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 \ \ \( P 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 T college that prospered on peanuts can teach you a lot about survival. I Jf you re like most of us, what you see here is only a peanut. But to a certain Dr Carver ot Tuskegee University, the lowly peanut was the key to hundreds of products, with the poten­ tial to keep Tuskegee andtheSouth self supporting J just as Carver unlocked the secrets o f the peanut. Black col leges and universities are tapping the awesome potential of generations of young people In this unique environment, 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 Shakespearean actor At Black colleges, every door is open, no dream is too ambitious Is it any wonder that, though they enroll only 16% of Black college students Black colleges produce 37% of all Black college graduates? WJhat s more, those graduates take with them the character and achievement that unlock the doors of the finest graduate schools, businesses and political offices. When you re con sidenng colleges, shouldn t you consider the ones that gave us Martin Luther King Jr, Thurgood Marshall and Jesse jack AMERICAS BLACK COLLEGES son ’ If you re out to make the most of what you have, no one can teach you more ARE YOU SMART ENOUGH TO GO? 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