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embers of the Oregon Bears picked their
men for 1998 and 1999. Well, actually,
they selected their titleholders to serve during
that period: Brian Lavallee was dubbed Mr.
Oregon Cub, while Rob Hathaway was chosen
as Mr. Oregon Bear.
Generally speaking, Bears are big gay guys—
often with copious body hair— and their admir
ers.
T he Oregon Bears club has more than 200
members. Throughout the year, it sponsors a
number of social activities, including bowling,
beachcombing, eating and roller-skating.
Members also donate time and money to an
array of charitable causes, including Esthers
Pantry, a food bank serving people living with
H IV and A ID S, and Pride of the Rose
Scholarship Fund, which provides education-
related financial support to queer folks and their
children.
Proceeds of Camp Oregon Bears ’98, which
is scheduled to occur Sept. 18 through 20 on the
Oregon coast, will benefit the Coastal A ID S
Network.
For more information, call the Oregon Bears
at 240-2813.
M
O ur H ouse D inner S eries
B egins S oon
ur House of Portland’s sixth annual Dinner
at My H ouse fo r O ur H ouse series kicks off
in September. It is Our House’s signature fund
raising event. T he theme is “Food for the Body,
Food for the Soul.”
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S uccess
he first North Portland Rainbow Neigh
borhood Picnic was held Aug. 1 in
Columbia Park. According to organizers, the
gathering was designed to promote a sense of gay
and neighborhood pride.
An estimated 40 people turned out, some
with lawn chairs, others with rainbow flags.
Grills were fired up as adults and children played
games of volleyball, badminton and croquet.
Anyone interested in helping plan next
year’s picnic should call Scott at 285-6234.
■ Com piled by I nga S orensen
C rim in al defense by a form er judge,
state and federal prosecutor,
and state and federal p u b lic defenders
506 S.W . Sixth Avenue, Suite 900, Portland, O R 97204 (503)294-9998
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Dinner parties offered this year include a
meal prepared by Caprial and John Pence of
Westmoreland Bistro and Wines, a tennis din
ner party at the Irvington Tennis Club, a cruise
on the Willamette River, an authentic Japanese
tea ceremony, and a formal holiday dinner.
Our House of Portland, founded in 1988, is a
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P ride F oundation
S upports O regon G roups
P icnic H ailed
for O u r H o u s e
Rogers
& Rodz
residential-care facility in Oregon for people liv
ing with advanced-stage AIDS. It is a private,
nonprofit agency that has provided care to more
than 350 men and women living with AIDS.
To receive a Dinner at My House for Our
House listing of events or to make reservations,
call 736-9276. Reservations are required for all
dinners.
he Seattle-based Pride Foundation has dis
tributed awards via its summer granting
cycle to bolster a handful of Oregon’s queer-
related projects.
The
Portland-based
Phoenix
Rising
Foundation received a $5,000 grant for its
Sexual Minority Youth Recreation Center, a
fledgling queer youth drop-in center. The
Metropolitan Community Church of Portland
also received $5,000 to support Rainbow Youth,
a group for youth of color. T he project is
designed to strengthen the growth and develop
ment of queer youth of color and help them
achieve self-esteem, dignity and community.
Brother to Brother received $3,280 for its
weekly support group for African American gay
and bisexual men, and Sisters of the Road Cafe,
which provides homeless people with meals at
low cost or for labor exchange, received $50 to
purchase and install a rainbow flag as a "wel
coming symbol to everyone.” Both groups are in
Portland.
Corvallis-based Community Outreach,
meanwhile, received $1,980 to provide domes
tic violence education and services to the mid-
Willamette Valley’s queer community.
The Pride Foundation specifically targets the
needs of the lesbian and gay community in the
Pacific Northwest. For more information or a
grant application, call (206) 323-3318.
sstandarddavis@msn. com
he right to be let alone is the most comprehensive of
rights and the right most valued by civilized people.”
T he new
Mr. Oregon Cub,
Brian Lavallee
(left), and
Mr. Oregon Bear,
Rob Hathaway
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