AMAZING KIDS: Liberty University Online Academy student excels and inspires as a performer Karla Salinas Karla Salinas Reporter Author email May 17, 2023 May 17, 2023 Updated May 19, 2023 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Amber Venaglia is selected as an Amazing Kid for Portland. PMG photo: Jaime Valdez Amber Venaglia is selected as an Amazing Kid for Portland. PMG photo: Jaime Valdez Amber Venaglia runs at her favorite park, Nansen Park. PMG photo: Jaime Valdez Amber Venaglia is selected as an Amazing Kid for Portland. PMG photo: Jaime Valdez Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Amber Venaglia first picked up a mic when she was just two years old.Before she could even talk, she went on stage after a church service and started humming to a piano tune in front of hundreds of people. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. kAm%92E’D H96? 96C A2C6?ED <?6H D96 925 2 8:7E]k^AmkAm}@H `_ J62CD @=5[ '6?28=:2 ’D G6CD2E:=:EJ :D D66? E9C@F89 96C D:?8:?8[ 52?4:?8[ 24E:?8[ 2?5 96C =2E6DE 9@33J — A=2J:?8 E96 A:2?@] $96 D2:5 A=2J:?8 E96 A:2?@ :D ?@H 96C 72G@C:E6 3642FD6 D96 =:<6D =62C?:?8 ?6H D@?8D 2?5 92D 72DE 7:?86CD]k^AmkAm$96 92D 52?465 H:E9 %96 !@CE=2?5 q2==6E[ 5:5 E962E6C H:E9 y@FC?6J %962E6C pCED[ 2?5 H2D 2H2C565 E96 E:E=6 @7 (@C=5 p>32DD25C6DD @7 pDA:C6 |282K:?6] w6C >@> D2JD '6?28=:2 BF:4<=J 6I46==65 2E 4C62E:?8 >FD:4]k^AmkAm“(96? H6 7@F?5 @FE D96 4@F=5 D:?8[ H6 @?=J EC2:?65 96C 7@C EH@ >@?E9D[ 2?5 H6 H6C6 DFCAC:D65 D96 H@? E96 (@C=5 r92>A:@?D9:AD @7 !6C7@C>:?8 pCED — 2?5 H96? D96 H2D D6G6?[ D96 H@? $E2C @7 E96 *62C :? w@==JH@@5[” D96 D2:5]k^AmkAmw6C 525[ t5H2C5[ 2=D@ E2F89E 96C 9@H E@ 4@56[ 2?5 ?@H '6?28=:2[ H9@D6 72G@C:E6 DF3;64E :D >2E9[ :D 2 46CE:7:65 82>6 56G6=@A6C]k^AmkAm$96 D2?8 E96 }2E:@?2= p?E96> 7@C 2? }qp {2<6CD 82>6 62C=:6C E9:D J62C[ 2?5 D2:5 E92E 56DA:E6 E96 =2C86 G6?F6[ D96 5@6D?’E 86E ?6CG@FD H96? D96 8@6D FA 2?5 A6C7@C>D] x?DE625[ D96 :D 7@4FD65 @? H92E D96’D AC24E:465 2?5 766=D AC@F5 E@ 6?4@FC286 @E96C <:5D E@ 5@ E96 D2>6] w6C >@> :D 6DA64:2==J :>AC6DD65 3J 96C 52F89E6CVD 4@FC286 2?5 7@4FD]k^AmkAm“|@DE <:5D 92G6 DE286 7C:89E] $96 5@6D?’E 92G6 E92E] $96 =@G6D A6C7@C>:?8[” D96 D2:5]k^AmkAm'6?28=:2 :D 2=D@ AC@F5 @7 96C u:=:A:?@ 96C:E286 2?5 :D 24E:G6 :? E96 =@42= u:=:A:?@ 4@>>F?:EJ’D J@FE9 8C@FA] $96 C68F=2C=J D:?8D 2E 6G6?ED 2?5 96=AD E96> C2:D6 7F?5D E9C@F89 96C A6C7@C>2?46D] qFE[ 244@C5:?8 E@ 96C A2C6?ED[ @?6 @7 96C >@DE DA64:2= EC2:ED :D 96C 56E6C>:?2E:@? E@ DE:4< E@ D@>6E9:?8 2?5 :>AC@G6]k^AmkAm“tG6CJ E:>6 D96 AC24E:46D[ D96 86ED 36EE6C 2?5 36EE6C 2?5 36EE6C[ 2?5 D96 =@G6D H92E D96’D 5@:?8[” E96J D2:5]k^AmkAmp=E9@F89 96C E2=6?ED :>AC6DD >2?J A6@A=6[ 96C A2C6?ED D2J E92E 2E E96 6?5 @7 E96 52J[ D96 :D DE:== 2 <:5]k^AmkAm$96’== @7E6? 36 324<DE286 92?8:?8 @FE 2?5 >2<:?8 7C:6?5D H:E9 @E96C <:5D[ 2?5 E96? D96’== 5@ 2 3C62E9E2<:?8 A6C7@C>2?46 2?5 4@>6 C:89E 324< E@ A=2J:?8] w6C 525 D2JD 96 >2<6D DFC6 E@ D9@H 9@H AC@F5 96 :D @7 96C 244@>A=:D9>6?ED]k^AmkAm“(96? D96’D @FE 5@:?8 96C E9:?8[ :E’D 2>2K:?8 ;FDE E@ 962C 96C 2?5 8:G6 96C 2 3:8 9F8 2?5 4@?8C2EF=2E6 96C[” t5H2C5 D2:5]k^AmkAm&=E:>2E6=J[ '6?28=:2 H2?ED E@ :?DA:C6 @E96C J@F?8 A6C7@C>6CD 2?5 D9@H E96> H92E :D A@DD:3=6]k^AmkAm“x’5 =:<6 E@ C6249 @FE E@ @E96C <:5D … 2?5 96=A <:5D C6249 E96:C 5C62>D 2?5 96=A 36 :?DA:C:?8 7@C E96>[Q '6?28=:2 E@=5 E96 %C:3F?6]k^Am Featured Local Savings Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tags Portland Sports Singing Music Entertainment Musical Instruments Multnomah News Karla Salinas Reporter Author email Follow Karla Salinas Close Get email notifications on {{subject}} daily! Your notification has been saved. There was a problem saving your notification. {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Save Manage followed notifications Close Followed notifications Please log in to use this feature Log In Don't have an account? Sign Up Today Recommended for you Local Events
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