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November 13, 1985, Portland Observer, Page 3 A photographer's journal o f Nicaragua Richard J Brown, photographer for the P o rtla n d O b s e rv e r, v /v rtr erven w rrA v in \tcaragua learninii about and meeting its people His photographs will appear here as a wtehlv feature Australian tribesmen used to try to hasten the sundown by blowing sand into the air The British eat almost eight ounces of sweets per person per w eek, more than any other people A m o n g th e m an y places I v is ite d in M a n ag ua Nu aragua w a s a squ at te rs c a m p n o t to o far fro m th e A m e n t an Em bassy People m o vin g in to th e c ity fo r m an y re a so n s fin d housing scarce On land that does not appear to tit* in use th e y cle ar and b u ild h o u s e s and ve ry s o o n cre a te An Indian tribe once believed it could hasten cold w ea th e r by burning the w ood of a tree that had been struck by lightning W n do .m t d o b u s in e s s w it h S o u th A t m ,1 American State liank sometimes sprawling cam ps AN INDEPENDE NT BANK h e a d O tti- A t the ca m p in w h ic h th is ho use is, th e y w e re a tte m p tin g to g e t the governm ent to run elet trin ity in to the 27 Y7 N E e U nion P ort and, 0f< gon 97212 camp (P h o to R ic h a rd J B ro w n ) Harvest of Peace premiere H arvest o l 1‘eiu e, a new docum cn t.us film about N ii.iiag iia. will m ake its P o rtla n d prem iere Nov 21 al ilic I irsi ( o n g ie g .ilio ii.il ( liu rcli, I 12b S VV Park len til on M adison St ) at " p in Admission is tree Harvest < >/ / ’, , a < i • ab<>ut a j ol Vinci i, a n v olunicer s w ho traveled to N ic.ilag n a to hai ve sl co tto n I ho diverse g ro u p ot p eo p le, aged I" Io 'll, tr o n i all p a r ts o t th e I lilted Stales, went to this war to rn ( en trai V inci ic an n atio n o n a m i s s i o n I o i (X'.tee I or two weeks, ihcv lived with die ea m p esin o s the larin w o i kerv ol V p ascali, a re m o te v illag e in northern N icaragua H ars i ' o ! 1‘eai e is an mi press oi tu p o lli.u t ot this loiimev Scenes ot dailv villace hie m .ikinc lo itilla s , w ashing d o ilie s hv h a n d . childien plasm e contrasi with huivit icalitie news ot a ncatbv attack, the digging ot a bom b sheltei, the tuneial ol a voung babv In lighter m om ents, the N o u ti V nieiic.ins an d N icaraguans plav baseball, dance and iclav togethei at the b ia d i I he 11 lm is a neli collage ot v isual imagetv. music, and voices and sounds w hich b le n d to g e th e i to p re s e n t a thought provoking look al w hat some I s cili/ens aie doing to pievenl war m ( c u ria l Vinci n a Ihr m igli people io people d iplom áis Iin tilin is hem e presented bv the P o rtla iid ( en trai Vinci ic i Solidar its ( om initlee as part ot a cam p aig n to c iiio u ta g e P o itla tid e r s Io visit N ic .ir .ie u a wiili the V olunteer VV oi k III igades Ybur electric company isn’t going to like this Beginning business workshop Fam ily and frien ds gathered on the law n o f the W a sh in g to n C o un ty Court house M o n d a y. V e te ra n s' Day, fo r th e u n v e ilin g o f th e p ic tu re d plaq ue to I lie Small Business Administration (SB V I w ith th e Set vice ( or p o t Ret il c l I Vic ill iv C' I S( ( IR I I V liv e ( orps ol I v e n d u e s I V( I I and I’ort lan d ( h a in b e i o t ( o m m e ic e a te s p o n s o rin g a b e g in n in g b u sin ess work diop on I uesdav , Nov l‘( I he w o rk s h o p will ru n ti o m 9 a m io 4 4 ' p in I he w oi k sh o p w ill teal in e I epi e s e n ta i iv es tro n i S( < IRI an d VI I VII s p e a k e is have a w o rk in g knowledge ol small business I he subjects covered w ill be in a ike tin g and p ro m o tio n , record keeping, mones management, sin cess and ladine factois, pros and eons ■ • neorporatmg, a n d S ii A progt .ini' lic e m a n a g e m e n t a n ts will he disliibuted and a tilin will be show n, it tune ix iim ts I lien- inav be tune loi questions and answers I he w o ik sh o p will be held at the VV illa m e lle ( enter . 121 S VV Salm on SI . ( u n I c i e u , t R o o m V a lid If. I’oi i la ml, < >R I here is a SIP till tee. pie legislialion is icquucd I oi u ito iin a tio n and le g islia lio n , d l l s i i V at 221 2bX2 honor W alter R M itchell. (P h o to R ic h a rd J B ro w n ) Memorial dedicated in honor of veteran In Robert I olhian \ m e m o ria l plague h o n o rin g W a lle r K M itc h e ll, a H ills b o ro agronomist active in veterans affairs, was dedicated M onday d u rin g V eterans’ Dav ceremonies in I lillsboro M itc h e ll, an agronom ist w ith the I s Soil ( o n se rva tio n Service in H ills b o ro , and c h a irm a n lo r to u r seats ot the W ashington C o u n ty Veterans’ C o u n c il, died in A p ril ol heart failure at the age ol 5V I he m e m o ria l, located in the veterans' service o ffice in H illsb o ro , honors M itc h e ll fo r his ‘ ‘ utm ost d e d icatio n to veterans,” said Ora lave Ihogerson, Washington ( ounty veterans' service of ficer who worked with Mitchell for many sears Vccording to Ihogerson, M itchell served in the I S A rm y fo r three seats as a second lieutenant and was disabled during his service M itchell entered the I diversity ot M aryland alter leaving the A rm s, and earned a degree in agronomy, which deals with crop p ro d u c tio n and soil management. M itch e ll kept active in the Arm y Reserves in Portland, and retired as a m ajor, she said He was also very ac live in helping veterans, serving lo r nine seats as a leader ol the Oregon Disabled Veterans' C ouncil and for lour sears as administrator ot solun teet services at the Veterans' Hospital in P o rtla n d . He volunteered mans hours tnmsell at the hospital, where he was " a general morale b o o ste r,'’ Ihogerson said Mitchell wrote letters lor veterans, he visited patients and their fam ilies, and he delivered care packages to patients, she said Mitchell was also a member ol the H ills b o ro O p tim is ts ' C lu b , and lie was active in Mended Hearts, a group lor people who have had open heart surgery As it that weren't enough, Mitchell volunteered as a tu to r in H ills b o ro area schools and as a leadei ol several youth groups He was also active in A lle n le m p le f h ris tia n M e th o d ist (. hutch in Northeast Portland, where he was a steward and member ol the senior choir. "A n d he was doing all this with Ins heart c o n d itio n ,” said Ihogerson. "W e would have a w orld ol movers and shakers i f each o f us gave as much as he did " M itc h e ll is survived by his w ile . M a rio n M itc h e ll, a P o rtla n d high school lib ra ria n , and tw o c h ild re n . 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