Portland Observer, October 30, 1905, Page 3
A photographer’s journal o f Nicaragua
Letters to tfuj Editor^
Io the I dtlor.
Northwest Big Mountain Support
ln o u p has a new office lixated above
I he Pis »pie’s t o op ai JO29 S I 21st
We need supplies Among out needs
aie a phone machine, an elevute tv|K
writer, a calculator, tile cabinets,
reams ol oil set printing paper, typing
|vaper and a coffee machine
I I k -ol lice selves as a focal |x»int tor
oi gam /m g act iv Hies io educate the
publii about the cnlical circumstances
ai Big Mountain and lor laising money
lo meet the continual needs ot the
eldeis theie.
Among the activities planned in
November ate a celebratory benefit
co sponsored bv Big Mountain and
Bullet Support G roups, featuring
Abbo Addv, Naomi I idle Bear, and
lim Page IT oiii Seattle; A I hanks
I oi Giving Day Ivent ai the Pine Si
I healer on Nov 27; and an evening
talking with I ouise Benally and Sally
I sosie from Big Mountain on Nov 7
at the Northwest Service I enter I or
mote inlorm ation on any ol these
events, call us.
I lie money earned from these
events will be used lor our tall food
run to Big M ountain I he elders in
Mi/on.i need a gieat amount ol food
to see them through the harshness ol
vvintei ( hie wav to help us is lo donate
diy i o i h I- Donations ol lood mav be
Richard J. Brown, photographer
tor the Portland O bserver, spent
se\en HeeO in \icaragua learning
about and meeting its people His
photographs will appear here as a
w«vA/v feature
At th e c o o p e ra tiv e E rn e sto A cu n a ,
members of the delegation lived in the
homes of the residents
My family in Ernesto Acuna was made
up o f the gra n d m o th e r I seated I and
her niece and daughter (standing) and
her little g ra n d d a u g h te r The tw o
males .ire sons w h o live elsewhere in
the cooperative They w ere very glad
to lx» in the coo pe rative Ttie grand
m o th e r had lost her h u sb a n d at the
hands of S o m o /a 's guard and a son
and g ra n d s o n at th e h a n d s o f th e
co n tra s
She also w a s fo rc e d to re lo c a te a
num ber of tim es because o f c o n tr a
destructkin and terrorism I usually had
to w ork overtim e to get her to smile,
but after hearing of her en|xrrieni es I
understood her unhappiness
( P h o to R ic h a r d J
B ro w n )
dropixxl oft at 1928 N.l 4t)th
I here aie many it mgs you can do
to help us. I here is community out
reach, media contact, art work, punt
mg. and fundraising to name a tew
Setting up a slide show presentation
to t voui group of friends and family is
an excellent wav to participate.
We have tentative meetings every
luesdav night at 7(X) p.m at out
office. I all us at 2J6 0T99, 2J5 9218
.»i 224 7459
Harvest brigades
to Nicaragua
need volunteers
l ot the third yeai. North Amen
cans aie traveling to Nicaragua to help
bring in the cotton and cottee harvests
Brigades last tor three weeks run
mug from November through Match.
I lies include (Kople from all walks ol
hie I he wotk is haul and the rewaids
.lie many V nluiilcci brigades ate a
unique wav to leant about Nicaiagu.i
I lie cost is $4111) plus Havel I united
liiianci.il assistance is available
I or more information and applica
lions, contact Kris at the Portland
( ential \m crican Solidantv t oni
mince otlivc, 227 51(12 lorm er bn
gade volunteers ( t o u t P oilland aie
available to s|\-ak lo organizations.
Ora \unles. President
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Dear Ms \unlec
I’d like to take this opportunity to
explain to you our rationale behind
our researching the M arlin I uthei
King Jr. holiday The Commission
knew that this state holiday was coming
up in the third week in January 1986
ORS 471.750 and O AR 845 I5-OJ5(2)
(j) say that liquor stores will close on
any legal holiday designated bv the
Commission. I he Commissioners
need to proclaim Martin I uthei King
Jr.'s birthday as a closed holiday it the
liuqor stores are to be closed. It is the
responsibility ol the Retail Division to
gather information so the l oinmis
sioners can make an informed judg
men,.
One significant complaint we have
received from customers is that the
stores are not open enough In re
spon.se, two vears ago we amended out
rules on days and hours ot operation
(845 I5-OT5) and allowed liquot stores
to I k open on I incoln's birthday while
stale otlices continued to be closed
I he 254 liquor stores are unlike any
government contractor in Oregon (ex
eept tor some similarities with the I ot
lery ( ommission) Store operators and
their employees ate part ol the “ pri
vate sector" I hey do not get paid
holidays like government employees.
Since holidays tor them are unpaid and
costly , we trv to be deliberate and
thoughttul m making decisions affect
mg their livelihood
At least six times a sear we survey
liquor agents about a variety ot topics
affecting store operations In 1982 we
sutveved all agents, asking it the stores
should continue to be closed on nine
designated legal holidavs
In considering the needs of custom
ers, we sometimes poll them when
making decisions on store operations,
lo t example, in 1981 we surveyed
I2.IMX) customers, asking questions
about out service levels I asl veal we
sutveved MM) customers when mvesti
gating neighbor hood complaints about
a North Portland store location
As a part ol our completed stall
work, we wanted to gather as much in
form ation as possible to help our
( ommissioners in decision making
We initialed a poll lo help gauge cus
tomcr opinion We are contacting
community leaders to obtain their ad
vice on th.s topic Also, we are con
tacting our liquor agents, other control
slates, major governmental entities,
private sector retailers, banks, and
major school districts to learn more
about how they plan to observe (he
holidav
In no way did we intend to dimmish
tlie metnorv of Martin 1 utlier King
Jr., or stimulate any controversy or
racial stress We are Irving to be re
sponsible and fair to all parties in
volved.
I he Commission plans to decide
this issue at its Nov 26th meeting We
will I k happy to listen to your concerns
or answer any questions you may
have.
Smcerelv.
( HRlb I HJ.YS
Retail Operations Director
rt Portland ( tbsers er
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J just as Carver unlocked the secrets o f the peanut. Black col
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students have the opportunity to play as large a role in cam
pus life as their talents will allow Class president Home
coming queen Captain of the debate team Quarterback or
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one can teach you more
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