and challenge of sport with scientific innovation and teamwork. The challenge, called “Breakaway,” requires students to guide their robots to score goals on a hill covered mini soccer field. Sound simple? It’s not! More than 16 FIRST high school teams will compete in the event. You can learn more about the program from FIRST groups and FIRST LEGO League teams who will be onsite building and testing robots for future projects and challenges. The event will be held at OMSI , 1945 SE Water Ave., from 10 am to 3 pm this Saturday, Oct. 23. Free with regular museum admission. For more information about the program, visit oregonfirst.org .
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Explore a New Museum Sept. 25
This Saturday, September 25, is Museum Day , an annual event hosted by Smithsonian Media in which participating museums across the country offer free admission to anyone presenting a Museum Day Ticket. Just to be clear, the Museum Day Ticket is good for free admission for two people, and only one ticket is allowed per household. Still, it’s a pretty good deal, and we think it’s great incentive to explore a local or regional museum you might never have visited before. Here’s a list of participating museums in the Portland metro area: Museum of Contemporary Craft, NW Portland: museumofcontemporarycraft.org . Oregon History Museum, SW Portland: ohs.org . Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center, NW Portland: oregonnikkei.org . Pearson Air Museum, Vancouver, Wash.: fortvan.org/pages/pearson-air-museum Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals, Hillsboro: ricenorthwestmuseum.org . Washington County Museum, NW Portland: washingtoncountymuseum.org . World Forestry Center Discovery Museum, SW Portland: worldforestry.org . Up for a day trip? These participating museums around the region sound intriguing: Antique Powerland Museum, Salem: antiquepowerland.com . History Museum of Hood River County, Hood River: co.hood-river.or.us . Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, Eugene: jsma.uoregon.edu . Maryhill Museum of Art, Goldendale, Wash.: maryhillmuseum.org . Tamastslikt Cultural Institute, Pendleton: tamastslikt.org . University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History, Eugene: natural-history.uoregon.edu . World Kite Museum & Hall of Fame, Long Beach, Wash.: worldkitemuseum.com . Yaquina Pacific Railroad Historical Society, Toledo: yaquinapacificrr.org . What’s your family’s favorite local museum? Download your ticket for Museum Day today.
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Hawthorne Bridge closed much of Saturday
The Hawthorne Bridge will be closed to motor vehicles for several hours on Saturday, due to a special event.
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Hawthorne Bridge closed much of Saturday
Sand in the City continues Saturday and Sunday
The annual ‘Sand in the City’ sculpting contest continues Saturday and Sunday at Pioneer Square.
On The Go With Joe: SportFight XXVIII
Joe V hits the mat to learn about SportFight XXVIII, a mixed martial arts event, on Saturday, July 10 at the Rose Garden Arena.
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Notes on America Speaks Budget Discussion
As some of my friends may know, I attended the America Speaks “Our Budget, Our Economy” event which was held last Saturday (June 26th). The event was billed as a “national town meeting” to discuss the federal budget and, more specifically, to talk about options for long-term deficit reduction. It wa …
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