Celebrate Dad: Five Things To Do Across The Region This Weekend

OREGON CITY

Clackamas Community College on Saturday will host the free Festival Latino at its Oregon City campus, 19600 Molalla Ave. The event begins at 8 a.m. with a children's soccer tournament, and will also include musical performances and dance routines from Andean, Aztec, and Mariachi performers. Low-cost Mexican food will be provided by Cinco de Mayo restaurant and bakery between 2:30 p.m. and 4 p.m., and CCC representatives will be on-hand to provide information on select courses in English as a Second Language, General Education Development, and Adult Basic Eduction. "This festival is a wonderful opportunity to introduce Latino families to the college and the many resources we provide," Skills Development Department Chair Camilo Sanchez said in a statement. "It is also an opportunity for the Latino community to connect with other community resources." For more information, contact Sanchez at camilos@clackamas.ed, or call 503-594-3029.

GRESHAM

On Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the City of Gresham is hosting the first Gresham Sunday Parkway — a 6-mile, traffic-free, paved trail biking, walking, rolling, and running event looping through the heart of the city. The event is free, but registration is encouraged (click here to register). Three pit stops along the route at Grocery Outlet, Gresham City Hall, and the Main City Park will offer participants opportunities to slow down and participate in games and activities, enjoy the entertainment, and meet folks in the community. For more information, contact Shelley Wright at the Gresham Area Chamber of Commerce: shelleyw@greshamchamber.org.

TROUTDALE

First responders, fitness junkies, sports team athletes, and other community groups are competing Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in downtown Troutdale for the Trauma Intervention Program Northwest (TIP) fundraiser. "A group of specially trained citizen volunteers who provide emotional aid and practical support and resources to victims of traumatic events and their families in the first few hours following a tragedy," according to its website, TIP volunteers are available 24 hours per day, seven days per week, 365 days per year. Challenging each other to see who can pull a 33,000-pound fire truck over a finish line in the least amount of time, the event is broken up into four elimination rounds. The registration deadline was in May, so it's too late to form a 12-person team to compete, but the event is free to watch for all ages.

PORTLAND

Oaks Park and the OHSU Elks Children's Eye Clinic are partnering this weekend for the sixth annual See to Read Summerfest family-friendly event from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturday at the Oaks Park dance pavilion, 7805 S.E. Oaks Park Way. The event will feature Portland storyteller Rick Huddle, and includes free vision screenings, free rides, free food, and more for children ages 3 to 7 years old. The first 250 participants will also get free hotdogs. Trained vision screeners from the Oregon Elks Preschool Vision Screening team will perform the screenings.

PORTLAND

The annual Portland Pride Festival is happening downtown this weekend at Tom McCall Waterfront Park. Admission to the festival is a requested $7 donation to cover expenses. The Pride Parade from Burnside to Waterfront is Sunday beginning at 11 a.m. Musical performances are scheduled throughout the weekend. For more information visit pridenw.org.

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