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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (March 26, 1981)
Portland Óbaarvar March 2S. 1W1 Paga 7 Tea honors Cawthorne, children Billy Ray Bates signs autvgraph for young admirers. (Photo: Richard Brown) On Sunday, March 29th, the local chapter o f the National Council o f Negro Women and the Herb Caw thdrne fo r School Board Steering Committee w ill join forces to sponsor a Vote fo r V ictory Tea and a Youth Talent on Parade Program . Herb C aw thorne, who was appointed to the P ortland School Board in August, 1979, and is currently running a campaign to retain his seat in the March 31 elec tio n , w ill emcee the Youth Talent Parade. The event w ill be held at the Matt Dishman Center, 77 N lE . K nott Street, on Sunday afternoon from 2:00 and 6:00 p.m. The entire com munity is invited to come and par ticipate in this celebration o f com munity talent and achievement. Herb Cawthorne has consistently demonstrated his com m itm ent to the com m unity’ s youth during his educational career and tenure on the School Board, and the N ational Council of Negro Women has a long and illustrious history of promoting and developing youth talent in the com m unity. THE 25 HOUR CONTACT LENS IS HERE Artec years ot waiting the extended wear contact lens is on the market and we have it In stock, ready for you. Work, play, sleep Remove the lenses weekly or monthly but remove them when you please The continuous-wear contact lens means trouble free, carefree vision tor you 224-5367 C o n ta d Lens Clinic of Portland OBSERVATIONS P ortland M e d ic a l C enter Dr James H Vale O ptom etm t Vi»o and Mattwt Wat.i*”• Dr Philip Stocfcttad Opfametrtjf ftnancvtg Avo*cfcia ars A tu x w d ( - • .* ! from the Sidelines By Kathryn Hall Boyle On M onday, a three-day con ference opened at the H ilton Hotel to discuss the concerns o f the aging. The Oregon State Conference gathered about 450 persons from every corner o f Oregon to con tribute suggestions for topics to be discussed, or possible solutions or avenues to follow regarding factors that affect the aging persons in their own communities. Much prelim inary work was fed in to the hopper by local forum s around the state, to better syn thesize the feelings, the directions and the accomplishments o f Oregonians interested and involved in concerns o f the aging. A ll this w ill be Oregon’ s con tribution to the work o f the W'hite House Conference on Aging to be held in W ashington, D .C ., from November 30 to December 3, 1981. The message w ill be carried to Washington by 29 Oregon delegates to the National Conference. Bill Law at the podium. Who are the aging? He is. She is. You are. We are. We all are aging. The aging process begins at b irth and continues throughoutthe life span o f the in dividual. The number of persons over 65 in America has reached 25 million and by the year 2,000 there w ill be 35 m illion seniors at various levels o f physical health and financial com fort. In Portland last week the P ort land Multnomah County area held one o f the many prelim inary con ferences on aging. The one-day fo ru m , held at P ortland State U niversity, was convened by Dr. Douglas Montgomery o f Portland State. The meeting was chaired by Bobbi Gary o f the P ortland and M ultnom ah C ounty A dvisory Bernice Feibleman, Grace Knee and Inell Simpson in friendly Board o f the W hite House C on discussion of aging issues. ference on Aging. Mrs. Gary named Irene Gray as her co-chairperson. Moderator for the forum was Bob H oldridge, Com m unity Relations Consultant for Pacific Power. About 150 persons in the com m unity discussed, in 10 smaller group sessions, topics affecting the health and welfare of the aging per sons o f Multnomah County. A t the close o f the day recom mendations heard by the complete body covered such subjects as Fam ily Social Services and other supportsystems. Housing, Medical Care issues. Abuse and V ic tim iz a tio n o f Seniors, Crim e and Crim e Prevention, Physical and M ental H ealth, Retirement programs including Social Security, and M inority issues. W illiam Law reported the fin d ings o f the smaller group discussion concerning Social Security William Law, Paaria Haymond, Becky Wahrli, Estelle Johnson and programs. Ellen Law at Portland-Multnoham County Conference on Aging. Other visible m in o rity persons noted among the clusters o f discussants were: Ellen Law, Gladys pson and Pearle Haymond o f the McCoy, E. Shelton H ill, Inell Sim- Urban Indian Council. Bath Tissue Springfresh Assfd. 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Furtherm ore, she believes in health services which provide vision, dental, hearing, n u tritio n a l, etc., screening to identify children with potential problems or students requiring medical attention . She strongly supports alternate schools for those who cannot function in a conventional class setting, and the Outdoor School which is a unique environmental program. Mrs. Belcher has been active in the Democratic Party, having served as C hairm an o f the M ultnom ah County Democratic Central Com- m ittee, and a member o f the Dem ocratic State C entral Com m ittee; a delegate to the 1976 N ational Democratic Convention and a member o f the Rules Commit tee at that convention. She has been a member o f the Urban League Board, the M etro politan Family Services Board; the Epilypsy League Board; the Gover n o r’ s C ouncil on Development Disabilities; the Multnomah County Q U A D Board; and P ortland Development Commission. Her interests in educaiton is demonstrated by her service on the ESAA Advisory Committee and the Title I Advisory Committee for the Portland Public Schools. She is a volunteer at Irvington School. Mrs. Belcher, her husband Bob, and their family live in the Irvington neighborhood. 'JS. I It's more than art; it's smart. Ps»<1 tor by C ttrees lex the Pwrf <xmtnq Arts O « t * t
