September 24. 1986, Portland Observer. Page 5
Supervisory Skills For
Sm ell Business O w ners
McCoy Unveils
Creative Swap
Promising to unveil her com plete blueprint for the next four years o f
M ultnom ah County governm ent w ithin the next tw o weeks. Gladys
McCoy, candidate for M ultnom ah C ounty Chair, today disclosed a unique
swap for im proving law enforcem ent and corrections in M ultnom ah
County
"T h is proposal makes good economic sense and it moves us tw o steps
closer to the com pletion o f the Urban Services Agreement between Port
land and M ultnom ah C o u n ty ," McCoy said
I am dismayed to see both
the City o f Portland and the County Commissioners w a fflin g on the com
pletion of Resolution A .”
Resolution A, passed in ,983 while McCoy served as C ounty Commis
sioner, provides for the County to take over human services and corrections
w hile the cities are given the responsibility for municipal services
The swap M cCoy suggests is that the C ounty take over the management
and funding o f the Youth Service Centers The swap w ould also transfer to
the City of Portland all law enforcem ent responsibility for the County, west
of 181st Avenue. That portion o f the County east of 181st w ould be pat
rolled by Gresham and Troutdale on a contractual basis
Currently, the Portland City Council has stalled the transfer of the Youth
Service Centers, under the conditions w hich the County has requested
Those conditions require continued City o f Portland funding However, the
City o f Portland has ceased patrolling unincorporated areas o f M ultnom ah
C ounty because of its cos, to the City
“ S heriff's patrol costs range about $2,000 000 and the C ity ’s expense for
the Youth Service Centers is near $1 3 m illion dollars
McCoy stated
Of
course, it w ill be necessary to reach agreement over other funding costs for
the tw o East C ounty cities to patrol outside then incorporated areas
To meet the need to bring the East County Youth Service Center up to
the level of service of the five Youth Service Centers in the City McCoy
suggested that it is tim e for Gresham ,o pay its fair share since i, is no w a
city of more than 40,000 people
Thus, she believes, a very reasonable
contract ought to be worked out between Gresham and the County, in
return for the C ounty's major effort to upgrade the East County Youth Ser
vice Center w hich prim arily serves the Gresham com m unity
M cC oy called upon both City Commissioners and the Board of M ultno
mah County Commissioners fo resolve this stalemate, given the importance
of the Youth Service Centers, w hich form the early intervention foundation
o f our corrections system McCoy said her "B lu e p rin t for C ounty Govern
m e n ," w ould give Sherri, Fred Pearce m uch more to do rather than less
The Sheri,, w ould be given responsibility for the centralized coordination
and management o f the C ounty's entire corrections programs She added
that an effective solution to the patrol question needs to be reached so tha,
a transition can effectively take place by July 1, ,987
Tools o f P arenting
Tools to help parents raise healthy children w ill be shared by a nurse w ho
is also a m other at a new com m unity class sponsored by S, Vincent Hos
pita, and Medical Center. I, will be held Tuesdays, October 7 through No
vember 11, from 7 to 8 30 p m a, the hospital's Health and Lifestyle Center
1 1 6 4 0 S W Parkway
The program is designed to give parents tips on raising children w ho have
high self esteem, confidence, respect for themselves and others, and a
sense o, responsibility. Grandparents are also encouraged to attend the
class.
Course fee, including a text is $70 for couples or $40 for a single partici
pant.
To preregister fo r the parenting class, persons may drop by S, V incent's
Health and Lifestyle Center weekdays, 8:30 a m. to 5 p m , or send in a
registration form and the class fee
For more inform ation, call Jill Jaccard, press relations officer, at 291
2225
J o h n and T h e lm a S y lv e s te r
C ouple C elebrates 50th A n n iversary
Loved ones came from thousands o, miles away to shower John and
Thelma Sylvester w ith m uch deserved love and praise as the Portland
couple celebrated their 50th w edding anniversary a few m onths early
The proud couple was married on December 27, ,936. in Bastrop. Louisi
anna They moved from the co tto n fields o , the South to star, a new life
for themselves and their young ones
"W h e n you ge, older and become an adult, you can finally see how a
stable home life can contribute to the quality o f a person's u p b rin g in g ,"
said Verlean Willis, one of the Sylvesters' four children
W illis came to
the Portland reunion from Denver, Colorado, w ith tw o of her three sons
" I can definitely say tha, living in the Sylvester hom e has made me a
better person, she said, "a n d that has helped me in raising my three
boys
I |ust feel that I am an aw fully lucky p e rso n ," W illis said
The week long reunion was capped o ft by a program of celebration a,
the Vancouver Firs, Avenue Baptist Church
The program, w hich was
attended by relatives and friends of the golden anniversary pair, included
recollections, song and a renewal o f vows by the Rev 0 B Williams,
pastor o , the church
Both John and Thelma Sylvester have been active at First Avenue Bap
list, him serving as a deacon and she w orking for the benefit of the church
in many areas
John Sylvester worked at both the Crawford and Daughtery Foundery
and St Vincent Hospital for over 25 years Thelma Sylvester worked at
Meyer and Franks
John is a member o f Evergreen Lodge No 2000 under the jurisdiction
o, M W St Joseph Grand Lodge. A T and A M o, Oregon and W orthy
Parton of Lily of the Valley Chapter, O E S Thelma is Grand W orthy M.it
ron of M i Olive Giand C hapter O E S
Those family members in attendance were their four children Dorris L
B iow n of In g le w o o d . C a liforn ia Verlean S W illis of Denver. Colorado.
John H Sylvester, Jr of Houston. Texas and Denise LeCour of Thornton
Colorado seven grandchildren and tw o great grandchildren
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Free Clinic for W o m en
A free inform ation clinic for wo
men on preventing breast cancer
will be held at Meridian Park Hos
pital, Tualatin, on Tuesday, October
14 from 9 10 a m
R ecognizing
that early detection and prevention
can actually reduce the rate of
breast cancer, the clinic is designed
to provide wom en w ith the skills
and confidence to perform routine
breast self examination
Informa
tion w ill also be available on mam
mography, a low dose x ray exami
nation, as an effective means of de
tecting early breast cancers
For additional inform ation c o n ­
tact the com m unity education de
par,m en, a, the hospital 692 2656
ROSE CITY CONNECTION
presents
“A WORLD OF FAN TASY”
St. V incent De Paul Elects
First W o m a n President
The Portland Council o f the Soci
ety of S, Vincent de Paul elected
1987 officers September 18, inclu
ding the firs, wom an president in
the Council's history
Beth Haglund was named to the
post
She has been a St. Louise
Conference member for ten years,
three as president She served on
the Portland Council executive com
m ittee and is a member of the board
of Rita's Place
As president of
the Portland Council she will be
responsible for coordinating the ac
tivities of over 1,000 volunteers in a
four county area
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Cential City Concern, a non profit social service agency, w ill hold its
second annual dance and auction on September 27,h Titled "In the P in k ,"
this year s event will be field on the 37th floor of the U S Bancorp Tower
from 7 30 p m to M idnight
Music for daiu mg w ill lie provided by the W oody Hite Band and Paul
Bergen caterers will serve refreshments
Items to be aui tioned include bus watches vacation destinations, air
fare, antiques and ar, w oik
Tickets art1 $25 00 eai ti and available by calling 223 5322 All proceeds
will benefit Central City Concern s lo w income housing program and the
alcoholism services at Hooper Center
For more inform ation, contai t M icbealo W illiam s, 223 5322
The University of Portland C ultuial A its Board presents the Portland
Opera Players in an evening of music and fun Monday September 29. at
8 p m in Buckley Center auditorium
"L e , Us Serenade Y ou" is a delightful conceit featuring music b o m such
works as Porgy and Bess, Kismet Carmen and Der Rosenkavalier th e six
singers change costumos during the performance, and a narrator sets the
scene for each musical selection in a way that recalls Vaudeville at its prime
This concert is free and open to the public For m ore inform ation, call
the Cultural Arts Board at the University of Portland, 283 7258
The Commission for the Blind will
offer an orientation to Tri-M e,'s
light rail system for blind and visual
ly impaired individuals on Septem
ber 25 a, 2 p m. and October 2 a,
6:30 p m.
Participants w ill learn
about fares, schedules, and stop
locations, as well as take a guided
ride on M A X
A representative of
Tri-M e, w ill be on hand to answer
questions.
The orientation w ill take place a,
the Commission's Portland office,
located a, 535 S E 12th Avenue.
For more inform ation, interested
persons may call 238 8375
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Free C o n c e rt/O p e n to Public
M A X O rien tatio n For The
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Portland Community College is
offer mg for the firs, tim e this fall a
class in supervisory skills for the
owners o f small businesses
The three session course was de
signed for managers
I, w ill offer
skills for effective interviewing and
hiring, employee m otivation, discip
line and term ination
Instructor Mary Goranson owns a
private counseling practice
Site
holds a master's degree in social
work In addition to the now class
for PCC, Goranson teaches career
development
and
assertiveness
training at Clark C om m unity Col
lege
Vancouver
and Portland
State University
The class w ill meet from 6 30 fo
9 30 p m , starting Monday, Sep
,ember 29. in Portable Building 10
on the PCC Cascade Cam pus, 705
N Killm gsworth St
Tuition will
b e $ ,3
More inform ation is available
from Cascade Small Business Sei
vices. 240 5303
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Fall Benefit Fashion Show
Saturday, October 4. 1986
7 pm No Host Cocktail • 8 pm Show
Tickets A vailable at:
HOUSE OF SOUND
363 4 N. WILLIAMS
For More Information Call: 2 8 5 -2 0 6 5
Ticket Price
$ 1 0 ADVANCE
$ 1 2 AT DOOR