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Portland Observer, April 13, 1983 Page 7 NAACP discusses job training The Portland Branch N A A C P w ill address the problem of Voca tional Training for black youth at their regular branch meeting the third Sunday. April 17, at 4:00 p.m. at the Vancouver Avenue First Bap tist Church, 3138 North Vancouver Avenue, according to Hazel G . Hays. Branch President. The Branch w ill also receive a report from Representative Ed Leek o f District 18 on H .B 2416, a bill on deadly force introduced by Repre sentative Leek. Vocational Village, as part of the Portland School System, affords an opportunity for students to learn trades and skills and to prepare them for membership in trade unions. Thomas L. Vickers, N A A C P Educational C hairm an, who was with the Vocational Village for a number o f years, has talked with Superintendent M atthew Prophet and they both agree that black students are not taking advan tage o f the opportunities afforded by Vocational Village. Vickers, in charge o f the Educational portion o f the meeting, will introduce Paul Erickson, the Director of Vocation al Village, who will discuss with the Branch the opportunities for voca tional education, and explore rea sons why more black students are not taking advantage o f the Voca tional Village. Parents who are in- tereted in learning about Vocational Village are especially invited, as are young people interested. Budget strips Park Bureau Action Girls have fun My husband and I did everything together. We even decided on our funeral plans together. When John died It Saturday was a very rainy day but at the home of H olli Trotm an, the A ll Kind of Action Girls, who are high school young ladies o f high scholastic abilities sponsored and programmed for by Zeta Sigma Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa A l pha Sorority, had a fun afternoon. At each meeting there is a special experience planned for the group. Mrs. Bobbie Nunn, a member of the chapter and a retired educator from P ortland Public Schools, gave a dem onstration o f W ok C ooking. The recipe was " S tir Fry Chicken and Vegetable Dinner." The fun came when the dinner was tasted. You could hear the girls saying “ U m l” and " A h ! " For a while they forgot the rain storm. The A lpha Kappa A lpha mem bers who are sponsors are Mrs. Bar bara Ward, Mrs. Marian Jacobs and M rs. M attie lies— all members of Zeta Sigma Omega. " A ll Kind of Action Girls” will meet at Marchelle Keener’s home in May. was much easier for me. There were so many things that had to be done I know I carried out his wishes because we discussed them ahead of time. We even had money put aside In a special plan available through our funeral home. It was a great relief. I wish more people knew about It. Please send for our free booklets on funeral planning. Got a dream? Assure it. by Brenda Braxton University o f Portland News Service The upcoming Budget Committee hearings threaten to cut Park Bu reau funds and impair community programs and services, said C om missioner Charles Jordan o f the Park Bureau. Budget Com mittee meetings on the Park Bureau begin M onday, April ISth at 1:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers. Commissioner Jordan encourages the public to at tend and testify. “ I f they (the pub lic) feel cuts are not acceptable they have a right to ask that the services be restored,” he said. Jordan is submitting a S12.4 mil lion budget, while M ayor Frank Ivancie supports one of SI 1.8 m il lion. Mayor Ivancie and Commis sioner Jordan do not agree on Park Bureau budget allocations. C om missioner Jordan Stated, " W e will go into the budget sessions at odds . . . . I f I can't get my budget a p proved for 1983-84 we cannot main tain our parks at an acceptable lev el.” Cuts would delay the opening of Portland’s eleven outdoor pools un til after July 1st. Operating hours will also be reduced. Those pools targeted for early closure include Woodlawn, Penninsula, Dishman, Grant, and Pier. "O n e neighborhood (Sellwood) has met with my office and they want to fund their p oo l’ s early opening," said Jordan. A pp ro xi mately $2400 per week will be need ed to operate the pool. " I ’ m concerned about the basic maintenance of certain park facili ties that will have to be delayed sim ply because we do not have the per sonnel to do it,” said Commissioner Jordan. Proper upkeep o f rest rooms, cutting the lawns periodical ly, and spraying to eliminate harm ful insects will be affected. There will be no supervised play grounds in the parks until after July 1st, summer Park Blocks concerts will be cut, and community centers* hours of operation will be reduced. " I don't think that we can con tinue to reduce the amount o f pro gramming we are now providing in our community schools and in our community centers and still provide adequate recreational opportunities for our citizens,” said Jordan. "Citizens will sec a visible decline in our open space resources and the standard o f maintenance w ill be lowered considerably. I have a re sponsibility to in fo rm the public what to expect, so they w ill not wake up June 1st and find that ser vices are not being delivered,” said Jordan. Jordan emphasized that "w h at will happen in the remainder of this year and next year will only happen if the M ayor’s budget is approved. I f I get my way we w ill not have such a negative impact on the park systems," said Commissioner Jor dan. On your term, not ours! We all have dreams. 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