http://www.swcommconnection.com/features/index.php Portland and surrounding area community news and information http://www.swcommconnection.com/features/story.php?story_id=126703990741456600 2010-03-01 00:00:00 http://www.swcommconnection.com/features/story.php?story_id=126703990741456600 en-us I’ve always felt a bit anachronistic. When I was a little girl, I was fascinated by survival novels — such as Gary Paulsen’s “The Hatchet” — that gave insight into how people survived in the days before things like refrigerators and, well, houses. In high ... http://www.swcommconnection.com/features/story.php?story_id=126704078588497800 2010-03-01 00:00:00 http://www.swcommconnection.com/features/story.php?story_id=126704078588497800 en-us See what's happening in your community this month. Monday, March 1 Southwest Portland Neighborhood History Multnomah Historical society meeting will be held at the Village Offices Meeting Room, 2929 S.W. Multnomah Blvd. at 7 p.m. For more information go to ... http://www.swcommconnection.com/features/story.php?story_id=126704103002991600 2010-03-01 00:00:00 http://www.swcommconnection.com/features/story.php?story_id=126704103002991600 en-us Today’s trenchant question asks whether words interfere with our understanding of where we are – with our sense of place? The query is prompted by the group-guided course I’m taking through the Northwest Earth Institute. Its title, appropriately enough, is “A Sense of ... http://www.swcommconnection.com/features/story.php?story_id=126704033575241300 2010-03-01 00:00:00 http://www.swcommconnection.com/features/story.php?story_id=126704033575241300 en-us HILLSDALE – Kenji Bunch, a 1991 alumnus of Wilson High School, is coming back to Portland as a special guest at the Portland Youth Philharmonic’s Winter Concert on March 13 in the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall. Bunch was in the Portland Youth Philharmonic (PYP), America’s first ... http://www.swcommconnection.com/features/story.php?story_id=126704010246174800 2010-03-01 00:00:00 http://www.swcommconnection.com/features/story.php?story_id=126704010246174800 en-us HILLSDALE – The cultures of the world converged Wednesday, Feb. 10 at Robert Gray Middle School for the annual Multicultural Fair. The annual fair presents an opportunity for students and their families to sample world foods from a variety of local restaurants, enjoy song and dance ... http://www.swcommconnection.com/features/story.php?story_id=126703999421907900 2010-03-01 00:00:00 http://www.swcommconnection.com/features/story.php?story_id=126703999421907900 en-us Chloe is a feminine name derived from Greek, meaning, “young, green, shoot.” It is, to me, a beautiful name, conjuring up images of bulbs having stirred from their slumber, undulating upward, through the still-cold, but warming soil. Chloe. It is a happy name – effervescent, ... http://www.swcommconnection.com/features/story.php?story_id=126444645146801700 2010-02-01 00:00:00 http://www.swcommconnection.com/features/story.php?story_id=126444645146801700 en-us HILLSDALE — This group of seniors thought they weren’t real writers. They were wrong. After a 10-week Write Around Portland workshop, a group of seniors meets weekly to continue writing. The workshop ended with a reading in front of approximately 200 community members and publication ... http://www.swcommconnection.com/features/story.php?story_id=126444707345750100 2010-02-01 00:00:00 http://www.swcommconnection.com/features/story.php?story_id=126444707345750100 en-us I have never been an astrology person. I check my horoscope on the occasional whim, but I have always scoffed at the idea of lumping people into generalizations based on their birthdate. However, when a friend of mine presented me with a solution for a wacky week we were having, my opinion ... http://www.swcommconnection.com/features/story.php?story_id=126444661130838000 2010-02-01 00:00:00 http://www.swcommconnection.com/features/story.php?story_id=126444661130838000 en-us HILLSDALE – Wally and Lara Jones know what many schools’ athletic programs seem to ignore: competitive team sports are not the only way for kids to stay fit and learn discipline. From their new base in Hillsdale that opened Nov. 2, the Joneses have continued or initiated partnerships ... http://www.swcommconnection.com/features/story.php?story_id=126444633998299700 2010-02-01 00:00:00 http://www.swcommconnection.com/features/story.php?story_id=126444633998299700 en-us MULTNOMAH – The SW HOPE: Feed the Hungry campaign will kick off on Feb. 14 with a record 72 faith congregations, businesses and community organizations signed on to support this year’s effort. Organizers say the broader coalition will be essential if the campaign is to meet its ... http://www.swcommconnection.com/features/story.php?story_id=126444595925676100 2010-02-01 00:00:00 http://www.swcommconnection.com/features/story.php?story_id=126444595925676100 en-us There was an earthquake in Haiti and I took it personally. I took it personally because while I know that earthquakes are naturally occurring events – Mother Nature stretching, tumbling and turning, aren’t they? – I knew that her mischief would provide the world yet more reasons ... http://www.swcommconnection.com/features/story.php?story_id=126444586857318200 2010-02-01 00:00:00 http://www.swcommconnection.com/features/story.php?story_id=126444586857318200 en-us We all know what’s wrong with this country, right? It’s them. You know, those people who have stupid ideas about health care, even worse ideas about taxation and positively irresponsible plans for spending those taxes. If only those people would wake up! Don’t they know ...