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I Portland Observer Thursday. March 22. 1979 Page 3 NOW holds state conference The N ational O rganization for Women w ill hold its first annual state wide conference on Saturday, March 24th at Portland Community College — Sylvania, 12000 S.W. 49th Street in Portland. Evening en tertainment w ill include a benefit for Yvonne Wanrow; a Coville Indian being re-tried on charges o f first degree murder for defending herself and her children against a drunken intruder. Registration w ill begin at 9:00 a.m . Saturday m orning. The featured speaker w ill be Arlie Scott; N ational NOW A ctio n Vice President. On July 9th, responding to a call put out by the National Organization fo r Women; 100,000 women and men marched in Washington D.C. in support o f the extension time for ra tific a tio n o f the Equal Rights Amendment (an amendment to the Constitution that would outlaw dis crim ination against women in all spheres of American life). Following that demonstration, Congress ex tended the time for tatification; a direct result o f NOW ’ s Call to Ac tion. A ll Portland women and men who share an interest in equality fo r women and social justice for all are welcome to attend. P rio ritie s at Oregon N O W ’ s state-wide conference will be ratifica tion o f state by-laws and the election o f officers. There w ill be workshops and floor discussions o f the ERA, Abortion Rights, Strategy for The Women’ s Movement and Building NOW; locally and state-wide. LOOK FOR THE BIG "T " A S u re S ig n o f G ood T a s te " DINNER FRANKS BARS lfclb. Pkg. ea. BIT 0 ' SHRIMP IQF SCALLOPS JAMES HARRIS Harris directs career program James Harris, First National Bank o f Oregon, assistant vice president of college and minority relations, was named to a one-year term as a career education consultant for the North west Connection, a federally funded program. In his volunteer position, Harris will help businesses and community service organizations establish and maintain in-house career education programs. Northwest Connection provides counseling in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana and Alaska. The project is conducted by the North- west Regional E ducational L ab o ra to ry, headquartered in P o rt land, under a grant from the Office o f Career Education in the U.S. O f fice o f Education. H arris has been w ith First National Bank for eleven years. He was w ith three branches in the Eugene-Springfield area before he became an employment officer at the bank’s headquarters in Portland in 1973. He was promoted to employ ment manager in 1976 and was named assistant vice president in 1978. p.m. — the budget committee will meet to continue discussion o f the general fund budget. • A pril 9th (a Monday) 1:00-5:00 p.m. — meeting for the fifth time, the budget committee will continue and conclude discussion o f the general fund. At the conclusion o f each budget com m ittee meeting, C hairperson Frank McNamara will announce the date and time o f the next meeting. A ll budget committee meetings w ill be held in the board auditorium at the school district administration b u ild in g , 631 N .E. Clackamas Street. VISTA Are you a self-starter who believes that social change on behalf of the poor and powerless in America is possible? If so. you belong in VISTA. VISTA volunteers serve one year working with non-profit organizations, neighborhood self-help groups and social service agencies Their goal is to help the poor and power less in our society have a greater voice in the decisions that affect their lives As a VISTA you may organize community action groups to deal with neighborhood issues, or work on projects related to consumer affairs, legal services, business and economic development, housing, education, youth counseling, or health and nutrition. Your degree or relevant community work experience may qualify you for the experience of your life See our repre sentatives for information on current and future openings throughout the U S. Volunteers In Service To America S1I 1 7’ J69 FRESH SMELT lb. S.E. 20th A DIVISION 14410 S A DIVISION S.I. 72nd A FIAVR 3955 S.E. POWEU N.E. 15»h A FREMONT N .l. 74th A CUSAN W. BURNSIDE al2 1» t HIU.SBORO-960 S I . OAK SAN RAFAEL-1910 N.E. 122nd fafM t Orav«-2129 PACIFIC Oregon City-»7E MOLALLA Canby-1 -1051 S.W. 1st LLOYD CENTER T R QOQDQI L L Budget meetings changed The timeline for budget committee meetings fo r the Portland Public Schools has been revised. At the Wednesday morning (March 14th) budget committee meeting, the Board o f Education approved revi sions to the budget meeting time line. Following is the revised budget committee meeting timeline: • March 28th (a Wednesday) 7:00- 10:00 p.m. — the budget committee will receive recommendations from the Citizen Advisory Committees; com plete deliberations on non- general fund budgets; and commence discussion on the general fund. • A pril 2nd (a Monday) 1:00-5:00 lb. Breaded See It Today! Ed Leek is a candidate for the Portland Community College Board, Position #2. A community activist. Leek is currently chairman of the Northeast Coalition. Leek is concerned about why PCC enrollment is declining and believes it might be an indication that the school is not providing the proper courses. He also is interested in the quality of job training of fered to Northeast residents and whether that training fits the job market. ' Deckard heads Y program (Continued from Page I Column 6) Kiliingsworth. The tournament w ill consist o f two divisions: Freshman/ Sophomore and Junior/Scnior, three man teams plus two alternates. Team entrance fee is $5 and registration is open to teams and individuals, start ing now. The entries are open to all teenagers from fifteen to eighteen years o f age. YM CA Project Move memberships, individual prizes for most valuable player, best game, best defense, most hustle and best team player. For more inform ation and registration contact Ms. Deckard at 287-2523 or drop in at the King Neighborhood Facility now. Between A pril 12th and May 30th, a fitness class will meet once a week at the King Facility. Registration is open now to all activities sponsored by the YM C A Project Move. Be tween March 21st and May 3rd, a Bible study class has started and will be conducted each Wednesday. Also on the calendar are modern and jazz dance classes, woodcraft classes, nostalgia evenings, fine arts and play production with commu nity and city-w ide performances. Ms. Deckard, Y M C A D irector, moved to Oregon from Los Angeles, California, where she attended Paci fic University in Forest Grove. She received her bachelor o f arts degree in psychology and speech education and did graduate study in law and ■ (■ ■ ■ ■ * E home fu rn is h in g s 0 2 « bo © aoa m BW 'll i 1 Whirlpool 71 • 12.9 GU. FT. REFRIGERATOR Full-width chiller tray S 'Y Jl « III MILLION-MAGNET door 2 adjustable slide-out shelves • —ok-' t 2 slide-out crispers Butter compartment and egg nest YVONNE DECKARD civil rights training. Her hobbies, include debate, inter pretive reading, softball, volleyball, swimming, candle craft and motor cycling. “ I would like to extend an open in vitation to the public to visit the King F a c ility Y Center and to get acquainted with the traditional and new services provided under the auspices o f the YM CA o f Columbia- W illa m e tte ,” adds Ms. Deckard, who can be reached by calling 287- 2523. 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