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About Opportunity news. (Woodburn, Oregon) 1965-1968 | View Entire Issue (June 17, 1966)
Page 2 OPPORTUNITY NEWS, Friday, June 17,| Raymundo Gom ez presents Spanish program each Sunt Raymundo Gomez G. has broad casted "Bouquet Musical," a Span ish program, for six years. His pro gram can be heard on radio station KBZY of Salem, Oregon, on Sun day mornings from 7:00 to 8:00. O P P O R t U N Ì T Y NEW S Voi. 2, No. 24 Friday, June 17, 1966 This newspaper Is a publication of the VALLEY MIGRANT LEAGUE P. 0 . Box 128 Woodburn, Oregon Valley Migrant League phone 981-3171 Newspaper phone 981-9711 Will P. Pape, Executive Director * * * Don Wilcox, Editor Rick Simon, Assistant Editor Priscilla Carrasco, Editorial Assistant and Circulation Manager Julie Behar, E ditorial A ssistant Leonora Guinazzo Samuel Hernandez Translations Mr. Gomez is a representative of the farm workers on the Board o f Directors for the Valley Migrant League and he was the secretary on El Comité Mexicano Pro Fiestas, last year. He knows what the Mex ican people like and dislike, and he 4/velcomes requests and dedica tions. Mr. Gomez's son graduated Dear Sir, We have been real interested in the program that is going on in re gards to the Mexican families. We are planning a visit to Mex ico this winter. We were wonder ing if we could help out in some way with their English, at the same time helping ourselves in becom ing more fluent* in their language. Sincerely," Mr. and Mrs. Ray Fletcher 5047 S.E. Lafayette St. Portland, Oregon NEW FARM LABOR OFFICE IN WASHINGTON Tudi Jarvill Secretary * * * OPPORTUNITY NEWS is published weekly for free distribution to seasonal farm workers of this area, and to per sons Interested In the activities of the VALLEY MIGRANT LEAGUE. “We must open the doors of oppor tunity. But w e must also equip our people to walk through those doors.” Lyndon B. Johnson 1 President United States “Surely, it is not beyond our re sources nor our ingenuity to include In our war against poverty these always ‘excluded’ Americans (the migrants)." Sargent Shriver Director Office of Economic Opportunity The VALLEY MIGRANT LEAGUE, sponsor of this newspaper, Is a part of the President’s War on Poverty and Is funded by the Office of Economic Op portunity, Washington. D. C. A farm labor office was set up at Ahtanum Farm Labor Camp re cently in Union Gap, Washington, to serve the Yakima Valley. The office w ill try to find immediate jobs for workers who need assis tance. Ninety-five men have been placed on jobs in the first 15 days of operation. The job center w ill work closely with workers, grow ers, and the Washington State Em ployment Office. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT June 21 is a date to know. For your free chest xray you must go. From 2:00 to 5:00, and 6:00 to 9:00. Will see you at Woodburn when I get mine. '■ — Judi Jarvill from high school this month, and is now stationed in California in the Air Force. "Bonito Valle" — "Beautiful Val ley" — Jim Amaya's Spanish pro gram on KROW radio in Dallas, Oregon, has been so successful that beginning next week, Jim w ill have two programs instead of one. Jim has received so many re quests from Albany, Woodburn, Independence, Monmouth and the surrounding areas that he w ill have a program on both Thursday and Friday nights. The program w ill be from 8:00 to 9:00 and w ill continue for the rest of the sum- Although this is Jim's first ex perience with radio broadcasting, "he is doing extremely w ell" says Mike White, program director of KROW. Jim began by taping his programs, but now they are broad casted live. Fred Herrera's Spanish program on the Woodburn radio station KWRC, can be heard every Sunday morning from 7:00 to 8:00. But, as more Spanish speaking people arrive, he w ill have more pro grams. Last summer he had four Spanish radio programs. Mr. Herrera takes requests while on the air and also by mail. Many times people come to see him dur ing and directly after the program to thank_him for his program. —Julie Behar Raymundo Gómez G; transmitido "Bouquet Musici ir programa español hace seis; Su programa se puede escucl radio emisora KBZY de Salen, gon los domingos por la n, de 7:00 a 8:00. El Sr. Gómez es represe, de los trabajadores agricultoj la mesa Directiva del VML secretario del comité me pro-fiestas en año pasado. 0 lo que a los mexicanos íes gil acepta solicitudes de dedicad El hijo del Sr. Gomeq graduado de la escuela secu, este mes,' y actualmente prestando sus servicios t Fuerza Aerea de los EEUU e| ifornia. "Bonito Valle" — program ^ pañol de radio transmitido a;»_ de KROW radio emisora de Oregon ha tenido tanto éxiti| la próxima semana Jim tendí • programas en lugar de uno recibido tantas solicitudes dedicaciones de diferentes como Albany, Woodburn, pendence, Monmouth y puntos circunvecinos. Tendí programas los jueves y los v de 8:00 a 9:00 de la noche resto del verano. "Aunque esta es la prl experiencia de Jim en la rad| tenido un gran éxito," dice White, director de programl KROW. Jim principió graband] programas pero ahora los transmitiendo en persona. El programa español de Herrera de Woodburn transí atrayés de KWRC se escuchar todos los domingos mañana de 7:00 a 8:00. En o más gente de habla esp llegue a esta región, él ti más programas. El verano p¡ el tuvo cuatro programas e oles de radio. El Sr. Herrera dedicaciones telefónicas al transmitiendo y también las por correspondencia. . M veces la gente va a verle di mente durante y después d, programa para darle las gracii —dulie West Stayton V M l cenfer enjoys 'cake w a lk ’ with music, refreshments Over 30 members of the Friday Night Club o f the West Stayton Opportunity Center took part in a "Cake Walk" last Friday evening. A cake walk is something like the game musical chairs. First a number is placed' on the floot. Then everyone forms a circle and marches around the room in time to music. When the music stops the person who is on the number wins the cake. The participants paid ten cents for each cake walk. There were seven cakes donated for the event, and the club made over $13.00 during the evening. Mrs. Enid Breeding of the Stay- ton Opportunity Center, said that this event was such a success they are planning another soon. p c n Más de 30 miembros del Club de Viernes del Centro de Opor tunidad de West Stayton tomaron parte en un "cake walk" el viernes pasado. Un "cake walk" es algo como el juego sillas musicales. Primero se pone un número en el suelo. Entonces todos forman un círculo y marchan a reldedor del cuarto con el músico. Cuando termina el músico la persona que queda encima del número gana el pastel. Los participiantes pagaron diez centavos por cada juego. Hubo siete pasteles donados para el evento, y el club ganó más de $13.00 durante la noche. La Sra. Enid Breeding del Centro de West Stayton, dijo que este evento tuvo tanto éxito que planean otro muy pronto. h ? V I F 1
