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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (July 8, 1976)
1 t &ÚafaÍMWIi by Alton Jones Entartaian oat Ratings Fair* Gssd** Exeoltoat*** I ROYAL ESQUIRES DEDICATION AND DANCE The Royal Esquires, long noted for th eir community service projects, gave a d ^ t K T S u ^ t a honor o’f the late U C . Williams. M r. W illia m , was o n . of he original Esquires when the club was first organised 0VVJ tw ' “ ‘ y i California King Snake that only member to be * B o i w L very on fo rCthe ev“ n in j. The m usk was bluexy for the most part. "Gorgia On M y M i n d V A Train ’ “Red Roses for a Blue Lady" were a few of the many selections Snake visits Post Office J X u “ ern Oregon and California region. I t feeds prim arily on rodents and small animals. According to M r. Jensen the csptured snake was about 3 to 4 years old and could be w orth as much as 960 in a pet store. The brown and white snake w ill be living much more comfortably in the Portland Zoo. hopefully, to allow all poet al employees involved to visit the “Crea ture” in a more pleasant environment. I f any of you in the local area ever come •cross a similar problem M r. Jensen ad vises calling the Portland Zoo at 226-1561. As one cool postal employee retorted, at least the situation was handled correctly and proved to be a benefit to both snake A n interesting event took place at the Portland Poet Office on the morning of June 23rd, 1976 aa mailhandlers Herman Briggs and Clarence Burch were unload ing parcels from an orange nylon pouch originating from California. T o the a- m .« .ment of both mailhandlers and near by postal employees a 3-foot live Califor nia K ing Snake emerged from the pouch causing a “scattering" effect to the em ployees working in the area. Fortunately, the distinguished looking reptile had no desire to seek companion ship w ith any of the employees as he (or she) quickly slithered for the nearest hiding place. Portland Zoo keeper Lee Jensen was called in to the rescue providing expert identification and safe capture of the healthy L A M P R O P E L T IS G E T U L U S . The California K ing Snake is non poison i»ing predominantly in the South and employees. Needless to say it is not everyday where one can say that a 3-foot snake “w riggled" into the hearts and minds of the Portland Postal employees...... w i u s » « . » « . X ™ ™ » i “ “» . - t “"',' - X 7 . k Z , M itchell, president of the Royal Eaquirea so .p ly put it. “T o know him him " Tb«. y . oum . '7 "'‘“J ■” on drums. Howard Young on base, and the gifted M ary " t o ^ ® “ P p heading up the bill. T h e ir compositions are Innovative lady o, yourself to an evening of dining and winmg at the Prim a Donna, man. „ effective as yellow roses in December! CHECK IT OUT This weeks column is dedicated to the fam ily and friends of M r. L.C. Williams. W HATS HAPPENING IN ENTERTAINMENT July I8 th Paramount Northw est presents Pleasure. July 7 th-10th Ramada Inn presento N ew Deal Rhythm Band. Monday-Sunday The Helm presento Tom G ra n t The M ark e t Place presents Diane Adams. Does your Ciub,duirch,or * on need money? VERNON C. BUTLER ...We^ve idea jus JOHN W. WISEMAN Grand Lecturer OMSI plans summer classes Peer a t a p la n t T rack and tra il a snail. Construct a kaleidoscope or a cardboard palace. O M S I summer classes offer youth all these opportunities and more. Registrations are still being taken for a number of courses being offered in the second sesuion of O M S I summer July 12th through July , Vegetable, M ineral, M onday- Thursday. J u ly l2 22, 9:30 A M to 12:00 noon, offers first-grade youngsters a rich variety of natural history experiences, from a mini-safari in pursuit of beetles and snails to a study of rocks ana minerals to a look onto a microscope A second session w ill be held afternoons from, 12:- to 3:00 P M . Call 248-5907 to register. W orks, Thursday, July 12-22, 9:30 U>12:00 noon, introduces kids grades 6-8 to the creative medium of paper. The course w ill include paper-folding, paper- cutting, paper mach«. and paper con struction projects. A fi.dd trip to either a pulp and paper m ill or newspaper company is also plannr d. A n afternoon session, 12:30-3:00 p.m., is scheduled for children grades 3-4. To register, call 248-5907. Special "family classes" will also be offered a t O M S I through the summer, lig h t Fantastic., Tuesdays and Thurs days, July 13 - 22. 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.. will bring families and individuals into the fabulous world of light, lenses, prisms mirrors. Puppets and Fantasy, Tuesdays and Thursdays, July 27-August 5, 7:00 to 9:30 P M , you!!! The P o rtla n d O b s e r v e r hoe created a money , tree to help your organization put extre Here’show h worke c n n to c t T h e O b s e r v e r and well lór»T«>e year. We gire you *2" for each o fth e , _ ¿ m N. If your organization esRioertpNone then you here *180*». W your church, organization has 200 member» end each eeN 3NtenyouH make •1800". There a tat stack of greenbacks to pile — you )uat ceR or write The P o rtla n d O b s e rv e r . Wo went your organization to moke money and discover one of the finest i In Economic Development Institute Planned far Portland an July 14-15 1976 The Metropolitan Economic Development Corporation will hold an Institute on urban and rural Economic Development, July 14th-15th, at the Portland Hilton Hotel in Portland, Oregon. FOR MORE INFORMATION. WRITE OR CALL T h e F e r tlo n d O b s e r v e r p. O Bex 3137 Portland. Oreflon 9 7 2 0 6 2 8 3 -2 4 0 0 The program will focus on the examination of practical issues and elements of the urban and rural economic development planning process, political process, financing process and coordinating federal development programs. Registration will be July 14th from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. with the institute to get underway at 2:00 p.m. and closing on July 15th at 5:00 p.m. The cost will be $100 with lodging, $75 without lodginq. To register, contact the Metropolitan Economic Development Corporation, 601 N.E. Broodway, Portland, Oregon 97232, or phone 288-9101. K t*
