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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 28, 1978)
Masons host crime meeting The first m ajor meeting by the A lb in a C om m unity and Police Bureau’ s Crime Prevention U nit w ill be held on Tuesday, October 3rd at 8:00 p.m . The purpose o f the meeting is to secure inform ation on what types o f crime prevention ac tivities the community sees as impor ta n t, and to make available the resources and training opportunities o f the Crime Prevention Unit. The Crim e Prevention Program relies upon citizen volunteers who want to effect positive changes in their neighborhoods. T o this end, the Police w ill be enlisting the support o f the community for volunteer work in crime prevention. The October 3rd meeting w ill be held between 8:00 p.m . and 9:30 p.m. at the Prince H a ll Masonic by Ruth Spencer LeVar Burton, who played Kunta Kinta in "Roots", hosts multicultural program for young people. Multicultural series begins "Y o u have to do it y o u rs e lf!” That’ s the message in the theme song fro m REBOP, W G BH B oston’ s unique multicultural series for kids aged nine to thirteen. REBOP returns fo r a sparkling second season — fe a tu rin g new faces and liv e ly changes — Saturdays at 5:00 p.m. on Channel 10, PBS. REBOP visits kids fro m all cultural backgrounds: Black, white, Asian, Hispanic, Native American. They live on farms, in the city, or somewhere in between. Some have achieved international fame; others are working out personal problems; while s till others pursue unusual hobbies. And there’ s a lot more to REBOP than film footage; as Project Direc tor Mike East.rling puts it, "W e ’ ve added some class to our act — music, portraits, a good-looking set, great film s, and LeVar Burton. We’ ve grown up some . . . just like our audience.” That's the special quality that sets REBOP apart fro m other k id s ’ shows: it offers a look at the way young people fro m diverse backgrounds deal w ith problems, plan for the future, and relate to their fam ilies — in a setting o f fast-moving, kid-oriented entertain ment. Host o f the 26 new episodes is LeVar Burton, the young Black actor who skyrocketed to national stardom with his portrayal o f Kunta Kinte in the television drama "R oots.” Bur ton, who had his pick o f dazzling roles, was especially eager to do REBOP — because, as he says, “ I thought REBOP was a great idea from the beginning. I love kids and I love public television, and 1 was really excited about hosting REBOP.” LeVar Burton was born in Land- sthul, Germany on February 16, 1957. A t a young age, he moved with his family to Sacramento, C alifor nia. In his early teens, LeVar entered a sem inary to study fo r the priesthood. He changed his mind a f ter several years and decided to study drama at the University o f Southern California. Program explores religions "T he Long Search,” an OEPBS television series w hich explores religious beliefs among people around the world, is being offered fo r college credit this fa ll by M t. Hood Community College. Each o f the thirteen hour-long programs are televised by Channel 10 at 8:00 p.m. on Sunday, with repeats the following Friday at 6:00 p.m. Students can register fo r three hours o f college credit at M HCC by enrolling in R21; The Religions of Man. The course includes discussion groups and written assignments, in a d d itio n to view ing the thirteen episodes. Students also may register fo r M HCC credit through the OEPBS Campus o f the A ir. Call 229-4847 for information. M ichael Casey, M H C C p h ilo sophy in s tru c to r, is the in s tru c tor for both the M H C C class and the Campus o f the A ir offering. Programs include the Protestant faith in America, Buddhism in India and Japan, orthodox Christianity in Eastern E urope, Indonesian religions, Judaism , H in d u ism , Islam , C a th o licism , A fric a n religions, T aoism , and alternate religious lifestyles. The program was filmed during a 150,000 mile trip to fourteen coun tries over a three year period. Ronald Eyre, British playwright and stage director, is the narrator and guide. “ The Long Search” series was funded by Xerox Corporation and produced by the BBC and Time-Life Television. M ARIE’S KITCHEN N O W OPEN T u M -T h urs 6:30 a m -6 pm — Frl-Sat 6:30 am -3:30am — Sun 6:30am -3:30p m BREAKFAST AT ANYTIME > 5 2 4 6 N.E. U N IO N 2 8 7 -9 3 6 3 A fam ily a ffa ir — Mrs. Elaine Jamison has been promoted to the T itle V II p o sitio n o f A d viso ry "S p e c ia lis t” , Area I I I , P ortland Public Schools. A l Jamison, her husband, is chairman o f the Title V II A d viso ry C om m ittee. A n o th e r husband-wife team is Mrs. Jean H a rt zog, Director o f the Title V II School Com m unity program and Earnest Hartzog, her husband, Director o f all o f Portland Public School Title V II funds and programs. P ortland’s T itle V II program is operating in 29 elementary schools and nine high schools. Yet Black children are dispersed to three times that number o f schools. Because o f this lack o f planning, two-thirds o f the children benefitting from Title V II funds are white. Evie C row ell, newest P ortland School Board member scored an F at her first Board meeting. She did not know that Title V II funds had been withheld from the schools due to ex cessive suspending and expelling Black children. Therefore, she could not see how suspensions and ex pulsions related to Title V II. M r. Blanchard, Portland School Superintendent, says that it means absolutely nothing to him that 35 percent o f the administrative transfer students have been suspended. This is six times the district average. Ms. Alzeria DeDeleveaux and Ms. Cassie Jenkins, owners o f the Lovely Laydee Beauty Salon w ill attend a hairw eaving w orkshop in Los Angeles October 8th-11th. Ms. A lv ia P ru itt, fo rm a lly o f P ortland, has returned fro m the L. A. area with her teenage daughters Kathy and Tammie to reside in Port land. Amos Hes, former Redcap, recent ly (married) fell to the charms o f a beautiful lady from Chicago. A reception at the Vance Airport Inn in Seattle w ill be held to celebrate the m arriage o f C yn th ia A n n Thomas and Jim m y Dean Nicholson. Cynthia is a graduate o f Portland State University Schoo, of Social Work and a former employee o f A M A F am ily Day and N ight Care. Ms. Ila Hamilton is recovering at home fro m heart surgery. She welcomes visits and calls from friends. Ms. Alice Butler is recovering at Emanuel H o sp ita l fro m heart problems. M rs. D o ro th y (Tom ) Vickers drove daughter Sharon to San Diego where she is beginning her fourth year at California State University at Northridge. Sharon is in a six year Master’s program in education o f the handicapped. She has been working with deaf children since high school and is adept at sign language. Mrs. Fannie Freeman has returned from her Detroit trip on the occasion o f the death o f her nephew, Rufus Crum, Jr. God takes a vacation . . . Our ef forts to visit Bethel A M E Church were unsuccessful when we found the church closed. Reverend L.F. Hines and several members were in Tacoma attending the Annual Conference. The church was closed during con ference time last year. Old timers believe that last year was the first time the historic church was closed to worshippers on Sunday morning. Class explores ethnic history, geography Did you know that early Willamet te Valley Indian tribes burned the valley regularly to force animals to areas where they could be easily hunt ed? Did you know that many towns that are now suburbs o f Portland at one time competed w ith the Rose City to become the dominant city in the region? These are not the kinds o f facts that you learn in most geography classes, but instructor Larry King of fers these and other historical per spectives in a geography class he will teach this fa ll at Portland Com munity College’s Sylvania Center. “ I don’ t know how geographers can teach a class without looking back,” says King. “ You have to have some understanding o f what has come before you.” King believes that students in his class, called the Geography o f Oregon, need to understand how the environment o f the state influenced the people o f Oregon and how they in turn were influenced by their natural surroundings. "Geography is not ju st landform s, climate, and vegetation like many people think it is,” King contends. “ I start my class w ith the basic d e fin itio n that geography is anything that makes a place unique.” King has offered the three credit hour geography class at PCC for two years and has found that many of his students e n ro ll because they believe they d o n ’ t really know Oregon and would like to learn more about it. K ing believes they are perhaps a bit surprised by the direc tion his class takes, but not disap pointed. Starting with the Indians, the class looks at the impact that man has had on the environment o f Oregon. King examines three o f the approximately fo rty Indian tribes once found in Oregon — the Nez Perce, Calapoolia, and Clatsop, and their impacts on the state. Next, the students explore the lives and settlement patterns o f the first w hite people to settle in the Willamette Valley between 1850 and 1900. Then there is a look at “ cultural geography,” the makeup o f people who came later to live in the state. King focuses on the Chinese and Black migrations to Oregon and the present-day Russian community in Woodburn. The students look at the reasons these and other people came to Oregon, their contributions to the state and impacts on its environment and their present status and location. Also touched upon are issues such as urbanization, the influence o f cities over their surrounding areas and economic history. N ot overlooked in the class is Oregon’ s physical geography, such as the form ation o f the Cascade range, climate and vegetation patterns. This information is a significant part o f the course work, King says. The Geography o f Oregon class is taught at the Sylvania Center, 12000 S.W. 49th Avenue, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 11:00 a.m. to noon and from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. on Thursdays. The daytime course w ill be repeated at the Sylvania Center winter term, and a class w ill be offered at the Rock Creek Center on Tuesday and Thurs day mornings. Both classes started the week o f September 25th. For more in fo rm a tio n , contact Portland Com m unity College, the number at PCC is 224-6111. one s pregnan She needs help She should cal 221-0598 Birthright tree confidential counseling for pregnant girls Mayer Building at 1130 S.W Morrison ossjgjes M r. and M rs. Charles M axey (Johnnie and Maxey) returned from their recent business trip to Houston, Texas. SER VIC E COM PANY "Exquisite Q u a lity " Spencer B arrett, ju n io r at University o f Portland and graphic arts specialist at the Portland Obser ver, was ordained an itin e ra n t deacon in the A frica n M ethodist Episcopal Church by the Bishop H. H a rtfo rd Brookins. A member o f Bethel A M E Church, he is the son o f M r. and Mrs. Richard Allen Barrett. 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Hosts o f the meeting are the Grandmaster, Joe Henderson and Host Chairman, Tom Vickers, o f the M .W . Prince Hall Grand Lodge F. and A .M . o f Oregon, Inc. Portland Observer Thursday, September 28, 1978 Page 5 YOU FOR ONLY 15< DISCO Days: Sat., Sun., A M on. For more Information DISCO Indian Spiritual Reader A Advisor Sister Cherokee First time in Portland. Friends, I can advise you on any problem that may be bothering you — Love, Business, Marriage — don't keep your problems inside you. Consult me and I will advise you on how to get out of the darkness and into the sunlight, with my help. Open 7 days a week from 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Cell for appointment 2 8 3 - 9 6 7 8 D o n 't suffer anym ore. Call today. W h a t your eyas w ill aaa your heart w ill believe. G r e a t S a v in g s O n H o u s e h o ld G o o d s OPEN DAILY M on d ay-S atu rd ay 9 :3 0a .m . u n til6 :0 0 p .m . ANTIQUES FISHING EQUIPPMENT AND COSTUME JEWELRY 3634 N. 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