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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 21, 1978)
Behind the wall Larry Balter »3502 J O .S P. Correspondent ‘V Z t THAT FRAMES Joints D. Snowden »39013 Poerry Editor THE EYES " I t Should Happen T o A D o » ." directed by W in n ie C om b, super vised by Walter Shaw. sponsored by Gary M cInnis, located at O .S .P . on the night o f September 9, 1978. The cast o f characters were: M a r shall T a y lo r — N a rra to r; E d d ie Dinckson — Jonah; Archie Hender son — M a n ; H a ro ld E d w a rd — Sailor and Angel; James G ray — Saflor and King; K elly M arsh all, Prop Director; Tom Harding. Prop Assistant. This rare and exciting drama was only part o f a production named. " P o p C oncert and D ra m a ." The O .S .P C h o ir, directed by M a ria m H elseth and w ith D an Rasmussem. presented the following selections. Getting to Know You — Choir; God Is Rejoicing — Choir; T o n ig h t, T onight — C h o ir; H ow Great Thou A rt — Choir; They Call The W ind, M aria — Choir; Try To Remember — Choir; and Sunrise. Sunset — Choir. Solo renditions in cluded; Stouthearted Men — Ray Helseth and Choir; Love Story — Robert Reeve; Exodus — M eyer Weinberg; Master The Tempest is Racing — B obby G ru b b ; Y o u 'll Never W alk Alone — Meyer Wein berg; 1 Shall Never Pass This Way Again — Dan W m niford; I ’ ll W alk With God — Edward Bradshaw; No M an is an Island — Gary Graul; Through It A ll — Robert Reeve, Julius Snowden and Choir; I Believe — M eyer W ein b erg ; Im possible D ream — D eone W a s h in g to n . Somewhere — Deone Washington; Ebb Tide — George Nulph; and Bat tle Hymn — Jay Middleton, Julius Snowden. Deone W ashington and C h o ir . A rrangem ents were by Raymond Helseth. Names like W in n ie , D a n , R ay m ond and M a ria m may only be everyday folks to you. like a next door neighbor or a person down the street, but to 35 men who reside at 2605 State Street, their names have become a golden treasure, sprinkled with a ray o f sunlight. Through sheer dedioation, months o f planning and rehearsals, W in nie C om bs, a m erchant; Sam Rasmussem, a student; Raymond and M ariam Helseth. minister and wife; who worked to bring together a cast and choir o f men any theatrical lover would reward with a standing ovation. For many o f the inmates, it was their first experience at memorizing a script or harmonizing a song, but with a sense o f pure pride and talent the inmates were able to create an evening fo r those sittin g in the audience. But all is not splendor and jo y. When asking permission to give a repeat p e rfo rm a n c e to a n o th e r audience o f guests from the general public, the request was denied. There arc those who feel it may not be in th e ir best interest to question prison officials. Sometimes it is wiser for one to remember, and for one to never forget, that this is a penitentiary. They are the prisoners, social outcasts, but its sad that such a b e a u tifu l event and such w o rk should end as a "once upon a tim e ." " I t S h o u ld n ’ t H a p p e n T o A D og.” ‘ ♦»»H H •m in» » » « .» n » ,,, ’ • * ’ *»*»' »» > », |( I T H E B L A IS E S Y O U R V IS IO N R E Q U IR E S . . . ««i, alM W Taw Hraanaltty . . . Gain Canlidtn», end trngravad Aagaarann wWi Madam lyawaarl kt U M III S aw ligart Tittart »III halp r aa talao the lam Shapat end frame» bait wited la yaw Pertenetity. Carat la fat Optemetnc Examiaatiaa NO APPOINTMENT NEEDED «••Blear* a lib e r a l S a m la r CREDIT Michelle W ahl, nine, entering her third year in the Portland Area Camp fire this fall, was held in a swing by her m o th e r, K im . Kanani " K im ” W ahl, a Portland homemaker, felt tears in her eyes as she watched her n in e -y e a r-o ld daughter advance fro m C a m p fire Bluebirds to Cam pfire Adventurers earlier this year. . . . U N IO N OR CO M PANY DENTAL INSURANCE is a valuable asset . . . y o u r h e a lth and a p p e a ra n c e < OME'I.E.'TKt OOHE.KAT IO S ON 41.1. D E A T A I.IN M K Ä M E CLAIMS RlxM r A v i H t HANOI.» Al l THE O» T A ll.s o t ( (IMPI E I1 M , y (Il K< I.AIM tOKMs NO APPOINTMENT NEEDED Come in at your convenience PARK FREE-Any Park n Shop Lot HOURS- " rrU d a»»B :30am to S p m Saturday h:.M)a.oi to I p.m Dr. Jeffrey BRADY, D entist s H JP.DA 1 A M H IIX ST., K O K II.A M I l»H K ,(»\ TAKE ELEVATOR TO 2M1EI.IM1K3KI1S | E M K A M E. DR L A R R Y '¿r^SÉMLER 227-720Ü O Ï« ptometrists Lpcaltd in SEMLER Optical Ofticas DOWNTOWN PORTLAND S.W . 3 rd & Y a m h i l l dam iatr ttuclor. D, larr, aamlm • O< « OpliNnrlr« - Ptut ll »Ml • S « »J, . D, J a»»v . (pMiwiritn M Ot*rr S £ H L £ lt Offlrti /m/adr 0« M WEBB | DR R B IA D ER S1A D 1 DrriCES alia ia SALEM * EUGENE A HAZEL ! Marshall Taylor and Harold Edwards ware among the stars of O .S .P . produc tion of " It Couldn't Happen To A D og." Brian, one, and sisters, Jennifer, six, and Katie, two. M ic h e lle ’ s the kind o f kid you have to keep pushing," Mrs. Wahl said. "S he would just as soon sit back and smile at you. “ But 1 expect the same things out o f M ic h e lle as other k id s ," her m o th er co ntin u ed. " S h e does everything they d o.” M ic h e lle , w h o ’s had corrective surgery four times, goes to the beach with the family and enjoys camping. "She goes gaga' over cute boys and goes fishing w ith us,” M rs. M ahi said. “ When she catches a fish, watch out! H er screaming can be heard for miles.” Raising a handicapped child has been a challenge for the Wahls, but it is one Mrs. Wahl says has been good for her and her husband. " W e ’ ve tried harder and we’ ve en joyed it,” she said. " W e ’ve decided that we are our own best friends, and our thing is doing things together as a family. " I f my husband had not been the kind o f guy who’d accept this and do things fo r M ic h e lle ,” M rs. W ahl added, "w e wouldn’t have made it.” Michelle recently completed two years in a special Bluebirds group composed o f twelve physically han dicapped girls. Five o f them, in cluding Michelle, advanced to A d venturers. " I had tears in my eyes because the girls were so excited that they could do what the other girls were doing,” said Mrs. W ahl, founder and leader o f the handicapped girls group. The girls, against the advice o f others but w ith the aid o f wheelchairs and canes, had joined a ceremonial procession down the cen ter o f the auditorium. “ They’ re regular little girls who talk to boys,” Mrs. Wahl said. " I keep telling mothers o f the han dicapped boys that they should start a Cub Scout group." In her seventh year at Portland School D is tric t’s H olladay Center fo r the P hysically H andicapped, Michelle is learning to write and do arithmetic on an electric typewriter. She wears a special brace on her hand that enables her to type one let ter or number at a tim e, using a prong on the brace. The typewriter was given her by the University o f Oregon Health Science Center. A lth o u g h M rs . W a h l and her husband, G reg, ap preciate 4he special training Michelle is receiving, they hope she eventually will be able to attend a "regular” school. " W e can’t expect a kid to go out into the world if she’s been sheltered all her life ," Mrs Wahl said. A ttendance at a regular school would help the other students un E SHOP ■ENOW'S Girl Scout program provides activities for handicapped girls She was atte n d in g a P o rtla n d Campfire Grand Council Fire with parents o f other Bluebirds who also had m et th e ir advancem ent requirements. But u n lik e m any o f the other p ro ud p arents, M rs . W a h l was recalling her daughter's extra special achievement. Her daughter, Michelle, has been handicapped since birth by cerebral palsy. She is spastic and cannot talk. H er arms work slowly, and she can not walk. She uses a wheelchair and is learning to use a walker. M ichelle is representing U nited W ay o f the Colum bia-W illam ette in its 1978 fu n d raising cam paign, which has a goal o f $10,458,559. The campaign began September 5th and ends November 14th. The Wahls believe access to public and commercial buildings need to be improved, so they are involved in the Oregon A rchitectural Barriers Council. “ W e are really concerned about her rights under the la w ,” Mrs. Wahl said, referring to a new federal law that requires public agencies, in cluding schools, to provide equal opportunities to the handicapped. A t home Michelle is required to do certain chores, such as sorting the fa m ily wash and silverw are, and w atching her younger b ro th e r, In ta ra n c a P a rian « * W e lc o m e FOR B R A N D S you Know V A R IE T IE S y o u l i h * SIZES y o u w a n t derstand the problems o f the han dicapped. Mrs. W ahl added. “ Children don’t mean to be cruel, but they d o n 't know about han dicaps. They will stand and stare and be afraid to ask questions." • *411 S.l. M l l w a w b , . • JJth a Born,,*. • 1 2 2 n d a M l Olison • N GxnBo-d <f O raalay • *«*•'•* ►*(»• * •••• • IS 2 n d E X ' ''■fàaÀvàoin O D U S I IM .t^ n n • O*M dm-- • I « m , a S.l «tern«*« • a M l ttanwoch . a l l Ol«i^»n . 2 2 -d a W aM a n m .ld . • la *. O .w n * . « I »X . K in * £••» S d o c a A m a / a r u / J&taa/irtert/ 1618 N.E KILLINGSWORTH PORTLAND. OREGON 97211 284 7997 FACTS OF IMPORTANCE V O LU M E IV SEPTEM BER 1978 SERIES I During the entire month of September you may register for evening, Saturday and Sunday classes. This is EXODUS first series of community ser vice classes. TOPICS ARE: 1. Is Alcoholism the PROBLEM or the RESULT? — 2 hours 2. What is the difference between the alcoholic personality and others? — 2 hours 3. How to relate to spouse and children under conditions of alcoholism. — 2 hours REGISTER AT: EXODUS 1518 N.E. Killingsworth Portland, Oregon 97211
