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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 15, 1984)
Pag« 2 Portland Obaarvar. August 16. 1964 Multnomah County mulls charter changes T h e M u ltn o m a h C o u n ty H o m e R u le C h a rte r Review C o m m itte e presented 18 separate amendments F rid a y to the M u ltn o m a h C o u n ty Com m issioners. The am endm ents to the County charter will be adop te d , or re je cte d , by voters in the November election and cover a wide range of changes. T h e IJ-m em b er citizen c o m m it tee, headed by Rev. F ra n k W . Shields o f the Sunnyside M ethodist C h u rc h , o ffe re d the am endm ents a fte r h old in g 41 p ublic m eetings over 14 months. Each o f the 18 M ultnom ah Coun ty charter changes recommended by the co m m itte e w ill appear as a separate measure on the November ballot One o f the biggest changes would be the e lim in a tio n o f the o ffic e o f county executive, reduction o f the commissioner districts from five to fo u r, and a p p o in tin g , rather than electing, the county clerk and coun ty assessor. One amendment would allow the county to hire a lobbyist fo r the state legislature. The other recom m ended changes are listed below. Regular Checking at Far West is free all you have to do is maintain a low $50 minimum balance Or you can choose from other checking options that pay interest on your balance There are many checking account extras, too Like Mr Moneybags' and The Exchange 24 hour teller machines throughout Oregon Washington, the United States and British Columbia Merchant Check Guarantee and Overdraft Protection through MasterCard and VISA And with a Far West checking account you can get MasterCard and or VISA at a reduced annual fee of just $8 00 Come to any Far West office now for free checking great extras and just a $50 minimum Charter changes for Multnomah County • The office o f county executive would be abolished, to be replaced by the ch airm an o f the board o f com m issioners. The ch airm an w ould have a legislative vote equal to other commissioners and also retain all powers of the executive except the right to veto. The five-m em ber board would be retained. The chairman would be elected from the county at large, but the number of commissioners elected by district would be reduced from five to »4 M or ¿M k • •» N a w a ta ff fo r th a P o rtla n d C o m m u n ity C o llag e S m all Businaaa D avalopm ant Canter m at to plan atratagy before they etart w orking directly w ith amall businaaaaa in tha district Staff includee. from left, Andy D elaney. Bill Qeiger. dean D ra w and H arm an Houston. They w ill provide free In fo rm a tio n counseling and w orksh o p s to sm all businesses. four. • B allot slogans would be elim inated. The deadline fo r reapportioning commissioner districts after a federal census would be extended to Aug. I , allowing more time than the 30 days after certification now required. • A ll county employees, as well as elected officials, would be bonded. • Charter language would be updated to refer to existing departments and delete references to department that no longer exist. • Salaries for elected officials, subject to voter approval every two years, would be recommended by a citizen committee appointed by the auditor. • A ppointed public officials would be able to run to succeed themselves. Vacancies in elective o ffic would be filed by an election if the vacant term was longer than one year, by appointment if from 90 days to one year, and not filled if less than 90 days. • The county position of District Court clerk would be eliminated because courts are now a state function. • Elected officials would be limited to two four-year terms in office within a 12-year period. • Agencies and departments would be required to respond to an o ffic ia l audit. • An elected o fficial could run for another office in midterm • A ll candidates would appear on the primary election ballot instead of on the Novem ber b a llo t, as it is cu rren tly. T he winner o f a m a jo rity in the prim ary would be declared elected and would not appear on the general election ballot. • The county could sell revenue bonds without a specific vote of the people, but any sale would be subject to referral to the people by petition. • A nother charter review commission would be named and would report before the 1990 general election. • The county would create an O ffice o f Citizen Involvement. • Any act of the county commission would require three affirm ative votes, instead of the current situation where two affirm ative votes pass a measure as long as a quorum of three members is present. PCC boosts business S taff for the new Portland C om m u n ity C o lle g e S m all Business Development Center started out in to the fie ld this week to id e n tify ways they can work with new small businesses. Cascade Campus Executive Dean Jim V an D y ke an n ou n ed the a p p o in tm en t of the fo llo w in g representatives: A ndy Delaney will serve as director; Jean Drew will be located at the Southeast Center and cover the east side; Bill Geiger is to serve the west side o f the district and be centered at the Rock Creek C am pus; and H e rm a n H o u s to n w ill p ro vide sh o rt-term and long-term counseling for the entire district and will be located at Cascade. Cascade C am p us w ill house a resource and in fo rm a tio n center w hich w ill c o o rd in a te program s alre a d y a v a ila b le fo r smajl DO YOU REALLY WANT TO SAVE ON YOUR FOOD BILL? businesses through the other agen cies in the metropolitan region. Each o f the three o utreach representatives will plan trainng and workshops appropriate for their sec tion of the community, according to Van Dyke. The program w ill also o ffer one- on-one counseling and technical assistance at no charge to the business, a separate in s tru ctio n al fo rm a t at a very reasonable cost, and access to the P C C degree programs and business classes. W e offer savings of up to 40% and more on fine quality wonder and Hostess p ro d u cts plus large d isco u n ts on other baked g oods Besides our every day lo w prices we fe a ture in store specials daily Ju st look tor the bar gam signs on the displays in our store Discover fo r yourself w h a t thou sands o f sm art shoppers in the area have fo u nd The new center is partially funded with a $14,000 grant from the U S . Small Business Adm inistration and the Am erican Association o f C o m m u n ity and Ju n io r C olleges, $25,000 from the State o f Oregon, and $ 4 6 ,3 1 6 54 fro m the Sm all Business Administration. You'll be am azed at the savings you m ake a t our W o n d er T h rift Shop! [Food stam ps gladly acc ep ted , SATISFA CTIO N G UAR ANTEED You m ust be co m p le te ly satisfied w ith every purchase or At* w ill che e rfu lly re fu n d you» p u n has»* pm e • * »V WONDER-HOSTESS THRIFTSHOP 115 N C o ok St C o rn e r o f V a n c o u v e r b C o o k S t O p e n M o n th r u S a t 9a m 6 p m I N E V E L Y N Minor-Lawrence, 28, the zest of life is strong and enthu siasm for her com m itm ents seems boundless. Evelyn M inor-Law rence is the new assistant dean o f a d missions at Lew is and C la rk College. M in o r-L a w re n c e came fro m G rinnell College in G rin n ell, Iow a, where she was admissions counselor for several years. Her early life was in D e tro it. H e r higher ed u catio n was received at M ic h ig a n S late U n iv e rs ity and at U n iv e rs ity o f W isco n sin , w here she earned a masters degree in counseling. G rin n e ll, a sm all college c o m munity, did not offer the courses in physical therapy that were sought by 29-year old D w ig h t L aw re n c e, husband o f the vivacious young counselor, so the couple began to look for a place that could supply advantages fo r both o f them. They began to loo k w estw ard in th eir search, according to Evelyn. " I read about P o rtlan d where D w ight has co u s in s ," she said. " I read about Lewis and C lark College and there seemed to be a challenge fo r me here D w ig h t is registered now at P o rtla n d State fo r his physical therapy dasswork " " L a r g e u n iv e rs itie s ,” E velyn M in o r-L a w re n c e said, " a re good for some students, but they are not for everyone In small colleges there is a chance to be analytical, to learn oral and writing skills and there can be help to o b ta in scholarships. Sometimes Black students cannot make it in a large school— they have a hard tim e getting to know the fa c u lty . W h ereas, here, th ere are ab o ut 20 students (o r fe w e r) in a class. " I would like to see Black students take ad van tag e o f a sm all lib e ra l arts school. Lew is and C la rk is m oving to add to its m in o rity population. In G rinn ell, there were o nly I I students when I a rriv e d . When I left, there were 80 " I taught aerobic dance classes at G rin n ell, jazz dancing at M ichigan S tate , and I was in a local dance tro u p e o f 15 in M ilw a u k ie . I ’ ve taught modern dance to elementary A p u b lic receptio n fo llo w in g the fo rm a litie s w ill be held at the Firehouse, W alker stated. T I Evelyn M inor-Law ranca students. I like African dancing and also the style o f M a rth a G rah a m I ’ m in training now in aerobic dan cing here in Portland Meanwhile, I am a runner. I jog I run cross coun try . I run in the m ornings, d u rin g lunch h o u r, and some evenings. There are woodsy trails to explore near where I live and I get in about 1 miles now and expect to get up to three miles before long (after the lay-off we had in traveling when we moved to Po rtlan d),’ ’ she paused to explain. " I w ant to meet a lot o f young people. M y hope is to give something to my own young Black sisters and brothers— to tell them of the advantages there are at Lew is and C la rk .” P A T R I C I A W A L K E R , presi H E 1984 S U M M E R commence ment of University of Portland, held on the college cam pus Friday evening, featured an address to the graduates by H .J . Belton H a m ilto n , an O regon Federal A d m inistrative Law Judge. Presented by D r. H a ro ld W estb y, master o f ceremonies, Judge Ham ilton shared program responsibilities w ith the Rev. T ho m as C . O d d o , D .S .C ., P h D ., president o f the Univerity of P o rtla n d , w ho c o n fe rre d the degrees. Judge Ham ilton's subject matter, tille d , "S u rv iv in g and T h riv in g in the L a b o r M a r k e t ," was treated lightly in the presentation, but it was w eighted w ith a serious and un deniable message to the graduates on how to o b ta in and hold a desirable place in the jo b m arket. A p p ro p ria te crea tiv e th in k in g , honesty, integrity, flexibility, good judgement, am bition, initiative and a ttitu d e all received H a m ilto n ’ s humorous attention. H a m ilto n 's fin a l caution to the graduates emerged as, " D o n ’t take yourselves, your degree or your career too seriously. Join the rest of us in the game o f life with a sense of humor and resilience." L E A N O R M A Y B U T L E R , an B 18-year old Roosevelt High gra- duate, was a lucky recipient of one of dent o f the Portland C hapter o f the N a tio n a l O rg a n iz a tio n o f Jack and Jill o f A m erica. In c ., an nounces that a new chapter o f Jack and Jill has been fo rm e d in V a n couver, Washington. The new chap ter w ill be installed in a P o rtla n d cerem o ny to be held S u n d ay , August 19th, at the In te rs ta te F ireh ou se. C o ra S m ith , in the capacity o f new chapter com m ittee Eleanor Butler chair, will be in charge o f the affa ir, several scholarships awarded by the w hich w ill d raw to P o rtla n d the O re g o n ia n P u b lish in g C o m p an y p resident of the n a tio n a l re ce n tly. B u tle r was among 46 o rg an iza tio n . Ram ona A rn o ld , o f Oregon young people, all o f whom Los A ngeles, and the re g io n a l were high achievers recognized for president Barbara Duell o f Seattle. th e ir a b ilitie s and p o te n tia l by school officials. They were given the scholarships based on their need of help to pursue higher education. Butler was awarded $3,000 by the Oregonian. In an interview, she ex pressed her g ra titu d e to the last O regonian fo r this g ift and to her high school counselor who advised her to apply for the scholarship. She has applied and has been accepted at W illamette University where she will begin her studies in the fall. Butler's grades gave her a 3.6 average over the last tw o years at Roosevelt. A p ia n ist, she enjoyed music classes and p la yin g the c la rin e t in the school band. H er art classes were im p o rta n t also to B u tle r. " I like fashion and design and I like to do pencil draw ing s and paint w ith water colors. I hope som eday," she said, " t o go to a New York school o f design." Eleanor, the daughter of Dorothy and CTeophus B utler, regularly a t tends M aranatha Church. She has a sister, Katrina, 15, who is a student at L in c o ln , and b ro th e r, T im o th y 17, who attends Benson. A N E W B A B Y IS B E IN G w el comed at the home o f M a ry - Anne and A n th o n y A lle n . Christopher Robert Allen was born S u n d ay , August 5 th , at G oo d Sam aritan Hospital where both his parents are employed. Christopher weighed 7 lbs. 15 oz. and measured 22 ” long. He is the great-grandson o f W .D . Allen, the proprietor of the Golden West Hotel, a popular Land m a rk in d o w n to w n P o rtla n d , in the early part o f this centu ry. His p atern a l g ra n d m o th e r is M rs . C h arles R o b ert A lle n o f Los Angeles Maternal grandparents are Horace (Ace) and Rose H arm er of Lake Oswego. I N V IT A T IO N S A R E IN the mail fo r the w edding o f Z oe A nn W ilson, of Portland and Salem, to Jesse P ric e, o f In d ia n a p o lis . T h e wedding is to be an event o f S atu r day, September 1st, at the G reater M o u n t C a lv ary C h u rch o f G od in Christ in Portland. P o rtla n d . O re g o n C lo s e d S u n d a y s
