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P ag e* Portland O bserver Thursday. Ju n a21. 1878
A m erican S tate Bank
"T h e B ank th a t in te g ra tio n b u i lt "
2737 N.E. Union
282-2216
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E. Shelton Hill gets a taste from Christina Ebisi. (Photo: Buddy Bogie)
'Melissa's Kitchen' opens soon
by K a th ry n H . Bogie
fo r C h ris tin a called, " A C h e cklist
fo r G oing in to Business.” He also
left w ith a sack o f goodies.
C h ris tin a has already had a lot o f
e xp e rie n ce w ith th e c o o k in g and
baking part o f her venture. She was,
fo r tw o y e a rs, th e F o o d S ervice
S u p e rv is o r f o r th e M e t r o p o lit a n
M edical C enter, a large hospital in
M in n e a p o lis , M in n e so ta . A fte r she
received her degree in Dietetics fro m
the U n ive rsity o f W isconsin in 1975,
C h ris tin a topped it o f f w ith a special
b a k e ry tr a in in g she c o m p le te d at
D u n w o o d y In d u s tr ia l In s titu te in
‘ •M e lis s a ’ s K itc h e n ” w ill be
opening soon. A c tu a lly the d o o r is
opening each day to more and more
new cu sto m e rs as w o rd is passed
fro m frie n d to frie n d about all the
good pastries and breads issuing forth
fr o m th e b ig ovens o f th is one-
w o m a n business e n te rp ris e on
Southeast H aw thorne.
C h ristin a Ebisi is the owner and
p ro p rie to r o f the shop. She also is
the ow ner o f a most engaging per­
so n a lity, one w ho greets you w ith a
w arm enveloping smile that touches
you and in s ta n tly and m a g ic a lly
makes you a frie n d o f all those who
have fo u n d the way to "M e lis s a ’ s
K itc h e n ” b e fore you a rrive d there
yourself.
The O b se rve r fo u n d E. S helton
H il l th e re s a m p lin g som e o f the
goodies C h ris tin a had made w hile
he, in tu rn , o ffe re d her his services as
a " ta s te r.” " S h e lly ” also o ffe re d her
the o ffic e services o f "S c o re ,” a ser­
vice founded by the Federal Small
Business A d m in is tra tio n and free to
anyone going in to business — o r ju st
th in k in g about it. “ S helly,” since his
retirem ent as Executive o f the P o rt­
land U rb a n League, has become a
p a rt-tim e counselor in this agency
made up o f re tire d executives. He
can help w ith a fin a n c ia l analysis o f
the business venture, can help w ith
bank loans, insurances to fit a p a rti­
c u la r s itu a tio n a n d m a n y o th e r
q u e s tio n s th a t m a y c o n fr o n t th e
novice. In fa ct, Shelly le ft a booklet
Minneapolis.
B o rn in O n its h a , o f e a ste rn
N igeria. C h ris tin a is an Ib o and, in
her fa m ily hom e she answers to the
name o f N jid e k a O ko va . She First
learned to cook at her m o th e r’ s side,
and has named her P o rtla n d shop fo r
her m o th e r.
C h ris tin a came to Oregon w ith her
h u s b a n d . P a tr ic k E b is i, w h o is
presently at O regon State U n ive rsity
pre p a rin g fo r his d o cto ra te degree in
F ood Science. They have one ca p ti­
va tin g c h ild , a little daughter, Ife*.
Melissa’s Kitchen is turning out the
delicious baked goods, some delica­
tessen item s, o ffe rs a catering ser­
vice, and intends to soon feature a
ta n ta liz in g list o f the house special­
tie s
—
good,
"d o w n -h o m e ”
N ig e ria n fo o d . L o o k fo r M elissa's
K itc h e n at 3553 S .E . H a w th o rn e
B oulevard.
Kenneth Dukes d id . Geneva Jones
d id . So d id M a u d e Banks Y oung.
A n d Ozella C anada.
H U G H E S M E M O R IA L U N ITED M E T H O D IS T C H U R C H
REV A U S T IN V RAY M INISTER
111 N.E. FA ILING
Dial-A-Prayer 284 0684
Worship 11:00 a . m
Church School 9 45 a m
Office 281 2332
Specializing In
Individual • Marriage and Family • Group Therapy
"T h e C hurch W h ere N o S tran g er Feels S tra n g e "
ALLEN TEM PLE C M E C H U R C H
Corner of 8th and Skidmore
Sunday School 9:30 a m.
Sunday Worship 11:00a.m.
Christian Youth Fellowship 6:00 p.m.
(Second and Fourth Sundays)
R everend Thomas L. Strayhand. M in is te r
ST. A N D R E W S C A TH O LIC C H U R C H
281-4429
806 N.E. Alberta Street
Reverend Bertram Griffin. Pastor
M asses
5:00 p .m . V ig il — S atu rd ay
10 :00a .m C ho ir — Sunday
12:00 p.m Folk — Sunday
ST. A N D R E W C O M M U N IT Y SCHO OL
4819 N .E 9th A ve
N o rita Kelly, P rincipal
Phone 284 1620
Grades 1 th ro u g h 8
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Since 190«
Flo Kennedy meets comm unity
o! c o m m u n ity p e o p le p la n n in g a
FLO KENNEDY
F lo Kennedy, c iv il rig h ts a ctivist,
a u th o r, attorney and fe m in ist, w ill
meet w ith and ta lk to people at an in ­
fo rm a l m u ltic u ltu ra l get together in
i he N ortheast c o m m u n ity .
The meeting is being co ordinated
by a r t is t C h a rle s T a tu m , B e rn a
P lu m m e r, P lu m m e r & A ssociates,
and A z z o re e L a ih a n , c o m m u n ity
leader.
Ms. Kennedy w anted a chance to
meet w ith m ore m in o rity people and
lend her support tow ards the e ffo rt
collateral cultural center in the North-
easi co m m u n ity. (C harles T a tu m and
B erna P lu m m e r are b e g in n in g io
ga th e r su p p o rt fo r p la n n in g fu n c ­
tio n s that w ill lead to a w o rksh o p in
the c o m m u n ity o n how to s o lic it
support to r and funds fo r developing
a co lla te ria l c u ltu ra l arts and a rt cen­
ter in the N ortheast c o m m u n ity .)
F lo K ennedy’ s get together is being
held at Charles T a tu m ’ s art studio,
1812 N .E . A lb e rta The a ffa ir w ill
begin at 7 :00 p .m ., F rid a y , June
22nd.
C o m m u n ity
p e o p le
a re e n ­
couraged to attend. M usic and soul
fo o d w ill be p rovided. A sm all a tte n ­
dance and fo o d charge is planned
($ 2 ). (P u rch a se o f fo o d is n o t a
re q u ire m e n t: b u t an a d m is s io n
charge is planned fo r support o f the
c u ltu ra l center being developed at
Charles T a tu m 's stu d io — present­
ly )
M s. K ennedy is teaching a tw o-
week course at P o rtla n d State U n i­
v e rsity w h ich w ill analyze racism ,
se xism and o th e r fo rm s o f o p ­
pression. A w o rksh o p — " P o litic s o f
O p p re ssio n ,” w ill meet S aturdays,
June 23rd and June 30th, at P o rtla n d
Slate U n ive rsity and is open to the
p u b lic (229-3516).
O R E G O N E P IS C O P A L S C H O O L has
enthusiastic students and effective
teachers.
Pre-school through Grade 12
High School Resident Program
Small classes
Experienced Faculty
6300 S.W. Nicol Road
Portland, Oregon 97223
(503)246 7771
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HOUSE OFSOUND
Parsons heads employee group
The 600 mem ber o rg a n iza tio n o f
the Oregon C h a p te r o f the In te rn a ­
tio n a l A ssociation Personnel in E m ­
p loym ent S ecurity installed A u d re y
P a rs o n s o f P o r tla n d as th e new
Oregon C hapter president when they
met recently at the Portage Inn at
The Dalles, O regon.
M rs. Parsons becomes the fo u rth
w om an to head th is O regon chapter
and is the firs t Black wom an to be
elected to this im p o rta n t body since
its ow n o rg a n iz a tio n back in 1943.
The executive board 'ts e lf is unique
in its m ake-up as a ll the members are
wom en, the firs t occurrence o f this
circum stance.
M rs. Parsons, c u rre n tly w o rk in g
fo r the Bureau o f L a b o r in the A p ­
prenticeship D iv is io n , may be co n ­
sidered to be " o n - lo a n ” status fro m
the E m p lo ym e n t D iv is io n where she
had been fo r eleven years. She is now
a C o o r d in a to r o f A p p re n tic e s h ip
O u tre a c h P ro g ra m s , a r e la tiv e ly
sh o rt-te rm pro g ra m aim ed at re c ru it­
in g a n d in f o r m in g w o m e n and
m in o r itie s
of
a p p re n tic e s h ip
program s available to them.
The IA P E S , w hich M rs. Parsons
w ill serve as p re s id e n t, p ro v id e s
educational scholarships fo r its own
members, o ffe rs seminars and w o rk ­
shops to help p ro m o te the members
" A warm s p irit o f fe llo w s h ip a lw a y s "
The H o n o ra b le B ishop U .V . Peterson, D .D .
" T h e Holiness Preacher,” Pastor
"Show er* of Bleaamg* Broadcast'
KGAR 156C
11:30 am 12:30 pm
YPBC
6:30 pm
Evangelistic Worship
8:00 pm
Tuesday-Friday
Noon Day Prayer
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AUDREY PARSONS
in th e ir ow n p ro lcssio n a l status. The
m e m b e rs h ip is e xte n d e d to those
"e m p lo y e d in a professional, te ch n i­
cal o r operative ca pacity in e m p lo y­
m ent placem ent, unem ploym ent in ­
surance o r related m a n p o w e r p ro ­
gram s in a governm ent, c o m m u n ity
o r n o n -p ro fit agency.”
A lo n g -tim e resident o f P o rtla n d ,
M rs. Parsons has been active in the
c o m m u n ity life o f the city since her
g irlh o o d and her high school days.
She is the m other o f three ch ild re n
and is a g ra n d m oth e r o f fo u r.
DONALD (OILS
VOICES OF DELIVERANCE
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Christina Ebisi prepares for the opening of her naw bakery,
"Melissa’s Kitchen." (Photo: Buddy Bogle)
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