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Portland Observer, April 15, 1982 Section II Page5 OBSERVATIONS FROM THE SIDELINES BY Kathryn Hal! Bogle by Kathryn H all Bugle Pul together fun and fashion ap p arel, T A L L ta ll men and pretty ladies, add flowers and strains o f music and mix them w ith a light heart in the ballroom o f the H ilton Hotel. Arrange to have several hun dred loving and caring people for an audience and you will have the prin cipal ingredients C lau d ia M a rtin em ployed fo r a highly successful “ B lazer’s Special O lym pics” p ro gram last Saturday evening. C laud ia, M rs. LaRue M a rtin o f the Portland Trailblazers, beautiful ly gowned in pearl gray satin, coor dinated the pre-Easter event. Under scored on the printed program was a reference to Colossians 3 :2 3 , 24 which begins, “ And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily as to the Lord.” Proceeds o f the evening were charted for the Oregon Chapter o f the Special Olympics, the local or ganization o f an in tern ation al o r gan izatio n al program o f physical fitness, sports training and athletic com petition for mentally retarded children and adults. The “ Blazers, Past and Present," sponsors o f Sat u rd a y ’ s event, count themselves among the 250,000 volunteers in the nation who assist mentally retarded in d ivid u als to p artic ip a te in the body and morale building program o f Special Olympics sports. OLD TOWN MERCHANTS Unwind at Buzz's In Old Town Buzz Willits, for several years active in various innovative employment and training programs in the N .E . Portland Model Cities community, has recently opened Buzz’s Couch St. Place. Buzz’s is Old T o w n ’s newest es tablishment for light dining and com fortable ambiance while enjoying your favorite beverage. Located on the main intersection in the N . W . His torical D istrict area, Buzz’s features rotisserie chicken, make your own tostada bar, and other tasty, light dishes, which you can enjoy indoors or on the sidewalk in the coming warm weather. Come and meet your friends in the pleasant atmosphere and choose from our selection o f fine domestic and imported beers and C alifornia and Northwest wines. Food offerings are available at all hours. Couch <51. Race CRIMPERS) Coupon FRAM E FACTORY $5.00 “ D o it h eartily,” the verse said, and the Blazers did. The Blazers, in cluding coaches and trainers, are all stars and they brought along their wives and fam ilies to help them model the fashion garments in the starshine. They sauntered, strolled and trod the boards like true profes sionals. Clothes came from Frederick and Nelson, Nudelmans, N ike, Edward Hamilton Furs, Jantzen and Helen’s Pacific Costumes. Fashion coordin ator for the show was M ary Posey. Cosmetics and make up were by A ida G rey o f Lake Oswego. H a ir styles were by Jon and Company. The presentation opened w ith a dramatic tableau o f fashions o f the historic past, went rapidly to career clothes o f the present, garments for the active life, on to after-five dress ing and wound up with formal wear and furs. A few o f the nearly fifty persons who modeled were: Lloyd Neal and his wife, Marcia, who only that day received n o tific atio n that she has passed the bar examinations and can now officially use as her title A tto r ney Marcia Neal. Anise H all, popu lar professional model appeard in the tableau costumed in the mode o f C le o p a tra ; C a ro l Jones, w ife o f former Blazer Steve Jones, who rep resents the designer clothes o f A l bert Nipon wore striking black and white garments on each o f her a p pearances; D a rn e ll V a le n tin e , a rookie guard from Kansas U niver sity had lots o f friends in the audi ence. There were Jack Ramsey and Mrs. Ramsey who modeled specta tor a ttire ; Greg S m ith , a form er Blazer, now an ad man for K G W ; OFF Any Framed Picture in stock at $9.95 and over • Specializing ♦ • Designer Curls • California Curls • Relayers Nighttime drama with glimmaring highlight» — Jean Patou's gray beaded gown with dyed partridge feathers and pale gray maribou feather lined coat. Old the lovely Brenda Natt (Mrs. Calvin N a tt); M ich ael H a rp e r and B illy Ray Bates o f " D r in k Your M ilk ” fame drew extra applause for their individual performances. M r . and M rs . H a rry G lick m an enjoyed it all from a table close to the runways. N o la Bogle, p o p ular c o n tra lto w ho freq u e n tly sings at Blazer games, sang “ People” and, later, Ken Berry and his Time Sound En semble sang “ Greatest Love.” Both song sets were accompanied by the Jefferson High School Band. M ore than a score o f worthwhile gifts were claimed as door prizes. T w o basketballs, autographed by Blazer players were placed in silent auction. Winners were Donald M al- la tta n d O .B . H ill. Bill Schonley and Claudia M artin teamed as the show ’ s com m enta tors. Dick Bogle o f K A T U -T V was master o f ceremonies for the excit ing, fast-moving affair. • The Lincoln H igh School repre sentative to the Rose Festival Court for this year will be Joelle Rankins, daughter o f George and Constance Rankins. Princess Joelle. popular among her classmates at Lincoln has been active in student activities dur ing her fo u r years at L in c o ln . A t present she is president o f the pep club, is a student body cabinet mem ber and is speech team captain with plans to compete on the state level in a forensics meet later this month. Carla Williams, also a graduating senior at L in co ln , was among the seven finalists at the important high school assembly on Monday o f this week. • Tickets are going well fo r the lo n g -an ticip ated Ebony Fashion Fair scheduled for Friday evening, A p ril 23, at the Civic A uditorium . Sponsors are the Portland Chapter o f The Links, In c ., who have ear marked the proceeds for the United Negro College Fund, the Senior C i tizens A dult Center o f N .E . P o rt lan d, the T u c k e r-M a x s o n O ra l School, and the Links Educational Scholarship Fund. M rs. Johnnie Stokes is president o f local chapter o f Links and Mrs. Jacqueline Brow n is chairm an o f this year’s Ebony Fashion Fair pre sen tatio n , " T h e L o o k o f E le gance.” Offer Good Thru April 30th, 1982 211 N .W . 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Oregon 97209 • C ° ,our (503) 228-1340 town • Cutt 208 nw couch appointments: 227- Buzz's Couch St. Place 101 N.W . 2nd (& Couch) Fine beer, wines & light dining Hours: 11:30am-1 am (except Sunday) Buzz Willits announces the opening of his tavern/restaurant Introductory Prices C h icken b as ke t with potato wedges & salad, K -chicken $2.65, H-chicken $3.95 a l a c a r t e with chips, %-chicken $1.75, H-chicken $2.95 H o t Foot Chili B o w l with chips $2.50 Salad Bar with our spicy house dressing $1.75, refill $1.00 G re at N ac h o l (Feeds 1-3) $3.50 Professional Preference Curl 35°° • • • • French Curl 35°° DELIBERATELY DELICIOUS DESSE1 1# S W SICOND A V I PORTLAND OR PHONI 2 2 2 927 Do your shopping in Old Town Today We ■ yesterday, ♦ * * ♦ COUPON « o OFF ANY DINNER TAB OF VISA S M C . ccep.ed -order« to go «ho ♦ ♦ ♦ ★ COUPON « t a « 120 N .W . 3rd P o rtlan d, OR 224 32851 Bst-Ste« * □ 3516 N.E. 15tl _____ 287-5611 < 7 , M E X IC A N R E S T A U R A N T an h,ng your budget? 125 W . 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