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Portland Observer, August 8,1984 Page 3 HAVOLINE REBATE SQ.00* ...or... $1.25* METROPOLITAN W ith 1 2 0 ww Sisters to open children's bookstore _____ ■ ■ I P urchase A* “fife < W dh r*C M H * ( h o a g l 4 ’ «*U , »r <>r'3< pa< a a « ) » t 'S •** IO W 4 0 30W 10W-40 • M a 1 *» ( _ N T JW /S ' by Nathaniel Scoll Union Avenue, with the exception o f a few unsavory things, such as p ro stitutio n , is fast becoming an avenue the Northeast community can be proud of. In the near future, August 24th to be exact, according to sisters Pamela M . Russ-Glaster and Peggy Russ-Williams, a children's book store, the Gingerbread Book- house, w ill open at 3117 N .E . U nion Avenue. The location is across the street from Union Plaza. The Gingerbread Bookhouse, " A n outgrow th o f a need, w ill be a m u lti-cu ltu re ch ildren ’s bookstore,” Russ-Glaster said. The focus o f the bookstore w ill be Black, Hispanic. Native American, Asian and South Pacific literature, but, there will be children's books to meet the needs of the general public. More over, the enterprising ven ture w ill incorporate, under one ro o f, a bookstore, an art gallery, and a playroom and reading center for children, she said. "W e are trying to provide an at mosphere where children can come and read in c o m fo rt," Russ- Glaster maintained. Such categories as fairy tales, plays, make believe, fiction, non-fiction, legend, folk tales, drama and poetry, we hope, " W ill stimulate the idea and con cept that reading is fun.” The idea for the Gingerbread Bookhouse began with the sisters, but it has since become " a fam ily operation.” Russ-Glaster said. In addition to a $10,000 small business loan from the Oregon Bank, they held a m onth-long flea market which took in $2,000. She added, " A ll of the merchandise (sold at the flea market) was donated by people © ssa \> A *W l ( S 3 »? >>K Of $1 S q f\ ' ' f * S»<M a»wl p ro o f O* p o r t K j w 'a m n v tn J fro m pre » K m I I » m il o n e ' » b a i a ' . in m u m $ | i par* h u o M rb td d Of «»<»*''• /A fK X t O o f * * « sn t. o u t * * » >n « to re 10W-40 30W 88C qt. 78$ qt. FOR THE BEST DISCOUNT PRICES IN TOWN VISIT RUNYAN'S 88C STORE 3716 N.E. Union Ave. Peggy Ruaa-WINIams and Pamela M. Rt proudly show the location of their new chlldren'a in the N o rth /N o rth e a s t com m unity.” Russ-W illiam s said presently they have an inventory of 800 books and when they open, the inventory w ill be at least 4,300 books. " W e are dealing with publishers in New York (C ity ), C hicago, San F ra n cisco and other parts of the world,” she said. "The store will also have a women’ s center. Why? Because being a Black female, I feel it's im portant that we have books on and about ourselves. " T h e difference between our bookstore and the ones that now exist in Portland is, we will have a variety of books for minorities at a reasonable rate " bookstore on Union Avanua. The store will open on Friday, August 24th. (Photo: Richard J. Brown) Hrs Mon Sat . 9:30 a m • 5:45 p m Parking on Beech Street VIRGINIA SLIMS You’ve come a long way, baby (l-r) Kris Altuchar, Farmers M arket; M ary Edwards. Cleaning and Preservation projact; Kate Seare. project assistant; Oea Walsh. Neigh borhood Self-help project; Maureen Karlgan. Kitchen Accessibility project; Stephen Schneider, Shered Housing and Jude Nlederhopher. Nell Kelly. (Photo: Richard J. Brown) Self-help efforts win Portland received a N ational M e rit A w a rd , M o n d ay, from the U .S . Department o f Housing and Urban Development. The award honored the Portland Bureau o f C om m unity Develop ment's Neighborhood S elf-H elp Program. The com petition involved over ten thousands projects in hundreds o f cities, and Portland was among the 80 finalists. Seven P ortlan d organizations with completed self-help projects were honored at the awards ceremony. They were the Shared Housing Program of the Center for Urban Education, the Eliot Energy House. The Portland Farmers M arket, sponsored by R A IN C om munity Resources, the B rooklyn Community Garden, the Gleaning and Preservation Porject sponsored by Oregon Gleaners, the Kitchen Accesibility Project o f the United Cerebral Palsy Association, and Project Assist sponsored by the N orth P ortlan d Y outh Service Center. The neighborhood self-help program makes available one-time C om m unity Developm ent Block Grants averaging $3,000 to get the projects started. Most of the projects are in low-income neighborhoods and help residents meet some basic need. Volunteer labor and donated materials are encouraged. £ 1 oZ fc •at -f* ■ J 2 J I C I ’htlip M x n s In, W arning The Surgeon G eneral Has D eterm ined That Cigarette Smoking Is Dangerous to Your Health 100« 15mg H t ) 0 mg nicotine Lights 8 mg tot 0 6 mg nicotine ev per cigerette FTC Report Met 84 Young child holds candla at Waterfront Perk aarvlca Sunday avan Ing to com m am orata tha bombing o f Hiroshim a. Tha candlelight caramony followed a ratty at Tarry Shrunk Plata. (Photo: Kris Attucharl ■ , » • 1 . 1 ’ « ’ ' L * ■ • 5 *■. . ' V • 4 . . I » . . ■ • fc » I'»
