Page 6 Portland Observer, June 30, 1982
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OBSERVATIONS
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FROM THE SIDELINES
by Kathryn Halt Bogle
August tour to Victoria, B.C., Can
ada, is all sold out, and she can turn
her attention to a Depoe Bay-Coos
Bay tour for mid-September.
Standing with lesser are George
O’Dell who was elected as a delegate
to the Narfe Convention to be held
in October in Denver.
Norman L. Minks, member o f
Chapter 29, has been elected trea
surer o f the state federation of
Narfe Chapters. The Portland
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Chapter 29, the largest chapter in
Oregon with 2,114 members, meets
monthly at the Lloyd Center audi
D r. Erasmus O gbuobiri. BPA
torium.
planning electrical anginaar. and
President, for the second term, is
Katanga Muana. visitor from Zaira.
popular L.E. (Jack) Bracy for the
local chapter. Earl Eggers of Eugene
r . kalenga m u an a , is retiring president o f the Oregon
the director and chief engin State Federation. New president of
eer o f the National Electric Com
the federation is Theodore Thorsen
pany o f Lubumbashi, Zaire, (an of Redmond.
area of Africa once a part o f the
Congo), was in Oregon briefly dur
ing the past week.
It took the cooperation of several
agencies to arrange the visit for Mr.
Kalenga, a participant in the Inter
national Visitor Program o f the
U.S. International Communication
Agency. The Washington office of
the African-American Institute ar
ranged a national itinerary which
gave the visitor a month’s travel
within the borders of this country.
Mr. Kalenga, educated principal
ly in Belgium, speaks French, Swa
hili and Lingala. He was accompan
i of Retired Fed
ied by a U.S. Dept. of State inter
eral Empioyeaa praaidant Jack Brady
preter, Mr. Don Clark.
of Narea Chapter 29 (In background);
In Oregon Mr. Kalenga was a
George O 'dal. formerly of IRS; Kay
guest of the Bonneville Power Ad
Laaaar. Tour Mrector. Chapt 29; and
ministration with Howard Farring
Norman
L. Minks, formerly of the
ton, electrical engineer at BPA’s Ce
Forestry
Service.
lilo installation and Dr. Erasmus
Ogbuobiri, a planning electrical en
HE BETA Sigma Theta Chap
gineer in the BPA Portland office
ter of Alpha Kappa Alpha sor
acting as hosts.
ority is growing.
The World Affairs Council of
Recently several graduate and un
Oregon acted as local coordinator
dergraduate women were inducted
through Wanda Mays, the director
in initiation ceremonies. Susan
of its Foreign Visitors Program.
Busby and Ramel Moore are new
Kalenga came to the United States
graduate names on the roster with
to observe power generating and
Rhonda Massey, Felecia Fisher and
distribution systems in America. He
Magdalinc Brister of the University
concentrated on hydro-electric pow
of Oregon joining as undergraduate
er generation and supply, but was
members.
interested in other energy sources as
Girls of high school age who were
well (nuclear, thermal, coal-fired
participating in the AKA program
and solar).
of "All Kinds of Action” were hon
Zaire, Africa’s third largest coun
ored by the chapter after their high
try, is home of some of the world’s
school graduation. Singled out at a
oldest civilizaions. About four times
tea at the home of Carolyn Leon
the size of Texas it has a population
ard, Beta Sigma Theta scholarship
of 27.9 million with a single party committee member, were: Alicia
political system headed by President
Broadus of Benson, Pam Martin of
Mobutu.
Grant, Denise Williams of Grant,
While Mr. Kalenga is in the
Carla Williams of Lincoln, Fawn
U.S.A. he will seek to develop tech
McDaniel of Lincoln and Earlita
nical exchange and commercial op
Ward of Jefferson.
portunities in the energy field be
Nine young women received the
tween the U.S. and Zaire, he said.
"Finer Womanhood Award” for
Zaire has the longest D.C. power
their involvement in school activities,
line ever constructed in the world—
with their church, and in their com
the Inga-Shaba—which is expected
munity while maintaining high
to provide electricity for the miner
scholastic achievements. They are:
al-rich Shaba region of Zaire. Mr.
Dana Ford, Judy Hudson, Alicia
Kalenga is the senior official respon
Broadus, Felicia Buchanan, Sharon
sible for managing the Shaba Re
Maxwell and Carla Williams.
gional Power grid.
Tonya Drayden, a nursing school
In Oregon, Mr. Kalenga visited
student at Oregon Health Sciences
the BPA Dittmer Control Center
University, received the AKA an
where computers are used to moni
nual scholarship grant to continue
tor and control the operation of the
her studies.
electric power system. Kalenga also
Basileus of the Chapter is Barbara
was in Celilo at the D.C. Terminal
Williams.
which has installations similar to the
advanced technology now being
tested in Zaire. Mobutu is expected
to commission the project later this
year on Zaire’s national day.
Top staff of BPA electrical engin
eers were present at dinner one even
ing in honor of Kalenga.
The Zairian and his escort will
tour California installations before
leaving the West Coast.
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Mr». Belton
daughter CamMe; Mr«. Tauya M nam oto.
of «As. Hamilton •on Konrad, and Judge H. J. Beiton Hamilton.
T
HE 25th wedding anniversary
ulations to Konrad and his sister,
of Judge and Mrs. H.J. Belton Camille, who both became college
Hamilton was ushered in with
graduates in June. Konrad, who is
joyous celebration by their many
interested in public history, expects
friends. The celebration, arranged
to learn more about Whitney
by their adult children, Konrad and
Young, his long-time idol. He ex
Camille, at the family home in West
pects to write a book about history
Linn, brought out a number of per
some day, he says. Camille will be a
sons present at the original wedding
cub reporter for The Oregonian dur
and a trading of reminiscences. The
ing the summer but will undoubted
former Midori Minimoto and the
ly hold to her intention of beginning
then Attorney Hamilton were wed
law school in the fall, probably at
at St. Philips Episcopal Church.
her alma mater, Stanford Univer
Along with congratulations to the sity.
silver anniversary pair were congrat-
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Catering prices are pretty standard all over town. But so
are the services.
l r Except at Tlie Westin Benson. With crystal chandeliers,
delicate china, gleaming silver and remarkably good food served
by top notch professionals, we set a higher standard.
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-■atering costs about the same everywhere. But only The
Westin Benson offers you so many priceless extras for parties of
¿v to 500.
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M«. W illiam « con g ratu lata« recipient« o f 1982 " F in a r W o m a n h o o d
A w e rd ” : Renee Harri«. Jefferson; Den« Ford, Jackson; Janica S tiff,
Wilson; Tharaaa Allen. Franklin; Felicia Buchanan. Cleveland; Carla W il
iam « Lincoln.
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Chairman for Chapter 29 of
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Health Science« University School
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