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Volume I No. 26 Thursday, j uoe 12, W « 10<
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Mural dedication scheduled
» h J ih f ? u* Mur o8’ de8i07 d and Paln,ed b> »ocal artists and hung at
the Albina Human Resource Center, will be dedicated on July 4th.
“ K in tu ," a cultural community arts
festival and dedication o f the Albina
Murals, will be held on the 4th o f July
at the Albina Human Resource Center.
The festival is designed to emphasize
co m m u n ity talents, products and
cultural achievements.
The arts festival will open at 11:00
a.m . with a welcome by Commissioner
Charles Jordan and others. Ms. Berna
Plummer is Master o f Ceremonies.
Dedication o f the Albina Murals will
take place at 2:30. D r. W . Montague
C o b b , P resident o f the N a tio n a l
N A A C P , will be the featured speaker.
M acK inley Burt w ill talk on A fro -
American contributions to the visual
arts.
The Albina M ural Project, sponsor
ed by the Center for Com m unity M en
tal Health and funded by C E T A , was
designed and painted by- local artists
Henry Frison, Isaac Shamsud-din,
Larry Scott, Chonitia Henderson and
Jenny Harada. The low -relief sculpture
placed over the Vancouver Avenue en
tra nee is by Charles Tatum .
Other performances will include Eno
W a s h in g to n ; “ K in t u ,” a m usical
trib u te to the h is to ry o f A fr o -
American music by Thara Mem ory;
dramatic workshop presentations by
Rosemary Allen; and a Gospel Choir
Competition.
Vancouver Avenue will be blocked-
o ff during the festival, 11:00 a.m . to
6:00 p.m . Persons who would like to
reserve booth space must call 287-9113
or 287-6474 by June 25th.
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P etitio ns a tta c k nuclear p o w e r, u tility ra te s
by Catkeriae Siegaer
petition.
“ W e get requests for petitions daily,
The righ t o f O regonians to the
but 1 don’ t really know how many
initiative and referendum process is
signatures we’ve got. Nobody has had
being fu lly exercised this summer.
time to put it together and figure it
Three petitions dealing with energy are
o u t ,” he says.
“ T h e re ’ s been a
now being circulated state-wide, with
problem with fractionalism, or groups
varying degrees o f success.
disagreeing on what projects to tackle,
A constitutional amendment that
and that’ s been a disappointment. But
would ban nuclear power plants and
I feel the time is now for this measure,
the tra n s p o rta tio n o r storage o f
and I ’ m still hopefull.”
nuclear waste in the state o f Oregon
P e titio n s
are a v a ila b le
fro m
(except for existing test reactors) is Forelaws on Board, 19142 S. Bakers
being pushed by Lloyd Marbet and his Ferry Road, Boring, Oregon 97009, or
organization. Forelaws on Board. This call 637-3549.
petition is nowhere near the target for
O rego n ian s fo r U tility R e fo rm
signatures, due to a heavy work load (O U R ) is a Salem group started by
and a late start.
Representative Bob Vian (D-Salem) to
M a rb e t has been in A rlin g to n ,
sponsor a measure that would prohibit
Oregon recently for the Pebble Springs private, investor-ow ned utilities in
hearings, and has not had time to work Oregon from charging customers for
out an effective campaign fo r the
the cost o f constructing new generation
Lisa Channel, Principal Dave McCrea, Ronald
Hale, Roy Clay and Regina Davis, winners of the Ob-
server’s essay contest find out that imagination and
They rode in the Goodyear blimp
“ They are really excited. They are
eager to ride,” said Dave M cCrea,
principal o f Boise Elementary School
as he emerged from his car, laden with
three cameras slung around his neck.
Roy Clay, Ronald Hale, Lisa Chan
nel and Regina Davis had won a ride in
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the Goodyear blimp by competing with
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H o w I would feel i f I were the
Goodyear blimp.
They kindly took
along their principal. Their teacher.
During lift-o ff (the blimp starts its
ascent at a sharp angle) only one
student — who will remain unnamed
was a bit frightened and covered her
face. But the fright soon was over
come by the excitement o f looking
down and seeing Portland pass under-
neath.
FifSt ,he airport’ then crossin8 ‘ he
C olum bia River, the Beaumont and
A la m e d a areas, and fin a lly Boise
School came into view. Each student
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Sponsored by the Portland Obser
vtr, the contest demonstrated to th<
students that w ritin g can have it;
rewards. Boise is a “ basic” school
with emphasis on reading, writing anc
m athem atics, a program that it i<
hoped will draw white students from
throughout the district.
It was cool,” Roy said after his feel
were on the ground again. “ I wouldn’t
mind going again.”
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S o lar Fussioa fe a tu re s a rtis ts
“ Solar Fussion” , a four day com
munity art festival, will be presented
July 1st through 4th at H oliday Park
facilities.
The group’s petition would remove by the Com munity Festival, Inc.
C o n s tru c tio n W o rk In Progress together with the C ity o f Portland
(C W IP ) charges from the rate base. A Park Bureau, Pacific Power and Light
similar measure was passed in Missouri Company, Basic Career Development,
in 1976 by a 63 percent to 37 percent M artin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship
margin, even though its proponents Fund o f Oregon, M alarkey Roofing,
were outspent by the utilities forty to and the Portland Observer.
one.
The purpose o f the festival is to
O U R has already collected 36,000 establish and perpetuate the C om
signatures, and needs 55,000 to place munity Festival and to generate seed
the m easure b e fo re the voters in money for the construction o f a per
November.
forming arts center in Northeast Port
“ I think we have an excellent chance land.
o f stopping these unfair charges,” says
Besides the display and sale o f arts
David McTeague, O U R coordinator.
and crafts, food booths and other
“ But we still need help to make sure
festival-type displays, there will be a
the measure gets on the ballot.”
full schedule o f activities and enter
For petitions or more inform ation,
tainment.
contact Oregonians for U tility Reform,
Satuday activities include: “ Ice” ,
P.O . Box 12763, Salem, Oregon 97309,
poetry
by Lois Berry, music, a mini
(Please turn to Page 8 Colum n 3)
fashion show and marital arts.
Sunday will be observed with a
church service at 11:00 a.m . with
No room fo r citizoos io School D istrict o u tw o rk
by Claudia Usher
writing skills do pay off - this time with a
in. h
Goodyear blimp. (Photo- Dan Lono)
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Long)
See page 3
board member, an N A A C P member, a
politics.
past P T A president, the Executive
* Political decision-making is im
Last week the Area I I I Community
Director o f the Chamber o f Commerce
p
o
rta n t in a llo c a tin g pow er and
There
is a a v very
e rv special
s n e ria l program
r .r « „ ,a m
There is
A dvisory C om m ittee approved the and a civic leader who is now liaison
resources
among
society’s
members.
developing
at
the
North
Center
YMCA
Beaumont middle school proposal in
between the school district and the city.
* In order for there to be a more
called the Jr. Dram a Club. It offers
spite o f a seventy percent opposition
This select, elite panel appointed by
equitable d is trib u tio n o f resources
children an opportunity to learn about
vote o f the Beaumont Com m unity.
only one board member reviews ap
power
must be redistributed through
and be exposed to the arts at an early
This gives rise to concern with the
plicants and selects area advisory
structures
allowing
for
the
operation
age.
structure provided fo r citizen p a r
committee members. In practice the and equalization o f authority.
The Y M C A Jr. D ram a Club is a
ticipation in school district decision
co m m itte e mem bers are c a re fu lly
* In P o rtla n d school d istrict
C E T A V I funded special project staff
making — the means by which area
screened and, in practice, they have decision-making this should, among
ed with five artists who are instructing
and local school advisory committees
been given little real power.
other things, involve:
classes in: modern, ballet, jazz and
are selected.
Each school has its own local ad
1. Election o f Area Advisory Com
creative dance; creative dramatics,
visory committee o f eighteen to twenty
mittee members.
teenage theater w orkshop;. beginning
persons selected in Areas I and I I by
2. Election o f local school advisory
voice coaching and junior choir; and in
the principal under guidelines set by
committees or allowing any interested
band; basic ensemble techniques,
the Area Advisory Committees, Area
oarent to serve and vote on issues.
rhythm, jazz instruction and begin
I I I allows local school principals and
3. Area and school advisory com
ners’ workshops.
communities choices among options,
mittees should be given more infor
Classes are open to boys and girls
These committees were created in
including the option o f electing local
m atio n and copies o f a ll policy
ages seven and older, and starting June
1970 when the d is tric t was a d
members.
A t Beaumont School in
proposals and budget recom m en
19th, classes will be held from 7:00
ministratively decentralized. Each o f
Area I I I the principal appoints the
dations well in advance o f board
a.m . to 6:00 p .m ., Monday through
the three districts has an advisory
local school advisory committee.
meetings at which they are to be con Friday at M artin Luther King Grade
committee o f nine members appointed
Starting from the top, one school
sidered.
F u rth e r, the com m ittees
School.
The cost for this unique
by the school board, including two
board member selects an elite review
should
be
involved
in
all
stages
o
f
program
is
so stubbornly low that
student members.
panel which appoints area C A C mem
budget form ation, teacher and prin working parents and families with
In a March 15, 1970 Ortgonlan ar
bers. They, with adm inistrative ap
cipal selection criteria and hiring, and fixed incomes can afford it. A fee o f
ticle fo rm er school board member
proval, determine procedures for select
review and developm ent o f school $15.00 per week will entitle the child to
Beatty states that he “ would question
L A C ,. Usually LAC s are appoint
programs and curricula.
participate in an arts and recreation
the wisdom o f selecting advisory board
ed by the principal who is often placed
4. Provision should be made for program five days.
members by election.”
The article
in a school to work toward bringing
periodic evaluation o f school govern
This means that parents can enroll
goes on to state that most board mem about administration goals for that
ment p a rtic ip a n ts , a c c o u n ta b ility , their child in an arts program for the
bers question the merit o f electing sub
school (such as a middle school at
and responsiveness by others. This entire day, five days a week, for con
district boards “ because it could create
Beaumont).
should include parents, teachers, prin siderably less than what it would cost
divided p o litic a l forces w ith in the
The energy and heat being generated
cipals,
administrators and board mem to pay a Day Care center or even a
school d is tric t,” and “ pose a real
in Portland school goverance are due
bers opportunities to evaluate and babysitter who will simply supervise
problem by pitting area against area.”
to the conflicts produced by this closed
receive evaluation o f their efforts.
while the child watches television most
Best consensus, the article states, is in v is ib le p o litic a l system. M a n y
5. Board members should be elected o f the daytime hours.
that the school board leans toward ap changes are necessary to produce an
from single districts rather than at
Registration is open for the next two
p o in tin g a d viso ry boards at least
open p o litic a l system capable o f large to encourage accountability and
weeks.
How ever, enrollments are
during the first year.
g eneratin g and fu lly u tiliz in g the
responsiveness, and to encourage can limited.
Any parent interested in
Eight years later the procedure for
productive energies o f all participants
didates
who
do
not
have
the
resources
registering
their child should do so
selecting area advisory committees is as in school goverance.
or confidence to run district-wide.
now . F o r m ore in fo rm a tio n call
follows. One o f the powers on the
C itize n s should consider the
6. I f a vacancy occurs on the board G loria, at 287-2523 or drop in the
board, attorney Jonathan Newman,
following:
and
the cost o f a special election is seen Y M C A office at 4518 N .E . 7th be
selects a review panel which last year
* A ll governance is political and the
as
too
g re a t, then a broad-based
tween 9:00 a.m . and 5:00 p.m . and
was composed o f a fo rm er school
Portland School District is stepped in (Please turn to Page 3 Colum n I)
pick-up a brochure.
Reverend A .C . W are o f Detroit. St.
Paul Curch o f God in Chirst Choir,
Love Congregation, 4 -H Choral En
semble and others will provide music
throughout the day.
On Sunday evening there will be a
special fashion show-disco at the
Sheraton Lloyd Ceanter that begins
with a no-host cocktail hour at 7:00
p.m . The Black 1975 Rose Princesses
will be presented special awards. Mixed
Company and P T G Modeling Group
will be featured.
Among the features presented on
Monday, July 3rd, are Groove Tube,
Langston Hughes Theatre, Mariachi
Tempa Band, Soul Unlimited and
Gene Diamond.
Among the artists presented on July
4th are Roger Reid, Hamiltons,
Chucka, Jim Pepper, Fresh, and Jeff
Loeber and Fussion.
Artists and organizations who wish
to participate in the festival can still
contact Charles W hite, coordinator, at
238-2891.
Nola Jean Bogle, promli
local Jazz singer, will be featured"
at Lake Oswego’s Jazz at the Bank
Saturday evening.
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YMCA Jr. Drama Club music Instructor Thara Memory shows a teen
where to sign at a kick-off for class registration.